Stretching Beyond

2011-03-25T23:00:00.001-07:00

Livejournal

2009-03-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!! I'm switching camp.

I've realised that LJ is so much nicer than Blogger so yup. My new address is http://monglawli.livejournal.com/ .
SEE YOU IN LJ
♥
Jebi

Band Concert

2009-02-27T07:09:00.001-08:00

Band practices are really intense nowadays...well...by intense I just mean that they end at 8+/8:30. This whole week I've been reaching my house at 9:30+ and I'm so freaking tired!

I'm going for the St Andrew's Alumni Band concert tomorrow (all my money-gone! T.T) at 7:30. It's been ages since I last went for a concert! This time I have my glasses so I won't get headaches during concerts anymore!! ^^ I miss going for concerts with my section mates! T.T

I've been really excited these past 2 weeks cos Rox and I had been meeting up to write fanmail to Yamapi, Tegoshi and Kato(for Rox). At first I wasn't really very interested in that idea, but...actually, I have no idea why I changed my mind.

Well it was really exciting anyway, there were many moments when we broke into fits of giggles and exclamations over who was cuter/funnier, and moments where we (or rather, I) messed up the letters so spectacularly (for example, I wrote the signing off part - please reply to our letter and all that stuff - on the first page!!!), that we were afraid that we'd have to start all over again (just when we had finished), and moments where we (in this case, more like ROXANNE) spent ages taking photos and trying to pick the perfect one *rolls eyes* (even though they all looked the same).

I especially need to mention how embarrassed the both of us were when we went to get the stamps, and the lady, to weigh the envelope, placed it facing up, and the whole world could see the the hearts and the names written there.

And at the very end, after we posted the letters, we felt as though we had signed our own death sentences. I had felt exactly the same way when I finished my O levels O.O seriously a weird feeling to have at that time...

I was thinking about my glasses just now, and I remembered all the time in IJ when I always complained to Wei Ting that I couldn't see the board properly during AMaths, which then got me thinking about all the times I spent arguing with wt (for reasons I have forgotten), and the times when we would have cold wars which (beginning in the morning) lasted until recess when either me or wt would start up small talk with the other as a way of apology (because we seriously couldn't take ignoring each other anymore, and wt would tell me how much she had been trying to control her laughter at they way I tried to ignore her). Then the times when we always scored around the same marks +/- 1or 2, how we became friends (wt spotted a pic of an anime girl on my notebook and asked if I liked anime...during Chem practical!), the times when she would roll her eyes and sigh really loudly when I started obsessing over L. *sigh* WT!!!! I miss sitting next to you T.T

These days can never, ever be found again.

Man I sound so emo!!!! Blame the Konayuki song (from 1Litre of Tears) I'm listening to as I write this. The feeling the song gives is that of nostalgia, but one which can never be relived or revisited (where you would look back at even painful memories with a certain fondness). In other words, I'm depressing myself.

A New Look

2009-02-21T03:15:00.001-08:00

BIG NEWS! I'm getting...GLASSES!!! I decided on a blue thin-framed one, and I can't wait to go collect it on Wednesday!!

Oh and band practices are getting really demanding, we have practice next Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, but then, it's cos our concert (A Lot Like Jazz) is coming up (which is, by the way, on the 8th of March).

Sooo...classes are starting this Monday, and I've really gotta start revising Chem and Physics.. I had absolutely no idea what the lecturer was talking about when he went through vectors, oh! but the Maths lecturer (for partial fracts) was reallly funny! He's really like a student and kept trying to explain math stuff to us in layman's terms, but it totally works, cos I understand what he taught and will most probably remember it.

Anyway, I went for math tuition today and I found out that I forgot the product rule for differentiation!!! I forgot almost everything over the hols! so I have to try to remember them all over again T.T

I miss IJ Band and their really strict rules! (like no handphones/ Reply with Yes-short, loud..and sth else../ and do a specific number of laps around the track for the number of minutes you're late... ..............actually, no, I DON'T miss that!)

