I S L A N D C H I C

martedì, marzo 30, 2004

focus
it's been ages since i acty sat dwn, to do a lil introspection. Now it's close to 1am, and i guess it's only late at night when i'm more in touch with my feelings.

Was chatting with daryl-bee *grin* just now, his nick was...
"The Worst is Yet To Come, The Best is Yet to Be" hmf. typical acsian. okay fine, i have no comments. Said he was a lil dwn, but didn't manage to get him to talk. Hey, if u're reading this, just hang in there k. *surrenders* Like u said, the best is yet to be, so keep looking forward!

how true. His nick, i mean. To take a pessimistic view, the worst has yet to come, definitely. Today's the first day of term2, and yea, we're starting to feel the heat. Changes to the timetable, the banding system.... blah blah. not to mention the furious pace of lectures... Really have to adjust my mindset, switch to wrk mode and adapt. I think i've played enough... it's abt time i started getting more serious when it comes to wrk. I mean half the time, i'm distracted by a million other things, and just prd slipshod wrk. It's this can't-be-bothered attitude tht needs changing. Hmm. taking into account tht i'm gg 2 miss a wk plus lessons in july (germany trip), i better start taking my wrk seriously now.( trying to think long-term here.) Hafta start planning schedules too.

i need a comfortable routine to settle into. sy suggests not bringing wrk back home, which is a totally tempting idea. but i've nvr actually been able to make it wrk. Shall try this wk and see. Also hafta add exercise to the schedule, because all those endorphins released into your system really makes u feel gd!

Hmm. it really is easy to drift away fr. pple w'o realizing, and when tht happens it kinda hurts. It's like u wanna give tht person a call, but u don't, cos u fear what u'll hear is a stranger's voice on the phone. It's true, people change, it's a part and parcel of life, and i gs all of us have to accept tht. Then agn, i 've been really lucky, cos i know there are a few peepz who will more or less remain a constant in my life. These are the ones whom i might have taken for granted... and truly, i apologize. I have my flaws, i'm not perfect. who is? =) And yet, time and agn, u guyz were there for me, totally supportive. Just wanna say a big thank you.

Gemstar blogged on 3/30/2004 01:31:00 AM

lunedì, marzo 29, 2004

Hmm, sy sent this to me, and i absolutely loved it... Haa, it's so upbeat and catchy, I can't help but feel happy whenever i hear it... Dedicated to you and you and you... =)

yea, don't wry ur life away peepz. oh, here's the blog of the singer... he's definitely got a sense of humour, lol.
Jason Mraz' Journal
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Album: Waiting for my Rocket to Come
Artist: Jason Mraz

The RemedY (I Won't Worry)
well i saw fireworks from the freeway and behind closed eyes
i cannot make them go away
cause you were born on the fourth of july, freedom ring

now something on the surface it stings
that something on the surface it kind of makes me nervous
who says that you deserve this
what kind of god would serve this, we will cure this dirty old disease
if you've got the poison, i've got the remedy

the remedy is the experience
this is a dangerous liason
i says the comedy is that it's serious
which is a strange enough new play on words
i say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend the rest of your nights with the light on
so shine the light on all of your friends
because it all amounts to nothing in the end

i, i won't worry my life away
i, i won't worry my life away

well i heard two men talking on the radio
the crossfire kind of new reality show
uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack
they were counting down the ways to stab the brother in the be right back after this, the unavoidable kiss
where the minty fresh death breath is sure to outlast his catastrophe
dance with me

because if you've got the poison, i've got the remedy

the remedy is the experience
this is a dangerous liason
i says the comedy is that it's serious
which is a strange enough new play on words

i say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend the rest of your nights with the light on
so shine the light on all of your friends
because it all amounts to nothing in the end

i, i won't worry my life away
i won't, i won't, i won't, i won't worry my life away

when i fall in love
i take my time
there's no need to hurry when i'm making up my mind
you can turn off the sun
but i'm still gonna shine
and i'll tell you why

because the remedy is the experience
this is a dangerous liason
i says the comedy is that it's serious
which is a strange enough new play on words
i say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend the rest of your nights with the light on
so shine the light on all of your friends
because it all amounts to nothing in the end

i won't worry my life away
i won't, i won't, i won't worry my life away
i won't worry my life
i won't worry my life away
i won't worry life away...
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Gemstar blogged on 3/29/2004 08:58:00 PM

domenica, marzo 28, 2004

rejuvenated
okay. so i finally did go swimming in the sea. tho i wasn't exactly allowed to.
*shrug* i'm qte an on the impulse person,if i wanna do smth, i usually will do it right away.
cos, yea, once tht impulse disappears, it's gone... and i end up not getting anything done.

