lunedì, settembre 30, 2002
{Japanese WEBSITE of the Day}
Isn't this sleepy kitten adorable? heh. It reminds me of a disgruntled young child/little rascal/mini stooge. Hoho looky look! Even its whiskers are drooping! Poor thing. *gurgle* Ok. Whatever. :P
Aiiie. The Japanese are truly entertaining folks. Look at this amazingly cute (and yet pointless) 
website! Check out the 
gallery to play silly games (under 
>>Game) and the 
character pages to look at silly characters (erm, durrh) the makers of the page have come up with. There's a game that requires you to navigate a goldfish around his bowl to eat food, and for every piece of fish food eaten this 
little smiling poo collects at the fish's bum. HAHAHA! you've gotta collect 8 smiling poos 
and avoid these missile like thingys speeding twds you at the same time. Wahahaha-- is v retarded and funny. Another cutesy game is one where u're supposed to rescue little cats (or some creature that resembles a cat.. or hamster... or whatever, i cant tell but i 
think its a cat) in a wheelbarrow, and u've gotta cross bridges and buildings and mountains to save the kitty. *grin* The site is in japanese but anyone with a bit of common sense and some knowledge of chinese (remember-- there's a smattering of chinese characters in the japanese language so u can get the general idea of what they're talking abt by reading a few of the words) should be able to navigate around the site. Have fun!!! 
Note: The word 
Yumenimo is Japanese for "Not in one's wildest dreams." Reason why i'm putting this up? The word appears in my commenting box (part of the template, yar) and much as my 
rawk star wishes to believe it means 
gay bestatial porn, it's definitely not the case. hahahahahha~ Also, 
chibi isn't japanese for tranvestite slaves with a fetish for glo-in-the-dark anal probes, as defined once again by the potty minded 
miewlee (!!!). It merely means 
cute or something harmless like that. Yar. ^_^

 Which Magical Order Are You In? brought to you by Quizilla
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sabato, settembre 28, 2002
{Dugong waistlines and almost-insatiable appetites}
Have effectively put on 20 kg today, methinks, due to sheer volume of food consumed. Am turning into 
1st class dugong! haha. Yesh. Here's what i ate today--
7am: breakfast at home, half a 
beard papa cream puff + banana milk.
10.30am: 2nd breakfast (do i sound like a hobbit, anyone?) at 
Breko with 
vaj-peiyi, at holland village after morning classes. this time round i ate a combo set brekkie consisting of 2 sunny-side-ups, 2 chipolata sausages, grilled tomato, crispy bacon, baked beans and croissant with jam. All this cost only 
$4.30! 
Unbelievably cheeeap, for all that food. I'd eat this over a McDonald's big breakfast any day, man.
1++pm: At 
Aaron's house having lunch. 
Bloomin' HUUUGE bowl of tasty, tasty, super yummy home made japanese udon noodles. *slurrrp*
3++pm: Still at aaron's house, but both of us got hungry so we took a short walk to the nearby mini-mart to buy ice-cream and assorted rice crackers. Ate again.
7pm: Dinner at aaron's house. His mum's a fantastic chef-- she prepared japanese rice + BIIIIG bowl of seaweed/tofu/fish/jap style soup + 2 pieces of unagi. *yummmy*
Yeah. So now that i'm home, i'm feeling 
uncomfortably full. Its awful to gorge self on food, no matter how tasty. Bleaugh. haha. To top it all off, was made to 
rush out of my bath cuz i heard my parents yelling for me to check out the lovely 
dugongs shown on the tv. Yesh, its amazing/scary how much my parents pick up on the lingo my friends and i use. Yar. And my wonderful dad told me i'm starting to resemble one. 
*bawls in a corner* WTH!!!! damn... Incidentally 
Alvin now thinks they're cute. Wahhahahah~
i am open-minded!

How indie are you? test by ridethefader
You're pretty knowledgeable about music in general. You like indie music, sure, but that's only part of it. 
You'll listen to any old shit as long as it sounds good to you. You're not snobby about music at all, you 
just like what you like. How boring. Curiously, this makes you popular with the opposite sex.
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venerdì, settembre 27, 2002
Hoo-ray. Have finally found my USB port thingy on my computer so now i can use my 
lovely new mp3 player! *grin* (
and its all thanks to aaron n leonard for the lovely, fantastic gift!) 
My mp3 player. Isn't it lovely? *cheesy grin*
Righty-ho. Have spent the last 2 days reaaaally thinking about what i want to do in the future... And have finally decided (
well, i'm not toooo sure yet but!) that medicine really isn't my thing. Mum has been surprisingly supportive of my decision to apply for law, no idea about how my dad feels tho'. Ah well. Now i can finally get onto writing my personal statement... *sigh* Hrm. Feel conflicted. Hopefully i'll receive some sign of sorts to help me make up my mind. can't help but feel a little strange at the thought of not applying for medicine and thus breaking the tradition of becoming yet another doctor in the family. *sighs again*
hoho how apt... i 
like bootcut jeans!

