So....

I am so tired.... physically drained from all the sports and travelling to and fro from NTU.

I am so fucking tired. I need another break....

Christmas activities

Christmas is my favourite holiday. Thou Singapore's weather kills the spirit a little, I still like my Xmas. I like the idea of sitting with my hot chocolate and listening to the Christmas songs.

Xmas eve was pretty interesting. I started the day in NTU, had a softball match which went pretty well. After that I went to Michael's party, it has been many years since I last saw my primary school friend. Not much catching up, but it was good to see that dude. I went the children's mass which had a really cool nativity play. Dinner was a simple affair, but no one really wanted to go squeeze with the crowd. Lyn and I went off to catch some shows. Ernest and Pam joined us later. We had tons of snacks and playes Taboo. The guys lost, but that is because the girls had extra time (The timer was spoilt). Lots of laughter and food.

Every year I will have a family party, this year is a little different though, I started of by helping my aunt shift to her newly renovated house (At last, no more sleeping in the living room). I was pretty pissed at the idea in the first place, but i decided not to let anything spoil my xmas. We went to Melban after that for some AWESOME food. Yummy yummy! We ended off with the traditional Count-the-Number-of-Presents game and then giving them out.

I love Christmas!

Bangkok is cool...

Bangkok is cool...literally chilly. No one told me that Thailand can be cold, and I found out the hard way. I was freezing half the time at Chatuchat (JJ) with a sleeveless shirt.

And so the brave me went to Bangkok aka Shopping paradise with 3 girls...my sister, cousin and lyn. Many told me how daring I was, some say I may not make it back alive. But I came back in one piece (with bigger biceps too)

Suan Lum Night market is pretty much like the Perth's weekend Market, tiled floors and pretty clean. Most of the stuff here can be found at JJ, but you can find some really funky, artistic things from the independent artists section. Really cool stuff.

JJ has everything including pets. Like 99% of the places in Bangkok, barginning is a MUST! Slash it 3/4 or 1/2, use all the tricks u have. You can spend about 3/4 of a day here just to see everything. The layout is a little messy though, I kept walking back to the same place.

MBK is the place to go for dry food...all the crackers etc. For ladies, the bras are cheaper in toyku. Why do I know? Cause I was waiting in that section for an hour while the 3 ladies went CRAZY. I looked like an idiot walking around.

Siam Square is like our Far East, great place to shop. Nearby is Siam Paragon, just like our own Paragon. Very expensive, they have a Lamborghni showroom with a few cars. A little walk will bring you to World Trade, some people go there for Naraya bags. It does not look nice to me, just very cheap. The japanese love it, they buy them by 2-3 baskets. Check out this area next year, they are doing a major renovation over there.

Things to check out and see...
1) FUJI Japanese food, really cheap and good.
2) Durian chips, YUMMYYYYYYY
3) Assam gummies, addictive stuff!
4) 8am and 6pm....Thailand's national anthem, everyone will stand at attention. How cool is that!
5) Mango and papaya salad...good stuff, but ask them to leave out the soft shell crab!
6) Cheap coconut juice and beer
7) Baskin' Robins ice cream
8) Most toilets don't have auto flush system

One thing that irritated me was the lack of basins in the men's toilet. I mean, you can find 5-8 urinals, but there are only 2 basins. I had to queue to wash my hands (YES, I DO WASH MY HANDS).

Bangkok Rocks...the weather made it so much better. I am only going back to Bangkok in Decembers.

PS* I dont really know how to spell the names of the Places I visit. Forgive me if the spelling is wrong. Haha!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all!!!

How did they do it?

I just started watching the show '24' Season 1 recently. I really don't know how the fans can wait for the show to come on every week. The serial is so good, I think I can finish it in 2 days if I had no other distractions.

I need the last few episodes of Season 1.....ARghhh!!!! HELPPPPPPP!!!! I can't sleep!!!

Updates

Have not been updating much, it has been very hectic over here. Have lots of trainings (Tennis, Rugby, Softball, Hockey and MORE tennis) to attend, by the end of the day...I am so drained to blog.

How do you know that you are getting old? I know it when my ankle refuses to heal from a sprain after 2 weeks. I admit I have not been resting it much, but I have been taping it and even wore ankle guard. I have restricted the intensity of how I play sports...but the dammn ankle is still swollen. Last time, can sprain and still play with the same intensity and still recover in a week. Now....sighh....old liao!

Anyway, recently I spied a keg of Hineken beer at Cold Storage. It is dammn cool, 5 litres of beer in a barrel with a cool tap. We got one for a party and it ROCKS. The beer is smoother than the cans and the novelty of having the keg is a plus point. So go get yourself one.

Before I end...anyone wants to check out Ministry of Sound? I know they play really different music, but it is afterall MoS!

I will keep myself updated with the news

I swear Singaporeans will be more updated with the current affairs if we have a news caster like her. Somehow, the french always get the good stuff.

Death and me

Everytime the exams come, I experience the feeling of getting stab. Everytime I walk out from one paper, I feel that I am so dead.

In fact I died so many times that Xiao Ping does not even bother if I am dead.

I need...

I need this keyboard... purely for faster typing of my codes and school work. Efficiency counts when you are at the university.

"The DX1 is a 9-by-11-inch slab that comes with 25 adhesive-backed keys. Place them in whatever pattern you want, slap on a label, and set each one to trigger an event: Check your stocks, insert text, blast opponents while leaping away from enemy fire. Each key contains an integrated circuit that communicates with the tablet by magnetic induction. Need a new layout? Move the keys and reprogram."



I need this mouse... so I can move around the computer screen faster and get my school work done in half the time.

"Armed with the Razer Copperhead, hardcore gamers can no longer blame ignominious defeat on the !@#$% mouse. Among its foe-fragging features is a first-ever tracking precision of 2,000 dots per inch and a one-millisecond response rate for the fastest and most accurate moves. It's also the only mouse to dedicate 32 kilobytes of onboard memory to saving different settings for different games, so you can go from the precision-demanding first-person shooter to a more casual role-playing fantasy without messing around in a control panel. Add in seven programmable buttons, an optional adjustable weight system and an always-on laser for instantaneous response, and you've got the most butt-kickin' mouse on the market."


I need this tap... for serving my guest better drinks, hassle free and a tad faster.



"Pumping beer too quickly leads to excess foam, so bar patron turned inventor Matt Younkle designed the TurboTap to reduce the turbulence of fast-flowing beer. The tap's tapered interior limits the beer's acceleration, and an internal diverter sprays it across the bottom of the glass. The result—now available at ballparks and bars—is a perfect pour in half the time."


Merry Christmas anyone?

missing...

missing the freedom to do what I want without feeling guilty
missing the familiar feeling of the remote control
missing the familiar smell of my bed
missing the homecooked meals
missing the family
missing the neice
missing the girl

missing the point of being a hermit in hostel - to study for exams

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Lyn!

Superhero

I believe every guy will pretend to be a superhero once in their life. There is Superman, Batman, the X-men and many more.

I choose not to be anyone of those heros in the comic book. I always knew my alter ego, it was always hidden in me. I try so hard to keep it underwraps, I try so hard not to let it take control of me. But it seem like it is 2nd nature to me....

I cannot hide it anymore....during normal activities I am Ansley, but when I sit on my desk - I become SUPER PROCRASTINATOR!

