Thursday, May 25, 2006
Australia vs Greece
Haha, guess who won... :) Oh well, it wasn't much of a soccer match though, I'll definitely be looking forward to FIFA!!! Only the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals would be worth watching though, since those would be the best and the brightest head-to-head... I'd also be interested in watching Australia play anyway, even though their performance tonight was less than stellar. One goal, scored during the first half, then the rest of the game was a bit of ragtag ball possessions and near-goals. Oh, and if you haven't guessed, Australia won. Hmm...you must be wondering what the **** I'm doing watching soccer when I still am in that essay frenzy, well...the call of the crowds on TV were too irresistable. There's also something about the lure of a ball being kicked around and into nets, see? That lure is what makes me shriek and shout when Brazil won the world cup the last time. Hah. Well.
I'm going to get a graphic tablet soon, and with that, hopefully my blog will get spiced up. The EAP essay is finally over and done with, but the only essay I've got a bone to pick with is the HOI essay. DIE HOI!!! Oh well, so the weekend will be devoted to doing some more HOI research and doing up the rest of the essay. Heck, I spent 4 hours on two paragraphs lah!!! And still they're not up to standards. Academic writing just drives me crazy. The only time when I could get my creative juices flowing was during that M&C article thing. Maybe I should just sign up for that shirt design contest on Trinity just to vent my nerves, gah. I miss drawing on actual A4 sized pieces of paper, instead of doodling on the edge of lecture books and worksheets. Unfortunately, time waits for no man, me especially since I'm a woman. =_=
So I' m just glad that I got 2 long johns for 20 bucks, to last me all through winter. And I'm making ammendments to my previous announcement of that "thank you" note: besides Anita, those people who gave that beautiful necklace were Jessica, Lucia, Mei and Calista!!! Thanks you guys!!! Haha, and guess what they gave Adlin for her birthday??? She got some ladies' boxer shorts lah, haha! So funny! The look on Adlin's face when she opened that persent was priceless man. I should have recorded. Reminds me of the time my church friend got a G-string set as a birthday present, haha, so hilarious!
Initially, I thought the next Fifa would be in 2007...did I get my dates wrong @_@??? Oh well, who cares, at least it's finally arrived. I still remember the first time I got attached to soccer at the church camp in 2002. Came back to Singapore in time to watch the finals. Too bad this year's world cup is in Germany. That means the matches will be aired like super early in the wee hours of the morning, so sad. Did I mention how much I love drums? Oh my gosh, the drum lessons every Thursday aren't enough lah. So this year my resolutionwas to pick up drums, next year it will be to learn Jap. Yeap. Oh yes...I have to to M&C presentation research...shit...
WHAT AM I DOING HERE!!!
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
Happy Birthday To Me~
Muahahaha! 17 years of being a blessing to everyone around me, but still they show no gratitude, hmm... Well, this year's 17th birthday sure held lots of firsts for me, so I'm gonna list them, lest I forget (which I probably won't but what if I suddenly woke up one morning with mental disorders???):
1. First birthday in Australia
2. First time eating the Aussie Burger. Symbolic somehow??? I feel like I'm in a Lahiri story about displacement and stuff. Which is why they probably chose her text, since we're overseas students...-__-
3. Read the first volume of Meru Puri, it was damn cute
4. Ate my first milky LCM. It was gorgeous! It used to be called Rice Krispies back when I was young...and now it's made a comeback, hahahaha!!!
5. Got a surprise dinner party from all my relatives at Mabrown. Awww...it was so touching, and it ALMOST succeeded in surprising me...somewhat...at the last minute. But I didn't for once expect it to happen, so there! So kind of them all...
6. First time someone has baked cookies for me Adi* :) All the sweetness of friendship... Haha I'm grossing myself out! *pats*
7. First time someone other than my Mom made lunch for me, Rach*!!! Loved the smoked salmon dear!!! *hugs*
8. First piece of birthday jewelry from Anita, so cool! The X looks THE cool on me la, thanx! ;) So you knew how chio I was from the start, haha!
