今晚什么功课都不想做
放自己一天［晚］假
反正明天也是假日，却还有专题作业会议，难免毁了我的假日
今晚放纵一下下

＊累＊

今天下午1点到晚上8点都在chron room, 为新一期的南苑排版
真是的，chron room有够冰的
感觉为hui chun, weiding添了更多麻烦喔
排好了他们还得再改，因为排的不是很好
下一期怎么办？！
排版实在不容易啊
让我好想念宣传喔
排版和programme booklet有异曲同工之妙

it's not too late to change our minds
but it's too early to give up
although i have tried but am still not doing too well
still far too early to give up
i made it through xuanchuan not without great endurance wahaha *going crazy*
i will do a good job *prays for self-fulfilling prophecy to kick in*
if i want to do a good job, i will!!!

wa so optimistic

i am brain dead
look at my lousy cui english
not that it was ever that perfect

I love COM201.

。尋找中@21:25

Johari Window:
http://kevan.org/johari?name=S.+Kia+Hui

Nohari Window:
http://kevan.org/nohari?name=S.+Kia+Hui

。尋找中@10:29

刚放完假
却又感到累了
不是因为压力太大
纯粹只是累了
好想放假
Post-hols BLUES



这几天超爱萧敬腾的“王子的新衣”和“Blues”...

。尋找中@21:24

《雨中送别》2008－Coming soon...
2006年CLL考试时曾写过一篇名为《雨中送别》的作文
2008年的现在回想《雨中送别》，似乎又有另一番见解
Shall do a proper post when I'm in the mood

What is the difference between an acquaintance and a friend?
A friend and a good friend?
A good friend and a best friend?
A best friend and a confidant?
A friend and a true friend?

I realized there are many people around me who are really great people.
I want to be friends with them.
Somehow I fail to communicate enough with them to actually be considered friends.
It's more than communication techniques, but more about the will to communicate.
Don't you think it takes great courage to communicate?

I'm not going home on Hari Raya holiday this Wednesday. =(
We're starting Chron production tomorrow afternoon, not sure what time we'll be done.
My COM205 group presentation meeting's on Wednesday afternoon.
Pretty much no point to go home.
Shiyan's going home and the rest won't be coming to school anyway.
Actually I don't mind being alone once in a while.
Hopefully the meeting goes smoothly and won't last long.

My ear's bleeding!!!
OK, it's not as horrid as it sounds. XD
Hard to explain properly here...

＊我还想去台湾*

。尋找中@18:38

What I did this recess...

√ COM203 reflective essay - done... well or not, it's done... not what I meant for it to be, just what I could manage with my literary ability... left with references to acknowledge, but pretty much done...

√ COM203 quiz - I better do well for this, considering the amount of time I spent on this when i could be doing other things [which I didn't feel like doing]...

≈ COM203 research project - well, at least I've got some foreign and Chinese media's recent coverage regarding China...

X COM205 individual speech 2 - I haven't done a single bit of research since I last had inspiration as to what topic to choose...

≈ COM205 group presentation - I think I've got what I need, but I don't know what to do with them...

≈ HC461 presentation - I've outlined the scope to cover, but I have no idea what angle to take nor have I done any research for materials...

√ MAS111 tutorial 7 - done whatever I could...

√ HMK1 vocabulary - done with what I have...

X COM201 readings to clear and notes to organize - forget it...

√ COM203 readings to clear and notes to organize - done for whatever the quiz covers...

X COM205 notes to organize - forget it...

√ HC461 readings to clear and notes to organize - done! glad to say I absorbed a little more than I did during lessons...

I think time is more well-spent when I'm at home... It's hard to resist the temptation of a laptop in extreme close proximity when in hall; it's much easier to stay away from the computer in the room at home, especially when it isn't very fast... Also, there's a TV in the living room to keep me there...

I don't want recess to end although I can't wait to see my friends again... Home is so relaxing... Crap, I haven't packed what I'm supposed to bring back to hall... Grr...

。尋找中@15:32

Any suggestions where I can get a cheap and good thumbdrive? My cruzer micro suddenly dropped dead on me for no reason... =/

。尋找中@09:07

I was thinking so hard how to craft an insightful reflective essay, trying to make it more sophisticated, unlike my usual style. Wasted damn lot of time. When I finally gave up and relented to my favourite 意识流 style, just writing whatever comes to mind, I managed to complete my reflective essay, It's nothing sophisticated, nothing I will want others to see, nothing impressive at all, but whatever! I finished it! Crap as it may be... Seniors' professional internship reports were really insightful and were of great help though. =)

。尋找中@10:09

救命啊～
COM203 reflective essay 快把我给弄疯了！
对于要写什么，我是有些概念。
只是究竟要怎么structure，我实在毫无头绪！
1000字实在太多了！
我知道我能到终点［也就是千字］，可是问题是要怎么走到嘞？
＊烦＊
最气的是，这篇好像是ungraded的，可是我就是不想乱写！
气煞啦～

。尋找中@22:47

等待

当你决定等待，而你知道你总会等到，放弃就变得特别困难。
随着每分每秒的等待，你似乎离目的地越来越近。
也许当你决然放弃时，它来了，你，也就错过了。
因为这样的未知，等的越久就越不想、不敢、也不甘心放弃。
不想；反正都等了这么久，再等下去又如何？
不敢也不甘心，因为深怕错过。
等待；它，就是这么玄。

Irritating.

这是我等巴士的心得。
每次在Braddell一带等搭232巴士回家时都在思考“等待”。
我倒是可以走回家，仅因为懒惰所以选择浪费七角钱。
只是一旦决定要等巴士，几乎一定等到它来为止。
有时等着等着，或许会想：我不如走回家好了。
可是！
都等了这么久，巴士应该就快来了吧。
最讨厌的就是，走离巴士站没几步，巴士就从我身旁一“呼”而过。
结果反而浪费超多时间，超不爽的！
真是应该在每个巴士站都装那个会显示巴士多久后到站的东西。。。

。尋找中@18:45

Bloody hell [oops...] COM203 is driving me nuts!!!
I'm fine with the reflective essay, although I have yet to start writing it, but I do have ideas in mind.
It's the damn freaking quiz which is giving me headache!!!
Ok, my own fault lah...
Never do readings as advised, chiong-ing all the readings and re-organizing notes now...
I've only done 2 lectures so far, cuz I was really trying to read and absorb, but I don't seem to be absorbing anything!!!
So much readings, I read until my "eyes flower" already lah...
Kill me...

冷笑话二连发！
1）什么饮料最好喝？
2）哪两个号码不会搞地下情？
不好笑不要打我！可是你可以笑我－因为冷笑话就是笑话不好笑，讲的人被笑！

My quote of yesterday:
"Those with power need no reason."

。尋找中@17:11

I want to visit the sites of Meso-American civilizations.

I miss reading Buffy the Vampire Slayer, especially when they were still in high school. I wonder if there's any new Buffy books, and if NLB is updating their collection. I miss going to the library for no-brainer reading. =(

If I'm ever rich enough, I'm going to get a full collection of Buffy novels...

。尋找中@22:43

This is totally random.
I suddenly felt like asking: Why?
There seems to be so many questions I want answers to.
Why???

。尋找中@18:14

Recess Week To-Do List:
• COM203 reflective essay - due 29 sept!!!
• COM203 quiz - on 29 sept!!!
• COM203 research project - little research done =)
• COM205 individual speech 2 - research to be done...
• COM205 group presentation - little research done =)
• HC461 presentation - research to be done...
• MAS111 tutorial 7 - done [whatever I can]! XD
• HMK1 vocabulary - done! XD
• COM201 readings to clear and notes to organize
• COM203 readings to clear and notes to organize - for quiz!!!
• COM205 notes to organize
• HC461 readings to clear and notes to organize - in the process of organizing notes... =)

。尋找中@15:57

你 －－－ 林依晨

詞曲：蓝又时

風輕輕 我聽見你聲音 你對著我叮嚀 要注意自己的心情
雨輕輕 我聽見你聲音 你拿著傘靠近 為我遮著風擋著雨

一點點想哭泣 一點點想著你
你的愛很珍惜 我總依賴著你的記憶

你就像風在說話 順著我方向
你就像海中的波浪 堆著我成長
我明白你的回答 溫柔的對話
愛情其實沒有辦法 不被感動吧 我不說謊

風輕輕 我聽見你聲音 你對著我叮嚀 要注意自己的心情
雨輕輕 我聽見你聲音 你拿著傘靠近 為我遮著風擋著雨

一點點想哭泣 一點點想著你
你的愛很珍惜 我總依賴著你的記憶

你就像風在說話 順著我方向
你就像海中的波浪 堆著我成長
我明白你的回答 溫柔的對話
愛情其實沒有辦法 不被感動吧 我不說謊

你就像風在說話 順著我方向
你就像海中的波浪 堆著我成長
我明白你的回答 溫柔的對話
愛情其實沒有辦法 不被感動吧 我不說謊
我不說謊

下雨天 －－－ Lara／南拳妈妈

词曲：张杰

下雨天了怎么办 我好想你
不敢打给你 我找不到原因
什么失眠的声音
变得好熟悉
沉默的场景 做你的代替
陪我听雨滴

期待让人越来越沉迷
谁和我一样
等不到他的谁
爱上你我总在学会
寂寞的滋味
一个人撑伞 一个人擦泪
一个人好累

怎样的雨 怎样的夜
怎样的我能让你更想念
雨要多大
天要多黑 才能够有你的体贴

其实 没有我你分不清那些
彻别 接近还能多一些
别说你会难过
别说你想改变
被爱的人不用道歉

期待让人越来越疲惫
谁和我一样
等不到他的谁
爱上你我总在学会
寂寞的滋味
一个人撑伞 一个人擦泪
一个人好累

怎样的雨 怎样的夜
怎样的我能让你更想念
雨要多大
天要多黑 才能够有你的体贴

其实 没有我你分不清那些
彻别 接近还能多一些
别说你会难过
别说你想改变
被爱的人不用道歉

怎样的雨 怎样的夜
怎样的我能让你更想念
雨要多大
天要多黑 才能够有你的体贴

其实 没有我你分不清那些
彻别 接近还能多一些
别说你会难过
别说你想改变
被爱的人不用道歉

自言自语 －－－ 范晓萱

词曲：范晓萱

天是灰色的
雨是透明的
心是灰色的
我是透明的
爱是盲目的
恋是疯狂的
痴是可悲的
我是绝对的
你是自由的
我是附属的
她是永远的
我是错误的
梦是美好的
你是残酷的
我是灰色的
我是透明的
你是自由的
我是附属的
她是永远的
我是错误的
梦是美好的
你是残酷的
我是灰色的
我是透明的
梦是美好的
你是残酷的
我是灰色的
我是透明的
天是灰色的
雨是透明的
心是灰色的
我是透明的

我要我们在一起 －－－ 范晓萱

风远远地吹着我的脸我的手我的发我的心我的眼睛
你远远的呆在那个城那个路那个房那个灯那扇窗口
我静静的放着你给我的cd音乐当作背景
怎么唱
都不再煽情
我记得你习惯闭着眼抱着我好像我是你的脸笑嘻嘻
我不知该如何对你笑对你哭张着嘴不理你像个机器
你的世界我的日子好像没有谁对谁发过脾气
过的太快,来不及
唉哟……
你说你说我们要不要在一起
柔情的日子里
生活的不费力气
傻傻看你
只要和你在一起
我说我说我要我们在一起
爱你不费力气
不像现在只能遥远的唱着你

。尋找中@11:58

I missed Elva's autograph session yesterday!
For a good cause. =)
I haven't bought the album yet and is not able to spare that amount now anyway.

