Jurassic Park and Velociraptors

My heel has been hurting for the last 2 weeks. Almost walking like dog from the SPCA, I finally went to see the free doctor in school today. There's something fishy about NTUC providing healthcare. You almost expect them to have a "buy 2 checkups get 1 free sign".

I pointed to my foot and showed him my heel, saying I must have stepped on something. Haha he laughed. Oh boy here it comes. "Oh, don't worry, I'll give you the number for the specialist to perform cryogenic surgery". CRYOWHATTHEFUCKDIDYOUSAY? But actually all I said to the doctor was, "shit what is that?!". The expression on my face was exactly the same one I wore when I found out my A level results. The only cryowhatthefuck I've ever heard was the cryogenic chambers that they kept the velociraptor embryos in Jurassic Park. And remember what happened to the dinosaurs?

The doctor said it involved using liquid nitrogen to burn the living shitlights out of the virus on my heel. Gee that doesn't sound too bad. I imagine the surgeon wearing Arnold Swarzchenager's Mr Freeze suit (circa Batman Forever) and pointing his ballistic diamond-fed ice cannon at my foot.

"Is this normal?" I asked. The doctor laughed again. Cue punching doctor in face. "Oh don't worry its normal. It's just a virus of the skin." Oh well ok thanks asshole. It's not everyday you're told that they're going to use Jurassic Park technology on your foot to breed dinosaurs.

I left the clinic 1) with an appointment letter 2) still walking like a dog 3) wishing I had punched Dr. NTUC on cue.

Patricia Mok : Alessandra Ambrosio

Today was a brown day. Eric, Serene, Lloyd and I all wore the same shade of brown to class. One word. Embarrsing. Two words. Photo time!! The least to say, we did look like the black eyed peas meets fall winter '06. The black eyed peas FW '06 gained a new member when I lent Gabe my brown jacket. Rock on.

During marketing, Prof Seh-Woongs used my Jacob watch as an example of buying an image of prestige. Well if an image of prestige costs $60 then by all means did I get a good buy. Seh-Woongs is the funniest ever. He's my favourite prof this term. Today his hair had a momentary "there's-something-about-mary" moment and it struck a pose that was somewhat reminiscent of the cockatoo crest that I saw yesterday.

School is just starting to pick up again. It's pretty hard getting back to the grind. I find myself pressing the snooze button like it's a reflex action. My index finger has become more well trained than a chinese circus dog. Without being fully aware, it has a way of creeping up to my handphone and disabling the alarm. One thing nokia should invent is changing the snooze button everytime you set the alarm. That way you have to REALLY wake up and find the damn snooze button, and by then you'll be up. Genius.

Today there was a Jack Russell in school. I love dogs. The people organising animal day brought him. This saturday we're having an animal day in school, so we're allowed to bring animals. It's not as if we don't have enough animals in school already. Those muggertoads. If you take 171 from City Hall at night you'll catch the night animals when you pass through smu avenue. And it costs way less than the night safari. Guilty as charged to be honest.

Supposed to meet Tim for supper soon. We always say soon but somehow the soon part never really comes. Soon though. He wasn't able to meet us at 6th Avenue for pizza at La Donato the last time. That was really good stuff. Another point which further substantiates the argument that the epicentre of the earth really is the West side. Ali G would be proud. Respekt.

When I touched down at home, got a call from phoeweimseer about dinner at als jils. Al Jilani is a muslim eatery near school that is best described by the words "awesome possum" and "yumsness". Even though a non-malay speaking person may ordinarily presume it means KNNCCB in malay, it is apparently just a name. They have a fried chicken bryani so good it makes al ameen taste like yucks.

Their relationship is best described by the follwing scientific relationship:

Patricia Mok : Alessandra Ambrosio
Al Ameen : Al Jilani

Another day in school tomorrow. Time to get cracking.

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of birds and bicycles

This has officially been the slackest week ever. It's been great relaxing, but honestly can't wait to get back to school tomorrow. Slacking is way too boring. Whipped back into shape this hol after working out quite abit. I was running along the canal today when I saw this girl cycling. EXCEPT THERE WAS A BLOODY COCKATOO PERCHED ON THE HANDLE BARS. A live cockatoo. Tots damn haolian cuz as we got closer she cycled closer to me until I could see the god damn bird perched on the bloody handle bar. A BLOODY COCKATOO of all things. Not even a dog in a basket. A bloody cockatoo.

