no Sociology tutorial...sighz...

Went for Sociology tutorial today...was a little shocked when I discovered that our tutor wasn't there! Xinwei and I walked into a class that was less than half full. It was very unlike him to be late...so since he did not come for a good 20-25 mins or so, we decided to just leave. Sigh, I was looking forward to tutorial...not that I did the work properly lah...it's not that easy okay? Feel abit cheated...like he did not inform us. Sheesh...there is some kind of communication breakdown..I hope Mr Cheong is alright...very mysterious...

Anyway, tomorrow is Children's Day! So nice to be a child huh? I gave out prezzies to my tuition kids last night. Haha, no, I didn't prepare them...but I got to give them out, so that was fun too. My supervisor, Mrs Ho, was the one who prepared them. She really is such a dear...nice old lady...albeit a little naggy, but old people have earned the right to nag yah? People who know what's good for you also have that right...heh

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This is the present that each kid got. So colourful and Children's Day right? Nice... ^_^


I also received a present leh. One my students, Hillary, gave me this hourglass thing. I was very touched...first time I've ever received a Teachers' Day prezzie...though belated, but still super nice...haha... touched.
*tear twinkles*
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Anyway, I'm now in the NUS Central Library. Just bumming around and waiting for my EL tutorial to start. It starts at 12noon...still awhile more...I think my overbearing need to show the 'chio-ness' of FF7: AC is starting to wear out already. Haha...that's good, if not I will continue to overload my blog with picture after picture...there is only SO MUCH 'chio-ness' the general public can take right? Haha.

By the way, if you notice, on the right side of the blog is a little box where I will periodically display animated GIFs from Naruto. I'm a fan, and I managed to find sites that had these images. So good things must share mah...I will change them every so often! Haha..tell me what you think about it ok? Fun! ^_^

I think today I will go to the gym...I haven't gone the whole of last week and this week...VERY VERY BAD...I feel terrible...going soft in all the wrong places (minds out of the gutter everyone!), and really need to lose weight. Becoming fatty-fatty bom bom liao...sheesh. I have a busy weekend ahead. Hopefully things will get better after that...need to get back into the studying groove...there's still much to do!

Gambatte ne!
*oosh*

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Here's a random feel-good picture! My platoon mates from OCS...so nice lor...
Memories...all those wonderous memories....doo doo dee dum... ^_^
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continual perpetuation of the 'chio-ness' of FF7: AC

Cloud VERSUS Kadaj


Cloud Strife. Note the excellent CGI work. Light and shadows all very well done. Very nice. He is so 'shuai' (suave, good-looking, cool) can?


From left: Yazoo, Kadaj and Loz. The villains who are just as 'shuai'! ^_^


Tifa with a SUPER CHIO kick to Loz's face. Heeya!


Kadaj with his doubled-bladed 'mini-Masumune'. I'm sure it has a cool name, but I'm not sure what is it. The weapons ALWAYS have cool names...


Cloud with Tifa after her fight with Loz. Yeah, she lost...but she was still great. You can't blame her for losing to Sephiroth wannabes you know...you just can't. The church brings back memories of yester year...sigh...the nostalgia. ^_^

Yay! The week is ending!

It's always a nice feeling towards the end of the week. Even though this weekend looks to be super packed, I still feel quite happy and more jovial than usual. Should the the post mid-term test syndrome. Today's JS lecture was actually interesting for once. I mean I slept again lah, but then she showed us some interesting documentary on Japanese film throughout the ages (ok ok, not really ages, but since the first film was made lah) which wasn't half bad.

Anyway, later going for tuition again at Hougang. I really wonder why I ever took it up...sheesh. Oh, I just made all my aunt's appointments for her already. She's very clever you know, make use of her nephew to make all her hair and dental appointments way in advance (she's only arriving on 30th Nov lor..haha)...anyway, it took not much effort, and I do love my aunt. Can't wait to see her!

Tomorrow is the EVEN week...the start of it. It's so bloody confusing can? Still wondering why NUS made it this way...so silly lor. Ah well...going to make some calls to confirm some tuition deals. Haha...must keep the finances going. ^_^

FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN ROCKS!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, I have just watched the best movie of the year thus far!

FF VII: Advent Children is DA BOMB!!!

Square ENIX really outdid themselves this time. I mean, of course the CGI is excellent, but the memories...oh, the memories!

I still remember the time I played FF VII on the PS (the old grey model), and I totally fell in love with the Final Fantasy Series. It was the best introduction anyone could ever get into the world of role-playing games (RPGs). Granted the graphics were dated, but for that time, it was way ahead of anything ever seen.

Anyway, back to the movie (WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!)

