my.escape

martes, agosto 29, 2006

[ 1257. DSA ]

Dancesport Academy welcome tea was pretty fun i guess. Lols. Trying to learn new dance, albeit simple dance steps, is fun by itself. So long you're with friends. Yeah.

So it's confirmed. Chairperson sci-foc 2007. Long ride ahead, challenges await, but i hope i'll come out stronger, better, nicer and of course, with a successful camp and stronger friendships forged.

Hence, I need volunteers for jobs. Programmers, biz managers, publicity officers, logistics officers, media officers and many others all up for grabs. Drop me a msg on msn if you're interested. Seniors, come on and join in the fun as well.

And i'm like so late, and i'm like so dead cuz i'm so behind time for my cs111 project outline. And i'm so braindead, thinking of what to write for the outline. Grrrr. Someone save me.

Till next time.

Shannon left at 11:40 p. m..

sábado, agosto 26, 2006

[ 1256. Taipei Male Choir ]

Finally home, from the taipei male choir performance. Those dudes are simply fantastic singers, proving themselves by presenting a one-night concert in singapore power auditorium. There's like so many unhappiness and hiccups in the pre-arrival arrangements to host them, but now that it's over, i'm sure glad that we did.

Went to the airport to receive the taiwanese choir yesterday, and brought them to the costa sands resort at pasir ris. Looked like they were all satisfied with the accomodation, and shortly after their briefing and all, most of them happily went off in search of the beach. They are a disciplined bunch as well; moving as a group all the time, and only going their own way at the stipulated times.

Guest-sung at tonight's concert; after all, we are the host choir for them. Somehow i just think that we're performance-saturated. It's getting a lil... tiring. It's yet another friday perform, sunday practice kind of weekend. But thankfully it's the last for now, at least for another four months i guess.

They gave us this booklet with their CDs and a write-up as a momento, it's really nice of them i guess. And there was this guy from the taipei choir who gave me another CD of themselves as well. Cool, i'd say. Exchanged emails, and shortly after we sent them off on the bus to johor for their next performance.

I realized that i haven't blogged substantially for a really long time. It's just school, tuition, hanging out with friends everyday. So mundane, there's actually nothing much to talk about on the blog. And i'm like getting very careful of what i write in the blog as well. I know people are reading. I know people who matters are reading. And somehow, i just don't wanna disappoint these people, so i'd rather not blog.

Had the foc07 chairperson interview today. I'd love to use the phrase 'i screwed it up', but i guess that's just too cliche. I don't think i performed as well as i did. And i don't think i'd get the job. Somehow i'm getting this feeling that someone else is preferred over me. I just hate this feeling. Haiz. I'm just wondering, and recapping about how much i want this job. I realized i seemed have foregone every other extra-curricular stuff for this. Like hall life. Like running for ci club exco. Like even going to look around for ccas. Not that i wanna join ntu choir. I don't think i'd survive 4 days of choir a week, including consort. So frankly, if i don't get this probably i have to start searching for a good cca. Me ain't gonna lead a muggertoad life.

Projects running up and fast, papers creeping their way into my life as well. As far as i remember, there's a project for cs111 and cs108, presentations for cs111 and cs102, paper for cs108, and god knows what other stuff may come my way. And i'm just so ambivalent about it. Friends are like complaining about the endless tutorials and lab reports they are handling outside lesson time, and yet i'm so stressed up over all the class discussions that we had over deep-throat, mrbrown and journalistic methods.

And i'm running into some problems planning for my birthday. Guestlist's bursting, and food's running low. And i've yet to orer my cake. Guess i'd have to do so tomorrow. And i've yet to finalized so many details about my party. Like the food list. And the decorations. And who's helping out. Think tomorrow morning's a good time to finish them all up. ARGH.

It's emo day i guess. =))

Tomorrow shall be a better day...

