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9月9日 enough alreadyI'm just sick of everyone using CSI as an example of how everything that goes wrong in the world. I mean ok I can accept that they diss csi periodically in Forensic science lectures. But ecology???!!! Comparing the development of population models to csi is just so inappropriate. "Not evey crime is solved in one hour." Yes. We all get the idea. We look at criminal investigations through rose tinted lenses on CSI but have they thought about how the module came about in the first place? CSI increased the interest in criminal investigation which then raise the demand for knowledge in this area, which then led to the planning and execution of related modules. In short, no CSI, no gek1542. Simple as that. And up till this point I have no idea why the ecology prof felt the need to refer to CSI. All that aside I miss Grissom and his fetal pig. ~*YN*~ 9月4日 Lack of sleepI think my tendency to procrastinate, sleep late and drink to much coffee is wrecking havoc on my life. Add fresh lab reports to write(totally from scratch! no senior reports to refer) and feeling ostracised ( and basically a bit pissed cos I can't start to work on it, when I didnt get added into my eco community) into the mix and you get trouble. I think yesterday was the absolute low point where I survived purely on coffee and adrenaline. Not a good mix. Was either really hyper or really tired. But its ok I fell asleep with a smile after finally completing a fairly decent lab report. ~*YN*~ 8月26日 something's wrong with meI always feel irritated when my father falls asleep at the sofa while watching tv in the evening then say that he's not actually sleeping, just resting his eyes and hear us talking. Yesterday the same thing happened to me. Only there was no in between state for me. I just conked for abt 3-5 mins? OMG feeling damn old can. The reason for the fatigue? First practical for Ecology to labrador park. It was quite weird not know much ppl from the group but ok, I made some friends although it felt weird cos someof them were in my ultra small stats class and I never once talked to them. Another thing that was wrong with me was that I totally forgot to talk photos though we were acting like total mountain kids, having discussions sitting on the grass and on bunkers in the middle of a secondary rain forest. Argh and it only occured to me when I wke up this morning.... Hai. Something is really wrong. ~*YN*~ 8月22日 伤感Have you ever gotten the feeling that you don't measure up in some way or another?
I sure have. But I guess that's part of growing up. You can't always get what you want.
I kept relatively happy this week even though I had to send off Aud and Hiu Yan those were definitely the low points.
 The send off
 Princess and the madame
 Got our "ice" fix. Can't figure out why this cost more than ice kacang.
 Convent of avid book readers.
 Wahahhahahaha . I think this is funny.
 From Hiuyan. Original disney candy!
 My olive green converse. I paid $60 for it >.<
Well I guess we should be thankful for the little things in life that makes us happy, without them life would just be a monotonous broken record.
Right now, I'm contented.
~*YN*~ 8月16日 first assignment of the sem. 6% of the final grade. Check out what I had to answer Why are you taking this module? My official answer: Pre-requisite to level 4000
biology modules. Ecology has always been one of my favourite branches of
biology. To confirm that I really want to specialize in Biology. What I would have liked to say: Definitely not because of the 8am slot. That and the fact that all the exciting BIO mods are offered in sem 2. And it is something that I can actually see, unlike cell signaling pathways. What do you wish to gain from this module? Insights on the global
environmental situation and how ecological studies are done. More trivia about the environment that would satisfy my knowledge-lust but most like be used to entertain/shock/irritate ppl around me because I can hardly see a lasting career (if we find a job in this field at all) in ecology for anyone who does not graduate top of the class. List characteristics of a module you took
recently whereby you were highly motivated to study it (e.g., your great
interest, lecturer’s strong enthusiasm, module was well organized, level of
difficulty was just enough, student involvement was great, etc.) Cell biology. Not particularly
interested (totally true) but the material was straightforward and the module was well
organized. So I actually enjoyed studying it. Because I got my ass kicked in the first CA and had to retaliate somehow. Its just not fair that ppl get rewarded for regurgitating but that's how the module works. So I did eat it and vomitted it out and viola~ 90% for second CA. From then on I decided not to waste the accomplishment and strive to score well for the selfish end of pulling up my cap. List characteristics of a module you took
recently whereby you were highly unmotivated to study it (e.g., your
lack of interest, lecturer’s lack of enthusiasm, module organization was poor,
level of difficulty was too high, student involvement was absent, etc.) Chem of the ocean. The module was
interesting enough though not stimulating and the lecturer had a habit of repeating
material on the slides 2 to 3 times during lectures. Questions asked in CAs
were either very easy or very confusing and made me feel like there is no point
in studying. A potentially interesting module was wasted on repetition of statistics and lists of elements. Shall not even get started on the lecturer whose BS skills are off the chart. Also because I really didnt 把它看在眼里 I only took it to accompany my friend and get a good grade (ironically I did the worst for this mod). What are your plans after graduation? Frankly, I have no idea.
