Thursday, April 28, 2005
X down X to gou know the exams have arrived when...
1. the MSN nicks in your MSN list are as follows:
- "
down, to go" - "the end is near."
- "why do i not see the light at the end of the tunnel?"
- "no time! no time!"
- "mugging"
- "XXX - Busy"
- "XXX - Away"
- and lots of "XXX - Offline" -> well of cos, they are are all busy mugging away!
2. u start to notice all the minor flaws in ur domestic helper, and it really gets on ur nerves.
3. u walk around ur very small living room 10 times.
and when u're done, u proceed to walk around the dining area 10 times.
then u walk up and down the stairs 10 times,
mumbling like a fool the formulae, "P equals expected price times (1 plus miu) times function of unemployment and catchall variable."
4. u engage in a skipping competition with ur siblings and see who can skip the most in 1 min
then 3 mins.
then 5 mins.
and then u're too tired to continue, so u get back with studying.
5. u surf all the blogs u can surf, check all the emails u can check.
and when u're done, u do it all over again. 3 times a day.
and so i'm "3 down, 2 to go", gonna be "mugging!" and "jinnn - Offline" for the next 6 days.
Yes!! "the end is near!"
still waiting at 8:54 pm
to all the good friends in the worldwell well! had a long overdue "outing" with the wonderful JELS to Harbourfront today.
aaaah! honestly think i've been kinda brainwashed with thinking that "exams are not everything", and hence i've totally neglected studying properly.
parents work so hard to finance for my uni fees,
and here i am just casually saying, "exams aren't everything".
ha.
many thanks to lin ah na, and worm for getting me straight back on track.
and lin ah na has been the most wonderful self-less friend i've seen.
honestly.
who in this era shares their hard work of 20++ pages of notes to useless friends who always depend on pple to spoonfeed them answers?
yep, LAN is the one.
and to think that i was the one who took econs before,
yet she's the one who's helping me now.
wat a big joke.
and i do feel kinda guilty for not answering those econs qns of her...
LAN, SORRY!
and worm, thanks for that encouraging chat on the bus.
i really needed that to booost myself.
OKAY. i really gotta go study.
and stop putting it aside thinking i hv all the time in the world...
SIX days.
just six days.
and it's 3 whole mths of fun.
WEJ! GET A GRIP OF YOURSELF!
still waiting at 8:53 pm
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
ah yes... sipping a glass of chardonnay in one hand, while chillin' to some buddha bar tunes. with no worries clouding my mind, just concentrating on relaxing to those fine tunes.. that would really be one of the finest moments in my life.
okay, yes. i was just dreaming.
still waiting at 12:09 am
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
just amazed at myself, how i can just let the minutes go by me like that. and so u see, when u have wasted 12 hours of the day, completed only say 1 chapter of some module, all u can do now is to indulge in narcissistic pleasures. yes, i'm sure YOU, that voyeur looking at this pic, and thinking to urself, 'gawd, this person really looks like sh*t man.', has that narcissistic side in u too.
still waiting at 11:49 pm
Monday, April 25, 2005
about cockroachesas i was taking my usual shower just now,
a cockroach awaited me in the bathroom.
i'm not that afraid of cockroaches and lizards or any insect for that matter,
(except if they suddenly drop onto me from out of no where, or if they suddenly come flying to my face)
just that insects and reptiles really irk me.
and hence, my usual reaction(when i see a cockroach) would be to find some object to smack it so that i will not be subjected to its sudden movements to scare me.
(but i do not smack lizards 'cos i think the amt of liquid they'll ooze out when they're smacked is just too disgusting for me to take. so lizards are safe when i see them.)
so anyway, i think cockroaches these days are really very smart.
it hid at the most corner of the toilet, and feigned dead.
but of cos i knew of such tricks,
'cos i actually got tricked by this 'dead' cockroach before.