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(appearing more or less in chronological order)

I was most impressed with the fight scenes. I mean, Tifa was kicking Loz's ass man. She rocks...I never really liked her in the video game (hey, there was Aerith man, who cares about Tifa), but in this movie, I truly appreciate her style of fighting. She is the queen of hand-to-hand man...Heihachi can worship the ground she walks on...SHE IS THE TRUE 'TIE3 QUAN2' (Tekken). All her signature moves from her Limit Breaks from the video game in FULL CGI...can you imagine that? *droolz* I think I have to mop my floor now...haha

It was super CHIO!!! She was SUPER CHIO!!! The CHIO-factor was off the charts!!!

And Cloud, the man himself! This time round, he's cool and infected with the deadly geostigma...scary stuff. But even with his left arm seemingly rotting away, he still manages to kick the butts of Kadaj and his posse. He moves around in this super high-tech bike that houses all his swords, and now his swords all fit into one another. They are like the ultimate Lego toy for BIG BOYS..haha...

He finishes the movie with a new Limit Break. It's like Omnislash, but more purposeful and deliberate (no hack-and-slash like in the game). This time was pure poetry as he carved the living daylights out of the One-Winged Angel.

The baddies were an integral part of the movie. They were all Sephiroth-wannabes, and lookalikes, to a certain extent. They are all geniuses when it comes to combat, and bike riding is like a walk in the park for our villains.

Kadaj is their leader and he wields a shorter double-bladed Masumune (did I spell this right?), so it's like mini-Sephiroth's sword. His style is chio. Like he will only draw his sword when he has to, and only Cloud managed to make him draw it.

Yazoo wields a Gunblade (like Squall from FF VIII!)! His blade is shorter and more stout. He is graceful and calm as he fires off multiple bullets from his Gunblade. He only utilises the blade if in close combat with his opponent.

Loz is the brash brawler who is lucky enough to fight with Tifa! He has a claw device on his left arm that seems to radiate with Mako when he wills it, and somehow, that claw allows him to move at hyper speed. He tag-teams very well with Yazoo and watching them fight together is pure poetry in motion. There is an exciting bike chase scene where they almost best Cloud. Wicked!

In the show, you see all your favourite characters make cameo appearances and those sure brought back memories. There is alot of story in this movie, and you won't be able to fully appreciate it unless you've played the video game. I love it!

Pssst! Read the entry carefully and you should be able to guess that someone comes back during the movie. A fan favourite and super chio fighter as well...can you guess who? Haha.

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Anyway, thank you Luzheng who helped make it possible for me to watch this great movie! Love you! (I will not say how he helped lest I get into trouble...haha)

NO MORE MID-TERMS!

Yay! Today marks the end of my mid-terms! Woohoo!

The Sociology test wasn't too bad, but I think I could've done better. That's what happens when you study the day before...mwahaha.

I handed in my Philo paper already. Haiz, have a bad feeling about that one. The points weren't all that strong and I seriously doubt the level of coherence considering I did it at god-forsaken hours in the day. Anyway, still one more hurdle to clear, and those are all the bloody projects! Sigh...really don't like projects that much...ah well....

I've finally had it with my hair! I am going to get it done, and hopefully I will look fine. Off to run my errands now. Blog again when I return! ^_^

*MOOD: I'm slightly perturbed and unhappy. Hope is a prized commodity. Really!

Today must finish Philo essay...tmr must hand in already...ARGH!

Sitting in Japanese Studies class now. Today is consultation for our project. As usual I'm too early for class, so am taking the time to pen an entry. My time slot is 0810, but I'm already here...haha...

Anyway, later I think I'll have breakfast and then retreat to the library until my lecture at 1200, then return and camp in the library till late. Need to complete the essay and hand in! I haven't even burn incense to the three Sociology gods yet man. And the Sociology test is TOMORROW!!! Very last minute this week, but I guess I have no one to blame but myself. Just have to persevere and push forth in my work then.

I wonder if I'll be happy this week...well, only time will tell.

Oh, this Saturday I'm going to meet Nat. Yay! Happy to go out with him to 'jalan jalan' this weekend. Heh. I think we're supposed to go somewhere east of the island lah. The last time I made him stay with me in Holland Village until late, so now my turn to stay late in an inconvenient part of the island. Haha...

Okay okay, I will focus on my papers lah...sianz...

This is where I spent my weekend!

very quiet, very serene, very ZEN....hee

My revision on LIFE over the weekend!

My weekend was amazing!

I laughed...

I cried...

I fell asleep...

I rocked on my chair...

I FELL OFF...haha

away for the weekend...

hello everyone!

