Last Friday, I woke up at 930 am after three hours of sleep. I had a really bad diahorrea which lasted for a fantabulous good two days. And to my pleasant surprise, I lost a kg and my weight hit a record low of 40.9kg. But, as usual, after consuming newton circus' chee cheong fun (please don't, DON'T ever patronise the stall), coconut and 7 sticks of satay, and loads of other fattening oily unhealthy food, they, in unison have taken a toll on my weight. I am back to 43kg, and am of course, really sad about it.

Anyhow, I think I disgressed. I spent the afternoon at Rebecca's house baking nothing. Haha. Not quite. We were supposed (and I stress on this word) to bake some muffins. Some general comments about her place: I will NEVER EVER want to live there! It has so many ants! You see ants everywhere. From the living room to the kitchen to the tables to the floor to the door. wherever. You get my drift. Thank goodness her room is ant-free at the moment! That was my only little dungeon which I could hide in.

Remembered her bag was once infested with ants when she came to class. Imagine the horror!!!! I was so freaked out, and am still freaking out at the thought of it. And hey, that resulted in me not sleeping in class for the entire day cause I was so afraid they'd crawl up my sleeve and my toes and my uniform and my hair. Eeekkkss!! Hahahaha! Okay, sorry. :(

So i decided to upload a few photos for some memories' sake.


This was our useless recipe. Raisin Muffins. Oh yes, now I remember. That was the exact name of our muffins.

This was attempt number one. The first layer, i.e.: the skin of the muffin was edible. Above average. Smooth. BUT, as you can see, the filling was too wet. Soaked and filled to the brim with a milky stench. Gluey. You'll basically puke after eating it. Oh. Too sweet! Jocelyn's fault. She's a bad baker, that you must understand.

So obviously, you know where the muffin went after that. Along with the rubbish, it must make the bin its home as well. Whose fault? There's only an answer to that! That jaws lah! Aiya. Always act like some pro. Haha! So master chefs, Audrey and Rebecca came to her rescue after that. Okay. So here goes.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST attempt one and two. Now with my expertise, the filling was of course better. But I wonder why the skin didn't want to rise as nicely as the first. I thought and pondered hard. It HAD to be the recipe! I read it several times, thoroughly of course, and even made sure nothing went wrong. Yet, the filling was soaked through with milk and butter and all sorts of mad stuff! Okay. Imagine how angry I was! I thought of sueing the person who wrote it. Even the batter looked weird and wet. Spot the alliteration?! Yes, it helps me to better emphasize my point.

Now now. You see, the three of us are very persevering and determined sorta people. So. The last resort, and the last straw- CHANGE the recipe! Whose idea? Of course all credits to Rebecca and I! Or is it Rebecca's idea? Never mind. Anyway, my point is.. it was definitely not Jocelyn's. Haha! We improvised and made it our own (you know basically how we change Shakespeare's works here and there so he can transcend all boundaries kinda thing?)

Similarly, I was hoping my muffins could transcend all heat and waveforms and boundaries. Never did I expect them to turn out like albinos! They were as white as snow. Like some schneemann in Schneeland! Auf dem Stuhl sitzen. Haha! I thought the muffins reminded me very much of some white dalmation with lotsa poker dots.

This is what improvisation can do to you. HAHA!

I was praying and hoping that at least these albino muffins were up to some decent standard so that we could eat them. I was even thinking of bringing some home to share it with my friends. Meaning- forcing Elizabeth to eat it on Saturday. Haha!

I took a deep breath. Sliced open the muffins.

So did the quality turn out well? Hmm. I shan't comment on that. But i'll show you something instead. Maybe this will give you the answer.

This is Jocelyn, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Jaws aka I-fry-salty-long-beans-in-black-sauce-soup. She looked rather elated as she served herself with a serving of Jacob Cream Biscuit. Courtesy of Rebecca's home.

THE END

Just finished an hour long conversation with my dad! I'm so, so glad for him even though he can get quite long winded at times. I was basically updating him on my trip and telling him which stuff I've already settled and have not settled and my rough itenerary. As the concerned dad, he was telling me to avoid any late night outs in London because racism is predominant there this and that. Haha! As the logic goes... Which father isn't protective of his daughter eh?

