=)
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Alibaba
To heck with da damn header!
Haha.. the irony. To think that what I wanted to say was already written in a post two slots down.. I guess my words are worth nothing huh?
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Wordweavers: People/Beings who are able to warp the truth around them, shattering lies or covering up the truth by spinning webs of deceit around them. Truly a being to behold, those who are bewitched by such creatures will likely never see the light of day again, for their lives would forever be shrouded in darkness. However, these beings are fragile in nature. See through the lies and they're useless and weak as a newborn babe. Defeat these creatures quickly before you fall prey to their powers.
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Heck.
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And, yeah. Usually those people who shine are those who are, ironically, those who DON'T deserve to shine. Whereas the opposite is also true: those people who do not shine, DESERVE to shine. How the hell does this god-damned world works anyways? No wonder there's blasphemy going around for ages, saying: "The Gods have abandoned us!". There's certainly some truth to that, isn't it?
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It's tough. Really. Every single thing being scrutinized, pounced upon, torn apart.. Even if you're not looking, or even if you're just being careless, you get the Death Sentence. I mean, seriously, WHAT THE HELL?!
And certainly, it isn't me who gets the shafting. Damage dealt? Sure, it's directly at me, but, that's AOE, pals! *Gamers' Garbage Talk, ignore that for abit* It's Splash-damage! Everyone gets the shafting! It's GG, pwnage-time!
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Ahem. Alright. enough nonsense-spouting (I can't believe I made it through 3 paragraphs of that shit! 0.0). I guess, whatever's happened has happened, no point dwelling in the past, correct?
I really must take my hat off to the following people:
Double-I (Goddess of Courage) : The ever-going steam machine. Even when you break down, you don't let others know and always puts on the brave front. All along, I've only been hiding in the shadows, afraid of stepping out into the burning light. You've always been the one that holds the shield of eternity, granting protection even to those who doesn't deserve it. I'm truly wasted without you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
S (Goddess of Purity) : Forgiveness isn't something that easily achieved. I've tried to swallow my pride and learn to forgive many times in the past. I've failed and succeed, but never once was it easy. For you to forgive me after what I've done, wow, let's just say I feel like I'm truly a worthless piece of sh*t right now. Perhaps that is your aim, but, I deserved that. Thank you for your gracefulness and the tight slap to the face.
L (God of Joy) : Being tactful isn't something you excel in. Being the centre of attention and everyone's Well of Joy is. That is your true talent. It certainly isn't true that you "have no talents". It's a talent worth having and a thousand times better than most that exists in this world. So what if other people can do better than you academically, or even physically? You truly shine when going around in social circles, and your little "mis-adventures", which happens every now and then, provokes and instills fun and laughter in everyone around you. Without you my world would be that much more darker. Thank you for providing the light and a pillar to lean upon for strength.
E (Goddess of Will) : You're the shining example in my life. Seeing you walk through various obstacles in life, stumbling and getting yourself cut and injured in who-knows-how-many-ways, you just kept going. The amount of sheer will-power within you isn't something to be taken lightly. And yet the only thing I've ever done is to flame and bitch at you behind your back. Shame on me. Double that shame 'cause you've always been around to help out when I needed help most. Thank you for making see what a fool I am.
A (Goddess of Strength) : First thing people think when they see you: "Whoa! Stay away! That's one angry creature coming our way!". I was one of those who did exactly that, and, I'm glad that, thankfully, I was able to see through the fog of prejudice, and to see you as who you truly are. There's been so many occasions in which I wanted to just slack and say: "To hell with everything!", but didn't get to, 'cause you're the one who kept pushing me on and made threats where they were due. Free "Red-bull"! Yazoo!
Some of them may sound familiar, but most of them wouldn't. Doesn't matter.
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Yeah. I'm spouting nonsense all over this post. Look at the damn header and you know. Well, that's that. My dad always said I have psychological problems, and, damn. Now I think I have to agree with him.
Raffles Institution, Here I come~~!! *Talking Cock, anyone?*
Haha.. the irony. To think that what I wanted to say was already written in a post two slots down.. I guess my words are worth nothing huh?
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Wordweavers: People/Beings who are able to warp the truth around them, shattering lies or covering up the truth by spinning webs of deceit around them. Truly a being to behold, those who are bewitched by such creatures will likely never see the light of day again, for their lives would forever be shrouded in darkness. However, these beings are fragile in nature. See through the lies and they're useless and weak as a newborn babe. Defeat these creatures quickly before you fall prey to their powers.
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Heck.
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And, yeah. Usually those people who shine are those who are, ironically, those who DON'T deserve to shine. Whereas the opposite is also true: those people who do not shine, DESERVE to shine. How the hell does this god-damned world works anyways? No wonder there's blasphemy going around for ages, saying: "The Gods have abandoned us!". There's certainly some truth to that, isn't it?
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It's tough. Really. Every single thing being scrutinized, pounced upon, torn apart.. Even if you're not looking, or even if you're just being careless, you get the Death Sentence. I mean, seriously, WHAT THE HELL?!
And certainly, it isn't me who gets the shafting. Damage dealt? Sure, it's directly at me, but, that's AOE, pals! *Gamers' Garbage Talk, ignore that for abit* It's Splash-damage! Everyone gets the shafting! It's GG, pwnage-time!
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Ahem. Alright. enough nonsense-spouting (I can't believe I made it through 3 paragraphs of that shit! 0.0). I guess, whatever's happened has happened, no point dwelling in the past, correct?
I really must take my hat off to the following people:
Double-I (Goddess of Courage) : The ever-going steam machine. Even when you break down, you don't let others know and always puts on the brave front. All along, I've only been hiding in the shadows, afraid of stepping out into the burning light. You've always been the one that holds the shield of eternity, granting protection even to those who doesn't deserve it. I'm truly wasted without you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
S (Goddess of Purity) : Forgiveness isn't something that easily achieved. I've tried to swallow my pride and learn to forgive many times in the past. I've failed and succeed, but never once was it easy. For you to forgive me after what I've done, wow, let's just say I feel like I'm truly a worthless piece of sh*t right now. Perhaps that is your aim, but, I deserved that. Thank you for your gracefulness and the tight slap to the face.
L (God of Joy) : Being tactful isn't something you excel in. Being the centre of attention and everyone's Well of Joy is. That is your true talent. It certainly isn't true that you "have no talents". It's a talent worth having and a thousand times better than most that exists in this world. So what if other people can do better than you academically, or even physically? You truly shine when going around in social circles, and your little "mis-adventures", which happens every now and then, provokes and instills fun and laughter in everyone around you. Without you my world would be that much more darker. Thank you for providing the light and a pillar to lean upon for strength.
E (Goddess of Will) : You're the shining example in my life. Seeing you walk through various obstacles in life, stumbling and getting yourself cut and injured in who-knows-how-many-ways, you just kept going. The amount of sheer will-power within you isn't something to be taken lightly. And yet the only thing I've ever done is to flame and bitch at you behind your back. Shame on me. Double that shame 'cause you've always been around to help out when I needed help most. Thank you for making see what a fool I am.
A (Goddess of Strength) : First thing people think when they see you: "Whoa! Stay away! That's one angry creature coming our way!". I was one of those who did exactly that, and, I'm glad that, thankfully, I was able to see through the fog of prejudice, and to see you as who you truly are. There's been so many occasions in which I wanted to just slack and say: "To hell with everything!", but didn't get to, 'cause you're the one who kept pushing me on and made threats where they were due. Free "Red-bull"! Yazoo!
Some of them may sound familiar, but most of them wouldn't. Doesn't matter.
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Yeah. I'm spouting nonsense all over this post. Look at the damn header and you know. Well, that's that. My dad always said I have psychological problems, and, damn. Now I think I have to agree with him.
Raffles Institution, Here I come~~!! *Talking Cock, anyone?*
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Peer Pressure
Yahoo! Yet another one of those serious posts..
But there's a difference.. I ain't got the energy to write so much today. Just alittle something to let you blog readers to have something to ponder upon.
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My work just ended, a tad short of the 3 weeks I planned. But that doesn't matter cause I got my $$$, and that's what's important.
Next week's my ANE XI Training camp. So much paper work to handle and nearly none of it touched. So cool.
Today's the 14th of October. My school re-opens on the 31th. That's like.. 17 days to go. Let's just hope Semester 4 (Year 2's ending!!) is as bad as this one.. (3rd Semester). My GPA dropped by a full point, and granted that the maximum GPA one can get is 4, dropping by one is a HECK of a lot.
Movin' on.
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Why do I work on this topic? Simple. It's the classic! It happens everyday, everywhere, since nearly when humans became "civilised" (We'll talk more about civilisation in another post).
But the main reason is partially due to the fact that I get to observe it happening first-handedly. Through something like less than a month, someone i knew changed like mad (For the good, I suppose, 'cause he became much more better-looking and confident. Cool in a way.). Change is good, but only when taken in small portions.
Let it grow outta hand, and an inflated ego is what you got.
There's this dude whom I know who used to be very conservative financially. That could be partially due to the fact that he's nearly broke the whole time, but granted what i knew of him, I doubt so. However, due to peer pressure, he's crumbled, and none of that thriftiness is left.
First up, his dress-style used to be shit. (True, I poked fun at him, hoping to make him dress better, which he did, and was good). His hair-style was shit too (Imagine Rock Lee's watermelon bowl cut). What he did was to get it high-lighted, but the expense of doing so was a tad bit outrageous. But fine, spending a little extra trying to look good hurts nobody, and it turned out great!
Until recently he tried to go further. He wanted to get a new pair of spectacles. The reason? He said: "My eyesight's gotten worse, so I wanted to change them". Real reason? His spectacles wasn't exactly what we'd call.. "fashionable". So he wanted to change them, to something like frame-less, which is the "in" thing nowadays.
I had my mis-givings about that, but since it was his decision, and that he gave the "excuse" of having a worsened eyesight, I shut my mouth and kept my peace.
But in the end he didn't get a new pair of glasses. Why? From what I heard his parents disapproved. I don't know if he managed to persuade them after that, but he wasn't given the green to go ahead and get that new pair of frame-less specs.
That's already pushing the line.
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Okay, before we go on, all those "fashion-must-come-first" people? Listen up. SHUT YOUR TRAP. I don't wanna get opinions like "It's ok to look good by owning several pairs of glasses.". Shit like that is fine when you're having a stable income and have no need to feed others. Don't talk that kinda shit especially if you're using your Dad's or Mom's cash to do so. Fine if you disagree. Just keep your peace and S.T.F.U.
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Then later on, in another incident, we got into a little quarrel over his decision of getting a license. No problem! Having a extra skill to add to your resume is great! But hey: we're in Singapore dude? Everything here costs alittle extra? Getting a license will cost you at least 3 grand (that's in Sing dollars, mind you). Unless you pass on your FIRST try. Which is impossible unless you have all the good luck in the world to get an instructor that is neither strict nor greedy. (By failing people he keeps his rice bowl, ok? 'Cause he's helping the driving centres earn their keep. Therefore they keep him. Some may even go under-the-table to ensure that these instructors meets a quota of failing a certain number of people every month. Heck! We never know?)
And he's not exactly from a rich family? I would consider his family barely at the middle-income family 'cause from what I know, his family earns just enough per month to get by.
Oh. So he's got a job to pay for his own stuff. Yeah. Cool. What about per-month-basis, where you need those extra bucks to feed yourself daily, and what about transportation fees? Ain't that money put to better use by keeping it and using it later?
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"Wants" and "Needs". Apparently people nowadays have lived so luxuriously that they have totally forgotten the two basic values to consider before making a purchase.
So what if people makes comments about you? Don't bother: Look those people in the eyes, and tell them to S.T.F.U. Especially so when you've already decided to do things YOUR way. Then don't contradict yourself by saying stupid shit like "Hey guys, I want your input/opinions/comments on this/that/whatever.". Go make your own decisions.
Learn to be alittle different. Must everyone look and sound and think the same? Go make robots instead then. Humans aren't meant to be alike. Everyone's unique.
Peer pressure? People who gets infected by it are just pure shit. Especially when they can't differentiate between genuine advice and peer pressure.
Stop contradicting yourselves, Hypocrites. And stay away from me.
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People who think you know who I'm writing about? Think all you want. Come ask me if you will. I ain't telling names. That person is just pure fiction 'cause he ain't worth naming. The above-mentioned dude isn't my friend. I lost that friend sometime back.
But there's a difference.. I ain't got the energy to write so much today. Just alittle something to let you blog readers to have something to ponder upon.
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My work just ended, a tad short of the 3 weeks I planned. But that doesn't matter cause I got my $$$, and that's what's important.
Next week's my ANE XI Training camp. So much paper work to handle and nearly none of it touched. So cool.
Today's the 14th of October. My school re-opens on the 31th. That's like.. 17 days to go. Let's just hope Semester 4 (Year 2's ending!!) is as bad as this one.. (3rd Semester). My GPA dropped by a full point, and granted that the maximum GPA one can get is 4, dropping by one is a HECK of a lot.
Movin' on.
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Why do I work on this topic? Simple. It's the classic! It happens everyday, everywhere, since nearly when humans became "civilised" (We'll talk more about civilisation in another post).
But the main reason is partially due to the fact that I get to observe it happening first-handedly. Through something like less than a month, someone i knew changed like mad (For the good, I suppose, 'cause he became much more better-looking and confident. Cool in a way.). Change is good, but only when taken in small portions.
Let it grow outta hand, and an inflated ego is what you got.
There's this dude whom I know who used to be very conservative financially. That could be partially due to the fact that he's nearly broke the whole time, but granted what i knew of him, I doubt so. However, due to peer pressure, he's crumbled, and none of that thriftiness is left.
First up, his dress-style used to be shit. (True, I poked fun at him, hoping to make him dress better, which he did, and was good). His hair-style was shit too (Imagine Rock Lee's watermelon bowl cut). What he did was to get it high-lighted, but the expense of doing so was a tad bit outrageous. But fine, spending a little extra trying to look good hurts nobody, and it turned out great!
Until recently he tried to go further. He wanted to get a new pair of spectacles. The reason? He said: "My eyesight's gotten worse, so I wanted to change them". Real reason? His spectacles wasn't exactly what we'd call.. "fashionable". So he wanted to change them, to something like frame-less, which is the "in" thing nowadays.
I had my mis-givings about that, but since it was his decision, and that he gave the "excuse" of having a worsened eyesight, I shut my mouth and kept my peace.
But in the end he didn't get a new pair of glasses. Why? From what I heard his parents disapproved. I don't know if he managed to persuade them after that, but he wasn't given the green to go ahead and get that new pair of frame-less specs.
That's already pushing the line.
-----------------------------------------------------
Okay, before we go on, all those "fashion-must-come-first" people? Listen up. SHUT YOUR TRAP. I don't wanna get opinions like "It's ok to look good by owning several pairs of glasses.". Shit like that is fine when you're having a stable income and have no need to feed others. Don't talk that kinda shit especially if you're using your Dad's or Mom's cash to do so. Fine if you disagree. Just keep your peace and S.T.F.U.
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Then later on, in another incident, we got into a little quarrel over his decision of getting a license. No problem! Having a extra skill to add to your resume is great! But hey: we're in Singapore dude? Everything here costs alittle extra? Getting a license will cost you at least 3 grand (that's in Sing dollars, mind you). Unless you pass on your FIRST try. Which is impossible unless you have all the good luck in the world to get an instructor that is neither strict nor greedy. (By failing people he keeps his rice bowl, ok? 'Cause he's helping the driving centres earn their keep. Therefore they keep him. Some may even go under-the-table to ensure that these instructors meets a quota of failing a certain number of people every month. Heck! We never know?)
And he's not exactly from a rich family? I would consider his family barely at the middle-income family 'cause from what I know, his family earns just enough per month to get by.
Oh. So he's got a job to pay for his own stuff. Yeah. Cool. What about per-month-basis, where you need those extra bucks to feed yourself daily, and what about transportation fees? Ain't that money put to better use by keeping it and using it later?
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"Wants" and "Needs". Apparently people nowadays have lived so luxuriously that they have totally forgotten the two basic values to consider before making a purchase.
So what if people makes comments about you? Don't bother: Look those people in the eyes, and tell them to S.T.F.U. Especially so when you've already decided to do things YOUR way. Then don't contradict yourself by saying stupid shit like "Hey guys, I want your input/opinions/comments on this/that/whatever.". Go make your own decisions.
Learn to be alittle different. Must everyone look and sound and think the same? Go make robots instead then. Humans aren't meant to be alike. Everyone's unique.
Peer pressure? People who gets infected by it are just pure shit. Especially when they can't differentiate between genuine advice and peer pressure.
Stop contradicting yourselves, Hypocrites. And stay away from me.
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People who think you know who I'm writing about? Think all you want. Come ask me if you will. I ain't telling names. That person is just pure fiction 'cause he ain't worth naming. The above-mentioned dude isn't my friend. I lost that friend sometime back.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Sorry all..
To people who read this, and people who don't:
You know who you are. Those of you out there, whom I've "hurt" in one way or another, intentionally or otherwise.
...
I'm sorry.
...
There's not alot which I can say to this, because even this apology is unfair to all those who should be getting a much more well-deserved, sincere apology.. but somehow.. I don't have the guts to face you guys and say it out loud.. Forgive me.
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No written word can express myself.
You know who you are. Those of you out there, whom I've "hurt" in one way or another, intentionally or otherwise.
...
I'm sorry.
...
There's not alot which I can say to this, because even this apology is unfair to all those who should be getting a much more well-deserved, sincere apology.. but somehow.. I don't have the guts to face you guys and say it out loud.. Forgive me.
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No written word can express myself.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
So tired.
Well heck. It's once again nearly another month since my last post.. And it wasn't much of a post at all.. Would've liked to post more often, but I just can't find the time/effort to put into writing a post.. (Unless I decided to go bonkers and start shooting off "Ultimate short posts" again)
In the "short" period of 2 months, so many things have happened.. I'm beginning to feel the wear and tear of Time itself.
Yep! It's once again Semester break! Year 2 Semester 1 is over!! I'm half-way through my tertiary studies!!! All it takes is another 1 Year + (approximately) and poof, I'm kicked outta Polytechnic and into the cold, harsh world (or wherever my next stop maybe).
*I really hate recounting this semester 'cause it just SUCKED big time! I can only hope my next semester is better..*
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Small event: I lost my wallet! (Or at least, nearly did). Met a kind soul that day. The fella apparently submitted the wallet to the bus captain as a "Lost-and-found" item, without touching any of the belongings within! (There's about $100 in the wallet along with other stuff alright? I know it may be "peanuts" to some of you people, so, if it truly is "peanuts" to you, Shush! Go away and enjoy your luxurious life elsewhere. I'm having financial problems and i don't need people flaunting their wealth around me. Thank you very much.).
*Wonder if I could ever resist the temptation like that? Hmm...*
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Alright! Time to play with fire! Racism!
Okay. Just kidding of course. But here's a.. "racist" joke which I don't really find racist, but amusing. So.. if you're gonna be offended, skip it ok? It's just a joke, take it with a pinch of salt:
Long before this world became as we knew it, Earth was nothing but barren land. Nuwa (A goddess from Chinese Mythology) decided to create life on earth due to her benevolence. She made the lands fertile, created great bodies of water, and basically shaped the world into the "wondrous" place as we know it today (For the Christians, think Genesis). To complete her work, she finally made humans out of mud itself, so the first humans were pretty much "Mud dolls" running around.
