Ninja.

Dawning of a New Era

2011-05-28T01:52:00.002+08:00

Greetings. I hail from 2011. Life's been good and not so good lately. I try not to dwell on the latter.
It's been such a long time since I've last updated. What can I say? Life goes on, we have all changed.

Was reading the posts dating from 2006. Dude, that's 5 years ago. You're ancient, man.

So, what arrived in that spanking new 2011 package? Okay, not spanking new, per se. But you'd get what I meant, I suppose.
I left my full-time employment in mid 2010, plunging into the freelance realms. I am now thinly spread across various schools in the name of music education.

Coming back to the topic of "Plans", where I have left off at the previous post (was it only last year?). I certainly hope I can return to studying. Goodbye communications, you worthless piece of crap. Hello Music Education/ Performance. Am keeping all fingers crossed for auditions to go as smoothly as possible.

My friends are mostly overseas. Good for them.
Bitter pill for me to swallow. But a ninja's got to do what a ninja's got to do.

I'm facing a different battle this time. Battle of financial responsibilities, abandonment issues(?), employment of contracts and all the other shite with compliments from Mr Life.

Are you sensing resentment?

Probably.

I can say for sure that 2 years ago, despite all complaints and childish whinings, I was a happier kid back then.

Canada (Y /N).

Plans.

2010-01-28T00:16:00.004+08:00

Nope, not that Death Cab album. But hey, it's a great album. And a fantastic band.

Plans.
I guess I'm 28 days too late for resolutions.

But hey, it seems like resolution-making lost all it's appeal thanks to Twitter. Our attention span (and thoughts) has been capped off at 140 characters (inclusive of spaces and uh... punctuations, darn).
Oh and Tumblr, too. But let's not venture into uncharted waters. I'm very comfortable at where I stand techgeekologically, and am very resistant to change in the world wide web.
This is why I often resort to filling up all 140 characters with "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" or "GRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH".
It's not my fault, I swear. It's a chore, especially when I try to cram my thoughts into a paragraph. And I LIKE punctuation. And if you know me well enough, my thoughts are never organised and often illogical.

My violin teacher can vouch for that.

" Think logically!" he hollered.

"Wha.....?"

And I took that darned wooden stick and brought it across the strings. The triple stops howled, and died a painful death.

That wooden stick cost me 200 bucks.

My new guitar cost me five hundred bucks.

I haven't played it for three weeks until yesterday.

See, it's like driving a sports car- you will never ever want to drive a Toyota if you own a Maserati.

It made the rest of my guitars sound like firewood.

I bet you're starting to get the "my thoughts are never organised" part by now...

Where was I?
Oh, right.

Plans.

Let's take a look at my current situation first, shall we?

I'm employed. I hold a diploma which does no good to my job, whatsoever.
I spend more on music than anything else. (Think CDs, instruments, accessories, books, lessons, exams.)
I'm ballooning in my office chair every minute from 8am to 5pm. Every. Single. (Week)Day.

And now, the future...

I will not be rich. That's for sure. You can't earn much in this field, not even if you're a professional solo artiste. I bet my entire collection of coloured socks Lady Gaga is earning more than Yo Yo Ma since the start of 2010.( Please don't correct me if I'm wrong. I'm lost in reverie, and I can't bear to part with my socks. They mean so much to me. Just leave me be and let my brain self-detonate.)
Music education.
My son will be known as 'Helicopter'. Maybe it'll be his middle name or something, but I have this strange feeling he'll want to kill me even before he's conceived if I ever have the guts to put that down in his birth certificate.
I will never call my daughter 'Helicopter'.
If I don't get married, my cat will be called 'Helicopter'.

What I wish for my short-attention span (SAS) self to accomplish in the near future:

Arrange a piece of music to be played with all the instruments I own (and I can borrow... I hope I can get my hands on a dhol).
Finish watching Bleach. Maybe I'll get to explaining my newly-acquired taste for anime/manga in the next post. That really depends on SAS.
Save enough money.

What I plan to be, really, is to:

Become a great music teacher. Not like my first crappy teacher who taught me how to hold the violin and increased the fees quarterly just because. All you money-sucking 'teachers' out there- STOP. You're destroying my kids.
Marry a christian man. Stop laughing. I know I go to church once a month. Or less than that. And I don't spend a lot of quality time with God. I secretly think He'll send me straight to Hell. I'm sorry. :( Can I blame it on SAS?

Alternatively, I would love to tour Europe and meet some random, gorgeous stranger on a train. He is witty, funny, able to sustain an interesting conversation on religion, love, and all things too heavy for casual banter without making it sound like some lecture on philosophy. Oh and we kiss under the stars and make love. And separate the next day, promising to meet 6 months later without exchanging numbers or twitter accounts. Oh, and he plays some music too (my own input here).

Hopefully, he looks like this:

And I shall go on:

See above.
See above.
Get back to writing. I know I suck now, I haven't written anything for more than a year. Cut me some slack already! And I'll try my best to become more reader-friendly.

Yes, I've been doing a lot of thinking for the past few months.
Doubts, fear and bitterness crowding my mind. Waging internal battles with myself.
I've been doing quite a fair bit of planning here and there, but as of now, nothing seemed to suffice, except that I know (finally) what I want to be at the end of the day.

What else is there to do?

Gotta have a lot of faith, like George Michael does.

I don't know what the heck happened.

2010-01-27T00:51:00.003+08:00

And so I was idling away on facebook...
UNTIL I SAW THIS.
My gosh. WHY AM I SO FAT NOW?
I look like a tub of lard compared to a year ago.

brb, am going to smash my head into wall repeatedly.

Sigh, I miss the times...

Who said classical music was relaxing?

2009-12-16T09:48:00.001+08:00

Beautifully captured, intense, and thoroughly gripping.
We miss you, Jacqueline Du Pré..

Experimenting Play

2009-11-27T17:26:00.004+08:00

This is the confessions of a true blue geek.
Despite having been diagnosed an ENFP (translate: CAPTAIN WILDCHILD) by the free MBTI personality test online, I find comfort in snuggling up alone in front of the screen on most Friday nights."TAMMMAAAAKIIII SUOUUUU<3~"
Oh wait, it wasn't Friday. Yesterday was Thursday (GOD BLESS LONG WEEKENDS, I LOVE SO YOU MUCH).

I was seized from my humble dwellings and chucked into the middle of a dancefloor.
This is the story of a self-confessed "Yeah I know I've been missing out on a lot because I'm 20 and I haven't been to a club till yesterday". Heh.

So I got home from work, had dinner, practised a bit on the violin. Sounds like a typical work night.
Showered. Still normal.
Dolled up and left the house. In heels. (YES I KNOW, THIS IS SUICIDE.)
Reached the train station and seconds away from the gantry, I regretted. So I turned around and went home in want of the sneakers I love very much.
"Screw it, not gonna care how mismatched I'm gonna look."