But thinking back on the conversation really makes me laugh. The highlight of it all: Believe it OR not: ALWAYS GIVE WAY TO ELIZABETH! hahaha! that's like the joke of the day! And he gave me at least more than ten reasons WHY AND HOW I SHOULD give way to her! LOL! I wonder if I'll eventually 'heed' that advice. So nonsensical! Hahaaha!
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I can't hear, still. I live in a blocked world.
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I can't wait for tomorrow! Going somewhere exciting. It's a secret. I am not telling.
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I want my family back in Singapore. I can't find someone to irritate at the moment. My place seems so much quieter without my brother.
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I have very lovely parents. My mum's getting a wind breaker for me. My dad's getting more memory cards for me. I love them so much!
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I can't wait to fly.
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I promise. Elizabeth's home is one of THE most fattening haven on earth!
It has been yet another 'eat-and-eat-and-eat' day for me again. It would have been O.K. if we played tennis this morning but noooo.... We were all too tired. So tennis was cancelled, and we feasted on fattening food for lunch. Courtesy of her dad who bought all the yummilious food from abroad.

I reckon it really takes sheer determination and lotsa SELF DISCIPLINE for a food lover to live in her home. I bet if I were to camp there for a week, I may put on like a kg or two. Haha!
So let's recap what I ate today.

+ Fruit Nuts
+ Some yummilious cheese thing (she tricked me into believing that they were fat free. what nonsense!)
+ oooooooohhhhhh and the irresistible SARDINES in (ta da..) Olive Oil! sigh.
+ One piece of raisin bread
+ Half a packet of potato chips. Courtesy of her brother who went down to buy for himself but greedy elizabeth snatched it away.
+ A packet of prawn-lime potato chips from I don't know where. It's damn nice. I finished half.
+ 2 Sweets
+ 1 pear

And when I came home,
I ate a whole plate of steam meat, tofus, 20 packets of seaweeds, 1 pear, and a damn big fattening yumilious dumpling from crystal jade. It was, um.., let's see now, too good to resist.

I'm perpetually a victim of food and cravings. Argh argh! If I were to go for a buffet tomorrow, I think I would seriously put on another kg. I've been eating so much ever since the holidays started. Life's always good with food! (: ten smiles to that!

I know I've an AWESOME God!

Thank You so much for everything. The week has been superbly fantabulous for me.
And I predict I will have an even greater one next week! (:

Come to think of it, I haven't really thanked Him for allowing all the europe plans I've made to go so smoothly. Firstly, it's really not cheap to travel to so many countries. Liz and I were working out the amount of S$ we should exchange.. And (drum rolls).. 500 Sing to Pounds, 1000 Sing to Euros, and probably about 120 Sing to Francs. If you do the math, it sums up to a total of $1650 (and still counting). In other words, I have more or less emptied my bank account. But my mummy's like the greatest being on earth. She's willing to lend me some money and she's gonna get me a windbreaker from Shanghai (I hope). Yea, at least that helps me to cut cost. It really isn't easy trying to fork out that much since I had barely $4000 in my account previously.
But I really THANK God from deep within for taking care of the financial aspect. It'll somewhat be settled soon. And I guess, at the end of the day, I don't really have to fret about not having enough money for accomodation or meals or sightseeing. All credits to Him and of course, my parents! Love them so much! They're like really supportive of me, and I probably won't be able to enjoy this much. I wouldnt even have the opportunity to study Deutsch there. So like thanks so much!