Shiyan and I went to support Jing Ting and Huifoon for 电台1003《踢馆大擂台》DJ卡位赛半决赛 at Northpoint! Jun-Jie was there, of cuz, and we saw Yi Fang, Jin and Simin [CS] too! The semi-finals was more exciting than the preliminary audition due to the 才艺表演 and 打广告 segments. Some of the contestants were totally hilarious and their performances really made an impact, e.g. 吴衍廷's 男版"杨丞琳", 林静仪's “Yes or No” and “我要我们在一起”, 陈丽贞's "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" with the help of "Doraemon", 陈伟健's 任意门, and Huifoon's “任意门” and “夜的第七章”. Jing Ting keep having problems with the mic. She did well overall, but didn't manage to make it into the finals. =( But we can still vote for her as 人气王 via OMY! Jiayou!! X) Huifoon made it through to the finals though! Congratz!! The finals will be at Causeway Point.

I think the Sagittarius in me is slowly emerging. I'm starting to look forward to trying various new things. Having said that, please do not expect me to be too adventurous anyway. =P

Looking forward to October...

My student is having her EOY exams in October! Jiayou!! I finally found Sec 3 Math papers on sale, but they come in a pack of 12's and 13's for E Math and A Math respectively, so I don't think she can finish them. I think I'll get the Sec 4 ones for her if I continue tutoring her next year. I can't remember how many Math papers I did back then, but I do think doing Math papers is really fun. I think tutoring is like doing proving. You know you can get to the solution, it's just a matter of how to get there.

I was doing a little research for my COM205 group presentation. The topic is super interesting! To me, at least. Browsing through all that information, I am intrigued+excited+disgusted etc. Should be quite fun to work on, if it isn't that heavily graded.

Anyone has any idea how to do that damn reflective essay for COM203?? We've had 2 lectures on PR, to correct any misconceptions on PR and inform us on the different types of PR work, followed by 3 lectures on Advertising, from which the only thing I remember is that demonstration is the best way to advertise and AFLAC. The series of lectures on EBM started off well with lots of movie clips, but went on to cable TV/IPTV/HDTV/bandwidth[???] which totally left me in a "HUH" state. Huh...

。尋找中@11:21

Received a SMS from my auntie, but it's too long to be forwarded, shall post it here for all to see.

The following items have been instructed by AVA to be removed from the shelves, so if you happen to have any of these in your possession, please do not eat them.
• M&Ms
• Snickers
• Mentos Yoghurt Bottle
• Dove Chocolate
• Oreo Wafer Sticks
• Mon Milk
• Dutch Lady Sterilized Milk
• Wall's All Natural Mango
• Mini Poppers Ice Cream
• Magnum Ice Cream
• Moo Sandwich Ice Cream
• Mini Cornetto
• Youcan Ice Cream

Adds to my list of reasons for eating less: The less I eat, the less likely I'll consume something not suitable for consumption.
Hope this situation is settled soon, both for China's good and for us consumers'.

。尋找中@10:24

。尋找中@10:24

Kia Hui wants everything.
Kia Hui want nothing.
Kia Hui cannot decide what it is she really wants.

Kia Hui wants to intern at OMY for her summer break.
Kia Hui wants to speak well.
Kia Hui wants to sing.

。尋找中@18:32

There's so many of them, and yet
I am not one of them.
Oh well, it still sux.

生命中的关键词：
• 认同与肯定
• 共同与联系
• 重点与唯一
但未必快乐 •

By the way, does anyone have the MP3 of Carrie Yeo's "疼傻人" from 12 Lotus?

。尋找中@22:05

蔡依林《特务J》冠军连霸影音混搭典藏版


萧亚轩《三面夏娃》勇敢版


萧亚轩《三面夏娃》影音珍藏版


神木与瞳《为你而活》豪华影音珍藏版

Pretty***

。尋找中@21:47

Recess week!!!
a.k.a. mugging-to-catch-up week
*-.-*

To-Do List:
• COM203 reflective essay
• COM203 quiz
• COM203 research project
• COM205 individual speech 2
• COM205 group presentation
• HC461 presentation
• MAS111 tutorial 7
• HMK1 vocabulary
• COM201 readings to clear and notes to organize
• COM203 readings to clear and notes to organize
• COM205 notes to organize
• HC461 readings to clear and notes to organize

I am making multi-purpose resolutions.

Why I should not go out during recess week:
• If I go out, I will have less time for work.
• If I go out, I will be tempted to shop, and I will spend money.
∴ I shall not go out (with the exception of going back to school to mug).

Why I should eat less:
• If I eat less, I can lose weight.
• If I eat less, I can save money.
• If I eat less, less things will enter my mouth and contaminate my teeth. In turn, I will have less things to extricate when I brush my teeth, and there will be less problem with my teeth.
∴ I shall eat less.
By the way, I failed to follow my diet plan properly, but I do try to eat at least one healthy meal a day. And Mr Bean is my new best friend - cheap, healthy, sustaining. Friday remains as fasting day, until I get back to Toa Payoh.

I was reading a review on iPhone in the recent issue of Chron and I love my iPod Touch more. iPhone's not that great [not that I ever contemplated getting one]; iPod touch plus normal mobile phone do a lot more. I love my combination of phone+Mac+iPod. Anyway, iPod Touch looks amazingly like iPhone. The look is pretty much the best thing about iPhone, no? And I think something went wrong with a batch of iPhone.

I confess that I like to eavesdrop on people, especially strangers. Why strangers? Cuz it's bad to eavesdrop on friends. That's not the point. The point is, it's interesting to listen in on random conversations and be really amused by the intelligence or otherwise of people. I can think about what I am saying and come up with my own opinions if the topic induces my interest, without having to contribute to the conversation and risk going wrong. Eavesdropping makes good lunchtime entertainment too. Oops, now people will not dare to talk when I'm around. Wahaha X)

Time flies at the speed of light. Half a semester is gone. Soon, we'll have our finals. Soon, it will be semester 2. Soon, we will have to go through the agony of STARS. Soon, seniors will be gone, either for exchange or internship. Soon, honeymoon will be long gone history. Soon, I will have to change, for the better of cuz.

。尋找中@15:37

I'm addicted to this iPod Touch! I'm playing with it practically whenever I have time before and after lessons! =D I've really got to thank my brother for his excellent advice. I might have gotten iPod Nano otherwise. This is so über fun and convenient. I can now check my many emails, facebook, blogs, or even edventure on the go! I'll do a proper publicity for this when I have more time. Math lecture starting soon... Sianz.

。尋找中@15:24

请上网

OMY

点击投选，支持9号和17号参赛者靖婷和慧芬！

一口血腥味，有够恶心的。

我和诗雁、施嫣今天终于毅然决定到Canteen B楼上的医疗中心去看牙医。

在牙科中心等到快睡着了。
施嫣、诗雁的turn过了后，终于轮到我了。
牙医几幽默一下。。。-.-
他看了我的牙齿一眼，告诉我：“Your teeth have a protective armour...
Of plague.”
对，OF plague，不是 FROM plague。
我知道我的牙石问题非常严重，感谢您的证实。
开始替我清洗牙齿之前，他还告诉我：“Bear with it. It won't be uncomfortable for you when I clean your teeth.”
*Shudders in fear*
As forewarned，真的很不舒服。
几乎整个过程，我都是双脚夹紧拖鞋，双手互相握紧。
说实在，会痛是会痛，但也没那么痛，就只是很不舒服。
至少现在牙石少了很多。
牙齿，我知道错了！
我不应该这样亏待你！
你饶了我吧。。。
从今以后，我会尽可能好好照顾你的。
As if my horizontal 4mm gap isn't bad enough, I now have gaps between some of my teeth.
With blood, mind you.
Damn freaking disgusting.
When the dentist was done, my gum was throbbing and my feet was jelly-ish when I went downstairs to withdraw money for payment.
A lot of blood leh...
施嫣、诗雁都补了牙。
刚发现我也有蛀牙，所以应该也得补，只是刚才没时间补，下一次appointment的时候再解决我的蛀牙问题。
原来牙齿表面OK，不代表没事喔，因为也可能是蛀在里面。
救命啊！
*Dreads 9 October*

。尋找中@17:02

I'm having fun playing with my iPhone look-alike - iPod touch! It really looks like iPhone, just that it lacks the basic function of a phone, i.e. you can't make a call with it. It's just really difficult typing on it by touch cuz my finger's too thick! I shall continue this post on the MacBook cuz this is too hard on my fingers!

I'm back on the MacBook!

I forgot what I was going to blog about...

Waiting for 5.30pm...

。尋找中@16:30

为什么我们需要passion？
因为passion可以燃烧心里的脂肪。
难怪我这么不健康。
因为我没有passion。

开学至今6个星期，渐渐已适应大学生活，但心境却迟迟为步入轨道。虽然所得到的已是一种肯定，却一直无法完全认同自己，更感觉不到他人对我的认同。总觉得自己仍有许多不足之处，无论怎么改进，仍不及他人，始终达不到自己想要的程度。

每个人似乎都好忙。我却好像很空闲。不是没事做，而是心里存在某种阻碍，无心踏出第一步将该完成的工作完成。是该亮起红灯进入紧急状态，却一直对激烈闪动的红灯视而不见，自欺欺人。

Knock some sense into my empty airhead please.

Grr... *PISSED* at self.

。尋找中@17:29

My Chinese standard sux.
I can barely speak Chinese without mixing English.
I'm not sure if it's inability or simply habit.
Either way, it's bad.
I shall try to speak in pure Chinese, with proper pronunciation.
If you find me doing otherwise, slap me.
I dare you. =P

[Aiya actually I am able to speak proper Chinese during certain circumstances when I really have to; it's just that I'm usually too lazy to put in that effort and it just doesn't come naturally.]

。尋找中@00:04

After spending more than $50 on Suki Sushi Weekend Lunch Buffet+Maybelline XXL Intense Brownish Black Mascara+Maybelline Unstoppable Brown Eyeliner, I shall not spend any more money on unnecessary items until the end of September. I have two more weeks to go. I shall not withdraw any money, which means I have $60 to spare for these two weeks. My target is to survive on my $200/250 tuition pay every month and not utilize my actual allowance unless I really have to. Cash withdrawal limit is $50 per month unless there's any special occasions. I shall allocate $50 for shopping next month, and another $50 for entertainment the following month. I am dying to buy Jolin and Elva's albums! Yes...I am ancient!

I really should start working on my COM203 research project, COM205 speech 2 and HC461 presentation-cum-paper. Slacked for a weekend, suffering from the effect of immense inertia now. =X

My iPod pouch is still not done. My iPod cannot reveal itself until its attire is completed!

Oh! My first Chron article is out! XD

。尋找中@20:18

I am falling asleep in COM203 lecture... I am tired. The lecturer's slides are not visually appealing. His tone is not very varied. We haven't been shown any funny advertisements yet. I am not very interested in advertising, especially not the theories. *DIES*

MAS111 tutorial better be better... The tutor is going to go through the quiz. I hope I didn't do too badly. =X

。尋找中@09:48

Sent Stacey off last night, together with Audrey, Michelle, Wen Jun and, of cuz, Steph. She was the only one I managed to send off personally. Feels weird to have so many close friends gone and not see them until they return during their vacation. Stacey in Imperial College, London; Hui-Min in UCL, London; Lanfang in Peking Uni, Beijing; Yu-Yin in Zhongshan Uni, Taichung...

I once considered going Taiwan for university, and I did almost apply. But I missed the application deadline, and fell in love with NTU/SCI/CS at that time. So here I am!

I am glad to be where I am. I am glad for what I have gotten from uni so far, even though there's a lot I'm not happy about. Bidding farewell to one person is this sad. Imagine bidding farewell to everyone, everything, all that you have, to go somewhere where you have basically nothing except an university placement. I almost wanted to take that step of courage, right out of my comfort zone [and straight into discomfort probably].

Since I'm here where I am, I might as well make full use of my time and opportunities. I came up with some uni resolutions, suddenly inspired.
1) First-Class Honours, if not Second Upper at the very least. [Not easy, but a must-have target.]
2) Courage to step out of Singapore for Professional Internship, although I am very glad to return to my boss-by-bond.
3) Go Taiwan for exchange in National Chengchi University, and explore more of Taiwan!
4) Maintain the basic passion for Math. [Very hard.] -.- I am convincing myself I have nothing to fear among all the Math majors in MAS111 cuz I could have been majoring in Math if I wanted to. XP
5) Serve Chron well. Make a positive impact. Establish more contacts. Improve readership.
6) Contribute to Impresario 09 subcomm well. Courage and ability to join Impresario someday. [Also very hard.]
7) Attempt DJ-ing. Introduce good music. Talk well.
8) Learn guitar, before it rots in the corner of my room.
9) Maintain positive bank balance.
10) Lose weight. [Extremely hard.] Using 'saving money' as a motivation might work.

I am 20kg heavier than Michelle. OMG. Michelle is too light. =P
I wanted to go on a no-lunch diet, but that's quite unhealthy, no? Aiya, I cannot tahan that actually. I shall attempt a less-meat, no-fried-stuff-a.k.a.-old-chang-kee, no-soft-drink, no-excessive-sugar diet. Spite me, tell me I'm very fat and need to lose weight! [It won't help; it might piss me off, but maybe not. XP]

Yesterday afternoon was fun too. Sie Yen and I went to support Jing Ting, Cai Yun and Hui Foon for Radio 1003 Fight Club Open Audition 2 at Northpoint. It seems so scary to go up on stage and do just a 1-min self-introduction followed by 1-min Q&A, yet it didn't seem that hard. Tempted to try, but still no courage. Someday, perhaps. I've set this as one of the things to try, so...someday. Jing Ting and Hui Foon got selected for semi-finals, which will be held at the same venue next Sunday. Shall go down to support then! Do go online to OMY.sg to vote for them! I'll post the link when I find it.

12:00AM
Ciao~

。尋找中@09:39

Shiyan, Sie Yen and I went for NTU's Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Yunnan Garden last night. Fan Di, Jing Ting and Simin couldn't make it due to tuition.

The highlight turned out to be lantern carrying.

We were near the stage when my lantern flame started diminishing. I peered through the opening on top, curious to see how much of the candle was left. I couldn't spot the base of the candle. The flame was still burning. I glanced away, and then heard the girls ask, "Eh, how come there's smoke?" I looked at them, and peered into the lantern again. OMG the flame had burnt a small hole in the base of the paper lantern! I tried blowing at the flame, but the flame continued to burn. All three of us started blowing at the flame, but the flame burnt stronger! Soon, the lantern started burning! I dropped the lantern onto the grassy ground, but the flame didn't go out! Shiyan tried stepping on the flame, but the problem was, we were all wearing slippers! I was half-hilarious, half-freaking out. Thank goodness this girl in sneakers came over and stomped out the flame. I waited for the lantern debris to cool down before bringing it to the rubbish bin. The lantern debris ended up in the shape of "8", cuz the cylindrical portion was gone, leaving the top and bottom, each with the center portion burnt. Good omen, bad omen? Or simply bad lantern-ing skills? Exciting...

We all went for 黄大仙 fortune-telling to ask for 姻缘 -.- Basically, I'm not supposed to get married before the next CNY. On the contrary, from now until the next CNY is a good period for Shiyan to get married. Sie Yen is assumed to be married with a good relationship with her husband[?]. Haha 求签，掷筊 quite fun...

。尋找中@12:13

COM201 mid-term quiz was not satisfactory.
I didn't do that badly.
It was just relatively not good enough, not good at all.
Average is 73.9 and highest is 95.
I tend towards the average, which makes me below average among the above average.
I know, I know, my standards have been dropping since quite some time ago, but personal expectations remain high.
Someday I'll be back, haha, but I have no idea when.
My focus and priority have changed so much in JC.
Need to veer back to the right track!

I'm the kind who is easily satisfied when there's no satisfaction, but totally unsatisfied when I should.
就连电脑游戏的输赢我都看的超重的...
Haiz!

Not feeling so sick now, i.e. sore throat better, runny nose better, cough better.
Voice still low and husky [haha, husky doesn't sound so badly eh].
Honestly, it's low and disgusting.
I want my voice back!
Very sianz now cuz cannot sing along when I listen to songs; I sound uber-恶!

Jing Ting got notified for this Saturday's Radio 1003 Fight Club competition! I shall go support her! It's at Northpoint, so it isn't too far. Thank goodness she's not going for the Compasspoint one. Jiayou! DJ competition is so cool lah... If only I can speak properly... Haha

Dinnertime is approaching, which reminds me of the issue about eating alone.
Some people enjoy the peace and solitariness when eating alone. Some cannot tahan eating alone.
Which kind are you?
I'm both, depending on situation and mood.
However, what do you do when you have to eat alone?
Just eat alone? Eat somewhere where you are really alone? Don't eat?
I'm the kind who will go somewhere else and eat all alone. When I first started out in WB, I was the first intern there during that period and I found it really weird eating with all the other journalists. Not that they are all that intimidating, in fact they are quite nice. Somehow I'll end up getting take-away, 7-Eleven sandwiches usually, back to eat in the almost-empty office. When the NP interns started coming in, I finally had people to go to lunch with! And they are really nice people to hang out with. =)

The NP interns are leaving for Wuhan tomorrow and will only be back in Jan 2009. Bon voyage! Have fun, take care, see you! =)

Lecture this morning was entertaining!
Nope, the lecturer wasn't entertaining; we were self-entertaining. Erm, people reading this might not find these funny, but we found it hilarious at that moment anyway.