Well, it didn't match so I ditched the entire outfit. (Yay sneakers and brand new attire)

Since I was very late (I'm so sorrrrry charmms), I took a cab.

Got to the destination. The line was so long. The crowd was different. The walls were vibrating.

I was scared shitless. (Think the risk of permanent ear damage)
"Nooooooooooooo what if I can't hear the resonance of GDAE after tonight? SHITSHITSHIT."

Anyways, met some new people, they were all pretty cool. I thought I was pretty queer.
Hell, yeah. I was terrified. Like some baby polar bear in a cargo truck en route to Sahara.

Got to the front of the line. They asked for my ID.
In my mindless attempt to stuff everything into my borrowed clutch earlier on, I have forgotten about my ID.

"Sorry, if there's a raid and you don't have an ID, we'll all get into trouble."
It's a sign. We were just never meant to be, Valerie and Happening Night Life.

But the friends didn't let Val off. And Val didn't want to let the friends down.
So off in a cab she goes, in pursuit of The Great Identity Card.
See? Told you I was queer. I felt like I was dubbed the greatest loser on Clubtomania.
Which idiot leaves her ID at home on a night out?

Got home, retrieved the ID card and a received dirty glare from an unhappy father ("Still going out?!").

Got back. The club was full. The person who turned me away from before saw how pathetic I looked, now with the ID, let me in free.
Yes, girl in blue shirt. I will remember you and love you for as long as I live on Clubtomania.
Wait, I can't love you. You probably love someone else, and she's probably a million times smarter than I am on this whole new, intriguing subject. If clubbing were ever objectified, I swear, it'd be a glow in dark piece of goo. Mysterious, and glow in the dark.

( I'll come to the "she loves her" part in a bit).

Got in. Dance floor was packed. But since it was still early, it took a while for the crowd to warm up a bit. So everyone was just hanging around, bobbing to the beats. *boing boing boing boing.
Everyone except for this couple who was already at it. Kissing. Making out.
Not the groovy kind, or the tender lip-locking kind.
Its the "My Hands Are Pulling At Your Hair And We Are Moving From One End of the Dance Floor To Another Energetically. If Not For Our Lip Locking, People Would Think We're Wrestling" kind.

Wow. This is amazing.
It's a gay club, so if you have any reservations against them, please just stop reading. I like them, they're nice people. So let's not get personal here.

Okay, so we got our drinks and hit the dancefloor.
I. Have. Never. Danced. In. Twenty. Years. Of. My. Life.
(unless you count that time we had to do line dance in PE)

It was pretty cool. Some people could really dance. My friends can dance! Some people just bounced along. Some just made out ( I've already gotten used to it, but "Wrestling Duo" pwned everyone in the Showmanship category).

I tried to swing my arms like how I saw some people do.
I felt like an orang utan instantly.

Some people knew the words to all the songs.
I only knew two words, so every time it comes on, I'll "AMERICAN BOOOOYYY" like never before.

Some people danced alone. Some people with their partners. Others did the rain dance.
Those who rain danced didn't give us much space, so countless times (I repeat with emphasis on "Countless") our bodies hit each other.

Me (while "dancing"): Omg, some girl is kissing my ass with hers!
XX: -_-, that's dry humping.
Me: AWESOME ASS KISSING, BABY!
(Okay, I know I was quite high)
Me: ASS KISSING, ASS KISSING, ASS ASS KISSING!
( I was quite glad it was a girl, and it was a gay club, because if a boy ever tries to ass kiss, I would totally scream).

-

Someone: Whoa, super crammed.
Me: WHAT??
( Music was pretty loud.)
Her: SUPER CRAMMED.
Me: OH YES, LIKE TUNA!
Me: TUNA TUNA!! TUNA IS A SEXY FISH! Sexaye sexaye TUNA TUNA! *dances*

This is where the ENFP thing rings true. ENFPs have the ability to seem intoxicated, even without alcohol.

Unicorns.

Okay, attention flickering. Off to direct it to something else. This is a long post. It's tiring.

For the people who were wondering where the heck I was

2009-11-06T10:47:00.002+08:00

I was working.
In actual fact, I am working.

Yes, I'm a full time employee in a real company, benefits and all.

I love the company, but I don't dwell on the fact that I enjoy my job scope as much now that I've switched over to full time (it's a different position, don't ask).

In the meantime, yours truly has been working on getting the right qualifications, taking the relevant classes, overdosing on John Mayer and Yehudi Menuhin.

Go me.

Remember when

2009-08-24T01:17:00.002+08:00

Remember when you're at a loss and you don't know what to do?
Remember when you want to get the hell out of this place and start anew somewhere else?

I'm so tired.

All I want to do now is forget everything that has happened for the past 20 years, move across continents to a country house.

And live a s-l-o-w life.

Without Facebook.

I have just ingested a whole load of junk.

2009-08-09T01:59:00.000+08:00

...and I can't get it out.

D:

Character Stats are Us

2009-06-16T15:31:00.001+08:00

Val at Nineteen
Fat Human Female, 19 years old
Level 1 Communications Graduate (Nerd Class)

Alignment: Lawful Good
Attacks: One Silent Clap
Damage: +8 (effective on young humans)
Abilities: Int 13, Cha 14, Dex 15, Str 12, Con 11, Wis 12

Skills: Run +15, Spreadsheet Handling +10, Walk +22, Social Networking +13, Teach +10, Knowledge (Gobbledygook)+25, Perform (Music)+20, Diplomacy +9, Cook (Fish)+10, Cook (Soup)+5, Research+18, Dance+10

Talents: Knowledge (Spelling), Craft (Music), Stopping Bladders of Ten year olds, Scaring Children and Adults, Excel Spreadsheets, Ingesting, Running in Slow Motion

Being 19 in a Nutshell:
- Slogged guts out during internship
- Lost weight
- Slaved away for a nice piece of paper
- Collected abovementioned nice piece of paper
- Found a job
- Made 500 new friends at new job
- Gained weight
- Completed distance equal to a full marathon over six months
- Found good looking craft mentor (Not gonna state obvious)
- Loved new job
- Read some books
- New job not so new now

Okay so it sucked for the first half, well at least it turned out all right in the end.
I really don't want to turn 20.
20 is old. :(

Adidas Sundown Marathon 2009

2009-06-01T00:02:00.002+08:00

Erm, xmas '08.

2009-04-26T12:17:00.003+08:00

HAHA! WE FINALLY GOT THE TLR PHOTOS DEVELOPED. IT'S BEEN LIKE FOREVER.

The girlfriends are flying off to Taipei tomorrow.
Grah, buy me something, and I don't want food! D:

I am so broke.

2009-03-30T00:14:00.003+08:00

I resolve to survive on raisin loaves for the rest of the week.

Mmm.. RAYZZZZIN.

Say 'Hello' to Mr. Giraffe :D

2009-03-22T00:25:00.001+08:00

Giraffe!
In Permanent! :D

My left hand is cramping. My right is swollen.