What are my powers u ask. They are plentiful and most deadly. My powerful physic mind will drift me into another state, my fingers cannot stop moving my trusty pet - Microsoft Mouse, to create destruction to the Internet. My aura of invincibility makes me able to do everything when I am in this Superhero state, but my greatest nemesis - The books. They cause me pain and the dreaded sleepiness. They make me weak and irritated....

So what superhero are you?

1929

After some planning and much anticipation, the day finally arrived for me to visit Ember at Hotel 1929. The hotel emits wackiness with a touch of architecture brilliance. The old school furniture blended perfectly with the fun lights. Even the hard retro leather sofa felt comfortable.

But the highlight of the visit was Ember. Tried the Foie gras which was PERFECT. The mixture of sweetness from the apple and the saltiness from the liver was delightful.

Mains were Lamb and the seabass. Ooooo, the lamb was very well done. No overpowering smell to turn you off, no strong sauce to try and hide whatever imperfection it might have - which is none. The chef knows his stuff. The seabass was good. The sauce was the real deal for me. The mushroom mixed well with the fish and the subtle bacon taste was refreshing. Delectable!!!

Desserts was a blast for me. The chocolate cake was a blast. The vanilla ice cream had the oomph. Reminds me of the chocolate pudding at Tamade, but even better. The valrhona choc was oh so heavenly. The lavander ice cream with banana tart was nice. But lyn did not like it, she felt like she was eating those scent oil. Hiaks!

Overall, the experience was great. Love the food and place. It was however marred by the noisy atmosphere, it just did not fit in with the ambience the place was desgined to have. But it is not much of a pain, seemed like everyone was enjoying themselves. A big thanks to the wonderful waitress for giving us such personalise service. She had a kickass name - Wasabi.

I know it is a tad early, but Happy Birthday Lyn.

Thanks

Imagine my suprise when I say a funky shoe outside my room. Those wonderful colours and beautiful lines. It even had my name on it, how personalise can it get. I was smitten. I tried it on, but alas...the shoe was too small for my big feet. (And I could not find the right side of the pair)

A big THANK YOU to Can for the present. It is lovely....

Kill me and more

Someone please end my suffering. I hate the flu. Please kill me! Get rid of my pathetic existence.

Not the right time to get the flu bug...exams are drawing near! Sigh

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On another note, the new MSN PLUS! rocks. It coms with the usual renaming to deal with idiots who has a weird email address and refuse to put a name there. (How the hell will I relate eg. John to the email xelon123@hotmail.com?) The best part of the new version is that it comes with tab function! Tired of having ten MSN windows on your desktops? Now u can just create tabs of different chat session in ONE window! Microsoft really needs to learn that TABBING is good!

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I have thrown away my tennis shoes *hint hint*. The 2.5 inch hole at the left toe side was just not doing my socks any good. Everytime I wear it, I need to either patch the socks or throw them or alternate the sides (eg. left sock change to right side and vice versa - which also only allows me to wear the socks only twice). Infact I am not hinting....candice girl, I want a new tennis shoe!

Collide

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I'm quiet you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Don't stop here
I lost my place
I'm close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

- Howie Day -

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This song has been running through my head the whole week. Can't seem to get the tune out!

Stress? Overworked? Tired of life?

Print the above picture and paste it at a suitable level on a hard wall (or anything firm).
Follow the instructions...

Army shorts

I don't have much shorts to use for sports. The Nike or adidas etc have cut throat prices, thus I only own Army (SAF) shorts that I use. It works fine for most times EXCEPT long distance running.

Recently I have the 'honour' to join in the NTU Tennis Team for training. My friend said it was only tennis and I get to play with much better players. It was all true till the new coach came. They planned for the whole Sept, we run 10 laps round the track on Tues and 20 laps on Fridays. Sounds a lot, but it is 4km and 8km. That is pretty normal, but it is the thought of running the rounds that kill. Imagine....after completing 5 rounds and the coach smiles at u and say "You got 15 more to go!" How encouraging can that be!

Which brings me back to peeve...those rounds have rendered me walking like a penguine after every training. People think my 'balls' (if u know what I mean) are oversized. I walk with this unbearable pain in my inner thighs.

To think these are shorts which are made for the guys in army for trainings. They want to have a bunch of guys marching with their legs wide open. It is the SAF's plan to make men out of boys. And I suspect, it is also how to make u stop smiling - you look fierce, u scare the shit out of the enemy.

The runs no longer scare me, it is the aftermath that worries me...

That is my girl! Errmmm, I meant the one with the little ducky pinned on her tiny girlie dress! The one with the small mouth and nose.

The one who cannot resist puking on me when I do get to see her once in a blue moon!

So cute...

Update on my dearie

She is growing really fast.
She makes weird noises, I presume she is trying to tell me something.
She can turn herself when I leave her on the bed. And she can do it really fast. Maybe that is why she fell off the platform bed. (My sis...not me!!!)
She is treating me as a ladder everytime I carry her. (At the stage of learning how to crawl)
She is always trying to kneel down then I prop her up to stand. (Same reason - learning to crawl)
She is still always falling asleep when I carry her. (maybe it is the smell)

Anastacia still has a lot of hair.

Hilarious stuff

Understanding men in general

Keep the male toilet clean

pinging a connection

Was trying to help a friend, Ping, with her computer problems over the msn. She could not connect to the internet and was so frustrated she knocked over a jug of water. Seeing her plight, I even enlisted my good friend to help.

One thing abt helping people with little computer knowledge is you got to type out everything for them. Eg. Click START>CONNECT TO>Click wireless. That is not that bad...I wanted to check if she is receiving any packets.

The conversation on MSN went like this:
[06:35:34 PM] Ansley - I n: type 'ping www.singnet.com.sg'
without the ' '
[06:35:54 PM] :( pinkpalep: har
[06:35:57 PM] :( pinkpalep: type my name also?

I was laughing loudly when I saw that. So next time I want to ping a address I will type 'ansley www.singnet.com.sg' HAHAHA!

Ignorance is a bliss...

Performances

QUIDAM was very good. The acrobatics were just stunning. You just got to be there to believe how good they are. There was this guy who moved this wheel with his body and legs only. Don't really know how to explain, but it was amazing. Then there was this segment where this bunch of performers put the pro cheerleaders to shame. I call it EXTREME Cheerleading. People were flying here and there continuously. 2 guys catching and flinging the rest into the air like it was just another cartwheel. Amazing stuff....



I caught Snow Wolf Lake at the indoor stadium with my mum too. I must say the singing was awesome. You think you know Jacky Cheung's voice is good, but when I was there...I realise its very good, so powerful and so much emotion.

The shows revolved around Gal A and Garderner falling in love and have some tragic outcome. Gal A's sister - Gal B also fall for the garderner secretly(Now I know which job to go into to attract some serious pretty babes). Well, I am not here to tell u the story. Just needed to introduce the characters.

Like all musical, there are solos here and there. A particular solo by Gal B was so good. Sang with so much passion and conviction that everyone clapped really loud when she ended her song. Gal B actually left the stage saying a soft but audible "xie xie". I was shocked. The people around me were all saying "Did she say xie xie?" That was actually pretty amusing!

All in all, it was a brilliant show but I did not really appreciate the part abt the fairy godwolf. It reeks LAME! The show also started 30mins late. I think those assholes who came late should just be lock out! One last thing, for goodness sake, if you want to sing along to the songs....go to the KTV! I can hear this girl singing with the musical, that is just IRRITATING!