When everything was accomplished, Nuwa sat back and took a break, reveling in her glorious creations. However, she was greatly annoyed by one thing: The way humans looked so "black and muddy". So she decided to do something about it.
She set about creating a HUGE expanse of "magic water", which would cleanse the humans and give their skin a fairer shade (Think bleaching agents, detergent. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if these Gods/Goddesses are actually aliens from outer space). And then she summoned the entire Human race to go forth and cleanse themselves within the "magic water".
A batch of humans arrived first, and happy to clean themselves of the "mud" which is their birthright, they dived into the water and had a great time, and by the time they got out, they were pinkish/pale in complexion. These are the Caucasians.
The second batch of humans arrived, but as they were late, the "magic water" has already lost some of its effects and is rather "dirty". But still, eager to cleanse themselves of the mud that pigments their skin, they dived into the water as well, cleaning and scrubbing themselves to the best of their abilities. When they came out of the water, they were yellowish/tan in complexion. These are the Asians.
And finally, the final batch of humans arrived, but to their dismay, the "magic water" has lost nearly all of its magical properties. To keep things fair for one another, they discussed about their situation before finally deciding to grant everyone a chance to wash up; but only to clean the palms and feets. These are the Indians (and the Malays).
*Note: Before you guys fire at me for being racist: please remember! It is only a harmless joke and there is no offense anywhere within the text! Also, note that only the Indians and Malays discussed before jumping into the waters, showing their community spirit.*
*Also, I agree that calling "Asians" and leaving out the Indians and Malays seem wrong, but.. let's just leave it that way for reference sake, alright? At the most we can always call them "Northern Asians" and "Southern Asians".. which doesn't sound very wrong to me.*
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Alright! And yeah thanks PH for your webby. I didn't access my blog in awhile, so... apologies alright?
SP people: good luck in your exams! And enjoy the upcoming semester break =)
P.S.: Don't think I have to repeat this, but, this blog makes fun of everything under the sun, be it race or religion. No offense directed at any party, just remember to take the jokes with a pinch of salt. And have fun. =)
Took me 40 minutes to write this post. Ack!
In the "short" period of 2 months, so many things have happened.. I'm beginning to feel the wear and tear of Time itself.
Yep! It's once again Semester break! Year 2 Semester 1 is over!! I'm half-way through my tertiary studies!!! All it takes is another 1 Year + (approximately) and poof, I'm kicked outta Polytechnic and into the cold, harsh world (or wherever my next stop maybe).
*I really hate recounting this semester 'cause it just SUCKED big time! I can only hope my next semester is better..*
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Small event: I lost my wallet! (Or at least, nearly did). Met a kind soul that day. The fella apparently submitted the wallet to the bus captain as a "Lost-and-found" item, without touching any of the belongings within! (There's about $100 in the wallet along with other stuff alright? I know it may be "peanuts" to some of you people, so, if it truly is "peanuts" to you, Shush! Go away and enjoy your luxurious life elsewhere. I'm having financial problems and i don't need people flaunting their wealth around me. Thank you very much.).
*Wonder if I could ever resist the temptation like that? Hmm...*
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Alright! Time to play with fire! Racism!
Okay. Just kidding of course. But here's a.. "racist" joke which I don't really find racist, but amusing. So.. if you're gonna be offended, skip it ok? It's just a joke, take it with a pinch of salt:
Long before this world became as we knew it, Earth was nothing but barren land. Nuwa (A goddess from Chinese Mythology) decided to create life on earth due to her benevolence. She made the lands fertile, created great bodies of water, and basically shaped the world into the "wondrous" place as we know it today (For the Christians, think Genesis). To complete her work, she finally made humans out of mud itself, so the first humans were pretty much "Mud dolls" running around.
When everything was accomplished, Nuwa sat back and took a break, reveling in her glorious creations. However, she was greatly annoyed by one thing: The way humans looked so "black and muddy". So she decided to do something about it.
She set about creating a HUGE expanse of "magic water", which would cleanse the humans and give their skin a fairer shade (Think bleaching agents, detergent. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if these Gods/Goddesses are actually aliens from outer space). And then she summoned the entire Human race to go forth and cleanse themselves within the "magic water".
A batch of humans arrived first, and happy to clean themselves of the "mud" which is their birthright, they dived into the water and had a great time, and by the time they got out, they were pinkish/pale in complexion. These are the Caucasians.
The second batch of humans arrived, but as they were late, the "magic water" has already lost some of its effects and is rather "dirty". But still, eager to cleanse themselves of the mud that pigments their skin, they dived into the water as well, cleaning and scrubbing themselves to the best of their abilities. When they came out of the water, they were yellowish/tan in complexion. These are the Asians.
And finally, the final batch of humans arrived, but to their dismay, the "magic water" has lost nearly all of its magical properties. To keep things fair for one another, they discussed about their situation before finally deciding to grant everyone a chance to wash up; but only to clean the palms and feets. These are the Indians (and the Malays).
*Note: Before you guys fire at me for being racist: please remember! It is only a harmless joke and there is no offense anywhere within the text! Also, note that only the Indians and Malays discussed before jumping into the waters, showing their community spirit.*
*Also, I agree that calling "Asians" and leaving out the Indians and Malays seem wrong, but.. let's just leave it that way for reference sake, alright? At the most we can always call them "Northern Asians" and "Southern Asians".. which doesn't sound very wrong to me.*
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Alright! And yeah thanks PH for your webby. I didn't access my blog in awhile, so... apologies alright?
SP people: good luck in your exams! And enjoy the upcoming semester break =)
P.S.: Don't think I have to repeat this, but, this blog makes fun of everything under the sun, be it race or religion. No offense directed at any party, just remember to take the jokes with a pinch of salt. And have fun. =)
Took me 40 minutes to write this post. Ack!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Yahoo~!! Finally "Links" page is up!
Yeah! Now you guys can use the short-cuts I provided to get yourselves outta this god-forsaken blog!
*Actually it's more for my use to view other people's blog.. =D*
BTW, those of you whom I've left out, mind leaving me ur blog + name (if u want) on my tagboard? Cause I've really forgotten some of the blog websites..
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Alright.. I can't make this a long post.. It's 3:23 AM official Singapore Time, and normal people are sound asleep. Phew! How long was it since my last post? That was during my Study break for my Common Test, and... I'm ONE week away from my Semester Exams (Study Break included). Gosh. That's like.. erm.. *If you discount the "The Super, Ultimate Short Post", its been 1 month and 2 weeks +++ since my last post.
WHAT?!?!?!?! 1.5 months only?! It felt more like half a year went by!!
Long story short.. lots of stuff happened.. Phew.. Highlights of the past month:
July 18th - 22nd: Common Test Week.
July 29th: Astronomy Club AGM (Annual General Meeting)*
August 1st: Perseid Meteor Shower Project initiated.
August 12th: Perseid Meteor Shower (Overnight Observation)
August 17th: ANE XI Project Initiated.
August 18th: World of Warcraft connection established.
August 20th: Yellow Ribbon Ceremony (BA Society)
August 26th: Movie Marathon (Overnight in Lecture theater) [Yeah.. slackin' around..]
August 27th: Singapore Leo Club(s) Induction and Inauguration Ceremony (Forgive me if I got the name wrong)
*That's when I got my handed my position as President of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Astronomy Club.
(Hoo boy.. X.x)Upcoming events:
September 2nd: Overnight Observation/Sleep-in
September 3rd: Yellow Ribbon Walk (early in the morning, 6-7 am)
September 17th - 19th (To be confirmed): Student Sports Council CCA's Interactive Event, "Giorno Interrativo" Camp.
September 18th: Moon Cake Festival (Welfare Outreach-cum-Celebration, in collaboration with microE [ECE Society] committee)
September 23th: ANE XI Overnight Briefing
September 24th: Club House Spring Cleaning
And lots more to come...
*I feel so sick suddenly*
*Actually it's more for my use to view other people's blog.. =D*
BTW, those of you whom I've left out, mind leaving me ur blog + name (if u want) on my tagboard? Cause I've really forgotten some of the blog websites..
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Alright.. I can't make this a long post.. It's 3:23 AM official Singapore Time, and normal people are sound asleep. Phew! How long was it since my last post? That was during my Study break for my Common Test, and... I'm ONE week away from my Semester Exams (Study Break included). Gosh. That's like.. erm.. *If you discount the "The Super, Ultimate Short Post", its been 1 month and 2 weeks +++ since my last post.
WHAT?!?!?!?! 1.5 months only?! It felt more like half a year went by!!
Long story short.. lots of stuff happened.. Phew.. Highlights of the past month:
July 18th - 22nd: Common Test Week.
July 29th: Astronomy Club AGM (Annual General Meeting)*
August 1st: Perseid Meteor Shower Project initiated.
August 12th: Perseid Meteor Shower (Overnight Observation)
August 17th: ANE XI Project Initiated.
August 18th: World of Warcraft connection established.
August 20th: Yellow Ribbon Ceremony (BA Society)
August 26th: Movie Marathon (Overnight in Lecture theater) [Yeah.. slackin' around..]
August 27th: Singapore Leo Club(s) Induction and Inauguration Ceremony (Forgive me if I got the name wrong)
*That's when I got my handed my position as President of Ngee Ann Polytechnic Astronomy Club.
(Hoo boy.. X.x)Upcoming events:
September 2nd: Overnight Observation/Sleep-in
September 3rd: Yellow Ribbon Walk (early in the morning, 6-7 am)
September 17th - 19th (To be confirmed): Student Sports Council CCA's Interactive Event, "Giorno Interrativo" Camp.
September 18th: Moon Cake Festival (Welfare Outreach-cum-Celebration, in collaboration with microE [ECE Society] committee)
September 23th: ANE XI Overnight Briefing
September 24th: Club House Spring Cleaning
And lots more to come...
*I feel so sick suddenly*
Monday, August 15, 2005
The Super, Ultimate Short Post.
Hi there. *Short enough?*
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Hope to get an update in soon, especially my links column... been putting that off for a longggg time.. lots of stuff happened in the past month.. Dunno how to start.. =P
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Hope to get an update in soon, especially my links column... been putting that off for a longggg time.. lots of stuff happened in the past month.. Dunno how to start.. =P
Monday, July 11, 2005
Time flies.. Semester 3 is halfway over!
Yep! It's that time again!! Common Test!!!
And the 1 week break that comes along... Woohoo!! *No slacking for me though... slacked through the first half of the semester already.. T.T*
Haizz..
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I WANT MY OWN DIGITAL CAMERA!!! (Or at least, a handphone with camera function..)
Went to cosplay with Yanhui and Alvin on Sunday.. No pictures to show cause I have no such "high-tech" equipment.. Argh! (For pictures, take a look at Yanhui's blog)
*Sigh* Shortly after CT comes the main exams.. and with that, Semester 3 is officially over..
How come time passes so quickly?
And the 1 week break that comes along... Woohoo!! *No slacking for me though... slacked through the first half of the semester already.. T.T*
Haizz..
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I WANT MY OWN DIGITAL CAMERA!!! (Or at least, a handphone with camera function..)
Went to cosplay with Yanhui and Alvin on Sunday.. No pictures to show cause I have no such "high-tech" equipment.. Argh! (For pictures, take a look at Yanhui's blog)
*Sigh* Shortly after CT comes the main exams.. and with that, Semester 3 is officially over..
How come time passes so quickly?
Friday, June 24, 2005
Silly, Stupid, Foolish Me.
... The official time is 2:02 am. (Standard Singapore Time)
Normal sane people would be asleep, except for those late owls and those who hate the sun.
My class starts at 9 am, and I have to get up by 7 am.
Rockin'... and why do I hear my laptop's hard disk cranking up again? *Looks like another trip down to MeL's A&E Department again...*
Well.. Been very "busy" recently.. staying out until late into the evening/night... And during these late trips, along with some other... "sources" which i have came upon recently.. I realised how much trouble we have adapting to this cold harsh world..
It seems to me, that once people move on from their Secondary education, things... change. Better for some, worse for most. For me personally, it seems that I am able to concentrate better (in terms of school work and projects). Mulling over this for some time, I realised that it was due to the fact that the "usual" stringent rules (as applied in most government schools) does not apply. *Could be due to the fact that I'm a rebel at heart, and I tend to rebel against everything and anything.. =D*
So what's worse? Seems to be the same for everybody I know: People. (And the relationship that you build with them.)
In Secondary School, at least you were "spoon-fed" and kept under a big roof and held together as a "happy, big family".
Quite the contrary in Polytechnics.
In there, you're treated like a "real" adult. And they meant what they said. W00t!! That means freedom for us!! Yay!!
Well wake up, teenagers. (Do I sound old? o.O) You're right about the "freedom" part. But what about the cost that comes with it?
Remember that there is no free lunch in this world.
You guys watch "Survivor"? To me, it's basically the same, but without all the fanciful "alliances", "tribal councils" and the oh-so-damn-great "immunity". There is no "immunity". There is only the fight for survival.
Yes. I make it sound bad. But others than this, I have absolutely no idea how to describe what I'm seeing/feeling. 'Tis sad. Young people, behaving in such a way..
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Ok. I'm sure that up to this part you guys are either confused and wondering what the heck I'm talking about, or you understand what I mean. So I'll explain, to the best of my ability (and for those who don't understand) :
It is the way we humans give in to our natural instincts (as the same way animals do). Which instinct? The instinct for self-survival.
Self-survival, in our current society, is very different from the "self-survival" you guys see in "Survivor". We do not go around killing rodents, gathering coconuts/dirty water, fish, build shelters, etc, to survive. That is survival in its definitive sense.
I'm talking about surviving in a place where competition drives everyone crazy, where to survive you have to "outwit, outplay and outlast" your competition. *In stuff like school work, projects, CCAs, etc*
I'm talking about the famous "Rat Race" here.
You may say: "What the heck?! You're stupid! Why the heck do you make competiting with one another in academic performance sound so bad?"
True. It sounds silly even to me, but in post-Secondary School, things are just THAT silly. And besides, it isn't just the competition in academic matters that's causing this. It's also because of the power that's granted to all these "young adults". That's right. The power we call "freedom".
Definition of freedom (as taken from www.dictionary.com):
1. The condition of being free from restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention or oppression.
3. a) Political independence.
b) Civil liberty.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.
6. Ease or facility of movement.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
8. a) Right to unrestricted use.
b) Right to privileges.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference.
For young teenagers, Point 5, the capacity to exercise choice, is indeed very tempting. However, along with that comes Points 8 and 9, the right/ability to have unrestricted access, privilege and power.
Are teenagers truly capable of handling that?
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In a way, you could say that these Polytechnics would serve as a great training ground for young people to "get used" to the society that they are living in today. Which is why Poly-graduates/Diploma holders are able to adapt and integrate into society easily.. Because there isn't a very big environmental change for them.
I dare not speak for JC students. I am not one and thus I shall not comment on their lives. Best of luck to them when they move on to their University studies and then out into the world.
For those yet to leave Secondary education: Be prepared. =P You have no "true" allies, even if they are your "best friends".
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Yep. Sounds all negative.... The Horror!!! Ack! *Chokes to death on negativity*
Normal sane people would be asleep, except for those late owls and those who hate the sun.
My class starts at 9 am, and I have to get up by 7 am.
Rockin'... and why do I hear my laptop's hard disk cranking up again? *Looks like another trip down to MeL's A&E Department again...*
Well.. Been very "busy" recently.. staying out until late into the evening/night... And during these late trips, along with some other... "sources" which i have came upon recently.. I realised how much trouble we have adapting to this cold harsh world..
It seems to me, that once people move on from their Secondary education, things... change. Better for some, worse for most. For me personally, it seems that I am able to concentrate better (in terms of school work and projects). Mulling over this for some time, I realised that it was due to the fact that the "usual" stringent rules (as applied in most government schools) does not apply. *Could be due to the fact that I'm a rebel at heart, and I tend to rebel against everything and anything.. =D*
So what's worse? Seems to be the same for everybody I know: People. (And the relationship that you build with them.)
In Secondary School, at least you were "spoon-fed" and kept under a big roof and held together as a "happy, big family".
Quite the contrary in Polytechnics.
In there, you're treated like a "real" adult. And they meant what they said. W00t!! That means freedom for us!! Yay!!
Well wake up, teenagers. (Do I sound old? o.O) You're right about the "freedom" part. But what about the cost that comes with it?
Remember that there is no free lunch in this world.
You guys watch "Survivor"? To me, it's basically the same, but without all the fanciful "alliances", "tribal councils" and the oh-so-damn-great "immunity". There is no "immunity". There is only the fight for survival.
Yes. I make it sound bad. But others than this, I have absolutely no idea how to describe what I'm seeing/feeling. 'Tis sad. Young people, behaving in such a way..
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Ok. I'm sure that up to this part you guys are either confused and wondering what the heck I'm talking about, or you understand what I mean. So I'll explain, to the best of my ability (and for those who don't understand) :
It is the way we humans give in to our natural instincts (as the same way animals do). Which instinct? The instinct for self-survival.
Self-survival, in our current society, is very different from the "self-survival" you guys see in "Survivor". We do not go around killing rodents, gathering coconuts/dirty water, fish, build shelters, etc, to survive. That is survival in its definitive sense.
I'm talking about surviving in a place where competition drives everyone crazy, where to survive you have to "outwit, outplay and outlast" your competition. *In stuff like school work, projects, CCAs, etc*
I'm talking about the famous "Rat Race" here.
You may say: "What the heck?! You're stupid! Why the heck do you make competiting with one another in academic performance sound so bad?"
True. It sounds silly even to me, but in post-Secondary School, things are just THAT silly. And besides, it isn't just the competition in academic matters that's causing this. It's also because of the power that's granted to all these "young adults". That's right. The power we call "freedom".
Definition of freedom (as taken from www.dictionary.com):
1. The condition of being free from restraints.
2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention or oppression.
3. a) Political independence.
b) Civil liberty.
4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.
6. Ease or facility of movement.
7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
8. a) Right to unrestricted use.
b) Right to privileges.
9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference.
For young teenagers, Point 5, the capacity to exercise choice, is indeed very tempting. However, along with that comes Points 8 and 9, the right/ability to have unrestricted access, privilege and power.
Are teenagers truly capable of handling that?
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In a way, you could say that these Polytechnics would serve as a great training ground for young people to "get used" to the society that they are living in today. Which is why Poly-graduates/Diploma holders are able to adapt and integrate into society easily.. Because there isn't a very big environmental change for them.
I dare not speak for JC students. I am not one and thus I shall not comment on their lives. Best of luck to them when they move on to their University studies and then out into the world.
For those yet to leave Secondary education: Be prepared. =P You have no "true" allies, even if they are your "best friends".
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Yep. Sounds all negative.... The Horror!!! Ack! *Chokes to death on negativity*
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Some of the stuff..
My head's messed up!
Can't really think straight right now.. Information in my brain's cluttered and flying all over the place in bits and pieces...
OMG!!!!
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First and foremost.. Like to address some issues..
I received feedback from some of my blog readers... Thanks for taking the effort to remind me of what went wrong...
1) The music. Realised it could be annoying to some people. And I finally took it off. Enjoy your own music people!
2) The length. Yeah. I tend to drag on and write essays at a time. so.. instead I'll try a different approach. Let's see how things work out.
