We Three: Me, Myself and I

Promises Are For Keeping

2006-06-29T22:20:00.000+10:00

Harhar. So. NEW BLOG ADDRESS PEOPLE!!!

http://irockyoustone.blogspot.com

See you all there!!! Or else...

Hi! Back From Hiatus!

2006-06-29T00:46:00.000+10:00

So...it's almost one and I'm supposed to wake up tomorrow at nine. Well. Know why I'm online now? Just transferred money to and fro, and applied to IH, BUT THEN REALISED THE BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE SHARED. Man. I don't wanna SHARE anything. I'm a selfish little spoilt brat, kae??? Anyway, why would I wanna share my toilet bowl with so many other varieties of smelly butts??? IH doesn't look too good anymore...*sob*

Oh well, other than that, I can't believe Australia lost to Italy. I mean, it would have been fine, if the final goal wasn't so controversial. I mean, that Spanish referee was totalling bullshitting. Australia SO deserved to win, especially after that triumphant comeback against Italy in the second half, after Materazzi got red-carded. The ball was perpetually theirs lah, in the second half. What's the use of enjoying soccer if the rules get mangled? What's the use of being a skilful player if the referees hate your guts? So FIF***ing stupid.

I am SO going to change this layout. So. Going blogskin-hunting right now, and thanks to the people who tag me anyway, haha! Toodles!

Australia vs Greece

2006-05-25T22:28:00.000+10:00

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!!!

Happy Birthday To Me~

2006-05-20T22:52:00.000+10:00

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-

Four Weddings and a Funeral

2006-05-18T23:54:00.000+10:00

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... $_$

Big Bigger Biggest Noise

2006-05-14T16:25:00.000+10:00

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...

Liu Xing Zhu Jiao???

2006-05-06T22:00:00.000+10:00

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.

Love Livin' Life Lazy

2006-05-05T22:21:00.000+10:00

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*

Birds Are Cheep

2006-05-03T22:53:00.000+10:00

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)

-____-;;

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.

When Swearing Is Not Enough

2006-05-01T22:20:00.000+10:00

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...

Nutty Numerology

2006-05-01T00:58:00.000+10:00

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

Bad Blood

2006-04-29T14:31:00.000+10:00

As in literally and figuratively. My brother is looking for a bloody blogskin and it's so bloodifyingly bothering. Not only that, another bad thing that's cropped up this week (okay, maybe not bad thing, but bad thingS) is the HOI essay. I read the sample essay and I freaked!!! Not only is the HOI essay nipping me at the heels, I still have to do my Psych notes, my accounting revision and exercises, my Maths 1 curve sketching exercises (both), my EAP essay, my Drama monologue, my EAP corrections and homework...ARrrgGgHHhh...

The only good thing that's happened to me so far is Angel/Dust by Aoi Nanase. Oh my gosh she is just such the coolest mangaka. The only ONLY thing lamentable about Angel/Dust is the apparent lack of bishounen. Other than that the art was fantastic, the story impacting and profound, the characters simple, yet well-embellished and believable, with various themes like friendship, time, transcience of humanity etc. :) Have added her into my somewhat short list of fave mangakas, alongside Matsuri Hino, Arina Tanemura...aiyayayaya, I sorta forgot the rest, but anyway, that's not the point.

The point really is that I missed out on JJ's concert-cum-advertisement thingy in Singapore!!! And that I'll miss his actual concert anyway -__-;;

Since our official cook is away, the food schedule for next weeks turns out to be something like:

Today: Leftovers
Sunday: Instant Noodles/Leftovers
Monday: Pasta
Tuesday: Pasta
Wednesday: Pie
Thursday: Dinner with other aunt
Friday: Eat Out

Looks interesting. I sure am looking forward to next week. But, putting aside the food issue, I think I really AM looking forward to next week. That is, if my Literature tutorial is switched... Geez! I forgot! I still have to read Jhumpa Lahiri for my Lit. Not that I mind, she's a great short-story writer but homework is still homework, no matter what form it takes... And Media&Comm homework, about watching and taking notes about an Australian TV programme. Fun homework, but nonetheless...

It's always the same with parents all around the world. Before they go along on holidays, be it short trips or long extravaganzas, if they're leaving offspring at home, they always feel propelled to give last-minute "Don't Talk To Any Strangers" lectures. Like, if someone knocks, don't open the door or even look out. Keep the back door locked at all times and hang wet clothes inside. Be wary of electrical appliances (ok, well, not exactly that but the gist of it), and the washing machine is your friend. All you have to do is push the right buttons to manipulate it. And no, the washing machine isn't human. Whenever someone knocks at the door, don't scream, just panic. In the occurrence of Lord-of-the-Rings-style armies of ants, wipe most of them off with a towel, dump the pitiful object into the sink and surround the mass of devils with a moat of water. After that, call the police.

Do not feel motivated to sweep the stairs lest you trip and crack your head open on the asphalt far below (approx. 1 storey). In which case you should probably donate the ruined skull to further scientific research, since one of the most infamous phrases doctors frequently quote is "I don't know". Other infamous phrases include "Your _____ is doing well, BUT..." and "We'll have to take more tests..." and "Come back in a week's time...". The worst one being "Glad you're doing well, and see you soon!" (This prejudice against doctors is partly due to motivations by down-to-earth, fun, friendly and kind Psych teachers like the one I have)

Lastly, when a room is not in use, switch off all electrical appliances like lights, so that the boogeymen can use the opportunity to hide under the beds. Furthermore (what happened to "lastly"???), all the food you'll ever need is in the fridge, so worship the almighty benevolent fridge and all the leftovers it might contain. Do not invite anyone into the house, with the exception of masked robbers, psychotic madmen and door-to-door salesmen. *sarcasm sarcasm sarcasm* If a stranger offers you candy, what the hell, just take it, follow him to wherever, bash him up and steal all his other candies. This way you would have saved the lives of countless stupid, dumb and greedy children.

:)

>:3

So Slow Sometimes

2006-04-27T18:46:00.000+10:00

Yes, I walk slow, but then again, I think slow too. My aunt and uncle are going over to M'sia for about a week to visit their relatives and bring back Aussie goodies. I knew this like, what, 2 weeks ago, and around yesterday, i finally realised that if they went back to M'sia, they would be able to get my JJ Lin CD!!! *bliss* Hopefully though, cuz I think they might be sold out or something??? Now all I have to do is wait...for a week...oh boy...how fun...I'm so excited. A week of having to wake up earlier than usual to take public transport. But I understand. Must make sacrifices for the ONE person who is worth it. ^^

So, *blink* *blink* and it's Thursday. My drum lessons have started, but I still haven't got my pad and drums. It's quite informal and everything, and I'm not sure whether they're worth $10 per lesson but... Since I'm on the bandwagon, might as well go all the way, haha! >.< But rushing all the way from Swanston to Evan Burge then to Lincoln again a bit much, right? Nevermind, at least I won't get severely obese anytime soon. And I only discovered today that that lady in the Nissan Tiida advertisement is from Sex and the City. Hmmm...seeeeee? I'm slow, darn it!!!

One more big problem: how do you write a 1200 word essay on mystery Roman religions? Beats me. There are so many essays this term, and the History of Ideas essay needs to have referencing and bibliographies as well, aaaaahhhhhhh... Well, got back my Maths marks, could have gotten better minus my careless mistakes, but I couldn't help those mistakes cuz I THINK slow. -__-;; Very happy about my Media & Communications marks though, so waheehaheeehaaheehaaa!!!! I sound like a psychotic Tarzan. Eeeewwww.

I suddenly have this urge for quay tiao soup... An urge that will go SADLY ignored. At least I don't eat slow. (Wait, is that a good thing???) Half the people in my M&C class are Japanese o_O, which is cool. Uhhhhh... ... ...

Sad, huh? Four days of my life can be thus condensed into a few paragraphs. Maybe next time I'll become a reporter and go to Iraq to report about the war there, or I'll become a catwalk model (dream on man), or maybe I can direct my own movie. Then maybe my blog will be more interesting. Instead, all I have to say now is that Honey Nut Crunch cereal is Da Best and that there is nothing more I can find interesting about my life to blog.

Can someone tell me something interesting that has happened to me recently? (I'm getting desperate) I still can't find the toe socks I want and blah di blah blah blah.

The end is here.

Term 2 Time

2006-04-23T21:13:00.000+10:00

I had wanted to say "It's Tiger Time" but somehow, school doesn't cut it. Back to all the lectures and the impromptu lunches and the fast food and the park and the wake-up-early-in-the-morning rituals and the bus rides and the tutorials and the books and the homework... Except for Anzac Day (whatever THAT is), the whole week is school again. Oh well, three weeks must end sometime, it can't go on forever...