Shannon left at 12:15 a. m..

viernes, agosto 25, 2006

[ 1255. New Mac ]

Yeah yeah. this is like old news, considering that i've been announcing to the whole world that i got my mac ever since tuesday. Hahaha. And i'm still like grasping the functions. Quite a sleek device, i have to say. And i'm loving it. =p

My birthday's clashing with M.A.D. Haiz. Guess that's one big chunk of people that can't make it for my party then. Haiz.

And i'm so craving for the red crumpler. Urgh. But let's not be too extravagant... haiz...

Shannon left at 12:24 a. m..

lunes, agosto 21, 2006

[ 1254. Busy Weekend ]

Happy 21st birthday, roomie. Haha.

Yeah, it's been an eventful weekend, i suppose. With choir, merv's birthday celebration, tuition and yayun's pageant preview (sorry gal for not making it), i had to make choices. And shawn completed my weekend with an online assignment. Urgh.

I think i made a big boo-boo on the decorations for mervin's birthday chalet. Haizz. There goes another demerit point for me by my roomie. Boo. I didn't know red & green will have that glaring an xmas effect as i thought.

His birthday party was at changi, pretty ulu, but the turnout was good nonetheless. Helped a bit in the decoration, blowing up of balloons, running a couple of errands, and other stuff. Met a lot of people there, many of them i don't know, so it's kind of hard to start somewhere. Doesn't help when old friends like louis can't recognise me. Geee...

Looks like this is gonna be a busy week again. Urgh.

Shannon left at 2:28 p. m..

miércoles, agosto 16, 2006

[ 1253. Guestlist & Wishlist ]

Finally, my guest list is more or less finalized! The final touch-up will be after mervin's party this saturday, to see if such a big crowd is feasible after all. =)

Anyway... for the uninitiated... my 21st big one is coming up in 2 wk's time! And most of you should be invited! ;) So, keep a lookout for the blue blue invite that's coming your way!

Next up! Wishlist! Just a little fantasy exercise that i always conduct this time each year... hehehe...

1) A RED crumpler!
2) le coq sportif slingbags!! think they are pretty cool!
3) New shoes!
4) haiavanas!! more!!!
5) Graphic tees~ they rock! NUM has some pretty nice ones, though some of them look a tad too gay. haha.
6) more clothes! you can never run out of them... hahaha...
7) A watch!
8) Long, long personal letters!
9) soft toys!!! especially eeyores & russ bears!!
10) A good wallet. But then again, i always buy my own wallets. Cuz i have a quirky preference. =/
11) Berms!! My size's 32!
12) All my friends to attend my party on the 3rd!!
13) ummm. someone special? =pp

Aiyah. frankly, it's only a fantasy exercise. (maybe except the last one. =p) I was just telling dawn today that birthdays are like over-commercialised, somewhat like xmas, where people lose the meaning of receiving gifts.

So well... surprise me k? And just bless me with your presence that day. See ya people!

But of course, a nice lil card would warm the coldest of hearts. ;)

Shannon left at 11:29 p. m..

lunes, agosto 14, 2006

[ 1252. Ailing Tummy ]

My tummy's giving my problems, headaches and all. Yes, still.

So much so that i thought i'd be delivered when i went to see the campus doctor today, but apparently he wasn't of much help. It felt like using a self-service automated machine, where you declare all your symptoms and he just pump in the prescription. The next moment before you know it, you're out of that damned consultation room.

Think i should consult my family doctor if the charcoal pills and anti-nausea pills don't work by thursday.

2nd week of school, first tutorials. Killing me, especially with this aching tummy. And now that the projects are spilling in, i'm feeling the heat. Urgh. And the extra readings and all, i thought i could cope, but i'm seriously having my doubts now. But then again, it might be still a lil early to jump to such conclusions. Let the future worry for itself. ;)

And tomorrow's a late day. And i've no freakin idea what tutorial i'm having, for i left my timetable in hall. gee.