3) The content. Opps. A tad bit sensitive. So.. would like to take this opportunity to rectify the problem.. It's all in humor! (Yes, of course its "dark humor", but you guys might not realise it.. so..) I'll tone down on that part ok? =)
4) The skin. Yeah. Unoriginal and boring. Hope you all don't mind cause I'm just. Damn. Lazy. =)
And finally.. Anything i blog is open for public views (if you guys read newspaper.. I'm guessing you all know that there is no privacy in blogging, right?). So, if anything I blog becomes offensive to you guys.. Just know that I am most likely making a joke, or that I'm just writing out my personal opinions for you guys to see. What's wrong with being open and honest? =D
P.S.: Please don't misinterpret this section as my flaming you guys for your comments. I appreciate the comments, and i hope to receive more feedback. =P
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Ok. First up. Let's see what else I have to blog about May...
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Oh. It's mid-June already? What?! 2 weeks more to Common test?! (Well basically.. I think the remainder of May went by uneventfully.. or that I just plain forgot. X.x)
Oh yeah. My laptop "broke down". Again. There's already 4 hardware failures and over 10 times of reformatting done to my laptop. Hey Toshiba. If you guys are gonna keep this up, It's no wonder why you guys failed to get Ngee Ann's tender for this year's laptop sales.
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Alright. Will update my blog again. Gonna try and keep things short and sweet.
Can't really think straight right now.. Information in my brain's cluttered and flying all over the place in bits and pieces...
OMG!!!!
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First and foremost.. Like to address some issues..
I received feedback from some of my blog readers... Thanks for taking the effort to remind me of what went wrong...
1) The music. Realised it could be annoying to some people. And I finally took it off. Enjoy your own music people!
2) The length. Yeah. I tend to drag on and write essays at a time. so.. instead I'll try a different approach. Let's see how things work out.
3) The content. Opps. A tad bit sensitive. So.. would like to take this opportunity to rectify the problem.. It's all in humor! (Yes, of course its "dark humor", but you guys might not realise it.. so..) I'll tone down on that part ok? =)
4) The skin. Yeah. Unoriginal and boring. Hope you all don't mind cause I'm just. Damn. Lazy. =)
And finally.. Anything i blog is open for public views (if you guys read newspaper.. I'm guessing you all know that there is no privacy in blogging, right?). So, if anything I blog becomes offensive to you guys.. Just know that I am most likely making a joke, or that I'm just writing out my personal opinions for you guys to see. What's wrong with being open and honest? =D
P.S.: Please don't misinterpret this section as my flaming you guys for your comments. I appreciate the comments, and i hope to receive more feedback. =P
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Ok. First up. Let's see what else I have to blog about May...
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Oh. It's mid-June already? What?! 2 weeks more to Common test?! (Well basically.. I think the remainder of May went by uneventfully.. or that I just plain forgot. X.x)
Oh yeah. My laptop "broke down". Again. There's already 4 hardware failures and over 10 times of reformatting done to my laptop. Hey Toshiba. If you guys are gonna keep this up, It's no wonder why you guys failed to get Ngee Ann's tender for this year's laptop sales.
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Alright. Will update my blog again. Gonna try and keep things short and sweet.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Hey.
Took out the background music. Realised how irritating it could be when someone wishes to surf other people's blogs in silence (or while listening to THEIR own music). Although Chrono Cross's music sounds good..
Anyways just got back from AF camp (Astro Fiesta). Should be blogging about it sometime this week..
P.S.: Sorry! I forgot about this post and left it under "Draft". Bleh.
Anyways just got back from AF camp (Astro Fiesta). Should be blogging about it sometime this week..
P.S.: Sorry! I forgot about this post and left it under "Draft". Bleh.
Friday, June 03, 2005
MayDay~! MayDay~!
Here we go. The post of May.
Time is a funny thing. (Can time even be considered a "thing"?) It goes fast when we least wishes it to be, and slows to a crawl when we hope for it to speed up. Why?
May certainly went past like a snail.. And I have most certainly been infected by the lethargy.. I was surprised when I asked myself on multiple occasions, "Am I supposed to blog again?" (Like, I'm making this a monthly thing, lolz =D). And yet when June came to replace May, swoosh! Opps! It's already the 3rd of June! (OK, 3 days into the month. What's with the fuss?)
The problem is: 2 weeks of the new semester has yet to pass us by, but I'm already feeling the exhaustion I experience whenever a semester nears its end.
"I have a bad feeling about this."
Heh.
May was pretty hectic.
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So. Let us review my "May's itinerary" first. =D
1) Astro training camp. Ah. Being a Logistic is SO much fun.
2) The Return of Teh dudes! Oh well.. nothing much to say there. And yeah, like I predicted.. apparently there were some.. conflicts that arose when they were overseas.. though it's over now.. =X
3) Ah. The ever-pretty presentation. I'm scheduled for a "rehearsal" later today. *Sleep time, pals!*
4) Ah-ha! My good ol' sista's exams. *Sigh* I hate being right. Sometimes. Her results? 2 "Just-passed" and 5 "Ungraded" (A.K.A Fail).Oh well.
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Alright. Let's do this the "right" way.. From the beginning of May, we shall begin.
First up, the AF training camp. Being a logistic (or "log" for short), I was there being a "log". Literally. Staring at the computer screen, workingon my presentation during the day and practising the use of telescopes at night. (Not much to practise, given that the skies were filled with clouds)The first night had barely went by when I already felt the full impact of being a "log".
The other following days were better.
It rained on the second day. What better weather to have for a camp? =D We ended up doing indoor stuff (the logs at the computers. the GL's painting banners) until evening time. That's when the games started. (You know, camp games.)
At least they helped to pass the time. (And generate fun and laughter in the process)
The third day was.. really slack. Everyone was.. lethargic. It was as thoughno one wanted to do anything. I remembered having spent the day watching documentaries, touching up on my presentation and playing games.(Hey, it IS a computer.. =D)
The third night was.. nice. We were finally granted a "clear sky", and for the first time in my life (18 years!!!), I finally saw Scorpio (along with some other constellations) with my own eyes.
*A meteor shower was scheduled for that night. Alas, everyone was too tired to wait for the meteor shower, so we had to give that a miss. A pity.*
18 years. Astronomers, stay away from Singapore. It's a nightmare. (OK, I admit that I was never interested in Astronomy before this =X)
And on the fourth day, "It was a bright and sunny day. My friends and I ... " Opps. Primary school composition writing habits. =D Sorry. that's redo that, shall we?
And on the fourth day, I awoke to find zombies waking up and walking around.
It was ghastly.
We attempted to do solar observation (looking at the sun through the telescopes, with the aid of a solar filter, of course), given that it was late afternoon and the sky looked real bright and sunny.
As usual, if things worked out perfectly, either you were having a good day, or something's terribly wrong.
Good ol' Grandpa Sunny decided to be shy on that day. Don't need to say more.
We breakfast-ed, packed up, slacked around, lunch-ed and finally, camp was over.
Went home and slept like a log for 24 hours.
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Life continued as usual.. And 10th of May approaches.
Why 10th of May? Because that's the day my classmates went to school to fold paper cranes, shurikens, etc. (Origami!)
For 6 hours. During which they were supposed to complete and submit 6 theory papers of different subjects (Ok, all engineering subjects, so maybe you could consider them to be "the same").
6 hours. Thankfully I decided to give the exams a pass.
The class, as usual, with their "spirit of unity" decided to something "united". So, we held a chalet on the day after the exams. I was told that we were to go to the chalet at our "own time own target". And so I did, late in the evening, alone, carrying 2 sacks of charcoal weighing 8 kg each. Not the mention the backpack on my back. (OK, the bag was light)
*I'm beginning to notice a trend here. Seems to me like I'm the one carrying the charcoal whenever I attend a chalet. o.O*
The first night was boring. What I did then was, play cards, watch TV, until midnight. Some of us were feeling hungry then, so we decided to go out looking for food. First stop, we went to Downtown East, as there's a 24-hours Cheers convenience store there.
We found it dark and locked up tight.
*For you guys' info, Cheers at Downtown East is open for 24-hours during Public Holidays, School Holidays and the weekends.*
High in spirits and letting nothing deter us, we moved on, for someone mentioned that White Sands (a shopping mall, 15-minutes walk away) would have a convenience store open.
We were fooled. There was never a convenience store at White Sands.
In the end, we went to a nearby fishing farm and bought instant noodles and bread to satiate our hunger. With a belly full of warm food, we were preparing to head back to our unit, when a roar of thunder annnounced Nature's wrath. A gush of wind tore at us, and the looming clouds overhead threatened to leave us soaked to the bones.
We "ran". However, we had to stop and wait under a shelter as the rain unleashed its fury. We played some lame games while waiting for the rain to let up, and when it finally did, it was dawn. Some of the guys were tired, so they decided to catch some sleep, taking up the beds. The rest of us "energetic" guys went back to playing card games. And so time went by until it was the morning of the second day..
The second day. Having not slept a wink (I never get to sleep during chalets), I gathered those who shared my fate (and those who were hungry) for a trip down to Downtown East for a MacDonald breakfast. When it was noon, we went to Wild Wild Wet (A water theme park).Watching my classmates play, I felt like I was watching primary school kids at a playground. =D
That activity took up most of the day, and at evening time we went back to our unit to prepare the BBQ. When it was officially night-time, our "Guests-of-Honour" arrived.
They were:
Mr Leung Nan Bun - AEL lecturer, Class Advisor, WSS co-ordinator.
Mrs Peh Lian Huay - ACCA lecturer.
Mr Tan Khee Peng - PDP lecturer, TSO, WSS practical trainer.
*Mr Tan came with his entire family (His wife, two daughters and a baby. I forgot the baby's gender.)*
Time flew. Soon it was after mid-night and everyone was tired. Others than an incident with cockroaches, the night went by uneventfully, and soon, everyone fell asleep (Not enough beds, so some slept on the floor, on chairs, etc..)
The next day, we packed, and left. End of chalet.
*Kinda boring, now that I think of it. Hmm..*
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Alright.. that about wraps up the first half of May.. I'll continue that another day when I'm free.. it's 2 am and I'm supposed to wake up at 7..
ZZzzzZzz And why the hell is my blog interface in Chinese?!?!?!?!
Monday, May 02, 2005
It's becoming a habit!
Lolz.. The habit of posting monthly has taken hold of me, it seems.. =D
Phew! It's already the month of May, and the weather is SO hot! I can imagine the headache my dad's gonna experience after taking a look at the electric bills for this month.
Air-conditioning, afterall, is a huge drain on power. Ah.. the bliss of having a air-conditioned room.. =D
Ok.. hmm.. where do I start? Oh yeah.. let's start from the beginning of April..
......... Damn. Memory loss. lolz!
Well.. it's been nearly a month since TG and Alvin went for their China trip (TG going home, while Alvin's off on his vacation.. I wanna go too!). Somehow I just can't remember the exact date when they left (couldn't care less anyway). And it seems that several bad events took place over there.. TG got pretty pissed off with Alvin.. have to get the full story when they get back.. (erm.. that'll be another 3 days before they arrive back in Singapore, given that there's no flight delay)
And WSS is over!!! Or at least, the VTP sessions are over. (erm.. VTP is.. training)
Results (for the final exams of Year 1.2) were released sometime in the second week of the VTP sessions..
First time in my life i got straight A's... =P (Or rather, since Primary school anyway =D)
GPA was a 4/4! Rock on! W00t!
And yes, the amount of effort I put into the projects paid off.. scored AD for IAC (top 5% distinction! As did my team members. *shrugs* Oh well.) , AD for Oral Communications and A+ for Programming (one grade above A.. i think top 10%?)
=D Feels pretty good.. considering I never did revisions and did last minute studying for the exams (last minute as in, the very morning of the test itself =D)
OK. Enough boasting. =D
The month went by just like that.. pretty boring and uneventful.. And of course, my having forgotten several stuff that happened.. (Hey, try doing a review on your past month's activites/events. You'll see.)
Next up: Next week's itinerary!
1) Astro training camp from 4th - 7th May, 4D3N. *Gawd.!*
2) TG and Alvin's return from China. *Happy reunion? Or the calm before the storm?*
3) Astro "Lecture presentation and notes" to be prepared prior to the camp. *Sigh.. I guess I'm stuck with these.. "presentations"..*
4) My sister's Mid-year exams. *Once again, the "just-passes" and fails.*
5) Etc. Who knows what's gonna happen? =D *Stupid statement.*
I think that's all for "this month". =D We'll see if I manage to get a post in before June.
P.S.: For those interested in politics (o.O), keep an eye on China/Taiwan. Something's bound to happen soon. Very soon.
Phew! It's already the month of May, and the weather is SO hot! I can imagine the headache my dad's gonna experience after taking a look at the electric bills for this month.
Air-conditioning, afterall, is a huge drain on power. Ah.. the bliss of having a air-conditioned room.. =D
Ok.. hmm.. where do I start? Oh yeah.. let's start from the beginning of April..
......... Damn. Memory loss. lolz!
Well.. it's been nearly a month since TG and Alvin went for their China trip (TG going home, while Alvin's off on his vacation.. I wanna go too!). Somehow I just can't remember the exact date when they left (couldn't care less anyway). And it seems that several bad events took place over there.. TG got pretty pissed off with Alvin.. have to get the full story when they get back.. (erm.. that'll be another 3 days before they arrive back in Singapore, given that there's no flight delay)
And WSS is over!!! Or at least, the VTP sessions are over. (erm.. VTP is.. training)
Results (for the final exams of Year 1.2) were released sometime in the second week of the VTP sessions..
First time in my life i got straight A's... =P (Or rather, since Primary school anyway =D)
GPA was a 4/4! Rock on! W00t!
And yes, the amount of effort I put into the projects paid off.. scored AD for IAC (top 5% distinction! As did my team members. *shrugs* Oh well.) , AD for Oral Communications and A+ for Programming (one grade above A.. i think top 10%?)
=D Feels pretty good.. considering I never did revisions and did last minute studying for the exams (last minute as in, the very morning of the test itself =D)
OK. Enough boasting. =D
The month went by just like that.. pretty boring and uneventful.. And of course, my having forgotten several stuff that happened.. (Hey, try doing a review on your past month's activites/events. You'll see.)
Next up: Next week's itinerary!
1) Astro training camp from 4th - 7th May, 4D3N. *Gawd.!*
2) TG and Alvin's return from China. *Happy reunion? Or the calm before the storm?*
3) Astro "Lecture presentation and notes" to be prepared prior to the camp. *Sigh.. I guess I'm stuck with these.. "presentations"..*
4) My sister's Mid-year exams. *Once again, the "just-passes" and fails.*
5) Etc. Who knows what's gonna happen? =D *Stupid statement.*
I think that's all for "this month". =D We'll see if I manage to get a post in before June.
P.S.: For those interested in politics (o.O), keep an eye on China/Taiwan. Something's bound to happen soon. Very soon.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Post of the April's Fool.. A Month's Delay?
April's Fool! Careful getting yourselves fooled on this dastardly day.. which happens to be my friend's birthday...
HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY TAIGE!!!
(I doubt he'll see this though)
Well. Moving on.
THE EXAMS ARE OVER! BLOODY HELL!
I think I'm supposed to be glad... That I would, for holidays are just right after the exams..
Yeah!! Six weeks of freedom! No more annoying 6 am alarm clocks! No more bus cramming! No more crazy crowds at the canteens! Six full weeks of 12 hours sleep and unlimited play-time! Alright!!!!
If that were true. *Sigh*
Let's take a look at my timetable shall we?
4th April: Back to school, Advanced AEL/ACCA (WSS) Training from 9 - 4, all for the preparations of an extra set of exams which I have to partake in, on the 8th of April.
8th April: The afore-mentioned exams.
11st - 29th of April: VTP (WSS) Training, supposedly additional DCCA/DEL training. 3 weeks, all-in-all, 9 - 4 everyday, Mondays to Fridays. Then the Exams come again.
Wow. That's hitting below the belt isn't it.
3 weeks left of holidays. (And that's an optimistic estimation) Ah whatever.. juz endure another 3 weeks of lectures, practicals, drills, blah blah blah... And then the dreams come true...
3 weeks of play! 3 weeks of hibernation! 3 weeks of do-whatever-you-want!
And then I was reminded that I had to attend Astronomy training camps in May, shortly after the 3 weeks of VTP (WSS) training.
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*Speechless* Perhaps my anti-godly mannerisms has offended someone up there. Scary!!! What should I do? Buy a couple of Bibles and put them on display in my room? Or maybe a couple of Buddha statues would do the trick? Or how does praying to Allah's name every Friday sounds?
Blehz. X.x Ah.. to hell with that. The past month was pretty hectic.. Exams started on the 24th of March and ended right yesterday, 31st of March.. The last few weeks blew through like a hurricane.. leaving behind trails of death and destruction... (In the form of confused and disgruntled students, mad lecturers and papers. Lots of it.)
Couldn't understand a damn thing on the last few chapters that they were teaching. Then came revision week. I gave up, and nearly didn't come for the entire week(Or rather, skipped morning lessons or "ran-away" from afternoon lessons)
Good thing I did. Would've been a waste of my time. The exams were.. a breeze.. for someone who had studied last minute before each and every paper.. (that someone being me, of course =P)
And thus, with the final paper today, Year 1 Semester 2 has come to an official close. Year 1 came and left, just like that.. And it's been nearly two years since I've left Hua Yi.. Tch.. Feels weird reminiscing like that.. I get to see the school building everytime I look out of the windows, or when I'm leaving my house. And besides.. nothing worth reminiscing now.. Nearly all of my teachers are gone, and the few friends that I have in there, are gone as well.
Time flies. Just recently I was wondering what the heck happened in the 6 years that I went from being the wide-eyed, nerdy 12-year old kid, to being the cooler (but still nerdy =D) 18-year old teenager. How old will I be when I look back again? Another 6 years? By then I'll be a 24-year old adult..
...Can't focus on thinking right now.. I'm impatient to get back to my game.. Who knows when my next post will be? =D
Take care everyone.
P.S.: Don't take offense at my jibes against religions. It's my nature to poke fun at everything and anything. Don't mind me. =P
HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY TAIGE!!!
(I doubt he'll see this though)
Well. Moving on.
THE EXAMS ARE OVER! BLOODY HELL!
I think I'm supposed to be glad... That I would, for holidays are just right after the exams..
Yeah!! Six weeks of freedom! No more annoying 6 am alarm clocks! No more bus cramming! No more crazy crowds at the canteens! Six full weeks of 12 hours sleep and unlimited play-time! Alright!!!!
If that were true. *Sigh*
Let's take a look at my timetable shall we?
4th April: Back to school, Advanced AEL/ACCA (WSS) Training from 9 - 4, all for the preparations of an extra set of exams which I have to partake in, on the 8th of April.
8th April: The afore-mentioned exams.
11st - 29th of April: VTP (WSS) Training, supposedly additional DCCA/DEL training. 3 weeks, all-in-all, 9 - 4 everyday, Mondays to Fridays. Then the Exams come again.
Wow. That's hitting below the belt isn't it.
3 weeks left of holidays. (And that's an optimistic estimation) Ah whatever.. juz endure another 3 weeks of lectures, practicals, drills, blah blah blah... And then the dreams come true...
3 weeks of play! 3 weeks of hibernation! 3 weeks of do-whatever-you-want!
And then I was reminded that I had to attend Astronomy training camps in May, shortly after the 3 weeks of VTP (WSS) training.
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...
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*Speechless* Perhaps my anti-godly mannerisms has offended someone up there. Scary!!! What should I do? Buy a couple of Bibles and put them on display in my room? Or maybe a couple of Buddha statues would do the trick? Or how does praying to Allah's name every Friday sounds?
Blehz. X.x Ah.. to hell with that. The past month was pretty hectic.. Exams started on the 24th of March and ended right yesterday, 31st of March.. The last few weeks blew through like a hurricane.. leaving behind trails of death and destruction... (In the form of confused and disgruntled students, mad lecturers and papers. Lots of it.)