(i saw this cockroach on the floor and it looked dead, so i left it alone. yea, i usually leave dead cockroaches alone. but a while later, i turned back and it disappeared. the only conclusion was that it faked its death to trick me into not smacking it)
i took a slipper and smacked it.
but of cos it was not dead.
but it was crippled.
so at least i know its movements will be limited, and so it won't be able to scare me.
and hence i left it alone, and continued with my shower.
the next moment i saw it, it shifted position and hid behind the pipes.
so i smacked it again, and was pretty sure it would not be able to move anymore.
yes, the cockroach is still lying crippled in my toilet right now as i'm typing away.
hope my domestic helped will clear it away tmr when she cleans the toilet.
anyway, that's not the main point.
the whole issue of why i'm typing this is 'cos i'm wondering why are most human afraid of cockroaches? and lizards?
i mean. they are seriously pretty harmless.
they will not bite u, or sting u, or cause inflict any pain on u.
unlike spiders, and snakes and lions.
so why?
is it because we were taught to be afraid of them?
like when we see other pple afraid of cockroaches, hence we feel that we shld be afraid of them too?
still waiting at 11:52 pm
about pocketswhy izzit that pockets on t-shirts and shirts are usually always found on the left side on the front?
why not on the right?
majority of the population in the world are right-handers right?
so... it'll be more convenient to take out stuff if the pocket was on the right.
or izzit that it's more aesthetically pleasing if the pocket is on the left?
still waiting at 10:50 pm
Sunday, April 24, 2005
the wonders of musicthanks to my darling sister,
i got to know the existence of such an uplifting song.
title being, "Hope" by Faith Evans feat. Twista
actually i wonder why it is by Faith Evans yet only featuring Twista.
'cos like 3/4 of the song is of Twista and his damn good rapping,
and the quarter is of Faith Evans singing the chorus below.
and another fav song of mine by Twista is 'Overnight Celebrity'.
melody ever so catchy, with that rapping from 'bullet-train' mouth of Twista
hmm. brings back memories of teaching in crescent.
u know how certain songs brings back memories of certain people and certain situations?
yea, actually i do enjoy reminiscing of those past events while listening to those songs. evokes those emotions i had during those events, some sad, but mostly happy.
just like how Eric So songs reminds me of the times i spent with my perc seniors in Crescent.
how Variations on a Korean Folk Song reminds me of my sec 4 period in band.
how El Camino Real reminds me of my J1 band pracs in NJ.
how Suga Suga reminds me of that certain someone.
how "汽球" and "百色婚礼" reminds me of winni.
how A Thousand Miles and Emotions reminds me of ying.
how Budak Pantai songs (actually all acapella songs, which is quite a lot) remind me of Gracie.
how Beach Boy songs remind me of lem.
how secret garden(those kinda songs used for yoga)songs reminds me of maddie.
how ABBA reminds me of peishan.
and many more...
[Chorus: Faith Evans]
Cause I'm hopeful, yes I am, hopeful for today
Take this music and use it, let it take you away
And be hopeful, hopeful, and He'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but - that's okay
Just be hopeful
still waiting at 9:37 pm
Friday, April 22, 2005
Fate Twisters a.k.a 黑夜彩虹
http://hk.geocities.com/drama_fans/fate_twisters.jpg">if u're wondering what those funny characters are, they're actually chinese characters.
How to see?
right-click this page, and click on 'Encoding', then select 'Unicode (UTF-8)', and that will magically make the chinese characters appear.
"if u persevere till the end, u will be able to see the rainbow in the darkness." - Yue Tiansheng
okay, i admit i'm a fan of this TVB serial.
i never really liked watching TVB serials on tv,
'cos those on channel 8 are always those old old ones, which never really appeal to me.
i always preferred watching modern dramas,
(ok, with the exception like 红楼梦, 三国演义 etc, 'cos these are classics)
and hence those TVB serials set in the 90's totally turn me off.
but Mediacorp seems to have given a bigger budget to channel 8,
and so i can enjoy these newer TVB serials.
and so channel 8 will have higher viewership as well.
anyway, before i digress, let me give u a few reasons why u shld watch 黑夜彩虹.
1. the story is not draggy at all.
yep, unlike the typical UBER draggy Korean(almost ALL korean dramas are draggy!) and Japanese(only some.. those with Takuya Kimura are not draggy, 'cos just watchin him act is enough enough to keep me excited. haha!) dramas, this TVB serial has only 22 episodes! and it gets more exciting towards the end. okay, not very very exciting, in fact, u can almost predict the whole story with all the OBVIOUS clues the director shows in the drama.