I will be away for most of the weekend. No lah, not out of the country, but comparable to that. Still, I will be contactable, so please do not hesistate to call/SMS if you are in dire straits or to let me know that myhouse is burning down. Haha... (CHOY!!!)

Anyhow, I got back my first test that I've taken in TWO YEARS! SO scary and exciting. Fortunately, I didn't do too badly, quite happy with my results...

So the happiness carries on...mwahahaha...

confused...annoyed...but still happy enough.

I didn't really understand English lecture...phonetics proves to be more challenging...hm....

my Philo tutor never my email, I feel afraid...cham liao lah

but still generally happy enough...it's proving to be pretty long-lasting...mwahahaha

This is Michelle aka Chelle

Yixin, this is Michele aka Mish

tuition not too bad today...

Tuition was good today!

I had two lessons. One with a P4 boy, and my group tuition which I am currently conducting. Both weren't too bad. The P4 boy likes Naruto like me. So guess what homework I gave him? I asked him to watch an episode of Naruto and write an English report of at least 50 words on the episode. Haha...fun right? Can watch Naruto and do tuition at the same time.

This boy needs help lah. He has very little interest in English because he only came to Singapore in 2003, and speaks only Chinese. So I am trying to spark his interest, but need a lot of patience I think. We converse and everytime he spouts something in Chinese, I let him finish his sentence and then make him repeat the entire thing in English. Haha, he hates that, but still does it for me...lucky for me.

I'm also trying to get him to learn to use the dictionary. He's so bloody lazy (granted, we ALL are, but still...) to check it when he so obviously needs to. So that one must force lor, no choice.

My group tuition is okay lah. Though I kenna 'scolding' by one of the parents that day. Sometimes, they really expect a lot from you lah. I mean it's not always easy to focus on every single kid individually, but if the parent took the effort to come down and scold me, then okay lor. This mother never talk before to me, but this time, boy, did she give me an earful. So now, I treat her daughter like a jewel, must always check back with her on everything...whew...

Good training lah...

P.S.: Today is a HAPPY DAY! Those who know, good for you. Those who don't know, SMS me if you are really so 'bo liao' (free).

bu zheng jiu shi zheng...

To those who do not understand Chinese. The title literally translates into "TO NOT FIGHT, IS IN FACT, TO FIGHT". Cheem-ness right? Haha. Anyhow, my friend told me about this just now when we were having dinner at Fong Seng. She said that that is usually the best course of action in my situation. Haha...I'm guessing she's right.

Why should I fight so hard? What's meant to be will be...it's not as if I have not made an effort to make my presence known. So now, just wait I guess. There is no harm in a little wait. I know clearly where I stand and how I feel. So there!

BU ZHENG JIU SHI ZHENG! (no doubt she quoted this from a Taiwanese drama serial, but it still makes sense lah, so I'm not complaining...haha)

I think I have made some headway with regards to my Philosophy paper. Boy, thinking so much really gives one a headache. I think I need a nice shampoo or something. Maybe tomorrow. I've been meaning to cut my hair. It sticks out in all the strangest places and ways, and I'm supremely annoyed with it. Think I will go to Toni & Guy Academy...heh, hopefully the students won't destroy my hair. Worse come to worse, wear a cap lor....mwahaha.

National Library, what a wonderful place..ALMOST.

So we went to the National Library to do our Japanese Studies project. It was my first time there. I'd always went past it, but never actually stepped inside. I sure was impressed. Very big and new, and nice. It was as though an ACTION MOVIE could be filmed there. But, better not, if not no one will ever visit again...haha Anyway, on the left, you see our headquarters set up. Two laptops, a lot of books, and a lot typing. Jessica said it was as though we were writing a thesis or something. I beg to differ lah. We were chatting occasionally and freezing our b**ls (girls should be b**bs?) off...haha. It's really cold in there. So warm clothing is essentially.

This here is my BABY! Chio yah? Haha...love it all the time, never regretted getting it. Though the wireless inside was wonky, I still managed to get some word processing done, so it wasn't too bad. ^_^


This is the view from the 13th floor (i think)...nice right? Now if only the silly reflection wasn't there, then it would be perfect. Haha...

Paul and myself

friends...awww...

From left: Deborah (Paul's sister), Jiawei (cousin) and Paul

nothing more, nothing less

A chat is just a chat. Nothing more, nothing less. There is still the whole of my life in University to get to know people. Anyway, you never know what really goes on on the other end of an MSN conversation. Besides, there are more important things to worry about this week.

I have schoolwork, and an important weekend coming up. So I need to learn how to get things out of my space so that I can do what I have committed to already. There are other times to be happy/sad/angry and the whole bus load of emotions lor. Yeah...I will not think about last night too much. Still got other chances coming up.