2009-03-21T00:46:00.000+08:00

ALL BECAUSE OF THIS.
GRAHHHHH~

Enough of the Emo Shizz.

2009-03-19T15:13:00.001+08:00

I don't know what came over me. But oh what the hell, it's good to be back.

Time to get some asses whopped. XD

The Soloist

2009-03-15T02:17:00.001+08:00

Finally, something to look forward to.

Note to Self

2009-03-13T02:33:00.000+08:00

Yeah, stop.

I seem to have lost my sense of direction.

2009-03-13T01:19:00.003+08:00

It's been exactly a month since I've landed on the planet of the unemployed.
Okay, make that semi-unemployed.

I can't remember the last time I've had anything written down. All that I knew, was that I've marooned myself on the island of the desolate in blogoworld, and that I've axed all (but Twitter) of my social networking accounts.

Oh, and my english sucks now.

So much have changed since. Right now, there is nothing for me to complain about.

No badgering deadlines.
No annoying coworkers.
No pre-uni anxiety.
There's pretty much nothing I can look forward to.

My life is stagnating. D:

I'm actually starting to get bothered by stuff that I didn't used to care about, and that I'm more prone to saying stupid things, and then regretting them almost immediately.

Whatever that's taken over me on the inside is slowly chewing it's way out. It's taking it's time... Nibbling at first, tasting the flesh, letting the flavour ease it's way through, and then taking bigger bites.
OH CRASS, JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF MY MIND!

/end rant

I've scored myself an interview for tomorrow.
I hope I don't screw up.

Early Breakfast...

2009-03-12T02:02:00.001+08:00

Scrambled eggs at 1...

I am so fat.

I am going to run tomorrow.

Hello, I'm back.

I have faith in music.

2009-02-02T14:53:00.001+08:00

Yesterday.
Today.

Forever.

GIVE ME A MBP 17", ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE CS 4 NAO.

2009-02-01T16:29:00.002+08:00

MY NEW ROOM.

2009-01-26T02:48:00.003+08:00

A new arrangement, a new coat of paint, a breath of fresh air.
It's another new year!

Thanks, guys! :D
"Paint Day"

Let's start 2009 with some Hilary Hahn!

2009-01-14T00:50:00.000+08:00

Another year gone...

2008-12-30T23:43:00.011+08:00

Meet McSpicy and Curry Chicken Mee Soto!

They're Glo's and my Christmas presents from Fransy. FINGAR PUPPETS. :D
McSpicy the Scary Dragon's mine. 8D

Hello blogosphere! Did you have a nice Christmas?
I did! :D
The loves and I explored Henderson Bridge. We braved the rain, the wind, and two monkeys :)

Dory and her holga.

And I brought my YASHYASH out. :D

I love this photo (she's gonna kill me).

mmm, a well spent christmas eve. :)

And then came the FAMILY CONCERT.
I didn't play the violin this time. Emceed and played the Cajón.
Charmaine brought the house down, yo!
She's probably the most fantastic singer I've ever met. :D

So 2008 is coming to an end, and they're going to add an additional second to the last moment (to coincide with the position of the Earth or something, don't ask me, I'm not a scientist).

2008 is just...the usual.

No... WAIT. My hair is less sucky.

SEE! I have half-mastered the art of flicking the hair disdainfully at people I don't like.

This is so exciting. :D *twirls hair in fingers*
Longest hair I've ever had. :D

Okay, so maybe 2008 isn't as bad as I've thought.

Just look at all these wonderful people.
Who am I to complain that 2008 sucked?

2008 was good.
Bring it on, 2009.

13 Jours En France

2008-12-27T00:41:00.000+08:00

Motion Blur.

2008-12-15T22:55:00.002+08:00

There are just days when I can't seem to comprehend my own mind.
My mind has a will of its own; my heart doesn't listen.

I don't know who I am anymore.

Today, my left hand got into an ugly verbal battle with my right.
She (right hand) has scarred him (the left hand) for life.

If hands could suffer from low self esteem, my left hand would have decapitated himself.

It's okay if you don't understand.
Neither do I.

For now, I'll attribute everything to the lack of sleep.
This imaginary pile of mess better sort itself out soon.

This Is the First Day Of My Life

2008-12-14T01:33:00.003+08:00

I hate embarrassing days. :(
Looked around for a hole to hide in but couldn't. It's just one of those days when I wished I could just magically disappear.

Oh well, the day's over. Time to channel some positive energy! :)
Christmas is in the air! It's another year! Time to spread the love and watch this lovely video.

It's "This Is The First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes.

Possibly the sweetest song (and video), ever. :3

The Picture of Dorian Gray

2008-12-05T00:51:00.003+08:00

It's been a while since I've last attempted to read a classic.
So here it goes: homoeroticism, old, gothic horror, and intricately weaved language.
Definitely not something that can be read along with the sounds of a post-punk revival band. Killers lah. And no, I haven't gotten their new album. :(

Absolutely brilliant, time to put my disgustingly short attention span to test...

Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

2008-11-30T23:23:00.004+08:00

And the sloth awakens...

It's been close to a month since the last update.
We're into week 12 of zeh mighty attachment!
YES, only 8 weeks to go!
People get ready, we're gonna partaye like madness when it's over. :D

Nothing much happened (either that or I've knocked my head too hard to remember).

Have been thinking about our very bleak futures for the past few weeks, and over the course of the (very, very) mind shattering, pensive period, I've narrowed down to a few career choices which didn't survive my own paranoia.

~~army officer~~.
~~educator~~.
I aspire to strike fear in hearts. 8D

This is so frustrating. Only 8 weeks left to decide what we want to do with the rest of our lives.

Too bad Heifetz's dead. Or I'd want to marry him and live happily ever after.

"Mr Heifetz, will you marry me?"

Madness,
probably why I don't blog anymore.

:D

2008-11-07T10:32:00.001+08:00

BALDERDASH!

2008-10-29T00:31:00.003+08:00

I just love the feeling of having the sudden urge to yell out "BALDERDASH!".

Oh well, it's probably because I've been procrastinating way too much to come up with a decent blog entry, and reading the other mass commers' blogs just made me feel as if I'm not communicating enough. (You know, being a mass commer and all.)

Oh screw it, BALDERDASH!
(Yes, I know it's starting to sound like some wacky Harry Potter spell, and saying it thrice is overuse and nobody's going to continue reading if I say it again.)

We're finally into our 7th week of the mighty Industrial Attachment Programme.

I can't say that I'm elated , or overjoyed. These words are much too happy.
I'm just happy at my little corner, with a table large enough for me to hide under (I'm still considering my options - to hide under the table or in the washroom).

I've only three words for my seemingly awkward life now: Working Life Sucks.

Why 'awkward'?
My sense of humor (or the lack of it, as it appears) has gone unappreciated for 7 weeks.

