venerdì, maggio 30, 2003
{lazy fingers do little typing}
was supposed to swim today with may and kim
but we didn't in the end
next time p'raps
lunch with eugene and puja at california pizza kitchen
no terk, unfortunately, to make it the fabulous foursome (hah)
that poor chap was stuck at the firm instead
wanted to eat at holland v-- but no parking space
drove to the botanics to try some outdoorsy food place-- but closed for renovations
poor eugene. who must've wasted a few gallons of petrol just driving around looking for food
and then a bit of shopping
which entertained puja
and bored eugene to bacon bits
then he drove us home
yay!
bought my brown mango top, which looked good on me in the shop
but after trying it on at home again
i somehow don't think so anymore
ah crap.
>>>
and because miewlee put the quiz on her blog
i'm posting the results page
because lets face it-- the quiz is v retarded
but the picpics used for the results are not
i dunno why
but the giant mutant kitten amuses me muchly
as does the kitten noodle soup one
nice.
(alright. crap. i can't post the results page. so do the quiz then. then see the picpics.)
was supposed to swim today with may and kim
but we didn't in the end
next time p'raps
lunch with eugene and puja at california pizza kitchen
no terk, unfortunately, to make it the fabulous foursome (hah)
that poor chap was stuck at the firm instead
wanted to eat at holland v-- but no parking space
drove to the botanics to try some outdoorsy food place-- but closed for renovations
poor eugene. who must've wasted a few gallons of petrol just driving around looking for food
and then a bit of shopping
which entertained puja
and bored eugene to bacon bits
then he drove us home
yay!
bought my brown mango top, which looked good on me in the shop
but after trying it on at home again
i somehow don't think so anymore
ah crap.
>>>
and because miewlee put the quiz on her blog
i'm posting the results page
because lets face it-- the quiz is v retarded
but the picpics used for the results are not
i dunno why
but the giant mutant kitten amuses me muchly
as does the kitten noodle soup one
nice.
(alright. crap. i can't post the results page. so do the quiz then. then see the picpics.)
giovedì, maggio 29, 2003
{Farewells}
Possibly had our last comm reunion on sunday-- and last night was spent watching Bruce Almighty (hurhur. its quite amusing. much better than expected i must say) with (nearly) the (whole) comm of 2002 for the last time. Jackie's leaving for home this sunday. I'll be leaving end june. Tim goes to either the US/UK after his NS. The rest stay in singapore-- but for the most part, we'll all be pursuing different things and won't see each other for a long time. I've worked with these buncha people so closely for 1.5 years, and like what jackie said: "it almost feels like having a family here". Nearly did like a leaky tap when he spoke to us last night. I dunno how i'll react on sunday when we send him off! I've been so blessed to have gotten to know them-- and i know that these are some of the people i'm going to miss the most when i go overseas. Its hard to find such friends-- who support you all the way, who you can laugh (oh yes, laugh we do) and cry with, who you can be brutally frank with (when needed) and know that will be there for you whenever you need them. And that's not counting how effortlessly (hoho) we work together as well.
To jackie, may, kim, feli, johann, chris and tim-- i'll miss you all dearly. You guys've been a huge part of my life, and its been an amazing journey! Thanks.
Possibly had our last comm reunion on sunday-- and last night was spent watching Bruce Almighty (hurhur. its quite amusing. much better than expected i must say) with (nearly) the (whole) comm of 2002 for the last time. Jackie's leaving for home this sunday. I'll be leaving end june. Tim goes to either the US/UK after his NS. The rest stay in singapore-- but for the most part, we'll all be pursuing different things and won't see each other for a long time. I've worked with these buncha people so closely for 1.5 years, and like what jackie said: "it almost feels like having a family here". Nearly did like a leaky tap when he spoke to us last night. I dunno how i'll react on sunday when we send him off! I've been so blessed to have gotten to know them-- and i know that these are some of the people i'm going to miss the most when i go overseas. Its hard to find such friends-- who support you all the way, who you can laugh (oh yes, laugh we do) and cry with, who you can be brutally frank with (when needed) and know that will be there for you whenever you need them. And that's not counting how effortlessly (hoho) we work together as well.
To jackie, may, kim, feli, johann, chris and tim-- i'll miss you all dearly. You guys've been a huge part of my life, and its been an amazing journey! Thanks.
martedì, maggio 27, 2003
{U Tas Here I Come}
Things are moving very swiftly- submitted my accomodation application forms yesterday and already i've gotten a response from my college of choice. Which means, hurrah, i'm in!
Got my UQ acceptance package when i went down to IDP yesterday. Still feeling rather bummed about it all, but now that everything's been settled for UTas, i think i'm going to stick with it and see how it goes. If anything, i can always work my arse off and get a credit transfer to some other university if UTas really isn't the place for me. I just hope i'm making the right decision here, because when i read through the acceptance letter from UQ, it says their term starts end july-- which means there actually is time for me to change my mind and accept UQ's offer.
Ugh.
My head hurts.
Somehow i wish bloody UQ had actually rejected my application. Makes things so much easier.
