Papers are going nicely. I'm quite happy really, even if everyone else finishes today. Probably because I went and bought the $50 shirt I've been thinking about since last week. Shopping is good therapy. Fine, it counts even if I was stuck in Kino for a few hours. Do you know how much the price of Lord of the Rings has gone up? My dad got his for $10, now you can't find it below $30! Sheesh.

I am going to buy Priest from KKNM, because I'll get $8 off each book. That is, after I finish the Sandman, of course. *ahemcoughkinovouchersforchristmaspleasehacksputterchokedie*

TagBoard seems to have gone... somewhere. It's a broken link now, so I've no idea what's happening. Will change to another board when I find time, probably... sometime end of next week. Any recommendations? Since you can't here, then leave a note on my LJ (<-yes, that's a link).

Will be awfully busy. Also will be sitting in airport in the afternoon of Victoria's arrival, can probably get some of HA edited. It's such a nice place, you know? Will also probably one of the few moments of relaxation.

I think I may need to do an edit of the list that I created earlier as well...

Tor's List:

1 hour ago: Jessups meeting (5:30pm Wednesday)
1 day ago: having public international law lecture (5:30pm Tuesday)
1 week ago: having public international law lecture (5:30pm Tuesday)
1 lifetime ago: kicking pong pong fruit around in garden and berating little sister for negligently leaving favourite Cinderella Barbie doll outside house, resulting in traumatic loss of said property

01. I hurt: little animals and children when no one is looking
02. I love: bol bol, an inanimate soft squishy object infested with dust mite corpses and shit (see now-defunct blog for details)
03. I hate: cockroaches and yukky things
04. I cry: loudly and pathetically
05. I fear: JU ON!
06. I hope: that after I die I can still see what happens to the world
07. I sadden: see 01.
08. I feel alone: when the voices in my head stop talking
09. I kill: bacteria
10. I talk: about many interesting things (that too many other people are not interested in)
23. I read: too much
25. I breathe: bol fumes
27. I miss: my sister and parents and grandma and nice food and not having to put on a lot of clothes just to go outside
30. I feel: bol bol
31. I know: how to cook vaguely edible stuff and how to say 'I know' in Spanish. Yay!
32. I said: bol bol
34. I have: to relax my brain by doing bohliao lists like these
36. I fall: over myself all the time
38. I need: nice food

Am tired of Geography. Gacked off Bern.

1 hour ago: Studying Human Geography. Do you know how to process palm oil? I do.
1 day ago: Still studying Geography.
1 week ago: Studying/spotting for maths paper 2.
1 month ago: Studying.
1 year ago: Messing around without a care in the world.
1 lifetime ago: Please refer to above.

01. I hurt: in my brain. Ow, too much Geog.
02. I love: not having to study.
03. I hate: narrow-minded people.
04. I cry: when I need to.
05. I fear: the dark. Or rather, what you can't see in the dark.
06. I hope: to get 20 points for the O's. Then to buy myself 2 years, get in to CJ. (2 points bonus, 2 points affiliation. They have to bloody take me in I don't care.)
07. I sadden: because I'm the only idiot around with 8 more papers to go. (Geog(1), A/cs(2), Science mcq, sub Bio, CLB(3).)
08. I feel alone: when I close my eyes.
09. I kill: mosquitoes, especially in this monsoon season. DIE SUCKERS!
10. I talk: too loudly and when I shouldn't.
11. I listen: to people who need it.
12. I break: nails.
13. I see: the end of the bloody exams on the horizon.
14. I smell: technology. Yey for the internet!
15. I taste: mango flavoured milk.
16. I work: because I have to.
17. I remember: the stages of planting and harvesting wet rice. I do so hope that it comes out.
18. I hold: wet things because of my palms.
19. I hide: dead bodies.
20. I pray: when I remember to pray.
21. I walk: and not complain. It's good exercise, really. I don't get much.
22. I drive: when I'm old enough to. In the meantime, I'll just get chauffered around...
23. I read: not as much as I'd like to.
24. I burn: anything. Fire fascinates me.
25. I breathe: Music and books.
26. I play: the recorder and the saxophone.
27. I miss: my sister.
28. I touch: like a soggy towel. Honestly, the palm situation is really quite bad at puberty.
29. I learn: slowly. Am damned lucky to have patient tutors.
30. I feel: tired.
31. I know: I'll fall asleep after my last paper.
32. I said: aargh.
33. I dream: of smoke and mirrors.
34. I have: to do exams for the next week or so.
35. I want: to sleep for the next week or so.
36. I fall: with a blaze of glory.
37. I wait: for the bloody O's to be over.
38. I need: a massage (Oh Electra dear!), an RP, a game, a trip to KKNM, to go Christmas shopping, to edit HA and to shake someone to his senses. There are too many to list really.
39. I live: because I want to see what happens next.

The Homunculus problem: is the theory not worthless if it explains the behaviour of a person by introducing in the person homunculi, little people to bring about the behaviour?

No, I am coming home on time after all, because my team-mates are fine with me being away for a month and I don't really want to spend £200 on a date change...

This is what my moot problem is about-- it's on international law. (Oh, this is Tor, by the way, in case you haven't realised.)

Appollonia is a small technologically advanced coastal state. Raglan is an archipelago not far off the coast of Appollonia. Magmuffin (no I am not making the names up) is a country across the strait from Appollonia. A regularly ships nuclear waste to M, taking a route across the Raglan archipelago. Raglan has a pirate problem. (You can guess what happens) However, the Raglan has started this new anti-piracy programme where naval pilots from the Raglan navy can be requested by foreign ships to pilot them safely across the pirate-infested archipelago. Appollonia does this and the pilot from Raglan turns out to be a pirate! He steals all the valuable stuff and lets the ship, full of toxic waste, drift around without power. Obviously it crashes onto a sandbar and spills its guts out onto random Raglan fishermen, obliterating the region's thriving tourism and fishing industry in the process.

Now they are suing each other.

Isn't it interesting? And this is for the Jessup International Law Moot. There's a regional round for the UK, then the winners go on to compete in Washington DC with the international teams. The Singapore team won last year (they win alot actually) and there're 3 Singaporeans in the LSE team (of 5) this year so we think there might be a reason behind our tutors choosing us to be in the team! How wierd would it be if we really do make it through to the final round and are up against Singaporeans! They will probably throw eggs at us and call us treacherous.

I really really really need to eat oh loa, char kway teoh and laksa. I cannot stand it anymore. I try and try but cannot seem to make chicken rice that tastes like how it should taste. Aargh. I hope my psyche is not irretrievably damaged. I am seriously considering not taking up my £30,000 a year job offer because I may end up deranged at the end of 3 years. Well, at least I have Bolbol.

No I am not dead yet.

Had tuition with Chris today for maths (naturally!). Feel very stupid around her, most of the time, I swear she's such a genius that it scares me sometimes. After being drilled with so much maths I could feel my eyes glaze over when I tagged along with her and Elizabeth for dinner. Actually, I'm still a bit stoned from it.

Can you get drunk on maths?

It's not a bad feeling, comparable to the nice muscle ache you get after exercise. Just in the mental sense, so it's a bit difficult to focus and carry conversation.

After dinner went for a bit of a stroll in town. Those two were awfully decent, to let me come along. D'you know what? The Christmas decor is up and lighted already, and the exams aren't even done yet god it's depressing.

Hallo Jenny! Random indeed, do you expect any less?

Rosie! I'd only do it if you did it first, you scoundrel! Lol~!

Eh? What crush, Amanda?

Tor,

What's this I hear about a moot? What's the topic this time? And pushing your departure date back for more than a week?! Oh, you'll stop complaining about the horrible food soon enough when you come home.

Am missing you loads.

Because I'm tired of studying Social Studies and am waiting for my math tutuor to arrive...

Ahem. So. Things I'd like to do. Took this off someone's LJ, a friend of Bern's. Italics means Gloria already done it. Bold means Tor has done it.

