Chinese New Year Overload

Ok I know this post may be a bit late but I really have to say this about the first week of the Chinese New Year season: I don't think I've had so much food in single week. My goodness. This was how the week starting from the 17th of Feb went.

17th: CNY Eve dinner at KH's place
18th: CNY dinner at G & PL's place
19th: CNY dinner at my place
20th: CNY dinner & karaoke with G, PL, C & C and the Hong Kong and Cantonese Association

4 Days STRAIGHT!! Non-stop eating!!! Then on Saturday that weekend went out to watch Hot Fuzz with G & PL and stayed over at their place after having supper at Chicken Hut. Followed by another party on the following Monday at V's place!! I've probably put on about 2kg in that one week. (T_T) I shall upload the photos soon. I'm really terrible. Even after promising that I would update my flooble Flickr more often, I have yet to do so since December I think.

Ohh! Go watch Music & Lyrics. It's such a feel good movie. I love it. I love THAT song!!!

AND!! To stay true to the "overload" part of the post title, I went and bought some more DVDs and a new CD:

1) Lord of The Rings: Return of the King (Extended DVD version) - Mainly bought this for my brother. Since it's the only extended DVD of the trilogy that he hasn't gotten his hands on yet. But since it's not going to be back in SG until the summer, I've taken the "liberty" of breaking the seal. (^_^)v It's region 2 though. Hope he isn't that nit-picky. 18 pounds! He better appreciate this.

2) Ghost In A Shell: The movie/ Ghost In A Shell: Innocence Box Set - FINALLY! They FINALLY got it into their heads to package these two movies in a SINGLE set. And for 10 pounds I say it's a good deal!

3) Finally, Brit Awards 2007: Brits Hits 2CD set - Yes well... 'twas a moment of weakness...

Ta-da! Thus concludes my Chinese New Year season. But it's far from over. Suzanne is visiting this weekend so there's probably going to be another fair share of dinners and outings with the Elphinstone-rs from last year. (>_<) Going to turn into a real dumpling.

Hee~! Camping out on the sofa bed in the kitchen (flatmates are all away this weekend, so I must entertain myself with cheap thrills), watching the Appendix DVD of ROTK now. Hehe... I love it!!!

Aragorn!! Faramir!! Wheee~~!!

Year 2 Sem 1 Exam Results

[Based on the CAS scale over 20]

Engineering Mathematics 2 - 20
Materials & Structures - 19
Electronics & Programmable Systems - 19
Engineering Design & Practice - 17

やった！Can't believe I got 19 for Materials and Electronics. I really had almost no confidence for those topics. Materials, because the notes were as good as none; and Electronics, coz well, I just don't understand it well enough.

But this is good!! Thanks to all for prayers and support! 皆、ありがとう！

Friend to All and No One

I need to stop being a "best friend" to everyone. Does it actually do anything for anyone? Definitely it rarely ends well for myself. And now the guilt sets in as I wonder if I'm being selfish for thinking that why. Granted, yes, there are true friends out there who would do just about everything they can for me, you know who you are. But then there are "friendships".

I don't even know what I'm on about anymore really. Just that sometimes it feels like going into autopilot being concerned about someone when really the truth is I want... a hug, for example, all for myself for that one selfish moment. Or some alone time.

I dunno. I'm ranting. I'm sleepy. I need to do a boring tutorial. Ignore me. (>_<)

Where Are My Results??

I want them now now NOW!!!

There Are CATS In Aberdeen!

Haha! I can't believe that I forgot to blog about this. Bad Siew Mai! Bad!

Went to watch Cats on Monday with N, R and 2 of N's friends. It was so fun!! Ok. There wasn't actually a plot, but the dancing and the singing was SOOOO great. OMG you should've seen the muscles on the guys... So well-defined!! *swoon*

AAAAHHH! It was just AMAZING!! ! AMAZING!!!

*sings* MEEEMMMOOOORRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! All alone in the MOOOOOOOONNNLIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGHHTTT!!!!

Wheee~~!

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Life of a Sloth

I feel like a sloth.

I've been on the couch for the last 3 hours since dinner. Ok. Granted that N is also here on the couch but that doesn't mean I'm any less of a sloth. Fwahaha... Watching the finale of Celebrity Big Brother as well, I'm embarressed to admit. Hm. They're just about to announce the winner.
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Haha! Yes! I knew it. Shilpa has won. Although I believe that most of her votes were sympathy votes. Ever since the whole racism row with Jade Goody, there was almost no doubt about her winning. Well. It was always going to be between Jermaine and Shilpa during the last couple of weeks. If it wasn't for the stupid row that Jade and her minions started, Shilpa wouldn't have stood a chance against Jermaine. Oh well. Either one of them winning would've been a good thing. I was just so filled with evil glee when Jade got evicted. Mwahahah.. Stupid b****.