Shannon left at 10:42 p. m..

sábado, agosto 12, 2006

[ 1251. Choral Presentation Night ]

Slee deficit really kills, i tell you. After snoozing barely 4 hours the night after hall 3 bash at butter factory, i dragged myself out of bed for a 1-hour lecture. Unsurprisingly, many others came along, zombified as well. I was busy with the bash, and i wondered what they were up with.

Went to pick up the 101 textbook after lecture. Locating the ntu popular was a tricky one already, and queueing up to pay for the book was disgusting as well. The text book was painfully expensive, and it's compounded by the 2 stack of coursepacks we had to buy from the school photocopy man. All totally how much? a cool 60 over dollars. Ouch. i could buy 30 packs of chicken rice with that. No wait. Inflation. I can only buy 24 packs now.

Attended the hss minor brief, before hitting my pillow back in hall again. Headed down to vch thinking that i'm late, fortunately vic chorale was still rehearsing when i got there. Was so full, couldn't really sing anyway. And my gums sorta hurt. During dinner time. Went for more coffee during the break we had, and my gums hurt even more. Ouch. And anyway, bk serves really bad coffee. All sour and bland, and you'll be wondering if it's worth all that 1.70 in the first place.

Went out with the usual gang to menotti for supper, as a sort of a farewell function for xiaoping and lingfang. It was a mundane affair, with the usual gossips, jokes and throwing-our-face singing (only by the out-of-tune duo) over good food, good fun and time spent in the cosy place. I was tired, very tired in fact, and much irritated by my huting gums. Grrr.

Kudos to jo, fio, jill and val for the lovely flowers. So nice of you gals to still remember me. ;)

Shannon left at 11:30 a. m..

miércoles, agosto 09, 2006

[ 1250. Roomie ]

I think i've let my roomie down big time over the past month.

First was the cac camp. i left him high and dry barely halfway thru the camp, and never to return to the camp cuz i fell ill, much to his gf's wrath i think. Then when it came to cleaning up the rooms, i couldn't really help much cuz the dust was getting to my nose, making me all sneezy and watery-eyed. It was so bad, he had to drive for me from ntu back to town. Today, i was down with food poisoning, and i had to forgo a promised ktv outing with him and his friends. And just now, he gave me a call and told me that i forgot to switch off the aircon in the room.

Ouch. i feel so useless all of a sudden. haiz.

Shannon left at 11:30 p. m..

[ 1249. Travel ]

It seems that many people love to travel around asia, to exotic locations such as cambodia, laos, vietnam and many other. Probably there are many nice things to see around these locations, but personally i'd beg to differ. Modern places are for me. Probably that's why i'm so crazy about going to states. Probably even save enough money and blow it all on a 1-2 month tour in US. But i guess that's really gonna hurt my wallet big time.

Ah, enough of big dreams for now. I love modern places. I love bustling cities, with people coming out in the streets and congregating in the squares, having fun, sipping coffee in the modern cafes and shopping for the latest threads. I love to get myself on long rides to faraway places, with like 1 or 2 stopovers so i can explore airports. I think airports are really fantastic places where you can meet a myriad of people. A wide variety of people, from all over the globe. I'm one of those who believe that if you wanna travel, you should pamper yourself to the max. Don't opt for a 2-star hostel when you can get a 3 or 4-star hotel for say, 100 bucks more. Don't walk your guts out when you can enjoy a cab ride for a few bucks. And don't bargain your way shamelessly. Even at places where bargaining is explicitly prohibited.

Ah. i just want to travel again... >.< And this time round, i wanna do hongkong!

Shannon left at 8:51 p. m..

[ 1248. Fever ]

It's been so long since i fell ill. Down with fever, to be exact.

Having only 1-hour lecture yesterday, i spent a couple of hours before that, pulling my hair out over the darned photocopy machines in leeweenam library. I have had half a mind to give up, but i finished printing those darned readings anyway. Spent some time after that lecture teaching amanda how to use stars, and then met angeleigh and ziliang for dinner at jp. Apologies friends, for arriving so late. Wonders never cease, for god knows why 199 drivers always love to speed when they are not required to, and slow down when all of us are in a rush.