Later, I'm going to meet up with my Japanese Studies (JS) project group at National Library. So exciting, I've never really gone there before. Always walk past, but never actually went inside to check it out. I think Jessica will be our tour guide. So exciting! Haha.

Oh, sent Paul off yesterday morning. Suddenly quite sad that my friend will be gone for a good ONE year. Now there will one less person to tell my secrets to, to ask when I don't know the meanings of 'cheem' words, to call immediately to bitch about assholes from our common past, to call and exclaim that the most 'chio' people just appeared in our lives, and much else....sighz

These are the things which we shared, and now can't share as easily/quickly as before. Well, everyone moves on to greater/more important things/places in life...so I hope Paul will enjoy himself over in UCL and be happy too ok? Take care friend! (And if u happen to read this, u'd better leave a freaking msg in the tagboard can?!?!)

PS: I will post the pictures I took up here soon. Then you can get them ok?

Naruto VS Susuke

I love Naruto, and I love this picture! I got it from www.deviantART.com. Super excellentissimo site for various artwork! Excellent! Please support them! Chio-ness!

Chidori VS Rasengan

Pancakes stuffed with yummy meat filling...mmm....

my mom experimented with this receipe. as usual, her cooking never fails to amaze me. using her incredible 'chap-pa-lang' culinary powers, she concocts a pancake batter that's perfect for disguising vegetables! she actually shredded spinach and mixed it into the batter. so once u fry it, the pancakes come out golden with flecks of green, like jade like that! super nice!

so she opens a can of cornbeef and fries it with onions and peas, so it's super fragrant. the corn beef is already very salty, so no need for seasoning. this is the filling that the pancakes will wrap...haha


so we roll everything up popiah style and eat it while it's hot lor...sedap sia! then she suddenly discovered that she had leftover mock black pepper chicken...so she microwaved that and we had pancakes which had black pepper chicken as the filling too! Shiok can? haha...

It was very satisfying have those homemade pancake rolls...my mom really is the best man.

NO ONE CAN BEAT HER 'CHAP-PA-LANG' COOKING SKILLS LOR...

dun play play ah?

term break? NOT!

Well, let's begin by announcing (i.e. bitching) that my term break has started! Woohoo! Isn't it wonderful how everyone (in this case my IHL - Institute of Higher Learning) is getting more and more ingenious? I mean, in a bid to be able to claim that they DO give their students a FIVE DAY term break, they happily announce to the student body that the term break starts on SUNDAY (WTF?! a Sunday? Aren't Sundays already rest days by themselves?) and ends on Thursday! So if you count them, technically it IS a five-day break. Just splendid don't you think?

BAH!!! Balderdash! Absolutely poppy-cock!

Anyway, whatever it is, the term break is not really a break anyhow. It's for us to catch up with lost time, especially with regards to our schoolwork. This time is usually lost due to a various reasons. Here are some of the reasons or excuses we give ourselves:

1) Aiyah, I have the term break to finish it lah.
2) But I'm tired!
3) But I did so much work already (ploughing through a 5-page reading whilst blogging is NOT 'so much work')!
4) There's still time.
5) Come on...it's the weekend, give me a break!
6) "Okay, I will start work at 10pm!", you shout to Mom. (SHIT! That bloody red dragon is roasting my team and I can barely keep them alive with my mediocre healing spells and limited mana pool...I'm a sucky monk man...fuck...LAG!)
7) Any home equipped with any of the following is in grave danger of being a NON-CONDUCIVE environment for any academic pursuit:

~Television
~Personal computer with relatively adequate gaming abilities
~An Internet connection (broadband is comparatively more dangerous then dial-up, but both can be lethal. Oh IMHO, StarHub prolly won't get you killed as fast...)
~A bed.
~Sony Playstation 2 (or any other video game console that you still enjoy playing)
~Telephone. (with the existence of mobile phones, actually NOWHERE is conducive anymore.)

Sigh, sure is demoralising how difficult it is to find a good place to pursue academics don't you think? Anyhow, I think the library is still the perfect place. Just camp (preferably with 1-2 frens for added moral support. Try to pick the relatively boring and hardworking friends, if not even the library will fail you) there and everything should fall into place.

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Special Message:
bye Paul! You must take care over there leh...going to miss you loads. See you at the airport tomorrow morning then. *hugz*
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Okay then, I will now retreat to finish my portion for my English, and in the meantime please enjoy this interesting post from one of my friends' blogs.

just bumming around...

in the library now. So sian can? Anyway, I'm waititng for my friends who is supposed to discuss Philosophy with me. Unexpected right? Usually once I get the chance I will head straight for home and slack the rest of the away. However, things are different now. I must work hard to do well...heh.