I HATE MOLES

Unfulfilled

2009-02-19T06:37:00.001-08:00

After reading Li Ying's blog, I've been thinking. My life is so self-centred. I call myself a Christian, yet I just continue living my life without including God. I excuse myself saying that he never speaks to me anyway, so, I might as well just go on a path I want and hope its correct, but I realise that I haven't really been opening my ears. I barely glance at the Bible everyday, forget to half the time and the rest I tell myself that I'm too tired, and that I'd make up for it later...

How long is this going to go on for anyway? When am I actually gonna "make-up"?

I've been so obsessed with other things lately that God just doesn't seem to fit into the equation anymore. Sure, I need to have hobbies and interests and stuff, but God should always come first. I'm really glad in one way that I entered SA, their motto/saying "No one is here by chance" is really meaningful and it has also helped me to see that God has been with me through so many things in the past (including getting into SA, which would have been impossiblex100 with my prelim marks) but I barely seem to think twice about him. I know that it wasn't through my own efforts that I was able to tackle the Os. I know this but I'm so stubborn and I don't want to acknowledge it.

Well, from now on I shall set at the very least 20 minutes a day (10 in the morning, 10 at night) for God. If I can't even do this much for a God who is so kind, I shouldn't even be going to a JC.

(added later) Just read Zexun's blog! Everybody seems to be in a repent/resolution kinda mode!

Unseen

2009-02-13T02:53:00.001-08:00

Ok. You'll never believe what I saw. I was waiting for the bus 73 at tp, and I was looking around cos I was really bored, and you know, there's this t-shirt shop closeby selling really cute tees 3 for $20. Anyway, I spotted this EXTREMELY cute tee (anime) and I was staring at it cos it was cute and it looked really familiar. There was a brunette guy and a dark-haired guy (and if you don't know where I'm going with this, you seriously don't know me) and they were both decked out in Halloween outfits. The brunette was wearing a black shirt with a red tie and looked to be carrying pumpkin sweets, or sth like that. The dark-haired guy was wearing...actually, I have no idea what he was dressed up as, it seemed to be a weird combination of a lot of things (including a witch's hat, funnily).

So, anyway, I was staring at it and suddenly I noticed the words on the tee underneath them. It said in bold letters "DEATH NOTE". Yes, I can't believe I'm such a traitor to not even recognise L and Light when I see them T.T

Oh yea, I found out from Roxanne today that the guy who acted as Aso (the really cute guy in 1LoT) is actually....*drumroll*

Ryō Nishikido (a NEWS member) He seriously doesn't look like that now!!! Maybe it's just that he was cuter when he was younger.

(added later)

I was just watching 1LoT again, and I was staring at Dr Mizuno thinking that he looked REALLY familiar! And then it hit me...

It's Tada-sensei from Prodai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He looks so much more cooler and handsome in 1LoT!!!!!!!

1 Litre of Tears

2009-02-12T06:16:00.000-08:00

I started to watch 1 Litre of Tears today. I probably shouldn't as I've already started JC, but since tutorials haven't started yet (only lectures have), I have so much free time on my hands, so I decided to watch 1LoT.

Anyway, it is seriously the saddest drama I've watched. 10 seconds into the drama and I had to try really hard to keep from sobbing. Crying is inevitable!

They've acted really well in this drama, and the whole compilation is freaking good! I was crying at almost every scene. AWESOME DRAMA!!!

-_-||| I feel like I'm writing a review for the drama...

Anyway, my life in JC...PHYSICS SUCKS!!!! AND SO DOES MATHS!!! What the hell was I thinking when I chose to take those subjects?!! The lectures are always too fast, I can barely keep up and have to review the notes later to understand what's going on (but there's plenty of free time for that). Can't believe I'm saying this, but I seriously can't wait for tuition to start! I really need to at least understand something during math and physics.

On the other hand, for Chemistry, I feel like I'm finally understanding the mole concept, it actually seems to make sense now!

Oh and lit, I think the teacher is really good at teaching us how to do unseen poems! I don't know how she compares to Mrs Low though cos she hasn't started on the texts yet, but, actually, I can't wait to start on Wuthering Heights. Reading it is itself interesting, I can't imagine how fascinating analysing it would be!

Kurosagi♥

2009-02-09T03:36:00.000-08:00

I think Roxanne will probably (ahemdefinitelyahem) squeal at this post... Lol!

