HOWDEE HOWARD!

Hoon's fav photo. =p (left's macho, right's not.)

Yo HOWARD! Bruddddddder brudder..
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It’s 1am in the morning and a much dreaded chemistry final test is coming up in 7hours time. I don’t know if I’ve prepared enough for it, but that’s how I feel before all the tests. Hope this one goes fine. Will soon know I guess. Anyways, welcome back home Jo. Turkey sounded really fun. Hope you had a good time. =) So how was the tea?

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Gave Ethel and Chuimei tuition before meeting up with them. 3 hours straight at Beans. I wonder how they could just sit there and listen to me explain non stop for 3 hours with no break. Caramel blended still rocks, and ‘tiramisu in a cup’ is the next best thing to Chicago cheese cake at Beans now.

Was late for an hour due to the extended tuition time. Rushed down to J8 and met up with them, and the first thing Ber said when she saw me was: “Eh PE, see!”, as she pointed to my shirt. It was then I realized that ALL of us were wearing black tops and jeans. Well, all but PE. Haha. Apparently she got ‘desperate’ and got a black spag top from Gio before we left for dinner and production. How funny. =)

Well, HOWARD! You’re a BASTARD! Haha. Pardon me but I’m not cursing the Howards that we know, but rather the Howard that was on stage yesterday night. The production by Raffle’s Hall was fantastic, as was Alv, who acted as the much detested father of the family – Howard.

The show was great, like I said. It was entertaining, funny, engaging, and most importantly, our dear friend was on stage. Howard was a very VERY fierce character, he was yelling most of time. We all thought that he did a great job being Howard, and certainly was one of the better actors on stage.

Ricardo was a certain show stealer. Some of the girls were hot I’ll say. And not to forget, the guy who sat beside me cried when Howard’s wife left him, and the girl behind us who thought that ‘the father is cute!’.

It was great and I’m most certain that all of us had a great time. =)

We had supper at NYDC, Holland V after the show. Pity the 3 of them couldn’t join us. Right? PE? Haha. Next time ya? It was funny when we started talking about the Saturday desserts. They just couldn’t stop laughing. Oh, and also that silent karaoke. Haha. It’s corny I tell you. CORNY.

Got a ride back home from Hoon and well, I guess I turned into “tiramisu” on the way back. You know what I mean. =) anyway, thanks for the ride!

Slept at 3am in the morning. Was reading through the chem notes and marking Eric’s math paper. Thought that he was good at his mental calculations, and he was confident at it. But somehow, I felt that he was OVER-confident and that he tend to skip steps and not write down the workings in for his questions. Not a healthy practice because primary school papers tend to give points for both answers and workings.

And so, today’s over with a blink of the eye. Bible study, worship, tuition and mugging basically summed up the day. Been thinking quite a bit lately. Somehow, I can’t wait for the exams to be over. So many things I want to do. So many people I want to meet up again.

I guess that’ll have to wait. Let’s settle tomorrow’s test. Hope it goes fine. =) I wonder if Eric’s REALLY gonna cycle down here tomorrow morning. (Oh, not my brother this time. The OTHER Eric) He’s SOO crazy if he really does. Haha.

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I know it hurts, and I know no matter what I say won’t help much. It’s painful the way it is, and we know it’s gonna take a while. But I pray that you won’t let it affect you too much as you’ve got important things to do right now. Cast aside the sad thoughts, and if possible, immerse yourself into your work and hang in there.

It’s easier said than done - I know. But you’ve got to try. It’s hurting to see you crying your hearts out. But please, stop weeping and stop grieving. Stand up and walk and don’t look back. Leave the shattered pieces behind, and move along for now. Come back if you must, but after your work is done. Alright?

Will be here if you need anything. *hugs*

How you remind me

Selamat Hari Raya.

It’s a public holiday and I’m here in hall rotting away. Contemplated the idea of going back home. But guess what? I’m still here. Rotting away.

Did some chemistry in the morning and realized that the lecturer have yet to go through the second half the topic, so left the tut half done. Then switched to maths. Couldn’t do much of the question without keep referring back to the notes; and so I decided to read it later and attempt the questions again. Took out computing and started reading through Numeric Arrays. It’s a rather easy and useful concept. BUT THE TUTORIAL QUESTIONS ARE BLARDY TOUGH. And I’ve been doing that since 9pm. Oh sheesh it’s almost 1am. And my programme still can’t run properly. Or rather it can’t even RUN. There’s just one bug in the programme, and I just can’t seem to figure out the reason of its existence. I need help in this one. So I’ve decided to leave it till the tutorial. So now, I shall switch to Econs and listen to the online lecture. Sighs.

Exams are coming and the studying never seem to end. I have this feeling all the A’s and B’s that have been luckily strolling in will soon turn into C’s and D’s. At this rate, things are going to be ugly.

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We’ve got another tenant tonight. It’s interesting how people can share one small bed and not squash each other.

Heard from Mr Roomie that I had a REALLY rough night last night. Did some extreme movement and a-bit-loud kind of shouting. Must have scared the crap out of him. OOPS. Signs of insufficient sleep. I need sleep. PLENTY of it.

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Went up to MJ couple of hours back and rented “The Untouchables”. Nice 90’s kind of show. Must have been a big hit back then. Funny thing was, girl at MJ didn’t need my IC this time to rent the DVD. She actually know was I was. Tsk. Scary.

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Actually I wanted to put this at the top of the entry, but decided against it. It’s just a thought. Maybe some of you out there share this little thought too:

Day in day out, we’re being judged. Like it or not, we are. The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you carry yourself, the clothes that you wear, the phone you’re using, everything. I recall having an entry about people’s judgment months back. And I shall not rattle on any further.

I only wonder why you who you are. Why do you do things you do? Why talk like you always do? Sometimes, I gets on my nerves. It’s not because I don’t understand you. Actually I very much do. But I would like to look at it as a personality clash. For all the similarities that stunned me, the differences poke me like prick in my finger.

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It’s just a random thought. RANDOM.

Fix you - Coldplay

When you try your best, but you don’t succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep
Stuck in reverse

When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can’t replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you’re too in love to let it go
If you never try, then you’ll never know
Just what you’re worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears streak, down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears steam down your face
And i… ….

Tears steak, down your face
I promise you that I’ll learn from my mistakes
Tears steak down your face
And i… …

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

HARD-gay HOOOOOOO!

Oh sheesh. Over slept and missed the morning lectures this morning. Only managed to wake up at 11. Tsk. Have to watch the webcast. Owells.

Well, if you don't know, this little man is called Hard Gay, and this little toy is sitting on my table right now. =) thank you! It's really sweet of you to get. Hope it didn't make you go bankrupt. =)

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Taking the next ten minutes to do a little update before I leave hall for tuition with CM. As far as I can remember, we had a hike with the youth people at church last Saturday. Started from the Singapore Island Country Club, we trekked into the forest, walked the HSBC tree top walk, and then all the way out to the Rifle Range Road. So much changes have been done to the entire trail. It’s so much easier to walk now, as compared to a few years back when there weren’t paths and steps but just more and more mud trails and dirt roads.

