day 4

You know what I hate most about this entire recovery period? Not the fact that it’s gonna last for a painful 3 months which effectively burns away my holidays; not the fact that I can’t step out of the house for 2 weeks and having to rot away; not the fact that I’m turning myself into a potato putting on pounds from all the yummy food mum has been stuffing me with; not the fact that I’ve to sleep like a dead pharaoh in a sarcophagus not being able to bend my knee; but for the fact that for 2 times each day, my sit-and-reach skills are being pushed to its extreme limits as I try to pull on my shorts after my showers! Rights, I can almost hear laughters from you people out there right now. =) showering is such a chore! Gotta wrap the entire brace and bandage up with food wrap, walk like a penguin into the bathroom, enjoy the trickle of water for 5 mins or so, then painstakingly trying to pull on the shorts without getting it wet, and of course without bending your knees. Goodness me. You should try it some time. For the fun of it! hahah. I’m getting the hang of it somehow, and I bet my sit-and-reach for NAPFA has increased like 200%. I would probably be able to do a split by the end of these two weeks.

Anyways, thanks you SOOO much Ber for coming over yesterday. It’s alright you forgot the papers. At least you got the bubble tea! Haha. Say with me… “MO-CHA”. =p spent the afternoon watching some videos, learning ‘happy birthday’ on the guitar, and going through some old stuff. OLD STUFF. I shall re-re-re-re-emphasize that it’s OLD STUFF. Oh, thanks for staying till tuition started too. It actually meant a lot to me. Somehow it gave me strength. Thanks again!

The mass conversation last night was rather interesting, seriously. I felt so important all of the sudden. I saved a copy of it. Let me know if you want it. HAHAHA.

Well, I’m gonna start my painting today. Prepared the brushes yesterday, and today it shall begin.

Oh, added a chatterbox. Drop me a msg anytime. At the box, or under the comments. It’ll be good entertainment for me. =)

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PHUAYENG….! Try reading that as a single syllable. Yups! Sounds like a little noise made some silly bird in the safari. But NOO. Haha. That’s our dearest friend Ms Denise Chan! And she’s celebrating her 22nd birthday! Come people, let’s conduct a birthday celebration for her! Ber can play the guitar, Alvin can play the piano, Hoon and play the sax, Ling can do the singing, I’ll take control of the mic volume! Haha. okay, I’m talking nonsense.

Anyhows, happy happy birthday to you. May you have less projects and less assignments this year round, and you’ll that be blessed with wisdom to decide what you wanna do after your current course. All the best to you! Enjoy the celebrations… I’m sorry that the fondue tasted like ‘shit’. We should try a cheese one next time. Haha. SINFUL. Take care!

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Troubled one: I don’t know if I was of any help, really. Just keep on looking forward to each day alright? Have faith in yourself and the people around you. Everything happens for a reason. And hey, Liverpool for me next season. I shall be part of the KOP for one season. =)

Battery-less one: yeah you finally got what I’m trying to say. Ooops! I must have been really discreet. Well, I wasn’t really thinking of exactly the same colour. You know you know. Well, it was just a thought really. I don’t think you have to get it. yups, See you in a bit, if you’re dropping by that is. Hope you find your battery soon! hahah. And go get your craving for caramel latte fixed. It’s good. Tata.


Sleepy one: hang in there. You’ve been online since don’t know when. Please be nice to yourself and take care of yourself. The flowers look great.

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JO: I knew you’ll fail him. NYP student. Haha. Glad that you had fun. You guys took any pictures? And those heels. Goodness. They looked torturous. Classy though.

Ling: we NEED to talk. You know what I mean. Haha.

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Alrights, below are the photos of the little scrapbook we did for our dear dear dear Siokhoon’s birthday. We’re all quite proud of our production, with all the sticking and pasting and cutting and writing… I bet you must have been quite touch-ed. Right? I’m sorry we made you tear a little over at the ulu lala land. Bet hey, it’s gotta be one of your best birthday gift right? *grins*

Oh, the comments ALVIN wrote for Hoon’s not here, cause she simply REFUSES to show us. I wonder WHY. Well, I guess it doesn’t really take a genius to guess why right? TSK. To spare you the blushes, I’m not gonna come up with my own ‘Alvin’s comments’. Hahah. But I think it’ll be quite funny though. OWELLS.

Day 3

Another day ended! Without me doing much. hahah. Well, what do you expect from someone lame and screwed right? Anyhows, good news! I can walk without crutches! One small step at a time. I don’t know if this is vast improvement, but certainly I’m feeling less dependant on the metal sticks and a lot less pain when I’m bumping around. Thank God!

Been online the entire day, and have chatted with quite a bit of people. Kinda cool keeping connected with the rest of the world… haha. thanks for all your well-wishes again.

Got a call from Yan, asking me how to do logarithms. Feeling kinda bad not being able to tutor them for this period of time. Exam period. Hope they do fine.

Gonna start my painting again. Haha. Kinda excited about it. Thinking of what to paint. The last one I did was… I can’t remember. OH! Hhaa. I think I know. Do you still have it with you? Framed it up? Hee.

Wow. The fellowship’s gonna come visit me. The whole bunch of them. Haha. So exciting. Pray there won’t be any troubles. pray pray pray.

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The one the ulu land: hope your porridge was fine. Haha. good luck for your 2 assignments.!

The one who’s blue all over: all the best for your projects! See you next week. haha. I need help with my router. Whooooooooooooooops! Oh oh! “Upapa upapa… upapa u papa” it keeps ringing in my head after leafy chanted it that day. hahhahaha!

The one who WAS super sleepy: I am quite sure you were SUPER sleepy and didn’t half notice what you were typing. Did you actually calling to ‘bother’ me? Haha. DO CALL if you’re free. Cause I’m quite stuck these days. Oops. And the “oven hijacking”, we doing it? =)

The one who’s bored: see you tomorrow! I think I know what I’m craving for now. Hehehe.

The one who doesn’t care: Screw it. I mean it.

Out of AH.

Minds Cafe.

Sunflower

My plug. See e bubbles? Air embolism. Tsk tsk tsk.

I’m out! Out of the hospital! Thank God really. Could stand and walk like, 24hours after the operation. Was asked to go back home on Friday afternoon. Yaaay! Couldn’t stand another day in the wards. Hahaha.

Operation was smooth and everything went fine. Still kinda unbelievable that I’ve got a screw and a metal plate in me. I’m screwed like said – literally. Well, the LMA stuck down my throat during the op has made my throat really uncomfortable. Still kinda stingy right now. Oh, the anesthetist kinda forgot to plug the tube to the breather. Was like wondering, ‘where the heck is the air’. She must have been wondering why I was still wide awake and kinda gasping after half a minute, till she realized that she forgot the tube.

Spent the night feeling groggy and blur. Knew who came and knew what I said, but I guess the anesthetics didn’t fully wear off, was still feeling kinda high. OH! I was given morphine too! to relief the pain off my hamstring. It was really HIGH I say. No wonder it’s a contraband. Haha.