Laughing....alone

I went to catch Longest Yard recently. It was a 11am show, so I did not expect the cinema to be filled. And I was right, there were abt 20 people altogether. The show started and it was a hilarious flick. No brainer flim, just need to laugh at the slap stick comedy.

I laughed.....alone. So many times I was laughing either by myself or with a few other people joining in (even then, their attempt at laughing was feeble). Laughing alone at a comedy! *DEAD PANNED*

Do these people actually understand the jokes? Are they so serious that they forgot that the show was suppose to be funny. I was half wondering if the audience was too dense to catch the jokes.

Instead of laughing at the jokes, this guy behind was trying to impress some gals with his knowledge of wrestlers. He was saying the names of the wrestlers and was practically in awe by them. He must have some wrestlers' posters in his room. Maybe he also wear those colourful underwear tights and walk around the room with his arms in the air. Bloody airhead!

Be With Me

Caught the movie 'Be With Me' yesterday. And here are some points to note...

1) Be prepared for a almost no dialogue show
2) Don't buy any snacks as the show is pretty silent. Your however silent munching WILL BE HEARD
3) If you can't drink silently, then don't drink
4) You want slapstick, horror and good old sad love stories....go somewhere else

I like the show, thought it was really good. Not much talking, but the scenes conveyed the meaning. It tells little stories of people and their relationships with people in their lives, be it family or love. You just have to watch it to understand. I guess everyone will see the movie in their own light and find their own meaning of the show.

I also think the fat guy's acting was brilliant, he potrayed his freaky nice guy role really well. The casting was also very good (Other than the lesbian, the 'guy' was a little too girlish). The lines on the old man's face really helped to show how much pain he is carrying.

While watching the show, fear actually hit me. Maybe it's still the honeymoon period, maybe I should stop thinking too much. But I actually imagine for a brief second my relationship crumbling. That thought sent a sinking feeling in me for awhile...

As I watch the father and son trying to work things, I can't help but wonder what will it be like when my parents are much much older. Will we start talking (not stuff like how is the weather today)? Will our relationship grow from the superficial one we have now to something more? I wonder....

Well, if u have some time to spare...do go catch the show. Support the local art scene!? Moreover, the movie is really worth it.


(If all else fails to convince you to watch the show, there is 2 cute girls acting in the show. I must say one of them is pretty busty!)

Great catching up

A sudden initiative from Ganz led to a night out to Balaclava with my JC friends. Guys must be above 25 years old to get in, somehow I don't think they really bother as the bunch of us are underage. Or maybe we just look old.

The place was nice and the crowd was pretty good. If the group was not so big, we would have gotten the comfy looking sofa. My only gripe is the band, the lead just can't seem to bring out the songs. The only songs he manage to wow me were from the Metal/Heavy Rock genre. I shall give the him the benefit of the doubt since I was told he had a sore throat.

Obviously the highlight of the night was catching up with my buddies. The ones that skipped school together, the ones that made my JC life so much more fun. Though I felt we did not catch up much, but just meeting up and chatting a bit was good enough. In no time, the camera whores whipped out their digital camera. Poor me, I don't even own one.

We spend the night crapping, comparing tongues, watching a RA clip courtesy of Kit. I was also pretty tempted to take the Hoegarden pint glass. It is HUGE!

It was really great seeing the peeps again, been some time since we last met. During which, each of us went through ups and downs in our own life. I guess some friendships are just like that, we can meet once every half a year and still not feel like strangers. Cheers to those who made my JC life so much more interesting.

Procrastination

I am back at my procrastination and I decided to do something I seldom will do... I have decided to continue a tag a friend passed to me some time back. Here goes...

seven things that scare me
flying cockroaches which seems to fly towards me
death of someone close to me (family or friends)
needles (That is why I never peirce my ear...blame it on bad experiences)
Dentist (Bad experince too)
Not getting a decent job in future
A pernament injury to my limbs
Vertical drops (but I still take the thrill rides)

seven things i like the most
Tennis
Sleeping
Eating
Money
Alone time
Gaming
Movies

seven important things in my room
Computer
Tag Huer
Mont Blanc
Photos
Important Documents (eg. Birth cert etc
Cable Modem
Portable Harddisk

seven random facts about me
Listen to almost all kinds of music
Hate to run/jog/sprint
Likes to be home alone
President of Photographic Club in JC (geeky eh)
Hate to wait for the public transport
Perspire easily
Love my bolster

seven things i plan to do before i die
Get a mini cooper
Travel to as many places as possible
Sky dive
Learn to scuba dive
Learn to ride a bike
Stay or study overseas
Let my dad retire comfortably

seven things i can do
Sleep practically anywhere
Idle hours away without doing anything
Do things alone
Drive recklessly fast just to scare the passengers
Google with ease
Keep myself in check even when high on alcohol
Type without looking at the keyboard

seven things i can't do
Roll my tongue to get the RRrrrrr sound
Twirl the pen backwords
write neatly
Creative
Run fast
Play tennis competitivly
Concentrate

seven things i say the most
Fuck (and any other variation of the word)
Kinky
knn
and
lah
yo
'repeat what you said' (I don't know why...I keep doing that)

seven celeb crushes
Kate Beckinsale
Charlize Theron
Nicole Kidman
Wong Li Lin
Diane Lane
Eva Longoria
Gigi Leung

seven people who will have to do this
NO ONE!

So fast

This semester is going by so fast. It still feels like the holidays just ended. I feel as if I have not learn much, but still feel there is so much to do in school. I really wonder why my perception of time is so screwed this time round. I just hope the next time I blog abt time moving so fast, it will be my exams.

Sigh......

To the ones....

As I read their blogs or talk to them occassionally online, I find out how much pain they are going thru. I wish I can do more and I wish I was there for you. I realise I must have acted nonchalent, I hope you will forgive me.
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To the one who is nursing a broken heart....
I have known you for quite a long time and you have always been a strong girl. It pains everyone to see that you are going thru such a down. I hope you to hear the cheerful gal once more! Here is something I saw sometime ago which I thought was very meaningful...

Comes the Dawn
by Veronica A. Shoffstall

After a while, you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises.
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads
On today, because tomorrow's ground
Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have
A way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine
Burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate
Your own soul instead of waiting
For someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn...
With every goodbye you learn

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To the one who is having so much frustration in her life...
You are someone special and it really saddens me to see you so angry. You are so giving till it becomes a weakness. Learn to give yourself some happiness and enjoyment. I am sure you will get thru this rough patch soon, cheer up!

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To the one who is having relationship problems...
I have said what I wanted to say. You have heard what others have said. It is now for you to decide. Here is a crude poem for you (you know how I feel abt your situation)...


I wish I can tell you all will be fine.
I wish I can rid the pain that you bind.
But all that is said will go to waste,
if you don't learn to move on in haste.

I know you can't bear to let go,
I know it is taking a toll.
But all the tears that you cry,
will not be appreciated by that guy.

Life is fragile

I went to a wake today. The guy passes away with Lou Gehrig's disease - the very same disease that Morrie got in the bestseller book 'Tuesday with Morrie'. The disease slowly degenerates a person's muscle, but not the nerves. So one day you lose the use of your leg, sometime later your hand. Till the day you die. Sounds so painful...

My condolences to my old friend. I am sure God will always be with you and your family.