Last time, I would just do the bare minimum...a life of mediocrity. Enough of that for me!

Oh! I have good news! I landed a tuition job super near my home! It's at Orchid Park condominium...around a leisurely 10 mins walk away. Hahaha...am I lucky or what? Heh. Anyway, my first lesson is this weekend, that is tomorrow! So exciting! Haha! Oh, I only need to teach English somemore. Haha.

Anyway, today I will do my best to produce a draft for my Philosophy paper and get my EL project going too. So exciting!

Oh, today I made contact too! Very happy about that! Must execute Stage 2 of my mission soon..wish me luck! (Don't understand what the Mission is? Well, I'm not telling...just wish me luck good enough already...don't need you to kaypo)

the ultimate stalker

I just realised I have a knack for finding people...hahaha

just a few clicks and I know enough information about a person to qualify myself as a stalker lor...

aiyo..feel so espionage-ish can?

Be With Me...again

To those who want a better review of Eric Khoo's 'Be With Me', click here.

optimistic enlightenment

I have just finished my Philosophy tutorial, and am now in the NUS library taking a break. Anyway, I'm supposed to be taking the time to either choose my essay topic for Philosophy (I have a consultation tomorrow, so can't possibly go empty-handed right?), or finish up my Sociology homework for Friday (*smilez*), or study for my English Language test on Friday...so many activities hor? HAHAHA

Anyway, I was reading my friend's blog, and there was this analogy he made about a rollercoaster ride. It was an inspiring excerpt on the 'ups and downs' of life. For those of you who need a little positivity, just click here (Tuesday 13th Sept 2005)

I read it and I was like, WOW! Felt better instantly can? Haha...it really was a great analogy lah. Anyway, there are these two girls in the library's 'lounge-ish area' and they are talking really loudly. I mean, you can talk here, but I mean, when the entire room (imagine 3/4 of a basketball court size) can hear you, that's a bit loud don't you think?

I seriously don't need to know why you can't decide whether to shit or to pee, and neither do I need to know which brand of iced coffee from the vending machine you enjoy. Also, I hardly need to know that every morsel of food you ingest evokes massive waves of guilt either...

and neither do I need to know HOW OFTEN YOU SHAVE!!! Argh!

*xj is immensely amused that he is actually blogging about the girls who are less than 4m away from him*
*xj is however quite disgusted at the same time that such personal matters are discussed in public*

Okay lah, before I actually have to listen to their family histories and which brand of pads/tampons they prefer, I shall take my leave and head for the comfort of Level 6 - the QUIET study area. I have never heard anyone WHISPER so loudly before...sheesh...

~=ACTION, THAT IS WHAT I WILL PLACE IN FRONT OF ME!!!=~

NO LECTURE?!?!?! Huh?

Just checked IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning Enviroment - it's a special Internet-based program which is a main form of communication between the university lecturers and undergraduates), and guess what?

My lecture has been cancelled! It's appalling can? I mean I expected a lecture today, so I should get one right? Now, I suddenly have the rest of the day free. It's like I'm suddenly at a tremendous loss. Sheesh...

My study session was supposed to start at 2pm, but now, I think I can start at like, now? Haha...a bit annoying this is. It sort of throws you off course. Now I suddenly have an extra 4hrs to play with. Now got internal struggle already. What should I do?

Study or not? I think I shall place/create discipline in front of me and study. Must try to get some work done lah...too slack already.

heh..

why everything like that? cannot, just for once, let things be like, perfect meh?

sianz

my beautiful, shiny, rainbow bubble...sighz

it's very annoying how my heart skips and my insides tighten when i see it...it's been a long while since i've felt this way, a very long while...

i yearn to open my heart, but i do not know if i am able to let things become valuable to me again.

scary and nice all at the same time...

the rainbow bubble is still there...and i see it everyday, beautiful and shiny, and i anxiously wait for it to float my way...but until it does, i do not dare to chase after it, lest it bursts. to me, it's that fragile...

and i lament the fact that i'm so damn bloody green lor, when it comes to chasing bubbles lah...ARGH!

for now, i will watch my rainbow bubble...floating everyday, beautiful and pure. till the winds change, and the cosmos rotate, i will wait. when the signs speak the truth, it will be time to reach out once more, and i WILL (with courage and fear in my heart) touch my rainbow bubble with purest intent...

i just want to be your friend...

only just finished my HW...0355am

OMG...I only just finished submitting my portion for the Japanese Studies project to my group members. I feel so terrible can? Anyway, I'm glad that I finished it. The problem now is that it's like going to be 4am, and my next lesson is like 4 hours away, so is there any real point in sleeping at all?