Gabes felt like watching The Fountain today so we went after our proj meets. Wanted to call Boons and Weims to watch with us but they had separate movie appointments. Is today movie day or is it movie day. We watched The Fountain. One of those complex thinking movies about life and death. Saw the trailer for 300. Is 300 the movie to watch or is 300 the movie to watch seriously. Was really cool. And shit the bloody spartans make me feel like I need to work out soon.

Haven't heard from Kirky in awhile but he happened to pop up on MSN. He just came back from the states and now he's back in Beijing. Kirky's actually a friend of mine from Trinidad and Tobago. Got to know him over the summer while in Vancouver for summer school. He graduated from the U of Michigan but he's in Beijing learning chinese. Randomness square. Sometimes he makes me skype in chinese just so he can practice, but he doesn't know what being an AC boy means. If anything, I bet I'm learning a thing or two from him. There's something really random about a black guy speaking mandarin to you. Kirk do you read me?

Kirk said it'd be great if I stay in Singapore, but he said that I'd do great overseas. I think so too sometimes. That's what Professor Marco said too. And Suren. And Lumpy. And Emilia. And alot of friends I know. I think it comes from having travelled to many parts of the world before. And I stayed in England for 2 years when I was younger. I consider myself lucky to have been able to have had these experiences. At least I know that if I ever do go overseas, I'll be able to handle it. Also, my parents both went to college in the states, so they brought me and bros up with the best mix of Asian and Western values. Sometimes I feel like we have alot more space than the friends we know. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY NEVER LET US HAVE PEPSI AND ICE CREAM IN THE HOUSE WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER. They never let us develop the "tiny island" perspective that we sometimes get caught up in.

I think if we're lucky. If we have the chance. We should take a leap and venture beyond our island. Not neccesarily for a long time, but long enough to find out what the rest of the world is like. Dzsil is going to Dubai. Phoebseer is going to Hongkong. University is the best time to venture out and experience the world. I will never forget my trip to Canada. I remember there was this malay footballer from Singapore, who was given the chance to play for a big team overseas, but he turned down the chance because he was afraid of airplanes and he would get homesick. Gee. How many people get the chance to live their dreams? Dammit if everyone thought like that, no one would know what the hell Singaporeans could offer to the rest of the world. I think we only have one lifetime, and we shouldn't say no to a chance to chase our dreams and make life better for our families, no matter where the opportunities may be.

Friends

My mom was not happy today. She's got this friend who's cancelled on her 8 out of 10 times. "I never cancel appointments!" My mom declared. What's more this friend always cancels last minute for silly things. This sounds too familiar. My pet peeve are friends who can be counted on to be counted out. I guess me and my mom are more similar than we realise.

It all boils down to values. People like these don't really have any priority for friends. These are the friends you can count on to be consistenly be late, leave early, cancel appointments, and be thinking of something else when they're hanging out with you. The keyword here is "consistently". Everyone has to cancel at some point or another because of circumstances, but there's no excuse for friends who consistently don't make the effort.

Today at the PWC interview, Sheela asked me, "You seem like a people kind of person, but people don't always reciprocate, how do you deal with that?". Good question Sheela. I told her people are not perfect, and one can only try his or her best to be a good friend, and not expecting anything in return. Easier said than done. I try though.

My parent have told me how they've lost friends along the way because their priorities were too different. Unfortunately, so have I. I've learnt the hard way that it's alot easier keeping the friends who also also want to keep you as a friend too. Clearing a recyling bin of lousy friends means alot more time for the friends who really matter. And I am so grateful for every one of you. My smube supper goofsers. My randoms. My specs. My bros. My Porksers. And my friends in school.

I think as life takes its course, we find people who, like us, value their friends as much as we do. They may not listen to The Darkness like I do. They may not like chicken rice like I do. They may not watch Spongebob Squarepants like I do. But we have a respect for each other that we all share. And that kinda friendship will last, and hopefully, for a lifetime.