darn lazy to type out the events. so i'll just do a word splash, in my usual style. hmm... qte a weird grp of pple... glad hassan came, enjoyed the "lameness" i mean like add him + becky already qte bad.. thn plus cf summore. *triple doing* but was laughing all the way.

sentosa!.... looooong monorail ride ... no sun=no tan =/... salty water...water baby*grin*...floating ponteau...
bored bored bored... stuffedtoy doggie... live jazz band...groovy beats... FRISBEE. *grin*

journey to the musical fountain.. darkness... pulau blakang mati.. weird "laughter" and noises... =S muaha. we freaked out. i think those were kookaburras or smth.(hopefully, tht's wad they were)

i really enjoyed the musical fountain! Felt as tho i was a lil kid all over again, sitting there and absorbing as the story unfolded. The entire experience was pretty amazing. i mean previously, it was just dancing jets of water, with coloured laser lights... and now, it's like whoa.. (hmm. tech + art, sounds familiar, anyone?) haa. it's beyond description,
u've really gotta watch it to get what i mean. haa. ohz and shaun, the song goes... hello... hello... hello... =laughs=

dinner@ harbor front + b'day surprise!... made some lame excuse abt getting lost on the way 2 the toilet, but the funniest thing was they actually believed. i'm gd, hah. dinner was realLy RUsHed. =/... gosh. the caretakers/cleaning aunties.. were hanging abt.. furiously mopping, jangling their keys, tapping the railings... muttering in hokkien/malay.. that they wanted to go home! *rolls eyes* i understood k.

chocolate cake, candles, whipped cream, nsync mtvs @ macs... and HaPpY (belated) b'DaY 2 zw! ;)

Gemstar blogged on 3/28/2004 06:53:00 PM

sabato, marzo 27, 2004

retaiL TheRapY

omg. think i went wayy over-budget these 2 days... 70 bucks plus! on a bag, a skirt and a halter. =D
this is baddd. and yea, tht's not including the food. just came back fr. kenny rogers fr. a lovely dinner...
=pats tummy= gawd, i need to exercise!! but come to think of it... one walks long distances when shopping.
so, is tht counted?? *grin*

enjoyed myself with yit today. cos, for once i'm not the one making the decisions! gosh. i think only fellow-capricorns will understand each other. i so hate wasting time waiting around for people. *frowns* and lately, a certain someone has been stepping on my toes alot because of tht. i mean, guyz who make the girls wait for them?? tsk. uhh uh. My tolerance level is damn low when it comes to that.

Was a fruitful trip today... trawled far east and got myself a skirt! Like, finally. I was searching for a casual one since the genting trip. decided against denim, too common,heh. Some stores i popped in and totally loved.... purpur @ far east! erm erm.. another store at heeren which sells unique pieces like 1 item per design kinda thing, but can't remember wad it's name is already. ohz and there's this hawaiian themed store on the way to the candy place @ heeren, it was playing those hawaiian grass-skirt dance kinda music. haa. all the clothes there are nice!! i bought my halter fr. there. ebase is also a favourite, just love the stuff they have there. alg the way, was just examining the bikinis they had... Heh.. there's buttcheeks @ heeren, prices not too steep...maybe i'll get 1 aftr the nxt cts as a self-reward. ehz, let's go bikini shoppin tog k? *grin*

had lunch at this hk style steamed rice/noodles stall in far east... i got a meal for like 2.50? it's value for $ !!! Tastes pretty gd, and yea i liked the home-made barley. =thumbs up= oh pssst.. xm and becks.. the juice bar's guy is still there !!! i saw him today. =D

kk. gg sentosa tmr!!!
hopefully, i'll get a nice healthy tan. and yea, exercise!!!
cycle, swim, play vball? yay

