这是一首简单的小情歌

这是一首简单的小情歌
唱着人们心肠的曲折
我想我很快乐
当有你的温热
脚边的空气转了

这是一首简单的小情歌
唱着我们心头的白鸽
我想我很适合
当一个歌颂者
青春在风中飘着

你知道就算大雨让这座城市颠倒
我会给你怀抱
受不了看见你背影来到
写下我度秒如年难捱的离骚
就算整个世界被寂寞绑票
我也不会奔跑
逃不了最后谁也都苍老
写下我时间和琴声交错的城堡

小情歌 :: 蘇打綠

in the perfect world,
good things never end
and bad things never start.
may 2008 be closer to perfection.

love,
eunice.

finding words

what's there to look forward to?

1) the durian cake ordered for grandma's celebration tomorrow.
2) Gary's new album. FINALLY.
3) magaritas for some pre-school intoxication

people have antiques in their house, i have a monumental fish.

monster fish (or what other affectionately know as 'DLB'), according to my dad, is sick. it has some sort of infection on one of its fins, which i initially thought that it was being bitten by its other smaller companions in the tank . i suppose you do develop some sort of emotional attachment for something thats in your house for what seems like forever.

and you do take after your parents in one way or another, whether you like it or not. i am pretty sure im going to have fishes in my own house in future, though it may not be on intent.

u cant choose the person you are

Center of Attention by Jackson Waters

You want your independence
But you won’t let me let you go
You wanna test the waters
And leave it on the empty shores

But I’ll take my time if you want to
And I’ll give you whatever you need
And I’ll wait a lifetime to give it to you
Give it to you

You think that you’re the sun
The whole world revolves around you
The center of attention
And everything is drawn to you

But I’ll take my time if you want to
And I’ll give you whatever you need
And I’ll wait a lifetime to give it to you
Give it to you

I would wait a lifetime
And I would wait for you
I would wait a lifetime
And I would wait for you

But I’ll take my time if you want to
And I’ll give you whatever you need
And I’ll wait a lifetime to give it to you
Give it to you

and time can do so much

this year's Christmas gathering is a bring-your-spouse.... a first open invitation. for a moment while i was sitting there observing, i realized that while many things didnt change - like how noisy we get that i can hardly hear myself speak, making fun of the same old people (Alex) - the whole scenario about today has this whole "grown up" feel to it. and that it's fortunate for us that those in drama-by-default (the "spouses") dont feel awkward and are in fact blending/blended in.

time...

in a few days time as we welcome in 2008, it also marks the 10th year since the day we sat in a circle doing our self-introduction

which means.....

we got to start planning for our anniversary celebration!

the excuses

these lazy rainy days.

<3

this is too funny.

my splitting head.

este es deciembre.

hola a todos. como estas?

the exams are over & dealt with last week. a week later, i find myself waking up at 7am. standing all the way till Cityhall during the train ride and spending another 10mins walking to Suntec.

take a break? that's too luxurious. got to bake the cake to eat it.

happy birth.day to shin.

睡前的我习惯性的开着收音机
耳边的旋律我听得的漫不经心
醒后的我记得有那么一句
忘了歌声 忘了编曲
歌名是个秘密

你不只是一把声音
到头来只能说好听
你不只是一首旋律
吸引着我的心
你是歌词 给予生命和意义

manda's 2007

manda

誕生日おめでとう
happy birthday, tanjoubi omedetou!

dedicated: to F.M & AHSCDS01

【無與倫比的美麗】

天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
你若担心你不能飞
你有我的蝴蝶

天上风筝在天上飞
地上人儿在地上追
我若担心我不能飞
我有你的草原

你形容我是这个世界上
无与伦比的美丽
我知道你才是这世界上
无与伦比的美丽
你知道当你需要个夏天
我会拼了命努力
我知道你会做我的掩护
当我是个逃兵

...苏打绿

te quiero

and it just keeps going downhill

I've got some deep scars from a little black heart that's miles away
I sent it packing after I saw what it did and I couldn't believe
And now my chest hurts from the hole that I dug, it's getting harder to breathe
I'm really gasping, wishing I could turn back and that would fix everything
For once...

My life
I might as well live it
Along with the bad times
Just happy to be living
So it's my time, I know it sounds selfish
I'm really not like that
We live and we die for this

So now my head hurts and it's only getting worse every time that I think
I feel like choking every time I have to sing, it's getting harder for me
And now my stomach hurts, as long as I'm in love it's so hard to leave
I feel a bad pain moving through my chest and my knees start to shake
My knees start to shake, it's bringing me down

This is my life
I might as well live it
Along with the bad times
Just love to be living
So this is my time
I know it sounds selfish
I think I'll have some ice cream
We live and we die for this

There's one thing missing every time I step outside
One thing missing every time I leave and drive
One thing missing every time I'm far from home
There's one thing missing every time I leave for months
One thing missing every time I lose control
There's one thing missing every time that I stay home

I've got some deep scars from a little black heart that only make me stronger
And now I don't sleep, seeing any relief that gives me some perspective
...Little Black Heart - The Early November

las lilas

it costs $340 for 10 lessons at Las Lilas o_O
should i continue on? i just feel that it is a waste to just forget everything as time goes by, like i did with korean. hmm, hmm, hmm.

BUT, i guess before that, i should think about how to get through my spanish paper this monday!! thought i just need to flip through and revise abit since i'm unusual-ly attentive during this class. I WAS SO WRONG. i was looking at the sample paper and i can't do them. so many foreign vocab in the comprehension passage. can't form sentences. go, going, gone.

also felt like a kindergarten kid learning how to spell her A-Z, 1-100, Monday-Friday & Jan-Dec.
save me, por favor!

bossa nova show

败给你：罗志祥 & Elva
...surprise yourself with this rare bossa nova number & realize that xiaozhu is more endeared for his personality than, well, his vocals. song is highly contagious.