Today I went for the PWC interview. Got lost in a sea of people at Raffles Place and couldn't find exit F. For the first time ever, I got to witness the madness of the morning rush in the business district. People were like cows la. Thousands of cows. I just kinda wondered "shit is this going to be me as well?". Was wondering where the hell the PWC building was when I saw a bloody huge building with PriceWaterhouse Coopers in shiny lettering, and then I thouht "oh, so that's where it is." The best thing about the p dubs building is that there's subway right next to it.

The office was really nice. It was bright with all the p dubs marketing and branding at work, selling the "collective thinking" term it likes to use. I dunno I guess I bought it. They had a large map of the world that was made up of many "hello" words in different languages. It was quite nice.

Sheela took me for the interview and went straight into the details. She asked me at least 20 questions. Standard questions like where do you see yourself in 5 years time, what are you strengths and what would your friends say about you and more. I guess an interview is easy if you want something bad enough and you are being sincere. And I think I had both.

The last question she had was why do you think we should hire you compared to our 25 other candidates. Shitez I thought. But I knew my answer like I had known her question all my life. I told her I am dilligent and hardworking, but it is my love for people and life that really makes me different. I think it was the most honest answer I gave.

On her way out she pointed out that I have an eye for all the details in the office. I guess I did tell her I liked the office and the motto. But hopefully more than just a boy with a knack for details, I hope she found a person who is ready to give this internship a shot.

Done

After so much time spent, I'm finally done with all my applications. It's a big relief. Bloody been months trying to fill them out and getting all my documents together, writing essays, making calls, mailing things. It's finally over. I am keeping my fingers crossed. If something falls through, it's going to be life changing.

My internship interview at PriceWaterhouse Coopers is tomorrow. YAY. Finally. Have to gear up for it. Shaun Yoon is working there so maybe I'll say hi. We're supposed to go eat ice cream with dz, st and ky soon. I will try not to forget to arrange.

Finally, can stop thinking about all the bloody applications and concentrate on school, family and friends. Done.

A Good Hand

Life isn't fair. And I've never believed it to be. When we're born, we've got a family set for us by default whether we like it (or them) or not. They come in different shapes and sizes. Some big some small. Some with siblings and some without.

But I got lucky. I would say I was fortunate to have a good hand of cards. One king, one queen. Like 2 cards of a kind.

I am very amazed how my parents do the things they do. They are far from perfect, but they're as close to perfect as possible. My dad's a caveman, my mom's a neat freak. But beyond the first impression are 2 amazingly capable adults. A couple that has always been responsible to their friends, their family, and most importantly their children.

If there's anyone I want to be when I grow up, it would be any one of my parents. My dad is smart, hardworking, devoted and has patience like a tree. My dad met his match in my mom, a intelligent, capable, sociable and eloquent woman.

My parents have spoilt my market. They are a tough act to beat. It's my challenge to be the same people that they are. And maybe better them if humanly possible.

The best lessons that my parents have taught me have never come from their mouths. It has always shown in their actions. And I have deep respect for that. In many ways alot of their values has rubbed off more than I realise.

Watching my dad work hard all these years has taught me alot about dilligence and focus. My mom has shown me that it is possible to juggle work, friends and family at one go. And both have taught me a love for family that is more important than anything in this world.

I am lucky. And as I said, I was dealt a good pair of cards. I only hope that one day my kids can consider their cards a good hand as well.

CNY

Went to school to finish some FA work this morning. I was at the pick n bite tables and I met Lydia. She said she walked all the way from clark quay to school. WTF. I think that's quite far. Bumped into texasholdemup_girl86 while waiting for Weims. Act don't want to laugh but actually both want to burst any second. So weims just finished his papers, and like Starsky and Hutch meets Nintendo part 2, we drove off from school to sim lim in the weimsmobile to go buy Weims a Nintendo DS. Tots damn funny cuz this huge rugby guy pwning all the nerds and clearing the crowd. Weims bonked an ah peck in the face but I didn't have the heart to tell him.

After slims we went to Big Bird Chicken Rice for lunch. LIKE SHIT SERIOUSLY. I am damn particular about my chicken rice and it was damn like shit. The worst part is for years I've been wanting to try big bird. The chili is good though.

