So P, B and E were walking out of Haven back to the library yesterday. (I was watching over them...so i know wat happened)
B: you know P, u r a very gullible person...things that pple tell u, u believe.
P: (indignant) no B, that's not true. I think about it, and consider whether it's believable or not.
B: no lor, i don't believe all the hearsay you reproduce. Unless u tell me things that are products of proper research....
P: fine.
they walk on silently......up the stairs...
E: my intestines feel squashed. it's pressing on something below. What's right below my intestines?
P: i know! it's the rectum! (excitedly, just short of jumping up like a cheerleader)
E: Nooooo! (disgusted)
B: dunno...is it the large intestine?
P: did u know that your intestines go round the world once? maybe that's y it feels squashed. (matter-of-factly)
B: P, who told u that? it's not true lor!
P: it is!!! (flashing a "how-could-you-not-know??" look)
E and B: rolling over in laughter....
P: don't believe? i'l check with my friend !! (from a prestigious college)
P then catches hold of a fren passing by
P: R, don't our intestines go round the world once?
R: (wide-eyed, in surprise) huh, they don't meh?
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Happy Easter
Jesus is alive!
What a nice reminder. Good Friday is a public holiday. but tt's not the reason for it's Good-ness. But it's a long story. Let me know if u wan to hear it. i'd gladly oblige.
The Good Friday rally came to a happy ending. Though i am once again reminded i'm no longer a young teenager, i'm happy hangin out with all of them. Thanks to you all who turned up, smiled and clapped at the performance. I know it might not look it, but it was a lot of preparation. And i'm proud of it all. Glory to God!
My Timbuk2 has arrived. It's gorgeous. I have decided to name it Timbuk2. Clever me! (and creative) I'm excited about going to school cos then i can use it. Hee.
Tomorrow my church begins the 40 days of Purpose. It's a study to find out the purpose of life. It's for everyone. If u wan to join, let me know. No strings attached.
I just ate a bar of Toblerone. But for some funny reason, i don't feel like killing myself.
What a nice reminder. Good Friday is a public holiday. but tt's not the reason for it's Good-ness. But it's a long story. Let me know if u wan to hear it. i'd gladly oblige.
The Good Friday rally came to a happy ending. Though i am once again reminded i'm no longer a young teenager, i'm happy hangin out with all of them. Thanks to you all who turned up, smiled and clapped at the performance. I know it might not look it, but it was a lot of preparation. And i'm proud of it all. Glory to God!
My Timbuk2 has arrived. It's gorgeous. I have decided to name it Timbuk2. Clever me! (and creative) I'm excited about going to school cos then i can use it. Hee.
Tomorrow my church begins the 40 days of Purpose. It's a study to find out the purpose of life. It's for everyone. If u wan to join, let me know. No strings attached.
I just ate a bar of Toblerone. But for some funny reason, i don't feel like killing myself.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
yesterday during Audit class, i was havin fun laughing at my friends, P and G. Because they own Apple laptops and were unable to run the ACL programme that we were using.
me: wah...ur laptops are so pretty...why are you not using them?
P: stop it la! (nudging me)
me: hahahah.....so pretty but cannot send print! (our school printers don't recognise Apples)
P: (pokes me again)
G: isn't it weird, that Mac can't run ACL?
P: well, it's Windows based.
G: sigh...is Microsoft Windows-based?
P and me: guffaws (loudly)
me: wah...ur laptops are so pretty...why are you not using them?
P: stop it la! (nudging me)
me: hahahah.....so pretty but cannot send print! (our school printers don't recognise Apples)
P: (pokes me again)
G: isn't it weird, that Mac can't run ACL?
P: well, it's Windows based.
G: sigh...is Microsoft Windows-based?
P and me: guffaws (loudly)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Becoming a better person
This entry is very random. and when i say that it is random you should be scared. cos it might be un-understandable. Was just thinkin about myself. (seriously, is there anything else?) and yes, i started to wallow in my own lies, my own delusions, and my own pity.
If u have heard me talk before, you know i strongly believe in the "Becoming a better person" theory. and i came up with it. I came up with a theory i believe in. How interesting!
It goes like this: it's actually a decision making model. Alternatively, it serves to make you make the best of situations. depending on whether you have entered in it already.
To begin, assume you have not embarked on it yet.
So let's say you are considering...whether or not to buy a new car. hmm...i dunno whether this is really a good example. but let's work on this first.
So upon considering the financial part, and parental objections cleared, etc...now is 'whether or not you should?'. if you ask me, i'd ask you, whether or not it'l make you a better person.
and if u can say yes, to God and to your conscience, then yea, go ahead.
