have you ever, when you're walking home at night and wearied from the day's travails, just raised your head, looked at the night sky and broken out smiling and grinning like an idiot? i was walking up the interminably long and winding slope home and just feeling totally stoned when i looked up into the sky and saw the moon. the half moon was glowing and there was a beautiful nimbus of light surrounding it that looked so utterly ethereal and undescribably peaceful :) the night sky was especially clear tonight, and the sky was just filled with stars -- there i was just craning my head upwards and grinning foolishly and skipping along in delight, just totally *happy* :) and i saw the constellations except i don't know their names... and there was this one that i always see on clear nights --- 3 stars in a straight line... what's that one called? i've tried to identify constellations, except that whenever i look at the star arrangements i can never tell what is what... a lack of imagination perhaps? it was just so calming, just looking into a sapphire blanket studded with stars :D aaahhh :):):) hehe :) v v happy!!!
and i was looking at the stars and i couldn't help thinking that although the stars look as if they actually were arranged so closely together they are all separated by lightyears and lightyears of space so that only us on earth can even see the constellations as we have always known them :) like a gift from the stars :)
Cloudy Boracay
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
sigh. you're speaking to E�rwen Inglorion. my supposedly elven name tho it sounds decidedly more like an earwig than an elf if you ask me :/
someone help me with econs!!
N2001
b) a govt is proposing to increase the tax on petrol. examine the relevance of price elasticity of demand and income elasticity of demand for this proposal
i need help in somehow fitting income elasticity into this...
someone help me with econs!!
N2001
b) a govt is proposing to increase the tax on petrol. examine the relevance of price elasticity of demand and income elasticity of demand for this proposal
i need help in somehow fitting income elasticity into this...
hehe :) talk about chao bored :) this is for lifting my spirits :D
Which Disney Princess Are You?
this quiz was made by Erin
Which Disney Princess Are You?
this quiz was made by Erin
haha :) oh gawds :)
Baboon-Ooh, lucky you, you are a Baboon!!! You
enjoy being around family and you are very
smart! You can think abstractly! Youre also
the largest primate, so you usually are a
leader! Youre usually pretty busy also, and
you love fast food!
(pictures)What Kind Of Monkey R U?
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Baboon-Ooh, lucky you, you are a Baboon!!! You
enjoy being around family and you are very
smart! You can think abstractly! Youre also
the largest primate, so you usually are a
leader! Youre usually pretty busy also, and
you love fast food!
(pictures)What Kind Of Monkey R U?
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yeah!!! my com is fixed! apparently the com guy who came used an eraser to fix the problem... how cool is that? *yay* finally :) aaargh. just had a huge-deafening-heart-popping thunder crash... nearly died of shock :/ sigh. was even thinking of finally getting out of my chair and doing some exercise... sigh. there my plans go again *grins*
hehe :) am v proud... can fit in my tight jeans! yeah man :D oh. if any hc pple are reading this... tmr wear hc u k? just for one day :) i wanna see how it is... then after that i die die will wear my rg u until they force me out of it :)
i've realised i can't sleep tight at night... sigh. keep worrying and worrying... am a proper worry wart. don't even know exactly what i'm worrying abt... just feels as if something is not right you know what i mean? it's chao weird.... :/ ah well.
am utterly addicted to dynomite :) the link is on the left... :) you just keep shooting eggs and it's sthg like that shooting bubbles game ( i forget the name :) so bloody fun :) hmmm.... actually... i realised that when there's no school there's barely anything to post... i mean nothing interesting happens when you're just stagnant at home isn't it?
haha :P have been trying to get my dad to get me a powerbook... but one major flaw in my case is the fact that i can come up with no plausible reason why on earth i even need a laptop :/ sighs. speaking of which... my mom's ipod is horrible scratched... according to some ipod person you're supposed to use this metal polisher thing on it? but how on earth am i even going to find the metal polisher thing?! sian. so sad :/
aargh. actually. i really feel like swimming! what with me having finally learnt how to freestyle properly and yearning to improve my non-existent stamina... then this sars thing comes along and suddenly the swimming pool is out of bounds??? sigh.
hmm. am v upset. my class does *not* reply to my emails! i ask 'em stuff and they don't reply :/ dunno whether it's cos they 1) are too lazy. 2) do not like me or 3) did not get my mails. this is horrible. aaargh. so it turns out that i'm one of the few pple who even use the yahoogroups acct for stuff other than forwarded mails and quizzes.... :/ sigh. chao sian.
i've realised i can't sleep tight at night... sigh. keep worrying and worrying... am a proper worry wart. don't even know exactly what i'm worrying abt... just feels as if something is not right you know what i mean? it's chao weird.... :/ ah well.