9. First birthday song sung in the EB Dining Hall for me, haha! Thanks to all my other friends who were there and were not, cuz I know you'll be thinking about me all the same, about how wonderful I am and along those lines... :)
10. Thanx to Hy for specially opening that MSN window to wish me Happy B'day even though I wasn't at my com! ;)
Man, and you know what made the day sweeter? There was this kawaii little baby at the next table who wanted some of my birthday cake! So, to show how magnanimous I was, he managed to get his teeny hands on some of my chocolate cake, haha... So cute, kept looking over to our table after I posed for that psychotic shot with me holding that big metal knife and smiling like a maniac. I may even decide to put it up, haha!
Went out hunting for LCDs and Plasmas today mostly, and didn't touch any work at all, since it is sacrilegious to do work on birthdays, mine especially. So in the end my aunt bought this 42-inch Plasma. Looking forward to watching the thrid instalment of LOTR on it, it's going to be so fab! And I bought three packs of Kinder Bueno for myself as mini birthday presents, they're so much better than Kit Kat!!! X3
But to tell the truth, I would have just gone for a simple plate of Hokkien Mee for my birthday dinner, a simple meal of $3 instead of a restaurant affair (of course lah, the candles would have to be transferred to the Mee and stuck in it, how fun'd that be?). Now, I'll do anything for a takoyaki (the octopus one, but ham and cheese is fine).
After such a lovely day indeed, I am like that blown-out candle on the cake now, and I can almost qualify for that coffin part...
-space out-
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
Four Weddings and a Funeral
In my case, four essays and six exams... I'm feeling depressed now for no particular reason, so must be puberty... My M&C group is supposed to do this presentation project about India and Bollywood, oh wow. The only thing I know about Bollywood and its history is: Aishwariah Rai. And I doubt even if I'd spelt her name correctly O_O And the only impression I have of Indian movies are two lovers playing with a tree in between with funny music in the background, those cliche scenes, harhar.
Oh well, at least my job's easy, finding out about famous directors and stars and such, but I wonder what movie we're gonna use, and how we're gonna have to download that movie...wonder if Limewire has it...
This past week has been full of ups and downs, predictable yet surprising at times. Downs because I had to wake up at about 4am to do my HOI plan, stay up late to type M&C essay, stay back late to throw $7 worth of photocopying into my HOI research. On the other hand, haha, we had the best accounting tutorial ever (in which the teacher wasn't present and in which we left the class after he wasn't here for 20min), I can better open up in class now that I've sorta familiarised myself with my tute people (except for Lit. and drama and maths1 but WATEVA), I've started to trust the tram system and stopped walking to the city or vice-versa, and I have FINALLY finished my M&C essay *claps*
Which means, of course, that I'd have to do my EAP and HOI essays on my birthday...this "suxor" (allora: 2005) :) Referencing blues... I replayed JJ's 3rd album again on the way home on Wednesday, ahhhh...brought back so many beloved memories, I love every song in that album. Besides that, well, I think my shoes are rotting, but as long as no one else can smell them, it's alright. For now. I really feel the effects of being born in the year of the Snake here, the dry skin I have is starting to look and feel scaly, eeeuuurrrgghhh!!! Plus the extraordinarily irritating person in my Maths 1 class sucked up so much to RB that I wanted to puke >.< Can't stand it, his sucking-up is so explicit can??? All his remarks are loud and lame, but after all are only for attention-seeking purposes, I'm sometimes so disgusted my hair stands.
Gah, well, glad I'm free for the last period tomorrow. BTW, did I mention? Japanese is just such the coolest!!! Overhearing all the Jap people talking in my M&C class is so refreshing. Their language is so smooth and fluent, unlike English, which can be bumpy, or Chinese, which is too rolly (-_- on the tongue I mean). When I have more free time at Uni, I SHALL GO FOR JAP HOLIDAY CLASSES. For now though, I'll just stick to my craving for takoyaki... *drools*
Really *shakes head* For all the essays we do, we should at least receive some money... $_$
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
Big Bigger Biggest Noise
Sigh...So much work to do, I barely have time to blog. I didn't blog for this whole week, so to update you on my life, I bought Black Cat anime, so cool! I majority of the week stressing about upcoming assignments. The only day of the week I actually enjoyed myself was on Friday, when I went out with J to go anime hunting. Found this really good anime bargain shop (I took the credit of course, since I stumbled upon it), which would save me about $40 per anime. So J wasted $95 on Full metal Panic when I think she could have gotten it for $60? She was so xin tong I had to comfort her all the way back to the Uni on the tram, where she accused me of not telling her about the shop sooner. Me, being patient, and kind, and etc. etc. accepted the accusations with a bowed head and cheeky grin, and then both of us started talking about how this shuaige in her class proclaimed that he could cook ("no lar, I dun like him la" was what she insistently put into my head, which I insistently pushed OUT OF my head)(but then again he already has a gf, so I can understand her reluctance).
