I'm a brat!

Heh. Celebrated my birthday with my group of pals on Tuesday. They were so sweet! I got a very nice cake with a very funny message...


Thanks guys! I would write more... but I’m afraid the memory’s rather hazy now. But I had lots of fun! Love ya all! =)

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I’m 23 today!! But I don’t really feel any different, coz I’m young at heart! First off, thanx ya all! For all the smses, e-mails, calls and well wishes! Especially those who made the added effort to sms/call at midnight!

Heh. J, you’re the first to sms! You’re the best! Love ya! =P I especially treasure those msgs from friends I’ve not heard from in a long long while. The fact that they remembered made me extremely happy! Yong, we have to keep in contact more often! Dawn, we got to meet up soon lah. I want my present!! Even though one of these idiots called me a “snow gal” (negative connotations added –being the shape of the snowman) -_- I still appreciate the thought. Charles, you’re an idiot! But you’re still a nice idiot! =P

How can I forget my 4207 buddies? I got a birthday song sung for me on nat’s blog, in CHINESE! Though the pronunciation’s not quite right but I appreciate the thought! Hahaha... so sweet of her! The wacky and weird smses that I got from hen and ra made me laugh. Heh. We’re going out on Tuesday to celebrate me birthday! Yippee! And guys, please ah... I don’t want roti sardine. =_=

Today was rather hectic and in the end, in spite of my best intentions, I skipped kendo. Sorry me kendo pals, but I really don’t feel up to KKRK. =P went out with J after project discussion for dinner instead. And got lots of presents!! Hehehe... all the presents showed thought and effort and I’m especially touched at the amount of consideration that went into the presents! Love em all! Especially the CD! Wahahaha.... Eminem rocks! Also went and bought meself a Johnny Depp autobiography with the kinokuniya vouchers me younger bro gave me! So happy!! Ah... he’s so beautiful! Johnny Depp I mean. =P

All in all, a satisfying day. =)

Nauseating

I just visited one of the forums I frequent and one guy there posted this link. I know I haven’t posted anything bout the tsunami disaster as of yet. But I’ve been pretty touched by the amount of compassion and empathy that has been shown since the disaster.

This is really one of the worst stories about the disaster I’ve ever heard. It’s just so disgusting. =_= It’s neither about massive destruction nor the colossal loss of human lives. It’s about compassion and aid withheld because of the narrow-mindedness of certain individuals. Thoroughly disgusting.

Sunday January 16, 5:13 PM

Villagers furious with Christian Missionaries

Samanthapettai, Jan 16 (ANI): Rage and fury has gripped this tsunami-hit tiny Hindu village in India's southern Tamil Nadu after a group of Christian missionaries allegedly refused them aid for not agreeing to follow their religion.

Samanthapettai, near the temple town of Madurai, faced near devastation on the December 26 when massive tidal waves wiped it clean of homes and lives.

Most of the 200 people here are homeless or displaced , battling to rebuild lives and locating lost family members besides facing risks of epidemic,disease and trauma.

Jubilant at seeing the relief trucks loaded with food, clothes and the much-needed medicines the villagers, many of who have not had a square meal in days, were shocked when the nuns asked them to convert before distributing biscuits and water.

Heated arguments broke out as the locals forcibly tried to stop the relief trucks from leaving. The missionaries, who rushed into their cars on seeing television reporters and the cameras refusing to comment on the incident and managed to leave the village.

Disappointed and shocked into disbelief the hapless villagers still await aid.

"Many NGOs (volunteer groups) are extending help to us but there in our village the NGO, which was till now helping us is now asking us to follow the Christian religion. We are staunch followers of Hindu religion and refused their request. And after that these people with their aid materials are leaving the village without distributing that to us," Rajni Kumar, a villager said.

The incident is an exception to concerted charity in a catastrophe that has left no one untouched.(ANI)

My baby is down...

I am sad... because my baby is down. It’s partly my fault but I can’t help but feel sad. Maybe my baby is really getting old...

*Sad* T_T

Accomplished

I just finished my historiography readings for this week! Ho ho ho... at 11.45 am on a Monday morning! But, the class’s this afternoon at 2pm so I got to rush to get ready for school now. Though I have absolutely no idea what are they talking about, nor do I get the whole point of the readings, it’s still an accomplishment! Coz I’ve not done complete readings for any module in a long long while. And this time, I’ve actually finished them before the lesson starts! =P

*feels proud of meself*

Ra’s birthday!