s:陪你讲冷笑话
像冻到北极
要我陪你吃冰
恋爱是什么逻辑
算算星座和命理
到底谁在你心里

你这么惊天地
就要一路证明
谁在乎我有的比
当我一遇上你
却那么情不自禁
肯宁愿你蹂躏

你什么时候要回去你们火星
我越来越介意
做梦也梦到你
这算是我的天敌

e:你爱罗嗦又爱生气
喜欢我还嘴硬
好面子又假生气
s:好想被你吃定

败给你说话的眼睛
败给你微笑的魔力
不知不觉想每天跟你在一起
woo baby baby
woo baby baby woo love

败给你少一根神经
爱上你这是我的命
我们世界原来就等这默契
woo
baby baby woo baby baby woo

e:请问你还逼得我抓得那么紧
只是穿得性感些而已
你明明很自恋
让人等好着急

我心中你是第一名耐心还有爱心
爱不是有帅气就可以
拜托你别一直耍嘴皮
oh my oh my oh
my oh my

s:什么时候要付出你那颗心
我越来越介意
做梦也梦到你
这算是我的天敌

e:很奇怪只要看到你
就变得好开心(s:有吗)
我已不能判你出局
s:我想把你吃定

s:败给你爱上了你
看到小狗就蹲下去
骗自己你一定充满
我没发现的爱心

e:败给你爱上你
看不见你会生病
原来我也有害怕你
突然不见的危机

s:你也有温柔的时候
害我抬起头以为天上下着红雨
不然就是我还没有睡醒
只有一个我在意着的一个你
竟然的让我爱你
想你一天又一天又一天

败给你少一根神经(e: woo 败给你)
爱上你这是我的命(s:我败给你
e:爱上你)
我们世界原来就等这默契
woo baby baby woo baby baby woo

abolish exams

studying for exams is a slow and difficult process. especially when discipline is low and when there is a surround sound system of drilling, banging and the funeral march. construction and funeral downstairs at the same time. o k a y.

你是爱我的

同样的一场日落
同样你还是没说
只是抱紧我
时间一到就松手
你用一万个理由
都比沉默还温柔

为什么爱我又不断退后
你害怕的是什么
你想要的是什么
站在你背后
我连呼吸都痛

我要相信你是爱我的
我要相信你是勇敢的
我烦时间是最残酷的
我怎么等
我要相信你是爱我的
不要当我每次唱情歌
眼里总有太多泪
不停拉扯

我用一万个答案
解释我们的距离
到最后发现我全都猜错*

你怀里有太多问号
告诉我怎么依靠

我要相信你是爱我的
我要相信你是勇敢的
我烦时间是最残酷的
我怎么等
我要相信你是爱我的
不要当我每次唱情歌
眼里总有太多泪
不停拉扯

...你是爱我的 : 张惠妹 (STAR)

to not be sad.

You want to be happy. But maybe what you really want, is not to be sad.
...xh

Timing is everything in life

today's a self-declared semi break, well, to celebrate the end of week 13. did okay for the presentations & debate but not so for the quiz.

break for me is of course - coach potatoing.

Carter Duryea: Dan, you seem to have the perfect marriage. How do you do it?

Dan Foreman: You just pick the right one to be in the foxhole with, and then when you're outside of the foxhole you keep your dick in your pants.

Carter Duryea: That's poetic.

...In Good Company

Thumbs up. Has a great soundtrack too.

updates of week 13

1. Spanish oral exam in 2 days time. after practicing our speech for the past 2 mornings, jaslyn and i are able to complete the whole conversion without referring to our notes. hoping that we don't get tongue-tied or forget what we are supposed to say because some of those phrases are purely memorised.

2. Met Marcus along the way and he was asking me if i saw the students' work exhibition for his visual communication class. yea, Marcus is a prof but everyone refers to him by his first name. I guess he is just one of those prof who breaks the barrier of "I am the Professor and you are the Student". I really wanted to take his visual comm class which is really cool cos its about doing visuals for marketing and he's a good photographer. This is what he said to me "It is normal. People usually don't know what they want to do. There is no optimal job, just pick the best"

3. Went to the clinic because of my cold and here's the scene which left me and gan rather flabbergasted. This girl was at the counter insisting she wants to "order" medication, I think she was at it for quite some time already and it seems that the rule is that you cant just take medicine just like that and that she has to consult the doctor. She just kept insisting on ordering her medication and that she is a familiar patient. The receptionists at the counter kind of gave up on talking to her and just ignored her. 1 of them got fed up with her repeated requests and said if she just want to take medication without seeing the doctor, then she will have to go to the pharmacy. the girl said "if i take the wrong medication and die how?"

the receptionist actually said "die then die lor"

gan and i were shocked to hear that. while we agree the girl was being really unreasonable, it is unprofessional of someone who works at a clinic to say that. the story continued with the girl skipping the queue to see the doctor who gave her her medication i guess.

it takes 2 hands to clap, but no matter what the situation is, somethings should never be said.

travel bug

was looking through our Vietnam itinerary & got pretty nostalgic. in it there was this map hand drawn by fi & that was all we had to make sure we got to the correct hotel in Cambodia.

looking forward to the next time i set off with a bagpack again....

november trio

happy birthday to the November trio :)

oh my tian!

Sat 10/11:
Make up classes (from 8.30am till 3.30pm!) & dinner

Wed 14/11:
IPR presentation & report

Thurs 15/11:
Spanish oral & listening comprehension exam
PS final exam

Friday 16/11:
PMC Debate

Tue 20/11:
PS report submission

Thurs 22/11:
PS presentation

Mon 26/11:
Spanish final exam

Tue 27/11:
PMC final exam

Fri 30/11:
IPR final exam

success

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded
...Ralph Waldo Emerson

The IPR Prof ended the last teaching lesson by leaving us to think about what is a meaning of life. Interesting as that is, what is interesting and admirable of him is that he feels that as a teacher, it is his duty impart such life lesson to us. I think he has succeeded.

yikes

now the work begins in true SMU fashion. Killer Week 13 when EVERYTHING is due.

our love was so comfortable

"We spent the next few hours talking, laughing, mercilessly taking the piss out of each other, and nothing. Not a flutter, not a stomach dip, not a thought at all in 'that' direction..... We didn't exchange numbers, we hadn't bought each other drinks and we certainly hadn't flirted. I didn't even remember what he looked like until the next time I saw him..... he didn't even stay that long in my mind after he was gone.

I didn't realize that's how it worked sometimes when you met the person you were going to fall in love with."

Marshmallows for Breakfast: Dorothy Koomson

music: John Mayer - Comfortable

属于

无焦距地品味着你
因为距离太近
我用力抱着你
用力记住一切
能做的只是珍惜
谁叫我们都是个体
因为我们是个体
就算再爱再疯再迷
能做的还是珍惜

看着最棒的你在这里
虽理性但仍怕失去
也许太早开始担心
谁叫世上没有属于
就是真的太美丽
我们不能拥有彼此
因为我们是个体
就算再爱再疯再迷
能做的还是珍惜

因为我们是个体
就算再爱再疯再迷
能做的还是珍惜

我命好， 感动了天

我，

你知道吗？我一直都相信生命的过程是了解自己的过程。 随着自己长大，时间会让你去发现或去思考自己是怎样的一个人。

我发现，这个过程会让你有欣慰的时候， 也会让你又失望的时候。

到了某个阶段， 你可能会发现你不太喜欢你自己。会被自己的被动， 懒散感到失望。你会看到身旁的有些人，因为有目标或有冲劲， 在你旁边提醒着你-“也该你了。” 会很羡慕他们。然后，又会气自己， 为什么只会想或说这些有的没的。 行动呢？

不知道。

你也将会很惊讶。自己什么时候变得那么没自信。 to deteriorate with time, physically & mentally. 那是很可怕的。

其实，你只是想这一生会看到自己很用心的时候。

会让你欣慰的是你所建起的城墙。朋友这座城墙, 在你不知不觉中，已随着时间变的牢固.

