Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Assignments coming in!!!
Boos!
Hello again guys! Oops... I haven't put up the pictures of the worms & other parasites. Sorry... haha! It just isn't something that's constantly on my mind. =) I'll try to remember ok? Haha! Besides, how many of you people out there are actually keen on seeing worms & parasitic crustaceans? *bleahs*
Today... Wednesday. 3rd day of school. Already, I foresee a pretty busy semester ahead...
ENTM3001:
I need to collect insect specimens again. But at least it's group work this time. However, my catchment area becomes restricted to leaf litter. Crap... 20%
I also need to prepare a 45min presentation on the Order Mantodea (i.e. praying mantis), which, I dunno when I need to present. Still need to prepare notes for the class one lor. 35%
2 assignments only costs me 55% already. Hai...
BIOL3011:
Got a project that's worth forgot how many percent already...
PARA3001:
Report due next Friday, and another one 2 weeks after that. And a final one somewhere in May I think. *sigh*
Plus, I'm one of the project managers in OCF... haha! But that's not a big problem la. Really.
In fact, there's gonna be a BBQ this Saturday at Roma Street Parklands!!! YAY!!! It's a welcome BBQ for the new people, so we can get to know them & vice-versa, and for the "oldies", time to catch up!!! Haha! Speaking of which, I need to call Paul, Jeremy, Nicole & Jasmine from the IDP talk.... ask them come. Oh ya! And Pauline too... Sinying's friend. Yep yep... at least then she, being a minor (meaning under 18), will have more people to know & hang out with.
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I'm selling my table to Vinoth for $50. Can't go IKEA this Saturday coz of the BBQ... might end up getting a cheap shelving unit from Warehouse or Crazy Clark's or something... to put my stuff that'll be emptied from my drawers. See how. I have to remember to ask them to get me an IKEA catalogue when they go. Sekali IKEA shelves cheaper than outside, I won't be particularly surprised...
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Do you ever dream/wish that u were rich? Like filthy rich... so rich that you're working only for the kick of it... I'm sure many ppl do.
I do too... but honestly, only occasionally. Like now... Think of all the things u can do!
If someone needs to study but can't because of money, I could give/lend them!
If someone needs to be hospitalised & treated, I could help!
If someone needs to get an expensive gift, I have the cash!
If someone is injured and is able to take a bus home but is inconvenient, I could give 'em a cab!
Aiyah, lots of ifs la... Unfortunately, I'm not filthy rich. Haha! Oh wells... I am rich in love... (I think. Am I?) I can offer help & support morally, physically... =)
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I wanna buy a film camera. Haha! I want a film SLR. I just had a revelation the other day... See, digital is so much easier, so everyone-can-do-it, everyone-can-use-it... And to learn more about photography with digital is SO SO SO SO much cheaper & user-friendly & time-saving. That's why, for people of this era, the learning curve starts off gentle. But how high does it start to plateau off? Like, how much skill is actually learnt? Everything is on Auto (even for me)... and many mistakes can be corrected post-exposure with powerful softwares (i.e. Photoshop). The pinnacle of acquiring photography skills is when u use film. You can't edit ur photos. You need to have a good understanding & application of the relationships between the shutter, aperture & ISO to get a good exposure. And you can see for yourself how well u understand light when u have your photos printed out in front of you. And for manual focus SLRs, depth of field & focus will become more evident as you compose your shots & focus on your subject.
Aiyah, I just feel that I started learning photography with a good digital cam, now I want to improve using a film SLR.
Some features I want: manual & auto focus, manual & auto light metering, depth-of-field preview, focussing screen... mmmm... dunno still got what other important features leh. Maybe someone can advise me? I'm currently more biased to Nikons. Like the FA, F80, F60/F65, F100 maybe? I dunno... Overkill would be like F5 & F6?
*dreams*
Oh yes, song...
"You’re my peace of mind in this crazy world.
You’re every thing I've tried to find.
Your love is a pearl.
You’re my Mona Lisa,
You’re my rainbow skies,
And my only prayer is that you realize
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes.
The world will turn,
And the seasons will change.
And all the lessons we will learn
Will be beautiful and strange.