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said 'I love you' and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise (on the ferry to Croatia)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars (at Ngee Ann Poly at astronomy camp)
21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne (i didn't buy my own)
25. Given more than you can afford to charity (Tor: when?) (Gloria: when I was really broke but gave it away anyway.)
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (when drunk )
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (CHINA)
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (there are times... )
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (country club in Naples)
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe (YEAH!)
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach (with gay friend. very unromantic)
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them (Florence. we were forced to. )
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to 'Let’s Get It On' by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog.
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie (Teenage textbook. you can see my feet. )
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an 'expert'
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off (Gloria: You have?! Pain or not?!)
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently (before i forgot how to speak chinese)
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (bolbol)
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country (does cycling in the New Forest count?)
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did (Tor: What glor?)(Gloria: They used to own a mine, or a jeweller's or something. Had to wrap it up when they came over)
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray (Underwater world)
145. Broken someone’s heart (oh god please don't remind me)
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being.
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild (Tor: magic mushrooms) (Gloria: Whee! Magic mushrooms! So, what colour were your elephants?)
157. Ridden a horse (really don't want to do it again. )
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (Tor: definitely. Gloria, you have also visited more foreign countries than you have US states!)( Gloria: No, I thought it meant visited more countries as compared to how many US states there are..?)
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days (OBS )
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about (MacDonalds. It is bad for you. )
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one 'important' author who you missed in school, and read (many of them)
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them (mummy did)
183. ...and gotten 86-ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (bosnian passport control )
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (everyday)
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested

You'll never guess who I saw at j8 today: Brenda Boh

I used to have the most awful crush on her (actually, it was more like hero worship. What to do, she was everything I wanted to be, at that point of time.) but it's the sort of thing that I look back on today and laugh about.

It's so odd, that she'd forgotten that I'm in secondary 4 now, and was rather suprised when I mentioned stepping down. We exchanged only brief words but it seems like she hasn't changed much, from the time that she was still in IJ.

It was most strange, talking to her. Most strange...

"Talk to everyone even if they are complete idiots and don't let them know you think so." Erm, Victoria, that's going to be very difficult. But I'll try not to psycho-analyse them or anything, at least. Thanks, you really know how to make me feel better, don't you? I'm getting you something nice for Christmas~

Hallo Jillian! *waves enthusiastically*

You have no idea Adam. If I'm still alive after all that studying I'll probably not do any sleeping with all the things that're planned.

Jenny! *hug

Moshi moshi is only used over the phone. I'm not even sure if that's the proper romanji for it. Anyway, who're you?

Is that so, Amanda? Cool, random~

By the way, please take note that I've 2 new e-mail addresses, one for mail only, aarghrandom@gmail.com and another for msn, aargh_random@hotmail.com.

That should be it.

Quiz time, because I feel random~


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Every time I read Gloria's blog I am struck by how more mature and aware she is. Her innermost thoughts do not gel with the flighty, ADD personality she makes herself out to be-- either on purpose, with an enhanced sense of irony only a select few can appreciate, or simply as a consequence of her delirious realisation of what the world is and could be.

One of the side-effects of turning 21 is an inclination towards retrospection. One starts taking stock of one's life-- now that there's finally a significant chunk of it-- contemplating the achievements, bittersweet moments, burning embarassments and screaming, howling, gut-wrenching regrets.

Reading Gloria's blog is like seeing a distant spark of what I was before the years piled up on top of me. I wish I could tell her everything she needs to know so that she'll end up the brilliant, polished girl I wish I could be, had I started at that age. Of course I know that's terribly un-PC. Free will, choice, independence and all that. Her sense of self is impressively developed- but without condescending I would warn that many more obstacles will threaten that sense in time.

Gloria- it's not just about exams. Please do have a life. I am still trying to come to terms with not having had one even though I am having too much right now. (Just got back from Amsterdam celebrating my birthday.) Please develop a personality and discover what it is you really like doing. Please don't engage in intellectual snobbishness. Talk to everyone even if they are complete idiots and don't let them know you think so. This teaches you how to deal with idiots you have no choice but to work with in later life. Try as many new things as possible. Don't be a know-it-all. Be humble.

As some famous actor said, 'Be the little man. Don't let them see you coming.'

Why the sudden introspection? I've been dragged kicking and screaming into my third decade of existence and it does not feel nice. I want to be 18 forever. (And for a few fleeting hours last weekend I was- actually I was 14 for long periods of time.) I don't actually want to grow up. It feels artificial and at times I am uncomfortable inside my own skin.

So please Gloria (and friends of a similarly youthful age, mental or otherwise) do go crazy and have a lot of young, stupid fun. And say no to (only potentially dangerous) drugs.

Disclaimer: The author accepts no legal or moral liability for the contents of the above passage. It was a joke. JOKE.

Good luck for 'O's. Thanks for the Bday greetings.

Practical today went alright. Electricity didn't come out for Physics, oh joy! And with that, I'll never have to do another practical again, for as long as I live, though I don't know if that's a good thing or not...

Another thing is, technically speaking, I'm not part of IJ anymore (it was so strange to type that). It's... odd, and I don't feel it yet. Someone is screaming at the back of my head but it sounds like static and I'm mostly too tired to notice anyway. And when it hits me it will be an excruciating, bittersweet pain.

Met Chris and Eunice at the bus stop (they're band people). Asked about the band schedule during the hols, so that I know when to go down to get my saxophone.

No, hold on. It's not mine anymore. And it really hurts to say that.

Do you know what it's like? To know how much to loosen when its temperamental, or when the reed is just perfectly seasoned such that you get just the right sound? To play something that feels like a natural extension of yourself, to know its keys and smooth curves by heart?

I've never handled something with such practiced ease before. I'll miss carrying its reassuring weight by my side. But I know that I lack the skill, patience and discipline to continue with it.

I have to let go of so many things. It's more difficult than I care to admit. But then again, we can't always have what we want, it takes all the fun out of life. And of course, the price of getting what one desires is actually getting it.

Sorry if I'm in one of my goth moods. I seem to have a talent at making myself more depressed...

Hallo Adeline. Thanks, you take care too.

It's the online journal network, Lareina. If you try hard enough, you can get anywhere from most people's linking. Hallo to you too!

Thanks so much Amanda. Left something on your board. I love you.

Oh, and before I forget:
Happy 21st birthday Victoria!!!

You know what I need? Motivation, that's what.

List of things to do after the bloody O's:

RPG- D&D. Oh yeah, lots of. (and therefore let the gaming people meet the school people)
RP- Hika (yey! Inui/Yagyuu crack!)
Clean room (possibly paint walls as well)
Do something about my hair
Sing (properly)
Christmas shopping/writing
Finish my damn fic
Spend time and money at KKNM (when I repay my $140 loan, that is)
Have coffee with people on my Coffee List
Have/go to sleepovers (and possibly, even get some sleep)
Have Tora, Orion, Rosie and Dawn burn things for me (therefore a trip to Sim Lim square is in order)
Go to Jenny's place to burn everything that can't leave the house
Spend lots and lots of time with the gaming lot, SPYKBS and Jenny!
Meet all these damn cosplay people that I hear so much about (Rikka? Tessie? Alex? Who..?)
Edit HA (while drinking lots of coffee/red bull/brands. Plan to do whole thing in 2 sittings)
Learn basic guitar
Take out saxophone to clean (and scare the crap out of my juniors when I go back for it, lol!)

Er, that should be it. Pretty comprehensive, but if there're additions then I'll just stick them in larh.

Oh yes. And marry Sota while I'm at it.

*shakes head* Whatever you say, Adam...

Oy Tor, difficult and interesting lah. That's what you're there for, you know.

Was up in the choir loft for mass this evening. It's very difficult to keep a straight face on. Hmph, interpret that whichever way you please.

Went to Jack's place for dinner after that. Saw Olinder Cho, that girl from Singapore Idol. She's awfully polite, waving good-bye and taking pictures with random well-wishers. Very decent.

I got a burner! And it's portable so I can bring it to other people's houses who don't have burners and copy froody can't-leave-the-house stuff! *does victory dance*

Oh hell. Did I really do so badly for my prelims?! Aargh!!

Yes Vic, they're moderating it. So I end up failing only Accounts. It's still bad, I know!!

Oh, sorry about that Amanda, didn't notice 'cos I posted some time after that...

Hallo Adam. Thanks, you take care too.

Feeling random and crappy. Ack, have 4 maths papers to finish by Monday, think I'll go start now.

Have you ever smiled at someone, eventhough you felt like clawing their eyes out? It's better than actually going ahead and doing it 'cos, well, it's against the law and you'll also be a lot scarier that way.

It took me slightly more than one and a half years for Kunna to get on my nerves.

:)

Damn you Tora, get me hooked on Dir En Grey. Going to memorise the lyric for Cage now 'cos it's such a damned good song~

And on to more serious matters. Did horribly for the prelims, results are as follows:

Accounts- 43 (quite expected, didn't sleep the previous night)
SS/Lit- 48 (what a disgrace, to fail the subject I'm teaching at Hika)
Phy/Bio- 48.5
Geography- 49.9
E Maths- 61 (bloody easy paper though. Stupid me do the wrong question)
English- 70.5 (yes, I know it's terrible too. Gloria Ho, to just scrape a distinction, ack.)