Well I wish it would...

Got my Squidgy from Sharon and Melissa, and it's so huggable!!! Thanks, you guys just added artillery into my arms depot in the war against winter. Which I'm winning thanks to the household heater installed in every room.

We messed up that trip to D.F.O. in Cheltenham. During that journey, it really struck me that Singapore is indeed REALLY tiny, nothing compared to the vastness in Australia. In Singapore, what you see outside MRTs are HDB flats and houses and roads, but here there can be wide stretches with NOTHING AT ALL. Amazing. All that land idling there with nothing to do. Think of what Singapore could do with that land. Gosh. And you have to open the train doors yourself if you wanna get out, which is sorta weird. After getting off at Cheltenham, we got on the wrong bus in the opposite direction and sat in there like goondoos 20 minutes into the ride, wondering all the way what took the journey so long, since D.F.O. is only supposed to be 10 minutes from Cheltenham. Well, spent most of the time getting lost, so by the time we reached D.F.O. we had about 1 hour to shop. We made the most of it at least, but the trip back was the scariest and most tedious.

I had to take the bus, then the train and then the tram home. So the entire journey was about 3 hours, hooray... The bus wasn't too bad, what with Anita and Adlin there. Anita had another one of those stupid trick questions and we spent the majority of the journey figuring out the trick. I think the whole bus could hear her "OpenCloseCloseOpenCloseCloseCloseOpenClose" litany, and the guy who sat in front of us with those enormous pierced earrings and the people in the backseat sorta got involved too, haha. It was fun. On the train journey, it got so dark, like midnight, only the time was, like, 6pm??? It was my second time on a train, so getting off and everything was scary. By the time I was at the tram stop, it was officially night, and FREEZING. As in subzero freezing.

Still, the whole thing was an adventure, and even though I sorta scared myself shitless walking back home in the dark (there are hardly any street lamps here, geez), it was worth it. All of this happened on Friday actually. I was just too shmoozed on Saturday to blog.

Guess what was in my mystery package my parents sent me? A Creative MuVo S200 MP3 player, yay! My mother added a few recipes into the bundle, comprising mostly of mashed potato variations and egg stuff (oh, talking about egg stuff, I watched Iron Chef yesterday and the theme ingredient was egg. A cool stunt the Iron Chef Japanese pulled was he slowly poured egg yolk into a wok of boiling water and they instantly cooked themselves into some kind of fragile egg noodle. The visual effect was amazing. And du-uh, the Iron Chef won, against the Chinese challenger. But then again, the judges WERE Japanese...). One day I'm gonna try my hand at making something from those recipes, but for now I'll just sit back, relax and eat Subway.

I should probably get started on that leftover pasta too...eewwww... Hey, does anyone want to try out Water Margin Online? :)

Weird Beard

2006-04-20T21:55:00.000+10:00

Tiger Woods grew some sort of beard a little, so now he looks kinda weird... Random thought. Found this really cool place on Elizabeth Street called Minotaur, selling shelves and shelves of manga, in English, with lots of Tokyopop titles!!! I was in heaven lah... So far, I've been slacking. The holidays have allowed me to let out all the O'levels stress but I think I'd better hold back, haha. Went to Bridge Street yesterday to finish up the walking and spent only $20 for four pieces of clothing. Not bad, plus they were all quite good quality. The only downside was that today was freezing cold, especially since it was raining and the wind was sneezing into my lungs and giving me temporary pneumonia... Shouldn't have ignored the weather forecast today, but I've never had the necessity to check the weather in Singapore, the island of perpetual summer. I kinda miss it and I kinda don't.

Wouldn't it be cool to have a pet penguin the size of your palm? >.< And for some reason, the Mcdonalds' burgers here in Oz are extremely flat. Ok, either the buns are incredibly deflated and the yeast didn't work, or the beef patties are thin and the ingredients even thinner. On my part, I think it's the yeast thing. So hmmmm. There's no shrooms burger here, but guessing from the general Aussie appetite, an average person would have to eat 5 shroom burgers to have a decent meal. I wouldn't mind. I miss the shroomy sauce! At least the fries are still the same. Eating on public transport isn't illegal here, though, so when I ate on the tram today it was a bit weird. All the crackling of the plastic bag and stuff. But at least I didn't have to hide the package from the driver, like I did back in Singapore, haha. The tram is always so crowded after office hours. The tram is very like the bus in Singapore, except that it's much slower, like comparing a slug to a snail (uhhh...what's the difference...), and it comes every 10 minutes. It runs on electricity too, so it always has long wires above it on top, like a cable car thingy. Busted about $8 yesterday downloading that Kelly Clarkson ringtone, but what's done is done, no point smiling over spilt milk (yeah, guilty as charged and proud of it). Oh, speaking of milk, I still have to get a milk cup, so I don't have to wash my normal cup every morning after my milk session and drink all that unwashed detergent. -___-;; Or else I'm just scaring myself, but whatever. So far, all the career choices I've set for myself are business manager, lawyer, accountant, PR agent etc. But then I took this test and I'm not sure anymore... Just what am I cut out to do??? I wanna do what I want, but I wanna do what's best for me too... If I were still a three-year-old I'd be banging my head with a rattler right now, destroying my brain cells and neurons, so then I won't qualify for lawyer or accountant or business manager.

THE TEST:

Your #1 Match: ISFJ

The Nurturer

You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal.
A good listener, you excell at helping others in practical ways.
In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music.
You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for.

You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist.

Your #2 Match: INFJ

The Protector

You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity.
Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is.
You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience.
You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them.

You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher.

Your #3 Match: ESFJ

The Caregiver

You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first.
A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change.
You love being in groups - whether you're helping people or working on a project.
You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people.

You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher.

Your #4 Match: ISFP

The Artist

You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).
You enjoy spending your free time in nature, and you are good with animals and children.
Simply put, you enjoy bueaty in all its forms and live for the simple pleasures in life.
Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs.

You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer.

Your #5 Match: ISTJ

The Duty Fulfiller

You are responsible, reliable, and hardworking - you get the job done.
You prefer productive hobbies, like woodworking or knittings.
Quiet and serious, you are well prepared for whatever life hands you.
Conservative and down-to-earth, you hardly ever do anything crazy.

You would make a great business executive, accountant, or lawyer.

What's Your Personality Type?

Scratch The Itch

2006-04-18T23:17:00.000+10:00

Blink

A deer caught in headights

A flash of memories

Cymbals of a rock band

Route 666 remedies

Fact from fiction

Lines, erased, connect

Sun dawns coldly bright

Never picture perfect

Footprint moulded in the sand

Serenade of rust

Again and again and again

Silence swirls the dust

Patched butterfly net

Catch the wind, try

Tomorrow's dawn licks

At the eye

Colour Quiz

2006-04-18T21:47:00.000+10:00

Your true color is Red!

Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.

---> Hmm...really? *in doubt* Maybe I just don't wanna think of myself as THAT impulsive, even though all evidence certainly points to the fact that I AM... NO I'M NOT... Actually, I'm not so sure anymore so I shall just go lie down in bed and confer with the voices in my head. Tsk tsk tsk, such a controversial topic...

---> Know what? I'm just too lazy to blog today, too obese to type. My fingers keep jabbing two keys at a time. >____<

MSG = Mass Suicide Goodie

2006-04-17T19:52:00.000+10:00

The Vietnamese noodles I had today at that shop down in Swanston had so much MSG I finished off a cup of chocolate milk tea in five minutes. But then it was good while it lasted, so there. Went down to Myers later on where my aunt and uncle went off to check out some plasmas on sale. She wanted a forty-something inch one, but he wanted a 37-inch one. I vote for the forties. With theater and surround sound system. But that's just wishful thinking, although I wish they'd get the new set before the next Fifa World Cup. *shrugs* All I know is I want to get my hands on one of those Disney soundtracks where they compile all their popular theme songs into this convenient CD set thing. The only problem remains with the fact that I can't seem to find that in the Borders down at the city. Everything's all jumbled up like elephant shit, so what are the employees for? And the cheapest pair of toe socks I found today were four bucks. Worth it? I don't think so, not when my own normal socks cost four bucks for three.

Walked past the pet shop today and they had a new white kitten there, above all those bunnies and guinea pigs. It looked so cute and regal at the same time, it was adorable!!! The puppy in the next exhibit was cute too, but dogs just can't measure up to a cat's superiority. I'd want an Ocicat. They say its one of the most sociable cats around, but my aunt hates animals, although my cousin would LURVE a pet puppy. As long as it doesn't drool. Not that I have anything against dogs that drool but I wouldn't want it slobbering all over me in my Sunday best. Cats are so much cleaner. And tidier. And easily toilet-trained. I think.

