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AHHHHH
Nov. 26th, 2009 | 10:10 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
rushed
IT'S ALREADY 26 NOV. 22 DAYS LEFT TILL I FLY BACK TO SINGAPORE. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING HOME BUT AT THE SAME TIME DREADING HOW TIME PASSES SO QUICKLY BECAUSE IT MEANS I ONLY HAVE SO LITTLE TIME LEFT TO STUDY MY 110 TOPICS. AASDFKHWEKASFVO.
I visited the hospital yesterday and a GP today. Really fun. I think being a GP is nice, and more challenging than most people think it is. Then again I really respect people working in the hospital, they're really dedicated. Mmm. Still have 5 years to think about it. So... I SHOULD JUST CONCENTRATE ON STUDYING NOW.
update: oh, oh, but I forgot to add that... I bought a reusable heat pack warmer on Amazon! wahoo.
Ahah. aha. And I just said I should study now. ~> <~
I visited the hospital yesterday and a GP today. Really fun. I think being a GP is nice, and more challenging than most people think it is. Then again I really respect people working in the hospital, they're really dedicated. Mmm. Still have 5 years to think about it. So... I SHOULD JUST CONCENTRATE ON STUDYING NOW.
update: oh, oh, but I forgot to add that... I bought a reusable heat pack warmer on Amazon! wahoo.
Ahah. aha. And I just said I should study now. ~> <~
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cherrymas
Nov. 24th, 2009 | 10:22 pm
mood: 
cold
I'm not sure if I've said this before, but cherry tomatoes make good snacks. I think I'm going to overdose on them in the 5 years I'm here. But I wonder if they have a lot of pesticide on them..?
My christmas wishlist:
1. An electric kettle cum brita water filter.
2. A heater
3. An electric blanket?
It's so tempting to buy them all when they are just a click away (on Amazon). But don't worry, I won't.
My heater's working now but the window swings open when strong wind blows. I came home yesterday to find a hurricane (with flying dead leaves and all) in my room. Zz.
Anyway, here are some of my mouth-watering cherry tomatoes. Don't you just want to pluck them out of the screen and pop them into ur mouth =D
My christmas wishlist:
1. An electric kettle cum brita water filter.
2. A heater
3. An electric blanket?
It's so tempting to buy them all when they are just a click away (on Amazon). But don't worry, I won't.
My heater's working now but the window swings open when strong wind blows. I came home yesterday to find a hurricane (with flying dead leaves and all) in my room. Zz.
Anyway, here are some of my mouth-watering cherry tomatoes. Don't you just want to pluck them out of the screen and pop them into ur mouth =D
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happy
Nov. 20th, 2009 | 10:18 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
happy
music: Five Loaves and Two Fishes - Corrinne May
I'm happy!! Me and my friend have formed our own cell group muahaha. Ok not really a cell group but at least a bible study group comprising of 2 people. Friday nights will now be proper bible study nights - in the comfort of my own room! Yahoo.
I also got my ear plugs! I'm going to test them out tonight - there's a competition going on in my hall - some inter-building (my hall has 3 buildings) relay or something like that. I had to get my ear plugs by today. Yayy. I can finally sleep early.
I hope tomorrow will be as happy, but from the weather forecast it looks like I have to brave the horizontal rain to get to church tomorrow. =( Why is it that I have the horriblest weather on Saturdays when I need to go to church and when I finally have time to spend in the beautiful park? Perhaps God is testing me on whether I will succumb to my temptation to stay home. But I will brave the horizontal rain! Because He's worth it (:
I also got my ear plugs! I'm going to test them out tonight - there's a competition going on in my hall - some inter-building (my hall has 3 buildings) relay or something like that. I had to get my ear plugs by today. Yayy. I can finally sleep early.
I hope tomorrow will be as happy, but from the weather forecast it looks like I have to brave the horizontal rain to get to church tomorrow. =( Why is it that I have the horriblest weather on Saturdays when I need to go to church and when I finally have time to spend in the beautiful park? Perhaps God is testing me on whether I will succumb to my temptation to stay home. But I will brave the horizontal rain! Because He's worth it (:
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Crisp linen
Nov. 17th, 2009 | 07:20 pm
mood: 
tired
My beauutifully made bed with its crisp, newly washed linen lifted my spirits =D
Rachel's quote of the day: Sometimes, when you feel like you aren't accomplishing anything, it's good to do some housework because you can get instant (positive)results.
