No, there's no typo in the title. It's a combination of Start of Something New and News. Just in case anyone thinks my English is that bad.

Chron has ended for me, and it feels as though school has ended.

It's been a hectic year, but I've never regretted joining Chron as an editor. I think I screwed up a lot, in comparison to the preceding legacy. =P I think I'm better off writing rather than editing, especially for news.

For my first year at SCI, I thought I didn't and might not learn much in CS. I thought I learnt a lot more during my internship. I realized, I might have learnt the wrong things.

Into my second year, it dawned on me that I totally cannot write. Like, totally. It was mainly due to Hedwig. I think her judgment does not say all, because judgment is subjective. But you cannot deny that what she says about news reporting and writing makes much sense. I really learnt a lot, but I have yet to put all these that I've learnt into action. She made me realize all the flaws in my writing. I'm not afraid of her now; I'm simply full of respect and in awe of her. However she criticizes me, I don't get insulted or disheartened. Disheartened, maybe a little, because of how badly I write. I admit I really don't read the papers religiously and critically, and I better start doing so soon, before it's too late.

I learnt a lot during internship, yet I learnt nothing. My editors taught me how to look out for news points, but not exactly how to write leads, how to organize stories, how to insert background (not that I did many stories which involved background), how to use kickers. Not that I asked anyway. I think I didn't put much brain into writing, although I put all my heart into it. I never knew news writing involved so much, not until my second year in CS. Damn lagged.

Back to being an editor. It's nice to be free of the responsibility now, although there's still pulse. I like doing all these, and I will continue to try my best to bring more useful? important? interesting? content to our readers. Life will continue to be hectic even without Nanyuan, but it's more because of my bad time management. Another thing to improve on, while I try to catch up on school. It's really hard? Because although this is time-consuming and tiring, I prefer this to studying. Weird, but true. Thank goodness I really like most of my modules this semester. COM206 is interesting, but I just cannot do this because I am so not a visual person! Really hopeless. Believe it or not, I do like COM207; I just wish I have more time for it. As for COM221, oh, I love Hedwig. Nah, I learnt a lot, seriously, although I am just not scoring. I cannot say I don't know what she wants, I think I just cannot give her what she wants. COM223 is quite my type of module too, other than the artistic? aesthetic? creative? aspect. I love Astronomy too, but the same issue with time again. I love it so much, in fact, that I don't think I want to sell the textbook after this.

Anyway, pulse will be one-year-old in two months' time! Dear friends, please do support us and spread our name to your friends! Give us feedback, suggestion, constructive criticism, anything you want to tell us!

November is coming. One more month before the oh-so-lovely month of December. End of the semester, a new phone, wireless at home, Taiwan (which is turning into much trouble). But no school, and so no eye candy every Tuesday and Friday. Nah, my eye candy is not from school. We have concluded that there is no eye candy in school.

Having eye candy is a stupid thing. But seriously, when life is like hell, one glance of that random person can set your mood for the day, especially when that's the first thing you see on the long tormenting journey to school. It helps, really, just from the Poi Ching bus stop to Tanjong Pagar. You don't think of much, you don't expect anything (except that he might notice your existence; ego lah), you just enjoy being in close proximity of him. Of course, it's really hard to catch the right timing, and it gets a little disappointing not seeing him. Oh well, forgive the bimbotism. I think I better learn driving soon. 153, 157, 232, what might follow? Nothing which will lead to anything.

Anyway, I got an Instant Win for the McD Monopoly game! 3rd and 4th person free with first two paying adults for Star Virgo! Still have to pay lah, but this is like half price? And my family has been going on and on about going on cruise. I hope our Taiwan trip can be confirmed soon so that I can go book the cruise.

Long long post after a long long time. I think I had more to say yesterday, but I fell asleep. Never mind, back to 桃花小妹 for the on-screen eye candies 高以翔 and 丁春诚, and either Everett Rogers or the Universe.


。尋找中@19:34

你讓我記得每一個小細節，卻忘記了呼吸。

I like this quote.

。尋找中@22:36

勤能補拙，真的嗎？
真的。
可是，勤只能補拙。
它只能讓你從負數到零。
和一個從零開始的人相比，你已經落後，但是要追回分差並不困難。
和一個有天賦、從正數開始的人相比，比數差距實在太大。
要追回比數絕對有可能，但是絕對不簡單，尤其當對方一直拉開比分。

最糟的是，到頭來，你發現即使你終於領先，也得不到你所要的。

This is life.

。尋找中@09:33

It was dinnertime.
I was asleep on the sofa, thanks to COM207 readings.
My mother came to wake me up.
I think they finished dinner.
She gave me a plate of rice and a dish of mushrooms with broccoli.
Nice!!!
I sat up from the sofa.
Eh!!!
Nothing on my hands!
I went to the kitchen where my mother was cooking.
No mushrooms!
What an amazing dream...

。尋找中@20:55

從前，有一個女孩
有一扇門

女孩一直以為
這扇門會為她而開
她一直嚮往門後的世界
她一直想像自己能在那世界成就些甚麼

第一次錯過了推開門的機會
她以為還會有第二次

第二次嘗試開門時才發現
門好重
推不開

她以為門後的把關者會幫她一把
卻發現把關者只發出限量門票

沒有門票
一切免談

女孩沒有門票
她沒有買門票的資本
她以為熱忱和努力能夠換來些甚麼

不
不行就是不行
law by law

她走不出去
看不開
放不下
她困住自己

老天關了一扇門，會再開另一扇窗嗎？

她不知道

老實說
這扇門關了
她也不稀罕另一扇窗

但是又何奈

她慢慢掀開窗簾
只希望那一天
老天能開啓那一扇窗
讓她看見久違的陽光

。尋找中@00:29