| swamped |
[27 May 2012|07:01pm] |
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I need a vacation, NOW.
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| fever when you hold me tight |
[16 May 2012|01:36pm] |
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So I've developed this mysterious high fever that has been going on for about 3 and half days now. I know I asked God for a break, being so tired and all, but I didn't think that this was how he'd answer my prayer? Haha. The splitting headaches and body aches have me walking around like a 90 year old. Ron's been looking after me really well, and I'm super grateful. Thanks love (:
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| philippines |
[13 May 2012|10:13am] |
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it's been about 5 days here. i don't really know what to make of this country, we've basically been dragged around cluelessly everywhere so i guess i'll need more time to think about what this trip meant to me.
i guess visiting the cemetary was the 'highlight' for me. garden of memories. not many memories, but still meaningful. the dead live on in our memories, held dear in our hearts.
weeks of work ahead before i can say HELLO WALES. finally starting choir prac tomorrow as well. thank goodness. i've missed choir so so so much.
lined up some baking to do as well, orange chocolate muffins (:
also need to get some exercise in. work cannot be an excuse to always be too tired!
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| norwegian wood |
[06 May 2012|12:59am] |
When you have read a book so eloquent and so vivid like 'Norwegian Wood' by Haruki Murakami, you get the feeling that any attempt of yours to put your thoughts in words is futile.
Or at least, that's how it seems to me. It has been a long time since I've finished a book. It's been 4 years. Over the last 4 years in university, ironically, I haven't found the time, the energy, or even the slightly compelling to just read. Yet, when I picked the book up on Tuesday, its pages drew me in - as the protagonist went back in time with his thoughts, so did I with him. His words had resonance, the images and setting so clear I felt like I was living and breathing and seeing through his body.
I haven't felt such emotional connections to fictional characters in a long time. At the end of it all, I feel winded, upset, yet hopeful all at the same time.
Thanks for the journey, Murakami.
On another note, it's about time my love for reading came back, and so strongly too. I've got time on my hands.
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| BSE |
[03 May 2012|01:02am] |
I started my internship today in the Business & Service Excellence department at SPRING Singapore. Not much happened today, but I expect things to start raining down from tomorrow onwards, so I'm nervously excited about that. It's a nice environment, very comfortable, and I hope it's really where I belong!
Caught The Avengers after work with Ron, and it blew my mind! I'd watch it again in a heartbeat :D The entire audience was like clapping and cheering and laughing throughout, it was great! CRAZY GREAT.
I have to be awake in 6 hours...oh man. Haha.
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| belief. |
[29 Apr 2012|11:20am] |
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I have a term paper due at 10am and an exam at 5pm. Both are not complete. I really hate this feeling.
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| that boy. |
[24 Apr 2012|11:57pm] |
The boy you ever poured your heart and soul out to, and told all your hopes, and dreams and fears to. And watched grow from a boy to a man. And he did the same for you. You know that after everything has been said, done and dusted, that these things remain somewhere at the back of our hearts and minds. That you will always be quietly proud of him, along your parallel paths in life. Always rooting for his success, always waiting to be there if he may ever need someone to lean on. And hopes he feels the same way.
Inside jokes and intimate memories don't just fade. We were too far gone for them to ever disappear. Granted, I'm with someone new, and without regret. I am at ease, complete. But I must admit that life is really different without you. Not better or worse, just, different.
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| great food |
[20 Apr 2012|04:38pm] |
You don't always need a proper reason to celebrate! That's why Ron and I headed out to Etna Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria on Wednesday evening to treat ourselves to an awesome meal. We had a refreshing lemonade, the Etna pizza, crabmeat linguine in lobster cream sauce and pistachio tiramisu. Ron, being a pizza person, ate most of the pizza and I had most of the pasta, and together, we devoured the tiramisu. Everything was heavenly! The pistachio on top and in between the layers was really something special :D
We all need a good break from hectic work/life/school once in a while, and to me, good food is one way to put a stop to all your cares just for a little bit.
My internship is due to start on 2nd May, so I've got just a day in between my last exam and work/choir/competition/JCRC for the next 3 months. Gonna be the most exciting vacation yet!
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| i didn't do it! |
[16 Apr 2012|12:34pm] |
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At the hair salon yesterday, I saw someone getting a really cute bob cut. And I really wanted one. But sigh. I didn't have the courage to do it, and neither does my wallet seem willing to bear the burden of repeat visits to keep it in shape. So it was a no go. I got my heavy-ass mane of hair thinned and layered, and that's it!
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| command 2012 |
[13 Apr 2012|02:43pm] |
After four crazy years in Kent Ridge Hall, it's finally time to say goodbye to a cherished group of friends.
I'll still be around - I've got another insane semester to go. But for most of those whom I've come to love so much in the most amazing part of my university life, it's graduation time. And I think I speak for all of us when I say that putting in effort and heart, and blood/sweat/tears for KR to stay throughout all four years is harder than just making the grade in school.
And that's why Command is so much more of a milestone that Commencement will ever be.
To my dear friends, here's wishing you all the best in the future, with God's abundant blessings (:
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| rise up |
[08 Apr 2012|02:48pm] |
It's been a killer week, really been down in the dumps, but hey, nothing can spoil my mood on Easter Sunday (:
Woke up really early, had a nice Mass with nice singing too, yummy BCM breakfast, and epic Easter lunch!