Couldn't understand a damn thing on the last few chapters that they were teaching. Then came revision week. I gave up, and nearly didn't come for the entire week(Or rather, skipped morning lessons or "ran-away" from afternoon lessons)
Good thing I did. Would've been a waste of my time. The exams were.. a breeze.. for someone who had studied last minute before each and every paper.. (that someone being me, of course =P)
And thus, with the final paper today, Year 1 Semester 2 has come to an official close. Year 1 came and left, just like that.. And it's been nearly two years since I've left Hua Yi.. Tch.. Feels weird reminiscing like that.. I get to see the school building everytime I look out of the windows, or when I'm leaving my house. And besides.. nothing worth reminiscing now.. Nearly all of my teachers are gone, and the few friends that I have in there, are gone as well.
Time flies. Just recently I was wondering what the heck happened in the 6 years that I went from being the wide-eyed, nerdy 12-year old kid, to being the cooler (but still nerdy =D) 18-year old teenager. How old will I be when I look back again? Another 6 years? By then I'll be a 24-year old adult..
...Can't focus on thinking right now.. I'm impatient to get back to my game.. Who knows when my next post will be? =D
Take care everyone.
P.S.: Don't take offense at my jibes against religions. It's my nature to poke fun at everything and anything. Don't mind me. =P
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
No blog this week!
Too lazy.. heh!
Actually.. that's because I spent my Saturday + Sunday totally on games and family outings. And I mean TOTALLY. That means: No sleep.
That's right. 48 hours of no sleep. Thus I was lazy to blog on Sunday (Actually I still had alot of energy.. but my dad was screaming at me to go to sleep.)
Don't learn from me, OK? Bad for health. Just like smoking. =D
Besides, there's nothing good to talk about the past week.. Was VERY crapy, having all those "unfortunate incidents" happen to me. Blehz. X.x
Talk more the coming Sunday.
P.S.: Seems like I'm head in a totally different direction.. this blog is becoming my dairy!! Have to think up of something touchy to write upon..
Actually.. that's because I spent my Saturday + Sunday totally on games and family outings. And I mean TOTALLY. That means: No sleep.
That's right. 48 hours of no sleep. Thus I was lazy to blog on Sunday (Actually I still had alot of energy.. but my dad was screaming at me to go to sleep.)
Don't learn from me, OK? Bad for health. Just like smoking. =D
Besides, there's nothing good to talk about the past week.. Was VERY crapy, having all those "unfortunate incidents" happen to me. Blehz. X.x
Talk more the coming Sunday.
P.S.: Seems like I'm head in a totally different direction.. this blog is becoming my dairy!! Have to think up of something touchy to write upon..
Monday, February 28, 2005
Huzzah! Weekly post!
... This is the third Sunday. Let's see.. been pretty negative for the past month..
Blehx! X.x No more. Thankfully, this week was MUCH better than the rest.. Lets hope it stays that way.. =X
Monday (21/2/2005):
Haha! Seems like a weird way of blogging.. Dating things down then writing the day's event.. More like a diary heh..
Let's see.. Monday as usual, except it was a even week, meaning that I had to go to school 3 hours earlier than usual (had to leave home by 9), because even weeks = addition lessons. The culprit? IAC (Individual And the Community. *Yawns*). My late streak continued late into this week.. but i have been turning in earlier, so I managed to be a tad bit ealier (getting to school that is).
Although I'm still late. Heh! ^_^
Oh yeah.. somehow I got to school earlier on Monday.. Forgot why. Anywayz.. this particular IAC was my last (Thankfully!!! No more early lessons on Mondays!! Yay!). We had to give our group presentation on two things, namely our project and an assignment (discussion about a certain topic, blah blah blah...). With that presentation, my IAC project was cleared. Seems like the lecturer was pleased with our group's work.. Hopefully it's another AD (Distinction!) to the score. After other groups' presentations, we all left, at around 11:50am (or so I think).
As usual. The lunch crowd beat us to the seats in the canteen. Thankfully I managed to spot my friend and grabbed a seat with him.
Oh heck. Ever since Monday my handphone was going bonkers. Never happened when I was using the StarHub line. Damn Singtel. Getting complacent huh?
What do I mean by going bonkers? How does taking half an hour to send a message and two hours to receive them sound to you? Bonkers enough?
Finished lunch, sat around chatting for a bit, then went for OCom lessons. I was supposed to listen as 8 of my classmates gave their own presentations, but I was busy writing two self-reflection essays (300 -350 words) for both IAC and OCom. Easily done within an hour. After Ocom, came S & W.
Rock on! "Final" S & W lesson this week! Yahoo! Two good things happened this Monday. (Which is damn rare) Ran around the track as usual.. did the usual warm-up, did some gym-work and lesson's over.
Headed home after. Was supposed to work on my Programming project, but was watching the soap opera's final episode, so.. again, procrastinated, and went to bed shortly after.
Projects left: 2/3 (IAC down, 2 more to go)
Tuesday (22/2/2005):
Hmm.. Today was a good day.. Can't really remember why.. but it was good..
Oh yeah.. was ecstatic when I heard my classmates saying that practical lab that day was canceled.. that would've meant the early release at noon and free lunch at home. But, unfortunately, thoughts of free lunch was dashed to pieces as our "ever-so-cool" lecturer said calmly: "Who says it's canceled?! Your lab test is the next practical lab after this!"
Great.
So, stuck in school, ate lunch, finished lessons at 3. Went home after. Didn't feel so bad 'cause it felt just like any other Tuesdays.
Wednesday (23/2/2005, Fifteenth day of the First Lunar Month):
Oh yeah. This week's Wednesday was different from the rest..
First lesson EPS. First time ever (since this semester anyway), I attended this lesson with that "Zen" feeling. Meaning I didn't feel rushed, to the extent of being almost "peaceful". Or maybe I was just getting used to it. Who knows? *shrugs*
Onwards to other lessons. The day passed like any other.. Except during Maths lessons. Everyone hated the lecturer, so when I got to class there was this movable white board set against the door to refuse the lecturer entry. Somehow he wasn't smart enough to push away the door by himself. He had to ask someone else to do it for him while waiting outside for like a minute.
Near the end of the day, my friends wanted to eat "tang yuan" at the nearby food centre. Being the "united" class we were, everyone was asked to come down. They even asked our lecturers to come along, which one of them did and subsequently paid for it..
Hehe.. Free food! x-D
F.Y.I.: "Tang Yuan" is a riceball (2 kinds: with and without fillings) that the Chinese eat on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Don't ask me why. I forgot. And if I'm not wrong there's another occasion when we eat it as well!
Ah well.. A few things happened when we were at the hawker centre.. Signs of good luck was showing then.. First was the table number, which was 143.. I don't know the exact details but Ahmad (our class's only Indian) said that it stood for "I love you". I'm not sure if he was right.. But nevermind that, the better part was when the bill came. Apparently it cost exactly $28.80 for the bowls of riceballs..
F.Y.I.: The Chinese are very superstitious when it came to numbers. 2 was taken as a symbol of "doubles", or pairs, which means having wealth or harvest doubled. Which is good. 8, when pronounced in Chinese, is "ba", which is sounds similar to "fa", which subsequently means "prosper". Good signs? (However slight that may seem)
Went home well after 6 pm.
Thursday (24/2/2005):
Woke up feeling damn tired. Didn't feel like going school.. But there was 2 hours of AEL lecture on Thursdays.. So I had to drag my half-dead corpse to school..
Sorta broke down there. Couldn't keep my eyes open during the lecture.. Went home at noon (Which means I ran away from Maths lesson x-D ).
Anywayz, there were other reasons why I ran away.. Those reasons were:
1) I had my Programming Report 2 to submit on Friday.
2) Wanted to play more games. x-D
3) Of course, was tired.
So, I got home at around 12:30 pm.. and lazed around until it was nearly 2. I spent the remaining time (until dinner anywayz) playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on the PS2.
Worked on my Programming project after dinner, all the way until 2 am. Finally got all the basic game functions running pretty well.. Now all it needs is final touch-ups and other advanced functions. Hock Soon (my project partner), who "did nothing", agreed that he worked on the second half of the project.. so.. my part in the Programming project was "over".
Slept at nearly 3.
Projects left: 1/3 (2 down, only OCom left to go)
Friday (25/2/2005):
My favourite day of the week. Like most other people's. Having lessons late in the day was an added bonus, especially so since my CCA (Compulsory Curriculum Activities), Astronomy Club, was late at night.. (Of course! How else do you study the stars, except late at night?)
The lessons were over before I knew it.. and went on to meet Alvin, tg and bl (Recently I seem to be hanging out with them more). Went for dinner at KFC at Bukit Tmah Plaza. Poor service as usual..
Ack.. =X never liked KFC much.
Headed back to school for astro. Was informed of a upcoming astro presentation the next week. Great. One more project added to the list.
Got home by 11 pm.
Projects left: 2/4 (One more project added: Astronomy presentation)
Saturday (26/2/2005):
Woke up VERY early today (At 5:30am). Had an S & W attachment to fulfil (Wayyy cool. What is this? A parting shot?). That attachment sounded simple. We had to trek from Ngee Ann Polytechnic to MacRitchie Reserviour.
Sounds simple? Wrong. No wonder why they said we'd most probably be going home at 12 noon. (4 hours from the time we were supposed to meet)
We had to walk several streets over to Bukit Timah Hill, and from there we begun our 12 Kilometre trek through the hill (Yes, lots of uphill climbing involved) to the road connected to MacRitchie, and then onwards through the nature trails in MacRitchie.
I wouldn't have given a damn. After all, once a while, getting a breath of fresh, "mountain" and "forest" air is good right?
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It rained. Heavily.
Does someone up there hate me or something?
So, with the rain combined with the sweat we were making, not to mention the muddy floors and the train-like progress we were making (Nearly non-stop trekking and pretty fast too), we smelled like... Well. I don't think I have to describe that. Use your imagination.
*Oh ya, being the proud beast I am, don't criticise me about thinking the speed as fast. When the leader did choose to take a break, we had to wait 5 - 10 minutes for the last person to catch up. We were not that big a group, either. (There were about 50 people)*
Went home smelling like.. *Insert imagined smell here* Little wonder no one wanted to sit near the end of the bus (because that's where I chose to sit). Fell asleep several times on the bus (3 hours of sleep does that to anyone). Somehow that seemed to make my journey home that much faster (the sleep that is)..
Cleaned myself up as soon as I was able.. Smelling like @%^*# and having been soaked in the rain for approximately an hour and then an air-conditioned bus trip (which dried me up 'cause it took nearly an hour), of course any sane person would choose to hit the showers immediately..
Shortly after, I went out with my parents and my sister for a late lunch and some grocery/fish shopping. Seems like a good day 'cause my dad was in a good mood (or maybe he hated Sundays as much as I do? =X )
Late at night, I used up my remaining energy to create my own OCom power point presentation (everyone has to present, and it's my turn next week). And as luck would have it, my time slot of OCom clashes with the time that O' levelers were supposed to get their results. Oh well.. Guess I can't be in school to see the second batch get their results..
Anywayz Saturdays are good. They're always good. That the government took away Saturday as a working day for civil servants means they agree with me.
Saturday is good.
Projects left: 1/4 (3 down, 1 left to go! Although the Programming project is not officially over yet.. that worries me alittle)
Sunday (27/2/2005):
This week's Sunday was pretty good. Good as in it seems normal, just like any other day.
Woke up at 3 pm.. My intention was to wake up at 11 am.. but went back to sleep even though I managed to wake up at 11.. house was pretty quiet.. why?
My Family's Whereabouts today:
1) Father - Home tending to his fishes
2) Mother - Malaysia on a One-day trip, organised by the CC's (Community Centres)
3) Eldest Brother - Working. The workaholic he is.
4) Elder Sister - Home watching a boring HBO show. She stopped halfway through (which means she agrees with me?)
5) 2nd Elder Brother - Away on a Navy Expedition to Iraq for 3 months. Yet to be back. (He's safe, don't worry =) )
6) 3rd Elder Bother - Outside home, probably with his girlfriend.
7) Younger sister - Attending a course that was supposed to help her think better. Something which spans over 10 weeks, every Sunday for approx. 10 hours each. Costs $3000. Waste of money I think. You don't pay someone to help you think better.
8) Me - Just woke up, hit the PS2 shortly after. (At home)
So in summary, only me, my dad and my sis were at home today. Very quiet, just the way I like it. We managed to "stay out of each other's way", so no conflicts occured.
At approx. evening time, my sis went out to fetch my other sis home, and wj came to my house to do his self-reflection essays. (And to return a pair of shoes I loan to him)
After our late dinner (which started at about 9 pm and ended at 10), I was at the computer until it was 12+ midnight. Went and took my shower. Have been writing this blog since.
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Alright.. Once again here ends of the week's summary. Seems to be pretty quiet this week.. The silence before the storm? I hope not.. =X
P.S.: Sorry for my grammatical/spelling errors in this and the last post. I'm lazy to look over the entire draft and correcting them.
P.P.S.: Hey Jon, sorry about the MSN thingy. I know I was supposed to be online at evening time, but I didn't.. Hope you don't mind! =D
P.P.P.S.: To all Secondary School leavers collecting their results tomorrow (or rather, today, technically, since it's 2 am on the 28th of Feb): Don't fret over your results if they're not as you expected! Even if you (touch wood!) score really badly, don't worry about it! It's not the end of the line for you! There is always a way out, and a way to obtain success in life.. you only have to find it and claim it when you have the chance! And Congratulations to all those who passed with flying colors! Cheers!
P.P.P.P.S.: Yes, leaving school is a hard thing to do, especially having been there for the past 4-5 years.. But life goes on, everyone has to move on.. Just keep the good memories in your heart and go back occasionally to visit your teachers/juniors while they're still there.. For those who feel like they've been "rejected" by the school.. know and remember that it is equally hard for the teachers there as well..
*Haha.. so many P.S.-es x-D*
Let's look forward to another great week!
Weeks left in Poly Year 1, Semester 2: 2 (Gonna be a Year 2 student soon).
Blehx! X.x No more. Thankfully, this week was MUCH better than the rest.. Lets hope it stays that way.. =X
Monday (21/2/2005):
Haha! Seems like a weird way of blogging.. Dating things down then writing the day's event.. More like a diary heh..
Let's see.. Monday as usual, except it was a even week, meaning that I had to go to school 3 hours earlier than usual (had to leave home by 9), because even weeks = addition lessons. The culprit? IAC (Individual And the Community. *Yawns*). My late streak continued late into this week.. but i have been turning in earlier, so I managed to be a tad bit ealier (getting to school that is).
Although I'm still late. Heh! ^_^
Oh yeah.. somehow I got to school earlier on Monday.. Forgot why. Anywayz.. this particular IAC was my last (Thankfully!!! No more early lessons on Mondays!! Yay!). We had to give our group presentation on two things, namely our project and an assignment (discussion about a certain topic, blah blah blah...). With that presentation, my IAC project was cleared. Seems like the lecturer was pleased with our group's work.. Hopefully it's another AD (Distinction!) to the score. After other groups' presentations, we all left, at around 11:50am (or so I think).
As usual. The lunch crowd beat us to the seats in the canteen. Thankfully I managed to spot my friend and grabbed a seat with him.
Oh heck. Ever since Monday my handphone was going bonkers. Never happened when I was using the StarHub line. Damn Singtel. Getting complacent huh?
What do I mean by going bonkers? How does taking half an hour to send a message and two hours to receive them sound to you? Bonkers enough?
Finished lunch, sat around chatting for a bit, then went for OCom lessons. I was supposed to listen as 8 of my classmates gave their own presentations, but I was busy writing two self-reflection essays (300 -350 words) for both IAC and OCom. Easily done within an hour. After Ocom, came S & W.
Rock on! "Final" S & W lesson this week! Yahoo! Two good things happened this Monday. (Which is damn rare) Ran around the track as usual.. did the usual warm-up, did some gym-work and lesson's over.
Headed home after. Was supposed to work on my Programming project, but was watching the soap opera's final episode, so.. again, procrastinated, and went to bed shortly after.
Projects left: 2/3 (IAC down, 2 more to go)
Tuesday (22/2/2005):
Hmm.. Today was a good day.. Can't really remember why.. but it was good..
Oh yeah.. was ecstatic when I heard my classmates saying that practical lab that day was canceled.. that would've meant the early release at noon and free lunch at home. But, unfortunately, thoughts of free lunch was dashed to pieces as our "ever-so-cool" lecturer said calmly: "Who says it's canceled?! Your lab test is the next practical lab after this!"
Great.
So, stuck in school, ate lunch, finished lessons at 3. Went home after. Didn't feel so bad 'cause it felt just like any other Tuesdays.
Wednesday (23/2/2005, Fifteenth day of the First Lunar Month):
Oh yeah. This week's Wednesday was different from the rest..
First lesson EPS. First time ever (since this semester anyway), I attended this lesson with that "Zen" feeling. Meaning I didn't feel rushed, to the extent of being almost "peaceful". Or maybe I was just getting used to it. Who knows? *shrugs*
Onwards to other lessons. The day passed like any other.. Except during Maths lessons. Everyone hated the lecturer, so when I got to class there was this movable white board set against the door to refuse the lecturer entry. Somehow he wasn't smart enough to push away the door by himself. He had to ask someone else to do it for him while waiting outside for like a minute.
Near the end of the day, my friends wanted to eat "tang yuan" at the nearby food centre. Being the "united" class we were, everyone was asked to come down. They even asked our lecturers to come along, which one of them did and subsequently paid for it..
Hehe.. Free food! x-D
F.Y.I.: "Tang Yuan" is a riceball (2 kinds: with and without fillings) that the Chinese eat on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Don't ask me why. I forgot. And if I'm not wrong there's another occasion when we eat it as well!
Ah well.. A few things happened when we were at the hawker centre.. Signs of good luck was showing then.. First was the table number, which was 143.. I don't know the exact details but Ahmad (our class's only Indian) said that it stood for "I love you". I'm not sure if he was right.. But nevermind that, the better part was when the bill came. Apparently it cost exactly $28.80 for the bowls of riceballs..
F.Y.I.: The Chinese are very superstitious when it came to numbers. 2 was taken as a symbol of "doubles", or pairs, which means having wealth or harvest doubled. Which is good. 8, when pronounced in Chinese, is "ba", which is sounds similar to "fa", which subsequently means "prosper". Good signs? (However slight that may seem)
Went home well after 6 pm.
Thursday (24/2/2005):
Woke up feeling damn tired. Didn't feel like going school.. But there was 2 hours of AEL lecture on Thursdays.. So I had to drag my half-dead corpse to school..
Sorta broke down there. Couldn't keep my eyes open during the lecture.. Went home at noon (Which means I ran away from Maths lesson x-D ).
Anywayz, there were other reasons why I ran away.. Those reasons were:
1) I had my Programming Report 2 to submit on Friday.
2) Wanted to play more games. x-D
3) Of course, was tired.
So, I got home at around 12:30 pm.. and lazed around until it was nearly 2. I spent the remaining time (until dinner anywayz) playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on the PS2.
Worked on my Programming project after dinner, all the way until 2 am. Finally got all the basic game functions running pretty well.. Now all it needs is final touch-ups and other advanced functions. Hock Soon (my project partner), who "did nothing", agreed that he worked on the second half of the project.. so.. my part in the Programming project was "over".
Slept at nearly 3.