take the jeans quiz. gus made it!
and go to mewing.net. because laura and gus collectively own over 30 pairs of jeans.
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giovedì, settembre 26, 2002
hrm. more sites to check out.
Don't click 
here if you're faint of heart.
For mindless, pointless... erm, it definitely cant be called entertainment but if u've got time to spare and steady fingers, try 
this site for kicks.
And for my lovely classmates who take physics, here's a possible way to make 
lek lighten up a bit when she starts going into her 
"mrS hyde" modes-- try doing 
this! haha.
For those who can't seem to get the hang of coordinating colours, try 
Colour Match for instant help. its supposed to help people pick out matching colours for their websites but i think this nifty thingy 
could be used for almost anything, ie: clothing/makeup/HAIR colours etc. haha~
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mercoledì, settembre 25, 2002
WAHAHAHAH! 
THIS SITE is HILARIOUS! Well, its not actually the site that's funny, its more the whole idea behind it that tickles me pink. There's something wrong with my speakers so i can't listen to the 
jukebox on the site, but since i'm sure all of 
your speakers probably work do give the jukebox a listen to and tell me if its as funny as it seems to look~ :) I can't believe people actually set up services like this. hahaha. oh, did i forget to mention its as 
lame as hell? *guffaws* Since i don't think this site quite cuts it as the 
interesting site of the day, i'm gonna give it the honour of  being 
the most spastic site of the day instead. 
Hooray.
p.s. added 
yee pei's cutesy blog to alt lifestyles. (btw-- no connection whatsoever 
to alt.com alrrright.) 
Find your Role-Playing
Stereotype at mutedfaith.com.
[Angel.]
And here are some pics taken during 
Honour's Night 2002, for those who've been asking me to put them up! :) Thanx to 
may and 
brudder nat for them.
May and yours truly.
Back (L-R): Aaron, Xiangyu, Johann, Donald
Front: Me, May, Tanya, Kim
May, Kim, 
guess who, brudder Nat
p.p.s. added 
neil.
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martedì, settembre 24, 2002
Hrm... Here's the 
interesting site of the day. Its freaky what one can find on the net, i tell u. Should appeal to the pervert in you. I failed miserably at it, mind you. haha~
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lunedì, settembre 23, 2002
Mondays are really a waste of time. I go to school for what, 
3 periods worth of lessons (considering the last period's bio tutorial its not considered a lesson... check out one of 
tim's older entries for reasons why)! Anyhow, still have a dastardly eviilll nasty nasty GP essay to do today. *groans* Plus there's chem mcq answers to double check before chem tutorial tmr, lest i get called a 
bimbo by my 
shemale of a chem teacher again. *grrr* Actually i pity the guys in the class the most. They get the brunt of p.cheong's nonsense, esp poor 
chin tau, amie, chickiiin and tim. Hur hur. 
Was talking to 
miewlee this morn and have discovered what she plans to wear to prom! *faints* Puh-leeaze reconsider, woman. Or the v v v resourceful moi shall find out who 
psycho sms-er VINZ is and make him start the cycle of psycho smsing u again. Plus there's 
lots to tell your dear friend (whose name starts with a 
J) too~ Ahahaha. Am becoming expert blackmailer! Hah! So if i 
do bomb out for the 'a's, i can always try my hand at blackmailing to earn some easy $$$ in the future. Ole!
According to 
this site, this is what my name's supposed to represent:
The name of 
Joyce has 
created a congenial nature with the desire to associate in friendship and understanding both socially and in the business world. Peaceful and settled conditions appeal to you and you are naturally desirous of having the security of a home, where your life could follow a definite pattern, and where you would not have to make major decisions. You find it difficult to take a definite stand, partly because you lack confidence (hrrm...), and also because 
you dislike any issues which create dissension between people. 
Procrastination is a weakness of your nature, causing an inability always to complete your plans or to concentrate for long. You 
need to see a concept presented completely in detail before you can understand it, and if you cannot understand it, you come to your own conclusion and often fail to listen to and reason out another's point of view. You resist being forced into change and could become almost impervious to new ideas. You 
desire refinement, understanding, and appreciation, yet 
sometimes your outward attitude does not reveal your innermost feelings, and thus you have never felt truly understood. Your name has given you a desire for heavy, rich foods, which cause sluggish digestion. You could suffer with constipation, stomach, or intestinal disorders, or disturbances in the fluid functions of the body. (wahahahhaha!)
Your name of 
Alycia gives you the 
desire to understand and to help others but, at the same time 
you can become too involved in their problems and, as a result, worry too much. (oh boy is this true. hrm some people'll probably know what i'm talking about) You desire a home and family of your own and have the ability to create understanding and harmony in family association as you are pliable, forgiving, and tactful. You love children (!?!?!? NO!) and would not hesitate to care for any children who might need you. Whenever possible, 
you avoid argument and turmoil because you prefer not to face an issue if it means hurting anyone's feelings. You shrink from sordidness and poverty because you feel very deeply for anyone in unfortunate circumstances. Though you 
recognize your responsibilities, you are inclined to put things off until you are forced to take action. If given the opportunity, you 
could develop musical and artistic abilities. This name is a fairly healthy influence, although it does not give you as much vitality as many people have. Any tension centres in the fluid functions causing overweight, varicose veins, swelling of the legs and 
ankles, kidney trouble, bladder trouble, or female problems. 
Not very true, this website! Hrm but the stuff in italics 
sort of tally. Ah well. Oh yesh, for a couple o' laughs, check out the 
school webby for really bad bad pix of the poor honours roll recepients. HAHA! Which once again confirms my theory-- 
all formal school photos look reaaaal bad. Reaaallll bad.
I love GSDs (german shephard dawgs)... But i never knew the white ones were shooo cute!!! Lookit these adorable puppies. *squeals*
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domenica, settembre 22, 2002
Today is quiz day! Have absolutely nothing to write about since life is exceedingly dull nowadays. Don't even have 
prom dress hunting to look forward to (like 
miewlee, 
ling and co.) since i won't be in singapore for prom. Gee! Well, on the bright side, it means i get to save a heckloada moo-lah, so that's good, in a way...?

What is your Alter-Ego 
 Personality?