If one day I was to be in such position...someone please pull the plug. Just kill me and spare me the pain. I may sound like a coward, but I do not want anyone (will there be even someone) to feel sad for me. It is so painful to just stand there knowing there is nothing you can do, but wait for the time when I take in my last gasp of air.

This post sounds so bleak...but I guess there is always a time when you will think of death.

Ahhhh....

Throughout the day I was anticipating for the moment to come as promised. I was very hyped and very excited. Just the thought of the action I will be getting sends chill down my spine.

I kept playing with my tool to get me worked up. I even prepared myself early to get a feel of where all the action will take place. As I waited with trepidation like it was my first time, I run through my mind what I will do later with my playmate.

I was pumping my tool to keep my blood running. I even had a little game in between, I pumped my balls and pushed my weapon. But I held back as I realise I needed to peak at the right moment.....I was not going to push myself over the limit...just a little longer....

A little longer for the fun to begin. As the time draws nearer, I closed my eyes and took a deep breadth. I let out a soft 'Ahhhhh', just to get out some pent up feelings.



















"Ans...the fellow not coming to play...."











Alas....my tennis opponent did not turn up for the match. Sigh.....

Suay

I just don't have the luck...

Last December I was roped in to play a Tennis competition and on the first match...my strings broke.

I joined the NTU OPEN and was told my first match was today and my strings snapped yesterday.

DAMMN IT

Ooooo.....

Sexpo

A good friend gave me that link above. I did not even know anything about it, so you people don't go around thinking I am some sex maniac looking out for such exibition. I am pretty suprise the Government allow it....maybe we get to see some weird kinky stuff...OOoooooooo

Such stuff will pollute innocent minds like mine! (A)

What to put in the fridge

I finally got a fridge for my hostel. I look at it and wonder what to put it...drinks, snacks, eggs etc. But I need to have something special, something which makes my fridge stand out from the others.....

I decided to stock it up with beer!

Hahaha...I love my hostel room

Lost

These few weeks have gone by in a blizz....
sigh...back to school life....


Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends

like my father's come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends
wake me up when september ends

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Yes....please wake me up when Sept ends....it will be time to buck up and try to pull the horrible grades up.

Bye my love

I fell in love the moment I laid eyes on her. Those gorgeous orange-yellow lines and the silver front. The perfect shade of blue and the simple design. To top it all off...it has 2 very nice chinese words tattooed on it.

Our relationship lasted for 3 years. Much longer than people predicted. They say it we will only be together for 1 year, but I proved them wrong...we proved them wrong.

All good thing has to come to an end. I dreaded the day and procrastinate on your departure. I felt u and I can still go on. Han and lyn kept bugging me to break it up. But I could not bear it. The constant nagging from Han and the urging from lyn finally brought down my defenses.

I bid my fairwell and found someone new. I will always keep you in my heart.

Little steps

The day marks a tiny milestone...

Thanks for everything.

Gone....again

I woke up at 5.30am to follow my dad to the airport. Not much words were exchanged, but I am glad I was there to say goodbye.

He came and not his gone again. Back to ordinary life...no more tour guide, secretary or being ahmad. Somehow I miss that...

Tag

What are the chances...

Fated?

Hip...Workaholic

My dad uses Skype. But he pronouces it as "Sky pee". I just nod and smile. I think because of this, I can call him pretty hip for a techno idiot.

He is such a workaholic. He was suppose to show me some stuff relating to Sky-pee, but he ended up working the lines for a few hours. I even had to be his secretary and bring him food (see the pot beside the laptop).

Sky-pee rocks

Dad

I was oblivious to the cars zooming past my block, to the noise my sister was making and also to the cries my niece was producing. I was in deep slumber when I heard my mum mention "Your dad is back!"

I was jerked back into reality. I sat up straight and looked around to confirm the words were not from a dream. I caught a glance of my sister, her eyes said it all - "Thank God he is alright". I smiled and gave her a nod, the little action showed a mutual feeling of relieve. It has been some time since he went missing in action (MIA). No forms of communication could get him and my wild imagination was not helping to calm my nerves.

I went to see my dad and gave him the familiar word I always use when I see him – “Pa..” My dad looked at me and nod, but it meant a thousand words to me. He aged so much since I last saw him. But as normal, his face does not show what he is feeling or going through. I know my dad is going through some tough times. He is a warrior, he is holding his head up and is going to go out of his comfort zone (once again, like he did 10 years ago). I can only silently sit see him fly off for work.

For his dedication to the family – Thank you.

Nike Zoom Air Angus

This post is specially for Han...you mentioned u wanted to have a look at the shoe. Here goes! =)

An Introduction

Our conversations sometimes lead me to wonder if Val's a cave-woman. I keep forgeting shel has not been back to Spore for the last 3 years. Spore indeed change a lot during that period of time. Being the good tour guide, I decided she just have to visit Wala Wala before she leave. The place was packed by the time we arrive. We had to queue for long time before we could even climb the stairs up and listen to EIC rock. The music was great and the company was fantastic.

Like every late nite outing, we had to grab some supper. We ventured to Fong Seng to get some prata before I send her back. Guess this is the last time I will see her for this trip. Glad I can introduce her to 2 places all people in Spore should visit. Now she is not longer a SUAKU!!!

As Promised

Here are some links for Val as promised (Hope u not to suaku after this):

• Kenny Sia
• mrbrown
• Miyagi
• Little Miss Drinkalot
• Tomorrow
• Cowboy
• Cheeky
• AromaCookery
• popagandhi
• wonkytong

Basically, just keep clicking on the links of those blogs...I am sure that will keep u entertained.

A day to remember

It is funny how you meet someone in life and you 2 just click. It is even weirder when that person was from the Internet, who knows what psycho I will meet. I am really glad that I met this someone and today we met up after her 3 years absence in Singapore. Like every true blue Singaporean, Val decided she needs food and shopping. I was the guild for the day and I decided she needs to be introduced the the changes in Singapore.

Here comes the scary part.....
Just the 2 of us in a span of about 10 hours:
1) Sushi
2) Rotiboy
3) Ding Tai Feng - Xiao Long Bao
4) BakerzInn - Desserts and coffee
5) Bo Bo Cha Cha and Ice Kachang
6) Duck Rice
7) Rojak
8) Prata - 1 egg, 1 plain
9) Orh Lua (Fried Oyster)
10) Beer at Indo Chine (Nice place....)

Val actually wanted to eat more, but there is a limit to how much food one can take it. So we postponed the rest to another day. It was funny to see someone's eyes glimmer as she walks past all the food stores. It was amusing to see her eye other food while devouring what was placed in front of her. It was really great to see her light up everytime I mention or bring her to some new food. Some other food on the list are Kuey Chap, Mee Sua, Hokkien Mee, Beef Hor Fan, Fried Kuey Tiao and breakfast food. I am in company of a walking monster.....

Other than food, shopping was great fun. We seem to eye the same stuff, same colour. Roughly same taste in stuff. I can comment comfortably how I feel about what she was trying (The top really make a person look as if they have saggy breast. Bad cutting for Sporeans). She can almost always read my mind on what I thought was nice. But she was lucky I kept her in check. She did not do that when I was happily going nuts at Australia's Nike Shop. BLEH!

Overall, I think that is an accomplishment including the distance (and Food) we covered. Orchard to Somerset, Somerset to City Hall. City Hall to Bishan and then back to Town. We walked, we shopped, we eat and we talked.