Oh, so where was I? Yar, so then that person J mentioned said he could cook char siew and we started laughing like maniacs, "I can cook also wat, instant noodles with char siew" or "So what if he cooks char siew? Is he gonna feed his wife char siew every day???" or "Hey, I can cook DIFFERENT flavours of instant noodles okay, like tom yam, laksa, chicken etc. and fried egg...".
Ok, rather lame conversation, but for some reason, it got us high and it got people on the tram glancing at us, especially that guy sitting perpendicular to our seat, kept giving us weird sidelong looks that perpetually screamed "xiao-arh". But, anyway, on the way to Big Noise, somehow this topic came up about Buddhist monks in helicopters coming to join Big Noise with their gongs and set us off laughing again. By the time we reached the Bulpadock, I was already quite high (it's the endorphins fault).
Big Noise was so cool. A police helicopter actually came to check us out about two times, and we just made louder noises, haha! Other than that, Big Noise could have been more fun if I'd actually remembered to bring my camera along (it's rotting away in the cupboard) and if the guys standing in front could have actually considered how short the girls behind were and ACTUALLY BEND DOWN to accomodate us... Argh. So frustrating. Caught glimpses of the performances, but NO FAIR!!! The acrobat/performer was so cool, and supposedly the drummer with the cap was quite hot, but I didn't look (blocked by all the shoulders and heads la, **** them).
After Big Noise, went down to the city for dinner together with A, C and L and ate at Ajisen ramen. OMG the ramen was just so good, just that the portion was too much for me to finish (I ate the Gyoza ramen, having heard somewhere that it was famous or something). I guess I like the noodles' texture because of it's similarity to you mian or ban mian. >.< Next time I'm trying that miso ramen...
Minimum temperature is 7 next week, harrumph. If I start to wear that winter jacket I think I'll look like an intellectual polar bear. Sans fur. I might as well smear myself all over with whale blubber, but for some reason, people don't like fats being smeared on furniture. Or books. So what if I'm dead or I dieded? It still means the same thing...
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Saturday, May 06, 2006
Liu Xing Zhu Jiao???
Is there a track like this in JJ Lin's 4th album? The pirated version I got from M'sia has 12 tracks. Well, an extra for me, but what song is it? Am hoping people who have gotten his Cao Cao album can clarify this mystery for me, haha! Busy ripping his cds into my MP3 player so I can bring him around wherever I go *screams* He looks so uber-cool on the CD cover, I wanna hug him (the only thing stopping me from doing that is because he is 2-d on the cover). Haha, can't wait to listen to all the songs *rubs hands in glee*.
Went shopping around today since my cousin is going for work experience in the country for about 3 weeks. So she bought all these groceries like fish sauce, instant noodles etc. Ate Assorted Balls with Noodles in Soup today, and my cousin brought up this topic about sheep's balls, so gross!!! People eat them (I'll not be surprised if these people ate humans too), for what? And the fishcake-mushroom combo looked like a mini-brain on top of some white fats. The raw mushroomy taste made me wanna barf.
It was so crowded in the market section at Box Hill, and all the sellers were "tao jia huan jia"ing in loud voices (so tragic that my com can't type chinese. I'm being isolated from my mother tongue!!! ...if not for Lin Jun Jie... :) ...) and everyone was just being annoying by pushing everybody else. Humph. But the parsley smelt good... Then went down to Coles and I bought a Kinder Bueno bar. Forgot how good it tasted, and the car in the lucky draw looks quite snazzy and cool, but it's like one-in-a-million chance I'd win it lah, since I only bought one measly bar... (Didn't know ripping music took such a long time)
Oops, gotta go search for some more disc info liao. At least this blog entry is short *hears sighs of relief all around*
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FINE THEN DON"T READ MY BLOG.