Teaching perhaps. Since I have a wide range of interests. I have an unhealthy obsession with this question, which still remains unanswered. Name your three best personal strengths and how
you can exploit them for learning this module Adaptable to different
environments, persevering, self motivated. I believe that these characteristics
will serve me well during field projects and also to gain a good understanding
of the material taught. My BS skill in this area almost matches my BS skills in O level human geog. Name your three worst personal weaknesses and
how you can overcome them to cope with this module better Impatient at times, being
too straightforward and hating to fail. I am aware that I am sometimes too
brash and am trying to change these unfortunate character flaws. Also, I am
getting used to finding out how to successfully troubleshoot instead of being
fixated on not failing. Hopefully the changes that I’m making will make
projects and discussions more enjoyable and thus more conducive. I don't think I can ever fully keep my brashness at bay. I can only limit it to bitching in my mind. I still have a problem with failing even though I have gotten used to it, big fish in a little pond syndrome and all. What would you like to be remembered for? Being a decent human being
and making less people hate/dislike math and science. I guess this shows that I'm veering toward teaching. But seriously. I just want to be remembered for having a positive impact on someone's life i think that's a big enough achievement but we've all been led to think that we should all dream big or not dream at all. Some ppl are just more capable of being successful (note the phrasing, I think we are all capable of doing great things the difference is how bad you want it, luck, schmoozing skills, resourses, etc, etc.) than others. What do you think of this assignment? Necessary evil. Thanks for the extra 6%. What do you think? Too initimate ? You get what you want. (Too bad grades and academics are involved) ~*YN*~ 8月15日 First week in schoolOMG. I spent close to $300 this week. And I'm not done yet! Had my first lab session yesterday and confirmed that my microscopy skills is epic fail. I have absolutely no patience and I made a super hairy slide. Hopefully my streak plate turns out ok. I think all these bad karma stems from misjudging ppl. Yes I admit that I got sucked into the judgemental vortex and developed deeply biased views about some ppl. ~*YN*~ 8月11日 when fun = tiringSomething's really wrong when having fun means being really tired the next day.
Sooo.... yesterday we celebrated Aud's 21st.
The morning celebration was more of a entertain Aud session that ressembles a primary school kid's birthday party. It really gave 返老还童 a whole new meaning.
We made giant boats for hats, played concentration,danced, played musical chair/taupok, pin the magnet on the bear/7 wonders of the world and burst balloons for almost 4 hours??
Then proceeded to transfer the decor to the bbq pit for the night celebration.
Oh yah. Aud got thrown into the pool twice XD
I guess that explains why I fell asleep during lecture on the FIRST day of school.
~*YN*~ 8月8日 absolute garbageAfter a particularly frustrating driving lesson, I decided to go to parkway parade for some ego repair.
I totally love gramophone. They stock up on relatively obscure bands and gives clearance sales XD
So I bought this
 Don't you just love the minimalism???
And this is like the "best of" album so I get all the songs I want for $12.60!
The songs are highly addictive and some of them are kinda disturbing.
Like Cherry Lips (go baby go) which was inspired by a book, Sarah.
Saw this at the entrance of the toilet at the Cathay.
 If I were a guy I'd totally be creeped out by this poster and proceed to dispose of all the crap that was scared out of me.
BUT, being a girl, I'm highly amused. Not amused enough to watch the show though....
~*YN*~ 8月5日 Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blueThere are a lot of OLD things this week.