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 I am sweet and a little bit naughty. I am one of the few clinically proven aphrodisiacs. Sometimes I can seem a little hard, but show warmth and I soon melt. What Flavour Are You?
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sabato, settembre 21, 2002
*yawn* 
Honour's Night wasn't as bad as i thought it would be, esp since the 
ensemble could slack around backstage n not be bored to tears back at our seats after receiving our awards. Legs ache from wearing those dastardly court shoes, and i swear i've lost at least 0.5kg worth of water after sweltering in no. 1s. Hrm. Saw poor 
deepa being talked to by some of the pe teachers, and i don't think she was allowed to get her award just because of her dyed hair. Gee. Anal retentive pe teachers, anyone? 
Reading nat's latest entry... Am glad things have picked up for him. But i'm really envious of him.. he gets such great teachers... arrgh. when teachers talk to me its rarely good/encouraging. Recent examples of shitty math teacher incident, math HOD incident, plus form teacher incident today have made my self-esteem shrink to an all time LOW. Have never in my life thought i was a dumb idiot-- literally (not that i'm supremely smart to begin with or anything), but i think i think i am one now. No matter how hard i study the results i get never show for the effort put in. And even tho my form teacher meant it in no mean/nasty way (when i spoke to her today), she's just confirmed the fact that probably all teachers think i'm either 1)dumb, 2)stupid or 3) a combination of both... i quote her "your aptitude in sciences is not very... how to say... not very..." i put her out of her misery by completing her sentence with a "erm, not very good right? basically i suck la". and she didn't argue with that fact. Gee. Thanks, m'am. Hate my life and hate my lack of grades and generally feeling v fed up of trying so hard. even my teachers've lost faith in me, and i find it increasingly hard to have faith in myself too. well, actually, i don't have any faith in myself anymore too. Am on the verge of giving up. for everything. am just way too tired and emotionally drained already. have been feeling like this for the past few months, despite my happy-cheery-noisy front. in fact i'm pretty much tired of keeping that up too. Like i told my form teacher today-- i wouldn't feel so bad if i wasn't working hard, because that means my crappy grades would then probably be justified by lack of work. But with the amt of work i've been putting in i expect at least a C grade, not borderline passes and strings of failures!!!!!!! To quote millie, i'm just feeling like all different kinds of shite right now. and right now i'd kill/do ANYTHING just to get just ONE B. Anything. But that's not likely to happen, ever, since its been proven time and time again that all my efforts just go straight to the dustbin. feel very very tired and... i cant even find words to describe how i've been feeling recently. have never felt as low as this in my life. never. but like i told liu shih ling when she commented "i've never seen ANYONE from choir who can't do maths! all choir ppl always do SOOOO WELL"--- there's a first time for everything, yar.
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mercoledì, settembre 18, 2002
Have finally succumbed to the flu bug that's been floating around the house lately. Down with fever n a hacking cough. Bleaugh. Slept the greater part of the day away, only to be awakened at 4.30 pm by my lovely uncle who's just come back from paris. He came over to deliver my belated pressie, and 
oh JOY guess what i got?? A 
huuuge box of 
Godiva Chocolates!!! waaaah i'm a v happy child. The box is glossy and black, with matte gold words.. Ooh, pretty pretty.. And the chocs themselves are a 
sight to behold. Each piece has got GORGEOUS patterns on them, and they're quite damn big. It looks too pretty to eat! *drool* But i 
will eat them, anyhow. And that's after my 
evil twin 1 sufei says i've lost weight. Damn.
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martedì, settembre 17, 2002
Ambient Sounds: G Club pres. Banda Sonora-- Guitarra G
Honour's night SUCKS. Why does one need to rehearse walking up and down a bleedin' stage, may i ask? 
2 rounds of doing that took us till 7pm. Urrgh. 
What a waste of bloody time. 
Am v lucky to have been spared from compulsary self study 
this time. Pity tho', haha since i was all geared up to spend self-study time gossiping with 
Miewlee! Ah well. 
After much deliberation, have decided that 
ALL MATH TEACHERS ARE EVIL (well except my super nice math tuition teacher). I don't care what 
Jackie mr-bloody-principal's-honour-roll boy says, liu shih ling is a 
nasty, nasty sickening creature. HATE her for her demoralising comments today. And the ex math teacher the 
wonderful (NOT) ms yeo was even worse. Riiight. Makes you wonder what a teacher thinks he/she can achieve by making demeaning remarks to a student. What good does it do, except to make the student utterly miserable? (haha well, at least that's how 
this student feels) Now, thanx to a culmination of a heckloada shit from 
all my math teachers since grammar school, i have officially 
given up hope on my math. There's no point trying to ace that feckin' subj since i can't and prbly will never be able to do so. Even my teachers think i'm an absolute 
dimwit too, so what hope is there for me if even those 
so-called experts think i'm a lost cause? Gee. But i'd just like to shout out 
THANKEW VERY MUCH to my dear dear friend 
peiyi for never failing to trying her best to keep me afloat whenever i'm sinking deeep deeep down. Don't be disheartened if ur words don't seem to have any effect on me... Its not you, 
its me.
Ahh. Happier things now! 
Thanx to all for the lovely belated bday gifts! To the 
comm (more like may n kim actually haha), 
vaj-eee-poos, 
brudder nat (i'm hoping his fantastic book will teach me the ways of 
not sweating the small stuff so math teachers wont get to me), etc etc (forgive me if i've forgotten) i appreciate the pressies and thx fer being such great friends (haha i'm not just saying this cuz i got gifts, really! haha)
I did this test 4 times, (oh man am i one bored, sad kid or what) and i got this result 2 times. Once i was 
renton and the other i was 
spud. Yieek. Oh yarh. Heh. I randomly found this quiz off some site but coincidentally my 
pardner james has it too! 
Groovy. haha~ U can try the quiz 
here.
mmm... below is something i got off 
jenna's site. my score is 31, on the dot! Hrm.
Harvard has developed this comprehensive Personality test. It WAS in the December 1998 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Step One:
Write down the letters you answer for each question.
[1]. When you get up in the morning, what do you usually have for breakfast:
A. Eggs and toast
B. Cereal
C. Pop Tart
D. Nothing
[2]. If you could have anything you desired, what would you have for breakfast?
A. Eggs and toast
B. Something else
C. Pop Tart
D. Cake
[3]. It's lunch time. You:
A. Skip a meal because you are too busy or worried about your weight.
B. Get what you have spent all morning thinking about.
C. Eat the food you brought with you.
D. Find out what your friends are having and tag along.
[4]. A friend offers you some of his/her food. You:
A. Take a bite because you are starving
B. Take a bite to be polite
C. Refuse because you are watching your weight
D. Take 2 bites instead of just 1
[5]. Your future boyfriend/girlfriend offers you something to eat. It is:
A. A cookie
B. An apple
C. A slice of pizza
D. A carrot
[6]. Your dog is begging you for a treat. You give him:
A. A dog biscuit
B. Some cake
C. Nothing, but you pet him
D. Nothing and you push him away. Treats are bad for him.
[7]. In a dream, you are in the world's best restaurant. You order:
A. Everything on the menu. It's a dream, right?
B. A salad. A big one with everything in it.
C. Steak.
D. A rich dessert.
[8]. You are stranded alone on a tropical island. What are the foods you have to have with you?
A. Fruits and vegetables
B. Meat and potatoes
C. Ice cream, chocolate, and cake
D. Chinese food
[9]. You are an infant and your mother is feeding you:
A. Baby Cereal or formula
B. Broccoli
C. A cookie
D. Nothing, she is doing something else
[10]. You are 6 years old. Your dad is feeding you:
A. Pizza
B. Spaghetti-Os
C. Bubble gum
D. Carrots
Step Two:
Now use this key to sum your score
1. A. = 3 B. = 1 C. = 6 D. = 2
2. A. = 2 B. = 1 C. = 3 D. = 4
3. A. = 2 B. = 1 C. = 3 D. = 4
4. A. = 3 B. = 1 C. = 2 D. = 6
5. A. = 1 B. = 2 C. = 5 D. = 3
6. A. = 3 B. = 1 C. = 4 D. = 2
7. A. = 2 B. = 1 C. = 3 D. = 4
8. A. = 4 B. = 3 C. = 2 D. = 5
9. A. = 6 B. = 4 C. = 8 D. = 2
10. A. = 7 B. = 5 C. = 1 D. = 3
Now add up your scores and find your personality below...
Your score: [12-20]:
You tend to be a shy person. You may feel uncomfortable with a lot of other people. You some times think that you were given a body that does not fit your mind, and perhaps you were born in the wrong year. You are much smarter than most people think you are and you donot let other people know about it. You have a giant heart that gets crushed all the time. You tend to have an artistic flair. Music you like: songs about love,lost love, and heartbreak. Your favorite movie: Titanic. There aredays when you would rather stay home and enjoy time to yourself than to go out and deal with annoying people. Cupid has toyed with you. Someone you loved has hurt you. Your parents fought when you were small. You have thought about getting a tattoo.
[21-30]:
You made your way in this world in spite of all the obstacles you have faced. You have seen a lot more troubles than most people. You have had to deal with difficult people, ridiculous rules, and tempestuous relationships. Love for you can be as intense as the fire on the face of the sun. You are either very calm on the inside when there is a lot of insanity around you or you shut people up and take charge. You can go to a movie by yourself without the need for someone to go with you. You are as comfortable alone as you are with others. You are angry at your parents and you can't change them. You are a great lover when you find that rare mate who is your equal, but otherwise your relationships have been short or frustrating. You have stayed too long with a partner you did not like. Life is a roller coaster, and you are finding ways to make the good times better. You LOVE sports.
[31-42]:
You generally are a calm person. You get excited when your favorite band is in town, when you are going on a date with your partner, and when you and your friends are dancing. For you, your friendsmean everything to you. You hate it when the summer is over. You like art,and some poetry. You can throw a party, or help a friend put one together. You usually have no trouble finding dates, but you occasionally hit a dry spell. You like the outdoors, usually,and rainy weather doesn't bother you. You sometimes get jealous of people who are smarter or better looking than you, but you wouldn'thold it against them if you got to know them. You are on good terms with your parents, even though they piss you off once in a while. You saw your parents kissing. People tend to think you are reliable and trustworthy. You like animals.
[43-53]:
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in a day for you to do everything you would like to do. If there isn't anything fun going on at the moment,then you know how to get things rolling. You tend to be the kind of person people look up to, and you usually have the ability to excel at most things you try. You usually don't care that people think about you, and you have no problem kissing your mate in public. Sex for you is a passionate art, and you never have a problem in bed,except for being a little too wild for your partner. You tend to have an energy levelthat is one step above the others, but you can play it cool if you want to.You prefer to play sports than to watch. People have been jealous ofyou, but its unlikely you noticed. Your parents are active people, and may not have given you as much time as you wanted. You have a tattoo, play in a band, have blond hair, or are on a sports team. People copy you. Sometimes you are truly miserable, but not for long.
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domenica, settembre 15, 2002
Being 
18 feels no different from being 17. Haha, 
D'OH!
Ryan, your present was 
wonderrrrfuuuul! I wore the top (despite that colour) on friday. And the 
other stuff is v v v greatly appreciated too~ *muah* heh =) 
Gracias por ser el mejor novio que una muchacha podría desear siempre!!!!!! *muah again*
Thankew Alvin for coming all the way over with your super presents! V v v happy with the $50 Topshop voucher n TheDog giant mug. 
*hug* And thanx to all the rest for the sms greetings/ icq greetings etc. It really made 
this girl's day! *grin* 

