Yeap. Back in the City of the Grey Buildings. Landed yesterday at about 8.40am (about 3.40pm SG time) and prayed like mad that at least one of my new flatmates were going to be in when the taxi pulled up. The rest of the day was spent unpacking everything - from the luggage I brought back from Singapore to the stuff that I'd left here over the summer. By the evening, say around 7pm, I finally had a room fit for a siewmai. I have photos of the chaos-ridden version. These will be posted soon along with the "acceptable" room once I've taken photos of it. It's smaller than my old one in Elphinstone, but somehow nicer. Cosier, would be the word for it.
Today was no less exciting as I set off to get registered and finally start life as a 2nd year engineering student. But before gaining official student status, there is the obligatory merry-go-round, run between the same few buildings game thought up by various administrative staff to torture poor students who don't know any better. The sequence kind of went like this:
Engineering office --> Advisor's office --> Engineering office --> Advisor's office --> Senior Lecturer's office (in charge of the MEng interviews, the nice man gave me an informal interview on the spot without me having to make a separate appointment! :D) --> Engineering office --> University Office Registry --> Late Registration booths in the NEXT building (?!?) --> Registry --> Cash office --> Registration booths
So after about 2 hours (maybe slightly more), I finally collected my student card for the next academic year. In fact I almost had to go back tomorrow morning since the wait for authorization (for my fees) at the cash office took about 30min. And by the time I rushed back to the registration booths for my card, they'd just closed up. Was about to turn back, defeated, when the lady in charge came out of the computer rooms behind and made an exception for poor ole me. Yay! I must've looked really pathetic and desperate by that point. Heh heh.
So! It's back to school for me, now with internet in my room. Hohoho! But don't worry. I will still be the good student that I've been for the past year. I will do my homework and I will refrain from watching tv (don't know what there is to watch anyhow) and wasting time on the internet (CHALLENGE!! (O_o)). The aim will be to continue with the straight A's.
Oosh! がんばります！
P.s. I hope everyone realizes that I'm being sarcastic in the title. Own up all who had no idea until they read this... Be honest now... :p
Friday, September 29, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Aa...AAA... AAAOOOOUUUWWWW!!!!
I think that was the sound I was making on the operating table this morning (or yesterday morning, strictly speaking) when L removed my stitches. There were only 3 but FRIGGIN' HELL IT HURT!!!! It was worse than the actual surgery itself. At least during the surgery I had no feeling whatsoever in my leg. It was like being pinched really hard on just my skin, with the pain increasing each time a stitch was removed. Notice how if you just grab a big lump of somebody it actually hurts less than if you just grab a small bit of them and pinch with about the same force? Well, imagine the latter, except worse, three times and with increasing intensity each time.
It was painful.
At least Uncle A came in to have a look at how I was holding up and how the wound had healed (unlike a certain unsympathetic parent... Don't get me wrong, I love my parents. But goodness, my dad can be so daft sometimes... Even my mum doesn't know what to do with him).
On the bright side! Had 9-for-$9 Sakae lunch with Jemalelinh AND found a cool book on designing. There were actually 3 books I saw in Kinokuniya that I really wanted to get. But since I bo lui... "Just go for the middle one lah!" as Jemalelinh said.
The other books were Engineering in History (potentially useful in my course, heavy {sort of} reading... I liked the illustrations) and The Physics of Superheroes (boring old Science put in relation to pop culture!?! FUN! Yet educational!).
But well... お金がない。 No marh-nee arhhh...
It was painful.
At least Uncle A came in to have a look at how I was holding up and how the wound had healed (unlike a certain unsympathetic parent... Don't get me wrong, I love my parents. But goodness, my dad can be so daft sometimes... Even my mum doesn't know what to do with him).
On the bright side! Had 9-for-$9 Sakae lunch with Jemalelinh AND found a cool book on designing. There were actually 3 books I saw in Kinokuniya that I really wanted to get. But since I bo lui... "Just go for the middle one lah!" as Jemalelinh said.
The other books were Engineering in History (potentially useful in my course, heavy {sort of} reading... I liked the illustrations) and The Physics of Superheroes (boring old Science put in relation to pop culture!?! FUN! Yet educational!).
But well... お金がない。 No marh-nee arhhh...
Friday, September 15, 2006
What the F***?
Haiz... Remember my abcess and the minor surgery I had for it? Guess what?
I got sliced up again today.
Don't ask me how or why this happened. I don't know myself. Couple days after I came back from my Malacca trip, I discovered a small little lump just below the original wound. It was much smaller and didn't look as bad, but my mum started me on a course of antibiotics just in case. It went down quite quickly. In fact until about 2 days ago, it had gone completely flat. Then it suddenly resurfaced. So there was nothing else to do but to go and see Uncle A and get it checked out.