Not freaking out because I've got too little blood in my sugar stream to do so.

Off to study now. Yes, it wasn't a proper post but haven't got much time now. Long list of things to do, both online and regarding school.

Oh, spread the word. Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, in collaboration with the Jim Henson company are coming up with a movie, teaser trailer at mirrormask. Haven't wanted to watch something so badly since Return of the King. They'll probably not release it here, so I'll have to get the DVD, even if it kills me.

Hallo Adam! What, are you implying that none of the others are friendly?!

Sap, Amanda, is rarely a good thing, in my humble opinion. And you're being rather random, aren't you? *glomp*

Hallo dearest Jenny! You're being random too... good luck for the exams, yes?

Er, hi to you too, Orion. Hope you're doing well, shall see you during CLB. (I passed it!)

You take care Althea, everytime I see you in class you seem quite tense. Look after yourself!

Note to self: Don't RP before going to sleep, you will have some very strange dreams.

Shan't talk about it here. It involved caramel apples, a pair of glasses and a really hot guy, in that order. And yes, fangirling is off-limits here, I know.

So the worst is over. Going to Totally Slack this weekend, also thinking of holding SPYKBS coffee meeting next week, as am very worried about Electra and Bern.

Speaking of next week, I hear that there'll be this Shishedo (you know, that Japanese cosmetics brand..? Don't know how to spell it.) talk on personal grooming, or something, on Monday. Whole morning taken up by it. I remember my sister telling me about the time when she was in secondary school and people came in to teach them how to apply make-up and what not.

What I would give to see certain people of our school in make-up.

In any case, this is all very odd, I think. Ah well, as long as we don't have to pay then why complain, neh? Not like the $70 we have to cough up for grad night. Not even sure if I'll be going, am thinking of just taking the money and doing something else with it...

Papers yesterday were alright, suprisingly easy for a prelim exam actually. If the O's were like this I'd be very worried.

Mum's getting the house a CD burner!! I love my mum so much, now I can get all my nonsense space consuming music off window's media player. Victoria, bring your CDs back, I'll have to do a lot of burning with those.

Hallo Electra *waves enthusiatically*. Kumquat~

I dunno, Amanda. Probably the rain? And he wrote a poem on it? I hope it's not too depressing, then it would defeat the purpose...

Just realised that I've got 4 journals to upkeep: this one, my LJ account and the 2 RP ones. So I can't do quadruple posting, it won't work and it wouldn't be fair either.

Right, should go now.

Recently, I've been in a state of exhaustion.

Tired because of, well, exams obviously. Need that be said? However, am approaching the end of my prelims soon, which should be a good thing.

The fellow who refused to leave its name. I have very few friends who would refrain from leaving a name and even fewer who have only a loose grasp of English. I am not sure as to what you speak in reference of. Please feel free to drop me a line, if you found your way to my blog then you should also either know me, have my number or e-mail address.

Met up with Chris and Elizabeth today. It was a very educational meeting. Very glad to see that they're doing well, will probably see much of them in December.

They put me in a dilemma, worse than the one I am at the current moment deliberating. Choir, of course. Something that has always left me weary, in more ways than one.

Ever since I... applied for leave, if it can be called that, I feel as if a great weight has been lifted off, since I need not show till January. The singing is missed of course, very much so. But not the endless scoldings, unseen political nonsense and random bullshit flying around.

And for the first time in nearly half my life I will actually have time to go Christmas shopping properly, spend time catching up with friends and paint my room (or various combinations of those).

And ice-cream during the holiday season! What a luxury!

Am getting the feeling that it seems more advantageous for me to leave. I should quit whining and just do it, shouldn't I?

We'll see.

I swear, I've killed about 5 mosquitoes this afternoon, all of them while feeding off me. And no, am not mistaken and killed the same one over and over, I actually wash the dead ones down the sink. Maybe my blood is sweet or something, but I do happen to be the only living thing in the house now. Stupid insects.

In any case, had Tora, Rosie and Sam over at my place on Wednesday. Note to self: group study does not work. On the bright side, Rosie dug up my westlife collection and borrowed the lot and also got her blog altered, courtesy of Tora, Sam got to do a little surfing and I got a load of new songs burned and named, also courtesy of Tora (thanks again!).

I really have to stop listening to these damned tennis musicals, my pitching may have gone down because of it, that and not having gone for choir practice for, how long now? Not even sure if I can carry a proper harmony anymore... and my sister brought all her musical CDs along with her to London. Jeez.

Signed up for the PoT rp thing, hah! Don't believe I did it. Talk about out of character. Roleplaying is all good but paper pencil for me please, I miss D&D!

If you're interested and bo liao, check it out then, hika_bs. Have taken the post of choir master(naturally!) and Literature teacher, which is why I'm at the present moment trying to type with Proper Punctuation.

Am totally screwing up my body clock, slept at 5 yesterday morning, got up at the god-forsaken hour of 10 to go to church. Maybe I should have gone to Holy Spirit with Tora on Saturday... ah, no use thinking about it now.

Just found out that she doesn't like vegetables. You know you shouldn't have told me that, right? *flashes a grin*

I have accounts tmr, shouldn't be posting! Whatever. Won't be sleeping tonight anyway.

Decided to do occasional double posting for my LiveJournal and here. Please note that it's not going to be the same thing, as there will be more nonsense there. My blog is a more accurate reflection of my personality.

Yes Althea!! I swear, they should set up a Centre for People Who Are Disturbed by Drilling. You hang in there too ok?

Yes it's blanco and I happen to think it's very important do you have a problem with that Victoria? The listing is in no particular order. And they are not mysterious, you'll get to meet them when you come back. For the moment, you can check out their blogs/LJs: Tora, Bern, Schaz, Rosie and though I'm not sure if she's in it too, Electra.

Hallo Adam! Am drowning in exams but am ok. You take care too.

I don't like it and you can't do anything about it, Sarah! I know you like it but... ah, whatever :P

Going to have dinner soon. Bags, I'm hungry.

THIS IS TOR. NOT GLORIA. I am doing this because Gloria said I was least likely to do this quiz. But you know what, I am bohliao enough. And also I am a sucker for dumb quizzes.

1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate me. Not Ho Limin Gloria Sarah

2. WHAT kind of PANTS ARE YOU WEARING NOW?
A dark grey assymetrical skirt with dark red stripes from Jesiree and a red psuedo-cheongsam style top from random shop in far east plaza. Why does the author of this quiz assume everyone wears pants all the tims? I've just come back from a law firm do and had to don corporate dress for the afternoon. I don't usually wear skirts though.

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Literally, the usual library noses, keyboard clicking, electronic beeping, footsteps, and people talking and surreptitiously eating. In general, Stacey Kent a jazz singer my friend introduced me to (err not in person although we saw a gig of hers).

4. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBer?
I don't have a landline. Part of my cost saving drive. Other initiatives include not getting broadband. (i hear disbelieving exclamations) It is very ex here.

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Glass of white wine- at the corporate thing

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
yellow. The colour of sunflowers, a nice warm day, and bolbol.

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
yully. normal london weather. about 23 degrees even in summer. i think it is spitting with rain a bit.

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Florian (my flatmate's) mother, who I had to collect from the tube station last night as she and his sister is staying in his room in london while he travels in Malaysia and Singapore with his girlfriend (my other flatmate, CAt).

9. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
How goofy/nerdy they look and how likely it is that he will be interesting to talk to.

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?
Most of the time. Well, actually yes. Gloria is an interesting and strange girl I would be happy to be friends with if she were not my sister. However, when we were growing up, I always thought I was the main point and she was just around to keep me company. Haha! I think I may be very very lucky that she does not hate me. (Right?)

.11. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
Very happy since I've got 2 job offers with big firms here. Through sheer bloodymindedness and working very very hard. As you can see I am not a modest person.

12. FAVORITE DRINK?
I drink a lot of water. I like tea also. Absolutely hate any soft drink. Caffeine makes me jumpy.

13. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
A cocktail called the HAkka at Hakkasan-- its got lychee liquer and a whole crushed passion fruit in it. Obviously with all the skins and stuff removed. I like Pimms and lemonade also.

.14. FAVORITE SPORTS?
Err, pool? Definitely not horseriding. Sex?

15. HAIR COLOR?
highlighted brown streaks and black. A chinese girl from China I met also said I don't look very Chinese... but she may just have been confused by the hair. which is cut by a jap hairstylist.