You are a muse. 
What legend are you?. Take the Legendary Being Quiz by Paradox
Whole Brain Dominant leaning to the left You enjoy structure and work best when you can devote your attention to one task at a time.  You also work well with abstract ideas and can visualize theoretical situations. |  
  | 
test yourself at geekykid.net

I fancy Men.
Being queen isn't such a bad idea if HE'S the king.
Which culture from Middle-Earth do you fancy?
By Hannah and Dani
On a side note: my commenting box is STILL un-commentable for many of u ppl. Have been spending 2 mins/day cutting and pasting some of your comments already. ARRGH. So for those who really reallly cant open it, just leave your comments for me on icq. Guess theres no other alternative?! *sigh* For those friends who're wondering what my icq no. is, drop me an email for it. Thanx n sorry for the trouble.
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sabato, settembre 14, 2002
Mood is considerably improved today becuz of 
lovely, lovely dinner treat last night! Thanx a millllion to 
Aaron and Leonard!!! I enjoyed the dinner v v much. However, i have to say 
Modestos is prettty expensive. 6 slices of garlic bread, a ham, mushroom and artichoke pizza, a gnochi/ravioli/pasta dish and 2 deserts came up to over 
$70!?!?! Aiiiie. Heart pain. But it was v super nice, so thanks for that! But the best part of the dinner was that it lifted my prettty down spirits. Yeah. Being with friends always helps!
Went for another UK universities Life Sciences showcase today... Hrm. Was okay. Best thing about it was that i 
finally managed to get my hands on a few of the propectus from the universities i actually want to go to, ie: 
UCL, King's, Queen Mary's. Yeah. Still have yet to decide on the course i'm going to take up... hopefully i decide real soon cuz the deadline for medicine applications close by 15th oct, not leaving me with very much time... Oh dear.
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venerdì, settembre 13, 2002
Doom has come and gone, and a foul mood lingers in the air. *bleaugh* (attempts at waxing poetic not a resounding success, i must say)
 
V miserable with prelim results. 
HATE school for not counting chinese 'ao' exam results cuz then i would actually pass with the very bare minimum of 2 A's and 2 AO's. *sob* So all in all, did best for 
chem *gasp, faint, chokes* despite dismal showing of 34/100 for paper 3. Other papers, including an 
amazingly well-done (by my low standards) prac paper pulled my final grade up to a friggin' lousy pathetic 
D. Ole. With any luck, the moderation (heard rumours its 5 marks up) will haul my grade to a C. 
Bio, ah my pride and joy, was badly badly done. *cries pitifully* Due to 
FANTASTIC prac disaster (
bloody chicken cursed my microscope, i swear) resulting in 
0 marks for my 3rd qn, my grand total score is a 49.425 *howl* but with moderation that too, shall pass, i 
hope. Me hopes a D? Yah right. My math is a pathetic mess, and once again its been proven that no matter how much i study for that subj i'll NEVER do well so what's the pt. Biggest failure of the lot. Hell. I'm missing my 
last 'AO' pass cuz of this bleedin' (*@&!#(*&!$#_@*)%@ subj. 
Fark. GP was another disaster. Never gotten anything below a 
B3 ever, but well, there's a 1st time for everything. Freak accident in p2 resulted in a on-the-dot pass, and oh-so-wonderful teacher who marked my essay was suddenly attacked by a fit of 
gawd-knows-what and changed my 
35/50 to a paltry 
30.5/50. (i was peering underneath the liquid paper, you see) So thus i've achieved a new personal 
low of a C5 (ohmygawd i cringe just to type that, C5 for gp/english has 
never been part of my vocab *sob*) for GP. 
Whooopeee-Doo-Daaah. Am awaiting the confirmation that i'll have to join half the population of acjc after school for self-studay everyday, starting monday. 
Yaay. Am also sorely tempted to tear my UCAS application form into itty-bitty pieces, because, what university would accept a dumb shite like me? *sigh*
But amidst all this doom and gloom, quite a few of u have made me smile! So thankeeew to my darlin' 
Ryan for your words of encouragement/sweet pic sms all the way from england... Tho i still feel like a brainless bit of fluff next to u. Hrrmph. 
Spence, 
Luke, 
Verity, 
Grant, 
Darren, actually most of 
BG92-uk-- thanks too for your emails. It means a lot! *sniffle* And of course to my 
pardner in dull ole california *chortle* for sms-ing me too. To 
peiyi who's always comforting me whenever i'm down, or cheering me up with strange stories (ie: stressed out naked lady at paragon HAHAHHAHAHA) and how can i forget? My best 
nephew Alpay who's always so concerned/encouraging/funny haha (i was v amused by ur smses btw u mean u really thot i was gonna kill meself?!?! tsk tsk) 
Arigato, minna ~ 
Anyhow. Am going to enjoy 
pishy-poshy italian combined b'day dinner treat from 
Leo and 
Aaron for 
Alpay and myself later on. Hopefully will be able to sleep tonight and not have recurring nightmares of becoming some form of a cleaning auntie pottering around in an institution of sorts. 
Aaauuuuuugggggh. I'm outta here.
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giovedì, settembre 12, 2002
Today is the 
last happy day of my life. If you don't see anymore posts from tmr onwards, please assume that i'm either--
1) dead (death by drowning, hanging, jumping off 
chicken's high rise apt near school, dunno anything'll do)
2) hiding in the hills of m'sia in deep deep mourning
3) dead. (hrm have i said that already?)
Thankew for reading these past few weeks, folks!
So sorry, in advance to 
Aaron, Leonard and 
Alvin, if i don't turn up for the bday dinner tmr. 
*sob* Thankew all for the treat (once again, in advance), its been wunnderful having friends like ya'll. And to the best 
chachos of a nephew an auntie could ever have, 
Puyol-Grimace-CaptGreen-Alpay-Singh, 
happy happy early birthday too~
......
Am very likely to fail everything (tho there's a slim chance that bio will be spared?), even gp, my strongest subj, thanks to wonderful teacher's insinuating comments. Auugh. Am 
sad. 
Am v v sad. Shall go and hide in a corner and quietly await my doom tmr. 
Goodbye.
p.s. new link, for 
spence's sake. *shakes fist*
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Btw i'm not 
that depressed, 
yet (tho i can betcha 100% i'm gonna be feeling like that tmr, boohoohoo). Whatever's been said above is generally 
tongue-in-cheek so don't get all worried and stuff, heh. But thanx for all your care and concern all the same. *sniffle* 
j left her mark at
8:30 PM 
 
