Far-flung friends.

An sms from all the way back home (pretty much out of the blue, in fact) was just the right thing to put a smile on my face and make my day.

"Waitin for u to come back and join the gang. Ur absence is very much felt."

Whether it was felt only by that person who sent the sms or the whole bunch of them is secondary. The gesture alone was sweet - so sweet that I literally felt a sense of warmth after reading it.

My primary school friends are the best :)

And a friend will not say never
'Cos the welcome will not end.

Michael W. Smith - Friends.

The one you love.

Slack, slack day. Woke up close to 3 (err.. in the afternoon, mind you!) then went online discussing dinner venues with Piggy, mm and Nat... who happened to spark off this sudden mood for Danny Chan songs (DANNY the legend, not DANIEL who can't sing ;p). After exchanging a few Danny songs, which were really, really good... it was time to get ready for dinner - at Blue Sky Cafe.

All-girl Saturday nights are great fun, when after dinner you gather as a small group at Starbucks on Collins, sipping coffee and talking about life's little bits in general - love, relationships, friends, family, marriage, work. Knowing what one another thinks and how they'd respond to different situations in life; issues that aren't usually discussed on a normal day. I like the idea of getting to know more about your close friends through conversations such as these, though they were nothing really deep. It's really intriguing how we fit so well together when we are, in reality, poles apart in terms of so many aspects.

Was listening to Glenn Frey's "The One You Love" earlier on.

Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you
Or are you going back to the one you love?

Old song, but such thought-provoking lyrics.

Which brings to mind a (tricky?) question: Which would you choose? The one who loves you, or the one you love?

Thoughts, anyone?

We tried to talk it over but words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play.

The Carpenters/George Benson - This Masquerade.

The 16th time I am repeating this song tonight.

Love. Hate.

There is this really weird love-hate thing going on between my mum and me. Sometimes we get along like best friends, and on other times, the things she does to me will DRIVE - ME - NUTS.

My driving instructor Vicki called earlier this evening to tell me that she couldn't get a driving test date for me till the 1st of July, which sucks because I hoped to get a licence before I went home this winter. I felt really really blah about it, but I had no other choice but to schedule it for August (At the rate Vicki's car was breaking down, I eventually figured August would be a better option anyway -_-).

To cut the long story short, when I told my mum that I wasn't able to do the practical test this June, she went on this whole storytelling session about me being so last minute (AS USUAL) and that if I had booked a date earlier, this wouldn't have happened to me yada yada yada yada... that I have never changed, and I had confirmed her hunch that I wouldn't be able to get my licence this June, for some reason or another. And there went her "theory of association" - associating a particular event with something from the past. Pissed OFF -_-

Like, what the hell? I am suddenly blamed for something which was out of my control. How was I to know that everyone wanted to do their tests at the same time? Besides, I got my exam timetable just 3 weeks ago, so even if I wanted to book a date much much earlier, I couldn't have, could I?

I really had half a mind to cancel my flight back home this winter after that whole episode. If you are that bent on me getting that licence, FINE. I shall STAY here for one month and get it for you to see.

Give me a break, will you? Just give me a *!$#@%# break.

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream at the top of my lungs,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

Four Non Blondes - What's Up.

A hole in my pocket.

I realise I have been spending a bomb this month. Two driving lessons (each costing $60) per week, 6 movies (each $11 or more??!), and recently, Japanese tuition, though somewhat an informal kind. But my 18-year-old tutor rocks. $5 for 3 hours was his offer. How cool is that? And he travels all the way from DANDENONG (yes, where the rainforests are, E&D people...) to meet me in the city!

Obviously I gave him alot more than that la ^_^

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After getting over and done with my Jap speaking test 2 and project, I have just one more shitty history assignment (due 4th June) to go before I can forget about everything else and concentrate on mugging ... for my 2 papers on the 22nd and 23rd of June (note, the long break in between) -_- Why do I always have to end so late? Everyone's exams end before I even START. But then again I am not complaining that much. Better than having everything squeezed together and not being able to finish revising...

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I am feeling so extremely sick now. Had dinner with Piggy et al. at Mark's Place earlier on - some pasta and pizza, and I still feel like I just ate 5 minutes ago even though dinner time was at around 7 -_- No more carbonara for at least 3 months, I swear >.< Sigh, does anyone know if charcoal pills help?

I hear sounds of the TV coming from the living room. Blob is watching his horrid Japanese anime AGAIN. Starring those girls with saccharine sweet little faces and long hair + big doeful eyes yada yada. FREAK. Isn't it supposed to be his final exam period now? Oh well, maybe he has decided to give up O.o

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There is this super cute Aussie guy in my criminology tute and his name is SAUL. Just how COOL is that for a name? :)

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I remember that time that you told me ... you said, "Love is touching souls". Surely... you touched mine.