For one, AUD'S turning 21 tml!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PBFF!!!
Also had a gathering with old frens at waraku. For once, most of the guys showed up and I'll have to admit that all of them look and/or behave differently (as in better, I think).
And as usual, we caught JM making weird faces.
 I distinctly remember someone saying "tall ppl stand behind" -__-" They may have changed but they never do grow up do they?
 The girls. YY made a cameo appearance and DY actaully totally forgot abt it. Poor girl's brain hsa been fried by all the FOC stuff.
 The guys and their reverberating laughter
 The infamous fish face.
Then I tried something NEW (well not really but its relatively new to me).
That's me looking terrified. Started out cycling but kena psycho-ed into trying. Going to do it again on fri XD.
Went to get a new cap. Have been procrastinating for quite some time abt it. But this was 9.90 so I just got it. And today ended the biannual nail biting session. I got all the 5 mods that I was planning to take
Forensic sci was seriously WTH. 803??? luckily if all things work out, this is gonna be the last time I'm using my general acc. Well for the BORROWED part, I went to the library today and got a copy of True love and other disasters by Rachel Gibson. This means that 've officially exhausted the author's entire collection. But I'm still tyring to work up enthusiasm to read 2 of her books (that's never good... feels like I'm just going through the motions of reading them). And finally, the BLUE...
From the bicycle chain. Note to self: hold on to the bike while trying to stand up while paddling. ~*YN*~ 8月1日 Movies movies moviesABC recently made 10 things I hate about you into a tv series which made me re watch the movie (for the 4th?? time? I've decided that I need the DVD)
I kinda love the actors from the movie Heath Ledger has unfortunately departed, Larisa Oleynik seem to have disappeared, Julia Stiles seem to not have a lot of exposure these days so that leaves Joseph Gordon-Levitt...
Oh whee~~~~I totally adore this dweeby looking guy!
And the added bonus?? Mathew Grey Gubler is in it too!!!
Can't wait for 15th Oct to come!
Oh wow...Joseph Gordon-Levitt's going to be in G.I Joe too. Cool~ have been wanting to catch this after seeing the trailers.
Should have some fabulous CG XD
~*YN*~ Milk is good for youI think I have a new fav band.
~*YN*~ 7月30日 messages from shakespeareI can't believe I waited till last night to watch William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.
I think they were showing it on Channel 5 in the early part of this decade and for some freak reason its always around exam time >.<
So yah. I finally watched it and realised Leonardo DiCaprio's appeal about 10 years too late.
Yes. He is very shuai when he was young.
But even his shuai-ness couldn't stave off the massive headache that came with trying to understand Shakespearean english. I took me half the movie to get used to it.
I get that its a tragedy and stuff but the thought of marrying after only 1? 2? meetings totally eludes me. How can you ever be sure you love someone?
But it had really great songs!
This is one version of Everybody's free (to feel good). Watch it. Its kinda inspirational, I agree abt the suncreen. Only now we think it prevents skin cancer.
~*YN*~I sing, I floss, I stretch, I dance.
7月27日 Its a blessing to be happy.These few days have been really happening. Both good and bad....
THE BAD: Baby kena fake trojan.
"Fake trojan? o.O", you ask.
Yes. FAKE TROJAN. Detected by an overzealeous version of AVG. Causing me to uninstall itunes and ultimately going paranoid and reformatting Baby, which took 3 attempts and 5 hours >.<
Then I woke up today eagerly anticipating (ok exaggeration...) bidding but shit always happens.
I swear, every sem there's a new problem. I'm torned between thinking that the comp system is stupid, the RO is totally incompetent or that NUS admin just plain hate me.
I do not want to go to LSOC one more time.
THE GOOD:
Thursday
Finally went to Marina Barrage!!! Its really pretty there! too bad it was too hot and almost all of us were sun burnt >.<
And it was really the fastest picnic in the history of all picnics that I've attended. I think it was barely an hour before we started packing....
Then went to cool down at the sustainable Singapore exhibition! Took a lot of weird photos there.
Next we went to the water playground and finally to fly the kite that refuse to fly.
Friday
Went to get my bi annual haircut with JM.