Lectures have officially started, and I know which class I'm in now.

09S05

I was sitting in for the biology lecture today (don't even ask why I'm sitting for bio) and there was this TKGS girl sitting next to me.So, I was reading my lit book, Wuthering Heights, throughout and towards the end I glanced over and saw that the girl had a red file, and you would NEVER guess what was inside...

wait for it...

A KUROSAGI POSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so surprised to see yamapi's face staring back that I nearly asked her there and then where she got the poster from.. but of course, being the extremely shy person I was, I didn't. Honestly! A fellow Yamapi fan in SAJC ♥ ♥ ♥

The Finale

2009-02-06T05:32:00.000-08:00

Ok. I've decided. I just LOVE SA!!! The orientation was just so much fun! I've never screamed or danced so much in my entire life!

Anyway, I mentioned in my last post that there were 5 Kings (or Warriors, I'm not sure which) (Sequia, Argyrus, Ilio, Neriah and Thethysias) and they were battling it out to see who would be the absolute ruler of the planet. So we had games and competitions against other kingdoms like, the cheer competition, identity(where we had to come up with something to wear for the finale that would be ours alone), candle mosaic and kingdom dance.

So they just ended up giving each tribe 1 prize, which I thought was kinda lame, but they couldn't exactly let anyone go home empty handed, right?

Anyway, they had this one last skit in which they showed that all the Kings (or Warriors) were exhausted from fighting with each other and they had all collapsed, they were asking each other for help, but nobody had the energy to do anything. Then, suddenly the Warriors (or Kings) began to fuse into one to form S.A.I.N.T. It's really cheesy, and obviously expected, but I still thought it was really touching and I almost cried!!! I couldn't cheer for the next part cos I was on the verge of crying!

Man! The councillors did an awesome job of bonding us and making us feel proud to be in SA and uniting us!!! GREAT JOB!!!

Lol! This is the complete opposite of what I said in day 1!!!

And oh yea, the mass dance!!!! I've never been so enthusiastic or participated so wholeheartedly in a DANCE! I think I've already said this before, but, the dance moves were awesome! Easy to follow, and really got us moving!

The SAJC experience

2009-02-05T03:06:00.000-08:00

I've got to say that although there were times when I was slightly bored and tired, the SA orientation was awesome! The councillors really put in their all: the games were actually quite fun and the storyline was really creative and interesting. Sequia, Argyrus, Ilio, Neriah, Thethysias (S.A.I.N.T.s)! Nice names!

For the first day we had games just around the school pertaining to the Wind elemet, Ilio. The second day was water day, by the Thethysians (my group), the third day was Earthquick (an amazing race supposedly around Singapore, but I think that they just had stations along the purple line). Anyway, the fourth day, today, was given to Argyrus, the metal element, in which they wanted us to do cip stuff like arts and crafts to hang around the school because Argyrus had a "heart of gold" and liked to help others. And tomorrow is the fire day, for Neriah. I heard from a friend that the campfire tomorrow was gonna be cancelled T.T, but I'm not too sure about it..

Anyway, I just LOVE their uniforms! Everytime I see the J2s around, I really, really want to try the uniforms! But we won't be getting them till next tuesday at the very least.

One more thing, the boys there aren't as bad as I expected them to be. They were pretty cool...maybe it's because the last time I was in a coed school was in sec 2 and the boys were way more immature there, but they've probabaly "grown up" by now LOL!

Oh yeah! And their mass dance isn't half bad!

2009-02-03T05:53:00.000-08:00

I only look at you now because I can't meet you anymore.

I will surely not look back.

I can't forget, I was always by your side.

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Look, the person who is important to you

Is right beside you

I want it to reach only you

This echoing love song

Listen, Listen, Listen to this echoing love song

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If it’s a dream, don’t wake up

The time I spent with you

Will turn into everlasting stars

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Who will open the door to miracles?

Smile, just once more

Have you realized it yet?

The key is already

On the palm of your hand

Proposal Daisakusen is possibly the sweetest most beautiful drama I've ever watched. I don't get tired of watching it again and again. ♥

3 Subjects

2009-01-31T01:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks Valerie for sending me this pic!