Things are moving very swiftly- submitted my accomodation application forms yesterday and already i've gotten a response from my college of choice. Which means, hurrah, i'm in!
Got my UQ acceptance package when i went down to IDP yesterday. Still feeling rather bummed about it all, but now that everything's been settled for UTas, i think i'm going to stick with it and see how it goes. If anything, i can always work my arse off and get a credit transfer to some other university if UTas really isn't the place for me. I just hope i'm making the right decision here, because when i read through the acceptance letter from UQ, it says their term starts end july-- which means there actually is time for me to change my mind and accept UQ's offer.
Ugh.
My head hurts.
Somehow i wish bloody UQ had actually rejected my application. Makes things so much easier.
venerdì, maggio 23, 2003
{One thing after another}
A friend of mine tried to kill himself 2 days ago-- Tragic. Am exhausted and oh-so-fed-up from trying to coax him out of attempting to do any other stupid things to himself and his family (yes, he tried to stab his father and mother too. WTF)
and then yesterday i got my confirmation report from one of the unis--
so i went to book (and pay) for tickets, apply for visa, pay uni fees etc--
and then when i went down to IDP again today to settle some other stuff, my counsellor tells me that the other fucking university that i desperately wanted to get into has only JUST emailed them TO-FUCKING-DAY letting them know that i've been accepted. All those WEEKS AND WEEKS OF WAITING, with no response-- which SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE AT ALL!
bloodybuggerfuck.
not that there's anything i can do now-- there's the problem of me paying almost $10k for the other uni already, and air tickets have been paid for-- if i were to wait for the official letter from my 1st choice uni now (and then make payment and wait another week for the official confirmation report afterwhich then only can i re-apply for my visa, and then go for the medical checkup and then, and then, and then... ... ... etc etc) i'd probably end up starting my course one bloody month late. And of course, i haven't even settled my accomodation yet.
dammmit.
I'm very, very disappointed.
Not to mention, very, very peeved.
Maybe i'll hurl some lawsuit at the admin people working in that university.
J.A.S.J.H Vs University Staff In Question
Settlement Suit in Favour of Plaintiff
Defendant Ordered to Pay the Following Damages:
Punitive Damages:
To punish Defendant for inducing excessive and undue anxiety on Plaintiff and to deter Defendant from repeating emotionally injurious behaviour:
$1,250,000.00
And whatever other relevant damages under the Emotional Anxiety & Supremely Inefficient Handling of Application Forms Act:
$2,500,000.00
TOTAL DAMAGES: $3,750,000.00
yes.
Maybe i should.
Hah.
========
Take a look at this. That's the response, to this:
April 3, 2003
Question:
Why is 33% of this site's traffic from Singapore? Anyone?
- Myles Grant, 10:56:52 PM, 96 comments
Rather interesting, to see how Singaporeans react to such innocucous statements. Although some of these folks make me want to hang my head in shame for them. Chuh.
A friend of mine tried to kill himself 2 days ago-- Tragic. Am exhausted and oh-so-fed-up from trying to coax him out of attempting to do any other stupid things to himself and his family (yes, he tried to stab his father and mother too. WTF)
and then yesterday i got my confirmation report from one of the unis--
so i went to book (and pay) for tickets, apply for visa, pay uni fees etc--
and then when i went down to IDP again today to settle some other stuff, my counsellor tells me that the other fucking university that i desperately wanted to get into has only JUST emailed them TO-FUCKING-DAY letting them know that i've been accepted. All those WEEKS AND WEEKS OF WAITING, with no response-- which SHOULDN'T BE THE CASE AT ALL!
bloodybuggerfuck.
not that there's anything i can do now-- there's the problem of me paying almost $10k for the other uni already, and air tickets have been paid for-- if i were to wait for the official letter from my 1st choice uni now (and then make payment and wait another week for the official confirmation report afterwhich then only can i re-apply for my visa, and then go for the medical checkup and then, and then, and then... ... ... etc etc) i'd probably end up starting my course one bloody month late. And of course, i haven't even settled my accomodation yet.
dammmit.
I'm very, very disappointed.
Not to mention, very, very peeved.
Maybe i'll hurl some lawsuit at the admin people working in that university.
Settlement Suit in Favour of Plaintiff
Defendant Ordered to Pay the Following Damages:
Punitive Damages:
To punish Defendant for inducing excessive and undue anxiety on Plaintiff and to deter Defendant from repeating emotionally injurious behaviour:
$1,250,000.00
And whatever other relevant damages under the Emotional Anxiety & Supremely Inefficient Handling of Application Forms Act:
$2,500,000.00
TOTAL DAMAGES: $3,750,000.00
yes.
Maybe i should.
Hah.
Take a look at this. That's the response, to this:
April 3, 2003
Question:
Why is 33% of this site's traffic from Singapore? Anyone?