I haven't licked even the dust off of my holiday homework. Yay. Plus I think I'm gaining one kg a day due to excessive eating. I'm always hungry here since it's always so cold. But I'm sorta happy, though, since there's a double episode of Supernatural today and it's also my cousin's birthday. I wished I'd gone to the movies more often in Singapore. I have way too little movie postcards, and I'd love to have more, wwwaaaaahhhhh... So I like to whine. Live with it. My "freight" package from Singapore hasn't arrived yet. Wonder what happened to the person who was supposed to deliver it. Oh well, he'll come around. Wonders, what a hyphen can do, right? Deliver and De-liver have such diverse meanings. Just a random observation.

The dim sum restaurants here have such lovely fried squids, yummy! Haven't had fried squid before, and the fried calamari rings I badgered my mother to purchase from NTUC is probably rotting in the fridge. OK, technically, things don't rot in the fridge. Oh, and another amazing fact? I was watching that Guiness World Records show yesterday, and the longest mustache in the world is 1.7m long, approximately, on the man's left side. Apparently, the man curls his mustache up to keep it from getting all over his face and to keep food from getting stuck on it. He even avoids candy, can you believe it??? And besides, it's gross.

Should I download Maple into my com? I don't know... but I'm bored... @_@ *waves* See ya later, I've got to go nurse my frozen toes in that warm thick blanket only a few centimetres away...

Eating Easter

2006-04-15T11:54:00.000+10:00

The past few days have been anything but exciting. Went out again on Thursday and dug a hole in my pockets, such dismal news, but nothing new. I am increasingly coming to love Nissin instant noodles, even though all the saturated fat in it is probably going to clog my arteries and maybe one day I'll go from this world to the next with my head slumped in a delicious bowl of Beef noodles. Death by noodle. Doesn't sound bad, quite an innovative way to say "Goodbye cruel world". I think I'm picking up horrible eating habits from my cousin. I ate FOUR Tim Tams yesterday, double chocolate. But yesterday was also significant cuz I completed that Good Friday drawing project, although the drawing has nothing whatsoever to do with Good Friday. Now, if only I could get a tablet for free, then I could start colouring it in, but I'm broke, so I need it for free... Does anyone have a fifth-hand tablet? Doubt so.

Now my back aches, since I slouched the whole day over that drawing. Bah. Oh yes, wanted to share this lovely poem by dunno-who which aired on TV. It was advertising for somewhere in Australia I think, but it's nice.

I love a sunburnt country

A land of sweeping plains

Of ragged mountain ranges

Of drought, and flooding rains

I love her far horizons

I love her jewelled seas

Her beauty, and her terror

A wide brown land for me

Cool huh? By the way, I'm just cheating. This is just to fill up as much space as possible. My stupid system keeps logging me on to MSN automatically when I connect to the Internet, it's so damn irritating!!! I don't feel like talking to people but all these windows pop up and I just close them but they pop up AGAIN. FOR GOODNESS' SAKE HOW DO I CHANGE THIS ****ING SETTING??? Bah, now I'm irritated. Can't people tell the difference between ACTUALLY logged on and AUTOMATICALLY logged on??? ACTUALLY logged on means I ACTUALLY have a DISPLAY PICTURE!!! AUTOMATICALLY logged on means I DON'T.

-____-;;

Feel like punching something. Ok, I'm not mad anymore. Wow. Severe mood changes all in the span of five minutes. This PROVES I'm temperamental. Sure I'm sure. I'll just go try to fix that stupid auto-ting-tong.

P.S. By the way, have you noticed? It always rains on Good Friday, and then it's always sunny on Easter Sunday. NOT joking.

Sarang Hae Yo, Hayao!

2006-04-11T12:12:00.000+10:00

Haha, the title is so random, but that's because it's relevant. I've got three days to blog about again. The Internet was down for a few days, but then again, didn't feel like going online. Still haven't gotten down to improving my drawing skills, and I haven't wrapped the present yet. And I haven't finished with Bridge Road yet. Should I go to Sydney? But it's so expensive. Better use the money for my mp3 player. (This is a glimpse of part of my thoughts. All my thinking processes happen to be thus disjointed.)

So, on Saturday, went to Bridge Road with Adlin, Calista and Anita. Only had time to walk around a bit cuz by that time it was already 1 something and the shops closed at 5. Managed to get this cool $5 shirt, and a keychain for bag identification for $2. Didn't buy anything else because either they were too expensive, or the moderately priced ones weren't worth it. Haven't made it all the way to that huge factory outlet store, but I'm hoping we can at least go out again this week. Haha, I have thus been so deprived for shopping. Ate sushi for lunch that day, teriyaki chicken, california sushi and somethinhg with lots of orangey fish eggs (my fave!!). The California sushi tasted a bit weird, but what can you expect from a Japanese product with an American name??? The teriyaki didn't taste like sushi, so I shouldn't even categorise it as sushi. It was just chicken wrapped in seaweed, geez.

After all that walking my feet were hurting like shit, then went home just to go out again to my uncle's nephew's place for dinner. By then I was so chronically tired, and the adults just kept yakking on and on and on... Have you ever noticed something about dinner conversations? Someone makes a remark, someone else replies and they all laugh, but you sit there blinking and wondering WHAT THE HELL was so farny? Or maybe I was just feeling crappy. Mostly though, they just talked about food. The family videos they showed us were also mostly about food. Yeah, let the stomach do the talking, why don't you... I only perked up at the bit where they videoed themselves in Japan on holiday. The sakura flowers were kakoii-desu, and I bet they had takoyaki as well. Man, I can't say how much I miss my takoyaki!!! But they went to Tokyo, so everything was just buildings and buildings and more buildings. Why didn't they go to Kyoto???

Then comes Sunday, and the sleepover with Rachel, haha. Felt rather useless man, I was just standing there in the sidelines watching the pro cook stuff like fried veggies with egg, and fried salmon, and soya sauce pork. Didn't matter that the soya sauce pork was way too salty, I couldn't cook like that to save my butt. And the miso noodles were good :) Rach, you are just too kind, stop cooking for your cousin lah!!! Just buy him a boxful of maggie mee. Had a movie marathon that night that extended til the morning, watching Memoirs of a Geisha, then Seven Swords, then Mr & Mrs Smith and THEN Narnia, haha, so cool. Too bad I didn't bring any of my chick flicks here.

Monday Monday Monday. Ate cornflakes for the fifth time since coming to Australia, aaaahhh. Then went for the anime film festival at Union House. OMG, Totoro is so cute, I wanna Totoro plushie!!! Duh, watched My Neighbour Totoro and Laputa: Castle in the Sky, all by the great Hayao Miyazaki and the venerable Studio Ghibli *screams* So cool, though Laputa was very similar to Howl's Moving Castle, minus the bishounen and the state-of-the-art animation. It would've been a great day, except that the 200 bus didn't come AT ALL and the 203 bus was more like a bus for sardines. Saw this weird pale guy on the bus and I freaked out. Looked a lot like a vampire o_O but then again, bus rides are only exciting if imagination helps, haha.

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are so cute together. The camaraderie between them as brothers on Supernatural is so natural, bleh.

Hy finally sent her computer to a psychologist, so now its getting better. Living with Hy must be driving her com to hysteria. :) By the way, I sound really sullen today, huh? Bet it's my hormones moaning. The blackheads on my nose are protesting against that new cleanser I bought yesterday's yesterday. I swear those black things have connections with Saddam. Every time I look in the mirror they smirk at me. Haha, look who's smirking now, clogged pores!!!

De Ramis Cadunt Folia

2006-04-07T15:22:00.000+10:00

The leaves are falling from the trees:

now all that's green has died.

All heat has slipped from everything

the sun has turned aside.

No river now that's not in flood,

no meadow flowers catch the light.

Our golden sun has taken flight,

and snowy day follows freezing night.

Snoo Snoo

2006-04-06T14:49:00.000+10:00

Before, I thought Snoo Snoo was something cute and fuzzy with purple sparkly wings, big doe-like eyes and soft, like my Squidgy. Now, I've seen the light. Ack. And don't anybody try asking me what a Snoo Snoo is, I am utterly disinclined to answer. Really. Besides that, I don't know why the airing of Supernatural got cancelled because of the AFL. I was looking forward to it all Monday *mutters incomprehensible dastardly words that someone like me shouldn't know*. Oh I know I should be thankful and all that, what with my Term 1 exams over and no one lookng over my shoulder or singing freaky Chicken Little songs in my ears all the time. That's what little brothers do. And ever since my youngest little brother got acquainted with the wonders of MSN Messenger, I have been bombarded with dozens of little conversation windows that remind me of the game Advert Attack in Neopets. It's so crazy.

