Saturday, November 29, 2008
 
I've been reading... and i want to share...

"But I've grown up in the previous 3 years. Yeah, I know, I'm a walking cliche- go in as a boy, come out as a man and all that. But everyone in the army is forced to grow up, especially if you're in the infantry like me. You're entrusted with equipment that costs a fortune, others put their trust in you, and if you screw up, the penalty is a lot more serious than being sent to bed without supper. Sure, there's too much paperwork and boredom, and everyone smokes and can't complete a sentence without cursing and has boxes of dirty magazines under his bed, and you have to answer to ROTC guys fresh out of college who think grunts like me have the IQ of Neanderthals; but you're forced to learn the most important lesson in life, and that's the fact that you have to live up to your responsibilities, and you'd better do it right. When given an order, you can't say no. (...) My commanding officer recommended me for Officer Candidate School (OCS), and i was debating whether or not to become an officer, but that sometimes meant a desk job and even more paperwork, and I wasn't sure I wanted that."

"Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks, an excerpt.

Tribute to the army guys... I see the sentiments that are being expressed to me in this part of the book. I can't help but laugh when i read it.

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Today was day out with lisabelle.. Lunch was sushi at this Japanese restaurant in the tamp swimming complex vicinity. Sat and ate and talked for ages... Photos up on facebook when i'm free. I took a pic of the food!! Not bad. 99 cents sushi!! The mango desert was nice too. SO FULL. even now! I didn't even have dinner.

Tml is another day out. =) After that it is straight mugging for 2219 and after 11am on wed i'm officially ON HOLIDAY. heh can't wait. Me belle and jo are already going crazy planning what we should do.

Oh. I'm starting to full in my schedule for dec. Book me okie??
Esp. jo, belle, becky, pam, tab. You guys!! MUST meetup. =)
 
Friday, November 28, 2008
 
Go away if u hate my emo posts. i'm not writing this to entertain u.

i just flipped through my diary... looking at all those empty entry boxes after i had nothing to anticipate. i literally gave up writing anything down in them because there's nothing worth writing anymore. it pains me to see the tracks that i have left behind. to add pain to misery, i found a letter. written by myself to no one. its all about my feelings. long before everything started crumbling around me.

I'm reading it all over again. So overwhelmed by all the emotions i put into that letter. When i wrote it, i was feeling so stressed over my studies and school and whatnots. I mentioned that its a great blessing to have you there by my side because it makes everything much easier to bear. Its true. but even then i worried and fretted that all i was doing wasn't enough nor what i was getting was enough. compromise definitely had a great presence. and at that point of time, i was happy with what i had because it was (and still is) very precious to me. When i read it all over again, i'm feeling so wistful.

There's still so much more i want to say... because of certain things i found out... but it isn't safe to say it here... i guess its back to the trusty paper and pen. only this time maybe i shouldn't leave it around, folded into the shape of a heart... its too much risk for my mental and emotional state. i sure don't want tear stains...

i've become so held back. i know. so removed and maybe even not as chatty before. i'm sorry.
 
 
Its a lovely day. For the first time this week, I am able to wake up so very late having slept at an unearthly time last night, and not fret about exams later in the day! Its such pure relief. No joke having 4 papers back-to-back. And now i await the arrival of 3rd dec which is the day of my last paper. Someone comfort me please... I have a 6 days wait for the last paper which is mcq based. I feel so so listless and frustrated because the exam is so far along the way! Many told me that its a good thing because i can study more for the exam but really how much do you need to study for an mcq exam that you would require 6 days?? I'll be much more grateful if it is a essay-based exam. Talk about being ungrateful... heh.

4 papers 4 days. Whew. Intense is the word. Considering that I did not study all subjects equally well and know every single topic, it was a little touch and go. Thank my lucky stars that the topics that i spotted came out. You never know the sort of exhilaration and relief that i felt upon turning over the exam paper and seeing familiar topics. I think as of now my papers are alright... the worst being a close fight between geog and soci. Both carrying the highest weightage (60%!!!) of all my papers and both my concern because of my midterms and assignments. I just cross my fingers and hope that the rest of my subs namely newmedia and eng will do me proud. I do want an A/A- for those 2 for the simple fact that i like them and of course the secondary reason is to pull up my CAP. The target here is CAP 3.7 and above. I don't want to stretch my hopes too much to want a CAP of 4.2. That shall be my secret target. =)

Before the exams i remember saying that i lack motivation. But something changed that. And i'm not going to say explicitly what it is. It concerns someone and something. HAHA. I've got my reasons, for one, i don't want to appear to be such a loser for having that as my motivation and for another, i'm seriously thinking of killing myself for having that as my motivation. ...sometimes saying some things out loud makes you face up to the reality of it and in this case, i don't think i'm ready to face up to it yet... Its a run-away-from-your-own-feelings method.

