An impressionable quote...

A quote from a friend...
"When u spend the day alone, u go ting tong thinking about nonsense".
How often do u think tt way? I'm sure everyone has their lonely times, its a matter of how u cope with it. Of course everyone likes to be msged n feel liked by others, but the real fact is, unless they're ur family or sth, even friends do not talk to each other everyday. I guess its how u look at it and approach it.
I'm sure everyone feels lonely at a certain pt of time, i feel that too. But no matter how bad u feel, it'll be wasted if u wallop in despair. So just try to make the best out of it, ask frens out, talk to ppl, or just go do something u like to do, be it shopping, sports, partying, or wadever. =p

TA!

Just realised i blogged with another sianz post...
But in order to keep things up, i shall go on to talk bt one of my fav experiences this week. My first time TA-ing. (TA = teaching assistant)
Its really fun to help ppl understand things tt u know. I've always like teaching ppl, n TA-ing is like helping ppl out with hw n stuff, which is really cool. Juz like my dream of becoming a prof n teaching in uni... Ttd be my ambition now. Haha, after i finish my bond that is. But sometimes, its bad when u disagree with other TAs regarding some issues. But i am a stubborn person, and yeah, a very stubborn person when it comes to ideas n stuff. But tts another issue fer another day.

Back to TA-ing. The best part of it is the "thank you" from those u helped, be it a guy or girl.

N no, the thing i said as hated in my prev post isnt TA-ing.

I hate lying. Especially to myself. But i think i am doing it again. Zzz...

I am so different

I finally realised how different i am from others. I may appear to be easy going n stuff, but I AM NOT. I cant patronize ppl, i cant put up smiley faces in front of ppl i dun like, n i totally hate agreeing to things which i dun like to do. (Dun ask me about y i agree.)

For some reason, everyone ard me seems perfectly capable of doing this though. I juz feel like shit now. The next person who talks to me before i leave will be my best fren forever. I juz need someone to tell me what to do, or juz take make me sleep n put someone else's soul in my body. Ok, off i go to do something i absolutely dun wish to do... Good luck to myself...

U nv know...

Well, my sem hasnt been as tough as predicted by most of my peers, at least its still more than manageable thus far. But tts not the purpose of this post.

Juz saw an episode of scrubs which touched me greatly. How many times have u met someone who appears to be so irritating? Like how tt person keeps bothering u? Or how a person keeps blabbering non-stop? Or how someone just keeps being sarcastic?
Many times we'd juz be pissed off and juz ignore the person. But behind every person lies a story. And if we are willing to listen, we would realise just how wrong we had been...

Give people a chance, look at them with empathy rather than scorn.

The start of an exciting sem!

Yes, i am overloading once again... Whats new...
But i am only taking 2 ece courses... Things will be different... I promise myself...

N i'm finally gng to become a TA! Ya, i know to some of u out there it seems nothing much, but i'm really quite excited bt it. But i'm also kindaf scared. Feeling worried that i may not be able to get back my pro-ness in the subject, being unable to answer qns from students. tt'd be soooo bad. I've hated it when the TAs are irresponsible or suffer from a lack of knowledge in that particular subject. So yeah, i'll really try to read up n live up to my expectations of myself.

To be honest, i dun see myself dying this semester. But many others think its no different from the past 2 semesters for me. Only the number of blog postings will tell.

My newest hobby

I lost my digital watch for some time liao.

I thought i had lost it completely liao until recently, when i was home at 8 pm, i heard a faint alarm sounding. N i'm pretty sure its from my watch. But it rings for 12 times n becomes silent again. For the past few nights, i've been spending like 30 seconds each night trying to look for it and then giving up. Though i want to find it soon, but i also hope that it continues for some time. Kindaf a thing to look forward to everyday.

I learn something new bt myself everyday

Yeah daniel, its tt kindaf feeling i guess... But well, i've been getting it so frequently tt i think its not too gd for myself... But wadever.

Watched happy feet today in the cinema, yes, after 2 months after it was first screened, i actually went to the cinema to watch it. Dun really wanna watch it initially but i guess its juz tt i'm feeling that tiniest bit of boredom after doing nothing for 1 week. But it turned out better than i expect, in fact, i'd say its a gd movie! In contrast to my peers, jw was like "ok, its ok". Mingyang had slightly better comments, stone said it was average. michelle din say anything much, so i'd think tt she thinks it was "alright". But i tot it was gd n i was enjoying myself while watching it.

N when i look back, the part i like most was about the part bt mumble being the outcast n yet gloria still liked him. Nothing pleases me more than a sweet romantic ending, and i realised tt when i watch a show involving some sort of romantic thingy, it always makes me feel happier. N yet when i was young, i was ferever luffing at my mum who only watches those "love stories" tears during it, esp. those by "qiong yao". Guess this must be my karma, now i'm turning out to be like her, (only tt i still dun like qiong yao stuff). But well, i nv fail to amaze myself.

My 2 very different sides

Yesterday and today were almost exactly the same physically, but miles apart spiritually.

I felt so loner-like yday, din want to talk to anyone, or see anyone. In fact, i even avoided ppl i know just to avoid saying hi. Real dumbass right? Ya, i know that too. I feel bad, but sometimes i just hate to speak a word to anyone i know. I dun want having ppl ask me how i am doing, and i either say "great" hypocritcally, or say "But i still met and spoke. Nope, nothing happened, its just me getting out of the wrong side of bed. (Though i concussed almost immediately on my bed once again, like old days.)

