Only people who watch Lost will find this amusing.
Basically, they're asking all arses out there to stop assuming theories!

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P.S How nice if I could see Matthew Fox in an elevator one day!

Just reliving some childhood memories =D

Yes, I played these kinda toys when I was a kid. I had a wonderful childhood and I loved my childhood playing police story (though nobody else in the family played it with me).
The only thing my sister fully cooperated with me in games are the stupid ones like "Poor thing" (where we acted as poor peasants, getting 'milk' from the tree everyday), "Teacher" (where she ALWAYS insist on being the teacher. Well she will be living her dream in a couple of year's time), "Doctor" (where our soft-toys will be lined up in neat rows waiting to see the doctor). Hah, I love my childhood. I didn't need Barbie dolls to make my childhood life a better one. In fact, I didn't really like them. Polly Pocket was still alright. My other favourite toys were LEGO(!), construction set (where they give u a hammer and screws), and doctor set. Ahh..if only I could be a kid again, then I wouldn't have to think about Heart of Darkness, Chaucer, and some other profound literature stuff.

Literature tutorial was interestingly mind-boggling. We were asked to read Chaucer's General Prologue which was in MIDDLE ENGLISH (not present day english). Mind you, it's not even Shakespearean English with the thees and the thous. Seriously I don't even know which era it came from. Here's the first 12 lines that I have to MEMORISE by next week.

FROM THE CANTERBURY TALES
The General Prologue

Whan that April with his showres soote

The droughte of March hath perced to the roote,

And bathed every veine in swich licour,

Of which vertu in engendred is the flowr;

When Zephyrus eek with his sweete breeth

Inspired hath in every holt and heeth

The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne

Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne,

And smale fowles maken melodye

That sleepen al the night with open yë -

So priketh hem Nature in hir corages -

Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,

It's kinda cool learning how to speak Middle English though.

Sometimes I feel a sense of regret taking up this Major.

Sometimes, however, I feel proud that I'm called an English Major.

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My lit books in different perspectives =P
Okok, I was bored.
The last book freaks me out the most. Not only because of its size, but its content.
I guess my favourite book is Texts and Contexts by Lynn Steven. It's not a ficton book by the way! =p

I feel so stupid everytime I attend Lit lectures. Lit lectures are of a higher frequency than I am and I seriously wonder how I'm gonna survive this semester, let alone the next 3.5 years. I just can't think like some of my tutorial mates do. How come they can think of such intellectual stuff while I just sit and listen like a dumbass?

C'est un idiot? more like I'm the idiot.

On a sidenote, I watched the remaining part of The Searchers with some of my tutorial mates. Nice film which seriously has lots of connections with Heart of Darkness.

Wow. I just remembered, at this very moment, that I have to read Chaucer PLUS Beowulf..
I'm seriously lagging.. AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tmr's gonna be another "intellectual" lecture and tutorial. -.-

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Taking a break from my homework..

Words can't explain how tough my lit module, Ways Of Reading: Texts and Contexts, is.
As interesting as it is, I just can't seem to fathom the crucial points! Grr..

As usual, I enjoyed my Magic Realism module today. Somehow I've been so influenced by the different kinds of critical theories, I tend to analyse Metamorphosis with the different critical theories haha.

Sigh..going back to the books now. At least I don't dread school as much as I did last week.

Please let it stop raining! I need to start jogging again, and I wanna play basketball!

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I would love the have someone to have and to hold,

to cuddle and lean on,

to call on own.

Sigh.

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I finally bought a PDA phone! I'm still having lots of problems using it, so I'm currently still using my W800i while I meddle with the simcardless-PDA phone. Dopod 838 Pro, reviews said it's good so I hope that I can experience the goodness of the phone =D. Guess I need a month to familiarise myself with the features.

Thank God it's Friday! Weekends are coming!!!! YAY!

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I seriously am dreading school!! I'm just like Calvin in that picture!

Lit modules are SO DRY. Its level of difficulty isn't making things better either. My laziness isn't helping either. I NEED TO FIND SOME KINDA MOTIVATION!


At least my 5th elective, which incidently is another Lit module, isn't much of a bore. I enjoyed lecture today and was totally mesmerised by my Professor's gorgeous blue eyes.


Magical Realism - I'm glad I didn't drop you =)



Imagine, waking up one morning, finding yourself with 6 legs, and your body with 3 segments. Imagine yourself becoming an insect you absolutely abhore - cockroach.
Imagine the aftermath of this bazaar.
Your Dad hitting you back into the room, your employer doesn't give a damn, your mother just faints, and your sister trying to show concern, but only temporarily.
Imagine your Dad throwing apples at you (the cockroach form).
....