Hiked up Bukit Timah and down to Beauty World. Completed the journey before the set target time. Had dinner and Macs before everyone went on home. It was fun, and thank God that the weather was good and PSI wasn’t that bad. =) waiting for cousin to us the photos we took throughout the trail. Busy man he is.

Sunday was mugging day as usual, mugged for econs and more econs. Well, the test didn’t eventually turn very well, but hope for the best I guess. Anyways, school on Monday and Tuesday was as usual, apart from the late meetings that we had. Some posters we had to change and cards we have to send. So much for the welfare committee. Haha. Interesting things we do.

Oh, Tuesday was sheng’s birthday. Haha. Happy birthday to you girl! Though I didn’t really get to SAY happy birthday, but you get it. Right? =)

Had dinner on Wednesday at Marina and we had Sakae. Caught up a bit and moved on for coffee at Beans. I’m rather surprised that there’re a people out there who reads, and I’ve got no idea that they actually do. And these are people that I actually know. How nice. =) And I’ve yet to find out how you found out about this. (Chancing and “stumbling” upon it is quite, well, difficult. Try googling it. You can’t see it ANYWHERE.) Anyways, hope you enjoyed dinner. (I’m not quite sure if I slept ‘smiling’, but just maybe I did)

Walked back to Raffles City and we went our ways. Caught the train back and horror of horrors, the train service ceased when we got to Jurong East interchange. Someone jumped onto the tracks at Chinese Garden and ALL passengers had to alight at Jurong East. The bus station and taxi stands started to swarm with people and it took me almost an hour to get from JE to BL. It was bad. But I managed to catch the highlights afterall. =)

Lab on Thursday was quick and easy. Managed to finish it and got back to hall to slack a bit before computing lectures. Chailin dropped by and we had lunch at the lounge. This “yan can cook” guy was on tv and we were laughing our heads off whilst watching. Funny character and sometimes I wonder how do you actually make a living hosting culinary shows as such. I mean, WHO watches it? (well, apart from the both of us who were too lazy to change channels for that 15-20mins of lunch) It’s AMAZING as to how moronic things can get in the show. Oops!

Evening was good. Ott dropped by and we kinda “bitched” a little. Well, a lot. Supper was great and I guess, mayo with the dumplings still rock. (better than that vinegar ginger thingy). Hope yoga went well for you today and no worries about that b*tch. She’s just, well, you know. =) and you’re better than that. Like you said, “you’re everything I don’t wanna be”. (I’ve got no idea how you say it in Thai, but you get the drift =) ) Have fun!

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Owells, got to go now. Tuition’s at 1530, Suntec. Need to pack up and get ready. All those reading this (that’s inclusive of YOU. You know who you are.), enjoy your weekend! Enjoy every moment of it. Because before you know it, it’s already MONDAY. Haha. Well, pardon me if I spoiled your party moods, but I’m kinda dreading each day. EXAMS ARE COMING! And things are picking up pace rather quickly. And I’ve yet to catch up on some stuff. Anyways, HAVE FUN!

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PS: Jo, I hope you’re having fun in Turkey. How’s tea? Haha. I’ll find your little thingy and pass it to Ott. Thanks for helping get my shades! Help me thank Oli too ya? =)

The Door, The Lock, and the Air-Con

Happy birthday dad! Well, not that he’ll read my blog, but still, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hopes he likes the gift I got him. Not expensive, but certainly out-of-this-world for him. Haha. Got mum a handbag too. Hid it in her drawers and have yet to tell her about it. Surprise for her tomorrow. =) Got myself a new shirt too. Thinking of getting something for Eric, but couldn’t find what would be good for that little brat.

I’m so totally screwed for computing and NEARLY missed the full score for the math test. Couldn’t even get the programme to run for the computing test.. totally disappointed and morale hit rock bottom. Made a careless mistake to the first question of the test and only managed to rectify during the dying seconds towards the end of the test. Sighs.

To make things worse, Economics is coming up next week and there a truck load of things to read. And guess what? I’ve yet to start reading.

Well, worrying things aside. Met up with the 4 of them tonight. Mr Busy’s well… BUSY. As usual. Hope his performance turns out good for him. Gonna be one helluva show. =) All the best bro! Well, we didn’t really miss you though (apart from someone), so… YA. =)

Updated each other about stuff and had more talks over sundaes and cones at Macs. Thought that the conversations were hilarious, especially about the door and the lock. Haha. You guys get the drift. =)

Managed to get on the last train and took a cab from Jurong East back to hall.

It was fun. And I sure hope that you guys had fun too. PE was saying that we should meet up once a month or something. Well, that I agree. But it takes two hands to clap. In this case, 6 hands. We’ll try. Right peeps? =)

Got a msg from XH and asked me to join the SP subcomm. Agreed to it and meeting’s up next Monday. Looking forward to work with her. With her dynamic personality and straightforward approach to issues at hand, it should be interesting.

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To the person who sat beside me: Like I said, when someone’s willing to wait, I’m very positive that everything means very much to him. The patience he has and his willingness to sacrifice speaks volumes. Well, I was once like that and I guess I know how it feels like – to wait. It’s certainly not easy, but when his heart is firm and mind is set, I’m sure that YOU are SOMEONE to him. I hope this fairytale works out for you. And that it will have a fabulous ending. We shall see ya? =)

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To the superhero in my life: Thank you very much and I’m very glad we talked. I hope things are going fine on your side. Thank you for your encouragement and your constant faith in me. You’re a blessing to have as a friend, a hero, a ‘boyfriend’. =) God be with you too and always remember the footprints on the sand ya? (btw, how much are we supposed to have inside the metal tin?)

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To the rest: Good night and sleep tight! =) And to those whom I’ve got ‘chemistry’ or ‘physics and bio’ with, and the one who’s got a smartass tooth, love you guys. See ya soon!

The Door, The Lock, and the Air-Con

Happy birthday dad! Well, not that he’ll read my blog, but still, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hopes he likes the gift I got him. Not expensive, but certainly out-of-this-world for him. Haha. Got mum a handbag too. Hid it in her drawers and have yet to tell her about it. Surprise for her tomorrow. =) Got myself a new shirt too. Thinking of getting something for Eric, but couldn’t find what would be good for that little brat.

I’m so totally screwed for computing and NEARLY missed the full score for the math test. Couldn’t even get the programme to run for the computing test.. totally disappointed and morale hit rock bottom. Made a careless mistake to the first question of the test and only managed to rectify during the dying seconds towards the end of the test. Sighs.

To make things worse, Economics is coming up next week and there a truck load of things to read. And guess what? I’ve yet to start reading.

Well, worrying things aside. Met up with the 4 of them tonight. Mr Busy’s well… BUSY. As usual. Hope his performance turns out good for him. Gonna be one helluva show. =) All the best bro! Well, we didn’t really miss you though (apart from someone), so… YA. =)

Updated each other about stuff and had more talks over sundaes and cones at Macs. Thought that the conversations were hilarious, especially about the door and the lock. Haha. You guys get the drift. =)

Managed to get on the last train and took a cab from Jurong East back to hall.