Today is different. For a start, i felt that today was a day i liked. I got out of bed, n i know i felt good. I watched scrubs again, as usual, n i felt even better. In fact, everytime i watched an episode of "scrubs", i always have some thoughts at the end. For those of u who haven watched it, go watch it! Wanted to go out n do something for once, but doubt there's anyone here who has common interests as me. So, i just stayed home n slacked. Felt good. N happy. So tts all, my 2 very different feelings, hopefully the latter will remain for the rest of the sem.

Late nights

Think i've been jet lagging from the trip... 3 hrs diff... Tts y i sleep at 5 am and wake up after noon... But i'll try to get my clock back to the right momentum... But having rather sleepless nights... Kept thinking bt stuff... Haiz... This seldom happens...

Tried to clear up my room today, n i did an ok job with it... Still need more tidying which i will continue tomorrow. But seriously, the main reason y my room is so untidy is cos i have clothes where i have no place to throw them to. I actually spent like 20 mins sitting there n thinking where i can throw my worn clothes to, but well, they still ended up lying around the room at the end.

N oh ya, i felt quite sad yday... My fav wrestler, Triple H has been declared out of action for 4-6 months, tts 1 whole semester! its equivalent to telling me that monday night raw will no longer be as entertaining, its like telling me that my fav char in a tv show is dead. Machiam like the feeling i had when mischa barton died in the OC, i just totally gave it up... But as my buddy said, maybe its a sign tt its time to move on to other things...

The end of a great trip...

The trip ended on a perfect timing, i was sick by the end of the trip... Sadly...

I guess there is a reason y death valley got its name, i was feeling feverish n nauseous n diarrhoeatic by the end of the car ride there. N stupid jw had to drive thru all the rough bumps along the way, which made me unable to control my puke... Felt really sick the whole night after that, even until the morning... My mum had told me to bring my medication along the trip, juz in case but stubborn me as usual refused to listen... Guess its a lesson i'll remember...
But despite all tt, here're some nice pts bt the las vegas trip...

Las Vegas :
1. Cirque Du soleil- Ka: i dunno how to describe it... Its so different from anything i've seen. Its not like the music's great, or the plot is great but its a fusion of everything which makes it so fabulous. the 140 USD is really worth it, but i think its the kindaf show where some will love it, others will think not like it. watching it makes me wanna go watch another cirque du soleil... perhaps when they travel to sg...

2. Food - Todai rox... Tempura prawns, sashimi, n unagi made me succumb completely. Not to mention the desert creme bulee n cheese cake... N there's many other stuff like alaskean king crab legz, cooked prawns (which i nv manage to grab due to the speed at which it disappeared), sushi (which is really very gd too, juz tt i prefer sashimi), teppenyaki, (which i nv try to conseve space), etc... A must try for anyone there...
N of cos, the oreo cookie shake at fatburger rox... (i aint really tt huge of a fan of the burger, but the shake was... DOMINATING)...
Lost my appetite after falling sick soon after, so din try anything else...

3. Death valley- for those of u who are adventurous( juz to put it nicely), death valley aint bad to visit. There are some very nice viewing points, n its like the lowest pt in the western hemisphere so u'll feel real pressured over there. Perhaps tts wad caused my vomitting... But here' re pics which could hopefully convince u to go...














(The messy foreground, the beautiful background... Seems like 2 pics instead of 1...)
















(a sample of the rock formations to be seen)
















(Bad water! the lowest pt on the western hemisphere... N notice the white area beyond that. That is a whole layer of salt!
We think its due to bad water after drying up.
Bad water got its name from a man who discovered it. He brought his mule to badwater, but his mule refused to drink from it, so he called it badwater.
















(a gloomy surrounding of death valley, in stark contrast to the beautiful day)


Vancouver n Seattle was great too, places which i'd love to go back to... there're too much stuff i din manage to do while being there... the seattle trip was too short, manage to visit only a sci fi museum as well as a music museum while being there. Din even visit the main shopping district, sadly... N there seems to be so much great food in chinatown and downtown which i havent tried yet. Not to mention the pike place market which i wish i had more time to explore. I've always liked to visit those marketplaces in downtowns where there are many shops selling a whole variety of items, but we were in a lil rush tt day, so din really manage to properly tour tt place too.

Missed out on ktv in vancouver too, mostly due to lack of interest. Had a great tim sum at a restaurant called sun sui wah, it is better than most sg places i assure u... the "pai2 gu3" was great, so is the porridge n many others... Ok, i'm getting hungry, shdnt think bt it anymore. N there're other shops to places to eat from too, juz tt i din have enuff to time to finish eating ard once again... There're also sooo many shops in vancouver to explore. robson street is simply one of the most bustling shopping scenes i've seen for some time... So many shops... so many offers... So little time... so little money... But wad impressed me more were the canadian brands. Din think much of the Us brands there, but the canadian brand Le Chateau impressed me quite a lot. Even though i'm not a clubber, but the night scene there seems pretty exciting to me, so exciting tt i'd really wanted to go there during new yr's eve.

Conclusion of seattle n vancouver: I want to go there again!


N now the most impt part of this whole entry!

Top 10 conclusions of this winter trip:

1. It was really nice, would be better if i din fall sick at the end...
2. I finally saw why a trip of consisting of 4 guys can be fun...
3. I did not shop enuff, (i.e. i did not buy any new clothes or accessories)
4. I grew fatter.
5. I like dogs to run in front of me, not behind me
6. I am not a fan of -20 degrees, i wonder why i paid to suffer.
7. My pockets feel a little light.
8. I am not horny (i haven watched a "heh heh heh" show despite being in LV twice)
9. Book hotel rooms with double beds. (2 guys on a twin can be a lil squeezy)
10. I like to have someone to drive the car here n there while I sleep.

Christina Aguilera - Hurt

my current craze...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmf807OqnmE