Secondly, I confirmed my return trip ticket two nights ago. I managed to get a seat on board SQ (erm..) on 14July. This means.. I will be taking the same flight back as Liz. Yay! At least I know I will not be stranded in some mad Frankfurt hauptbahnof or some airport or im park alone. haha!! I'm so glad for the company. you bet I'm very, I mean, very very delighted. Okay. Not exactly *very* grateful for her company lah, but still, it's better than nothing. At least, I know I can count on her and to think of it... She's okay lah. So yuppers! I am happy! ((:

The planning's going quite smoothly. There're hardly any hiccups (or am I speaking too early?). I must say the both of us are cooperating quite well. Better than expected. Much better, in fact. We even planned a list of what to bring there together.. Which is of course, very surprising. Haha, yes, I thought she would have deemed packing to be the easiest thing and wouldn't be willing to help me out. hahah! Oh well. And yup, we are en route to settling some last minute london stuff. Paris= 95% settled. Yupper De Do Da Dey! Thank God Thank God!

I've also 'more or less' understood how the GlobalRoam 108 works already. I can call home! Yay! Did some 'research' on the entire thing. Asked around. Got some information here and there. Overall, I have a much clearer picture now. Great! Thank God for being able to call back! I love hearing people's voices! Selected people only lah. If you want, you can always ask me if you're in *that* list ornot.

AND! A super duper big Smile to my cousin! He's so sweet. Offered to bring me to get my backpack in Lavender on an early Saturday morning! I mean, that's something I will probably NEVER do. not now. not in life. Volunteer myself early in the morning?!?! It just sounds alien to me! Was really surprised when he wanted to bring me to get stuff and recommend me things to buy and have lunch with me. Woah, I didn't know my cousin cared this much for me. Haha! So apart from a Super Great God, Super Great Parents, I have a Super Great Cousin too! LOL!

On top of my trip, I managed to eat some fingerlicking crabs, watched the Da Vinci Code (now, I really DON'T see a point in not wanting to watch because it 'might be against your' religion. ahh! it's only fiction. you don't get persuaded so easily? do you? plus, the movie aint all that convincing. not even half as convincing as the book if you ask me. so yea. it doesn't do dan brown's work justice. talk about it another time), gave math tuition, stuff like that last week. Did lotsa enjoyable things.

I'm looking forward to the next week (tomorrow, tomorrow, you're only a day away), and the following week. Haha! Yea, my last two weeks are gonna be quite interesting, I hope. Its peak- next week. Then I suppose it'll get suckier and suckier till I leave. HAha. Whatever.

But still, I wanna thank God! Cause God is sooooo good!
And... God, with all his richness, bought me some heavenly kinder bueno surprise today. I loved it! Thanks!

Mine. I stood on a weighing scale today. I put on weight. Great. Right.
I've been more spendthrift as well. I'm spending more than what I earn at the moment on food and entertainment. Spoardic urges aint good I must say. I usually succumb to my hunger and fingerlicking food. Arggh.

I'm really broke. I'm begging for a job. But I've no time for one. So I'm living off my savings. Dreads! I still have to spend so much more on other stuff. For entertainment and travelling purposes. Helfen mir, bitte!

Okay I had better stop it. It's getting too whiny. Tsuechs!

i'm travelling on time's wing's chariot. sure enough, i've passed many splendid tourist attractions. there're so many events which i'm counting down to. haha! some interesting, some not so interesting. but anyway, since i'm counting down.. 17 more days to paris! heeehaaa!

the Great Singapore Sale begins next friday. late night shopping. 11pm and beyond. anyone?

in 20 days' time. (:

but i HAVE NOT:
- gone shopping for my trip. no backpacks, no windbreaker, no shoes.
- booked the hostels. having no place to stay at the moment. ich muess im park schlafen.
- bought the london vistor pass! no discounts and privileges for me then.
- had my fair share of fun? *SOS!!!* where are the food expeditions? the sun? the sand? the beach?
- checked out the IDD rates. confused about the different rates and plans, more like it. confusion is NOT my way of life.
- bought euros and pounds! i'm still waiting for the exchange rate to fall. sadly, i wish i were going to the US instead. i would rush to change S$500 to US$ today! yeppers, after the whooping fall of the US dollar. if only something like that could happen to the euro or pounds.
- saved enough money.
- gotten my flu jab.
- thought through what i should bring along for my trip. i'm really clueless and would probably overlook nitty gritty details.
- planned my itenary in london and paris with liz because she's working oh so hard at the moment.
- seen my detailed itenary for europe.
- returned library books.
- cherished my time in singapore.