I mean I usually wake up at 6+ am to begin prepariing for school, so if I sleep now, it's more like I lie down to make an impression on the bed, then get up to smooth it out after that. So annoying can?

Anyway, got a few messages to some of my friends:

- Merv: I did not really get where your strength came from until today. I will call you at around 11-12noon to tell you that I really am grateful for letting me sit on your plate.

- Kelvin: Your presence is ever inspiring. Your being truly encompasses ALL. Thank you for that.

- Jeff: Sorry I didn't reply to your msg, but I really had something important to do just now. The first thing that comes to mind when I see the word 'transportation' is something eco-friendly and easy to use, and portable.

- Yiting: hmm, I will continue to talk to you about your kor ok? I think there is something that can be learnt. Anyway, tell me more when I see you in 4hrs time I guess.

- AP people: I will post a general thank you to you all for sharing and letting me have a scrape at the true YOUs. It was very, VERY enlightening. Thanks everyone!

Now, I think I shall get some shut-eye, and hope that I will still wake on time to head to school for my tutorial! Presentation tmr! Woot!

Be With Me

I watched Be With Me just now with Russell. Very moving. I was reminded of gong gong and popo and how he was actually sad when popo passed away. The gong gong in the show liked to cook, and cook very well too. Totally like gong gong lor...it made me really sad cos i remember popo and how she was around. somehow i think he actually had alot of things that were left unsaid. especially when he cried, i remembered the time that gong gong cried too.

i dunno lah, but it just so provoking. I wish i could somehow make him feel better. i get the feeling that he's still hurting, and hurting everyday too. I just wish he could be like the gong gong in the show; he gained reconciliation and rebirth in the end. i just hope i can help him get that too.

the two lesbians in the show represented the purest kind of love. it didn't matter that the two people involved were both girls, you could just feel the purity and it was totally untainted. i hope that one day i can find that as well. it's just a trying period for me now, many mixed emotions and alot of stuff all thrown. to fit in or not to fit in... that PURE LOVE just seems so distant for me...sigh...i hope i experience it at least once in my life...

so tonight i experienced alot of emotions. tears came often, but i didn't allow them to flow, i just told myself that the scene didn't last long enough for the emotions to really flow, but of course, that's just an excuse lah.

okay lah, gotta go to sleep, late liao....good night all....

end of the week...finally...

It's the end of the week, however, it does not mean the end of work. I wish it could be as simple as before, where the end of the week really meant a full weekend's worth of doing nothing in particular and just relaxing. Alas, with no more higher power (read: the SAF) implementing discipline for me, I guess it's up to little ol' me to implement it myself.

For some cryptic and 'all-hail-the-cosmos' reason, I happen to have 3 projects (out of the 5 modules that I'm taking) to complete. They are all dastardly as it's been like 20 000 years since I last did any project (in an academic situation of course), and the thought does not thrill me. Anyhow, I must say that I have been generally blessed with amiable and 'workable' group members who are all either pretty decent, or down-right f***ing unbelievable! I mean, I have never met more capable people (leaves much room for self-doubt though...) ! Them, I truly thank for all their 'wonderful-ness' and 'hardworking-ness'.

Paul's coming over later to see the new room and at the same time show off all his excellent 'new toys'. I'm so jealous you know? I think it was like Christmas for Paul recently, like 'yao feng de feng, yao yu de yu'. Right, Paul? Hah! Happy until siao lor...ah well, some people have all the luck. I will 'an an fen fen de dang wo de qiong shu sheng', and you won't hear another peep out of me (actually I REALLY should not make promises I can't keep...mwahaha) For those of you who can read the han yu pin yin, too bad...I don't feel like translating.

*xj secretly curses all the newly bought electronic gadgets which Paul has acquired*

Anyway, I will go to sleep now. Sheesh, I seriously need to rethink sleeping so late every day...bad for health lah...

Good Night!

soci - blush, JS - blush...everything also blush...idiot

Today, I learnt that period Japanese writers liked melodramatic storylines. These tend to go along the lines of petty quarrels between couples, monster mother-in-laws, and the female leads (fictional or otherwise) tend to die from tuberculosis (this seemed to be the AIDS of that era).

Anyway, I overslept on the bus today (and regrettably I was not dreaming of anything nice), and hence wasted 20 mins just trying to get back on track and back home. So the end result is very little time for myself, and now I have to rush off to teach tuition. I hate Thursdays!

I think I should start studying in the school library more often (for more reasons than one for those in the know), but really, I hardly get any work done at home anyways. Yeah.