Gemstar blogged on 3/27/2004 12:25:00 AM

giovedì, marzo 25, 2004

i'm like 1 of the last to announce this on my blog.. but yea, *phew* the cts are behind me. YaY. don't wanna comment on thm anymore.

went 2 skewl for make-up bio pract today. *doing* We didn't get screwed by vvl as anticipated, thk gdness.
hmm. didn't really get scolded, just a speech on how disappointed she (kph) was with our attitude. Said lotsa stuff, thn her conclusion was tht she wldn't bear grudges. kk, so maybe she's nice afterall.

i mean, the 3 of us were just standing abt listening to wad she had to say, and there came this pt in time where it was total silence. it was pretty awkward. i think she was expecting us to apologize, or say smth in defence for ourselves, but nth came. we just stood there. Thn she got distracted by other pple and tht "session" was over. =phew= i don't think i'd ever want to be a teacher, esp if one's gg to end up teaching a bunch of ungrateful ingrates. (like us.)

met jeff on the way out and told him the long story, lol. it's like we're talking so much more to him now, when we hardly did last yr. Funny how in life, u only learn to treasure and cherish what u have or used to have, after u've lost it. sad huh? but yea, it's much better now.

went to far east w. xm and becky... ghost telling session at ya-kun kaya. ha, the 5 of us are so in tune with each other already. i mean, when we went window shopping last nite, we wld be like... oh, *points* that top is so xm! and this wallet is so kel... and yadda @ the same time! Like kel stopping becks b4 she was gg to say smth lame. The feeling is so ... comfy. We poke fun at each other (esp at xm) , and just have a gd time laughing at ourselves.

n i start wondering abt cliques and all. who cares, just as long as u have ur fun? Why create such barriers btw urself and the pple arnd u? There's no pt la. live and let live. i'm okay with mich. As in, when i talk to her... we can talk. like all those pre-post exam crappy conversations tht we have @ our tables, fun la. *grin*

Just tht, i don't hang out with them as often, i gs... but truly, they're all nice pple. aggy is this da jie jie, really warmhearted and earthy... jac's this lil gal, who's playful and cheeky at times. haa. her mcdonald guy... tsk. lin's genuinely nice... and al's totally quirky, she's really animated and says alot of amusing stuff. thn of cos there's josh and ching! They come in a pair, lol. =looks= (nar don't protest, i know the u're reading this.)

ArTsY stuFf
visited the dental ctr with becks... thn walked abt their health zone place cos it was pouring outside.
learnt some interesting stuff there *gawd* all those calories!

Did you know tht the fat content in...
FOOD FACT 1 : 2 french fries (fr fastfood restaurants) is equivalent to 2 baked potatoes?!
how many baked potatoes are u eating thn, if u eat a packet of fries???? urgggh.

FOOD FACT 2: 1 m&m (e big version) is equivalent to 9 strawberries!
hmm. seems as tho my eating habits ain't exactly healthy. I mean pract all the stuff they had on the exhibits are wad i love to eat, and they're badddd.

ohz, i got myself a new baG! luv it. *smiLez* Took the NEL for the 1st time today. WOLS, huh? thn me and becks popped over to harbour front. Spotted great clothes there *drools* but didn't have enough $. =/ oh well.

oh yea, the title.. why artsY? heh. i was pretty much examining all the art installations they had at outram, harbour front and dhoby ghaut. Which brings to mind tht, pple these days just hurry alg their lil paths, and they miss smelling the flowers along the way. How many pple actually slow dwn to admire all the art pieces? They just concentrate on gg where-ever they're gg. what a waste (of effort) Okay, granted they probably did enough admiring a long time ago.

