Friday, September 1, 2006 12:05 a.m.

i wonder how mr soh reacted to our hockey skit.

shipping is a lengthy process.
it cost me 50 dollars to post a parcel worth less than that, and the box (which i had to buy and assemble on the spot) wasn't all that heavy to begin with.
also had to fill in so many repetitive forms, i think i can memorise shuwei's address by now.


i waaaant!
since when did miss choo become so enterprising huh.

though the words we speak are banal
now one of them's a lie
now one of them's a lie
you're what happens when two substances collide
and by all accounts you really should have died
- andrew bird

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 01:57 p.m.

edit: omg i just got an epiphany!

so i was trying on the apc new cure denims at front row last saturday (because i've been wanting to get them for a while now) when i thought to myself, "freak shit i can't even button up a size 25 anymore".
so i come out of the dressing room feeling pretty low-spirited, telling charm that i don't feel like getting them because, well, i refuse to acknowledge a pair of pants that won't accommodate my derriere.
so then we proceed down to the dean & deluca cafe where i pick out a salad from the menu - for obvious reasons - as i contemplate the next possible item i ought to procure that maybe won't leave me feeling quite as dejected.

and then what do you know, i come across this post today, and now i'm literally skipping in joy more than glad to shell out the cash for those jeans - which are fairly reasonable and thus quite something else to feel happy about - so much so that i just had to write about it.
:)
well, thanks for reading.
understand that it's instances like these that get me through the Dark Period that is the exams.

_______

should i go to timbre tonight?
with a tummy full of crystal jade dumplings and a stack of fresh september's magazines beside me, i think i'm gonna sit on it for a while.

je ne veux pas travailler
je ne veux pas déjeuner
je veux seulement l'oublier
et puis je fume
- pink martini

i'll take up french again after the a's. :)
i really miss my teacher.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:40 p.m.

edit: found this photo in my recycle bin.
i want to go back to j1 too.

physical geog was...sigh.
moving on.

charlotte, weiyan and i went to the novena starbucks again.
the service there is such love. :)
i derive secret joy from things like discovering a straight bus from united square to my house.
very telling about the state of life.

Monday, August 28, 2006 10:56 p.m.

"attitude, not aptitude, ultimately determines one's altitude."

today's 6 hours of writing just about fried my brain.
after an hour, i kinda got lost in the mouthful that is the gp question above but i do hope i made sense in the end.
anyway, i flat-out supported euthanasia in my aq (only because it was easier to argue in the context) and i hope this isn't like the legalization of homosexual marriage question last year where they attempt to single out the warped mindsets among us.

and!
lit was such a killjoy, i can just imagine mr smith's signature cheeky grin manifest itself while reading our scripts.
i wrote pretty far-fetched things which will either make or break me...
and on a completely different note, i want to watch the devil wears prada (i read the book a couple of years back because it describes my dream job) and pretty persuasion.
how?
boo.

there are so many things i need to do, like read comics and get a haircut.
ms giam is going to kill me when she finds out i haven't touched econs.
and i believe i'm seeing her tomorrow.

Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:43 a.m.

a tawny gypsy girl
sleeping blanketed by stars
beneath the tilt-a-whirl
- the decemberists

messages.

jien: thank you so much, i got all of them! matches and i'm actual are favourites now. :) anyway the flea market was so high-end, things were either over-budget (like secondhand balenciaga and miu miu bags for 600 dollars apiece) or in crazy-huge sizes, so yes, no big loss. i have something for you on monday!

weiyan: i don't think i'm going to do the quiz, it's so long i'll get restless! anyway i realised today that i study econs best at home (with books and the internet within reach), lit in school (so that i can copy notes for all those lectures and tutorials i skipped) and geog in novena (where i can pelt you guys with my stupid questions). shall we take a short walk from starbucks to wee nam kee the next time? say yes!

geri: yeah but i couldn't find anything worth buying. finally, we took a cab down to ann siang hill instead. i bought another fred perry polo. :D