am utterly addicted to dynomite :) the link is on the left... :) you just keep shooting eggs and it's sthg like that shooting bubbles game ( i forget the name :) so bloody fun :) hmmm.... actually... i realised that when there's no school there's barely anything to post... i mean nothing interesting happens when you're just stagnant at home isn't it?
haha :P have been trying to get my dad to get me a powerbook... but one major flaw in my case is the fact that i can come up with no plausible reason why on earth i even need a laptop :/ sighs. speaking of which... my mom's ipod is horrible scratched... according to some ipod person you're supposed to use this metal polisher thing on it? but how on earth am i even going to find the metal polisher thing?! sian. so sad :/
aargh. actually. i really feel like swimming! what with me having finally learnt how to freestyle properly and yearning to improve my non-existent stamina... then this sars thing comes along and suddenly the swimming pool is out of bounds??? sigh.
hmm. am v upset. my class does *not* reply to my emails! i ask 'em stuff and they don't reply :/ dunno whether it's cos they 1) are too lazy. 2) do not like me or 3) did not get my mails. this is horrible. aaargh. so it turns out that i'm one of the few pple who even use the yahoogroups acct for stuff other than forwarded mails and quizzes.... :/ sigh. chao sian.
Monday, April 07, 2003
wahhh.... my computer cmi lah!! really buay tahan :/ crashed again... a full out complete crash where you can't restart the com no matter what.... it's like what? the second time in as many months?!?!?! sigh. the only silver lining in this darned cloud is that i can at least use my sis' laptop which finally has broadband access.... *sigh*
ahh. finally went out yesterday... went to jurong point and finally got some paraphernalia for my non-existent facial care regime... quite cool tho! it was on offer and my sis got this tea tree scrub thingy( which i think actually works!) and this mask thing which supposedly warms your face first tho i totally do not see the point of warming your face. must be some funky skincard thing... haha :) so now i have clean and smooth skin (in my own deluded mind that is... :D)
my bro kept telling me that chemical ali was dead and all the time i was wondering ermm yeah. so who's that dude? sigh. i am *so* out of touch. whatever :/ it's quite scary... they are interviewing the soldiers on tv and there's this almighty boom and no one cares. ah well. whatever.
ahh. finally went out yesterday... went to jurong point and finally got some paraphernalia for my non-existent facial care regime... quite cool tho! it was on offer and my sis got this tea tree scrub thingy( which i think actually works!) and this mask thing which supposedly warms your face first tho i totally do not see the point of warming your face. must be some funky skincard thing... haha :) so now i have clean and smooth skin (in my own deluded mind that is... :D)
my bro kept telling me that chemical ali was dead and all the time i was wondering ermm yeah. so who's that dude? sigh. i am *so* out of touch. whatever :/ it's quite scary... they are interviewing the soldiers on tv and there's this almighty boom and no one cares. ah well. whatever.
Sunday, April 06, 2003
my sis just downloaded a v cute game on her palm :) so fun! there are like fishes in this tank and you are supposed to feed them and then they will ermmm. 'pass' out money :) and you buy more fish and make sure they don't die and fight off alien attackers! haha :) i have no idea what the objective of this game is but anyhow. it's v v exciting :) *grins*
trying to get alice in wonderland to read... will anyone lend it to me please :) i will be v thankful :) finally got out of my house! ahhh :) went to jurong point which was people mountain people sea so if ever i was fated to catch sars i guess that's where i'm going to get it from... hmm. speaking of which... my head hurts a little now and i *have* been sneezing quite a bit :D
trying to get alice in wonderland to read... will anyone lend it to me please :) i will be v thankful :) finally got out of my house! ahhh :) went to jurong point which was people mountain people sea so if ever i was fated to catch sars i guess that's where i'm going to get it from... hmm. speaking of which... my head hurts a little now and i *have* been sneezing quite a bit :D
Saturday, April 05, 2003
Thursday, April 03, 2003
i) have not managed to find running partner for council and therefore decided not to run
ii) have not studied for the physics test mr quek has said will be killer
iii) have not practised piano and thus will die for upcoming exam
iv) forgot to register for may sats
v) have not drawn math graphs
vi) have not finished dreamcatcher
vii) have not exercised a jot
viii) have not studied for french test
on the other hand:
one. have done econs presentation *grins*
two. have re-read sandman I-IV and the others are on their way courtesy to kaisiang :)
three. have managed to get a free sushi meal from vernon *yay*
four. have actually even *got* my french textbooks
five. have set up a blog i'm v happy and proud of :)
six. have gotten reputation of 'html g(r)eek goddess'
seven. have learnt html (basic)
eight. have learnt how to sit for hours on end without fidgeting too much in front of the computer
nine. passed jinyong's whatchamacallit quizyourfriends quiz :) [actually, i got like 5/10 correct but still technically a pass! not like piano. where i have to score like more than 70 i think...]
