Catch

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Dress by BUCK-TICK

First week back in school after a pseudo one week break where I was in school every single day except Wednesday. All my mid terms are over, so unless there is a pop quiz, I won't be completing another test until November when its the finals. Some of the Mid Term class participation grades have been released, and I seriously need to buck up. I'm in the bottom half of the class, and I need to improve or my GPA will suffer this semester. I really really want to go on exchange to Waseda, so I need to work harder. Yeah, I was stupid to take 5.5 modules this semester when my internship and exchange rests on this semester's results. Nevertheless its a bit useless and late to cry over spilt milk, so all I can do is let the cat drink the milk? In short I'm going to go all out to make sure that I make the best of the situation. Yeah, the power of positive thinking.

Kinda stressed out. Blogging to keep my mood in check. I will probably become slightly more depressed after this entire post is over, but its okay. I need a wake up call. No more mucking about trying to pass time and minimise the suffering. I ought to hit the books, make sure my projects are all A grade worthy and ACE THIS FREAKING SEMESTER. A lot of future tense I know, but I think it is obvious I am trying to psych myself up to make the best out of this semester. I don't have much time left, so optimisation is key. I can hear the desperation and despair creeping in. Sigh.

I wonder if its me being sensitive or its that its happening more frequently. I have this nagging suspicion that its happening more frequently. I may be overreacting an exaggerating a wee bit, but I think a large portion can be attributed to a greater occurrence of annoyances. Maybe its the people I'm hanging out with nowadays. Not my old friends from school, but people I've met within this year. And they don't know me at all. All they see is what I choose to show them in my school persona, and they arrive at ridiculous conclusions from the small amount of time I've spent with them. Really silly but if there's one thing that I have come to realise, it is often the little things that make life hellish. The little insidious comments. The negative rumours and demeaning stereotypes. The things whispered amongst their clique when you're not around, and the acronyms to hide the identity of the person when its already an open secret. Sigh. Politics. Gossip. Jealousy. Viciousness. And that dash of ego and streak of meanness. People.

Blasting music is therapeutic. Studying in school is a necessity. Eating less is probably better for my health. Exercising is good for my self esteem. One day I hope to be free of constraints.

"Like the wind, like the clouds, like the starts, like the moon..."

Flaw

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Strange by Kerli

I believe there is kismet. And I think I should stop listening to sad songs when I'm in a bad mood. It only serves to amplify the anger and sadness I feel into epic proportions. I need to listen to something like REVOLUTION. Or Brilliant Snow. Something more upbeat and positive. All my playlist is giving me is stuff like Strange, Raison D'Etre and other sad stuff. I need to create mood playlists instead of just shuffling everything.

Was in a bad mood at first, but I think I'm feeling better. I was not consciously aware about why I was in a bad mood? Think it is a side effect of all the Literature classes that I paid attention in. All the books I read and had intense reflection about. Too reflective for my own good. Creating my own self fulfilling prophecies. And I hasten my demise as I start on my downward spiral of negativity and pain. Sighs. The problem with people like me. You live each moment so intensely that its a pain. Happiness is so rich that you get dizzy. Sadness so heart wrenching that your tears never end. Anger so blood churning you act and don't remember a thing, only to see the aftermath. And when you are depressed? You can feel yourself sinking to a place beyond darkness. The higher you go, the harder you fall. And if you work at it, the higher you bounce back too. Not that this way of life is recommended. You go a wee bit nuts after a while. Human kind isn't built for these extreme mood changes. I think your brain goes a bit kooky from all the sudden hormonal differences.

I observe I'm at that age where everyone starts asking about whether I'm in an relationship? I understand that these friends and relatives mean well, what with wanting me out of the house and clearing the fridge less often and dealing with less of my idiosyncrasies... But most unfortunately, the answer is no. In fact, I think I will be a HORRIBLE girlfriend. So I am in no real hurry to get attached? Not that I am likely to, with me being slightly insane, super dramatic and lazy. Not the type that people are generally attracted to. I know, and I'm okay with this? In some crazy, obscure, lazy and frightening way, I actually want to grow old with a few cats in a rickety chair? But of course there is this part that gets a wee bit lonely and all, but its quickly engulfed in the hassles of day to day living. I really don't have the spare brain capacity to WORRY about this. Just passing thoughts in the ocean of my mind. I guess at some point or another you realise you'll never be Number One to anyone and its alright to just be one of the crowd. There's no one I really like anyway? Not inclusive of my shrine and all the random stuff in my room that stares back at me. (You should know what i mean HAHA). Knowing me, if I really liked someone I would pounce on them and NEVER let them go? HAHA. Not so viscerally, but yeah. Those who know me well will understand. Sink thy claws and hope to draw blood.

Is my blog too lengthy? A friend mentioned that reading my blog is like crawling through an essay. And apparently, she has bad memories of essays. I would make it shorter, except that I think I will have 5 shorts posts to replace this one longer post. Ridiculous, so the length will remain unless many have difficulty? Something along the lines of the train of thought, and since I can sit in front of the screen for nearly an hour to compose this, spending 10 minutes to read this should not be a huge problem? Yes, it is not effortless to type a post of this length, contrary to popular belief. 4 paragraphs of text do not just automatically type itself, no matter what you might have been led to believe. If you don't have the patience to read this you can always saunter over to my Tumblr. I assure you that everything there is short. And for those who need pictures and videos to be pictorially and kinaesthetically stimulated, there are plenty of those there too. I try not to type for more than 5 minutes for my Tumblr. Those on Tumblr tend to have a shorter attention span (of course this is an unfounded, completely biased personal opinion); something lengthy would kill their brain cells I believe. So yes. This blog will remain wordy. HAHA.

 

"Without flaws, I would be boring."

Recess

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Roulette by TETSUYA

2 months since I finally had some time all to myself. No books. No laptop. No mugging and pouring over half understood notes. Life is good. Went to trim my hair. Most of the dry ends are gone and I'm a happy girl that it looks way less like STRAW and DRIED GRASS. HAHA. After that had my long awaited shopping trip with StarF. Was going to wear the dress I bought in Hong Kong, but was irritated to realise that the material was thinner than expected. My monochrome theme turned into a denim theme. Oh well. Met at Wisma's food court and I had three bowls of mango pomelove sago. 3 bowls. Not fantastic, but I was in a mango mood so it was fine. Went over to Far East after that. Its been a long long time since I went there. Bought a pair of shorts from the stall I got my leather jacket from. The uncle is a fantastic sales person, and he totally knows what to recommend. Its really hard for me to buy shorts because of my bottom heavy body shape, but he took one look at me and recommended something that I liked and looked good in. After that I got a shirt, 2 belts and we walked around trying formal shoes... It got boring pretty fast even with a break for tea at Han's. I guess Far East really isn't cheap nor special enough for me to keep at it. We went back to Wisma for Famous Amos and to find FaceShop. Apparently every single FaceShop in the whole of Singapore had run out of nail polish remover. Tried 313 Somerset as well to no avail. In the end I gave up and bought remover from Guardian.

Discovered something new about myself yesterday night. It was my grandma's birthday celebration. At Tung Lok Signatures at Central Clarke Quay. The food was decent I suppose, but nothing exceptional. Dessert was good, the service staff were nice, but I think overall was just decent. For the price? I think the money could have been better spent. Not that I am complaining, I had a good time. The thing is, I tried red wine with no allergic reaction! Either I've outgrown it... Or it was something else that I've been reacting to all along. I liked the wine we had. Sweet. I might actually come to like wine? Will upload a few photos on FaceBook when I'm in the mood to do so. Only took pictures of the things that were interesting and/or yummy. Some were the standard Chinese restaurant dishes so I could not be bothered.