- Myles Grant, 10:56:52 PM, 96 comments
Rather interesting, to see how Singaporeans react to such innocucous statements. Although some of these folks make me want to hang my head in shame for them. Chuh.
martedì, maggio 20, 2003
{Post AEWF Report-- photos to come later}
AEWF was amazing. Amazing, amazing stuff. It was a wonderful night of music-making and sharing, with the best audience ever. A huge thank you to all of ya'll who came for the concert-- pam haha u can learn that scandinavian language and sing along to your favourite song next time man!
So basically I made my way down to the esplanade with leanne after lunch-- got our sercurity passes and everything before heading for temperature checks and the likes. I swear, these people are USELESS at taking temperatures. Apparently mine was 34.7 degrees centigrade. Which is, of course, not a very healthy temp to be. Chuh. And so the college + alumni choir trundled off for warmups at the concert hall-- i was like oooh-ing and aaah-ing at the lovely hall when we first got in. The acoustics made for even more ooh-ing and aah-ing though. Warmed up, ran through the pieces, then did the mad dash for the loos to change into our kebayas and do our hair. Naturally my hair was in a nightmarish, uncontrollable state but thankfully lynn and yiying managed to force it into a bun. Ha. Went through alumni pieces, and then got ready for concert! We were all so psyched, i tell you. All went wonderfully well, despite the mistakes made here and there. Singing our encore piece brought back so many memories of my time in the college choir-- i was very, very moved. All in all, it'll definitely be a concert i'll remember for a long, long time to come.
Post-concert was absolutely brilliant-- walked our way to One Fullerton for pizza supper at Embargo with may, feli, kim, eda, betty, lynn, suuz, jackie, johann, chenwen, sam, david, zhiyu and erm, that's it methinks. Basically it was the 2001/2002 batch. Was really fun catching up with some of the seniors i've not seen in ages and ages and ages (ie: chenwen, zhiyu etc). Then some had to leave for home (which was such a pity), and the rest of us met up with the other alumni members at Checker's where they were having their supper after depositing their "barang-barang" at our 3 rooms at the marina mandrin hotel! We had such x 1000000 a FANTASTIC time there. A quick run-through of who stayed over at the marina: suuz (our great, great organiser), feli, denise fam, lynn, jackie, shaun, joel, kok heng, joseph, victor, clement and xiangrong. Joe and Joel brought a PS2 and a laptop + silly anime cartoons respectively, so we had a BALL of a time watching hilarious anime thingys and playing super silly PS2 games which were hooked up to the tvs in the various rooms. Jolly good fun, i must say. Hur. So basically i didn't sleep at all, the entire night (or should i say morning), because i was either laughing too hard at the silly games, or popping by to 7-11 to buy snacks etc. At about 5.10am, the only ones left awake were myself, lynn, shaun, victor and xr so i think it was xr who decided that we should like walk out to catch the sunrise. Only, the sun doesn't rise till 6+++ am. So we basically walked all the way from marina mandrin allllll the way to erm, i dunno where. Near kallang, methinks. It was v dark. And it was a v, v, v, long walk. We sat by the river after about more than a hour of walking and watched the sky lighten. Pretty. Although i can't say i enjoyed the walk v much, because after 20 mins of walking i realised i was actually bloody sleepy. hah. Finally got back to the hotel at 7.45am, where i promptly fell into bed (lot recently vacated by poor feli because she needed to get up to rush to teach at school!) and slept till 10+am. Then stumbled around to the other room where everyone was eating breakfast which 4 of the chaps nicked from the complimentary breakfast buffet. More PS2 games, then off to the marina cineplex to catch Reloaded (finally) and then we rushed back just before 3pm to check out. It seems silly to say this, but i actually felt sad that it was all over-- it actually felt like having to go home after a successful tour. Heh.
Jackie came over after we checked out-- talking to him is always a lovely thing to do. I'll miss him so very much when he leaves singapore for good on the 1st of june :( See? All my friends are leaving already. He left at 9pm-- and now i'm sitting here in front of the computer, feeling very wistful, because i know one chapter of my life has closed. I won't have the chance to sing with the alumni/college choir anymore. I won't be with my friends and family here come mid/late june. I embark on a whole new phase of life in australia-- university awaits. Much as i am anticipating uni life and all, i'm also sad because i know i've probably done a lot of things i've come to love to do for possibly the last time in my life (perhaps to be less dramatic-- for the last time in maybe 5-7 years to come but who knows yes). But i'm glad i'll always have wonderful memories to keep with me for the rest of my life. For all those who have made a difference, whether you know it or not, thank you so very much. Like i always say: Its been a blessing indeed.
======
Photos, as promised, are here.
======
s i m b e l m y n ë (2:21 PM)
and geee
wtf man
he looks like a meatball (ref. to the esteemed mr fishburne)
millie (2:22 PM)
hehehe yessss
he looks like the cook from southpark
HAHA.
AEWF was amazing. Amazing, amazing stuff. It was a wonderful night of music-making and sharing, with the best audience ever. A huge thank you to all of ya'll who came for the concert-- pam haha u can learn that scandinavian language and sing along to your favourite song next time man!