It was fun. And I sure hope that you guys had fun too. PE was saying that we should meet up once a month or something. Well, that I agree. But it takes two hands to clap. In this case, 6 hands. We’ll try. Right peeps? =)

Got a msg from XH and asked me to join the SP subcomm. Agreed to it and meeting’s up next Monday. Looking forward to work with her. With her dynamic personality and straightforward approach to issues at hand, it should be interesting.

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To the person who sat beside me: Like I said, when someone’s willing to wait, I’m very positive that everything means very much to him. The patience he has and his willingness to sacrifice speaks volumes. Well, I was once like that and I guess I know how it feels like – to wait. It’s certainly not easy, but when his heart is firm and mind is set, I’m sure that YOU are SOMEONE to him. I hope this fairytale works out for you. And that it will have a fabulous ending. We shall see ya? =)

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To the superhero in my life: Thank you very much and I’m very glad we talked. I hope things are going fine on your side. Thank you for your encouragement and your constant faith in me. You’re a blessing to have as a friend, a hero, a ‘boyfriend’. =) God be with you too and always remember the footprints on the sand ya? (btw, how much are we supposed to have inside the metal tin?)

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To the rest: Good night and sleep tight! =) And to those whom I’ve got ‘chemistry’ or ‘physics and bio’ with, and the one who’s got a smartass tooth, love you guys. See ya soon!

What have i done??

And so the weekend came and went. What have I accomplished? What am I doing? What’s next?


- Over slept and missed the District Camp meeting. (Wasn’t on purpose. Almost kicked myself for that. Realized that my leg not that flexible.)
- Lost my ez-link card and spent almost an hour searching for it. It’s STILL M.I.A.
- Had tuition with Desmond. Played ball with him when the PSI was like 140. Stopped after half an hour.
- Rushed down to Trinity College for a talk. Was late for the introduction. Managed to catch the last bit of speech by the archbishop. Was overally ( ß this ain’t English. But I figured that people would understand) funny and enriching. But got lost towards the last ten minutes of the talk. Couldn’t understand the Chinese terms that he used. Pity.
- Read a bit on Computing, but just couldn’t find the motivation to write the programmes.
- Caught a BORING nil-nil match between England and maca.
- Slept at 2.30am and woke at 9am.
- THANK GOD for clearing the haze this morning. Played ball with the guys and had fun. Lots of hilarious stuff happened. Coupled with some good last-point shots, courtesy of me. (Shameless, but hey! Who cares?)
- Went for tuition at Yan’s. Last minute, but managed to clear some doubts that he had. It’s scary how kids nowadays have to learn acid, bases and salt at SEC ONE! I never did it till sec 3. FREAKY.
- Got a call by SY. Wanted to ask me about some Physics tutorial. Was thinking: “When was the last time someone called and asked me about homework? And PHYSICS?”
- Rushed down to church. Was late by half an hour. And did the most horrible thing by falling asleep during sermon. Tsk. Pardon I please.
- Met up with the youth people and confirmed next week’s hike. ZY insisted that JP and I planned it. But I only helped with getting the resources and map. JP did the rest. Kudos to him; my part ain’t worth mentioning.
- Took the train back to school. Did some shopping at JP.
- Sat down and saw ASH online, and she bugged me about the same ol-stuff. Couldn’t entertain her.
- Did our online project.
- Checked my mail. Got the crap shocked out of me when I read the mail. I’ve yet to reply, but hey girl, no matter what, I’ve got you in my prayers. I can’t say more nor can I help, but in anyways, I’m here if you need anything. Will reply when I find time.
- ATTEMPTED to write the programme. Couldn’t get it to run correctly. Wondering what the HECK was wrong with it. Gave up soon after.
- Took a shower and sat down in front of the lappy.
- Saw Ber through her webcam. Saw Des too. He looked toot. I had a good laugh. I hope they did. =)
- Got a sms from CM and said that she and her friend want tuition. Well, that makes a total of 6 kids. I need to charge HIGHER RATES. Haha.
- Gonna post this up and read my Bible, and do some math. Probably read some Alex Cross.
- Should tell you guys more about my best friend, Alex Cross sometime soon. He’s my IDOL. (Not some idol who sings or dance or acts, but he’s a fictional character. And I’m in LOVE with him. EEK!)
- Good night people. God bless you! Try to breathe in less when the fog comes again. Or you can try staying in the aircon room, or use a mask. People I see around me are falling sick.
- PS: Jee! sorry about the webcam. Really don’t know where I threw it that time.
- PS: JO! Shades have? Just checking. THANKS!
- PS: Hoon! You’re really one persistent brat. Take my hat (and clothes and pants.. erm.. maybe not. Don’t wanna get walloped by you-know-who.) off you.
- PS: Jess! *hugs*
- PS: BER-LIM! a.k.a dynamo-white-teethed who goes CHILL-PILL-LA ah Lian. *hugs*
- PS: Cuz! You still want the prayer book?
- PS: HP! *pow(hugs,10)* ß computing lingo. Courtesy of Fluff.
- PS: The rest of the world! Good night, good morning, good afternoon! If you’ve been working the entire day, time to take a break. Listen to some good music, close your eyes and relax. If you’ve been slacking, turn off that TV and off the radio! Time to work! If you’ve been “in-the-middle”, you’re lying to yourself! YOU ARE SLACKING!

Delayed post

Wow.. It’s been a while since the coffee post hasn’t it? And so my dear coffee buddy asked me the following day if I actually didn’t like sitting on sofas. Well, fact is, I’m a typical bean goer, and sofas are the first outlooks for me. Haha… regardless of the stains and horrible things that the previous ‘sitter’ have done (unless it’s really totally disgusting), I guess it’s till prime choice.

Got back the test score yesterday and I’m quite pleasantly pleased with it. I hope this can keep up, but I foresee tremendous effort that’s required as things are starting to get really difficult.

Eric (not the fat one) and ChaiLin came up to the room after lunch yesterday. Caught some Russell Peters and had a good laugh. (Again. For the tenth time I think) Realised that they are my FIRST male visitors (not counting dad and Eric). Got kinda surprised. Haha.

Think I should go off now. Shower and sleep. Sighs. Sleep is scarce nowadays.

Oh, Jo! If you’re reading this, mind if you could help me check with Oli the shades? Thanks!

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Okay, that was supposed to be posted on Tuesday. Guess I just couldn’t find the time to post it up?

So, here I am, sitting in front my home TV a bottle of Forbidden Fruit Hoegaarden, (It’s good, but guess the normal one’s better for me.) and blogging.

Did some math and had some rice just a few moments back. Taking a break now, trying to catch some breather. Well, speaking of which, I guess it is getting kinda ‘irritating’ to breath these days. Wanted to jog during the weekend at the park and have been thinking about it for quite a while and even had ideas of bringing Eric down to the park to play with some lanterns. But the haze just seems to be getting worse day by day. All those smoke going around. Not too good for the lungs. PSI is rocketing and you can actually smell the burnt trees from Bishan.

