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| 02:57am 19/05/2005 |
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countdown: 21 days to go. 3 weeks more. Freedom. Home sweet home.
wow.
there could be some surprise.
there could be some dissapointment.
but it will be fun
ha, i'm just glad to be going home. it's been the longest away from home. Half a year and so....
i just hope i don't get sick with the sudden change of weather. give me a week to adapt. lol
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oh tomorrow, i welcome myself to the dark side. hehe
i believe in the dark side of the force. screw everyone. darth vader rules...lol
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there's some discomfort from my teeth...uggh... hope it subsides...i hate dentists. all i associate them with is pain. and more pain. |
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| 12:18am 17/05/2005 |
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*sigh*
i wish i could write something for June's edition of halfway...but i can't.... so much to study...i don't want to write some random half-cooked article.... i want it to be a decent article...so ya...i'll make one for the July's issue. that's why i preferred to be a contributor rather than a staff writer cuz i can't guarantee i'll be writing monthly.
i feel like blogging a lot of deeper stuff.... so until the exams are over (end of this month)... i'll just be popping random trivial matters...just like this one.
oh well.
p.s. REM's losing my religion is like one of the best songs EVER. |
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| 07:34am 14/05/2005 |
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here
Zaphox music video (hitchiker's guide to galaxy)
LMAO... enjoy :D |
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| 05:00am 14/05/2005 |
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it's good to have some sort of direction in your life. you no longer just drift along life.
i think i have found mine. :D |
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| 07:05pm 12/05/2005 |
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I can see the future where i'll by busy like hell....and i can't spend that much time i would love to online.... it's not pretty.
if someone would ask me what a typical nice relaxing day would be? My answer would include being online on forums, blogging, reading blogs, instant messengers.
i wish i could still manage to do so...when i start work...and family life?
damn, why can't there be like 50 hrs a day... the day seems terribly short when you're never short of tasks to do.
oh, this blog will undergo some changes. i strive to become a better blogger.
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| 03:51am 12/05/2005 |
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So it was the end.
gonna miss final bowling match. aargh...i tot it would be the perfect sad happy ending.
its tough. i wish them all the best. go notts!
things happen for a reason. Wats the reason for this?
30 days before i set foot home.
it's been a great experience.
once again, i leave with a heavy heart.
B4 that, i experience the madness of exams once again.
it seem only yesterday that i set foot here. but reality sets in.
i'll have to say goodbye.
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| 05:45am 10/05/2005 |
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it's crazy....tens of people die in iraq daily....and i seem to be less bothered by it.... it's like i feel numb about it.... noooo...i'm losing my humanness.
help. |
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| 06:08pm 09/05/2005 |
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i think this is my first ever rant at someone.... anyway:
this entry is directed at the a-hole who pissed me off during bball last Saturday...I tried to ignore it...but deep inside i was raging hatred:
Shut up! Fuck off... Stop humiliating me in front of the rest by making stupid remarks.
You think you're f'kin good? screw you. You can't even make your shots. you keep shooting from the 3 pt line even though u barely made any. You keep forcing your way inside but can't make things happen anyway. Just because you're a 'veteran' among the group of people playing on that day doesn't give you the right to boss me around or try to ridicule me.
You tell me to stay outside and not try to drive? you idiot! i ain't afraid to take it inside. yes,i'm a shooter but i can score inside too.
You blast me for making a stupid pass to you. Yes, my fault... no doubt...but u keep picking on me for that error? you bish...u make seem you didn't make stupid turnovers down the stretch as well.
i know...we lost...we keep losing...and yes, you're a whiner...you get pissed off easily...you're such a sour ass... man, just play ball. Get back on Defense....we make a turnover and u barely run back on defense...if i were coach, i'll f'kin bench you.
then you shout out (directed at me) ....Shoot the ball.... I say...Look here idiot, i did not have a clear shot at the goal. I don't like forcing shots. That's bad basketball. So i try to look for the open guy...and yes i did....damnit...I feel so stupid for repeatedly passing the ball to you when i was defended well... Your intimidation factor worked. heh, i would think i would looked stupider if i forced the shots... and yes, that would make me the goat. I dun mind being the goat if i kept missing shots when i'm open.... but hey, i did make half of my shots when i was open...so screw you.
yup, you seemed a normal being outside bball...but during the game, you're an ass...you'll probably be a cancer on a team...if u ever played competitive bball...
you say, you'll be playing some bball tourney in phil. over summer....heh, fat chance....i'm sure my countrymen will teach a few things...one of which is eating balls.