Thanks milli for the menu of yummy food, and Ron and I were more than happy to contribute the super rich cake :D:D
Happy Easter everyone! It's a day of remembering that amidst all our human frailties and failings, there is always the hope of redemption. So keep living, keep loving, keep calm and carry on.
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| why, you ask me |
[02 Apr 2012|06:58am] |
It's always interesting to explain Holy Week to non-Christians. The opportunity also helps me evaluate the degree of my faith, and the adequacy of my own understanding. I don't explain to seek their conversion, but only to open their eyes to the awareness of events that are particularly meaningful to me. Everything else is in God's hands.
Have a blessed Holy Week everyone (:
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| sorry |
[27 Mar 2012|09:37am] |
one cannot seek forgiveness from herself.
it's easier to forgive the faults of others than the missteps of your own doing, regardless of intent.
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| move on |
[24 Mar 2012|03:25pm] |
too much basking, wallowing in former glory.
it's time to move on. to move new mountains, to scale new peaks.
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| on a day like this |
[23 Mar 2012|12:21pm] |
How are you supposed to feel on a day like today?
When will this date cease to hold meaning for me?
I used to look forward to 23rd March. The date always brought hope, joy, excitement for the future.
I don't know how to feel on 23rd March, today.
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| magic |
[15 Mar 2012|11:18am] |
There's something magical about choral singing, when voices blend together and create magic for the audience.
Been listening to the VV songs every day, some of them could have been better, but most were absolutely lovely (: (:
Not perfect, but laden with effort, with meaning, with feeling.
Made many awesome friends along the way (: We only have photos and the songs to remember VV'12 by, and I'll hold these memories close.
The KR Lipdub video is up and about! It's super amazing, so proud of Bora and his HPB for taking up this task and doing a great job of it (:
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| the long road |
[10 Mar 2012|10:08pm] |
Varsity Voices 2012: Musical Milestones
It's finally upon us! When I wake up tomorrow, I'll be up and on my way to my second ever concert hall concert experience (:
It's been a crazy long journey, from twice a week practices in Sem 1 to thrice a week this sem, and I really hope we'll put up a show that we'll be proud of :D
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| think of the now. |
[09 Mar 2012|03:40pm] |
To be where I am today, for better or worse, everything happened for a reason.
'Do what makes you happy' must be one of the most hypocritical things one can say to someone with a difficult decision to make. If neither option truly satisfies, what then? And to be happy (if possible) at the expense of judgement from the one who made the statement in the first place - is it worth it?
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| take it easy |
[06 Mar 2012|02:12pm] |
One small step at a time.
Something Justin said last night really hit me, and hard. I stand by my judgment and will keep my head held high.
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| 9 more days |
[02 Mar 2012|06:20pm] |
9 days to Musical Milestones, the NUSChoir's annual Varsity Voices concert!
Choreography, rehearsals, all stepping up in intensity! Haha so exciting. But crazy tiring.
Wednesday was my 3rd and last Amplitude! As a final year, all these 'lasts' are starting. Sang for Aca, a medley of songs haha. With crazy (fail)sexy/slutty choreo included! It was so much fun, and I guess, with 3 FYFs in the group, we really wanted to make it as good as we could.
On Thursday, I did a dining hall gig with Wiggid on the piano, and we did 4 songs! It was hell scary, but sigh, the hall crowd is always so freaking appreciative I almost feel bad lol.
Work is piled sky high. But I'm going have a good rest.
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| let me down easy |
[26 Feb 2012|03:13pm] |
Don't write a letter when you want to leave
Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment
I'd like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please
Let me down easy
No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks
No deep conversation
I know the way we should spend that day
Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please
Don't want to know who's to blame
It won't help knowing
Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going
Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please
Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going
Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Don't run off in the pouring rain
Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt out of all the pain
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please
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| taking a stroll |
[23 Feb 2012|03:30pm] |
The Sentosa Boardwalk is really pretty! Walked over from RWS to Vivo (back to civilization as Ronald calls it) to grab some supplies, and was amazed at how lovely the waterfront view was! It was so much so that I preferred to walk rather than take the conveniently located travellators! (:
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| the end is nigh |
[20 Feb 2012|11:58pm] |
One Command video down.
I have MAB to get started on, PAB to compile, OP Comms to start vision-setting/work planning, a term paper to write, a quiz when week 7 comes round.
But I'm going to take these next 2 days off and instead have ourselves a little party - Sentosa staycation here we come :D Rain or shine, nothing can stop us from having a good time (:
<3
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| special |
[15 Feb 2012|01:10am] |
Today, I felt really special (:
Despite a little bit of fail on the flower deliveryman's part, I was pleasantly surprised with a little bouquet of flowers (: We also caught Wicked tonight, at the expense of my study time for tomorrow's (today!) midterm. It was amazing, it had me tearing up at happy and sad parts. So so lovely! Along with lunch at Basilico last Saturday afternoon, I'm so happy to say that I have a sweet little Valentine (:
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| can't wait! |
[12 Feb 2012|12:03pm] |
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
-For Good, Wicked
I've got a Wicked date for Valentine's this year (: I can hardly wait!
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