And i'm hooked on "project runway" online. "Make it work, work, work, work.. Thank you..." Tim Gunn. Hahaha... Oh and it just started raining.

Bye for now boring blog. I know i thought of something fun that i wanted to share. but i forgot what it is as soon as i got home... another time!
 
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
 
in uni u need to learn how to study smart.

and of course find motivation to keep you going.

Joyce wants to go overseas. Even a weekend in msia will count. How?
 
 
Sometimes the most unexpected things happen and you just don't know what you should do?

today.. walking to the exam venue i bumped into my classmate... the convo went:
after talking and chatting happily.
me: "so... wad's ur name again?" embarrassed.
he gave me a look
me: "wad! i doubt u know my name anyway!"
he: " i know!"
me: "really???" shocked
he: "yeah.. kristen dunst."
me: "..."

Even after the haircut?
someone told me "its the cheekbones".
but i'm flattered. =)

.Now being the exam period, i'm awfully touched by those who remember that its my exams... and wish me luck and make me calm my nerves, some even to the extent of nudging me offline to grab some slp, drink tonic. after exam will drop me a line asking me how did it go, was it alright and when's ur next paper... some unexpected as well.

What can i say? thank you guys. U all donno how much i appreciate it. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy wazzy inside.

and i'm not too sure about the proposition of going to japan on a holiday with 3 guys... i'm tempted to go... but not sure about the company. they are great people... but u can't blame a girl wanting the company of another right? and! who's gonna shop for clothes with me anyway!! and erm slp with me? urgh just too much logistics to think about.

and me belly dancing. Hmm.. now go imagine me in that little indian costume flouncing around? doesn't it spell "national day costume competition" in bright red neon letters? rarr i think you get my point. but. it sounds fun. and i think i do want to do something outrageous again. had pole dancing on my mind but maybe that's a little too much. heh. no don't gag. i'm not that bad alright!!!! hmph!

Does anyone want to learn jazz dance with me? i hope i find someone... if not i might just be defiant and go learn all by myself. talk about defining the word "lonely".

-i'd say its amazing how someone can have such an impact on me. its so dynamic its almost spontaneously implosive. feel the hurt there? oh yes. they forgot the anesthesia and never thought of warning me. but besides that i know deep down that however it hurts, it begins with love. moulin rouge "the greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return".-
 
Monday, November 24, 2008
 
Just a thought...

When a girl friend of yours go through a breakup, or any rough patch in relationships,

it sure is not advisable to make that guy friend sound like a bastard. (even though deep down he might be).

its almost immature. moreover i doubt it really works to make the pain go away...
 
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
 
have u ever looked back and wonder what could have been if u had done something just a tad differently? Would the outcome shoot u to stardom or make such remarkable changes to ur life u wouldn't recognise urself in the mirror now.

What would be ur life if u could rewrite it?

I really want to study. But i have no motivation. and couple that with sickness, i'm put off books. Tell me i'm headed for doom. Oh no need. I actually know that myself. BAH.
 
Saturday, November 15, 2008
 
SOON the exams will descend upon the uni students and make them all snappy and dreary and gloomy... Its like a dark cloud of doom. HAHA!

Exams start on the 24th for me.
2 pure mcq paper. one of them open book.
1 mcq short ans paper.
2 essay based (sucks).

Exams end on the 3rd. Nothing on after that. =) I'm gonna be so free because for once, HOLIDAYS mean just that. No hol homework. WHOO~ that sounds like pure bliss to me.
 
Thursday, November 13, 2008
 
Exams are coming up soon and i'm torturing my mental and physical health once again. I don't like how i always end up being so tightly wrought and emotional and so needy during times of stress. I want to be able to stand up and show that i'm made of tougher stuff but it is hard. Experiencing insomnia once again, giddy spells if i stand too long. I'm such a loser. =(

Liberation after the 3rd of dec! And i so wanna watch a movie. madagascar?

-My time spent with you in comparison is like a single tear in a bucket of tears.-

Anyway i think i'm on my way to becoming... a teletubby. boo.
 
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
 
A song (SHE 安静了)... that makes my eyes well up with tears.

只剩下鋼琴陪我站在這裡
夢想中 屬于我們的婚禮
卻成了 單人結婚進行曲
在這場愛情角力的拔河裡
愛我還是愛你
你選择了自己

撒嬌的 可愛的
迷人的 愛哭的
照片裏 曾经的 都是你喜歡的
如今我還在原地
你卻走回你的記憶

你說我愛你太多
就快要把你淹沒
你害怕幸福
短暫一秒就崩落
分開是一種解脫
讓你好好的想過
我想要的那片天空
你是不是能夠給我

你說我給你太多
卻不能給我什麼
分不清激情承諾永恆或迷惑
愛情是一道傷口
我們各自苦痛
沉默是我最後溫柔
是因為我太愛你

撒嬌的 可愛的
迷人的 愛哭的
照片裏 曾经的 都是你喜歡的
如今我還在原地
你卻走回你的記憶

你說我愛你太多
就快要把你淹沒
你害怕幸福
短暫一秒就崩落
分開是一種解脫
讓你好好的想過
我想要的那片天空
你是不是能夠給我

你說我給你太多
卻不能給我什麼
分不清激情承諾永恆或迷惑
愛情是一道傷口
我們各自苦痛
沉默是我最後溫柔
是因為我太愛你

i want you back.. is it possible?
 