Easter's coming soon, and all the chocolate Easter bunnies on TV are making my eyes water. Seriously. I'd like to go on an Easter egg hunt, it certainly looks fun. Imagine me digging around in the bushes for a palm-sized chocolate Easter egg, whee!!! If only chocolate grew on trees... *zonks out in bliss*. But what I want most now is a little kitten I can play with, I am literally living my version of Home Alone 1, 2 & 3. And if I ever get a kitten, I'm going to let it live in luxury every day, with lots of Fancy Feasts and chew toys.

Who am I kidding? Geez, I'm becoming very like a grouchy old woman. Maybe it's just because I'm missing out on JJ Lin's new album. And they still sell cassette tapes in Australia! How ancient is that?? But okay, considering how they're skipping the whole VCD phase and fast-forwarding to the DVD era, it's not too bad. I should be in a good mood right now, after reading two miraculously juicy novels (thank you God for the birds and the bees and, most of all, the library), except for the fact that I MAY HAVE LOST ALL MY SONGS...

Or maybe that's just paranoia attacking. All I know is, I'm desperately bored, all the online games are becoming paid-to-play ones and I'm sitting in my office chair feeling a whole lot like what I think Robert Frost might have been feeling while penning "The Road Not Taken". Have you ever eaten chicken veggie fillets for lunch with bread? Well, I have, and it's getting old. Not that I'm complaining, I couldn't cook baked beans to save my life (death by baked beans?! not such a bad option...) and the patch of skin I accidentally baked in the oven on Saturday hasn't healed yet (I can't believe I actually baked myself!!!), owwie... I was SO joking over that suggestion about eating one's hand if one got hungry enough.

Lassie looks as cute as ever, even if the dog itself is actually a male. Females molt too much (molt? something about shedding fur...) so a male dog was chosen for the role. But cats are, by far, superior to dogs. Now, the only vestige of the wild dogs have is in their wolfish cousins, while cats have so many other cousins, like lions, tigers, leopards, lynxes etc. Dogs are TOO obedient. Well, and some of them slobber alot.

I want some pancakes... and did I tell you it was me who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? No? Oh, too bad. Pretend I didn't say anything.

April Foolish

2006-04-03T17:46:00.000+10:00

I feel so downcast. So downtrodden. So hopeless. In despair. So sad. So defeated. So miserable. So... okay, I've run out of vocab... oh yeah, dejected. I'm sure those who've experienced what I've experienced can relate to this sense of desolation within me...

I FORGOT TO TRICK SOMEONE ON APRIL FOOLS' DAY!!!

I'm throwing a sort of tantrum now. Unfair. D'Day. My day. WASTED.

MY LIFE IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like I'm doing a Jim Carrey impersonation. That whole "erooooooding" thing he did in Bruce Almighty, that's just how I feel, and that's exactly what I feel like doing, but I'm restricting it to bath time, so then the shower can drown out my maniacal sobs of grief. Also, to save face, in case my aunt throws me out of the house or the neighbours file a noise pollution suit against me. I think I'd better stuff a banana in my mouth to stop my hysterics.

Ok, now bananas are like going for $2 a banana. Monkeys are just so lucky, even though their brains are 1/4 the size or ours. They get bananas with no strings attached, hmph. No, the stuffing option is out. Sigh.

Yeah baby yeah! One down, one more to go. Maths wasn't so bad. The questions were manageable, just that my paranoia was not, so I sort of panicked even though there was nothing much to panic about, except for the fact that they made me sketch so many DAMN SHITTY graphs. One thing I hate most about maths is anyting to do with graphs. Sure, LOOKING at graphs is one thing, SKETCHING and DRAWING is another matter altogether. Evil graphians were trying to take over my exam paper, but I valiantly fought back... and drew the graph correctly, yay!!! *ahem* So now there's a happily ever after, where's my Prince Charming? My protractor of course. It saved me because the Oompa Loompas still have not returned my ruler. Those BRATS.

Mood changes. Is this what they call Pre-PMS??? There goes my paranoia again...

Know what? I haven't watched so many Disney classics, like Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White, The Little Mermaid. I miss Cinderella, and my favourite Bambi DVD is at home, mouldering in the heat and dust of Singapore. Blerrarrgh.

If music be the food of love, and if I had an MP3 player, I won't need love and I won't ever go hungry again. My, my, my. What a sales pitch. Modernised yet classical advertising. I just lurve my ingenuity. :)

Weenie!!!

P.S. That was just random. Another one of my impulses. Ignore that. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T???

This Ish Spiffy

2006-04-02T14:56:00.000+10:00

Found this on Christine's blog, haha. Try it for your name and see watcha get ;)

Naughty naughty...

Pseudo-Penny Paradox

2006-04-02T13:58:00.000+10:00

Do you still pick it up? I mean, know the saying "Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck."? Does this only apply to people fortunate enough to be in Britain? What if you pick up a Pseudo-Penny? Do you get pseudo-luck? Hmmm. Better not think to much, I'll fry all my neurons. By the way, did you know that shaking your head too much throughout your lifetime will cause your brain to bash into the skull, thus causing brain damage? This to all heavy metal or rock music fans: Ya gotta move it move it, then you can lose it lose it. *gurgles* Well, THAT was another one of my random facts, but random though they be, 99.99% is true, the 0.01% is to give leeway for human error.

I should, in fact, be studying for Maths now but I am in the process of procrastination. Hey, aren't we all? My fingers and toes are officially perpetually frozen, ack. It's in the middle of autumn here and I am freezing. Absolutely FREEZING. I slept under two layers of blankets, but my cousin tells me it won't be enough. How do I know she's right? Well, my TV blanket, also known as Squidgy (I'm sure you all have met her, say "hi" Squige!), is pretty thick and furry. That's my tropospheric blanket. My stratospheric blanket is my bed blanket, and THAT is almost 15cm thick. Thicker if you fluff it up. As for my mesospheric and my thermospheric blankets, I haven't quite got them yet, but when winter comes, they'll be there all right.

Wow. A whole paragraph dedicated to my blankets. Makes me wonder about the state of my mental health. LIKE I CARE. I just know that one day in winter, I'll go use the water fountain and the water'll freeze in mid-air, just like it does in Little Lulu cartoons. Or any other cartoons, pretty much. I have yet to send off all my multiple postcards... and I haven't bought the stamps, they cost >$1 here, per 500g of letters, so not TOO bad.

At least school's out, so all I have to do is... WATCH SHAMAN KING!!! YAY!!! Or maybe Naruto but I'm guessing that it'd be too long. Save Naruto for the loooooooooong term 4 holiday. So... what exactly have I been up to? Bought this crappy Billabong wallet for $10 and my Dark card can't even fit into the clear slot of the wallet. Guess it's better to buy a good quality one for a lot, than to go buy a cheapskate one that will squish all your important anime calender cards. Ok, ICs are important too but... I have a mixed bag of priorities that rearrange themselves according to my mood. Does that answer the question? No. I just like to beat around the bush, like I used to do with Fanny, haha. I guess the bushes might be sorta sad though, if everyone keeps avoiding answers and bashing them. Gee.

I can't seem to find any >2GB MP3 players here that cost less than $200. The bus and tram rides home are so long and boring and reading magazines just makes my stomach go queasy, plus it's so pointless reading about celebrity gossip. I don't wanna jiggle my cd-player about anymore either. I just wanna carry my >1GB storage of miscellaneous songs in the back pocket of my jeans and start irritating people on the public transport with my humming. The social menace with an iPod, haha :) I wish.

Bah. Better go now. I've started burping like crazy ever since I finished that XO Barbecue instant noodles for lunch. *hiccup*

Zebra Crossing

2006-03-30T22:48:00.000+11:00

If you don't know why my blog title is as it is, then... ... ... too bad for you!!! Today, once again and always, I shall be crapping on about crap. This, as you can see, is as easy as 1, 2 and 3:

1. Don't think about what you're writing. If you're this fanatical planner of a person, and you even plan which part of the lolly you're gonna lick first, forget about reading my blog, just go away. You don't belong here, trust me.

2. Let your fingers do the talking and type whatever springs up, a random thought, like: Why do mousepads always have four corners? See? So easy, even I can do it. (Which isn't much)

3. Don't think world issues and global warming and Al Qaeda, think: At the beginning of the world, did goldfish drink orange juice in order to get as orangey as they are? Think smell. I mean, small. Microscopic, bacteria, amoeba, atom small. (I don't know what YOUR perception of small is though. For all I know you might think small = Bermuda Triangle. Ok, that was just random.