I realised that me and weims both come from ACS Barker Primary. I said I came in 2nd for long jump in primary 4 after desmond wee but he says its bs and he got 2nd. I am damn sure lor. Have to check my medals if I find them. I am still damn sure ok. He was also a prefect. Damn funny la seriously. We prob saw each other in school before.

So after weims dropped me home, I barely had the chance to empty my schoolbag when Phoebseer called to ask me to meet them in town for some shopping. They got me a damn nice cupcake from marmalade. Tots made my day. It's called the "Limonata". I told my family about it and apparently I'm the last one to hear about the limonata. Shit. Tots abit the out of the loop seriously. Didn't buy any new clothes this year because there isn't anything worth buying. Shit I hope this doesn't mean bad luck. Had fun with pheebs and boons and was worn out by the end of the day.

Reunion dinner! Shit no yusheng. WTF. But apprently you can't eat yusheng for reunion dinner. Not on the eve apperently. Went to chinatown today with my family. Mom had the menthol inhaler in her nose most of the time. Kinda sad to think this will be our last reunion dinner / cny celebration together in a long time.

So a good day in all. And nintendo owes me commision.

A Poem To A Friend

Like reeds over water,
Your heart seems to ponder,
The purpose of you,
Your meaning, you wonder.

Your eyes tell it all,
Like children lost in a maze,
No compass or map,
An ignorant daze.

I see cloudy eyes,
Looking to the skies,
In the guise of the fallen,
Some hero lies.

The horn has sounded,
But you're nowhere to be found,
The race has begun,
Do you hear the sounds?

They are running and chasing,
Dreams are on fire,
They are climbing and growing,
But where is your desire?

I will reach out my hand,
And I'll pull with my might,
But you have to fight back,
It is time to take flight.

Each moment we have,
Is second to cherish,
Live on regret,
And our hopes will perish.

There comes a moment,
Where a dream must take flight,
To soar beyond our limits,
And into the night.

I believe when you're ready,
And your heart isn't heavy,
You'll rise when you fall,
And on your feet you'll be steady.

Just Another Day

6.30am - washing up

7.00am - dressing up for school

8.30am - rushing for class

9.00am - class participation

10.00am - saying hi to friends along the corridor

12.00pm -project meeting

12.15pm - conflict of ideas

1.00pm - asking the prof some questions

1.30pm - lunch with the porkfriends

3.oopm - finishing homework

4.00pm - internship interview

7.00pm - heading for dinner with friends

10.30pm - Italy VS Czech Republic (not)

11.00pm - chatting with friends

1.00am - sleep

Day X

I am writing this in fear of my Nintendo DS finding out. I'm on day x of the Nintendo and SHIT I have reached to point of no return. Just today alone, I killed some Star Wars aliens on the planet Coruscant, burst Mario's balloons, took Toby for a walk and danced with 3 random strangers to the beat of YMCA. This is no ordinary day. It's just another day in the life of a nintendo gamer. HELP. It is not normal.

My name is Hiro Nakamura. A MRT ride that used to take an eternity now feels like 5 minutes on the nintendo. The wifi on the nintendo has allowed me to beat the shit out of some dude "slayerZ" in mario kart halfway across the globe. I have transcended time and space. And a ridiculous amount of nintendo games as well.

Talking to oneself, blowing furiously into the screen, screaming with joy, swearing at cartoon characters and laughing to oneself are symptoms of the nintendo DS.

I don't have much longer. But tell everyone that it is coming. I have seen the future. And boy is it filled with nintendogs, mario and pokemon so cute you wanna smack them. So many games, so little time. The future is not safe.

Since I bought the Nintendo DS, my life has never been the same. Mugfest '07 is over and it's nintendo_boy84 from here on. Today I brought it to school for the first time and it was damn funny to see the reactions of some of my friends. Primandprops_girl86 was so excited over the the Super Mario game that she tots emitted a 50cent size serving of drool onto the libs table unwittingly. Identity will remain anonymous kind.

You have no idea how stupid I feel by calling my dog's name out loud in the libs. Not say abit the WTH. But Toby needs his walks. "..."

More fun than playing the game is watching reactions from friends. It's like you see them let their guard down and play like silly 5 year olds. Screaming and laughing like Borat googolplex. I think that's the nintendo magic. They make games that really capture the imagination. I totally recommend the DS for anyone who doesn't have time for fun. The DS will win you over. And Weims too.