Perhaps if u r not bored by now, you would ask me what i mean by becoming a better person? Well, actually there is no need to be all that academic about it. But here are some measures I take:
1) Will i be able to serve God better?
2) will i feel better about myself?
3) can't think of anymore.
As for the second part, it is built on the assumption that you are already in it. And there's no way out. For eg, you got sabo-ed into being in a project group with a bunch of free-riders.
this requires a bit more creativity. but you should (according to my theory) ask yourself how you can become a better person.
1) for eg, you can learn to work with people who might depend on you
2) may be able to help others
3) learn to effectively delegate
4) learn patience and tolerance
5) basically learn more about the module as you have more to do
6) many more....
if you are still here, reading, you might ask: "there are so many poor people, people who need help, projects that will make me a better person...then do i do everything?"
the answer is nope.
Instead, you can consider thinking about what you already have in your hands. Most of my friends are students. I am one myself. cos God placed me here. And this is my primal duty. So whatever secondary duties that will make me a better person cannot compromise this. In any case, a big part of becoming a better person is to be more knowledgeable.
And when you embark on something new, always consult your parents. cos God placed them there. They are our first advisors. And pray to God that they have the God-given wisdom, coupled with their life experience, along with how much they know about you, you can be quite sure their advice can add value.
Next, you can consult friends. Or seniors. including professors, pastors or certain people you respect. But once again, before that, pray that God will give them the words to say. And always clarify with them if you don't understand.
Finally, to see if you have been using this theory well, consider yourself now and yesterday. or last year or the year before. And ask yourself. Have you become a better person?
If u have heard me talk before, you know i strongly believe in the "Becoming a better person" theory. and i came up with it. I came up with a theory i believe in. How interesting!
It goes like this: it's actually a decision making model. Alternatively, it serves to make you make the best of situations. depending on whether you have entered in it already.
To begin, assume you have not embarked on it yet.
So let's say you are considering...whether or not to buy a new car. hmm...i dunno whether this is really a good example. but let's work on this first.
So upon considering the financial part, and parental objections cleared, etc...now is 'whether or not you should?'. if you ask me, i'd ask you, whether or not it'l make you a better person.
and if u can say yes, to God and to your conscience, then yea, go ahead.
Perhaps if u r not bored by now, you would ask me what i mean by becoming a better person? Well, actually there is no need to be all that academic about it. But here are some measures I take:
1) Will i be able to serve God better?
2) will i feel better about myself?
3) can't think of anymore.
As for the second part, it is built on the assumption that you are already in it. And there's no way out. For eg, you got sabo-ed into being in a project group with a bunch of free-riders.
this requires a bit more creativity. but you should (according to my theory) ask yourself how you can become a better person.
1) for eg, you can learn to work with people who might depend on you
2) may be able to help others
3) learn to effectively delegate
4) learn patience and tolerance
5) basically learn more about the module as you have more to do
6) many more....
if you are still here, reading, you might ask: "there are so many poor people, people who need help, projects that will make me a better person...then do i do everything?"
the answer is nope.
Instead, you can consider thinking about what you already have in your hands. Most of my friends are students. I am one myself. cos God placed me here. And this is my primal duty. So whatever secondary duties that will make me a better person cannot compromise this. In any case, a big part of becoming a better person is to be more knowledgeable.
And when you embark on something new, always consult your parents. cos God placed them there. They are our first advisors. And pray to God that they have the God-given wisdom, coupled with their life experience, along with how much they know about you, you can be quite sure their advice can add value.
Next, you can consult friends. Or seniors. including professors, pastors or certain people you respect. But once again, before that, pray that God will give them the words to say. And always clarify with them if you don't understand.
Finally, to see if you have been using this theory well, consider yourself now and yesterday. or last year or the year before. And ask yourself. Have you become a better person?
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Soon Kueh
typing this entry is making me feel like eating some of that. was in school for a proj meeting. and next door in the seminar room, there was this event that involved refreshments. And it so happened that the time i was wanting to go and pee was the time when the people just started to attack the refreshments. This is a bit of some conversations i caught, on the way to the pee-room.
Asian lady/usher: (heavy singaporean/singlish accent) Oh, please help
yourselves to the refreshments.
caucasian guy: what's this? (pointing)
Asian lady/usher: we call this 'soon kueh'. It has a covering made of rice flour.
the filling is steamed tulips.
caucasian guy: oh really?