Remember people smsing me, and remember replying their smses. But, thing is, I don’t really remember who smsed, or what I replied. Oops! Haha. All I can remember about that night was Jenje calling. Apart from that, everything else was a blur. Slept through the night feeling really uncomfortable, not being able to move my leg. It was kinda horrible, still trying to get used to it.

Learnt how to use the crutches the following day. How to stand, how to sit, how to move up and down the stairs. Oh, no pretty nurses there, but there’re pretty physiotherapists. Oops! Haha. so says Joel la. Not long after lunch, Joel came. Then Alv, Ber, PE and ZX came. Seriously, I can’t remember what we talked about, but the conversation about fishing rods, and how Joel’s using it as a underwear hanger’s kinda etched in my head. Hhaa.

Thanks guys! For the sunflower. Thanks for coming too! touch-ed. Think Ber was kinda xian half-way through. RIGHT? haha. or maybe she just wanted to get cosy and sit on the bed.

Got my dressings changed before I got discharged. I must say, if Jo was there, she would have failed the nurse right on the spot. All the sterility stuff… haha. Well, he did right by turning off the fans, not crossing the sterile boundaries, and throwing the right stuff in the right bag; but he didn’t put on his gloves, didn’t clean hard enough, and used the wrong forceps for the wrong stuff. Hahaha. You would have failed him immediately right? Haha. Clean wound, dirty wound. Yada yada. Kinda forgot most of the stuff. =p how’s phantom?

Spent today slacking around the house. I mean, what else can I do right? watched NBA in the morning. Ling and YK came. Talked for about an hour, RT couldn’t make it heard. Oh, so we’re heading to the neighboring islands end of the year ya? Come one people. Let’s make it happen this time round. Haha.

Afternoon was for games, tv, and afternoon nap. Oh! Then CM came. Haha. Thanks girl! For the merci and the dvds. =) now I won’t be feeling that bored. Oh! Thanks for the banana cake too. I think I shall have it for breakfast tomorrow morning. Hehe. 24th right? Welcome to Singapore!

Caught the Man Utd and Man City match. Hahaha. Man Utd was damn lucky to win. Darius should have scored the penalty. Owells. Guess they’re lucky – having been demolished by Milan a few days back. Ooops. Think someone’s gonna kill me. Hahha. Anyhows, I think the title’s theirs. No treble though. Perhaps a double. And Mourinho’s gonna get sacked. Eriksson will take over as Chelsea manager. Just a hunch. But it just might come true. Haha.

Think I’m gonna get really fatten up by the rate I’m stuffing my face and not moving around. Will be some kinda genetically modified super-extra-large-couch-potato of the century. URGH.
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Sixists, Hoon’s suggesting pot luck this July before school starts. She’s gonna make ‘jiao zi’. On boh? Ahhaa.

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Ber, u’ve been packing your room since don’t know when. I’m not gonna wait for you le. =p too bad! The window of opportunity has closed! Muahhahaha. We ought to bring the rest for photo hunt one of these days.

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Ling, all the best for your exams! Good luck.

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Ouch. I just tried to prevent my phone from crashing – by using my legs. How smart. Natural reaction. SHIT SHIT SHIT. URGGGGGGGGGH.

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Still messed up. Can’t find the answers. Shall try again tomorrow. Maybe the day after? It’s not easy when the mind’s not logical and when everything just takes over. Crap.

Impending surgery

Well, been busy since the exams. Everything’s kinda in a mess right now – inside out.

Anyhows, will be going for the op tmr. Still ain’t exactly feeling a thing as yet. Perhaps I’ll start worrying tomorrow.

For those very nice people who are interested in paying your truly a visit, sms me after tmr 6pm? Will let you know the ward and stuff. Hah. Gonna be at AH for 3-5 days. Goodness me.

Goodnight people. It’s been quite a while. My apologies. God bless!

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Happy birthday PE! Hope you enjoyed your little birthday dinner. All the ‘shit’ and ‘kisses’, bread and butter. Chill alright? See you on Friday or Saturday.

“PE…………… I love you……………… *sobs*” hahahhahahah. Oops.

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Hoon, you’re very much welcome! Glad that you like the little scrapbook. Could you please do the 5 of us a great favor? Take pictures of it when you’ve got the time? Every single page of it. Cause some of us haven’t exactly got the time to admire it.

And hey, there’s nothing between me and qq. Thanks ah.

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Ling, you’re officially on the MIA list. Haha. anyway, you owe me a song! Well, good luck for your exams! All the best. ;)

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Alv, ‘bridge’ at the hospital sounds good. Lend me some videos if you have. ‘300’ is a good start. Hahahaha.

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Ber, nothing to say. Haha. Lydd?

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Jess, great to hear from you. Sent you an email. Do reply when you’ve got the time. =) and please do see a doc. Sleep-typing sounds kinda scary. Ahha.

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Sheng, no more lunch time msning. Hahah. But I guess the websms will be coming in quite handy now? Keep on enjoying your 1.5hours of torture! =p evil me.

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Eric, if you’re reading this, hope you’re enjoying yourself in Europe. Should be in Holland now right? Haha. See you for Botak Jones soon dude. Remember to bring a Bernabeu or Nou Camp seat back. Enjoy.

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RT, hope you’ll solve your problem soon. Though it seems like a tall order to resolve everything at hand, I guess sometimes it just takes a little courage to do what you have to do. It’s your choice at the end of the day. Do take care!

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CM, thanks for dinner yesterday evening! ‘wild hogs’ was good eh? Haha. See you soon alrights? You’re officially my ‘entertainment provider’ now. *grins* not that your ‘friends’ is the one I’m looking out for, but you know what I mean. RIGHT? haha. See ya!

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Need time to sort out this mess. Mess that I’ve created for myself. Goodness gracious.

no time.

No time no time!! Exams are coming. Next Tuesday to be exact. 6 papers in all (not 7 Alv, realized one has got no exams. Haha.) So dead. All the hair falling, lack of sleep, lack of blood circulation to the brain, everything. Horrible. Feels like all the monsters and demons are attacking again.

In these coming weeks, so much is about to happen. Wish me luck people. I think I need plenty of it.

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CM: Haha… My JP book is collecting dust?? Sorry ah… meet up after my exams k? I finished all the Friends! No more entertainment for me… how? Haha.

PE: Fun right? Ask people how old they are. Maybe next time we upgrade: ask for phone numbers. You and Ber can ask the waiters. I can try the waitresses. =)

Otts: Hang in there! Bet you must be super tanned and super fit now. *whistles*

Ber: International Econs SUCKS. So does math and physics. Die together k?

China girl: You should try and sleep early. Well, come to think of it, you don’t have to. All the TLC you’re getting. TSK. I’m jealous. HAH.

RT: 7-1 is what we call TAI-KO. You know it. TAI-KO.

Ray: Have fun at OBS!