So basically I made my way down to the esplanade with leanne after lunch-- got our sercurity passes and everything before heading for temperature checks and the likes. I swear, these people are USELESS at taking temperatures. Apparently mine was 34.7 degrees centigrade. Which is, of course, not a very healthy temp to be. Chuh. And so the college + alumni choir trundled off for warmups at the concert hall-- i was like oooh-ing and aaah-ing at the lovely hall when we first got in. The acoustics made for even more ooh-ing and aah-ing though. Warmed up, ran through the pieces, then did the mad dash for the loos to change into our kebayas and do our hair. Naturally my hair was in a nightmarish, uncontrollable state but thankfully lynn and yiying managed to force it into a bun. Ha. Went through alumni pieces, and then got ready for concert! We were all so psyched, i tell you. All went wonderfully well, despite the mistakes made here and there. Singing our encore piece brought back so many memories of my time in the college choir-- i was very, very moved. All in all, it'll definitely be a concert i'll remember for a long, long time to come.
Post-concert was absolutely brilliant-- walked our way to One Fullerton for pizza supper at Embargo with may, feli, kim, eda, betty, lynn, suuz, jackie, johann, chenwen, sam, david, zhiyu and erm, that's it methinks. Basically it was the 2001/2002 batch. Was really fun catching up with some of the seniors i've not seen in ages and ages and ages (ie: chenwen, zhiyu etc). Then some had to leave for home (which was such a pity), and the rest of us met up with the other alumni members at Checker's where they were having their supper after depositing their "barang-barang" at our 3 rooms at the marina mandrin hotel! We had such x 1000000 a FANTASTIC time there. A quick run-through of who stayed over at the marina: suuz (our great, great organiser), feli, denise fam, lynn, jackie, shaun, joel, kok heng, joseph, victor, clement and xiangrong. Joe and Joel brought a PS2 and a laptop + silly anime cartoons respectively, so we had a BALL of a time watching hilarious anime thingys and playing super silly PS2 games which were hooked up to the tvs in the various rooms. Jolly good fun, i must say. Hur. So basically i didn't sleep at all, the entire night (or should i say morning), because i was either laughing too hard at the silly games, or popping by to 7-11 to buy snacks etc. At about 5.10am, the only ones left awake were myself, lynn, shaun, victor and xr so i think it was xr who decided that we should like walk out to catch the sunrise. Only, the sun doesn't rise till 6+++ am. So we basically walked all the way from marina mandrin allllll the way to erm, i dunno where. Near kallang, methinks. It was v dark. And it was a v, v, v, long walk. We sat by the river after about more than a hour of walking and watched the sky lighten. Pretty. Although i can't say i enjoyed the walk v much, because after 20 mins of walking i realised i was actually bloody sleepy. hah. Finally got back to the hotel at 7.45am, where i promptly fell into bed (lot recently vacated by poor feli because she needed to get up to rush to teach at school!) and slept till 10+am. Then stumbled around to the other room where everyone was eating breakfast which 4 of the chaps nicked from the complimentary breakfast buffet. More PS2 games, then off to the marina cineplex to catch Reloaded (finally) and then we rushed back just before 3pm to check out. It seems silly to say this, but i actually felt sad that it was all over-- it actually felt like having to go home after a successful tour. Heh.
Jackie came over after we checked out-- talking to him is always a lovely thing to do. I'll miss him so very much when he leaves singapore for good on the 1st of june :( See? All my friends are leaving already. He left at 9pm-- and now i'm sitting here in front of the computer, feeling very wistful, because i know one chapter of my life has closed. I won't have the chance to sing with the alumni/college choir anymore. I won't be with my friends and family here come mid/late june. I embark on a whole new phase of life in australia-- university awaits. Much as i am anticipating uni life and all, i'm also sad because i know i've probably done a lot of things i've come to love to do for possibly the last time in my life (perhaps to be less dramatic-- for the last time in maybe 5-7 years to come but who knows yes). But i'm glad i'll always have wonderful memories to keep with me for the rest of my life. For all those who have made a difference, whether you know it or not, thank you so very much. Like i always say: Its been a blessing indeed.
Photos, as promised, are here.
s i m b e l m y n ë (2:21 PM)
and geee
wtf man
he looks like a meatball (ref. to the esteemed mr fishburne)
millie (2:22 PM)
hehehe yessss
he looks like the cook from southpark
HAHA.
domenica, maggio 18, 2003
Lovely, innit. New hairstyle, new non-grubby clothes/armour.
Fwaw.
AEWF is happening tmr. Hurrah. Its gonna be fandabidozi!
martedì, maggio 13, 2003
{Close Encounters}
testing out the beeeeautifuuul new template
much thanks goes to me super-dooper rawk star mivril!
=====
so today i saw an utt lookalike after lunch. Met up with leanne at some soup bar and as we were walking out after eating, we both spotted this v cute chap who was a dead ringer for utt. What made us both decide that he wasn't the real McCoy was his height. He was slightly shorter than me. Which is NOT right, for any chap who's supposed to be a model. But by golly! He was cute.