2. Ada Choi is eye-candy.
yea, i hereby announce that Ada Choi has won me over as an Ada Choi fan. :D
and in case some of u sua-gus do not know who Ada Choi is,
http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb2003/fatetwisters/fate04.jpg">doesn't she look so vulnerable and 可怜, that u just wanna give her a hug? aww...
okay, but she doesn't look too good in this photo, so look down for more! haha.
this is what i do when i'm so sick of studying.
okay, actually i hvn't been studying, but my mind is just filled with all the scenes of 'Fate Twisters', so i have to blog it out to get it out of mind!
http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/2003-05-30/3_28-3-326-58_20030530175727_small_h.JPG">some pictures to do her justice.
3. Xiaolei is soooo cute!
well, she reminds me of my sister's ex-classmate who really looks so cute, and whose cheeks are so chubby, u just can't resist pinching them and hugging them.
well, this was the only photo i could get of her.
yea, she's the small one in that pic, not THAT evil witch.
the other woman is NOT ada choi, and she played a very evil character in the show.
but kudos to her man.
she did a great job acting as an evil witch.
and that's all for now. 'cos i've gotta get back to studying as there's only abt 15 hrs more to the 1st paper of my year 1 sem 2 in NUS. ack.
still waiting at 8:52 pm
Thursday, April 21, 2005
some things that i miss so badly.took a trip down to crescent today.
to 'celebrate' the gold medal CGSSB won at SYF.
i'm really proud of u guys, and u guys truly deserve it. :)
caught up with a couple of the girls,
chatted with a few teachers.
complained abt uni life.
yea, i just can't stop complaining and procrastinating.
but what really hit me was when i entered a classroom.
a bunch of girls sitting around the tables chatting, making noise..
some people doing their hw(maths to be specific, and i realised pple always do maths hw in sch),
some people reading their textbooks, catching up with what they've missed after the frequent skipping of classes for SYF practices.
just suddenly, memories of the times i had in crescent flashed in my mind.
hanging arnd with the ex-co members after school,
doodling on the whiteboards,
running to the classroom to check on denise sara bryan,
who was usually waiting for me to go home together,
'loitering' outside the band room after band practices,
enjoying our fav dessert of ice cocktail to end off the hectic day of classes and band pracs.
those section talks that we had around school,
most of the time always abt serious stuff,
and pple end up crying, i can't rem for wat reasons.
consultations with teachers,
them always telling me to get my priorities right,
and me somehow just treats it like 'ear-side-wind'(direct translation frm chinese)
and i miss my favourite wanton noodles.
all wanton, no char siew.
extra vege pls.
and i'd slurp up every drop of noodle sauce left.
and then there were those many afternoons spent painting banners.
yea, painted at least 1 banner a year.
band, council, house.
for sec 1 orientation, for sports' day, for cross-country, for walkathon(2/2), for council investiture.
and of cos band pracs and sectionals took up majority of the time.
after many statements from the section,
of how i mis-treated the section nearing SYF.
wat's that piece called?
i can't rem.
okay.
i shld really stop thinking abt the the past.
and... move on.
still waiting at 8:36 pm
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
the room of the studiousjust when i thought *** was a place where pple are not that hardworking.
i was proved so so so wrong.
met Sushi in *** and she told me that exams in *** only start from 13th May.
but the library was FILLED to the brim today, and yesterday and the day before yesterday.
perhaps 'cos they do not hv CCAs, so that's why they have more time to dedicate to studying.
but it's scary.
whatsoever, i still like to study in ***.
where i don't see anyone i know, (ok, besides Sushi whom i'm not exactly that close to), so i feel a tad less stressed.
and my irritating sis is supposedly stuck in the toilet bowl.
it's been 30 mins, and my bladder is bursting, but she's still not back.
UGH.
still waiting at 4:41 pm
Sunday, April 17, 2005
about moving on... in r/ships and life.Part of the lyrics of 戴佩妮的 "往前飞"
我只想要往前飞
能飞多远也无所谓
我讨厌在这里徘徊
我厌倦我流眼泪
只管闭上眼往前追
若错过太多就有所谓
我害怕了后悔
那种遗憾的滋味
放开那些事与愿违
放开那些是是非非
转过身已走远
请留住我的美
well, the proposed meaning of this song was actually to move on from a r/ship,
but i think the lyrics of the song can be applied to other stuff as well.
being, applying it to life in general.
about how sometimes, we just want to move on.
and forget about all the mistakes we have done in the past,
the regrets we had.