Jess: Email you after my exams? Sorry. Oh I got an email from Jenje. =)

Jo: You hang in there too! Your blog is starting to look scary. Hope everything’s good.

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Somehow, I don’t know what’s going on. Yes or no? Urgh. I need divine interventions.

Forgive me Lord.

He's still sleeping!

The remaining photos from that Sunday. Thanks Ber. =)


Xs, vince, alv

birthday ice-cream.

lovely people.

that's me.

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Back from the last Material Science tutorial. Magnetic properties and electrical conductivity… Urgh. Why can’t things be kept simple like how it was in A and O levels? Stuff like, “does like-poles attract or repel?”, “wood are poor-conductors, metal are good-conductors, so which is more suitable for the pot, which for the handle?” NOOOoooooo! Now, “calculate the saturation magnetic flux, remenance, coercitivity of the system”, “the thermal conductivity of a plain carbon steel is greater than for a stainless steel. Why is this so?” Urgh.

Oh, remember what our secondary school physics teacher taught us how to demagnetize a temporary magnet? Hammering it or throwing it on the floor many times? Ever knew why? “Jarring by repeatedly dropping the magnet will cause the magnetic dipoles to rotate and become misaligned… and the force accredited to the magnet destroys its long range order.” Get it? Bah!

It’s almost noon now and roomie’s still in his bed. Think he was supposed to have a lecture at 1130am. Take my hat off him. He’s one mad nutcase. Someday, his alarm clock and cell phone would end up at the ground floor – threw down by me or himself. Haha.

Got pranked last night. April first. It was kinda dumb and should have saw it coming. But I guess the lazy brain wasn’t exactly working at that hour. Felt so idiotic. Nice one man. Nice one. Heys, I’m getting bullied these few days. And I wonder why. Tsk tsk.

Met up with PE and Ling at Ling’s place on Thursday. Had dinner and walked around J8 for a bit. Sat at Beans for a while. PE was helping out with Ling’s new laptop. Trying to figure out how to make that ‘window’ go away. Haha. I guess that little square box on the screen made the both of them really pek cek.

Sat at the benches in front of Cheers and did a couple of questions from the physics tutorial whist waiting. But turned out it was a wrong guess and had to walk to the other side. Wrong guess of solutions too. But everything turned out great at the end. Sandwiches the following day never tasted better. =)

Spent Friday morning doing some physio, gave tuition in the afternoon, and mugged for the rest of the evening. Went swimming with dad at AMK before heading to aunt’s place. Flew down to the Netball Association, thinking that I was going to be late. But turned out I was 15 mins early. Guess I really flew. Had Mee Goreng and Nasi Bryani. Funny guy gave us 3 forks and 1 spoon.

“Bang, like that how to eat?” *laughters*

I wonder why they laughed. Maybe was the way I held the utensils. Maybe was my face. I don’t know.

Learnt something new that night. Clarified that Jesus wasn’t born in Palestine. Instead, Bethlehem – Judea.

Spent Saturday studying, tuitioning, and walking round J8 and Hub again. It was good to have your company. Maybe next time we can try and persevere longer? Hahas. Make full use of the seats and the $6 we spend on coffee. =) Went out of my mind and drove down to Orchard at twelve midnight. But I’m glad I did it. Dropped Carol off at SK. She seemed to know EVERY single song on 93.3. Another hyper girl. No wonder there’re no dull moments with her around. Rolled back to Ave3 and that really made my day.

Woke up to dark clouds on Sunday morning, but still we headed to the court. Played a couple before it drizzled. Spent almost 2 hours sitting there and chatting while the rain poured. Amazing things we can conjure up.

Went to church early to finish up the physics revision. Met ZW and Huihui and started talking about 300. I should really catch it soon, before it ceases. Anyone wants to watch it? And oh, both of them think TMNT sucked! The green terrorists have failed to capture their imaginations! =)

Alrights. It’s going to be a really fast week. REALLY fast. Have a nice week ahead people. Especially the weekends! Good Friday and Easter. God bless all!

Erms, PE, Ling, Alv, free for supper this Friday? 2230hrs. Please sms me. Yups. Ber and I are thinking of Holland V. I’m driving btw. =)

Post 23rd

Yes yes… I’ve been getting complaints that I’m not updating often enough. But hey, some of you are not updating yours too! TSK. Why shooting me only? =p

Well, just wanna say a very big THANKS to all those out there who wished me well on the 23rd. Feel so blessed. Thanks people!

All the sms, emails, calls, cards and gifts. Thank you thank you!

Ott & Jo: Thanks dearies. We need to meet up SOON. You two are like super busy la. Hope the studies and training are coming along great. One’s getting smarter, one’s getting fitter. Not bad ah. =)

Eric: Thanks bro, for wishing me well in the Lab. Haha. Good thing that we left early that day. It’s a great gift in its own way. Haha. Hope the crapping was good at the ADM toilet. Whhhoooooooooooops!

Enje: Yes I’m reaching the mid-twenties soon. That would very much justify my calling Uncle. But you’re no where better alright? *evil laughters*

Randy: Thanks a lot. But I don’t think I want whatever you wished for me to come true. Haha. It’s quite gross. GROSS!

Sheng: So touch-ed. Really. Didn’t expect it. Seriously.

Joel & Liting: Thanks for the Carbernet Merlot. It’s a 2001!!! Goodness! Appreciate it.

JMT: haha! I think you’ve got quite cool initials! JMT. Didn’t realize that till now. =) thanks for the email… I guess it’s my turn now, for being lousy at correspondence. But I guess it’s alright ya? We’re nice people right? Right. I’m not sure about coffee… might be stuck in the bed. Haha. We’ll see?

CM: I’m so sorry Patterson’s cost less as compared to Kinsella’s. But thanks anyway. The 5th Horseman right? I’m glad that you actually remembered. Heart-felt. Let me know when you’re free alright? Maybe we can meet for bucks or something. =) Xoxo.

Ms Huang: Sorry ah, no char-siew chee chong fun that night. Hope the plain one was good enough. And I wanted teh-peng leh. Not milo peng. Haha. K, we shall blame the uncle. Thanks for the shirt, and everything else. =)

6ists: I think I don’t really have to say much right? Thanks. And thank God for blessing me with you people. It’s gonna be a rather special year this year. One’s in China now, one for France in June, another one to the States. Stick it out ya? Looking forward to the next meet-up. I hope it’s not daidee or bridge at my bedside. HAHA.

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Dinner yesterday was fun. With sausages, crepes, pastas, pizzes, snapples, beer, bens & jerry’s and many little cups of water. Seeing Hoon online is really kinda fun. Seriously. Everyone was just hanging round the place waiting for her to come online, and crappy things started happening. Like erm, “PE… NOOOOOO… don’t suck my cup!”.

Right. Don’t bother asking me about the cup incident cause it’s gonna take a very long time to explain the entire thing. But Hoon, you can ask Alvin if you want. But I guess he’s already told you. RIGHT? You still owe me a birthday song by the way.