It’s somehow turning into a biennial event. This ‘haze’ event. I don’t know what caused the fire this time round (I’m guessing the farmers are trying to clear some land again), but I really hope someone could really do something about it. The amount of damage this whole pollution is bringing ain’t small. The environmental problems, health risks, economical implications, security issues and many more.

We were initially safe, but the change of wind direction last week carried the smog over in entirety. And that kinda suck. Songyi remarked earlier in the day that he couldn’t even see the light from the OCS tower from his room yesterday evening. The air must have been really dense with all the dioxides and soot.
Well, all I hope is for this issue to be over soon. Pray that people with breathing problems out there be safe; especially those with asthma. Have your ventolins accessible.

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Couple of things to be done over the weekend. Better get it done. Not to forget Computing’s up next week. Maybe it’s the cause of my on-going headache. BAH.

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I’m having a headache. And yeah, like you said, I guess it’s the residual feelings. But there’s more to it. It ain’t just that.

Sofa....

I wonder why everyone (well, almost everyone) wants a sofa seat at the coffee-bars/house/place/shops/clubs/beans/bucks. What’s so enticing about the nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat sofa/couch they have here? Well, I guess it’s because these are nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat sofa/couches.

Thing is, everything that’s nice ain’t gonna stay nice forever. I’m not talking about some abstract ideology or sociology or psychology; I’m talking about sofas/couches at the coffee-bars/house/place/shops/clubs/beans/bucks.

Having sat here for almost an hour, trying very hard to tunnel the concepts of chemical equilibrium into the hard skull of mine, I’ve noticed the behaviors of the many patrons coming in and out of this place. Being the typical KS, no no… COMPETITIVE people of Singapore, we exercise the policy “get seats first; buy food later”; very much unlike our not so competitive friends, who usually “buy food first; look for seats later” and chance the risk of NOT getting a seat and thus end up walking around the place with a tray in their hands, looking… well, out-of-place.

Next, what I’ve observed is that once in the bar/house/place/shop/club/bean/buck, our eyes unavoidably lurk to the areas where the sofas/couches are – the areas where the nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat sofa/couches are. I don’t blame them because these seats are really nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat seats; as compared to the normal not-so-nice and hard and cold and not-that-comfortable stools which probably would give you a back and/or butt ache if you sit long enough. Interesting thing is that the lurking of the eye syndrome apparently strikes almost everyone: INCLUDING those who come in patrols or sections or squads or even companies (think army-lingo.) (I’m just short of seeing a battalion and division.) Well, with any little cow sense that they have, I bet they would have somehow noticed that the very FEW sofas/couches would probably NOT be able to fit ALL of ‘em. But I guess they just can’t help it. For whatever reason, TOO BAD GUYS.

Well, if they can’t find a nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat sofa/couch, they would usually settle for the normal seats. Now these seats ain’t that bad I say. Good stuff from some not-too-bad furniture stores (think b*rang-b*rang or IKE*). There’re the light but sturdy rattan ones (the ones with left over crumbs of pies, cakes and salads from the previous ‘sitter’, and the one before this, and the one before that, and the one… you get it ya?); the shiny even sturdier ones (which sometimes leave a frost bite on your backsides or thighs if your bottoms are thin or you’re not having anything underneath that bottom); the semi cushioned seats that are glued to the walls (and mostly with pen and liquid paper graffiti left by the hardworking students who were studying here before); and the colourful and clean looking plastic ones (which are obviously my favorite). They would get their drinks and food stuff and duly settle down and finish up what they have on their plates and in their cups (obviously some took a step further and left their mark in the rattan seats.) Things start to get really comfortable and the nice aromatic coffee gets things heated up. Cozy is the word. Things get cozy after a while.

BUT (I know I’m not supposed to start a sentence with ‘BUT’, BUT who cares anyway? I’m not taking English as my majors.) even as things gets cozy and our asses are warmed up to the seats, when someone from the sofas/couches signals the slightest intention to stand and leave, you can see how quickly we grab our coffee cups and cheesecake plates, getting ready to usurp the FINALLY available sofas/couches! It’s like an instinct of many of us; a little skirmish that had always been at the back of our heads from the very moment we settled for something less than the sofas/couches.

Now, I’m not saying that EVERYONE is like that. It just so happens that this is what I observed today. Maybe it’s cold here tonight; and everyone wants the nice warm seats. Who knows, people might be rushing to the cold aluminum stools when the heat gets high up one day.

Thing is, if you’re one of those suckers who are constantly eyeing the sofas/couches, maybe it’s time you take a closer look at the nice and soft and warm and comfortable and good-to-sit-and-chat sofas/couches you are sitting on.

Well, the one I’m on now has got even MORE crumbs in between the cushions of the sofa as compared to the rattans a couple of stains on the left and right, and sometimes you should wonder if there’re crumbs in here, and it’s all nice and warm, ain’t that a perfect breeding ground for, you know? Let your imagination run wild a little here peeps… … Good thoughts? And oh, ever saw that girl who took off her shoes and hung her leg over the arm rests or simply rested her feet on the arm rests (or did she even bother taking the shoes off?). Or some smart Alec sitting on the arm rests, talking to the one sitting on the sofa? Or maybe some other inconsiderate freak who wipes his/her ketchup/chilli sauce/thousand island/cheese/mayonnaise/coffee/tea/tears/perspiration/sweat/mucus (YES, liquid & solid) onto the arm rests. How convenient for ‘em eh? Yeah. And you jolly-well put your face on that same arm rest, figuring that it’s a really good spot to take a nap.

My point is all sofas aren’t like as what I’ve described above. Some are, and there ARE really nice and clean ones (cleaner and probably better than the ones we have at home). It’s still your arse sitting there, not mine. You take the pick. =)

And oh, I was sitting on the rattans before I shifted here. Go figure!

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Goodnight people. I have no idea where did all THAT come from. Just a moment of crappiness I guess. Coffee still rules and well, the sofas are still as comfortable as ever. Enjoy your weekend and if you’re feeling blue, find a sofa and have some nice coffee. It’s good for the soul. Really. Quote me.

Well, that’s if you can find a sofa.

Holiday my A**.

anyone remembers this? =)

It’s supposedly the term break, or “one week holiday” one would put it. But it ain’t seem a bit like a holiday. Even “study week” might not be a capable enough classification. There seem so much to be done, and time just scoots by really quickly.

Quantum P’s still half the nightmare when I first met it 3 weeks back; ‘electricity’s is now gnawing on my nerves. Chemistry and that 100plus lined computer programme that I’ve got to formulate aren’t that friendly too. And sheesh, we’re only at half a semester of a possible 8 semesters. Or maybe more IF I fail the modules.

Right. I’m whining. Shall stop. =)

It was another good weekend. A weekend out with the Song and Faiz, Jo and Ott. Had a bit too much to drink thought. All thanks to Jo and Ott who couldn’t finish their drink. =) Had a sum of a pint, my bottle, her bottle, and her bottle. Caught a couple of soccer matches, and witnessed Mr Kuyt’s first goal for Pool. Funny thing was Faiz kept missing ALL the goals that were scored that night. He was either drinking, eating, or talking, or just plain stoning when the goals were scored.