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In other news, school starts tomorrow. (>_<) This term I'm going to have to travel out of Aberdeen for some lab sessions. And those labs don't even belong to the University. They belong to a local college. I don't understand why we have to use those labs? Are they better equipped than the university's? That would just be ridiculous wouldn't it? Argh. And having to report there at 8.45am in the morning! AARGH!!! 1 hour 20min to walk according to D. So probably about 45min to 1 hour on a bus, if I can even find out what buses go there. Sigh. (T_T)

Been shopping since my exams ended!!! I got a new pair of brown suede boots!! Eeee!! So happy! Spoils of war (so far) include:

From TK Maxx (kinda like Factory Outlet. It's got a lot of brand names going for CHEAP!!):
1) Pale pink 3/4-sleeve Bench t-shirt
2) Pink (rose? not sure what shade this is) long-sleeved Tommy Hilfiger shirt
3) Cream-coloured Betty Barclay sling bag
4) Red Jasper Conran sweatshirt
5) Pair of pretty Miss Outrage socks

From SportsWorld:
5) Pale blue/green Heart And Soul tank top
6) Blue-striped loose long-sleeved Ocean Pacific shirt
7) Brown Miss Fiora suede boots
8) Blue and white Diadora shirt

Wahahaha... All this for under ₤60!!! And they're good brands too!

And of course today went and got two more tank tops from Primark (one cream [₤1.50!!] and one khaki-coloured [₤2!!!]). Might go and get the emerald coloured one tomorrow... I'm GOING MAD!!!

Fwahaha....

Post Exam Rant

やっと。試験が終わりました。

Exams are FINALLY over. Well. Ok. They finished yesterday morning, but I've been having minor problems with the internet since yesterday so here's a delayed update.

The Electronics paper was surprisingly easier than I anticipated. There was only one question that I had to give up on. I may actually get above a CAS 15 for this particular course. As for the other two, Maths I should get either 19 or 20. Structures... My confidence was shaken a little when I blanked out on a simple formula. But hopefully won't be below 15 either.

So that's exams for the first term of my second year in Aberdeen. Things are looking good so far I guess. Heh. Went over to G & PL's place after the exam yesterday to do some online shopping from Japan Center. Hohoho! Although I promise I didn't spend over 20 pounds. I did that today shopping for Classical/Opera CDs and cheena DVDs... (>_<)

I can't help it!! I'm addicted to DVDs & CDs!!! And it's after exams! I should be allowed to have some kind of release!!! 发泄发泄！

LAST PAPER!!!

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

Tomorrow is my last paper. Blurdy Electronics. Why do I have to study electronics??? Bah!

Dunno how it's going to go tomorrow. But well... Watch this space...

Why so Sian...

I am SO BORED of studying. (>_<) *pui*

Stupid exams. Can't wait for the last one to be over. *grumble*

On a bright side, salsa and hip hop classes are quite fun. Very different crowd though. Think I prefer the salsa class. Older, more mature, not so clique-ish. The hip hop class... mostly young teenage girls, some of them regulars. So you can imagine.

Year 2 Term 1 Exam Schedule

Exams. Again.

Engineering Mathematics 2
17 Jan, Wednesday 0900-1100
Confidence level: 99% (Cannot say 100%. Segali people say I hao lian.)

Materials & Structures
19 Jan, Friday 1500 - 1700
Confidence level: 60-70% (Huge difference, huh. Well. The topic is interesting enough but the course was (>_<))

Electronics & Programmable Systems
23 Jan, Tuesday 0900 - 1100
Confidence level: 50% (Seriously. Fuzzy logic? Really fuzzy.)

Wish me luck people. First paper tomorrow. お願い！m(_ _)m

2007 Random Flat Conversation 1

[D came back to pick up some stuff, and of course, being landlord and all, got made to fix various bits of the flat]

Me: Ah, D -- The fixer of things in this flat. That's why we keep you around the house.
D: Gee, thanks.
N: Yeah, Jim's great. I'm going to call you Jim now.
D: Wha..?!
Me: Why "Jim"?
N: Coz Jim fixes things!
Me: Why not "Bob"?
N: Coz Bob's already in there. *points to R's room* And he doesn't fix anything.
Me: No, no. As in "Bob the Builder".
N: Well, he builds things. He doesn't fix them. Jim fixes everything!
("Jim" is chuckling away at all this. After a bit he moves on to fixing the light in the hallway since "Bob" couldn't do it.)

D: (fiddling with some loose part) What did Bob do to it??
(as the light comes on, "Bob" comes out to go to the bathroom.)
N: Hiya Bob!
R: Hello, er... (pauses in the bathroom doorway)... I'm trying to think of some snappy come-back here. Er...
Me: Jim did what you couldn't do, Bob.
R: Who's Jim?
D: Hi. I'm Jim.
R: Why are you Jim?
Me: N named you.
N: No, I didn't.
Me: You named Jim.
N: Yeah, ok. I named Jim. But you named Bob.
Me: But I was referring to "Bob the Builder"!
R: ... (closes bathroom door. You can practically see the (-_-''') expression)

BTW, Happy New Year.