Was suppose to go to Yt's birthday, but my grandma's dinner took much too long. The distance was too great for me to conveniently go over. I feel kind of bad? She bothered to call and ask me to go over to her house for her 21st party and I was a no show. The present was with me the whole day, but I think I was too tired to keep at it past 1030pm. The dinner took 3.5 hours, and by the time we went to the bathroom and all? I was leaving the restaurant with my parents at 11pm. Good thing I did not attend, because by the time I got home and showered I was nearly dead on my feet. Went to bed at midnight. Could barely keep my eyes open. I was supposed to talk to Manwi, but my body could barely keep me awake, much less fangirl. Sorry~

Woke up late today. First thing I did was to do research for my project. Seems like my 3 days turned into 1 day. Not that I can do anything. Friday was spent making my assignment better. Sunday was already used to research for my BP project. The start of my To-Do List:

1) Catch up with MA homework (I'm only at Week3)

2) Revise for MA test next Monday

3) Research MA project

4) Interview my Dad for MPW

5) BP business plan

6) Revise Ethics

7) MC speech idea

Those are the school work related stuff. Below are other things that I need to do:

1) Sew Medusa beads

2) Spray props

3) Collect Sakuya (look for Sakuya's shoes)

4) Research locations for Medusa

5) Prepare for KL trip

I look at this and I feel stressed. Sigh. Why is it that the older I get, the more I feel like time is always running out?

"Run run run away... Run til you can touch the sky with your hands... Run til you get your dreams..."

Grass

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cosmetic by SID

YES! FREEDOM!

I think school is great because it teaches you to appreciate the rare off days that you don't have any work due. No classes. No need to go to school. No assignments due in the next 3 days. No readings to be done in the next 4 days. No projects due in the next 5 days. Its a kind of paradise after the hectic mess that was Week 6 and 7, what with me falling ill with flu AND food poisoning. There were presentations, tests, classes, assignments due... All over until another week. Recess week is for stocking up on sleep, buying time and trying to prevent fires instead of the usual fire fighting. After 2 semesters in school, I already know that time will pass way to fast during recess and I'll soon be running in my school life cycle treadmill again. Nevertheless, its good to be able to sleep well knowing that you don't have to run after the bus and chase elusive deadlines and trudge your sorry way to school come rain or shine or flooding.

I need to cut my hair. The ends look like dried grass. Brown. And dry. Dried grass. Its kinda kinky as well because of all the knots I've gotten into it. My hair is rebonded, so any knots in my hair are stuck permanently as kinks. Only way to remove kinks is to cut. And I really do want to cut. Its at a length that it keeps getting caught with my bag, that I accidentally pull it when I wake up in the morning, that I accidentally slap people behind me when I turn my head, that is super heavy when wet, that some idiots can easily grab and mess up (as if they are still in primary school), that take forever for me to wash in the shower... I think its quite obvious that it is starting to get on my nerves. I have very little patience for the inconveniences of life. And my hair is doing nothing but adding to it. I need it long to finish up my photoshoot, but the way its growing out and the way its annoying me? If my mood hits and I'm not careful I'm just going to hack it off. I can imagine the headache its going to cause, so I think I'm just going to trim it a wee bit before it gets out of hand. Maybe tomorrow. Just a bit shorter. Give my neck a bit of a rest.

So many things happening over the next few days. Long awaited shopping trip with StarF. Birthday party of my granny and a friend. I want to start on my costume. Spray painting. Anything and everything but hitting the books. I need a break and I'm going to give myself the break. Of course I'm going to sleep more too. My poor body has not have the time to rest and recuperate. This gal needs about an average of 8 hours to be happy. Anything less than that and all the symptoms of stress starts to accumulate. Sure I still function fine, just that I am not at my peak? Needs rest. Rest~

Oh yeah. There was someone who seriously pissed me off. Lets call this person A for the sake of protecting those who are still nice and kind and innocent and unaware of the stinking bitch she is. I mean, she's not the kind of person that those will use the 5 letter word to describe, but she really is one. Underneath that cute-sy and slightly blur facade is one conniving hell of a pest. I don't usually defame people on my blog to such an extent, so she really is something for me to just go all out. She doesn't read this blog, and has never known about this blog and is likely to NEVER get to know about this from me. I used to think she was okay. Used to be okay with her. But the more I see how she does things, I can't help but think she's really a super BITCH. The things she says of others smacks of hypocrisy. Jealous, possessive, two-faced, rude, unkind... She's really smart and nice to the people she likes, so most don't realise what a horrible person she is. She's nice to me so far, but the way she is constantly complaining about others and bitching about them makes me seriously wonder about the awful things she might be saying behind my back. I'm not her best friend. She's not my best friend. We've known each other for barely a year. We've hardly worked together. And yet all the stuff she tells me about others are bordering on private. I wouldn't tell a mere acquaintance about intimate details in a friend's relationship. I wouldn't ask for special favours from an acquaintance. Its almost shameless how she tries to make use of others, and thinks I'll just go along with her. And everyone falls for that girl-next-door smile and happy laugh.

Someone help me find the person I was, the person who believed in righteousness, justice, love and truth. I can't find her anymore. Its not darkness. Its chaos. In the noise and colours and the mess of everyday, where did my true self go?

"Happy Children's Day"

Futility

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奈落 by The GazettE

I have no idea why this is making me angry but it is. I know I made things clear, much to the chagrin of my friends with respect to how I did it. (Oh come on, you've known me for so long you should know full well how I operate.) I guess this is just me. I never thought I would be one of those straight laced people who needs every thing in nice little cubby-holed categories. Well, it seems like I am. Within the boundaries of each category, I give plenty of wriggle room? You can do whatever you want as long as you don't ride over to the other category. Its NOT ok to go into the other category. Anything else but that is fine. That category is reserved for the special people who have managed to get there. Its like how I let my best friend get away with making me wait for 3 hours without a valid reason. Anyone else would get punched in the gut. Or I'd just go home and you can forget about ever seeing me again. For her? Well, we're still best friends. I think I sort of threw a tantrum. But otherwise I'm okay? Unless you're my best friend, please don't expect to get the same treatment.

ARGH. So yes I am ANGRY. The only reason why this is on my blog instead of me flying over to sucker punch people is because I don't want to make a mess of things. The very fact that I'm even reacting enough to have a blog post about this just goes to show how absolutely affected I am. Its not what was said. It is when it was said. And how it was said. It could have just ended prematurely. YOU ARE IN THE FREAKING WRONG CATEGORY. Get in line to apply to be a Fishy and we'll see how things go. You don't get to the Fishy stage, you don't get the right to say what you will about me to anyone and everyone!

This is a bad bad BAD way of using my blog. Its not suppose to be a public arena where I air my grievances about the annoying little people who make my day bad and smear my reputation across the floor of the sewage and plumbing with the crazy stupid little rumours and innuendos that they have nothing better to do but say. I have more pressing things to do. I have cannons to spray paint. I have 600 beads to sew. I have tests to study for. I have reports to write. I have paperwork that needs to be filed. I have clothes to iron. I have my room to pack. I have SO MANY THINGS TO DO. I do not want to be thinking of nonsensical pranks as well!

Or is that your aim? To somehow make me think about all this even after everything that was said? If its true, I have three words. Exercise in futility. We all know that nothing can come to pass. Not that I'm being negative or positive or 'not giving people a chance'. Just think of it rationally. Its not that I'm against anything, but honestly? If it was for real I would deal with it differently. But if its all a game? I'm not playing. Let's make this clear once and for all.

"My greatest weakness is my greatest strength"

College

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Follow Me by BIGBANG

This is something I stumbled upon on Facebook. I know most people don't bother to click on links, but I make it a point to do so if it seems interesting and a) not a photo b) not another lame video c) atypical.

This is an excerpt from the MIT Admissions blog. Quite meaningful. Do read! Its the 50 things you should take note in college. Some are not that relevant, but I think most makes sense. Enjoy~

Here goes...