16. REAL EYE COLOR?
black.

17. DO U WEAR CONTACTS?
yes

18. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES?
Gloria, 12 in my mind, 16 in real life, and prolly ageless in her own mind.

19. FAVORITE MONTH?
July. Holiday time!

20. FAVORITE FOOD?
laksa from s11, sambal stingray, hokkien fried noodle, or loa (oyster omlette), beef hor fun from novena, chicken curry from dhoby ghaut kopitiam, chendol, AJ ice kacang, chilli kangkong, indian rojak, and running a distant second- spaghetti al vongole (clams) DAMN I MISS SG FOOD 2 years ago when I did a quiz like this i didnt list any sg food at all!

21. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Supersize me!! Watch it!!

.22. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
don't have a specific favourite day. First day of my first holiday of the year seems like the closest bet.

23. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Haha, yeah right.

24. DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY?
Both! I liked Before Sunset a lot... and The Village and The Devil's Backbone, and Ju On 2 which freaked me out so much I couldn't sleep... but i also like studio ghibli and interesting shows like futurama and sex and the city. ok slightly out of point.

.25. SUMMER OR WINTER?
definitely summer. i used to say winter but that was before i discovered its actually NOT romantic at all-- it just looks it in books and movies.

26. HUGS OR KISSES
I like giving both and having both too! Eee.. I sound like some crazy sailor moon type character.

.28. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Mango sorbet

29. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK?
Friends? What friends? They're all too busy looking for jobs at the moment.

30. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No one since only glor and me write here.

.31. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Glor as she's already done it

32. WHAT BOOK(S)ARE YOU READING?
Tears of the Giraffe-- Alexander McCall Smith, Croatia guidebook.

33. WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN SAVER?
Some wierd fish screen-- fish swim around like in an aquarium... sometimes there are sharks.

.34. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
I like cluedo too.

35. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
Cleaned the house, fetched Florian's mum. Cooked fried beehoon that went all sticky and clumpy (does anyone know how to get the bee hoon to not stick together?) with prawns and vege and egg and tom yam paste. it tasted quite nice but I didn't have msg so it didnt taste like proper bee hoon. did some washing, ironed some clothes and looked at some paperwork for the job. yes i am sad.

36. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Bolbol smell, which smells like me. Gloria's bolster smell, which smells like Glor. Nice food smells but only when I am hungry, disinfectant smell when I have just finished cleaning the floor. It makes me feel happy when my floor is very clean.

37. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Where's bolbol?

.38. WHAT DAY IS TODAY? friday.

39.WAD ARE YOU THINKING OF NOW? I have to go meet my boyfriend for dinner oops I am late. I am quite thirsty. Also, should I go home and change my shoes because they are quite pointy and hard to walk in.

40.WHO ARE YOUR BESTFRENS?
In SG, Sheena, Eldred tho he's in CAnada now, Bunn (in HK), Grace from IJ, Terrence and Janet from AJ. Here, Kenny, Cat, Florian, JD, Carmel (in NY now), Liane (my ex supervisor... funny how we became friends) and Charles and William (who are a couple).

41. WHO IS YOUR SOUL MATE?
Bolbol.

.42.WHO DO YOU RESPECT THE MOST?
Neil Gaiman. He is a genius.

.43.WHO DID YOU LAST CHAT WITH ONLINE?
I absolutely do not remember. It may have been terrence.

.44.WHO IS THE LAMEST PERSON YOU KNOW?
my father

45.DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ANYONE NOW?
no

.46.WHO ALWAYS CHEERS YOU UP WHEN YOU ARE DOWN?
James, Glor when I talk to her cos she is so preoccupied with the small things that I wish I were so carefree, Kenny, Carmel-- she is so optimistic its crazy. her motto is: nothing bad ever happens! Mummy- she is really funny. Cecely- She is always so gloomy I feel that my life is actually not so bad after all.

.48.WHICH IS YOUR WORST SUBJECT? haha! chinese also. maths maybe. at uni, LAw and Institutions of the EU which is actually as boring as it sounds.

GOOD LUCK FOR EXAMS EVERYONE ESPECIALLY GLOR!

so blogger finally decides to let me post. bah, technology.(oh no! starting to sound like electra!)

had to migrate out of the house to junction 8 today, to study. stupid town council wasting money on upgrading (again!). seriously, how many times do you want to re-do the parking lot? i swear, add anguished screams to the drilling and you've got what hell sounds like.

not only that, it left a layer of dust all over the house, even if the windows were closed. mum had a fit when she got back.

by the way victoria, her package arrived today. eh, how much did it cost arh? in any case, am getting her one of those chinese CDs that you see on tv, she always like those.

mum: wah! real one ah?! nice ah? so sweet!

is what she said. so basically that's a thank you larh.(now she's complaining about the cost of postage...)

hallo nora. my, you seem to be on a tagging spree neh?

i think tora's alright with you going over on monday rosie, but i'm having accounts tuition so maybe i'll pop by later. cheh, thought you talking abt having a marathon... one episode only...

oh yarh. got an account on livejournal, http://www.livejournal.com/users/gloreo/

haven't had dinner yet. am hungry. *potters off to help with dinner*

1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Ho Limin Gloria Sarah (i know it means princess. i don't like it either.)

2. WHAT kind of PANTS ARE YOU WEARING NOW? khaki coloured berms. just came back from accounts tuition lah.

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the devil in the wishing well- five for fighting.

4. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBer? 5658. this is a pointless question, what're going to do with just 4 figures, buy 4D?

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? what, ate or ingested? i drank some damned strong lime juice after tuition but had lunch of char siew rice. with butabara~!

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? multi-coloured. i've got several of those, very convenient.

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? er, as i can't see the sky from this room (damn sheltered walkway) can't really tell. regular balmy evening, i guess.

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? mum, telling her what time i'd be back.

9. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? what language he speaks. if english then how fluent he is.

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? er, kind of stole it off bern. in any case, i like her alot. i'm her... 13th wife.

11. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? fine. slightly panicky, with the prelims and all. and how are you?

12. FAVORITE DRINK? bailey's irish cream, with vanilla ice-cream. pure ambrosia!

13. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? refer to above answer.

14. FAVORITE SPORTS? don't really like sports in general, hand eye coordination shot to shit. was rather good at long jump though.

15. HAIR COLOR? seriously? brown. i'm not all chinese you know.

16. REAL EYE COLOR? black.

17. DO U WEAR CONTACTS? yes but not often. most of the time can't put in effort to be vain.

18. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES? Victoria, 21 (yes, you are. did you notice?)

19. FAVORITE MONTH? december. generally, there's no homework to be done.

20. FAVORITE FOOD? oh hell. general stuff. er, most fruit (dried or otherwise), practically anything that's sweet, got cinnamon or garlic in it... just not dodgy things like... cockroaches or worms, i suppose.

21. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? good question. i don't remember, haven't watched one for ages. the prince and me maybe? lousy movie, by the way. makes you feel like grabbing any random cute guy off the street and snogging him.

22. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? haven't got one. i would say my birthday but i've had some horrible ones...

23. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? i've never had the reason to.

24. DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY? depends what mood i'm in. happy movies are usually stupid so maybe scary? i like comedy best, or whatever studio ghibli has done.

25. SUMMER OR WINTER? we've got a monsoon climate here so can't really say. winter, i suppose. can't stand getting fried everytime i step out.

26. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs, 'cos everyone can give them.

28. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? tempted to quote gackt but honestly, am more of a chocolate person.

29. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? eh? if they're really bored lah.

30. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? very bored people like me who haven't done a random quiz for ages.

31. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? my sister, since she's decided to stop blogging (you ass...)

32. WHAT BOOK(S)ARE YOU READING? none, if textbooks are not counted.

33. WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN SAVER? haven't got one, at this point.

34. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? cluedo!

35. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? spent 4 hours talking to Jenny then finished up notes for factors for malaysia's population density and distribution.

36. FAVORITE SMELLS? whatever my mum happens to use, the air after rain, roses, my grandmother's spiced mushroom soup, fresh bed sheets, old books, etc.

37. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? 'damn it. damn (school/whatever i have to wake up for)'.

38. WHAT DAY IS TODAY? wednesday.

39.WAD ARE YOU THINKING OF NOW? why am i doing this? i have to go and do my accounts tuition homework... stupid trial balance...

40.WHO ARE YOUR BESTFRENS? isn't that irony? best usually implies only one. Jenny. but to answer the question, her, the Super Pocky Yandao Kinky Bondage Sex (SPYKBS) and pretty much the people who give a shit about me.

