trapped!

I'm trapped! By cool weather and heavy rains....

Woke up this morning feeling really good, and I had no idea why. Then I realised what it was...it was raining cats and dogs, and boy, was everything freaking cool and suddenly my bed became very comfy. Hahaha...it was the typical 'it's-so-cold-that's-why-i-must-snuggle-and-not-get-up-from-bed' situation.

Well, now I'm changed and ready for school already, but the rain is still so heavy. I don't want to get wet leh...the bus stop is so far away from my block. Taking a taxi is tempting, but it's so not right to take a cab now, not with all the extra charges and what not. The freaking $2 peak hour surcharge is from 0700-0930! And booking charges are now $4! So expensive lor...

My lecture is at 1000hrs, and I still need to print my notes! Grrr....annoying lor.

Still staring at the rain (I don't feel like carrying an umbrella to school!)...it's at times like these when I wish I lived in school. Sheltered walkways almost everywhere, no worries at all. Sigh...feeling quite sian now. Well, at least my program for school today will be quite fun (at least as long as the weather holds up).

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-PS1101E Lecture 1000-1200
(Lunch somewhere in between)
-Phonology tutorial 1400-1500
-Study until 1700-ish, wait for Dan to come and join me.
-Dinner
-Slack in Dan's room. Maybe visit Leo's room too. (I wanna watch Will & Grace!)
-Run with Dan around school at night (Vi is coming too)
-Slumber-ish party night
-END/Zzzzz...

more funny stuff

Leonard very free...always can find this kinda thing...hahaha

friends and a Filipino

I'm into the third week of school already. Not a bad feeling.

Today was my free day, and I spent it in school. I gymmed, lunched, and did quite a bit of reading. Quite happy with myself. Still trying to get into the groove of reading, it's not easy lah...after three months of hols, it sure isn't easy.

This new school term got many new friends by my side. Really feeling quite happy about that. Leo is still my superhero, and I think I found a new superhero in Dan (woof!). These superheroes are the ones who have similar wavelengths/frequencies etc with me. Really can tell them anything, and I am so glad that I have found them, and I thank them for letting me into their lives.

[Psst...these are the ones that I can 'pou ding wa chok' (cook 'phone porridge' in Cantonese, meaning to talk on the phone for a long time) with. And trust me, the porridge we make is excellent wor...]

I think the company for this new semester is really going to be great. Still have my mainstays (these are the ones who make life in NUS FASS so bearable/unbearable all at the same time) in sch - Vi, XW, Matt, Kel, HX, Ting, Golden Tudong person, Aunty M aka BFX, Max, Ding


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I'm listening to this Filipino singer, Christian Bautista (please read this properly, he is NOT related to our Taufik!). I would not say his voice is super cool, and no, I do not agree with Chris and Marcus that he's a male version of Corinne May. He looks good, and sounds like an excellent Disney cartoon (before all the 3D shit we get nowadays; I'm talking Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, Pochantas, Hercules etc, that era). He just brings me back to those good ol' days. Sighz...


(the lyrics are SOOO typical, but u still feel good listening lor... ^_^)



Everything You Do

i love the way you smile
when i look in your eyes
i love the way you laugh
when i try to be funny
and how a tear rolls down your face
when i say no one can ever take your place


and baby when you sleep
i watch you breathing
and baby when you dream
i dream with you
coz everywhere you are
is where i wanna be
it's true, everything you do
makes me know how much i love you


the way you touch my lips
right after every kiss
and softly whisper
that i'm your everything
the way you pray our love won't die
every night just before you close your eyes


and baby when you sleep
i watch you breathing
and baby when you dream
i dream with you
coz everywhere you are
is where i wanna be
it's true, everything you do
makes me know how much i love you


i believe some things are meant to be
as sure as there is love you're just meant for me


and baby when you sleep
i watch you breathing
and baby when you dream
i dream with you
coz everywhere you are
is where i wanna be
it's true, everything you do
makes me know how much....


and baby when you sleep
i watch you breathing
and baby when you dream
i dream with you
coz everywhere you are
is where i wanna be
it's true, everything you do
makes me know how much i love you

Englishes

This is excellent. Too cool...thanks to Leonard for sending me the link.



Please watch and enjoy!

So salah...

I was on my way to tuition on Monday evening...then I see this kinda thing...so terrible right? What is the world coming too? I mean N^U^M tees are actually ok (but slightly overbearing liao...EVERYONE is wearing them lah...stifling man), but this N^U^M bag is totally gross lah.

Gaudy, glossy green...things don't get much worse than that. Yeesh...

风水轮流转。。。

Boy, was it a shocker...I'll try my best to take it in my stride, but of course I'd be lying if I said it did not affect me. It's just a whole new pile shit that I need to deal with. While I spent most of the evening being mopey and calling some of those close to me to get them to hear my 'story', it never occurred to me that all of this had happened before. And amazingly, it was also because of (or at least linked to) the same person.

This morning as I was packing my bag, I was trying to just think about the whole thing, and then it struck me...like a bolt out of the blue I guess...I had an epiphany (I've always wanted to use this word, and now I got the chance...WOOT!)! It suddenly struck me as something extremely karmic in nature...coming back to me, in this manner.

And because of you[being who you are to me] there is no way I can avoid it, no way I can 'hate' it into non-existence, and no way I can 'pretend' it into oblivion.

It is here to stay, and I have to deal...again (well, sorta...very much SORTA)

It hurts, but I am glad that you told me. It wouldn't have worked any other way. I will try talk to you again, when I've sorted out my thoughts (don't worry, definitely before you go back lah...^_^). There are still things I need to say to you, and I hope that you will listen when the time comes. I think we may need to go to my secret place, and then, with no one but us, I will tell you what I need to say.