Ok, so, I thought this pic was really cool! It looks like a normal accident, except if you look closely...

even closer...

under the traffic signal you can see Light with his Death Note!

It looks way to real for the guy to have orchestrated the whole thing! Absolutely amazing!!!

Ok, on to more so-called "important" things.. sigh... posting results are out! I seriously didn't expect to get into SAJC, and I've decided not to appeal. SAJC is really close to my house (same as AJC) and it's also a christian college, so I hope that counts for something. I really loved the whole IJ atmosphere, and while I understand that I probably won't be able to find anything like that anywhere else, I still want to go to a school as close to that as possible, thus, a christian school (CJC is too artsy for the likes of me). Aaaahh...I'm dreading my first day! It just sunk in this week that I probably may never see any of my IJ friends again (cept Priscilla who's going to SA) and I felt so depressed!! I really hope that I make new friends or that Priscilla and I are in the same class! Please God!!!

Now... on to lighter things. I'm watching Proposal Daisakusen again, I'm already on ep 6, I think this is one drama I'll never get tired of no matter how many times I watch it! And, yamapi is at his best (or at least, the way I like him) in this drama. He seems more like himself in Kurosagi (not my type! XD) Just realised I'd have to abandon dramas, anime, mangas, novels, my life as soon as I start JC... T.T

My life, my future

2009-01-29T07:12:00.001-08:00

It's official. My entire life will be decided tomorrow at exactly 8:00am. I've decided that I shall not try to appeal. If I get ACJC, then, alright, fine, I'll go there. And if I get AJC, that's fine too. Actually, now, I'm hoping I'll get AJC since it's so much nearer to my house. Going to ACJC, especially when my dad is away, will be really troublesome.

Gaahh! I feel so old! 17years old! In 2 years I'll be in university, and then, after that... It's too scary to even think about that.

Yume

2009-01-27T19:14:00.001-08:00

I think, the last few months, I had been numb to the fact that I'd have to change schools... Now, with more force than ever, this is coming back to haunt me. I'm so nervous for JC life. Ikeep wondering whether it'll be really tough, whether I would even make any friends in my first year.

And, also, to make my life even worse, there's the fact thtat there'll be boys there as well. Studying in a girls school for only 2 years has made me forget that boys even exist (other than in shopping malls and stuff). I shall just go ahead with my plan and ignore them all.

Ok, I had this really wierd dream last night! I dreamt that I was in India, and I went to visit this shop. Then I realised that my cousin worked there and this shop was the kind that sold branded stuff and I was wondering whether they were real.

Anyway, I started wandering, turned the corner and saw this musical shop. It looked kinda empty with only a few items. There was this corner for flutes, but I didn't realise that they were flutes at first, cos there were these huge cylindrical wooden cases stacked up. Above them were the violin cases which were the shape of bugs, sorta oval-looking.

When I realised that there were flutes, I wanted to see them and try them out, and suddenly there was this table before me with, about, 50 different kinds of flutes lined up. The owner, who kinda looked like Albert Einstein suddenly appeared and took the smallest flute (which was actually the normal concert flute we use in band) and kept asking me if this was the one I wanted. I tried telling him yes, but, for some reason, he couldn't understand me. Then all of a sudden he started to play the really nice, slow part of Der Vogelhandler (our SYF piece) (Seriously! I could actually hear it being played in my dream!!!) and somehow, I had this urgent desire to play it too with him.

Then I saw that I was holding my own flute in my hands, so I put it to my mouth and tried to play it, but, nothing happened! I realised that I couldn't blow! He finished playing that part and I was so upset I felt like crying.

And then my dad came and told me that we had to go home, and I followed him, feeling depressed.

Seriously, is this a sign that I should join band in JC or what?!

Vaio

2009-01-24T22:05:00.000-08:00

YAY!!! I got my laptop!!! I'm now the proud owner of a pink Vaio CS!!! <3<3<3 Although for some reason it sends Wei Ting into an "I Will Get That White Vaio" mode... Lol!

Ok, so here it is *grins*
WOW! I still can't get over the fact that I own it!!! *hearts*

Thank You

2009-01-23T07:42:00.000-08:00

Gaaaah!!!! I can't take this anymore!!! I seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY need a new comp!!! I can't upload the photos we took yesterday and today!! T.T

BUT, they look nice :) ..