Friday, August 25, 2006 10:03 p.m.

she says she's leaving on a sunday,
oh that leaves me one more night.
can i take you home?
i know it's wrong, but i know your type.

jien promised me the entire music album by the format.
:D

"There are some people who say that you should forgive everyone, even the people who have disappointed you inmeasurably. There are others who say that you should not forgive anyone, and should stomp off in a huff no matter how many times they apologize. Of these two philosophies, the second one is of course much more fun, but it can also grow exhausting to stomp off in a huff every time someone disappoints you, as everyone disappoints everyone eventually, and one can't stomp off in a huff every minute of the day."

- the wise words of lemony snicket

Thursday, August 24, 2006 05:11 p.m.

i am new york
tired and weak
try to write a book each time i speak

- richard swift's the novelist which i found in one of my old folders.
go download it.

i don't know how geri managed to find this but yes i guess i have a studious alter ego somewhere in this world.

anyway, i just realised 'ruwares' was a 3-syllabic word when mr lian articulated it during the last geog lesson.
this means that i hadn't really been listening before, which is a pretty scary thought.

and so the hardcore procrastinator is feeling it.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 01:49 a.m.

live through this, and you won't look back
- stars

maybe it's hypochondria but i do think i'm losing the very rudimentary functions of my body ie. the ability to write because my hands get all quivery from exhaustion by page 3 and then the chicken scratches start spidering across the page;
also, the 7 seconds it takes for me to fall asleep have now extended themselves voluntarily to encompass pretty much half my sleep time.
milk ought to help.
studying: a case of the spirit is willing but...you know the rest.

okay, rant of the day is over.
seriously what else can i talk about.

i'm going to plug for something the next time and i promise it'll be much fresher.

Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:38 p.m.

i think i'm on a sugarrr highhh right now although i ate so much bird's nest i'm feeling rather sick...
anyway!
i've nothing much to say except that the national day rally sounded like one long gp/economics/human geog essay.
and, i'm trying to get over the fact that tomorrow is going to be our last prac crit lesson.
'tis tragic, no?
i usually sleep during 'another place' (come on, the poet and the book are as rambly as each other) so i hardly enjoy thursday's lesson and thus it doesn't count.
he's all i go to school for (well okay, plus my class and the hockey girls) and i really should stop talking.

"it's like you want to say hello, but you don't know how to continue the conversation after that."
so true.

Saturday, August 19, 2006 09:04 p.m.

my whole family is supporting liverpool - why?!
anyway check it out, folders of downloaded tv shows and ebooks that i bought online.


i wanna attack them all!
argh.
discipline. and. self. control.

okay, time to respond to the meme from long ago.
this list is exhausting and exhaustive.

The rules: Bold the statements that are true to you. Italise the statements that you WISH are true. Leave the Fibs alone.