And then at about 2.30 pm, this HUGE indian chap who could easily pass off as Stone Cold Steve Austin's asian twin barged through the firm's doors. Complete with shiny bald head, large poseur black shades, leather vest with metal studs, tight jeans, HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE + beardy things at the side. Really. He totally personifies the biker from hell. Was scarily funny or funnily scary, depending on which you prefer. Conversation between him and yours truly went as such (names protected for privacy purposes. hah):
me: "so who are you looking for, sir?"
his response (deep growly heavily accented voice): "i want to rob you!"
me: (stunned silence, horrified look. then--) "erm. haha? no seriously mister who you lookin' for?"
him: " HAW HAW!" (extremely loudly) "No lah i'm looking for *insert lawyer's name here*. Joking only ah!"
me: (look of horror has been melded onto face for rest of eternity) "sorry he's in a meeting right now, who's this please?"
him: (puffs chest out i swear, and points at self and says in ringing accents) "Me?! Tell him *name removed* the Snake is here to see him!"
I suppose you could say i was rendered speechless. Thank goodness for the timely intervention of the phone ringing, and erm, one of the secretaries and chin tau, who handled him while i took the call. Gawd. What a sight. I am in no way making this up nor exaggerating, btw. chin tau can be my witness. Haha. And I thought clients like him only existed on telly-vision shows like ally mcbeal. Hur. It was quite funneh, actually, but i was too sleepy just now to fully appreciate the irony of the situation.
=====
Quiz time. I believe i haven't done tons of these in ages.
o_O Another fancier of the old. Good for you I
guess. Charles is seen as a fatherly-type of
person, and is one you can open up to. He is
known to be amiable and very dependable. His
genius is only surpassed by his love and
understanding of other people. He makes for a
great companion with much affection, plus, the
baldness *is* kinda sexy.
Who Is Your Ideal X-Men 2 Mate? (ladies only)
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Oh crap. frankly the results of this quiz were extremely obvious judging from the questions asked, so this horrendiferous result didn't come as a surprise. I like my men mature (not literally, in case any of you were actually wondering. the woman who really likes old geeezers is milleh), wise, and well, balanced. Haha.
you're 'asshole'.
What swear word are you?
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Jude Law: you like them romantic and British with
beauiful green eyes.
Which guy are you destined to have sex with?
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Mmmm. Now this chap's much, much better than old wheels up there. Hah!
Switzerland -
A neutral power for as long as most can remember,
it has avoided war for several centuries.
However, it is still considered highly advanced
and a global power.
Positives:
Judicial.
Neutrality.
World-Renouned.
Powerful without Force.
Makes Excellent Watches, Etc.
Negatives:
Target of Ridicule.
Constant Struggle to Avoid Conflict.
Target of Criminal Bank Accounts.
Which Country of the World are You?
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Yale
You're second best, and you know it. Still, those
riding the crimson wave may be slightly
smarter, slightly more prestigious, but you
know you're hipper. I mean, you're not hip --
your a nerd, for fuck's sake -- but you're
hipper.
Which Ivy League University is right for YOU?
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You are the Marquis Da Sade. Even stripped of
exaggerations, Your real life was as dramatic
and as tragic as a cautionary tale. Born to an
ancient and noble house, you were married
(against your wishes) to a middle-class heiress
for money, caused scandals with prostitutes and
with your sister-in-law, thus enraging your
mother-in-law, who had you imprisoned under a
lettre de cachet for 14 years until the
Revolution freed you. Amphibian, protean,
charming, you became a Revolutionary,
miraculously escaping the guillotine during the
Terror, only to be arrested later for
publishing your erotic novels. You spent your
final 12 years in the insane asylum at
Charenton, where you caused another scandal by
directing plays using inmates and professional
actors. You died there in 1814, virtually in
the arms of your teenage mistress.
You are a revolutionary deviant. I applaud you.
Which Imfamous criminal are you?
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Nerdslut
What's your sexual appeal?
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Ha! HA!!!! sheesh man. what've i always said about me speccys eh.
What Is Your Animal Personality?
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You're a high elf! You love the finery of life,
hate humans and the other races. You love
nature and care deeply for all life. Everything
neds to be orderly and pretty. You're really,
sort of a snob. At least.. you're race is. The
can perform magc, though they stick to White
Magic and being Clerics. You're race is one of
beauty.
What Fantasy Race Are You?
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everyone loves you, and you love everyone first,
and ask questions later! you're italian and
proud of it. you love wine, and beauty, and if
poked hard enough, you might admit to loving
the proud intellectual history of your country
as well.
what foreign language are you?
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Mama mia! Venuto a me, Cannavaro il mio amore!!! hurhur.
You are Galadriel!
Which Lord of the Rings Elf Are You?
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testing out the beeeeautifuuul new template
much thanks goes to me super-dooper rawk star mivril!
so today i saw an utt lookalike after lunch. Met up with leanne at some soup bar and as we were walking out after eating, we both spotted this v cute chap who was a dead ringer for utt. What made us both decide that he wasn't the real McCoy was his height. He was slightly shorter than me. Which is NOT right, for any chap who's supposed to be a model. But by golly! He was cute.