*bawls*

Just ignore me at work. I'll entertain myself with Microsoft Word.

Okay, enough with the "woe is me"s. I've finally completed my first 10km run in an hour and fifteen minutes *preens*.
And in about 20 hours, I'll be watching Tommy Emmanuel LIVE from the best seats! WHOOOOOO!!!!

Great Eastern Women's 10km!

2008-10-27T00:09:00.002+08:00

yesssssssssssss. XD

Me and my geetar.

2008-10-06T23:47:00.004+08:00

So here I am,
playing The Beatles over and over,
on my third-hand, plywood classical guitar. In the middle of the night.

Well, not exactly middle of the night...

But I'm so happy. :)

Four weeks into attachment,
a dozen or so new faces and names to remember,
a ~~few~~ handful of new additions to the wardrobe,
and a friendship forged with Mr. Refrigerator.

Haven't been updating much, my English is deteriorating at the speed of light (Omg, so clicheish. So disgusted at myself). And I was plain lazy to update (no printjourn-related complaints and news angle for blog posts lah).

Working in an office is so mundane, my hair stands when the thought of doing that for the rest of my life strikes.

Okay, can't think anymore. I'm dead beat.

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night..."

It's all about being there for each other

2008-09-24T00:21:00.003+08:00

I'm so glad I found you guys.
The funniest, noisiest, and loveliest girls in my life.

Thanks for being there to show me your support,
for not judging, for not giving up.

For not murdering me for expired birthday presents.

And most of all, for showering love all over me.
(I see jealous men, haha.)

I♥YOUTWO.

Coolness, people.

2008-09-21T14:01:00.003+08:00

Good day to all.
Haven't been blogging much these days, I know you all miss the oodles of uplifting...uh.. words of wisdom on i-hate-butterflies.

Dang.

Okay, I'm still very cool, and so is Bach.

"A very cool Bach"

Except that he's living in a wooden box on the other side of the Earth, while I live out my very boring life as an intern.

It's already Sunday.
There goes my weekend.

One week down, nineteen to go.

YASHYASH!

2008-09-09T01:54:00.006+08:00

It all began with a couple of really nice shots that I've came across on Flickr.

And then I embarked on a not-so-long hunt for a TLR camera.
So much for impulse buys, I found a Yashica 635 (from probably the 1950s?) and bought it for 40 bucks from some online seller.
Was so excited with the new buy that I decided to spend another 280 bucks to restore it.

Sigh, there goes the money meant for my (erm, third..) guitar :(

Am now broke, and will be living off biscuits for the next couple of months before my pay comes in.

"Strings, attached!"

2008-09-05T01:47:00.006+08:00

I can't think of any words for the past week.

My grandmother has left us for a better place, and I miss her already. Funny how we only miss people when they're gone.
She chose to leave a day before the concert. For the moment, I was at a loss of what to do.

I cried.

Then came the day we've all been working for.
Eleven hours of last minute practices every single day in a week. Throw in a couple of hours of hectic shopping a few days before.
Two hours of concert. Six-minute worth of screw ups.

A lifetime of friendship.

I can't imagine life without NP Strings.
Thanks for being there. :)

Right now, I am happy.

Because I know somewhere out there, a bunch of people are willing to show lend their support, share secrets, and have a jolly good time at the beach.

To Strings,
Thank you for being my pillar of strength. ♥

Episode 18 Part 2

2008-08-28T00:38:00.004+08:00

Happy birthday DORY! (Okay, happy belated birthday. heh)
We celebrated Dory's 18 part 2, simply because 19 is a prime number and we all hate prime numbers. :)

This is DORY, one of the best things that have happened to me in life.
We've known each other for five years, but we've never been in the same class, ever. It's amazing how you meet people in all the funny situations life put you through.

So after a lovely dinner with the nicest bunch of strangers (ever friendly strings people, thank you for your presence), and after she laughed at my impeccable command of mandarin, the both of us took a lovely walk down to the usual bus stop.

Nothing much happened along the way, we passed the usual roadsigns, same shops for the S to the XXXXXXXXXXXXL sized, the occasional UFO sightings... But those aren't important. What's important was that I had an epiphany, and DORY caused it.

I'm going to un-hate the two people I've ever come close to hating.
[insert the 'nobody is born horrible' lecture, which I will ( at some point in time), get down to writing]
"Be nice, VALERIE. Be nice."
Gotta be nice. It's sort of like a birthday resolution for myself, except that I borrowed DORY's birthday for it. :P

Okay, don't make much sense here. My brain's all gunked up thanks to the many, many hours of intense practising and a hell lot more hours shopping for dresses and shoes while lugging a stupid violin case - I swear it weighs like 7 elephants - around town.

Grah.

LLIN: YOU OWE DORY A BIRTHDAY DATE.

"It was just another Sunday..."

2008-08-15T07:55:00.001+08:00

It wasn't just another Sunday. It was the day I lugged a lousy SLR with lousier film around Singapore to shoot some newsworthy photos.
The photos are just so blah.
And to top it all off, I have a 300-word essay on the lives of foreign workers in Singapore to hand in nine hours later together with the un-happening photo.

grah.

On the sidenote, mmmm.. the live qc-show. The ultimate distraction.
brill, this is just what I need now. :)

But since you said goodbye, the polka-dots filled my eyes, but I don't know why.

2008-08-10T03:13:00.002+08:00

It's the 500th post today, wanted to wait till the release of the pitch results but I guess it's gonna take a couple of centuries.
Life's been peachy. I slept for 22 hours the day after the pitch, and have been on my guitar and violin ever since :)

shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang! :)

27 Days to Freedom.

2008-08-03T00:50:00.003+08:00

Advert pitch in 36 hours (around there, can't be bothered to do the math). We are NOT going to screw up.
NOT GOING TO SCREW UP, YOU HEAR ME?

I'm exhausted, irritated, and pissed- no, feeling murderous.
The past few days were sucky. No time for sleep or anything else. Just the endless pile of work to complete and the constant morbid thoughts hoarding my brain.

I am sorting out this mess, but it's not going to work if it's just the few of us doing it.

I will murder people if we screw this up.

mmm, cereal.

2008-07-27T23:59:00.005+08:00

Virtuoso XV
30th August 2008, 7.30pm
DBS Auditorium

Tickets are at $10 each.

Saturdaye with Huiyun and Jiaxue :)

It's been centuries since I last stepped into a neoprint machine.
And all of a sudden, everything's like whoa on the inside.

I'm holding my head to keep it from blowing up.

2008-07-24T23:48:00.002+08:00

Hello world.
My head hurts, my body feels like its been trampled on by a hippopotamus. My brain can hardly function anymore.
If you think your life sucks, try mine.