他们的 email, msn, sms 真的有感动你。

我想。。。
“你命好， 感动了天”

couch potato is me

HOOKED on tv.
是不是。有没有。

music: 属于- 范晓萱 & 100%

night out

it's always wonderful when we are together

Week 11already.

// Spanish assignment 2 (Week 11)
// Prepare for spanish oral exam
// Start on IPR presentation (Week 13)
// Next step of PS proj

mi amigos

"Los buenos amigos estan contigo en las duras y las maduras"
Good friends always stand by your side, even when times are tough.

gracias.

潘裕文

留给你的窗

離人

:)

DETOX

when enraged, it is time to
1) be emo
2) KTV & be emo
2) have comfort food & be emo
3) curse & slit (opponent's) wrist
4) sleep

好想捂住耳朵

好想捂住耳朵
不想不看不想听谁说

the wallflower

after a failed attempt to make guacamole, asked if i am interested to be a telemarketer at the career fair, accused of plagiarism, and other downhills.... even an angry outburst don't last long. just too jaded with all the shit happening & shit people.

at some points in your life you subconsciously want to be at the center of attention, at others, a wallflower.

unnoticed,
watching the crowd go by.

home's the best sanctuary recently

总装着很有把握
不准爱渗入生活
才发现闯了祸
让你当真以为我的心上了锁
让你绝望地走
成全独立的我

好想捂住耳朵
不想不看不想听谁说
好想蹲在角落
把谴责的眼光都躲过

像个黑色漩涡
将我吞没
悔恨已逃不脱
我承认这都是我
感情事处理得不妥
从不说
我爱你
那么多

原来人可能脆弱
爱让我很难振作
我坐在最前座
人生第一次面对什么叫落寞
经历你这一走
最大傻瓜是我

好想捂住耳朵
不想不看不想听谁说
好想蹲在角落
把谴责的眼光都躲过

像个黑色漩涡
将我吞没
悔恨已逃不脱
我承认这都是我
感情事处理得不妥
从不说
我爱你

我不要谁好心帮我
每个人像在隔岸观火
看我犯错
提醒我说
都是我的错
提醒我说
逼你离开我
就算同情是条绳索
我也没办法伸出双手
拯救自己(除了你)
除非是你(拯救我)
肯回头(为了我)
扭转这个结果

孙燕姿-漩涡

ok l'a

哭过了就ok

无预警的对我笑 :)

她的睫毛 弯的嘴角
无预警的对我笑
没有预兆 出乎预料
竟然先对我示好
她的睫毛 弯的嘴角
用眼神对我拍照
我戒不掉她的微笑
洋溢幸福的味道
.... 她的睫毛：周杰伦

3: Singapore River

emo(s) by the river.

yoohoo

usually, after the midterm break, it's time to wake up. it is wednesday again.

immediate to-do(s):
// IPR case study (week 10) + catchup
// thurs: conquer PS test
// fri: derm & dinner with ahscds01
// sat - meet up with shar & fiona

series 2: Haji Lane & Vincinities

time after time

冰箱上有字条 桌上有菜 电锅里面有饭 没有人在
电话里的独白 还在等待 一个人的表情 怎么安排
而我到底是谁 从哪里来又要到哪里去 给我答案
生命啊像灾难 已经习惯 无尽白天夜晚 永不间断

飞过那片茫茫人海 下个路口直走或转弯 长大太慢 老得太快
等得太久 结果太难猜
我的故事被风吹散 我的明天我从不期待
所以现在我只想要 寻找一丝最后的温暖

包厢里的狂欢 曲终人散 长夜里的空白 消化不完
灵魂总是要贪 片刻灿烂 那双唇的孤单 变得野蛮
那陌生的阳光 照在床单 昨夜发生的事 不想再猜
而枕边的人啊 一直在换 每一次都以为 到了终站

飞过那片茫茫人海 下个路口直走或转弯 长大太慢 老得太快
等得太久 结果太难猜
我的故事被风吹散 我的明天我从不期待
所以现在我只想要 寻找一丝最后的温暖

候鳥：：五月天

the art series

Haji Lane.

we went from Geylang Serai >> many other lanes before we reached Haji Lane >> Beach Road >> SMOO >> Central >> Clarke Quay >> Gallery Hotel >> Central

what a day!

rasa sayang

fotografía - Geylang Serai

the white noise of andalusia

trapped in the narrow lanes of the Andalusia
at the village of uniform white washed walls
caught in a white noise of amnesia
unable to tell left from right, past from future

celebrated in the lost within conformation
at least in the confidence of alikeness
can't be the only one without the directions,
unable to tell left from right, past from future









stopped the footsteps in the gold inconsistency of the church

am i,
knocking at the doors of answers, of "Yes & Amen",

or a refurbished bar to seek refuge in the deep jar of crimson wine.

color.

在统一的世界里
不知来何去向。

太聪明

太聪明 - 陳綺貞

总以为你一般难懂的我
在你了解了以后 其实也没什么
我总是忽冷又忽热 隐藏我的感受
只是怕爱你的心被你看透

猜的没错想得太多 不会有结果
被你看穿了以后 我更无处可躲
我开始后悔不应该太聪明的卖弄
只是怕亲手将我的真心葬送

我猜着你的心 要再一次确定
遥远的距离都是因为太过聪明
要猜着你的心 要再一次决定
缓慢的思绪都是因为太想靠近你

我开始后悔不应该太聪明的卖弄
只是怕亲手将我的真心葬送

lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful

Loving you
Is easy because you're beautiful....
Making love with you
Is all I want to do....
Loving you
Is more than just a dream come true....
And everything that I do
Is out of loving you....

No one else can make me feel
The colors that you bring....
Stay with me while we grow old....
And we will live each day in spring time....

Because loving you....
Has made my life so beautiful....
And every day of my life
Is filled with loving you....
Loving you....
I see your soul come shining through....
And everytime that we....
Oh I'm more in love with you....

Loving You - Cover by Utada Hikaru

Loving You & 拥抱 - in perfect symphony by 五月天
Original cover by Minnie Appleton

letter

so, what was it that you lost your confidence?
they say if you know what you want,
you grab it and run for your life.
you never look back.

so, when was it that you realize you are not even at the starting point?
they tell me, that you've sat yourself amongst the audience
holding your umbrella, waiting for action
and the only action you experience for youself
is of your heart swelling with envy.

so they tell me,
you move but you never run.
you didn't get the things you didn't fight for.
you didn't cry for what you didn't lose.

so.
when is it going to be?
when are you going to be?

seranading my superwoman

the superwoman who saves my day, everytime.