And then at about 2.30 pm, this HUGE indian chap who could easily pass off as Stone Cold Steve Austin's asian twin barged through the firm's doors. Complete with shiny bald head, large poseur black shades, leather vest with metal studs, tight jeans, HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE + beardy things at the side. Really. He totally personifies the biker from hell. Was scarily funny or funnily scary, depending on which you prefer. Conversation between him and yours truly went as such (names protected for privacy purposes. hah):
me: "so who are you looking for, sir?"
his response (deep growly heavily accented voice): "i want to rob you!"
me: (stunned silence, horrified look. then--) "erm. haha? no seriously mister who you lookin' for?"
him: " HAW HAW!" (extremely loudly) "No lah i'm looking for *insert lawyer's name here*. Joking only ah!"
me: (look of horror has been melded onto face for rest of eternity) "sorry he's in a meeting right now, who's this please?"
him: (puffs chest out i swear, and points at self and says in ringing accents) "Me?! Tell him *name removed* the Snake is here to see him!"
I suppose you could say i was rendered speechless. Thank goodness for the timely intervention of the phone ringing, and erm, one of the secretaries and chin tau, who handled him while i took the call. Gawd. What a sight. I am in no way making this up nor exaggerating, btw. chin tau can be my witness. Haha. And I thought clients like him only existed on telly-vision shows like ally mcbeal. Hur. It was quite funneh, actually, but i was too sleepy just now to fully appreciate the irony of the situation.
Quiz time. I believe i haven't done tons of these in ages.
o_O Another fancier of the old. Good for you I
guess. Charles is seen as a fatherly-type of
person, and is one you can open up to. He is
known to be amiable and very dependable. His
genius is only surpassed by his love and
understanding of other people. He makes for a
great companion with much affection, plus, the
baldness *is* kinda sexy.
Who Is Your Ideal X-Men 2 Mate? (ladies only)
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Oh crap. frankly the results of this quiz were extremely obvious judging from the questions asked, so this horrendiferous result didn't come as a surprise. I like my men mature (not literally, in case any of you were actually wondering. the woman who really likes old geeezers is milleh), wise, and well, balanced. Haha.
you're 'asshole'.
What swear word are you?
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Jude Law: you like them romantic and British with
beauiful green eyes.
Which guy are you destined to have sex with?
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Mmmm. Now this chap's much, much better than old wheels up there. Hah!
Switzerland -
A neutral power for as long as most can remember,
it has avoided war for several centuries.
However, it is still considered highly advanced
and a global power.
Positives:
Judicial.
Neutrality.
World-Renouned.
Powerful without Force.
Makes Excellent Watches, Etc.
Negatives:
Target of Ridicule.
Constant Struggle to Avoid Conflict.
Target of Criminal Bank Accounts.
Which Country of the World are You?
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Yale
You're second best, and you know it. Still, those
riding the crimson wave may be slightly
smarter, slightly more prestigious, but you
know you're hipper. I mean, you're not hip --
your a nerd, for fuck's sake -- but you're
hipper.
Which Ivy League University is right for YOU?
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You are the Marquis Da Sade. Even stripped of
exaggerations, Your real life was as dramatic
and as tragic as a cautionary tale. Born to an
ancient and noble house, you were married
(against your wishes) to a middle-class heiress
for money, caused scandals with prostitutes and
with your sister-in-law, thus enraging your
mother-in-law, who had you imprisoned under a
lettre de cachet for 14 years until the
Revolution freed you. Amphibian, protean,
charming, you became a Revolutionary,
miraculously escaping the guillotine during the
Terror, only to be arrested later for
publishing your erotic novels. You spent your
final 12 years in the insane asylum at
Charenton, where you caused another scandal by
directing plays using inmates and professional
actors. You died there in 1814, virtually in
the arms of your teenage mistress.
You are a revolutionary deviant. I applaud you.
Which Imfamous criminal are you?
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Nerdslut
What's your sexual appeal?
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Ha! HA!!!! sheesh man. what've i always said about me speccys eh.
What Is Your Animal Personality?
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You're a high elf! You love the finery of life,
hate humans and the other races. You love
nature and care deeply for all life. Everything
neds to be orderly and pretty. You're really,
sort of a snob. At least.. you're race is. The
can perform magc, though they stick to White
Magic and being Clerics. You're race is one of
beauty.
What Fantasy Race Are You?
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everyone loves you, and you love everyone first,
and ask questions later! you're italian and
proud of it. you love wine, and beauty, and if
poked hard enough, you might admit to loving
the proud intellectual history of your country
as well.
what foreign language are you?
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Mama mia! Venuto a me, Cannavaro il mio amore!!! hurhur.
You are Galadriel!
Which Lord of the Rings Elf Are You?
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lunedì, maggio 12, 2003
{i am Jack's inflamed sense of rejection}
Crap. What is UP with my dad. he's not letting me watch Fight Club on the telly because he deems it too violent. i'm like, wtf! if i were 14 or something i'd understand but gee, for goodness sakes! i'm not.
Fine.
Anyone who's got eyes can see thatthis meowmeow template's back up again. the other one's gonna be used somewhere else. So there.