Thanks again people. It was fantastic. Really.

PS: I’m kinda regretting not taking photos with the poster girl with armpit hair. It would so out of this world. Haha. And ya, we should have taken a photo with Hoon. That we shall do next time!

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Okay. A made a little boo-boo the on my previous post. My operation’s on the 3rd. Not the 2nd. It’s on the first Thursday of the week. Yups. I’m going around everywhere, telling people to come visit me! Haha. So here I am again, PLEASE drop by if you’re free. Haha. I’m gonna be so bored. =)

Oh, I sprained my knee again yesterday. How nice right? Had to run for the bus like a half-crippled last night. Urgh.

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Hmmm… it was nice having coffee and lemon zest once again. You weren’t late la. I was just a bit early. I don’t think I’ve helped you much, because your work requires quite a bit of research and I’ve got very limited knowledge in this area. But if you need help in any other ways, I’ll be very glad to help. Yups! =)

By the way, I don’t think I’m that smart and I speak that well. I guess, the reason why there was nothing you could say, because you realize that whatever I said actually makes sense! Right? I think I merely stated the facts and spoke the truth… and the truth cannot be rebuked. Agree? So why not put some thought about the truth, and think about what life is really all about? *grins*

Life is bitter-sweet at times, and perhaps maybe even ambiguous. But one things for sure, if you know what you want in life, then all those gray areas would be lighted up, and your path would have no dark, unclear corners or bends.

Once again, if you want to know how you want to live your life, you must first know how you want to leave this world. Think about it!

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Caught Mr Bean with Eric yesterday. Made him put on the shades whilst waiting for the bus for the fun of it. Goodness it fits nicely. That’s when I realized that his head’s as wide as mine. And it actually looks kinda good on him. Hahah.

Bean was funny, and a great show for the little ones. I was laughing at Eric more than at Bean la. He would be rolling on the floor if we hadn’t been watching at the cinemas. Just too bad that we were sitting RIGHT at the front. Our heads nearly fell off our necks.

Oh, Ling and PE, I still think TMNT is… not nice. Haha. I still like the cartoons.

Donatello and Michaelangello right?

“they look like terrorists”, so says Alv. Hahaha.

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Had tuition with the new kid, Jolene. (not you JO. Hur hur. But she’s cute too la. Hahaah…) think she’s rather bright, like her brother. Just that she ain’t confident with herself. Wondering how to instill confidence. Hmmmm……

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Dishwalla’s still running on my laptop and I’m drinking A&W from a straw. Sweet tooth over-timing today. Shall get on with my chores and start mugging. Have a great week ahead people… Don’t let the Monday blues hit you!

A Card, a Cross and a Cake

Last week's Botak outing. Top: my double botak w Cheese. Mid: SY & Rick. Bot: Eric & I.

Have I already mentioned that I’ve finally got my CD’s? And the new bag. Gifts for myself this birthday. Hahas. The bag rocks. Thought it’s already a little dirty. It’s quite interesting how Rick and the guys could actually have a discussion on how a Crumpler should be slinged. By the side? Or cross the chest? Haha. either works for me I guess.

And oh, those 2 Dishwalla CDs. My oh my. Probably the best CD’s I have. Wonder why they don’t sell it here. No no. Actually they do. But at $48 for one album, it’s kinda crazy. Got the 2 for $65 at amazon.com. Hooray!

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Was reading the news on CNN.com yesterday. A baby was born after his father was dead for 2 years. Well, on the first read, I thought it was going to be some sorta freak/miraculous kind of news. But turns up that baby’s mum conceived through father’s sperm which was kept in the sperm bank before he went to war in Iraq. Miracle? Guess it very much depends on how you look at it.

There’re so much implications, so many issues here if you were to put some thought into it. But just plain looking at it superficially, I think it is a really sweet and brave thing for the mum to do. Raising her child all alone, conceiving the child in the first place for the love of her husband. It is wow.

But still, I wonder is this a right?

Well, I’ll leave that to God. There are many things in our lives that we cannot fine explanations, and we often engage ourselves in certain activities without knowing the reasons why. But that’s how life is I guess. Not going to let tomorrow’s worries bother me. For today has got its own troubles. Or so says Jess: “be prepared to be wowed each day”. Sums it all up.

And so this week started with the Materials Science test. Guess I did okay, probably a B+ or A-. Thing was, everyone thought they could have done better. My inclusive. It’s kinda sucky when you take a test and you don’t know where you actually got wrong. The learning process is lost here. But owells. That’s how it goes around here in NTU. Getting along with it.

Abandoned Joel on Monday evening and went for tuition. Got an sms from Sheng. She was having this problem with her tuition kid. Kinda funny. Haha. oops! Went back home, did some work and prepared for Tuesday evening. It was gonna be a short 15-20mins, but there’s just so many things to consider. The place, the time, the stuff. Even the weather. Everything. It was a good thinking process though.

Got a ride to AH from Dad. Saw the surgeon and it’s confirmed that the surgery would be on 2nd May. People, please come visit me if you can. I’m gonna be there for 5 days. FIVE DAYS. I can’t imagine myself stuck in the bed for 5 days. I guess I’ll be clicking my laptop away. NO. wait. Do they allow laptops there in the first place?? Dang!

Gave tuition in the evening. Ran a little late and had to rush back to Bishan. Managed to be there on time. Guess everything went as planned. But… I don’t know. Having mixed feelings about it. Perhaps I’m expectant. But I think it comes down to the point, where I’m just too… URgh.

A card, a cross, a cake, a lighter, 2 candles and an MP3 player,

Yes my dear friend. Perhaps I should give myself a chance. It’s amazing how you can suck info out of me with the circumstances we have now. You really are good. =) it’s a trait that you ought to have huh?

Giving myself a chance now.

Oh, I’ve got my first birthday gift! Haha. But I guess it doesn’t it. Or rather I won’t fit it. XL? Haha. I’m not that huge, no? I’m big. But not exactly that big. Haha. oops. Thanks anyway, if you’re reading this.

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Thanks Jo for helping me ask about that NS thingy. Haha. Called MIND*F and they were very nice to help me settle everything. THANKS! =)

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Teengae mutant ninja turtles movie is opening on my birthday! Haha. Childhood memories! Well, reminiscence. RIGHT Ling? Haha. I can’t remember what you typed yesterday night, but I’m sure Joel and I had a VERY good laugh. Something like… remimise? YA. That’s it. REMIMISE. Oops!

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No botak for lunch today. Eric’s having beef tonight. He’ll start barfing red meat if he went today. SY’s having it tonight. Rick’s probably still asleep. Haha. So, back to my staple. CAI FAN. Haha.

Have a great weekend ahead people. I know I will have a good one. Coffee tomorrow afternoon (I won’t be late!), dinner at home (it’s been a while), supper somewhere (fluttering again), church on Saturday and chilling out with the peeps after, basketball on Sunday, meeting up with the 6ixists, minus one who’s in China. We’ll Skype you. Don’t worry. Haha. Heard there’re more people coming. Goodie. Sheng u coming?