*time to pick up the camera & do some snapping.
intending to go Little India & Haji Lane, GanAnn??

i-cook-saturday

a phonecall from mum yesterday saying that she brought groceries and "tomorrow you are cooking for me". whoaa...

so after doing some additional grocery shopping for the meat & greens, i whipped up a lunch of cold soba noodles topped with minced meat along with a side of tofu salad. tres healthy. so now apparently, every saturday is going to be a i-cook-saturday.

some things i would like to try...
1) croquette
2) donburi

somehow recipes for Japanese food are easier to find.

majors

according to this report, a HR manager earns more than a marketing manager on the average. hmmmm.... it is not of much consequential difference though.

but! after taking all the HR mods, i honestly find no motivation in HR. is there any jobs out there that balances marketing and HR? hmm..

questions:
1) marketing or hr, which offers better opportunity for one to climb the ladder to managerial position
2) to what extent will you sacrifice interest for pay. interesting but long working hours? or mundane but 9-5??
3) how will you know where your true interest lies?

me gusta straighto

during SPANISH101, we had a buddy activity in which we had to play the roles of landlord & prospective tenant. Jeslyn & i had such a great laugh over this....

J (landlord): en la cocina, hay regorifico y homo. (*the kitchen has fridge and homo)

*note: she meant to say horno which means stove

E (tenant): homo??? Me no gusta homo. Me gusta straighto! (*homo??? i don't like homo i like straights!)

*wild laughter. please note that there is no such word as straighto, it is a word inspired by fi's japanese-english. just add an -o at the end of an english word if you want a japanese to understand you. straighto, toileto, lefto, righto, etc.

J: shouldn't it be straighta?? (feminine noun)

E: no..it is straighto. I like a male straight not a female straight.

latido del corazon

él usa demasiado color de rosa
mi latido del corazón
ha estado un rato

blink blink

week 7 of smoo begins today with a class and many catch-ups with friends in between.

lunched with ganann at waterloo. (by the way, congrats gan! to the end of your job hunt woes)

then on my way to class, bumped into a tiny who looked so lost in his thoughts. he was looking at the floor as he was walking and was actually heading towards the direction of the wall. and there i was thinking that he must have had a terrible day.....to find out that he was actually trying to memorize stuff for his jap class. doh! *later we found that it was not only me who thought something was wrong with tiny, because ashley was around that area too and wanted to approach tiny to find out whats wrong. tiny must be so touched.

i also met ric along the way & made an arrangement to go home together so that we can catch up on things. he made me wait for 1/2 hr which during the time of waiting, i was thinking when was the last time i had to wait for a guy. which was really long time ago.

catching up always feels great. ahhh... chingus.

time is passing faster than u can type b-l-i-n-k

在這個世界

the lifelong lesson we all learn...

在這個世界　有一點希望　有一點失望　我時常這麼想
在這個世界　有一點歡樂　有一點悲傷　誰也無法逃開

我們的世界　並不像你說的真有那麼壞　你又何必感慨
用你的關懷和所有的愛　為這個世界　添一些美麗色彩

在這個世界　有一點希望　有一點失望

.... 這個世界 (song by 蔡藍欽)
....Performed by Mayday

happy children's day :)
here's to the ups and downs of life, and even so, at certain moments of life, we realize 我們的世界　並不像你說的真有那麼壞　你又何必感慨

strange & beautiful

I've been watching your world from afar,
I've been trying to be where you are,
And I've been secretly falling apart,
I'll see.
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful,
You'd be so perfect with me but you just can't see,
You turn every head but you don't see me.

I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep and I'll put a spell on you.
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me.

Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first,
Sometimes, the firstt thing you want never comes,
And I know, the waiting is all you can do,
Sometimes...

I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep,
I'll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me.

I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep 'cos I'll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me, yeah...

...Aqualung - Strange & Beautiful
(also found in A Lot Like Love OST)

absurd

im starting to find myself getting more and more absurd.

nugu ga?
nega bichorso?

pouring

it never rains but it pours.

was caught in the heavy downpour yesterday and even with my umbrella, my jeans still got wet from the rain. rain is good only when you aren't caught in it but snuggled somewhere like home. but work is still work so i still got about tuition... with my dad fetching me to & fro. that was sweet, although it was by request.

today's class was rowdy because of the camaraderie established over 3 bottles of wine last night. i wasn't there due to the above. apparently i missed out and got the "next time you have to join us" today. you know what pushes people to bond faster? a common enemy. (our PS prof is a MEGA bitch. my blood boils at the thought of her.)

went through an excruciating 2 hours after that, both for my face and my pocket. facial should be classified under torture. i'm spending away all these money faster than i can earn them. can't help but feel very disturbed about it.

husband1.0

Dear IT Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower, gifts and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA 3.0 and World Cup 2.0.

And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,

Desperate Housewife

Reply:

Dear Desperate Housewife,

First keep in mind:

Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download

Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0.

If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1.

Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly.wav files.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another

Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash

Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited

memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.

You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Tasty Food 3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.

Good Luck,

IT Support

bonito? bonita?

没名字却停不下来

full moon

and the team is complete. welcome home jia & get well soon!

it's been a year and its back to east coast park to celebrate mid autumn festival with moon cakes & paper lanterns. just that this time around was with CDS, along with my date fi. who invited me to her house for a scrumptious dinner. be VERY jealous.

happy mid autumn festival!

you know, right where I am now, I am as happy as a lark.

smoo update

i thought i'd do a little update for manchi.

its quite hard to believe that it is already Week 6 when school felt like it just started yesterday. old year 4s lament about how we dont recognize faces anymore as we walk along the concourse. i'm lucky that in all of my classes, i have people that I know in the same class. Especially in my HR mods, you see about the same old people in the HR classes since there are so few of us majoring in HR and there arent much choices of modules to take. They are even organizing a drinking session this week, which i'd have to pass due to tuition commitments. but pretty cool eh?

its very different now. compared to last time when i took 3 out of 4 modules with apple and weizhong, and spend much of my waking moments with them. taking classes and claiming our stakes in the library. (the library is now packed, yes packed. i only managed to get a single seat at the study cubicle) now, even meeting up for dinner is an arduous affair with working class's busy schedules.

while jan and i try to meet up once a week by default unless something comes up, my timetable clashes completely with gan ann's (even my social timetable, says gan ann) ktv reminds me of hailing. and manchi's stupidity is still much talked about.

it feels weird (and freaky) to be called senior. weird but yet heartwarming to have people fussing and exclaiming how they havent seen me for so long. weird but heartwarming to hear them say they miss the times when climbing sessions used to be more rowdy with the loud hailers like wz, apple, hailing, manchi, xiaoyu and i.