Am dead tired. Work's been so damn busy. I'm working o.t. every-feckin-day helping the lawyers prepare all their stuff. Am also singing way too much. I don't have time for myself at all. And that's quite a sorry state to be in, considering i'm supposed to be enjoying this last bit of 'free' time before i enrol in the university.
Can't sleep. What's new eh?
And oh the overpowering smell of paint isn't helping either.
Did i forget to mention? We're repainting the house.
My room is now this ghastly shade of green. Sadly though i have only myself to blame. I chose this colour called kiwi fun. It looked good as a little square of colour in the catalogue, but on the walls of a room? Its way overpowering!
Dammit.
Thank goodness i won't be seeing much of my room anymore come mid-june.
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And happy mother's day to all them mothers out there. Especially to me wonderful mum, who despite all her nagging and pmsing and all that kinda crap etc etc, loves me v v v much. (and i love her v v much too, in spite of what/how i may say/behave)
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The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test
Look at this. I'm so proud of myself. Hah.
And for all the asian ladies who luuuurveee Aragorn out there, PLEASE! Do remember to clickety-click on aragorn.blogspot, yes?
Hurhurhur.
Crap. What is UP with my dad. he's not letting me watch Fight Club on the telly because he deems it too violent. i'm like, wtf! if i were 14 or something i'd understand but gee, for goodness sakes! i'm not.
Fine.
Anyone who's got eyes can see that
Am dead tired. Work's been so damn busy. I'm working o.t. every-feckin-day helping the lawyers prepare all their stuff. Am also singing way too much. I don't have time for myself at all. And that's quite a sorry state to be in, considering i'm supposed to be enjoying this last bit of 'free' time before i enrol in the university.
Can't sleep. What's new eh?
And oh the overpowering smell of paint isn't helping either.
Did i forget to mention? We're repainting the house.
My room is now this ghastly shade of green. Sadly though i have only myself to blame. I chose this colour called kiwi fun. It looked good as a little square of colour in the catalogue, but on the walls of a room? Its way overpowering!
Dammit.
Thank goodness i won't be seeing much of my room anymore come mid-june.
And happy mother's day to all them mothers out there. Especially to me wonderful mum, who despite all her nagging and pmsing and all that kinda crap etc etc, loves me v v v much. (and i love her v v much too, in spite of what/how i may say/behave)
The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | High |
| Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | Low |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Low |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | Low |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Very Low |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Moderate |
| Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) | Very Low |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Low |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | Moderate |
| Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) | Very Low |
Take the Dante's Inferno Hell Test
Look at this. I'm so proud of myself. Hah.
And for all the asian ladies who luuuurveee Aragorn out there, PLEASE! Do remember to clickety-click on aragorn.blogspot, yes?
Hurhurhur.
martedì, maggio 06, 2003
{Supreme Court Meetings}
Because i stupidly forgot to include a few documents in one of the lawyers' case files, i had to rush all the way up to the supreme court to pass 'em to him this morning. However it was a v good trip, because i saw the acjc choir coming out of victoria concert hall after their SYF as i was travelling along in my taxi! Naturally after i reached the high court i was like running and waving me arms around trying to attract their attention-- lucky for me there weren't too many people around to witness my mad behaviour. Queen unglam, i can be sometimes. (there i said it. hoo boy) Anyways they eventually saw me, and a little later on they actually came by to take photos n all, so i had a lovely time revelling in their their post-competition euphoria. Seeing them like that brings back many happy happy memories of my jc1 year-- and at the same time it makes me feeeel ooolllldddd (even though i'm not that old at all. hurhur.).
Ah well. Congrats to them all for giving it their best shot! Whatever the result, i'm certain it will be a blessing, whether be it good or bad (though naturally i do hope they like ace it eh!).
Because i stupidly forgot to include a few documents in one of the lawyers' case files, i had to rush all the way up to the supreme court to pass 'em to him this morning. However it was a v good trip, because i saw the acjc choir coming out of victoria concert hall after their SYF as i was travelling along in my taxi! Naturally after i reached the high court i was like running and waving me arms around trying to attract their attention-- lucky for me there weren't too many people around to witness my mad behaviour. Queen unglam, i can be sometimes. (there i said it. hoo boy) Anyways they eventually saw me, and a little later on they actually came by to take photos n all, so i had a lovely time revelling in their their post-competition euphoria. Seeing them like that brings back many happy happy memories of my jc1 year-- and at the same time it makes me feeeel ooolllldddd (even though i'm not that old at all. hurhur.).
Ah well. Congrats to them all for giving it their best shot! Whatever the result, i'm certain it will be a blessing, whether be it good or bad (though naturally i do hope they like ace it eh!).
lunedì, maggio 05, 2003
{Singing My Life Away}
To quote an sms i received recently: "you're [singing] enough hours to turn pro"
Ha. Not very likely. Though what i'd give for it to be true eh?
