I still can't sleep...sigh. I don't know why i keep thinking and dreaming about these things. It doesn't make sense, really. But my thoughts keep running astray. Troubled.
It's been such a long time, though..
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
End of the Exams by the Carpenters
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the exams
And i screwed them up one and all.
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the exams
It ended with CSC 101.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why ev'rything's the same as it was.
I can't understand, no I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the exams
And i screwed them up one and all.
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the exams
It ended with CSC 101.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why ev'rything's the same as it was.
I can't understand, no I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Interim
Sigh, the inertia of writing. It sure feels like an inordinate amount of time since... well, since forever. Nothing much going on that i can talk about. Exams, studying, brain overloading, etc. Just had my Java programming exam. I really find it a fun subject now, after eons of tortuous, indecipherable coding. Now i understand the motivation of programming geeks! Hopefully i did well enough to get char grade='A'.
Probably leave things till after the exams. Recent developments still in midst of progress.
Probably leave things till after the exams. Recent developments still in midst of progress.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Hallows and Hums
I've had a happy week.
Halloween night went without a hitch! I enjoyed scaring the girls out of their wits with our games, ha. We had a 'fortune telling' stall that led unsuspecting players to screamer clips. Wish we had recorded their screams and reactions. Also a candle-blowing game, and a bishi-bashi game with mechanical pencils. I headed our 'Guess what's inside the Black Box' game, which had a dummy spider, a slimy seacucumber, and of course our terrifying 'hand from hell' that grabbed every brave soul who dared to reach into the box! Haha not everyone realised someone was under the table. Some insisted it was a snake, or a rat or frog. Wish the night had lasted longer.
Had Choir on Wed. I don't enjoy singing at all. So it's pretty much an agonizing torture for me to be in there! Nick and i whiled the time away by matching the christmas songs to the tunes of 'Bob the Builder', or swapping the lyrics of 'Old Macdonalds had a Farm'. Eh... it's more fun than you think, haha. The practices just lack ... excitement. Too ordered and neat for my taste.
Mmmm... and i spent a special thursday night, ha. Guess i'll leave that to the other blog.
Exams are imminent! I'm still not concentrating as much as i want to. I nap too much, sigh. Need to get back the flow of studies. I'm glad i have encouraging friends.
Halloween night went without a hitch! I enjoyed scaring the girls out of their wits with our games, ha. We had a 'fortune telling' stall that led unsuspecting players to screamer clips. Wish we had recorded their screams and reactions. Also a candle-blowing game, and a bishi-bashi game with mechanical pencils. I headed our 'Guess what's inside the Black Box' game, which had a dummy spider, a slimy seacucumber, and of course our terrifying 'hand from hell' that grabbed every brave soul who dared to reach into the box! Haha not everyone realised someone was under the table. Some insisted it was a snake, or a rat or frog. Wish the night had lasted longer.
Had Choir on Wed. I don't enjoy singing at all. So it's pretty much an agonizing torture for me to be in there! Nick and i whiled the time away by matching the christmas songs to the tunes of 'Bob the Builder', or swapping the lyrics of 'Old Macdonalds had a Farm'. Eh... it's more fun than you think, haha. The practices just lack ... excitement. Too ordered and neat for my taste.
Mmmm... and i spent a special thursday night, ha. Guess i'll leave that to the other blog.
Exams are imminent! I'm still not concentrating as much as i want to. I nap too much, sigh. Need to get back the flow of studies. I'm glad i have encouraging friends.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Updating life
Things have been moving on..
I got my computing quiz results back! 65/75, which totally exceeded my expectations. Looks like i'm not that bad at computing. Still, i have a long way to catch up to the computing gurus around me.
We submitted our accounting group assignment. Overall, i'd say it was not bad, though i feel it's definitely not top-tier. I didn't think i made a good leader... sometimes the girls found me demanding and impatient. Faults to work on, i guess. I have to be more honest with them, think of ways to gel all our work together instead of delegating too separately. Applies to my block subcommittee too, i have to make it a bonded identity instead of some motley crew. Still learning.
We had our first block recreation gathering/b'day celebrations on Thurs. It went pretty well, great turnout, great games, great fun. Poor judy had to kiss me and brandon, haha. Forgot that TingFong snuck the "Kiss the block manager" thing into the lucky dip box, grrr. I should have slipped a 'Kiss Tingfong' paper slip inside. But anyway, everyone had a good time. Weichong et al pulled it off despite being a last minute thing. I really have to stop my worrying and trust more in everyone.
I still enjoy being block manager. It's been a blast being with the 54ians. Our block is definitely gonna rock this year!
Well, exams are next month. No more mucking around from now on.
I got my computing quiz results back! 65/75, which totally exceeded my expectations. Looks like i'm not that bad at computing. Still, i have a long way to catch up to the computing gurus around me.
We submitted our accounting group assignment. Overall, i'd say it was not bad, though i feel it's definitely not top-tier. I didn't think i made a good leader... sometimes the girls found me demanding and impatient. Faults to work on, i guess. I have to be more honest with them, think of ways to gel all our work together instead of delegating too separately. Applies to my block subcommittee too, i have to make it a bonded identity instead of some motley crew. Still learning.