Anyway, I had a lot of fun yesterday at the sleepover! We (me and Roxanne) had this crazy idea to take photos together with the clock at exactly 12am, 1am, 2am, etc... The thing is, if you squinted hard enough, you could actually see us progressively perfecting the L look! And at 3am we gave up cos neither of us had the energy to get up and take pictures anymore. Lol!

So we slept at 3am....and woke up at 6am...6 BLOODY AM!!!...and went to the mass (throughout which I had to fight to keep my head dropping and my eyes closing) ... (ok, maybe it wasn't that bad...).

Oh yea, a whole bunch of thanks now.

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Thanks everyone who wished me a happy birthday today!!! ( Well, actually, I think it's yesterday now, right?)

Thanks to Alicia, Wan Ngee, Si Yinn and Joanna for the awesome bag, comb (did you know I almost bought that a couple of weeks ago :D), the playing cards (I loved the idea that you wrote your messages on the cards! It was really sweet!). Thanks guys!

Thanks to Kathleen for baking those delicious cookies! I can never, in my life, ever hope to be as good a baker as you.

Thanks Kai Zhen for the earings and the other thing, which I don't know what it is, actually. What is it? A bookmark? Thanks anyway, loved the earings. And, oh yea! The card! It was so cute!

Thanks to Penny for those 2 pairs of earings (I had wanted to get a pair of those chandelier earings for a while now). I remember our conversation about the kinokuniya vouchers which you won, do u recall? XD

Thanks to Wei Ting, Man Wah and Vanessa for that little box of goodies! The necklace was really cute! And the whole thing smells delicious!

Thanks Roxanne, Zhi Xin and Melissa for those letter sets and that bunch of stickers. They came in at a when they were really needed! (the whole different schools thing...)

Thanks Nicole for that CUTE Eeyore with my name! It's really funny that you got an Eeyore for ur present too! Lol~

Thanks Valerie for that awesome drawing of L on the envelope! Of course he's hot! And thanks for working on The First Meeting for me!!!

Thank you so much Mong ppl for getting us the cake (I seriously thought it came free with the meal...).

Indecisive

2009-01-19T20:01:00.000-08:00

I'm getting a laptop this week, most probably before 23rd or on the 23rd, but the thing is...

...I don't know what to get!!!!!!

First there's the Sony Vaio CS(something or other)

Hard Disk - 250GB
Memory - 2GB (Free upgrade to 4GB)
Display - 14.1"
Battery Life - 3-4 hrs
Weight - 2.6kg

And...it looks GORGEOUS!

PRICE - S$1999 (but I don't know if it comes with the OS)

Oh and there's a free matching case and mouse.

Second is the Apple Macbook

Hard Disk - 160Gb
Memory - 1GB
Display - 13.3"
Battery Life - 5hrs
Weight - 2.04kg

It looks really stylish and a lot of people say that Apple's the best.

PRICE - S$2088 (most likely comes with the OS)

Third is the HP Pavillion Tx2100

Hard disk - 160GB
Memory -2GB
Display - 12.1"
Battery Life - Dunno
Weight - 1.92kg

It's a tablet PC and has beautiful designs all over and is LIGHT!

PRICE - Dunno (most likely within S$2000)

So these are my three choices and I can't choose between them! They all have their pros and cons...

Results Day

2009-01-19T08:20:00.000-08:00

Although it's a bit late, maybe I should blog a bit about The Day.

I was alright when I woke up (I think I numbed myself to my results at that time), but then I started to get really nervous... Like, can't think of anything else! OMG! What am I gonna do! How can I face my parents! kind of nervous.

And most of all, I was terrified for my English exam. I completely screwed up my oral (inner monologue at time of Oral Exam: WTH?! What's my favourite hairstyle?!! Wth am I supposed to say about that????!!!!), I said very little (if you don't count the million and one ums and uhs I said), I kept repeating what I said...and the examiner looked like she was gonna fall asleep!!!

