my lifeas itis.
Monday, May 28, 2007
WE BLOGGERS SHALL TAKE OVER THE WOOORLD!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hmm..... interesting thought, that......
My day today is a sad, sad reminder of what has happened to our holidays. Remember that holiday where yo have no extra classes, not CCA, no meetings in schools, not school relate stuff, ever? No? Neither can I. Oh wait. Primary school. Wow. What a relief.
Hmmmm...........just felt like blogging today but have no idea what to blog about so, I shall resort to this.
RANDOM RAMBLE
I do not like perfumes. I can only stand a few, from my experience, one of which is my dad's regular cologne. And another one is from one of those high class brands which I can't for the life of me pronounce nor remember how to spell.
I know it's good(and sometimes imperative) to not smell bad but I don't see why a shower with soap can't do the trick. I mean, think about it, if you put on perfume, you are going to reek of that smell for the next few hours. And if you prespire, you are going to reek a mixture of both perfume and perspiration. Not a pleasant combination.
But perfumes do have its good points I guess. For a fancy dinner, for a date, for a morning in which you woke up late and have no time to bathe.... It makes sense to buy and use these products. And it's also some sort of like a trademark. For example, everytime I smell the cologne in my dad's room, it reminds me of him. Because our brain always make these kinds of associations that usually helps us in our daily lives.
There, a random ramble and consequentially, a post.
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10:09 PM
Sunday, May 27, 2007
MY 100th POST!!!!!In line with this momentous occassion, I will try to put up happy and cheerful things up, for this post only. I won't even be sarcastic!!!HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!!!! In true school holiday tradition, I will now post a list of things to do which are most likely not going to be done but will be put up anyway.- Go To U.K and ENJOY myself.
- And to NOT sleep through it like I(regretably) did at U.S.
- Clean my room. (Why do I even bother...)
- Wite some poems.
- Go on outings. (Hint. Hint. I'm not going to go out alone.)
- Complete all assignments.
- Try and blog regularly.
- Learn some new songs.
- Read.
- Organise my notes. For all subjects....
- Class outing? Dunno...maybe study together?
- Oh yeah...study...riiight....
- Exercise? Hmmm(Up, down, up, down....now for the other eyelid...)
- Source out for relevent textbooks and papers to help with revision.
- Eeeh....try not to stay away from the PS, the Gameboy and the Computer....or a least not that much anyway....teeheee....
Notice how far down the studying part comes? I hope it isn't a reflection of anything.By the way, I've been thinking about having different perspectives on different ideas and words, like my GP lecturer Mr Paul Charles had said. According to him, I would help to impress markers. So these were what I came out with:Hypocrisy: Don't make the mistakes I make?Cowardice: More useful alive than dead?Moral Values: Conforming to society's expectations?Tradition: Narrow mindedness?Environmental Conservation: So that we can exploit our natural resources longer?Generousity: The selfish need to feel good?Sportmanship: Maintaining one's dignity in the face of failure?Working for the Future: Sacrificing the present?hmmm.....how? Is it out-of-the-box enough? I hope they are logical, at least.Oh well......Btw, in case there are still those out there who are unaware, I will be going to U.K on the 31 of May and will only be back on the 10th of June so please refrain from contacting me during that period. I am not bringing my phone along with me since I don't have auto roam anyway. I am freaking excited!!!!And I need to pack. Maybe I'll put up the inventory later after the trip. If I put it on now, there's no telling the chance that I might jinx it.:) I think I am going to be qualified as a relatively experienced traveller after this. Now to somehow get my foot on Australian Soil sometime later in my life....and maybe France and Italy.... now....which bank to rob......Oh, I did my research on Islamic Influences on the world for my religious class.... did you know that it was Islamic art and culture that gave birth to the European Renaissance era? Interesting...hard to believe considering the state the Middle East and the Persian Gulf right now. And it was the Turks that first came up with the first vaccinations in the world and it was an English woman who relayed back the method to Europe. Ironic considering how women were seen as 'unworthy' of formal education back then.
Oh, and did you know that every English queen named Jane has been beheaded, killed, sent into exile, kidnapped or stripped of her position? One of them was only fifteen years old when she was beheaded, after being on the throne for only a few days. Holds the record for the shortest reign ever by a queen. For a king, the shortest was only a few hours i think...poor guy. He didn't even get to wear a crown or even seat on a throne.
Incidentally, did you know that it was the Chinese that invented gunpowder which later gave birth to bombs and grenades. Said to have been concocted by accident in a kitchen after a mixture of spices came inot contact with fire...I never knew history is so damn fascinating. And did you know that new findings are poiting towards the possibility that it was the Chinese and not Colombus that first discovered the Americas?
Other intersting facts, not sure if they are really true or not but still.... did you know that some scientists speculate that Malays were descended from the people of the ancient Chinese kingdom of Yue-nan? or is it Funan? Not sure...but they were said to be located somewhere in present day Myanmar. But did you know that in terms of genetics, Malays are most related to Native American Indians?