May 1st was spent singing (properly-- thats not counting warmups and such) from 9am till 6pm. Recording in the morning, combined rehearsals in the afternoon, with a 45 min break for lunch in between, and then dinner with a few of the alumni people thereafter. Lovely. The recording went unexpectedly well though-- we all sounded rather nice and i was pretty impressed with the studio and all. Such an experience, it was! Rehearsals with the college and the alumni were pretty okay too, tho' it definitely could've been better. But all in all, what i'm the happiest with is the sense of camaraderie that i'm feeling with some of the younger alumni members. I think i can finally appreciate what the madams(+ sir) always say-- that friendship is such an important part of making good music. I used to take that for granted when i was in the college-- but after going through the initial awkward/uncomfortable phase when i first joined the alumni, i can truly understand now why its the relationships that help in the shaping of the music. Its also good to know, apart from the music making, that you've made new friends-- some really nice new friends at that.
Friday, May the 2nd was spent at work-- hectic as usual. Had a horror of a day, actually, due to many unfortunate things happening at the same time. Too tired/lazy to go into details. Then dinner at Al Dente @ Boat Quay with my ex-colleagues from the 1st law firm i was at-- eugene, ty, puj and cheryl. Pity there wasn't no brenton there as well-- the chap was on leave! Then scuttled off to church for more singing-- and it ended at maybe close to 11pm.
Then saturday was shopping in the morning with may and suuz! We came, we saw, and we conquered (all them shops). Was rushing madly to reach acjc in time for rehearsals at 2pm-- but as usual we got there a little late. Sang till 7, had dinner with the alumni, then i went off with my alumni ssl (haha it feels strange to have an ssl again-- but it definitely feels good to leave the teaching to someone else.) leanne for post-dinner drinks at holland v. And I'll say this again-- it's absolutely fandabidozi getting to know them alumni folks better.
And just when i thought i could take a breather today and catch up on some lost sleep, rina tells me mum that she needs help with babysitting her sweeeetie pie of a daughter fide! So me mum and i spent the whole afternoon - early evening entertaining her. I reallly, reallllly like the baby (she's the ONLY baby i actually like) but i just wasn't up to it today. And now, when everything's peaceful and calm and quiet, i can't sleeep. Even though i'm dead, dead, dead tired. Auuugh. All is not very good with me right now.
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You are the Consummate Hipster. Newbies bow to
you, everyone else just stares, as you swagger
down the street with "Little Green
Bag" stuck in your head.
What Kind of Hipster Are You?
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Hrm. that's.. very strange.
To quote an sms i received recently: "you're [singing] enough hours to turn pro"
Ha. Not very likely. Though what i'd give for it to be true eh?
May 1st was spent singing (properly-- thats not counting warmups and such) from 9am till 6pm. Recording in the morning, combined rehearsals in the afternoon, with a 45 min break for lunch in between, and then dinner with a few of the alumni people thereafter. Lovely. The recording went unexpectedly well though-- we all sounded rather nice and i was pretty impressed with the studio and all. Such an experience, it was! Rehearsals with the college and the alumni were pretty okay too, tho' it definitely could've been better. But all in all, what i'm the happiest with is the sense of camaraderie that i'm feeling with some of the younger alumni members. I think i can finally appreciate what the madams(+ sir) always say-- that friendship is such an important part of making good music. I used to take that for granted when i was in the college-- but after going through the initial awkward/uncomfortable phase when i first joined the alumni, i can truly understand now why its the relationships that help in the shaping of the music. Its also good to know, apart from the music making, that you've made new friends-- some really nice new friends at that.
Friday, May the 2nd was spent at work-- hectic as usual. Had a horror of a day, actually, due to many unfortunate things happening at the same time. Too tired/lazy to go into details. Then dinner at Al Dente @ Boat Quay with my ex-colleagues from the 1st law firm i was at-- eugene, ty, puj and cheryl. Pity there wasn't no brenton there as well-- the chap was on leave! Then scuttled off to church for more singing-- and it ended at maybe close to 11pm.
Then saturday was shopping in the morning with may and suuz! We came, we saw, and we conquered (all them shops). Was rushing madly to reach acjc in time for rehearsals at 2pm-- but as usual we got there a little late. Sang till 7, had dinner with the alumni, then i went off with my alumni ssl (haha it feels strange to have an ssl again-- but it definitely feels good to leave the teaching to someone else.) leanne for post-dinner drinks at holland v. And I'll say this again-- it's absolutely fandabidozi getting to know them alumni folks better.
And just when i thought i could take a breather today and catch up on some lost sleep, rina tells me mum that she needs help with babysitting her sweeeetie pie of a daughter fide! So me mum and i spent the whole afternoon - early evening entertaining her. I reallly, reallllly like the baby (she's the ONLY baby i actually like) but i just wasn't up to it today. And now, when everything's peaceful and calm and quiet, i can't sleeep. Even though i'm dead, dead, dead tired. Auuugh. All is not very good with me right now.
You are the Consummate Hipster. Newbies bow to
you, everyone else just stares, as you swagger
down the street with "Little Green
Bag" stuck in your head.
What Kind of Hipster Are You?
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Hrm. that's.. very strange.