Thursday, June 29, 2006

Then there's Thursday.

(my alliteration)

the day started out fine, but i couldn't really sleep after not going to school for 2 days! Jobshadowing was well jobshadowing, i hope i grow into a super duper cool person to cover up how boring my job is with big, big vocabulary, so that it may seem just a little more interesting. Either that, or have an actually cool and super job.

Baking at sunrice

We, gladd, nat and me baked apple pie tart or flan, the end product wasn't really nice, it was just really sour and tasteless, after 2 slices i felt like puking, but acutally held it back since it was my pride and joy and i really hate to puke now. The french chef was not really hot (damn, le sigh), he had such a thick french accent that half the time i was going, "what" in my head. Overall, not worth the wad of moolah we paid, which was about close to $50. Sam ate like 3 pieces or something close, give it up for the girl, i think she fully made use of the $50. We had a lot of picture taking sessions, too many for me, it started to remind me of japan and i started to feel sad, like a deep low sunken feeling. I dream about japan, the bulk of us at disney and the jap. students, i must be crazy, i must be suffering from japan withdrawal symptons (jws). We gave our remaining tart to mrs. tan, before she told us that we could bring it home.

Eating at plaza sing.

I had yu pian mee fen, gladd and nat had some indon malay curry chicken. We almost sat at the same place where xiao hui and I sat the last time. It was for gn meeting, i almost melted at the memories that seat brought, but i doubt the girls noticed, they were ogling at the chicken. After lunched we walked around and then after that took the mrt, for me to home, for them to school.
On the way home, I was reading newsweek, but as usual my mind drifted to that life contemplation pysche. And i decided to take life one day at a time, no need for big plans, just small schemes to drive me further in life. I made 2 lists when i was little, one "Path of life jo lynn would most probably take" and "Path of life that jo lynn would take if she had courage". See? I dont think i am on any path now, isnt that the best? I rather the road leads me than i lead the road, life is more romantic and mysterious in that way. I got home really fast, in like 10 mins, reminds me of my zhss days, where i took about 15mins to go home, compare it to now, 1 bloody hour. But then time is always easier to waste.

Now for my real purpose of the entry, today June 29, 2006 is the day that i managed to create my own charcoal fire by myself. No parental guidance, help of any kind, just me and my charcoal. It is a very delicate art, it takes a lot of skill. My mom can do it with minimal smoke. Today, i had too much smoke so i started to panic. I started off with having to light the fire, i hate matches, but after like 2 matchsticks finally managed to light one firestarter. The trick is to always allow enough air, so that it does not smoke, the minute you lift off the charcoal, the firestarter will start to burn again. I had really chunky pieces and that kinda formed the base structure for me to start inserting the firestarter in every nook and cranny. then after, once your fire is stablized, i showered little pieces in to keep it burning. I learnt something new today. Something i know i will never have learnt if it was a normal school day, so thank you enrichment week. Ok, my mum just called me siao for using too much charcoal. damn.

If only life was easier, then i wouldn't have to worry.
If only laughter, chocolates and ice -cream could cure all pain.
If only money grew on trees.
If only we could be more genuine and sincere.
If only i could say or write what i truly feel, instead of crapping half the time.
If only we could do what we want, have what we want, when we want.
If only life could be simpler.

Fin

Jo lynn at 6:26 PM

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Monday, June 26, 2006

IP enrichment week

can i just say that we are seriously deprived, i was having my first activity of the week and i just felt that this was way too boring. And we should be given 3 weeks instead of 2weeks - because if you count OBS and job shadowing day it results in only 4 days of enrichment. And the activities for the first week sucks, there is nothing but boring talks and talks. Le sigh, I feel that the juniors are deprived kids, never having had the full enrichment experience. Plus, i think we are doing this to some point to comply with the mainstream, you can see that IP is getting more streamlined and focused, but they are taking out the stuff that counts, like enrichment! And projects! Blah, maybe this happens in IP2, guess the school board only kept their promise for the first IP year. Anyways, it was good see nat, gladd, mer, tis and lou for the first time in a long time. I was so tired that i slept after i had lunch and read the papers. I was climbing up nj today and i panted like siao, so unfit. Le sigh.

I am so glad that Pirates of the caribbean: Dead's man chest is coming out. I am not going to watch it, because it is a CLIFFHANGER film and it is going to continue with Pirates of the Caribbean 3, the one with chow yun fatt. The last one is the best one, with all the pirates of the 7 seas, including the commodore(who is commodore no more),who are all going after jack, elizabeth and will. Thank me for the foresight, in disneyland we went to the ride, it was really boring, everybody slept, they were like "jo lynn cannot take it already", then, Zzzzzz. I spent the entire ride shouting: " where is my orlando bloom?" The movie is a lot more exciting compared to the ride.