Bumped into Lees today. Everytime see her face dunno whether to burst out laughing or burst out laughing cube. We celebrated Sils birthday today at campus green. Got eaten alive by a nest of ants. But the cake was the BEST porkfriends cake ever. Dz chose the cake. Tots halal kind. Selamat silsday! Damn funny coz like what over 10 of us were hiding behind the tree for sil. Not say abit the crouching tiger unhidden dragon.

Not feeling well today. Got a cough. Went to Funan to pickup a case for the DS. Went to the doctor to get some medicine. I am damn glad I'm sick. The best excuse for myself not to work so hard.

Met Suren, Brendan, Annmei, Gavin and lumps for ice cream. Was totally dying at this point but thought it would be nice to see them before they left. Suren is still DAMN FOS. Tots the texasholdemupface_84 octogon. Suren's new motto is "you hesitate, you masturbate". Love this bugger. Always fun to talk shit with him. Forever jacking each other like the song that never ends. The one that goes on and on my friend.

I Heart Nintendo

I am still thinking of getting the Nintendo DS Lite. For those of you who haven't heard of the Nintendo DS Lite, its Nintendo's mini-laptop styled double screen gaming baby. Remember the gameboy? And the gameboy advance? Well, Nintendo took it to the next level by introducing dual screens capable of churning out 3D graphics and decided "eh wouldn't it be sweet if we just added in another screen for fun?"

So the bastards at Nintendo have got me thinking about whether I should buy the new gameboy. Me and Eric that is.

Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
all your fault
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
i dont feel like studying now
eric. says:
no
eric. says:
your fault
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
i feel like going to simlim now
eric. says:
who asked you to play your GBA SP in front of me, that fateful day on the bus
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
haha who ask the stupid 4 year old girl at daimaru to play in front of me
eric. says:
all her fault
eric. says:
let's go find her
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
confirm
eric. says:
now she'll be like, 8
eric. says:
can hit harder
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
hahah WTHHHH
eric. says:
can we go Funan after my dinner
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
haha wth
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
no i don't
Ian : we built this city on chocolate rolls says:
lets get gabe to drive us




I REALLY Heart Nintendo

At 8.30pm Eric calls me and says, "Shall we go to Serene Centre now and buy the DS?" I am thinking WTH. My brain is thinkg WTF but my heart is thinking "eh Ian which colour are we getting ar?". So totally ignoring the fact that I am in home clothes and hair looking like shit only, Eric CALLS the owner of the shop and asks him to HOLD the shop open kind, and I run out of the house, drive the car, pickup Eric, the whole time thinking WTFFFFFF.

Not say totally Starsky and Hutch meets Nintendo.

By 9.15pm, there are 2 happy nerds playing their Nintendo DS Lites in the dark. One is killing aliens and the other is trying to drive so that the 2 heroes don't actually die in real life.

At 9.30pm, I reach home and find that my Nintendo DS Lite comes with a free Nintendogs game. It wasn't supposed to be free I think but let's pretend it was. I get a choice of puppies to pick and I pick the Beagle because I've always loved beagles. I name him Toby. This is where the fun part comes.

The microphone in the system allows you to call the puppies name and it will respond! It saves the owners voice into the system so it will respond to the owner. After a few minutes of buying my puppy, he knows his name is Toby. I cannot, in words, explain to you how OMG DAMN CUTE the beagle puppy is. Just by saying "down" or "sit" aloud, Toby actually follows mmy commands. The DS is touch screen, so I can stoke him and rub his belly. By blowing into the mic, I can blow bubbles to play with Toby. 1 and a half hours into the game, I have a sore throat from calling his name out loud and blowing bubbles at him. I try and save my voice by throwing a frisbee and tennis balls instead. I will show Boons Toby when I see her in school because she may just roll over and die of cuteness attack.

I am so glad I bought the DS. Since I was a kid I've been a gameboy fan and I've grown up with all of nintendo's portable consoles, and the DS is no different.

I SO heart Toby. I mean nintendo.