Toooday, I woke up too early. Shucks. Well, I won't do this for tomorrow. I hope. Ate a croissant which shed its fur all around me. I hope they grow into croissant trees or something. Now THAT'd make the news. And its getting BBBBBBbbbrrrrrrrrrr... here. The highest temperature today was 21? I dunno, but I think I'll need to turn on the heater in the bathroom if this keeps up. I should stop wasting the steam on my bathroom mirror and start playing Tic Tac Toe with myself. What a novel idea!

Exams are coming... *makes ominous noise* Ok, they're not much of exams but still, the WORD is still used.

Oh yeah, newsflash: The park has teeny weeny insects in the summer which jump up on you when you walk in the grass and suck your blood so your skin gets itchy and tiny pin-pricks of blood appear on your skin like microscopic tattoos. Gross out. I am never gonna look at a KFC Twister with the same eyes ever again. (Well, not that the Twister did anything, except, well, LOOK like a Twister)

The Oompa Loompas have invaded my pencil box and stolen my ruler. Can you believe it? I feel so honoured. Well, how much can a ruler be here anyway? $2,000? Naw, I bet it's $200,000. In rupees, of course (just WHAT were you thinking?)(You silly naive little cow)

I've forgotten about that Coca Cola store comment. Now I don't know why its so significant, something to do with the song "Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin", but I can't put my finger on it... damn.

By the way, my new equation of the day: Home Sweet Home = Under my blanket.

Uhhh... errrmmmm... ehhhh... lemme see...

MOO.

P.S. I can't believe I came up with such a profound, deep word, instead of the commonly-used The End.

P.P.S. Does 7-11 make sandwiches fresh every day? Cuz I bought one today, exactly on its expiry date. Hmm... yet another unsolved mystery for CSI: Melbourne.

Lagoon Engine Ersatz!!!

2006-03-26T16:08:00.000+11:00

Yay!!! I can't believe Yukiru Sugisaki came out with another brilliant manga, yay!!! Gotta have it, arrggghhhh... If not for the fact that each manga here costs >$10... Bought a HTML/CSS guide at Dymock's yesterday, hope it'll help me to understand how to make a skin, though I don't think I'll have time, seeing as I'm already so harried over my Media Communications assignment, bleah. Maybe in the two-week holiday, BUT... That's when I'm going to teach myself how to draw dragons!!!

Time is MORE than money can buy, man.

Then I still want to go down Bridge Road to look at all the factory outlets. Oh, and I wanna find a Borders/Dymock/Angus & Robertson in Melbourne somewhere, then in the morning before lessons start can go muck around Melbourne Central. Gotta get myself a proper wallet. Storing cash in a card-holder just doesn't work.

Oh SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT.

I TOTALLY FORGOT about that mime exam!!! OMG. *panic mode*

Just packed up my room and hungup my Inuyasha and Spiral posters. Aaahhh, Eyes looks so good in that picture, but I really should have brought more posters and keychains and soft toys and stuff. Oh well. Totally forgot to bring my Matantei Loki Ragnarok series, and my Hayley Westenra Pure CD, so sad...*sob*

Suddenly have a bad feeling about tmr's drama lesson...exam...bwah.

And I'm giving someone a birthday present approximately one week after her birthday has passed. How horrible can I get? I never forget to get MYSELF presents. Hmm. Wonder why.

Trinity Blood sounds nice. Anyone read/watch that???

I'm more of a right-brain person, so pardon my disorganisation. (Is that a word???) Sometimes I just read my blogged stuff and see so many random points I go: Where did that come from?

Hope my fish aren't dead. And since its the weekends, THAT person can't bother me. Yet. Monday's coming. Bummer. Oh, and I just read in the paper that there would probably be no more bananas selling in Austrailia due to a Hurricane Larry? This suxor. GIVE ME BACK MY BANANAS LARRY!!! (Or is it Harry?!) And the pears are gone too... Luckily I still have my Cadbury muesli bars.

O_O

Animasia

2006-03-24T23:25:00.000+11:00

Hey, any Melbourne people out there looking for a good Anime shop? Trinity College students especially? There's one right down from KFC on Grattan Street. Yep, just doing a bit of advertising. Don't have M.A.G.E. here anymore, just Newtype USA, which is... $25. Yeah.

The English Chuangyi stuff they sell here is like $12.95. So hmm.

Get out of my hair
You get me so worked up
Stop trying to fit in
Stop trying
Just stop

It doesn't work, ok?
You may never read this
But if you do
And you know who you are
Don't talk to me
Don't bug me

I don't want to know you
Cuz you're so like me
So much so
I HATE IT
Go get a life
Don't use me as an excuse

You make me flinch
Get out of my hair

Aaaahhhh...I feel much better after that tirade. I believe I'll be able to sleep soundly tonight. G'nite all!!!

To Do Or Not To Do

2006-03-11T13:49:00.000+11:00

1. Get a six-pack of instant noodles, preferably Maggie or Koka, from Coles or Safeway
2. Cereal bars, for when I don't feel like making breakfast
3. Visit Myer
4. Find that Animasia store we passed by in the car
5. MP3 player... Creative or Samsung?
6. Put up my Spiral and Inuyasha posters
7. Arrange my cupboard (although I think there's no hope for it now)
8. Get pancake flour mix and hotdogs (I ONLY buy Rockingham's)
9. Remember all the homework I didn't write down...
10. Say bye. BYE BYE!!!

Pig In The Big City

2006-03-11T13:35:00.000+11:00

The title explains why I don't feel like blogging today...too lazy...

*_*

Threw Economics away for Psychology. New goal this year: Combined Degree Arts/Law. If I can't get in, then it's still Arts/Commerce for me. Third choice would just be Arts (Media & Communications) single degree.

Ack. Got to change my timetable again. Won't see my friends in my old M&C tutorial anymore... T_T At least I've still got all my anime songs with me, haha.

It's gonna get real hot on Sunday, 36 degrees. I'm so excited... -_- I thought summer's supposed to be over...? Oh well. Better go do work now, History of Ideas got lots to read. Still gotta type in my HOI notes.

Had my first taste of peanut butter and jam today. Not bad, but the crumpets tasted weird... Garlic pasta doesn't seem to taste so bad when you're ravenous. And I am sick of Aussie Zinger Burgers. They're not even HOT, just peppery...

Just how big is a grain of rice? I swear that piece of bone is still hindering my foot. Ow.

There's no Spongebob here, but Futurama is cool. At least no more lame Kids' Central dramas. And there are like only six local TV channels. Pay TV doesn't even have National Geographic!!! *breaks down and drools* I miss Nat Geo...

Not that I had TV back home, haha! :)

Oscar La Vista Baby!

2006-03-07T22:55:00.000+11:00

Hmmm...one of the lamest titles I'll ever come up with. Just spent like 3 hours trying to sort out Accounting. Argh, it's hard. My aunt deosn't find it hard because she's a triple-science whiz. Well, at least I get free tuition. I was thinking of trading Psychology with Accounting, but realised it was stupid, even though Psych is F-U-N. I'd have to do Accounting first year anyway, if I go into Commerce. Why do I have such boring introductory paragraphs...

Did anyone watch the Oscars yesterday? Me did. Or at least part of it. The opening was quite cool and all, and there were pretty funny presenters. But what was up with Jennifer Aniston's drab costume? And Ziyi Zhang's blinding number? (Maybe I'm just biased because she doesn't wanna be called Zhang Ziyi anymore...that wannabe) Didn't really care about the rest, just felt miffed that Wallace and Gromit snatched the Oscar from Howl's Moving Castle. That was a sad, sad day...

All that fuss about THE OSCARS, and guess what? It's all over in a day. Figures. Good things don't last. hAven't blogged in a few days but then again, there was nothing to miss out on. Had to walk all the way from Evan Burge to Lincoln Square Nth. again. How irritating. Blame it on the huge campus.

Had my first decent lunch at the Union House today, this huge gigantic bowl of Fishball Quay Teow Soup, for $6.50. Yeah, BIG hole in my pocket. The only thing I enjoyed about it was the veggies, and the sprouts and maybe the noodles...

I miss my takoyaki... *grumbles* Wow Tako from Plaza Sing... T.T

First tutorials are fun. The main thing we do is play lame games like Human Bingo and Blow Wind Blow, haha. So mindlessly fun. We studied the issue of Charles and Diana today, the royal couple. Paparazzi, I conclude, are a unique bunch of inhumane individuals solely concerned for personal gain, so much so that they suffer from variable stages of dementia which drives them to mindlessly stalk and kill their victims, in the end selling the murder to newspapers for bundles of banana notes, all the while plotting endless schemes in their tiny minuscule cages they call brains.