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ok, i feel much better.... i hope i won't be seeing your sour annoying face anytime soon...hmmm..let me make that forever.
well, there's a chance i'll stumble upon you during exam period or a random meeting somewhere...guess what...i'll think you never existed... if u made eye contact, i'll make sure i'll glare back at you. got it fool? good. |
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| 12:17pm 09/05/2005 |
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arr...i still care for her . i wanted to call her after her horrible day...but i couldn't.....
she made it clear in the past though she wasn't interested....damn, why must heaven be cruel?
well, that's how the dice is rolled. so be be it. I'll just be there for her...anytime she needs it.
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| 02:37pm 04/05/2005 |
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so sixers got eliminated from playoffs. i feel utterly depressed. We just can't finish. that's the problem.
last weekend, we lost in the bowling finals too. aargh...we got beaten by a superior team. i just hate losing when we don't put up a fight. in other words, we got clobbered. crap.
2 more courseworks to hand in. then exams. fuck. i just hate the word exams. cuz all they do is they test how good ur f'kin memory is.
the way the education system work sucks...cuz after exams, i bet everyone forgets 90% of what they study.
i'm nearly finished with murakami's kafka on the shore. goodness, he has some insane sense of imagination. Genius!
can't wait to get home.....lalalallalalalalla...
oh, today's the final weekly bowling. i say goodbye finally. i always find goodbyes depressing.
speaking of depressing, the last few days weather tends to start depressing...cloudy rainy kind...then late afternoon, the sun shines...
oh crap, 9am class....have to rush again...bah! |
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| 05:10pm 02/05/2005 |
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May 1. 2005. I won't forget this day.
No, not it's because labour day..cuz i haven't worked yet.
Primarily because it signified an end.
The end of bowling competition. at least for me this year.
We came in runner up. We lost badly to the winners. They simply played great. I take my hats off to them. Hell, they even beat our A team (our ace bowlers). I was in the B team and their B team was nearly as good as their A team. So ya, u could say we got raped. I'm fine with being defeated as long we put up a fight. But we didn't. We didn't bring our A games as far as i'm concerned. It was a demoralizing experience for me. Try as we did, the shots just won't fall. We thought we could make it a close one...but ya, it was a blowout. I was pretty much disapoointed with myself as i felt i could have done much better. Same with my teammates. I had high expectations. But ya, clearly it just wasn't our day.
So i guess we just have to settle for runner-up. I'm still glad to be part of this team. We were given a trophy and everyone had a medal. Well, at least i have something to remember this experience.
one proof on how on fire the winning team was? Their ladies team. Two of their bowlers had 200+ games at the final match. yup, Our team B could have played with their Ladies team and we would have lost. Badly.
One very cool thing i experienced...was i nearly witnessed a Perfect game. Yup, the Ladies team of the winning team. She had 11 f'kin consecutive strikes. I was like...WTF...I was looking at the scores and all i could focus on was the XXXXXXXXXXX.
Came 10th frame. She made the first calmly. The second one was a bit lucky. But hey, luck is part of any game. As the crowd silently waited for the final shot...she took her time...concentrated.... and then proceeded... The ball looked good....but uggh... the 10th pin won't die....So she had to settle for 299. I was awed and amazed. I could imagine her nervousness with that final shot. As well as her joy in such a brilliant game.
Yup, this is one moment that took my breath away.
As we journeyed back home speeding across the motorway...i reflected... The beginning if this school year, my decision to join the bowling society, the tournaments we all had, our weekly bowling fun, christmas party and the like.... I smiled...heh, i think i seem to get emotional at endings. So ya, i was pretty much sadened that it had to come to an end. I wish i could be part of the team for my final year. But it just so happen that i have to return. It could have been special. I would have volunteered to be an officer of the club and continued to play for the university.
Walking back to the hall.... the weather was cool... i was exhausted... headache from hearing balls, pins crashing, noise, etc... i thought, why do all good things have to come to an end? *sigh*
I don't know. As i approach my final 40 days here in UK, i have learnt and experienced a whole load of stuff. I seem to leave with a bit of regret though i'm thrilled to be actually heading home...but of course, i'll have to sit for 6 stupid papers for, before i smell freedom. I'm gonna leave sad, yet hopeful of what the future brings. I'm gonna miss a lot of things. hell, i'll even miss the crappy dining hall food. lol. I'm certainly gonna miss this lovely campus. the lovely summer weather here. the warm people. I have to prepare myself mentally for a readjustment as i return back.
it won't be that hard i suppose. but ya, it will take some effort.