To drive my point further, let me state that I attempted an essay which I would never normally do (expository...I'm usually all for the descriptive kind), which is like breaking the Golden Rule Of Essay Writing for O Levels (btw, I did frustrations and delights of teenagers), because you NEVER "try something new" during the GCE O Levels. You just don't.

Yea...so I was so scared for my English to the point that I was so paranoid! When I saw Mrs Low talking to Mrs T, I was convinced that she was telling her how bad of a failure and disappointment I was and how I didn't deserve to be in 4/3...

When it was actually time to get our results, I realised that our class was moving really fast! The other teachers were totally discussing stuff with their students but Mrs Low was just handing everything out quickly, and before I knew it, it was my turn.

Alicia, Wt, and I had actually planned to not look at our results first and open them together, but my parents had come to school that day and they kept beckoning me over that I just resigned myself to it and handed my results over to my parents.

Anyway, thing was, the stupid Form A was blocking my view of my results and I kept shaking the folder to get the form out of the way. And my hand were shaking, I was so scared and I couldn't SEE the results!!!

Well, I saw it at last! Couldn't believe my eyes at first. Thought I had received someone else's folder (If you saw my prelim results you would feel the same way). And then the day ended. I was so shaken I forgot to buy the steeple and really felt like just going home and curling up (which I did).

I spent the rest of the day on the sofa just looking at my results (Seriously).

And that was the end of The Day.

Proposal Daisakusen

2009-01-19T08:00:00.001-08:00

-I LOVE PROPOSAL DAISAKUSEN-

It starts off by showing a scene where Ken is running, and we find out later that he is going to be late for his 'best friend', Rei's wedding. Then we find out that he is actually in love with Yoshida Rei!

Pitying him, a "fairy" who lives in the church offers him the chance to go back in time, fix his mistakes, confess his love and get the girl.

And the acting is GREAT!

I love this show! It's one of the sweetest, most beautiful shows I've watched. (I mean, they're both in love with each other and are too scared to admit it, can I say Awwww...)

A new laptop

2009-01-16T22:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, I'm pretty much happy with my O level results. In fact, I had been expecting a lot of Bs and maybe even a couple Cs!

It's so boring these days, with absolutely nothing to do...Oh yea, I'm getting a new laptop/tablet pc. I really don't know which is better. I've spent hours online trying to see which is right for me, but I think I'm better off going straight to the shops to get a feel of both.

Right now I'm considering either a Sony Vaio, a macbook, or a tablet pc(dunno which brand). Any suggestions? They all look so cool and stylish!

My current laptop has lasted around 6 years(I think...), which, in itself, is a miracle, considering the way I treat it!*sigh*

20 ways to maintain a healthy level of insanity

2009-01-08T02:15:00.001-08:00

This is seriously HILARIOUS!!!

20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
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1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point your Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In".

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch To Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds."

7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

8. Don't use any punctuation

9. As Often As Possible, Skip! Rather Than Walk.

10. With a serious face, order a diet water whenever you go out to eat.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day.

15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not "In The Mood."

16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won, I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

20. Whenever someone you don't particularly like, or even if you do, touches you, recoil and look at them disgustedly while screeching at the top of your lungs: "It Burns us! It Burns us!"

India 2008

2009-01-06T03:10:00.000-08:00

I've put up my photos from India here you can go check it out if you want :)

Honestly, India was so different from Singapore that although I've been back for a couple of days now I still feel like I've been spun around 5 times and blindfolded (ok, maybe it's not that serious).

On Christmas day we went to my Uncle's padi field (which we occasionaly go to splash around in the water/collect wild flowers/see if there are any ripe mangos (which is technicaly impossible as they're not in season now, but we still have fun doing it)/just wander through the fields until we get sick of it). This time, however, I actually gathered up my courage and managed to swim in the large well there (yes, really, a well-a deep well) (And I've got the picture to prove it). It was fun while it lasted, which was, the next day when I found out I had some mild rashes on my face and was convinced that it was because of the water (which actually had some fish (ok, a lot of fish!) in it, and yes, I had the courage to swim among fishes of the well kind), but then my mum put an end to that thought when she told me it was because of the cold...

I think this paragraph is very confusing...

Anyway, this year, I didn't really feel as eager as I do when we light the sparklers, floor chakras and the bushwannums... in fact, I really don't seem to care about it at all anymore... *sigh* maybe I'm growing up.