He was actually reluctant about removing the thing since I'm supposed to be leaving on Sunday. But after discussing it with my mum, it was decided to operate. He didn't really have to drain it this time. There was no pus or fluid, or none that I was really aware of. As far as I could tell (after being heavily aneasthetised in the leg and lying flat on my back), this time it was mainly snipping and removing of tissue. And this time he could stitch it up, so it definitely wasn't as badly infected as the last time. He showed it to me afterwards in a little container of formalin (which was to go to mum for testing... was that really necessary?? I mean... if it's just a simple infection...). It just looked like little white lumps of (now dead) tissue. Afterwards my mum told me that Uncle A said it was probably fibrous tissue that got infected or the other way around. It's possibly related to the original abcess... I don't know... Mum will look at the thingy tomorrow, or rather her lab techs will and she'll get the results tomorrow.
All this means that I will VERY likely delay my going back to Aberdeen, since the stitches need to be removed in a week or so. (T_T) Just had to send off 3 or 4 e-mails to various University staff to inform/reschedule/ask for further advising regarding various procedures.
Plus it hurts.
I will cry. *haiz*
[Update 15 September 2006, 4.42pm: Yup. My flight's been changed for the 26th. Means late registration, late start in class and rescheduling the MEng interview... (T_T) ]
I got sliced up again today.
Don't ask me how or why this happened. I don't know myself. Couple days after I came back from my Malacca trip, I discovered a small little lump just below the original wound. It was much smaller and didn't look as bad, but my mum started me on a course of antibiotics just in case. It went down quite quickly. In fact until about 2 days ago, it had gone completely flat. Then it suddenly resurfaced. So there was nothing else to do but to go and see Uncle A and get it checked out.
He was actually reluctant about removing the thing since I'm supposed to be leaving on Sunday. But after discussing it with my mum, it was decided to operate. He didn't really have to drain it this time. There was no pus or fluid, or none that I was really aware of. As far as I could tell (after being heavily aneasthetised in the leg and lying flat on my back), this time it was mainly snipping and removing of tissue. And this time he could stitch it up, so it definitely wasn't as badly infected as the last time. He showed it to me afterwards in a little container of formalin (which was to go to mum for testing... was that really necessary?? I mean... if it's just a simple infection...). It just looked like little white lumps of (now dead) tissue. Afterwards my mum told me that Uncle A said it was probably fibrous tissue that got infected or the other way around. It's possibly related to the original abcess... I don't know... Mum will look at the thingy tomorrow, or rather her lab techs will and she'll get the results tomorrow.
All this means that I will VERY likely delay my going back to Aberdeen, since the stitches need to be removed in a week or so. (T_T) Just had to send off 3 or 4 e-mails to various University staff to inform/reschedule/ask for further advising regarding various procedures.
Plus it hurts.
I will cry. *haiz*
[Update 15 September 2006, 4.42pm: Yup. My flight's been changed for the 26th. Means late registration, late start in class and rescheduling the MEng interview... (T_T) ]
Saturday, September 09, 2006
When Words Fail...
A simple gift,
From one friend to another...
In the midst of white Forget-me-nots,
Yellow roses...
A simple reminder never to forget the friendship found within,
And a promise to do the same.
From one friend to another...
In the midst of white Forget-me-nots,
Yellow roses...
A simple reminder never to forget the friendship found within,
And a promise to do the same.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Sunday, September 03, 2006
SQUEAL!!!!
I own a kebaya!!! \(^o^)/\(^o^)/\(^o^)/
Yes! Is a very nice dark purple/pink kind of colour, and is tailored just for me!!! \(^o^)/ I like it very much... *Rabu rabu*
Well, sometime ago, Mum and I decided to make a trip up to Malacca for a day or two. So on Tuesday, we finally went. Actually quite fun to just go up Malaysia, stay a night and come back the next day. We kind of went a bit mad, walked to all the museums, even when some of them threatened to close with us inside. I must say the old Peranakan house was very interesting though. Oh and it was a very sinful trip as well... Tuesday we had Melaka cendol... TWICE. Once from a family stall and later that night in the hotel, after dinner. *phhooo* It was very good. And very filling. The trick is the gula melaka I think. It was FRESH. Sticky too. Yum. Wednesday morning was spent being driven around by a self-appointed tour guide (we only wanted a taxi to the Portugese settlement. The cab driver had other ideas..) to a bakery and a honey farm. Which was actually very good, I'll admit. The bakery's special sambal tau sah piah and sambal mooncake was very tasty (actually just the hebi hiam lah... no chili involved). *slurp* All-in-all, it was a very sinful 2-day, 1-night in Melaka. *burp*
During our little walkaround trying to find all things peranakan, we found this baju maker and oooooooh... TOTALLY fell in love with his embroidery. All hand-embroidered patterns!! Gah! It was breathtaking. So of course, being suckers for peranakan baju, my mum and I promptly bought a pattern each (comes with free batik each ok! Good deal ah!) and walked down to the tailor next door.