Bizarre moment happened when I asked for the waiter, who came over and put his hand on my right shoulder and told me he would be right back. My first thought was that he was a nice guy, but upon enlightenment from Ott, HE WAS GAY. Craps. Order placed the orders when he came back, and I didn’t even LOOK at him. Totally grossed out.

All the malt fluid made me felt like crap when I got back home. But it was good in a way - Slept like rag till the next morning.

Cycled down to the court to meet up with the ball people on sunny Sunday morning. Been quite a while since I’ve saw them. Qz, hao, Mic, Hui and fangfang. Qz had completed his OCS course and is thinking of ways to be downgraded; hao still wears his funny shades when he plays; mic and fangfang looks like the same old couple they are; and hui’s second child’s a BOY! Haha. Future athlete we were saying.

Knocked out again in the noon, and woke up late noon to write the darn programmes (not the hundred plus lines programme). An overdued programme that out tutor skipped during tutorials last week due to the lack of time.

Had dinner out at AMK with mum and dad and Eric. It’s been a while. And it was fun. Places of many memories. Especially the different people we have dinner with. Brings about many thoughts which was… Well, forget it. I wonder if they still remember the place. I guess not. Think they don’t even remember who we are no more. A part of us, no, a part of me lost. Just like that.

Came back to school and the mugging has begun. I’m feeling sleepy and I’m gonna call it a day. Goodnight people.

PS: 6ist, we meeting for supper? Yes? No?

I wanna sleep

Wow. What a roller-coaster the past few days have been. Emotions and funny feelings came and went.

Anyways, a happy (belated) 21st birthday day to cuzzie! Yes, we’ve finally met up. And thanks for your invite to your party. It was great. =) Hope you liked the present and the purple-floating-lights. Haha. Was just wondering why you wanted purple. Owells! Oh, the gold marker refused to come off. I had to SCRUB and SCRAP it off. Thanks ah! I bet ALL your other friends are cursing and swearing. *grins* Well, what’s the name of your friend again? =p (and did I mention that we really look spastic in that candid shot of us talking?)

That was on Friday night. Took the bus back, and well… not-so-happy things sorta happened. Decided to call it a day and went straight home. Sorted out some thoughts and tucked into bed. Hoping that the following day would be better.

Woke up only in the afternoon, and started mugging after having some peanut butter bread. Kept thinking of Alvin’s extremely HUGE peanut butter while making my sandwich. Re-did the 2 physics tutorials and re-read the lecture notes on Optics 2 times to prepare for Monday’s Physics test. Kinda stressing myself out at that point of time. Skipped the fellowship gathering and stayed home, till late night.

Met up with Raymond, Hong and Maurice. Had dinner and cakes at Cartel. 6 cakes for 4 guys. What a sight. Should have taken photos. Owells. Thought that carrot cake was not my type. Shall stick to Aunty Amy’s and they cheesy ones. Caught Prada and thought that the show was just alright. But the wardrobe on showcase was fwah. Outfits that people walking down Orchard wouldn’t wear; outfits that seem worth a semester of “cai fan” lunches for me, or maybe even more.

Drove them back home and had a moment to myself before knocking out on the bed. How quickly the weekend was passing by, I thought to myself. Woke and did some readings once again. Thought Eric how to draw bamboos using the Chinese paint brush. It was funny how he kept complaining why his bamboos look so ‘skeleton’ as compared to mine. But I thought he put in a pretty effort and the final product was alright. Hope his art teacher would give him the credit he deserves.

Evening came quickly and took the bus down to church. Was intensively reading “Mary, Mary” as the bus crawled to Yishun. It’s my 5th Patterson book this year, I think. Maybe 6th. Anticipating the next one- “Cross”.

Was on time for service and had quite a bit to think about throughout the service. Maybe it was the anticipation of Monday’s test; maybe it was the undone tutorials; maybe it was something else. Am just glad that He’s always there to hear me out. Thank you.

Came back to hall and tried doing the questions at the back of the physics textbook. Was happily doing, until when Ben sent a most devastating msn message: “Quantum is tested tomorrow. I asked the tutor through email.”

It was 12midnight when I received the message, and the test was less than 9hours away. The concepts of Quantum has not yet settled in my head then, and at the same time my head crying foul. Decided to give up on quantum and went to sleep, praying for the best.

The test came and well, don’t think I wanna get the paper back. Monday was sleepy because of all the late nights and I told myself that I ought to sleep. But horror of horrors, I slept at 4am. Was rushing to complete the formal lab report, and yes I completed it. It was due 2nd October but something just came over me and wanted me to complete it. Somehow, after all the CCA and PSA hike logs that I’ve been through, this lab report didn’t seem that tedious. Chatted with Hoon in between here and there, and I’m a godpa-soon-to-be. Evil girl snatched all the other babies away. TSK.

Went down to block C and witnessed Tian getting thrashed by eggs and flour and toothbrush at midnight. It was his birthday and Kai just couldn’t resist the chance to whack his roomie. What buddies! =) Came back and read Jee’s blog and well, I’m happy for you sista! Really. Stay happy and hope you’ll be happy for a very long time. =)

Here I am. Feeling sleepy again. There’s a meeting at 2245hours and I’ve yet to write my programmes for tomorrow’s computing lab. Was reading through it and they are very LONG programmes. Sighs. No sleep again tonight. People out there who have only got 3days of lessons per week, please refrain from complaining. People like us would gladly switch timetables with you. We would DIE to have timetables like yours. So, look at it this way: you’re not the worst of the lot. There ARE people out there who are even more tired and more retarded than you. Enjoy whatever you’re doing!

I shall stop here for now. Have a good week ahead people! One more week to term break! We can do it. =)

(I can’t stand people who chew with their blardy mouth open, or slurp their soup down on purpose. Some think it’s okay, some think it’s disgusting. I don’t know what bothers me, BUT I JUST CAN’T STAND IT. Argh!)

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Each time you part, you leave a bit of you behind. I’m realizing how big that part is. Bigger than I thought it would be. F*ck.

MIssed me? =p

It is rather… hmmm.. how should I say…..

Well, sometimes it’s painful to miss someone. It hurts so much that one might actually come to a limit break missing someone; and the most insane of things might be carried out to rectify this problem of ‘missing someone’. Like how a parent might do the craziest thing just to see his/her child once again. Very drama like; nonetheless a highly possible kind of ‘missing’.

Sometimes, it’s just what I call ‘intermittent missing’, where one things of another person now and then. You know, like the image of the other person just floats in and out of your head as and when you’re not thinking about anything. If you are experiencing this, I suspect that you’ve got a quite a high level of inclination or interest in the person that’s floating in and out of your mind. Lucky you!

Also, there’s the ‘friendly missing’ where one starts to miss his close ones, is rather eager to meet up with him/her soon enough. Happens most of the time between parent and child, between friends, and etc etc. Well, you get what I’m trying to say. “FRIENDLY missing”. Yeaps!