Diana Krall - A Case of You.

The time of your life ... once more.

So we weren't quite able to catch Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights after all. It's a really, really long story -_- The first time I blogged about wanting to catch Havana Nights was when they had it on the Village Cinema website as "Coming Soon" ... which was a couple of weeks ago. As the supposed release date drew nearer, Nat informed us that the ad was taken off the website. Suddenly. Without any reason or apology -_- So we were like, WHAT??!!??!!??!!! (Okay, maybe over-reacting a bit here, but we have been waiting for it for AGES, I swear)

Decided to call up Village Cinemas to ask why on earth weren't they showing Havana Nights anymore. Girl on the other end told me that although the ad has been taken off the site, it actually still did open, but is only showing at 1 place ... *fingers crossed* ... "Jam Factory". Wow Hoo. Heaved a huge sigh of relief, because Jam Factory is just 10 minutes from Piggy's "sty" ^_^ Imagine if it were in Geelong?!

Therefore the movie was pushed to the following Thursday, the 13th of May. But when Piggy tried calling Jam Factory that very morning, wanting to ask for movie timings, she was told that they aren't showing it AT ALL ... which once again proves that Australians are super inefficient when it comes to such things, really -_-

To think we were so looking forward to it. It was such a roller coaster ride between disappointment, then happiness, then disappointment again. Oh well.

The only thing we can do now to salvage our pathetic state is... yes, DOWNLOAD. Piggy was done with hers awhile ago, so now I am receiving it from her over ICQ. Rawwrrr. Hope I get to watch soon, amidst that huge pile of work I have to get done this weekend. Boo boo hoo.

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I had such a long day. Class started at 10, did lotsa stuff in between and only managed to get home at about 5. Was so dead tired that I didn't wanna go out again, but I already promised Blob I'd go out for dinner and grocery shopping with him so ...

Now, I am really really tired. Been sleeping for 5 hours every day since Monday -_-

I have driving at 1pm later. Wish me luck for parking -_-

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I've had the time of my life
No, I've never felt this way before.

Dirty Dancing OST - Time of My Life.

This key issue (pun intended).

It's 4.31 in the morning and I just said goodnight to CaLi on MSN. And despite the fact that I told her I was going to bed, here I am -_-

Shall make this short since I have a class at 11, which is less than 7 hours later. Sigh. Even 7 hours isn't enough for a good sleep, let alone having to make myself appear in class in LESS THAN 7. This semester's timetable sucks. Period.

This key issue. Yes. I'm tired of having to explain to everyone online so I thought I should just blog it. I lost my set of house keys earlier on, sigh. Don't ask me how, or ask me to recall the last I saw them, because I really have NO idea. Now there's so much shit to settle 'cos I have to call the real estate agent, then contact Body Corporate et al. AARRRGGHHH!!!!! All because why? I wore a pair of jeans with no pockets yesterday morning, which I always put my keys in. Okay, not a good excuse -_- I guess I shall just have to share the keys with Blob for the time being. Having him around isn't that bad after all, huh.

Meeting my "match-made" speaking test partner for discussion tomorrow evening. And, after an hour long getting-to-know-you session on MSN, I realise that he totally redefines the word SLACKER -_-

I am so tired. Good night. Shall not be bothered about song lyrics tonight.

The Myth of Troy.

Man. I just watched one of the greatest films ever made. Last evening I walked into the really, really packed theatre with the usual suspects (we were in the FIRST row, try beating that -_-), convinced that I am not going to be blown away by "another 2 hr 40 min long boring epic".

I came out with this overwhelming sense of satisfaction that I don't usually get after seeing a movie.

Shan't divulge too much detail here though. 90% of the world population hasn't caught it yet, I'm sure ;p In a nutshell, Brad was simply to die for (Jen, you don't deserve him, sorry!), and though I wouldn't call Eric Bana good-looking or suave (recall the HULK), he was just purrrfect for the role of Prince Hector. No questions asked. And, Helen the Queen of Sparta was just ... so so so beautiful, it hurts. *dies with stab in the heart*

So proud to know that Eric Bana is from Melbourne :> He has been successfully redeemed from "HULK" (it was such a bad flick -_-) by TROY, as of last night. Woohoo.

TROY remains one of Lynn's most-loved films for life.

And Nat, time to let me read your Illiad ;p

Wish you well, I cannot stay
You deserve an award for the role that you played
No more masquerade, you're one lonely star.