I think i esp liked the outram linkway one... These human figures tht seem to pop in and out of the walls.. as tho they're hurrying in the tunnels alg with us.. =) I mean u can just stand there for a long time characterizing them, the mummy pushing the baby in a pram... the ladies with their branded(?) handbags, the students.. Spotted this guy with a mini hp arnd his neck. *grin*

oh, it's like smth we discussed dr GP... is Art a gd vehicle for social commentary? That piece is. It conveys movement and expression...it's abt the commuters, the pple who acty use tht tunnel. It certainly brings new meaning to the whole idea of art imitating life.

thn @ harbour front, i wanted to go look at this art gallery, and dragged becks alg with me. haa. we were like, hey.. i can do this too! when we saw those... abstract SploTchEs. stripeS. spoTs. curvEs. what-have-you. how inspiring think i'm gonna dig out my paints and paintbrushes, oil pastels blah.... and do smth. thn i'll display it on my wall. *grin* we also walked abt TFM. All those designer furniture, interior designs... haa. i already know what kind of style i want for my future apartment.

haaa. yea, dream on, sr.

Gemstar blogged on 3/25/2004 06:10:00 PM

sabato, marzo 20, 2004

still alive
gosh. was nearly in tears just now.
kinda k.o-ed on my bed, u know, like trying to hide fr. reality with the blankets over my head?
was just indulging in self-pity.

mm, amazing how stuff happens sometimes. i sent this msg with just this face on it. " =/ "
and the nxt thing i knew, hl called and mins later... appeared outside the door of my room.
*doing* i was like, so fast? laughs. she said smth alg the lines of... " ur guardian angel, here to save the damsel in distress. " just so happened she was in the area la, and by some "mysterious force" she decided to drop off at coro w'o knowing why, even b4 she received my msg.

There's one angel.
And another, who tried to make me feel better. yea, i'll hang in there.

nxt time i want a knight in shining armour.. lol.

Gemstar blogged on 3/20/2004 08:45:00 PM

Everything's so calm and peaceful now, like the deceiving lull tht precedes every thunderstorm.
Yet somehow, i'm just content to sit back, and take it all in.
Weirdly, i don't feel the anxiety tht i usually get b4 any major tests.
maybe i'm speaking too soon, and will experience tht overwhelming surge of panic...
let's say.. on sunday midnight? yikes.

I mean, pple usually feel this way if they're well-prepared. But right now, the converse is true for me, this is prob like, the most unprepared i've ever been. haix. I feel nothing. And it really is qte scary feeling this way, as though you've stepped into a void. You wanna laugh but all tht comes out just sounds so hollow, you wanna cry... but there are no tears.

i'm guess i'm numbed already. Will just try to make gd use of wadeva remaining time i have left. Ganbatte ne.

Gemstar blogged on 3/20/2004 01:31:00 AM

venerdì, marzo 19, 2004

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nature and freedom. You rarely get angry and
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You seem to be in tune with the world and if
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Have a break. Have a Kit Kat
mmf. rite.
i hate mugging for bio. the stuff u try to memorize seems so volatile... It just evaporates into thin air!
so many more chaps left! =/
kk, back to wrk.

Gemstar blogged on 3/19/2004 07:41:00 PM

giovedì, marzo 18, 2004

pink flowers shattering in the breeze

tht's xuan's nick. really poetic, huh? *big hug.. big hug... big hug*
welcome back dear, was a pleasant surprise seeing ur msg today.
mmm. i'm in a lovely mood today. =)

Gosh felt so silly for throwing tht tantrum yesterday... haix. *sheepish look* all tht stress and frustration is killing me.
was so curt towards bear, i think i traumatized him or smth. he brought my calc all the way to my hse today.
felt so bad abt tht... poor guy. Thanks lots, yea? he was damn nice abt it, told me not to wry... but i can't help it la, tht's just the way i am.

i wonder how everyone's doing?? kel? xm? becks?? elisA??? i miss you all !!!! tag on the board leh. mmm.. zw, ya feeling better? (don't mug so hard, ha!) and mr spiritual assasin MIA le, amaZing. EhZ... how have u been?
and all those out there....yit, huilin... pq.. jus??