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Friday, May 05, 2006
Love Livin' Life Lazy
Come mid-year, after exams, it's time for a change of blogskin. No rotten eggs or Camembert cheese please, I'll not change my blog addie, kae??? I just hate seeing the same uniformity every day. One problem is that I can't find a blogskin I like that will actually accomodate Viola, my pet fish (on the links page. go feed her).
I'm just slacking in front of this glowing bright screen now. My cousin has her friends over (I may need ear plugs soon), but at least they're not breaking windows or making prank calls (what was I thinking *smacks forehead* 21-year-olds don't prank call...). So right now I'm holed up in my room, trying to avoid finishing my Maths ws. And my library magazine is overdue by about $2 already, although I can't see any reason for this particular problem since I've returned every single damned thing that belongs to the library back (who wants your stoopid books anyway?!?). 'Specially since I borrowed that Time magazine for M&C academic purposes... Hard work never really gets repaid unless you speak up. OMG. They're banging about in the living room now. Gosh. For such "lady-like" women, they make really good stompy elephant sounds.
Just revisited and updated all my links. Though yanny's blog and shitian's blog are protected...from what? Maniacal stalkers who want to terrorise two random girls??? How about the common people who want to read about their lives? Sigh...so exclusive, like high-end night club.
Note to self: No more tuna from EB dining hall. Tastes horrid. Just glad that since my Lit. tute's been changed, Friday life is gewd, babeee!!! Thanks to Ad, J and An. All my EAP tute people rawk too, with one exception...but... Woke up so early today, luckily I had my cornflakes =_=. And there was heavy rain today in the city, pouring like someone up there holding the bladder for very long, then let loose. My little piggy didn't go to market today, so poor thing. It got kinda soggy hanging around on my backpackie, awwwww.... So I endured and rewarded myself with a large fries from Mcdonalds. Which eventually turned cold and wet thanks to its environment being cold and wet too. I took half an hour munching through them and looking to see if the other people on the tram were jealous, haha! (Unfortunately, no one was cuz I was eating politely unobtrusively)
Travelling backwards, facing the wrong way, watchamacallit etc. It isn't really nauseating until you concentrate on it. So I didn't, of course. If not my fries would have ended up as "potato patties" on someone else's lap (yes I'm quoting you Addy) (by the way, you should just go buy Adicolor la, since it's so synonymous with your name). I saw 3 absolutely cute bow-wows on my way past the petshop, aaahhhhhh!!!! What's the whole point of ding-dongs on the bus when half of them are out-of-order? Sometimes you don't just wanna slap someone's eyeballs, you wanna poke them REAL hard and make them bleed (for now, there is only one person so far I would do that to, Rach would know *wink* *wink*) (this is called in-text use of nonverbal communication) (I have gotten downright SICK of that SICKENING cliche about SICKO eye contact) (and EAP discussions are such disasters they're just so much fun!!!)
*faints from excessive blabbering*
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Birds Are Cheep
So next time you wanna become a pet shop owner, put this sign in the birds' section.
I so shouldn't be blogging right now. My M&C worksheet is waving to me from that desk far away. Which is...getting nearer.
How am I supposed to practise drums with two highlighters? And I haven't done maths because of that stupid square theory about sketching graphs. I can't grasp it. It's flying away like a Tweety Bird (only Tweety can't fly and I hate him/her anyway) (omg, Tweety's bisexual) (unless he's just a gay-bird)
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The baked beans I ate today is giving my stomach a bad time. I have enough gas in my small intestines to fuel a Holden Rodeo. (that name only came up in my head because Holden's been marketing it so aggressively on TV I get eye-aches just looking at the ads) (another irritating car ad is the Nissan Tiida. hey, reality check, kae? no matter how much Nissan or Holden advertise, I'll still want a Lambhorgini. and IT hasn't advertised so far *rolls eyes*)
At least now I know how to make scrambled eggs, so now I'll just eat cornflakes... Wednesdays are the worst. Two of the most boring tutorials in a day. What more can one die for?
And I have no NAPHA. Reading about other people suffering NAPHA is kinda fun cuz I'm kinda sadistic.
