Do you sing?

I received quite a few new things today.

One of them is a haircut. Goodness knows how long since I had a haircut... ok, goodness can check on my hair salon loyalty stamp card for the dates of my visits, but boy, it was way long overdue.

It was such an impromptu decision, I remember having my hair shorn off as and whenever I feel like crap.



It was overall, a good day. It didn't reach happiness, but I think I'm very contented.

Now, let me just fiddle with the other new things. :)

Chelsea has revived her online blogshop @ prettyduste.

It's only the beginning but it looks like she has good stuffs in there - Juicy Couture apparel to Ed Hardy's beachwear. You are likely to find something you will like to buy. I think I would. ^^

I just lost it when Fanny told me that she is migrating to another country to learn how to be a pastry chef and leaving everything else behind.

Including me.

I wonder how many times her dad will screw up her life before he dies. I wonder if he ever really know what a failure he is at being a father. Is it that difficult to stay out of trouble?

With her dreams of being a designer crushed and her life being thrown into disarray, Fanny is leaving.

I don't know what I can do. I can't help. I feel useless.

I am kind and benevolent so I shall not say things that may hurt other people.

Even though it is very, very tempting to, sometimes!




I appreciate good grammar, good humour and certain amount of decency (I'm alright with hot babes in bikinis parading before my eyes). The three are totally unrelated but they come in handy as and whenever I almost forget: how to be kind and benevolent.

But what I appreciate most is appreciativeness.




I hope it does not sound like I'm angling for nods and agreements in here. I don't expect that. It's just a thought, mind the pun.





Six hours of studying and I barely covered the second chapter. D. Chalmers (1995) proposed an easy question and a hard question on sentience. Only the dead knows what happens after that. And on the same note, I realised that many questions in the world are meant to be left unanswered.

So we can very well stop pondering about them now.




I love making guest appearances around my numerous weblogs. :)

I felt like falling apart today... but thank God for my lovely friends at work. They know how to cheer me up with a good steamboat and some half-hearted gym workouts with live music playing next to my ear.

-big grin

Pictures are here with more details.

Despite my financial difficulties, I bought more music albums today. I think I must have gotten influenced by Adeline because she listens to music all the time! So I think music heals my soul too. And it does!

HAD A FILL OF ICE CREAM AT SWENSON'S WITH AH SUAN TONIGHT! Even though I like B&J's so much more... but B&J's closes pretty early around 11. We also had french fries with dips. French fries always taste good, no matter where I go. I'm born to love potatoes and because of that, it's destined that I'll die fat from all the carbohydrates.

I am very happy and am moving back to blogspot. Been fun doing posts in LJ! So long! -muacks!

25 years of Discworld, and I have yet to read them all. The series are as old as I am, and them being one of the few things in life that cheer me up whenever, no matter whatever shit happens.

Here is the interview on Terry P done by my other most favourite author, Neil G.

I could cry buckets but no, I'll just pick up Jingo again.

After sushi, it's spinelli.

I miss everyone of them in here.


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Talked to Pearrrl a bit. Even told her that the backview glimpse of my beloved made me excited this morning. Imagine. Just the backview. I'm infatuated.

Here I am, polishing off $2 worth of fruits and trying to finish up my assignment at the same time. No, add one more, blogging in lj along with my thoughts of how to conclude the partial report when it's only... well, partially done, and why I ate so much chicken yesterday.

I ate chicken thrice yesterday so I think I will switch to fish today. There's Sushi Tei to look forward to with my old mass comm mates tonight. If any smart alec tries to pass me a bowl of katsu don, I'll probably ruin everyone's appetite by puking into the bowl itself. I'm quite afraid of chicken now.

I had a nightmare. When I was semi-awake, I still felt extremely frightened even though I knew it was just a nightmare - as if it's real and I wasn't dreaming at all. I was being haunted by a person (not sure if she's dead or alive) who kept leaving her presence felt when I'm hanging out with my friends. Couldn't shake her off even though she wasn't exactly hostile in the dream. Never mind. It's not making any sense as I type this out.

And I finally caught Kungfu Panda yesterday! I like it, especially cuz of the Chinese theme. I also wonder why all the villagers are either pigs or bunnies. It also has a very good underlying message. There are many difficult and seemingly impossible tasks ahead, but if you have got the motivation and belief, nothing is impossible. Even a fat, bouncy panda can be a dragon warrior.

Now I don't feel so bad about being fat.

I finally caught Juno on dvd.

Ellen Page is magnificent. I wonder how can anyone younger be cooler than this. I mean, do people born after the year 1983 can be this cool? Yeah. There are. I am just coming to terms with that rather reluctantly - but convincingly.

I love the songs and dialogues. I may buy the soundtrack if I have a sudden strong desire for fun for my ears.

Syl told me about an assignment deadline due in three days' time. Hallo? Where have I been? I was totally unaware of it. I have not been working hard at all this semester. Maybe I should be glad that Smart Pants did not know about it too - until I'd told him. At least, that makes me half less guilty about my ignorance. Haha! He told me that a new Canon DSLR will be out in August too. So that makes me feel a lot better about not getting it now. I should just bide my time and spend my money more SLOWLY please.

$72 grand bucks left in my posbank! Gracious! I don't even have to eat for the rest of this month.

I am going to leave you with a quote. I have to. This happens to be one of the nicest lines Juno's dad said while the father and daughter had a tete-a-tete.

I took a bus to the IT fair today.

Two Pre-U girls (judging from the slogans on their school tee-shirts) started to stare hard at me, or rather, at my legs.

They were about two metres away but I could clearly hear them whispering about me. I tried not to notice but they were obviously giggling at something and I was beginning to feel EXTREMELY SELF-CONSCIOUS.