We'll have our fill of tears,
Our share of sight.
My only prayer is that you realize
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes.
You will always be beautiful in my eyes.
And the passing years will show
That you will always grow
Ever more beautiful in my eyes.
And there are lines upon my face
From a life time of smiles.
When the time comes to embrace,
For one long last wine,
We can laugh about how time really flies.
We won’t say goodbye,
‘Cause true love never dies.
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes."
-Joshua Kadison: Beautiful In My Eyes
My dear honeybunny... Yes, you'll always be beautiful in my eyes. I miss you. And now I can't even call u often. =( But I'll try ok? *hugs* I love you my darling. I love you I love you I love you! Study hard hard ok? We jia you together ya? =)
Love me
if you
dare...
13:54
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Monday, February 26, 2007
Day 1 Complete...
Hey folks!
Hmm... my first day of school with the rest of the uni has ended... Today I had ENTM3001 and BIOL3011. i.e. Insect Diversity and Identification, and Plant-Microbe and Insect Interactions. Both seem pretty nice to study... I just hope I am able to keep my resolution to study what I was taught for the day on the day itself... But for today, both were merely introductions to the course. Yay! No need to study today!
Y'know, I always have thoughts I wanna blog about, but when I actually get down to blogging, I seldom remember any of those thoughts... I think I'll type it down or write it down whenever something comes into my head next time.
Anyways, here's one: Am listening to a very nice song... Somehow it's just very feel-good. So I'll share it here. In fact, next time when I blog, if I'm listening to a song, I'll put it down! Yeah! =)
"Sing, sing a song.
Sing out loud,
Sing out strong.
Sing of good things not bad,
Sing of happy not sad.
Sing, sing a song.
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long!
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear,
Just sing, sing a song.
Sing, sing a song,
Let the world sing along!
Sing of love there could be,
Sing for you and for me!
Sing, sing a song.
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long!
Don't worry that it's not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear,
Just sing, sing a song."
-Carpenters: Sing
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Melisa's asking me to go Koorong with her & Judy... haha! Dunno wanna go anot leh. I want to go Koorong but I don't feel like moving from the library much... I wanna stay online... I haven't been online for like 2 weeks now la! Then again, nobody's online also. *sigh* Maybe I should just go la hor? Buy some books... =) Yep! Ok, I'm going Koorong! Yay!
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I'm moving into Barry's room... Max didn't wanna share our room coz he said (and I have to admit) that it was too small for 2 ppl to share. Anyways, it's the master bedroom I'm moving into so we're splitting the cost. $70/person. The thing is, I most probably am not gonna be able to fit my table in there so it's just gonna be a mattress & some space to keep my clothes. Somehow I don't feel justified paying $70/week for a bedspace when Barry is paying the same for a table and a bedspace. Well, I know Barry would be ok to paying abit more if I brought it up, but I don't wanna seem... y'know, like grumbly & stingy & stuff...
Nah... anything la. I've only got half a year more anyways... assuming I'm going back straight after my degree. And if I'm not, I suppose I'll be looking for someplace else to live then. 5ppl in a 3-room apartment is just too crowded. It's ok if the rooms are like the Sandford St sizes but this one's just way too small la.
So now, I'm selling my table and getting a shelf thingy to put in Barry's room for all the stuff in my table's drawers. Other than that, I won't be needing a personal table much. Last year merely used the dining table, otherwise I'd be staying back in school till late... so, yeah. No need table. *nods*
Oh, the fridge also seems kinda small for 5ppl. I guess coz now Jared would (I think) stay home more often than last semester and Sue & Barry & I are the kind who would cook up a proper meal so we're kinda fightin' for storage space. Last year it was more or less just me & Barry. Haha! Oh wells, I'll wait till Vinoth & Edwin move out then see how la. Maybe Vinoth is taking my table. If he is, then good coz I don't have to go through all the hassle of advertisement & transportation.
I hope he is...
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Heron Island is such a romantic place to be... but without that special someone, it becomes a melancholy place, a lonely & deserted island with not much choice of communication with the outside world... and you just get cut off...
Pity... It's such a beautiful paradise...