Rachel's quote of the day: Sometimes, when you feel like you aren't accomplishing anything, it's good to do some housework because you can get instant (positive)results.
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me and my cherry tomatoes~
Nov. 16th, 2009 | 07:47 pm
mood: 
sleepy
I thought of a new catch phrase! I'm so skinny that my tights become loose! XD I know, I'm getting really lame. I think it's a side effect of studying hard. This is good, because it means I'm studying =D
Ah, I can't believe it's already mid November. Time whizzes past too quickly. Before you know it I'll have finished my 5 years of schooling! (I wish).
A random thought: I bought a pack of cherry tomatoes for 1 pound only yesterday and they're excellent supper snacks! XD
Another random thought: Ruffles' picture looks so cute I want to kiss my screen.
Meow.
Ah, I can't believe it's already mid November. Time whizzes past too quickly. Before you know it I'll have finished my 5 years of schooling! (I wish).
A random thought: I bought a pack of cherry tomatoes for 1 pound only yesterday and they're excellent supper snacks! XD
Another random thought: Ruffles' picture looks so cute I want to kiss my screen.
Meow.
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NO MORE FACEBOOKING
Nov. 12th, 2009 | 04:39 pm
mood: 
disappointed
I just got back my results for the first test. I'm very pissed right now. I got 66%. It was an easy test, only 3 lectures' worth (our Jan exam will have more than 100). My friends got above 80 and many people got 94%. And I got SIXTY-SIX. SIXXXTTYYY SIX!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm an embarrassment to Singapore and myself. What's wrong with me. Why am I so ill-disciplined. I survived the A-levels, and now I can't even keep myself from being distracted by the computer every other minute. My parents spent so much for me to come here, and this is how I repay them? My friends send me off with heartfelt wishes and in trust that I will study hard, and this is what I get? GOD paved the way for me to enter this school, and I'M NOT DOING MY BEST??!!
THIS IS MY WAKE UP CALL. I'M GOING TO MUG FROM NOW ON. I'm announcing to everybody here who reads my blog: I'M GOING TO REDEEM MYSELF IN THE JANUARY EXAMS.
update: Joyce just sent me a compilation of beautiful Bible verses. There it was, at the top of the page: Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 "when you make a vow to God do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it."
So now that i have made a vow, I am accountable to all of you and to God to fulfill it.
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my first birthday in london!
Nov. 6th, 2009 | 07:58 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
loved
hellos! you've been waiting for a post on my birthday, right right right?
I had a really nice birthday. It's nice to feel special, one of 365 days - just about often enough to make you treasure it. It's nice to have masses of wall posts once a year, at least you know so many people care to leave you a message. It's nice to be able to talk on the phone with your family. It's nice to have friends who are willing to spend the day with you and surprise you with a cake. It's nice getting to receive birthday cards even though you're so far away from home.
Anyway, I spent my birthday at Chinatown and my friends treated me to Singaporean/Malaysian food. Then they brought out a cake. It was really funny because throughout the day I could vaguely guess that they were up to something. I think all those rounds of playing "murderer" during church chalet some months back were of some use. Oh and I told some of you that every 5 Nov is Guy Fawke's day, (he's some guy who tried to bomb the parliament some centuries ago) so they commemorate it by setting off fireworks every year. This means that every year I'll have fireworks on my birthday! =D So we travelled all the way to some faraway place, but because we spent so much time eating cake, we were late and when we reached there we saw thousands of people were walking in the opposite direction and we knew it was over. So we went back to chinatown to have dessert. Lol. Anyway, there'll be more fireworks being set up at different venues over the week, so I can still catch them. (: I wish I'd brought my tripod!!!
Anyway, thank you alllll who greeted me with a birthday greeting (some greeted me multiple times, even), they really mean a lot to me! Love all of you!
Ah, enough of those mushy stuff, time for a complaint! It's getting colder and wetter! And the sole of my boots is coming off. T_T I need elephant glueee.
I had a really nice birthday. It's nice to feel special, one of 365 days - just about often enough to make you treasure it. It's nice to have masses of wall posts once a year, at least you know so many people care to leave you a message. It's nice to be able to talk on the phone with your family. It's nice to have friends who are willing to spend the day with you and surprise you with a cake. It's nice getting to receive birthday cards even though you're so far away from home.