I came to a conclusion today, I cannot eat and shop with Val. We eat way too much and spend way too much. But it is what make her such a good companion.

There goes all my training....sigh

Anastasia eats her hand

Here is my darling eating her hand once again. She absolutely loves it.

Ana is making all sorts of noises now. Baby talk which I don't understand but find it really amusing. She can also prop herself up if I turn her facing the bed. Now we are all just waiting for her to be able to roll herself over.

She is a bundle of joy.

HORROR!!!

I shall stop lying to myself.... I have grown fat. Really fat!

I decided I need to get some sun and swimming is the best way to get it. I went to search for my trunks and upon trying it on....I found it was too tight for me! Too small!

NOOOOooooooooo

After so long...

It seems like ages since I had met up with my relatives. We use to meet every weekend as my aunties love to go shopping and the kids will get drag along. As we grow older, the kids have their own friends and no longer tag along with the oldies.

I had the good fortune of having an off day on a Saturday. Being the sentimental fool, I requested for lunch with my aunties. It became a family outing like last time, met up with my cousins, aunts and uncle for lunch. We chatted, laughed, joked and talked abt old times. I start to see the little signs of aging my aunties are going through, but they are still as jovial.

It was a really good day. I am glad I set aside the time for it and appreciated my aunties and cousins who did it too. I hope there will be many more to come.

Abrasion

Just some days back, I felt a sting on my nipples. Damn, I had nipple abrasion again. I use to think that maybe I have sensitive nipples. Upon furthur thought, I realise is the singlet that I wore for workout. The last few times I had such an ailment, I was wearing the same singlet for a workout. I guess its the wettness and action it was involved. It is very irritating....Arghh!

I would take a picture of my abused nipple, but u people will just puke. I shall spare you all from it and let me suffer in silence. Sore nipples is not fun!

Bleh!!!

Unsung Hero

He is the one who silently reads his newspaper and watch the news. He is the one who never fails to provide for the family. He shows his love and concern in different and subtle ways. He acts like the traditional man of the house, but occassionally showing pretty forward thinking.

Times may be bad, but he still works endlessly. He has my respect for what he has done. Thanks for everything.

Simple Pleasures

It has been a long time since I last played tennis, due to work and my hitting partner was injured. Today we finally went to hit some balls. I realise it is theraputic, the simple action of hitting the ball back and forth. The sun was blasting at full force, limiting the time spend on court to abt 1.5hrs. But it was great fun. I hope I became at least 1-2 shades darker. I lost my tan, look a little wussy!

My niece came to our place while my sister and her husband went to do some packing. I came home in the late afternoon and was tasked to look after her while my mum went to cook. I laid her down on my bed, gave her the pacifier, threw a hanky for her to play and lie down beside her. I was looking at her entertaining herself when I fell asleep. I opened my eyes abt 15mins later to find little Anastasia also had her eyes closed...lost in dreamland. What a way to make a baby sleep. Anyway, Happy 3 mth old girl!

What use

What use if I try to jog at least twice a week when I continue to gorge myself silly. Sigh...it is hard to get in shape! How did I manage to get myself from an obese kid to an acceptable weight.

I am getting old, I no longer recover as fast as last time. I no longer have the mental strength. I no longer want to push myself!

It sucks when your mum say you look fat.

Unsteady

The future was bleak, but it looks like hell now!

It has been a long time

It has been ages since I stepped into a club. My old friends decided to meet up at dbl O for a drink yesterday. I went to meet up with the guys and realised the crowd has changed since the last time I went. Even the music has changed. They were playing retro and it seem like the mambo dudes from Zouk decided to invade dbl O with their cool moves. It was entertaining. The drinks were more than enough. The music was ok. But the company was great.

As usual, in clubs you will meet new people, Friend's friend etc. I realise you meet people with the same problems and they just want to TRY and forget about it for just one night. They want to let the music and alcohol run through them as they escape from reality. In the end, they try to numb their senses with lots of drinks. Is life really that difficult?

Anyway, I am not getting any younger. I think I have enough of drinking and clubbing for another 6 months.

New toy

I bought the Nokia 3230....my latest toy.....I am loving it!

The proof

I was sitting down at the coffee shop talking to a good friend. We realise we know each other for 17 years, from primary 1. I am pretty old eh!

But the proof that I am old....I am sitting at the coffee shop, chatting and drinking kopi.


Anyway, here is something for that special friend....

For the times you were there
For the times you smile when I went cranky
For the times you listened
For many more times....
Thanks

Guess which boy is me

Guess Guess Guess....

Which one is me?

hahaha

Something is wrong

I realise that the some people's idea of correct actions are very different from the common people. Either they seriously think they are right or they got hit on the head too many times.

1) I was doing my business in the urinal at Raffles City where a pretty old guy came and use the one beside mine. There is an unspoken rule u try to leave a empty urinal to the guy who is already there. So I was a little uncomfortable with that guy who choose to use the urinal beside mine where there are so many free. Next think I know, the guy was blatently staring at my private part. He did not use the corner of his eye, he peered over, head slanting towards me. I was so shocked I did not know what to do. The next time someone do that to me, I will bend over, look at his and laugh! (if u get what I mean)

2) My friend saw a guy peeing into the basin where we wash out hands. What the heck....

3) My friend (same guy above...I think he attracts the weirdo) say a guy wanking in a public toilet's urinal. He even look around at people around him....I wonder what he is thinking of as he was self-pleasuring himself.

I can go on and on, but I decided to tell u the shocking ones. Something is seriously wrong with the world.

Hobbies...

As a kid, people always told me to have a hobby I can occupy myself with (Maybe they were just trying to get me out of their face). I remember reading books about people collecting all sorts of things when I was young. I remember having show and tell session. I remember writing about my hobbies.

While finding some handphone bills, I stumbled upon my collection of stamps, phone cards and MRT tickets. I stared at the books, my fingers running through the cover as I reminisce about the times I was so enthralled by them. It really brought a smile to me as I flipped through my collection.

I started collecting stamps just to have a hobby and it was the easiest to start. My mum provided me with the necessary knowledge with the removal of stamps from the envelope. I was not interested in the value or history behind the stamps, I just like seeing the pictures on them. I come to realise they form a little part of my childhood and I treasure them more after today.

My uncle gave me a bunch of phone cards one day. He got them from his job at the airport, people just left the cards after using them for long distance calls. I started collecting them out of convenience. I like them more since they are practically non existent in our life today. Handphone has pushed it to near extinction. I still have one in my wallet though, for the rainy days.

I thank my mum for helping me with my hobbies I had as a kid. I grew out of it, but she still help me with my collection. As I look at my collection, I come to appreciate what it has given me - memories of the past.

The War

2.20pm:
The bi-annual war has come again. I laid the weapons down carefully on the table and started to connect my trusty mouse and laptop and ran my fingers through it.

2.25pm:
I loaded the pages and took a deep breadth as I waited for 2.30pm.

2.28pm:
I shivered in anticipation as I counted down the seconds.

2.29pm:
I furiously keyed "Enter - Enter - Alt F4" again and again...

2.30pm:
I held my breadth as I kept hammering the magic shortcuts onto the keyboard.

2.31pm:
My heart skipped a beat...Why is the screen still showing the error messages? Maybe I got the timing wrong? Did the server crashed? Did my login session ended?