on the contrary,
i HAVE:
- worked so damn hard. yet, i am significantly poorer. simply put, worse off. economic inequality!
- written more essays apart from those that i've done for my literature modules! (still not completed!)
- thought about more math problems.
- put on some weight (not much. but still...)

the only enjoyable things i did were:
- eating sashimi at sakae
- learning more about london and the opening hours of its tourist attractions (haha!)
- swimming
- going out with my secondary school people after the exams.
- celebrated mother's day with my family

what a life! haha! but i'm happy!
exams ended on the 28th. after three entire weeks of free time.. this is all that i've really done.

the uncertainty, which is primarily defined by geographical boundaries exudes a certain kind of obscurity and beauty. it is the same uncertainty which enthralls me.

I LOVE my blessed Mother in heaven!

Thank you for Your intercessions, your prayers, your love and your reminders.
Always guiding me to His way, His Truth, His Life.

I'll never forget the times when You've stood beside me patiently- amidst my fears, my happiness, my anticipation, my worries, my doubts, my failings, my success, my hopes and my dreams. You've never despised my weakness. Instead, you've assisted me even more than I could ask for and loved me with all your strength.

Throughout the years, You've shielded me and remembered me in your prayers.
I will never get to where I am today (emotionally, academically, socially, spiritually) if it were not for You!

So, I want to proclaim Your unceasing love for me to the whole wide world!
... yes, a mother's love.. ever so great.

and not forgetting my mum on earth as well... happy mother's day too. (:

The Lord's Prayer in German

Vater unser, der Du bist im Himmel. Geheiliget werde Dein Name. Dein Reich komme. Dein Wille geschehe, wie im Himmel, also auch auf Erden. Unser täglich Brot gieb uns heute. Und vergieb uns unsere Schuld, als wir vergieben unsern Schuldigern. Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung; Sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel. Denn Dein ist das Reich und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit. Amen.

if there's a word to encompass my gratitude, i'd use it.

till then, i just wanna say a BIG THANK YOU for you! you're a friend who never fails to be here.

with lotsa sincerity, without sacarsm, without any negative thought,
thanks girl. (:
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and another, to YOU!

THANKS for the understanding and patience. admittedly, it musn't been easy. thanks for being here as well. know that your presence truly matters.
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lastly,

GOD is GOOD! ALL THE TIME! he puts a song of praise in this heart of mine.
i thank you, lord.
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went down to the student's travel accommodation to make my final payment for the trip. and my oh my! can you believe my trip amounted to more than S$2000? i believe my entire savings will be wiped out when im back. that's really tragic if you think about it. all your life, all your years, all your months, you have been slogging and working REALLY hard; ploughing the fields and racking your brains. over one and the half months, your money just goes down the drain? why? its entirely because you want to travel and sight see. if you think about it, is it REALLY worth it?

hahaha! but i shant care much for now. it has been my dream to see europe! wanna go, i wanna go and i'm can't keep the excitement to myself. hahaa! thats why there's so much rattling about going overseas, stuff like that here. i'm just really excited lah can haha! after all, it is my first time travelling without my family, and it is my first time making plans for myself, learning to take care of my belongings, assuming some sort of responsibility and independence. you get my drift? i am deprived. muahahha.

im probably most excited to go to London and Italy!
can you believe liz and i are intending to visit the SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATRE? hahaha! SHAKESPEARE of all people? after all the cursing and swearing, i am going to pay tribute to the dead man. i'm going there to find out why ive done so badly for my shakespearian module. maybe i'll be filled with new insights. maybe i'll become more literary. now, what is the probability of that? you do the math.
imagine my disdain for shakespeare in singapore. how ironic is it when i actually WANT to go to England to visit Shakespeare's theatre? hahaa!