<3

2008-07-13T14:27:00.002+08:00

Trigger happy

2008-07-06T00:26:00.006+08:00

Okay I am so addicted to the DSLR.
I will post the photos up after Monday, got to make all our "sneaking around" business worth the while. :)

Okay, maybe not...
I just couldn't resist. XD
Taken at the Museum of Shanghai Toys where Sheereen did her article. This is one heckuva toy piano.
And this was found in a 1971 Marvel comic. Winning as much as $6.00 every week seemed like a huge thing back in the past. Who knows what we'll stand to win in the future, a billion bucks?

Ry and I were busy people today. We travelled all across the mighty land of Singapore all in the name of Photojourn.

Assignment photos will be posted after we hand it in. Right now, you'll have to kill me to show them to you.

But you don't have to kill me to show this to you.
My sister rockz0rz.
Not my lousy hair and messy bed.

I'm working on my asdfghjkl; articles right now, and then shall attempt to clear a pico-inch of the other assignments. Big day ~~tomorrow~~ today!

妈咪，生日快乐！我爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱爱你！
<3

Okay, I know you guys (or rather, Chintow) like the pyahno photo as much as I do. You can grab it, but please credit it. My back ached the entire night after attempting all the weird yoga positions to get these shots (I stood on a chair to take that!).

Photography is good exercise. :D

If I were to choose to kill someone

2008-07-01T01:49:00.001+08:00

I'd know who it'd be.
It'd be you, asswipe.

Fwoah. First angsty post in a million years. Go buy beh bio now, please.

I might want to invest in a DSLR now.

2008-06-29T17:20:00.002+08:00

For my soft toys...

For the camera shy...

And for the retarded...

Erratic Clockwork

2008-06-28T03:54:00.000+08:00

My body clock's screwed.
Thank you, school.

翼〜You are the HERO

2008-06-25T02:37:00.000+08:00

I'll never get sick of watching this. :)

One down, half a million to go.

2008-06-24T02:52:00.002+08:00

I am brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant, at this strange, strange hour.

"Yet despite the fact that the content weighs like the amount of junk on Pulau Semakau, the music of [insert album name here] becomes lifesaver, as its groovy beats of [insert band name here]'s fame will make it seem like Whisper Ultra."

And yours truly clicked "send". It is now sitting blissfully in the editor's inbox.

Suicide is not as difficult as I thought it would be.

THIS IS INCOHERENCE AT ITS PEAK, YO.

Epitome of Awesomeness

2008-06-20T15:26:00.003+08:00

Tommy Emmanuel rocks it out with Ukulele Legend, Jake Shimabukuro.

This is probably the best 2:51 minutes of my life.

And introducing the new addition to my instrument family...

A Ukulele.

Yes. I Got Myself A Ukulele. :D

Happy Birthday, Garfield.

2008-06-19T01:40:00.008+08:00

~~I've just spent the first hour of the birthday sorting out important emails and panicking over them. This is worse than any other normal job. Some great birthday. :(~~
Okay Valerie, think happy thoughts...
Thank you all for your birthday wishes! If you're reading this now and you haven't wished me yet, TIME TO PICK UP YOUR PHONE! HAHAHHAHA XD
(it's my birthday today, so let me be boss for the day lah!)

Thank you girls for the beautiful watch :D
[space for photo when I have it]

And of course, my wonderful sister for the Timex. I LOVE YOU! *hugs*

And Frans, for lunch/ dinner. :D

Annabel the silly girl sent me her love via post today :)

Yeah I know you love my bedsheet. :)

I Kissed Dating Goodbye shows what it means to entrust your life to God. Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even better - a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness.

- Back cover of book

This is going to be so interesting. :D
Thanks, bel! :)

Have a jolly good Thursday!

"Ukuleles and Foul Language"

What I want for my nineteenth.

2008-06-15T02:00:00.003+08:00

YEAH, FEED MY WANTS!

1. Someone to ace printjourn for me.
2. A year's supply of yummylicious pineapple tarts.
3. A weight loss programme for Number 2.

Lin and I have made an amazing discovery.

val: I have more pictures of you alone in my computer than myself.
lin: And me, you.

Shit. She's going to start blackmailing me with all the super unglam photos.

Take care in Korea. Don't fall down and buy me jaejeongmeong! and kimchi! or whatever foodstuff you think I will eat. :3

Wo yao braces.

2008-06-11T17:45:00.001+08:00

But wo mei you qian.

D:

slut slide guitar

2008-06-09T02:05:00.004+08:00

It's been a while since I've done these things, but oh well. Thanks Sherry :D

1) How long will you wait for someone you love?
5 years. Ouch, bad memories D: (and it's not even love)

2) What do you hope for now?
End of 3.1

3) What is the last thing you say/do if tomorrow is the end of world?
Steal something I like, find a husband, fly to Hawaii.

4) Do you hate your friends sometimes?
What?! Never. Unless they ditch me on my birthday and fly to Korea.

5) What will you do if your bestfriend has been kidnapped?
Save her from the deathly hallows. Except I don't have enough money to fly to Korea.

6) Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain.
Hell yes. I even believe in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Except that someone else always gets to it before I do.

7) what are you listening now?
The weird humming sound my laptop is making.

8) What your desired age of marriage?
I don't believe in marriage, yet.

9 ) Are you happy with your life now?
WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! *points at uncompleted assignments and pulls hair out*

10) What if your crush ask you out?
Which one? =x

11) What will you do when you have crush that knows you have a crush on him/her?
Nothing.

12) What feeling do you hate the most?
When I know I have tons of work waiting for me to complete.

13) What will you do if you fall in love with a guy/girl?
Thank God. It's better than falling in love with an iguana or something.

14) What are you looking forward in the upcoming weeks?
END OF 3.1

15) The most important things in your life?
Muh family. <3

16) Who do you hope to always be there for you?
Muh family and the girls. (Yes, I love you all even if you ditch me on my birthday to fly to Korea and Vietnam)

17) Do you find life meaningless?
Only when I've got deadlines to meet.

18) Where do you think you can find true love?
At Poh Kim, home of all cheesy K,J, and T dramas. Or mysoju/crunchyroll, when I'm strapped of cash.

19) Do you believe that there is 'True love'?
I'll come back to this question when I get married.

20) What's your greatest wish?
Fire + School.

21)What will you change when you can turn back time?
*coughelectivescough*

Oh yeah, I've got to tag some random people too.
1) Korea-bound girl
2) Vietnam-bound girl
3) Dory
4) Mok
5) Mel
6) Ry

Purest form of Art

2008-06-08T16:30:00.005+08:00

I feel very accomplished today.
(No, I haven't touched my articles for three days - shit.)
I bought 4 CDs for 10 bucks! And they're not even pirated! 8D

I've been practising guitar like mad lately. Thanks to the few uncles who showed me the way. My appetite for good music has travelled a few decades back. :D

Buy me a Gibson Hummingbird for my birthday!

It's only S$4k+.
:D

What common tests?

2008-06-04T16:46:00.003+08:00

Four out of Five Dentists Recommend Valerie.

