May 4, 2005

  • "Another 3 months had already gone by again,
    Leaving me happy, leaving me in pain.

    For there's so much for me to do,

    For me to do things, for me to see you.

    By far books and knowledge is all I've learnt,

    Lacking in my daily dose of entertainment.

    Thus after all this I shall go...

    Away to have fun thro and fro!

    Yet after this time, so many things had happened.

    Too many for all to understand and see.

    My dear friends and blog i may have not spoken to,

    today all shall be revealed, in this time, all about me"


    Me in my hostel room looking drained... ugh



    Life on the 29th of April 2005 ~

    I turned to look at my exam schedule and sighed as i saw this...
    Calculus.
    I had an exam on my birthday.
    And though me parents kept asking me about celebrations,
    I told them its alright not to celebrate for 1 year.
    they asked me what i wanted for my birthday present too, but i couldn't think of anything.
    *Except for removing the anger/temper/volcano curse on my mum*
    So there i was in PGP right after my calculus paper, enjoying and relaxing in my own space.
    Thanks to all who smsed me right after 12am on thursday night!
    It's really sweet to know there are people who remember! hee

    Then in the evening, my dear appeared with a Birthday cake and my present!
    To be honest, seeing her after so long was more than enough as a present.
    Really missed seeing her really do...
    And so there I was wondering what that big thing was.
    I had a hunch it was going to be a huge powerpuff girl,
    as we used to joke about it... but instead it was something that touched me.
    A long time ago, I made puzzles for people as presents.
    But this time, I was at the receiving end. And boy it felt really good.

    Kingdom Hearts! My Mother would NEVER buy me this.
    Only my dear would know me best! heee
    And it's a new design! Never seen it thus far before..

    Following that was the Swensen's Birthday cake!
    Have a picture of it in my digital camerea tho..
    It's a 3 flavour layered, Winnie the Pooh Ice cream cake!
    *In total accordance to my Kingdom Hearts puzzle*
    haha it tastes sinful! Sweet and nice! Shared it with my cluster mates too..
    Not to mention receiving an sms from Qui Xun,
    that we couldnt resist but take the last piece off the fridge...

    Thanks my dear~!

    The following Sunday my parents decided to give me a treat,
    at a Japanese restaurant at Riverview Hotel.
    Ever since I was young, I loved TEPANYAKI.
    And the best i ever had was this restaurant at Marina Square.
    It was great fun to watch and hear the sizzles and skills displayed right before ur eyes.
    And I loved the food there. That was the beginning of my Japanese food experience!
    Alas, the shop shifted or closed, making it a childhood memory having dinner there.
    Thus for my birthday my parents sourced a Jap restaurant with tepanyaki.
    However, the food tasted bad.
    The presentation was absolutely not authentic,
    and the tepanyaki preparations were... just not there.
    Yet, it's actually the company that makes a good meal.

    And so this year I can't think of anything to have for my Bday.
    But I did make a birthday wish though
    Hope that it shall come true someday!
    22 years old. Wow.




    Life in NUS Science Faculty Majoring in Physics...

    Today, someone on msn asked me to read something off the blog of another.
    And to my surprise the content was primarily concerned with the writer's opinion that..
    Science faculty members look ugly, have no life and are nerds.
    Number of "cute chicks" and "handsome guys" are... minimal.
    Perhaps in the eyes of another that's what that individual experienced.
    However, how I see it is totally the reverse!

    First and foremost, I happen to know many beautiful girls and hunks in Science.
    And most of them are decent looking!
     It's just probably that most of them dont hang around school.
    They're probably at Sentosa playing volleyball,
    At a coffee-shop near by having drinks with pals,
    Or more often than not, at home gaming or out Shopping with the gals at Taka.
    One must be cautious to note that, the rest are all at their halls playing games!
    In general, I've witnessed a great number of good looking people in the faculty.
    And in other faculties that had been unjustly stereotyped as well.

    Dispite all this, the life here isnt just abt looking good and such.
    The work is hazardous and radioactive at toxic levels.
    If u were like me, a normal human with average intellects,
    then U'd be like me suffering with every test question posed.
    However if u belong to the evolutionary human species, it should be a breeze for u.
    I've seen many who are naturally talented at problem solving..
    And a great number of us admire such a gift!
    The fact is, NUS life is no pushover.. and the common exchange student would say...
    "Why do NUS students so stressed up? It's so carefree at my college"

    Life living away from home, by myself...

    To myself when i read this years in the future...
    Can u remember mum's nagging?
    Or the number of times you had to stop playing ur piano while u're engrossed?
    How about the days when Mum would take away ur Saturn and hide it.
    Or the times she scolded u upside down left right centre because it wasnt ur fault she dropped her food on the table.
    Life in Prince George Park.. has none of that.