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Monday, May 01, 2006
When Swearing Is Not Enough
Really. Four essays. FOUR ESSAYS. All unveiled in a day. Why not let's all go fight wars instead. This is totally crazy. I'd rather eat one of those really HOT tiny chillis, a whole bowl of them, than go through Term 2.
And wha...? I have to go all the way to Flemington to get my drum pad and sticks. Such incentives to fire my passion for drums. Really. On the brrrrrrrright side (Yes. It's a cold, wet and miserable day.), all the lectures today ended 20 minutes early, so...woohoo... And I understand all the lucky people in Singapore are having a day off today. What a comforting thought. The next holiday we have here is 5 weeks away, the Queen's birthday. What can I say? Wish there were more Queens around. Maybe, like, 365 queens, all with different birthdates??? And I managed to change my Lit. tute to Friday, with "The Gang". Haha.
There are so many tram lines here it sometimes feels to me as if the whole city is trapped under this gigantic electric spider-web that sends out sparks from time to time. Whew. You can't even get a decent, uncut view of the sky from underneath them. What's more, it's getting so pitch black at 6.30pm (wth?!?) that I kept stepping on hidden puddles all the way home from the bus stop. Which, of course, resulted in that familiar, squelchy-shoe phenomenon I have become so accustomed to back in Singapore. Not that I appreciate the soggy socks that inevitably tag along.
Did I mention that Monologue exam? Where we have to memorise 200++ words and re-enact them out to two drama examiners? No? Well then, I shouldn't mention it, because it SO does not warrant such anxiety. And the pasta today tasted like rendang. Rendang with bits of tomato and ropey shreds of beef/pork/mystery-meat/lamb/turkey/chicken (choose one). The numerology test I posted before sounds so totally bogus at the part about depicting my future paths. I'd probably come back to this blog 50 years on in my life, look up that entry and Roll On Floor Laughing. (Which would probably result in my osteoporosis working up and my bones disintegrating or my heart palpitating or a stroke that would render my left side paralysed.) (My gosh, I am such an optimist, I amaze myself sometimes.) (At least it's not my right side.)
Posting tests on blogs is such A classical cheating technique if you want to blog long, but don't know exactly what to say. Or... ...maybe it was just that the results of that particular test were grandmother-story-types.
It's quite upsetting when a misplaced laundry basket takes up more of your time than US negotiations with Iran...
And 32 posts in the same blog address is my personal best. Congratulate me, everyone! (Before my fickle-itis returns and I change my blog address and template again. But hey, you don't exactly have to pay anything to read such a fabulous blog, surely you wouldn't mind me roaming wherever I please? ^^) Oh, that tiny little doggy's butt on TV was so adorable... X-3
*hugs timetable* *gets squished* *prints new timetable* hugs timetable*... I never learn...
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Nutty Numerology
Hmmm... Check this out:
Your Inner or Soul's Urge: This is spiritual and emotional expression more than physical. It is your heart-felt desires, your incentive, how you look at life. Here are your areas of personal satisfaction.
Number: 9
You yearn to serve the world; to "broadcast" your self, your talents, and your emotions; and to give the benefits of your knowledge and experience to all. You dream of a world with understanding, harmony, and trust as the norm.
Many find you attractive. Although you can have an impersonal attitude, many people dearly Love you. You are compassionate and impressionable. Because you have boundless faith in your own source of supply, you tend to give of yourself without thought about your own impoverishment.
You have the innate wherewithal to be an inspired artist, poet, inventor, or psychic; you have accurate and intuitive prophetic abilities, and desire to use your talents for universal benefit.
To be a more effective humanitarian, be more definite in your thoughts and actions and acquire more control over your emotions.
Your Personality: This is physical expression more than spiritual or emotional; your outer self, the way you express when meeting others. It may or may not be the real you.
Number: 9
You have a magnetic personality, although sometimes appear to lack forcefulness. Your pleasing manner can influence others easily. When not interested, you can appear distant. Usually you appear generous, tolerant, idealistic, altruistic, artistic, and, at times, mystical.
You can seem to view life too seriously, especially when your emotions dwell on the negative.
Your personality is not helped by wearing black. To enhance your appearance and personality, wear colors; clothing that is comfortable but not careless.