Lastly, the ‘denying missing’. Apparently, when someone misses some other people, irregardless of how deeply that person is missed, one doesn’t confess and purely declines and denies the truth and the fact. If you’re one such person, COME ON! Hold back NO MORE! It is time for you to be truthful and tell that person you MISS HIM/HER and that… … … It is HARMFUL for your body, soul and brain shall you linger in the state of denial and thus, NOW is a good time to do what you OUGHT to do. Right people?

Now, to whom you know who I am referring to. Yes you. Why did you say you don’t miss someone when you miss someone? It doesn’t serve JUSTICE when you tell a lie. It doesn’t hurt to speak the truth and I bet it brightens up a person’s day when you tell him that you miss him/her. Agree? Agreed!

Well people, if you do not understand the previous paragraph, it is absolutely alright. In any case, shall you have no ounce of understanding of this piece of post, simply ignore it. But if you do agree to some part of it, well… hmmm… I don’t know what to say. Maybe you’re equally insane or perhaps brain-dead like me.

Last but not least, I hope things are going great for everyone out there. Especially to those who are studying and having exams/tests/quizzes out there, may God bless you with the strength to carry on burning those post-0000hours fuel. I know we ALL want 48hours in a day, just to complete the tasks in front of us. Well, thing is, we ARE given only 24. So let’s just stick it up, and make use of what we have. I’m sure things will turn out fine… well, somehow it will… We know it will. =)

Test Joel made me take...

Some test telling me what kind of lover I am... Laughing my head off right now.. haha... =)

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Sergeant Sausage and Private Omelet reporting!

It was a really fun weekend… Hanging out and engaging in ridiculous activities. Started off by meeting Hong for dinner at S11. Qiu*ian Ban Mian rules. But Hong’s double layered clothing kinda worried me. The scare of the apparent release of chemical agents into the atmosphere. Thank goodness it was somehow suppressed.

Took a mini-walk around the new library at Bishan. There’s a Galilee café and saw that fudge cupcake we had the other time. Really tempting but gave it a miss as Qiu*ian was still making its way down the tracts.

Walked around the NTUC and saw Sling, Ding and Howard. They were walking around getting the foodstuff for the steamboat I think. Wells, good to see them again, and not so good to know that Ding still has an undying interest in hair. Scary thing was, this time round, chest hair came falling off because of Sling’s swift plucking motion, and not Ding’s. Things are getting out of hand nowadays. Freaky.

Got some stuff back and Hong came over to make some Oleo milk shakes. It was yummy and that was when the onslaught of food started.

Packed up the backpack and went off to East Coast. Dropped by the Coldstorage and got out food. Cheese dogs, crab noodles, yoghurt, cookies and peanut butter. Trekked down to the park and got drinks along the way. Pitched the tent in less than 5mins and in came the food. The portable cooker was really handy and we boiled some dogs, scrambled some eggs, spread some peanut butter over bananas and had some noodles. Idiot us totally forgot about the bread but guess we had enough nonetheless. It was really fun and the food was good. Felt good to be cooking in mess tins once again. And the company was great. Thanks! =)

Oh, and we’ve got Sergeant Sausage and Private Omelet. How corny! And the army of ants weren’t much of a trouble after all. Hooray!

Had a swim the following morning, right after breakfast at Macs. Rushed down to HQ for the LC and dearest Ding didn’t turn up. How nice la. PSed! But can’t blame her I guess… the stress of promos. Work hard work hard! =)

Got ‘arrowed’ – Dep. Chair for the district camp. Alv briefly brushed the offer aside. How suave la… Have got till Thursday to decide. Tsk. Working under him makes me ponder real hard.

Had dinner with the rovers at the coffee shop. Had yong tau fu with Derek and Hong. Shall not describe what Hong had (it requires a certain level of reader’s discrepancy, but to save the trouble, I shall just omit the entire description) but all I can say is that I somehow worry for him. Shel was showing us the personality assessment camp that she had at OBS. It was really interesting and the report was rather detailed. Like they said, it’s good to know more about oneself, but at the same time I believe that it’s not absolute and people do change as times and circumstance change. Think she looked a bit darker, or maybe she was just that dark. Owells.

Sling was telling us about the cockroach she saw beside the popiah seller. Hope that those who had pohpiah didn’t have and upsets. Haha. WHooops!

Went off to the campfire at Bishan Park Sec. It wasn’t really really fantastic as the MCs had problem getting the attention of the participants, but all in all it was a good effort. Had a little talk with Christopher and wow he’s already a leader of the Lightning Scouts.

We spent more time entertaining ourselves than participating in the activities (though we DID try very hard but we kinda gave up). Time was spent talking nonsense, making fun at the littlest things we could think of, sharing funny army experiences and looking at girls (weihong started it!). The high light of the day must be when I told Maurice to take a video of Weihong ogling at the girls on stage. That expression was priceless. Simply PRICELESS. The rest of us were laughing our heads off as we wonder what was going on in HIS head.

Off to prata down at Thomson and got a surprise call from Jee. Haha. Shall not discuss anything about the conversation, but most certainly it’s of the most scandalous. Right my dear friend? =) =) OOPS! Hahhaa..

Well, as for today, it’s Quantum Physics day again. And I’m getting really blur. Really really blur. There’s a test next week and I’m getting all the shivers. Sighs. Pray for the best and somehow I hope that I get enlightened. Somehow.

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I feel that I’m being used. I feel like I’m an unwanted toy chucked in the very dark corner of the room.

Play with me when you want to, or when you need me; discount my existence when I’m of no use and when I’m not required. It is difficult to swallow but still I’m not bearing any grudge. I don’t know why but I still feel obliged and people say I’m a fool. I know it’s not easy for you; it ain’t for easy for me too.

Quit kicking me like a ball. Stop lifting me up and letting me fall as though I’m a ragged doll. I guess it’s not a trait of yours to try and live in other’s skin. I’m sorry.
But still, I thank you. For my genesis. For my new burst of life. For helping me find the answers.

Good/Bad news

I am between the Welfare Committee and the Recreation Committee. They both want me. But… hmmmm….. where should go? Which one should I choose… Sorry Randy, think I’ve got to PS you. Hahaha. =)

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I think I finally got over my fear for Vectors (freaking arrows… pffft.), but now comes a new terror. A hundred times scarier and a thousand times nerve-wrecking – Quantum Physics. I’m totally lost. And there ain’t no light at the end of this tunnel. Dang.

Anyways, I think I screwed up my paper for EC. More and more bad news.

Cuz’s birthday’s up next week. Have yet to her present. Wonder what she wants… *ponders*

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Ott! Thanks for the toast yesterday night. Super hero activities are really amazing and the toast was great. Thanks again. Oh, I’ve photocopied the graffiti. The original’s on my pin board now. =) CAN?