41. WHO IS YOUR SOUL MATE? i don't believe in that concept (no, i'll not say sota, you idiots).

42.WHO DO YOU RESPECT THE MOST? whoever came up with blanco. it's saved my work more times than i can count.

43.WHO DID YOU LAST CHAT WITH ONLINE? a few people, i think paul, brian, tora? don't remember. don't chat too often.

44.WHO IS THE LAMEST PERSON YOU KNOW? my father.

45.THE MOST FUN PEOPLE YOU KNOW? the SPYKBS people, the gaming people...

46.DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ANYONE NOW? don't think so.

47.WHO ALWAYS CHEERS YOU UP WHEN YOU ARE DOWN? the SPYKBS people, Jenny, Nick, Eldred, Victoria, Mavis, my mum (sometimes. she's got this knack of being very practical).

48.WHICH IS YOUR WORST SUBJECT? hrm. used to be chinese but since i dropped to CLB... if it counts, the only thing i failed at the mid-years was [ss/lit]. bleah, structured!

whew. i spent how long doing that? talk about random.

I can't see how people who read this blog think Glor and I are the same person! There are no homeless bums in Singapore and you all know Gloria never went to Wales. It is actually TOR. Me, TOR! Is our writing so similar that people can't tell us apart? I won't post anymore then.... no more blog entries from TOR. (indifferent shrugs) Ok, am hungry now so I'm, gonna eat some chicken katsu curry.

got up at 2-ish today. felt hungry so went off to j8, craving for chicken, not sure why. after my meal i got chocolate from the ntuc downstairs. yeah, carbo to help me get through the day/night. anyway, took the bus home. even though it was nice and wet and walking would have been nice, i was lazy.

there was this girl. on the bus, with her mother.

you know the conventional portrayal of little girls, skipping along, wearing pink, pigtails (think Roald Dahl's Matilda), finger in mouth going 'lah lah lah'?

well, it actually happens. except she was sitting down.

if i hadn't been nicely sated and sleepy, i would have bitten her head off. but i have always found something deeply scary and disturbing about empty-eyed, off-tune, cheerful children.

we got off at the same stop. and then she started skipping.

you're welcome tanya. thank you as well, for being my massage guinea pig.

are you scared of the dark althea? it's not dark in school, the street lamps cast marvelous shadows. you work hard too yeah? i'll see you in school then...

don't be an idiot toria, i'm not going to get anyone cthulhu plush slippers! that's ridiculous! honestly, who comes up with these things?! am probably getting mum a david tao cd, by the way.

panadol is your new best friend then, lixx? just don't let tora see you, tennis really sets her off...

don't be so negative amanda. i'm sure you'll look back and laugh about it later... right? fun-kay indeed, it was something of an accident really. what say you we squeeze in KKnM after prelims and oh, everyday in december? :P

have i mentioned? my accounts tuition teacher came down with pneumonia, doesn't know how he got it either. jeez, poor paul.

ok, should go now. expect me to post often during prelims, blogging very good form of de-stressing.

new layout! got rather tired of the old one. nice right? took me longer than usual to get it modified, but it paid off. yeah, and i'm not the type to use pictures, can't be bothered to upload and whatnot.

ok, so i've altered the tagboard, added archives too. haven't seen those in a while. also, links will be in bold. neither my sister nor i usually type in bold anyway, so there shouldn't be any confusion.

doesn't everybody like the new blogger toolbar above? lots better than the stupid adverts really.

so that's that then. will probably make a proper post next week, seeing as how i haven't got school.

There was a homeless bum on my street when I got home today. He was shouting, 'I'll be honest with you! I need money to buy cannabis! I won't lie, I want to get high! I want cash, to buy some hash!'

I didn't give him any money.

Neither did I give him any drugs, although there was a man selling magic mushrooms on Neal Street. It's funny how big, black Rastafarians come up to me in Picadilly Circus and ask me if I want a spliff. I imagine how I must look to them, cute little Jap girl (usually presumed) amused by their sleazy overtures.

Last night there was a fire in front of my flat. The fire brigade came and quickly put it out, so luckily no one was hurt. Apparently some idiot deposited a load of furniture in front of out flat and tried to set it on fire. I don't think anyone hates me that much, do they? It's a scary thought but it's occurred to me that it may have been one of Kenny's spurned potential sugar daddys. Well not much about this city really surprises me anymore. It could have been a random drunk person.

Checking back in after the Wales horse-riding experience...

It has been painfully brought home to me that to enjoy horse-riding you've actually got to really like horses, not just be indifferent or ambivalent about them. It's not that I don't like the blasted things, I do feel a kind of objective respect for them-- after all they can run, jump and shit better than I ever could-- it's just that I don't have the necessary tenderness and sensitivity to animals in order to ride them well.

Riding is a very psychological exercise. You must like the horse and the horse must like you. This means maintaining a continuous stream of encouragement like 'Good boy, Snowball', 'C'mon boy' and 'Very good, Snowball!' I cannot bring myself to talk to a horse. The most I can say is, 'please please stop eating grass and let's move!' You must pat it, stroke it, yet keep a tight rein and your heels around the thing to show it who's master. You must dig your heels into its ribs repeatedly, and learn to tell when it is peeing or shitting so you can stand clear.

Something I wasn't very good at.

It is surprisingly difficult to tell if a horse is resting, stopping to shit, or just plain being stubborn because, being mounted, you obviously cannot see the bottom of the horse. The sudden blast of country fragrance following the pause is the only way to tell. If I seem to be overemphasising a certain bodily function let me assure that the one thing horse movies/books don't mention is how bloody often they do it. And how much of it there is.

The countryside was very pretty, but more P.G.Wodehouse than J.R.R. Tolkien. No waterfalls this time round, but we did 'ford' some babbling brooks and rushing streams. It was a rugged trail and the horse (Snowball) spent more time picking its way past the stone-littered climbing paths (somewhat reluctantly I thought, but then I'm no horse psychologist) than cantering past magnificent views. We did see some rolling hills and dales and fields and pretty stone churches and many many sheep. I did more trotting than cantering and no galloping at all (what do you think I am, Liv Tyler?) and after 5 hours, I'm happy I didn't go any faster-- as it is I could barely sit the next day.

Two hours in the hot tub at the cottage soon cured that (maybe the jugs of Pimms helped too), and here I am in London, £155 lighter, and all country-ed out. The company was pleasant overall, and the food fantastic. The guy who runs the place is a former chef. All in all, a moderately enjoyable weekend. But I'm not a big fan of horseriding-- I probably wouldn't do it again unless I bring Gloria next time.

Oh yes, and I did fall off once. But it didn't hurt. I landed with a soft squelch.

i share your sentiments amanda, am freaking tired. came home from CLB today and slept as if dead, for a few hours. which means i can stay up late tonight to do my studying. it's a light day tmr anyway.

you know everytime i fall asleep in the afternoon, i scare myself when i wake up, 'cos my first reaction to sunlight when i wake is 'ohshitamilate?!!' and it takes me a bit to realise it's evening still. most times i laugh and go back to sleep.

so, been going to school for night study since monday. good stuff, am very productive. kudos to whoever came up with the scheme. but sometimes get carried away, we spent abt 15mins of last night talking crap with Ms Tan. am enlightened now, about the whole canteen problem thing.

have i ever mentioned that singing in a dark carpark brings a rush of blood to my head?

am not eating well, studying at irregular hours... on the whole is quite enjoyable, though not terribly healthy. but i love being a student, being this age. not too old to be resentful but still young enough to get away with most things, if you take my meaning. there is always truth in cliches, which brings to mind:

'youth is wasted on the young
before you know it's come and gone
too soon'

robbie williams, eternity, i believe. haven't been listening to him for ages. need toria to bring back her albums so i can burn them...

just got new glasses. black, square frames that make me look 'severe', to quote mrs kunna. they make me feel intelligent actually. it's also fun to punctuate my sentences while making a slight adjustment to them, such that they glint in the light. ok, so some people can tell i am obviously fangirling. but seriously, they're a little slanted so it doesn't sit in my face properly.

haven't been answering tags, sorry abt that.

thanks adam, will do. you take care too?

even the word 'prelims' scare the crap outta me cass, dunno how i'm going to sit for them!! am not planning to drop by choir anytime soon but thanks, see you around?

thanks mel, you doing the dancemania thing in school? what's it abt anyway, posters up all over the place...

hallo electra!!! have a feeling you and my sister will get along just fine...

althea, thanks for dropping by. you shd come for night study, very fun, very productive. and i like my glasses too!

toria,
you've got to be joking, bol?!! hell, anything's possible i suppose. you know, i hear that there's a place actually called hell. and it also happens to be very warm over there too.
okok, stop with the fruits basket thing. i'll just have to bring you to kknm and you can bloody choose something for yourself.
you got the stuff that uncle morris brought over? rent has stopped skipping, due to my sudden fascination with cd cleaner. will have edwin bring the sausages over.

rather have to go. does anyone want to borrow my kazoo?

