The Nightmare Before Christmas

had a nightmare last nite...dreamt that i was in this realli weird alley of sorts and that in order to get home i would need to walk through this giant museum and would have to do so before sunset, if not...So anyways, i saw that the sun was already beginning to set and quickly ran inside...The museum was big, eerie and deserted, with not a soul in sight...So i was very glad when i saw 3 of my Army buds (Feng Chen and dun know who were the other 2) at a lift lobby...They told me to get out of the museum but i din know how...Soon, night fell and it was dark...i ran into a toilet to hide...There, i met 'sleepy cheryl' from my honours class...She was hiding too...She said she would go out to check in the coast was clear and left...i locked the toilet door behind her and waited. Then, i heard this piercing scream followed by frantic knocking on the door...But i refused to open it...I remember thinking to myself, "What if it isnt cheryl?" and "What if it is cheryl but only in body (ala invasion of the body snatchers)?" I decided to take a risk...I cud never abandon my frens (i'm such a kind, loyal person even in my dreams) so i unlocked the door and in flew cheryl. She slammed the door behind her and said that we needed to find a way out of the toilet at once...This was immediately followed by loud bangings on the toilet door...Whoever or whatever was out there obviously wanted in...We found a small window in the toilet and broke the glass to get out...I was still a little suspicious of cheryl but helped her out of the window anyway (the window was quite high up on the wall)...The banging grew louder and louder and the door looked like it was going to burst open at any moment...Then i woke up...It was bloody cold in my room...(I sleep with both the fan and the air-con on) And for a minute, and even though i needed to pee badly, i din dare do anything cos the nitemare was still fresh in my head...I think i've been seeing to many I AM LEGEND trailers...hahaha...Plus the show "The invasion" din help too...I'm sleeping without the fan tonite...

Chipmunks with Charmaine

Today was the 1st time i actually went out with Char to shop and watch a movie in the 3 and a half years that i haf known her...It's quite strange especially since we've been to each other's places numerous times to play board games and mj but have never actually hung out like this before...Anyway, we caught Alvin and the Chipmunks and boy, was it boring (Guess when they said it was 4 kids, they really meant it). But Char makes for good company...We can talk about almost anything under the sun, from school stuff to clothes to food and more food...

Before the movie started, we headed to Armani Exchange to c if we could exploit their year-end sale...But Char couldnt get the right size for her berms and i didnt exactly like the clothes...Also, i got stuck in the changing room...The door lock was located on top of the dressing room door and had to be gripped in your palm and pulled left and right to unlock and lock respectively but i had no idea...I mean how is one supposed to know how to work such an unconventional locking mechanism?!?!? In the end i had to call Char from inside to ask her how to get out and by the time i did, people were not-so-secretly laughing at my predicament...They muz have seen my hand trying to work the stupid lock and my dressing room door shaking with increasing ferocity as i did so...Dam!!! So embarrassing!!!

After the movie, we went to Meridien food court to eat...Char ate a large slice of pizza, 5 nuggets and proceeded to buy 12 glazed doughnuts to munch on...She was still gg home for dinner after that some more...Small girl, big BIG appetite...You know what they say: never judge a book by its cover...

Cycling with Crustacean

Crustacean's back from Indo! She came back alone so I took pity on her and decided to invite her to my place for dinner. I knew that if her mum wasnt home to cook for her she would have no choice but to microwave sardines and eat cup-a-noodles instead. Of course she wont admit to it...She even smsed me saying "Dun underestimate my culinary skills! its not that bad, mayb abt 5-star hotel standard or better", but we know better. Poor Vancouver gang who had to be force fed her cooking (microwaved tuna and bread) for 1 whole sem...I pity them...



Got to her place at about 5pm and we cycled from opera estate down ecp where we came across this dingy underpass that supposedly leads to bedok reservior park or something...Christine was grumbling on and on about being bored with her life so i took the opportunity to challenge her to go and explore where the underpass leads to...We found out that it leads to the back of Bedok Guards Camp and out to Bedok eventually, and decided to stop by this hawker centre for a drink. There Christine tried to spit ice thru her straw at me but becos she was so slow in doin it, the ice in her straw melted and she practically spat water and saliva all over my shirt and pants...The things i haf to endure...Then we began our journey back...