Generated by the Advertising Slogan Generator. Get more valerie slogans.

mmm hmmm, tasty :D

While the rest of the world is busy regurgitating information for common tests, I'm slaving my days away on a dying laptop with a throbbing brain. (Think pink, gooey mess stuck to the walls of my skull after all the articles, factsheets, and a little bit of mad running around the school track.)

Panadol is expensive. 20 cents for two tablets.
I so need a punching intern now. :(

We reek of horse pee on Mondays.

2008-06-03T03:11:00.006+08:00

I spent 4 hours printing 6 prints of our dearest Ry in the darkroom.
Photojourn is smelly business. Thank goodness they've replaced the stopbath with some other chemicals (with a shitload of ammonia) instead of using the good old horse pee like in the olden days.

Alrighty, updates!

Covered the graduation ceremonies for Tribune.

Fransy graduates...

Sam graduates...

annabel :D

And the rest of the people graduated. (nudge me for more photos)

CONGRATULATIONS,PEOPLE! :D

Better come back and don't disappear after NS. lol.

Met up with Cailing, Lecia and Chintow for dinnah on Friday...

I have a handful of Chintow's unglam pics. :D

And my darlings on Saturday. <3

ilu2 <3

Here's a sign of life!

2008-05-30T00:48:00.002+08:00

Goodnight world. :)

I love photobooth

2008-05-21T00:00:00.000+08:00

School does this to you.

Hurray, my laptop is finally sent for servicing. They gave me a Macbook in place of my trashy iBook. The only good thing about this is photobooth- yay funny faces :D
It is so laggy it makes Gramma Slug feel like Flash.
And worse still, Microsoft Word is entirely in Spanish.

God save me.

Go! DORCAMON! I CHOOSE YOU!

2008-05-20T00:41:00.002+08:00

How very sardonic.
You're the cutest, I swear.

Okay, maybe the second cutest, next to my wonderful crushie.

I can't be half assed.

2008-05-20T00:24:00.002+08:00

I am officially sick and tired of complaining about how school sucks.
Damn you, responsibility.
I hate the stuff we learn, because once you put your knowledge into practice, there is no way I can say "SCREW YOU, [insert title here]" without worrying about defamation lawsuits.

Week 6 is upon us.
Welcome to hell.

If I could be who you wanted

2008-05-18T21:01:00.004+08:00

Impromptu meetup with cailing and christine on Fridaye was oohlalalove.

My laptop has officially died on me, and I now have the perfect excuse to procrastinate.
Kernal panic lovin', yo. :D

Fwah.

2008-05-13T18:14:00.003+08:00

Just in case you think I've crumbled on the floor, I'm still alive.
Barely, but yeah, alive.

Staying alive!
Staying alive!
Ahhhh, Ahhhhh, Ahhhhh, Yeah!

Lol

The little things we wished for.

2008-05-04T16:05:00.003+08:00

I've never wanted to turn back time so badly, ever.
What was I thinking about when I chose printjourn?
One month into school, all the assignments are coming in at full blow. I had to take time off my job, and I doubt I'll be able to get any sleep tonight.
Unofficial last day at work now. The only time I'll get to blog.
Dang, I swear I don't even have to time to cry about it.

melts

2008-04-30T02:30:00.003+08:00

Krzysztof Rucinski plays Weiniawski's Caprice No. 7 Op. 10 "La Cadenza"

2.5 hours of waiting time at the doctor's, 5 minutes worth of consultation, $10.50.
Of which $8.70 went to the consultation fee.
I am seriously considering a change in my future career.

*Doctor picks up stethoscope
Doc: Alright, I need you to breathe in.
*Struggles to breathe in through my already blocked nose
Doc: I can't hear anything. Breathe harder.
*Breathes harder
Doc: Again, harder!
*Almost kills myself
Doc: Open your mouth
*Opens mouth
Doc: There, I can finally hear you.

I gave my free stress ball to my lecturer.

2008-04-27T11:34:00.002+08:00

And now I can't take it back. D:
Printjourn is hell.
No, it's hell two times over.
*stabs myself*

HELLO WORLD

2008-04-20T23:43:00.001+08:00

I HAVE A NEW EYECANDY!
There is, after all, hope in my life.

Angel

2008-04-20T01:53:00.001+08:00

1 down, 18 to go.

2008-04-19T01:27:00.003+08:00

Week one is officially over.
Now we're all very much traumatised and pessimistic, thank you very much.

School is no fun when you already know who's gonna bag the best grades on Day 1.
So much for the "I'm gonna give my best and hope to score this sem", because the standard has skyrocketed.

Why bother?

3.1 is so demoralising.

Hola, senior year.

2008-04-14T00:28:00.003+08:00

Year 3 begins in less than ten hours.
I am so not looking forward to it.

In the meantime my trusty schoolbag has been equipped with all the stuff that I need for the first day.
Yeah, stuff meaning cables, power adapters, camera dock, and more cables.

I already feel like one of those old technicians in blue overalls you see in those ancient soap operas. Those (men, for your information) who end up having affairs with the lonely female protagonists (old, rich taitais).

Picture this:
1 Rugged, good looking 40-ish year old technician in his techy getup
think blue overalls, yellow helmet, yummy looking work boots (no, not the PCK kind. the black ones with laces)

1 Unbelievably gorgeous wife of a billionaire, deprived of love and companionship (lets just assume the husband is away on a business trip for a couple of errr... years?)

Lonely, attractive woman (LAW): Oh no! Facebook is not responding! GRAHHHH!! *hyperventilates* IMGONNADIEEEE......

LAW hysterically reaches for the phone directory and dials the local tech shop)

LAW: AHHHHHHH HELP!!! I CAN'T LOAD FACEBOOK!!

Bored phone operator: Ok, hang on ma'am, the repair guy will be on his way

-minutes later (yeah, there was no need to ask for an address, because the Unbelievably cute and sexy computer guy (UCSCG) is actually Superman in disguise. And Superman never needs an address because nothing matters more to him than a distressed damsel in an 'I-can't-access-Facebook' situation.)

UCSCG knocks on the door, and was greeted by the most attractive woman he has ever laid his eyes on, LAW.

UCSCG: Never fear, my fair lady, for I have come to save your world from eternal despair.

UCSCG begins to pull out the many different cables from his trusty work pack. (Let's just assume that you'll need that many cables to get Facebook back on track)

- Hours later -

UCSCG:...and voila! It's fixed!

LAW's eyes glistens with tears

LAW: Oh UCSCG! You saved my life, and for that I am eternally grateful!

*Dramatic lovey-dovey/heroic kind of music spills in*

LAW falls into UCSCG strong (and hairy) arms. Their love for each other has reached to the extent that even I, cannot describe with words (or even html).

*Music continues while the screen fades to black*

Where was I... oh, my back-to-school kit.
Yeah, I can't believe I feel like a UCSCG, darn those stupid cables.
Trust me, we'd have to explain to our kids what 'books' and 'paper' are in the future.