I miss somebody right now.
I dont watch TV these days.
I wear glasses or contact lenses.
I love to play video games.
I have tried marijuana.
I have been in a threesome.
I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
I curse sometimes.
I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
I am TOTALLY smart.
I have broken someone's bones.
I am paranoid sometimes.
I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free. (if it were possible to grow taller, haha!)
I need money right now.
I love sushi.
I talk really, really fast.
I have long hair.
I have lost money in Las Vegas.
I have at least one sibling.
I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
I like the way I look. (many bad days but i've learnt to deal)
I am usually pessimistic.
I have a lot of mood swings.
I have a hidden talent. (ie. knowing the words to many embarrassing songs)
I am always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
I have a lot of friends. (define 'a lot')
I am currently single.
I have pecked someone of the same sex.
I enjoy talking on the phone.
I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
I love to shop.
Enjoy window shopping.
I would rather shop than eat.
I don't hate anyone.
I am a pretty good dancer. (if ballet counts)
I am completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
I have a cell phone.
I believe in God.
I watch MTV on a daily basis.
I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
I have rejected someone before.
I have no idea what i want to do for the rest of my life.
I want to have children in the future.
I have changed a diaper before.
I have called the cops on a friend before.
I am not allergic to anything.
I have a lot to learn.
I have been with someone at least 10 years older or younger. (oh kean! haha kidding)
I am shy around the opposite sex.
I have tried alcohol before.
I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.
I own the "South Park" movie.
I would die for my best friends.
I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
I watch Spongebob Squarepants and i like it.
I have dated a close friend's ex.
I am happy at this moment!
I am obsessed with guys.
I study for tests most of the time.
I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
I can work on a car.
I love my job.
I am comfortable with who I am right now.
I have more than just my ears pierced.
I walk barefoot wherever I can.
I have jumped off a bridge.
I love sea turtles.
I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
Plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
I am proficient in a musical instrument.
I worked at a McDonald's restaurant.
I hate office jobs.
I love sci-fi movies.
I think water rules.
I went college out of state.
I like sausages.
I love kisses.
I fall for the worst people.
I adore bright colours.
I can't live without black eyeliner.
I usually like covers better than originals.
I can pick things up with my toes.
I can't whistle.
I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes slither.
I have ridden/owned a horse.
I still have every journal I've ever written in. (along with lots of other nostalgic rubbish - i'm a hoarder)
I can't stick to a diet.
I talk in my sleep.
I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
I have jazz in my blood.
I wear a toe ring.
I have a tattoo.
I can't stand at least one person that I work with.
I am a caffeine junkie.
I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
I have been to over 15 conventions.
I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical the better. (what can i say: inner hoarder)
I am an artist.
I only clean my room when necessary. (actually, i never do)
I like a person of the same sex. (yeah my bestfriends are all girls)
I love being happy. (duh...)
I am an adrenaline junkie.
I don't know why the hell I just did this stupid thing.

omg mum just cooked a whole crockpot of bird's nest for me.
i'm off!

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 09:38 p.m.

tension is here
between who you are and who you could be
between how it is and how it should be

thank you shuwei janice charmaine tanny charlene sabrina;
for the homemade cookies, for the company, for listening.

Monday, August 14, 2006 08:13 p.m.

things i want/need to say:

a) to me, "i like you" has more connotations than "i love you".

b) the main gate of the botanic gardens is drop-dead gorgeous.

c) getting gold for napfa is akin to passing your exams;
like a load off your inanimate, stamina-depleted (note past not continuous tense) hunk of a body.

d) bohemian rhapsody is my favourite karaoke song.


shuwei's always missing from our photos because she's the one taking them.

you know, if guilt could kill, i'd be long gone.
they say it's a catholic thing.

Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:52 a.m.

post-lectures, sarah, michelle, tricia, tanessa and i headed down to sabrina's place for a final chillout session.
i watched a la folie...pas du tout and the joy luck club for the second time each and i think everyone should go out and grab those dvds.
just got home and i feel so bratty because i don't get to stayover with the rest.
but guess what, my dad bought a new refrigerator and it's coming in tomorrow morning.
i'm going to stock all the frozen yoghurt and icecream in the world because i've been severely deprived for so long...

well okay, herein ends the airheadedness.

Thursday, August 10, 2006 07:14 p.m.

hello, i just woke up.
this may be my last long entry in a while...
here goes.


national day eve saw 05a21 spending the morning with little kids;
dancing along to familiar patriotic songs, visiting our second childhood and breakfasting at good ol' potong pasir.








on the way out, we came aross something really amusing at sas.

i assume this ties in with nation-building some way or another.
i've never seen a live boxing match before!

spent the rest of the day with sarah (on summer holiday, the lucky thing) and company bumming from house to house. :)
next day!

national day was a riotous gathering of st nicks girls at shuwei's new crib where we sang our hearts out in the karaoke room, caught up over a non-stop flow of food and hung out from dusk to dawn in the patio by the poolside -
the first of many stayovers at 204 eng kong garden.
we bought the most minimalistic housewarming gift we could find (an alessi clock) and i hope aunty pauline likes it!

shuwei's new house is so zen, there's water everywhere and breeze coming in from all directions.
janice taught us the game of spades (new addiction) and it's seriously damn fun.
but i'm tinged with guilt having played my 3-day holiday away...

okay, i'm off to do some prac crit homework.
still slightly groggy but the guilt is enough to eat me up inside.
i'm off!

