Words that came into my mind. Can one run away from one’s thoughts?
Today’s episode of Buffy was kinda scary. Dead people. Appearing then disappearing. The “don’t look but there’s something behind you” feeling. *shivers*
books
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Shucks! I think last week was the last episode for the season of CSI. Bleargh.
On a brighter note, Buffy’s BACK!
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Grandparents left for home *Malaysia* today.
IN3D is tough but pretty cool in a way too. Tough coz we gotta do a short animation for project 2. Gotta model the characters all by ourselves.
Cool coz you can even model real stuff. Like today’s lab exercise was to model a can of Sunmaid raisins. Complete with the label. 🙂 The other time was a vitamin bottle. Nature’s Way Royal Jelly I think.
Since Mum and Sis were going to the hairdresser in town, decided to make a trip down too. For dinner. Went to Kino first. Bought a few magazines. Almost got my hands on Elizabeth Wurtzel’s “More, Now, Again”. The book I picked up was a little dog-earred at the bottom of the cover. Asked if they had a new copy. The one I was holding was the only copy left. Didn’t buy it in the end.
Moral of the story: Elisia likes her books nice and new. No dog-earred covers or pages, thank you very much.
yesterday’s entry
Went to get my mc. Stopped by at the library to look for books for IN3D. Found one on 3D characters.
Continued working on the STMD proposal.
At 1am, finally done! Yay!
It’s getting hard to blog regularly. A lot more projects to be completed. Mad rush.
For Friday to Sunday’s entries, click “previous”…
saturday’s entry
Couldn’t make it for the make-up IN3D lecture at 8am coz I was really very tired. Thanks Xiu Wei!
Went to school a little later to help out with the JCG drama screening. Poor response once again. Only me, Qi Yuan, Shi Ming and Darwin. Heh…all JCG members. I left at 1pm…a little earlier.
Met Sis, Da Ge and Zhi Hao. All meeting up to go to the IT Show. At the bus stop, Raynor, Cas and Xiu Wei joined. At the interchange, Sis left to meet Mum for lunch. I went on.
Met Yingwei and Clare at City Hall MRT station. Whoa…the crowd moving towards Suntec. All going to the IT Show. At the IT Show, worse. Met Shaz halfway. Thought I saw Meliza helping out.
After about 2 hours at the IT Show, I left while they got a drink. Going to ACS Institution at Dover Road for S.H.E’s mini concert. Thought there might be a really long queue. Not too bad actually when I reached there.
The concert lasted for about an hour. Managed to take a few shots and 2 short video clips. Yay!
While walking to Taka, at the carpark outside Somerset MRT station, saw this couple. The guy was holding the umbrella *it was raining*. Suddenly, must be some dispute, he just let the umbrella fall to the side and he started pulling the girl by her hand.
I hate guys who get violent with girls. What the hell. Just coz males are the so-called stronger gender, that gives them the right to get violent? That’s why girls cannot be too girly. Must be able to fight back to protect themselves. Must be able to stand up for themselves.
Reached home feeling tired and achy all over again.
My grandparents are staying in our house till Wednesday.
friday’s entry
ORDS lab test. Managed to get the procedure created. But there’s some parts wrong in my procedure coz when I run, the results I get aren’t the supposed results. Oh well…Mrs Ho said I was getting close to the answer.
Rushed down to Cineleisure in a cab. S.H.E’s autograph session. By the time I reached there, it was about 6.30pm. Whoa! The queue was horrendous. There was no proper barrier. The queue was just formed behind cineleisure, near Long John’s, on the grass patch.
I didn’t want to go queue up yet. From experience, the queue will go haywire once S.H.E comes.
S.H.E arrived around 7pm. Couldn’t see anything coz the tent flap was covering. The tent was faced to the front of Cineleisure anyway. By then, the queue was starting to go haywire. But queue was still visible. Police chasing people to just go on the grass patch. I just remained on the pavement.