And today, my mum went back up to collect the baju while I attended Jemalelinh's niece's christening (SHE'S SO CUTE!). WAH HA!!
I love my new kebaya!!!!
Yes! Is a very nice dark purple/pink kind of colour, and is tailored just for me!!! \(^o^)/ I like it very much... *Rabu rabu*
Well, sometime ago, Mum and I decided to make a trip up to Malacca for a day or two. So on Tuesday, we finally went. Actually quite fun to just go up Malaysia, stay a night and come back the next day. We kind of went a bit mad, walked to all the museums, even when some of them threatened to close with us inside. I must say the old Peranakan house was very interesting though. Oh and it was a very sinful trip as well... Tuesday we had Melaka cendol... TWICE. Once from a family stall and later that night in the hotel, after dinner. *phhooo* It was very good. And very filling. The trick is the gula melaka I think. It was FRESH. Sticky too. Yum. Wednesday morning was spent being driven around by a self-appointed tour guide (we only wanted a taxi to the Portugese settlement. The cab driver had other ideas..) to a bakery and a honey farm. Which was actually very good, I'll admit. The bakery's special sambal tau sah piah and sambal mooncake was very tasty (actually just the hebi hiam lah... no chili involved). *slurp* All-in-all, it was a very sinful 2-day, 1-night in Melaka. *burp*
During our little walkaround trying to find all things peranakan, we found this baju maker and oooooooh... TOTALLY fell in love with his embroidery. All hand-embroidered patterns!! Gah! It was breathtaking. So of course, being suckers for peranakan baju, my mum and I promptly bought a pattern each (comes with free batik each ok! Good deal ah!) and walked down to the tailor next door.
And today, my mum went back up to collect the baju while I attended Jemalelinh's niece's christening (SHE'S SO CUTE!). WAH HA!!
I love my new kebaya!!!!
Friday, August 25, 2006
Wry, huh?
Discworld: Which Ankh-Morpork City Watch Character are YOU?
Bet if it were just Discworld characters in general, I'd be Death.
HA. HA. HA.
Sub-contracted By Monkey
Say hello to Research Assistant Siew Mai.
As the tree-top swinger has been contracted to write an article on the four major festivals of the four major ethnic groups in Singapore, she has sub-contracted the quickly becoming over-steamed dimsum to do some pushing of paper for her. This should be interesting. I forsee the Monkey as a tough boss. Well, I'll be getting paid and the topic is quite, quite interesting so ONWARDMARCH... er... PUSH PAPER!!
It isn't much but it's something and really, anything that goes "kaching!!" shouldn't be sniffed at. And it will help out with the household expenses for at least the next month or so.
Hmm.
Did I ever mention the overwhelming guilt I feel whenever I think about the $10,000 CPF debt I owe my dad from my NUS days and the fact that we're... I'M now eating into the money my mum put away in hopes of early retirement? GOD it's depressing. Try not to think too much about it. Without forgetting it totally of course. Keep thinking, "Do it right this time! Get a good degree, good job and pay it all back in the end". But still... ARGH. I hate myself sometimes. Stupid mistakes made for stupid ideas.
As the tree-top swinger has been contracted to write an article on the four major festivals of the four major ethnic groups in Singapore, she has sub-contracted the quickly becoming over-steamed dimsum to do some pushing of paper for her. This should be interesting. I forsee the Monkey as a tough boss. Well, I'll be getting paid and the topic is quite, quite interesting so ONWARD
It isn't much but it's something and really, anything that goes "kaching!!" shouldn't be sniffed at. And it will help out with the household expenses for at least the next month or so.
Hmm.
Did I ever mention the overwhelming guilt I feel whenever I think about the $10,000 CPF debt I owe my dad from my NUS days and the fact that we're... I'M now eating into the money my mum put away in hopes of early retirement? GOD it's depressing. Try not to think too much about it. Without forgetting it totally of course. Keep thinking, "Do it right this time! Get a good degree, good job and pay it all back in the end". But still... ARGH. I hate myself sometimes. Stupid mistakes made for stupid ideas.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
I Feel Like...
a) Eating Pocky. Don't ask me why in particular, I just feel like it.
b) Going drinking
c) Going dancing
d) Karaoke-ing
b) Going drinking
c) Going dancing
d) Karaoke-ing
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Another Meme
This time taken from Ms Yuene.