So many thoughts raced through my heads, the battle was going down high....I felt I was being pulverised.

2.32pm:
I almost missed the sudden screen change as I was opening and closing the screen for registration....

"Your subjects were added"



Once again, I am triumphant in my subject registration. I left my tools on the tables as I laid down for a rest. "One more battle to go..." I slowly drifted to sleep.

I know many people have troubles with the NTU subject registration system. But so far, I have been lucky to get all the classes I want except for one (last semester). I even manage to change 3 classes for this semester to get a better schedule. My experience with the system never last longer than 10mins, infact, I am usually done in less than 5mins. Maybe I am blessed, maybe I have good technique, maybe I am just plain lucky.....

2 more years to go in NTU. I don't know how I am going to survive. My life is changing drastically now. So many decisions to make which will alter the usual routine I have for the past 2 years. I am dreading at the time when I need to choose....I am procrastinating again.

bye bye

I helped moved the bed, cupboards and the remainding of my sister's stuff to her new place today. She is finally going to move into her new home to stay. It kinds of saddens me. I will miss just having her around. I am going to miss my niece. Shucks, I am don't even mind them taking over my room and me not having the internet.

Now all that is left is to pack up my room....

Anastacia

My niece is becoming quite a handful. Her screams, cries are getting really loud. She keeps crying nonstop to be carried. I don't know what to do with her.

My dearest, yet the one that gives the most headache. This is why I don't think I can handle a kid of my own. I will just go crazy. I can't even look after myself.....


I need a break!

The Pacifer and house mover

It is the holidays, but I seldom get to use the internet. That is the main reason why I am not online. The internet point is in my room, but I can't use it cause my niece and her family is sleeping in my room. I can't shift the access point cause my sister needs to use it.

I have only done jobs which lasted a few days. Better than nothing actually. Trying to find something which can last me thru my holidays.

Anyway, I am the nanny to my niece. Her crying ways are driving me nuts. And yes....I finally carried her. It is not that difficult. I also spend some days helping my sister shift her stuff to her new home. No salary!!!!

Life is not that good at home. I feel lost without my room. I miss hall!

You will never walk alone

Amazing stuff by Liverpool!

Ain't a love song

This ain't a love song - Bon Jovi

I should have seen it coming when roses died
Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
I should have listened when you said good night
You really meant good bye
Baby, ain't it funny, how you never ever learn to fall
You're really on your knees, when you think you're standing tall
But only fools are "know-it-alls" and I played that fool for you

I cried and I cried
There were nights that died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny that your love drove me crazy, baby

If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong, this ain't a love song

Baby, I thought you and me would stand the test of time
Like we got away with the perfect crime but
We were just a legend in my mind
I guess that I was blind
Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade
The clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade
You and I were the renegades, some things never change

It made me so mad 'cause I wanted it bad for us baby
Now it's so sad that whatever we had, ain't worth saving
If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I've cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong, yes I'm wrong, this ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong
Is the reason that I'm holding on
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong - this ain't a love song

I cried and I cried
There were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny that your love drove me crazy

If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I cried ain't that long
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong - this ain't no love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong
Is the reason that I'm holding on
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong - this ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong
Is the reason that I'm holding on
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong - this ain't a love song
Yes, I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong - this ain't a love song
Yes, I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong - this ain't a love song
Yes, I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong - this ain't a love song

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Something happened recently that was pretty sad. It reminded me of what happened to me.

I can only hope things will be better. Look forward, you may find a treasure trove.....I found mine.

Surprises

Past few days have been filled with surprises, some good and some bad.


I just received a call which brightened my day and brought a silly grin to my face.
Thanks a lot, means a lot to me.

What I am today - pathetic

I use to strive to do everything to the best of my ability. When it matters the most, effort just does not equate to the results achieved. Not just mediocre, but downright bad. It seems every time I put in more, I get less. And the fall is always 100 times harder. Life became a drag.

Reached a point where I had enough! I just did what was required, nothing more, nothing less. Amazingly, the returns I got were better than usual. I have gotten use to such life, so much so I try not to do any extra.

I lost that part of me that was all about achieving the goals and more.
I lost the drive to look beyond the horizon.
I lost the ability to walk the extra mile.

I came into University with that mentality. People don’t believe the almost 10% effort I put into my studies, cause I seem to be able to maintain a decent grade. It got me thru pretty well until now. I am faced with the true fact of life.

I screwed up – real bad.

I look at myself; I am disappointed with myself, with what I have done with my life. Yet, time and time again I do nothing about it. This is a mark of how low I have gone, how lost I am. Pathetic!

I was talking to a good friend, she told me certain things that was pretty thought provoking.

You are afraid of not being able to achieve....It's really a pity...You really get away or u got away with yourself? Got away because you put in no effort or because standards were lowered?

Every time you smile away things, but there seem to be so much inside you.

Interesting stuff

Here are some stuff I have accumulated that is worth a note:

Technorati
"Technorati is a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere the world of weblogs."

Blogsome
For all who inspire to use Wordpress, but are too cheapo to pay for their own domain. Basically wordpress gives you a clean sleek blog layout that is easy to use.

Tomorrow
A new site run by the powerhouses in Singapore blogging.

Kenny
Kickass Malaysian blogger. Really amusing posts.

Flickr
For hosting of pictures. Usage of tags and sets....interesting concepts which infact are a big thing now.

Koder
For the geeky programmmers to find codes

yagoohoogle.com
Fuse yahoo and google....what do you get?

RSS
Some stuff to get you started on RSS. If you wondering why you have this orange box on the bottom left of your Firefox browser for some webpages....go ahead and read up. Basically it is a no frills application to let you know if the page is updated. Kenny (the link above) has a pretty good guide to it. Nifty technology!

SphereXP
I thought this was an itneresting concept. Another way to redefine your desktop.

"3D desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows XP. Taking the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and applications"

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That is all for now

倔強

倔強 - 五月天

當 我和世界不一樣 那就讓我不一樣
堅持對我來說 就是以剛克剛
我 如果對自己不行 如果對自己說謊
即使別人原諒 我也不能原諒

最美的願望 一定最瘋狂
我就是我自己的神 在我活的地方

我和我最後的倔強 握緊雙手絕對不放
下一站是不是天堂 就算失望不能絕望

我和我驕傲的倔強 我在風中大聲的唱
這一次為自己瘋狂 就這一次 我和我的倔強
(就這一次 讓我大聲唱啦啦啦...)

對 愛我的人別緊張 我的固執很善良
我的手越骯髒 眼神越是發光
你 不在乎我的過往 看到了我的翅膀
你說過被火燒過才能出現鳳凰

逆風的方向 更適合飛翔
我不怕千萬人阻擋 只怕自己投降

Beckham wannabe

My niece is 1 month old. To mark the milestone, she decided to style her hair like Beckham.

Slaughtered, chopped, minced, pulverised, smashed, vapourised

Every exams I will make a major boo boo. The last time I mistook the ending time, now I mistook the module for the exams.

Yes....you read right. I thought the paper for today was codeword 206, but actually it was 205. Imagine the shock I had the previous night at 7pm when my friend told me my error. I just blanked out. I literally off my computer and went into revision for the correct paper. The flurry of activties left me with little hours of sleeping time.

I swear the lecturers can sniff out things I will skip in the notes. Little things here and there, information which you think was not important. That is what happened today, those little bits and pieces came back to haunt me.