Yes I imagined all these and hell yeah was I scared and freaked out. Franz Kafka, the guy who wrote Metamorphosis, indeed is a smart writer, direct to his point.


Then there was the example of Bart Simpson becoming a fly, and we were discussing how Homer wasn't at all affected by the transformation.
The boundaries between reality and magic has been blurred.


Magic Realism rocks.
School sucks.


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You scored as History/Anthropology/LiberalArts, You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in History, Anthropology, or related majors (e.g., African and African-American Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Greek, Hebrew, International Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Women's Studies, or other Liberal Arts majors). It is possible that the best major for you is your 2nd, 3rd, or even 5th listed category, so be sure to consider ALL majors in your OTHER high scoring categories (below). You may score high in a category you didnt think you would--it is possible that a great major for you is something you once dismissed as not for you. The right major for you will be something 1) you love and enjoy and 2) are really great at it. Consider adding a minor or double majoring to make yourself standout and to combine your interests. WHAT MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU? created with QuizFarm.com History/Anthropology/LiberalArts 94% Psychology/Sociology 81% French/Spanish/OtherLanguage 81% HR/BusinessManagement 75% Visual&PerformingArts 69% English/Journalism/Comm 69% Education/Counseling 63% Nursing/AthleticTraining/Health 56% Religion/Theology 50% PoliticalScience/Philosophy 44% Accounting/Finance/Marketing 38% Biology/Chemistry/Geology 25% Physics/Engineering/Computer 13% Mathematics/Statistics 0%

How true! I love History and I don't do well in Math.
N-YOU-ASS (FASS) should totally see this because I so wanted to do History.
Hmm..seems like English really isn't my thing? 69%.. That's quite pathetic.

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One of my favourite songs at the moment. I love the MTV, especially because it features Ben Stiller.

Travis rocks. Especially the lead singer and guitarist. I love the part where the guitarist takes out his guitar.

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My heart broke after watching this MTV.
Not because of the lugubrious song, video, or whatever the plot may be... but because they FRIGGIN' THREW AND EXPLODED THEIR GORGEOUS GUITARS AND AMP!

Oh man.. they shoulda just give ém to me, rather than waste it on their MTV.

Anyway I really wonder how Gerard Way could stand the bleach on his hair! In Welcome to the Black Parade MTV, his hair was white. In the other MTVs like Teenagers and I Don't Love You, his hair was black. Like totally. My hair will just die under those circumstances.

VS

Shall upload a video by Travis some time soon. Love that song.

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Books to the ceiling, books to the sky,
My pile of books are a mile high
How I love them!
How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them!

Yes, I think the number of books I'll be reading will pile up to a mile at the end of my undergraduate studies. I hope I'll grow to love them, and hell yes, I absolutely need them. Just this semester alone, I've to read more than 5 books. ( I think I've rambled enough) It's not about reading that is the problem, but the opening of the book to read that is. I have another problem too.. I can't seem to think critically when I'm reading, which I think I'm supposed to. Urgh. After a week of tutorials, I really wonder why I'm studying Literature. Maybe the light at the end of the tunnel hasn't appeared. But what my greatest worry/fear is that the light at the end of the tunnel may just be an oncoming train that will bang me into disaster.

Right now, I'm torn between 2 port-folios for CAC Camp 2008. Should I set my mind for the post as main comm's CGL, or sub comm's GL? I have 6 more days to think about it.

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After watching and reading about Christian the lion, I WANNA KEEP A LION TOO! MY LION SOFT TOYS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

I LOVE LIONS!

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I mentioned that I dreaded going to school.. I think today's lecture totally changed my outlook of school. Going to school is quite fun afterall! Prof Brian (my hoca [teacher in turkish i think]) is a really cool lecturer with a great sense of humour. Glad I'm gonna be in his tutorial class.

Though I was quite pissed I have no choice but to register Intro to Magical Realism as my 5th module, I'm glad I made that choice after reading through the course info.

Let the engineers build the bridge. WE ENGLISH MAJORS shall just walk over them.

It's only the first week of school, and I have tons of readings to do...
Just for this semester, I have to read 10 texts.. and mind you, it's just Core Texts. I still have short stories and readings to do... ahhh....

My Engrish sueerely wrill imploove by thee end of my 4 years in NTUU...

Nanyang Technological University...
Non-young Technological University!