now that i look back, i sure am fortunate. to be part of the batch which is remembered by others for their friendship - in both climbing and also AHSCDS.

gan ann and weird weird things.

gan ann likes to say that i'm the friend with whom she does weird weird stuff with. by weird weird stuff we mean: going for flea markets, playing scrabble at Mr. Tea before the school term starts, movie screenings, film fest, musuem... just some of it off my mind. she was also the one who talked me into climbing, night bike and we took our kayaking 1 star together. she's doing windsurfing now - luckily she had the sense not to ask me.

today we spent a relak late noon having a random talk to a random friend whom we randomly ran into while gan ann was having her lunch, went to the flea market organized by the Substation (which was good! considering we didnt dig much and actually found things we like that werent shortshort skirts like the ones peishan wears. hah.) and then going to Chinatown for food.

my reaction to her suggestion of chinatown was "hmm..abit far... but then well, i'm your friend who does all these weird weird things with you so lets go" we didnt have much luck with food though 'cos most stalls were closed when we reach honglim and we ended up with just drinks and then hk desserts.

how far will i go with such weird weird things? well, i agreed this "I am not a tourist" tour with her and promised more good food. but! i will not play dividends or going to sentosa. too geek and too far. in some ways, we are alike but in others, very different.

需要用大声公的萧敬腾

最近被maggie影响到了，一直都在看萧敬腾的videos
但！不是因为我觉得他唱得比曹格好 （不可能！）
是觉得这话少之又少的人很不可思议
因为话不多， 不像那一般爱出风头耍宝的艺人，所以很有趣，可爱，好笑。
有性格！

如果是我要跟他交谈，我一定会抓狂 (hokkien read: "lia gong!"）
掐他， 逼他讲话。 哈哈哈！

嗯。
不知道。
。。。。。。。。
旁白总会出现： “害羞”， “腼腆”, “放空”

我是有注意到最近 monodelphia 好像多了点汉子。
自己很像也不习惯

嗯。
不知道。

he's only 20. he's younger than me. HOW CAN IT BE?
the black frame specs look. heh.

bag it

bag it

ordering in bags from taiwan, holler if you want a part in this!
caution: highly addictive.

偷瞄

他真得很像阿信！
印象中。。。。

你是巨大的海洋　我是雨下在你身上
我失去了自己的形狀　我看到遠方　愛情的模樣

曾經孤單的徬徨　曾經相信曾經失望
你穿過了重重的迷惘　那愛的慌張　終於要解放

你是誰　叫我狂戀　教我勇敢的挑戰全世界
在一樣的身體裡面　一樣有愛與被愛的感覺
我愛誰　已無所謂　沒有誰能將愛情劃界限
在一樣的身體裡面　謎樣的魔力卻是更強烈

星星在夜空中閃亮　星空下我不停流浪
此生我無知的奔忙　因為你眼光　都化成了光亮

這世界全部的漂亮　不過你的可愛模樣
你讓我舉雙手投降　跨出了城牆　長出了翅膀

.....愛情的模樣 - 阿信/五月天

有一种酒叫

心痛的感觉

busted my bank, as a result of the change in dermatologist & treatment. i am labeled - 'severe'.

color

EHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh???? SUGOI!!

cosy company

是超开心的!

we had our cook-in session today & invited some of the guys in a spur of the moment. we were really impressed with our abilities to (1) whip up a food storm that is capable of feeding an army & (2) cook for 3 hours but finish eating within 15 minutes. it was also fun ordering the guys to do wash the plates, mop the floor. and also the talking, bridging & couch-potatoing. i love it when i spend time with them this way.

presenting yong tau food soup, inari sushi, deviled eggs, tamagoyaki, japanese curry, mushroom & asparagus stirfry & other carbohydrates.

我的妈 07

我的妈， 生日快乐！

"Mother support certain illusions about their children, and one of my illusions was that I liked who I was, because she did"
.... for one more day - Mitch Albom

I love you everyday

monodelphia turns 1 on Sep 02

cuantos anos tiene?
tiene uno anos, my monodelphia :)

inari sushi

saturday's our cook-in session so i thought i should try out something new so..... here's my.....

inari sushi !!
*sushi in an aburaage (beanbag)

inari sushi can be commonly at all sushi places including take-away counters. i really like the combination of rice and the sweetness of the sauce from the marinated aburaage.

pre-prepared bean bags apparently can be found but well, this isn't Japan exactly so they aren't so easily found. so i made my bean bags from sweet bean bag myself from normal fried tofu squares (i.e.: which is we Singaporeans know as tau pok) by marinating it with soy sauce & sugar. How to DIY.

sounds easy but not when you have to worry about whether it will be salty enough, sweet enough, soft enough. fortunately for me, my mum was there to help taste.

After squeezing dry the bags, i stuff it with sushi rice and scrambled eggs. of course, i would be biased so from a more objective point of view, my mum said it was nice too :D

p/s: but now i am not sure if i want to make them on Saturday again cos its alot of work!

天使城

这个城市
怎么会是一个沙漠？

the humanisation of urbanisation.

沙漠里的仙人掌
都没有人给它浇水
常识告诉人们
它的生命力强
有自己存活的一套方法
从一个科学的角度
这叫做应变能力 - adaptation

天使城
是个城市
怎会是一个沙漠？

天使城
是一个沙漠
怎会是个城市？

one time big

personally, i feel that i have mellowed down a lot in my temperament or maybe its because of comparison. sometimes, i surprise myself at home i can keep it in, such as times when my tuition kid show me really really bad attitude. but somehow, i feel that this is being used against me and i hate it when people try my patience. its not that one cannot retaliate, it is a choice not to. There is no such thing as "always right" or "always turning a blind eye/ear". to put it in a grammatically salah way, it's just a matter of when you going to give that person a one time big.

the first exchange

...mumbles
"sorry?"
"is this IPR class?"
"yeah..."

work-life balance

had non-stop action today from 8.30am till 6pm. class after class, having group mates really ARGUING with each other over debate points. (the night before we had a meeting from 7pm till 9pm) was so drained that I just took a bath and plopped myself on the bed for a nap for about an hour before waking up for dinner + to do my prep for tomorrow's debate.

sleep is super important to me so i can never understand how people stay overnight in school, because if it were me, i would have quit school or my mother would have made me do so anyway. i wouldn't have been able to function either cos my nose will surely act up. i believe that there should be work-life balance and that there's a time to work and a time to rest. On the 7th day God rests too!

have a great work life balance. if you can help it.

woes of work apart, i really really enjoy my spanish lessons. even though it is an 8.30am class, i do feel excited to go to class. its of those lessons which i feel that i am actually learning rather than just going through the motion of it and msn-ing most of the time. best part of it is, i don't feel lost... which was what i felt most of the time during my korean classes last time. i especially love the way spanish sounds, with the word and accent rolling of your tongue. you can learn basic communication via these podcasts !