1. Your friends will change a lot over the next four years. Let them.
2. Call someone you love back home a few times a week, even if just for a few minutes.
3. In college more than ever before, songs will attach themselves to memories. Every month or two, make a mix cd, mp3 folder, whatever - just make sure you keep copies of these songs. Ten years out, they'll be as effective as a journal in taking you back to your favorite moments.
4. Take naps in the middle of the afternoon with reckless abandon.
5. Adjust your schedule around when you are most productive and creative. If you're nocturnal and do your best work late at night, embrace that. It may be the only time in your life when you can.
6. If you write your best papers the night before they are due, don't let people tell you that you "should be more organized" or that you "should plan better." Different things work for different people. Personally, I worked best under pressure - so I always procrastinated... and always kicked ass (which annoyed my friends to no end). ;-) Use the freedom that comes with not having grades first semester to experiment and see what works best for you.
7. At least a few times in your college career, do something fun and irresponsible when you should be studying. The night before my freshman year psych final, my roommate somehow scored front row seats to the Indigo Girls at a venue 2 hours away. I didn't do so well on the final, but I haven't thought about psych since 1993. I've thought about the experience of going to that show (with the guy who is now my son's godfather) at least once a month ever since.
8. Become friends with your favorite professors. Recognize that they can learn from you too - in fact, that's part of the reason they chose to be professors.
9. Carve out an hour every single day to be alone. (Sleeping doesn't count.)
10. Go on dates. Don't feel like every date has to turn into a relationship.
11. Don't date someone your roommate has been in a relationship with.
12. When your friends' parents visit, include them. You'll get free food, etc., and you'll help them to feel like they're cool, hangin' with the hip college kids.
13. In the first month of college, send a hand-written letter to someone who made college possible for you and describe your adventures thus far. It will mean a lot to him/her now, and it will mean a lot to you in ten years when he/she shows it to you.
14. Embrace the differences between you and your classmates. Always be asking yourself, "what can I learn from this person?" More of your education will come from this than from any classroom.
15. All-nighters are entirely overrated.
16. For those of you who have come to college in a long-distance relationship with someone from high school: despite what many will tell you, it can work. The key is to not let your relationship interfere with your college experience. If you don't want to date anyone else, that's totally fine! What's not fine, however, is missing out on a lot of defining experiences because you're on the phone with your boyfriend/girlfriend for three hours every day.
17. Working things out between friends is best done in person, not over email. (IM does not count as "in person.") Often someone's facial expressions will tell you more than his/her words.
18. Take risks.
19. Don't be afraid of (or excited by) the co-ed bathrooms. The thrill is over in about 2 seconds.
20. Wednesday is the middle of the week; therefore on wednesday night the week is more than half over. You should celebrate accordingly. (It makes thursday and friday a lot more fun.)
21. Welcome failure into your lives. It's how we grow. What matters is not that you failed, but that you recovered.
22. Take some classes that have nothing to do with your major(s), purely for the fun of it.
23. It's important to think about the future, but it's more important to be present in the now. You won't get the most out of college if you think of it as a stepping stone.
24. When you're living on a college campus with 400 things going on every second of every day, watching TV is pretty much a waste of your time and a waste of your parents' money. If you're going to watch, watch with friends so at least you can call it a "valuable social experience."
25. Don't be afraid to fall in love. When it happens, don't take it for granted. Celebrate it, but don't let it define your college experience.
26. Much of the time you once had for pleasure reading is going to disappear. Keep a list of the books you would have read had you had the time, so that you can start reading them when you graduate.
27. Things that seem like the end of the world really do become funny with a little time and distance. Knowing this, forget the embarrassment and skip to the good part.
29. No matter what your political or religious beliefs, be open-minded. You're going to be challenged over the next four years in ways you can't imagine, across all fronts. You can't learn if you're closed off.
30. If you need to get a job, find something that you actually enjoy. Just because it's work doesn't mean it has to suck.
31. Don't always lead. It's good to follow sometimes.
32. Take a lot of pictures. One of my major regrets in life is that I didn't take more pictures in college. My excuse was the cost of film and processing. Digital cameras are cheap and you have plenty of hard drive space, so you have no excuse.
33. Your health and safety are more important than anything.
34. Ask for help. Often.
35. Half of you will be in the bottom half of your class at any given moment. Way more than half of you will be in the bottom half of your class at some point in the next four years. Get used to it.
36. In ten years very few of you will look as good as you do right now, so secretly revel in how hot you are before it's too late.
37. In the long run, where you go to college doesn't matter as much as what you do with the opportunities you're given there. The MIT name on your resume won't mean much if that's the only thing on your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of unique opportunities that no one else will ever have - don't waste them.
38. On the flip side, don't try to do everything. Balance = well-being.
39. Make perspective a priority. If you're too close to something to have good perspective, rely on your friends to help you.
40. Eat badly sometimes. It's the last time in your life when you can do this without feeling guilty about it.
41. Make a complete ass of yourself at least once, preferably more. It builds character.
42. Wash your sheets more than once a year. Trust me on this one.
43. If you are in a relationship and none of your friends want to hang out with you and your significant other, pay attention. They usually know better than you do.
44. Don't be afraid of the weird pizza topping combinations that your new friend from across the country loves. Some of the truly awful ones actually taste pretty good. Expand your horizons.
45. Explore the campus thoroughly. Don't get caught.
46. Life is too short to stick with a course of study that you're no longer excited about. Switch, even if it complicates things.
47. Tattoos are permanent. Be very certain.
48. Don't make fun of prefrosh. That was you like 2 hours ago.
49. Enjoy every second of the next four years. It is impossible to describe how quickly they pass.
50. This is the only time in your lives when your only real responsibility is to learn. Try to remember how lucky you are every day.

Be yourself. Create. Inspire, and be inspired. Grow. Laugh. Learn. Love. 

Welcome to some of the best years of your lives.

"Some things need to be said over and over again at the risk of sounding like a broken tape recorder. Its just meant to be that way."

Throat

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Vivid Place by Deluhi

This is a weird time for my blog to be updated, and if you noticed, good for you. No I am not in class, rather I am at home! Not that class was cancelled or that it ended early, but yours truly is SICK. Flu, slight fever and sore throat. I'm going to be a meanie and say this: JX if you are reading this I think you are partially responsible. The other part is one annoying half-recovered bugger with a 4.1 GPA sitting next to me during FT who was having a great time making fun of my resume and kept trying to get my attention simply because he was bored. 3 hours of non-stop nonsense. I should have swapped places with the person on my left. And yes, I fall ill very easily. I will go to NTUC Medicare at least once a term. Not that I'm proud of maximising my school insurance policy, but more of I spend too much energy living life. My resistance is weak when I lack sleep. Its Week6. Who in the WORLD has enough sleep? Except the few smarties here and there. Anyway, I went to school for BP and was super obviously falling asleep, HW can i borrow your notes please?, prepared for MC and went for the presentation before I bailed and went home. Don't want to infect my entire class, its going to be Week7. Crucial period~ (Oh yeah, thanks Al for my ez-link card! *muacks*)

Tone is kinda different because I'm typing this as I wait for the medication to kick in and send me to LaLaland. Hard to sleep with a blocked nose and sore throat. Breathing is tough I guess? But as I'm weak and my throat is on fire and my nose is running like mad... I shall wait until I feel slightly more comfortable before I sleep. I will probably wake at 9pm plus to eat a bit of food, take another round of medication and go back to making friends with my bolster and blanket. Skipping cheer and school because I think I'm a biological hazard. See? I am being nice and considerate!

Its been a hectic week. First half was busy with MPW case presentation and the odd MC rehearsals. After that was MC all the way~ Now that MC is over? Should be using the weekend to study Ethics and some BP. Mid terms coming up, I need to prepare. I'm sort of nervous about the video interview and dine out on Tuesday and Wednesday, but I doubt I would mess it up badly. I'm just wishing that I don't say or do something stupid. I need to improve my GPA. I want to get to Waseda. And to do that I need to keep my GPA above 3.2. Ideally it would be 3.5, but I am not moaning as yet? My fault that I am not doing well because I have not been putting too much effort into certain classes. Sigh. Oh yeah! Can someone remind me to ask my FT prof about dress code for scholarship interviews? Thank you! I always seem to forget to ask her.

I should be churning out my birthday wishlist soon. I know, I know, I'm this crazy girl for creating birthday wishlists. The thing is, I love my birthday. And more than anything, I like presents. You can say that I am thick-skinned or whatever, but I don't like presents that I cannot use. Please don't give me useless things either. Decorative things are risky with me, because you never know when I will smile and thank you for the present only to have it chucked in this distant corner to be a paper weight. Or better yet, I don't even remember you giving me anything! I wish everyone would be as considerate as me and give me a list of things that they want. I am terrible at buying presents. TERRIBLE. Especially for big events like 21st birthdays or going away presents. Please do not ask me to choose something. I will get something that is boring and safe. Stuff your distant uncles and relatives give you. Not that there is no thought, but I would probably spend a month thinking and NOT be able to think of anything. Just tell me what you want. Saves us all the hassle of getting things we don't like, don't want and won't use. Excellent idea yes?