apart from that, im can't wait to go to the speaker's corner in hyde park as well. i remembered learning about the existence of the speaker's corner in sec 2 or 3 when my english teacher made my class sit around a small circle in front of the art room to listen to presentations after presentations. haha! and i remembered doing two speeches all the time- one for myself and one for val. (we always trade homework. she would usually do my reading reviews for me) the following year, i even wrote something on 'what is war', and my english teacher actually chose it for some competition thing! erm but i cant remember why i didnt participate in the competition eventually. hahaa! was i kicked out or something? nevertheless...
i WILL be going to the real speaker's corner soon. it's like a dream come true. told myself i have to visit it someday since fourteen.

what else? lots and lots more. the london eye, the thames river, fish and chips, mr bean and the police. oh my gosh. its so exciting.
i have never looked forward to an event as much this. i am so thankful for this opportunity.
but on the duller side, for all you nus students out there,
the results will be released on 27 May. I darent check them, to be quite honest.

haha, but thats when i can officially say- so much for taking a keen interest in www.shakespeares-globe.org when i got a D for my shakespeare module.

*p.s.: this blog is set up for easy travel updates. in fact, this is for that sole purpose. so, do stay tune if you want to know how i'll be coping in europe next month! :) ciao!

i want to:

- shop for my europe trip
- eat crabs
- go for a shashimi buffet, sushi buffet. jap food! yum!
- eat pig trotters in geylang
- eat lotsa local dishes before leaving
- trek bukit timah hill
- exercise
- cycle at east coast beach
- cook

above all, LOSE WEIGHT!

THREE CHEERS FOR PAP!

i must say im really delighted with the election results!
first up. there isnt any change to the number of places pap has in parliament. BUT im somewhat glad the votes in several SMCs and GRCs went down by a small percentage. no. i am not being sadistic. no ive not changed loyalties- im happy because this would probably serve as a wake up call to those MPs. if you ask me, i think they *are* quite affected by the sliding number of votes. it says quite a bit about their future grip on power. haha. wouldnt you take some precautions if you were the government? to me, its only natural.

oh and anyway, the media wouldnt portray a worried and anxious government, would it? *grins* who owns the media?

was watching the results show in anticipation. haha! i was really quite excited for pap, praying and hoping that george yeo and lee hsien loong wouldnt lose their seats. (although i was pretty sure the pm wouldnt anyway! like duh. so much for the "suicide squad" eh?) hahaha!
surely, it isnt easy being a foreign minister. i suppose george yeo's doing a relatively commendable job in keeping diplomatic ties with other countries at the moment. admittedly, i dont have much impressive knowledge to show that he IS doing a great job. BUT, as far as im concerned, i havent heard any big hoo-haas or any major dissatisfaction. in my opinion, as long as the tide is low and calm, i'll always be supportive of him. plus! hes quite a nice guy, really.

i believe a foreign minister holds a really important post. our country's reputation is in his hands. it concerns how the world will in turn treat us when we're in their land. in other words, hes kinda an ambassador for us.

as for lee hsien loong- im sure actions speak louder than words! i neednt say more about his contributions during the past decade.

oh man. (pause) something GREATER caught my attention.
today's Lifestyle. L5:

bard of course: if you have $7.3 million to spare, you can bid for this First Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, which is one of the most important books in English literature, at Sotherby's in London in July. The bard's identity is still being hotly debated, four centuries after his death.

"Because Shakespeare lived so long ago, it's more difficult to prove definitively whether something is the case or something isnt the case," Leman said. "This is one reason it's so easy to come up with conspiracy theories".

hmm. shakespeare was a woman? bisexual? im sure chan would be really interested to find out. (: haha! that was why fun shakespeare was introduced as part of the module, constituting to 15% of the entire marks?!

what about Shakespeare's ability to transcend time? what IF, like they said, Shakespeare is not really shakespeare? what if he were Christopher Marlowe or Sir Francis Bacon? haha! that would be fun! he would then be, as the englishman suggested, a plagarist of his time!

hahahahaha! the article was so hilariously funny that i couldnt stop laughing while reading. it seemed so relevant to the module i took last semester. okay. purleaseee! what would chan say? she will most probably read this anyway!