Long due post

First and fore-most, a happy happy happy birthday to our dearest Belinda! The ‘youngest’ of the group is now an official member of the 21s. I think the party was great and we’ve got a couple of people getting red faces (literally!) during dinner. Food was good (thought the ‘chilli’ fish didn’t really go with the beer. Yisiong and I had funny tastes in our mouth. =p ) Well, happy unwrapping the presents and hope u like the shoe! (guess we all know that you DO like that pair of shoes. You DID chose it didn’t you?)

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Okay, this is kinda delayed… The above paragraph was typed on Saturday, but apparently I just couldn’t find time to complete it and post it up. Met up with the Tuan Qi on Saturday and headed to St Andrew’s Church for a seminar. The speaker was really funny and he really got the floor engaged in the session. Especially when he mentioned about the “empathy deficient syndrome”. Got to know this new girl from China who’s just joined the Fellowship not long ago. Didn’t really manage to talk to her but got to know that she’s here working and have only been here for 4 months.

Left the seminar early and met up with Neo and GF, Faizal and HS for the NUS dance performance ‘Destiny’. Very interesting and colouful performance by the NUS dance group. We managed to get the front seats duly because of HS’s ‘close’ relationships with the President of the dance club. Tsk tsk. Went down to Orchard after the performance with Faiz and HS. Were contemplating between Orchard, Holland V and Newton. Ended up in Orchard and did some catching up. Interesting night with interesting things happening. Managed to catch the first half of the match between England and Andorra. Didn’t know that the Andorra people were actually full time workers, part time soccer players. Little wonder why they didn’t play that well.

Sunday was great. Stayed home and attempted Physics, gave up after the second question. Just can’t grasp the freaking concept of Quantum Physics. And I thought Optics was bad. Tsk. It’s getting on my nerves. And guess what? I lost my entire tutorial today. Got to reprint and reDO the entire thing. Went on to Chemistry and was stuck at a few questions, but was generally still manageable. Wait till I get to the tougher topics. Pfffft. Read the Econs notes and tried to make sense of the dumb curves that has a rather irritating habit of shifting up and down, left and right, seemingly trying to make things easy and explain to us the effects of certain actions taken by the market forces. But nothing made sense in the end. Guess there’s gonna be more memory work at the end of the day. Oh, who ever came up with the ‘invisible hand theorem’? Kowtow.

Had dinner at the half-coffee shop, half-hawker centre place near Siglap. I realized that after eating Qiu {ian Ban Mian, ALL the rest of the Ban Mian never tastes as good. Maybe it’s just me. Anyone who disagrees? Well, I think somehow Qiu {ian has somehow ‘monopolized’ the Ban Mian industry in Singapore. (OMGoodness. MONOPOLY. ECON’s is INVADING my BRAIN).

Oh, did I mention that I feel like my brain is like a clogged artery? Yeah. Feels like it. More and more crap being deposited in it.

And comes today. Nothing beats going to tutorials with the crap in the intestines ready to blow just about any time. The ‘sensations’ and ‘OOoomph’ that I encountered during the 2 hour tutorial was FoooooooooooooooAH! Okay. Pardon my funny noises. But I think it really that holding your crap back is actually an ART. Especially when one’s got to position in really funny and lady-like positions, in an attempt to delay the take-off.

Had a rather interesting Econs lecture today (surprisingly I wasn’t THAT lost during today’s lecture). But only down side was that quarter-way through the lecture, this guy came in and sat down on the chair beside mine. He talked with his friend for a while and went to SLEEP soon after. He didn’t even bother to take a look at the slides or take out his notes. And he had a REALLY tough time trying not to doze off onto my side. Had urges to do funny things, but owells.

Got a call from some unknown person half-way through the lecture and didn’t pick it up. Finally when the caller decided to message, I was half happy, and half disappointed. Let’s just name this person X. Now it sounds like I’m doing maths or computing. Assignment of variables. ARGGH. What the heck.

Ok, so X is related to Y (another unknown variable here). Ok, let’s just ignore Y. Anyway, X has had some problems and once approached me for aid. And soon after, X left and I never heard of X again. But suddenly X surfaced again. And this time, X needs more help. Help that I can’t possibly give. Help that is beyond my means. If I could, I know I would help. But, after what has happened, something holds me back. Unexplainable forces. Well, things started getting worrisome as I got to know how much ‘help’ X actually needed. Why on earth would X need THAT much help? Just what kind of trouble has X gotten into? Something even my darkest imagination can’t picture. I would love to find out more, to satisfy my curiosity, and do what I can do, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. And I wonder why. Y Y Y?

Alright. I’m getting a calling from my Vectors and Complex numbers worksheets. They’re calling me. OH no. I’m hearing things. Haha.

A very goodnight to whoever reads this in the night.
Who ever is reading this in the morning, have a great day ahead.
And lastly, to you who are reading this in the afternoon, I hope your day has been great so far and from now till the night, hope that it gets better and better.

Moooooooo.

My head feels like an artery suffering from atherosclerosis, and an angina’s about happen.

Oh, I drew a cow with the C++. How cute. MMMOOOOOO…

No time no time

I’m sitting in my room now, eating my instant noodles, looking at a pile of work I’ve yet to complete.

Things are great around here, lest the work that never seems to seize. Questions of maths and physics are piling like knolls and challenges of econs and chemistry ain’t very friendly either. Last but not least, dearest Effective Communications have got at least 40 questions due next week. It ain’t MCQ mind you. Some language based questions that remind me of secondary schools ‘summary’ and ‘sentence-restructuring’.

Had dinner just now with the Viking people. Thought Kenneth was really smelly from his game. Was really looking forward to the IBG but now, I can’t even walk properly. Owells. Like someone said, everything happens for the best. Guess its God’s way of telling me that there’re other things that are of greater concern right now – things like studies and my growth.

Somehow, I am already looking forward to the weekends. It’s gonna be fun! Can almost smell it. Ber’s birthday celebration’s coming up on Friday evening and HanSong’s friends’ performance is on Sat. I guess chilling out at Hollands would follow suite. And oh, the Christian Conference at St Andew’s church with the YCCY. =) Thinking again, gotta finish my work by Friday. Mug mug mug.

Owells, I hope all those out there reading has gotten over all the Monday blues, and certainly pray that the following week will be a lovely one for you. Though things might get hectic sometimes, always remember to take a breather some times, and enjoy the things God have created for us. Maybe the sunset, the flowers or even just the air around. Take a second to look around and remember how blessed you are.

Good night people. God bless. =)

PS: Cuzzie, I hope you’re okay ya? You ought to tell me what happened. Sounds somewhat interesting. Oops! Well, we OUGHT to meet up some day. Been procrastinating I know, but that day will come la. *hugs*

A crippling weekend

I’m tpying this on bus 162, back from town and homebound. This sounds weird but I’ve always wondered how it felt like to type something on laptop whilst on the bus. It feels like I’m in a scene of some typical movie on the big screen, where some smart journalist or author of some sort is deep in thought, thinking of what he’s next line on his document would be. It’s an really interesting thing to do. Simply because this IS mobile, and things are constantly changing around you, and somehow I feel like noting down every single detail that’s around me now.

Well, the bus is passing by Ai Tong and 2 guys just came up the bus. One of them is wearing a Hardrock tee and the other is carrying a plastic Spiderman bag, trying to look for a seat.