Every time I see a photo blog, there's this slight pang of jealousy. I'm awfully lazy and the chances of me uploading pictures from my camera phone is once in 6 months. The other thing is I have no idea how interested people are in the photos that I take? I have no kick ass camera, just my moody point and shoot and my hand phone camera. Yeah, I have a good sense of angle what with my hobby and all, but I think there are some technical details that angle cannot rescue. Clarity is always lacking. And if you zoom in, it gets all grainy. Poor quality, not in terms of subject, but the medium. Sad, but I'm doing my best to avoid cameras. A bit too expensive. Will just borrow when I can, but I'm staying away from them for now. Along with the cars and watches and pretty clothes, I will stay far far away until I actually earn money. The more I research, the more I want it. Not good. I will go broke all too soon.

Okie, medicine is taking effect. Please SMSSMS, I will reply as long as I am awake. Thank you and loves you!

"Take me away to a faraway place... With you it will always be a great journey... Lets try to go further..."

Memory

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サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ by D=Out

I was thinking about my family as I was cleaning the floor today. I realised that although we're not rich, I had a great time growing up. I never really lacked anything I guess? I always had fun. Yeah, there were many times that I cried. Many times I wanted to die. Regardless, I had a good time as a kid.

My dad used to bring us to the old National Library on Saturdays morning. After breakfast we would wait for the library to open and my brother and I would run in to grab our books. We needed to go grocery shopping, so we usually only had about 30 minutes to get everything. My dad would get Runner's World or some sport related book. Sometimes there would be Scientific American. Or some technology magazine. My mum would get stuff like cook books, scarf knotting books, flower arrangement and the odd Chinese philosophy book. My younger brother would head to the animals and insects and plants section. Or those spot the difference books. And me? Fairy tales. Classics. Science fiction. Fantasy. Humour. I loved the original darker Grimm's fairytales. Loved anything out of this world. I only started reading general fiction when I started to run out of things to read. Now Murakami is love. Discovered horror in late secondary school. No romance because my dad didn't want me reading 'trashy' books, and I later realised I loved plot too much to read bodice rippers. I get bored far too fast. I would devour all the books by Sunday night and would be eagerly anticipating the weekend because I wanted new books. My parents had to limit me to one book per day. And then I found out about the school library. Wiped out all the fiction books in my library because most of it was too childish for me. Can you imagine? I was reading Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, To Kill a Mockingbrid at age 12? Secondary school was stuff like Grapes of Wrath, all of Shakespeare's stuff, Catcher in the Rye and more. Junior college was stuffed with modern writing on themes like war and death and love and life. And these are just the stuff in English. I read comics, be it Marvel or Chuangyi. I read the Chinese classics. I studied poetry in both English and Chinese. I love books. My one true love in this world. I can talk about books forever, and I have so many fabulous memories of the old National Library.

Another amazing memory is going to MacRitchie. Yeah, I hate running, but I love that place. We had picnics, jogging sessions, playing on the slope, running on the planks, trying to catch fish... HAHA. I have a scar on my ankle from where I scraped against the drain. It was fun to get out and see the plants and run around and play. It was tiring, sure, but enjoyable. All the energy has to go somewhere, and MacRitchie was understanding. Yelled and jumped and played. The cross country events when I was in secondary school were a pain, but my original memory of that place is one where I could disappear from all my troubles amongst the greenery. OH! The beach was fabulous too! Picnics! Cycling! Cycling! Sleeping on a hammock. Lousy sandcastles. Shell collecting. Kayaking even though I can't swim to save my life. 26th December. The day of the Boxing Day tsunami, I was solo kayaking in the sea with my dad. Crashed against the beach 4 times trying to take off. Hurt like anything but he was taunting me so I persevered. MAD FUN. Sea was choppy, but if there's one thing I know, respect nature and you'll never be in deep trouble. I wanted to show my dad I could do it. Yeah, I'm a bit competitive. A bit. HAHA.

I think I could blog a series about my childhood. Each fantastic individual memory in full technicolour. All the smells and tastes. All the reckless things I did because I wanted to prove myself. In the beginning to my dad. Later to my peers and teachers. And now, myself. More than anything, I want to show myself that I can do it. I'm not going to do anything to hurt myself, but I will push myself to the limit? I'm not a marathoner. I'm not a mugger. If there's one thing I learnt, its the importance of balance. I studied really hard. I played really hard. I had fun indoors, I had fun outdoors. I had fun alone, I had fun with others. No wonder all my personality tests show someone who is neutral. I'm an introvert who is a closet extrovert and an extrovert who is introverted. I am a pessimist who is a secretly optimistic and an optimist with a strong streak of pessimism. I'm not your average girl because somewhere along the way as I was growing up, I grew tired of the bimbos and bitches, and I decided that I didnt want to be a tomboy either. After all, gender is a social construct.

"Because this is the only chance I'll have at this."

Quirk

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GIRLism by SCANDAL

I think I pick up personality quirks really easily. The more I hang out with a certain person, the more I speak like them. Not that I copy whatever they say, but the vocabulary and sentence structures that I utilise starts to evolve to something similar. Of course, its not as if I will sound like that person, but while retaining some personal flavour, my speech patterns have changed. Learning Japanese has also changed the way I structure my sentences in English. I think it might be due to the differences in grammar forms for these two languages. English tends to move the subject to the back of a sentence and the modifiers in front of it, while Japanese stuffs the topic right smack in the front, but modifies it at the back. I need to think in a weird way to compose a coherent sentence in Japanese. Its different form Chinese and English, although there are many things about the language that makes it similar as well. And the culture? There are some things that are not said directly in Japanese. Questions are a very good example. And there are just some sentence forms that do not exist at all.

I've changed quite a lot. I'm no longer as blunt as how I used to be. I'm way more two-faced than a few years ago. I'm better at hiding my weaknesses and pretending to be okay. Sighs. I think I can attribute part of it to learning Japanese. It makes you think more about what you're going to say and how its going to sound to others. And I often try to translate whatever I think into Japanese to improve my sentence structures, although this has had very limited success. On the whole? My environment has changed me. Getting to know more people this summer, getting to know more people in my classes, getting to know more people in my project groups... In short more exposure. I never thought that I would become like this. I would probably have been voted Most Likely To Insult Some Big Shot And Get Shot in secondary school. In JC I think the post would have evolved to Most Likely To Say Something That Would Speed Up Her Demise. And now? I am still more blunt than most people, but I think I'm nearer to the average. The progress has been nothing short of exponential in my one year in SMU.

Of course I still do stupid things. I'm more aggressive and confrontational than most people, and this is something that is hard to change. I won't run away from problems, but my too direct approach makes people think that I'm offensive. And sometimes, I do things that are exercises in futility, like trying to sort out a misunderstanding and actually CREATING a bigger misunderstanding. I've this wonderful ability to do that. And everyone will stare at me, fascinated, like some car that is hurtling headlong into a wall at top speed and a collision is inevitable. HELLO? People, couldn't you try to tell me to swerve and avoid the wall? Friends? PFT. I think you people think I'm this very amusing an entertaining clown.

I guess the more surface acting that you do, the more tired you're going to be. I don't even feel like smiling. And sometimes I want to shut up and just do my own thing. But no, I have to be nice and considerate and kind and talkative. Its not often that I can just keep quiet and people won't misunderstand my silence as me being pissed off at something or someone or another. Its my natural face. If I don't smile and don't move, I look like I'm angry. I know this. So many regrets, but I guess I try not to live my life examining each one in agonising detail. I'd probably go crazy from depression at my inadequacy and despair of ever moving forward and improving. No good at all.

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to blog. Partially my rather egoistic way of justifying my existence. A blog is my space. No one else can post at this site but me. you can only spectate; I'm the one in charge of the content. Control. My best friend and worst enemy. Too much and too little. I'm too extreme for my own good. Should walk the middle path as per Aristotle.

Eeek. I just reread the entire post and realised that I'm near incoherent. I want to sleep, so I shall stop here. Yet another inconclusive post~

"I fear running away, so I will be a coward and approach head-on"

Tempt

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Ring Ding Dong by Shinee

Yes I gave in to temptation and listened to Shinee. Yes, they make me feel fat.Yes, they make me feel old. Yes, some of their songs are irritating. But I guess Korean pop is good for doing homework because I've been completing more work? So yes. I will just listen to a few songs here and there and skip the rest. HAHA.