"i never really knew that you could dance like this
she makes a man wanna speak spanish
como se llama?
bonita, mi casa, su casa"
.... shakira - hips dont lie.

laughter is a social skill

laughter is a skill to be acquired. to laugh off awkward silences, to divert attention, to make small of a matter. a reply in its own, a punctuation, a cover-up. to laugh at yourself, to make fun of others, to kill time.

practice makes perfect. we perfect the skill of laughter but we stop laughing.

ikenai taiyou

listening to:
イケテナイ太陽 - Orange Range

xiaoyu's 2007

tan xiaoyu has always been known as giraffe. if you know her, you would probably have guessed that the nickname derived from her height. if you were part of krabi kaki, you would have been there to witness a leaf falling off from a tree and landing where else but right smack on giraffe's plate. that story still sets us laughing up till now. thanks for laughing with us and also being the one to be laughed at. Happy birthday tan xiaoyu!

to do-s

rather overwhelmed by a relatively heavy workload given that its just week 2. seems that all my modules for this term (especially the HR mods) are really time consuming - with assignment, debate prep, readings, research and all examinable.

Week 3
Sunday - Monday: Out of town
Tuesday: Readings for IP class, prep for interview (PS), prep for debate (PMC)
Weds: 12 - 3pm (Meeting - PS), 7pm (Meeting PMC)

13th Sept: Mom's
15th Sept: Cook-in

will be away at Muar to celebrate my popo's birthday. adios, hasta pronto =)

numero test

1 - uno 2 - dos 3 - tres 4 - cuatro 5 - cinco 6 - sies 7 - siete 8 - ocho 9 - nueve 10 - diez
11 - unce 12 - doce 13 - trece 14 - catorce 15 - quince 16 - dieciseis
..20 - veinte
30 - treinta
40 - cuarenta
50 - cincuenta
60 - sesenta
70 - setenta
80 - ochenta
90 - noventa
100 - cien

me llamo eunice
me appellido cher
tengo 22 (veintidos) anos
soy Singapurense, de Tampines

work cut out

fiona: "eh, we should study together"
eunice laughs.
fiona: "no, im serious"

ya, she is really serious. and it looks like it can't be helped either. 1st week of school and there are assignments to be handed in, discussions to be done.... i can't quite believe it either, to spend my free days doing readings & case studies. hello smoo.

timer

mafia

pull me away from the crowd to be with you

1st week at school was a meetup with familiar faces and cringing at unfamiliar ones. girls in non-existent clothes are such eye-sores. other than that, lessons were okay with its fair share of droning and me zoning out, i enjoy my daily dose of teh tarik and hanging around familiar faces. thankfully for the classes i bidded alone, i actually managed to spot some faces i know. its good to know that its not going to be THAT lonely up there.

ooh, there is this new chinese restaurant at Bugis where I had my 1st try at slurping xiao long tang bao out of a straw! It is called Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant and it serves good crab roe xiao long baos. Ooishi!

不能怕

跟你说喔
。。。 不能怕！

CONFIRMED.

Mon
(7.30pm - 9.00pm)
Tuition

Tues
(7.30pm - 8.30pm)
Tuition

Weds
(3.30- 6.45pm)
Intellectual Property Rights

Thurs
(8.30 - 11.45am)
Elementary Spanish
(12.00 - 3.15pm)
Personnel Selection
(7.30pm - 9.00 pm)
Tuition

Friday
(12.00 - 3.15pm)
Performance Management & Compensation

// yes yes yes, i got Spanish!!! muy bien!
// i had my 1st try at making tamagoyaki today
// my 1st day as a year 4 began today at 3.30pm. ahhh, glorious holiday...

gan ann's 2007

and also to commemorate gan ann's birthday :) my chingu with whom i do 'weird weird things' with. from high end flea market to sungei road, food food & more food.

881

this is to commemorate a rare family visit to the cinema. yes, all 4 of us.

“一人一半，感情不散”
.... 881

tomorrow

You reminded me of my resolution, and pointed out how selfish and narrow minded I had been. all this while, I have just been showing my attitude and tantrums, and I realized I have never showed that I care enough to find out the reason why. I am the one doing all the accusing and jumping to the worse possibilities.

Thank God for tomorrows.
and never too lates.

f.m & friend

In the day of first-times.

top 10 (or so) quotes for the day:

1. "watermelon watermelon. heeheeharhie. rararara!" -background playing random jaychou's song at random rap portion

2. lighted markings on screen counting down to que start of song "EH! AYE! SHIT! what's the first word?? what's that word!?"

2a. intro/middle section of random song with mtv characters talking "why cannot fast forward one? waste time!!" -gan asking quite innocently

2b. "okokok. you and your stupid cello. ngie ngie ngie" -jan grumbles while pressing the eject button after jaychou's qing tian mtv

3. "spice up your life" - with random shakes and other shoutings at high pitched voices

3a. "why english song always got the damn sea for mtv!?" -forgot who said this

4. jan/gan/man/fi snapping at eu "wa lau eh. don't make fun of other peoples' chinese la!"

5. "okok! i sing the english part!" -gan excited at cao ge's superwoman

5a. "eh since when dream a little dream got chinese part one?" -gan exclaiming at sun yanzi's concert dream a little dream

6. random chinese song playing with intermittent silences during singing. "this is exactly like primary school when my chinese teacher asks me to read the damn passage and i skip every other word!" -fi commenting on the uninitiated kbox singers

6a. "i dont need (insert random chinese singer's name) to sing with me loh!" -eu proclaiming

6b. random chinese song playing "who choose this song?" "i don't know!" "quick! somebody sing!" "i don't know what song is this" -of which almost immediately and totally in sync, all three microphones were pushed in front of eu's face

7. "what kind of lunch is this? cheat our money one!" -man poking at what was supposed to be chicken in her bento set

8. everyone exclaiming at seeing a s.h.e. mtv on screen "WHY is there S.H.E??????"

8a. eu says matter-of-factly "i want to see ahshin."

9. "NEXT!" -everyone said this at some point in time

10. "... ..." -moses
(i'm quite sure this appeared in moses' head alot during the outing with us whether singing or eating)


we amaze/amuse ourselves all the time!

.... from fi's on the 1st F.M & friend KTV session.