A. Post a list of fandoms (games/comics/movies/tv/books).
B. Have your friends list guess your favourite character and favorite pairing from each one. (If there are any... May not be depending on the show)
C. When guessed, bold the line/slash through it, include the character name and/or pairing, and write a sentence about why you like that character/pairing. (bold is for characters, slash-through is for pairing)
1. Samurai 7
2. Blood+
3. Fullmetal Panic
4. Trinity Blood
5. Saiyuki
6. City Hunter
7. Otogizoushi
8. Samurai Champloo
9. Spider-Girl
10. Loveless
11. La Femme Nikita (US TV series version)
A. Post a list of fandoms (games/comics/movies/tv/books).
B. Have your friends list guess your favourite character and favorite pairing from each one. (If there are any... May not be depending on the show)
C. When guessed, bold the line/slash through it, include the character name and/or pairing, and write a sentence about why you like that character/pairing. (bold is for characters, slash-through is for pairing)
1. Samurai 7
2. Blood+
3. Fullmetal Panic
4. Trinity Blood
5. Saiyuki
6. City Hunter
7. Otogizoushi
8. Samurai Champloo
9. Spider-Girl
10. Loveless
11. La Femme Nikita (US TV series version)
Random Meme
Because I'm bored. Taken from Aronwy's blog.
Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.
[I'll try to use online monikers as much as possible... just in case... Those whose actual names I've put down, if you'd rather I not just drop me a note and I'll change it.]
1. Aronwy
2. Jemalelinh
3. Yuene
4. Monkey
5. Yuwei
6. Lee Su Mei
7. Mel Fann
8. Nekoweenie
9. DrAnIxX
10. Phoenich
11. InfernoXV
12. Sing Yee
13. Shuaha
14. Leninkoh
15. Bai Yu
16. Caitlin
17. Sai
18. Joanne
19. Suzanne
20. Minna
Questions:
1. How did you meet number 14?
Crappy classmate back in ACJC... Hahaha! :p
2. What would you do if you had never met Number 1?
Err... Probably wouldn't have been part of the "mutant family" back in upper secondary...
3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated?
Ah ha.. AAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAH!!! *dies laughing* I really don't think so. Don't think Anna would approve in the first place and also, SO not Minna's type. No offence to DrAnIxX of course..
4. Would 6 and 17 make a good couple?
OMG. No.
5. Describe No. 3.
Quirky, smart and plain nuts. Haha... All the signs of a genius... Or the criminally insane.
6. Do you think no.8 is attractive?
Yup. Think she's pretty inside and out. (^_^)
7. Tell me something about No.7
Her dog peed on me...
8. Do you know anything about no.12's family?
Erp... Not really... *sheepish look*
9. What is no. 18's favorite...?
Cartoon character? Spongebob Squarepants. Guy? Dave. Although he probably has stiff competition from Spongebob.
10.What would you do if 11 confesses that he/she likes you?
If he didn't like me, he wouldn't be my friend right? DUH. Oh. You mean ROMANTICALLY??? BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!! Eh, Edz, what do you say? *snorts*
11. What language does 15 speak?
中文。
12. Who is 9 going out with?
Anna.
13. How old is 16 now?
24 years old
14. When was the last time you talked to 13?
Err... Before I went to Siem Reap... *looks sheepish again*
15. Who's 2's favorite singer?
Well... One of them is definitely Mr Crooncrooncroon Bub(b)le himself...
16. Would you date number 4?
No because a) don't lean that way, unfortunately, and b) anyway, she's taken already. I don't stand a chance. :p
17. Would you date 7?
Didn't I say I don't lean that way? Anyway (for the sake of bored hypothesizing), even if we did we'd proabably kill each other within the first few dates. Better to stay as friends who bitch together. Mwahaha...
18. Is 15 single?
No.
19. What's 10's last name?
G****i. (Unless he tells me is ok to put his real name here)
20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 19?
... (-_-''')
21. What school does/did 3 go to?
Er... Methodist Girls' School, Saint Andrew's Junior College, National University of Singapore
22. Where does 6 live?
Currently somewhere in the States, although her SG home is er... Greenleaf... Drive? Road? Something like that....
23. What's your favorite thing about number 5?
Anything also can crap to her. And she's easy to spook. Hirhirhir...
24. I tag...
Phoenich, Monkey, Nekoweenie, Jemalelinh & Yuene
Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.
