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. (: