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| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 |
| home coming |
This will be the last blog entry from HK, at least in the near future. 4 mths has passed and guess this exchange is pretty enjoyable.
Last nite in my dorm, alone and feeling a little sad. Its all coming to an end. I miss my Sg and be happy to go back but i guess that after spending some time at a place, its only natural to feel attached. When i was bidding farewell to some security guards earlier, i was drawn to me that it will most likely be the last time i will be seeing them. Guess that for most of the people i've met during this exchange, it will be the same, who knows when will be the next time we will all cross paths again.
Do not really know what to write anymore but just felt the need to blog, the need to say bye and move onto the the next chapter of my life. Will always remember this place and the people i met- the good, the bad and the evil
All my bags are packed (almost) and ready to go to bed.
I am coming home. |
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| Saturday, December 24, 2005 |
| its xmas time of the year |
Its Christmas, the time of the year where no one is able to escape the festive mood, including me. I must admit though, even though i am in a foreign land, i am not as excited about Xmas as i am back home. Just finish wrapping the xmas pressies and i tried my best to make them look presentable but they are all in weird shapes and sizes....
I'll be leaving my temporary adopted home in 4 days and i do feel tinge of sadness, however, i must say that i am looking forward to being back home. There are many things that i will miss, and also things that i cant wait to get away from. Let me share with u my top 10 list (not in order of merit)
10 things i will miss:
1) my room+ my roomie
2) cleaning my room and doing my laundry (i get to decide when i want to do it)
3) the weather
4) Sweet Dynasty
5) Fo Yuen St
6) Ladies Nites
7) Lesser sleep disturbance
8) shorter walking distance to school
9) Classes (enjoyed most of my classes)
10) Kebahs at Wan Chai
10 things i will not miss:
1) the slope up to the dorm
2) weird names (Some of the have weird names like Galaxy, Smile, Echo etc)
3) Having to explain that i am really a chinese (they think that Singaporean is a race by itself)
4) Rude people (there should be a courtesy campaign here.. come on lets sing it.. Courtesy begins with me!)
5) my toilet mate
6) telling people that "no Sngapore doesn't ban cola; no we can eat chewing gums just not able to buy or sell them in Singapore; yes we are not totally deprieve of freedom; and YES we are not part of Malaysia"
7) salty and oily food
8) expensive cinema tix (not going to complain about Sg's anymore)
9) bargaining for everything
10) having to sign in at the security counter whenever i visit my friends at their hall.
11) having to squeeze and being banged by others almost wherever i go.
12) smoking in aircon places (cannot even eat my noodles in cleaner air)
13) Lousy group mates
okies... there's more than 10 things but 4 mths is a long time.
My laptop is officially dead, still owe her an eulogy. I'll do it the next time when i've decided what to write and less sleepy.
Just had my exam today, want to know how i fare? err.... lets see.. 3 qns with equal weightage each, 1st one 6 pages, 2nd one 4, and the 3rd is only 1.5 pages long. Had no choice but to attempt a qn tht i did not study for but its the one that's among the easiest to answer.
okeis, its 430 am and i have to wake up at 8am.. soo tired now. Going to bed.
Merry Christmas to everyone. |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 4:05 AM |
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| Sunday, December 18, 2005 |
| She is dying... |
I'm sooo upset.. my laptop is in coma, it jus refuses to wake up. HOW??? depressing man. Now using my roomie's laptop, she mumbled something abt asking me to use while i was in the toilet (cannot hear a thing) and when i came out, she is missing... where can she be at 324am?
Took medicine and starting to feel sleepy.. oh no how am i ever going to finish Debbie's present? I should have choose a more neutral color, such that if i cannot finish up and give her, i can still give someone else.
Life without my laptop is soo.. haiz... i regret not treating her better. Her? Yes.. my laptop must be a girl, cos i says so. wahahhaa. I feel so isolated from the outside world, okies almost, i still have my hp (choy!!! hopes nothing goes wrong with that) and also my roomie's laptop. BUT its different! It doesnt feel that same, or even sound the same. Hope that when i bring it to the Acer Service centre, they can do something about it. I also regret not backing up my pictures and stuff. Do not think that they have auto backup. I've some pictures in my Fujitsu lappy but most are here! Arrgh.. i shouldnt be complacent! I wanted to upload them on yahoo photos when i am back in Singapore.. guess its too late.