The world is full of beautiful places, amazing spots & breathtaking backdrops. Yet, with no one to share them with, how can my amazement be expressed and agreed? I miss you so so so much... I want you by my side...
Love me
if you
dare...
11:10
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Back from Heron!
Hello guys!!!
Weee!!! I'm back from paradise, and frankly speaking, I half wanted to stay on for an uncertain period of time. However, it seems the other half won, more out of the lack of choice than for other reasons. Haha! Anyways, here're some select few pictures to share with you, the beauty of PARADISE...
This here is the first sight that awaited us at Heron Island...
This is the harbour area... the boats & catamarans come in here & here only.
The jetty... =)
Sunset on the first (or second) evening...
Sunset with the wreck that greets all visitors to Heron Island...
The wreck & the jetty... so near, yet so far...
Turtle tracks! Don't they look like 4x4 tire tracks? Haha!
Ermm... just the signboard to where we stay...
Anisakid adults found in the intestine of a teleost fish! Cool eh?! =D
The great catch! Think there were 8-10 stingrays but we only needed 2. Haha! They ripped the net can! Powerful muscular creatures they are...
Oh, here's another sunset...
This would be near sunset just beside the jetty...
Nice people looking out to ward seagulls off from the turtlets(?) making the start of their treacherous journey of life.
There! Newly-hatched turtlets... haha!
There's one I'm guarding... making its way across the beach to the sea... It made it... but GOD knows for how long. =)
Mummy turtle, spent & tired, finally made it to the sea after many hours of egg-laying & crawling at low-tide...
Love me
if you
dare...
08:11
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Friday, February 16, 2007
You're not alone...
"When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you,
Give me a moment please, to tame your wild wild heart.
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you,
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold.
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore,
Let me be the one you call.
If you jump I'll break your fall,
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night.
If you need to fall apart,
I can mend a broken heart.
If you need to crash, then crash and burn,
You're not alone.
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find,
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head.
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day,
Let me be the one you call.
If you jump I'll break your fall,
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night.
If you need to fall apart,
I can mend a broken heart.
If you need to crash, then crash and burn,
You're not alone.
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain,
And when it's over you'll breathe again.
You'll breath again.
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you,
Give me a moment please,
To tame your wild wild heart."
-Savage Garden: Crash 'n' Burn
Things will be better... I promise. *hugs* We shall not be seperated... we shall not be conquered, except by love!!!
Love me
if you
dare...
13:14
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
No more lessons!
Boos!
The past few days in uni has been very tiring... Can u imagine a lifestyle like that of a secondary school kid? K la... I suppose it might be worse.
9-10:30am : Lecture
10:30-11am: Tea break
11-1pm: Lecture + Prac
1-2pm: Lunch
2-5pm: Lecture + Prac + Tutorial
Where got 1 day 3 lectures, 2 pracs & 1 tutorial one? Hai... but anyways, we squeezed everything to finish by today la... so tmr no classes! Yay!
And then I've got Saturday to spend in Brisbane, then at 3am midnight, Jody (one of my classmates) will come pick me up from my place to head out to Gladstone, where we'll take a catamaran at 11am that'll bring us to Heron Island, where we'll be snorkelling & spending time in the lab & relaxing & playing... and pondering & thinking...
Meeting Aaron later at 6pm at Toowong to borrow snorkelling gear from him. It's quite exciting to be able to go snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef (henceforth known as GBR). Haha! People go there to see the coral & the reef & the fishes & all, we go there to see parasites... copepods, isopods, monogeneans, digeneans, cestodes, nematodes, trematodes. Oops... parasitological lingo. K, id est to say, parasitic crustaceans (same family as crabs & lobsters) and parasitic worms & flukes.
Jared say wanna have BBQ tonight for dinner... at Guyatt Park. Haha! Dunno why he keep wanting to have a BBQ. I know electric pits are free la... and all you have to do is bring your food, cook, and clean up. But still, not troublesome meh? K la... I feel it's troublesome la. Haha! Oh wells... if he insists. I don't really mind also. =) Maybe before they come I can go & find Judy, then take back my sauces & tupperware. Hee! Yes yes! That's a great idea!!! *nods* I shall SMS her after my entry.