By that time i had to stand and cycle cos my ass and balls were sore from the hard, uncomfortable bicycle seat...But we made it back eventually...We din manage to take any photos of our cycling trip though cos we were afraid it mite pour but here are some photos taken at her place and mine:


These were taken at her place...Christine was grumbling that she din look good in any of the photos so i told her to pose properly...I din expect her to lie on the sofa like that though...Act cute, act sexy only...

These were taken at my place...And although she said she was on a diet...She ate and ate...Pouring the fattening coconut-milk-rich fish head curry gravy all over her rice...I think she was very grateful that she din have to eat grass from her garden and microwaved tuna that nite...

Ok that's it for now...Have to get gg to Orchard now...

Army Buds Outing!!!

So went out last nite with 4 of my Army buds to catch dinner and watch The Golden Compass. It was quite a sad turn out cos some of them have already started work and dun haf the time to meet up on weekdays...Not to mention, some are already attached and so have re-prioritized their commitments...u know who u are hahaha...Admittedly, there were quite a few silences bordering on akwardness especially since we hafnt met up for about half a year...I think it reached the point where when one asks "how are you?" or "what haf u been up to?" there's just too much to say, too much ground to cover that you end up saying "nothing much" or "ok". I realli wanted to kick myself for not having bot tix to the earlier 8:30pm show...Cos we had run out of things to say by 8:20 and had a good 40 minutes to spare...So i suggested gg to Music Junction to kill some time...

That said, i truly missed those guys...We had been through so much together and it was good just feeling their presence and being there with them. I think i was extremely fortunate to have them as army mates cos all of them are very amiable and humble people with no airs or attitude about them...Needless to say, it was easy getting along with them...I believe that when you live or have lived with certain others for some time, there will always be this special bond between you and them that is not the same as with other frenships that you may have...The reason is simple...When you live with others, all the different types of "pattern" one may have, will almost definitely come out and you have to learn to live with each other and accept them for who they are...And it is this kind of acceptance that is difficult to replicate in other frenships since usually, in the relatively shorter amount of time spent with other frens, one tends to "accomodate" and converge towards an identity that they think is consonant with the group identity rather than being themselves.

Anyway, the movie was actualli quite good..I say "actualli" cos the way Yiding put it, it seemed like it was gonna be quite a bore...But it wasnt..It was fun, engaging and fantastical, and i enjoyed it (So much better than Eragon and Narnia)...Next on my list: I am Legend, Alvin and the Chipmunks and National Treasure...

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Piece of Midnite Heaven

Love taking the late bus home alone...When there's no one around, the air-con blasting and soft, mellow music playing in my ears...That was exactly what happened last nite after catching The Golden Compass with my army buds...Went up bus 36, sat down, put on a sweater and gazed outside the window at the lonely city lights as Rachael Yamagata cooed softly from my MP4 player...Just me and my music and a blank slate of thots bordering on sleepy time...A feeling of untouchability...As if nothing, not even my conscience, could touch me and threaten to pervade this solitude...I think i know wat it was...It was a feeling of freedom-a liberation from everything and everyone (including myself) for a good 20 minutes or so...A respite from the world and all its encompassings in that moving four-walled closet...

And then i got off and life began again...

Mitch's Birthday!!!

2day was my church's community service day and boy, did it bring out the ugly side of some Singaporeans...Just mention the word "free" and they're there like bees to honey...Wait a minute...Shouldnt it be bees to flowers? Anyway, this guy some how managed to find like 18 coupons for free cornetto ice-cream and he took away 18 cones at one go...I mean like have some dignity please...Doesn't mean buffet only that you can take the entire tray away from the buffet table rite...

Overall though, it was pretty fun...I helped out at the water dunking game station where hitting a red target successfully would result in a church member being dunked into a pool of water...But that to me wasnt exactly the fun part...It was marshalling people around, giving out prizes and stuff that i loved...What can i say...I just love organizing stuff...