All of a sudden the future seems so bleak.

Sigh, first day of school...
Wish me luck!

@fashionbar the other day.

2008-04-06T00:48:00.003+08:00

I need to get back to running. 10km race, soon! :)

Eh, multi gadget sia!

2008-04-03T00:44:00.002+08:00

Me play me badass-looking bass, complete with the goofy grin! XD

I'll (shoulder) rest my case.

2008-04-02T01:06:00.003+08:00

I have resorted to chucking my half dead shoulder rest aside.
Considering the fact that it has done nothing to relieve my neck from the pain/ holes, I'd rather live without it (for now).
In an instant (flashes of flashes), I became really resourceful (and for the lack of a better word, bored) and came across this unbelievably cute debate on whether or not we should use shoulder rests.Here's a small excerpt from violinist.com
In the meantime (and thousands of comments later), I have miraculously discovered the cause of my aching neck/shoulder/limbs/back/ (insert related part here).
Well apparently, they don't work as well for short-necked people like me like the way they do for giraffes.

*bawls*
I now proclaim myself as a deprived violinist of magical fingers and long necks.

(Yeah, brackets everywhere. It's late and I can't think proper thoughts. So brackets, it is.)
:D

It's not the pretty poetry he pens; it's his eyes!

2008-03-31T00:03:00.003+08:00

Whoooo, alliteration! :D
Apologies for the lack of updates. Pixie was complaining that I've been too busy.
I'm sorrreh!

girls night out yesterday, i swear i'd never have alcohol, ever again.
tastes like muck. *bleargh*
pictures to be up soon! I've only got one at the moment.This is huijoo, my partner in crime back in the good old days. She loved her hair more than anything, and is the second skinniest thing in the world next to bamboo. We sit at the back of the class and did all sorts of things in lessons. (Camwhoring, throwing things at Chintow's ~~big~~ head, burning the table, etc.)
I love her dearly :D

And a few of us popped over to ira's house (JURONG WEST...............) today to surprise her for her birthday. Her mum makes the most fantastic bee hoon. :)
I don't have the pictures yet, so prod pixie for it if you want a glimpse of me with my sexy new hair :D

Alright, all you China-bound people, buy something for me cause nobody's joining me for fishing. :(
OKAI!

My wallet has fallen into the chasm of despair.

2008-03-26T00:18:00.004+08:00

The title explains everything. The bull on my well worn Braun Buffel is weeping.
I can't buy that sexaye blonde telecaster just because "I felt like it".
DAMN! :(

Alrighty, I haven't been updating for semi-eons. Life has been great, apart from all the work and the funny reactions to my new 'do.
The list of "wants" has increased two-fold. And I have to get myself a DSLR soon.
Yeap, year three's gonna be hell. I didn't get online journ :(
So that leaves photojourn, printjourn and advanced advertising.
-pause-
This is suicide.

Brace yourselves, its gonna be a cranky sem ahead.

Okay, I'm so not ready to start ranting about how much school is going to suck.

On a happier note, my amazing family has managed yet another incredible feat.
Heard of doorstep barbeque?
:D
It wasn't that easy, considering the type of house we live in, and the amount of smoke generated by the round-shaped-charcoal/firestarter-things-that-came-with-the-disposable-bbq-pack.
heh :D
Apologies for the lack of photos, the smoke was too thick to even see the food that was cooking. :D (jk, obviously.)

We all love our neighbours. Nobody called the police. Yay :D
And of course, I love us <3

Geekazoids unleashed!

2008-03-19T01:37:00.002+08:00

#1 Ironman

IRONMAN, oh my gosh *hyperventilates*. Tony Stark is so cool 8D

#2 Batman - The Dark Knight

Joker: Why so serious?
Yeah, we all know the need to be serious. R.I.P, Heath Ledger D:

#3 The Incredible Hulk

The last Hulk movie was disappointing. This better un-disappoint or I will throw popcorn at the screen.

Three unbelievably fantaaaaaaaaabulous live-action films, packed into a year.
Boy, I can't wait :D

Yeah, so you've guessed. I've been junking on comicz0rz. :D

P.S. My hair is now straight. And 'girly', as lin puts it.
P.P.S Hoooray! Now I'm a GIRL! :D:D:D

I live for coffee candy

2008-03-11T00:27:00.003+08:00

Okay, so maybe I have a thing for the black shirt/ light pants combi.
But he's cute, don't you think? :D

My manager asked if I was lesbian today.
*bawls
I so need to will my hair to grow out faster.

Don't get me wrong. I like lesbians cause they're hot.

Like Katherine Moennig kind of hot.
:D

You know when your phone goes missing for the first time in your entire life...

2008-03-04T14:15:00.002+08:00

... that all the bad karma that you have accumulated for the previous years is starting to pay off.

I should never have cheated those people out of their:
1) Mc Chicken
2) Fire Floss Buns
3) Some other food items that I've conveniently forgotten

[pause]

Okay, so I lost my phone, just holler really loudly if you need me.

Was I out of my head?

2008-03-02T23:58:00.002+08:00

"I'm as insignificant as you are important to me" (Drafts, June 07)

My sister was right.
I am VERY confused.

Jascha Heifetz - Bach Partita No. 3

2008-02-24T11:43:00.002+08:00

He's Russian.

And I'm desperately trying to find the 1/45,678,832,785th part in me that might contain a hint of Russian blood.

I'm sure it's in there somewhere.

Be still, my heart...

2008-02-23T22:43:00.002+08:00

...it's now time for 1812 Overture.

Tchaikovsky has seized my soul from the grasp of Daredevil.

Momentarily.

I'm still very fond of Matt Murdock.
Especially after spending the entire day scrounging for traces of him in the library.

God help me, I've morphed into a comic buff! Overnight!

[pause]

Okay, I should stop my ranting before the entire world finds out about my deepest, darkest fantasy of having a spandex-clad, stick-waving, well-built, blind man who works as a lawyer by day and beats the snot out of bad guys as masked vigilante, Daredevil by night, as my boyfriend.

And that was a helluva long sentence.

Erratic emotions.

2008-02-21T22:56:00.003+08:00

Mr. Shan broke my heart today.
MY CREATIVE JOURNAL IS NOT OUT YET.
We went to school for nothing. :(

But I was really high the entire day, though.
Val: What kind of face do I have?
Mel: The noisy kind of face.

don't listen to her, I'm not as noisy as you think. really.

and chiouhuey just brought the word 'potatoes' to a whole new level.
she bloody innuendo-ed the word. :(
I like Superman because he brings those piping hawt sweet potatoes from Africa to Lois Lane.

Grrrreat. Now I'm supposedly lusting after a DC superhero.

MARRY ME, CLARK KENT!!!!!