I think I need to buy a table lamp & a fan... and a file. Shit... so many things to buy. I better faster go Toowong first, then buy my stuff already then meet Aaron, then come back to Guyatt Park within 2h. Yes yes... haha! Ok!
Be blogging again next week possibly. *shrugs* See how things go...
Everytime I see the time, I'm reminded of you... You're my only dearest & darlingest. I never call anyone else that already, ever since her incident. Really... =( I'm sorry... I really am. Please forgive me...?
"I don't know but I believe
That some things are meant to be,
And that you'll make a better me,
Everyday I love you.
I never thought that dreams came true,
But you showed me that they do.
You know that I learn somethng new,
Everyday I love you.
'Cos I believe that destiny
Is out of our control.
And you'll never live until you love
With all your heart and soul.
It's a touch when I feel bad,
It's a smile when I get mad.
All the little things I am,
Everyday I love you.
... If I asked would you say yes?
Together we're the very best!
I know that I am truly blessed.
Everyday I love you.
And I'll give you my best,
Everyday I love you."
-Boyzone: Everyday I Love You
Love me
if you
dare...
14:16
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Back in Brisbane
Hey everybody!
Y'know what?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
And to everyone else,
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
Been back in Brisbane for 5 days now... It's been an ok 5 days la, I'd say. I'll paste what I typed on the plane first...
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Hi! I'm currently on the plane. Can't get to sleep... it's 4:30am in Singapore & 6:30am in Australia. I'm somewhere in between lor.
A few hours ago, I was quite surprised so many people came to see me off. Although I know some just tag along with the others, I'm nevertheless appreciative of everyone's presence. Now let me see if I can remember everyone... Met Esther first, then Damien, then Shawn & Jiashan, mum, sis, aunt, Bernice, Simin, Yanen, Yanxin, Joshua, Norman, Zhixiang, Zu'An, Eugene, Zitong, Dexter, Xinying, and though I didn't talk to them, Priscillia, Edwin & Binghui. Lastly, Melisa, with all the New Year goodies. Did I miss anyone out? Let's wait for Yanen to send me the photos. =) And ya, people who called me or SMS me: Sihui (hope you're feeling better), Wendy, Jasmine, Loraine & Laverne, Sikai, Carolyn, Yunting, Doris, Eunice and of course, Mao (get well soon ya?).
Leaving was quite a rushed affair, especially when there're SO many people. Didn't get to talk very much to people I really wanted to talk to. Abit regretful that somehow so many people turned up. I hope I don't sound ungrateful... I'm not. I just would've preferred a more silent & peaceful & personal farewell, even if it's just a couple of my close friends (i.e. Bernice, Simin & Esther).
On the plane, once I settle in my seat, I guess the fact that I'm leaving my beloved friends started sinking in (and I suspect it's not fully sunken either)... and it hit me hard. Short & hard, like the impact of a paintball, I suspect. My tears welled up & started cruising down the contours of my painfully twisted face... and the tears that didn't make it to cascade down my face started clogging up my nose with mucus. Sniffling & staring out the window at the viewing mall... I must've been so embarrassing.
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I'm sorry I can't be with you. I can't describe how I'm feeling inside. I'm so torn. I want to stay, yet I have to leave. I really wanted to hug & hold you, but everyone's there... argh! I hate it that we have to be like that... I really do hate it... *heart aches* Yes we do not have much of a choice. We will be judged & people will look at us with those eyes. Since when do I care what people think, you ask me. I don't, really. But if I were to be who I am, you would be the one left to face the judging stares & disapproving looks all by yourself. No. I want to face it with you.
I'm sorry I neglected you. I guess I ended up 丟妳在一邊。 Sorry. Will you forgive me? *pleading eyes brimming with tears*
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所謂，紙是抱不住火的。熊熊焚燒的愛情的烈火，又能隱藏得了多久？事到如今，好像已經很多人聽到謠言了，卻不能肯定。最奇怪的是∶怎麽大人也知道？難道我們在教會裏會很明顯嗎？我們都很少講話，很少接觸到。或則又難道我們在外頭讓別人看見了？若是這樣，爲何要通風報信，好像我們做錯了事這樣。
隨便啦…反正是遲早的事，早點知道好像比較好。
那天，她的父母叫我出來談一談，聊聊天。我知道其實是要問我我們倆的事。感覺好像在interview這樣∶說錯話就完了，給坏印象也完了。但是我覺得做自己最好，不可撒謊，否則會越描越黑。不知道他們對我的印象如何。及格嗎？好像沒反對哦…那應該是好現象吧?
