Social Control and Moral Panic

great movie!

2 hours of sleep = cranky Xing Jian

Really man...sleep is important...

Iwoke up at 6am, and was checking my downloads for my presentation and all that. Before that, I had turned on the heater first, so that the water could take some time to warm up. Less than a minute later, my grandpa knocks on my door and gestures angrily at the bathroom, indicating his displeasure at my having left the heater on...

Wah I tell you, my face became black lor...and I said, "I know lah, I know lah! Haiz!!!"

Seriously, sleep is important..heh
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So I went to the gym right? Noticed something very funny. At least three people were working in the same area, and were wearing very VERY similar clothing. Grey, ratty-looking sleeveless tops and red/maroon/dirty-red shorts. Very peculiar don't you think? I sure do.

Ah well....
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Let me share a few jokes that my classmate from GEK1049 tutorial shared with me...lame until cannot take it man...

Q. Why was the mushroom invited to the party? (assume that the mushroom has gender and is male)


A. Because he was a fungi (Fun Guy)! ^_^

Q. What is a baby plate?


A. A childish! (Child + Dish) OMG!

OMFG...it's 4am already!

This is not good...it's already 4am and I'm still awake.

I was up the entire night looking for video converters and video editors! And I am proud to say, I now can do some very, VERY basic editing. Why am I doing all this you ask? All for my GEK1049 presentation lor...

Today's (I mean, YESTERDAY'S) presentations were super good lah! Nice video clips, funky animation of the slides...everything lor. My tutor asked my group, "So how did you find the presentation? Did they spoil your market?"

All I could do was grin sheepishly and shrug. All the while I was thinking, I AM SO SCREWED! Fortunately, I have good group members who are super hardworking (can't say the same for myself) and pretty enthusiastic about the presentation! We've decided to change our route of advance, and will be tackling ONE game instead of several games.

We realised after watching the presentations that it is better to analyse a few examples in-depth, than to go all over the place trying to pick out distinctive elements from here and there. So our game of choice: Final Fantasy VII!

It is like only the GREATEST RPG of all time! I'm still trying to find the opening video...anyone has it? Or everyone only has FFX and FFX-2 stuff? If any of you happen to have the FFVII clips, let me know ok?

Sighz, supposed to go gym tomorrow, now I don't know whether I can wake up in time for lecture or not...maybe I should not sleep at all? Will that help? Hmm...datelines, datelines and more datelines...making me super cranky sia...

*Sorry for snapping at you today, you totally didn't deserve it...I'm an ass...paiseh hor brudder... ^_^

Okay, going to try to catch 40 winks now...

(Tmr watching V for Vendetta with Desmond! Excitement sia... ^_^)

Anybody wants to UNLOCK me? Wahahahaha

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven... the next moment hell. You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring. You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Birthday Wishlist

Didn't even really notice that my birthday is coming liao...sheesh...one more week only leh...

Here's what I want (but am sure I won't get)

(in no particular order of merit/preference)

1. Messenger Bag (no Crumpler...ugh, aiming for Timbuk2)
2. New pair of spectacles
3. New pair of earphones (preferably white, the right side of my current pair making funny sounds liao)

Hmm, I realised that there's not really much that I want lah...hahaha...think and think also these few things only. Simple hor? Maybe spend some time with friends...but I'm too lazy to organise anything anyhow...

Ah well...back to the essay that I was supposed to start but still have not...wahahaha

Tiger TIger TIGER!

Whew, just finished my presentation! So happy...it didn't go too badly...in fact, we were praised for the picture below:



By combining this picture (got it from deviantart.com), and adding logos from Adidas and Tiger Balm, we came up with a concept poster that is suppose to help Tiger Balm break free from its old, dreary image, and maybe capture the younger section of the copnsumer market.

Our tutor loved it! She kept gushing about it...hopefully it was enough to get us a good grade. The written report was mostly written by moi, so if it gets a bad grade, it will sorta be MY fault...how ah? Ah well, don't care liao...

Now only left with ONE more ESSAY, ONE more PRESENTATION and ONE more CLASS TEST! Progress!

Now, will do lunch and one more tutorial, and I'm home free!

(for today at least)

Nice right?

This is my new armor! Nice right? I like it a lot too...hahaha.

She's HOT man. ^_^

GEK1049 is FUNKY!

I had my Introduction to Narrative test today.

Here's what the lecturer said...

"I will start showing the video clips at 0815 sharp. This is a COMPLETELY OPEN test. Please feel free to discuss with your classmates or myself if you have any queries. Do remember that you can hand in at 0945 at the end of the lecture, or at 12am. Of course those who take it home to do will be graded more strictly then those who hand it in during the lecture."

This module is rocking so far man...super fun topics, interesting lectures, and work load is not that heavy! Haha...loving it.

Must take for all those who want a relaxed, yet enjoyable GEM. ^_^

Zzzz...tired man...

Slept at 0730hrs this morning...

Was rushing my Sociology of Deviance project from Thursday until this morning at 6am can?!

I think I need some sleep now...AFTER I watch my movie, Latter Days! Hahaha..

Thanks Ding! ^_^

Peeping Tom in NUS!

Just saw this in the Male toilet in Central Library! So the rumours are TRUE! So scary! Must be very careful about using the cubicles now...

I only just realised that the height of the 'wall' is actually quite low and that if you're tall enough you CAN see over to the other side...sheesh...what's wrong with this person? Obviously never hear of porn before right?