Went for dinner with ra, nat, hen, and yk. It was one of the bright spots in my hellish week. You guys are really one of a kind!

Though I came back from the celebration kinda broke. But we took lots of pictures and had fun. =) The cake was sooooo delicious! Yum yum... Baker’s Inn’s definitely one of my favourite places for dessert. Strawberry shortcake... *drools*

Heh. Will put up pics as soon as ra and nat sends some over. =P

Stupid

Man... for the first time in my life, I suffer the indignity of feeling like the lowest of the low. In my past school career, I’ve never once felt like this before. Honestly... the feeling is like that of an EM3 student stuck in an EM1 class. So horrid! I even entertained thoughts of dropping out of this semester and graduating early. But nay... I guess I was not serious about that.

T_T

=_=

I think I’m going through a period of identity crisis. Damn.... And here I thought I left all the angsty teenage problems behind when I left my teenage years. As it turns out, my cuz was right bout the fact that you can’t skip any part of the growing up period. They’ll catch up with you sooner or later. Recently, I seemed to be feeling all the angst that I thought I’d skipped in my teenage days.

Cravings

I want to eat ba gua!
Slightly toasted in the oven....crispy round the edges....
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........

I want to eat ba gua......

Way to break a persistent fever!

Was very very sick since Sunday.
Fever + aching body + cough + headache =SUFFERING!!!

But I think I’ve found the way to break this persistent fever. Do suburis! Lots of suburis till you break out into a sweat! Then take a shower! By 6am this morning, my fever broke! Thank goodness! =)

Eventful

Spent New Year’s Eve with some of my kendo peeps at...... the Night Safari! Yesh. Of all places, we spent the New Year with the animals. It was mainly for the sake of our very own dear Kimchi and of course our new friend Z from Canada. But it was mainly coz I wanted to do all the tourisy stuff and they were the perfect excuse. Haha... jokin’. =P There was a discount of 30% for Singaporeans. But our dear friend Z and kimchi by default managed to get the discounts as well. Haha... according to Z, it’s mainly due to his “charming” personality. I.e. chatting up the auntie at the counter. Hehe...
It was pretty fun though. The only regret was at the lions’ den when we didn’t get to see someone pet the lions. =P

After spending bout 40 mins outside the Night Safari trying to decide where to go for makan, we finally decided to go to jalan kayu for prata. Da jie came along to join us bout an hour or 2 later, mainly to provide entertainment/ chauffeur services. But we’re grateful all the same. =P

Z is leaving for Canada in a few hours time. Though we only know him for a few weeks, but it has been a fun few weeks! I know I speak for the majority of the NUSKK (I hope. =P), Z we’ll miss you! Bon voyage and take care! =)

T_T

I don’t wanna go for training later! *rolls around in agony* I’ve been thinking up excuses... but like J said... once I closed off the escape route, the idea of training won’t seem terminally bad... just very bad... T_T

I can do this. =_=

A FUCKING WASTE OF MY TIME… PART II

Oh well...one would have thought that I’d have learnt from past mistakes. It’s not a good idea to get one whole series of books at one time simply coz of a whim. It’s stupid... no... make that FUCKING stupid! As with the Christopher Golden series, I repeated the same mistake with another series. This time round, it’s a little beyond weird. The back cover talked about politics, intrigues and fairly interesting characters. In truth, it’s about a whore who likes pain. My god! It’s porn masquerading as fantasy all over again. =_= This time round, it’s weird porn masquerading as fantasy. =_=

Ahhhhhhhhhhh........the amount of money I spent on this series is obscene! But I’ve learnt from my earlier mistake. I shall simply not attempt to torture myself with the second and third book. I shall not compound my wastage of money with wastage of time and emotional torture. =_=

ps: did I mention that the books' are in first person narration? oh god... I hate, hate, hate, HATE books using first person narration. argh...horrid to say the least. oh! robin hobb books excluded of course.

Wants

Mp3 player (ho ho ho... it’s pretty much in the pockets I think.)
LV wallet (J... I swear after all these time, it still whispers to me at night. =_=)
The Magic Ring Vol 1
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JOHNNY DEPP

I think I’m obsessed with Johnny Depp…

I used to joke around with my friends that I like old men. I really think it’s not a joke anymore man. Haha... I find myself totally obsessed with Johnny Depp recently. Heh. I liked Johnny Depp for AGES! But recently, it has morphed into obsession! =_=

I just saw the trailer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory… heh. Johnny Depp looks soooooo nerdy! But he’s adorable all the same! =P

Lean Mean Fighting Machine.... NOT!