Was researching the viability of a trip to Croatia a few minutes ago; cost, activities, temperature, destinations... Whatever happens though, I am most definitely staying on the island of Bol in Croatia.

chinese o level reults came out today. my school has a very nice 100% pass. good thing people like us CLB girls didn't take the paper, or it would have been something like 95%... so obviously didn't sit for it lah. you've no idea how liberating it feels to be somewhere else on the morning of your chinese exam.

went to the dental yesterday. now have extra braket on the inside of my back tooth, thus new spot for rubber band. have i ever mentioned my hatred for those damned things? now mouth feeling very cramped. have had braces on for so long i've lost count, erm, 3 years?

decided to go for night study, though i remember that it wasn't terribly popular last year, they closed it down half-way through. still, studying by myself in the school library til 9 in the night is a nice thought for this nocturnal animal.

did something extremely stupid on saturday. made a trip down to kknm in the late afternoon, right before mass to catch up on some reading. am a bloody moron! reading before mass is one thing, reading, of all things, priest, is something so stupid i amaze myself. not that it's lousy, quite the contrary. in fact, one of the reasons i read it is because i like the art. don't want to elaborate. for information on this korean comic, click here.

i think i had lots more to say but can't remember it all, now. oh well.

From Neil Gaiman's blog:



Amongst many other things, in Dave Sim's Cerebus (which is a story that took Dave and his partner-in-art Gerhard 300 issues to tell) he did, in the Women storyline, easily the best parody of Sandman anyone's ever done, as various members of the Cerebus cast of characters become Snuff, Swoon and the rest of the Clueless. It was wickedly funny, and had the author of Sandman curling his toes when he read it.

Dave Sim has made an extremely generous offer to readers of this journal (and indeed, to readers not of this journal, but just people who simply hear about his offer elsewhere on the Internet. Memes propagate, after all), which is the kind of offer that I found as interesting as he did. It's this:

If you'd like to read one of the Sandman parody issues of Cerebus, Dave will send you one. He'll send it to you very happily, free of charge. He will sign it for you, too. And he won't charge you a thing. Not even postage.

And if you're wondering what the catch is, it's this: Dave wants to know (as, I have to admit, do I) how many of the people out there in internet-land will actually go and do things that don't involve passively clicking on a link and going somewhere interesting. So what you have to do is write Dave a letter (not an e-mail. Dave doesn't have e-mail) telling him that you read that he'll send you a signed Cerebus, and telling him why you'd like him to send you a copy. It's as easy as that. And, quite possibly as difficult.

The address to write to is:

Aardvark Vanaheim, Inc
P.O. Box 1674 Station C
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 4R2

Dave, I suspect, thinks he'll get a handful of requests. In my more pessimistic moments, I think he's right, although I'd love it if he got deluged with letters, like those kids in hospitals who don't exist but are still collecting postcards...

We have a second-part of the plan too, which involves doing good things for the CBLDF. But that's for later. For now, if you're even mildly curious, write Dave a letter. Tell him you're curious...

(And for those of you who aren't sure if they want to risk having to go and find a stamp, you could go and look at http://www.cerebusfangirl.com/ -- and at http://www.cerebusfangirl.com/stories/stories.html you can even read several Cerebus short stories from Epic Illustrated, or the four pager from Alan Moore and partners' AARGH anthology.)

(But once you've read them, write Dave the letter. Don't forget to put your address on it, or to say why you'd like him to send you a signed Cerebus comic. And feel very very free to pass the word on to the comics news-sites or groups, or just to anywhere that people who might be interested congregate.)

it's been such a nice, relaxed week, despite the proximity to the prelims. probably because it's only a 4 day week too, seeing as how the band girls will be leaving class at sodding 8am tmr to load the percussion instruments into the moving vans.

i can hear it now, loud and clear. the End of band, calling... and hey, i'm not an anti-band sort of person. just the anti-waking-up-at-godforsaken-hours-on-a-saturday sort.

am going to rather miss it, collectively (except the early hours, duh?) and not used to popping in and out of a group so fast, 3 years playing for the band proper is a very short time. and i wish we could play mononoke one last time before my batch leaves. playing it was the thing that first got me started on Ghibli actually.

i'm glad i joined the band. if given another choice, i'd still be here. i've learnt so much, from Mr Chan, Mr Sim, the tutors and some seniors... many thanks, from the bottom of my heart. i'll carry band memories for a long time to come.

to any band person reading this (though i doubt any are): the most important thing is to have fun and feel the music. don't let bad practices get you down. and if you're leaving too; we sure had some fun times huh?

enough reminiscing.

am inexplicably feeling a tad fed up now. i had a really good day though. successful physics test, except for one forgotten formula. odd sort of conversation with yen yi. lame jokes flying at me left right centre, i was actually in the middle of the corridor at one point, with my head between my knees; nii-san, can i keep him? / cooo..! rosie, chan, i can hear you howling from here...

also had coffee with that bunch, the usual: bern, chan, electra, rosie and vanessa. now have plans to meet every month or so, we always have such a good time at these gatherings. and someone else will have to buy coffee the next time, money does not grow on trees, you know?

just for the fun of it, i'll add bern's famous Confucius saying: a man, with hand in pocket is feeling a little cocky.

do wish you could have come though, jenny. it would be nice for you and electra to meet. have i mentioned how much i like that girl? and i'm very sorry for making you wait today!! oh yarh, and how was hanuman (i dunno how to spell it)?

hey adam! not leaving, just disappearing for a bit. thanks for the concern and the offer yeah? anyway, i'll still be around the place and am probably coming for whatever christmas thing ya'll are having in church. erm, not doing midnight mass this year right?

nice of you to drop by electra. would you mind when i -eventually- find my way to your blog?

Tor,
Damn. You. To. The. Abyss. Coincidentally, i was actually talking to my friend abt you today, said you're in london. she said,'she must be having alot of fun?' and i stupidly said,'no lah, study where got fun?' and now this. even with 5 packets of raw sugar coursing though my system now i'm not going to waste any effort screaming because of you. you know mum doesn't want to you go right (duh, it's mum)? yarh, like that matters!

can you not list precise things out like that? it's very distracting and i don't even know if i'll be flying there or not. you think money drop from sky?

it's the red shirt we got, i think 2 years back. the long sleeved one that fits well. i wouldn't be caught dead in your purple/pink top. what the hell possessed you to buy that thing anyway? and how can you miss bolbol when you're with it..?

by the way, i have a character in mind whom you could possibly cosplay... fruits basket anyone?

bah. since am having no lessons tmr think i'll go finish the Naked Empire. and nick is right, i really want to slap jenssen... or for that matter, the idiot owen...

This is Tor:

For some reason, after my solo scuba trip to Malta (one coconut-oil-scented week of white sands, aquamarine waters and surreal underwater sea-grass scenes) I've suddenly developed the backpacking-on-my-own urge.

I'm going to Wales two weekends from now for a horseriding/canoeing weekend! It's not that I've become Miss Active-outdoorsy-person all of a sudden but Horse-riding in Wales! Doesn't that sound romantic? Galloping through the Forests with the Wind in your Hair, with the LOTR soundtrack in the background. Guiding your horse to the Waterfall and Gracefully fording it ala Liv Tyler. NOT! I'm sure I'll fall off more than a few times, and be a hunched-up, bedraggled thing in the saddle, in the rain, lost, with a very very sore bum. But still! Everything at least once, right?

I'm sure Gloria is screaming in envy now. Particularly since I don't happen to like horses all that much, I just like the idea of trying horse riding in LOTR country (the book! not the movie) and paddling around in babbling brooks. Makes a change from my usual weekend routine (shop for groceries in Chinatown, make a token attempt at jogging if the sun's out, breathe carbon monoxide from cars, visit favourite second hand bookshop, maybe see a movie with significant other, maybe visit posh club that costs £25 to get in).

When you come next summer, I promise to bring you! I've got your itinery here all planned out in my mind!