Then it was off to Mitch's birthday party. Mitch (Pet name for Michelle Kwok Lui Yu) is my childhood fren cos our mums are more or less childhood frens too and we grew up together in Bedok Court condominium...We used to cycle, blade and watch movies together and i remember there was once my sister was "tong-panging" Mitch on her bike when she fell, cosing Mitchie Kwokie to scrap her knees...Then there was that trip to Cameron Highlands when Mitch was very little and she would hold up a book and pretend to read it...We knew she was only pretending cos she would say out loud "A-peas-a-cos-a-peas-a-cos" which made absolute zero sense.

At the party at her place, i managed to see her brother Daniel whom i haf not seen for about 4 years...It was strange cos when i actually met him face to face and said hi he totally ignored me and looked around me at my mum instead...I haf no idea wat to make of that but the last time i remembered i dun recall havin done anything to offend him...Actualli, i'm more pissed off then anything cos i resent being treated like i'm invisible...I'm kinda kickin myself 4 not having said something like "HI!!! I'M SHAUN, REMEMBER?!" Or maybe that was it...Maybe he genuinely forgot...I dun know but i just need to get this out of my system.

Mitch makes a mean apple crumble pie...I din take a photo of it though but it was good...That said, i was very bored. I knew the people there but they were more or less doin they're own thing. Watching tv in a room, reading newspaper etc. And the birthday girl was so busy baking that she din haf time to sit down and interact with her guests...Classic Mary and Martha case. Anyhow, i just wanna wish Mitch a very happy birthday! Hope this coming year will be a God-blessed one for you and that you will continue to walk close to Him always...Happy 22nd Birthday!

NUSSU Colours Awards

Ok, so y'day went to church to help out with the logistics...And after shifting tables and chairs for about an hour, we were made to tie balloons together. TIE BALLOONS?!?! Darn! I HATE balloons! You never know when they're gonna pop in your face...So anyway after trying unsuccessfully for about half an hr (in which time i only managed to tie 4), i gave up...Tying balloons just isnt my thing...By the time i got home, it was nearly 6 and i was supposed to be at the ceremony at 6! Wat was worse was that i had a red left eye cos some wood shavings from the tables we were shifting had been blown into it by the wind and i was sure as hell NOT gg to go to the awards thingy in specs...I was pretty pissed off with God at that moment...Everytime i try to do something good, it always seems to work out for the worse (for me) eventually...And i sorta ranted at Him...It was something like, "Wah lau God! Why is it that everytime blah blah blah...You better fix this...*whine whine whine*..." I know, i know, very childish, and there are a million things worse than a red eye...But at that time, it was significant ok...However, amazingly, by the time i reached Bukit Timah Campus at 7, my eye was no longer red and the dinner had not yet begun. In fact, i was early! So God does listen after all! I think He must have been like "Ok, just shut up and go and i'll take care of it" or something.

The dinner was actualli pretty good...I wasnt expecting much to be honest...And we just got certs of merit in the end (There were actualli a lot of 'winners'...Not so great anymore i guess). But the food was quite good and i ate a lot, the old campus was beautiful in a rustic, 'old-charm' kind of way, and we got our photo taken by a professional photographer. That, i thot was ingenious...Cos she had the 5 of us from HOOKED positioned nicely on some sofas and the photos were printed on the spot for us to keep...Good job NUSSU! Also, managed to catch up with shawn, sinnie, zhao xiu and 'this-Malay-gal-whom-i-cant-remember-wat-her-name-is', and that was good too. Actualli, i dun feel much for HOOKED. It's not like one of those societies that you get very involved in nor is it one which requires you to meet up and work with each other constantly. But that doesnt mean that there isnt any nice people in it. I'm very glad to have met karina, shawn, zhao xiu, sinnie, shu zhen etc. And i was surprised by Sinnie cos she always struck me as an introvert and today she's HOOKED's new chief editor!!! I was particularly impressed when we had HOOKED's 1st awards ceremony at my place, and she was the only one who asked if i needed any help cleaning up after everything had ended...I always take note of these little things that people do...Even if it may not eventually translate into actual action...At the very least, it shows consideration and that's impt to me. So anyway, i had a good time and i want to thank shawn for filling up the application forms for this award thingy and also to congratulate him for winning an actual award for himself for his article on 'the leak'.