Quick someone give my laptop CPR or pass some electricity through b4 its too late! She refuses to response to me to, no matter how i've tried. Guess that if she really dies, I'll write her an eulogy telling the world what a good laptop she was and it was my fault, the careless, complacent owner caused her death. Keeping my fingers cross that I do not need to write an eulogy. And NO, changing a new hard disk is not the same... it will be like having a brain transplant. Will not be the same any more *shakes head* Let me go take a picture of her in case....
Anyway, I finally got to watch Harry Potter! It was so much better than the last but I couldnt help but feel slightly disappointed as the 4th book is actually my favourite and so many parts were not included in the film! Guess that they have no choice cos if they do include everything, the movie will be like 10hrs long (yeah!!! y not rite? Will love a 10hrs Harry Potter film). I feel that for someone who do not know the story, the highly edited film version do not really tell a good story. Its easy to get lost and puzzled. Many of the characters and screen were also not what I imagined them to be. Guess that I should follow Daisy and just give the film a miss as she do not want to be disappointed.
To add to my sad sad day, Rujin said something soo saddening but shall not tell u all. We will be okies.. not to worry.. nothing really big so all u gals out there.. dont get your hopes high, he's still mine! muahahahaha
Okies, going to sleep and hopefully tomorrow, she will miraculously be revived. Everyone pray for me k. |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 3:23 AM |
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 |
| Romantic comedies |
Just finished watching Alex&Emma, a typical romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson. I luv watching romantic comedies, give me a good one anytime! However, after watching one, i do feel a little upset and frustrated at times. Why is it that movies, fairy tales and even cartoons always have to end with the couple being together and kissing after overcoming many obstacles? Why is it that they never do show what happens after the couple get together? Why do they have to portray the image that they will most probably live happily ever after but not really show the viewers if they really do.
My classic example is Cinderalla, who suffered greatly under the hands of her evil stepmother and step-sisters till she met her prince charming and after much difficulties, they do end up together, and thats the end. Hey.. don't Cinderella ever quarrelled with her prince? Will Cinderella grow so fat that her glass slippers will just crack when she wears them? Has Cinderella ever thought of a divorce? Its these little things in life that is evident in our daily life that gets left out in romantic stories. Yes i know that fairy tales and all are supposed to make us realised that its possible to live happily ever after but is everything really that sweet and nice.
Sometimes it does occur to me that magnificant love stories are happening all the time, just that we do not recognise them. We may be swept off our feet by Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black, especially when he was licking peanut butter off the spoon or by Freddie Prinze Junior in She's All That, when he was driving all around Beverly Hills, and calling the hotels just to locate Laney BUT these things does happened in our everyday lives, don't they? I just that if each of our life is made into a movie, perhaps we get to see things in a different angle, just add the music and lighting, we will realised that we are starring in the Great 20th Century Movie . But then, we do not have music and playbacks to remind us that.
Well, if you ask me again, i am so cynical. I will probably tell u that in Fairy tale land, half the couples are divorce or having affairs; as for the other half, they will be so bored with each other that they are scheming how to kill their spouse. The 7 drawfs??? They are probably gay. Sleeping beauty? Well, the prince is probably interested in her money cos she is like a 100 years older than him!
I think there's something wrong with me, I am such a big time sucker for things that i do not believe in. I simply love fairy tales, romantic comedies and trashy love stories. In fact i think that the large volume of trashy movies and books is doing me more harm than good, I have so high expectation of love and relationship that makes me feel dissatisfied at times, I feel that I am missing out so much! okies, now i am better.. seriously!!!