I miss Laruku. I know they are celebrating their 20th anniversary next year, but it feels so very far away. I really want to know where will the concerts be held. Other than the usual Japan. And Paris and London. I have this feeling Shanghai will get a stop as well. The furthest I am willing to travel is Hong Kong/Taiwan. Just for them. Partially because I want to go to Hong Kong again and I would love to be able to visit Taiwan. If I somehow manage to go Japan, I'll buy the tickets. FOR SURE. So what if I won't understand most of what is being said by them. So what if I'd probably get lost on my to the concert location and on my way back. I will attend their concert. Its the least I can do for myself. I love Laruku. When I was crying, when I was sulking, when I was depressed, when I was hurt and feeling like the world might as well end, they were the one band in my playlist that I could rely upon to make me feel better again. Big Bang helps me feel like partying. Deluhi is nice. D=Out is cool. Epik High makes me feel calm. Flow is comforting. Gackt is funny. Kazuki is jazzy. Matenrou is hypnotic. SID is awesome. Versailles gives me confidence. Vidoll is familiar. But my one and only true love is hyde with his amazing vocals and Laruku's classic rhythms. VAMPS works because its hyde singing. I think I've explained enough.

Which song do I like? And why? I think Ready Steady School is one of my all-time favourites. Vivid Colours. Blurry Eyes. My Dear. Twinkle, twinkle. Lost Heaven. New World. Shout at the Devil. Honey. Dive to Blue. Pretty girl. Seventh Heaven. Bless. Why do I like them? I think its the composition? I'm not sure, never bothered to study music. I am more of a consumer than a producer. I just know that its not something that can be easily danced to, but its still addictive. I like dance tracks with variation because it allows me to move along to it. But Laruku songs are more of stuff you listen to as you look out of the window in the bus? HAHA. I feel like putting down more, but I feel weird. Its like revealing all your little desires that make you tick. Its like telling someone all the embarrassing things you did. Its like telling people the colour of your freaking underwear. YEAH. So I shan't continue. Too private. Too close to my heart. Too much ammunition HAHA.

So sad that I can't sing along to Laruku songs without mauling it. Its not that I can't sing, but my key is way off. I mean, yes, hyde is a guy. And my singing voice is higher than most girls. I can do those super whiny and high-pitched annoying girl voices. The kind of voice that I hate the most and will want to hurl something pointy at the source of the annoyance. But I have that kind of voice. Like Spinelle. YEAH. I can pitch my voice lower, I usually do when I'm being sarcastic? But when I'm angry enough, I use that whiny voice against others. I know it pisses people off, so I do it to be mean. HAHA. I probably have accumulated a mountain of negative karma.

Ah. I must have been a rabbit or hamster or penguin in my previous life. I love skin contact. DISTURBING, but true. I will unconciously bump into people I'm with. I will go so close as to invade and remove personal space. I will cling and hold hands and hug and just touch. Okie, this comes across as something utterly disturbing and potentially bad for my reputation, but HECK. Its not like I didn't have rumours about me being lesbian when I was in school. People thought I was double-dating 2 of my close friends. Hilarious but true. And then some thought I'm bisexual. At that point, I felt slightly hurt? But after a while it was a game to do the most shocking thing possible to stun everyone around me. I don't remember what I did with my friends, but I remember some very fun episodes where even mutual friends wondered if it was a game or for real. Yes, I'm a bit extreme. But I exert self-control when I'm around guy friends? Especially guy friends who are already attached. Must stay at least one arm's width away. Must control and not do stuff that can be misinterpreted. I feel bad otherwise? So I will always need to find a close female friend after that to glomp. I guess its because I feel lonely? What love and affection and friendship? I can't believe in intagibles like that. Touch is something that I can trust. Skin hunger is something I have, and I'm not afraid to say it if I need a hug? Why should I deny myself of being hapy if its free and guranteed to work? Just because most people don't do so? Most people are STUPID if thats the case. I'm a social animal. I will want physical reassurance. You mean you've never ever wanted a hug? I know some people have proximity issues, and I usually can't get along with those people because I need the contact. Its part of the way I communicate, so if I can't touch you at all I feel disabled in a way. Which might explain why my guy friends are sadly super few. The ones I'm closer to are those who don't run away the moment I lean in closer? HAHA. I'm not going to bite anyone... I think?

Yes, this is because someone said something that made me angry. I should change my Facebook status to engaged. Or married. Or something. Let them guess and speculate and wonder if its for real or a game. Life's a game anyway. EECH. Don't make me angry, I might just go mad and play with someone that you don't want me to touch~ Careful I don't steal the person you love away from you just for the fun of it because YOU hurt the people I love. So hold on tight ok? <3

"どしゃぶり雨が上がれば　生まれたての空が光る いつだって変われるよ絶対　本気で願えば大丈夫さ"

Choice

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Frontier by DELUHI

In case you're worried, I am still your one and only JellyFish. I will still make fun of your email name. I will still laugh at the silly things you do. I will still do the mad, crazy things I always do to make you happy. And to me, you'll always be my 'dear'. No matter what happens. If you were to betray me or were to leave me, I'd get mad pissed. I'd scream at you. I'd cry buckets of tears and stab voodoo dolls of you. And I do all these, because I love you no matter how much I hate you. Not the most comforting thing I can say, but you don't expect me to write paragraphs of purple prose declaring my undying love right? You've know me since times long past, and I think you should know how I deal with stress~

In a way, I was right. 2 people who are the same will never have a happy ending. I mean, one of me and one of you is way more than enough in this world. If I met someone who was like me, not LOOK like me, I would probably stab her to death? So annoying. So irritating. So noisy. So disgusting. Something along those lines. So I guess it is a good thing that we are so different? How I'm caring and blunt, and you're selfish and such a sweet-talker. Perfect combination of good cop bad cop, both internally and externally. I'm always the 'evil' one to tell people the bad news while you comfort them, when inside, you're the one who's happy you don't have to do it. And I do it because I can't bear to watch another moment of this grande debacle. Somehow, we work, and I really am glad for this relationship. I guess it gives me a sense of security? False security it might be, but I would settle for the little I can get. When I can get it of course. You with your bright and happy life that is so distracting that you can't be bothered to drag me along? I'm sick to embroil myself further in this funk, but I suppose this spiralling web of darkness is better than a swift descend into the abyss. Lesser of two evils and all.

I wonder what I would be like if I was like every other person. I can't even begin to imagine life without all the things I do. No Flare. No Ballooning Bliss. No Laruku. No Gackt. No Deluhi. No FLOW. No D=Out. No manga. No Manwy. No SD. No Brinjal. No Kaen. No Fishies. No extended 'family'. What would I be doing now? Cooking? Baking? Studying? Cycling? Playing tennis? Reading? Watching television? I really have no idea. I am too used to the way I live, rushing from one deadline to another, living day by day, week by week, event by event. How can I even fanthom another? It would be like imagining another world, you can see it, but you cannot smell it, nor can you feel the texture of it. You can only guess what it will be like form your limited knowledge of this world, but the other path is clearly out of reach. Still, I can dream, can't I?

I should learn a musical instrument. I get a bit green-eyed whenever my people show off their musical prowess. Does not help that almost everyone you know can either play the guitar, the violin or better yet, the PIANO. And the look at me in amazement when I tell them I can't tell the difference with all those beansprouts on those lines. I'm sorry if my parents did not have the money to send me for ballet to pirouette in pink tutu skirts, nor did they have the money to buy send me for music classes. But I'm happy with the way I am? Sure I wish I could go on pointe. Sure I want to be able to show of my awesome musical ability. But I know how to laugh. I know how to love people. I know how to be loyal. I know how to be humane. I know how to get up on my feet and keep going even if the odds are stacked high as the mountians reaching to the sky. I'd be sad. I'd need encouragement. But I'd keep going. And for that I am proud to be who I am.

I think I derailed. And lost sight of the train. And somehow, I realised that I no longer want to go to where I was heading to in the beginning. So I guess this is it.

"君に会いたい今会いたい眠れない夜も夢の中も。。。”

Fair

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Lorelei by Deluhi

I know I said I would not treat this blog as some ranting arena, but I think I'm at my limit. I wanted to survive 7 weeks in school before I go crazy and complain about school here, but evidently, this post is proof that I'm nowhere near 7 weeks and already falling apart.