F.M & friend (ok, it's moses la) went for another food escapade to Aston's Specialities. thumbs up for the cheap and good western fare!

yunxi's 2007

happy birthday yunxi.
to blessings in life.

work in progress

this is a work-in-progress

housekeeping

probably wont be online for a while cos my room looks like it has been swept by a hurricane. ok, truth is, i got a nice cupboard handed down from my auntie, so i clearing up stuff and hoping to spruce my room up a little. made a short trip to Ikea on my own today and lugged home a full length mirror. i amaze myself sometimes. this whole clearing up thing will take quite some time, really, given the amount of rubbish i have.

on a side note, i think i really mugged freaking hard for my A levels econs. I have a pile of binded lecture notes not just from SAJC but also from TJC. on top of that, i have huge thick files of self written notes, all pain stakingly written in all those colourful markers we used to have. so much so i had been reluctant to throw away all these econs stuff even though i really dont have any use for them. weird to say that your notes have sentimental value isnt it.

like how we amazed ourselves that the lyrics to the song we used to sing in school has been ingrained in our minds and that we can rap to it even now, without looking at the lyrics.

ok, old out and new in!

刮风这天 我试过握着你手
但偏偏 雨渐渐 大到我看你不见
还要多久 我才能够在你身边
等到放晴的那天
也许我会比较好一点

从前从前 有个人爱你很久
但偏偏 风渐渐 把距离吹得好远
好不容易 又能再多爱一天
但故事的最后 你好象还是说了
bye.

.... 周杰伦 - 晴天

khmer cuisin

rarrr!!!!!! to khmer food.
taken: 22nd May 2007 - Siem Reap (At the hotel's restaurant on a rainy late morning)
even while i was eating it, i already know i will miss it when i come home.
1 of the most popular khmer dish is the amok, which is fish in curry gravy.
somewhat like the thai green curry.
ngong lam! (*very good)
ok that's in vietnamese but nevermind.

play

开心的是，享受的是，
那不用上班的自由。
陪阿嬷一整天 也不觉得累
虽然等待看医生的 waiting time 长的很。
听着她讲着已说过的故事，
偶尔听着她叫我听的电台故事。
（我们随身带着 mp3 player
阿嬷带的是永远调到 95。8 的 radio transistor)

可以睡迟 起得晚
穿这睡衣 在家里闲着,
把时间花在日剧， 书和音乐里。

看着朋友回家，
飞走。

为朋友庆生
玩着 boardgame。
看着电影
唱着 k (今天还是 fm 第一次一起唱)
把注意力 集中在歌词里，
专注的跟着拍子，耍宝， 搞笑。

然后察觉着
玩累后的寂静

girl at angkor

taken at Angkor (Cambodia) 21 May 2007
she followed us around, wanting us to buy her postcards.
we didn't have much use for them so we just shared our chewing gum with her and requested for a photo taken.
for which, she striked a lovely pose.

red

what has happened, i cannot describe and cannot forget. i find it hard not to be angry, neither do i want to not be. i feel that i have a right to and somehow i like to believe that maybe displaying my anger can be a way of warding off any further dramatic happenings. or to prep myself for any further disappointment.

that being said, i am not all that pessimistic, or ungrateful. i am grateful for and grateful to the name that came to my mind in the moment of exasperation and answered to my call. doumo arigato. without whom, i really don't know who else.

and my cousin. who has always been the giving one to the receiving me.

del's 2007

not forgetting del too.
happy birthday phantom friend.

// polaroid taken at mind cafe.

fiona's collage

happy birthday fiona.
to new beginnings.

那年夏天宁静的海

"那年夏天我和你躲在 这一大片宁静的海"
... 那年夏天宁静的海

that summer it rained,
an indication of change.

a thunderstorm, i remember,
that sprinkled rain drops to cold bodies
hiding under the shelter

words, a bonfire,
that once burned of a possibility
then leaving only ashes that
disappeared together with the roll of the thunder,
the flash of the lightning
and the crashes of waves on shores.

that summer it rained an indication of change
and then that rain stopped.

喜歡 - 張懸

喜歡 - 張懸

作詞：焦安溥　作曲：焦安溥(張懸的本名)

片段中　有些散落　

有些深刻的錯 還不懂　

這一秒鐘　怎麼舉動　怎麼好好地和誰牽手

那寂寞　有些許不同　我挑著留下沒說

那生活　還過分激動　沒什麼我已經以為能夠把握

而我　不再覺得失去是捨不得　

有時候 只願意聽你唱完一首歌

在所有人事已非的景色裡　我最喜歡你

片段中　有些散落　

有些深刻的錯 就快懂　

這一秒鐘　怎麼舉動　怎麼好好和你過

那寂寞　有些許不同　我挑著留下沒說

那生活　還過分激動　沒什麼我已經以為能夠把握

你知道　你曾經讓人被愛

並且經過　畢竟是有著怯怯

但能　給的沉默在所有不被想起的快樂裡　我最喜歡你

而我不再覺得　而我不再覺得

from now till ay07/08

// collect cd pre-order
// ktv Aug 1st
// dinner Aug 2nd
// baybeats Aug 3rd
// gan ann back on Aug 3rd
// cel to france on Aug 7th
// Grandma's check up Aug 7th
// clear up room
// prep for nerdfest
// resume compilation sign-off by Aug 13th
// continue bidding for spanish (*alt: BP or other art elective)
// TERM 1 AY07/08 & BOSS 2 Aug 20th

... Current Confirmed Timetable
Wed:
1200 - 315pm: Personnel Selection
330 - 645pm: Intellectual Property Rights

Fri:
1200 - 315pm: Performance Management

...Exam dates
27th Nov - Performance management
29th Nov - Personnel selection
30th Nov - Intellectual Property

ktv ktv ktv tomorrow!!!

I LOVE YOU 無望
作詞：阿信　作曲：阿信　編曲：五月天

是你的形影　叫我逐天作眠夢
夢中可愛的人　伊不是別人
我的每一天　一分鐘也不當輕鬆
你是我愛的人　將我來戲弄

九月的風在吹　哪會寒到心肝底
希望變無望　決定我的一世人
I LOVE YOU 無望　你甘是這款人
沒法度來作陣　也沒法度將我放

I LOVE YOU 無望　我就是這款人
我身邊沒半項　只有對你的思念　
陪伴我的每一天

one fucking beauty contest

"Dwayne: You know what? Fuck beauty contests. Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. School, then college, then work... Fuck that. And fuck the Air Force Academy. If I want to fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest"

from .. Little Miss Sunshine

celine's home in 2007

bored

lets see what i have been up to (skipping the work part) last weekend was spent catching up with frenchie celine. working out our calf muscles from all the walking at chinatown & habourfront as well as stomach muscles from all those eating. sunday was tapas night at cel's place to celebrate her birthday. made plans for upcoming gathering this weekend. went through a major hormones rage which put me in a REALLY bad mood. Bidding rubbed it in because i only managed to get 2 courses out of 4 and Spanish is so not falling into my lap despite the obscene amount i bidded. took a day off yesterday and spent it being insanely happy just waking up late & watching Ugly Betty. and voila, new layout. oh, i made my 1st collage too - a birthday card for celine - which i forgot to take a picture of. and then, i rumble & rumble on because i am simply too ... bored.