Madonna - Take a Bow.

STOP.

Someone please stop me. I am currently downloading A1's "Everytime" and "Like a Rose" from Kazaa. Anyone remember these 2 songs from 1999-2000? Feelings of mere nostalgia, I swear ;p Shaddup!!!!

Kailin it's all YOUR fault. I saw Britney's "Everytime" on your blog -_- Time to update by the way, I don't just wanna see lyrics ;p

Uh... pardon me:

Everytime I kiss I feel your lips
And everytime I cry I see your smile
And everytime I close my eyes
I realise.

A1 - Everytime.

A new look.

I logged in today to realise that blogger.com recently changed the appearance of its entire site. Cool beans! I kinda like it actually. Not really used to the new format yet, but I guess I just need some time :>

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Had a pretty eventful day. Jap class in the morning, driving lesson in the afternoon (Sigh, there goes another 60 bucks), history class again in the late afternoon before hibernating at Percy Baxter (Yes, for about an hour) reading "The Da Vinci Code", after which I made my way down to the city to meet Pig and Nat for some Japanese dinner... like, again. Decided to head to Safeway for groceries after that, because we kinda didn't want to go home so early. And even when I insisted to myself that there wasn't anything left to buy, I went home with a fabric softener and a bag of chips -_-

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Not having a partner for my Jap oral test 2 is embarrassing, to a certain extent. Not that I am a difficult person to work with, yanno. I decided to ditch my previous partner from the first oral test because I thought she wasn't "competent" enough for me. Ha ha ha. Well okay, just kidding ^_^ She was a good friend and all, but for some reason or other, she just couldn't remember her lines properly and it caused me alot of inconvenience. Difficult to explain here, hope you guys know what I mean - chemistry in a role play is so important, even though we were graded separately. Being the ultra "si ai mian zi" freak that I am, I just hope my classmates didn't get the impression that I was lousy or whatever. Arai sensei was super making it known to the class this morning that I didn't have a partner (so she could help me find one, see) -_- Tsk tsk, these people surely don't know what they're missing out on ;p

Therefore, Sekiguchi sensei paired me up with someone else who didn't have a partner too (believe it or not, I still have NO idea who he is) whom I truly hope isn't without a partner because he is difficult to work with... or something. When I read her email and realised that his name is SCOTT, I was like "Oh goody I get to work with an *Australian* GUY, like FINALLY (cute, perhaps? ;p Think Scott SPEEDMAN, Ben from Felicity - okay, illogical thinking I know). Was super eager to confirm if he is Aussie so went to check student list on WebRaft. Scrolled through the surnames in alphabetical order, and was almost dying of anticipation when I saw:

Wang, Scott Xiao.

Right. So I was thinking:

Scott Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao, Scott
Scott Wang.

Apparently from China?!

Sigh, okay then -_-

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Dutch pink and Italian blue
He is there waiting for you.

Diana Krall - Temptation.

PS: Thank you Kenn, for "The Girl in the Other Room". Great tracks, to-die-for vocals. Listening to it every night ;>

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"Havana Nights" tomorrow. Finally.

Counting down.

American Idol Big BanD (It's D, not G for goodness sakes!!!! Reminding you for the umpteenth time, Z! *glares*) Night starting in 3 minutes. Jazz jazz jazz! :)

Piggy counting down with me ^_^

Only You.

You know what, I watched 3 movies yesterday. THREE. T.H.R.E.E!!!!!!!! In a span of just 8 hours (I guess I felt too woohoo about completing my essay) Rented the video for "Di Xia Tie" (Sound of Colours) on Friday, watched it at home yesterday afternoon and then went out to catch "Blood Brothers" + "50 First Dates" in the theatre, with GS and Piggy + mm respectively.

"Di Xia Tie" was pretty bad. Tony Leung was, as usual, oh-so-droolsome, but I cannot stand Miriam Yeung and her irritating "Oh oh oh I look like Sammi Cheng alot!!" face. She thinks she looks like Sammi Cheng???!!!! BOO. Long way to go for you man. Apart from the nice songs, not-too-bad cinematography, and surprise surprise, I actually thought the ending was really romantic and sweet... nah... I wouldn't recommend it to you. Poor Jimmy's books always get ruined by their movies. As if the adaptation of Turn Left Turn Right wasn't bad enough?! (well okay, lucky there was Takeshi Kaneshiro to save it).