AND, when Christopher Colombus sailed past the Straight of Malacca, he referred to the Malays and "friendly Indians-unlike the savages found in other areas". And that was because these "indians" gave him food supplies.
DISCLAIMER: I do not, in any way, proclaim that the presented data is all true. I am merely relating what I have read from various sources, some of which are rather dubious.
I am bored. But i am still happy i guess. Who would have thought...my 100th post..........
Of course, considering that this blog has been active for around three years and that there are 365 days a year........my 100th post? How......pathetic.......
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2:51 PM
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Went out with Stanley, Joanne, Zhen Hong and Arif today. went for lunch before walking around IMM all afternoon. Guess where we went? Daiso of course. it seems like any trip to IMM is incomplete without looking at the $2 products being sold there. Oh, and hey have a newly stocked gardening section. Must let my mother know.
Saw Jolyon at the Woodlands MRT station while waiting for Zhen Hong. I think he was going to Yishun to play badminton. And thank goodness he reminded me about homework or else I would have happily stayed out all day, come back at an unearthly hour and probably just collapse into bed. Of course, me coming back earlier today just meant that i collapse inot bed earlier. I didn't mean to, actually. I just charged my phone, plonked onto my parents' bed after switvhing on the fan, took a deep breath and then, BOOM!, I woke up to the sound of DR. Octavius laughing as he...erm...blew up something.
All in all, I think thins was one of the better days I've had this week. A great ending. I went out with friends, spent only a moderately short time on the com, did a bit of work and some catching up of subjects...sigh. My A's are doomed.
REALLY looking forward to U.K!!! I love travelling. My Dad told me that after this trip, I'll be the only person in the family to have been to BOTH the U.S and the U.K. Hmmmm...I can't help but feel a sense of achievement. Lol.
Wonder what next week will bring. I think GP might be a little less tense after the Prelims last Friday but there's still the A levels so Ms Lin might not become TOO relaxed. As for the other subjects....ah well. Life goes on i guess *shrugs*
Random Ramble:
I love train rides. I don't know why. Especially if I get a seat, a corner seat. The scenery is often nice and calming, not to mention repetitive which makes it all feel like I belong here, you know?
Even in the tunnels, you will get to see your reflection and you get time to think. Think about life, about school, about friends, about what your hair is doing at that particular angle, about the strand of saliva hanging down from the mouth of the sleeping woman next to you...
And if you are with friends, you get to talk. Sure, it might not be the most private place on earth but it's fun to laugh and joke and know people are staring but we laugh anyway. Sometimes you even get to see a smile or two unexpectedly breaking out of some person's mouth who overheard your teasing or jokes and they try to look away to pretend they were not at all listening.
It' nice, really.
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11:32 PM
Thursday, May 17, 2007
I've been feeling under the weather lately, in more ways than one. Headaches won't go away and I think I'm virtually immune to Panadol already. I can't sleep well at night because I worry too much. I don't feel like smiling at all most of the time at home(which is kinda weird for a guy who is known for smiling to himself-the only one in the family who does that).
And I don't know why. I don't feel motivated, even when i'm motivating others. Does that make me a hypocrite? Ah well. I know I'm a hypocrite anyways. My excuse: don't make mistakes I make.
I'm not stressed as much as last year, I think. This year is much more relaxed for me, what with lasser subjects to handle and lesser commitments outside of school. On that topic, I miss singing acappella terribly. I think it kept me sane last year. Wonder how they're all doing without me. I doubt the newer members now I exist, hahaha.
I want to complain about school but I still wanna go for the U.K trip. =)
Oklah, its not so bad. I look at my classmates And i think to myself, "I'm not going through this alone." Must buy them something from U.K, even if its a little something.
And of course, upon hearing that I'm going overseas, a certain GIRL felt compelled to go shoping for her again... I don't mind that actually. But please. I draw the line at kidnapping Daniel Radcliffe.
Feel kinda guilty for my father paying for me for the U.K trip. Contrary to popular belief, my family is NOT well off(not yet anyway, according to my mum; she's always been the optimist).
But still believe life is great. I dunno why. Everytime i think abuot my life, there are a lot of things I wished I had done different but at the same time, I am kinda glad i did all those things. Like going to Innova. I knew I could have gone to PJ, CJ, even AJ if i were to appeal with my big, fat choral background. But I'm still glad i went there.
Den Muhaamda Farhan hates the computer and the internet. Said bloggers are just paces for people to vent out their grieviences and that other people don't really care. I think that venting out is exactly the point of blogging, don't you. he got third prize for IJ Speakers award anyway. Fafimah was waaay better. COngrats FAHIMAH!!!
And now I'm tired bu I have work to do but at the same time I know i'll probably waste time doing useless stuff before i get to work at two o'clock in the morning.
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11:24 PM