Anyway, I spent my birthday at Chinatown and my friends treated me to Singaporean/Malaysian food. Then they brought out a cake. It was really funny because throughout the day I could vaguely guess that they were up to something. I think all those rounds of playing "murderer" during church chalet some months back were of some use. Oh and I told some of you that every 5 Nov is Guy Fawke's day, (he's some guy who tried to bomb the parliament some centuries ago) so they commemorate it by setting off fireworks every year. This means that every year I'll have fireworks on my birthday! =D So we travelled all the way to some faraway place, but because we spent so much time eating cake, we were late and when we reached there we saw thousands of people were walking in the opposite direction and we knew it was over. So we went back to chinatown to have dessert. Lol. Anyway, there'll be more fireworks being set up at different venues over the week, so I can still catch them. (: I wish I'd brought my tripod!!!
Anyway, thank you alllll who greeted me with a birthday greeting (some greeted me multiple times, even), they really mean a lot to me! Love all of you!
Ah, enough of those mushy stuff, time for a complaint! It's getting colder and wetter! And the sole of my boots is coming off. T_T I need elephant glueee.
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Back to early bedtime!
Oct. 30th, 2009 | 06:59 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
peaceful
music: Laura Story
I changed my bedtime from 10pm to 11pm, and I developed panda eyes! I have decided to change my bedtime back to 10pm and take better care of my body! (But let's see how long this resolution will last.)
I have been getting most of my exercise from running for buses and trains (which is already not very often). And about an hour and a half of table tennis yesterday. I know I can get fitter if I keep the running up. Unfortunately, only buses and trains are big enough of a motivation to get me running. Sigh.
I'm contemplating giving a short testimony in Church tomorrow (they have prayer request/thanks sharing every week). Hmmm. *trying to muster up some courage*
I have been getting most of my exercise from running for buses and trains (which is already not very often). And about an hour and a half of table tennis yesterday. I know I can get fitter if I keep the running up. Unfortunately, only buses and trains are big enough of a motivation to get me running. Sigh.
I'm contemplating giving a short testimony in Church tomorrow (they have prayer request/thanks sharing every week). Hmmm. *trying to muster up some courage*
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Toilet Woes #3!
Oct. 25th, 2009 | 10:11 am
location: Hall
mood: 
indescribable
I really didn't think there would be a Toilet Woes #3, but here it is:
Somebody tried to squash a styrofoam food container into the sanitary bin! Aha. Aha. *chopped up fake laughter*
On hindsight, it could have been a boy mistaking the bin as a rubbish bin! But this doesn't make him any smarter than if he knew it was a sanitary bin.
Somebody tried to squash a styrofoam food container into the sanitary bin! Aha. Aha. *chopped up fake laughter*
On hindsight, it could have been a boy mistaking the bin as a rubbish bin! But this doesn't make him any smarter than if he knew it was a sanitary bin.
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pre-sleeping thoughts
Oct. 24th, 2009 | 11:55 pm
location: bed
mood: tired
music: more like noise : drunk ppl shouting
hello! I'm drifting off to sleep (or maybe not) and using the phone to type this post. How cool is that.
A friend thanked me just now for regularly updating my blog. I realised that I have been making myself so miserable and lonely thinking and being concerned about friends whom I've not heard from, when I should in fact be grateful for those who take the effort to chat with me, read my blog, or even just leave me a message.
It is common to think that when people go away, they forget all their previous concerns, worries and baggage, but that's never true. In fact, you get more worried about them because you have no idea what the situation is like anymore - ignorance isn't always bliss. So, friends, don't think that I've forgotten you, you are always on my mind. :)
A friend thanked me just now for regularly updating my blog. I realised that I have been making myself so miserable and lonely thinking and being concerned about friends whom I've not heard from, when I should in fact be grateful for those who take the effort to chat with me, read my blog, or even just leave me a message.
It is common to think that when people go away, they forget all their previous concerns, worries and baggage, but that's never true. In fact, you get more worried about them because you have no idea what the situation is like anymore - ignorance isn't always bliss. So, friends, don't think that I've forgotten you, you are always on my mind. :)
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Happy!
Oct. 23rd, 2009 | 06:28 pm
mood: 
cheerful
music: Heritage Singers
I feel so productive today. I finally got a wool coat (yay, I won't freeze in the winter), and I got a new phone and phone line!!! The £15/mth line includes FREE INTERNET, FREE SKYPE, FREE MSN, UNLIMITED TEXT AND FREE PHONE!