May 20th - Way to Siem Reap

Phnom Penh. This picture reminds me of Squatterpunks which was screened during film fest.

快抓狂

tw. 3.40 a.m.

很不爽 我很不爽 不要讓我更不爽
快抓狂 我快抓狂 不要搞不清狀況

我要飛 而你卻像 埋葬夢想的高牆
我要跳 而你卻像 地心引力的蠻強

是你讓大氣缺氧 是你把天堂弄髒 是你把地球變成我的戰場
快抓狂 快抓狂！

是火藥裝滿心臟 是血管裝滿岩漿 呼吸也不能呼吸呼吸呼吸
快抓狂 快抓狂！

要怎樣 不然你想要怎樣 要怎樣 我們現在就明講
誰怕誰 看誰先讓誰投降 誰怕誰 誰叫你要讓我 抓狂

恨是火 憤怒是鋼 我是沸騰的膽量
為什麼 要生存在 天使墜落的地方

很不爽 我很不爽 不要讓我更不爽 快抓狂 我快抓狂 不要搞不清狀況

.信

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

見過電影裡面人家看海　更想去看海 唱過人家的愛　更想找愛 你哭起來　我笑起來 都為了　愛愛愛 有一天翻開辭海 找不到愛 花不開　樹不擺　還是更暢快 愛　還是會期待　還是覺得孤單太失敗 我愛故我在

como estas?

triste.
estoy triste.
estoy muy triste.

the poverty cycle

Kiva.org - microfinance and microcredit - Help someone today!
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source

the only question to ask is "why not?"

还是美丽的

可能太快了
我自己无法捕捉到
你完整
真正的面目
可能也不想知道
从另外一个角度看
你还是美丽的。

taken on 17th May :: on the cab to Danang train station

launch of uncheena

since 2001, that's 7 years of blogging. There's was a period of time I wanted to stop once and for all, and the only 2 person I told that to told me not to. That was at Marine Parade, 2005, and we just had durians. there's not many people in this world with whom you can eat such supposedly smelly food together.

today, i took small delight and warmth in a simple "i've always liked what you wrote".

and i am not a writer writer material. if you have noticed, i am not grammatically correct and my punctuations are in the wrong places. and while i tell my tuition kids not to begin sentences with 'and', begin sentences with caps etc; i myself flout all the rules.

i guess there is still a long way for my poor writing, because i realize i do enjoy it. it is a joy in itself to find something u like doing. most people don't realize nor take time to find out or to feel it.

today, my poor writing took another form. it is such a laugh, but hope you enjoy my underground magazine. where i not only flout grammer rules but also copyrights.

ter to aust

sms received at 5.15pm

"Alright guys. I'm at the airport for my 7.50pm flight already. See ya guys when I'm back for my summer break. Take care."

so this is it terence yeo. u didn't even do the dinner thing you said we would so that I can knock you back to your stupid senses before you fly off to the aussieland.

you.
be safe..

mickey mouse

here's another one from our daily instant email chats. Really, you will come to a stage whereby you feel grateful that you actually have real friends. friends, who share your same type of humour. if you dont get the below, you and i, there's a sarchasm between us.

"dunno why all the smu pple around me like know that we are all from the same school and we are all bored and have unfriendly colleagues who dont ask us out for lunch but NOBODY is friendly to each other la!!

like i walk pass them and smile or like stop by their desk to chat awhile then they give the very monosyllabic answers and nv smile.

FINE LA go wallow in ur own friendlessness!
wah lau eh i know this is gonna sounds weird but IM SO SICK OF UNFRIENDLY PEOPLE!!!!

im like mickey mouse compared to them"

keep walking

keep walking, he told himself. Keep walking. I can stop and drink a pail of air when I get home. A Beatles song started in his head, and he adjusted his pace to match it. It was only when he got to the chorus that he realize that he was humming "Help."

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

def: of little or no weight, worth, or importance

unfortunately, i do not trust frivolousness.

this is what helps to get through our days

thanks jan for summarizing all our 'quotes of the day'. anger does good for our wits!

email chats by the SEBU (Society of Employed and Bored Undergrads) never fails to be the highlight of my everyday at work.

on BOSS bidding for final year:
"u guys back yet?When timetable is confirmed, u still got to add 1 module.Called Tau Hway Break (THB101)
It is a new course you have to take under the Local study section.Can also fulfill the Bachelor of Social Life (BSS) core.
No need edollars. Need real money, but 1 dollar enough. If u want you cha kueh then add more money"

on planning for physical destruction:

"lets burn down the school"

"actually our school is 80% glass"

"so it should be lets BREAK the school down"

on applying animal behavior in organizations: (yes theres such a course here)

"i think my company here follows the prairie dog model.When trouble comes, only know how to run, hide and cover own backside."

on SMU having a florist:

"why would SMU need a florist?"

"maybe after u go into working world no time for romance...so all the romance in ur life must be squeezed into undergrad days and retirement."

on today's Straits Times article on the happiest undergrads coming from SMU:

euneh: "i say they interviewed all the SMU ambassadors and left janelle out"

maan..i almost spat out my milo at the last one..

ugly betty

hola amigos!
the binging bimbo: ho-la!
betty's spanish dad: it is O-la...
the binging bimbo: it is HO-la. there is a "h" in there.
.....scene from Ugly Betty

all the best to apple for his first day at work.
and THIS is so cool.... have always wanted to do something like this.

I hate BOSS.

May 16th - Hoi An

My Son is this Vietnamese equivalent of the Cambodian Angkor. just ALOT smaller. but I got to sit in a jeep! I guess I have a thing for retro automobiles. And Vietnam has them, all the Vespas and Jeeps, I was busy oogling at them.



*by the way, i came across this other person who uploaded her Angkor pictures and it felt good, warm, familiar, cool in a way to see that someone saw the same things that you did and took the same photos that you did. What made me notice was I saw the picture of the monks, and my brain went "I think I saw these monks before". well, pretty amazing in a weidd sort of way isnt it. I know its a tourist attraction and there's probably loads of these pictures out there but well, her pictures kinda did its work on me. well, it helps u do a little cheating. at the rate I am doing, it will be Christmas when I finally go into Cambodia here.

credits to ngader

cooking in

i didnt burn the kitchen down, didnt kill myself .... just got attacked by the butter splatters. but let's skip that part of the story.

soba & salmon

1st bring the water to a boil then put the soba in ...

when cooked, sieve out the soba & 'wash' them in cold water. (like how one will washes clothes) this is to remove the floury taste and to give the noodles its elasticity. i suppose.


buttering up the pan


in goes the salmon
wait till its golden brown


taaa..daaaaaaaa

itadakimasu!