Projects left: 1/3 (2 down, only OCom left to go)
Friday (25/2/2005):
My favourite day of the week. Like most other people's. Having lessons late in the day was an added bonus, especially so since my CCA (Compulsory Curriculum Activities), Astronomy Club, was late at night.. (Of course! How else do you study the stars, except late at night?)
The lessons were over before I knew it.. and went on to meet Alvin, tg and bl (Recently I seem to be hanging out with them more). Went for dinner at KFC at Bukit Tmah Plaza. Poor service as usual..
Ack.. =X never liked KFC much.
Headed back to school for astro. Was informed of a upcoming astro presentation the next week. Great. One more project added to the list.
Got home by 11 pm.
Projects left: 2/4 (One more project added: Astronomy presentation)
Saturday (26/2/2005):
Woke up VERY early today (At 5:30am). Had an S & W attachment to fulfil (Wayyy cool. What is this? A parting shot?). That attachment sounded simple. We had to trek from Ngee Ann Polytechnic to MacRitchie Reserviour.
Sounds simple? Wrong. No wonder why they said we'd most probably be going home at 12 noon. (4 hours from the time we were supposed to meet)
We had to walk several streets over to Bukit Timah Hill, and from there we begun our 12 Kilometre trek through the hill (Yes, lots of uphill climbing involved) to the road connected to MacRitchie, and then onwards through the nature trails in MacRitchie.
I wouldn't have given a damn. After all, once a while, getting a breath of fresh, "mountain" and "forest" air is good right?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
...
It rained. Heavily.
Does someone up there hate me or something?
So, with the rain combined with the sweat we were making, not to mention the muddy floors and the train-like progress we were making (Nearly non-stop trekking and pretty fast too), we smelled like... Well. I don't think I have to describe that. Use your imagination.
*Oh ya, being the proud beast I am, don't criticise me about thinking the speed as fast. When the leader did choose to take a break, we had to wait 5 - 10 minutes for the last person to catch up. We were not that big a group, either. (There were about 50 people)*
Went home smelling like.. *Insert imagined smell here* Little wonder no one wanted to sit near the end of the bus (because that's where I chose to sit). Fell asleep several times on the bus (3 hours of sleep does that to anyone). Somehow that seemed to make my journey home that much faster (the sleep that is)..
Cleaned myself up as soon as I was able.. Smelling like @%^*# and having been soaked in the rain for approximately an hour and then an air-conditioned bus trip (which dried me up 'cause it took nearly an hour), of course any sane person would choose to hit the showers immediately..
Shortly after, I went out with my parents and my sister for a late lunch and some grocery/fish shopping. Seems like a good day 'cause my dad was in a good mood (or maybe he hated Sundays as much as I do? =X )
Late at night, I used up my remaining energy to create my own OCom power point presentation (everyone has to present, and it's my turn next week). And as luck would have it, my time slot of OCom clashes with the time that O' levelers were supposed to get their results. Oh well.. Guess I can't be in school to see the second batch get their results..
Anywayz Saturdays are good. They're always good. That the government took away Saturday as a working day for civil servants means they agree with me.
Saturday is good.
Projects left: 1/4 (3 down, 1 left to go! Although the Programming project is not officially over yet.. that worries me alittle)
Sunday (27/2/2005):
This week's Sunday was pretty good. Good as in it seems normal, just like any other day.
Woke up at 3 pm.. My intention was to wake up at 11 am.. but went back to sleep even though I managed to wake up at 11.. house was pretty quiet.. why?
My Family's Whereabouts today:
1) Father - Home tending to his fishes
2) Mother - Malaysia on a One-day trip, organised by the CC's (Community Centres)
3) Eldest Brother - Working. The workaholic he is.
4) Elder Sister - Home watching a boring HBO show. She stopped halfway through (which means she agrees with me?)
5) 2nd Elder Brother - Away on a Navy Expedition to Iraq for 3 months. Yet to be back. (He's safe, don't worry =) )
6) 3rd Elder Bother - Outside home, probably with his girlfriend.
7) Younger sister - Attending a course that was supposed to help her think better. Something which spans over 10 weeks, every Sunday for approx. 10 hours each. Costs $3000. Waste of money I think. You don't pay someone to help you think better.
8) Me - Just woke up, hit the PS2 shortly after. (At home)
So in summary, only me, my dad and my sis were at home today. Very quiet, just the way I like it. We managed to "stay out of each other's way", so no conflicts occured.
At approx. evening time, my sis went out to fetch my other sis home, and wj came to my house to do his self-reflection essays. (And to return a pair of shoes I loan to him)
After our late dinner (which started at about 9 pm and ended at 10), I was at the computer until it was 12+ midnight. Went and took my shower. Have been writing this blog since.
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Alright.. Once again here ends of the week's summary. Seems to be pretty quiet this week.. The silence before the storm? I hope not.. =X
P.S.: Sorry for my grammatical/spelling errors in this and the last post. I'm lazy to look over the entire draft and correcting them.
P.P.S.: Hey Jon, sorry about the MSN thingy. I know I was supposed to be online at evening time, but I didn't.. Hope you don't mind! =D
P.P.P.S.: To all Secondary School leavers collecting their results tomorrow (or rather, today, technically, since it's 2 am on the 28th of Feb): Don't fret over your results if they're not as you expected! Even if you (touch wood!) score really badly, don't worry about it! It's not the end of the line for you! There is always a way out, and a way to obtain success in life.. you only have to find it and claim it when you have the chance! And Congratulations to all those who passed with flying colors! Cheers!
P.P.P.P.S.: Yes, leaving school is a hard thing to do, especially having been there for the past 4-5 years.. But life goes on, everyone has to move on.. Just keep the good memories in your heart and go back occasionally to visit your teachers/juniors while they're still there.. For those who feel like they've been "rejected" by the school.. know and remember that it is equally hard for the teachers there as well..
*Haha.. so many P.S.-es x-D*
Let's look forward to another great week!
Weeks left in Poly Year 1, Semester 2: 2 (Gonna be a Year 2 student soon).
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Another Sunday
Let's re-cap as we did last week =D
Monday (14/2/2005, Valentine's Day):
A lonely day for us single buggers.. *Sigh*
Was late as usual for school.. only that this time I was late for a talk, about choosing MicroE as a diploma to pursue for the rest of my polytechnic days. (All ECE students have to rank 1 - 5 diplomas, in the order of preference, to pursue, namely, Avionics (20 positions), Computer (140 positions), Computer - Alpha (40 positions), Telecommuniciation (180 positions), and finally, MicroE (100 positions).)
Kinda weird 'cause.. in the classroom where they held the talk, there were students giving out paper flowers (OK, V.day, i can understand) but along with that flower they handed out mandarin oranges. And they're not even in pairs. (I mean, if following the New Year tradition then everyone should get a pair, right?)
... o.O
Ocom lessons came after, and we had to draw lots, to decide who was going to present their "Formal presentation" first. I drew a placing for myself on the second week, which sits with me just fine. ('cause the others were either the first or the third week. Middle placings are always good.)
Thereafter comes our weekly favourite, Sports and Wellness! (Maybe the athletes would like it, but the lame routine we have to go through weekly would've put anyone off)
Then I realised that I forgot to bring my shorts.
.
.
.
.
..
...
....
Had to run around the track in my jeans. On a hot day. Wow.
Thereafter I attended a talk, which introduced the above mentioned diploma courses.
Went home after. I think I stayed up late to play games.. =X
Tuesday (15/2/2005):
Fore-note: From Tuesday till Friday, I was consecutively late for classes for half an hour each. (Reason: Couldn't get myself to get up, despite the annoying alarm clocks blaring away.)
Tuesday was.. fairly quiet.. which is normal for a Tuesday. Therefore I like Tuesdays. (One of the days I get to be released earlier anyways. =P)
Hmm.. oh yeah.. had to stay up late writing up my second draft of my IAC project report. Slept for 4 hours. (No wonder I couldn't get up.)
Wednesday (16/2/2005):
EPS2 lesson came first. Rushed to complete our "way-behind-time" projects. Soldering was damn ugly.. Ack.
ACCA Lecturer didn't turn up for lessons. Instead she asked two separate lecturers to relieve her. What a waste of time.
We couldn't understand the first lecturer's way of speaking, while the second lecturer just wanted to show off his "pen-mouse".
Now I'm beginning to love my ACCA lecturer for her straight-to-the-point and clear lectures.
Last class was at 4 pm. Had to stay in school until 5 pm to meet pu with my IAC project members to finish up on the project. Then stayed for 2 hours, touching up on my IAC report and the power-point presentation that we were supposed to present on the following Monday. (Some friends of mine told me that they were not required to present their projects to the class. I hope it is the same in my case.. *crosses fingers*)
Oh yeah.. was heading home after school when it happened. (REALLY late 'cause I was doing project and all) I had to wait for like half an hour for the bus 157.
Got really, really annoyed, 'cause the sky was still bright when I got to the bus stop.
As expected, the bus was packed. I was entertaining the thought of catching the next bus, but think that since it was peak hours, it wouldn't have made a damn difference anyways.
So I got on, and accquired a 10-by-10 inch space on the steps of the front door.
Really comfy. And yeah, the air-conditioning was like in "tip-top prime condition". (<- If you know what I mean)
Was really fed-up with everything then.. 'Cause the issue of choosing a diploma to pursue was breathing down my neck since Monday. To add insult to the injury, my lecturer told us that job prospect for engineers in the near future was bleak. So it didn't bloody mattered which course we chose, 'cause there was no "better option". Instead he told us to should what we liked so that we can pursue the diploma that much easier.
Heck. I don't even know what I like.
Back to the bus trip. The bus went for like another 2 or 3 bus stops before it stopped to allow a middle-aged man onboard. (and yeah, he took over my 10-by-10 inch space on the door steps ; ) ) Apparently the bus driver was one of those "can't-survive-for-a-day-without-saying-something" persons. He started complaining about the traffic, about the peak hours, about the way the bus was jam-packed, and everything that was worth complaining about, he complaint. (I think he was talking to the middle-aged man who got on)
Felt like rolling my eyes at his whining, but something struck me back then. I was doing the same to Alvin earlier this morning. And so, I decided that, heck, I ain't any better off.
So I kept my peace.
The middle-aged man started chatting up with the driver, and that was when the driver said something I think I'll remember for a long time.
He said (in Mandarin): "Look at what life has become for us un-educated people. We earn $30 dollars a day, and our break time is only in a matter of a few minutes before we get back to driving the bus. Back in the old days, they paid us $10 dollars a day, but then at least, back then, Chicken Rice or Wantoon Noodles only cost us, what? 50 cents? But what about now? A plate of rice or noodles costs at least $3 or more! What do they expect? We still have families to feed you know? No wonder less and less young people wanna drive buses anymore.. Just a moment ago before I left the bus interchange, 2 out of the 10 157's were un-manned, while another didn't set out at its predetermined time. That's why you guys waited about half an hour to get on, right?"
I felt like got slapped. Right in my face. But somehow that slap was.. great.. Like a fog cleared my mind. Went home feeling great.
Went to sleep at 2 am again. Had to wake up at 6 the next day. Yummy. X_x
Thursday (17/2/2005):
Nothing worth mentioning on Thursday (I think). Just another day..
Friday (18/2/2005):
Afternoon classes on Fridays! Attended the first lesson of the day, and got depressed. (lolz!) It was PP2, and I realised that most of my class have already started on their own programs, while I have yet to do anything. And I have to hand in a report on the following week. Yipes!
Drew a skeleton man, changed the background colors. I think that was all I did. X.x
Finished class @ 5 pm (Was Maths after PP2). Met up with tg, bl and alvin for dinner, then we went for astro.
Was a clear sky that night (rare event). Managed to peek at Jupiter.
After which we went home.. but stayed out late 'cause we wanted supper.. and we sat around chatting about "the old times" and getting nostalgic and all..
How I miss the old secondary days.
Which makes me wonder why we humans always takes things for granted, only to regret it the day we lose it. *Sigh*
Saturday (19/2/2005):
Woke up in the afternoon, at around 3 pm. Was supposed to go house-calling today, but since we stayed up so late the day before, forget it.
Instead we went to Alvin's house to play mahjong. (lolz!) The four of us were newbies, so we invited Wei Xiang to teach us.
Learnt a heck of alot about mahjong. And damn. My luck was really bad.
We got addicted to the game and played all the way until Sunday morning, 6 am.
Blehx. X.x
Sunday (20/2/2005):
Oh yeah. My "favourite" day.
Went to sleep at about 7 am in the morning. Woke up at 4 pm in the afternoon.. (Nasty habit of sleeping late and waking late)
Ah.. yes. A classical scenario which explains why I hate Sundays so much.
Was playing a game on the PS2. (A.K.A. Minding my own business) My dad was changing the water of the fish tanks in the house, when he forgot to turn off the water supply which he left in one of the fish tanks.
Results: "Massive" flooding of the house.
The dining room was flooded, along with the kitchen area, especially under the table where we store our "garbage". (Can't classify them, so "garbage" fits nicely)
Helped to clean up the house.
As if it wasn't enough, while I was clearing the water under the dining table, my dad said sh!t like: "Hey you stupid idiot, can't you clean up the area near the carpets first?"
Ahem. Excuse ME! Was it my fault that you friggin' conveniently left the hose running in the tank? Is that the way you talk to your son? Is that the way any parents talk to their child? (And oh, this is like, one of the nicer "names".)
So. Fine. I shut up, out of respect that he's my dad, that he is the sole bread-winner, and that he owns the house.
Then he said thrash like: "Why can't you guys help to look out for the water for me?"
And I retorted: "Which brings up a good question: 'Why do you rear so many fishes?'"
Apparently that pissed him off. (Oh yeah, for your information, In my house we have like, 17 fish tanks, 2 gigantic ones, 6 large ones, 2 medium ones and 7 small ones. Number of fishes? Unknown. Jasmine tried counting once. I think she said 500+. That was back in the year 2003.)
He kept quiet for awhile. I thought he was seriously considering my question. (Given that he once asked me whether I think he should get rid of some fishes. Stupid question. The answer is obvious?)
How stupidly naive I was. Perhaps he was right in calling me an idiot.
He said: "Haizz, Other people, like our neighbour, has their sons rushing to help their fathers clean the fish tanks. While I have 6 children who wouldn't lift a finger to help me. And somemore they must say 'lan-jiao wuay' instead of helping out. Maybe I should try my best to get two more children into the family."
*For your info, "lan-jiao wuay" is dialect for "fucked up words" (<- That's the best I can explain)*
Well. So now I'm the unfilial son. CCCCOOOOLLLL!
Question and Answer Time!
Q: How many fishes does my family have?
A: Erm, currently? Maybe 200+?
Q: How many fish tanks does my family have?
A: 17, if you disregard the sizes.
Q: How many fish tanks does the neighbour have?
A: One? or maybe 2.
Q: How many fishes does the neighbour have?
A: Unknown. But how many fishes can 1 or 2 tanks contain?
End of Q & A Session.
Well. So, you, as the father, like fishes, so the rest of your family has to develop a liking to fishes along with you? I absolutely hate fishes, and there is absoluting no friggin; reason why I should help you change the water.
Do I hear someone say "Filial Piety"? F*** "Filial Piety"! I wouldn't mind helping him change the water, but the are like 17 fish tanks to cover. What? Am I born to be his friggin' slave or servant? Just say so. At least shatter the illusion that I'm your friggin' son. Thanks.
Yet another Sunday. Wonderful life O' mine.
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End of Week's summary.
For those of you whom I have told that I do not like Sundays: This is the reason why. And this probably the only time I'll ever write/say something like this. And oh. It's not just my dad. Everything else goes bad on Sundays.
Does any of you have dads/moms like this? Share your experiences with me, so that at least I can know that I'm better off than someone else. That'll make me feel way better.
Monday (14/2/2005, Valentine's Day):
A lonely day for us single buggers.. *Sigh*
Was late as usual for school.. only that this time I was late for a talk, about choosing MicroE as a diploma to pursue for the rest of my polytechnic days. (All ECE students have to rank 1 - 5 diplomas, in the order of preference, to pursue, namely, Avionics (20 positions), Computer (140 positions), Computer - Alpha (40 positions), Telecommuniciation (180 positions), and finally, MicroE (100 positions).)
Kinda weird 'cause.. in the classroom where they held the talk, there were students giving out paper flowers (OK, V.day, i can understand) but along with that flower they handed out mandarin oranges. And they're not even in pairs. (I mean, if following the New Year tradition then everyone should get a pair, right?)
... o.O
Ocom lessons came after, and we had to draw lots, to decide who was going to present their "Formal presentation" first. I drew a placing for myself on the second week, which sits with me just fine. ('cause the others were either the first or the third week. Middle placings are always good.)
Thereafter comes our weekly favourite, Sports and Wellness! (Maybe the athletes would like it, but the lame routine we have to go through weekly would've put anyone off)
Then I realised that I forgot to bring my shorts.
.
.
.
.
..
...
....
Had to run around the track in my jeans. On a hot day. Wow.
Thereafter I attended a talk, which introduced the above mentioned diploma courses.
Went home after. I think I stayed up late to play games.. =X
Tuesday (15/2/2005):
Fore-note: From Tuesday till Friday, I was consecutively late for classes for half an hour each. (Reason: Couldn't get myself to get up, despite the annoying alarm clocks blaring away.)
Tuesday was.. fairly quiet.. which is normal for a Tuesday. Therefore I like Tuesdays. (One of the days I get to be released earlier anyways. =P)
Hmm.. oh yeah.. had to stay up late writing up my second draft of my IAC project report. Slept for 4 hours. (No wonder I couldn't get up.)
Wednesday (16/2/2005):
EPS2 lesson came first. Rushed to complete our "way-behind-time" projects. Soldering was damn ugly.. Ack.
ACCA Lecturer didn't turn up for lessons. Instead she asked two separate lecturers to relieve her. What a waste of time.
We couldn't understand the first lecturer's way of speaking, while the second lecturer just wanted to show off his "pen-mouse".
Now I'm beginning to love my ACCA lecturer for her straight-to-the-point and clear lectures.
Last class was at 4 pm. Had to stay in school until 5 pm to meet pu with my IAC project members to finish up on the project. Then stayed for 2 hours, touching up on my IAC report and the power-point presentation that we were supposed to present on the following Monday. (Some friends of mine told me that they were not required to present their projects to the class. I hope it is the same in my case.. *crosses fingers*)
Oh yeah.. was heading home after school when it happened. (REALLY late 'cause I was doing project and all) I had to wait for like half an hour for the bus 157.
Got really, really annoyed, 'cause the sky was still bright when I got to the bus stop.
As expected, the bus was packed. I was entertaining the thought of catching the next bus, but think that since it was peak hours, it wouldn't have made a damn difference anyways.
So I got on, and accquired a 10-by-10 inch space on the steps of the front door.
Really comfy. And yeah, the air-conditioning was like in "tip-top prime condition". (<- If you know what I mean)
Was really fed-up with everything then.. 'Cause the issue of choosing a diploma to pursue was breathing down my neck since Monday. To add insult to the injury, my lecturer told us that job prospect for engineers in the near future was bleak. So it didn't bloody mattered which course we chose, 'cause there was no "better option". Instead he told us to should what we liked so that we can pursue the diploma that much easier.
Heck. I don't even know what I like.