Around 7.30pm. Saw Joycelyn and Duan Neng. They wanted to go queue. I decided to join them. 8pm. We only moved like 50m. What the hell. The queue doesn’t even look like it’s moving.
Suddenly, the dreaded happened. The queue went haywire. Everyone started running forward, forming a crowd. One lump…as Joycelyn described. It was really stuffy but nothing could be done except to pray hope that the crowd would move along faster.
A few hours pass. The left side of the crowd *my side* haven’t really moved. Only a few metres. People are starting to get impatient. A few yell out at the police to do something. There were railings on the side. The only way to get out of the crowd would be to climb over the railings which was a little risk. At about 10.30pm, the thought of giving up and climbing over the railings crossed my mind. On both sides of me, people were almost crushing my bones. I was thinking it might be impossible that S.H.E would even autograph everyone’s cd. However, Joycelyn and Duan Neng weren’t ready to give up. So I made up my mind to persevere with them.
I could hear my handphone ringing non-stop but I couldn’t even get my handphone. Squashed.
Alleluia. 11.30pm, the crowd finally starts to disperse and actually move. It was declared that everyone’s cd would be autographed. Our perseverance paid off. We were the last few in the queue. Checked my handphone. 12 missed calls and a message. Messaged Mum to apologise and told her I’ll be sharing a cab with the Joycelyn and Duan Neng.
12 midnight and I finally got both my cds autographed! I got to shake all 3 hands. Selina was softly singing along to “Bo Si Mao” which was playing out through the amplifier. Ella was the friendliest. She thanked every fan whose cd she autographed. Hebe was a little disappointing though. She didn’t even smile or look up. Just signed and pushed the booklet along. But I guess she’s tired.
The 3 of us were awfully thirsty. Got a drink from Cheers. Then shared a cab home. By the time I reached home, my body was aching and I had a headache. My eyes were dry. Stupid me forgot to bring out the eyedrops.
The stamp reads “S.H.E @ Singapore”.
2 versions of S.H.E’s new album.
Hebe didn’t sign properly on this one.
back home
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Effective advertising. After watching that advertisement, Sis decided to go download “Hey Ya”. And she insists on playing it now. Feel like blasting back Black Eyed Peas’s “Shut Up” in response. Wahahahaha…
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The project meeting lasted for only 45 minutes. Haha. We decided to prepare the ER diagram individually then meet up again to finalise things.
And it rained heavily…AGAIN. -_-||| Spoilt my plans. Went to TM instead. Mini shopping spree? Haha. Got both versions of S.H.E’s latest album. OP’s got new stuff. Too bad…didn’t have enough money so I didn’t go check the stuff out. Don’t wanna get tempted even more.
I did go walking in the rain. Had to drop by the library to get some books for the new HR PBL problem. Only had my file to provide whatever miserable shelter there was from the rain. Plus I’m wearing slippers. I hate it when it rains and I’m wearing slippers. Makes it easier to slip.
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Heh hey! I’m back home. Having break now, going back to school later. Since the rest are having lessons or doing their projects, that leaves me alone. And I need to get my ORDS stuff…yep…home it is.
Having ORDS project discussion after school. Dennis informed me this morning which is kinda short notice. I didn’t bring my project specs and notes with me.
Was planning to maybe go down to the IT show this afternoon. Since I finish at 2pm. Plus the fact that I won’t be free tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday…not sure. Might be busy preparing certain projects. And my paternal grandparents and uncle will be in Singapore for about a week or so. I think we gotta entertain them on Sunday. Hmmm…I think the rest might be going today.
Anyway, can’t go now since I got ORDS project meeting. Depends. Maybe I might drop by after the discussion if it ends early. Then maybe not…coz I might feel lazy. Haha…
blah blahs and thank yous
Thanks Ling and Cas for the thoughtful comments. Keep those comments coming in, I really would like to hear your views on overseas SIP. Coz there might be areas I’ve not taken into concern.