So you got to me. And maybe its because of you I'm a cynic. But when I see you I wonder if you're really happy. At least I know one of us is. Talking with you stirs up old feelings, but the good ones are fading. You'll always be special, but not one of a kind. If there's any one of us doing the regretting, it won't be me. Sometimes I think it's wrong of me to think that things turned out for the better. But I think it's true. I guess you didn't realise I was alot stronger than you thought I was. To be honest neither did I. But now we both know. This song is yours.


You must not know about me,
You must not know about me,
I can have another you by tomorrow,
so don't you ever for a second get to thinking you're irreplaceable

TGIFri

Lovesit Friday. Today had finishing touch class. Our last one. WILL NOT be missing dressing formal every friday at 8.30am. Met cherylpohva for lunch. DAMN FUNNY QUADRUPES. Laughs until puke seriously. Had KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell at Funan. Not say abit the act MOS got so many different concepts kind. Like abit non-stop nonsense for our side dish. Me and Lees always trying to get Poh to choose sides, but seriously ACS primary connection how to fight. Like tots same pri 1 teacher kind.

Met jagaphoeweimsteerangrrin to study at the libs. Everyone seems very busy today. Phoeweimseerrin went to Seah Street Deli yesterday. Sounds nice. I remember when my family used to go really often. They've got really good American diner style food. Weims put his whole wardrobe inside his crumpler. Even picnic mat looking boxers also have.

I am considering getting a Nintendo DS Lite. Which is a souped up version of the gameboy. I've never been a gamer, but I am a real gameboy fan. Eric was damn un-yay about the idea which is surprising cube considering his life is x-box 360 square. Which would make it x-box 129,600. I walked around Funan to see if there were any PDAs that were nice for surfing and checking e-mail. Quite expensive though.

OMG Phoeboons got an internship in Hong Kong with JTW. WTF. JTW is the 4th largest advertising company in the world. Shit. I would love to do something like that. I think now I am thinking about a tradeoff between something you really love doing, and something that pays well. Shit la seriously. Lovesit to go to Hong Kong with Phoeboons. Damn happy for them. Awesome possums to the max only.

I think when Phoebe told me about the internship in Hong Kong, it really swung me out of orbit. I really started thinking if my financy internships this summer was really what I wanted to do. I'd jump at the chance to go to HK to do advertising. I sat down with mom and bap about my internships, and I think what bap said was right. I should give the financy stuff a shot. I won't know better till I've tried it.

I guess I've always been the kinda person with no regrets, and I don't want to regret turning down citi or pwc. I guess its a mission to see if I'm really cut out for the financy stuff. Wish me luck. I know I'll be wishing phoebseer all the best!

Helped Lees get her internship with Tangs department store today. It was v nice of Peihua to get back to me so fast about it. I think cheryl will really like it. Serene will be working there too so it'll be bimbs cube KIDDING. Will be damn fun for sure.

Met Dzeve for dinns at Als Jils. Felt like a REAL friday. Yums ayam goreng briani. It was good to hangout. Just the 3 of us. Was walking back to the busstop when all of a sudden a prestige cab was waiting there for me all my life. Confirm fated. In Ian's balance sheet, under retained earnings taxi expenses debit $11.10.

Meeting the specs later for supps. Damn tired. Need a nap first. Tots TGIFri seriously. Lovesit.

Another day in the library. Had Sults Kebs with Weiyi. Met vages at libs gants and boons at the loungeish. It's nice boons is trying to intern at O&M because honestly I'd love to spend the summer with an ad agency. I told WY to just go full steam for creditsuisse now because it's a fantastic step into the financial world. I think both of them are going to have an amazing summer. I remember my first internship with Tangs and it really opened up my eyes.

Ended up at level 4 the whole day with wy and er. I like the tables near the windows because campus green is really nice and the trees are calming. I can't believe Jasper has never heard of the word hickey before. WTSeriously. Dz don't start. Damn sick of Financial Accounting, also can recite the whole marketing text in Korean for Seh-wongs tmrw for our exam. Not really. Ok really. Adel can say hi in Korean. Class participation sure cube. I can say winter sonata in korean. winter sonata.