[I'll try to use online monikers as much as possible... just in case... Those whose actual names I've put down, if you'd rather I not just drop me a note and I'll change it.]
1. Aronwy
2. Jemalelinh
3. Yuene
4. Monkey
5. Yuwei
6. Lee Su Mei
7. Mel Fann
8. Nekoweenie
9. DrAnIxX
10. Phoenich
11. InfernoXV
12. Sing Yee
13. Shuaha
14. Leninkoh
15. Bai Yu
16. Caitlin
17. Sai
18. Joanne
19. Suzanne
20. Minna
Questions:
1. How did you meet number 14?
Crappy classmate back in ACJC... Hahaha! :p
2. What would you do if you had never met Number 1?
Err... Probably wouldn't have been part of the "mutant family" back in upper secondary...
3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated?
Ah ha.. AAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAH!!! *dies laughing* I really don't think so. Don't think Anna would approve in the first place and also, SO not Minna's type. No offence to DrAnIxX of course..
4. Would 6 and 17 make a good couple?
OMG. No.
5. Describe No. 3.
Quirky, smart and plain nuts. Haha... All the signs of a genius... Or the criminally insane.
6. Do you think no.8 is attractive?
Yup. Think she's pretty inside and out. (^_^)
7. Tell me something about No.7
Her dog peed on me...
8. Do you know anything about no.12's family?
Erp... Not really... *sheepish look*
9. What is no. 18's favorite...?
Cartoon character? Spongebob Squarepants. Guy? Dave. Although he probably has stiff competition from Spongebob.
10.What would you do if 11 confesses that he/she likes you?
If he didn't like me, he wouldn't be my friend right? DUH. Oh. You mean ROMANTICALLY??? BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!! Eh, Edz, what do you say? *snorts*
11. What language does 15 speak?
中文。
12. Who is 9 going out with?
Anna.
13. How old is 16 now?
24 years old
14. When was the last time you talked to 13?
Err... Before I went to Siem Reap... *looks sheepish again*
15. Who's 2's favorite singer?
Well... One of them is definitely Mr Crooncrooncroon Bub(b)le himself...
16. Would you date number 4?
No because a) don't lean that way, unfortunately, and b) anyway, she's taken already. I don't stand a chance. :p
17. Would you date 7?
Didn't I say I don't lean that way? Anyway (for the sake of bored hypothesizing), even if we did we'd proabably kill each other within the first few dates. Better to stay as friends who bitch together. Mwahaha...
18. Is 15 single?
No.
19. What's 10's last name?
G****i. (Unless he tells me is ok to put his real name here)
20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 19?
... (-_-''')
21. What school does/did 3 go to?
Er... Methodist Girls' School, Saint Andrew's Junior College, National University of Singapore
22. Where does 6 live?
Currently somewhere in the States, although her SG home is er... Greenleaf... Drive? Road? Something like that....
23. What's your favorite thing about number 5?
Anything also can crap to her. And she's easy to spook. Hirhirhir...
24. I tag...
Phoenich, Monkey, Nekoweenie, Jemalelinh & Yuene
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
Help!!! My "terrorist" of a baby cousin has discovered my MSN contact!!! HELP!!! Betrayed by my own brother!!! AAARGGH!!!
All stations: ABORT ABORT ABORT!!!
All stations: ABORT ABORT ABORT!!!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Connectivity: Low
I don't exactly know when this started. Might have been yesterday, or it may even have started at the beginning of the week, or possibly earlier. Today, it just became very clear and very obvious to me.
I'm feeling somewhat disconnected. With things and even people that were close to my heart. There just seems to be something in the way, even when I'm right next to it/him/her/them.
I went back for Rag, just for the heck of it, and also because I promised Yow that I would. I'm glad I did, since I managed to see people that I probably would not have seen otherwise. Plus, KR won the Vice-Chancellor's Shield for the first time in 5 years and that's worth going down for. But in the process of catching up, reminiscing and having lunch, it became clear that somewhere along the line, the connection had failed. Of course, with people that I never had much to say to in the very beginning, it now became nothing to say at all (which I'm not very sorry about, in this particular case...). But with those that should've mattered, something was lost. I'm sad to say I felt a tinge of something similar during the latest MMM. Oh it was fun, don't get me wrong. Just that now... It was more like being an observer rather than an actual participant. I don't know.
I was asked a couple of times - by a couple of people - if I even managed to make any friends in my first year there. The truth is, I don't know. Classmates... Yeah, some I get along with better than others. My study group - we work well together during the term, but during hols... My flatmates? Sure, we were close (I think) but in a sense, we HAD to get along. Other Singaporeans or Malaysians? I had meals with them a grand total of 3 times in that 1 year.