Anyway, I still have many questions regarding this issue so at the moment I’m not certain I’ll try and apply.
Rain has since stopped. But after continuous raining since yesterday, the air has gotten a little cold. Although I was wearing a long sleeved tee this morning, I was still feeling cold. And the smart aleck me decided not to bring a jacket today. Even at home without the fan turned on, my feet are still freezing.
Ooh…and everytime it rains heavily, I start thinking about the earthwormies and their flooded homes. Then they crawl out onto the pavement which is a disgusting sight. Wormies…eew.
plagued
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Wahahahaha…*rofl* I was looking at Sis’s cookbooks. Came to one with a title in cursive. Looking upside-down, it looked like “nutritional food”. I quickly glanced up and saw it was a book by “Reader’s Digest”. My slow mind decided to put the 2 set of words together and I went “oh…it’s by Reader’s Digestion!” to my Sis. As soon as those words escaped my lips, I realised my mistake and started laughing so hard that tears formed in my eyes.
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Getting a little frustrated… These days my computer keeps giving me problems. Either it doesn’t start up right so I gotta restart a few times. Or else I can’t install some program coz the program has encountered an error and has to close. Like I need to use Apache for STMD but it refuses to work. Super duper bleargh. Don’t tell me I need to defrag my computer again?
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Had dinner at Mac with Mum. We were looking for a light meal coz ate too much for lunch.
Finally talked to Dad about going pubbing. He said he knew about it coz Sis told him already. Anyway, he was cool about it. Yupz…that’s what I like about Dad. He allows me to make my own decisions. Not saying that he doesn’t worry for me, he does caution me about the dangers but he lets me try things on my own instead of saying no straightaway.
Just saw someone’s quit message in IRC #jpop. “The greatest pain is not to die but to be forgotten and ignored”. I’ll agree with that. Heh.
Woot. Heavy rain now.
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I was commenting a few days ago on Raynor’s blog about how I’ve learnt some time ago that most of the time, we do things to please others when it is said that we should do things to please ourselves.
Well, classic example came along in Wan Ping’s blog. I think she was doing badly for cheena all along and she got a B3 in the A’s. Something wonderful right? So, excited her called her mum to tell the good news. Yea…and all her mum said was “oh ok” and then hang up the phone. By the way, her mum expected an A.
Enough said. I don’t think I need to cite anymore examples. And besides, doing things to please ourselves would be deemed as being selfish right?
Cheng Huat decided to unlock his blog and put back his tagboard. For the benefit of all his readers… And the tagboard’s again plagued with those super bo liao people again. Hmmm…I even wonder if it’s just one person.
Anyway, it’s funny how these people waste their time. And none of his friends are posting on the tagboard to defend him. I think they’re all watching the “show”. Laughing at how these people waste their time trying to make Cheng Huat look like a fool when in actual fact, these people are making fools out of themselves.
digital photos
Hehe…uploaded new photos. As in new set of photos. The photos were taken some time ago. 5 of them taken in Australia last year.
The response for the drama screening wasn’t good. There weren’t any non-members. The response for “Moon Child” was better. Maybe coz that day was Open House. And people are more aware of that movie since there’s more publicity for that movie. Dramas…ehz…unless there’s some famous actor or actress. Unfortunately for “YUA”, there aren’t any well-known artistes. Unless you’re pretty into Japanese stuff then you’ll know who Sachie Hara and Misaki Ito are. Or if you watched “To Heart” before then you should find Sachie Hara familiar.
Some idiot pulled off the YUA poster/notice from the IT school noticeboard. Lucky I had an extra copy that’s already stamped with the SAA stamp.
Hehe…it’s been some time since I ate food court food. Didn’t know the Century Square food court has a western food stall. The chicken chop’s gooooooooooood. For $5.50, you get the chicken chop, fries, baked beans, salad leaves, piece of bread and a sunny-side-up egg. And they are pretty generous with the sauce.
Dinner with the family at Sento.