 
 
mercoledì, settembre 11, 2002
Aiiiie. have been receiving feedback from 
numerous parties that my commenting box is screwed up. Either it-- 
1) pops up but remains a vast, blank box (?!!)
2) doesn't pop up at all (!?!??!!)
3) gives some strange error message when posting => eg: "forbidden" or some crap like that (!(*@&$%@#)
Strange. Very strange indeed. There's something afoul at yaccs, methinks. Anyhow i haven't encountered any problems with my box except that it takes a supaaaah long time to load occasionally. But other than that, its been fine for me... hrm!
So for those who feel they 
reallly, realllly neeed to say something v nice to me in my commenting box (hahaha) lest they internally-combust (since the commenting box seems to be perpetually acting up nows-a-days), here's a 
marvelous solution (well not reeeaaallly, but!) Do like what quite a few of my friends have been doing recently-- 
leave me your kind comments on icq and i'll be glad to stick it into my commenting box for u. Thankee! 
p.s. haha spence notice how i've happily chosen to leave out some of your lewd shit *grin* maybe having a screwy commenting box isn't too bad after all, hoho.
Urm, ya, here's a word of thanks to 
Eric who sent me that blinky fairy thingy... Its quite cute :) But its not reaallly my sorta thing so don't be offended if u see in gone in a couple o' days. *chortle*
And woah. Its 911-02 already. One year really flies by, doesn't it? Ah well. But there's this niggling feeling that perhaps the tragedy of 911 has been greatly blown outta proportion by the American media. C'mon. When compared to what some of the 3rd world nations have gone through, the 911 incident is so... insignificant, in comparison. What makes it 
very significant is that it happened in the 
oh-so-high&mighty US of A, great power of the modern world. Gee. 
But anyhow-- say a little prayer for those who've lost loved ones... I'm sure it still hurts real bad, esp on days like this one. My heart goes out to them (i'm a softie hoho). Puts my little gripes about grades n stuff back in perpesctive, actually. =( I'm really a lucky kid, despite all my complaints! There's 
a lot to thank God for~  :) 

what movie symbolism are you? find out!
and i couldn't help but do this one on that gawdawful band F4... WAHAHAHA dammit i'm mr faggedy-doo-dah-day himself. Sheesh. Why no shancai's MOTHER?! Alvin u MUST do this test. I'm betting you'll get Ximen. Wahahah~
ahhh and here's one more. I'm not v geeky, huh? Must explain the reason y my grades are so shite. heh
| You are 15% geek | 
  | OK, so maybe you ain't a geek. You do, at least, show a bit of interest in the world around you. Either that, or you have enough of a sense of humor to pick some of the sillier answers on the test. Regardless, you're probably a pretty nifty, well-rounded person who gets along fine with people and can chat with just about anyone without fear of looking stupid or foolish or overly concerned with minutiae. God, I hate you. | 
 Take the Polygeek Quiz at Thudfactor.com
Its quiz central today, innit?
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Just finished watching 
Fear Factor. Ugh. Stomach feels distinctly 
queasy after seeing the celebs covered in creeeepy crawlies. Brings back unpleasant memories from my stint at the 
Fragile Forest in the zoo. 
Bleaugh!!! 
Anyhow, have helped (sorta, still trying to) 
Peiyi set up her blog... Due to my incredible lack of html/internet-whatever skills i've only managed to add links and an 
imood thingy to her site... Dunno how to downsize the font size on the sidebar as yet. Help, anyone? heh. 
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8:23 PM 
 
 
 
lunedì, settembre 09, 2002
Misery. School's Started. Have a fairly slack new timetable. End at 11.35am on mondays, 4.15pm on thursdays and 1.35pm on every other day. Awaiting 
doom (ie: 
prelim results) on friday. Ah well. 
(VAJ)Peiyi's thinking of setting up an online journal too! You go, girl. Haha~ Awaiting the time when i can finally link u. *grin*
Awful, waste-time honour's night talk today. Harvi Singh was basically blabbing along about how the awardees are supposed to behave in a MATURE manner during the ceremony, blah blah.Ironically 
Suhaimi was sitting a few seats away from me 
caressing and 
playing with my new 8-legged-freak squeaky toy (my early bday pressie from 
Alvin's sisters how cute haha!). Urm. Mature behaviour, indeeed. Hee~! Hrm, didn't know there was a distinction in dress codes for 
colours and merit, 
outstanding service and service awards. 
Shandi was grunting in displeasure when she realised she'd be wearing no. 2s instead of no. 1s just coz she's getting merit. Its not fair man. All recepients should just wear no. 1s and be done with it! Haha~ (
Hrm MAYBE its cuz I -don't appreciate- seeing others enjoying wearing the relatively coool no.2s while i melt into putty in my no.1s. *pffft*)
Havent done quizzes for ages. Got some of these from 
Steph!
| Book Worm Meter for j.a. sim | 
| Shut In 39% |  | 61% Out Of The House |  
 | Intellectual 87% |  | 13% Moron |  | High Attention Span 95% |  | 5% Low Attention Span |  | Bookitude 57% |  | 43% Book Burner |  | Book Worm 69.5% |  | 30.5% Bug Stomper |  
  | 
| Take your bookworm readings. | 
And lastly... This one. 
RYAN! do this one please! hehe.
New sites to laugh/cringe at:
i'm not the world's greatest beauty, but next to 
these lovelies, I feel like a 
princess. (
Uh-oh. That's what tooo much ASIANPRINCE does to u) 
and since she's DYING fer me to say it, here goes nothing-- 
as recommended by Millllieee! There you go.
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8:23 PM 
 