Friends? The girls from Flat 3E aside... Not really, no. You could reprimand me and say that I've been somewhat anti-social. That I should try to go out more, participate more in their social events and take in more of their social culture. But I'm sorry. I just don't see the point in going out every single night just to get pissed.
EVERY.
SINGLE.
NIGHT.
I went there to get a freaking degree, not to achieve the world's largest beer belly, nor to compete in "How Many Spiked Drinks Have You Been Offered" or "How Many Marijuana Joints" competitions. And if I sacrifice a social standing by refusing to conform to certain "hip & happening" ideals, well so be it. I'm a low to moderate-level nerd and possibly a rather boring person. SO WHAT. Last time I tried being someone everybody wanted or expected me to be it didn't turn that well.
And if I lose certain levels of connection with people for being me... Well... We'll see how such things play out.
I'm feeling somewhat disconnected. With things and even people that were close to my heart. There just seems to be something in the way, even when I'm right next to it/him/her/them.
I went back for Rag, just for the heck of it, and also because I promised Yow that I would. I'm glad I did, since I managed to see people that I probably would not have seen otherwise. Plus, KR won the Vice-Chancellor's Shield for the first time in 5 years and that's worth going down for. But in the process of catching up, reminiscing and having lunch, it became clear that somewhere along the line, the connection had failed. Of course, with people that I never had much to say to in the very beginning, it now became nothing to say at all (which I'm not very sorry about, in this particular case...). But with those that should've mattered, something was lost. I'm sad to say I felt a tinge of something similar during the latest MMM. Oh it was fun, don't get me wrong. Just that now... It was more like being an observer rather than an actual participant. I don't know.
I was asked a couple of times - by a couple of people - if I even managed to make any friends in my first year there. The truth is, I don't know. Classmates... Yeah, some I get along with better than others. My study group - we work well together during the term, but during hols... My flatmates? Sure, we were close (I think) but in a sense, we HAD to get along. Other Singaporeans or Malaysians? I had meals with them a grand total of 3 times in that 1 year.
Friends? The girls from Flat 3E aside... Not really, no. You could reprimand me and say that I've been somewhat anti-social. That I should try to go out more, participate more in their social events and take in more of their social culture. But I'm sorry. I just don't see the point in going out every single night just to get pissed.
EVERY.
SINGLE.
NIGHT.
I went there to get a freaking degree, not to achieve the world's largest beer belly, nor to compete in "How Many Spiked Drinks Have You Been Offered" or "How Many Marijuana Joints" competitions. And if I sacrifice a social standing by refusing to conform to certain "hip & happening" ideals, well so be it. I'm a low to moderate-level nerd and possibly a rather boring person. SO WHAT. Last time I tried being someone everybody wanted or expected me to be it didn't turn that well.
And if I lose certain levels of connection with people for being me... Well... We'll see how such things play out.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Siew Mai Blur Liao
I see Monkey & Wai explaining the rules of mahjong and I blur already. Despite many people telling me how easy it is, I really blur diao le... (O_o)?
My first MMM in about a year!! It's quite good to see the TLG again, since we've sort of lost contact. Mostly my fault I would say, since I hardly update my blog anymore and if I do, I rarely write anything worthwhile. Plus I tend not to say anything to anyone even if I'm logged on to MSN. Yes, so my apologies, TLG people... I shall strive not to be so anti-social anymore.
National Day MMM with a boardgames theme this time!! Been playing Cluedo and some violent french version of UNOcumSnap courtesy of L'Ham. Now there is very intense game of monopoly going on and a beginner's round of mahjong. Of which I've even given up being an observer. Can you imagine if I were actually trying to learn. HAH!!! It will never happen.
MENU!!!
National Day Monkey Madness Meeting
1) Indian & Chinese Rojak -L'HamLHam (:p) & Tore
2) Baked Pasta - Siew Mai
3) Fried Stuff & He Ye Fan (Lotus wrapped rice) - Joelle
4) Localised Columbian Prawns - Monkey
5) Chicken Wings - FatCat
6) Rice (porridge-turned-)Pudding - Tore
7) Tiramisu - Wai
8) Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tart - Mrs Budak
Actually I think that today's menu is slightly below the average TLG's standard. We usually eat more. Muahahahaha.....
Ok. Back to observing the mahjong kia....