ten. have managed to have more things to be happy about than all the other *glaring* things i have not!! haha :)
ahhhh. the spirit of the eternal optimist :)
ii) have not studied for the physics test mr quek has said will be killer
iii) have not practised piano and thus will die for upcoming exam
iv) forgot to register for may sats
v) have not drawn math graphs
vi) have not finished dreamcatcher
vii) have not exercised a jot
viii) have not studied for french test
on the other hand:
one. have done econs presentation *grins*
two. have re-read sandman I-IV and the others are on their way courtesy to kaisiang :)
three. have managed to get a free sushi meal from vernon *yay*
four. have actually even *got* my french textbooks
five. have set up a blog i'm v happy and proud of :)
six. have gotten reputation of 'html g(r)eek goddess'
seven. have learnt html (basic)
eight. have learnt how to sit for hours on end without fidgeting too much in front of the computer
nine. passed jinyong's whatchamacallit quizyourfriends quiz :) [actually, i got like 5/10 correct but still technically a pass! not like piano. where i have to score like more than 70 i think...]
ten. have managed to have more things to be happy about than all the other *glaring* things i have not!! haha :)
ahhhh. the spirit of the eternal optimist :)
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
hmmm. realised i'm posting too often. cos i'm *totally* bored. yahoo bridge is becoming boring and i've finished the templates i promised to fiddle with :/ and i'm still grounded/quarantined.... seniors going sentosa tmr, my class going bernard's house tmr and i cannot go :(:(:( sighs. crap. aargh. *pull out my hair* sucks.
sigh. have only managed to get lam's thingy down to some diagonal looking thing.. *sigh* go check it out :/ and tell me if you can help me!!
today's word of the day is artless :) an entirely quaint and charming little word, n'est-ce pas? haha :) i love the word :) it's just on the same scale of as those words which *totally* sound like what they mean... like 'nefarious' sounds evil-ish but yet slightly funny? dunno how to explain *grins* if you know what i mean you just *know* what i mean.
so freaky...jo is down with 'sar-like' symptoms... fever and flu-ish stuff... which could just *be* normal flu. but could also just as easily be sars :/ hope she gets well soon. and fuzzy too (who's just plain ol' sick i think) :) sigh. and my paranoia is being slowly but steadily fed by dreamcatcher... so freaky... having something like cancer feeding on you from the inside out, and you're just rotting away and have *no idea* what's going on... sigh. i'm still halfway lost in that tome... alternately freaked out and fascinated...
oh yeah :) sandman! went to the library today and returned neil gaiman's book..dream huntersanyway. it's a v tragic little story -- folktale-ish. set in japan or thereabouts: there's a monk and a fox, and by some weird quirk of fate (which i shall skip here), the fox falls in love with the monk. there's this evil official, who's rich and powerful, but has never been at ease. He is then told by the oracles he consults, 3 old women, otherwise known as clothos and her sisters (who always recur in the stories), that for him to gain his courage and bravery, he has to kill the monk, but without blood and without pain.
the official then devises a scheme --- the monk would dream on three consecutive nights --- first about a box, then about a key, then on the third night, he would open the box and be caught in the dreaming world forever. the fox happens to hear this (a long story behind this) and seeks out the lord of the dreamworld to ask for his help--- she is told that the only way she can save the monk is to dream his dream for him. and so, the dreams start. the fox dreams the first 2 ones with him, and the third one, she dreams it for him, opens the box and is trapped in the dreamworld.
The next day, the monk wakes up, and sees the fox comatose near his temple --- not knowing how to revive her, he decides to go to the town nearby in search for a physician. But before he reaches, he meets this old man who tells him that the only person who can help him is the dreamlord himself. and so after a long roundabout way, he manages to see the dreamlord. the monk glimpses the fox, a pretty young lady in this plane, and refuses to let her take his place. he releases the fox and is himself caught. the fox is heartbroken, and vows to take revenge for the monk. the fox, by seducing the official, ruins him completely. the official is reduced to nothing but rags and bones.
i don't remember how the story ends. it's somewhere around there as far as i can remember. i skipped a lot of details in that tiny paragraph but i guess that by through a bit of imagination, most of the gaps can somewhat be filled up. but it was v moving. and oh yeah. the monk *did* love the fox. and the fact that the fox could do such utter damage and take such total revenge for her love just attests to the depth of her love for the monk.aargh. that sounds totally morbid tho... to kill for love? *sigh*
today's word of the day is artless :) an entirely quaint and charming little word, n'est-ce pas? haha :) i love the word :) it's just on the same scale of as those words which *totally* sound like what they mean... like 'nefarious' sounds evil-ish but yet slightly funny? dunno how to explain *grins* if you know what i mean you just *know* what i mean.
