one left!

finally.. i can get some good sleep tonight.. haha.. i miss my 8-hour sleep.. too much caffeine is no good for the health..

one last paper left.. after that, i'll be FREE~~~!! =D

today's papers were like.. oh well.. wrote a lot of crap.. just hope they make some sense.. i think my three years in NUS has made me a better fisherman.. so many "crabs"..
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ok, not funny.. see? too much caffeine is really no good..

why compare?

when we were young, we liked to dream big - to be rich, to live in mansions.. huge ambitions of being a doctor, lawyer, celebrity, pilot or a billionaire always seem so possible with imagination..

there wasn't much for comparison between kids.. how many toys you have, how many coloured pens you have in your pencil case, how often do you get to go to MacDonalds..

as we grew older, things became complicated.. we started to compare what we have.. we started to compare our academic results and how much pocket money we get.. we started to care about our image, our looks - branded goods, handphones, material needs.. and what kind of friends we were mixing with..

when reality really strikes, we started to compare pragmatic things like our jobs, our salaries, our status.. life just seems to revolve around the big M (money, that is), isn't it?

we all want to lead a good life, to be comfortable in everything.. more often than not, reality and dreams don't go together.. dreams do crash, dreams do change.. how many of your childhood dreams and ambitions do really come true?

i never like comparison.. it either makes you proud, or it makes you even more depressed when you know you are not as good as the others.. why are we comparing among ourselves, when we are all different anyway?

life shouldn't be that boring.. do what you feel that's good (of course that does not include committing crimes or taking drugs).. do what will make you happy.. do what is being true to yourself..

live your life, as if it's a shooting star.. short-lived, but brilliant..

but sometimes, i just wish that luck could be on my side.. i just wish that i could pluck enough courage to pursue what i want..

kiddy horrors 2

silly things my kids say (again)..

1.
boy: teacher, your parents are americans ar?
me: do i look american to you?
boy: because you said "yar, right"..
-_-"

2.
me: let's say you are given two strings and some weights. how are you going to show which string is stronger?
girl: i don't have anything!
me: LET'S SAY..
-_-""

3.
me: ok, look at the picture and answer the question below. what do you think the person is trying to do?
girl: i don't know!
me: (demostrating) ok, so if i put the ruler here, and try to do this, what am i trying to show?
girl: i don't know, i'm not doing it what..
-_-"""

4.
me: do your corrections now..
boy: can don't do? hand pain..
me: then use your leg.
boy: leg pain..
me: then use your mouth.
boy: mouth pain..
-_-""""

5. (my favourite.. haha)
me: can you do your work?
boy: hand pain..
me: then use your leg.
boy: leg pain..
me: then use your mouth.
boy: mouth pain..
me: mouth pain still can make so much noise??
=D

love-hate relationship

for the record, i stayed at home for 4 days.. haa.. and sleeping at odd hours, i wonder how i'm going to cope during the exams.. maybe i should start condition myself for the exams.. yesh, my last set of exams!! haha..

oh well, another phase of my life is going to begin.. but before that, the love-hate-relationship with the school still lingers around..

love -
1. the field trips! =)
2. wonderful lecturers and tutors - it's so fun imitating them.. haha..
3. the long holidays - because of the holidays, i can get to travel, be away from home for as long as a month.. something not really possible when i enter the workforce.. damn..
4. friends - of course they have been playing a major role in my life.. just hope that we won't lose touch when we go our separate ways.. =)
5. wearing slippers! - haha.. i'm a person who hates wearing shoes, who likes to wriggle my toes and cross my legs on the chair.. i dread the days of wearing shoes to labs.. haha..
6. student discounts! - who doesn't want cheap deals? =)

hate -
1. lousy lecture halls and chairs - just when i am going to graduate, they are going to renovate the super old and horrible LT26.. and i was put through 2 years in that LT.. yucks.. now i don't have to put my termites in there to destroy the LT anymore.. hmmph..
2. 8am lectures - i just hate it, when i gotta get up early in the mornings (especially monday mornings) and struggle through the lectures in a half-asleep mode..
3. horrible lecturers and tutors - enough said, they give you a hard time when they are incompetent.. arghh..
4. endless projects and exams
5. sucky timetable
6. bad groupmates - where is the teamwork?!

sigh.. sometimes i wish i won't grow old.. haha.. i wouldn't mind being a student forever, with the exams and projects done away with, of course.. haha.. =)

kids.. damn..

silly things my kids say..