[Update 12.06am: Many apologies for getting LHam's spelling wrong. *bows deeply* I could offer to sacrifice a mutant Aberdonian seagull to attone for my sin... Although ah, Ham... If you wanna be SPB, wouldn't a pseudo-french-sounding moniker be in your advantage??? Hee hee!! (^_^)v]
My first MMM in about a year!! It's quite good to see the TLG again, since we've sort of lost contact. Mostly my fault I would say, since I hardly update my blog anymore and if I do, I rarely write anything worthwhile. Plus I tend not to say anything to anyone even if I'm logged on to MSN. Yes, so my apologies, TLG people... I shall strive not to be so anti-social anymore.
National Day MMM with a boardgames theme this time!! Been playing Cluedo and some violent french version of UNOcumSnap courtesy of L'Ham. Now there is very intense game of monopoly going on and a beginner's round of mahjong. Of which I've even given up being an observer. Can you imagine if I were actually trying to learn. HAH!!! It will never happen.
MENU!!!
National Day Monkey Madness Meeting
1) Indian & Chinese Rojak -
2) Baked Pasta - Siew Mai
3) Fried Stuff & He Ye Fan (Lotus wrapped rice) - Joelle
4) Localised Columbian Prawns - Monkey
5) Chicken Wings - FatCat
6) Rice (porridge-turned-)Pudding - Tore
7) Tiramisu - Wai
8) Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tart - Mrs Budak
Actually I think that today's menu is slightly below the average TLG's standard. We usually eat more. Muahahahaha.....
Ok. Back to observing the mahjong kia....
[Update 12.06am: Many apologies for getting LHam's spelling wrong. *bows deeply* I could offer to sacrifice a mutant Aberdonian seagull to attone for my sin... Although ah, Ham... If you wanna be SPB, wouldn't a pseudo-french-sounding moniker be in your advantage??? Hee hee!! (^_^)v]
Thursday, July 27, 2006
あぁ... かっこいい...
I've just opened up the latest Trinity Blood manga (#6). Siiiiiigggghhh...
Hugh is on the cover this time and he just looks too hot to handle!! Gah!!
ユーぐ神父！ちょうかっこいい！！ (*_*)
In other news! Siew Mai is going to Cambodia tomorrow!! Woooo!!!
[7.44pm Update: Ok apparently the latest ToriBla manga out is #7. BUT #6 is the lastest one out in Singapore... That I've seen anyway. If I actually did miss #7 I will... Get a new pair of glasses....]
Hugh is on the cover this time and he just looks too hot to handle!! Gah!!
ユーぐ神父！ちょうかっこいい！！ (*_*)
In other news! Siew Mai is going to Cambodia tomorrow!! Woooo!!!
[7.44pm Update: Ok apparently the latest ToriBla manga out is #7. BUT #6 is the lastest one out in Singapore... That I've seen anyway. If I actually did miss #7 I will... Get a new pair of glasses....]
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Well, Loop-dee-doo
Who would have thought that so much can happen in just 9 months?
Having pretty much lived in a cave during my first year in Scotland, I was only vaguely (to say the least) aware of various happenings in SG -- although I admit that this ignorance wasn't without a certain amount of glee. Ignorance is Bliss, they say. Heck, my mother had to explain to me the story behind the "Bak Chor Mee" podcast she sent over our weekly telephone call.
Now, I have just finished reading the now infamous Mr Brown article and the Response (oh yes, capital 'R'. Why not?) it got. Well, well, well.
Withholding all the scathing remarks I could make, I will just say this:
Well Done, Mr Brown. You have proven to us that the thinking Singaporean is not so much of a myth after all. Well Done.
Having pretty much lived in a cave during my first year in Scotland, I was only vaguely (to say the least) aware of various happenings in SG -- although I admit that this ignorance wasn't without a certain amount of glee. Ignorance is Bliss, they say. Heck, my mother had to explain to me the story behind the "Bak Chor Mee" podcast she sent over our weekly telephone call.
Now, I have just finished reading the now infamous Mr Brown article and the Response (oh yes, capital 'R'. Why not?) it got. Well, well, well.
Withholding all the scathing remarks I could make, I will just say this:
Well Done, Mr Brown. You have proven to us that the thinking Singaporean is not so much of a myth after all. Well Done.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Siew Mai Can... Knit??
I'm trying to learn how to knit. I just went and bought a £10 Easy Knit Scarf-in-a-Bag kit.
Lord help me... I'm turning into some kind of domesticated dim sum. (>_<)
Lord help me... I'm turning into some kind of domesticated dim sum. (>_<)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Results!
Haiz.. After a week of beautiful sunshine and warm breezes, we are back into grey skies and constant drizzles. Will it ever really be summer in Aberdeen?