Back to the bus trip. The bus went for like another 2 or 3 bus stops before it stopped to allow a middle-aged man onboard. (and yeah, he took over my 10-by-10 inch space on the door steps ; ) ) Apparently the bus driver was one of those "can't-survive-for-a-day-without-saying-something" persons. He started complaining about the traffic, about the peak hours, about the way the bus was jam-packed, and everything that was worth complaining about, he complaint. (I think he was talking to the middle-aged man who got on)
Felt like rolling my eyes at his whining, but something struck me back then. I was doing the same to Alvin earlier this morning. And so, I decided that, heck, I ain't any better off.
So I kept my peace.
The middle-aged man started chatting up with the driver, and that was when the driver said something I think I'll remember for a long time.
He said (in Mandarin): "Look at what life has become for us un-educated people. We earn $30 dollars a day, and our break time is only in a matter of a few minutes before we get back to driving the bus. Back in the old days, they paid us $10 dollars a day, but then at least, back then, Chicken Rice or Wantoon Noodles only cost us, what? 50 cents? But what about now? A plate of rice or noodles costs at least $3 or more! What do they expect? We still have families to feed you know? No wonder less and less young people wanna drive buses anymore.. Just a moment ago before I left the bus interchange, 2 out of the 10 157's were un-manned, while another didn't set out at its predetermined time. That's why you guys waited about half an hour to get on, right?"
I felt like got slapped. Right in my face. But somehow that slap was.. great.. Like a fog cleared my mind. Went home feeling great.
Went to sleep at 2 am again. Had to wake up at 6 the next day. Yummy. X_x
Thursday (17/2/2005):
Nothing worth mentioning on Thursday (I think). Just another day..
Friday (18/2/2005):
Afternoon classes on Fridays! Attended the first lesson of the day, and got depressed. (lolz!) It was PP2, and I realised that most of my class have already started on their own programs, while I have yet to do anything. And I have to hand in a report on the following week. Yipes!
Drew a skeleton man, changed the background colors. I think that was all I did. X.x
Finished class @ 5 pm (Was Maths after PP2). Met up with tg, bl and alvin for dinner, then we went for astro.
Was a clear sky that night (rare event). Managed to peek at Jupiter.
After which we went home.. but stayed out late 'cause we wanted supper.. and we sat around chatting about "the old times" and getting nostalgic and all..
How I miss the old secondary days.
Which makes me wonder why we humans always takes things for granted, only to regret it the day we lose it. *Sigh*
Saturday (19/2/2005):
Woke up in the afternoon, at around 3 pm. Was supposed to go house-calling today, but since we stayed up so late the day before, forget it.
Instead we went to Alvin's house to play mahjong. (lolz!) The four of us were newbies, so we invited Wei Xiang to teach us.
Learnt a heck of alot about mahjong. And damn. My luck was really bad.
We got addicted to the game and played all the way until Sunday morning, 6 am.
Blehx. X.x
Sunday (20/2/2005):
Oh yeah. My "favourite" day.
Went to sleep at about 7 am in the morning. Woke up at 4 pm in the afternoon.. (Nasty habit of sleeping late and waking late)
Ah.. yes. A classical scenario which explains why I hate Sundays so much.
Was playing a game on the PS2. (A.K.A. Minding my own business) My dad was changing the water of the fish tanks in the house, when he forgot to turn off the water supply which he left in one of the fish tanks.
Results: "Massive" flooding of the house.
The dining room was flooded, along with the kitchen area, especially under the table where we store our "garbage". (Can't classify them, so "garbage" fits nicely)
Helped to clean up the house.
As if it wasn't enough, while I was clearing the water under the dining table, my dad said sh!t like: "Hey you stupid idiot, can't you clean up the area near the carpets first?"
Ahem. Excuse ME! Was it my fault that you friggin' conveniently left the hose running in the tank? Is that the way you talk to your son? Is that the way any parents talk to their child? (And oh, this is like, one of the nicer "names".)
So. Fine. I shut up, out of respect that he's my dad, that he is the sole bread-winner, and that he owns the house.
Then he said thrash like: "Why can't you guys help to look out for the water for me?"
And I retorted: "Which brings up a good question: 'Why do you rear so many fishes?'"
Apparently that pissed him off. (Oh yeah, for your information, In my house we have like, 17 fish tanks, 2 gigantic ones, 6 large ones, 2 medium ones and 7 small ones. Number of fishes? Unknown. Jasmine tried counting once. I think she said 500+. That was back in the year 2003.)
He kept quiet for awhile. I thought he was seriously considering my question. (Given that he once asked me whether I think he should get rid of some fishes. Stupid question. The answer is obvious?)
How stupidly naive I was. Perhaps he was right in calling me an idiot.
He said: "Haizz, Other people, like our neighbour, has their sons rushing to help their fathers clean the fish tanks. While I have 6 children who wouldn't lift a finger to help me. And somemore they must say 'lan-jiao wuay' instead of helping out. Maybe I should try my best to get two more children into the family."
*For your info, "lan-jiao wuay" is dialect for "fucked up words" (<- That's the best I can explain)*
Well. So now I'm the unfilial son. CCCCOOOOLLLL!
Question and Answer Time!
Q: How many fishes does my family have?
A: Erm, currently? Maybe 200+?
Q: How many fish tanks does my family have?
A: 17, if you disregard the sizes.
Q: How many fish tanks does the neighbour have?
A: One? or maybe 2.
Q: How many fishes does the neighbour have?
A: Unknown. But how many fishes can 1 or 2 tanks contain?
End of Q & A Session.
Well. So, you, as the father, like fishes, so the rest of your family has to develop a liking to fishes along with you? I absolutely hate fishes, and there is absoluting no friggin; reason why I should help you change the water.
Do I hear someone say "Filial Piety"? F*** "Filial Piety"! I wouldn't mind helping him change the water, but the are like 17 fish tanks to cover. What? Am I born to be his friggin' slave or servant? Just say so. At least shatter the illusion that I'm your friggin' son. Thanks.
Yet another Sunday. Wonderful life O' mine.
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End of Week's summary.
For those of you whom I have told that I do not like Sundays: This is the reason why. And this probably the only time I'll ever write/say something like this. And oh. It's not just my dad. Everything else goes bad on Sundays.
Does any of you have dads/moms like this? Share your experiences with me, so that at least I can know that I'm better off than someone else. That'll make me feel way better.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
A week's delay
.. Don't know why.. Don't feel like making a blog entry for the past week.. Anywayz, it's only been a week? Seems like a month to me.. so many things seemed to have happened since..
Okay.. let's start from Monday..
Monday (7/2/2005):
The two weeks of rest (Study break and Exam week) are finally over.. And thus its back to school for another 5-6 weeks' worth of lectures/practicals/projects. Heck. Projects deadline poppin' up everywhere.. *Sigh*
Went to school for classes. Class started at 10 am. But I was late by nearly an hour. (Woke up late 'cause alarm clock failed in its purpose. =D )
Boring day.. finished off with Sports and Wellness.. had to run around the school campus (supposedly 3.6 km)
Forgot what happened after. Lolz!
Tuesday (8/2/2005, Chinese New Year Eve):
Classes at 8 am. Woke up at 8. Travel to school takes about an hour.. and so... I went to school. My former school. Hua Yi Secondary School.
And was late again.
Got there at about 9 am. The CNY concert was over.. as was most of the teachers.. for the fewthat were left, we seeked 'em out and grilled 'em. Ok, we just chatted for abit, joked around and finally left the school about 1.5 hours later.
Went to KFC to have lunch. Then went home to play games. Played till early morning ( 'cause stayed up to count down to the Year of the Rooster).
Boring life. Spent most of my "first Rooster day" asleep. Not that I missed much anyways..
Oh yeah. Nearly forgot.. My niece came visiting =D Cute lil' babe.. I should be able to get her picture up on Friendster one of these days soon.. Name's Brendel. (I think so anyways)
Wednesday (9/2/2005, Chinese New Year, Day 1):
Like I just mentioned, slept through most of the day.. Woke up at around 4 pm?
Missed nothing, 'cause my dad decided to stay home for the first day.
Nothing to say.
Thursday (10/2/2005, Chinese New Year, Day 2):
Went house visiting today. Visited my aunts (Don't have much uncles, now that I think about it). Grabbed Ang baos =D
Went to Alvin's house at night. Karin and co. came shortly after.. Played cards till near midnight, then we all went home.
Can't think of anything to write. Blehz. Could be one of the reasons why I didn't blog.
Yet another boring day.
Friday (11/2/2005, End of Holidays, back to school):
Hmm.. went to school. Should've skipped. Programming lecturer didn't wanted to teach anything because: "Only half the class is here." 2 hours wasted. Afterwards, another 2 hours spent on Maths doing Maths Online.. Thankfully bluffed my way outta class.. went home an hour earlier. =D
Went to the movies at evening (6 pm). Wanted the catch "Constantine" at 6:30, but the tickets for 6:30, 7:00 and 9:15 were all selling out fast.. the only available seats were the front row. So we took the 9:45 tickets. Had to wait 3 hours for the show..
Lolz!
But was worth the wait. Show was pretty good (for an action film anyways). Was pretty funny with the vulgarities and all (Thankfully Singapore Censorship Board didn't cut 'em out. Would've taken the fun outta the show).
Didn't sleep till morning again.
Saturday (12/2/2005):
Woke up in time for dinner. Time was around.. 6 pm? Yeah.. getting a really bad habit of staying up late and waking up late..
Finished up dinner and went visiting my niece, Brendel. Played around for a couple of hours, then went home.
End of day? Hmm..
Sunday (13/2/2005):
Woke up in the afternoon. Went to VL's house for house visiting.. Played alittle bit of Mahjong. Won twenty cents!! Lolz!
Yeh. Nothing much to write about.
Maybe gonna do my project report or play games or sleep. Can't decide right now...
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OK! End of week's summary!
P.S.: Just realised I just couldn't pen down the crappier parts of my days down.. Else the blog would be that much longer.
P.P.S.: Apparently a timid lil' mouse has grown to be quite the fierce tiger!! Good luck in your love life, dude! =D
Okay.. let's start from Monday..
Monday (7/2/2005):
The two weeks of rest (Study break and Exam week) are finally over.. And thus its back to school for another 5-6 weeks' worth of lectures/practicals/projects. Heck. Projects deadline poppin' up everywhere.. *Sigh*
Went to school for classes. Class started at 10 am. But I was late by nearly an hour. (Woke up late 'cause alarm clock failed in its purpose. =D )
Boring day.. finished off with Sports and Wellness.. had to run around the school campus (supposedly 3.6 km)
Forgot what happened after. Lolz!
Tuesday (8/2/2005, Chinese New Year Eve):
Classes at 8 am. Woke up at 8. Travel to school takes about an hour.. and so... I went to school. My former school. Hua Yi Secondary School.
And was late again.
Got there at about 9 am. The CNY concert was over.. as was most of the teachers.. for the fewthat were left, we seeked 'em out and grilled 'em. Ok, we just chatted for abit, joked around and finally left the school about 1.5 hours later.
Went to KFC to have lunch. Then went home to play games. Played till early morning ( 'cause stayed up to count down to the Year of the Rooster).
Boring life. Spent most of my "first Rooster day" asleep. Not that I missed much anyways..
Oh yeah. Nearly forgot.. My niece came visiting =D Cute lil' babe.. I should be able to get her picture up on Friendster one of these days soon.. Name's Brendel. (I think so anyways)
Wednesday (9/2/2005, Chinese New Year, Day 1):
Like I just mentioned, slept through most of the day.. Woke up at around 4 pm?
Missed nothing, 'cause my dad decided to stay home for the first day.
Nothing to say.
Thursday (10/2/2005, Chinese New Year, Day 2):
Went house visiting today. Visited my aunts (Don't have much uncles, now that I think about it). Grabbed Ang baos =D
Went to Alvin's house at night. Karin and co. came shortly after.. Played cards till near midnight, then we all went home.
Can't think of anything to write. Blehz. Could be one of the reasons why I didn't blog.
Yet another boring day.
Friday (11/2/2005, End of Holidays, back to school):
Hmm.. went to school. Should've skipped. Programming lecturer didn't wanted to teach anything because: "Only half the class is here." 2 hours wasted. Afterwards, another 2 hours spent on Maths doing Maths Online.. Thankfully bluffed my way outta class.. went home an hour earlier. =D
Went to the movies at evening (6 pm). Wanted the catch "Constantine" at 6:30, but the tickets for 6:30, 7:00 and 9:15 were all selling out fast.. the only available seats were the front row. So we took the 9:45 tickets. Had to wait 3 hours for the show..
Lolz!
But was worth the wait. Show was pretty good (for an action film anyways). Was pretty funny with the vulgarities and all (Thankfully Singapore Censorship Board didn't cut 'em out. Would've taken the fun outta the show).
Didn't sleep till morning again.
Saturday (12/2/2005):
Woke up in time for dinner. Time was around.. 6 pm? Yeah.. getting a really bad habit of staying up late and waking up late..
Finished up dinner and went visiting my niece, Brendel. Played around for a couple of hours, then went home.
End of day? Hmm..
Sunday (13/2/2005):
Woke up in the afternoon. Went to VL's house for house visiting.. Played alittle bit of Mahjong. Won twenty cents!! Lolz!
Yeh. Nothing much to write about.
Maybe gonna do my project report or play games or sleep. Can't decide right now...
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OK! End of week's summary!
P.S.: Just realised I just couldn't pen down the crappier parts of my days down.. Else the blog would be that much longer.
P.P.S.: Apparently a timid lil' mouse has grown to be quite the fierce tiger!! Good luck in your love life, dude! =D
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Late, late, LATE entry
Boo yah! Phew! I didn't realise that I've been neglecting my blog. And it's now 6 am in the morning. A Sunday morning. *Sigh*
Anyone out there who hates Sundays as much as I do?
Plenty of reasons for me to hate it..
1) It's a Sunday. Naturally the next day is a Monday. And Mondays means "Back to school" or "Back to work". Boring.
2) It's a Sunday. That means it's a family day. I don't know who the heck designated Sundays to be family days. That means crowded places, screaming kids, squeezing adults, and my goodness, with CNY (Chinese New Year) around the corner, it's gotta be worse.
3) It's a Sunday. That means most of my family members get to be in the same house together. That's a good thing, but it turns bad 'cause the relationship of people and noise is directly proportional. More people = More noise. More noise = Irritation. You get the picture.
It's like.. it's noisy enough having only 2-3 people in the house. Let's not mention having 6++ people in the house. It's terrible..
Blehz. Whatever. Can't help it.
Alright! Today was a good day. Reunion dinner with my "outside" families, the C & P people (Chicken & Poo <- Who thought that up?!) and my own "Bird" family (o.O supposed to be "Bert", but, ah well. =P).
Lolz! Seems like the people in these two families are whack. If you think so, you're right.
Nothing's more nuttier than hanging around with these dudes.. Hang around long enough and you get affected. That's to say, you go nuts as well.
Overall, it was great.. having a dinner with old friends is nice.. 'cause we get to keep in touch and all.. act lame.. have a good time and all.. Letting ourselves go and really bring the house down. Heh. =D
(Uh. Yeah.. there was this part where Alvin's chair got "stolen" and the girls "laughed in unison". Everyone else in the restaurant was like looking at us. Duh? o.O)
I think these kinda gatherings are great.. but.. is there anyway to stop 'em from burning a hole in my pocket? T.T
Gotta run.. People are beginning to wake up now.. While I'm off to sleep.. =) Heh. Seems like I'm learning from good ol' Count Drac. Bad habit! (Crap.. Can't kick it outta my system.. Help!)
Anyone out there who hates Sundays as much as I do?
Plenty of reasons for me to hate it..
1) It's a Sunday. Naturally the next day is a Monday. And Mondays means "Back to school" or "Back to work". Boring.
2) It's a Sunday. That means it's a family day. I don't know who the heck designated Sundays to be family days. That means crowded places, screaming kids, squeezing adults, and my goodness, with CNY (Chinese New Year) around the corner, it's gotta be worse.
3) It's a Sunday. That means most of my family members get to be in the same house together. That's a good thing, but it turns bad 'cause the relationship of people and noise is directly proportional. More people = More noise. More noise = Irritation. You get the picture.
It's like.. it's noisy enough having only 2-3 people in the house. Let's not mention having 6++ people in the house. It's terrible..
Blehz. Whatever. Can't help it.
Alright! Today was a good day. Reunion dinner with my "outside" families, the C & P people (Chicken & Poo <- Who thought that up?!) and my own "Bird" family (o.O supposed to be "Bert", but, ah well. =P).
Lolz! Seems like the people in these two families are whack. If you think so, you're right.
Nothing's more nuttier than hanging around with these dudes.. Hang around long enough and you get affected. That's to say, you go nuts as well.
Overall, it was great.. having a dinner with old friends is nice.. 'cause we get to keep in touch and all.. act lame.. have a good time and all.. Letting ourselves go and really bring the house down. Heh. =D
(Uh. Yeah.. there was this part where Alvin's chair got "stolen" and the girls "laughed in unison". Everyone else in the restaurant was like looking at us. Duh? o.O)
I think these kinda gatherings are great.. but.. is there anyway to stop 'em from burning a hole in my pocket? T.T
Gotta run.. People are beginning to wake up now.. While I'm off to sleep.. =) Heh. Seems like I'm learning from good ol' Count Drac. Bad habit! (Crap.. Can't kick it outta my system.. Help!)
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
The "Ultimate" long yet short post
AAARRRRRRRRRGGHHHHH!!!!
My computer needs reformatting again... T.T What the heck?!
My computer needs reformatting again... T.T What the heck?!
Saturday, January 29, 2005
An outing yet again
Whoa.. Been going out too often nowadays..
Today's with my family though.. and only the ladies.. (that being my sisters and my mom) We went shopping for new clothes (Chinese New Year is coming! Huzzah!) and to dine out (since we left home pretty late in the afternoon.. around.. 4 pm?)
Was a bi*** picking out clothes and shoes.. and especially when it was peak period (9-5 workers getting off work + students after school + Friday). After which we went hunting for a phone line (for me, 'cause things are getting a tad bit hectic with people trying to contact me. Mainly for projects. -.-')
*Sigh*
OK.. looks like no more running away from projects.. If you guys need my contact number take a look at my MSN nick.. I think I'll leave it there for maybe 1-2 weeks..
... Can't think of touchy subjects to write about at the moment.. Be prepared for another essay soon (I guess?) =D
Helps to keep the brain-juices flowin'.
Today's with my family though.. and only the ladies.. (that being my sisters and my mom) We went shopping for new clothes (Chinese New Year is coming! Huzzah!) and to dine out (since we left home pretty late in the afternoon.. around.. 4 pm?)
Was a bi*** picking out clothes and shoes.. and especially when it was peak period (9-5 workers getting off work + students after school + Friday). After which we went hunting for a phone line (for me, 'cause things are getting a tad bit hectic with people trying to contact me. Mainly for projects. -.-')
*Sigh*
OK.. looks like no more running away from projects.. If you guys need my contact number take a look at my MSN nick.. I think I'll leave it there for maybe 1-2 weeks..
... Can't think of touchy subjects to write about at the moment.. Be prepared for another essay soon (I guess?) =D
Helps to keep the brain-juices flowin'.
Friday, January 28, 2005
An outing again
Making things simpler today.
Ok.. Finally got a chatter box up.. didn't realise that tag-board was down.. (lolz!) Now you guys can spam whatever you like.. Sorry if it seems a little "squeezed", 'cause I'm just plain lazy to re-edit the entire template just to fit the chatter box in nicely.. If it's annoying you then just use the pop-up function.. Hope you guys don't mind =P
Hmm.. went to Orchard Road today with hsl, tg and bl.. they (hsl not included) wanted to take a look at a shop that was supposed to sell game cards. (for an online game named Elysium) Turns out that the shop assistants didn't even know there was a game called Elysium.. and thus we wasted a trip coming out today.. lolz! Then we decided to catch the movie Elektra. (afterall, we had too much time on our hands)
Another wasted trip.. This time it cost us $7.50 and 1.5 hour of our lives each. Silly show.. nothing except for some action moves.. Watch it only if you have too much time/money or if you're a great fan of Jennifer Garner.