1.
when going through answers for comprehension questions,
me: ok, this question, what illness did Chopin die of?
girl: i'm not a doctor, how do i know??
*slaps forehead*

2.
me: what is a buoy?
girl: boy lor..
me: no, a buoy is a thing, not a person..
girl: you take away the letter "U" then becomes a boy lor..
*slaps forehead again*

3.
when going through composition outline,
me: so you must tell me in your story, why he chose to do that..
girl: i don't know..
me: this is your story, you have to tell me what..
girl: but i'm not the boy..
*slaps forehead again and again*

4.
boy: you are very lucky to have a student like me, you know?
me: i will be lucky enough if i don't get a heart attack while teaching you..
boy: i so smart, and i'll go take part in Campus Superstar.. then you'll be honoured..
*rolls eyes*

5.
boy: teacher, you married or not?
me: you wait long long.. why leh?
boy: i want my ang bao..
*slaps face*

there are laughters, there are frustrations too.. so, 3 kids are enough.. haha..

the phantom of the opera..

"let me be your freedom, let daylight dry your tears
i'm here, with you, beside you, to guard you and to guide you.."

"anywhere you go, let me go too
love me, that's all i ask of you.."



my favourite song from the musical.. =)

it was a much awaited performance, and indeed i was truly mesmerized by it.. the whole musical was magnificent.. the chandelier, the river, the candlelights and the magic.. words can't describe how wonderful it was to be led into a mystical journey through the songs and the characters..

and tears almost rolled down my cheeks when the phantom said, "christine, i love you.." awww..



but really, this was the best musical i've watched so far (out of 3).. haha.. the seat was good, right smacked in the middle.. woohoo~~ but there were minor glitches in the musical.. even world-class performance makes mistakes.. haha.. but the merchandise were really damn expensive.. the programme booklet alone cost me $25.. gosh..

i would very much love to watch this musical again.. anybody willing to treat me to that?? =D

rivermaya rocks!

rivermaya rocks my day!! woohoo~~!!



it has been quite some time since i last went to a rock concert.. i attended rivermaya's outdoor concert at esplanade last year, and decided to come again, to relax myself, amidst those exam and assignment stress.. besides, the ticket was cheap.. haha..



but the venue was so damn far away, literally at the other end of the island.. downtown east.. my god..

the show began with 3 local bands and 1 filipino band.. they hyped up the crowd a little, but... ... that was not what i want to see!! i want rivermaya!! haha..

after almost 2 hours listening to them, rivermaya finally came on stage!! yeah!!



they were real good, i tell ya.. the songs, the band.. oh my.. mark the drummer was impressive.. and they were damn cute too.. they took photos and videocam-ed themselves while performing on stage.. haha.. mike, the guitarist, was so cute, he was really playing and enjoying himself on stage.. haha.. japs, the bassist, even played with those fire sparklers when the vocalist, rico, was singing his love song.. wahaha..



i got even higher when i start hearing tagalog songs.. haha.. as if i'm one of the kababayans (fellow countrymen).. haha.. and i became the translator when my cousin and his friend asked me what they were saying.. haha..



the concert came to an end with their hit song "You'll be safe here".. that was the best part manz.. the whole crowd was singing with them..

it was really enjoyable.. but tiring, because we stood for 5 hours.. and my knees are now crying for help.. haha.. and my ears, they are temporarily deaf, for now.. haha..

day before havoc..

the good thing about going to the supermarket with my mum (especially before she's going away for a few days) is that i can get to buy all those junk food for stocking up, at no cost.. haha.. using exams as an excuse is workable too.. haha..

and i can demand for a 50c macdonalds ice-cream after that.. haha.. yes, i'm still a kid at heart..

my mum was nagging in the car on our way back, and was still giving instructions before she went to sleep.. but really, i can take care of myself.. it's only a few days home alone.. besides, i've tried being overseas for a month, and nothing major happened.. haha.. i think the only problem i will face is that i know nothing about cooking, other than instant noodles.. haha.. there's always something called "eating out" or "delivery services".. haha..

so yes, i can still survive.. =D

poor stitch..

my little stitch broke its ear!! oh my!! my poor stitch.. boohoo.. this little stitch was from wanfen and wanying.. because they know i love stitch.. but now its ear is broken! so sad..



took another picture of my big and little tofu.. and i think it's time i bring the big tofu to the laundry shop.. oops.. haha.. will do it after exams.. haha.. but i really enjoy his company.. he has replaced my smelly pillow (which my mum threw it away when i was away in Bago, without my permission!!) but he doesn't smell k.. haha..



heard this from somewhere, "losing is important, because that's what make us stronger".. but there are some things that i wouldn't even want to entertain the thought of losing them.. i would rather give up my strength, than to have them taken away from me..

time for a good sleep..

"eh.. you look very concussed.."

"i dunno how many times i've concussed in a night.."

for the past few nights i've been surviving on chocolates, potato chips, coffee, coffee, coffee and more coffee.. luckily i have been stocking up on my Nescafe Mocha.. haha.. and will continue to do so.. it has been very good at keeping me awake.. haha..

and yesh~~ finally i can have some good night sleep.. at least for a few nights.. haa.. i'm only left with one confrontation (yucks..) and one term test before those BIG ones come along..

and havoc this weekend! haha..