    Gundam Seed Destiny. A nice sequel that captivated me with its prequel.

    It's wonderful and simply so carefree living away!
    I can play CS or my PS2 whenever i want.
    Watch TV and eat sweet delight whenever i want.
    Fall onto my bed and read comics whenever i want.
    And take my guitar out to play whenever i want.
    Furthermore, with the high bandwidth here, watching anime is an ease!
    Found myself watching loads of anime and stuff shared among friends!
    All those 6 statements seem to contradict my life in NUS statements,
    but none the less, its like a chalet at a condominium man.

    The greater joy is that, by staying here, I got to meet and know great people!
    Friends and overseas students that had enriched me about their culture and lifestyle,
    Professionals who has links to people that I could need help from in the future....
    And wonderful wonderful neighbours who share their food and have meals with me.
    Of course staying alone has other great advantages....
    like overhearing whatever my neighbour's saying to his mother on the phone.
    Or waking up looking like... like... crap but no one can see u.
    And even hearing a live performance of my neighbour's Karoke.

    Life during exams...

    During the exam period, everything's supposed to be a huge big stressed mass of crap.
    BUT somehow I didnt feel that stressed at all.
    Of course the above sentence contradicts the fact that i almost died on 2 of the 5 papers.
    But anyway, somehow this semester felt different.
    Perhaps it's because i started my revision a little earlier than most people.
    But for someone like me, my failing memory doesnt make that scenario fully beneficial.
    Instead, it made me forget most of my revision i've started on much earlier.
    Think the real reason why this semester exams feel better is because of Him.
    I prayed to the Lord each time saying this one sentence.
    "Lord Jesus, just stand by my side during my exams and I'll definitely be fine"
    And true enough I could feel his presence, giving me assurance...


    A tactic I made for my CS Team... looks complicated huh? haha

    But that's life during the exams.
    What about studying or preparation?
    The Counter-strike online community can vouch that U|t!ma X had been playing everyday.
    And the DotA community in NUS can also vouch that i've been online most of the time.
    Something's very wrong.
    I've been playing games, making movie clips, thinking of stratedgies and watching AFV.
    But hey, it's all good!
    If Michael Yudistara can play everyday during study week because he studies everyday,
    I'd rather follow his path man.
    Just tells me that being consistent in work is much better than last minute studying.

    Life as an ordinary slacker at home...

    I spent the longest time at home in a long time.
    3 days 2 night.
    And there I had the time to borrow all the movies i missed from Video EZ.
    Borrowed Resident Evil II, Cellular and Sky Captain.
    And of course the awesome movie Fighter in the Wing for dear to watch...
    Sky captain was a let down, where Cellular was indeed thrilling!
    Aside from all these stuff I had the time to take a stroll around the neighbourhood and all..
    Looking at people, cool houses and...

    Cute Puppies! Gosh I want!

    The rest of the time I was reading *can u believei it* a book
    It's a book that explains clearly the misconceptions the "Da Vini Code" had implied.
    While the first few pages of that famous book by Dan Brown seems to show,
    "Accurate depictions to references, artworks and stuff"
    After reading this book, one will realise it's all a big huge bluff.
    Or rather,
    it was the author's idea to make it seem like his content was based on true history.


    If u have read the Da Vinci Code, please read this too.

    It was this book that created controversy and confusion
     among those who do not know Chirst!
    Some actually believed the Merovincian bloodline, Mary Magdelene crap.
    Not to mention the hidden codes and papers of some stashed away documents that the..
    "Priory of Sion" has.
    If one wants to know the true historical content as to,
    where did the Priory of Sion / Knight's templar come from?
    Mary Magdelene stuff... and Da vinci's art work information,
    then u gotta read this.
    all the content had been verified accordingly to other documents and museums.
    A simple example is that in the book, the olymipics was 5 rings that
    were supposed to represent Venus, the feminine goddess crap.
    Well in actuall fact, the 5 rings were symbols of the human spirit.
    Unfortunately, my human brain could not remember.
    Go buy! $12.50 SGD! Worth ur $$$

    And finally in a few days I'll be shifting EVERYTHING back home...

    Well, very soon I shall have to kiss my room in PGP goodbye.

    The term's ending and I'll be finishing my first year in NUS!

    And ahead of that it's a 3 months break!

    Going to Europe! and maybe Japan!

    It's going to be fun filled with CS competitions, WCG, SCAMP 05 and much more!

    Woohoo... i feel.. liberated!

    Thank you God!