But New Year was definitely fun when me and my cousins decided that to hell with what the neighbours think and decided to play "Lock and Key", which is, pretty much like tag, except, if one wanted to avoid being 'tagged', they had to squat and they would be 'locked' instead and can be mobile again if given a 'key' (a tap) by a player who's not locked. Anyway, the point is that, I was seriuosly out of shape! I could always catch my cousin brother, who is 12 going on 13 (by the way, useless piece of info: I'm the eldest amongst our lot), but now I just couldn't! This seriously calls for some vigorous training...

I used to be the tallest, now everyone's growing taller than me... T.T

Madras

2008-12-12T22:23:00.000-08:00

My first five minutes of being in Madras was truly nostalgic...And that was only before the incessant honkings, complete disregard of traffic rules (they drive when the signal is red!) and the pollution (not to mention the heat!) caught up!!! Can't wait to go to my grandma's house and meet my cousins!!!

Weakest Link

2008-12-10T03:36:00.001-08:00

Something really amusing I saw on the net! It's hilarious and just a little bit insulting --|||

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Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Here is a very simple little test comprised of four questions todetermine the level of your intellect. Your replies must be spontaneousand immediate, with no deliberating or wasting time.

And NO CHEATING. On your mark, set....GO!!!

1: You are competing in a race, and overtake the runner in second place.
In which position are you now?

Answer:

If you answered that you're now coming first then you'recompletely wrong. You overtook the second runner and took their place,therefore you're coming second.

For the next question try not to be so dumb.

2 : If you overtake the last runner, what position are you now in?

Answer:

If you answered second-last, once again you're completely wrong.Think about it...How can you over take the person coming last? Ifyou're behind them then they can't be last. The answer is impossible!!

It would appear that thinking is not one of your strong points. You would make a good door-stop!!!Anyway, here's another to try, don't take any notes or use a calculator, and remember your replies must be instantaneous.

3 : Take 1000. Add 40. Add another 1000. Add 30.1000 again. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What is the total ?

Answer:

5000??? Wrong again!!!!
The correct answer is 4100. Try again with a good calculator.
Today is clearly not your day!! Although you should manage to get the last question right...

4 : Marie's father has five daughters:
1. Chacha
2. Cheche
3. Chichi
4. Chocho
5. ????

Question: What is the fifth daughter's name?
Think quickly...you'll find the answer below...

Answer: Chuchu??? WRONG!!!!!
It's obviously Marie you ding-bat!!! Read the question properly!!!!!

You are clearly the weakest link....GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DN Seiyuu

2008-12-10T01:50:00.001-08:00

L is voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei who also voices InuYasha in InuYasha and Ranma (male) in Ranma 1/2.

Light is voiced by Miyano Mamoru who also voices Tamaki in Ouran High Host Club, Zero in Vampire Knight, Fuwa Sho in Skip Beat and Chao Ji in D.Gray-man (for all those crazy DGM fans out there).

Honestly, seiyuus are amazing. That is all.

prelude

2008-12-09T05:44:00.001-08:00

Oh! and the layout pic on the left is Paris! those pointy towers at the far end are real life medievel towers! The old Palace. I snapped about 40 pictures of those alone!

My long with-held vacation

2008-12-09T05:26:00.001-08:00

I think Paris is just about the most beautiful city I've ever seen,
in terms of architecture. I love the beige based stones used in almost
all the buildings (quite similar to Bath), the tiny yet intricate
carvings/statues situated in places appraising geometry and most of
all, the way everything blends together.

Switzerland, about as different from Paris as is possible, is beautiful in its own way. Imagine waking up everyday to a stunning view of the alps. Switzerland's natural beauty is its most eye-catching, though its old towns hold quite a bit of charm themselves. If I start describing Switzerland, I'll probably go
into a cliched form of appreciating "lush verdant beauty", so I'll skip
that to save us all from boredom.

Although Switzerland and France are both so amazing, I found myself yearning for the homey feeling that I took for granted in Singapore. Therefore, to summarise around 300 words of crap, there is no place like home :)

2008-12-08T22:33:00.000-08:00

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