I was waiting at the bus stop fixing lunchish with lamlee around 9pm when I got a call from sis-in-law sil. Lamlee sounds like a burger. Anways, the fun thing about getting a call from a porkfriend is that you never know what to expect. Like box-of-chocolates square. So actually Dz and Sil were in a car just 10m down the road. So off we went to the creamery. It felt like a friday for the 2nd time this week. Thanks to Dzarsilah. Which is definately a good sign that school is not that bad after all.

It's really nice to have your best friends with you in school. I think that's something I am really grateful for. Even if it is a sucky day there will always be a friend around the corner to make you laugh and smile. I really do appreciate every single one of them.

What You Make Of It

Today was a good day. I don't know why but it was. Nothing special really happened.

I heard S might be coming to SMU. He heard from L that there's alot of politics. HAHA. Of all people to ask seriously. L is the most poser act-cool piece of shite in school. Puke seriously. He's one of those people that are damn yucks and damn insincere. Just the kind you wanna smack and send back to secondary school. The truth is, SMU is a fantastic school with an amazing mix of students. Sure there are a few dopes, but you'd be a real loser if you got caught up with any politics here, because this ain't no AC. AC was really a fun time. But, AC really had alot of politics, and if you survive there and remain on top, you'll be set for life. But really who gives a shizzle? I know a handful of people still living in their AC world, caught up with the politics of themselves. And that's just damn sad. And mostly loser.

But yeah I know a couple of friends who aren't enjoying themselves in school because they can't find real friends in school. I think in part its because they don't really put their heart into the school. I don't blame them though. Some of them have commitments outside of school, and some aren't enjoying the things they are doing. It's not easy going to school with your mind somewhere else, and I understand. But, if you really make an effort, you'd find SMU has so many people to meet. It's when you really go to school with an open mind and heart that you really see the amazing people you can meet. One thing that really helps, is actually trying to make the effort to meet new people.

I've made alot of new friends this term, and I think I am drawn to people who are sincere. I think I make friends easily because I am upfront and not a PR kind of person, and I won't ask you how your day was if I really don't give a shit. If I do not like you, I probably won't even pretend to. And I think people respect you for that. For just being yourself. And my advice to my friends is to look for friends who are just themselves. No guessing games required.

I think I have doubled my hi-bye friends. But more importantly, I've quadrupled my solid friends. Really amazing people who I can count on to be themselves. The most yucks thing is speaking with a friend who is being damn PR with you. That really makes me puke. I have learnt that you can be PR, but please, sincerity is alot more important.

Today I bumped into Jasper at the talk. Good to see him after so long. Went for dinns with Poons and had bibimbap and Ben & Jerry's. I am totally enjoying my days in school. Lovesit cube. But I think I only enjoy it because I am making the effort to maximise on everything good about the school, and I hope my friends can do the same too. And maybe look back on our 4 years here as an amazing chance to grow as a person. There's no such thing as the perfect situation. It's what you make of it.

A Good Day

Today was supposed to be a sucky day. I had Econs class in the morning and my interview at noon. The interview session was so-so but I think I did ok. I studied with Weims and Gabesness at the libs till dinner time. Weims ate 4 packets of a hello panda equivalent. Financial Accounting was seriously a serious piece of shite. I work so hard for this subject I could really cry. I am SO overusing my eyemo eye drops. They should really call this eye pot or eye crack.

The good part only came about 6.45pm when I had dinner with WY, Jols and DZ. They convinced me to get out of school and STOP MUGGING. And we did! Suddenly, a Monday tots felt like a friday. As we walked across the campus green we had a shouting competition to see who could shout the word "penis" the loudest. Jols's penis sounds like "fierce". I dunno why.

So we took a cab back to Wy's place. I asked if his brother was home. This was only because wy's brother ALMOST GOT US KILLED THE LAST TIME HE DROVE US UP THE MOUNTAINS IN CANADA AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AND GOT THE CAR SMASHED BY A TRAILER TRUCK WITH THE BUMPER FLYING OFF. Yeah so that's why.

Anyways, while we were in Weyi's car Ben called to say that I got the internship with Citibank. *SCREAM* It sounds nice because the department is the corporate sales and structuring department. It was nice of Ben to call and tell me more about the job. As a rule of thumb, the more number of syllables to the department, the more fancy sounding. Also, Auntie Bin got back to me and her HR people sent me the application form for PriceWaterhouse Coopers. In this case, the syllables don't count because I have never heard such a long name before. Obviously the person who started the company didn't realise it would be such a pain in the ass to type the full name out all the time.