Your Quiescent Self: Stripping away all outside influences, aspirations, ambitions, "shoulds", and "shouldn'ts" -- this is you when you are alone; just you and your dreams..
Number: 9
You are a great humanitarian, eager to be of service for the betterment of all humanity. You support and perpetuate effective social organizations whose goals are the helping of mankind. You Love the human race. You are a great artist and your works serve to inspire others on a broad scale.
Your thoughts and pleasure are being of selfless service to humanity in conjunction with personal Love and happiness.
Your Destiny or Ultimate Goal: This is your desired lifetime accomplishment. It is a key to a useful and happy life, and to feeling fulfillment during your latter days.
Number: 9
Your destiny is service to mankind and representing all that is fine, true, and generous. This is easier with tolerance, compassion, and understanding. You have tremendous power to warm the hearts of humanity and to stimulate the perception of beauty.
You have an eye for beauty and perfection and are inspirational, kind, understanding, generous, an inspired artist, intuitive, and psychic. You give freely of your emotions, your skill, and your leadership purely for the benefit of mankind. You have the ability to use words effectively and artistically, both written and verbal.
You are artistic, beautiful, strong, courteous, kind, impulsive, emotional, harmonious, and have an impressive personality.
Your Life's Path: Here are clues to what fate has in store for you. It indicates the type of encounters, events, and opportunities you are likely to experience along your physical life path.
Number: 7
Your path is along the lines of research, investigation and mental analysis. This includes meditation and introspection. Your opportunities will often be brought to you without having to go get them. The manifestation of those opportunities tend to have something in common with quiet places away from bustle and confusion.
You work well with theories and fundamentals, seeking wisdom and hidden truths. When you use your own ideas and judgment, dedication, and scientific attitude, along with your intuition, your decisions will enable you to reach your goals.
You can be alone without feeling lonely. You respect intelligence and are continuously accumulating knowledge for yourself. You have an intense reasoning capacity.
Others will perceive you as having more warmth and less aloofness when you balance your knowledge and its pursuit with compassion and human sensitivity. That combination inspires wisdom.
This Year's Path: Here is what you are likely to encounter this year -- your feelings, your predominant perspective, and the type of situations, circumstances, and opportunities you tend to attract during the calendar year.
Number: 6
This is a year of service for you, a duty year. You feel you're assuming new responsibilities. People make more demands of you this year. You are needed in many directions.
Warmth and good will toward others, along with love and harmony, will make everything worthwhile. Justice, fair play, and honesty are important. It is a year for unselfish service.
Take care of your health because without it you cannot help others. Find time for rest and relaxation. This is a year to be thorough and conscientious about everything that you do.
It is a year of fine and friendly influence for marriage, tranquil home conditions, and traditional family activities. You may feel a strong desire to get settled.
Next Year's Path.
Number: 7
This is your year for personal reflection and perfection, a year of introspection. You feel like analyzing everything you have been and are doing. You think about beauty, love, perfection, and what life is all about.
You spend a good deal of time alone, getting acquainted with yourself and your new inner power. This year you gain a better understanding of your emotions and your spiritual nature. Take time out to rest, study, read, and travel, and to look at life from a different angle. Find outlets for personal creative expression.
If you have psychic, spiritual, new age, or mystic interests, this is the year to pursue those studies.
Quality is your standard.
Last Year's Path.
Number: 5
This is a year of change for you, a year to get out of the rut. Your opportunities are found outside ordinary routine. New opportunities and new conditions are manifesting (some may appear unexpectedly) -- new relationships, new ideas, new contacts, new enterprises, new plans -- more freedom, more variety, more travel -- broader fields of interest and activity.
It is a year of new experiences -- change, growth, fun, freedom. You feel an inner push to go do something, anything, so long as it's a new experience. You notice more opportunities to travel. It is time to take advantage of the prevailing atmosphere of change and variety to learn something new. The year adds new life and color to your undertakings.
The changes can be thrilling and inspiring. Now is the time to take advantage of the enhanced sense of freedom you feel and create new outlets for your genius. It is also a time to let older people and children inspire you.
If you have a business, you may wish to advertise more than usual, possibly presenting your business with a new, even unique, angle.
----->Wow. Hmmm. Shall go ponder about this... o_O
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