The stylist thought we were sisters. hmmmm....
 I think this time round the blowing not nice :(
 JM looks cute with bangs!
We went to ION to look around after that... The food there is like.... everywhere! So many new things to try. But quite ex...
But both of us couldn't resist DONUTS! Not even not having enough cash between the both of us
  One lesson I learnt is that fruit based flavours are never a good idea. My green apple jelly donut is aptly described as "acid-looking" by Kiap.
Saturday
NE show with madame!!! She managed to badger her bro's fren xiaoming into giving her a pair.
In return, we tried really hard to look for him in the marching contingent. Keyword here is tried.
This year's show was really entertaining with good use of different elements. I personally think that the stage was really innovative( the shelves) and interactive (the eye).
The visuals used was stimulating too I didnt know where to look at certain points of time when there were to may things going on. The music selection was great too!
Except the changes in the classic national songs I have nothing but praise for the show. (the whole point of the national day songs is to make ppl sing along, change it too much and we all look lost)
Sunday
Hiuyan's par-tay!
Promised to go early to help but was late thanks to the fake trojan.
But we did achieve some small miracles, getting ready before ppl started coming, making medals, writing on the gifts, decorating, setting up the slide shows and planning games.
Did some catching up, pulled weird stunts and took lots of photos~
All in all we had loads of fun fun fun !
~*YN*~ 7月22日 from bored to busy. I was very very bored these few days. But everytime I declare that, my life would suddenly become really packed with activities. Sunday: Went to watch Ballet under the stars with Aud and gang. Ok. Their picnic is really quite 夸张 they have real food (spaghetti with meatballs), snacks (hotdog roll, celery, carrot stick), dessert (huge cream puffs from yamazaki),wine (some impressive brand of ice wine that costs $109 o.O) chocolate fondue and enough types of fruits to rival my aunt's spread.  The pretty fondue set. I'd have to admit that watch ballet isnt something I'd do on a regular basis but its always nice to have a reason for a picnic! I can't rmb what I did on monday but by tuesday I was feeling really bored again. Then came an announcement for picnic at marina barrage on thurs! omg! I'm finally going there! And I'm going to NDP preview again this year! Thanks to Madame bro's friend 小明 XD Went cycling today with Aud. I think I've always known why I'm hesitant to go cycling. I get tired and sunburnt really easily. Wah. Trust me. I was tired. Couldn't stop bitching about how tired (sorry Aud) but really its kinda amazing that I cycled for that long. We hoped to catch a glimpse of the eclipse but got caught in the rain instead>.<  My first mac burger in months. The coffee was better. But 50 cents more??  The tree that didn't fall the last time Aud was there met its sorry end.  Changi Aiport air strip!!! can see the control tower! Tamp->ECP->Changi village-> Tamp. Then went to Jo's house and kena licked on the face by a very high Kira.Didnt even try to take his pic. He was jumping ard too much. But I think the cute soft toy stage is gonna be over soon. Hope he grows up to be as "shui" as Rover XD OMG. aching. ~*YN*~ 7月20日 I will surviveI bought another dinner for one I sit and watch some pointless re-run And the tears fall down 'Cause this is not what I had planned I stare at all the books on the shelf On how to help or better myself Lot of good they've done Another one's gone to hell Hmmm I've been jilted again He packed his bags and left whistling a happy song I jumped through hoops to keep that man Oh how did I get it so wrong? I tried new positions I learned his friends names I made myself sit through football games Oh, Been jilted Been jilted again So this is when self pity sets in And ominous predictions begin Will I end my days alone and reaching for the gin? Talking to myself and the cat Weeping at the drop of a hat Oh for goodness sake I can do better than that Hmmm I've been jilted again He packed his bags and left whistling a happy song I jumped through hoops to keep that man Oh how did I get it so wrong? I tried new positions I learned his friends names I made myself sit through football games Oh, Been jilted Been jilted again [Scat] Well things are gonna change from now on I think those self help books are a con So be sure next time my geisha ways will all be gone Oh, try to please and always be nice Oh, trust the Cosmo quiz for advice I'll just be myself And see