*doing* everyone's really wrking damn hard. gosh. i dunno wad's wrong with me la. can't seem to get down to serious mugging. so screwed. i almost done with chem. Just started with bio today, my econs is untouched... and math a tiny bit. the best thing is, I only have 3 days left. SHIT.

okay, all of a sudden, i don't feel so gd anymore. *breathe, sr.. just breathe*
kk new song in the hse..

kinda bittersweet. mmhmm. just listen to the lyrics and u'll know wad i mean. The guy who'll always be there to catch her when she falls, even tho she's with someone else... gosh. i'm getting hopelessly sappy nowadays.

Sometimes, i really do believe tht friends are our guardian angels on earth.
*hugz and muackz* i love u all to pieces.
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"She Will Be Loved"

Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else

I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get insecure
It doesn't matter anymore

It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along
My heart is full and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want

I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

I know where you hide
Alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls
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Gemstar blogged on 3/18/2004 08:57:00 PM

mercoledì, marzo 17, 2004

pissed
don't expect me to smile at you and pretend tht nothing has gone wrong.
it has, and i guess things are just different now.
just... bug off.

onto a different matter entirely, sometimes i wish i cld strangle bear, 'cept tht i don't have the habit of strangling bears.
He took my calc home by mistake and i spent the entire morn turning my rm upside dwn searching for a non-existent calculator, only to have him reply at like, wad 3plus?? BLEAH. tht's so not funny, u know. and now he's gone mia agn... ERK. it doesn't take too much of ur life to reply an sms rite?

okay, in case u'd be reading this. I'd like it back soon, PLEASE. just tht i don't wanna trouble u bringing it dwn all the way to schl just to return it to me these few days. i'd rather u stay home, concentrate and MUG!! pass it back to me, on gp paper day? *shrug* unless we're meeting up b4 tht... but i guess not. anyone seeing him sooner, help me scold him, pls.

*rolls eyes* now i'm prob gonna start another war w. my sis... sharing the calc. SHEESH. =/

Gemstar blogged on 3/17/2004 08:21:00 PM

lunedì, marzo 15, 2004

ah-choo
i just *sneezes* can't stop *sneeze* sneezing. =/
BLEAH. i'm gg 2 sneeze my nose off soon.

whine whine whine
no1 to whine to anymore. they're all too busy for me. *pouts*
sick and tired, again. *sneeez* somebody save me, pls?

dreams
i tend to have vivid, yet distorted dreams. There's really alot of untapped energy in there. I somehow am subjected to outbursts of creativity in my dreams. Like just now, all tht popped out was verses and verses of words, which i don't think i ever came across before... it was as tho i was "appreciating" poetry in my slp ?!?! *shrug* i dunnoe, i was nvr a lit person. There were a few times it was just music, melodies tht just floated arnd in my head. But i can't help but wonder, wad if i use the stuff fr. in there? it's highly original! but i seldom have any recollection of all these when i wake up, pity.

i am curious... why do pple dream when they slp? The dreamscape's really different for each individual. It's a mish-mash of your daily experiences, hopes and fears. Sometimes, everything gets so warped up and incredulous tht u can't make sense out of it. The amusing ones are always abt the pple you know, placed in out-of-the-world situations. =laughs=

Maybe i'm repressing my emotions too much... tht's why it gets unleashed as dreams at night.

Gemstar blogged on 3/15/2004 10:19:00 PM

just got back fr. SSC...
kinda realized i can go into all of those once forbidden areas now! yay!
=grin= i reme standing outside the jackpot rm, straining my neck to read tht notice tht said "no persons below age of 18 allowed to enter"

WoOhoo ! yep, now i can access the jackpot rm, gym, spa, sauna, jacuzzi, pub... on my own! omg. i'm old.
*grin*

maybe i'll hang out there more often... it's great place to chill, wrk out and have fun.

