Wednesday mornings...

Last wednesday Janice was dam funny...She started speaking to Asraf in broken English in the hopes that he would subconsciously internalize it and blurt it out during his RGS interview...I joined in soon after...We started saying things like "you wants to goes to canteen?" and "good lucks to you", just so he would say "i believes i has the potential" when the interviewers ask him why they should hire him...But no lar...No malicious intent, and Asraf is a little smarter than that...Then again for someone who said "NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITAL" when pointing out NUH to a group of pre-U students...hmmm...

Then last last wednesday i wanted to smack prof chng...We were doing an article on the male body for gender class and started talking about what the ideal male body type is for Singaporeans...Quite unanimously, the class said it would be toned...U know, neither skinny nor mesomorphic...Then Rachel, my good'ol reading buddy said an example of such a person was...*drum roll*...ME! (I bot her kopi after tt). Then, Chng was like "shaun? no he's too skinny" and my ego went from PHWA! to PSsssss....Calling a guy skinny is as bad as calling a girl fat...Big no-no...and i realli wanted to let her haf it...Wednesday mornings are so fun...

Haf to stop making empty promises

i think i'm letting studies take over my life again...i've made so many promises to others on my time that i cant seem to keep that its frustrating and disappointing for both them and me. I realli got to stop asking pple out when i know that there is this possibility that it mite not happen becos of work...The thing is alot of the times i realli think i can make it and i realli want to get out of the house but as i get closer to the date i realize that i cant cos the works not complete...I realli apologize to all my frens...

Goatee!

I'm trying to grow a goatee! And as a couple activity, (you know how they have couple tee-shirts rite?) Crustacean has agreed to grow armpit hair...I gave her a choice...It was either she grow a goatee with me or grow armpit hair and she decided the latter...so okay lor...I will grow mine long and thick enuf to curl while she'll grow her's long enuf to perm...Beat that couple tee-shirt-ers!

Decided NOT to relief teach

Although i told Wendy (the teacher i met from TPJC who briefed me about relief teaching there) that i would be ok with relief teaching starting from May 12th, just two days after my final paper...I was and am not. Post cognitive dissonance set in. I found myself constantly having to reassure myself that it was a wise, rational decision and i had to keep telling myself what a good experience it would be. You know what...When you find yourself rationalizing this way, it is NOT a good decision. Just like when you shop, buy something and start having to reassure yourself that you made a good buy...The minute you start doing that, it is NOT a good buy. Good buys and good things don't require any rationalization. You know you want it the minute you see it. You don't have to tell yourself that you do.

So after three long weeks of consideration, including the fact that i can't submit my relief teaching application because the MOE online system is so screwed up (i took more than 1 hour trying to fill up the forms and in the end still couldnt submit the application), i have decided NOT to take up the job...Sometimes you just need to do what you want instead of what you should...And i am going to have a hell lot of fun after my final paper this 9th may...No waking up at 6am to be in TPJC at 7:30am, no marking of 80 essays and comprehensions (they want me to take 4 GP classes...Crazy rite!?), no lesson preparations etc. I'm gonna sleep throughout the day, laze around cafes reading comics, shop, catch movies etc...In short i'm gonna relax if it's the last thing i do and nothing's gonna stop me...

Shitty Morning

Today started off quite badly...We received our quiz back and i din do too well...The class average was 45/50...i got 42. What was worse was that i was expecting to do well cos i thot i gave a really good discussion and analysis...And i had spent four whole days studying for that bloody 10% paper...Then after that demoralizer, i kinda crashed and burned for my presentation...There was a moment when standing there, in front of the entire class, i completely blanked out, had no idea what i was saying and had to read directly from the slides...And just the day before, when practising with Claudia, i was very fluent and concise...I had also spent alot of time preparing for this presentation...The shit just piles up when it hits i guess...It's very discouraging not to get back what you think you deserve...But in the end, I guess i'm bound to lose some battles though eventually i'm gonna make sure i win the war...just watch me...

Feng Chen's Birthday Last Week

I've been really busy so dun haf the time to blog...Anyway, just thot i'd post some pics on Feng Chen's birthday dinner (sort of..) at Pasta de Waraku...We've (army frens) realli come a long way and i'm realli glad to know all of you through all the blood, sweat and tears...literalli...I'm gonna do a little intro...

The guy in the cap is Choon-lin...He's very into jap. anime and he's forever wearing a cap...Last time in camp he liked to do some kung-fu moves on others...Twisting poor hapless people's arms etc...I tink it's a consequence of watching too much anime...The guy in blue is boon phang...We used to call him smurf...No prizes for guessing why...and it's quite funny cos coincidentally he's wearing blue in the photo...Anyway he detests that pet name and will kill you with his wicked tongue for using it...Yup..He can be a chilli-padi but he's really nice lar when you know him...The guy with folded arms is Yiding...He probably has the most nick-names of all of us...One-ding, Evil-Ding, etc. We also used to call him protein shake-boy cos that's what he used to drink...Then the guy in dark gray is Qiyong...He's very humourous...Loves to play the guitar and loves the Beatles...He used to own this pair of dark-rimmed specs that made him look like Austin Powers...Dam retro this guy! Next, the one with orange-rimmed glasses is Feng Chen...He's the birthday guy! He's all in all a nice guy with his own wicked brand of humour...He also has quite a soft heart...I din know that till recently when i found out that he loves dogs and that his dad owns a pet shop...He's also very good-natured...Never realli seen him blow up before...

Lastly, the guy in grey with the black tie was probably the best looking guy in camp...Very intelligent, nice and good-looking to boot...He would remember people's birthdays and organize dinners to celebrate...Real good chap! No wonder so many people like him hahaha...

We went to Pasta de Waraku at Marina Square...The service and food were realli realli good! I ate this thing called hamburg steak and it was absolutely yummy...Kinda like a hamburger patty but much thicker, juicier and bigger...Boon Phang ate this squid ink pasta...He said it was not bad but i think he fake...He ate alot of birthday cake later...Above, he's showing off his black lips...Goth smurf...New addition hahaha...

Above: Feng chen and the cake we bought him...

Okay that's it...

Is it just me or are the days passing faster and faster?