I tend to circle questions I don't know how to do. Today's paper reached a point that I gave up doing that, I decided instead to tick those I know. Why? Cause there were too many circles.

So pissed with myself.

Summary

So many things are happening at the moment, so let me jot it down in points....

1) Congratulations to the new pope. Though from what I read, he is a little too conservative for my comfort. I am not looking for radical changes, just some correlation with the situation of the world today.

2) Why does it seem that the IR has been decided monthS ago? I read the papers put up and wonder, did they really do it in such a short period of time after deciding to go ahead with the casino...opps sorry, it is Integrated Resorts.

3) 2 IR seems too much for a tiny red dot. But look at this way, my engineering friends now have jobs. I can also finally fufil my lifelong dream of throwing cards through the air, 'listening' to the dice, heck....I will use a $10 chip to win the casino.

4) Hell yeah, your Minister Mentor even say give the go ahead with sugar coated speech. Ever wonder why new posts like SM and MM are created in the government?

5) How many times must one apologise? Ask Japan that

6) Why must one have so much ego and refuse to TRUELY acknowledge your wrong doings? Ask Japan that too.

7) Macromedia has been bought over by Adobe....whopping US$3.4 billon. Interactive pdf?

Untitled

Untitled - Simple Plan

I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight

And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain

How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

Everybody's screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again

So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can't explain what happened
And I can't erase the things that I've done
No I can't

How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

I made my mistakes
Got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

Incoherent, random thoughts...

I need to change due to circumstances.
Life is a bumpy road, I guess we hit the pothole again.
I am the only liability.
I need, will, am going to change.

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I am forever grateful for what you have given me. I have upmost respect for what you have sacrificed for us. I am sorry I have been, still am such a load. I am sorry I have been such a letdown. You see me as a kid who cannot do much. I want and will help, just tell me how.

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I am nothing without your support, care and concern. I am sorry I have been selfish. I only regret I never do anything to help.

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I am proud to be in the same ranks as you. I am thankful of what you are doing, of you holding us together. I wish I could match up.

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The title says it all....just some jumbled up thoughts

Exam Sutra

There are many ways to study, here are some from the sacred Exam Sutra's 102 ways to acheieve your desired potential.

Excerpt:

1) Study with music blasting all around (For those who need a medium for information transfer)

2) Study with a group of friends (For those who will die without company)

3) Isolate yourself, be a hermit (For those easily distracted)
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(etc etc....just fill in your own methods)
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Hereby on, only the truly enlightend can try....
99) Play game and read your notes (Good game to try is Football Manager)

100) Surf the net, chat and do every other thing other than studying

101) Bob your head up and down, left and right (Helps if u close your eyes)

Last method is for those who has attained Nirvana....
102) Place your forehead on your book, close your eyes and meditate


I am proud to say I have reached the stage of true enlightenment and nirvana

Unwanted

Little Anastasia has taken over my room. So I decided to spend more time in hall, if not one of the family members need to sleep on the floor. Not that I am complaining much, it is exam period so I usually stay in hall to TRY get some work done. (TRY being the highlighted word here) My mum told me if I come back I can sleep in the hall. So sweet of her!

Now my relatives are coming to bunk over my place due to renovations. Hmmm....I wonder where I am going to sleep. Unwanted I tell you....unwanted.

Wake me up before u go go.....

Many people can attest to the fact that it is almost impossible to wake me up from sleep. Many tired, but only few succeeded. I will smack anything that is trying to wake me up. I will go into deep hibernation where even the pillow slamming onto my head will do no good.

That was why my mum gave me the alarm clock which made an annoying loud ringggggggg, it was so irritating that even my roommate complained about it. Even so, she handed me the clock with a worrying face as I embarked on living alone in the halls of ulu NTU.

As any living creature, I adapted to the clock. I slammed it the moment the first ring came. And of course I went back to sleep after that - which resulted in many missed lectures. I was determined to get back on track, I got my roommate, geek, to use any form of violence to wake me up. He tired calling me, but to no avail. He switched to the pillow smacking technique, I soon showed him my iron body kungfu I cultivated from the years of hitting my sister gave me. The most effective to date was his cane. I secretly threw it away.

My trusty clock withstand most of the abuse I gave it. Smacks after smacks, it still faithfully tries to irritate me. Then came shorty...barged into my room and asserted his 'height'. Wham bam, the clock slammed onto the floor. I picked it up, and amazingly it still kindda worked. The screen was a little distorted, I had to manually push the switch back every time I want to on the alarm. But it still worked.

A few days of waking up late for my revision....I realised that the clock was a gonner. It has lost its reliability as it was going to sleep as and when it liked. Dammn, if I fail my exams, shorty is going to become real short. I tried Geek's tiny alarm clock, futile effort to wake me....I just slept past its meek attempt to wake me up.

I trudged down to the nearest shop to get a new LOUD RINGGGING clock. Behold.....the one and only thing which can wake me up, with new snooze function (Battery included).

Now....to try if it will wake me up. Nites

Why?

to err is human,
to forgive, admirable,
but to forgive and forget, that's divine.



That is my version of a very well known quote. I am not asking for anything more than learning to forgive. Is that so difficult?

Why harp on such details? Why remember the pain? Why harbour such feelings? Why make a big fuss over such a small matter?

Why...

NEVER....DO NOT....MUST NOT!!!!!

4am in the morning, tired after an hour of mugging, what can you do to relax?

1) You can surf the net for news
2) Chat with any other insane friends online at this time
3) Game
4) Sleep
5) etc

One thing you should NEVER do....that is to surf for food. I chanced upon a food blog....
Started reading it (I love that blog, nice pics and indepth reviews) and REGRETED!

I am now hungry, cold, hungry, tired, hungry....hungry.....food....must eat.....food.....

*plonks on the floor*

OXYMORONS

act naturally
Advanced BASIC
bittersweet
butthead
calm wind
cardinal sin
cheerleading scholarship
computer security
clearly ambiguous
clearly confused
clearly misunderstood
comfortably dressed
conservative liberal
constructive attitude
corporate conscience
diet ice cream
even odds
exact estimate
extinct life
fan fatale
found missing
freezer burn
fresh-frozen
friendly fire
good grief
good shit
government organization
guest host
holy war
home office
humanitarian invasion
ill health
industrial park
instant classic
jumbo shrimp
least favorite
legally drunk
light rock
linear curve
liquid gas
little giants
living dead
long briefing
marital bliss
Microsoft Works
mild interest
military intelligence
minor crisis
minor miracle
misanthropic humanitarian
modern history
natural blonde
non-alcoholic beer
non-alcoholic wine
non-dairy creamer
old news
only choice
original copies
paid volunteer
passive aggression
peacekeeper missile
player coach
pretty ugly
randomly organized
real potential
resident alien
rock opera
rolling stop
sad clown
sanitary sewer
same difference
second best
seriously funny
silent scream
socialist market economy
soft rock
software documentation
standard deviation
straight angle
sweet sorrow
synthetic natural gas
taped live
tax returns
terribly enjoyable
terribly pleased
tight slacks
tragic comedy
turbo diesel
twelve-ounce pound cake
unbiased opinion
uncrowned king
united nations
unsung hero
vaguely aware

Wa si hokkien lang. Hokkien lang tak hokkien blog

Amazingly, this fellow blogs in Hokkien!
Funny as hell! Check out the Bu lek Ferst entry.