Dinner at banquet. Wondered what to eat. Saw some people having nasi briyani, and i craved for it too. But to my exasperation, i couldn't find it. So i settled for claypot rice instead, only to later discover the stall that sold the darned briyani. Dammit. Argh. Bought some drinks, and because of my laziness to use the tray, spilled coffee and bandung over my white tee. Wow... everything's going all so fine for me. And not shortly after that, my tummy started feeling funny. Went to the toilet twice, and on my way home, just felt super duper horrible. Took two bots of pochai pills before going to sleep...

And then today, i woke up aching all over and with a fever. Argh. No doctors were opened, so i had to rely on my old medicine. Apologies mervin, for yet again not turning up for the ktv session. Slept my day away, before i'm finally well enough to wake up and log on...

Thank God, there's no school tomorrow. Whew.

I'm feeling all lousy and clammy now. And i'd like to attribute it to the fact that i'm ill. But well. It'll be nice if i have had someone by my side now. ;) But wells. I can't do anything about it i guess. Except to rest.

Shannon left at 4:47 p. m..

lunes, agosto 07, 2006

[ 1247. First Day of School ]

But of course, how can anyone not blog about their first day in school?

Then again, probably there're more people not blogging about it than those who do.

Whatever.

Let me digress from the topic first. Last night was a smashing time of supper with chris, jason, roy and daniel. A short and cozy affair, bitching over chomp chomp's (not that famous anymore) hokkien prawn noodles, satay, oyster omelettes and watered-down sugar cane juice. And I seriously think we did scare away the patrons on the next table with our conversations. If i didn't know better i'd have thought that they freaked out. Haha. It has been a while since i had supper there, and i was pretty surprised that seats could be secured so easily, almost within minutes of arrival. Probably because it was a sunday. And people had to work. But then again, do yuppies care nowadays? They'd only care when they hit the midlife crisis and realized that they are losing their health along with their sleep.

I sent them all back, since it was well after midnight. It's fun to zip down the expressways in the middle of the night, when there are like no cars to compete for lane space and weaving menacingly through the traffic. Although there's still a considerable amount of traffic at CTE (which i didn't understand why at all) but it was all fun and pass too quickly.

Alright, back to day. So you know, definitely i'd have had a sleep deficit. Waking up was already a chore. Waking up at 630 in the morning is just so much more excruciating. All these pain just to hitch a ride from dad to school, and save on that money and torture of sardine-packing in the morning rush to boon lay.

Three lectures, two venues, and with almost no time to zip between the venues. Definitely i was cursing under my breath about the efficiency of the varsity administration. Certainly it didn't made sense for us to run from one end of the school, up one flight of stairs, take the lift up 4 storeys, across the nanyang auditorium, into the north spine and up another 4 storeys for another 1.5 hour lecture before backtracking to school for yet another lecture. It's just... brainless.

102 was by far the most interesting lecture of the three i guess. (Yes, insider's joke.) It's interesting to note that 102 is actually a course about journalism and not a how-to course, and it's also interesting to know that there's just sooooo many things to know about journalism's role in the media. Yeah, it's just interesting. =) Though 108 was more of a personal fav due to the nature of the course, but there's something that's putting me off. But i'll try to like it anyway. Haha. 111 was just like social studies / economics / human geography all rolled into one. With projects, papers and endless readings to do, i figured that i was in for a hard time. Reading was never my forte. Projects were never my forte. And paper-writing is like the pits of all. But it's alright. They all say i'll grow to love it. =x

I'm gonna clean up my bunk tomorrow. I promise. =p

Shannon left at 8:56 p. m..

sábado, agosto 05, 2006

[ 1246. School's Starting ]

I spent the past hour or so clearing up the long overdued pile of letters and whatnots stuffed into that small lil shelf on my table, filing them into where they belong. Gee, i'm such a good procrastinator, i found bills from 3 months ago. And travel insurance policies for my bangkok trip in february. Fantastic.