In case people forgot, I am human. I have wishes. I have troubles. I have desires. I have problems. I have responsibilities. I have my own life. No matter how much I try to be there for you, I do have a limit. Let's face it, I can't be there every single freaking moment of your life. I need to sleep. I need to eat. I need to study. I need to live my life. I can't possibly be there all the time right smack at the moment next to you when you need a hug. I cannot feasibly teleport myself. The most I can do is to give you a call. And I cannot possibly call you in the middle of my seminar. Or when I am asleep. Or when my phone runs out of battery. There are physical inadequacies. I know these. So all I ask is for you to hold on until I can get to you. I know the next 4 hours will feel like a nightmare. I know waiting for me to call you feels like forever. I know our next meeting is eons away. I know. All I ask is for you to hold on. Just a bit more. I'll be there. I'll catch you if you fall. Just don't hit the ground so fast? Believe me, I am thinking of you. You say I can just leave if I put you as my first priority, but really think about it. In good times, you were the one who told me that you could hold on.

I am utterly exhausted. Emotionally drained from dealing with drama. Mentally drained by the gymnastics required by my classes. Physically drained from running on little food and even lesser sleep. I try, but I feel that I am about to break down in the middle of something important and start crying soon. Have you ever thought about me? Have you ever thought if I was falling apart under my toothy smile and never-ending enthusiasm? Have you ever asked me what I wanted instead of telling me what you want? Some may say I talk too much for them to talk, but I prattle on because you expect me to talk. And you say I'm a talkative, loud and noisy. Isn't this unfair? I can live in silence, but you'd feel uncomfortable and make me talk. So I go on and on about things that don't matter, or hint about things that matter. But I guess you didn't get the hint, which is why this post exists.

I hate this part of you that makes me so ugly. Left to my own devices, I'd be reading manga. Or books. Or my notes. Or watching videos. Or listening to music. I'm introverted, but I do all the surface acting for your sake. Its so unbearably tiring, but what else can I do? How many people actually know me? How many of you avoid me the moment I'm in trouble because you 'can't deal' with me? Fair weather friend you lot! You are allowed to go berserk, and I have to be your supportive crutch all the way, but the moment I'm in a fix I'm left to my own devices?! 

I have had enough.

"Fair weather friend, LEAVE."

Surface

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In class....

Just went to the Apple store to take a look, and I feel sad for my Tofu. Not even a year and it now looks like something from the stone age. Not that I will change my Tofu immediately, hell no, but the retina display is really very attractive to a frequent reader of manga on the go. Being able to see Tsuruga Ren CLEARLY is a huge plus. Oh well, you have it to Apple to make wants feel like a need.

I guess we all have our sad and bad times. No one can predict when exactly we would feel bad, but I guess you can predict certain patterns after a while? You start feeling upset when you feel unmotivated, when you feel that you're not as important as others, when you fel that you're being abandoned, when you feel that you're not understood, when you feel that you have no other viable alternative. The symptoms are obvious enough, and they set in after a while. First is the emptiness in some deep part of you that makes you go out more and talk more and interact more. Next comes the nagging suspicion that you're just not up to task and that everyone else is spinning gaily away from you. After that comes the more physical manifestations, where some sleep more and others sleep much less, where some eat more and others eat much less. Sooner or later, you reach this stage where, with the closest of your friends, the bestest of your friends, you don't know what to say anymore. No problems with those who are just 'friends' because you're able to smoke and fluff through with random nuggets of information, surface acting and pasisng information along. But with those who know you well? You can't hide and you don't know what to say, so you go along and play along with the mood, all the while feeling like you should be doing something else somewhere else... Or that something is just wrong.

Voice of experience as you can tell. Its been so long that I've been stuck in this rut that after a while it becomes modus operandi. As if you'll never be able to truly smile from the bottom of your heart because you closed off parts of your heart to stop the flooding from wrecking your daily life. (Disconcerting submarine analogy I know.) As if you'll never know what you truly want, because all the surface acting has robbed of you of your ability to be true to yourself. As if you'll never be able to love anyone, because you can't even love yourself, much less another entity. You may say that I'm exaggerating, but how would you know that I am? How do you know what lies under my laughter, smiles, lame jokes and dramatics? No matter what, I am made of flesh and blood and tears.

Okay, this is not a particularly inspiring post. I don't think despair is something that I would like to share. Misery loves company, but not to make others more miserable, oh no, but that miserable people love the company of others. I think there is a need to communicate what you want? Even if its superficial and surface, its better than denying this base need. Because how many layer of masks do you want to wear? One? Two? Three? Or even more to the extent that you can't count anymore? Its tiring, unbearably so. Just tell others what you need and what you want, because in our nice and conservative Asian society, sometimes what you want is actually what you need. I try not to tell myself 'It's okay.', because it rarely ever is. You clamp down on your internal uprising and put on your best 'okay' face at what expense? At the expense of your own happiness. At the expense of your ability to express yourself. At the expense of opprtunities lost and forever gone. At the expense of your own peace of mind. I think its almost never 'okay'. We all have our preference, i'll jsut say mine, while you say yours and I'm sure we'll reach a consensus somewhere.

Okie, this turned out to be pretty lecture-ish. But I suppose it is a pretty accurate representation of how I feel inside. You might not feel the same way as me, which is DUH, because we're different people. But the key thing is that we are all still people? That we have hopes and fears, we have dreams and nightmares, we have desires and all the itty bitty things we want far far away from us. We're all human. All people. And I think this is probably the most important factor. I may not be friends with everyone, but I respect them as human beings. Its the very least I can do.

"And sometimes, tears alone won't be enough, because blood has to be shed for a new day's dawn."

Rewind

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Turn It Up by T.O.P.

This will be a short post, partially because I need to sleep and partially because I have nothing much to say.

School has been hectic, but still alright so far. I think the main difference is that with my knee injured, I can't train anymore. That gives me more time to concentrate on my school work and projects. Yes, I have only an extra 3 hours a week because I am expected to help out, but its still a lot to me. Managed to catch up on some work, but I think I distract myself too well. Summer was much too fun, and I'm having withdrawal symtoms now. Not good at all.

I think I have some suicidal tendencies. Otherwise I would not have gone ahead to bid for the extra Ethics class that is on Monday night immediately after Managerial Accounting. I would have given my brain a break. The only good thing that i can possibly think of is that the presentation is this coming Monday, so I won't have to worry about presenting for Ethics at the peak period after Week10. Not that I won't be stressed, what with my heavy subjects and tough instructors. I guess the thing is that I want to try? I might actually give up on Flare in order to keep up with my school work. I'm alreading putting all my cosplay plans on hiatus. I have also yet to start on my Medusa (I really think the only time I will have to sew is in November after my exams. I can foresee it). Loads of problems and I can feel my stress level increasing. Sleep debt growing. Health a bit weird. Time with friends rapidly decreasing. If anyone thinks that they are busy, see my timetable. I bet I can rival most people. I'm clocking near 80 work hors a week. And I'm a student!

I feel lonely. Perhaps its because most of my friends are attached and busy with their significant other. Perhaps most of my friends have schedules that totally clash with mine. Perhaps it is because I feel tired from always being the one tokeep in touch, and always the one who has to be happy and enthusiastic. Perhpas I am tired of being treated like a spare tyre, something that is there only to supplement when others have no other alternatives. Perhaps I just need to get away from the expectations of others and myself. The weight is a burden and I'm starting to lose my focus.

I need a place to rest my soul, and I think it is hardly likely that I am going to find it anywhere near me anytime soon. And so on I tread. Even if I am alone, I guess I should make the most out of it? Some of my friends may think and feel hurt that I don't consider them comrades in arms. But honestly? Think about it, how many of you can understand this weight? We may have similar weights, but it is not the same burden that we carry. Self imposed you may think, but its something that I have no way to escape from. 5.5 units. 6 classes. One heavy CCA. Cosplay. Friends. Personal life. Family. I'm thinking of a way to run away and its only Week2. This is bad.

"Its okay to cry, because we all know this will be nothing but memories in the not-so-distant future."