In other words they're called the cream of the rat race.

I have my own security blanket now. From SIA. My aunt whisked it away from the airline a few years back. I'm gonna cuddle it until it has my smell. Then I'll name it Spiffy.

Going for my red bean soup now...

Ice Cream Kachang

2006-03-04T12:12:00.000+11:00

Ack. Wait. Is it kacang, or kachang? I think kacang is the malay version... -_-;; Oh nevermind. Forgot to blog yesterday, but no big deal. Didn't go to Fair Dinkum, so I'm not sure what I missed out (it's a CCA fair sorta thing), but then again, like I care... I have exactly four episodes of Witch Hunter Robin left to watch. What can I say? *heaves a sigh of relief* Finally an anime that doesn't have a pink-haired cutesy female in it. You can actually observe Robin's character development as she flowers into a more independent and stronger individual. I can actually feel her inner turmoil about her true identity, and what it means to be someone who deserves to live. There is this tangible comparison between witch and human, and the inevitable question that arouses every single time: Do all witches deserve to be annihilated, just for being who they are? And the even bigger question which is still being debated today: What does it mean to be human?

Somehow, you can't seem to get all these impacting vibes from, say, Inuyasha, or DNAngel. Okay, maybe DNAngel DOES touch on the flip sides of the human mind, disguise and illusion and all that Twelfth Night stuff I can't seem to get out of my head. Maybe a better example would be Love Hina, or Magic Knight Rayearth. Not that I have ever felt inclined to watch the likes of Love Hina. Eeeuuurrgghhh...

In Robin, I see an outstanding character, someone who doesn't speak much, but thinks volumes. Then I begin that inexorable process of comparing her with other female leads of other anime. The only one I can think of now who is on approximately the same level as she, would be Rosette from Chrno Crusade. Most other anime have happy endings... Like Pretear, for instance. Good is undermined by Evil, Good strikes back and defeats Evil, and in the end, Good gets the girl/guy. Few anime delve deeper into what "Good" and "Evil" embody. Like what CR says in her blog, Snow White is Good because she's pretty, and kind, and...??? The Queen is Evil because she's ugly, selfish, deceitful, and...??? What a pretty picture. Nobody's perfect, you know. Snow White and her Stepmother are actually representative of ONE SINGLE human being. Everyone has the good, the bad and the ugly... There're just no exceptions...

Hmmm...why am I crabbing about all this? Dunno. It just hit me and I had to write it down. Blah. Back to my life. So, after about 3 episodes of W.H.R., I dragged myself out of the room to prepare for lectures. Went for Economics first. Ok, the teacher's boring, but he's really nice, once he's not teaching. Actually, all the teachers here are really nice. *bliss* The only bone I have to pick with them is: Why are lectures on powerpoint slides??? This means the notes I print out would have to be in powerpoint slides. Argh. I have a NEW subject I take, called compilation-of-notes-into-Word-after-every-lecture. WHY IS THE SKY BLUE???

M&C wasn't too bad either, haha. Didn't know The Sun had a page 3 dedicated to topless girls. So THIS is freedom of speech??? Constitutional laws be damned, what about the CHILDREN??? Gross. The next time I hear Rupert Murdoch... *shakes head* His name makes me think of weird stuff... Like "Rupert" sounds very much like "Rue, Pervert" and "Murdoch"? He murdered his doctor??? Sounds very evil to me... haha. Hmm. I'm crapping off again in another direction. And the Nipplegate incident? New fact: Janet Jackson was Googled more times than the Iraq war. Media and Communications is so cool! *bounces around*

Oh, by the way. If you're curious about the blog title, that's what I ate for dessert yesterday. Home-made ice kachang with vanilla ice-cream. Haha, then I "ruined" it by mixing it all up together, like what I do with KFC potato whips. That's the REAL way to eat, yum! Slept at 1am yesterday, adjusting my new timetable. The one they provided was lousy, so I remade mine. So proud of it now!!!

Before I go, just a note to self: I think I'm a genius. Yeah!!!

I think.

P.S. I can walk without crutches now, whee!
P.P.S. My room is a mess.

My Finger Did It

2006-03-02T11:17:00.000+11:00

It wasn't me. Certainly wasn't me. Honest. My finger started it. Yep. The index finger on my right hand guided the mouse over to Blogger's link. I seriously did not intend to blog until I read Hy's crazy crappy entry. Then it dawned on me that, however hard I've tried, I've never been able to blog a single crappy entry, whereas Hy finds it a perfectly effortless task to blog even small funny details. I can never get into details. When I notice something special, by the time I start blogging, it would have flew right off the top of my head. Oh yes, for my "I'm the King of the Castle" buddies, an interesting point to note is that there's a street in Melbourne city called Drummonds Street. I am NOT kidding. It's where most of my hostel buddies live on, Albert House. I freaked out when I glimpsed that street sign, but it turned out, that street wasn't too bad. It was just like any other street.

To Hy: you should consider migrating to Melbourne. I haven't seen a single crow here ever since I arrived. I've only seen gazillions of pigeons, weird black-and-white birds, yellow ones, small wee cute little not-sparrows etc. Oh yes, and hawks, once in a while. Seagulls too. I think all the competition was too much for the crows. They migrated to Singapore instead, haha!

Since I'm here, might as well elaborate on Life With a Stubborn Sprained Foot. Every morning I get up, get into those rolly chairs you find in offices, drag myself over the damn carpeted flooring into the bathroom (where, fortunately, it's covered with tiles). Then, after I make my slow, excruciating way to the kitchen, I have to hop with one crutch to grab the milk carton from inside the fridge, hobble to the cereal boxes to get Fruit Loops, then hobble back. Upon completion of the solemn ceremony of adding milk to the loopies, I hobble out to the living area again, barely managing to carry my precious bowl of cereal with me.

Argh. This is all trash. All I want to do now, really, is dig into another episode of Witch Hunter Robin. Unfortunately, the walls have, not only ears, but hearing aids, so with my cousin doing research in the next room, I don't even dare turn the volume on. Heck, I can even hear her typing through my CLOSED door. Judging from the hollow sound it makes though, the door really isn't much. The boredom is driving me crazy. This is my second day off because of my retarded left foot, and I'm missing out on the Accounting lecture. Waaahhhh. I really like the lecturer. She's Greek and she's hilarious. She should become a Literature teacher instead. Oh, just a random thought...

I AM NOT MEAN, Hy!!! STOP WHINING!!!

*Ahem* I am being starved to death here right now. Can't seem to find any manga shops here in Austrailia. Sure, I managed to find some anime, such as Sakura Wars, but they're all the way in Springvale, with Chinese subtitles. Don't Austrailians like Animanga too? I won't believe there aren't any Aussie fans of Japanimanga out there, but are there enough in Melbourne to warrant the setting up of at least one, single, measly manga store? I am missing out on my MAR and my Vampire Knight, and my TOKKO (maybe), and my Wild Adapter, and my... ... ... I can't type chinese. Sigh. I hope M.A.G.E. starts an overseas subscription thing, but I think that'll only happen in 2010. I think.

You know the philosophical saying, "I THINK, therefore I AM."? Well, for me, I guess its "I DOUBT, therefore I THINK I am."

I'b goig to R.I.P. here to blow by dose. There's so buch dust here, I hate having to blow by dose every single day. The worst thing is that there's so buch to blow. In case you're wondering, I'b holdig by breath as I write this to bake it soud bore realistic. So if you're sittig there ad wodering what exactly I'b trying to say, try piching your dose and readig this paragraph. It's siple really. This is pribe evidence to show that I'b bored out of by wits.

I miss my fish. You can have the beef.

Digging My Own Grave

2006-03-01T13:54:00.000+11:00

Why is my blog title this, you wonder? Well, think. I have a blog. I HAVEN'T UPDATED MY BLOG IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS!!! How am I supposed to condense the last few weeks into ONE SINGLE MEASLY blog entry? I blame my habit of procrastination. Okay, well, here goes. Don't expect me to do any highlighting of words in different colours this time, I have much too much to try and remember... Am feeling slightly woozy with the realisation that I have to type an essay... albeit an unimportant, rubbishy one but then again... Ooooh. The keyboard on my new lappie sure is nice to tap on. Now I don't have to keep poking Cher's lappie for fun anymore. Oh man, miss my CG so much, damn... LOVE YOU ALL, PEEPS!!!

Okay, back to the basics. WTH. That crucial morning where it all began...