After a while, I realised that they were staring not at my 'shapely' calves, but... at my dopies. I mean, have they not seen dopies before? They were so fascinated that one of them whipped out her cellphone and STARTED SNAPPING PICTURES AT MY LEGS!

Wah lau! Machiam I'm some exhibit B from the west wing of the national museum lah! Isn't it rude to take pictures of strangers on the bus just like that?! I mean, I don't expect them to ask for my permission but it was totally awkward for me lor. And them continuing to giggle non-stop like some silly schoolgirls... erm, which they are.

-faints

On a similar incident, a girl from my previous semester's biz class actually had the decency to ask if she could take pictures of my dopied feet because her sister likes to blog on things like that.

Well! At least she asked!

I am giving up my pursuit for something that is not meant to be mine. Let's revert back to Plan A, where I can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the view... that is, if the view is available today or tomorrow.

Passivity is the easiest way out of trouble. Simply slink back into the shadows of others and you can probably carry on unnoticed. The lack of attention is not always a bad thing. I believe in the beauty of being a wallflower. The beauty of being the unseen.

The throwing up sensations have ceased, thankfully. I wonder if I have the energy to make a trip to the IT Fair later. I dislike crowds and many things that begin with the letter C.

Albert thought of a new joke as we adjourned for home after class today. It's horrendously stupid and funny at the same time, so if you want to know what the joke is, you can come ask me, and I will tell you, because the joke needs live demo and I can't do it in a weblog.

There was a sudden downpour at 10 pm, and many youths were shrieking their way into Hell Heeren. The winds were huge, they knocked down all the stand-up advertisements boards, and even the shopping centre's 'welcome' red carpets were flung untidily at the entrances. I wonder if Singapore is capable of hosting a typhoon.

I MET XIAOYANG IN HEEREN LOR!

She was also dodging the rain so we were all hiding inside the shopping centre. TALK ABOUT THE HANDS OF FATE! I think I just burst into joy every single time I see Xiaoyang. She gives people that kind of feeling.

Candy, Mabel, and I later moved on into HMV (well, where else to go?) and I bought SATC's OST and Juno DVD. I'm broke but I bought them anyway, and glorious they are... ok for SATC anyway cuz I haven't got down to watch Juno but I'm pretty sure Ellen Page won't let me down.

I feel like I have not studied hard at all this semester. When was the last time I thought about doing homework? Just now and also, a few moments ago... wait, make that a few hours ago too. I think about it all the time! But the problem is, I never do it. No point thinking about it right?

It's always on my mind.

lil miss ion says:
and given your SIZE you can eat 24hours a day.

shuping says:
goldie, im kinda fat

lil miss ion says:
HELL NO.

shuping says:
HAVE U SEEN ME?!

shuping says:
FAT

lil miss ion says:
i think if you were me you'd kill yourself.

lil miss ion says:
wallaweh i have your facebook yo!

shuping says:
u then skinny lor

shuping says:
u think i nvr see

lil miss ion says:
ME SKINNY?!?! WALLWEH you are seriously blind 

shuping says:
u look slim to me

lil miss ion says:
im DAMN FAT LEHHH.

shuping says:
small arms

lil miss ion says:
HOLY SHIT. MY ARMS ARE THE BANE OF MY LIFE.

You may receive some important news today that makes you wonder if you did something wrong. Others may not notice your dance with self-doubt, for you tend to keep your uncertainty to yourself. Don't suffer in silence. If you are unsure about what you've done now, discuss your concerns with a friend. The feedback you receive might just open your eyes.




Why am I posting these tarot readings in here?

A small but distinct trace of accuracy in them perhaps.

I also wonder why I am still talking to somebody who had betrayed my trust before. Just like how I go on living as if nothing bad has ever happened.

Smart Pants mentioned something about my problems as being 'solvable'. I know they are. So why am I not solving them?

Life may be getting more confusing these days, especially with respect to love. You don't have to do what others expect of you now, so try a more creative solution to the current problem. Instead of having to choose one thing or another, develop a scenario where both are possible. You may be surprised with the results of this out-of-the-box approach.




DID TAROT DOT COM SAYS I CAN CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE?!

I love my fortune readings. :)

Oh so now Clinton is announcing her defeat, and we are bringing the news live on Channel NewsAsia.

Why, you just switch on your teevee now, and watch us, it's LIVE for goodness sake.

Not that I'm helping my fellow AP much. I just bummed around in case she has any queries over her first breaking news.



I still remember my very first breaking news with the company... when they announced who the new Pope was going to be. We were just waiting for the little chimney at St Peter's Square to emit out white smoke. (It is black when they burned out void ballots, and the fumes are white only when they have decided who the Pope is going to be.)

When the white smoke eventually came out, the church bells started ringing, and everyone was happy and excited. I think breaking news are seldom joyous events, so I'm glad that my first breaking news actually was.

Okay, it's late, I'm going off.

Hello, hello!

How have you been doing?

I'm in the midst of my exams. That is right. Right in the middle. It's Wednesday, there's one to go tonight, and another on Friday. I'd count the minutes and the hours left but there is just not enough time for that.

Consumer Behaviour is still tolerable, if only they are sticking to the exam tips they had given us. Cognitive Psych was a total sell-out.

Been revising with my classmates. It's actually possible to study with friends... and it proves to be constructive too. I think it is because everyone is serious about school.

It's nice to hear Syl talking rubbish as the night wears on, and Smart Pants saying something totally random (and annoying) to jolt us back into our senses. Yah, that's the furthest digression we allow ourselves to get into.

Enough. I need to get more facts in.

Be ready for fun next week.