Dzarrin is going for a trip to Dubai. The trip is damn good because there is a networking session and the school is sourcing internships for the students. He told me to join him for BSM but I've already gone for the trip to Canada and I would feel bad if I made my parent pay for me again. However, this is a great opportunity for Dz and this is a major step in creating a kickass resume for him. Very happy for him. Tots excited. Cube, octogon, googolplex

The food at supper was not bad. It felt like a Friday really. I can't remeber the last time I just dumped my books and just took off like that. It was great seeing some of my best friends today and getting the 2 internships for summer. Lovesit cube. I just may be able to beat 2006 after all.

Are you ok? This term you've been a little less, well, a little less around. I thought I was the busy one with work, but so far I think I've been hanging around with my friends as much as before.

I dunno it just seems like you're not as cheerful as usual. Or distracted with something. Or at least something like that. Whatever it is, I can't pin it down. And the other people who care about you are feeling the same way.

It could be, that you're a little stretched out this term. Too many things to handle at a time. Maybe with school, maybe at home. I know how it feels. But we all learn to juggle the best we can.

I hope you're doing ok.

Here I Am

It's a Saturday and I just had lunch with Nafs at Kops. Today Vincent Chua has a makeup for eccons and so I'm stuck in school again. You know Vinces is a really nice prof, but he's like an eccons genius and he is tots speaking in ecconsish, which can't be anything good for student with no idea about eccons. Class normally proceeds with all of our mouths open like watching LOTR in french with indian subtitles.

In classes like this, we normally consult our other professor, otherwise known as Wikipedia. Thank god for wikipeeds, cuz even though Vinces thinks I am MSNing, I am really trying to understand what the shizz he is saying using Wikipeeds.

Yesterday was studying in the libs with e-sachadels. Went for supps with tim and gabe at Carl's Junior at PS. I tried the new spicy BBQ burger but it wasn't so good. However imagining Paris Hilton eating it on top of a Bentley did make it taste somewhat better. Ok not really. Ok it did actually.

Damn tired as usual. My eyes have been damn dry because I haven't had much sleep. Can't believe I bought Eyemo for that. It's my new weapon for my mugging arsenal. No Weims not the soccer kind.

I am thinking of getting a new laptop. People think I'm walking with an attitude, but I am really just walking wonky now because I always sling my bag on my right with my laptop inside. After a long day, carrying a 2.2kg laptop is no joke. I am thinking of getting a blackberry or a mobile PDA to check my e-mails and surf the net instead of getting a new laptop.

Next week I have 2 mid terms, 1 presentation and 1 interview. Ycuks. Looks like no more sleep again. Scuks. Well at least I have Waikiki to look forward to, which I might pass to catch up on work. Fcuks. Oh well.

I'll Stick to Watching ANTM

I just got the runway show phots from Amelia. Haven't seen the footage though. It was damn funny because I was looking ok and dao face until I saw Joshua laughing his ass off right in front of me when I did the final pose at the end of the runway. Peice of shit Joshua. So I actually looked alright and damn fierce till I saw his damn face and I just tots smiled like a goofs. Josh you shithead seriously.

Kenneth is my friend from the army and since he was graduating from Toni&Guy he needed to do a hairshow. It hardly had anything to do with hair. The show was actually quite fun and I look liked the hamburglar from hell. Luckily no slips or wardrobe malfunctions, which actually couldn't have happened considering I didn't really have much of a wardobe. I almost got a fever sitting around for half a day without a shirt. The tatoos were awesome though. Bap says our whole family should get a atatoo and he has asked me to design one. But yucks la can't imagine having a tatoo permanatly. I tried reading my marketing text during the show but it was damn noisy. Some of the girls were getting wasted and getting high on skin anaesthetic to simulate being a "real" model like Kate Moss. Damn funny seriously.

It was very tiring, but it was one of those things you just have to try. But for now I'll stick to cutting my own hair, reading my marketing text and watching ANTM. Thanks Kenneth.

that's why kenneth's the stylist and not the model

Hamburglar from Hell meets Buffy the Beyotch