Going to teach the little kids the meaning of life (nah, just how to differentiate between underground stems and roots) now. Bye!

stream of consciousness

From the mind of Christina:

there h is...OMG so cute. should say hi, everyone says should. but shy, and what if turn out to be a freak? look okay? oh no, there's that pimple from yesterday, it's still ther he's looking over.so scary. won't say hi lah...wait until later, sure got chance want oh no procrastinated again, shit.

From the mind of Jeslyn:

studying in the library today..so hardworking, tha. hmm, HUH?! he's her? what th...how can this be? like a si, an o can? i must talk liao r...so irritang, now cnot study liao. oei, stop staring lah, stare somemore your eyeballs pop out lah...idiot. hi do u know...err, oh, not from school? from a band? oh see...damn this silence, so irritating...so awkward...dying, dying...blushing like crazy, blushing? must totally look like a freak now...that's it..'ll never be friend now...messed up big time...nooooo.....just break it off, now NOW, before do anymore damage...imbecile! nincompoop! slap, bish, hit, idiot...piak, bom...

woo woo woo...whew....pant puff, calm down, blood go away...that's it...still an idiot lor...

action-packed! FWAH!

Programme for tomorrow!

gym
meet Calvin for breakfast, and tell him abt the Pink Hippo.
meet Aaron for lunch
go for Sociology lecture and do some hunting! ;-)
meet SSA2202 grp for project discussion
meet Tse Siang to study until late! (this includes plowing through immense research material for JS project as well)

POWER TO ME! Gambattenei! (did i get that right? hmm...)

okie sleep early to work hard tomorrow! CHIONG AR!!!

jialat...just woke up...

my supposed one hour snooze, became a full-blown two hour nap can? Oh no!!!

well, better get some work done then...

off i go!!!

gym, woman sat on my hand and a teeny, tiny windfall

I am now sitting inside my tuition venue, but I'm blogging...so terrible right? Haha. Anyway, it's been a fairly good day for me. I started off my day early, rushing to school for a project meeting. 0830hrs can? I discovered something funny about the morning rush hour. After 0745, the frequency for bus service No. 33 is greatly reduced. In fact, I reached school at 0836/0837 instead of being on time. Hmm...strange...

Anyway, I went to the gym after the meeting. As usual, there is a bevy of beautiful bodies and scrumptious buns and thighs. I did notice one thing today, that I always see, but today I choose to rant about it. Do you ever notice how so many guys focus SO much on their upper body development that they almost completely forget their lower bodies? In the end, they look like GIGANTIC FISHBALLS ON TOOTHPICKS. I mean, how attractive are toothpick legs right? Everytime I gym, I am glad for these people around me. They remind me of the dangers of an imbalanced workout. So everytime I will do more leg exercises to ensure so form of proportionailty ensues. (Oh, I'm in the gym on a Mon because I totally missed my session yesterday...I overslept can? So guilty...made up for it today. I think I will go on Wednesday too..hee)

So I headed for home, and I was waiting for my bus at the interchange. Sitting on the bench I was, happily listening to my iPod Shuffle, then suddenly there's this other presence near me, and before I knew it, I was trying to pull my hand out from under a huge, cheap floral-print fabric covered, butt cheek. Ugh, I mean, the nerve! The freaking bench was damn bloody big, and the woman could still manage to sit on my hand! How is that even possible? SO disgusted! Ewww...

This is the third thing which happened to me, and it probably is the happiest thing. I was walking to the bus stop when I noticed a familiar looking wad of purple coloured paper on the ground. It looked so familiar. Then I realised what it was and why it looked so familiar. It was wad of S$2 dollar bills! They were familiar because I fold my dollar bills in exactly the same fashion! So I had an unexpected windfall of S$8..yay! So not too bad lah...that should cover my eating expenses in school for the week at least (what?! don't looked so shocked, I'm a poor university student who takes whatever comes his way ok?).

i want school holidays too.

The September school holidays are here already. Eveyone is happy, but University students have to continue working. So sad. Anyway, in a bid to settle me differences with the holiday crowd, I decided to continue with my tuition class...haha

No rest for the holidays!

Mwahaha!

general annoyance

efore I start anything, let me just say that the the pretty stylistic 'B' you see is taken from www.deviantart.com. Very nice isn't it? I just love that website, you find the most amazing things there. Today was a slow, slow day...I was giving out flyers at Toa Payoh, but everyone was in the wrong space. I got like, say, 20 000 dirty looks?

Super annoying can? However, I understand. Why would you want to have your beautiful weekend disturbed by an annoying youngster trying to get you to take pieces of paper from him? Here's the probable thought process happening inside the person's head:

"I mean, it's my weekend, and the last thing I want is to be bothered! I want to relax! Fuck off already! Asshole..."