1st day: Covent Garden, Leicester Sq, etc and all tourist attractions.

2nd day: Bath; you'll love the little tea houses (and Stonehenge, if you insist, but it's not worth it)

3rd day: Leave mummy and auntie G in London to explore Oxford St and antique markets and go horseriding in Wales!

5th day: Paris.

And so on. I'll report back on the trip when I get back.

just sent an e-mail to my choir master, saying that i'll be leaving the choir scene, til january probably.

i hope he'll give me the grenn light 'cos that'll mean that i'll have absolutely no distractions or other nonsense activities till next year. which leaves me masses of time to study of the o's and in december can do whatever the hell i want, for the first time in, erm, about 7 years or so.

feels good.

and jac yip thinks i'm depressed. she told me so, a week after vanessa/bern (can't remember which) tells me orion thinks i'm overly cheerful. tsk, whatever. will just go on my solo merry journey of moodswings.

speaking of bern, it has come to my attention that people seem to like telling me their problems. she said i've got nice ears to pour problems into or something. actually, in recent weeks have had random people tell me, erm, things.

so perhaps her theory might have some truth. some people do like angsting to me. hrm.

sorry if my writing's gone down the drain, am rather rushing this post. will really have to drop off the face of this earth soon.

nothing much has happened in school, except for how mrs kunna's made us all sit in this strange formation in class. it's hard to describe, the tables are all angled and in groups. says she saw it for a gifted program at some school. am sitting next to jo, who prevents everyone at the table from dozing off during class. 's all good.

went for dance and drama night a few days ago. good stuff! compliments to all the girls who worked on it!

ok, have to rush, rush!

linette: er, hey..?

don't be an idiot lah rosie. having no 'internet or virtual life' could actually be a good thing lah.

i like the shirt too, althea. it's my multi-purpose, all-events shirt that i wear for christmas, new year, national day, weddings etc...

tor,
stop ripping off my 'aargh'larh you. your results were ok, i think. kenny msged, asking if you were coming back for the summer holidays. he sounds rather depressed. i think you should drop him a note or something.
about the year-end cosplay. i could have you do Death then i'll just do some other character. but i need to know if you've grown any (wheather vertically or horizontally) and if you're bringing home any interesting clothes ( boots, gloves, nonsense) and how long you hair is. and what colour it is, for that matter. if you do Death you might need to dye it back to black.

okok, have to go.

just a note this time. the last entry was written by my sister, not a thing from me to chan, whom i sometimes refer to as tora. tor is what the family calls her you see. don't know why we never used the usual 'vicky' or anything like that, doesn't suit her perhaps?

i suppose am to stop refering to chan as tora then.

please note that our writing styles are rather different and that my sister is probably going to start all her entries like that.

adeline... tan? choir? why have you choir people been dropping by lately? not that i'm complaining lah. hallo to you too! see you saturday?

nandayo, rosie! you never tag me so why should i write notes to you?! and i see you everyday in school, hallo..?

tor,
hallo right back at you. thanks for the post, as i foresee that am not going to be posting much in the future, till after the o's.
if you have to make an effort to dig up something to post then it's ok, no pressure just because i asked you!
can't wait for you to come home. by the way, are you coming to the year-end cosplay with me?

TOR

Hi. I know I'm meant to write something interesting for you but i've failed sadly and miserably in that task. Apart from having no internet access (new house) i've been trying to get in as many training contract applications as i can and not screw up my internship in the meantime. So this is a pathetic, sorry excuse for how boring i have become. There are times when I suddenly look up in the middle of a sober client meeting and think, i wonder what would happen if i stood up. said what i thought, and walked away. 'You guys suck'. 'Just take the freakin £50m and stop quibbling about the £30m can?'. But no. I am a conformist and deep down, I just wanna be like lots and lots of other people in suits. Who have proper jobs and contribute as valuable members of society. And act and talk and think in the same way.

Do you know in VJ we did a lit text called Regeneration, about shell shocked soldiers who find it difficult to integrate into society? One character goes missing at some point and is found lying naked on the muddy earth next to a tree with dead animals surrounding him. 'I am one with the earth', he says. It is a metaphor for man's struggle to find somewhere to belong (blah blah waffle). But you know, that's kinda how I feel right now. I'm quite happy to let my identity be subsumed, it's not quite as dramatic as it sounds, because we all have to conform to the extent that working in an office demands it, but it feels slightly dangerous for me because I don't even feel like as if I have a fully formed identity in the first place?

Ok rambling on does not a interesting post make. I will leave you to it, random reader. And glor of course. Hi!

eldred called the other day, yay! told me he met Michael Kaluta at the comic convetion on sunday, this is Kaluta's site. please vist, it's got fantastic work (you know it is when a non-artist is saying it).

followed a link from his site to Tommy Castillo's site. it's a little bit bizarre as am chatting with cousin on phone, accounts tuitor online, listening to gackt's unplugged album and viewing things like a dragon enjoying human soup and little red riding hood kicking the big bad wolf's ass.

hey adam, thanks! and i think you should get a blog, really...

hallo althea! hope you've been doing well. see you in school on monday?

i know about those songs chan, used to have them in my com before it got re-formatted. occasionally have kikumaru going 'tonde tonde, mawatte, matta raishuu!' and random people screaming from drinking inui juice running around in my head. the thing that kills me is the fact that i've no idea what's going on, everything being in jap. am going to ask vanessa for the set of PoT music animus burned for her...

gomen, amanda! typo!

ok. am off to drink apple flavoured milk now. just rather needed to post that down.

am listening to gackt's seventh night album that rosie burned.

please kill me, right now.

it is so good. not that it's a host of new songs, rather it's an unplugged version of many of his favourites and i love acoustic. that and gackt of all singers... the bit that i love most is the fact that he smokes and drinks but still can sound like an angel, also has a very versatile voice. have no idea what his range is but is larger than mine. not to say mine is large but im a girl. and everything is self written and re-recorded.

for those who hve no idea what i'm talking about, have added a random quiz for you to do...

Generate your Anime Style by Jena-su
Name:
Hair:	In a style so odd, it defies all laws of physics.
Clothes:	A bit revealing, but nothing too over the top.
Powers:	None
Special Features:	Elf ears
Sidekick:	The great spirit of (insert character name of choice here), as channeled through whatever item you have onhand at the time.
Attitude:	Evil. Just...Evil.
Weapon:	Nothing
Created with the ORIGINAL MemeGen!

ok lah ok, will make post. have neglected to update as am not the type to post just for the sake of posting. don't have much to say, been holed up at home for 2 weeks, parents trying to clear off-days.

the most exciting thing that's happened to me recently is that i've changed from chocolate fresh milk to apple and mango flavoured milk. it's good stuff man, am currently very enthusiastic abt it.

guess what i've just discovered. i technically have a friendster account.
(during dinner just after the exams)
me:don't believe in friendster. i don't have an account
kc:yes you do.
me:no i don't
kc:i've added you.
what the hell? you see, the first (and last time) i tried to sign in, think i completed the form but the site spat me out, something abt not being cookie enabled or some such computer-speak. so for those of you who have added me now you know why i haven't responded lah. is there anyway of deleting that damned account? will only log in for that purpose..!

see how sad my life is? ok, shall not wallow in self pity.

just got computer reformatted, yay! no more random pop ups! but on the down side, all bookmarks gone. so can you (yes, you) please leave your blog address on the tag board? thanks. on second thoughts, tag on whatever site you happen to find interesting that you'd like to share, i suppose...

have updated blogger profile. but not sure as to how to link it on the blog itself... tora-sempai, can you help..?

watched harry potter. ok lester, i admit it, gary oldman makes a fine sirius black. whoever played lupin should have been given more screen time as well. am not going to review movie here as some have not watched it yet and if i do, could go on for the rest of the post. which is not the point.

ok, on to tag responses.

mel, choir? descant? hallo! how did you find my blog? and think have tagged you, not sure as it was quite some time ago..?

badang, what pizza? and how're things going for you?

hallo keiran! so when are you going back? when does your school term start anyway..?

well it's not my fault amamnda... you didn't have to give in to temptation. we shd do it again sometime yeah? heh heh! and am not a lazy pig.

link lah roach. but please note that i won't link you back. have a policy abt not linking.

adam! wassup? thanks for the compliment. see you at prac?

hey to you too. wah lau cass, you change blog add like change underwear?

mavis, guess where they stopped over on the way to new york? and spent the night there!? i want to kill them!

what holiday sam? 2 weeks straight got to go back to school then parents home some more. ack, we're in the same boat huh?