"Blood Brothers" (aka Jiang Hu). Sigh. Star-studded cast but... what an anti-climax. I was really excited and enthusiastic cos there were, all in a single movie, (YAY!!!!!!!) Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Edison Chen and Shawn Yue (SCREAM) in it. As if it can get any better than this right? :) I give this movie 2.5 outta 5 stars... 1 for the movie itself, 1.5 for the good-lookers boost. Awesome-looking people, all of them. *happy sigh* Shan't divulge too much to the people who haven't watched. I bet Jean you will surely watch! Haha. Shawn Yue ;)

"50 First Dates". Quite a refreshing idea for a romantic comedy I must say. I really liked the Beach Boys theme!!!!! "Wouldn't it be nice la la la la la...." But the "Forgetful Lucy" song reminded me a little of the Wedding Singer's "Wanna grow old with you" or something like that. And OMG the animals were like how cute! The dolphins, the walrus, the penguin? :) The German drag was just BAAAAAAAD. Enough said -_- Some parts were hilarious. 10-second Tom ("Hello my name is Tom" once every 10 secs ;p), the part where Lucy was using the bat to hit Rob Scheidner (crap, what was his name in the movie???) I really really like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with the Hawaiian twang!

Now, waiting to catch Havana Nights, Troy, Le Company and Van Helsing. Did I mention that my exams are in 6 weeks?!

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"Hello." (stretches hand).

(and, in Hong Kong accent + goofy smile) "I am Barry."

I died. And the voice was to blame -_-

But I had to admit, it was indeed a great, great pleasure.

Only you, and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love
For only you.

The Platters - Only You.

Safeway, safeway. The songs you play rock sometimes, even though it wasn't all that original.

Time after time.

Lynn, stop reading other people's blogs and continue doing your essay. In approximately 12 hours, you have to hand in a 2000-word essay on diversion from formal court proceedings, not your friends' daily happenings and thoughts.

But sigh, I just can't help it.

Tentative movie list (the complete list of must-watches) -

1) 50 First Dates (need a good laugh desperately)

2) Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights (can't wait)

3) Troy (Brad, Brad, Brad Pitt!!!!!)

4) Le Company (tsk tsk, Australia is SO slow)

5) Van Helsing (trying out vamps for a change)

Okay that's enough of slacking. Back to mugging.

I need cyanide.

Kenn saw my MSN nick (Lynn: Wants a rich husband and an understanding mother-in-law) and immediately msged me:

"You got that wrong Lynn... you'd want a DEAD mother in law."

"Those would be THE BEST."

"Out of this world and therefore never to interfere in your life."

"If all fails you can always rely on cyanide."

"If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself."

My friend KCSC: Perpetually evil, but always so spot-on whenever you need the little perk ups.

THANK YOU.

Resent, Resentful, Resentment.

Resent: If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them.

Resentful: If you are resentful, you feel resentment.

Resentment: Resentment is bitterness and anger that someone feels about something.

Now that's where you are wrong, my dear Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. I never knew the true meaning of this word until today. Trust me, you will never know it until you feel it yourself. Feel the word with capital letter R eating away at every fibre inside you.

Empty, wasted, and drained. Sick of all this shit.

I need a rich husband and an understanding mother-in-law.
I need a rich husband and an understanding mother-in-law.
I need a rich husband and an understanding mother-in-law.
I need a rich husband and an understanding mother-in-law.

I cannot emphasize this enough, because I have absolutely none of the 2 at the moment.

Whoever said that money can't buy you happiness?

Hah.

I pour the drinks and crush the flowers
What have I done to deserve this?

Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This?

Havana Nights.

Piggy just told me 3 minutes ago that Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights opens this Thursday in Melbourne!!!!!!!!!!!!

SCREAM.

Kailin: I can't wait!!!!!! ^_^ I feel like I am going to die of anxiety anytime -_-

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Anyway, my lunch menu this afternoon:



Fried rice in the pan. Going for 5 bucks per serving.



I made that, by the way.

But now my life's a canvas
Painted with your love.

Atlantic Starr - Masterpiece.

Great, great song.

The Singaporean identity?

Thought of the day:

The French are aloof, Americans are screwed-up, Japanese are workaholics, Chinese are imaginative, Thais are religious, and Singaporeans are ...

Kiasu. (recall Hello Kitty, cheap/free books, and the Great Singapore Sale)

Just how cool is that for a Singaporean identity? -_-

I can't believe I am playing an F4 song on itunes now. (it's called "wei ni zhi zhuo", I think. Or is that a Zaizai solo? Never mind, Qi should enlighten me -_-) It was totally random, I swear.

When I feel your voice inside my head
And I begin
To understand your secret poetry.

Jacky Cheung - Speak without Words.

One of the better English numbers.