wel fare

I am enjoying a little holiday. Since the completion of the three big projects, I’ve been indulging in a little too much sleep, tv and of course, the internet. In fact, it feels as thou exams are already over. Till I realized that the semester is coming to an end and the big E is just around the corner. The guilt is trying to eat me up but I’m just shrugging the feeling off.

But I think being lazy for a while is for my own good. I’m not trying to justify my own laziness, its just that the past few weeks were a little traumatic. Too many things were happening at the same time. And when there’s stress, there’s friction. Often, I feel like I couldn’t take it anymore when people start piling things that doesn’t concern me on top of me or start whining about minute things that I don’t really care about.

So I bitch to my brother. My poor brother. But I guess he needs some excitement (which comes in the form of gossips) in his life. If not, he might just die of boredom by staying at home all day. Cause he can’t go swimming you see. And when he can’t go swimming, he’s kind of crossed. And it all boils down to the unpredictable weather.

The year is passing faster than I actually imagined it to be. At least, I have things to look forward to before it ends.

To see Obama being elected (yeah!)makes me feel a little...touched? I was watching the speech he made to America and I thought it was really moving. I'm happy I get to be part of history! How I hope I can feel the same about my own country's election. Even though I'm already better off than the rest as I stay in a highly contested area =D

On bicycles and roller blades

I feel as if my nose is going to drop off. How on earth did I get a cold in such hot weather, I do not know.

Anyway, I saw an interesting sight when walking home today. The kids in my neighbourhood must have form a playgroup somehow. There was a boy on a bicycle and he was cycling down a slope(quite gentle). Behind him, there was a kid on rollerblades, squatting down and holding on to the back of his bike. And behind the kid on rollerblades, there was another kid holding on to his shoulders and was on rollerblades too. And another. And another. All in all, I guessed there were around 7 or 8? Some weren’t even squatting. They were standing, or kind of half squatting. Now imagine them zoom right in front of you. Amazing sight isn’t it?

I literally stopped in my tracks and see how far they can zoom and how they were going to er, crash =D They only went a few metres further and those directly behind the bicycle were squashed when the bicycle stopped. Some rolled away in an attempt to save themselves, others flew off. It was quite a hilarious sight. Luckily no injuries.

I was smiling. It kind of reminded me of my childhood but I don’t think I was ever so reckless. Ok maybe I did. I used to crash my bicycle everywhere in the neighbourhood with Yoggi and Bernice. Never tried blading thou. Don’t even know if I can still fit into my blades. It has been in the storeroom, untouched for a very long time. Since sec 2 or 3 I guess. The last time I ‘roller blad-ed’ was with the Netballers. It was quite fun. We fell down a lot. And we laughed a lot too. That was about 5 or 6 years ago.

I’m feeling nostalgic. And a little sad.

i remember lonely soldier

It has been a long time since I actually listen to any new songs, relying on my trusty collection of the old.

Today, I listened to Damien Rice, found some that I have never heard before on Youtube, and I fell in love with him all over again.

I heart Damien Rice.

E-tutorial 2

By friday, we should have posted all our individual thoughts on the issue tht was presented to us by the TA on the forum so that we can discuss them over the weekend.

Its friday morning already, none of the forum members have posted anything. Me included. I haven even read the readings.

I love it. When the Canadian, Australian and Singaporean students goes on 'strike' together. Don't even need to come together to plan the 'strike' =)

ennui

You know, this is already the sixth week of school. Half a sem has gone by just like this. Like how? Like project meetings and deadlines and assignments and many many readings that cannot be and will never be finished. Like starting school at 10am and ending at 6pm. Like traffic jams that take up to two hours just to travel home.

Like that.

Before I continue bitching about the non-existent life that I have, I must remind myself that my situation is not the worse among my circle of friends.

Anyways, the lecturer came up with an (spastic) idea during tutorial today so that he will be able to know who is participating in the discussion.


This is what happens.

my neighbour's kid

This morning, I ran away from my neighbour's kid as he tried to chase me while balancing a chameleon on his finger. I was shrieking and he was shouting, " It's harmless!''

His grandma saw him and shouted," Eh, why are you terrifying 'jie jie' like this? I asked you to run! You run yet?'

He was supposed to run around the block under the the orders of his grandma who's the family fitness instructor. (I think he's overweight.)

I could have helped him thou. I can continue to run and he can continue to chase me.

The TV

I caught my brother watching the _______ show today.
Mum already surrendered last week.
I've managed to caught myself but almost slipped.

We're all at risk of going to the dark side.