 
 
domenica, settembre 08, 2002
*yawns* Just got home from class bbq. Was quite fun, altho i have to say, our bbq skills suck. Satay was either 
raw-ish or 
un-chew-able. And the rest of the food just got 
burnt! So basically didn't eat v. much. Amazingly i didn't touch the alcohol at all tonight, (hrm does a sip from a random cup count?) but the guys slurped their way thru a bottle of baccardi and a bottle of gin. Hoho. Talking to a rather drunk 
Tim at the mo'... K see for yourself-- 
It Meng (11:29 PM) : hAaHI didn't seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee no fair okay wait I'm abit ditzy now..
Yesh. well. so even tho bbq-ing the food wasnt a great success, didn't drink any alcohol at all, 
plus it rained all over the bbq, still had a good time. Will try n scan the best of all the pics i took tonite so if any of u 2sc6 people do visit the page u can save 'em or something since i doubt i'll be printing extra copies of them anytime soon. 
PLAY THIS!!! Its bloody adorable/funny haha. Just remember. Do it slowly. And keep the sound on! *grin* Thanks 
Steph for the recommendation. Hee. And 
thanx a MILLION (in advance) for helping with uni forms n stuff!!! 
OH MY GAWD. 
Donald just sent me a link for 
this site. Please make sure you're not eating/drinking when u visit cuz i'm telling yer the food/drink will just fly outta your mouth. *faints*
And here's another 
continuation of the above page. Its 
lovely. Really.
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sabato, settembre 07, 2002
Phew. Mum has 
finally relented, and is allowing me to go for the class bbq. Sheesh. Dunno why she makes such a big fuss about simple, harmless things like that. Am going 
4 hours late because of her. Hrrmph. Right. Am off to change and hopefully will reach 
Aaron Wong's house before 7pm... Bleaugh. Toodles for now~
Oh yes. 
Tim n a few friends have started a blog on, well, random shitty topics. haha. Check out the mini newater rant.
j left her mark at
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venerdì, settembre 06, 2002
Play 
Gang Wars. 
Not so wholesome family fun where u go around looting, pimpin' and the likes. But v fun! Don't let the lack of graphix (yar theres not a single picture in sight) scare u away.... Its super addictive! haha. Join the gang 
ZEROTONY today! 
urrgh. Took me 3 hours to download a stupid music video. Haha 
Live for Love United! Zidane can't sing for nuts. Figo's not tooo bad, amazingly! 
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7:09 PM 
 
 
 