Last but not least, as you can see I’ve changed the template. And I kinda like it. But the thing is, the chatterbox is gone, and I’m too lazy to install it again. So, please leave comments at the bottom of the posts if you wanna tell me something alright?

Thanks a lot! God bless you nice people out there.

huh?

I’m very very very sleepy and tired. What a way to start a new post. Been mugging quite a fair bit for the materials science test tomorrow morning, and all the crystals and metals and alloys are forming eutectically in my head. Not good not good. Totally drained. Sneaking in here to try and keep myself awake.

Let’s see… so what happened for the week. Somehow updating has become a weekly affair huh? ha. Let’s see. Monday, school, tuition, and last minute ‘date’ with a mean person. Tuesday, can’t really remember what went on, but I know I flunked my physics test. Wed, hmmm.. lunch at the Quad with the guys and got caught in the rain whilst walking back to hall. Thursday was happening, with 3 double botaks and a giant sausage. It was great. But too much of it makes you fart beef. Eric’s going to be crazy next week. Rick should drive, just in case. Did some corny storyboard with Sy, rick and ah-ya. So almost fell asleep during the presentation.

Friday, lab in the morning. Tried to finish it fast, and rushed down to camp to collect the DETIC file. Kinda waste of time. Could have done it through the mail. TSK. Met up with JH at coffee bean and started mugging my Mat science.

Had supper at HV. Took a couple of photos and everything was fantastic. Salmon salad, chicken mushroom burger, and the funny way of cutting food up. Well, what more could I ask for once again? Got kinda lost near Kallang. Stadium link, stadium road, stadium crescent. URgh.

Skipped tuition on Saturday morning. Went straight to the coffee place and mugged for Mat science. Sat there till my butt ached so bad and my vanilla latte turned warm. Walked around Northpoint and finally decided what I wanted to get. As when I got it, I couldn’t believe myself that I actually did get it. I must be out of my head to get something like. I think I’m crazy.

Went for the church gathering/discussions at 6. All the way till 10 we were engrossed in very informative and thought provoking discussions. What strength!

Rushed back home to have supper with dad. Had a couple of Erdingers, and went up to meet cousin CJ and Wende at their flat. Only got back home at 3am.

And so, here I am. Sleeping at 3, waking at 8, feeling like a zombie, went for morning service, sat at the coffee place and mugged, went down to Tampines to play ball with the hall seniors, and back to hall at 8. I’ve been reading so much of the textbook. Yet, I don’t know if I can actually tackle with the questions tomorrow. How nice.

Oh, I finally got my big, black, nasty crumpler. Brown was out of stock, and it’ll take MONTHS for the next batch to come. So settled with black. Not that bad I guess. Goes with everything.

Alrights. Back to the books.

Another week gone

Cousin Cindy & I. Been wanting to post this up. CHIO.

Alrights. Where was I. Long week has passed. Really long week. Mega-billions of cells died and half my hair (those on the head) were gone. 3 tests in one week. How nice is that.

First was physics. Totally screwed it up I think. Could only do 3 out of 5. And most infuriating was the solution of the other 2 questions popped right into my thick skull 5 minutes AFTER I stepped out of the room.

Then was math on Thursday. Think I got the first question correct and I having doubts in the second one. ‘Scheming old fart’ was how SY described him. Series, convergence, divergence, limits, roots, comparisons, power series, taylor series, Maclaurin series… URGH. They suck to the core. Guess what’s next? Multiple integrals. Remember when you the times when you did A math in secondary schools, or C math in JCs, or math in high schools or polys, and you come across this little ‘s’ looking symbol called the ‘integral’? And we use it to solve questions of integration? Well, guess what? ‘Multiple integrals’ means there’re MULTIPLES of them. How gross.

Rounded of the test week with the GV12:”Aesthetic and creative techniques in the moving images” module test. Well, as we thought it was going to be rather easy and we’re quite well prepared for it, I ended up writing 8 FULL pages of essay within 2 and a half hour, and Rick did 12 FULL pages within the same time. Did an approximate word count before handing in the script. And I was shell-shocked. There were no less than 4000 words on that paper I handed in. I cannot imagine how many words Rick had on his script. It’s pure insanity. I wonder how we did it.

Had our first drawing lab on Friday morning. 2 point perspective sketching. Once again, thinking it was easy, we entered the lab with joyous mood. Half way through we were sweating, and towards the end, we were cursing and swearing that darn radio. Didn’t really help when my nose decided to turn into a permanent mucus-tap.

Freaking Radio

Went for tuition in the afternoon and I’m starting to feel appreciated by her. It is so much different now, tutoring her as compared to a couple of years back. Really touched by her determination to do well.

Dropped by my aunt’s in the evening and hanged out for a while. Caught up with Timothy. He’s gonna do ‘tourism’ in SP. That’s really wonderful. Able to do something that he wants and he likes.

Drove the family back and took the car out for a spin. Went by Trinity to pick QQ up and had supper at Chomps. Bak chor mee and sugar cane. =)

Tried calling a couple of people out for drinks after that. ( I mean coffee/tea.. not beer/wine). But to no avail. End up reaching home before midnight and realized how tired I was. Knocked out at 1+am - the earliest time I’ve slept in the entire week.

Gave tuition on Saturday afternoon, and went straight down to Yishun after that. Sat in the coffee house with a nice cold caramel latte, my MP3 and my dearest MATERIAL SCIENCE tutorial. Darn the wretched phase diagrams. 2D-3/4 axis graphs with lines ALL over the place. Easily 10 calculations can be done it. I went half bald there, and broke the Boeing pencil Alv gave me when we were in sec2/3. I had it with me for 7/8 years and I broke it whilst doing tutorials. How nice right? Depressed to hard on the button by the side and the whole thing sunk in. It’s rooted there permanently now. URgh.

My mess at the coffee house. Got so bored that I started taking pictures.

Caramel latte, pure choc, and a yummy little piece of cake.

Packed up earlier and went down to church, having enough of the balding effects tutorials have on me. Helped set up the place and saw the worship team rehearse. Then went to the other room to play the guitar for a while. It’s been a really long while since I’ve last touched the classical guitar. It was Christmas if I recall correctly. At Ott’s place. Stairway to Heaven still sounds nicer on the classical.

The discussions ended at 10 and we had supper. I guess, you now know what you can tell him ya? Remember, it takes 2 hands and clap. ONE hand can’t clap anything. (try recall me doing that one hand clapping thingy, and the guy who was supposedly staring from behind) And I liked the walk/drive back home. Really. =)

And so, today marks the last of this week. Great game in the morning. Tengda and his GF came. Was surprised that she actually PLAYS ball. Tian, really… too bad. You should have been there. You would have met your match. But we had fun all in hall. My leg hang in there as well. Which was good. It felt REALLY good thrashing those ignorant, impolite, arrogant punks. 7-1. how’s that for us being stupid? I shot 2 over your overgrown head you ditz. Haha. Alright alright. Pardon me.