Superman is coming up, it opens today, i think. I think Bryan Singer did a great job casting, brandon routh as Clark kent/superman is great. Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor is so great, he is so bad it is cool, especially the part where he makes fun of Lois. Kate Bosworth is jut bad, i hate her with brown hair, she doesnt even possess the Lois sparkle, she seems so subdued, maybe because she is a mom now, but still, she and brandon seem to have a kind of forced chemistry. I read somewhere the kevin spacey only signed on if kate signed on, so this explains it. Maybe kevin and kate have some special deal made when they were filming Beyond the Sea, even then she was again dreadful as Sandra Dee. James Marsden of X-men, Spiderman and now, Superman fame returns as Lois' husband Richard White, what is up with that guy? Can't he like get enough of superhero type films? I am really pleased that they have decided to use Marlon Brando as Jor-el, archive footage of him and the movie is going to be dedicated to the one and only Superman, Christopher Reeve.

That was quite a lengthy post. Haha sorry to bore.

Jo lynn at 8:23 PM

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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Things to know about me.

I really really like Grey's Anatomy

My hardest, riskiest, scariest and most fufilling decision was to come to NJ ip.

I used to be smart (hahaha)

I have a secret desire to uplift to RJC, but i love NJ too much.

I like change, alot.

I talk to myself in my head constantly, when i am not talking through my mouth.

I can say now, finally, that i truly love council

I am really slow at learning

I wish people could surprise me more, but when they do it is absolutely beautiful

I have watched LOTR: the extended version 3 times each.

I miss having short hair

I like doing things alone

I will never be the mushy mushy kind

I wish I had less things

I really want to learn to sew

I have a birthmark on my ass

I will never pierce my ears or any part of my body, heh but never say never

I only pray for the things i need, not wants

Lost In Translation is one of my guilty pleasures

I used to be very gifted in dance

My dream school: harvard. But most probably: NUS

Dream car: VW Beetle or Chyrsler

I am going to backpack in New Zealand after the A's and after i work up the cash

I am going to work in New York - i love the city

I really like low grade hawker centre rice! with ma por tou fu

I have a very bad craving for The Line

And if i dont say this enough - I HATE SHOPPING

I am going to cut my hair short

And i love my ideas people

I want to be comfortable in my own skin

Tada. Bored yet?

Jo lynn at 5:01 PM

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Monday, June 19, 2006

Japan was ok, but i came back with regrets. Le sigh, I had diahorrea and vommiting for the first for days, that is straight after we landed in the land of the rising sun. (ok, i'll stop it is getting corny) It was a really painful experience, plus it was without mum and dad, so i pretty much had to make decisions by myself. It is pretty weird, it is easy to take care of other people but so much harder to take care of yourself. So i kinda begged dad to bring me back next year to nihon. Woohoo. I guess i really have to thank BUS 2 peeps, we rock and my roommates - for enduring my shit (literally). 6 rushed days, which makes me never want to go on tour again, but i really enjoyed the mind holiday - no need to worry about ideas, council, homework, chinese. yada yada. So this is what holidays are for.

I dont think it would be wise to go through day to day analysis. Cause it will be something like: vomit...diahorrea x 10 .....something something, i honestly cannot remember because i was in pain or in discomfort. The soka gakuen was really nice to us, it was like maldives...but with a bigger budget, just look at the photos lah, see how warm they are? Anyways, one of my biggest regret was not being well enough to go crazy...i mean when can you travel with your friends, i was pretty docile the whole trip. And i came back with a hero, HA NU, he rocks the timpani lah, oh my, their band rocks, their instruments rocks, i mean if i had a air con facillity and such a good timpani and such a big room and so many timpani sticks, you bet i go and practise 3x a week or something like that. (i know in singapore it is so different, nobody has faith in you, the fact that you have a place in school, you should be happy already)
Disney was fun, regrets on not buying the hoodie. But next time i go it will be to sea...hopefully dad isnt too oldz to sit on the rides. The shopping was great, jap is not really expensive after all, considering i only spend like $100 on clothes every year. hehe. i know, can see right. this conversation with my mom left me really bummered out.

jo lynn: oh, and i wanted to buy a dress (conjures image in mind)
mum: oh really, my daughter wanted to buy a dress?
jo lynn: yeah. but it costs $88 sing dollars
mum: oh, but still you should buy it, there are so few nice dresses in singapore.
jo lynn: ..................

see. and i thought it was better to save money.

anyway the sick always get sick. I had fever on sat, while doing dushubaogao and woohoo, it is coming back again. so, i am in pain, as of now, i need to do my dushubaogao and chinese tuition homework. le sigh. le sigh. i must be allergic to chinese or something.

that's all.. what an update huh?

mum wants me to pon school to go to israel with dad. i really want to go. Mum was like, ask your teacher for what? just go lah.

i am going shopping on fri, by myself. woohoo. L stands for Lonely. i hope the fever goes away.

i want to watch the world cup

clive owen is really sexy

i am going to name my son: elliad
i am going to name my daughter: eeze (christened during chem. lesson)

with time love rules! i cannot believe i acutally miss council work, oh shit, what has become of me? freak jolynn freak!

looking forward to my rendevous with chris martin on july 1oth (like real)

lucks to the lumuteers. hope the leeches dont bite. (evil laugh)

Jo lynn at 9:55 PM

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Thursday, June 15, 2006

hi guys if you would like to see my japan photos, please go to

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63527515@N00/

the wordy update will be finished soon, once i am done with council, homework and unpacking.

Jo lynn at 2:54 PM

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