Fridays

Are days to catch up on the news by reading the accumulated week's worth of newspapers. This week's made my jaws opened so wide that they're now sore. Libya's protests, Christchurch's earthquake & the crazy amt of aftershocks and of cos our very own GE 2011 which is plagued with lots of controversy over gerrymandering which I think to a large extent could possibly be true.

What I find the most unfair for opposition parties is that the ruling party sets and releases the electoral boundaries right before the polls (granted at most three months) the opposition parties are unable to garner support from the so-called new SMCs and GRCs they're contesting for over the short period of time. Even if they were to rally for support, it would be tough because people would be skeptical about it. The ruling party, on the other hand, has EVERYTHING to gain because they are in dominance. And if I don't vote for the opposition - my vote goes over to the ruling party naturally. Especially the country is literally built under their ruling. Just my two cents worth.

While I'm still trying to read up on Libya's mess, though I suppose it's largely related to the Jasmine Revolution of Tunisia.. I think the whole thing's been really blown up beyond it's scale and I sure hope there wouldn't be a China version of the JR though I suppose the odds are really slim. And keeping the people of the 10 nations undergoing major protests of some sorts in the Middle East in mighty prayers, hoping govt intervention would bring down hyperinflation and make living more affordable for them.

Christchurch's 6.3 magnitude earthquake has death tolls beyond my expectations and hence called for me to do a little bit of research on how this 6.3 magnitude earthquake could damage a DC to such a big extent. Turns out that this 6.3 magnitude earthquake is an aftershock of the 7+ magnitude earthquake that shook Christchurch just five months back. I suppose the foundations of the infrastructures were shaken and haven't had sufficient time to be repaired/maintained just yet. Adding onto that, the epicenter this time round was much nearer to the ground, hence the greater impact. And following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, a further of 141 aftershocks occurred. No wonder the death tolls just keep on increasing.

I think the news is fascinating but it would suck for me to know what I'm reading is a whole chunk of news that had been censored and double checked.

Anyhows last week I watched Waiting for Superman. It was dang good. I cried so much just watching the kids and I never knew how much education system in the States is linked to your socioeconomic standing.. much more to come, but for now my eye lids are feeling heavy!

it's beautiful

school ended at 12pm today (Y)
went to study with alicia chow @ j8 coffee bean till about 3
she lives under a well, she has never been to coffee bean or starbucks
hmm!

visited dear mumsie after that
sadly, ms big appetite tan wasn't around but it's okay
mumsie dumped me in the staff room twice
but she entertained me for quite a while
love that crazy woman who knows my life inside out

later on she left me all alone in the staff room
while closing the shooting range
then she called to say mr teo was outside the staff room
so i opened the door for him
we spoke about a line then we played with our own phones
she thinks we're amusing cos i always complain mr teo doesn't talk to me

so we spoke over a spread of lots of food during dinner
$6 orh lua (according to mr teo - 2 people eat $4, got 3 of us so buy $6 but mrs teo only ate 50cents worth of food), beansprouts and our own mains
surprisingly, he is really retarded
we laughed like mad over dinner and all
but they make such a good couple!

before we left we went to buy food for naughty boy
i miss naughty boy :'(
bet he's really damn naughty now
can totally imagine his laughter now and how it melts everyone!

really. their family brings me joy
even mumsie's mummy :)
and oh, ms alsagoff says it's okay to have short skirts in jc!
TAKE THAT SA!

anyways happy birthday dearest silly girl :)
you've a row of six two's 22/2/11 (your 22nd and it's tuesday (2) )

d o m e h o m e

made a trip back to dempsey today to order my sister's cake!
shared a quesadilla and pesto penne with debbie for dinner,

had so much fun just laughing.. and being ME.

miss it.

i don't want to be the rebellious me as people think i am.
but it just gets to my nerves!

it irritates me when a teacher asks me x1000 times if i'm in school, it irritates me when i have to do something i really hate to do

i can't even sing and i don't ever wanna lead worship like really! stop telling me it's about the heart, i know i can worship but do i really have to lead? then why don't we put sucky singers for life con!

and worse of all, stop asking me rhetorical questions that hv no answer to them
LIKE "how am i suppose to know you've lengthen your skirt"
it's your problem and seriously none of my business.

it'll all be alright if all i had to go to school for is to study! i'd willingly study hard even if it's something like bio. but EVERYTHING ELSE in the system is screwing my life.

if i teach, if i ever do (being in this school changed my life)
i will never teach in sajc.
if you think i'm gonna miss sch, mark my words i never would

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on the brighter side, happy 21st to my awesome sister (L) (L) (L)
siawfang gave me two free cakes today ^^ i'm the queen of food sampling
and mama shu said she's keeping an ang bao for me cos i'm her daughter. awwh.