and i think it's just so apt in describing part of my feelings right now.
about the regrets i have.
in not making full use of my time to do productive stuff.
instead idling my time away,
on napping, having lunches,
aimless window shopping, watching aimless movies
gosh.
the no. of hours i've wasted really amazes me.
but like what Morrie would say,
we should only spend 10 mins brooding over our sad feelings, and just move on.
still waiting at 12:33 pm
something i came across a friend's blog.interesting. :)
(and i'm pretty sure maddie will be the first who does this thing.)
| Your dating personality profile: Stylish - You do not lack for fashion sense. Style matters. You wouldn't want to be seen with someone who doesn't care about his appearance. Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love. Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate. | Your date match profile: Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living. Adventurous - You are looking for someone who is willing to try new things and experience life to its fullest. You need a companion who encourages you to take risks and do exciting things. Conservative - Forget liberals, you need a conservative match. Political discussions interest you, and a conservative will offer the viewpoint you need. |
Your Top Ten Traits 1. Stylish 2. Big-Hearted 3. Liberal 4. Wealthy/Ambitious 5. Adventurous 6. Athletic 7. Intellectual 8. Practical 9. Romantic 10. Sensual | Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Practical 2. Adventurous 3. Conservative 4. Outgoing 5. Big-Hearted 6. Stylish 7. Romantic 8. Sensual 9. Wealthy/Ambitious 10. Traditional |
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still waiting at 11:27 am
Thursday, April 14, 2005
of the ironies of lifeit's really so weird.
how when u really need to study,
all u want to do is not study.
and u digress to do all the other stuff that u never did when u had all the time in the world.
like reading newspapers, watching 12pm tv shows,
listening to your old CDs, chatting with ur buds on MSN,
cleaning your table, clearing the mess in your room,
arranging the files in your computer, watch nonsensical movies,
read every column in any magazine u get your hands on,
blog-hop and snoop around other people's lives.
and i just discovered that there are so many computer centres in Yusof Ishak House.
(while i went to collect the centennial mug which is really not that bad)
aight, i'm feeling too nauseous to continue.
shall go get a sweet cold drink to soothe the brain of mind which has been washed with too much music today.
btw, sly's new CD is really not bad. typical easy-to-listen, commercial chinese pop music.
i like. :D
still waiting at 5:40 pm
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
take my breath awayyea, he REALLY took my breath away. :O
and who is that he?
my dentist la.
gosh, at that moment when he said he's gonna test whether the anaesthesia is working,
(i.e. he was going to pluck/pull my wisdom tooth out),
i just stopped breathing for that moment.
and yes, it HURT.
'cos he did not inject properly around some gum areas. (or maybe 'cos i don't have a high tolerance for pain)
still waiting at 10:41 am
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
some things that i really dislike when taking a bus1. smelly people sitting next to me
-> i think i do have a rather sensitive nose, hence i really dislike, even hate it, when the bus is smelly or smelly pple sit next to me.especially secondary school boys who look sweatyhence more incentive for me to get my driving license soon.
2. inconsiderate pple who do not move to the back of the bus, thus preventing more pple from boarding the bus
-> this is SUPER frustrating when u're in a rush to school/work/meet friends;also frustrating when pple at the front of the bus are packed like hell, when there's so much space at the back of the bus
3. bus drivers that drive REAAAAALLY sssllloooooowly
-> it's especially irritating when the bus driver drives so slowly, and when ever the bus reaches a junction, the traffic lights turn red.just like how the lead in "the curious dog in the night-time" would view seeing a yellow car as an unlucky day, whenever the traffic lights turn red just when the bus reaches the junction, it's an unlucky day for me.and i've got mild motion sickness, so whenever i take a long bus-ride home, and the bus driver drives ever so slowly, he/she(mostly he i've noticed) just forces me to want to get of the bus and walk home regardless the bus-stop is. 51 and 197 are one of the worst buses to take. 'cos most of the time, there are many elderlies taking the bus, and the bus route is really long, and when the bus driver drives ever so slowly, it's really a killer.
okay, i know at the amount we pay for a bus-ride in comparison to a cab ride, i shldn't be complaining too much, but it's just that these scenarios have been occurring far too many times already, and it really ruins the whole day!
still waiting at 10:39 pm
Sunday, April 10, 2005
:)))))))))ha. a facade to hide my suppressed depressed feelings.
not in the best of moods these days.
occasionally wished some freak accident will happen to me.
like hoping a lorry will accidentally swerve into my pathway.
but of course, the more i imagine it, the more it doesn't come true.