1)
佳慧：有些人不喜欢人家动他们...
施嫣：对咯！叶子［注：人名；我们的一个朋友］就不喜欢人家动她！
诗雁：因为会挡到她的stomata是吗？
-_-|
樊笛：哇！你还记得stomata喔？
-_-|||

2)
This one is a whole series of conversation, so I shall just summarize it. Basically we were arguing about whether or not caterpillars are considered insects. Cause of argument is cuz insects are supposed to have 6 legs but caterpillars apparently had more than that. I'm the one who insists what caterpillars are indeed insects, cuz there's no way they can cross class right??? If anyone knows the solution to our solution, you are welcome to persuade us.
Following that, Shiyan and I came up with a sequel combining caterpillar and the a-gi-gi nightmare. Err very hard to describe our conversation. It's just freaking hilarious. XD

Woo-hoo! Looking to COM205 tutorial tomorrow! I have no more speech to make until Week 9. Actually now I wished I kena the first group to speak. It's really nerve-wrecking watching everyone speak and noting how good they are, or at least, better than me. Oh whatever, no more stress until Week 9, or slightly before that when I have to start preparing my next speech. I had sudden inspiration that day, but I couldn't decide. I'm thinking of doing "Laughter", but I'm not sure if I should do fatal hilarity or Laughter as a connection. Suggestions welcome! X)

We [Shiyan+Fan Di+Sie Yen+me] are going for NTU MAF at Yunnan Garden [OK, actually they don't call it MAF but never mind]! Hope it will be fun! But cannot be as fun as HC MAF =P Cuz HC got Huang Cheng generations! Woo-hoo!

I have this habit recently, of starting a post once I get back and work on it all the way until I go to sleep. So even though the post time is 4:45pm, it's already 10pm as I'm typing this line.

Went for eye check-up today. Degrees increased by around 50 degrees, advised to update my spectacles. Yeah and boo; yeah for possible new specs and boo for money to make new specs. My degrees are quite high, and my eye pressure is on the high side too. Warned that I'm at the risk of weak retina, advised to go for retina check-up lest it worsens and results in bleeding. Sounds serious. Hope I remember to go. Aiya, my eyes very pressurized cuz they are going to be examined mah. The person sprayed a gust of air into my eyes to check the pressure lah. No idea how it works. Something is wrong with my eyes. My right eye has been really itchy these 2 days and I've been rubbing it subconsciously while sleeping last night. It seems more "inside" now leh, looks weird. Eeks, looking forward to having a good rest at home this weekend.

Recess week!!!

。尋找中@16:45

喉咙痒痒的，没事就咳一下，烦死了...*吐血* X|

Went for Chron production today. Interesting, challenging, enlightening.

Soon Kiat and I took about 3 hours to do the layout for one page. Left SCI at 10plus and had to walk back to Hall 13 cuz there's no more shuttle bus. A little creepy when passing by the Fright Night places wor...

Anyway, yupz it was interesting, challenging, enlightening. Interesting cuz some parts of the job really reminds me of the old days in 黄城宣传组; gosh I miss those days even though I experienced snippets of hell life then. Challenging, cuz these 6 pages are much more complex than our 10plus-page programme booklet, but of cuz, we do have other stuff too. For one, the layout for Chron is much more rigid, whereas our programme booklets are really flexible. Enlightening, cuz now I can imagine why seniors are so looking forward to handing over. I might end up the same way in a year's time, but I hope not. For now, I'm looking forward to doing more work. I want to adapt to it, conquer it, do it well.

Candy was asking if I'm interested in joining CI Club BizMag subcomm. Honestly, I am interested. But I decided to be practical. I already signed up for Impresario subcomm, which I have been interested in since I watched the finals earlier this year. Actually I wish I can participate in that. Since I know I cannot make it, being part of organizing it is good enough. With Chron and this subcomm commitment, it will be crazy for me to take on another commitment. Next year perhaps. =) 一步一步来，不要自掘坟墓... Not very confident in my academic abilities now. =X

I have MAS111 mid terms coming up this friday. I covered 1 out of 5 topics. I shall chiong 4 topics tomorrow. The eye check up better not take too long. Running out of time...

I need the Muses... I need inspiration... Not just me, even Zeus needs the Muses for inspiration k... Where can I find Muses?

Ignore me, I'm going crazy...

。尋找中@23:17

Amazing discovery!!
Or maybe I'm just slow.
My iPod earphone can be used for my MacBook!
No more worries about not having complimentary earphones with my Mac.
My earphone shall 寄宿 with the Mac until my iPod goes into operation.
Which is when I complete my pouch.
Which is when there isn't a test or more every week.

I still have many many weeks until my second speech cuz I kena first week for the first speech and last week for the second speech. I had a little inspiration for my second speech but I didn't record it. Hope the inspiration stays.



Bye, Lanfang!
Bye, Hui-Min!
Cya soon! [Uni time flies faster than other times...]

。尋找中@08:41

Just discovered another amazing alumnus of WKWSCI as well as Hwachong! Tay Kewei!!

She really does have an amazing voice, and she's pretty! [Heaven is unfair =P] When she nearly participated in Project Superstar 2, my brother was really excited and said that she'll win. At that time, I was crazy over Diya, who is also from HC and SCI. Sadly, Kewei dropped out of the competition due to some commitments which in a way also proved how zai she is; she was one of the back-up vocalist for someone's concert. Chanced upon her blog and realized she really sings well.

But Carrie Yeo's 疼傻人 from 12 Lotus is really amazing!!! This might just be her iconic work. Why doesn't Diya get to do her own song yet? =(

Carrie Yeo and Chew Sin Huey are good examples of how you don't have to win the competition to be recognized. Huang Mei Zhen too!!! Looks like many people are looking forward to her solo album more than Yuming's.

。尋找中@18:49

I'll just like to share a rather old story I received in a forwarded email. Especially touched when I read it today, somehow. Sometimes we just won't tell the people around us how much we like them, how nice we think they are, how much we cherish them as friends. Somehow we just find it too mushy to tell that to them face-to-face.

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in VietNam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.'

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.'

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.'

Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'

'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

To all my friends: I really enjoy being with you and I am glad to have you as a friend. Someday we might go our separate ways, but I'll always remember you special people.

If you are reading my blog, I hope I do mean something to you. If I do read your blog, it means you are an important friend too. If I don't read your blog, perhaps that means you have to update more often! I've left update reminders on some blogs. =P

You might notice that I blog a lot of crap most of the time, but it is my way of keeping in touch with people I don't meet often or communicate with often. This is what's going on in my life; however boring it may be, thanks for reading on. People, you should all blog more randomly, cuz I'm interested to know! X)

Haiz.
=)
Met Lanfang for dinner at Jurong Point together with Shiyan, Fan Di, Simin, Marcus. Sort of like a farewell dinner for Lanfang, especially since most of us cannot make it for her departure on Wednesday morning. Had lots of fun and excessively lots of laughter. Basically it was really enjoyable. These are some of the people I enjoy hanging out with, among many more. Haiz, friends are leaving for overseas studies one by one. Hui-Min's flying off on Wednesday night too, but I can't make it cuz I have to go for Chron production. So it's probably my last time seeing her today, though for a very short while, until she comes back for her vacation. Skype!!

。尋找中@23:42

I have a confession to make!







Nah, it's just that... I love 黄城!

Haha, MAF with 黄城人 totally rox!

The day started with meeting Kia Mian for Suki Sushi lunch buffet at Cine. Saw Soon Kiat who was on his way to shop[?].
Kia Mian and I basically spent the whole afternoon at Suki Sushi, from 12plus to around 4. We ate A LOT. Very damaging indeed. Don't know how long it will take for me to lose those weight, since I don't make any conscious effort [so I'll have to depend on my sub-consciousness to do so]. As for exact statistics of how much we ate, I have no idea; we did keep track, and we did 吃够本 haha. Our grand finale was 5 plates of hotate [something like scallop]. Scary as it indeed is, it is actually quite nice and does not cause nausea after excessive consumption. This is, like, my first buffet after a long long time? Not going for another one in the near future. Too damaging, indeed.

Initially, we intended to stay at Suki Sushi until 5pm and leave for school directly. We decided to leave early [so that we won't continue eating]. We went over to Taka and did some shopping at Guardian and Watson. I bought the Canmake eyelash essence! It's supposed to make your eyelash grow longer and thicker, according to this girl on the forum. It seems to be quite effective on her, and I'm praying it will be for me too. It's irritating how short my eyelash is. Got another Maybelline mascara-and-eyeliner [the two came together in a packet at $19.90, much cheaper than it will usually be in separate purchase]. I'm joining the Maybelline mascara fanclub. Not so pleased with the Fasio mascara.

We made our way back to school after a treacherous hike along the side of the road [treacherous cuz it's Orchard Road]. Went up to 会所 and found a group of juniors playing Mahjong! Amazingly, their prelims start on Monday. Which is, today. Good luck, juniors! Anyway, we hung out outside 会所, oblivious to the Mahjong-playing juniors and started playing with my mascara. Haha, still not much effect. I need to get a giap for my uber-straight-and-short eyelash.

When it started to get darker, we went down in search of the others and I shall not elaborate on how we tried to gather all the 黄城人s around, except that it's really hard walking around with so many people to find so many people. Just before the light-up, I got separated from the other 黄城人 cuz one of the pair of lovebirds was looking for the other and when they found each other, I went in search of the others so that I would not end up as a megawatt lightbulb [the light-up should be spectacular enough]. Problem is, once I left the two of them, I couldn't find the rest either. At the moment of the light-up, I was all alone, with no idea where the rest are. As the light-up was coming to an end, I finally found them near the Walk-A-Balloon booth. Haiz.

We started camwhoring at the water fountain. It was nice just standing there, getting sprayed by the jets of water and trying to burst the bubbles. More people joined us, more people left. We took a class photo at the fountain too. When we were finally done, we moved on to the audi area to find the Chinese Society game booth. Err not much games to play, so we started taking photos at the mini-stage with the help of the juniors.

It started raining before the song-and-dance session, so we migrated up to the hall for that. We gathered with juniors and their juniors for the song session. Woo-hoo! 黄城人就是AA，你有可奈何？=P Sorry I'm being irritating. When we sang 唱一首华初的歌, we did our own 黄城 version with the jump and “我们明年黄城夜韵再见" followed by Huang Cheng ke-bah-bah. When we sang 心旅, we had our own guys vs girls too. During 当你孤单你会想起谁, we did our own amendment too. When we sang Home, someone deliberately sang the Chinese version halfway through and the rest of us just followed. Wonderfully they actually arranged another time of 唱一首华初的歌! Haha and we did our own thing again! Only in 黄城 will I dare to do such AA stuff. XD Song session ended and dance session started. We all left. Juniors went to dance their She-Bang 黄城会舞 but we stayed behind on the bridge for quite awhile before dispersing.

After the dance session, 黄城 seniors started appearing and everyone started talking. We stayed back at the canteen and talked among ourselves and seniors before deciding to leave around 11plus. No more people to take 157 with me, cuz Yu-Yin flew off to Taiwan that morning. =( Hope to see her soon! Have fun in Taiwan!

Glad I went for MAF after all =) Saw so many people whom I haven't seen in quite awhile. From 黄城, there's Xinyu, Ming Ming, Rui Xiong, Kar Weng, Yihui, Yunzhou, Sheng Shi, Remington, Zhenyu, Peishan, Wen En, Suq Ping, Yihan, Zijia, Isaac, Lee Heng, Cherlyn, Meijin etc. From 6C, there's Terence Heng, Yan Min, Jia Wei, Junquan, Yu-Tse, Marcus, Luyang, Yue Kai, Lynette, Xinyi etc. Seniors, there's Pei Han, Haining, Xiao Yuan, Chee Yun and many many more Huang Cheng seniors. Really reunion on MAF sia, although MAF is actually a week away and the moon wasn't very round yesterday.

Here's some pictures!


Lantern - Part of the MAF decoration.

With Xiao Yuan!