Got Arashi’s new single from HMV. *Per, you read that?*
I’ve decided to take part in the IDA Fun Moments! Online Photo Competition. I knew of this competition through my singnet account. That’s before Lee Leong put up an enticing notice on Ole. All STMD students who take part in the competition, if they win, he’ll award them extra marks for STMD. Wow wee… I’m not exactly concerned about the extra marks coz they just come as a bonus. What bothered me was what pic to use to enter.
My home toilet is not named my thinking place for nothing. After spending time in there, bathing and thinking at the same time, I finally decided on a pic to enter. Well, it took me THAT long to decide coz I didn’t want to enter something that was pretty common. Used a few skills that Miss Chia taught us before. To think more…not just the usual.
Anyway, if anyone’s interested to take part, click here. Good luck!
To end off this entry, a piece of good news. Noah’s Ark has resumed “business” in Johor after their lease in Singapore was up. There’s hope once again for more abandoned and hurt animals. Unlike SPCA, Noah’s Ark does not put to sleep any animals due to lack of space.
This does not mean I don’t support SPCA. It’s just that people gotta learn that having a pet is a huge responsibility. This animal relies on you to give it a home, food and tender loving care all its life. Don’t give it hope only to cruelly snatch it back.
And of course, cruelty to animals is evil.
Wallpaper update…it’s Jessica Alba as Honey Daniels. Winamp skin is Ai Takahashi from Morning Musume in the song “Go Girl! Koi no Victory”.
doing the opposite
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The IT fair is back. IT SHOW 2004 at Suntec from 11-14 March. There are 3 things on my mind. A new digicam…since there are problems sharing it with Sis. Plus I still have battery problems. Not sure whether it’s the digicam or the batteries. Anyway, if Mum doesn’t agree on this then I’ll probably save up some money to get one.
Laptop. Hmmm…not exactly a die die must get but still worth giving it a thought.
Thumbdrive. I think my zip drive’s spoilt. And I don’t wanna risk more zip disks getting spoilt. Every new zip disk is $15. I’ve actually thrown away about $45. You do the math. A thumbdrive is also not a die die must get. I’m actually deciding whether to get my zip drive checked, replacing it and then forgetting about getting a thumbdrive.
PK…you bought your digicam at the fair before right? And you were saying that you got a good bargain out of it right?
Anyway, those interested in the fair. Details here. I’m planning to go. Anybody wanna join me?
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A certain thought just crossed my mind. Sometimes we act the total opposite to hide what we really feel. I guess it’s a way to give yourself more confidence or it could be plain deceiving yourself.
I realised I was acting in an all crappy manner at home a few days ago. That was coz I was feeling nervous about something. Well, I started acting like a siao char bor. Laughing out loud at all the slightest things. Although I found it weird, I couldn’t stop.
I see the same thing with Sis. Mum was the one who pointed it out to me. When Sis gets stressed or her sanity is hanging on a thin line, she starts acting like a siao char bor too.
Not saying that whenever I act like a siao char bo means I’m nervous or insecure about something. There are times when I simply am just like that.
Anyway, that day when I was acting funny, Desmond was telling us about how there are monkeys near his camp. Then Mum joined in saying that yea…these monkeys even have gangs. I found that very hilarious. And a picture of 2 monkey gangs appeared in my mind. You know how staring incidents are right? So…
Monkey gang 1: *stares at monkey gang 2*
Monkey gang 2 leader: Wah lau. Stare stare for what? See their faces already buay song. Come! Long zong hoot ah!
*and both gangs start fighting*
Typical staring incident.
I skipped HR tutorial this morning. Too sleepy.
I wonder how’s Xianglin and her results. PK…CJ…all the other A’level students. Hope everything goes fine.
Some would laugh. Others would cry. Some or a particular few would jump out of their chair so hard that their watch would fly about a metre away *tsk tsk…Dorothy at O’level results day* *rofl* Anyway, just accept whatever there is. Look and work towards a better future.
God bless.