(Murphy's Law is it?)
and my wisdom tooth is making my greatest pleasure in life the worse torture.
i think the whole gum area is really swollen,
and it's even affected part of my throat.
i feel like i've got a throat infection.
blasted many hours at MOM today.
gosh.
forgetful me forgot to ask Pim to pass me her passport.
UGH!
i can't believe how forgetful i am.
resulted in a waste of $11 and much good time spent at IKEA.
(for Pim that is)
i'm grateful for helpful MOMers.
who stayed back extra 15 mins just to help me out with this nagging thing in my head.
and u always make my heart skip a beat.
nono. make that many beats. :D
with ur invites and emails.
luv ya!
and u shld stop being a wuss.
seriously.
i'm not gonna budge if u don't make the 1st move.
i really don't understand why i'm still feeling this way.
it's irritating the hell out of me.
still waiting at 12:35 am
Thursday, April 07, 2005
some things are just not meant to be.like how i have no affinity with As or even Bs.
still waiting at 3:45 pm
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
a world of liesPerhaps life would be so much better if we lived in denial.
Sometimes, living in a world of lies seems like a more comfortable option, than to face the true harsh reality.
Emotionally, it's so much less draining if u didn't know the truth.
A few lies here and there would make things so much easier for everyone.
Honestly, if my partner cheated on me, I'd rather not know.
But there are various levels of cheating too, and I would rather not want to know if my husband is found sleeping around.
If he had a mistress/mister, I would prefer to know the truth.
'cos I don’t think it’s fair to the other woman or man, that she/he puts in so much into a r/ship, only to find out that this man will not be able to totally commit to her/him, and will not be able to marry him legally.
HOWEVER, if my future bf is found sleeping around, kissing other people, getting intimate with another girl/man, that wld be the end of the r/ship.
I feel that it’s unacceptable 'cos when u're in a r/ship, the love is still fresh and new.
But in a marriage, after 10 years or so, maybe that love would be rather stale already.
And I wldn't blame the man if he's sick of seeing the same woman over and over again.
But of cos if he wants to flirt or sleep around,
he had better take all that precautionary measures,
and make sure that the other woman doesn't get pregnant.
still waiting at 7:23 pm
Saturday, April 02, 2005
many lost opportunities, and lost hopes.it's 1.18pm and as i'm in the NUS Hon Sui Sen Library typing this out, time is running past me.. seconds ticking away. And it’s already 1.19pm.
these few days, been thinking a lot about my future.
Especially after the meeting with the Matriarch's relationship manager(i.e. the person who's taking care of my family's finances),
about my Critical Illness Insurance, (yes, I think all u guys out there should actually start saving up for future purposes. Not that I'm brain-washed, but u really never know what's gonna happen to your health in future.),
I've realized the importance of having a long-term plan as well.
And I've realized the number of opportunities I've missed out just in a short term of 3 months.
The Nokia Start-Up Business, the Cleo Birthday Party marketing plan...
All these competitions which I did feel quite strongly for,
But not strong enough to make me see through it.
Or at least make an effort to scour for like-minded pple to join with me.
And I've missed out on the deadlines for the internships offered by the Career Services Centre and InternSG.
ARGH! Can't seem to get a grip on my life...
just strolling about and always caught up on the small minute details in my life,
always not seeing the big picture.
(very contrary to what the relationship manager said abt me, that being a business student, I appear to be a person who looks at the general picture. Which of course, is so not true.)
What's happened to the supposedly responsible, capable, determined Wong Ee Jin?
Perhaps all those characteristics mentioned by people-who-i-shall-not-name were just to boost my ego, to make me feel better, since my grades are too sucky to mention.
But I'm glad for all that extra time I have now. The interaction time I have with the Matriarch, the Elder and the Younger are definitely times I really cherish. And of course, I also do wish that more time could be dedicated to those friends who’ve always been there for me.
Okay. I should stop now.
I've seen the big picture and realized too much blogging is not part of the plan of my big picture.
Time for me to get back to realizing that big picture of mine.
And I hope all your big pictures will be realized too.
still waiting at 1:40 pm