Return

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My Heaven (Japanese Version) by BIGBANG

And thus, school has started. Year 2 Semester 1. Jammed packed with people I know, people I've seen around, people I don't know, people I know too well, and of course, people I wished I'd have never known and people I miss. The amazing thing about organisations is the people. And with Singapore being this tiny country and the world being this small? Once you know someone, the likelihood of meeting them just increases exponentially. Year 2 is really different from Year 1. There are certain expectations in place, and there's this unseen pressure seeping into you with the nonstop references to internship, graduating and GPA. Not as much unbridled joy as before, but it has its own attractions. Like being able to anticipate how long it takes to travel to school so that you can sleep more.

I want a holiday. Yeah, term has just started yadda yadda yadda, but I really want to go on a holiday. Family or with friends would be nice. Countries... Taiwan? Indonesia's Bali? Japan? I would not mind goingback to Honk Kong again either. I think its just me being all escapist. During term you want to run away, but during the holidays you sometimes think of going back to school. Although that did not really happen this time round in summer. I guess it was because 30 weeks of formal schooling was enough to make 3 months seem short. In SMU, time passe oh-so-slowly when you want the holidays to come and there's always not enough time for projects and exam preparation. Most paradoxiacal indeed, but as the theory of relativity exists... I can say its all relative to what I'm doing.

Most of my classes this semester are in the afternoon. Only Biz Pro is on Thursday morning. Fridays are off, so if I really really wanted to, I could run away briefly. Not that I can afford to. I need to up my GPA by a whole lot tobe able to get some form of recognition from school when I graduate. I wonder if I am being too ambitious? But I refuse to think this way. If I don't aim for something, I will end up with nothing. I want to get a 3.5 GPA. I want to do well because I know I need to give back to my family. I want to do well because I know I will hate myself if I don't do better than that person. And anyone and everyone who reads my blog should know who is that lucky person that I wanna out-do.

Not sure why, but I've been in no special mood to blog recently. I think I might be getting more reticient. Either that or I'm getting reticent. I've realised I don't make for a good conversationalist on the internet, although I'm perfectly fine with for face to face and phone conversations. I just can't keep the conversation going if its online. And I'm supposedly young and tech-savvy. Oh well~ If this blog dies for a month or so, I don't think it'd be the first time, so I'll just apologise to my readers. I think hardly anyone is reading my blog nowadays anywya... So a bit of a non-issue?

Sleepy and tired. Hungry as well. My timetable gives me more time to sleep and prepare for class, but it is bad for my tummy. I have cookies and Pocky for lunch. Or I have a heavy tea break. Screwing up my internal meal allocation system. Sigh. What can I do? I could barely get any classes, so I shall not be picky and try my luck in changing classes left right and centre. But next semester will be killer. Finance. Marketing. CAT. Management Science. And I might just throw Ethics into the mix. I'll see how. I still have about 10 weeks to decide. After all, its only Week 1 of Semester 1. Long way to go for a short journey.

Shall conclude here. Not much else that I have a burning desire to say. Hungry. I shall procede to dinner, finish my Japanese homework before appearing online again. Wish me luck~

"Be careful how you wish for something that you want, because someone out there might just make your wish come true, and your phrasing might make all the difference..."

Moment

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Departure by Deluhi

New single by Deluhi that only has the PV that I've left on repeat. This is going to be a rather short post because I am currently dying (again), and because I need rest and sleep, I will be a horrible blogger and ignore my blog. Not that I've much of a choice as this is the first time in 2 days that I've been online, and the first time in a week that I've had more than half an hour of time to spend in front of the computer with nothing very important pending my attention. So yes. I am rushing because school is starting. Getting all the fun I can afford, all the trips I can make,all the shoots that I can squeeze... This holidays feels unreal and super duper short.

I've been running around mainly because of Japanese exchange buddy who arrived on the 3rd. Spent a few days with her, letting her get familiar with Singapore and other administrative stuff. After that... I've been in school? More or less clearing up CIP and convocation nonsense. Next week is my last week without school. of which I'd spend one day at Convocation, one shopping for M's pearls, one day at a photoshoot, one day meeting my other Japanese buddy and playing... There goes my week. And my holidays. And school begins once more.

So much to say, but so much that cannot be said. So many people have made me angry, and so mnay people have made me happy. I've done things that are really fun, and have been bored way out of my wits. I think this holiday has been rather enjoyable? Met new people, learnt to work with more people, experimented with travelling alone, picked up a skill, cleared my CIP hours, spent more time with my grandmother, watched a lot of movies, facial and spa, improved my make up skills... I did quite a lot? My only 'regret' would be that I did not get the chance to really sit down and read a good book from start to end. I suppose it has something to do with me not chancing upon any such interesting book? I've not been at the library often, which might explain my dire lack of reading material. Its so ironic how the nearer you are to something, the more you'd take it for granted, but if you were to really think about it? Don't we always take those near and dear to us for granted?

I think this blog will look much better once term has stared. Right now I'm still trying to piece all the parts together, so I'm only blogging when I have a brief respite. If I'd known my life would be so packed, I would definitely have joined less stuff. Or at least put my name down for fewer things. Life like this is virtually not a life. As you can tell, I'm really tired, which is why all the pessimism is slowly but surely seeeping into my post. Not my original intention, but it can't be helped, I am in this mood. 

Will go to bed soon. Something like now. I need the rest, or I will proabbly fall ill as I've been abiusing and depriving my body of sleep. Not a good idea, because the rebellion by your body hurts. Nights all.

"Just for this moment, even if it is a lie, I'd like to think that you'd never let me out of your embrace."

Breathe

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Ongaku by Kalafina

Previously, I always derided people who said that they were too busy to update their blogs. My idea was that if blogging was really such an integral part of your life, you'd definitely have time to update it. Well? I now have greater respect for people who have the time and energy to blog every day withour fail, and I will no longer be as skeptical of those who say that they are too busy to update their blogs, because I finally understood the concept of too busy.

From last Thursday, I've been treating my home like a hotle. I leave early in the morning and return late at night only to shower, pack my bag for the next day and sleep. I've not been able to read a single magazine article, much less finish a book. I sleep on the bus, doze on the train and at any time that I'm free, I'm either planning my next move, rushing my stuff or just catching up on sleep. A brief on what has been going on since last Thursday if you don't have access to my Google Calendar (which I shall now promote here as a fantatstic tool for consolidating timetables).

Thursday was Balloning Fundraiser at AMK hub from 10am, ends at 830pm, followed by money counting at Pearl's house until midnight. Went home to sleep. Friday I woke up late, rushed a bit of my Japanese homework, did some simple chores and went for Japanese class. After class at 10pm, I rushed down to Boon Lay for the overnight balloning. Saturday morning at 5am we ended and headed over to G's house to crash and get some shut eye before our duty started at 10am. Had duty until 4pm. where I ran home to shower before going out for a movie with StarF. Went home and CRASHED. Woke up to have breakfast on Sunday. And then I went back to sleep until noon. Woke up to have lunch, cleaned my house and then out again for Jay Chou's concert until midnight. Monday awoke at 7am because there was Arts Camp that started at 8plus. Was in school for the cheer segment until 4 plus, before I went to the gym. Showered, then met StarF and SD for dinner and some FoR discussion. Reached home at midnight plus. Tuesday lunch was with PBF at Clarke Quay where we talked a bit, and I had to go at 2pm for K with the B2 guys. Sang until 6plus before leaving for training with G, who had to go to school. I somehow slept in on Wednesday and went to have lunch at NUS with StarF, before heading to the tailor to collect Snake. After that rushed down to Great World for dinner before heading to Zouk. Zouk was a NIGHTMARE. Shall not elaborate or I will be inclined to commit homicide. ANYWAY. Went home, slept, woke up, rushed to NUS and here I am now. Training later. Tired just TYPING all these. I have no idea how I manged to survive this few days.

If you'd like details and specifics about all the stuff I've been going through, do feel free to drop me a note/ SMS/ call. I'll gladly tell you all the nitty gritty details in all their horrendous glory. And you know whats the best thing about all these? I'm going to be rushing about next week too! Convocation rehearsal, my exchange buddies coming over, training, Japanese class, birthdays, school books to get, CCa stuff to arrange... Life just gets more hectic. And there seems to be no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. I hope things get better when the school term starts, which is unlikely, because i need to rush out the details for my POH costume aswell? I think I'm trying to kill myself. So many shoots, 00project has beach and sleepwear. SW3 needs to be done before my roots show. POH needs to be done before December. I can see myself getting overworked. SIGH. Someone give me a body double. Now will be good.