我現在只能靠上帝的幫助和帶領，使我們的感情更加地加深，更加地與上帝聯係。
求主幫助我們。
I want to hug you. I want to hold you in my arms & comfort you. To sayang you as you lay your head on my shoulder. To wipe away your tears & kiss away your fears. Please wait for me... I'll be home soon...
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Ok... so I reached Brisbane on Saturday morning. Took some photos before I landed... =)
These are ice crystals formed on my window. See the small hole there? The air outside was -40°C when I took this shot. =)
Waited for Jared to come pick me up, then came to my new house. Haha! Quite nice la... just that the rooms abit smaller than I expected lor. But on the whole it's still ok I guess? Got swimming pool leh! Hahaha!
Anyways, Sunday morning I couldn't get up... sharks. By the time I woke up, service already over already. In the end, waited for Vivian's 2 friends to come over (they're staying here temporarily) then brought them out for lunch & go around the place abit. Late afternoon came home, we decided to go for a swim in the swimming pool! Haha! K la, it's a very modest pool... but we still had some fun! =) Put my AquaPac (which I bought on the 9th for my camera) to the test!!!
Then later that night, we asked DL & George & their cousin & her friend to come over our place for KFC. Haha! So there were like 9 people? Ya... eat eat, talk talk... around 10+, DL they all go home (oh he move house too! Very near us!) then we went up Mt Cootha to show Vinoth & Edwin the view of Brisbane city! There we took some silly poses also... haha! As usual...
Last night went to Darren & Eileen's house for a surprise birthday celebration for Mei! Haha! It was a fun night la... wah, pot-luck, everybody bring food... alot lor! When everybody full already, haha! They made me eat grapes! They were like, guessing how many grapes can be squeezed into my mouth without bursting! Guess how many? I'm surprised myself lor... haha! 20! Each grape is about the size of the top digit of my thumb. =D The photos are with Eileen... waiting for her to upload or send to me. Haha!
Then after that we played games on Darren's GameCube. I think we played WarioWorld or something like that... haha! Oh yes, it was a fun night...
And then, that night after I reached home, at 12am, Sue, Jared, Vinoth & Edwin celebrated my birthday for me! Yay!!! Haha! See! They bought a white chocolate cake for me! And then decorated with Starburst jellybeans! Thank you guys!!! =)
K, we went Cybercity to have dinner, then went to La Dolce Vita (Little Paris) for a drink. I know you guys mean well la... but I guess I wasn't exactly happy also. Sorry. It's just different when you see everyone coupled together & everywhere has beautiful, romantic ambience, and nice music floating in the air... it's just... different... especially when you're alone.
I miss you so very much. This is torture... argh!!! =( I wanna hold you in my arms & whisper sweet words into your ear... I wanna kiss you & tell you how much I love you, even though I cannot put it into words... But all I can do is emit sound waves...
Love me
if you
dare...
18:30
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Saturday, February 03, 2007
Hero's welcome...
Does Greek mythology resemble Christianity in any way? I hope I'm not blaspheming?
Zeus = GOD
Hercules = Jesus
Herc came down to earth as a mortal, and eventually became a god. Ok, it's pretty twisted... but hey, it came from a twisted mind in the first place ok! *grin*
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"A true hero is measured not by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart."
-Zeus: Hercules
There're many heroes out there...
I'm no hero...
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"If there's a prize for rotten judgment,
I guess I've already won that.
No man is worth the aggravation,
That's ancient history - been there, done that!
Who d'ya think you're kiddin'?
He's the earth and heaven to you!
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you.
Girl, ya can't conceal it,
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinkin' of!
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no.
You swoon, you sigh,
Why deny it, uh-oh!
It's too cliché,
I won't say I'm in love!