who wants to spend $7.3 million on the first folio? i can read it from the footnotes of a $20 book! hahaha! like okay! for what?! crazy! do you know how many things i can buy with $7.3 million dollars?! haha! a dream car, a mansion, a grand piano, lotsa lotsa musical instruments. or better still, i could donate some money to the poor and deprived. why wouldl i want to spend it on a dead man who indirectly caused a fall in my CAP? i dont give a shit on how the man was canonised. hello!

the only thing i took away from my module last semester-
Shakespeare has the ability to transcend time,
Shakespeare can cross cultures and boundaries.

hmm. so maybe im not a true lover of shakespeare's works after all.
what else? hahaaha! thats all.

i could sue someone for using this photo without crediting its source. that is, in simple terms, photo plagarism. it is an infringment of copyright rules.
visit: www.iloveliz.blogspot.com

oh btw, this was one of the photos that i took during the rally yesterday. haha! you have the power people! power yeah!

hope the g.e goes well today- in favour of the pap that is. i think they have done a pretty good job over the years. no one is perfect, no form of government is perfect. but i must say im relatively impressed with them.
my take on supression:- admittedly, singapore is a very young nation. to be quite honest, i dont think we can afford to be all that liberal. like you know. you dont exactly get full autonomy when you are ten years old right. compared to great old dear britain or liberal, high tech new york, we are indeed very, very, i mean very young. i think we are already taking steps towards being more liberal, towards 'opening up'. i am quite happy with the progress! (: so viel glueck to pap today!

talk about my take on other issues another time...

no. im not suffering from the side effects of propaganda. im not bought and persuaded after going through two years of social studies education. i hated it. haha! rebecca can testify to that. but i suppose my perception has changed radically over the years. and now, im definitely satisfied with the progress of the nation, the ways of the government copes with SARS and the birdflu. i mean if you think about it. when birdflu stuck and became a world wide epidemic, there wasnt a single soul in singapore who was affected. yup! good job there!
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now onto the topic of alter egos.

why do people have to adopt several alter egos? for those who are relatively sane, take a look at my tagboard. as the days pass, i thought viewership would drop. but hell no. there are MORE and MORE people who refuse to identify themselves now?!
they blame one another. they dont admit to the things they say.
c'mon. what is it lah?! im damn pissed and upset that my blog has turned into some virtual masked corner.

why? why? someone please tell me: why do people have to adopt alter egos?
are they expressing unhappiness about themselves? dont they feel comfortable with their own name? why? is this a sign of a society turning into a faceless world?

well you see, i decided to attend today's meeting, thinking that I could at least gain new perceptions, information, insights, whatever about the immersion programme. given the fact that im clueless to what it is about, who my host family is, yada yada, i thought the meeting could be a little more interesting and informative. but hell no! we spent 15 min waiting for the raeum (room) to be unlocked, 5 min settling down, 2 min signing a code-of-conduct form (like kids!) and 45 min doing nothing in the room. do the math yourself. imagine the precious minutes of my life being carried away on time's wing's chariot! and yah! the travelling time on the bus was not included in the one hour can! arghhh!

so that leaves me unsettled with
- so much admin stuff! man!
witch neumann could have recommended us some stuff to buy. like which calling cards offer the lowest rates. or told us more about the debit card system there (and not act so confused about the debit card system - does germany uses a 4 pin or 5 pin code?). or informed us about the train schedule and how the train system works?! or provided us with some tips and precautions? you know stuff along those lines?! like hello? be a little more responsive?
conclusion: she's better off being a witch than a coordinator. maybe shakespeare's company should consider hiring her for their macbeth plays.

argghh! now ive gotta get all these done by the end of next week, preferably.
theres so much to settle. accomodation, the train tickets, etc, etc. im basically clueless to how things work there. hahah! i hope STA will be able to do everything for me.
im not an admin person and i basically HATE to settle administrative stuff! details BORE the crap outta me. to the core. to the core. argh!

given my way, i'll put it off for as long as i can haha! but i know this bothers elizabeth. shes so up and going that i cant catch up with her. (ah hem. in the most singaporean way.. HOR elizabeth? *sniggers*) so haha till then, we shall see. im waiting patiently for our first quarrel to begin. so far, the tide is low. and im seriously thankful for that. by nature, im peace-loving.