Gotta know that Mike moved out with his fiancée to AMK and they’re gonna have a house warming soon. Gonna get him a rice cooker. Hahah. Anyone wants to chip in? =)

Went walking around in the afternoon and got a some stuff. New socks, new triangles, and a new Chinese brush with a small bottle of black ink. Thinking of writing some stuff when I’ve got the time. Or maybe even draw. But think doing that on A4 paper would be quite yucky. Shall drop by Bras Besar.

Sat in at the same coffee place again and tried doing Physics this time round. Not so bad I guess. Motivation from last night’s encouragement when we were just walking by the ‘satellite dish’ building. Thanks!

Went for service in the evening. Tried asking someone to come along but didn’t work. If you would, I think you should give it another try. =) it’s different. I’m serious. Do consider alright?

So here I am now. Back in the room with 4 walls, plenty of clothes and papers and books lying around. Just had subs and I only have got ONE cookie. Why does she insist that there’s TWO??

Anyways, have a great week ahead everyone!

Just before I stop typing, just wanna leave a thought for you guys to ponder. Do think about it.

How do you think you want to live your life? How do you know that the way you want to live your life is the best?

If you don’t, then here’s what I’ve learnt. If you want to know how to live, you must learn how you want to die. Think about it. Seriously.

God bless!

THE week.

Someone stole my chocs. They're missing.

Wow. One week’s over just like that. there goes my recess. Completed what I set out to accomplish. But it seemingly felt that I could have done more. Especially the revision part. Spent more time bumming around than sitting down and studying. Not good… not good.

Nonetheless, it was a good I should say. Starting off with the really nice Tuesday where things start to seem quite interesting. Started off with coffee and engineering maths with JH, tuition with Phyllis, and the blatant late afternoon chocolate shopping in Taka. Royce was a good choice I guess, though I’ve not tasted any of it myself. Was rather shabbily dressed at that time, but owells. Who cares. =)

Dropped by MFPS with mum’s van and went back home. Took dad’s car and dropped by AMK after everything. It was nice. Really nice. And er, well… interesting. Drove the expressways and dropped by Jo’s the give her the card I wanted to give her since the CNY but didn’t had the chance. I like your specs. Really. Doesn’t make you look toot la. You look rather… creative. =) like some sorta artist. COOL.

Drove back to school with really nice company on the phone. Did some tutorials and packed the room. Grabbed my lappy and drove by Eric’s place for a while. It was 1am in the morning and the PIE reminded me the speed tracks you see in the arcade racing machines.

Spent Wednesday mugging at the library, trying VERY hard to do the double and triple integrals. It really SUCKS. Yes I’m complaining again. How nice. Almost went bald in the library. Went stairs climbing in the evening. Couldn’t jog cause of the rain. 80 stories. Dang I didn’t time myself. The view at the top was good, and the constant msgs coming in. Hehe. Guess that’s what’s been pushing me all the way.

Went back to school on Thursday and well… seriously contemplated dropping by MF. But, owells. Something just put me off.

Then came Friday. Met up with SY and Eric for lunch, then took a ride from Eric to AH. Was talking about bikes and school stuff along the way. Really appreciate the ride. if not, most likely I would be caught in the down pour.

Went along with the physio, and saw the doc eventually. So my report says that I’ve got a cruciate anterior ligament, a damaged but intact posterior one, traces of fluid round the knee, and meniscus debris somewhere along the side. Ends up it’s my choice now, if the op is to happen. if it does, rehab will be for half a year, and I would be on braces for about a month. Basically the muscles would go to waste for that period of time, and I would most likely turn into a tv junky. If not, no more pivoting with my knee, no more TKD, no more basketball, no more sprinting, no more tennis, no more breaststrokes for swimming. So I guess… it’s quite obvious huh?

Met up with Ber late night and the funniest thing happen. it was rather embarrassing when people started asking me how was London, and someone actually suggested that I’ve been waiting since secondary school. It was hilarious. But I hope things are clarified. Had a good talk, and yes, maybe that’s why we can click! Haha. because we’re like the way we are, so we click. 5 years k? 5 years. =)

Saturday morning was for tuition, and the afternoon was for a little mugging, which was exactly productive. Only managed half a tutorial, then shooted out of the house, thinking I was gonna to be late, only to be put off by an hour. =p But it was alright. Really. =) I kept myself entertained ‘walking around’ and reading my book. Thanks for dinner and beer. So do you now know the difference between light and dark beer? Haha. guess not.

So you’re sponsoring me my bag right? Hehe. THANKS! And hey, I like your shoes. Have I told you that already? *grins*

Went off early to meet up with my cousins and Wen De. It was great. I didn’t know we could really crap so much. Though I felt really bad for having Macs as early-morning supper. Guilt. GUILT.

Sunday was… wow. Well, though only 6 turned up, we had fun at the court. Well, some people were disappointed by the attendance, but I’m certainly pleased that we could at least play. Be happy with what you have I guess.

Spent sometime talking to my folks and gave Eric his birthday present. So SO glad that he liked the book. I thought he would be disappointed by it or what. I guess Peter Pan really does wonders! =)

Met up the RT in the afternoon to mug a little. Well, completed the other half of the tutorial I couldn’t finish on Saturday, and spent the rest of the time yakking away. Someone was half blur, and very easily conned. I was ‘warned’ and ‘threatened’ by her little ‘mishaps’. How nice. Hope you enjoyed your mango drink. =) and I think we should try the photo hunt again sometime. This time, wear your specs.

Off to church in the evening, and well, I was really glad to be there. The serenity and peace that I felt. Thank God. =) another week ahead, more angels and devils to deal with.

And so, to sum off the week, had dinner at the Marina Square HK café. Toasts, pork chop spaghetti, and 2 mugs of iced milk tea. What more can I ask for? How about a glimpse of the fire works and the rather embarrassing bus ride back. I’m glad that I found the balls to do what I did during Christmas.

Hope everything’s fine for everyone out there. Well wishes to everyone, especially to the one at academy, the one at the ulu lala land, the one having MOOnday blues, the one having sorethroat and too much male-oriented problems, the one having crazy serotonin levels in the head, the one having ulcers and plenty of assignments, the one with 3 mid-sem tests this week (me inclusive), and the one who’s having a headache right now and need to be shouting at 30 little monsters.

I see soft-toys...

I think I’m kinda mad. Well, not ‘angry’ mad, but more like ‘crazy’ mad. Walked all the way back from Carol’s. Think that’s quite a distance. Well, I guess I needed that time for some quiet thinking.

YES, I am having my recess now. Well, this ain’t no 40minute recess. (RIGHT? Sheng?) It’s a one week break from studies, and a relax time for us. Well, SUPPOSEDLY one week break for us. Most of us end up getting more stressed during the week. Me inclusive. All the webcasts, tutorials and test preparations… URGH. But still, NO, I don’t wanna switch roles with you. I suck at what you do. Hahah.