Got to brush up my hokkien!!!


ps* Ping >> Don't bother to try the link.

Girls application form

I ripped this from my hall's website. Thought it was pretty funny.

Guys application form

Where is the equality?

Happy 23rd Birthday

Gabriel Lee Ting Peng......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

It has been a long time...

Here's a MSN conversation I had in the WEE hours (ard 4am)
Ping: Should I cut my fringe?
Me: Go ahead, be brave
Ping: Ok...I go try now!
Me: *SHOCK HORROW* Ehh....I mean go saloon and cut. Don't blame me if it looks bad leh!
(no reply)
(no reply)
Ping: You die!! I have 1/4 fringe left.
Me: OMG!

I thought the vain Pingpong will never do such a klutz thing. Shit! I feel bad. I went on to give some ways to overcome a hairstyle disaster while trying to imagine how toot can she look like! She continue to bombard me with sad smilys and heart wrenching statments that the world has come to an end. I dived deeper into a state of guilt........

Ping: April's Fool!
Me: You are nuts! *phew*

Emotional stickup sucks! I am going to CUT YA HAIR the next time I see u! Bleh!

It has been a long time since I got an April's Fool prank. How I wish I can return to those days.

Don't worry ping...you are still loved. Even if you are not, I am sure your thick skin-ness will make u think otherwise! haha!

Tutorial

"Studying",

Exams are coming!
Everyone's mugging!

But I am sleeping in class. (What's new!) If you want to do it, you got to do it in style (just like me)

Dreaming on my bed

She's an angel....

Can't get enough???
MORE

More pics

Sleeping beauty,

I manage to get more pictures of my niece. Stored it at flickr. So do go check it out if you cannot get enough of her hair. I realise you cannot download her pictures from there. If you want, drop me a msg or shout to me on MSN, will it send to u.

Anastasia

Anastasia,

Finally got my hands on my niece's photo.

She's got lots of hair right?

Click here for more

I sold my tongue

I am shameless....a slut....
I whored my tongue just to be browned.

CLICK

But I am loving it!

What's left of my room

Went home to see Anastasia yesterday! Found my room completely different. The computer table became the baby's milk tin, bottle etc holding area. The monitor was on the study table, my cabinet was missing. Even my bed had foreign looking pillows.

The baby has started to take over my room!!!

The bomb was dropped on me over a conversation over MSN with my sis...here's an extract.

sis: Anastasia loves your bed...
me: =)
sis: but she wetted on your bed. It comes along with it.
me: *deadpanned*
me: Leave my bolster alone. Keep it away from her eh! (I love my bolster to bits)
sis: I am using your bolster, no longer yours! =)
me:*roll eyes*

I am going to sleep in the living room. At least the cable box is still there...what is left of something familiar!

I'm too sexy for my blog

im too sexy for blog,

I want to be like Xiaxue...
I want to get Browned...

Sexy enuff?

granny heeding garmen's advice

I was Ahmad for my mum and granny who went to visit my sis and little Anastasia Lai Wen Hui at the hospital. My granny was pretty happy about the baby. Ohhhing and ahhhing over the little tot. I was happily reading my newspaper when suddenly.....

Granny held my hand (Cannot run liao) and said (in chinese and I will not attempt to han yu pian yin the conversation...going to do my best direct translation), "Eh you got friend? (her ver of girlfriend) You are not young anymore (I AM 23!!!!), find a good girl, one who will take of your parents. Your dad very old liao, wants to be grandfather. Look at your dad, 25years old get married."

I was too shock to say anything.....

Grams carried on saying, "So you got friend a not? If not I introduce you one. Very good one"

That sentence rocked me. I don't know whether to laugh or respond. So I gave a DEADPANNED face which I love so much on MSN.

Granny introduce who? She does not get out much, she don't hand ard girls ard my age....so introduce who? Please don't tell me Ah ma? Or the aunty who sell fruits to her. And matchmaking?!?!?! OH GOSH!!!

Busy bee....BUZZZZzzzz

What a semester this is turning out to be. I thought last sem's calculator lab was bad enough. This sem's combined lab is killing me. Sucking my evey mininute. Yup, that's the reason I was M.I.A for some time. So tired.

Yup, I am officially an uncle. My niece popped out from my sister's tummy on 18th March. Congratulations Mummy angie and daddy dominic!

My sis sms me to tell me there was pain ard 2pm. I was pretty frantic. I wanted to rush back to see her, but got a presentation (which I screwed up....stupid wireless mouse). Anyway, I was told it will take very long (Think 9 hours for Zoe Tay), and dominic told me no point to go down as I can't see my sister. Only manage to visit them the very next day.

Anastasia looks like an angel. She's very lucky as her uncle (aka me) is giving his room for her. I am in hall most of the time anyway. Too bad exams are coming, most probably busy with last minute revision. I will just go back to see her once in a while.

I was telling germaine that the gyne told my sis that the baby will come out next week. But Germ, told me something told her it will come out very soon. What do u know, the next day....baby anastasia came out. Sounds spooky to me!

Signing off....Uncle Ansley

I am in love

I am in love once again.
Her name is Anastasia.
She has chic hairstyle. Layered, highlighted and very soft. So cool! It's like she went to PASSION to get her hair done.
Her eyes....that gaze.....it captured my heart.

She is gorgeous.

Yes....I am in love with my niece.

Welcome to the world

wikipedia

There is this free encyclopedia in the internet and it is called Wikipedia.

And look what I found, my JC! (Or rather the foundation as a whole)

GOSH!!! It even has an indepth write up on the history and all. The wonders of internet.

England Powderful

I always knew my engaland not veri the powderfool.....

Someone ask me to take a test to see how I fair. Here are my results:

"You scored 93% Beginner, 88% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 62% Expert!"

Finally....

I finally bought my thumb drive after my eagle eye sister saw an advert on the papers:
"512MB Branded thumbdrive for $69"

Sis asked if I wanted to buy cause it was a good deal.

"What brand is 'branded' " I mumbled....

"The brand is BRANDED lah" my sis replied

I found out it's Branded = Lexar. Why can't just say it on the papers?

At last....

I have been searching for things to blog, but nothing seem to be worthwhile till.......


All you britneyfied geeks.....rejoice!

My friend sent the above link to me...he claimed that his EEE Professor gave the link to them. I can see how the professor is getting his students to ace his semiconductor module. Creative thinking!!!

Stop lying to yourself

Once more, I told myself I will catch up with my work during the school holidays.
Once more I failed to do so.
Once more I tell myself "STOP LYING TO YOURSELF"

I am King of Bumming ard, best at procrastination. I seriously got no idea what have I been doing the past week! Time flies when u are dreaming, sleeping, watching shows and gaming.

Sigh

Dammn

I trained for my IPPT, in hope of getting a silver! But karma is against me. I pulled my tendon once again! Got to reschedule IPPT....when will I see my $200 from SPF.

DAmmn!

Mud bath

Mud bath,

This is my first 23rd birthday celebration. The wonders of friends and mud!

A fresh start

Decided I need a new beginning, so I decided to migrate to a new blog site.

Many perks of doing this:
1) I can post pictures really easily from flickr as they are linked
2) I support Google
3) The overall editing of the blog is easier

The template for the blog is done by this 14 yr old kid...kudos to him! Kids these days start geeking really early.

For my old blog, check the links section.