We had our first block recreation gathering/b'day celebrations on Thurs. It went pretty well, great turnout, great games, great fun. Poor judy had to kiss me and brandon, haha. Forgot that TingFong snuck the "Kiss the block manager" thing into the lucky dip box, grrr. I should have slipped a 'Kiss Tingfong' paper slip inside. But anyway, everyone had a good time. Weichong et al pulled it off despite being a last minute thing. I really have to stop my worrying and trust more in everyone.
I still enjoy being block manager. It's been a blast being with the 54ians. Our block is definitely gonna rock this year!
Well, exams are next month. No more mucking around from now on.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
"Do not do today what you can do tomorrow"
Recess week...and i can't believe i'm procrastinating things the way i am now!
Sunday night, came back to hall, whiled the time away on Java assignment question 4.
Monday, spent on an accountancy group project meeting. Came back, researched a lil while msn-ing, played softball with Brandon, then went for a long dinner with Luojun, Jessica and peeps. Came back for Java qn 5, then went jogging with the guys. After that, rested at my chair, while designing our block tshirt design. Xiao Wen came in and we started talking about loads of stuff! About an hour plus... till her laundry was done haha. Realised i hadn't showered yet! By the time i'd cleaned and brushed, it was 3am... almost tempted to go up to her room for late night snacks! Finally retired at 4am.
Tuesday. Woke at twelve, got Alvin to buy me lunch, set to work on researching on The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Two pm, rushed off with Jek and Junhao to Queensway. Shopped for new soccer boots and socks, then hurried to Marina Square. I crashed my senior batch's dinner outing :) I tried to blend in with them, and hmm... talked to JH for once haha. We had dessert, then split off to return home.
And here i am in hall, at 3 am, having spent the past few hours getting ppl to come for the USA work-and-travel scheme with me, as well as researching about the 'grotesque in literature'. Oh and count in the time wasted on chasing a damn bee out of my room... and there you have it.
Wednesday morning is softball training, rest of day to meet up with Joy. Thursday, our JCRC photoshoot. Friday is dinner with Sis ah girl. Sat, trekking at MacRitchie.
WTF!
I am so screwed.
One programming assignment, one 1,000 word essay, one accounting grp project due.
Somebody stop this madness!
Sunday night, came back to hall, whiled the time away on Java assignment question 4.
Monday, spent on an accountancy group project meeting. Came back, researched a lil while msn-ing, played softball with Brandon, then went for a long dinner with Luojun, Jessica and peeps. Came back for Java qn 5, then went jogging with the guys. After that, rested at my chair, while designing our block tshirt design. Xiao Wen came in and we started talking about loads of stuff! About an hour plus... till her laundry was done haha. Realised i hadn't showered yet! By the time i'd cleaned and brushed, it was 3am... almost tempted to go up to her room for late night snacks! Finally retired at 4am.
Tuesday. Woke at twelve, got Alvin to buy me lunch, set to work on researching on The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Two pm, rushed off with Jek and Junhao to Queensway. Shopped for new soccer boots and socks, then hurried to Marina Square. I crashed my senior batch's dinner outing :) I tried to blend in with them, and hmm... talked to JH for once haha. We had dessert, then split off to return home.
And here i am in hall, at 3 am, having spent the past few hours getting ppl to come for the USA work-and-travel scheme with me, as well as researching about the 'grotesque in literature'. Oh and count in the time wasted on chasing a damn bee out of my room... and there you have it.
Wednesday morning is softball training, rest of day to meet up with Joy. Thursday, our JCRC photoshoot. Friday is dinner with Sis ah girl. Sat, trekking at MacRitchie.
WTF!
I am so screwed.
One programming assignment, one 1,000 word essay, one accounting grp project due.
Somebody stop this madness!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Plans
I had my first quiz on Friday, and it was a total massacre.
It's going to be an uphill task getting my smarts back after a 2 years hiatus, i guess. Spent the whole week trying to study, while juggling all my block manager duties. I'd just drop dead after every lecture or tutorial. And the quiz really made me recognise my inadequacies and my pride for thinking any less of it. I'm all set to gear up from now on. GPA 10.0! Haha that's my aim for now.
It seems like every week feels longer than the last. We had our first block supper this week, a slew of new plans for block activities, and block banner painting this afternoon. We all just have to get used to it, i guess.
Listened to stories of India from Saransh and his friends, about the caste system, education, life and all. The idea of just running off to India and travelling with them when they return to India later this year is way too enticing. I haven't made any travel plans yet, since JCRC is likely to burn up my hols. Low on moolah, anyway.
Besides, i'm still troubled.
It's going to be an uphill task getting my smarts back after a 2 years hiatus, i guess. Spent the whole week trying to study, while juggling all my block manager duties. I'd just drop dead after every lecture or tutorial. And the quiz really made me recognise my inadequacies and my pride for thinking any less of it. I'm all set to gear up from now on. GPA 10.0! Haha that's my aim for now.
It seems like every week feels longer than the last. We had our first block supper this week, a slew of new plans for block activities, and block banner painting this afternoon. We all just have to get used to it, i guess.
Listened to stories of India from Saransh and his friends, about the caste system, education, life and all. The idea of just running off to India and travelling with them when they return to India later this year is way too enticing. I haven't made any travel plans yet, since JCRC is likely to burn up my hols. Low on moolah, anyway.
Besides, i'm still troubled.
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