Like the song goes...THE INTERNET IS FOR PORN!


Everyone studying in Central Library please take care ok? Heehee... ^_^

I made my Mom sad...

Sigh...

My mom just SMSed me to tell me that I made her very sad. I took a harsh tone when speaking with her just now.

She's on her way to the airport, flying to China for a short holiday...Shanghai and Beijing.

Anyway, she said that there were so many times that she felt sad when I spoke harshly to her, but today, she couldn't take it anymore, and decided to to tell me (albeit via SMS). I also don't know what to say...I mean I was really frustrated when I found out that she gave me unclear instructions and caused me to confuse my grandfather. Especially when one is dealing with the elderly and money matters, one must always be clear...if not will cause misunderstandings you know. When she proceeded to insist that she did not instruct me wrongly, that infuriated me even more. I read out every single SMS she sent me regarding the issue, and she realised that she was wrong, but she still said,

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Mom: "Even if I really was wrong, you did not have to speak to me so harshly you know? You know how many times you spoke to me harshly, and I felt sad, but I never said anything?"

XJ: "Haiz..." (she cuts me off)

Mom: "So next time I should tell you straight to your face immediately right?"

XJ: "Yeaaah...but I just get very frustrated when you are not clear about instructions..."

Mom: "Forget it...I don't want to talk about it anymore...byebye."
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That was the conversation can?! I also don't know whether I handled that well...

Feeling shitty now...

She really should be more frank with me...but then again, I'm not totally frank with her also...so I guess I can't really say anything right?

I still stand by this mantra:

THINGS THAT ARE LEFT UNSAID PROBLEMATISE ALL RELATIONSHIPS

I honestly think this is very true...ALL relationships...

The tough part is finding that someone that you can be truly TRUTHFUL and FRANK to...not easy to trust a person so wholly. I'm glad I have a few friends with whom I can be totally truthful and frank. Thanks guys. ^_^

Until then, a piece of advice to everyone reading this, don't leave too many things unsaid ok? They will come and bite you in the butt...I guarantee it. And when they do, its neither pretty nor painless.

Sigh, now I'm unhappy, and my Mom is unhappy too...both unhappy...sianz...

I don't like making my Mom unhappy...sucks.

late!

Woke up...

Had breakfast...

Got on train...

Got on bus...

Missed my stop...

Ended up in Bugis...

Walked to The Hive...

Working now...

Gym later (I really must, been missing too many times already)...

FD3

Watched Final Destination 3 with Nat yesterday...

Very scary sia...Okay lah, not that scary per se, but then, it was really very gruesome...

I mean I'd already heard about some of the parts about how the kids died...but watching it was still pretty intense. Nat and I were visibily cringing and 'ooh-ing' and 'aah-ing'...haha

We watched at Lido...super empty cinema, there were no more than 10 people in the place, so no one saw how silly we looked..heh
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an opinion...


I am thankful for the friends who are willing to share everything with me...that shows me that you have the courage to voice your opinions about whichever issue you have. I thank all of you who speak your mind in my presence, and I only hope that I've been that way to you all as well. If any of you ever feel that I'm not speaking my mind, do have the courage (i.e. balls, girls included) to face me ok?

To those of you who do not have the courage to be upfront with me, I hope that one day you will be able to speak freely with me. There are some people who spoken ill of me, and to me, you obviously don't have the f***ing balls to speak with me directly. Well, I am sorry for your lack of guts, but please don't go around speaking ill of me...especially to my close friends. Cos' I will say this...those friends of mine, will probably know more about me than any of you spineless sh**s ever will...

So stop being so 鬼鬼祟祟(sneaky)...generate bad karma only...

sleepy... *snore*

Going shopping tmr...hahaha...don't tell you..bleah!


GUILDWARS PICTURES
I just love these screen shots lor...nice right? Hahaha...
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mid-term EL quiz results

Got back two quizzes today...

EL2101 - 8.5/10 (15%)
EL2102 - 23.5/40 (20%)

Not very good at all lah...cham liao lor...

Especially for my 2102...my tutor 'tsk tsk tsk'-ed me lor...that's not a good sign, but I totally expected and deserved it though...haiz...how?

Study harder for the later quizzes I guess...sianz.

Wonder how did everyone else do...must depend on the bell curve liao...

Guild Wars!

Primary Profession: Elementalist



Secondary Profession: Mesmer



Pretty Lights! (My Elementalist/Mesmer right after casting a high-level Fire spell)

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Yah, yah, I should be studying, so all my mugging friends are officially allowed to SHOOT me when they read this ok? Just make sure you guys don't miss. Hahaha...

I have a mid-term for my English phonology module later...in 11hrs 30mins time actually...haha. Closed-book leh! Scary man...have to memorise all the phonetic symbols, and learn how to say them properly..if not confirm jialat wan...

20% some more...sighz...ah well...just do it I guess.

Anyway, tmr evening I'll be going on a Geylang Food Advanture with Xinwei, Kelvin, Junyu, John (maybe) and Weiching...Yiting is supposed to be our guide I think...so exciting! Then after that should be back to Yiting's place to chill and bum until morning, and after screwing with our bio-clocks head for home lor...great plan for the weekend I guess...haha

OKAAAAY...I go and study liao...GOOD LUCK to myself for tmr's test...

Ganbatte ne!