It really is amazing...I never understood/experienced it until yesterday...the whole idea of '风水轮流转-ing'.

Whew...it's super scary...

PS: Thank you for your honesty. Thank you.
PS2: Thank you for listening to me...again...I know it's getting bothersome, and I am so grateful to you for being here still. Hahaha...You really are my SUPERMAN! (trust me, EVERYONE needs a superhero in their lives...okok, maybe not 'NEEDS', but it sure helps a lot!)

The Woes of an English Teacher.

Teaching English is a terrible task. I say this because it is not something that one can really teach per se. You can impart the skills, and the know-how, but at the end of the day, if the student does not implement what you have recommended into his everyday life, there is no way he/she can ever improve. That being said, sometimes, it is also the individuals' environment which determines his/her linguistic 'resources'. Sighz...

I shall now share with you a sample paragraph from my tuition kid's latest composition. Bear in mind that this is the same guy who spelt 'ears', as 'YEARS'. It's hilarious, of course, but it's still extremely disturbing to see a Secondary 3 student, who has supposedly been through 9 years of our great nation's education system, produce work like this:

Essay topic: Describe some sounds that you like, and why they mean so much to you.

"I like the sound of the cock which is cock-a-doodle. Every morning, I will wake up with the help of my cock. Without my cock, I will sleep till very late. The cock is also breeded by me and so it is very special to me. It was bought for me during my seventh birthday. The cock is also my favourite animal. I was told from my mom that I were born during the cock year. It adds to my love to cock."

*smilez* *grin* *hugz*

The first of school is almost over already. I've enjoyed myself tremendously so far.

It's been really fun hanging out with all my friends again, old and new. Year 1s were all exhibiting the usual enthusiasm/'sianz-ness' or starting a new phase of their life. The feeling is all too familiar. ^_^

I am sitting in The Deck right now...this place is going to be closed soon though. The renovations are going to take a whole year! No more FASS food for us...sighz... Have to go elsewhere to eat...will miss this place dearly. Haha.

My EL modules are all generally okay, and quite enjoyable. I am, however, a bit worried about my phonology with Dr Bao. I only got a B last semester for the EL2102, and that was surely because of the small class size. EL3202 is also very small! Jialat...sure die wan...the bell curve will destroy me man. EL2151 is quite interesting too, and there's abit of Sociology in it. So hopefully I will do okay in it. The problem is that I will probably go for tutorials by myself...no one wants to do with me. Sighz...sadness lor. EL3203 is great too! First lesson was earlier this morning, and he ended super early lah...he seems laidback and 'relak-relak' kind...we shall see man...lol

There are many familiar faces all around, and I've been catching with numerous friends throughout the week. It's all good man...so fun to see so many old friends.

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Rest of the day:

Lunch with Des.

Go CL to read and print stuff.

Gym at guildhouse.

Home.

PS: Gawd...I'm actually feeling sleepy...wonder what's happening man..sheesh.

Tonkich rocks!

Had dinner with Yixin yesterday. We went to Tonkich at Shaw House! Wah...I tell you ah...really damn good lor...no doubt it's all fried stuff, but the meats were all very fresh, and very very tasty! And because she had a friend working there, we got ourselves FREE potato salad!

Yixin and I shared the Twin Set...and it was just nice. Though the cabbage and rice was free flow, we never got to a second serving...hahaha. There was this very cool mortar and pestle thing that all customers get. We're supposed to crush the sesame seeds inside, and mix it up with their special dipping sauce.

Got chicken, pork, eggplant, prawn, and a mountain of crunchy lettuce! Oishi!

It's really good...though it was a bit pricey. You need at least $20 for a good meal. But on the whole, definitely worth it lah.

Yixin showed me something interesting...when I saw it, I was like....WAH! This is so...so...COOL! To those of you that get this next picture, good. To those who don't...too bad...

Sometimes, people (especially those intellectual types) talk too much.
They can talk everything into nothing,
and nothing into everything...it's amazing I tell you.

Say what you wanna say lah... ^_^
Do what you wanna do lah... ^_^

PS: I will be flying-kick-ing your butt soon Yixin! HI YA!

my room is clean again, and ready for the new semester!

just finished cleaning my room.

no more dust.

cleared shelf.

clean feeling floor.

now...time to spend some time with myself. ^_^

又来了。。。

今天又把真心话说了出来。 感觉好了一些。

我觉得这个方法还是最好的。 心中的话，说不出来是超难受的感觉。
但要把心中的话说出口需要很多勇气。经常我们会因为害怕，而不敢说出口。

我想说的是。。。

阿杰：

谢谢你，肯花时间听我讲。
谢谢你，这么温和地对待我。
谢谢你，还肯和我做朋友。

阿良：

昨晚我真得很担心你。
我很高兴我们把我们真正想说的一切都说了出来。

我们永远是最要好得知己。

阿聪：

你回来了！我真的高兴！ 想死你了。^_^

Don't ask me why I am blogging in Chinese...just felt like it. Everytime I go through some kinda emotional rollercoaster, I find the most resonance in the language of my people. Usually I connect most strongly, emotionally, when I speak Hainanese, but you can't really type Hainanese I guess...

Anyway, 你们三个对我来说， 非常非常的重要。

I am so fortunate to have you three in my life.

SHIOK!

I got the mental image today, and that is now perfectly fused with the tactile experience earlier this week!



Freaking SHIOK!!!


WOOT!