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 12:57 a.m.

edit: SMITHereens himself, far right.


got tagged and i'm supposed to write 5 random things about myself.
urm...

#1 i have a crush on smithereeens (former rugby coach cum literature head, don't mess).
#2 today i slept in the car, slept in mich's room, slept at sab's place...
basically lazed around with the girls for most part of the day.
#3 i'm not photogenic, there are a million unglam photos of me out there.
#4 i'm jealous of the new j1s carrying hockey sticks!
#5 desperately. need. to. cut. hair.
sarah and michelle, let's go!

Monday, August 7, 2006 12:17 a.m.

hi
this is me
still in my jeans
a huge bowl of blood red cherries before me
back from the sa band concert
feeling so happy for malorie
glancing at my gerbera and pink lily (thanks weiyan!)
wondering if i should start learning music from my mum
also wondering if i should go to school tomorrow (knowing that half the class won't be present)
trying to tie a knot with the cherry stalk in my mouth
concluding that i will let my body clock decide for me in the morning.

yiqin's recommendation - ryan star.

iris


losing my religion

Saturday, August 5, 2006 01:05 p.m.

that's me in the corner
that's me in the spotlight
losing my religion
trying to keep up with you
and i don't know if i can do it
oh no i've said too much
i haven't said enough

i thought that i heard you laughing
i thought that i heard you sing
i think i thought i saw you try

rapture2006;
cheryl, corinne and charlotte were our babes in action and boy did they dance!
i'm going to miss cheering for them.
everytime they're on stage, we're in the crowds screaming, from danceworks to school concerts to rapture and i'm going to miss all that.


hockey girls!
so nice catching up.

anyway, i just wanted to add that the bunch of us went to gluttons bay for supper and had to wait so darn long for the food to come.
also, cab fares are obscenely expensive (4 rides - from school to warehouse sale to home to town to esplanade - cost me a total of 50 dollars) and florists are really bloodsuckers behind the facade of colourful paper wrappers, pretty ribbons and wholesome botany loving.
sorry i had to get that out of my system.

more importantly, i caught michelle and peisi's tzarist showcase in town while bumping into valencia (fresh from america) and other good ol' st nicks girls.
nothing beats a st nicks get-together.
i hope the girls like the gerberas; they were in a lovely pink too pretty to resist.

yesterday was awesome seeing people i've not met up with since eons ago (i term that period the 'pre-hockey' season, that is before october of last year, when i actually had free time to squander) and now it's au revoir until maybe after the a's.

i'll post a few rapture pictures, big thanks to cheryl and weiyan for them. :)


hana yori dango, haha.




corinne's the cutie.


hotstuff charlotte!




i love you people!

Friday, August 4, 2006 12:03 a.m.

during dinner with tanessa and charmaine, i had this green tea shaved ice dessert and i think it's made my flu worse.
tomorrow's going to be a whirlwind with school, michelle's fashion showcase, the dance concert and a stayover with the girls...
i don't want to sneeze my way through all that!


haha shuwei i bet you're wondering how i managed to steal this.

Thursday, August 3, 2006 11:15 a.m.

my mum bought a whole lot of kueh this morning and i went just about crazy taking a bite out of everything.
so yummy and so fun!
anyway, i skipped school today and am just about to leave the house so i'll end this post with something that really resonates. :)

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 01:10 a.m.

"it is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce".
- voltaire

sleepy tuesday, lei garden lunching, shuwei and company, bridge at the favourite cafe, shopping with charm, one creaking body from yesterday's napfa.

watch this, it's pretty interesting.