Ha. Yes. A bit late. Oh well. Better late than never I suppose.

So yeah. Start of a new year, I'm back in Aberdeen. Presumably busy revising for my upcoming exams. Maths has been progressing quite well, Materials & Structures... Not as fast as I would like, and Electronics is... uhm... sitting somewhere in my room.

Airport Post

Ho ho! My first ever Changi Airport Free Internet post!!

Yes. Here I am in Changi Airport, waiting for the boarding gate to open. Flight's been delayed about 30min due to late arrival. Well... Gave me time to buy little keychains. Now I need to find some candy to suck on to stop my ears from hurting.

As always, the Christmas stop back home has been short. Couldn't meet up with everyone. Next time k? At the moment my next return is scheduled for next December. Dunno what's happening in the Summer just now. So see how.

But please, everyone keep in contact. I do miss you guys. Always wish I had more time at home. Well.. Just keep watching this space I guess. Heh (^_^)

What AUFAS Members Do For Christmas

Apparently, stuff our faces... or at least, we watch other members engage in the activity. Watch this...

Uhm. Oh? I Have to Say Something Don't I?

Uhm. Yes. Oops. Let's do this bullet point style.

1) I am back in Singapore for a bit. I have been home almost a week now. And I'll be leaving again on the 3rd of Jan. Oops. Oh, and I'll be in Kuching 25th-29th.

2) I am FINALLY updating my flickr. So go see. Yes, I realize that I have not touched it for almost a year. Yes, I will try to be faithful about it.

3) I've said similar things to the above about my art blog haven't I? Damn.

4) Don't think anyone will be so kind as to sponsor a Flickr Pro account for me right? Yeap. Thought so.

5) Blogger keeps telling me to convert to the new Beta-version blog with Google. I keep refusing. I'm for some STRANGE reason completely freaked out by having to change to a new system. Oh wait. That's not strange. I'm ALWAYS freaked out by something new. Geez I need help.

6) I have done ZERO Christmas shopping this year. So just in case anyone thinks I'm trying to drop hints about what I think about you, it's just general all-rounded I couldn't be arsed to go Christmas shopping.

7) Uhm... More to come? Watch the Flickr.

Something's Bubbling Over

I'M GOING HOME ON SUNDAY!!!
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dammit time is going too slowly. I wanna be home NOW NOW NOW!!!

Right. I think it's time to be more active next term. Here's what I plan to join:

1) University Choral Society -- NO MORE PUTTING THIS OFF!!! I don't know HOW I've managed to survive 1 1/2 years without being in a choir at some point! My vocals are probably shaite by now.

2) Archery Club -- Bow and arrows?? Oh HELL YEAH!!! Always wanted to take this up again.

?? 3) Kendo Club -- This is a VERY big maybe. I have NO knowledge of kendo, or any other kind of martial arts, even though I've always wanted to take up some form of martial art. Plus I am a COMPLETE weakling.... So maybe I'll just... erm... continue to think about it. ??

Random Flat Conversations 5

Place: Oh, come on... You should know already.

[R is cooking up his tea]
R: This is going to be the BEST cheese sauce ever!
Me: Yeah? What's in it? [trundle over to have a look]
R: [extremely proud-of-himself-ly] Doesn't that look just FANTASTIC?? [stirs his... sauce]
Me: Ehm...
Sauce: "bloop"
Me: Yeeeah... Looks... great! ... Looks quite... chunky.
R: Ah, well that's they say about me. So this and me will get along nicely.
Me: What? Who's chunky?
R: Me!
Me: Well... Where are all the chunks? [R is SCRAWNY, ok? Not exactly Hugh Jackman... Ok, maybe I'm being mean. He's... Slim? ...Lanky.]
R: Heh?
Me: Chunks! [pokes his arm] Where are they?
R: [Beams] In ME!!! [Beam beam beam]

(-_-''')?

[couple minutes later]
R:... I've had better cheese sauces.

*snigger*
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Eh. Yeah. Sorry about the long break in updates. Last couple of weeks have been mad. Had a second round of class tests, more lab reports to hand in.. And well... Other things. Thanks to all the flatmates (new and old) though, and Nekoweenie back home for the tremendous amount of support. (^_^) Might have had yet another nervous breakdown if it weren't for you guys. *hugs* Thank you.

Random Flat Conversation Part 4

[It's dinnertime, I am brandishing my one lone leek and moaning about my general lack of vegetables]

Me: What can I do with a leek?
D: You could feed it to a rabbit. (D doesn't like vegetables)
Me: Hey! Leeks are nice!
D: Yeah. For a rabbit.
Me: (gives up) Well, I'm not going to feed a rabbit.
D: Mm. You could feed a cow.
Me: Haha. First, I'd have to find a cow.
D: Oh, so you already have a rabbit?
Me: ........
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I could probably start a whole new blog dedicated to these random conversations...

I no longer know what I should say to you.
I don't know if there is anything that I can say to you anymore.

Maybe there never was in the first place.