Friday, September 25
Tuck me into bed?
Labels: stargazing
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/25/2009 05:21:00 PM
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Thursday, September 24
The purpose of life is to fight maturityI moved into my new place today with an incredulous amount of things even I cannot comprehend (as Grace will put it, whats new?)
I unpacked and talked to Victoria (new roommate also from NUS and also Theatre major) for sometime about my cameras and her fashion, my love of Singapore (patriotic songs during Rugby tours are missed here) and her desire to live in NYC. We are very different beings. One thing we have in common is that the space saved for school related books are relegated to under her clothes (hers) and one small corner on top of the shelf.
After she left, I plugged in my digital photoframe. And it brought a tear into my eye. I thought I was going to start bawling but no, just 1 tear. Thank you Van club. But I will have to get my parents to bring back because my new houseowners think wasting electricity as no. 1 house sin and I can't afford to watch it when I really miss home. Will start crying and booking air tickets back one leh.
Then I saw the email from Wing, and I miss the rugby team so much. I want to see Chaota's 20m acceleration once more and Yilin in NUS colors (finally the debut of her very so precious jersey) and everyone the team has got to offer. Which is quite alot.
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/24/2009 04:49:00 PM
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Tuesday, September 22
Honey, honey.I need personal space like chalkboards need dusters. I have the most wonderful family ever but its been too long I haven lived without someone telling me what to do all the time and making me book hotels just as I want to sleep, making me take photographs that I deam beyond my artistic ablities and dragging me awake at unearthly hours just to ' beat the crowd'.
Call me an ungrateful brat if you will, I just need my own space.
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/22/2009 03:20:00 PM
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Monday, September 21
To be where little cables cars climb halfway to the stars
I would adopt a galapago penguin despite my nano fear of animals and pain laziness of cleaning its waste. It says on wiki that crabs eat them but they are 30-50cm so I don't quite know how that works out.
And! The reason why I'm peaceful enough to read up on such, is because, I NOW HAVE A HOME IN SB AND MODULES. Okay, not exactly the most shattering news as only 3/230 did not secure housing before their exchange. But it is for me after 3 long antagonizing days of house hunting. so CONGRATULATE ME yes. Haha, and a note of caution to all potential SEP participants wanna be, you do not want to be in my shoes. It is the position only for the bravest of souls.
Also, my new house is so awesome, awesome is too little for it. Photos and more once I move in (next Thurs) for now, I'm about to march up the ungolden Golden Gate (always wanted to know why? Lazy backsides can check it out
here) and kayak the Pacific Ocean (once I persuade my sister).
Love the pretty steep streets and the dingding of the cable car (if you are as suaku as me, these cable cars are more like buses and nothing like the Sentosa cable cars). But somehow that contantly reminds me of the fact that my fitness is FAST losing. I haven had to remove my earings in 1 week. It is definately a record.
Labels: did you know?, everyday nonsense, exchange, HAPPY
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/21/2009 02:50:00 PM
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Thursday, September 17
Brings back the child that, I resembleTomorrow, I will go for UCSB's international freshman orientation and hopefully not be mistaken for an ah tiong (AT for those who are painfully unaware) while my parents will embark upon a hopefully very fruitful housing house so that I might have somewhere to rest my legs soon and update this blog like I said I will. Cause you know, one day I'll be famous and everyone will want to know of my adventures in Hello Kitty land and everything else.
I'm just saying, the hotels so far have been pretty satisfactory in resting my legs. In fact, I spent many many hours in the plane/car/bus, so its really my butt that needs resting.
Labels: everyday nonsense, exchange
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/17/2009 03:17:00 PM
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Sunday, September 13
Its not over tonight,Just give me one more chance to make it right.It wasnt the grab my passport and go situation I imagined. I've packed to the brim and I will sorely regret that when I reach an Urban Outfitters. Or maybe the overweight luggage will prevent the misuse of the new cards and the money that doesn't feel like money.
I'm the worst prepared exchange student in history and I'm not proud of it. All I will supply is that it takes a great deal of courage and calmness to head out to the open seas without having a housing for the next 3 months and only 1 actual module to you name. And I am fast losing that courage.
As with the determination to not act all googoo over the next 3 month of absense. But there is really much I want to do, with watching the awesome NUS girls win SUNIG and IVP topping the list. Emotions threatening to run amok here so lets leave the sad goodbyes for never.
At least I know I'll be away from things that I should be away from. Though I doubt cause "
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)".
I may not make it through the night, I won't go home without you.Labels: everyday nonsense, stargazing
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/13/2009 03:33:00 AM
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Friday, September 11
I want to leave for exchange. Its an experience thats going to be awesome. Well, not really studying wise (who studies on a frozen CAP?) but in terms of everything else. But the foot is supposedly having a lisfranc injury. I say supposedly cause Dr Seet at JMC said it should undergo operation soon. But Dr Tay of SGH says it can wait and we can observe it 3 months later - who knows? It might heal. (It could heal any moment you know, seeing that both of us are Christian)
So I'm stuck. If I stay, I better be going for that surgery since I'm going to waste 1 sem of my life really just bumming around. But I cant imagine what it will be like being unable to do whatever I want whenever I want. 2 months on cruches and 6 months of sports seems so unrealistic. I'm actually hoping this injury is a scam, or that by some grace, I'll recover in no time. (But I dont think I'll dare to recover if I actually chose to defer exchange) I've seen a few people gone on surgery and I've felt sorry for them. But then I never really put myself in that situation. I don't feel sorry for myself. Its just a little blank, and a little helpless.
I like to make reckless decisions and stick by them regardless. But this is hard.
And for once in my life, I sincerely wanted my parents to choose for me and they said "What do you want to do?"
Labels: help.
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/11/2009 04:06:00 PM
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Thursday, September 10
So hold me Jesus,
Cause I'm shaking like a leaf.
You've been my King of glory,
Wont you be my Prince of Peace.
I want to use this blog (cool blogspot add sia~ ) to update my peasents as I embark on my exchange adventure. But thus far it hasnt been peachy. To say the least.
Labels: everyday nonsense
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/10/2009 06:58:00 PM
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God has me in good hands. I know he'll tell me what to do at 940 am tomorrow via Prof Tay Boon Keng.
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/10/2009 01:06:00 AM
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Wednesday, September 9
At least one of us is decisive upon this issue.
Sure, go on, make yourself comfortable.
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/09/2009 02:57:00 PM
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theia maniaI believed in my gut.
You got me feelin' all those butterflies insideIn your locker I would hideThe truth, it's only you I seeAnd you're just what I needLabels: stargazing
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/09/2009 01:35:00 AM
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Tuesday, September 8
To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
-Elliott Erwitt
Sometimes I do wonder why I like to take so many photos. The quote explains it all. I want to be very much a live in the moment person, but as I don't do well with storing details, I like to look back very much. (Thats why I'm always good to watch movies twice - you never know what you might rediscover).
I like the colours that bring back the times, that should one day everything come to past, I know I've had my share of adventure. Haha, its simple really, I just like emotions, experience, details, sounds and taste frozen in time.
Cause you never really know when people just fade and blink out. Or when you start to question if its all been part of your make believe.
I thought I felt it wasn't just about me this time.
Labels: photography, stargazing
Mamihlapinatapei : 9/08/2009 02:39:00 AM
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