Gemstar blogged on 3/15/2004 12:01:00 AM

domenica, marzo 14, 2004

i just love the design of the album cover...
mmz. "A Crow Left of the Murder" by Incubus

haven't bought any cds this yr. *itch itch*

yesterday wasn't very productive. i did filing (finally!)... and attempted a bit of chem. but the study's as messy as ever, if not messier aftr my efforts to erm, get organized. =/

ohz, jy, bear and hc popped over too. everyone took a lil corner each to mug in. =hehz=

a few hours later...
sr's still filing. jy's at the com reading her mail, while bear entertained us with the guitar. (live music!) =p
only hc still doing his wrk conscientiously. tht guy's really focused manz. (maybe only distracted by food, lah)
*grin*

Gemstar blogged on 3/14/2004 03:02:00 PM

venerdì, marzo 12, 2004

black-list
okay, it's official. i'm on kph's black-list. red-marked, black-marked and highlighted a million times over. oh well. the choices we make sometimes. or rather, the choices i make sometimes. let's start the whole story fr. the beginning....

once upon a time.... *shrug* okay, tht's crap. it all started with the surprise announcement of the half-daY at abt 1 plus.my class was screaming for joy, and nearly busted daniel wong's eardrums in the process. =) ah well, the plan was to run away b4 kph found us. (because we were originally supposed 2 take a bio pract test fr 3-5... ) but she pre-empted us and popped into the class b4 d wong left. -_- asked us to wait for the bio dept 2 decide if we had to take the test today or have it rescheduled for a later date.

me, kel, becks and xm didn't stay to find out. we were like, c'mon let's just go off and catch BIG FISH! ;) so we upped and went! thought maybe the rest of the class might do the same, since earlier on they were discussing abt our runaway plans. turned out we were the only ones. =how wonderful= not tht i didn't expect it, cos my class have always been the law-abiding types. *shrug* wad more can i say?

so now we'll prob be seen as the resident trouble-makers and what not. josh called becks when we were on the cab and were like... there's no way we're gonna turn back. we're already on our way there! Of course she was fuming, and made a big fuss. u shld have heard the threats we got... "you'll get 0 for the test, if you don't come back." " i'll make them drop bio..." and blah blah blah... as wad we heard from our classmates ohz and the final one, "i'm gg to set a much tougher paper for them..."

poor them, think they got brunt of the scolding, and not us =D. she even called becks personally whilst we were in the cinema!!! tho she didn't sound tht upset on the phone. played tht understanding role...."it's not tht i want to call u pple back..." requested for us to go back there and thn. okay, kinda felt guilty.. but we were in the midst of a fantastic show, it didn't make sense for us to leave and waste tht 7.50.

it's not tht i'm unrepentant or anything. But i certainly don't feel apologetic in any way, cos it was a choice i made, and i made it knowing the consequences. maybe it's not the smartest thing to do, offending ur bio teacher who already has a somewhat bad impression of you. now i really have to pia for bio, or risk incurring her wrath (further)...

but really, today was supposed to be a half-daY!! we weren't supposed to stay back in the first place. No ill intentions harboured whatsoever. =)

sometimes i'm so naughty, i am appalled by my own behaviour.

Dirty Dancing
tht was the show i watched in the end, cos of the weird timeslots. the show was hoTtt!!!! all those dance moves. =) and the guy was damn kewt la *drools*.. and sweet. hmm he reminded me alot of a certain someone. the similar "exotic" looks and personality as well. i think i shall now go download some cuban music to enjoy! xm, u managed to find any??

Ye Chuan
went to watch ye chuan just now !! hmmm. jeremy was damn entertaining as the emcee. he certainly has the flair for the stage. he's just very natural, and totally crappy la. funniest part was when he interviewed b ang and called him a shuai ge!! Think my favourite play was the one tht haogen acted in... the whole idea was kinda thought-provoking...as well as the one xx directed, the special effects were gd, it flowed smoothly and was really nicely produced... tho the story was qte choppy becuase it had to be summarized. shan't say wad they were abt, cos there's another chang3 tmr. no spoilers to be found here!

i really do enjoy gg for such stuff... exposes me to new ideas, perceptives....broadens my horizons!! And yea, u get to see the different side of ur schoolmates when they perform.

School life's not just abt studying, u know? *winks*
today's certainly been an eventful day.