Eh. Was trying to download as much info as possible onto my thumby, but then again, it only had about 256MB of storage. What can you do with 256MB of storage??? Especially if you're tranfserring, or at least TRYING to transfer, about 400MB worth of piccies and 700MB worth of MP3s... Okay, you get my point, I won't bore you. So I slept at 3am and woke up an hour later to find that the dvd I'd burned had major errors and my dad was yelling at me because the damn flight was at 7am. Great. If you didn't get my drift, this was NOT a good start for an all-important day. Worse, my stomach felt crabby. Ok, so we all (family) squished into the car and drove at high speed (dad was mad) (hey, it rhymes) to Changi. Somehow, Changi always reminds me of Old Chang Ki, haha, so then I thought about the banana fritters and spring roll I was going to miss. Which then brought me to the Balestier Hokkien Mee that I'd miss. Which then brought me to the Crystal Jade Pei Dan Chok I was going to miss, and the Lorong Liew Lian Wan Tan Mee, and the Sum Lou Hor Fun... ... ... I AM NOT A GLUTTON KAE!!! This is just what happens when you're brought up in S'pore, the sunny island, set in the sea, sunny island, food for you and me...

I am becoming so lame. This is bad.

I arrived at my aunt's about a week before orientation started, so they brought Dad and me to all sorts of funny places. Well, not much of fun there though, had to do all the logistic stuff, the black-and-white stuff like opening bank accounts, settling bills and living arrangements. So now I'm living with my third aunt, which is sort of fun. Tracy, my cousin, is fun and loves Famous Amos cookies too, whee!!! Didn't get my laptop configurated until the second week, geez...

Made a few tentative friends while lining up during orientation (I keep having to fix my typos, ARGH!!! My typing has degenerated), but nothing much else. Almost everyone lives at the hostels. Guess what? There are no EZ-Link cards here. They're still at the insert-your-ticket-and-wait-for-it-to-come-out stage. Oh well. Nothing much here. Then we went to look at vineyards, where we stole grapes unnoticed. (wadayano, it was instigated by my second aunt).

*Yawn* Ok ok, fast-forward to the camp, I can't believe I'm getting bored reading my own entries!!??!!?? Rawson camp, as they say, was the most boring of all the other camps. Haha, what a surprise. The flying fox there was so low. It is worse than the Viking ride at Escape, and this is not an understatement. The games we played were fun though, like drama games, and celebrity heads, and tug-of war (minus the mud). Can you believe it? We slept in bunk beds with extra bedsheets in cabin rooms!!! Sigh... but I much prefer the sleeping bag kinda camp. Where's the adventure?

Hehe, for those who went for NYJC Orientation for first three months, their disco night was almost the same, except that the music was country music and we danced folk-dances. At least we really got to dance with lots of people (all the dances needed girl/boy partners, haha) and I had a super great time. The food wasn't bad, no packed lunches and all. There was a cafeteria even. So after a wonderful time at camp, had to ruin it all by...

...spraining my foot while jumping on the trampoline. Hey, it wasn't my fault!!! ... ... ... Okay, maybe it was, since the sign DID say no jumping with shoes on... But I insist, it isn't my fault!!! And for those who have never sprained stuff before, IT HURTS LIKE HELL. Just so you know. Do you know what's worse than crutching around in the uni campus? Its the fact that wherever I go, I get busloads of sympathetic glances. Now I understand how invalids feel when you pity them. I am so NEVER going to pity another invalid again!!!

...Ok, that just sounds wrong.

So here I am, in the middle of my second week of orientation, in my room, with a left foot that has somehow fallen asleep, attempting to blog down my life again. Whew. Do you know why crutches seem more fun then they are? Ask your armpits if you ever crutch in the long term. They are definitely not going to be happy. Is it possible to sprain your armpits???

I wonder if my fish are dead yet, or if my brother's just feeding them orange juice or something. Yuck. Oh, one more thing: Started with the Witch Hunter Robin series, because of my left foot (i swear, it snores!!!). Not bad, like her hairstyle, haha. Now all I need is episode 11 on Bittorrent. Sigh.

I'm sure I've missed out some other important stuff, but I can't seem to think right now... Tag me if you wanna know more about my new life. All I want now is a Famous Amos Chocolate Chip cookie. Which is all the way back in the living room. Shucks. Amazingly enough, scolding my left foot several times doesn't seem to help... ... ... hmmm, I shall go ponder about another one of these mysteries of the universe...

TTFN, ta ta for now! (That's just what Tigger always says, haha)

Memoirs of a Slacker

2006-02-07T15:57:00.000+11:00

I know. Mine will not be as tragic as Sayuri's, or as exciting, or as glamorous, but surely the last few years of my life can be condensed into a reasonably hefty novel. I should have started with my novel a long time ago, because now, pictures keep disappearing from the pages, and I'd have to stare hard at a page long enough for me to discern what it depicts. Don't know why I'm feeling so melancholic now, like Orsino, and this gets me irritated becasue I don't even like Orsino. Maybe its just cuz, when I get "there", I won't have any of my white noises surrounding me anymore.

Like the sound of the fan whirring at night next to my bed, the bubbling regularity of the fish tank, the arguing of my brothers that can be audible from upstairs, the sizzling of oil on the wok when my mother cooks lunch, the clang of the gates when they close, the soft yet comforting hum of my loyal and much-loved Pentium III, the gentle plasticky thumping of the window blinds on the glass, the barking from the dogs every time the postman farts by, the smooth whisper-like sound of my father's car returning from work, the light pattering of spray from the water hose, the nonsensical tunes my brother hums while chewing dinner, the deep rumble of their school bus arriving at our gate... But so far, all these are sounds.

I'd also pine for the reassuring sight of my room, so familiar I can navigate around with my eyes closed and a hand tied behind my back. I'd miss knowing when that unreliable glass bookshelf of mine would collapse and bring down all my precious comics. I'd miss the frenzied hungry swimming of my fish if they've been off food. I'd miss coming down the stairs, knowing where to step if I didn't want to be heard. I'd missed teasing my brothers every chance I got, or when I just felt bored or cheeky. I'd miss the slight rasp of my fingers against my keyboard.

If you'd tell me what I'd miss most of all, well, it would sound a bit weird but I'd miss the clicking my mother's dentures make when she fiddles with it. Oh, and the click of the front door opening and closing, not to mention the alarm and the way it says "Security Off" in this robotic lady's voice after the password's entered.

Oh man, I am SO not going to get nostalgic. I haven't even left yet!!!

Auld Lang Syne

2006-02-04T21:28:00.000+11:00

Wow. Didn't know I was going to be so busy today. Went out with the OBAU gang again, and the feeling was just so wonderful. We were together again even though we would be apart. Met at Heartland's Mcdonalds at about ten, and ate Big Breakfast. What I miss most about the big breakfast? The McMuffin, haha. We talked mostly about how guys were becoming more gay, how people flirted, about the new school environments, about the teachers, about everything in general, then took a picture, a 纪念照, so fun. Actually we wanted that 帅哥 in the corner to help us take the photo, but we ended up asking the friendly Mcdonalds' staff, who good-naturedly complied with our demands (okay, it doesn't really sound THAT bad), haha.

By the way, I sprinkled lots of black pepper on the egg, but still there was hardly any taste. Oh well, I tried. The hash brown was too salty. Bleh. Oh, before I forget, JY gave me this huge box of Ferrero Rocher and Fanny gave me this really funkeh photo frame, so touched. Sylvia gave me her time in the afternoon, and that is as good as any gift, since time is money. I felt so touched, especially when I read JY's and Fanny's cards to me...boohoo...don't wanna say goodbye... On a lighter note, we ended up taking lots and lots of neoprints at that new machine in Heartland, and it was great. The machine, the huge one with two cubicles, had no time limit for decoration, so the four of us just relaxed and had fun and squealed a lot while decorating, it was so hilarious. Kept putting weird things like shit and tooty chickens on each others' faces and deleted them, then put some more, wahahaha!!!

After that bombastic neoprint session, Fanny had to go off, after which I bought Athrun and Cagalli keychains to attach to my jacket zippers (they look so cute together, sigh...). Rushed all the way down to Dhoby Gaut later with JY, dragging Sylvia along, for my CT outing. To tell the truth, didn't really end up going out with my CT. Went roaming around Plaza Singapura with Sylvia 大姐 instead. In the end, had lots of fun, blistered feet and lots of profits.

Am currently feeling quite excited. Bought two squeeze bottles of fabric paint to deco my boring house Tees, can't wait to design, whee!!! Hmm... also bought two cool books from SAN Bookshop and Octopus Takoyaki!!! Oh man, I JUST LOVE TAKOYAKI!!! A must-do if you ever visit PS would be to try the Takoyaki at Wow Tako, if not, you'll never ever get a taste of heaven.