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Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve literally ‘heard’ from you. Deeply appreciate the call. Really thank you. Must have been quite late over there ya? Calling everyone on your Singapore phone list? =) Thanks for remembering.

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Went jogging with dad on the second day of the celebrations when everyone was over. It felt good to be running beside him. Remember how I used to admire his stamina and stride, now it’s the other way round. How time has just slipped and past by. Now, I’ve gotta slow down for dad. It’s a certain kind of emotion and feeling that propels me to feel proud, and at the same time, sad.

Well, though lacking the finesse, dad’s determination is quite apparently strong. No matter how tired, how bad his knees hurt, he ran. And ran. Just to keep up and complete the distance we set ourselves to accomplish.

Hats off him.

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So how’s it over there at the big big ulu ulu la la land? =) Our apologies for not the ‘un-opened’ café. Hope that pasta was good. All the funny talk and stuff. PE’s little bumps, walking round BJ looking at CD’s, shoes and women’s panties… all part of the evening.

Not to forget ‘tang shui’ at Liang Seah. Well, I know Ber pronounced it another way, which was quite funny. Anyone remember how it goes? Haha. Iced milk tea with chin chow, durian pudding, bitter strawberry, pomello with ice, yuan yang (almond… urhg.) and Chun Ming’s rice and honey drink. It was nice. Really. Though someone was really stuck onto the TV. =P

It’s amazing how we got everyone to sign the card. Under the table, toilet breaks. We certainly are opportunistic huh?

I know you like the card, and I’m quite sure that you love the hippo to pieces. Took us quite a certain amount of walking effort to get everything together. Quite tormenting for my not-so-good legs, but the end result is good huh?

All the best. Hope to hear from you soon! =)

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To dear madm,

Hope the crumpler serves you well. Now I’m inspired to get one myself. Brown or gray? Haha. Anyways, all the best to you for you training. I don’t know when you’ll be seeing this, but when you do, *hugs*.

Penguin needs a name. And I thought strapping a seat-belt across was really cute. Saw the china guy smiling as he walked past? Bet you didn’t. Should have taken a photo.

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I can’t address you here by how I would usually do cause that’s gonna cause quite a stir and contro

versy. But anyways, indeed, yellow shirts, blue jeans and sling bags are quite scandalous. Haha. It was really uncanny!

Hope that ‘draft’ was good enough for you. I’m not quite sure if it’s helpful enough. But I certainly think that you need more materials to support your paper.

Thanks for the coffee. So I’ve treated once, you’ve once. Next one’s on me. And thanks for the lamination. Though I think I need to get it done again if it’s gonna stay for long. =)

Not to forget, three months. Even somehow I think it won’t happen, cause I’m suspecting that my op would be soon. Haha. So I was thinking that we might have to push the deal back a little. To be fair right? =) Anyways, I’ve thought of what I want for your part of the deal if I ever succeed. Not gonna tell now. Let the suspense rock. =)

And no, I’m not getting rings on my ears. NEVER. No diamonds, no ring. Thanks.

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“shi zi lu kou” was great. Got to eat some nice food and had fun. Well, except for the song singing in the middle of Toa Payoh where EVERYONE’s watching. Haha. We could have won the thing. But thought that since we’re there, might as well make full use of the time we had and enjoy ourselves. It was fabulous. Oh, Bryan came along too. =)

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I’m busy waging wars with myself. Who’s gonna stop the fight for me? Or shall I just keep fighting inwards. Till all the angels and devils die.


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I want a crumpler, the CD’s, and a pair of new shoes. But most of all, I want my leg back.

Super delayed post

Erms. This is supposed to come up on Saturday.. but it didn’t happen cause something was wrong with the server.. owells.. =)
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YES YES YES!!! I’ve completed my lab report!!! Well, people say that I’m gan-cheong cause it is only due in 2 weeks time. But hey, might as well get it over and done with right? All those microstructures… Urgh… even dreamt of it last night. Haha.

Up next shall be life sciences. 6 whole lectures to study coming Thursday. Why can’t they just put it the week AFTER CNY? There goes all the holiday mood. Pissed.

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Happy happy happy lunar new year to all my dear friends who celebrate it out there! May you have a prosperous and happy and fruitful new year!

Especially to those who are going to new places, may you have a blessed and safe trip!
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Have had two reunion dinners so far… one with the church guys, one with my family. Both steamboats, plenty of healthy stuff. Was glad that our friends from China came for our youth gathering/dinner. Gonna have ‘shi zi lu kou’ this coming Saturday… it’s gonna be fun. And guess what? It’s at Toa Payoh. Haha. Know that place almost inside out. =)

Dinner at home was… well… different. Shan’t elaborate here.

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Coffee, hot chocolate, and a plate of potato wedges… I like that. I like the talk. And I really hope that you’ll be amongst the first to come when I’m in deep shit. Hah. Cause somehow I sense one big pile coming up real soon.

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Black full-seed it shall be. Hopefully I can get it soon enough. No promises though. Are you free next weekend?

Well, have things blown over? And I’ve got no answer to your question. All I can say… is I don’t know. I feel bad, to a certain extent. For you, for myself. It’s a whole lot of stuff cramped up in a small skull. I’m sorry.

Like I said time and again… maybe I’m not deserving.

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It’s so hard to be who you want to be ain’t it? Especially when the people around you are disapproving.

“Dare you to move. Salvation is here.”

I’ve taken the first step. But can I continue walking?

on a scale from 1-10.... 6 or 7

Knee’s not of the best condition right now. Will pull through, nonetheless.

Pain is Devil’s way of telling me that I’m dying;
It is also God’s way of telling me that I’m alive.

I’m glad that I’m alive. =)

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Felt so tired in the afternoon that I plopped right into the bed after I turned on my lappy. I apologise for the super late reply. Ya… I should have set the status to ‘AWAY’. Anyways, glad that you found your tape! Fancy having it stuck on the ceiling huh? And that thing in the sewers? Sure you don’t want it back? =)

Have been mugging since this afternoon. This sudden urge to catch up with my material science. Already 2 setbacks this semester, trying and hoping that the 3rd one doesn’t come. Or maybe I’m asking too much from myself sometimes… not that smart to begin with… BCD from the As, a meager ‘entry to U’. Shucks. I’m entertaining negatives thoughts. ARGH.

One more test up tomorrow. Already read through everything once. Wonder how things will go.

Roomie’s out for steamboat with his course-mates. Said he’ll be back by 9 – it’s already 11. Not that I’m missing him, but wondering if he’s alright. Hopefully he’s not drunk. URGH.

Back to the notes and powerpoints. Ta.

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Jo, hope you enjoyed your rest and feeling already much better! =)

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Ms Scatterbrain.

Wow.

Monday afternoon.

I just left my laundry out to dry. And it seems that it’s about to rain really soon. Darn.