Gemstar blogged on 3/12/2004 11:54:00 PM

erin brokovich

man, she really kicks ass! Recorded the show down on tape, so i watched it just now. She's really one determined woman who speaks her mind and doesn't give a damn abt wad others think. i admire her tenacity and applaud her bitchiness. Gosh, can't help but think this is the way you have to act to get things done sometimes. You know, like real action and not just, "we'll look into the matter".....etc? and the nxt thing you know, no follow-up, no action taken. Heh, her style may be tad too extreme, but it's effective nonetheless.
some of my favourite lines fr the show...

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Erin (pointedly): There are 2 things tht aggravate me Mr Masry, being ignored and being lied to.
(hmm *nods*. tht aggravates me too.)

Erin (to Ed Masry): Did they teach you how to apologize at law school? 'Cause you suck at it.

George: How many numbers you got?
Erin: Oh, I got numbers comin' outta my ears. For instance: ten.
George: Ten?
Erin: Yeah. That's how many months old my baby girl is.
George: You got a little girl?
Erin: Yeah. Yeah, sexy, huh? How 'bout this for a number? Six. That's how old my other daughter is, eight is the age of my son, two is how many times I've been married -- and divorced; sixteen is the number of dollars I have in my bank account. 850-3943. That's my phone number, and with all the numbers I gave you, I'm guessing zero is the number of times you're gonna call it.

Ed Masry: In a law firm you may want to re-think your wardrobe a little.
Erin: Well as long as I have one ass instead of two I'll wear what I like if that's alright with you? You might want to re-think those ties.

Ed Masry: So what makes you think you can just walk in there and take whatever you want?
Erin: They're called boobs, Ed.

Theresa Dallavale: Okay, look, I think we got off on the wrong foot here --
Erin: That's all you got, lady. Two wrong feet. In fucking ugly shoes.

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Erin: These people don't dream about being rich. They dream about being able to watch their kids swim in a pool without worrying that they'll have to have a hysterectomy at the age of *twenty*. Like Rosa Diaz, a client of ours. Or have their spine deteriorate, like Stan Blume, *another* client of ours.

So before you come back here with another lame-ass offer, I want you to think real hard about what your spine is worth, Mr. Walker. Or what you might expect someone to pay you for your uterus, Ms. Sanchez. Then you take out your calculator and you multiply that number by a hundred. Anything less than that is a waste of our time. [Ms. Sanchez picks up a glass of water.] By the way, we had that water brought in especially for you folks. Came from a well in Hinkley.

(i was cheering for her here. gosh, the opposing team of lawyers were rendered speechless.)
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Erin (to george): For the first time in my life, I got people respecting me. Please, don't ask me to give it up.

Erin(to george): Are you going to be something else that I have to survive? Because I don't think I can handle it.

and lastly,
Ed Masry: Do they teach beauty queens how to apologize? Because you suck at it!
(.lol, tht smug look on his face was priceless. i mean like, aftr all those insults he had to put up with fr her.)
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Gemstar blogged on 3/12/2004 12:33:00 AM

lunedì, marzo 08, 2004

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

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Fondly known as snowy woods by us rg choirgals... 1 of those songs tht got passed dwn from batch to batch.lovely,lovely song. You can practically picture what it describes in front of u.

the weary rider, who's travelled for miles on his horse in the midst of winter.
On tht cold evening, he stops by the woods to take a breather...
only to be mesmerized by the scene of snow falling onto the branches of the woods.

i always loved the last stanza. =) how nice it wld be if everyone kept their promises. i'm sry if i neglected any of u lately, i seem to be floating in my dreamworld agn. In DENIAL, as usual. ah well, i've miles to go before i slp....
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A Parody i found on the web.
lol, amusing.. fr. the horse's pt of view.

Stopping in the Evening
by a Snowy Woods by thomas james allen

We've stopped again, I'll catch my breath,
I hope I do not freeze to death;
The evening brought out ice and snow,
On this December twentieth.

The air turns icy as I blow,
The temperature is six below;
I wonder how long will this take?
I'm catching chill, it's time to go.

I give my harness bells a shake,
To ask if Robert's still awake,
His gaze is distant, bittersweet,
'Cross snowy woods and frozen lake.

We start again into the sleet,
But I've got horseshoes on my feet,
And miles to trot before I eat,
And miles to trot before I eat.