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glad to find out that the initial Halfway edition was a success. Many people said they enjoyed and thought well of the magazine. :D
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Sixers lost. We blew it. We had the chance to make it series. But we didn't. In the end experience ruled over inexperience. It's tough when 3 of your starters are rookies...or at least new to the playoffs. I'm disappointed that they lost, but they have shown toughness and determination and i respect them for that. It's gonna be a great season next year if they continue playing like this.
I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for game 5. With the famous never say die attitude of 76ers, we still have a shot. Go sixers! :) |
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| 02:48am 01/05/2005 |
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HALFWAY
oh my gawd...it's alive...:D
Great job eveyone! i hope to continue to contribute for upcoming editions...
gah! wat's next issue's theme?
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please do contribute if u enjoy writing and taking photographs...i mean decent ones...not vain pics of u ....lol (unless of course u are vj amanda or sarah=P )
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| 07:49pm 30/04/2005 |
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Sixers beat Detroit... :D :D
Welcome to the allen iverson show!
Eat that Detroit!!! muhahahaha
We'll see you back in Detroit.
*doesnakeycelebration76ersdance*
ok..maybe not naked...LOL
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i did an unthinkable thing today. I had vegetable soup at lunch. at least i think it was. cuz it was greenish and had small leaflike vegetables...hehe
but today's weather is crappy. oh well. |
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| 05:49am 30/04/2005 |
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May 1.
Bowling semis.
Go notts!
The grand finale of my wonderful stint with the bowling team.
I'm confident i can perform well.
Well wishes are certainly welcome. cuz thoughts are energy. and positive energy is good. :D
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today, we watched a video about the enron and worldcom scandal. it was enlightening. all the while i kept thinking it was mainly the auditors (arthur andersen) who were to blame...aside from the CEO's of worldcom and enron itself. In fact it was a very complex scandal...and Financial Banks and institutions like Citigroup and various well known banks had something to do with it. yup, the provided under the table loans disguised as DEALS to Enron so as to hide their financial problems.
and u know what's the main cause of these m'fkin scandals which bankrupts employees nest eggs...and kills people's investments( a fella had a 500k investment...after the stock market crash, he was left with $999 dollars. >_<)
the main cause: Stock options.
yup, CEO"s have an incentive to boost short term financial performance so as to raise the share price value.... and so the bigger their stock options the more they are inclined to do fraud.
i should think there will be a limit with executive payments after that monstrous financial scandal.
yup, Clinton was a genius. He proposed executive payment should be kept to a limit. however firms still managed to have a loophole. Executive payment that time did not include stock options...
and so this trickery....fraud....began slowly but surely around 1994 i think....and it was only in 2002....when it all started to unfold.
man, how would u feel if u had a sizeable investment in worldcom or enron and the next day u wake up...the value is worthless...and to think u were planning to retire soon.... that would be a shock of a lifetime.
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| 08:17pm 27/04/2005 |
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I realized i have a crush on our dutch lecturer. i think this is because pretty much in the front rows for the first time, so it's a better view...
yup, i paid good attention even how stupid the topic of the day was. lol
aarrgh...next week is her final lecture... *sigh* lol
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heh, so she didn't leave the country. Finally tracked her down. But i can't find her in Friendster network. aaargh....i want to know her contact details. would she remember? 10 years eh....
yup, an old grade school classmate of mine. =P
i'm trying to track down another...but there seems be no info....
i think i wanna ask around...should i?
arrr...wat if they dun even have an idea who the hell am i? wat do i do?
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| 03:18am 26/04/2005 |
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Visit or Die! kiddin...lol
cuz i wrote an *gasp* article... and i shall continue to contribute from time to time. :D
HALFWAY!!!!! |
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| 01:37am 26/04/2005 |
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its weird. i get depressed upon waking up when i take a nap around 3 or 4 and wake up around 5 plus.
ya, i feel like crap when that happens. Then i blast some more depressing songs...and bam, my evening feels spoilt.
then i had dinner. I feel a bit better. I realized there is segregation during meal times. We asians (we're not that many) sit on one long table. We rarely mingle with the rest.
I mean sure, we can have casual talk throughout the day, like when u meet them and the like..but dinner, it's been basically the same from day1. we all sit together.