really hope everything goes well during the trip. the last thing i want is to be angry with someone just because she doesnt see eye to eye with me?! thats ridiculous. i mean it'll totally affect the mood and it'll be mutually unbeneficial.
and the worst part is - i aint quarrelsome. whos to blame when i have a talkative and quarrelsome travel mate? biggg sighh. but like i said, i guess it beats travelling alone on the 12 hour flight.

hahaha! joking joking! nothing is more valuable than your company, liz.

ok. and then. moving on.
dont roll your eyes. butttt!

Ive finally attended a Political Rally in Singapore!
haha! after twenty years of living, of being bred in this familiar land, of upbringing on the sunny island, i have taken an interest in the political affairs of Singapore. it was really interesting i must say. i never knew Singaporeans were *that* responsive to the opposition party. it was nice to stand among a huge crowd- of mainly uncles and aunties and a few groups of nyjc, hcjc students who decide to also render their support and/or kpo about the workers party's rally. i felt small, under-aged and insignificant. my vote wouldnt have mattered.

though I was perspiring, i had fun listening to gossips of this couple near me. they seemed to dislike the workers party as well. they were kinda condemning wp's policies quite softly, though audibly. and there was this prying aunty who blatantly pried at liz and i half the time. mad idiot! i was really so damn disgusted! hello?! thought she might be an old lesbian until she held her husbands hand minutes later.

other than that... i learnt that
-low tia khiang's command of the chinese language is superb. i thought i could understand mandarin even though i cant speak fluently. but no. i was wrong. i couldnt catch half the things he was speaking about. other than little fragments here and there which dont really make sense to me.
-sylvia lim really knows how to use rhetoric to persuade the masses. i would be persuaded if i hadnt adopted a stand on who i'dl be supporting. not that it matters anyway.

then the issue of supression came to mind. i mean, according to liz, singaporeans aint that vocal when it comes to pap's political rallies and stuff like that. but today, the people in the stadium were rather loud, i must say. cheering, waving flags.
was just wondering whether rallies are the only occasions when the barrier of free speech is removed. haha! think about it.

haha! well well well. what a day. glad i went. (:

GOD IS GOOD! ALL THE TIME!

yay! im really glad cause my trip to europe has been confirmed! yahhooo on that! i'll be flying on the 5th June on SQ334 (i think). can you imagine how GOOD god is to me? first and foremost, i have the privilege of travelling on SQ. *ah hem* free of charge! thank you so much SIA. yeap! i am spared from those godforsaken uncomfortable airplanes seats for 14 hours. *sniggers* secondly, i'll be travelling with lizzie. okokok. its not as if its an extremely GOOD thing. but i guess it beats travelling alone. yea. you get my gist.

so ive LOTS of shopping to do this holiday. the shopaholic desire is set ablaze! i cant wait to buy lotsa stuff for myself! hahah! shopping, anyone? so. can you see how excited I am to see france, italy, german, belgium, switzerland, london FACE TO FACE? hahha! ich kann nicht warten.

i wonder how the actual immersion will be. i really hope it will be fun, fun and more fun! i hope i will come back with a whole bag of new german knowledge, insights on europe, stuff like that. i wanna be a little wiser with regard to how people from the different parts of the world go about their way of life. yeap! basically i wanna reap all the advantages travelling can offer.
oh dont remind me ive a meeting tomorrow. arggh. das ist langweilig. boring! (: ive to endure a 40 minute trip on the hot old 151 again. hahaha!

okay. moving on..

ive finally straightened my hair. haha! hmm. conclusion: im more satisfied now cause my hair doesnt look *as* out of shape. BUT! i think i look better with curls. maybe ive to get use to it. haha!
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to lianne & the other taggers: decided to write it here instead.

umm i dont like enforcing rules on my blog. i believe in free speech. at the same time, doesnt free speech come with some responsibility?
reluctant tagger, anonymous and to a small extent, liz always say stuff which can sometimes be really insulting. dont you think?