Ok.. Finally got a chatter box up.. didn't realise that tag-board was down.. (lolz!) Now you guys can spam whatever you like.. Sorry if it seems a little "squeezed", 'cause I'm just plain lazy to re-edit the entire template just to fit the chatter box in nicely.. If it's annoying you then just use the pop-up function.. Hope you guys don't mind =P
Hmm.. went to Orchard Road today with hsl, tg and bl.. they (hsl not included) wanted to take a look at a shop that was supposed to sell game cards. (for an online game named Elysium) Turns out that the shop assistants didn't even know there was a game called Elysium.. and thus we wasted a trip coming out today.. lolz! Then we decided to catch the movie Elektra. (afterall, we had too much time on our hands)
Another wasted trip.. This time it cost us $7.50 and 1.5 hour of our lives each. Silly show.. nothing except for some action moves.. Watch it only if you have too much time/money or if you're a great fan of Jennifer Garner.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
I'm back.. A quick post..
Hmm.. its been like 3 days of no blog entries? Can't be helped.. Just reformatted my computer and such..
Anyways.. I had just hit on something very interesting.. seems like some Christian(s) out there's pretty smart in advertising their religion.. Don't believe me? Take a look:
My URL: http://soulbalance.blogspot.com/
The URL i stumbled across: http://soulbalance.blogpsot.com/
Just a mistaken "s" and "p" position.. And.. Viola! I end up looking at an advertisement for "Amazingbiblestudies.com".
I was shocked. Thought my blogspot got hacked got something. Until I took another closer look at the URL.
Interesting?
But what's more interesting is when I tried other people's blogspot addresses.. apparently Amazingbiblestudies.com has rendered all *.blogpsot.com domains as its own personal advertisement websites..
=X What can I say. I'm definitely amazed at Amazingbiblestudies.com for their smarts.
Wow.
Anyways.. I had just hit on something very interesting.. seems like some Christian(s) out there's pretty smart in advertising their religion.. Don't believe me? Take a look:
My URL: http://soulbalance.blogspot.com/
The URL i stumbled across: http://soulbalance.blogpsot.com/
Just a mistaken "s" and "p" position.. And.. Viola! I end up looking at an advertisement for "Amazingbiblestudies.com".
I was shocked. Thought my blogspot got hacked got something. Until I took another closer look at the URL.
Interesting?
But what's more interesting is when I tried other people's blogspot addresses.. apparently Amazingbiblestudies.com has rendered all *.blogpsot.com domains as its own personal advertisement websites..
=X What can I say. I'm definitely amazed at Amazingbiblestudies.com for their smarts.
Wow.
Saturday, January 22, 2005
New post
Original header, ain't it? ; )
Alright. I have to agree my posts tend to stretch into essays =D But hey, It's not like you have to read them, right? ; ) Anywayz.. Thanks Leonhart (whoever you truly are) for your comments and warnings. I appreciate that. And yes, when you touch on sensitive issues such as religion, Bam! You can get burned. ('Cause people tend to get offended)
But hey, once again, allow me to state a few key points in my last blog: "No Offense Intended", "Just stating the silly crap these religions does", "Religion is a form of spiritual sustenance to people who need them, therefore, it stays".
Blah. Enough with that. Let's move on.. No need to dwell on such things, yeah? (Was hopin' that blog was something to remind people of the silly things religions does + make some free thinkers laugh. Opps. Maybe my sense of humor sucks. My bad =P )
Moving on.. Ngee Ann Polytechnic has ended its open house today, Saturday, 22nd January 2005 (It started on Wednesday, 19th January 2005). Some big-shot minister (Opps, didn't see him or hear his name, so I can't be sure if it was a big-shot "somebody") came down today near evening time and took a stroll around the campus. Didn't really know what he did exactly, since he skipped our CCA Booth (Astronomy Club). Maybe the news tonight or tomorrow will give a report about it? Bleh. Whatever. I hoped all those "O-level" scholars got an idea of what they wanna learn when they get their "O-level" results.
Don't end up like me =P Ended up choosing ECE (Electronic and Computer Engineering) without any idea why. Heh! ^_^ But well, thankfully I can handle Physics and Maths pretty well, so no sweat. (Since most engineering courses focuses on these two subjects)
Well. Two months to the release of the "O-level" results. Lots of time to ponder over what to choose from. (Oh heck, you have to consider the JCs too. Bummer. =X)
Tomorrow's Sunday. The weekly "Family Day".. Remember to enjoy yourselves in whatever you prefer to do on Sundays, cause it just passes by too fast. I should end off here now, before my blog ends up being "too long" once again. =D
Alright. I have to agree my posts tend to stretch into essays =D But hey, It's not like you have to read them, right? ; ) Anywayz.. Thanks Leonhart (whoever you truly are) for your comments and warnings. I appreciate that. And yes, when you touch on sensitive issues such as religion, Bam! You can get burned. ('Cause people tend to get offended)
But hey, once again, allow me to state a few key points in my last blog: "No Offense Intended", "Just stating the silly crap these religions does", "Religion is a form of spiritual sustenance to people who need them, therefore, it stays".
Blah. Enough with that. Let's move on.. No need to dwell on such things, yeah? (Was hopin' that blog was something to remind people of the silly things religions does + make some free thinkers laugh. Opps. Maybe my sense of humor sucks. My bad =P )
Moving on.. Ngee Ann Polytechnic has ended its open house today, Saturday, 22nd January 2005 (It started on Wednesday, 19th January 2005). Some big-shot minister (Opps, didn't see him or hear his name, so I can't be sure if it was a big-shot "somebody") came down today near evening time and took a stroll around the campus. Didn't really know what he did exactly, since he skipped our CCA Booth (Astronomy Club). Maybe the news tonight or tomorrow will give a report about it? Bleh. Whatever. I hoped all those "O-level" scholars got an idea of what they wanna learn when they get their "O-level" results.
Don't end up like me =P Ended up choosing ECE (Electronic and Computer Engineering) without any idea why. Heh! ^_^ But well, thankfully I can handle Physics and Maths pretty well, so no sweat. (Since most engineering courses focuses on these two subjects)
Well. Two months to the release of the "O-level" results. Lots of time to ponder over what to choose from. (Oh heck, you have to consider the JCs too. Bummer. =X)
Tomorrow's Sunday. The weekly "Family Day".. Remember to enjoy yourselves in whatever you prefer to do on Sundays, cause it just passes by too fast. I should end off here now, before my blog ends up being "too long" once again. =D
Friday, January 21, 2005
Hari Raya Haji!!
Eh.. It's a public holiday today! Finally I get to sleep till noon!! Hurray!! Even better: First half of school semester has ended! The study week (and consecutively, the common test) is here too!
Way cool!
Kinda found it hard to believe.. It's been more than a year since we left Hua Yi Secondary.. and nearly a year since we enrolled into our polytechnics.. Is it just me, or is time actually passing faster as the years go by? And heck, the week's over already. Whoa. To think that I used to count the weekdays off the calendar in anticipation of the oncoming weekends..
It's been awhile since I last crapped about stuff.. (What, 2-3 days ago? lolz) So let's get back to it.. And this time.. an all-time favourite subject, Religions. (Tad bit sensitive though)
Obviously, since it's Hari Raya Haji, might as well, right?
OK. This time of the year Muslims gather at their mosques to pray (as they usually do), but on this particular day, they slaughter a sheep in a sacrificial ceremony. (Got reminded by the newspaper, about delays in the shipment of "Sacrificial Lambs" and what not. Lolz)
Erm. Can someone tell me the date today? Is it the 21st of January, 1605? I mean, hey, we're livin' in the 22nd century already, and here we are, offering "sacrificial lambs" in a ceremony to "appease the god(s)"? *No offense intended* It could be understood that the ceremony has become a tradition.. but to what end? Pointless isn't it?
Could be a reason why terrorists (A.K.A. Muslim extremists in the M.East) keep preaching their crap and doing stupid shit.. A bomb every week.. Great.
Alright, no more about the Muslims. Then onto the very "environmentally-friendly" Buddhism (for the Chinese anyway). Look at the temples. What do people do in there? They burn incense, they burn paper (very environmentally friendly, huh?), they chant (soothing to some and annoying to others) and they gather late at night (for the decent of god(s) or whatever, as my mom says). Funeral-wise, noisy 5-day affairs, what with all the children and adults cryin' and screamin' in grief (Ok, understandable). As if that ain't enough, all the racket caused by the opera troupe (sorta like a final show for the dead), chanting monks (With their bells, fishes (Erm. Pardon me if I'm wrong. I think they call those wooden thingies "fish") and a procession at the end of the 5-day funeral with a band hammering away at their instruments with their mediocre skills along the way.
*Consider as well the ceremony of burning a mountain-load of "hell banknotes" and other "luxuries" (e.g. Cars, Credit cards, passport, clothes, etc.. -.-') All that paper and wood wasted, turned into hazardous smoke. Not to mention fire hazards.*
What a mess! I think the funeral's in part to wake up the dead or something. =D
Right then. No more about them. Onto another famous one. Christianity! As my dad (and my sister too, i think) describes them: marketeers and businessmen. Look at the way they ask for donations, the way they pull people into churches and trying their best to convert these blokes into tithing, praying, "blind-in-their-faith" believers. Then these believers move on to pull more blokes into churches and then "brain-washing" them into what i call "faith-zombies". *No offense intended* And the cycle repeats.. which is why you see more and more christians out there nowadays.. (My entire family has had their brush with Christianity, and my 2nd brother's now a Christian)
Well. First things first: I have absolutely nothing against any of these above mentioned religions, but just stating the silliest crap they do. All in blind faith.
While it is true that good things (sometimes) come outta these religions (Moral and Ethnic values), the bad things are the ones that hurt. Lots. Take for example the Catholic Father Kang and his embezzlement of church donations (Millions of dollars, Sing-dollar, not Rupiah, mind you). The Buddhists keep a low profile, and make it to the news once in awhile. The Muslims.. think of the extremists in M.East.
And that's just 3 religions outta Who-knows-how-many out there.
Personally, I think religion is a source of spiritual sustenance for people who needs it out there. The belief that a better life is out there somewhere or that some higher existence is looking out for them is a strong one. So strong that it can make people do impossible feats (Erm. No examples here.) So, religion is here to stay.
But you know what? Given the number of conflicts and disagreements each religion has with each other, sooner or later WW3 will erupt. Over religion. Not for world domination. (Heck, with money anyone can dominate the world. Imagine Bill Gates suddenly crashing every single exisying Microsoft operating system in the world. Think of the amount of chaos that'll ensue. Nowadays nothing works without computers.)^
So.. in the end.. what will this world end up becoming? I won't wanna know the answer to that.. I pity grandchildren's generation.. For they'll be the ones to suffer then.
Alright, No more.. I've spent too much time here already. G' Night.
^: Alright, you may argue about this part, saying that not every computer in the world operates on Microsoft O.S. But how many % of the computers in this world uses Microsoft O.S.? That little % left out ain't gonna be sufficient to cover the world's demand for computer assistance.. (Looks like we humans are already getting dependant on A.I... Humanity's future is in extreme peril..)
Way cool!
Kinda found it hard to believe.. It's been more than a year since we left Hua Yi Secondary.. and nearly a year since we enrolled into our polytechnics.. Is it just me, or is time actually passing faster as the years go by? And heck, the week's over already. Whoa. To think that I used to count the weekdays off the calendar in anticipation of the oncoming weekends..
It's been awhile since I last crapped about stuff.. (What, 2-3 days ago? lolz) So let's get back to it.. And this time.. an all-time favourite subject, Religions. (Tad bit sensitive though)
Obviously, since it's Hari Raya Haji, might as well, right?
OK. This time of the year Muslims gather at their mosques to pray (as they usually do), but on this particular day, they slaughter a sheep in a sacrificial ceremony. (Got reminded by the newspaper, about delays in the shipment of "Sacrificial Lambs" and what not. Lolz)
Erm. Can someone tell me the date today? Is it the 21st of January, 1605? I mean, hey, we're livin' in the 22nd century already, and here we are, offering "sacrificial lambs" in a ceremony to "appease the god(s)"? *No offense intended* It could be understood that the ceremony has become a tradition.. but to what end? Pointless isn't it?
Could be a reason why terrorists (A.K.A. Muslim extremists in the M.East) keep preaching their crap and doing stupid shit.. A bomb every week.. Great.
Alright, no more about the Muslims. Then onto the very "environmentally-friendly" Buddhism (for the Chinese anyway). Look at the temples. What do people do in there? They burn incense, they burn paper (very environmentally friendly, huh?), they chant (soothing to some and annoying to others) and they gather late at night (for the decent of god(s) or whatever, as my mom says). Funeral-wise, noisy 5-day affairs, what with all the children and adults cryin' and screamin' in grief (Ok, understandable). As if that ain't enough, all the racket caused by the opera troupe (sorta like a final show for the dead), chanting monks (With their bells, fishes (Erm. Pardon me if I'm wrong. I think they call those wooden thingies "fish") and a procession at the end of the 5-day funeral with a band hammering away at their instruments with their mediocre skills along the way.
*Consider as well the ceremony of burning a mountain-load of "hell banknotes" and other "luxuries" (e.g. Cars, Credit cards, passport, clothes, etc.. -.-') All that paper and wood wasted, turned into hazardous smoke. Not to mention fire hazards.*
What a mess! I think the funeral's in part to wake up the dead or something. =D
Right then. No more about them. Onto another famous one. Christianity! As my dad (and my sister too, i think) describes them: marketeers and businessmen. Look at the way they ask for donations, the way they pull people into churches and trying their best to convert these blokes into tithing, praying, "blind-in-their-faith" believers. Then these believers move on to pull more blokes into churches and then "brain-washing" them into what i call "faith-zombies". *No offense intended* And the cycle repeats.. which is why you see more and more christians out there nowadays.. (My entire family has had their brush with Christianity, and my 2nd brother's now a Christian)
Well. First things first: I have absolutely nothing against any of these above mentioned religions, but just stating the silliest crap they do. All in blind faith.
While it is true that good things (sometimes) come outta these religions (Moral and Ethnic values), the bad things are the ones that hurt. Lots. Take for example the Catholic Father Kang and his embezzlement of church donations (Millions of dollars, Sing-dollar, not Rupiah, mind you). The Buddhists keep a low profile, and make it to the news once in awhile. The Muslims.. think of the extremists in M.East.
And that's just 3 religions outta Who-knows-how-many out there.
Personally, I think religion is a source of spiritual sustenance for people who needs it out there. The belief that a better life is out there somewhere or that some higher existence is looking out for them is a strong one. So strong that it can make people do impossible feats (Erm. No examples here.) So, religion is here to stay.
But you know what? Given the number of conflicts and disagreements each religion has with each other, sooner or later WW3 will erupt. Over religion. Not for world domination. (Heck, with money anyone can dominate the world. Imagine Bill Gates suddenly crashing every single exisying Microsoft operating system in the world. Think of the amount of chaos that'll ensue. Nowadays nothing works without computers.)^
So.. in the end.. what will this world end up becoming? I won't wanna know the answer to that.. I pity grandchildren's generation.. For they'll be the ones to suffer then.
Alright, No more.. I've spent too much time here already. G' Night.
^: Alright, you may argue about this part, saying that not every computer in the world operates on Microsoft O.S. But how many % of the computers in this world uses Microsoft O.S.? That little % left out ain't gonna be sufficient to cover the world's demand for computer assistance.. (Looks like we humans are already getting dependant on A.I... Humanity's future is in extreme peril..)
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Post-Project Zombie
I... hate... projects... Been at it since I got home at 9.. till now.. finally done with just one friggin' report. Wow.. Thinking about planning and writing out the program (PP2 project) is enough to give me a headache..
Oh. And there's IAC too.
Today's Thursday (1 am in the morning).. Which means this is the last day of school before our study week (followed by our exam week) arrives.. Which also means half the semester is gone.
Eh? I thought school just started? x.x
Alright.. time to re-cap today's events.. Hmm.. first.. EPS lesson in the morning. Burnt my fingers using the soldering iron -.-' Then.. we had ACCA and AEL tutorial/lectures.. Both of which left nearly half the class dead and the other half as zombies.. Then it was lunchtime.. For a first time in this entire semester I managed to buy food within a couple of minutes of entering the canteen.. thanks to the open house my school's holding..
Oh yeah.. And Alvin was being his usual foolish self =D while other people "shave" their moustaches/beards, he "slave" his.. =D
After lunch.. hmm.. went for Maths EG2 lessons.. Renand and co. came to class with an armload of brochures (something about the open house).. and then they decided to make paper airplanes with 'em.. (to throw at the lecturer......)
Duhz? o.O (they didn't succeed though, what with all the whacky plane designs)
Afterwards, we're supposed to have another ACCA and AEL tutorial.. but our ACCA lecturer didn't turn up (busy with the open house?) and Andrew took advantage of the time to create a friendster account for our good mentor lecturer (also our AEL lecturer). You may have a look at him here: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=15809527
Lolz!!!
Things got boring from then on.. lessons ended at 4, went to CCA booth till 5, attended a silly IS module preference talk till nearly 6.. then helped to pack the CCA booth.. Had to cram onboard a bus full of people getting home. (Peak hours + Open house + Later-leavers + Secondary students = Alot of people)
Finally got home around 8, finished doing my stuff by 9, then attended to project matters till 1 am.
Hmm.. better leave now.. gotta wake up at 7 tomorrow.. G'Night!
Oh. And there's IAC too.
Today's Thursday (1 am in the morning).. Which means this is the last day of school before our study week (followed by our exam week) arrives.. Which also means half the semester is gone.
Eh? I thought school just started? x.x
Alright.. time to re-cap today's events.. Hmm.. first.. EPS lesson in the morning. Burnt my fingers using the soldering iron -.-' Then.. we had ACCA and AEL tutorial/lectures.. Both of which left nearly half the class dead and the other half as zombies.. Then it was lunchtime.. For a first time in this entire semester I managed to buy food within a couple of minutes of entering the canteen.. thanks to the open house my school's holding..
Oh yeah.. And Alvin was being his usual foolish self =D while other people "shave" their moustaches/beards, he "slave" his.. =D
After lunch.. hmm.. went for Maths EG2 lessons.. Renand and co. came to class with an armload of brochures (something about the open house).. and then they decided to make paper airplanes with 'em.. (to throw at the lecturer......)
Duhz? o.O (they didn't succeed though, what with all the whacky plane designs)
Afterwards, we're supposed to have another ACCA and AEL tutorial.. but our ACCA lecturer didn't turn up (busy with the open house?) and Andrew took advantage of the time to create a friendster account for our good mentor lecturer (also our AEL lecturer). You may have a look at him here: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=15809527
Lolz!!!
Things got boring from then on.. lessons ended at 4, went to CCA booth till 5, attended a silly IS module preference talk till nearly 6.. then helped to pack the CCA booth.. Had to cram onboard a bus full of people getting home. (Peak hours + Open house + Later-leavers + Secondary students = Alot of people)
Finally got home around 8, finished doing my stuff by 9, then attended to project matters till 1 am.