Was supposed to upload lovely cutie pix of 
Alpay's baby rabbits but feckin' homex.coolconnect is giving me problems again. Pics i uploaded onto site are 
not showing up at all. Urrrgh!!! 
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K actually strangely now 2 outta the 3 pics can be seen. So they are, for your viewing pleasure. Will try and post the last one when the pic actually shows. 
This here is the mummy rabbit. 
And these are the sweetest widdle baby bunnies. *gurgles happily*
Ahhh, the ever elusive last pic is up. Here's the mummy rabbit n her babies. Shoo cute!
K now that i'm done with rabbits. 
ARRGH! Went alllll the way up to 
teck whye for chem tuition today with 
Aaron. However, on arrrriving at tutor's house we were greeted by closed windows and locked doooors. Even tho i rang the Olde-Fashioned bell-pull thingy many, many times, no one appeared. 
WT(!*&(&!$)&*@!!@#^$??!?!?!? So we took an LRT ride to Lot 1 shopping mall (it sucks, btw, don't ever go there), haha 
interesting experience since it was my 
first time ever on the LRT. Whoo! Decided that Lot 1 was too crowded for our liking so we bought Long John Silver's for dinner and travelled back to my tutor's HDB flat and had our dinner at the void deck, wahhahahah! Had a pretty long chat with 
Aaron abt 
christianity, our churches, studies etc etc... Thanks man-- it was 
really nice talkin' to ya. :)
added: 
jenna! my lovely ex-classmate from the 1st 3 months of last year. Quirky, pretty site, do click! See... Life beyond singapore shores is 
shoo much more interesting. Damn.
j left her mark at
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giovedì, settembre 05, 2002
Haha... I got this off 
Stephie's site. Good luck for your mocks, dearie. N don't get your dates mixed up anymore, ok? *lol*
(hrm. haha my letter's got one of the shortest descriptions! *lol* But its not 
that bad, hoho. Better 
J than 
N. yikes.)
How sexy is your name?
According to studies, the first letter of your first name reveals your sexual identity. 
A – You are not particularly romantic, but you are interested in action. You mean business. With you, what you see is what you get. You have no patience for flirting and can't be bothered with someone who is trying to be coy, cute, demure, and subtly enticing. You are an up front person. When it comes to sex, it's action that counts not obscure hints. Your mate's physical attractiveness is important to you. You find the chase and challenge of the "hunt" invigorating. You are passionate and sexual as well as being much more adventurous than you appear; however, you do not go around advertising these qualities. Your physical needs are your primary concern.
B – You give off vibes of lazy sensuality. You enjoy being romanced, wined, and dined. You are very happy to receive gifts as an expression of the affection of your lover. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You are private in your expression of endearments and particularly when it comes to lovemaking. You will hold off until everything meets with your approval. You can control your appetite and abstain from sex if need be. You require new sensations and experiences. You are willing to experiment. 
C – You are a very social individual, and it is important to you to have a relationship. You require closeness and togetherness. You must be able to talk to your sex partner before, during, and after. You want the object of your affection to be socially acceptable and good looking. You see your lover as a friend and companion. You are very
sexual and sensual, needing someone to appreciate and almost worship you. When this cannot be achieved, you have the ability to go for long periods without sexual activity. You are an expert at controlling your desires and doing without. 
D – Once you get it into your head that you want someone, you move full steam ahead in pursuit. You do not give up your quest easily. You are nurturing and caring. If someone has a problem, this turns you on. You are highly sexual, passionate, loyal, and intense in your involvement, sometimes possessive and jealous. Sex to you is a pleasure to be enjoyed. You are stimulated by the eccentric and unusual, having a free and open.
E – Your greatest need is to talk. If your date is not a good listener, you have trouble relating. A person must be intellectually stimulating or you are not interested sexually. You need a friend for a lover and a companion for a bedmate. You hate disharmony and disruption, but you do enjoy a good argument once in a while it seems
to stir things up. You flirt a lot, for the challenge is more important than the sexual act for you, but once you give your heart away, you are uncompromisingly loyal. When you don't have a good lover to fall asleep with, you will fall asleep with a good book. Sometimes, in fact, you prefer a good book. 
F – You are idealistic and romantic, putting your lover on a pedestal. You look for the very best mate you can find. You are a flirt, yet once committed, you are very loyal. You are sensuous, sexual, and privately passionate. Publicly, you can be showy, extravagant, and gallant. You are born romantic. Dramatic love scenes are your favorite fantasy pastime. You can be a very generous lover.
G – You are fastidious, seeking perfection within yourself and your lover. You respond to a lover who is your intellectual equal or superior, and one who can enhance your status. You are sensuous and know how to reach the peak of erotic stimulation, because you work at it meticulously. You can be extremely active sexually that is, when you find the time. Your duties and responsibilities take precedence over everything else. You may have difficulty getting emotionally close to a lover, but no trouble getting close sexually.
H – You seek a mate who can enhance your reputation and earning ability. You will be very generous to your lover once you have attained a commitment. Your gifts are actually an investment in your partner. Before the commitment, though, you tend to be frugal in your spending and dating habits and equally cautious in your sexual
involvement. You are a sensual and patient lover.
I – You have a great need to be loved, appreciated... even worshipped. You enjoy luxury, sensuality, and pleasures of the flesh. You look for lovers who know what they are doing. You are not interested in an amateur, unless that amateur wants a tutor. You are fussy and exacting about having your desires satisfied. You are willing to experiment and try new modes of sexual expression. You bore easily and thus require sexual adventure and change. You are more sensual than sexual, but you are sometimes downright lustful.
J – You are totally fucking marvelous! 
K – You can be very romantic, attached to the glamour of love. Having a partner is of paramount importance to you. You are free in your expression of love and are willing to take chances, try new sexual experiences and partners, provided it's all in good taste. Brains turn you on. You must feel that your partner is intellectually
stimulating, otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated.
L – You are very romantic, idealistic, and somehow you believe that to love means to suffer. You wind up serving your mate or attracting people who have unusual troubles. You see yourself as your lover's savior. You are sincere, passionate, lustful, and dreamy. You can't help falling in love. You really enjoy stimulating yourself,
though you are fairly new to it. You fantasize and get turned on by movies and magazines. You do not tell others of this secret life, nor of your sexual fantasies. 
M – You are emotional and intense. When involved in a relationship, you throw your entire being into it. Nothing stops you; there are no holds barred. You are all consuming and crave someone who is equally passionate and intense. You believe in total sexual freedom. You are willing to try anything and everything. Your supply of sexual energy is inexhaustible. You also enjoy mothering your mate. 
N – You are crap in bed. Much practice and learning is needed. 
O – You are very interested in sexual activities yet secretive and shy about your desires. You can re-channel much of your sexual energy into making money and/or seeking power. You can easily have extended periods of celibacy. You are a passionate, compassionate, sexual lover, requiring the same qualities from your mate. Sex is
serious business; thus you demand intensity and diversity, and are willing to try anything or anyone. Sometimes your passions turn to possessiveness, which must be kept in check.
P – You are very conscious of social proprieties. You wouldn't think of doing anything that might harm your image or reputation. Appearances count, therefore, you require a good-looking partner. You also require an intelligent partner. Oddly enough, you may view your partner as your enemy; A good fight stimulates those sex vibes. You
are relatively free of sexual hang-ups. You are willing to experiment and try new ways of doing things. You are very social and sensual; you enjoy flirting and need a good deal of physical gratification. 
Q – You require constant activity and stimulation. You have tremendous physical energy. It is not easy for a partner to keep up with you, sexually or otherwise. You are an enthusiastic over and tend to be attracted to people of other ethnic groups. You need romance, hearts and flowers, and lots of conversation to turn you on and keep you going.
R – You are a no-nonsense, action-oriented individual. You need someone who can keep pace with you and who is your intellectual equal the smarter the better. You are turned on more quickly by a great mind than by a great body. However, physical attractiveness is very important to you. You have to be proud of your partner. You
are privately very sexy, but you do not brag, you are willing to serve as teacher. Sex is important; you can be a very demanding playmate.
S – You are secretive, self-contained, and shy. You are very sexy, sensual, and passionate, but you do not let on to this. Only in intimate privacy will this part of your nature reveal itself. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert. You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role or any game, and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the right person to come along. 
T - You are very sensitive, private, and sexually passive; you like a partner who takes the lead. Music, soft lights and romantic thoughts turn you on. You fantasize, but do not tend to fall in and out of love easily. When in love, you are romantic, idealistic, mushy, and extremely intense. You enjoy having your senses and your feelings
stimulated, titillated, and teased. You are a great flirt. You can make your relationships fit your dreams, oftentimes all in your own head.
U – You are enthusiastic and idealistic when in love. When not in love, you are in love with love, always looking for someone to adore. You see romance as a challenge. You are a roamer and need adventure, excitement, and freedom. You deal in potential relationships. You enjoy giving gifts and enjoy seeing your mate looking good. Your sex drive is strong and you desire instant ratification. You are willing to put your partner's pleasures above your own. 
V – You are individualistic, and you need freedom, space, and excitement. You wait until you know someone well before committing yourself. Knowing someone means psycho-ing him out. You feel a need to get into his head to see what makes him tick. You are attracted to eccentric types. Often there is an age difference between you and your lover. You respond to danger, thrills, and suspense. The gay scene turns you on, even though you yourself may not be a participant.
W – You are very proud, determined, and you refuse to take no for an answer when pursuing love. Your ego is at stake. You are romantic, idealistic, and often in love with love itself, not seeing your partner as he or she really is. You feel deeply and throw all of yourself into your relationships. Nothing is too good for your lover. You enjoy playing love games. 
X – You need constant stimulation because you bore quickly. You can handle more than one relationship at a time with ease. You can't shut off your mind. You talk while you make love. You can have the greatest love affairs, all by yourself, in your own head. 
Y – You are sexual, sensual, and very independent. If you can't have it your way, you will forgo the whole thing. You want to control your relationships, which doesn't always work out too well. You respond to physical stimulation, enjoy necking and spending hours just touching, feeling and exploring. However, if you can spend your time making money, you will give up the pleasures of the flesh for the moment. You need to prove to yourself and your partner what great lover you are. You want feedback on your performance. You are an open, stimulating, romantic bedmate. 
Z – For you, it is business before pleasure. If you are in any way bothered by career, business, or money concerns, you find it very hard to relax and get into the mood. You can be romantically idealistic to a fault and are capable of much sensuality. But you never lose control of your emotions. You are very careful and cautious before you give your heart away and your body, for that matter. Once you make the commitment, though, you stick like glue. 
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mercoledì, settembre 04, 2002
Hey! Choir mateys, remember the article Mr Sum read to us a long time ago about the symposium? Anyhows i've found it on the net and i'm posting the article (from the Arts Magazine) here for your viewing pleasure. hoho. (this article should bring back fond memories for the 12 of us who took part in the symposium... *bubbly* fun with Song w/out Words! haha) 
The Opening Gala Concert of the Asia South Pacific Symposium of Choral Music (ASPSCM) was a showcase of the length and breadth of choral music in Singapore today. Featuring no less than seven choral groups, it provided clues and answers to three posers that came to mind. Is there a choral tradition in Singapore? Who and what defines that tradition? And why do Singaporean choirs keep winning top prizes at international choral competitions?
The third question is the easiest to answer. The Choral Excellence Programme in schools has reaped abundant dividends, judging by the three school choirs in this concert. The performers, mostly students under 18 years of age, were very much at home in technically demanding works that would prove a challenge to more mature choruses. 
Victoria Junior College Choir and Victoria Chorale performed arrangements of Malay and Chinese songs, a staple of Singapore school choirs today. The Methodist Girls School Choir was more adventurous with works by two contemporary Singaporean composers. Ho Chee Kong's Fisherman and Anne Soh's Er Ge (Childhood Songs) used dissonant harmonies and clashing tone colours, multi-layering of textures and sprechstimme (vocalisation that hovers between speech and voice). Yet there was something familiar and reassuring with the use of more traditional forms, such as variations, ostinato rhythms and quotations of children's ditties.
The Anglo Chinese Junior College and Alumni Choir, conducted by Rebecca Ng, is perhaps the most accomplished school choir in the land. Their four songs, all local works, displayed a breathtaking versatility that seemed almost matter of fact. If one work summed up its virtuosity, Phoon Yew Tien's Song Without Words would be it. It drew from the chorus a stunning array of bell-like timbres and consonants, in a near-minimalistic riot that also featured aleatory devices (performers are given the liberty to randomly sing notes of their own choice).
Works were included from each of Singapore's three major ethnic groups, as well as new compositions, which positioned local composers as citizens within the global community. 
The Malay community were represented by the Nasyeed Crooners, seven ladies dressed in traditional religious costume, who performed a song each in Arabic and Malay. The Singapore Indian Orchestra's Choir, a mixed chorus, sang three songs in Tamil and Hindustani. All five songs were traditional in character and form, sung largely in unison with rudimentary harmonies added for variety.
The lion's share of the programme went to Leong Yoon Pin's Nine Cantos, performed in Mandarin by an augmented Metro Philharmonic Choir, with solo soprano, piano and percussion ensemble, conducted by the composer. Lasting over 45 minutes, Leong's setting of nine poems by the politician-martyr, Qu Yuan (circa 300 BC), was one combining original music with traditional Chinese and Western influences. Lyrical and rhythmic in most part, a kinship with Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Le Noces was discernable, all three works being rooted in folk idioms. Leong was however, able to make the musical language his own. 
"Go international" seemed to be direction of the Singapore Youth Choir's offerings, led by Jennifer Tham. Kelly Tang's The Solitary Reaper, set to Wordsworth, was a tribute to the English pastoral choral tradition. While Joyce Koh's Nona Sensilia, based on Edward Lear's The Book of Nonsense, came closest to being avant-garde, employing synthesised electronic sounds as counterpoint to alliterative and scatalogical utterings from the singers. All this suggests a randomness in scoring, but the frequent pitching by singers with their tiny tuning forks proved otherwise. Stretched to the limits of its capabilities, the human voice and electronic sounds almost become one. 
Faced with the rich pickings of choral music on show, where does being Singaporean come into the equation? The Singaporean choral tradition is not one to be created and determined overnight, nor labelled with a stamp. It is in a state of flux. Rooted in multi-ethnic traditions, constantly borrowing, adapting and assimilating from disparate sources and influences, and undergoing metamorphosis and rediscovery, it is surely finding a voice and identity of its own. This only leaves one final unanswered question. Why was The Philharmonic Chorus, Singapore's finest a cappella choir, not included in all this? - Chang Tou Liang
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11:55 PM 
 