Totally understandable. I guess we should have thought it over more carefully before deciding to give out flyers on a Saturday at Toa Payoh. Besides, the target audience was no where to be found. Everyone was either too young, or too old. Tomorrow, we are going to try at COMEX, so hopefully with the huge confluence of people already there, it will be easier to give out the flyers. I've just done some updating to my Friendster profile and my blog itself. I really must say the Friendster is the most amazing thing. You can find the most interesting people...cheers to that man! woot!

think, think, think...type, type, type...

Today, I had my wallet ransacked by my discussion group in my Sociology class. It was an interesting exercise. Basically, the group is supposed to try to determine (solely by the contents in my wallet) what kind of person am I...quite interesting right?

Of course I just kept quiet and let them critique me as much as they liked. I found it quite refreshing lah. The tutor was this uncle-looking man, who does not look it, but somehow I have this feeling that he is deceptively wise and shrewd. I mean, he did pick me (of all people) to arrow to be Group IC, and he did it via EMAIL somemore! I still haven't completely gotten over my shock can?

Well, tutorial was better than I had expected, so I'm not complaining. Also, I met someone interesting (ok, I didn't really MEET the person per se, but since we're in the same tutorial class, will have chance soon lah), and I hope something interesting will happen between myself and this interesting person. Heh, Xinwei, you can attest to how interesting this person is lah hor? *gRiNz*

On to more interesting matters...I had this conversation with this girl last week, and I sorta know what to make of it, but I don't wanna come across to pompous or anything, here goes:

Disclaimer: All names have been omitted for obvious reasons...

*phone rings*

Xing Jian: Hello, who is this?

Girl: Hi! This is **** ! How are you?

XJ: **** who?

G: **** from RP lah.

XJ: What is RP?

G: **** from Republic Poly lah! Remember me?

XJ: *pauses* oH...OH! Yah, yah, I remember. ****, yes, I remember.

G: Wah, ni zhen mei you wo xin de(tranlation from Chinese: you never think of me wan, how can?) leh, Haiz..so how are you?

(insert about 5 seconds of inane chit-chat which is customary, insincere and totally unnecesary)

XJ: Anyway, what did you call me for?

G: Hmm? Call you need reason wan meh?

XJ: *gulp* Oh, i see... *silence*

G: *probably senses discomfort* Okay lah, I call you again soon ok?

Now, ladies and gentlemen, what do you make of this conversation? I have my own interpretations, and well, frankly, I just can't...just can't lah...heh

Anyway, here's something else for you all to read and get entertained by:

WAYS TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE AS STUPID:

1. A few clowns short of a circus.
2. A few fries short of a happy meal.
3. The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.
4. All foam, no beer.
5. The butter has slipped off his pancake.
6. The cheese slid off his cracker.
7. Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.
8. Warning: Objects in mirror are dumber than they appear.
9. Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
10. Fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.
11. As smart as bait.
12. Doesn't have all his dogs on one leash.
13. Her sewing machine's out of thread.
14. One fruit loop shy of a full bowl.
15. Her antenna doesn't pick up all the channels.
16. His belt doesn't go through all the loops.
17. Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse.
18. Receiver is off the hook.
19. Not wired to code.
20. Skylight leaks a little.
21. Her slinky's kinked.
22. Too much yardage between the goal posts.
23. Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold them together.
24. A photographic memory, but the lens cover is on.
25. During evolution his ancestors were in the control group.
26. Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.
27. Is so dense, light bends around her.
28. If brains were taxed, he'd get a rebate.
29. Standing close to her, you can hear the ocean.
30. Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, but he just gargled.
31. One sandwich short of a picnic.
32. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
33. One of her DuraCells is in upside down.
34. His elevator doesn't stop at all the floors.
35. One taco shy of a combo platter.

Taken from www.webenglishteacher.com, this is a fun site.

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new BlogSkin

Okay, I've always been very lazy to change me blogskin because I find it really troublesome to keep coping and pasting everything lah...but I was also quite bored of my old skin, so just try something new lor.

it's not the prettiest or coolest skin, but it's different and I think i'm quite happy about that for now..heh...

so there's a little victory for me then! Woot!

Does VISION = VIRTUE?

Hmm, that was about all I understood from the Philosophy lecture today. I really tried to understand the lecturer, but coupled with his accent and the strange content of the lecture, I just could not really grasp the essence of his monologue.

Now I've officially skipped the second half of the lecture with my friends, cos' we decided that staying would not help at all, so just leave lor.

It's been a long time since I've been naughty, so it's like a new experience all over again...haiz...so sad...