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The weekend is over just like that. Saturday was spent tuitioning and mugging. Well, minimum mugging actually. I’m glad that I’ve got a positive influence on her kid. It’s nice to have parents calling and hurling compliments at you. It’s flattering, yet at the same time the invisible pressure increases. Owells.

Went down to Bishan park to take a look at the Scouts pioneering projects. The place was over flowing with Scouts and Cubs. Pioneering projects from HI and Catholic High were the most impressive (as usual). It was a war between the two schools.

There were really nice bridges and towers too.

Come to think of it, pioneering would be the pride of the younger Scouts. As compared to their peers from NCC or BB, pioneering skills certainly make the young Scouts stand out. It’s a test of discipline, team work and endurance. The staying out under the sun for hours and hours to construct something out of poles and ropes bonds them more than nothing else. The rope burns and silly ‘tie poh han to the tree!’ ethics certainly are memories they’ll keep for a very long time.

Thinking back, the small, medium, and huge projects we all made… it’s been quite an adventure. Hour-glass towers, monkey bridges, flying-foxes, and simple tripods… how time has passed. It is time for the younger generation now.

Went for physio last Friday and my leg muscles have never ached SO much. The many repetitions and increasing weights. I’m quite surprised at the strength of my legs. Maybe cause I’m heavier. Haha. Owells. Did some balancing exercises and endurance training. Then had current impulses sent through the muscles to improve growth. Weird sensations but quite an experience.

Can’t wait to get well.

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Things haven’t really been going on really very smoothly huh? First’s the dumb math test. Then the leg. Got elbowed in the eye and I’ve got a bruise under my right eye. And now the Mat science test. Yes, it’s a B+. But it could have been so much better if I paid more attention to the details. Well, looking on the bright side, at least I’m conceptually correct.

No ber, I didn’t get hit cause I was disturbing another guy’s girl. Like I said, I was protecting a girl from another guy. =p

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YES!! I’ve got a new ‘smell’. Thanks PE! I smell damn nice la… haha… Anyways, the 5 of you, please check your email really soon. I’m organizing the next gathering. Haha. YES ME AGAIN. =p

And Ling, yes I know how to write your Chinese name. =) Well, just for the record, you’ve got the ‘most-difficult-to-write’ character. The most strokes, the most not proportional. But hope it turned out well.

And Hoon, you got to stick your card on your wall in China I tell you.

I think we should ask CH out one of these days to whack him upside down, for that trick he pulled on us. 29th Feb. How smart.

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Congratulations to the both of you. I’m not sure about Celest’s grade, but I’m sure proud of you. B3 for science… haha. That’s more than decent. Hope it’s what you’re expecting. Never mind the rest, you’ve done well. Congratulations! God bless you and may you pick the right path ahead of you. *hugs*

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They've decided to use AGAPE. =) I'm touched.

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YAAAY! It didn’t rain. Or rather, it’s not raining yet. DRY CLOTHES….! DRY FAST!!

I'm gonna get screwed.

Busy busy busy. We’re already into the fifth week of the semester and I still don’t really feel the sense of urgency I had last semester. GOSH I think I’m slacking. Tsk. But somehow, I’m always busy. And I wonder why.

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Saw the specialist. Good news and not so good news. Not so good news – I’ve got an left anterior cruciate ligament. Good news, I can still walk and run and swim; just no pivoting for the time being. Could have been worse. Well, thank God. Really. The hamstrings are actually constantly firing and compensating the instability of the knee. And after some weird strength tests, they are actually as strong as the quads. How freaky is that. I’VE GOT POWERFUL HAMSTRINGS MAN. (If not for those hams, I probably won’t be able to run, or maybe walk much.)

Well, that’s not exactly something to be proud of though.

Oh, my right (good) knee has got a tendency to shift for about 2mm, which is normal. My left one has a shift of 13mm. That’s a whole freaking 1.3 CENTI-meter! Well, that’s 10 to the power of negative 2 - CENTIMETERS!

Hope the MRI and OP comes soon. Wanna get it fixed and done.

Anyways, thank you people, for all your care and concern. They’re all heart felt. =) Your words of encouragement, moral support and prayers are deeply appreciated. Thank you!

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Wonder how it feels like to have screws in the leg. Haha. I’m screwed. Literally. Or rather, I’m gonna get some screwing. ;)

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Well, I lost my phone just yesterday. Some immoral person just took from my bag. It’s a freaking LOUSY phone with a totally scratched surface, and it’s been used for almost 3 years! Come on! Why not choose a better one? Urgh. There goes all my contacts and nice messages that I’ve been keeping all these years. Maybe it’s time to let go of them. But there’s just so much sentiments. Sighs.

Well, on the brighter side of things, I’ve got a new phone. A hundred and fifty bucks. Not that I had a choice. At least this time round, I can take proper photos with my phone. Yeah. Maybe you’re right Ott, it is God’s little gift for me.

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Met a few people I’ve not seen for a very long time. Siew Hui, Pei Shan, Cheryl (it was funny. Right PE?), Andrew, Raihan, Ignatius. Good to know that they still recognize me, and I do them.

Well, there’re people I’m trying to see. But the opportunity just doesn’t come. TSK. And hey, I’m not sly/scheming/deceitful. It’s being smart/opportunistic/and of course, it is pure brilliance. =p

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YES. We’ve finally went out TOGETHER. Every single one of us. SIX in all. Yes, six, not five. It was great. Really. Though it didn’t really started out right, people being late and tempers flaring and stuff, I’m really really glad that we enjoyed ourselves at the end of the day.

Initial destination was abandoned due to the crowd. Ended up Sakae. Well, that’s where we saw Cheryl. Haha. Sat our table the food started rolling in. PE was full in a while, Ling couldn’t finish her Chawamushi, Hoon made DISGUSTING looking wasabi + soy sauce (which PE describes as shit), Alvin had to eat the shit, and Ber was feeling hot all the time and made funny noises while eating.
Not all words ending with “ing” are action words. Hehe. There’re plenty of examples in this post. Should have spent some time to thinking about it, instead of me doing that dumb “struggling” in studies “action”.

It was great to just sit and chat. Well, we got to know someone was playing some sticky gun and got burnt, another had nice colours on her hair, and another suggested that soya sauce in chawas are good, but the one with nice colours couldn’t taste the difference.

Took the train back and wow, “how did these few hours flew past just like that?” I thought.

Did some funny things on our way back and damn, it was a failed mission. Haha.

Anyways, I hope you guys like the cards. Yes PE, yours is the nicest. Maybe because it’s symmetrical. But I’m VERY sure that Alvin has got the best photo. No doubt about that. Right bro? And yes, you can continue pondering why the heck you actually agreed to take a photo like that. With all the make up and stuff.

Dang you look sexy!

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I don’t understand why they do such things. Why can’t they just be more sensitive/sensible and understanding? They were once so close… now they seem so far. All the respect is gone. I’m so gonna be superficial when the time comes. An act. A performance.

Why?

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There’s no one who can love you the way I do. No human can love you more than I do. But you chose to leave, taking bits of me away.