Anyway.. As I was going to school today, I saw from the train a primary school having its Sports Day in the school field. Made me reminisce my days in Qifa where we had our Sports Day every 8th August.. From running the zig-zag events to the 80metres relays, to the 100metres relays, and my highest achievement.. 400metres! -.-'' I guess the most memorable one would be the 4X100m relay with my friends.. how we want so badly to win.. The most heartbreaking one was in Primary 6.. one day before my 400metres relay, I twisted my ankle..I can never forget that.. It was my last year in primary school, last sports day, last chance to win a gold medal! (cuz i won the bronze the previous year). Oh well.. I miss primary school days badly.. especially the FOOD! 60cents chicken rice.. 50cents noodle.. 10cents soya bean drink... Qifa serves the best food.. I still dream of the school canteen once in a while! =D That's probably why I can never forget the canteen there. Oh ya.. I can also remember the wanton mee lady that sells pathetic wantons..

As much as Im not happy with the education system in Singapore, I don't wanna leave the studying world. I don't wanna enter the working world.. I hope my 4 years in NTU go really slowly.

Let me see how much I can remember from the Qifa School Song..
.....
.....
to do our very best.
In Harmony and Friendship..
Prosperity and Progress!
Chorus:
Qifa, Qifa, Qifa our pride and our star
Together we will work and strive!!!
For excellence, success, and Qifa.

I can't remember the rest.. haha..

P:S I can't even remember my secondary school song.. not a single word nor the tune.. For JC? HAH! Worse, I didn't even try remembering the lyrics to the schoolsong and I didn't sing a single word when the school song was played!


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Damn shagged..
and sad..
and scared...

Wow, I'm starting school tomorrow. It seems so surreal, thinking back on JC days. Those roller-coaster days. Time past really fast..I still remember my first day of school, and going for orientation. I remember having a bunch of classmates that aren't too happy with their fate in JJC. I remember having bad experiences during J1 days with that civics tutor. I remember those days in J2 where we mugged like mad, staying back in the school library to do revision. I remember the terrible experiences with Euro Hist tutor.. Boy she still gives me the creeps. I remember having Cheddar and Brocoli soup every Friday... I remember many many more.

From tomorrow onwards, I will be on my own.. Everything is about independence, and I'm really scared, but at the same time excited, to start my tertiary life. I'm still very confused about registration for subjects, but I guess I will see the light sooner or later. Seems like when I thought I know everything from head to toe, I get people asking me questions and I become confused all over again.

Writing an editorial is not easy at all. For the first time, I realised my heart beating really fast as I receive those comments from the chief editor. I am having second thoughts now.

On a happier note, God answered a prayer that I never really prayed for. He gave me not one, but two tuition assignments. Good money, since it's back to back tuition at the same house. I guess He knows that I'm not prepared to work at the Canteen in school. I guess He knows how tired I'll be. It's amazing. The call from the tuition agent just came out of the blue.

I'm scared though.. I'm afraid of teaching the wrong stuff.. I have one week to "practice" :)

Oxymoron feelings have overwhelmed me, yet again.

On a random note...

Music and Lyrics, Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett

I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me throught the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration 
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end

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*whines*
It's time to face reality. As much as I wanna procrastinate, I can't! Not only do I have to read Buowulf, I just received an email from the Prof asking us to read a short excerpt (14 pages) ! AHHHHHHHH....!!!!! GET THE LAZY BUG OUTTA ME!!!!

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*screams* AKON IS COMING TO TOWN IN AUGUST FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! But I don't understand why it's at D'Marquee and not the usual Indoor Stadium. Nonetheless, tickets are REAALLLLLY CHEAP! (is there a reason behind the cheapo tix?) I really wanna go see Akon!!

Anyways, I managed to survive a whoolllleee day of welcome speeches. Glad I went though, cuz there were some useful information. No tutorials next week!! Weee! But, one of the lecturers gave us an assignment -.-... must do some reading on Beowulf. (what the hell is that?) Oh, we had to recite a school pledge with gowns supplied on the seats.. quite cool though cheesy. NTU prepares great tea-reception man! Not that the food tasted damn delicious, but they do have a spread!

On a happier note, I finally finished my camp editorial for Funkygrad. It's not easy being a writer man... I still have one movie review to write on Poltergay. Did I mention, 50% of they guys in the cinema was gay? No joke. The movie was on gays anyway. =p (a gay was just sitting beside me!)

I was looking forward to the start of school even up til' this morning..But somehow something changed everything.. I don't feel like starting school anymore :(

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Simpsons Trailer. I found this Spiderpig thingy quite cute haha.
Anyway! I dreamt about Harry Potter yesterday! Probably one of the best dreams ever. I was a new character in Harry Potter's world, and I dreamt that when dementors came in front of me, I just had to blow them away. Serious! Harry Potter taught me that in my dream ok!

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