Now, I’m at Bishan Park Sec. 4 girls in uniform came up and they’re standing in front of me. I’m sitting right at the back of the shuttle. They’re taking pictures with one of the girl’s Samsung camera phone.

Next, at Bright Hill temple. One guy and one woman boarded the bus. Nothing special about them. Just regular temple goers I guess. Reaching the driving course really soon, but apparently the bus has stopped at the traffic light. Next stop would be home. I guess I should stop here for the time being. Need to save this file and keep my lappy into the case I just bought yesterday. Later! =)

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Yes yes. This is indeed an overdue. The above was typed on Friday. And it’s already Monday. Well, guess much has happened in between and my time management hasn’t really been the best.

But guess, to sum it all up, it’s been all happening and fun. Well, that excluding a few hiccups here and there.

Met up with Alv at Tampines interchange and went off to YY’s birthday party at Changi Aloha. Were busy yaking away on the bus and ended up missing our stop. Had to back-trek to get to the place. Quite a big chalet they have there and people started to roll in as time went by. Said ‘hi’ to my neighbors and helped out with the ‘manufacturing’ of the party balloons. As expected, Ms Hoon inevitable screamed throughout the process due to… Well, basically burst balloons.

Sheng was there. For some reason, it felt weird at the beginning. But the ice broke soon enough and I’m glad that things are the way it is right now. Alv, hoon and Sheng had dinner together, and we played some Bridge to entertain ourselves, as YY was busy entertaining the rest of the guests. Oh, and I thought she looked good in her outfit that night, just that those heels were rather scary. Sincerest apologies to those wearing heels out there, but I think heels higher than an inch is a bit too high for my comfort. Simply ’cause images of an ankles get sprained on high heels is too grotesque for me to handle. Oops. Nonetheless, I don’t deny the fact that girls look pretty/elegant in heels, it’s just… Scary I guess.

Met Ruihua that night too. Hadn’t seen her since JC year 1. It’s been quite a while. Took the late bus out of Tampines with Ruihua and Sheng. Crapped all the way out and realized how lame Sheng could be. Tsk. Funny girl.

Got to the HK café at elevenish and took a queue number. Wasn’t really expecting to encounter such a huge crowd but we got our seats no less. Managed to have few words with Steph’s boyfriend before shifting into the none-smoking, air-con zone. Interesting guy. Spoke with an American/English accent, I can’t figure which.

Got back home at 5am and knocked out soon after.

Well, Sat was supposed to be a fun day. Meeting up with the people. I just had to go down to the court to play and end up limping again. This time round, it’s gonna take another 2-3 months. Sighs. This very much means I’m gonna miss out on the marathons and hall games that I was supposedly looking forward to. Simply detest this feeling.

Anyways, BBQ at Alv’s was great and managed to have some fun. It’s been quite a while since we’ve gathered. PE’s new specs looked good on her. (Well, it’s a good time to change one too. The old one looked like the one she’s been wearing since sec 1!), Ling’s still as BLUR as ever, (WHooops! But hey, sometimes ignorance is bliss. *grins*), Ber still can’t stop laughing as we played “hei zhima and bai zhima” and we tried out Haidai, Hoon is still as violent as ever, threatening to throw people off the 13th storey, and well, Alv’s still Alv I guess. Enjoying his moments of serenity and bliss BBQing under the stars, while the REST of us made ourselves scarce. Lastly, poor me came in with a bandaged knee, having problems hopping around and getting food. Felt bad not helping out with the BBQing, but I guess my dearest peeps wouldn’t mine, right?

Hey guys, thanks! Thanks Hoon for constantly staying by the pit and BBQing food for the lazy people OUTSIDE. Thanks Ber, bringing us entertainment to us with your little zit on your upper lip =p. Thanks Ling, for being blur. That brought a tremendous amount of fun to the night. Haha. (I’m so evil.) And thanks PE, for peeling the prawns and feeding us Otah. Muahaha. Sorry bro, couldn’t help much with the prep or cleaning up. Hope the ham was nice. Oh, bacon was sinfully yummy.

Otti came by and had some marshmallows and watermelon. Left for soccer not long after. Caught the first twenty mins of the Bolton-Spurs match, but essentially got bored by it as we kinda knew it would have been a boring match after Spurs went two goals down. Tsk. Switched channels and caught a bit of some lame Stephen Chow show. Eventually, things turned so boring that we took the keys and hit to East Coast. Had apple pies from the drive-thru and yada yada.

Sunday was a horrible day and nothing much interesting to mention. To sum it up simply: doctor, treatment, bandages, medication, and rest. Get the flow? Sigh.

Anyways, thanks Ott! For the ride to school. Hope the kacang was good. =)

It’s 1250pm now and I’ve got a lecture at 2.30pm at LKC Lt, which is like, a helluva distance from where I am right now. Thinking of taking a nap right now and then take the shuttle there later at 2pm. Just maybe I should do that.

Well, a very good week to all those who happen to read this. =)

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Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

A little update

The first day of week 2 has already passed and things aren’t going as smoothly as I’ve expected. Physics and mathematics are a bane to me. And it doesn’t really help when the tutor ain’t exactly encouraging. Well, certainly hope God will help me through this patch.

Got a call from Jo early in the morning whilst I was still in lalaland. Returned her missed call and got to know that she’s here at NIE for some funny course (title of which I can’t remember). Met her up for lunch at 1230pm. Or rather, 1240pm. Had to spend some time giving her instructions and directions round the campus. Funny thing was that I didn’t realize that there’s actually a ‘block 3’ in NIE, and thus that kind of complicated things. Tsk. Should I noticed and given better instructions. Maybe I should go for the MOI course. Haha. Right Jo? =)

Only have got one tutorial and one lecture in the morning. Started slacking back in hall at 1130. Did some tutorials and slept a little. It really is amazing how little sleep one can go with yet still keep awake, due to the seemingly endless work. Took an afternoon nap and went for the Lifeguards CAT test. Managed to pass the test and training starts next week. Managed to make a few friends at the pool. An Indonesian scholar, a Korean exchange, an ex-NYJCian, and one other guy whom seem quite anti-social at 1st. I didn’t know the Koreans speak Chinese. Haha. Or maybe only he spoke Chinese. Interesting.


Met up with Meiting and got some textbooks from her. Jiaqing was with her. Apparently she’s 1st year here too, doing business. Such a small world. Still as light-hearted and bubbly as ever. Chatted with them about the people we know, and about the BIG rumor between Chunpong and Yingmei which I apparently didn’t notice. Haha.

Just sent an email to the Dean, hoping that to change courses. Thanks Ott for the help with the mail. Couldn’t have done it with some really professional help. Hope things go well.

It’s almost midnight now. Haha. And I’m feeling sleepy. But ain’t gonna hit the sack yet. Have got 3 lectures to prepare. And hope that the earl grey will kick me up. HOPE.

Anyway, cuzzie! We really ought to meet up soon. Haha. I’m so gonna kill you when we do. =p