urusai sempai! you think so easy to update is it? different pple different blogs lah, don't rush me! see you monday yeah? bring fma, am suffering withdrawal symptoms :P

ok lah, so like that lorh. am off to drink my mango flavoured milk now.

what a business it has been this week.

one smashing of, one making up and two breakdowns of. that's partially why i haven't been blogging really, many things i am restricted from writing about (all of the above, actually).

did considerably well for this year's exams, as compared to last year. only failed sub lit, by just one mark no less. immensely pleased in the area of maths and accounts as well, heh heh! but ok lah, l1 r5 still something like 30 points...

ever since the exams ended, school's been an absolute bore. hanging out in mrs Ho's office most of the time. can't be bothered to go on most days but parents will make noise. anyway, if do skip then might become habit, so maybe they're right. good thing have large stock of books to keep me company.

despite the opinions of some people, have honestly switched down to chinese B syllabus, so not taking exam on monday. best of luck to ya'll who are, especially chan and rosie!

as am posting this in the morning, grandma's pottering around the house right now. it amuses me so much. she says to you tor, take care. slight dementia setting in there, just walked into the room but forgot what she's here for.

have been spending a bit of time with bernadette fah recently. just been included into the 'family' as her potted plant.. hrm..

finally watched van hellsing yesterday. er, it was ok lah. perhaps expected too much from all the hype. though the CGI was notable, rather enjoyed that. and dracula's babies are so cute, i want one!

ok, on to tags and messeges.

tor: barbecue?! you want to die arh?! how are you going to tell daddy if you really do fail? and the link seems to have a bit of problem... and this is william hung. just click on the download.

KC: shutupshutupshutup!!!

LadyDeLioncourt, terry, keiran: hallo! ya'll very bored arh? make your way down to atomfilms then, sure to find something interesting there.

dawndie: heh, thanks! and are you sure you want to use 'dawndie'?

min: hallo! thanks for dropping by. what're we going to do about peter?!

ok, going to have lunch now, and stuff. how strange to be posting at this time of day!

Hi glor,
Good for you that you did well in maths!! Maybe you should be more explicit and say to our parents: 'look, i've passed. be proud of me. or don't. either way, i'm going out now, bye!' Seemed to work for me... Who is william hung? Ur tagborad doesn't seem to be working so I'm writing here instead.

Anyway... Aargh! I just screwed up my past 3 exams! Really. I'm not just saying that, for once in my life.. I only answered 3 questions for tort out of 4, which can't be good. It's made me so bohchup about my last exam, knowing that it can't get worse. And the sun was shining and it was nice and warm outside... so I went to a friend's barbeque today! And my exam is on monday. haha.

Talk to you tomorrow
tor

can't hold a decent conversation with my parents, am starting to get fed up. does this mean im becoming a normal teenager with the whole angsty 'my parents don't understand me' thing? but really, when my mother says that i sing like william hung, reminds me to take out my key when i lock the door and my father thinks im one of those sit around and do nothing mcdonalds kids... i'm starting to think, i am what my parents say i am. they're not even glad that i passed my maths (for the first time in 3 years), and just said 'only 56?'.

or i could just be pms-ing.

received letter from Mr Chan today, by post. my attendence for band is poor/irregular. missed 75% by about a 0.5, crap. looks like have to attend june/july practices. so much for 'goodbye band'.

now that the exams are over, am slacking on a professional level. went gallavanting around town with jenny and that lot, like the normal teenager i'm supposed to be. tmr having dinner with nick, dawn, case, ed and maybe g, all of which i haven't seen in the longest time. before that, if not getting together with sam and rosie then will probably go rent the hellsing or angel sanctuary manga, it's cool stuff man, trying to get my hands on the animae now.

just noticed the last bit of my previous post ment little sense to most pple. fma, or full metal alchemist, is an animae that am currently quite enthusiastic about. for more information, like storyline and character info, click here.

am not sure what this whole animae thing that's going on right now is all about actually. think it's just a phase, it's really cute stuff you know. but your resident goth girl is still here, don't worry. come on, i do refrain from using random japanese words on my blog (k'so!*damn!* nani?*what?* nandayou,*what the hell* urusai*shut up* baka!*idiot!* arigato*thanks* tora-sempai!*tora-senior!*)and also went out in full goth gear today, not some random cosplay thing. don't think will ever reach that stage and if i do, will cosplay Death anyway...

speaking of animation, my sis posted the url for a nice short thing on atomfilms and being the idiot that she is, can't post a proper link. anyway, it's really cool, called the peri-wig maker. will post other random interesting links in future, mostly taken from gaiman's blog larh, since he always has random interesting links, like unorthodox dictionaries in a great many languages, which comes in rather useful. it's even got cantonese.

if i didn't make sense am most sorry, a bit tired from exams and walking several lengths of orchard road. when my mum's complaining about being late in paying bills you can hear me mumbling in the background,'accrued expenses, current liability in balance sheet...' is that supposed to be a good thing?

tagboard has been having problems recently, not just mine but the site in general. think they're tinkering around the system or something.

linniee: erm, hello to you too..?! how's it going in sec one, by the way?

ed: why am i msging you, we see each other tmr don't we?!

KC: gilmore girls..? wha..?

cass: hey yourself. exams ok lah, except chinese. what about your own exams? and i er, can't remember your blog add... could you tag it? thanks!

i say, that III guy is really gone huh. didn't mean to scare him away. honest.

really am v. tired. think will go to sleep now. cool, haven't had to chance to sleep properly for ages as during exam period sometimes will wake up halfway to check textbook/notes...

good night.

tor, you are a lucky sod, aren't you? will shut up about license. anyway, when you're back we'll have to get out more. Random hot guys aren't extinct, they're just rare. actually am glad did not get the thing, cannot do impromptu to save my life.

too right chan! Give us Johnny Depp any time!

i don't know, lester. haven't seen his other movies but the promotional stuff doesn't look too good? he's just not Sirius, i suppose. or maybe am reading too much fanfic, but you try reading cassandra claire and not have a changed opinion about harry potter?

did horribly for Chinese prelims. am going to drop, then do syllabus B. do you have any idea what the exam format is like? Paper 1 is either picture compo or letter writing, paper 2 is all multiple choice and oral has pronunciation for some of the more 'cheem' words. looking at that, there's no chance am not dropping, bloody hell.

English mid year was another matter though, it went fine. of course, if you've done the st nick's 2003 prelim paper you can do any damned compre, hah!

also, might have mentioned that choir?s done a recruitment drive recently.

oh god help me.

right. chan and i are planning a full metal alchemist (aka fma) marathon on the 13th and 15th of may, so open invitation for anyone, all episodes til 31 which will be the latest. venue at hers and my place.

alright, have to go now. and happy belated jamie! will get you you're present next week, we promise you'll like it...

This is tor.

And this is the kind of crap I have to write every day:

This argument is made by analogy to the situation where, when an imperfect gift is made, equity will not permit a donor to change his mind if it would be unconscionable for him to do so. It is submitted that, in this case, it would be unconscionable and contrary to the principles of equity to allow the donor’s executors to act against his intention to make a donatio to the appellant. Just as it would be unconscionable for the donor to resile his gift in his lifetime, it would be unconscionable for his executors to do so after his death.

Check out how many times I have to use the word 'unconscionable'. My brain is no longer in a functioning state. To people who are interested in doing law, you will enjoy it if you find the above paragraph endlessly fascinating. To people interested in doing law for the money, make sure you are capable of getting through physical truckloads of this stuff to get to the money. Even by using unwanted pages of cases as rough paper for printing, rough writing, etc, I still have 4 boxes full.

On a slightly lighter note, I cooked and thoroughly enjoyed eating sambal fish yesterday! I used the wrong type of fish, and the skin stuck to the pan, but hey, I cooked sambal fish! That's the extent of the highlights in my day. Other highlights: discovering a jar of jelly beans in cupboard, smelling my bolster, and disappearance of itchy leg rash.

Well, there was the arrival of my malta tickets as well... I'm going to malta! Right after my exams. I'm flying to the southernmost country in the mediterranean for a week of scuba, lolling around on beaches, and loads of nice italian food! Ok Glor, don't tell mummy, but I'm going to get my scuba license. This will be my first holiday doing whatever I like, whenever, however, etc. No bloody chan brothers tours or shopping-obsessed singaporean students.

5 days of scuba in one of the most remote and beautiful underwater locations on earth. Then another two days to recover from all that nitrogen by hanging out at the beaches, interesting small towns, etc. Makes this tedium almost worth it.