Gemstar blogged on 3/08/2004 09:47:00 PM

venerdì, marzo 05, 2004

our yr3s came back to collect their results today.
some really shone, some were disappointed.
All i know is, i wanna be smiling nxt year after i've collected mine.

some pple started feeling the pressure, especially after they heard how well so-and-so did. Hmm. To me, it only serves to prove that it can be done. Gosh, tho i think they went thru hell in the process.

4 cute snrs popped into our bio class to talk to kph. =laughs= all of them look so tanned and botak and cheery.-grin- and the guy whom i always assumed to be a slacker was the top student for bio!! he acty got a distinction for bio S, and As for his other subs. omg. -_-" Looks sure are deceiving. Sometimes i really wonder how these pple do it, since they are really handling lotsa stuff at 1 go.. guess it all boils dwn to those 2 words again... Discipline and motivation.

i gotta find mine! Think i've been pampering myself too much. and yea, my lifestyle's pretty screwed. At least my slp cycle is. I look at myself in the mirror and i scare myself. i look so.... lifeless. (-_-)if i don't get my act together soon, my physical/mental/emotional health will be on the lines.

first things first. eat and slp well. and i've really gotta be more productive. yep. which means, no more blogging. i waste too much time online! (now wad am i doing here now, huh?)

on the bright side, i got an a1 for cl...plus a distinction for orals... *wOot* lol, at least i know the time spent attending chinese classes last year wasn't in vain. so, phew. all those cld-have-been free blks.
yep.

minna, ganbatte ne, YoSh.
ohz, and a quote fr. keong's nick
=Great minds have purpose, others only have wishes=

Gemstar blogged on 3/05/2004 11:39:00 PM

giovedì, marzo 04, 2004

=animal business=

yesterday was pretty amusing. popped over to hl's hse so tht we cld mug together. thn her beloved doggy started whining and whining non-stop. lol, such an attention seeker. hl said tht it was jealous of me. i was grinning away at first, before i realized out-loud, " hey, tht's nth to be proud of, right? Thn we had a gd laugh abt it, c'mon , comparing me with a pet? i win paws dwn, la. though, yea, tht's not the pt. her dog's pretty smart, i mean it recognizes tht the dining area is off limits to it... and whenever it crosses into tht forbidden area, it somehow looks damn guilty doing so. picture this white lil doggy padding accross the dining rm, head dwn, eyes not daring to meet anyone. cute, huh?

thn aftr tht when it was time to leave, hl walked me out, and this pretty lil cat actually joined us and walked us out, all the way to my bus stop. At first, i thought it was gg abt its own business, u know wadeva stray cats do ( i totally have no idea) and it's one of those, "pass by each other" occurances. i said "hello dear..." to it and i guess it liked me or smth, cos it started following me. Didn't expect it to go the entire distance tho. But everytime i turned back to look, i saw it. It got to the point tht, we slowed down our footsteps by alot so tht it was walking alongside us. and yep, it walked with us thru the "short-cut", across the rd, across the railway track (which i thought was abandoned), cutting across tht lil bit of 'jungle', till we reached the bus-stop. it was night and really dark and i felt qte glad tht it was with us. for tht momment, i thought of it as a sweet lil guardian angel. i mean, it's not as tho i had food with me or anything. it just tagged along. =)

it's such a lovely creature, had big eyes, was abit on the thin side tho. Cats walk gracefully. Ever wondered why models catwalk? =p i think somehow cats have more personality than dogs, they're alot more independent and streetwise. they don't trust as easily. and yea, there were instances where, i've been dao-ed by cats b4. lol, there was this incident when my dad tried to shoo this cat away fr. under our car. guess it was pissed, cos when we came back, we found this puddle of urine right nxt to a car tyre.

just 1 of those days where i really wish i cld adopt it and bring it home with me. meeeow. puRrr
ohz. met kenneth on the bus back, had a nice lil chat whilst we crossed the bridge over to coro. he's qte serious when he talks, unlike all tht teasing/suan-ning and joking abt tht i'm used to with the rest of the guyz.

Gemstar blogged on 3/04/2004 12:08:00 AM