I've got my results! Still going pretty strong, although lost one 20 due to careless calculator mistakes (yes, calculator. My written calculation formulae were all correct but due to careless punching of buttons, ended up with wrong answers which were mostly corrected during last 5 minutes of the exam; but not enough to ensure a full 20. Sigh.). Still managed to get pretty good marks though, and there was mild improvement in my practical course since last term.
Siew Mai's Results, 2005/06 2nd Half Term
EG1527 Applied Mechanics and Structures - 19
EG1567 Electronics and Electrical Systems - 20
EG1570 Engineering Communication, Design & Practice - 16
(Graded according to CAS table, max 20)
One of these days I'll have to put up a table of corresponding percentages... 20 is like 85-100% or something like that.
(^_^)v Siew Mai banzai!! Ha... This is called 老王卖瓜、自卖自夸... MWAHAHAHA....!!!!
You know what else this means?? I have finished first year engineering in Aberdeen!! *Goes mad* YAAAAAAAYY!!!!!!!!!
I've got my results! Still going pretty strong, although lost one 20 due to careless calculator mistakes (yes, calculator. My written calculation formulae were all correct but due to careless punching of buttons, ended up with wrong answers which were mostly corrected during last 5 minutes of the exam; but not enough to ensure a full 20. Sigh.). Still managed to get pretty good marks though, and there was mild improvement in my practical course since last term.
Siew Mai's Results, 2005/06 2nd Half Term
EG1527 Applied Mechanics and Structures - 19
EG1567 Electronics and Electrical Systems - 20
EG1570 Engineering Communication, Design & Practice - 16
(Graded according to CAS table, max 20)
One of these days I'll have to put up a table of corresponding percentages... 20 is like 85-100% or something like that.
(^_^)v Siew Mai banzai!! Ha... This is called 老王卖瓜、自卖自夸... MWAHAHAHA....!!!!
You know what else this means?? I have finished first year engineering in Aberdeen!! *Goes mad* YAAAAAAAYY!!!!!!!!!
Friday, June 16, 2006
Museum Ramblings
Practically every day of the 9 months that I've been in this grey city, there has been a seagull sitting smugly on the roof of St. Mary's, staring into our kitchen window. I swear that it's the same seagull every single time... Smug little shit... I will throw a stone at it one day.
Decided to walk over to the Gordon Highlanders' Museum today. Not as far as I thought it would be. I was prepared to walk a good 1 1/2 hours to reach it but it only took about an hour+. It held a good amount of history in it, and the museum "guides" (who are really all veterans or sons/daughters of veterans that have volunteered to keep the place up and running) are more than happy to bring you around. In fact, it's a good idea to ask as many questions as possible or to exude an aura of great interest because you will then get treated with a good many personal stories from the veterans themselves, giving you a more personal side of the Highlander regiment.
It's a pity that this year, all of the Scottish regiments (the Gordon Highlanders, Black Watch, etc.) have been amalgamated into one single Royal Scottish Regiment. Each of them had their own unique history and identity. And there has been more than just a little resentment at this amalgamation.
All in all, a nice day spent walking (2 hours ++ in total. To & fro you know..) and absorbing in more of Scottish history. I'll probably go back to that museum again before I go home, go through everything in more detail next time (was a bit late today, arrived about 1 1/2 before it closed). For £2.50, it's well worth a second look. And I'll definitely have tea in the tea room the next time.
A limited Da Vinci collection should be on display at the Art Gallery starting this week or next. Will need to have a look at that one as well.
Decided to walk over to the Gordon Highlanders' Museum today. Not as far as I thought it would be. I was prepared to walk a good 1 1/2 hours to reach it but it only took about an hour+. It held a good amount of history in it, and the museum "guides" (who are really all veterans or sons/daughters of veterans that have volunteered to keep the place up and running) are more than happy to bring you around. In fact, it's a good idea to ask as many questions as possible or to exude an aura of great interest because you will then get treated with a good many personal stories from the veterans themselves, giving you a more personal side of the Highlander regiment.
It's a pity that this year, all of the Scottish regiments (the Gordon Highlanders, Black Watch, etc.) have been amalgamated into one single Royal Scottish Regiment. Each of them had their own unique history and identity. And there has been more than just a little resentment at this amalgamation.
All in all, a nice day spent walking (2 hours ++ in total. To & fro you know..) and absorbing in more of Scottish history. I'll probably go back to that museum again before I go home, go through everything in more detail next time (was a bit late today, arrived about 1 1/2 before it closed). For £2.50, it's well worth a second look. And I'll definitely have tea in the tea room the next time.
A limited Da Vinci collection should be on display at the Art Gallery starting this week or next. Will need to have a look at that one as well.
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