V'day

And so! Yesterday was Valentines Day.

To be frank, I never celebrated v'day apart from running around Bishan to get supplies for v'day or as we call it, Friendship Day. I'll always remember those days, running out of school at 530pm to SKP and the 2 NTUCs to find heart shaped balloons.. strips of paper to fold flowers... then sprint back again to complete everything and pack up at about 9pm. I could never understood it when people were reluctant but I guess I feel so much about it now hehe. :)

Anyways, last night this childhood friend of mine asked me out for dinner...so interesting haha first time in my life like on v'day. But I rejected the offer and went to study with Ngai and Cheryl Song instead.. On the way home I see like all the lovers *plays song* everywhere really.. but came quiet time was a very apt reminder.. apparently it seems like so for everyone, since Jinger shared about her qt too. Mine was about self esteem - whether our self-esteem is based on what we view ourselves to be based on people's standards or God's standards. I can be happily unattached without God and still feel secure in Him. Cuz God is the one who first showed us love, so valentines day should be CROSSED SHAPED instead of heart shaped! :) :)

And I cannot CANNOT cannot CANNOT stand it when conversations revolve around guys. I mean, it's okay to share crush once in a while and all but.. everyday? I just wanna kill myself like really. Super irritated hearing about it. And hate it when people tease me regarding other people. I don't mind being teased..like I'm stupid/retarded/whatever but just don't use other people's names i.e. keep thinking I'm attached to like XXX or what. It really isn't. Even if I make fun of people it's like a once in a while thing.. cannot stand it when it happens almost everyday. :/

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Anyways I'm thinking realllllly should I join Decor or MM?

Actually I wanna join both.....

#22 It's Burlesque

Bon jour!

Caught a couple of movies recently, namely Burlesque, Departures, Jesus Camp and Homecoming. Currently watching Entre Les Murs. And I want to watch Freakonomics, The Roommate, Born into Brothels, Five People You Meet in Heaven..

Amongst the movies I've watched, I actually enjoyed Departures the most. It's a beautifully shot melodrama! Ha, it's really easy to differentiate Japanese productions! Hmm, really love the out of the norm storyline and how you can read the protagonist even without him speaking much :) Well, and the movie does really portray how fine the line is between life and death.

Burlesque was different and pretty good too. I cannot imagine how much it'd have cost to produce that movie though.. love the songs, the musical, the acceptance! Homecoming was just okay, and funny.

Jesus Camp was something I watched to broaden my intellectual perspectives. Haha, it's about how religion and politics shouldn't intertwine and how some of these summer evangelistic camps for kids "brainwash" these kids. It was something that really got me thinking even though I watched it at midnight.

I read the reviews before watching the documentary so I was certain that no matter what's gonna be shown, it is not gonna change my mind about my faith. Actually, it wasn't too bad but I just felt that maybe kids are too young to engage too much spiritually. Becky Fischer said in the film that kids are more or less what they r when they are between the ages of 7 to 9. Of cos the faith might carry through, but I think coming from my point of view - converting at the age of 11, I feel that being a Christian as a kid and being a Christian as a teenager and probably adult (not there yet anws) are different. When we're young, things are so much easier and whatever the adults tell us, we'll just absorb them like a sponge. But as we grow up, things are different. Though I suppose God is real and if I were to have kids in future, I'd love them to believe in the same God that I believe in.. but I think they need to go through the whole "seeking" and realizing that God is true and real themselves. The kids are indeed a powerful and important generation.. but I'm just wondering if teaching them what to do and what not to do is the best way to raise them up?

The worst part of the film was when Levi's mother told him that Global Warming is just a political scam because the temperatures in America has only gone up by 0.6 degree celcius over the past decade.. and Levi said "that doesn't matter" I guess Becky Fischer's just a tad too radical..

Okay but wonderful food for thought :)

And Chinese New Year's been alright so far! During one of the visitations, I found out from my vice-principal uncle that his school is under TIP so I could possibly intern after A's and his wife, my aunty is a professor at NIE. So eggciting!

Stone Letters

In the ancient times,
before humans invented writing.
They searched for the stone that,
resembled their feelings
and gave it to another person.
The person who received the stone,
read the other person’s feelings by the weight and texture of the stone.

For example - Smooth texture symbolizes peaceful mind while rough texture symbolizes a concerns for other.

What would your stone – letter be like? Who would you give it to? What weight and texture would it have?