And yes, most of them are girls. I sit often with girls for meals. Either that sounds gay or that makes me look like a player. haha..but it's neither. It just so happens the asians here are well, females. And no, i dun have interest in almost all of them. maybe one or two, but they're hooked up. yup, its interesting to note that i tend to take interest in girls who are hooked up... lol...or maybe i just have good taste.... gah! wat the hell am i talking about.
maybe a long hot shower will cheer me up as i begin another study marathon. ah, maybe i'm partly depressed cuz i'll be leaving soon. The exams are a sign of the culmination of things. All good things come to an end. And this is one of them. I hope another good thing begins right after.
i'm usually in the mood to write poems during depressed times. maybe i'll write one later.
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A crushing blow
my face, pinned to the ground
TBC
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| 07:10pm 24/04/2005 |
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Random Tidbits
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I cut my hair. pretty short. but ya, at least i dun get messed up hair..i.e. standing hair when i wake up. :)
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Summer weather here rocks! The sun is out. Flowers are blooming. Everything is Green. The air is cool. It's lovely. But it's an evil time too. Exam period looms. Thus we are forced to stay majority of time indoors to *gasp* study.
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JOEY is funny. It feels weird not to see the rest of the FRIENDS...probably the best sitcom ever? One thing i admire about Joey's character is that he always try to do the right thing. yes, the right thing.
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Communicating with other people is hard especially if English is not their strength. I just try to keep pleasant and try my best to understand what they are trying to say.
A whole load of Jap. exchange students came...and yeah, its hard to have decent conversations with them. It was good i had secret weapons up my sleeve: X Japan and Haruki Murakami. lol
and i'm very jealous they got to watch live x japan concert...aaargh... >_<
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I nearly witnessed a PERFECT GAME...my teammate had freaking 11 strikes out of a maximum possible of 12.... I was jealous, thrilled, and happy at the same time. yeah, my record got broken too. oh well. Best man win. and he did.
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yup, off to scotland after exams. :D
Eurotrip will have to be planned for the future instead...say Honeymoon? hehe
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I'm actually thrilled to go back singapore soon. In fact it could be my last few months there. *cries*
Still not sure if the plans to migrate to another place will push through. and yes, I have mixed feelings on it.
edit: the odds are not good. but ya, it's still possible. arr...suspense.
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yes, i'm annoyed. Sixers lost. We had the lead. and we just faltered. Like a flower. crap. Game 2, we have to bounce back if we're going to ever have a chance.
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Bad news: I heard the fella who used to make roti (bread) telur (egg) and other food last time in KL got fired by the boss. WTF... he was the best. feel sorry for him.
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Good news? : Rumour has it Mcdonalds will be opening in new Campus. Yup, time to have a campus-wide showing of Supersize me. lol
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Kinds of people I'm envious of...
- People who can stay up till like 4am and still act normal and go about doing stuff the next day...arr
-Gift of the gab. People who can just strike up a conversation anytime, anywhere, whoever.
-and yes, beautiful people get away with everything. lol
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I luv the opening song of That 70's show. =)
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I hate the sound of slow dripping water. I can actually feel my blood pressure rise. >_<
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In accounting acronyms, BS=Balance sheet.... i dun like this acronym. i see it as Bullshit. oh well, sometimes i find this course as BS too...lol
not because it's useless/stupid but because it can be confusing.
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X japan's Forever love...a depressing song indeed. and it makes me want to sleep. haha ...hmmm..sleep and depression...wat a potent combination.
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managed to download a violin instrumental version of x japan's crucify my love. i knew i always had an inkling for instrumentals :D
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| 04:03am 23/04/2005 |
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Funny news but true...lol
Who says the leader of the free world is sexy?
Not many. When Esquire asked women around the world to rate President George W. Bush's sex appeal on a scale of one to 10 with 10 being the highest, he came in at a measly two. Ouch. Indonesian women found him the sexiest at 2.2 with Americans coming in second at 2.1. Women in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands were almost cruel, giving Bush just 1.4.
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The World's No. 1 Pick-Up Line Is...
..."You have beautiful eyes."
That's the word from an Esquire magazine survey. And while that "beautiful eyes" line definitely works on American women--especially when the guy looks and sounds like he actually means it--the top pick-up line in the United States is: "Don't I know you from somewhere?" (Word of advice: Stick with the eyes line, guys.)
Of course, those wild and crazy Brazilians have an even better idea. The top pick-up line there is: "You're delicious!"
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