This post is not meant to be a rant, but i can't help saying that i have NIL concentration span for my exams. Even though i know it will be over in a week's time (YES my last paper is on 26 Nov) and i ought to piah the coming finishing line, i am too confused (with a module) and excited (with my holiday plans) to concentrate on my revision. Geog Thought A... i seriously have no idea what to study for it. I just hope i can get a B+ for all my modules and i will be extremely happy.
For my friends out there struggling STEEL, all the best guys!!
i love the monsoon. Its so lovely to have the cool night breeze caressing your face when you are walking down the street. Just had a run with Ervin at around 11 pm and it was great. We ran a new route, from Ghim Moh to Commonwealth and back to Holland Village. It's probably 4-5 km and we managed to dodge a gigantic snail along the way. heh.
Somehow i don't feel motivated to study at all. What's wrong with me?
Every time i step into simon's office i felt like a part of my life is transforming. Sometimes its really scary how all these discourses can have such great impact on the way i think about the world. I always leave his office struggling with lots of new ideas, having this internal warfare in my head that will carry on for the next few days, at the expense of revising for my exams. When i tried to talk to my friends about some of these ideas, they look at me as if i'm from outer space.
In some ways, i think radicals are very lonely people. And i think i'm beginning to embark on this journey of loneliness.
It was a weird day. Typed an email to Prof Bruce Lockhart and i tried to avoid him during lunch. Guess what? i have to bump into him right in the history toilet. It was good nevertheless, just that i wasn't exactly prepared to meet him face to face yet. It was nice of him to ask me to come to his office anytime to share. Lovely person. =)
Bumped into xintian, serene, ervin and xintian's friend at my downstair coffeeshop. Had dinner with them and we had some interesting conversations. Seems like the different cliques do talk about similar issues. We do have much in common. Hahaha.
Went for a run with ervin at around 10. Great running partner, i think i have hope of getting gold for ippt le. hee hee. I think he seriously quite zai in running, can have normal conversation while running somemore. I almost died replying him throughout the run. hahahhaa. Think will give myself a more relaxing day tomorrow. =)
Terje's 2 brothers came over to Singapore for a visit. Apparently they still didn't have enough of the sun in Tioman and decided to go to Sentosa for more suntanning session. I was supposed to meet them at Harbourfront before heading over to the island together. However, a tragedy happened...
I got trapped in the lift.
At first, i pressed the emergency bell. But after pressing it once briefly, i saw the emergency hotline in front of me. Instead of relying on people to save me, i think its faster to save myself. Thank God for mobile phones hahaha. I dialed the number and a female operator picked up the line. The conversation went somewhat like this...
Operator: Hello, I am XXX, can i help you?
Me: Hello, is this the number to call when you get trapped in the lift? (in calm manner)
Operator: Don't worry, i will transfer your call straightaway, don't panick ok, i will call someone to fix the problem (in a panicky mode)
Me: thank you.
Apparently the operator sounded more kancheong than me. Weird. I'm the one stuck in the lift not her!!
So i took a book out to read. Most of the time i made sure i was in a good position so that when the rescue man come to open the door, i won't be in an unglam state. Hahahhaa. But anyway, after 40 minutes or so, the repairmen came and the lift suddenly jerked to a move up to the 8th storey where i finally got my breath of fresh air.
Quite disappointing. I thought there will be ambulances outside, a crowd gathering shouting "are you alright?", media reporters taking photos... (watched too much drama perhaps). All i had were potted plants smiling gleefully at me. I didn't even catch a glimpse of the repairman. Sigh...
So i rushed down to Sentosa...
SOmetimes i think angmohs can be quite hard core when it comes to tanning. I mean they can literally be under the sun for HOURS! no wonder i can get sunburnt lah, despite trying to hide myself under the coconut tree. Sigh... i should've used an umbrella instead...
But it was a fun day anyway, going to Orchard to shop for things. I was shocked that i had a super outdated mental map of Orchard. Hahaha... fancy being a guide when i couldn't even find the right places cos they seemed to move all over the place in recent times. Oh well...
On the Friday of our midsem break, the bunch of peeps from political geography class had a class outing with our beloved professor Simon and his family. On that morning, a lizard did a wild maneovre through the air and landed on Simon's face. I supposed the lizard must've wanted a new home. Haha. But to have a lizard leaping off trees onto people's faces outside National Museum is still pretty bizarre. Hmmmm.
Look at Carmey terrorizing that little kid. From her gestures, one could interpret that as an innate desire to gobble that poor kid up. As for me, i'm teaching this lady how to use her RAD and LOUD laptop. Apparently she is so stoned she couldn't understand what i'm talking about. Oh well... This is a very interesting photo. Xintian seems to be peeing on the statue. Look at Marni with Solina and Odin. I suspect it was them who caused the blackout. Good job there odin, which wire did you chew on? Buahahahaha!! A group shot with a really interesting exhibit After the pretty disappointing exhibition at National Museum, all of us went off to a vegetarian restaurant to have lunch and chill. Sigh... now i have this inner desire to be a father. I think i will bring up my kids well. GIMME MY WATER!!!! ODIN is just so adorable. HE IS SO CUTE!! Oh my gosh, i always thought i dislike kids. But apparently, it only refers to Singaporean or Chinese kids. Hahaha... call me racist for all you want but i think ang moh kids are just so so ADORABLE!!!! And of cos Solina is such a BEAUTY! No wonder... cos she is a cambodian, not singaporean. SHe can beat Ris Low down anytime in a beauty pageant.
Rhythm and Bulges - Researchers reveal that music can do more than motivate
Music can make you stronger, report scientists at Dalhousie University in Canada. In a recent study, researchers discovered that people who listened to tunes while lifting showed significantly greater strength gains in 4 weeks than those who wore noise-blocking earplugs. The music may have reduced people's perception of effort during training, allowing them to work harder, says the study author Jo M. Welch, Ph.D. The secret to song selection: Simply download music you think is motivational.
Wow... what a news.
I'm currently in the com lab of AS 7 and i am completely surrounded a bunch of NUS students discussing (very loudly and openly) about their bidding. At first, their conversations were pretty amusing. But as time goes on, it became kind of irritating. Their constant whinings really tested my self-control to slap them left right center. I never knew my thin tolerance to whining until now. Sigh... maybe i should suggest to the government to FINE people who WHINES LOUDLY in public area... apart from disposing tissue paper in utensils. Ok girl beside me... stop whining about whether you want to take German language or singapore studies cos you've been doing it for the LAST HALF AN HOUR!!!
Sigh... now i have this inner desire to be a father. I think i will bring up my kids well.