Friday, November 07, 2008
 
I'm now a licensed road hazard. Yes. =) 18 points, that's how lucky i am. All the rest of u not done with the test yet, all the very best. Jo and wx esp.
 
Saturday, November 01, 2008
 
"Sometimes love just ain't enough"

Now, I don't want to lose you, but I don't want to use you
just to have somebody by my side.
And I don't want to hate you,I don't want to take you,
but I don't want to be the one to cry.

And that don't really matter to anyone, anymore.
But like a fool I keep losing my place
and I keep seeing you walk through that door.

(Chorus)

But there's a danger in loving somebody too much,
and it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust.
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are.
Baby, sometimes, love just aint enough.

Now, I could never change you, I don't want to blame you.
Baby, you don't have to take the fall.
Yes, I may have hurt you, but I did not desert you.
Maybe I just want to have it all.

It makes a sound like thunder, it makes me feel like rain.
And like a fool who will never see the truth,
I keep thinking something's gonna change.

(Chorus)

And there's no way home, when it's late at night and you're all alone.
Are there things that you wanted to say?
And do you feel me beside you in your bed,
there beside you, where I used to lay?

And there's a danger in loving somebody too much,
and it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch.
There's a reason why people don't stay who they are.
Baby, sometimes, love just ain't enough.

Baby, sometimes, love... it just ain't enough.
Oh, Oh, Oh, No.


u may no longer miss me.
 
 
Driving practical exam is in 2 days time. OMG OMG OMG! I'm freaking out!! Have been rushing my lessons because of all the procrastination i did during the first few months of school after Oweek. Now i'm not too sure whether i am prepared or not but i think... I WILL BE. All i need is a cool calm head, confidence, and of course no taxi drivers near me!! (they really drive like the whole road belongs to them.. seriously. Nothing spoils my day more than a taxi driver cutting into my lane without warning, stoping in front of me suddenly, or just plain driving next to me. So temperamental people they are. Sabotarges they are.)
One more circuit lesson tml and on the day itself another warmup one early early early and then the actual test (think i might have time to rush down to sch for lect at 12?). Gosh i can totally feel the goosebumps. Wish me luck. I do wanna pass it first time around, sick of being stuck with the DISGUSTING driving instructor. If u know me, u should have heard about how i loathe his "spitting his saliva when the car stops moving by opening the door and depositing that glob of URGH on the road or whatever that is convenient". Okie now i've got u gross out. I've got my fingers crossed. x

School's been pretty good. Nothing major happening that would cause me lots of undue stress. Results have been more or less stable. THANK GOODNESS. If possible i'm even thinking of pushing myself harder to earn the privilege to do a double major. Yes i am ambitious. Everyone else is going "EW" when i tell them i'm considering doing an eng minor/major. WHY! With a degree in eng, you'll be in high demand u know! I'm just thinking real hard about my future and trying to make plans. Now i sound real kiasu. Hahaha. In any case, i really need to work hard and get that CAP. I wanna go for summer progs too. Overseas. Hmm... Like london trip in J1, but extended. I'd love that. <3

Actually, tell u guys a secret, all i wanna do is slack. HAHAHA. Uni sucks too much out of me! (and now that there is no one significant to share it with, it is taking quite a bad toll on me.) Say what's with dhs, vjc guyS?

Hmm... Why am i stuck all alone at home.. Why am i feeling so freaking lousy... Why are my muscles aching like that... Why do i feel the way i do... RARR. Okie i can answer one of that qns. 2.4km after a really LONG time. Even i am still in disbelief that i actually made it, running the whole distance. Applaude me please for my effort. But i don't like the way my muscles are reacting. All thanks to gary who is unrelenting in his pleas to run with him. It ain't a bad idea to run at night though. I even kinda enjoyed it. Sense of achievement is worth it (even though i kept having bad leg cramps right after, and could hardly move the next morning....).

Questions don't always give u desired ans. Another "words of wisdom" moment.

I hope i get to know more people real soon. I need people in this lonely life of mine.
Off to the airport to mug tml. Be scared... really scared...

"the promises that were never meant to be broken. They now lay like broken shreds of glass at my feet."
 
anything that strikes my fancy.

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