Realization hit me as i was filing them, and taking out those ntu-related letters to file in a seperate file. School's starting on monday. And i was checking out cherion's email (well, he said he sent one) and i made the biggest mistake of the night: logging into edventure and scaring the hell out of myself with the number of readings that he has already put up for us. Ummmm... and school's not even started. Gee. And reading the syllabus for 108, i found out that we'd be required to do up a 12-page essay as part of the CA for that module... i'msogonnabedead. (Did i ever tell you i never really liked essays? I think i had better change my mindset.)

I'm getting the pre-school jitters. After all, i was brain-dead for 2.5 years. Somebody help me.

But on the other hand, I can't wait for school to start. To hang out with my new-found friends and all, and start getting my hands dirty in constructive things that will eventually lead me to a, what they call, "a fulfilling varsity life". So cliche. I'd just put it as... i want to have the time of my life. ;)

And i've got tuition today and tomorrow. =)) And choir. And we're performing next friday. It seems like so frequent and non-eventful nowadays, these performances.

Shannon left at 12:12 p. m..

miércoles, agosto 02, 2006

[ 1245. Timetable ]

I've got a three and a half day week. Should i consider myself lucky? Haha.

Here's a lil summary:

Monday: 0900-1330,1530-1630
Tuesday: 1400-1830
Wednesday: 0830-1000,1130-1600,1630-1830
Thursday: None
Friday: 0830-1030

So well well.. i've got tuesday mornings, whole of thursdays and fridays afternoon free. Think i should be able to overload something.... Gee. Should i? Muahahaha.

Shannon left at 1:13 p. m..

gone.

will i be back?
i don't know.
maybe i've started elsewhere.
maybe never. again.

martes, agosto 29, 2006

[ 1257. DSA ]

sábado, agosto 26, 2006

[ 1256. Taipei Male Choir ]

viernes, agosto 25, 2006

[ 1255. New Mac ]

lunes, agosto 21, 2006

[ 1254. Busy Weekend ]

miércoles, agosto 16, 2006

[ 1253. Guestlist & Wishlist ]

lunes, agosto 14, 2006

[ 1252. Ailing Tummy ]

sábado, agosto 12, 2006

[ 1251. Choral Presentation Night ]

miércoles, agosto 09, 2006

[ 1250. Roomie ]

[ 1249. Travel ]

[ 1248. Fever ]

lunes, agosto 07, 2006

[ 1247. First Day of School ]

sábado, agosto 05, 2006

[ 1246. School's Starting ]

miércoles, agosto 02, 2006

[ 1245. Timetable ]

the guy

his wishes

his horizons

people.

tags

gone. will i be back? i don't know. maybe i've started elsewhere. maybe never. again.

martes, agosto 29, 2006

[ 1257. DSA ]

sábado, agosto 26, 2006

[ 1256. Taipei Male Choir ]

viernes, agosto 25, 2006

[ 1255. New Mac ]

lunes, agosto 21, 2006

[ 1254. Busy Weekend ]

miércoles, agosto 16, 2006

[ 1253. Guestlist & Wishlist ]

lunes, agosto 14, 2006

[ 1252. Ailing Tummy ]

sábado, agosto 12, 2006

[ 1251. Choral Presentation Night ]

miércoles, agosto 09, 2006

[ 1250. Roomie ]

[ 1249. Travel ]

[ 1248. Fever ]

lunes, agosto 07, 2006

[ 1247. First Day of School ]

sábado, agosto 05, 2006

[ 1246. School's Starting ]

miércoles, agosto 02, 2006

[ 1245. Timetable ]

the guy

his wishes

his horizons

people.

tags

gone.

will i be back?
i don't know.
maybe i've started elsewhere.
maybe never. again.