Ah, chatting with friends from back home just make me so happy (: And thanks PL for your postcard!!! Although I got it 15 days later because of the postal strike!!!
Ah, chatting with friends from back home just make me so happy (: And thanks PL for your postcard!!! Although I got it 15 days later because of the postal strike!!!
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I like dissection classes, but...
Oct. 21st, 2009 | 07:35 pm
music: Never Say Never - The Fray
A BLOB OF GOOEY, OILY FAT FROM MY CADAVER FLEW ONTO MY FACE TODAY. T_T
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I rented a skeleton
Oct. 15th, 2009 | 07:15 pm
location: hall
mood: 
morose
music: neighbour's music coming through the wall
I'm missing Singapore so much I'm looking at Google Earth images of my home. :(
Anyway, some of you have read on my facebook status that I rented the skeleton!!! I finally decided to in the end, after 2 weeks of indecisivenss. Also, I was reading my old blog post and I realised that I had said renting one was plain WEIRD and creepy, so now I guess I'm weird and creepy. Well, it's in a box (not hung up), and it doesn't contain the skull, and it's only one side of the body, so does that reduce the creepiness?
The bones are huge and heavy, so I'm guessing it's a tall caucasian man (too bad he's dead). I never knew that a box of (half) your bones could be so heavy (I was struggling to carry them back). Pictures coming up, when I'm less creeped out (I must admit, I haven't gotten 100% used to it). I'll compare them with my own body size so you can see how big he is. Or was.
Anyway, some of you have read on my facebook status that I rented the skeleton!!! I finally decided to in the end, after 2 weeks of indecisivenss. Also, I was reading my old blog post and I realised that I had said renting one was plain WEIRD and creepy, so now I guess I'm weird and creepy. Well, it's in a box (not hung up), and it doesn't contain the skull, and it's only one side of the body, so does that reduce the creepiness?
The bones are huge and heavy, so I'm guessing it's a tall caucasian man (too bad he's dead). I never knew that a box of (half) your bones could be so heavy (I was struggling to carry them back). Pictures coming up, when I'm less creeped out (I must admit, I haven't gotten 100% used to it). I'll compare them with my own body size so you can see how big he is. Or was.
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more toilet woes
Oct. 11th, 2009 | 05:32 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
blah
Toilet Woes #2!
Question: How Did The Toilet End Up Like That?
Clue 1: There are blades of grass and soil in the bathtub.
Clue 2: There are broken crisps on the toilet floor.
Clue 3: The toilet bowl is left unflushed. (as usual)
Deduction 1: A soccer player came back from soccer training and decided to use the toilet, followed by eating crisps while bathing in the bathtub. And then he forgot to flush the toilet bowl.
Deduction 2: Partygoers had no more space left in the room so they had to spill over into the toilet. As such, they were eating crisps in the toilet, and some drunk guy went to roll himself in grass. His friend washed the soil and grass off him, and then used the toilet bowl, which he forgot to flush.
Deduction 3: They have no link whatsoever. 1 soccer player used the bathtub. 1 Partygoer ate crisps in the toilet. And 1 other random person forgot to flush the toilet bowl after using it.
Anyone else want to practise your inference skills and contribute?
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the complexities of the human body
Oct. 9th, 2009 | 04:43 pm
location: Hall
mood: 
sick
I never realised how complex the human body was. No matter how 'advanced' we seem to think our level of technology is, no invention can come anywhere close to the human body. To believe that we have evolved to this stage today from nothingness (or, at best, a bang) takes a humongous leap of faith, once you try to understand the body, down to cellular level. The cell itself is so elaborate, much less the entire body. Anyway, I don't mean to start a debate about creationism vs evolution, i'm just quite awed by how highly sophisticated the workings of our body are. Of course, with the high level of complexity, a high level of understanding is needed, which is only possible through an extremely high 'level' of studying. And I'm only at the very very tip of the iceberg. Nice.
Ok other than that, I've caught the cough bug :( Argh. What could I have expected, with people coughing AT me everyday. And I thought we should be the ones practising the highest level of hygiene. Rarrr. So I'm sick, tired, headache-ey, cold, and it's raining outside. At least I can look forward to having dinner. (: hungry!