if that will suffice Hmm I've been jilted again But hey, good riddance I don't think that he was meant for me I jumped through hoops to keep that man But now he's gone I'm finally free To try new ambitions And learn new friends names And wash my hair through those football games Hmmm, been jilted Good riddance Been jilted again 7月16日 Disappointed in the half blood princeI was quite excited to be one of the first among my frens to catch HP and the half blood prince. Then I flipped through the book and remembered that Ginny gets quite a lot of mention. No secret that I kind of Not because I'm in love with HP or anything (definitely not the Edward Cullen jealousy syndrome) but I don't know. She just ...bothers me. Crush on HP for N years, he saves her from certain death, she gets the guy, lose him to a greater cause, becomes a serial dater, gets back together and finally bears his babies. -_-" I personally do not see her appeal no matter how good her skin condition is. The only good thing that came out of all this was that the 3 BFFs get to be related by marriage. Wow. For someone who dislike her I sure dedicated quite a bit of virtual space on her. Oh. Maybe because the movie was just so so. Well, this is the 6th movie. Having caught all 5 previous ones (as every self respecting HP fan would) I am deeply disappointed with the lack of action and the choppiness and inconsistencies in the movie. Seriously, after being treated to some of the best visuals (ok maybe not the BEST best but they were pretty good. And exciting) that the fantasy world CG can offer, I doubt that fans would be satisfied by this installment. But I guess this movie was more for the development of the main characters than anything else. If that's what they were aiming for, then I guess they've succeeded. Rupert Grint is getting more slapstick when he needs to, Emma Watson is getting prettier by the year and Daniel Radcliffe needs to stand on steps when in a scene with Ginny. Geok, DY and I went to the lib after the movie and they totally made me realise that I should get a grip on my emotions. Or maybe just not unload them on others no matter wat. Yeah, I got the msg. Pls do not stuff anymore emotion/anger management books or guides to happiness to me. ~*YN*~ The world looks like a prison when you're stinging with the blues. OMG I just saw this on post secret and had to add it to this post.  I have no idea what this person is thinking!!!! What about all the other ppl whom you'll leave behind?? Ok. The person obviously didnt do anything stupid. I know the appeal of books. But I was cursing all the time while I was reading HP and the deathly hallows (I dun usually curse at all at that time). Now I can finally see it in a new light. It saved a life. 7月14日 yay!复活！ Sometimes some ppl just have the ability to make you feel happy. My everyblazing sunshine of a friend is back!  Went to the airport to 接机 nearly didnt catch her cos both jp and I were late >.< Luckily HY's mom mentioned that we were coming :D Had Popeye's for lunch (obviously the mac open doors didnt work on curbing my propensity to consume fastfood) then went to Hiuyan's house!  Here are the 2 best friends with their friendship necklaces. JP looks cute here while Hiuyan 从头到尾都在散发出幸福小女人的 vibes....So jealous XD Catched up a bit and had some pieces of chocolate wrapped in gold foil which came from a gold bar packaging (pity I didnt get a picture of that).  Made the penguin carry golden dumbbells. Heh heh. Happy to meet so many ppl today especially since I havnt seen them in months. (JM u too! Even if I see u almost every week) ~*YN*~ sleeping My sleeping pattern has become more and more absurd. I woke up at 12.10 today having slept at 1.30 yesterday night. WTH, whoever needs 11 hours of sleep?! Hai. Dunno why also. Shall talk about less depressing stuff. On Sunday I went over to my aunt's house and had....  Ten kinds of fruits  And 3 kinds of ice cream...XD the Cappuccino truffle was really good. Not to mention the whole platter of chicken wings and glutinous rice roll that I love so much. So glad that I dun get access to these food 24/5 anymore or else bao bao would inevitably grow to the trimester. Had to leave early for the Mac open doors tour... Which was a lot lacking and not really worth the trip. Sorry to have dragged Aud along :( But I think it was their way of subtly slamming their opponents. Not that it worked. I think deep down we all know that fast food is unhealthy (wth. we all KNOW that) Imagine my horror upon seeing F&N orange syrup... Shall not speculate what its used for. You get the idea. ~*YN*~ |
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