Majority of 黄城人 outside audi!

。尋找中@23:55

HC MAF was great!
I lost my voice...

More on HC MAF coming up...

。尋找中@10:10

Currently experiencing technical difficulty...

I want to watch TV!!!
I don't get to watch TV for a whole week in hostel, and when I get back, the TV has to go bonkus!
The channels keep jumping spontaneously and suddenly.
I think the TV is possessed with some leftover from the last month.
Don't dare to touch the TV now.
Just called the Starhub customer service.
And my HP decided to die when I finally got through to an operator.
So not only is my TV going bonkus, my HP is too!
Great...
Better send my HP for servicing soon.
Randomly blacking out is an unhealthy sign.
Why is there so much technical difficulty in my life???!!!

。尋找中@10:52

COM205 tutorial, over.
First graded speech, over.
15% deciding my grade, over.
Another speech coming up in week 7-9, until then...

Content was bad.
I looked calm???
Tutor said my voice was strong.
[Why isn't my voice strong when I sing though???]
Tutorial group mate said I looked confident.
Haha, of cuz, there's my favourite example of Mrs Lim's feedback for Sec 4 Prelims English Oral: calm and collected [I was dead scared].
Oh well, I have a poker face which doesn't show that I'm nervous.

Minimum 2 weeks of recuperation [元气大伤] before the second speech.
So many aspects I need to improve on.
I am quite a logical person but why does my logic and order disappear to when I have to speak?

Haiz
I realized how not close I am to my OG.
I am totally clueless about what they have been doing.
Almost everyone has been hanging out together since the start of the semester but I have not been with them.
I have my own JC clique in the same course in university.
How and why will I not stay with them?
The thought is weird.
I'm missing out in my OG on what isn't but will be, but I will be missing out in my own clique what is and will be.
Never mind if you don't understand my logic.
How do people make new friends and not lose old ones?
I am not keen on gaining; I am more afraid of losing.
Sadness and complication.
Oh well...

。尋找中@15:12

Feeling melancholic.
Depression without reason.
Random gloominess.

期待的事情一一过去。
没有精神寄托。
压力与焦虑接踵而来。

COM205 Tutorial tomorrow.
First graded speech.
I landed an unfortunate slot in the first week out of three.
I have no idea what to talk about.
How do I inspire others when I'm not inspired?
How do I be humorous when I am not even in good mood?

First Chron article.
Not very well done.
Can do better.
Will try my best to find my way.

Feeling lost again.
Having 4 post-graduation years decided does not help.
How long will I stay there?
Will I improve or degenerate within that 4 years?
Will I continue?
Where do I go from there?
This is what I want.
But what is THE thing I want?

I am obsessed with the idea of "THE".

。尋找中@15:18

MDA Management Rap



OMY

。尋找中@12:26

Does anybody's mother call you every single night to ask you about your day, with the same questions over and over again?!
Feels like there's still no freedom at all...
Might as well move back home huh...
Can save on telephone bills eh...
I can understand her good will, but it gets irritating!
Don't treat me like a kite.
The wind is strong.
The harder you hold on, the quicker I'll break.
I don't want total freedom.
I want controlled freedom.
Not total control.
What the hell.
Why didn't my brother stay in hostel?
That might have gotten her used to us being away.
Grr...

12.42am.

Currently on Chapter 3 of Foundations of Communication Studies, with Chapters 4 and 6 to go.
Serious short of time cuz I have not been studying for the past days, cuz I was studying for my Korean listening quiz which I thought was today but turned out to be on next Tuesday.
No time tomorrow.
Day starts late, pathetic break in between.
Probably going to skip lunch, need those precious time.
Going to be Jing Ting's guest on her show, no time again.
Probably going to end up studying in Can B, if I can manage that.
Feels a sudden overwhelming sense of stress.
Finally.
Why am I here if I have so much work to do and not so much time to sleep?
Cuz blogging allows me to vent and helps me to relax, just need to get all these ranting out of my system, cuz keeping them all pent up in me will just increase the internal pressure level.
Other than COM201 quiz on Thursday, there's still COM205 speech on Friday with an outline to be submitted on the same day.
I have not decided on a topic.
It's going to be either Black or Heroes.
I have no idea what to say.
I pretty much did an impromptu one for the first tutorial, but that was more informal.
Things are just going to get more xiong after this week.
Korean essay and presentation are the least worrying of all.
There's still the presentation and assignment for Chinese Migration and I have yet to read up on the presentation topic I chose.
There's also the COM203 research project and more COM205 speeches to come.
Thank goodness there's Math.
Now it seems like the most comforting of all.
Speaking of which, there is a quiz next Friday.

Back to COM201...

8.46am.

I forgot to post this last night.

Anyway, SOAP did not pass the revival round. =(
WuGeRen and C!Star did.
Missed the show that day cuz SOAP was the first group to perform and when I got back, their performance just ended.
Grr...

。尋找中@21:13

This is a crazy week.
But not as crazy as I thought.
Other than the fact that I have 4 weeks of unorganized notes,
There's a COM201 quiz on Thursday and a COM205 speech on Friday.
Thank goodness not Korean listening quiz and Math quiz.
Those will come next week.

Haiz.
My angel never wrote.
But a nice senior did!
Thank you so much! X)

I am in dire need of better self-discipline!
I've been back in hall for about an hour and I haven't started revising COM201!
SKH, get lost from the Mac now!

Why the hell is my Mac lagging???

。尋找中@15:54

I'm way back into love with Math!

Haiz our love-hate relationship runs deep...
It's a love which can never be destroyed,
Yet hate remains, making it imperfect.
The deepest connection lies in this imperfection.
Intellectually challenging me,
Me losing,
And loving my conqueror all over again,
Looking forward to conquering it again someday.
Wahaha!
Wait and see,
I shall conquer Math someday!

I'm optimistic again cuz I can complete my tutorial and am not totally lost even though I was almost asleep or in outer space during the entire lecture last week... =)

。尋找中@00:14