We had a splendid buffet dinner for the last day of CNY.
Buffets.
Yes, buffets. It's a bloody love-hate relationship between us.
I feel like a stuffed turkaye now. :(
and stuffing takes out all the creativity from an artistic turkaye.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Okay, gotta take myself off blogger before I start tearing it down with the random bursts of energy bolts emanating from my mighty being.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. :D

YEAR TWO IS OVARRRRRRR!!!!!

2008-02-19T00:37:00.004+08:00

[cues evil laughter]

the last paper is finally over!
we're finally free!

AND I FINALLY GET TO FANGIRL WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER PAPER

OMG HE CUT HIS HAIR AGAIN :D

:D :D :D

And we finally got to watch P.S I Love You

Lots of "awwww"s and tears.
We were all bawling along with the moviepeeople. lol

Happy girl for today.
<3 <3 <3!

:D

I'll be your eyes and ears.

2008-02-15T23:38:00.002+08:00

Didn't get to sleep much for the entire week.
Comm Issues exam in eight hours, I'm armed and all ready to enter the battlefield with close to minimal preparation done.
In other words, I'm screwed. Big time.
CNY gathering at my new boss' house was good. Except for the raw potato.
Please keep your fingers crossed I won't need to lao sai during the paper tomorrow.

Check.

2008-02-12T14:51:00.000+08:00

Curriculum option ranking, check.
Elective option ranking, check.

It's going to be a busy year ahead, and I've got to brush up on my non-existent skills on Dreamweaver and Flash.

Now that gives you an idea of what kind of trouble I've gotten myself into.

Marry me, whoever you are.

2008-02-09T23:31:00.000+08:00

*KOWTOWS*

meep! assgrabs

2008-02-09T01:26:00.000+08:00

I miss running.
I miss it especially during CNY, because I've been junking so much it's disgusting.
Oh well, at least the projects are all over. :D
Shall work and run to my heart's content after the exams.

HAHAHAHA :D

Happy New Year. HUAT AH!

Oh Rob, you wouldn't want to go there.

2008-02-04T23:38:00.000+08:00

Nevermind the radio test. I got a DEE despite having the bestest interviewee on earth. Nevertheless, a DEE is still Ngeeann-ly considered a pass, according to Ry. :D
The entire week has been hell, but at least we've got most of the things out of the way.

I am still very much deprived of sleep and shoes to go with my little red dress.

Anyways, we managed to meet up to catch up on each other's wonderful lives :)

The loves of my life, and of course, the irritating chiouhuey. :D

I know you all love me :D

I. AM. SO. EFFING. SCARED.

2008-01-30T07:50:00.000+08:00

Radio talkshow in a few hours.
Please don't let me screw it up.
*flails*

Tada kimi wo aishiteru, cont'd.

2008-01-22T14:15:00.000+08:00

This is so distracting. Ry made me want to watch the entire movie again. :(
Aoi Miyazaki is so prettaye :)

The magic of blogging.

2008-01-18T02:38:00.000+08:00

Was reading the incessant ramblings of my fourteen year old self.
I have never gotten around to getting rid of the old blog, too many memories inscribed into it. 'twas the time I blogged like an ah lian.
lawl.
That's us, Manjusrians. We all have our inner lians. HAHAHAHAW!
Things were pretty sad back then, my life revolved around band, differentiation and my horrendous results.
My language was shit worthy. My english teacher couldn't stand my attitude, my form teacher had to ban me from the band room.

Gosh, this is amusing. :)

Gotta miss secondary school, days of multiple piercings, ankle socks, obscene hand gestures and an occasional hokkien expletive.
Look at us, how we've grown.

So many years, and more to come :)
I love you all to bits <3

NODAME CANTABILE ESSSSSS PEEEEE!!~

2008-01-16T03:29:00.001+08:00

CHIAKI SEMPAI! :D

NODA MEGUMI!!!!!

2 episodes, 6 hours. I wuv Mozart. heheheh.
Radio in a few hours, and i'm still fangirling.

*TAMAKI HIROSHIIII!!!!!!* XD

Our hopes and expectations

2008-01-15T00:21:00.000+08:00

There you go. I've realised I'm highly incoherent.
I've accomplished half of my "Embarrassing Stuff to do Before I Die" list in a few hours.
And I wasn't even drunk.
If you need me, you will find me at Pulau Semakau digging a huge hole to bury myself in.

Nodame Cantabile Special!
Chiaki X Nodame!
YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

"My heart is a confused mess of tissues and arteries."

2008-01-13T00:28:00.000+08:00

All I need now is a super duper comfort hug. :)

Dinner at AZABUSABO was magic.
It was wonderful hanging out with xiangxiang, gloria and frans. :)

I'm courting for trouble. So many deadlines, so little time, and of all things, a job.

Jialat.

Must...kill...bitch...killz0rz... beep

2008-01-09T23:58:00.000+08:00

haha, kidding.

I've been real bitchy lately, it's getting on my own nerves.

[30 minutes later...]

OH MY GOSH I LOVE ANNABEL SO MUCH.
in a non-lesbianly way, of course.

*AIRHUGGGGGGS!*

BFF!

2008-01-08T12:20:00.000+08:00

Attack of the lady mantis. Rawr.

2008-01-06T01:18:00.000+08:00

For those of you who don't know, the female praying mantis rips the heads off guy mantises after copulation. Meanwhile, the males can do nothing but pray.

lawl.

The week has been bloody dreary. First week of school, deadlines, running hysterically all the way from the business block to the library and to FMS just to make the 5 o'clock mark (we were 10 minutes late, @#$%^&*), and radio test.

Radio test was good. I didn't screw up this time [prances around]. Am going to miss Big Momma, she's da best because in my opinion, she's the best radio lecturer we can get and because she makes fantabulous brownies. :)

First day at work today. Keep your fingers crossed and pray there won't be any screw ups. I know nuts about electric guitars.

Customer: "Tell me about this guitar."
Moron: "It's an electric guitar."
-pause-
Customer: "I can tell it's an electric. Give me a good enough reason to buy it."
-dramatic pause-
Moron: "It's red. It goes with your sweater and really compliments the size of your nose."

Alright, we'll see how it goes. I should probably get some sleep and stop thinking too much.

(I have ample supply of Customer vs Moron scenarios in the brain. Should make it a point to start a webcomic. haha.)

Annoy the writer and she'll personally kill you off in all her books.

2008-01-03T15:19:00.000+08:00

Emo freeeeeee! HAHHAHAHAHHAHHA
Yes, I like the semicolon. GOT PROBLEM? lol.
Days of wagging the dog shall come to an end. Days of FA 2 shall come to an end.
I can't wait.

Running into '08.

2008-01-01T13:48:00.000+08:00

Well my sister simply refused to run into the new year with me, so we spent the first few hours of 2008 shoving instant mee down our throats while watching the outdated version of National Treasure.

Hooraye, 2008 already.

And dang, it doesn't feel like a new year. My homework is still untouched.

Alrighty, I'm going out for a run.

Have a happy (and eventful) 2008!