Asian lady/usher: (heavy singaporean/singlish accent) Oh, please help
yourselves to the refreshments.
caucasian guy: what's this? (pointing)
Asian lady/usher: we call this 'soon kueh'. It has a covering made of rice flour.
the filling is steamed tulips.
caucasian guy: oh really?
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Happy Birthday to me
thank u. for putting up a surprise party that was really so surprising. i didn't expect anything at all. and amid ur projects, meetings, tests and other stuff, people still turned up, hid and jumped up to say 'surprise!'. thank u. i'm loved.
was walking from school to town today. (takes only 30mins) and couldn't help but think about my 21st birthday. i'm not sure if it's common to do this, but i often think of the previous year's birthday. that was exactly what i did.
being the 21st, i threw a party. it was so nice. it was a garden party with finger food, wine and cake. people dressed up and came with gifts, made small talk and laughed. later over delicious cake, they celebrated my life. thanks. i turned 21.
my party wasn't on the exact day. so when the eve of the real day came along, i knew that pple were suffering from celebration fatigue. so no way are they goin to surprise me. but being the real day, it was significant to me. i wondered if pple would care. i cried simply wondering. and they did. that was the first and last time i celebrated my birthday in McDonald's.
as i walked to town, i was thinking. thinking. and occasionally hurting. but also thanking God. for everything He has provided. When i was unsure, he gave me assurance. when i was sad, he gave me friends. when i'm hopeful, He reminds me to keep praying.
Today was such an enjoyable day. with friends who have known me for over 10 years. Yea, Ge, u noe u have been my ge for over 10 years? cos i got to know u when i was 11! And Genie and Qing. Such important people. And i can't believe u people actually bought me presents. what a nice surprise. thank you. thank you. thank you.
tomorrow i'm goin to Humble House with my family. cos they love me and they celebrate my birthday with me every year, over a dinner. thank God for family.
was walking from school to town today. (takes only 30mins) and couldn't help but think about my 21st birthday. i'm not sure if it's common to do this, but i often think of the previous year's birthday. that was exactly what i did.
being the 21st, i threw a party. it was so nice. it was a garden party with finger food, wine and cake. people dressed up and came with gifts, made small talk and laughed. later over delicious cake, they celebrated my life. thanks. i turned 21.
my party wasn't on the exact day. so when the eve of the real day came along, i knew that pple were suffering from celebration fatigue. so no way are they goin to surprise me. but being the real day, it was significant to me. i wondered if pple would care. i cried simply wondering. and they did. that was the first and last time i celebrated my birthday in McDonald's.
as i walked to town, i was thinking. thinking. and occasionally hurting. but also thanking God. for everything He has provided. When i was unsure, he gave me assurance. when i was sad, he gave me friends. when i'm hopeful, He reminds me to keep praying.
Today was such an enjoyable day. with friends who have known me for over 10 years. Yea, Ge, u noe u have been my ge for over 10 years? cos i got to know u when i was 11! And Genie and Qing. Such important people. And i can't believe u people actually bought me presents. what a nice surprise. thank you. thank you. thank you.
tomorrow i'm goin to Humble House with my family. cos they love me and they celebrate my birthday with me every year, over a dinner. thank God for family.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Our placing
Qi
We fought hard. We lost some, we won the others. And it makes me proud to b part of this team. I'm surely gonna miss this BIG part of my SMU life. And u people made it so worthwhile, so special. Thanks. Also to those who didn't play, but supported us by coming down. You know who you are. = )
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Hee
Today i got a chance to sit down with E, my beloved captain for a drink at Haven (what a name for a school canteen).
E: Just now i was having lunch with Wensi here le.
me: uh huh
E: then, i heard someone calling Wensi's name very loudly and repeatly. Like "wensi, wensi, wensi, wensi!"
So i told her, "eh, Wensi. They are calling you. Why are you ignoring them?"
Wensi (her face scrunched up as usual when she's worried/bursting to say something):
"No, E, the mosquitoes are bothering them."
* for the benefit of those who didn't get it, mosquitoes in Mandarin is called "wen zi".
E: Just now i was having lunch with Wensi here le.
me: uh huh
E: then, i heard someone calling Wensi's name very loudly and repeatly. Like "wensi, wensi, wensi, wensi!"
So i told her, "eh, Wensi. They are calling you. Why are you ignoring them?"
Wensi (her face scrunched up as usual when she's worried/bursting to say something):
"No, E, the mosquitoes are bothering them."
* for the benefit of those who didn't get it, mosquitoes in Mandarin is called "wen zi".
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