Hmm.. better leave now.. gotta wake up at 7 tomorrow.. G'Night!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
A simple (and incredibly boring) entry
Simple is the way to go! Is the header boring enough? =D
Alright.. It's a Wednesday tomorrow.. and lessons begin at 8 in the morning, up till 6pm at night.. ack! Seems like there's so many things to be done tomorrow.. Lessons, CCA, a talk and a project.. Serves me right for pushing everything to the last minute.. >.<
OK.. back to the present.. Woke up at 6 this morning, and attended lessons till 12 noon.. Got an early release (Due to lab practicals being cancelled, Hooray!). Finally an early release in months.. T.T
Eh.. coming to think of it.. Seems like there's no difference in being released early today if I'm going to have to stay back late tomorrow.. Great.. And I still have my EPS projects to complete..
Ack. No rest for the wicked, huh?
Alright.. It's 10 already.. time to hit the sack.. G' Night!
Edit: Had to cut short alot of stuff.. 'Cause i lost my first draft.. (It disappeared?!)
Alright.. It's a Wednesday tomorrow.. and lessons begin at 8 in the morning, up till 6pm at night.. ack! Seems like there's so many things to be done tomorrow.. Lessons, CCA, a talk and a project.. Serves me right for pushing everything to the last minute.. >.<
OK.. back to the present.. Woke up at 6 this morning, and attended lessons till 12 noon.. Got an early release (Due to lab practicals being cancelled, Hooray!). Finally an early release in months.. T.T
Eh.. coming to think of it.. Seems like there's no difference in being released early today if I'm going to have to stay back late tomorrow.. Great.. And I still have my EPS projects to complete..
Ack. No rest for the wicked, huh?
Alright.. It's 10 already.. time to hit the sack.. G' Night!
Edit: Had to cut short alot of stuff.. 'Cause i lost my first draft.. (It disappeared?!)
Monday, January 17, 2005
Dinner time!
Lolz! I think I ran outta ideas for the topic header.. Blehx..
Ok.. A note before anything else.. This blog is my whining spot (as obviously shown from my past posts? =D ). Therefore, for those of you browsing through.. take my words with a pinch of salt, ya? This is just my personal space on the huge World Wide Web where i can actually write out my thoughts without thinking.. (A.K.A. Whining, though my feelings aren't involved =X just my thoughts.)
So erm, in short: I ain't a sad person alright? =D
Perhaps.. One day a kindred spirit (someone who has thoughts similar to mine) may stumble upon this web site.. and if that day comes, feel free to contact me by email (solo_zeratul_999@hotmail.com) or something.. I would like to have a debate about things, or anything else that comes to mind anyway.. =D
Or you can always just send your "whining" my way, lolz. Sometimes i learn new things, get new perceptions from people's whining.. so.. Just do it! Ha ha.
*Seems ridiculous.. I feel like I'm writing to thin air.. =X heh. xD*
OK! Onto the more daily stuff.. Skipped a project meeting.. (Opps!) causing three people to wait in vain.. (Heh! Sorry dudes!) Then onto Oral Communication.. and received yet another "project" there.. crap! (So many projects recently.. T.T ) Followed by Sports & Wellness (who's the joker who thought up of this module?!).. Did some seriously lame "warm-ups" and a dip in the school pool. And that's it.
Thus ends another day of school. Exciting huh?
Ok.. gonna end this here now.. Dinner's ready to be served.. Blehz =P
Edit: Eh.. Now that I took another look at this post.. seems almost like I'm writing without thinking.. Forgive me for the mess I made out of this post, alright? xD
Ok.. A note before anything else.. This blog is my whining spot (as obviously shown from my past posts? =D ). Therefore, for those of you browsing through.. take my words with a pinch of salt, ya? This is just my personal space on the huge World Wide Web where i can actually write out my thoughts without thinking.. (A.K.A. Whining, though my feelings aren't involved =X just my thoughts.)
So erm, in short: I ain't a sad person alright? =D
Perhaps.. One day a kindred spirit (someone who has thoughts similar to mine) may stumble upon this web site.. and if that day comes, feel free to contact me by email (solo_zeratul_999@hotmail.com) or something.. I would like to have a debate about things, or anything else that comes to mind anyway.. =D
Or you can always just send your "whining" my way, lolz. Sometimes i learn new things, get new perceptions from people's whining.. so.. Just do it! Ha ha.
*Seems ridiculous.. I feel like I'm writing to thin air.. =X heh. xD*
OK! Onto the more daily stuff.. Skipped a project meeting.. (Opps!) causing three people to wait in vain.. (Heh! Sorry dudes!) Then onto Oral Communication.. and received yet another "project" there.. crap! (So many projects recently.. T.T ) Followed by Sports & Wellness (who's the joker who thought up of this module?!).. Did some seriously lame "warm-ups" and a dip in the school pool. And that's it.
Thus ends another day of school. Exciting huh?
Ok.. gonna end this here now.. Dinner's ready to be served.. Blehz =P
Edit: Eh.. Now that I took another look at this post.. seems almost like I'm writing without thinking.. Forgive me for the mess I made out of this post, alright? xD
Sunday, January 16, 2005
A short afternoon post
.. Yet another week passes us by.. And school resumes again tomorrow (cause today's Sunday, the last of the weekends..). Also coming up is the mid-semester common test.. Which only serves to remind me that I've already been back to school for 2 whole months.. Dang.. time really flies by pretty fast. Although somehow I used to feel that it passed too slowly back in my secondary school days.. hmm..
Slept for 12 hours.. and I've finally recharged my sleep battery for the week.. (somehow it's difficult to catch enough sleep during weekdays.. lolz).
Hmmz.. nothing to write here.. lolz! Seems like trying to write something when you've just woke up isn't easy.. my mind's blank.
Maybe more tomorrow.
Slept for 12 hours.. and I've finally recharged my sleep battery for the week.. (somehow it's difficult to catch enough sleep during weekdays.. lolz).
Hmmz.. nothing to write here.. lolz! Seems like trying to write something when you've just woke up isn't easy.. my mind's blank.
Maybe more tomorrow.
Night person, I am.
... It's 4:30 am. In the morning. The sun rises in a couple of hours. I'm supposed to be in bed 2-3 hours ago.
What am I doing?!
Thankfully.. It's a Saturday (Or should i say, Sunday morning). Good morning world!! *Yawnz* Although I'll be hitting the sack while the rest of the world gets up... It's been a really eventful past few days... I didn't realise that so many things in the world, however simple they may be, has such a great impact on a person (or at the very least, me). Do you believe in the power of tarot cards? I personally have my own doubts.. but after doing a reading for myself.. It's uncanny how accurate it turns out to be.. And it got me thinking about the way I've being living life.. Turning away from society.. becoming a really quiet and withdrawn person.. Damn. Sometimes I don't even recognise myself anymore. Just yesterday I had a heart-to-heart talk with my friend, who's completely my opposite (for he doesn't like to ponder over the questions of the world, and just wishes to live life as it is, or as simply as he can. Typical extrovert. ; ) ). We talked about our past.. and at a point a question hit me really hard: Why am I being who I am now? What caused me to change from that optimistic, cheerful and friendly kid into a pessimistic, dull and withdrawn teen? Teenage pheromones? I doubt that.
Yes, I admit that being a teenager I became rebellious and "crazy", but I would like to say that I've matured.. No longer being that hot-headed idiot who'd argue with his dad over the slightest things on a Sunday morning (Yeah, back a couple of years that was what I'd do. On the only day of the week when my dad gets his rest. I should be struck down with lightning. >.<). And yet.. the things we witness on TV, be it drama or news.. is happening right here in my home..
Ever hear of your family member getting into a car accident, and instead of solving it quickly and simply between drivers, it escalates into a court trial that causes a brother to go bankrupt and a dad to nearly go to jail? Or how about a married couple getting divorced despite having a new-born child? And heck, it gets better: An old couple, having been married for years, are actually having quarrels on a different level and are even threatening divorce? (I mean, an old couple?)
Yeah. That's right. It's all happenin' right here at my house. (Damn. I sound like a damned DJ lolz.)
And once again.. the whiner shows what he's made of.
Enough about that now.. I guess "Adults" will handle their "Adult matters" huh? And what comes outta it? Fallen pride.. shattered happiness.. Is it really worth it? Sacrificing everything else just because you refuse to take a step back? Is taking a step back or apologising really that difficult? Wars are started in the same way isn't it?
"Peace on earth and goodwill to all men". Yeah, right. Maybe in a hundred years.. Unless all of humanity gets a brainwash. Or the day when they are finally able to put away their pride.
Good night.. It's 5 am here already. (Or should i say Good morning? =D) Here's wishing all of you people out there a day of joy and fulfilment. Adios!
What am I doing?!
Thankfully.. It's a Saturday (Or should i say, Sunday morning). Good morning world!! *Yawnz* Although I'll be hitting the sack while the rest of the world gets up... It's been a really eventful past few days... I didn't realise that so many things in the world, however simple they may be, has such a great impact on a person (or at the very least, me). Do you believe in the power of tarot cards? I personally have my own doubts.. but after doing a reading for myself.. It's uncanny how accurate it turns out to be.. And it got me thinking about the way I've being living life.. Turning away from society.. becoming a really quiet and withdrawn person.. Damn. Sometimes I don't even recognise myself anymore. Just yesterday I had a heart-to-heart talk with my friend, who's completely my opposite (for he doesn't like to ponder over the questions of the world, and just wishes to live life as it is, or as simply as he can. Typical extrovert. ; ) ). We talked about our past.. and at a point a question hit me really hard: Why am I being who I am now? What caused me to change from that optimistic, cheerful and friendly kid into a pessimistic, dull and withdrawn teen? Teenage pheromones? I doubt that.
Yes, I admit that being a teenager I became rebellious and "crazy", but I would like to say that I've matured.. No longer being that hot-headed idiot who'd argue with his dad over the slightest things on a Sunday morning (Yeah, back a couple of years that was what I'd do. On the only day of the week when my dad gets his rest. I should be struck down with lightning. >.<). And yet.. the things we witness on TV, be it drama or news.. is happening right here in my home..
Ever hear of your family member getting into a car accident, and instead of solving it quickly and simply between drivers, it escalates into a court trial that causes a brother to go bankrupt and a dad to nearly go to jail? Or how about a married couple getting divorced despite having a new-born child? And heck, it gets better: An old couple, having been married for years, are actually having quarrels on a different level and are even threatening divorce? (I mean, an old couple?)
Yeah. That's right. It's all happenin' right here at my house. (Damn. I sound like a damned DJ lolz.)
And once again.. the whiner shows what he's made of.
Enough about that now.. I guess "Adults" will handle their "Adult matters" huh? And what comes outta it? Fallen pride.. shattered happiness.. Is it really worth it? Sacrificing everything else just because you refuse to take a step back? Is taking a step back or apologising really that difficult? Wars are started in the same way isn't it?
"Peace on earth and goodwill to all men". Yeah, right. Maybe in a hundred years.. Unless all of humanity gets a brainwash. Or the day when they are finally able to put away their pride.
Good night.. It's 5 am here already. (Or should i say Good morning? =D) Here's wishing all of you people out there a day of joy and fulfilment. Adios!
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Yet another late night post..
Ok.. it's not that late usually.. but it IS exceptionally late today.. though I don't understand how is it that i managed to catch enough sleep to manage my study life.. Hmm..
Bummer =X
How I wish that we would get more hours a day. Or even better, we need less sleep. Heck.. just recently there was a newspaper article about how employees can perform better by just getting a couple hour's worth of "power napping".. Of which I couldn't agree more.. except one thing: Who the hell in the world would have enough sense to wake up after an hour of napping, just to get back to work? Maybe with the exception of getting fired by your boss for "over-sleeping" your "allocated sleep time".
Duhz.
What the hell.. might as well make it simple.. Make work shorter!!! Make everyone work 6 hour days! 5 days a week! And keep the same pay for that matter! Yay! Bleh.. if that ever happens, maybe the sky will fall..
It never ceases to amaze me how people can actually get on with their lives by working and working, and despite their complaints they never seem to actually mind.. So I take it that it's a stress-relieving method? Whine to someone your problems?
Actually.. That works. It's been proven anyways.. Heh. =D
I can understand the few reasons why people do what they do when they work. For example, some people wish to push their careers to a higher level, others wish for satisfaction from their daily work, most just wish to make the required amount of cash to feed their families, and the few others are doing it for their passion.
Okay. So, what about guys like me who have no darn passion for any damned thing?
I ain't seeking a career (but of course, given the opportunity, who wouldn't? Higher pay is all part-and-parcel of a good career =D), I don't care about getting satisfaction from my job (Heck! It IS a job afterall, isn't it? That's why they call it JOBS and pay people to do it, don't they?), although I would agree finding your job satisfactory would make working that much more enjoyable.. Being a student like me, I have no darned family, heh.. Maybe with the exception of my parents.. and maybe in the future a girlfriend.. But who's to say? =X
Which brings me back to square one. Anyone out there know of jobs which requires someone to do, and if possible, one that allows for slacking (Afterall.. I am quite the slacker..)?
Stupid question. Who wouldn't want a job like that?
Okay, maybe some of you dudes out there who wants a career, or have a passion for a "certain something" (whatever the heck that may be) or just some (in my opinion) crazy fella who wishes for challenge in his/her job. Ya know what? I know of a couple of the most challenging jobs on earth, and i shall name one: The Toilet Cleaner.
Heck, I ain't joking.
I mean, we always overlooking these elderly workers (NOTE: ELDERLY!!!) who should be enjoying their lives while their children take care of them (or depend on their savings). Why is it that hardest? It's easy: I'm sure many of you dudes have entered a public toilet, and whether or not you just wanna take a quick pee, wash your hands, or even have a big "business" with the bowl, you must have seen some "ungainly, obscene and appetite-killing" erm, images in the toilets. And erm, if you happened to enter the same toilet the next day (maybe the work place or a place you frequent often), and you found it clean, who do ya think cleaned up that shit back there? Yeah. THAT elderly cleaner.
So.. I don't think I should go on further.. but if anyone here happens across my blog and actually took the time to read it.. How about considering what you leave behind in the toilet when you use it? Would actually flushing the toilets, aiming correctly, cleaning up after yourself and leaving the toilet dry be THAT difficult? I think not. Think about the work these workers have to put in while you high-and-mighty degree-holders enjoy the services of a clean and sanitary wash room? Just image how pissed you would get if you had to clean up after grown-up adults who can't seem to aim. =X Or if that's difficult to image, think about cleaning up after a bunch of inconsiderate dudes who dirtied your toilet (think extreme ;-) ).
Tough job, eh?
If you would scorn at them, try doing their jobs instead. Then try to scorn them after. If you can.
So, think for other people. Be alittle less selfish. Make it a habit and eventually you'll suddenly find yourself with a heck of alot more friends. And if you don't wanna have friends (for some reason or another), it'll make you feel better.
Afterall, we humans pride ourselves on being the "only species" that can work together harmoniously and as a society, right? (Which isn't true, what with the wars, weapons of mass destruction, deterence armies, blah, blah, blah..)
And I'm Asian. I live in Singapore. Ya know? That "Clean and Green little island" in South-East Asia? On the tip of the Malaya Peninsula? Or heck. Or as the former Prime Minister of Malaysia said: "A small dot on the map of the world". I disagree. It ain't even a dot. And it ain't an insult. 'Cause we're small, but we get things done. Unlike some other "BIG" countries who can't even do crap. No names here haha.
Bummer =X
How I wish that we would get more hours a day. Or even better, we need less sleep. Heck.. just recently there was a newspaper article about how employees can perform better by just getting a couple hour's worth of "power napping".. Of which I couldn't agree more.. except one thing: Who the hell in the world would have enough sense to wake up after an hour of napping, just to get back to work? Maybe with the exception of getting fired by your boss for "over-sleeping" your "allocated sleep time".
Duhz.
What the hell.. might as well make it simple.. Make work shorter!!! Make everyone work 6 hour days! 5 days a week! And keep the same pay for that matter! Yay! Bleh.. if that ever happens, maybe the sky will fall..
It never ceases to amaze me how people can actually get on with their lives by working and working, and despite their complaints they never seem to actually mind.. So I take it that it's a stress-relieving method? Whine to someone your problems?
Actually.. That works. It's been proven anyways.. Heh. =D
I can understand the few reasons why people do what they do when they work. For example, some people wish to push their careers to a higher level, others wish for satisfaction from their daily work, most just wish to make the required amount of cash to feed their families, and the few others are doing it for their passion.
Okay. So, what about guys like me who have no darn passion for any damned thing?
I ain't seeking a career (but of course, given the opportunity, who wouldn't? Higher pay is all part-and-parcel of a good career =D), I don't care about getting satisfaction from my job (Heck! It IS a job afterall, isn't it? That's why they call it JOBS and pay people to do it, don't they?), although I would agree finding your job satisfactory would make working that much more enjoyable.. Being a student like me, I have no darned family, heh.. Maybe with the exception of my parents.. and maybe in the future a girlfriend.. But who's to say? =X
Which brings me back to square one. Anyone out there know of jobs which requires someone to do, and if possible, one that allows for slacking (Afterall.. I am quite the slacker..)?
Stupid question. Who wouldn't want a job like that?
Okay, maybe some of you dudes out there who wants a career, or have a passion for a "certain something" (whatever the heck that may be) or just some (in my opinion) crazy fella who wishes for challenge in his/her job. Ya know what? I know of a couple of the most challenging jobs on earth, and i shall name one: The Toilet Cleaner.
Heck, I ain't joking.
I mean, we always overlooking these elderly workers (NOTE: ELDERLY!!!) who should be enjoying their lives while their children take care of them (or depend on their savings). Why is it that hardest? It's easy: I'm sure many of you dudes have entered a public toilet, and whether or not you just wanna take a quick pee, wash your hands, or even have a big "business" with the bowl, you must have seen some "ungainly, obscene and appetite-killing" erm, images in the toilets. And erm, if you happened to enter the same toilet the next day (maybe the work place or a place you frequent often), and you found it clean, who do ya think cleaned up that shit back there? Yeah. THAT elderly cleaner.
So.. I don't think I should go on further.. but if anyone here happens across my blog and actually took the time to read it.. How about considering what you leave behind in the toilet when you use it? Would actually flushing the toilets, aiming correctly, cleaning up after yourself and leaving the toilet dry be THAT difficult? I think not. Think about the work these workers have to put in while you high-and-mighty degree-holders enjoy the services of a clean and sanitary wash room? Just image how pissed you would get if you had to clean up after grown-up adults who can't seem to aim. =X Or if that's difficult to image, think about cleaning up after a bunch of inconsiderate dudes who dirtied your toilet (think extreme ;-) ).
Tough job, eh?
If you would scorn at them, try doing their jobs instead. Then try to scorn them after. If you can.
So, think for other people. Be alittle less selfish. Make it a habit and eventually you'll suddenly find yourself with a heck of alot more friends. And if you don't wanna have friends (for some reason or another), it'll make you feel better.
Afterall, we humans pride ourselves on being the "only species" that can work together harmoniously and as a society, right? (Which isn't true, what with the wars, weapons of mass destruction, deterence armies, blah, blah, blah..)
And I'm Asian. I live in Singapore. Ya know? That "Clean and Green little island" in South-East Asia? On the tip of the Malaya Peninsula? Or heck. Or as the former Prime Minister of Malaysia said: "A small dot on the map of the world". I disagree. It ain't even a dot. And it ain't an insult. 'Cause we're small, but we get things done. Unlike some other "BIG" countries who can't even do crap. No names here haha.
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