I thought my heart had learned its lesson.
It feels so good when you start out...
My head is screaming, "Get a grip, girl,
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out!"
Oh~!
You keep on denyin'
Who you are and how you're feelin'.
Baby, we're not buyin'.
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceilin'!
Face it like a grown-up!
When ya gonna own up
That you got, got, got it bad?
Whoa~!
No chance, no way,
I won't say it, no, no!
Give up, give in
Check the grin - you're in love!
This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love!
You're doin' flips!
Read our lips: you're in love!
You're way off base.
I won't say it!
Get off my case,
I won't say it!
Girl, don't be proud,
It's ok you're in love!
Oh,
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love..."
-Meg (Hercules OST): I Won't Say (I'm In Love)
Does anyone make you feel like you're in love?
"People always do crazy things when they're in love."
-Meg and Hercules, Hercules
When Meg pushed Herc away from a falling pillar when he didn't have his strength;
When Herc jumped into the River of the Dead to save Meg, almost dying himself.
I want to be crazy... crazily in love with you.
Love me
if you
dare...
21:02
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Loneliness strikes...
I'm leaving soon...
On the 9th, to be exact. 11:50pm will be my flight... and then, goodbye Singapore. Singapore and all her cheap yummy food, the convenience of transport, the late night shopping everyday... and most of all, my friends. All my friends.
Today, I spent the whole day alone. Nobody's home... and my thoughts started to run. I don't wanna go back to Brisbane... yet, I know I have to. At the very least, to complete my degree. But the lonely times will eat me, gnaw at my spirit. At least I still have Judy & Melisa & the other OCFers there to "keep me company"? Haha! Yet, mine will be a busy semester & Judy would be working... I don't know about the rest. *sigh* I can only wait till I'm back there & school starts.
And when I graduate, then what? Do I stay there to work or come back? Either way, what can I work as? I'm not exactly keen on lab work... but pest busters?! There's AQIS too... but they might not want an international student since they'd have to go through all the hassle of applying for a work visa for me & stuff... Museum? Preserve insects? *sigh* The future looks bleak...
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But not for you. You have lots of doors open to you. The choice is yours... so study hard, and make your parents, yourself, and most importantly, GOD, proud of you! Show them what you can do! A2 doesn't mean anything ok?
And don't be upset & bothered about what people think of you. You are who you are. If some people don't like it, leave it to them to deal with it. You cannot please everyone. But you can be yourself and shine your fearfully & wonderfully made light to all around you!
"I don't wanna put on my make up
Just like every girl in a magazine.
That's not who I am when I wake up,
That's not who I wanna be.
There's so much more to me than
Meets the eye.
In this life,
I know one thing:
It doesn't really matter what you wear,
Let the people stare!
Coz we are who we are, who we are, who we are!
It doesn't really matter what car you drive,
It's good to be alive!
Yeah, we are who we are, who we are, who we are,
Who we are!
Tell me baby, do I look like the real thing?
Or would you change the color of my eyes?
Tell me why my television's filling me with lies?
There is beauty on the inside,
Yeah you're beautiful!
All right!
When we are who we are..."
-Hope Partlow: Who We Are
"You with the sad eyes,
Don't be discouraged.
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people.
You can lose sight of it all,
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small.
But I see your true colors
Shining through,
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you!
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors,
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow.
Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing.
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear,
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there.
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through.
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you!
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors,
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow!"
-Cindy Lauper: True Colors
"I'd rather die tomorrow than to live a hundred years without knowing you."
-John Smith, Pocahontas
"I don't know what it is but she drives me crazy.
I don't know what she does but she drives me wild.
If only she could let me be the man I wanna be.
Well she can leave me helpless as a child.
I don't know how it is but she has the power.
She can make me laugh when I wanna cry,
She tells me that I'm in control but I know it's just a lie.
And I don't mind, oh!
Will she love you tomorrow like she loves you today?
She can keep your heart guessing but she's yours if she stays.
And that's what it feels like
To love a woman.
To love a woman.
When you're looking in her eyes you can see forever.
You're captured by the beauty of her soul.
You know you're never gonna find a woman like this again
So don't let go, oh!