 
 
Oooh. Ryan's finally made his 
dead boring blog a litttle more interesting with the addition of a 
reaaallly silly picture. Cannot believe how 
pathetic some of his friends are, and how completely "spastic" he can be. (check out his most recent post. sheesh!) Would you lend your handphone to someone who's like what, a town away? And as a result of his 
overly generous deed his phone's been ruined by his dumb-ass of a friend (or is he an ex-friend now?!). Tsk tsk. Anyhow, i sympathise with you, darlin'. What a week huh?? Poor guy. 
Anyways to my lovely friends in the UK, 
haha! Term's staaaarrrted! Happy studying now that ya'll are in SFC2S!!! *grin* Now u'll 
begin to understand what we've been going thru for the past year in school. *points and chuckles evilly*
j left her mark at
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martedì, settembre 03, 2002
This review of 
Unfaithful is pretty amazing 
(but i def do not agree w some of the comments abt martinez being ugleee i mean look at the pic below!!! haha), as are most of the movie reviews on this webby. If u want a good movie review that doesn't come with any residual 
bull-$hit unlike so many others, check this page out. However, there are 
major spoilers for most of the movies listed so if u really don't wanna know the details, don't read!
new 
alt. lifestyle added. check out 
justin's log. 
*Kawaiii* baby (urm on his page!)
j left her mark at
11:14 PM 
 
 
 
Comm talk was interesting, looks like the problems i've encountered during my term as ssl seem to be resurfacing in the junior sops too! Goooood luck to 
Feli, is all i can say. She's got some 
tough cookies to deal with this year... hopefully it won't be the case next year. 
Recording session was not v good (at least to me it wasn't). Am dead tired. Haven't sang for such a 
looong looooong time that i'm actually 
aching all over from 
singing, can you beat that?! As usual 
my brudder caught me in a few unglam poses tonight... haha. ah thats the story of my life~ Its laa-laaa land for me now... G'nite folks.
p.s. new linky~ click click! 
p.p.s. i want a baby rabbit. *hint hint* 
alvin... btw if u say you're fat one more time arh. i will kick ur skinny arse to the moon. hahahahaha!!!
p.p.p.s. was randomly surfing around and discovered 
this site. Chock full of very talented but largely unrecognized blokes. Some dishy, some 
very very un-dishy. And i've noticed a startling trend. Quite a few of these unknown french actors (namely Grégoire Colin & Benoît Magimel) seem to bear resemblance to a certain 
Chris Klein!?
Roshambo Run is a really odd game, but I had fun playing it nonetheless. That is, until I got stuck on a level where I ended up with two scissors and no way to get to the cup of coffee. Yes, the game is *that* odd. The teenage survival advice you get every time you have completed a level only adds to its oddness.
And 
this game gives a whole new meaning to running around buck-nekkid. Haha, have a go at it! 
N.B. This game was 
highly recommended by the 
Queen of all things Perverse/Strange, 
Millie.
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lunedì, settembre 02, 2002
Poor 
KY. the poor child doesn't get to eat any 
meat at home!!! 
*auugh* I hope he gets some for dinner tonight, *lol*. actually i fail to understand why health-conscious parents think that eating a diet consisting of 99% vegetables is remotely healthy. People do need protein n fat, they do. And all the recent brouhaha about how the various 
low carb-high fat diets are supposed to be good is really a loada 
tosh to me. What crap! How can a 
high fat diet be good??? What, they wanna die of coronary heart disease or something? Don't geddit. If people wanna lose weight/be healthy, the best way to eat is to eat in 
moderation, as i was telling 
Immy yesterday. Its really just common sense, innit? (but notice how so many of us seem to be lacking in that department nowadays... bleaugh.)
k this is such a pointless post but i'm 
very very bored. thank goodness for the 
senior-junior comm talk and the 
recording at kkmc later on. that'll give me some sorta excuse to escape the drudgery of my life at home! hah.
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12:27 PM 
 
 
 
WHAT GOOD ARE THE HOLS WHEN I'LL PROBABLY DIE OF BOREDOM BEFORE THE HOLS EVEN START?!?!??! hate singapore and its lack of interesting things to do n see. Even the shopping's getting worse and worse. Help meeeee. i wanna be 
anywhere but here! *groanz* 
I 
don't like mira sorvino at all, oh no i don't. How come 
SHE, of the 
ditzy-blonde-movie fame gets to date 
HIM!?! There is no justice on earth. 
Boohoo. *wails in a corner* 
(Urm. 
Ryan, darlin' if you're reading this, hahahaha! Sorry man, i think olivier martinez is dishy *grin* I'm not gonna talk to youuu on icq anymore, man. hahaha~)
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