and um lianne, i dont think i'll drop by the open house this week although i am really interested to. too busy though. have lotsa church stuff to settle. so i dont really have the time! sorry about that!

to reluctant tagger: yes. i may promote free speech and stuff like that. i dont practise deleting people's tag cause i dont promote censorship on my blog. but it doesnt mean you can say things wihtout taking people's feelings into consideration. i feel like youre infringing on people's privacy through your tags.

anonymous: youre striking again?!! and commenting on people's diction this time around? why do you sound so lame?!

our world is governed by technology.
is hiding behind computer screens all we can think about in this time and age?

look at my tagboard.
all i did was to advertise my blog on msn and here i am. presented with multiple taggers. people who refuse to be identified. it is as if to say they are nameless? perhaps, we are all nameless. yes, thats a possibility we cannot eliminate. perhaps, we have been long been interpolated into subjects in society especially with the rapid progress of modern technology today. perhaps. perhaps.

other than rebecca, val and angie who are probably the few sane people around, the rest of them are crazy!

liz: more often than not, her comments dont make sense. she is out to insult my blog and its contents. you know, if you dont like reading my blog, you dont have to return.

reluctant tagger: if you are SO reluctant, then DONT tag! who are you anyway? you seem to know every friend of mine. liz, angie. please do not go around saying hi to these people. i see it as a form of harrassment? if you want to know them, get through me. firstly, you NEED to identify yourself.

presence: your nick is really lame. are you some philosopher? if not, please do not attempt to lure me into philosophy. also. i am not a kid. why do i need balloons?! thats insulting, really.

anonymous: i am sure you have a name. c'mon!

all these people. goodness. i think they are insane.
i never knew such mad people existed in the virtual world. it is a wonder why other blogs do not seem to suffer from the same problem as mine.

now. anyway. if you wanna tag, please leave your name alright. its nice to know youre here. take care!

-DREADS!-

argh. im so mad bored. ive work tomorrow. 830am. work work work. i wouldnt agree to work if im not in dire straits. gimme the money! haha!
this is the extent to which a person will go to when she is desperate for moolah.
the early hours. rise and shine.
yes. i love immanuel kant. but as much as i admire him for his discipline to wake up at 530 am, as much as i like someone knocking at my door in the early morning to say "it's time", i HATE waking up at 7am.

i am not an early morning person. you get it?

with reference and regards to elizabeth's tag on how offended she is by my "in passing" comments-

HAPPY ZWANZIG BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH ZHOU AIHUI! herzlichen Glueckwunsch zum Geburtstag!

written in red- i know you'll always feel nostalgic when you think of red&theredwoman. note that its my attempt, in part, to remind you of our young shakespearean endeavours. i loved our little but hell-desperate attempts to decipher the course's essence while trying to condense Shakespeare for our time. lizzieeeezzzzz, youre such a genius! as always!




so dear elizabeth (who is also Woody's toy owner, Karina's best friend, Sidney Prescott's ardent supporter, the witches' enemy, the counterpart of Adam's Rib and Sparky's lover), know that such wishes are from the bottom of my heart. im sure you recognise that words are merely facades which can sometimes conceal your perception of reality from what reality really is. the media course has taught you much, undoubtedly. given how much you enjoy sitting for the exam and how much you enjoy the course's lectures, im sure you'll get my drift in no time. yes? (: you go girl! hahahahhaa! evil laughter.
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i spent $100 on clothes today. kill me, someone.
one white pants and one brown pants. buy two at a cheaper rate.
no more giordano, finally. but still
a victim of media messages and promotions. arggh!
on the flip side, my cupboard's now fuller, and im happier. (:
i wanna go to geylang to eat pig trotters. er, like now. now. only if someone's kind enough to go with me.

anyway, im so glad the exam's over. ive never felt so stress-free for a long time! imagine the scenarios when i entered the exam hall with an almost blank mind, only to realise that people around me were writing furiously, vigorously, as if they were *that* passionate in what they're saying. haha!

today, as i strolled along the streets of orchard road for the second time after friday, im revitalised! im filled with energy!.. once again!