Haha... Here I thought the kendo camp will put me right back into shape. Well... guess not. My muscles are still aching from the brutal three days. Especially Thursday’s combined training. T_T
I'm still as soft and useless as ever. blah.

Practice what you preach

I came across this letter in the New York Times regarding the dichotomy between “pro-life” and “pro-choice”. Actually, it’s more of a grouse about the hypocrisy of the actions of the government under the banner of “pro-life”. Admittedly, this debate seems more at home in America then here. Where we don’t have much choice to begin with anyway. But I can’t help but reflect upon my own views, which had undergone a massive change throughout the years. Perhaps, I do have to factor in my bias against the current administration in America. But biases aside, I do find that my views are leaning towards “pro-choice” these days. “Pro-lifers” always gave me this bad vibe, like the “holier than thou” attitude some people have. Perhaps I’m being unfair in my assessment but that’s the impression that they projected. Besides, what’s the use of having a baby if you cannot love it? The kid will be the one to suffer in the future. I guess adoption would be a solution. But how many kids can be adopted? What about those kids with disabilities? If their parents can’t love them, can anyone expect society to? If every kid can be adopted, there wouldn’t be so many orphans and deserted kids in the streets ya?

I guess my main grouse would be that people do not practice what they preach. If you’re a “pro-lifer”, then by all means take some of these kids in when they don’t have a home, or take care of some of the disabled kids or something. =_= Instead of wasting time picketing and protesting, being a nuisance to others. I think I know myself pretty well. I’m judgmental and tend to be too self-righteous sometimes. Haha... so I might not be the right person to say this, but I really do feel that one should think about what you’d do in the same situation before criticizing and judging. It’s so easy to moralize and preach when you are not faced with the same problems.

A day of contradictions

Today started off shitty and progressively turned out ok... well, it’s a mixture of good and bad I guess.

1)Waking up sick and tired –bad
2)Committed hair suicide –very bad
3)Movie was cancelled coz timing was mixed up –bad
4)Had ice-cream with waffles –good
5)Was greedy, ordered a large waffle and can’t finish it in the end. –bad
6)Shopping with the girls –good
7)Bought a new pair of jeans to console myself bout the haircut –very good
8)Hendri laughing at my hair –bad or should I say... evil!
9)Dinner with hen, ra, nat and kitty, the silly old bunch of good friends –good
10)Kitty admitting that he wants to be a monster with tentacles (in the context of hentai anime) –well...can’t say it’s good... but it sure as well is funny lah!
11)Mummy agreeing to sponsor cost of jeans. –very very good!
12)Still sick –very very bad

Over and done with!!! Now back to kendo…

Done with school for the year. What a semester! It has been hectic, stressful, frenzied yet enjoyable. I know that I really like studying... especially after the exams. Haha... even if I file for early graduation, this will be the semester that I enjoyed the most.

Heh. It’s back to kendo for me now. Argh…not that I don’t want to go back to training...but I’m kinda dreading it lah. I’m so unfit now. T_T Thursday will be my first training in a long long while! I sure hope I’ll make it through all right. Hehe...

=_= not looking forward to kendo camp leh...

A FUCKING WASTE OF MY TIME!!

Blah. Just wasted an entire day and almost 50 bucks on a lousy fantasy series. I know I know... it’s supposed to be a FANTASY series but the premise is fucking ridiculous man! I don’t like the story, which stars Jesus as the first vampire...(Ha.Ha.Ha), I don’t like the female lead, who I think is a opinionated bitch who don’t fucking know what she’s talking about, and I think the author has a fascination with lesbian sex. It’s almost porn masquerading as fantasy. I wonder why a lot of the vampire books ended up this way. =_= Well, this series was not as bad as a certain vampire slayer series that I read quite a long while back, which was real bad lah.

But still, this series totally not worth my money and time. I only continued reading coz I can’t stand the thought of my money going to waste. In the end, I only inflicted more emotional torture on myself. Ahhhhh....... I should have studied my military history today. In the end, I only got through 5 miserly presentations. Totally not acceptable! I was initially toying with the idea of going down to SKC to support my juniors taking grading tomorrow but now I don’t think I’ll go down. Will be going to school straight to mug! Yeah! NERD POWER!