so freaky...jo is down with 'sar-like' symptoms... fever and flu-ish stuff... which could just *be* normal flu. but could also just as easily be sars :/ hope she gets well soon. and fuzzy too (who's just plain ol' sick i think) :) sigh. and my paranoia is being slowly but steadily fed by dreamcatcher... so freaky... having something like cancer feeding on you from the inside out, and you're just rotting away and have *no idea* what's going on... sigh. i'm still halfway lost in that tome... alternately freaked out and fascinated...
oh yeah :) sandman! went to the library today and returned neil gaiman's book..dream huntersanyway. it's a v tragic little story -- folktale-ish. set in japan or thereabouts: there's a monk and a fox, and by some weird quirk of fate (which i shall skip here), the fox falls in love with the monk. there's this evil official, who's rich and powerful, but has never been at ease. He is then told by the oracles he consults, 3 old women, otherwise known as clothos and her sisters (who always recur in the stories), that for him to gain his courage and bravery, he has to kill the monk, but without blood and without pain.
the official then devises a scheme --- the monk would dream on three consecutive nights --- first about a box, then about a key, then on the third night, he would open the box and be caught in the dreaming world forever. the fox happens to hear this (a long story behind this) and seeks out the lord of the dreamworld to ask for his help--- she is told that the only way she can save the monk is to dream his dream for him. and so, the dreams start. the fox dreams the first 2 ones with him, and the third one, she dreams it for him, opens the box and is trapped in the dreamworld.
The next day, the monk wakes up, and sees the fox comatose near his temple --- not knowing how to revive her, he decides to go to the town nearby in search for a physician. But before he reaches, he meets this old man who tells him that the only person who can help him is the dreamlord himself. and so after a long roundabout way, he manages to see the dreamlord. the monk glimpses the fox, a pretty young lady in this plane, and refuses to let her take his place. he releases the fox and is himself caught. the fox is heartbroken, and vows to take revenge for the monk. the fox, by seducing the official, ruins him completely. the official is reduced to nothing but rags and bones.
i don't remember how the story ends. it's somewhere around there as far as i can remember. i skipped a lot of details in that tiny paragraph but i guess that by through a bit of imagination, most of the gaps can somewhat be filled up. but it was v moving. and oh yeah. the monk *did* love the fox. and the fact that the fox could do such utter damage and take such total revenge for her love just attests to the depth of her love for the monk.aargh. that sounds totally morbid tho... to kill for love? *sigh*
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
this is disgusting!!!
i cannot take it anymore.... *to the refrain of some linkin park song*
trying to get lam's template online and it adamantly refuses to! everytime i access lam's template it's *blank* no matter how many times i save the template there!!! my only comfort is that i have a backup html code for it so despite her site sadly having some nikki's template... there is still hope.
i feel so guilty! lam took me as some html shen2 :) haha... which i am *so* not and i can't help her :/ but. it is not my fault *pout*
i cannot take it anymore.... *to the refrain of some linkin park song*
trying to get lam's template online and it adamantly refuses to! everytime i access lam's template it's *blank* no matter how many times i save the template there!!! my only comfort is that i have a backup html code for it so despite her site sadly having some nikki's template... there is still hope.
i feel so guilty! lam took me as some html shen2 :) haha... which i am *so* not and i can't help her :/ but. it is not my fault *pout*
whoa... can't stand it... realised i need many hours a sleep a day!! for me to wake up at 6, i need to sleep at 10. if i sleep at 12, i wake at 10... how sad is that? one more reason i can add to my list of 'why i can never become a doctor'. sigh. i'm practical to a fault regarding my career choices really.... after watching healing hands... i *really* wanted to be an a&e doctor --- yups. the risks, the adrenaline and all. or a medic ( that was from watching third watch) anyway. so i really wanted to be a doctor...
and then i thought: eons in medical school, waking and sleeping with my cadaver (which doesn't sound so bad :), ermmm... cutting open real life pple... (tt would be a killer.. sorry.. pardon bad puns :) and the fact that real people die whenever i make mistakes... *sigh* i guess i'm just not made out to be a doctor :/ hrmph. oh yeah. and did i say i freak out whenever people around me are in pain? yups.
and then i thought: eons in medical school, waking and sleeping with my cadaver (which doesn't sound so bad :), ermmm... cutting open real life pple... (tt would be a killer.. sorry.. pardon bad puns :) and the fact that real people die whenever i make mistakes... *sigh* i guess i'm just not made out to be a doctor :/ hrmph. oh yeah. and did i say i freak out whenever people around me are in pain? yups.