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My lectures
Oct. 2nd, 2009 | 06:38 pm
location: hall
mood: melancholy
music: Redeemer Saviour Friend
Tomorrow I'm going to be adventurous and look for a new sda church myself. Pray I don't get lost (which will most likely happen).
I've been having mostly lectures so far. I don't know if I've been really tired or their voices are really monotonous. To make things worse, many of them have strong accents. And to make things even worse, there's this cough bug going around or something so every second or two a cough resonates around the entire lecture theatre. It gets really irritating especially when the person behinds you coughs like nobody's business and you imagine 1000000 cough viruses landing on your head. So not only you have problem understanding the lecturer, you hear them in chopped up sentences, and you're distracted by viruses. So far only the anatomy lecturer (head of dissection) sounds really passionate about what he's teaching. I'm looking forward to my first dissection class next Tuesday. I won't eat lunch that day. =X
Tonight will be reading, resting and meditating night. You can leave a comment to let me know you haven't forgotten me!
I've been having mostly lectures so far. I don't know if I've been really tired or their voices are really monotonous. To make things worse, many of them have strong accents. And to make things even worse, there's this cough bug going around or something so every second or two a cough resonates around the entire lecture theatre. It gets really irritating especially when the person behinds you coughs like nobody's business and you imagine 1000000 cough viruses landing on your head. So not only you have problem understanding the lecturer, you hear them in chopped up sentences, and you're distracted by viruses. So far only the anatomy lecturer (head of dissection) sounds really passionate about what he's teaching. I'm looking forward to my first dissection class next Tuesday. I won't eat lunch that day. =X
Tonight will be reading, resting and meditating night. You can leave a comment to let me know you haven't forgotten me!
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Home sweet home (not just yet)
Oct. 1st, 2009 | 06:29 pm
location: Hall
mood: optimistic
I have an announcement to make. I'll be coming back in December!!! Wahoo!!! (you guys had better be happy!) I was resigned to passing my lonely winter here alone (everybody whom I know are going home for Christmas) but my mom really wanted me to come home. The sad thing is, it'll only be for 2 weeks, and my exam is on the first day of term after that, so I'll have to do some studying as well (which I don't think I'll be in the mood to), but who cares! I'm going home ~~~
I was skype-ing with my mom yesterday, and I called out Ruffles' name. She looked so excited yet confused and was running all over the house looking for me. Poor girl. And usually the cats don't care a hoot about you, but when I went meowing over the microphone yesterday all of them congregated in my room! How sweet! My mom also told me that when she reached home, the cats were meowing so loudly that they were almost wailing. I can't help but laugh!
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Greetings from London
Sep. 29th, 2009 | 10:55 pm
location: hall
mood: tired
I read an email from the school that I can hire a skeleton (without the head and cervical vertebrae) for one year for 20 pounds (deposit 30 pounds). I was thinking that it wasn't a bad deal until I realised that I have to keep the skeleton in my room. I'm not superstitious or anything but keeping a SKELETON in your room is just plain weird and CREEPY. *shudders*
Anyway, I seem to be getting along more fine than I expected to be, in terms of homesickness. But I'm not so prepared for my workload. I realised that I have forgotten almost everything I have learnt in my A-levels when the lecturer went through cell structure today. I'm hoping that I've not lost them completely but they're just at the back of my head. Or at least somewhere in there.
I've posted pictures on facebook (: (: critique my photography skills please.
Pictures of my room coming up on my friends-only post, once I tidy it up. Don't ask me why I don't want to put them on fb. I don't know either.
Anyway, I seem to be getting along more fine than I expected to be, in terms of homesickness. But I'm not so prepared for my workload. I realised that I have forgotten almost everything I have learnt in my A-levels when the lecturer went through cell structure today. I'm hoping that I've not lost them completely but they're just at the back of my head. Or at least somewhere in there.
I've posted pictures on facebook (: (: critique my photography skills please.
Pictures of my room coming up on my friends-only post, once I tidy it up. Don't ask me why I don't want to put them on fb. I don't know either.
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helloo
Sep. 16th, 2009 | 03:50 am
location: Bayswater
Hello everybody!! I'm going to post a quick one cos my lousy hotel doesn't have internet and I have to use my friend's apartment internet. I've arrived safely in London! It's raining almost everyday and it's so cold although it's not even autumn. Ok update you when I get to my hostel. I miss you all already. First day I came, I already felt like I wanted to go home. :( But it's ok, I just have to persevereee. You guys don't miss me too much ok (yeah right).