Oh, she can make your day,
Oh, she can take it away!
And oh, whether it's wrong or right,
You know it in the end, you'd do it all again
To love a woman.
Just to love a woman.
Oh you know (yes I know, yes I know)
She loves you tomorrow like she loves you today (well she loves you)
She can keep your heart guessing but she's yours if she stays (she's yours if she stays)
And that's what it feels like (I'm gonna say it)
And that's what it feels like (what it feels like oh)
And that's what it feels like
To love a woman
To love a woman (mm hmm)
Yes to love a woman."
-Enrique Iglesias & Lionel Ritchie: To Love A Woman
And you know you're the woman that I love. Never mind what the people say. I am who I am, and so are you. And you are beautiful in my eyes, and nothing can change that. I love you.
Love me
if you
dare...
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Extreme Tys?
Heys!
Wah, so fast 1 week passed le... *sigh*
Anyways, I can't recall most of last week already... =P So I shall just post about more recent things. =)
Tuesday I went cycling with Simin! Wah... it was a lo-o-o-ong day can... To cut a long story short, let's just say our route covered almost half of the North-South MRT line. But to say the whole story, I cycled to Simin's place first to go to NUS together. We're having lunch with Bernice, Kelvin, Dexter & Yanqing at the Engine Canteen. Apparently there's a new Indonesian food stall that's nice, and yes, it was! Haha! Anyways, after lunch, we headed towards our destination, Kranji Dam. But we were early, so we detoured to Bukit Gombak's Little Guilin. =) It's a quarry-like thingy just nearby Bukit Batok Nature Park, just a short walk from Bukit Gombak MRT. Yep! Took some pictures there, scaled some of the "cliffs", then realise we might not be able to get to Kranji Dam in time for the sunset. So we set off again...
When we got to Kranji Dam, again we were too early. So walked about the area exploring lor.
Then waited for the sun to set. Wah, I didn't know sunset so late one... haha! But anyways, it wasn't a magnificent sunset la... unfortunately. Imagine we cycle so far just to catch a nice sunset but don't have... *bleahs* The scene was that of BBC's many many strange-looking-antenna field.
Anyways, sun set already, so we started to head home. We were quite tired le actually, so we decided to try asking if we could bring our bikes onto the MRT & take to AMK at least. Haha! Alas! Cannot! *sigh* The reason the staff gave us was that in case of an emergency, the bulk of the bikes might be hazardous or be in the way. Ok lor... I nothing to say. Seems like a good enough reason. *shrugs* So we bo bian, have to cycle back lor. But before we set off from Kranji MRT, we bought a couple of buns & a cup of ice-blended each.
Now for the long ride home. Imagine us, cycle the whole day, butt pain, arms tired... demoralizing lor. Haha! But bo bian... cannot take cab also coz cannot fit in. So we just cycled along the MRT line lor... Cycle cycle cycle until past Khatib then follow 854's route then reach Hougang le lor. Haha! Tired.
Here're the roads taken:
AMK, Lor Chuan, Boundary Rd, Upp Serangoon Rd, Hougang St 21 - Simin's house: 5.9km
Hougang St 21, Upp Serangoon, Braddell Rd, MacRitchie, Adam Rd, Farrer Rd, Holland Rd, Ulu Pandan Rd, Clementi Rd - NUS: 18.36km
Clementi Rd, Ulu Pandan Rd, Ulu Pandan Park, Commonwealth Rd, Toh Tuck Rd, Bukit Batok, Hillview Rd, Bukit Batok - Little Guilin: 8.7km
Bukit Batok, CCK Rd, Sungei Kadut Rd, Kranji Rd - Kranji Dam: 11.89km
Kranji Dam, Kranji Rd, some road in Woodlands - Kranji MRT: 4.99km
Woodlands, Marsiling, Admiralty, Gambas Rd, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 7, Yishun Rd, Khatib MRT, Lentor, YCK Rd, Bowen Sec, Hougang Stadium, mosque, Hougang St 21 - McDonald's: 25.3km
Total distance travelled by Simin: 69.24km
Total distance travelled by me: 75.14km
Crazy right? We met Shawn & Zitong at Mac's, chat for a few minutes, then we left le. I need to catch a bus, Shawn & Zitong going to ECP to rollerblade. Haha! That was about 11pm+ already. Shawn said we're extreme teens... haha! Oh yes, my bike was left with Zitong to bring home. =)
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I want an MP4 player. Find find find, all are iPod nano's doppelgangers lor... Then there are a few pretty cool-looking ones. 2GB + expandable memory, 2.2" 262K color TFT screen, I almost decided one this le:
But last night I found an 8GB iPod nano clone selling for $80, so I SMSed that guy. Just awhile ago, we settled on $100 coz he claimed that alot of ppl offer higher but since I asked first, he's willing to sell me for $100. Bullshit. But ok lor... $100 for 8GB worth it la. But then I think the screen is 1.5" 65K color TFT. Then again, I went to see 65K & 260K already, the difference not noticeable leh... So I'm meeting this guy later.