Anyway, do not think that i will ever stop watching romantic comedies. They are too entertaining. What are your favourites? mmm... i like Dirty Dancing, Pretty Women, You've got mail (all the meg ryan shit LOL), and the list goes on n on n on... |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 3:42 AM |
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| Sunday, December 11, 2005 |
| rigan u freak me out |
Rigan is freaking me out... he knows precisely when I visit his blog. Trust me.. precise to the minute!!!!
No sense of privacy and its making me wary.
He knows what you are doing....
n the worst thing is he refuses to tell me how he knows.
I'm so bored, suck in my room on a saturday nite, craving for Mac's big breakfast and dim sum. Didn't go out as everyone thinks that I should concentrate on my assignment... I've been dragging it for soooooooooooooooo long. I do not know why but I just cannot finish this one. Brain ain functioning well for this one and my concentration span has been really short for this one. I know that my concentration span has been short for everything but this one is relatively shorter. After typing a few lines, i always find myself doing something else, eating, lazing, watching tv, singing loudly and even taking silly shots of myself on my hp. Cant i just pay someone to finish this up for me... arrgh
Ms tan where r u... still out at TST?
More pissing is that I've gotten chocolate on the sleeves of my jacket...
okies i am going back to the world of comfort women, japanese culture, sexual slavery (content of my assignment)... n in need some comforting myself man |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 12:31 AM |
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| Thursday, December 08, 2005 |
| Garden State |
Just finished watching Garden State, do not feel like doing anything, think my brain is numb by the coldness but body apparently isnt. I am feeling hungry.
The movie was pretty good, not some drama-mama kinda plot, or fancy costumes but about a guy who has been away from home for 9 years and when he came back, he met a gal that made him think about his life so far, re-generate a part of him that became numb over the years. I started wondering will i ever be like him. The flim just reminds people the reality of life, things i guess people wants to 4get. Anyway, the leads are Zach Braff and Natalie Portman. You can check our Zach Braff's blog at http://gardenstate.typepad.com/
Weirdly but one of the things stays in my mind after watching is that Andrew (zach) told Sam(natalie) that he has not cry for years and she said that while she always see the humour in the worst situations, cos laughing at it makes it easier but she always looks forward to a good cry. That i must agree, sometimes everyone needs a good cry as it has this therapeutic effect, calms oneselves and releases stress. So have a good cry at times.. but of cos not everytime and at everything! Thats a whole different matter. What is most important is that one needs to understand that crying doesn't solve anyting, just a temporary relief.
Just handed up my psycho assignment today, have to start on my other one (and thankfully my last one) soon. Got back my law essay today, and felt good about it. okies, thats all the academic updates i can think of for now.
Felt so bad, i 4got someone else's bday again. I realised that as i grow older, i am 4getting about these things, things that are important to another. Think i need a PA. Further thinking, realised that i've catched up with alot of people for a long time, people who at different points in my life matters and made a difference. I miss my friends, friends from both past and present. Guessed that we are all so caught up with life that we 4got about the people we met along the way. okies, just thought of a new year's resolution. LOL
I initially wanna write a whole entry about friends, little things that they did that warms my life, but think i will spare all of u that chicken soup stuff for another time.
ohhh... update abt Cathy, I've decided to be nice and make that effort to smile and say 'hi' to her whenever i see her. No point bearing grudges over something so petty, so why not be gracious about it. I am no saint!!! hahahaha but guess no harm being nice rite. Apparently, i think she feels awkard whenever i smile or say 'hi', well guess that she will be too after all that she said.
19 more days b4 i head back to sunny singapore, back to my 'usual' life. So the countdown begins.... |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 1:46 AM |
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| Monday, December 05, 2005 |
| boring |
So fast.. its already the5th of December, I'll be home b4 u know it!
Well... the 5th is a special day to me, how i wish i am in Singapore.
Nothing much happened these days. Attended 2 farewell parties, nite out at LKF, trying very hard complete my assignments.. anything else? nah.. ohh.. had dinner with sheena's family, Aunty Alice and Uncle Jack earlier. Had a good meh
Going to wash off my makeup n start work...and think of something interesting to blog about. |
| posted by thesillypurpledog @ 12:25 AM |
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