November
Saturday, 28 November 2009 @ 6:04 AM
Back at Singapore and taking things easy before I start interning at my old company. Not exactly looking forward to being an intern but I guess it's a good thing I'm clearing 2 credits over summer.
Slacking, sleeping in late and doing nutty nothings have become a daily routine since I took my one and only exam three weeks ago. Hahaha. It's been awesomeness all the way and I am sorta grieving over the fact that my awesome days are about to be butchered by work. ):
Sad as it may be, it's still a good thing that I'm gonna be occupied since everyone here is just as occupied with work, school and more work. Besides, being occupied with work keeps my stupidity and idle thumbs at bay.
November's been a good month. Flew past in the blink of an eye and it's almost been a month. December has always been my favourite (for obvious reasons) but this year, I'm really just too lazy to do anything about the upcoming holidays.
Sigh. Procrastination oh procrastination, you are indeed a true friend who sticks by me through all thick and thin, no matter what, no matter when. Damn.
Labels: life
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365 and 1 more
Monday, 16 November 2009 @ 11:13 PM
365 days.
Today, the joy, pain, bliss, torment and psychotic tantrums etch themselves onto my memory like ink on skin.
365 days, and more to come.
Love you, Gabriel dear. (:
Labels: hearts
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Just another morning
Friday, 13 November 2009 @ 9:42 AM
I've grown into a habit of waking up really early, like 7am, just so I get to talk to Gab. It's not a bad thing waking up early, you know. The morning alone stretches the day so much longer, even if I don't do anything at all, the long day itself makes me feel like I've done a lot!
On certain days, mornings become as long as nights and they can be just as haunting as the darkness. It can be so cheery, bright and sunny but the dead ring of silence just sucks you in if not for an occasional grass-cutter or a flock of crows.
Out of boredom, curiosity and a tad narcissism, I made an attempt to look at all my 1,598 photos on Facebook. It took me 45 minutes, maybe? While I successfully killed nearly one hour of my morning, I also started thinking about the more recent years of my life.
I couldn't help but compare my then and now. We all tell ourselves we learn from mistakes and experiences but how many of us really do? I know I sometimes don't. We all know that trouble is bad but I know there are people made just to find trouble. I might be one of them. Hmm.
So besides ruminating on the topic of trouble, putting some thoughts on the past is pretty fun and a good way to kill time. Everything looks easy, happy and jolly when you look back. All those agonising days at work, times when I felt so broken, and nights which I never thought I could pull through... they reduce to triggers for nothing more than pangs of nostalgia. What ever happened to those crazy heat-of-the-moment emotions we felt then?
I wonder if there's any way to feel the same feelings with the same intensity and might, just so we can relive certain moments in life. But really, I'm just asking for trouble wanting to do so and it irks me knowing that I'm always such a pain in my own ass.
):
Well, enough of whatever that has happened, here's something that's coming: Besties, girlies and homies, I'M COMING HOME IN 12 DAYS' TIME! Too damn excited to see everyone and catch up. (: (: (:
Labels: life
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Sibling traits
Tuesday, 3 November 2009 @ 7:44 PM
My brother actually has a great sense of humour...
Nigel Goh > Friend X
SocialInterview.com asked me "What is Friend X's dream job?"
Answer: Blowjob
I nearly died laughing when I saw that.
Labels: family
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Odd twisted thoughts of late
Monday, 2 November 2009 @ 11:10 PM
Feeling oddly twisted and very bored because we’ve finished our assignments and still have plenty of time to mug for exams despite some intense partying for the past two nights. Too much idle time causes me too many random thoughts and too little constructive work.
I don’t know if I should go sleep right now or just hang in there, chat with Julie and daydream about some of the weirdest dreams I’ve been having.
Life can be so painfully boring. What do people here do to keep themselves from dying of boredom here?
Labels: misc
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Goong
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 @ 10:05 AM
I have this sudden urge to rewatch Goong. Very random. I know.
I think I have all the episodes stored in my old hard disk that has a broken adaptor so I can't access it. Oh man. I wanna kick myself.
Labels: entertainment
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Leaps and trips
Friday, 23 October 2009 @ 1:33 AM
The boyfriend has finally taken off and is on his way to France, after much drama last night when their initial flight got cancelled and the boys cleverly talked their way to a night at the new Crowne Plaza instead of Hotel 81.
More drama tonight when the crazy, impatient girlfriend demanded to talk to him before departure but obviously it was a tad tight to chat so you know what kinda drama ensues in such situations.
Good thing most dramas end well with plenty of 'hugs and kisses!!!' and countless 'i love you-es!!"
So yes. Another 16 hours till touching down at Marseilles. Another 2 months till Christmas where we (hopefully) get to meet up. Another 1 step forward to home sweet home in each others' arms.
Labels: hearts
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Train rides and such
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 @ 11:20 PM
I don't actually have any idea what I wanna write about today but it's just a sudden urge to pen something, anything.
Looking at the calendar, I've been back in Brisbane for 10 days. The first few days were just depressing, some people term it 'post-vacation depression'. Why am I not surprised. Hur.
It was awful having to rush through my massive pile of work because I obviously didn't get much work done while I was in Singapore. It was tooooooo much fun being home with everyone! Awesome awesome food, clubbing, dinners, picnics, shopping trips, even tango class! Rocks being home after leaving it for a while.
I guess that's one of those crazy ways life works. Everything's a 'given' until you lose it. I know I didn't lose mine but still... being away from everything that you're familiar with, really makes it different.
Being away has really been a chance to grow up, be a little bit more independent, experience new and different cultures, and all that it's been cracked up to be. Really, it's true. Except it probably isn't as much fun if you're a broke kid like me. Haha. But being a broke kid has more or less taught me the virtuous trait of thriftiness. Not a bad thing! (;
On another note, the boyfriend is setting off for France on the 21st. How soon. We've already been away from each other for 9 months. It certainly didn't feel like it's been 9 months... but no, I'm not saying it's been such an easy period that we just drifted through with our eyes closed.
It's been like a long, long train ride. Getting onto it and the beginning of the ride is always kinda fresh and interesting, you get to sightsee the mountains and seas. On the ride, you mostly get nice scenery but you also occasionally get stuck in a seemingly endless tunnel with no light at the end of it.
Then the ride goes on and what was initially fascinating starts growing a little monotonous with time... sometimes to the point where you hope that it derails just so it's less painful.
Every now and then, there's a stopover where we finally get out of the carriage, take a break and enjoy the fresh air together. The break, albeit short, really helps to rejuvenate and gets us ready for another long ride ahead.
I don't deny that there are times I want to jump out and kill myself. But I guess with each passing day, I'm a day nearer to reaching the train's destination.
Ah wells, just counting down the days till we finish this part of the train ride and see each other in Singapore again. Can't wait. (:
Labels: life
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Gloom
Wednesday, 7 October 2009 @ 2:03 PM
I'm hit by a sudden pang of sadness and nostalgia as I see a couple blissfully spending an afternoon together, just doing nothing and laughing away. To make things worse, I hear
Broken playing from the other room and I'm listening to emo nemo
Already Gone. The rainy gloom outside my window isn't helping at all.
But the earth still revolves and life still goes on despite my tiny wish that it'll stop for a while.
Labels: life
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