Wah, he's a bitchy guy lor... I merely asked where he got it from, he said his friend selling MP3 players. Then I asked why so cheap, got other models anot, then he said, I quote,
"No. Now u complain cheap. Wat do u want? Duh. R u really interested or wasting my SMS n time?"
What an idiot lor! Cocky clown. If his deal wasn't so good (at least for now), I would have just told him off lor. *bleah* At least I managed to squeeze a working guarantee from him. Stupid guy.
"忘了是怎么开始。
也许就是对妳有一种感觉。
忽然间发现自己
已深深爱上妳，真的很简单。
爱得地暗天黑都已无所谓，
是是非非无法抉择。
没有后悔为爱日夜去跟随，
那个疯狂的人是我！喔~~
I love you. 无法不爱你 baby, 说妳也爱我。
I love you. 永远不愿意 baby, 失去妳。
不可能更快乐，只要能在一起，
做什么都可以。
虽然世界变个不停，用最真诚的心，
让爱变得简单。
I love you. 一直在这里，一直在爱妳！
I love you, yes I do.
永远都不放弃这爱的妳权利。
如果你还有一些困惑，Oh no,
请接着我的心倾听，
听我说着爱妳，
Yes I do, 我爱妳。"
-陶喆:爱很简单
我愛妳，不是因爲美。我愛妳，不是因爲孤獨。我愛妳，是因爲妳。好奇怪噢？我也不知道。但是我愛妳！=)
Love me
if you
dare...
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This is the harbour area... the boats & catamarans come in here & here only.
The jetty... =)
Sunset on the first (or second) evening...
The wreck & the jetty... so near, yet so far...
Turtle tracks! Don't they look like 4x4 tire tracks? Haha!
Ermm... just the signboard to where we stay...
Anisakid adults found in the intestine of a teleost fish! Cool eh?! =D
The great catch! Think there were 8-10 stingrays but we only needed 2. Haha! They ripped the net can! Powerful muscular creatures they are...
Oh, here's another sunset...
This would be near sunset just beside the jetty...
Nice people looking out to ward seagulls off from the turtlets(?) making the start of their treacherous journey of life.
There! Newly-hatched turtlets... haha!
There's one I'm guarding... making its way across the beach to the sea... It made it... but GOD knows for how long. =)
Mummy turtle, spent & tired, finally made it to the sea after many hours of egg-laying & crawling at low-tide...
Post-card? Nah... but it's what makes post-cards. =) Really beautiful waters they have there...
Durians?! Nope... it's the Casuarina fruit! Haha! K... lame.
Ooooo! Starfish! Haha!
Oh, this is a young White-Capped Noddy! The parents fled when I climbed up the tree can! The poor young tried flapping but couldn't fly... awww...
Juvenile Black-tipped sharks swam right up to us on the last day, just when we were waiting at the harbour for the catamaran to come. Everyone was SO excited coz we didn't get to see them during the whole time we were there... good thing too or we'd have dissected one of 'em... haha!
"Under the boardwalk, people walking above,
The sad view of the wreck as we were leaving the island... =( Goodbye paradise...
Yeah... these're the few scenic shots + a couple of miscellaneous ones. I gotta go for class now... will post more later. =) Or tmr... see how.