Right after dinner, going to visit my cousin's newborn baby boy. Three cheers for her, since she's fulfilling our PM's wish for S'pore, haha! Can't wait to see the baby lah, bet he's gonna be so kawaii! Oh, bought another Nintendo DS game for my bros again. Their collection of DS games is just so pathetic, they hardly touch the machine!!!

Hmm... yep, so I guess this ends my day. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Oh, there's this cool phrase JY left on her card to me. In case any of you out there wanna say something nice to a good pal, say this:

"A ring is round and has no end, that's how long you'll be my friend."

Back From The Grave

2006-02-03T00:07:00.000+11:00

Haha, not quite that, exactly, but its pretty close. Pon school for three days to go chinese new year visiting, whee! Well, enjoyed it while it lasted, didn't have to move a single brain cell during the whole trip, plus my purse has grown perhaps a little larger. It's going to deflate as soon as all that excess gets into the bank. Sigh... Not going to school from now until I leave. Funny, when I do have the opportunity to go, I don't like it. When I don't, I miss it. Figures.

Kept stopping over at Shah Alam to eat at Giant. I sort of perceive it as my school canteen now. Stayed at my cousin's (quite reclusive he is, hides in his room all day like a tortoise in its shell, anti, if you ask me) and played Final Fantasy 10. It's a cool game, although I don't like Yuna. Tidus is cool, and Rikku rawks!! Although she's a rather weak fighter, haha, she's just got this attitude I prefer to Yuna's I'm-gonna-sacrifice-myself-for-the-good-of-all thing.

Felt so bad when I got my "free" earrings. It's like going "Hi! Since I'm your relative and you own a jewellery shop, how about a cny present?" Aaahh...not going to think about that again, nightmare. Did I do anything really interesting? Well, I'm not sure what you'd call interesting but went to Pulau Pinang and played at the beach. It was cool, people were doing parachuting, pulled along by speedboats, and there were HORSES!!! You could ride them along the beach! Sigh....unfortunately, I couldn't, oh well. There's always next time...

Visited some people there too, then went to this seafood restaurant called Hilly Town etc. etc. We waited for eternity until the food came, and when it did, well, let's just say I wasn't too impressed. We could have eaten at a hotel with the money used to pay for that meal. Lesson learnt, I guess.

What I miss most about the trip? That would be the lack of luxury. We slept on matresses, ate sidewalk food, went on foot and blah blah blah... No hotels, no rented cars, no queen-sized bed, no constant air-conditioning etc. Now that was fun. Okay, I'm just lucky my fishes didn't give out on me during the trip. Here's what I'd like to say now:

My low-maintenence fishes rule!!!

Bad Hair Day

2006-01-25T22:51:00.000+11:00

No, if you were curious, my hair didn't up and rebel. Just a random title that has been plucked from my head. Its valid though. I think I waited for close to an hour before they were done with my mum's hair. The inexorable hours ticked by, my breathing slowed, my eyes closed, my skin paled... but thank goodness I didn't... you know... It's Chinese New Year so excuse me if I can't say the word out loud.

Some time as I looked at the strands of my hair on the ground, I felt as though I'd forsaken them or something. Maybe I should've just collected them in a bottle before someone uses them for voodoo and weird stuff. Ugh. The shop was small, the customers were quite a few, at least the air-conditioning didn't give.

Why am I ranting about hairdressing??? Ouchies... My calves still hurt because of those 8 rounds, so now I walk sorta weird, especially down the stairs. I HATE doing leg-raises! OMG WTF LOL!!! Today was okay, everything went according to schedule without a single glitch. Which is exactly how I hate it. Sometimes. Everything becomes so predictable then, where is the fun?

They presented the "last instalment" of the X-men skit, and... ... ... etc. You'll know what I mean if you've watched it. My CT has really enthusiastic people, almost all the girls want to become OGLs. Okay, to be frank, I want to be an OGL too, but *waves hands helplessly*. Actions speak louder than words so I think you'll get my message.

Wait a sec. Who is "you" anyway? Who is this mysterious "you" person I keep addressing in my blog entries?

I think I'm becoming schizoprenic.

I miss Julie's Peanut Butter crackers, and Tim Tams, and Rice Krispies. And I want a pure breed tortoise-shell kitten. And no, I am not going to eat that last one.

The No Nose Dilemma

2006-01-12T23:21:00.000+11:00

If I didn't have a nose, people'd get freaked out if I told them I breathed. If I have a nose, there's the usual nose-dirt to contend with, not to mention clogged noses, runny noses, itchy noses, hairy noses and noses which simply malfunction without further notice. If you feel disturbed by this particular paragraph, do not fret. I am merely in a bit of a foul mood due to my uncooperative nose, which will not clear itself unless I sit in a particularly troublesome manner. Like I am doing right now. With a Strepsils in my mouth. Okay... guess you didn't have to know that...

Maybe you're thinking:"Okay, she's been complaining until now. The next part's probably the good news." Well, for your information, dear Ms/Mrs/Mr Optimistic, you're wrong. Don't like reading people's complaints? Then why on earth did you read the first paragraph?

Today, like most days, can be described with a single word. A word that has induced humans to do totally irrational, insane and stupid things. Yet, these humans, affected by this WORD, find these nonsensical things perfectly justified and comprehensible, like climbing the steps, going two steps up and one step down, or doodling socks on a notepad, or sticking a pencil up the nose just to see how far it goes... You should have by now guessed the word. If you have not, don't continue on to the next paragraph and be a wet blanket, keep guessing.

Boredom. Aaahhhh... Literature was fun today, at least. Our drama tutor is, well, literally, DRAMA-MAMA! She is just so cool. P.E. actually felt okay. It'd been so long since I'd exercised well, and it was a relief to actually get my creaking bones working out. I STILL can't straighten my legs. Dastardly hamstrings.

Duh... I'm not feeling very well right now. Think I'll just go pass out on the bed or pass it on or something... My head feels so foggy I can hardly think... Just WHAT are partial fractions?!?! I need 911!!! *The lifeline is busy right now, please call back later, or leave a message after the beep*

*Moo*

CCA Bizarre

2006-01-12T00:55:00.000+11:00

Guess what I ate for breakfast? Scrambled eggs and hotdogs! Well, a good start to a good day. Reported punctually at about 7am to chat up the PL girls, then did assembly, flag-raising and blah blah blah... I only had about, what, three lectures today? And the worst was the maths lecture. Harping on about graphs and functions and assignments on the VERY FIRST lecture for the subject. Hello? What happened to the F-U-N in L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G? Look what the last, dismal, monotonous, sleep-inducing teacher did to my Chemistry. I now have totally NO interest in anything Chemistry. A tragic secondary school horror story. Thanks to a brilliant and inspiring Literature teacher, guess what I'm interested in now?

Define fishball noodles. Simple, really. Some fishballs with noodles. So when, in the course of history, did chicken bits, mushroom slices and tomato sauce come into the story? Beats me. I'm certainly NOT interested to find out. If you're a KI student reading this, do me a favour. Lagged about for a few hours stoning in the library, precious slacking time, not to be missed.

The discipline talk in the hall was, surprisingly and pleasantly, amusing, like the Economics lecture. Although frankly, I HATE sitting in the hall. When I grow old, I think my bum will develop arthritis or something...

I signed up for about (muahahahaha...) three CCAs: Soccer, Bowling and Drums. Feeling quite guilty now because I joined Drums on a whim, bleh... But I'm serious on the soccer and bowling though, both RAWK!!! We went around being kaypos to publicise the plight of the Bowling club, and got several others to write down their names on the "I'm Interested" list. Evil, but then that's me!

Trinity College sent the application form over already, and I'm over-excited about that Media & Communications component! Not to mention that it'd be uber-cool to study overseas in a totally different world. I feel sort of what Harry feels when he first enters Hogwarts. Trepidation. Awe. Amazement. Anticipation. Intimidation.Excitement.

I haven't been cleaning out my fish tank for about a month now. The bottom's unfortunately grossly covered with multitudes of fish droppings. I supposed I'll get around to doing it... No way am I going to release them into the longkang to brave the hygienic Singaporean wilds... No self-respecting fish-loving human would commit such an inhumane act.

I think.

If you thirst for more knowledge about me because you've fallen head-over-heels in love with me, if you just wanna kill time or if your inner-kaypoh is dissatisfied, do visit my old bungalow at http://neverwhererealms.blogspot.com. I have upgraded to the White House. (What?!?! It IS white.) Toodles!

Construction Works

2006-01-11T00:59:00.000+11:00

Bear with me. I'm in the process of upgrading myself. So, if you could just sit back with a steaming cup of buttered corn, I won't be a minute.