Its okay. I'll do my best. One life and one shot, so I'll give it my all. Let's rock n' roll!

"Dreams are nothing without action, sweat and tears."

Friends

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Returner by Gackt

In life, I think we meet plenty of people. There are some who we feel like murdering. There are some we feel like ignoring. There are some who don't make a difference. And there are, of course, those who do. But inspite of all these, I think it is our choices that decides the effect all these people have on us. I can choose to ignore. I can choose to get frustrated. I can choose to be happy. More than anything, I can choose to not ignore, I can choose to not get frustrated, and I can choose to not be happy. 

I assure you, I'm pretty young and my experiences are limited. Regardless, I think its the things that you unconciously choose not to do that are more important than the things that you conciously choose to do? I think its because it says a lot about our priorities and our values. The things that really drive us. Stuff like loyalty. Love. Compassion. Faith. Trust. And lets not all forget the other stuff like fear. Anger. Doubt. I'm not saying that its good versus bad. Or even good versus not so good. I'm saying that we have different motivations. The man without fear is as much an idiot as the person with too much faith. We all need some skeptism and some belief. A balance.

Urgh. I have been in not much of a mood to blog recently. I think its something to do with my mood. I don't want to blog when I'm angry at school/people/CCA etc. Its just makes me want to throw something smelly and dirty, such as my shoe, in the vague direction that I think will make me feel better. Sounds weird and hilarious when I say it this way, but I think the action and slight bit ofviolence is actually just a slight physically manisfestation of the undercurrent inside. Yeah. Another reason why I am not blogging would be that my sentnce structures are getting weird. I have no idea if its because of Japanese classes, too much of my flyer hitting me on the head, a lack of sleep or any other external factor that influenced this change. The crux is that my sentences seem to be constructed by Yoda in that the main topic is moving to the back, the connectors are moving to the middle and my expressions are all stuck in the front. I have to retype so many sentences that I give up on long passages and leave them incompleted in my drafts. URGH. I want my fluent English back. I want my eloquence and quick wit and all the stuff that I used to exhibit back in the old days. School is detrimental to my language capability. I feel like my ability to learn and react is getting retarded. Sigh.

I'm staying up late too often for it to be good for my body. I guess i cna feel myself dehydrating after midnight, when my throat gets parched and even the oil on my face lessens. I should sleep more. Won't be able to get enough once to school term begins again. This holiday is nowhere near long enough. Sighs. Life tugs at our collar and we must leave. Sigh.

"Those who have extra give. For those who lack, they take."

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Uncontrol (YFC live version) by Gackt

I think my metabolic rate increased. I perspire easily naturally, but in junior college, due to the lack of exercise, my metabolic rate went down. While waiting for university to start, was desk bound for near 8 hours a day and too lazy to exercise. I've never been fat per se, because I was pretty active for the first 16 years of my life. Later on, I began to eat lesser when I felt I was just staying glued to my seat in air-conditioning and I was not as hungry. So I've never been fat. But now? I train 3 times a week, clean the house once a week and run on occasion. I'm starting to bulk from all the exercise, with certain areas, like my abs and back of my thighs, getting leaner and more toned. I'm eating A LOT. I have breakfast. Followed by lunch. Tea time is normal, followed by dinner and supper. Breakfast is 3 slices of bread with milk or milo. Lunch is rice with side dishes. Tea cake or pastry or bread. Dinner is rice with more side dishes. And supper is whatever I can find in the fridge. Other than all these, I usually consume dessert after dinner, or have fruit juices as well. I can usually finish the standard sets in restaurants with leftover space in my tummy for dessert. Sometimes, I have to eat something else after that, or I'd be hungry within the next 2 hours or so. So yes. I eat a lot. But its quite irritating when people say I eat like a guy. Just because I'm not meal-skipping, salad-eating and constantly saying that I'm hungry does not make me less female. I just need more food than most people to keep on going. If I'm hungry, I whine, because on an empty stomach, I'm an uber bitch. The things I'd say and do if you threaten my source of sustenance is scary, even to me. I'd snap. And bite. Yeah. I would.

I think I'm not skinny? But I would not say that I am fat either. Just normal. A wee bit of bulk on my arms and thighs, but my upper body built is small. Amusing how I have large leg joints and bones and a small torso. Slightly unabalanced aka bottom heavy? Good thing I exercise regularly enough such that no one can say that they can see all the mass at my leg wobble with every step. That would be such an eyesore! I guess it is true that as you age, your body loses its ability to just 'bounce' back into shape. I've to work harder and longer just to maintian my shape, much less lose weight!

OH YEAH. I was going to speculate that the reason for my apparently 'alright' body shape might be the fact that I've never been ona diet. or tried to be on a diet. For the first 17 years of my life, I'd never had gastritis because I've never skipped a meal or delayed a meal for an extended period of time. It was working and university that gave me problems, because my eating hours were no longer regular. In the past, I always ate whenever I was hungry, and would eat to about seventy to eighty percent full. So I always have space for dessert and extra snacks, just that I make a conscious decision not to have so much food. Being too full will make you feel bloated and naseous. So anyway, my body never had to go into starvation mode and store food because I'd been depriving it of nutrition. I ate regularly and ate well, exercising to keep my heart healthy as well. So to all those people out there who wake at 10am and have brunch, before eating dinner at 9pm... I think you'd look like a pig if you eat the way I do. Body is just not suited for the consistent intake of nutrients.

This is becoming a very strange and pointless post. Shall end this here. I'll be pretty busy with CIP stuff for the rest of July, so updates will be scarcer. Sorry, but reality is a pretty cruel taskmaster.

I shall pray hard to get my modules.

"Listen to the music, and feel the messgae behind it all."

Blood

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Vamp Addiction by VAMPS

Sometimes, I feel so frustrated that I'd like to throw a sharp, hard and pointy object at certain people. I think its not exactly my or their fault, but more of a cumulation of all the little irritating things that occur between people that finally sends you over the edge and into the abyss. Things like you being a neat freak and them being a wannabe cockroach. Things like you being a workaholic and them on a vacation cruise. Things like you having values and principles and them being immoral lazy bastards who ought to be stoned. See? Difference in expectations and habits. Its these little things that wear away at your patience until you're ready to rip them asunder and bath in their spilling flesh and blood. In case you were wondering, my father discouraged romance novels when I was growing up. He'd rather I read science fiction and fantasy. Which I did, only to progress to horror since it was so conveniently placed nearby. So yes. I have a wee bit of an overactive imagination.

Anyway, I really really think that MCPs should just walk onto a busy freeway. Wait. Roadkill is far too good for them. They should be have their skin peeled off and pushed into hot boiling oil to simmer. Rubbish people are rubbish people. My tolerance level for such nonsense has very regrettably plummeted over the course of my interaction with fellow human beings. I do my best to avoid these fools in order to lessen the workload of my nice and friendly neighbourhood policemen, but I think the day will come when they'll be at the scene, shaking their heads in disbelief at how far and how low I've descended. Oh well. We'll see where fate brings us. I just do not believe that these people who continuously put me down and refuse to give me a chance will do well in life. If they do perform well? I think I shall have to petition to God or something to keep things fair. Yeah, I know that life is not fair, but hey, can't I try to make a difference? I'll stick my plow in the ground and work until blisters erupt if I have to. I won't bow to rubbish people. Over my dead, rotting and stinking corpse.

There's this sense of disbelief. School starts in a mere one month. Back into that hellish place where I voluntary signed my name and paid good money to attend. I think if my school doesn't murder me, I'll emerge as a graduate in gnashing my teeth together and faking a smile while I plunge a knife into the things that irritate me. Yeah. That which does not kill you just serves to make you far more destructive. Its proven. Look at bacteria.

Anyway, I'll be away for the next few days in this little part of the country called Downtown East. There is very pathetic Internet connection, so please do not expect me to be online all the time. I'll still be contactable through handphone, so I forsee no problems. Just don't expect hasty replies to emails. Hasty equals call me.

"Looking for the light in the tunnel. Tell me if you do find it."