The Square Root of 3

The Square Root Of Three (From H&K 2)
By David Feinberg

I’m sure that I will always be
A lonely number like root three

The three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three
As quietly co-waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed

:)

It was a good day spent with Kuku No. 2 today. We had free ice creams from Ben and Jerry's, and the queue wasn't so bad because it was a gradual moving queue albeit the long queue of people. I got a double scoop for my Chunky Monkey =p

Then Kuku No. 2 brought me to Bakerzin to try her favourite macaron. Macarons aren't too bad, though I wouldn't exactly say I like them cuz they're a bit too sweet for my liking. I can't remember all the three flavours I tried though, but the whisky-flavoured macaron was quite impressionable.

Kuku No. 2 with her new hairstyle! Nice nice :)

At Bakerzin with a nice backdrop

Then it was movie with the gals at The Cathay. We went into 'The Grand Cathay' which totally left us in awe the moment we stepped our foot in it. It was very different from the usual theatres, and the seats were pretty comfortable. Plus..! No extra charges for the comfort of the theatre :p

Jun and Lala Winini and Gogo


Harold and Kumar 2 was as good as its first installment, though more crude and slapstick in humour. The movie exposes a whole lot of stereotypes and discrimnation, like Koreans not knowing how to speak proper English, black Asians being associated with terrorism, the Jews being associated with poverty, the black Americans and grape drink.. etc. Managed to find out the link between grape drink and black Americans. Basically it's a ghetto version of grape juice which the blacks like.

Of course, the show won't be nice without John Cho.. haha!

ttfn~!

The Circuit

Exactly one more week to my driving test! It's quite scary actually...

Went to the driving circuit for the very first time just now. The feeling was quite overwhelming initially, seeing SO MANY cars and SO MANY number signs, and if I were to go in with an unclear mind, I'd definitely be bound to make terrible mistakes. Thankfuly I did not screw my first time in the circuit. Can't say the same for the second time I'll be going in, and the third time I'll be going in would be the test itself. Never mind, que sera, whatever will be will be. If I pass, I pass.. if I fail, I fail.. duh.

I was reading through my blog archives, and also the past entries of my diary. It's amazing to see how I've progressed/regressed/remain stagnant in different aspects of my life, and also how circumstances around me have changed or affected everything. Some were really silly, some were funny, some were emo, some were happy, some were sad, some were filled with angst..etc.

But that's life, isn't it? A myriad of feelings and emotions of life, just like a roller-coaster ride.

ttfn~!

Blessings

You'll never know happiness until you've seen sadness, and because of this, I'm truly thankful for blessings bestowed upon me.

Lazy

Day 1 of my holidays and I'm already feeling very 'nua' and SUPER lazy (like the koala bear above) The only productive thing I did was to pack my cupboard and file my notes for this semester.

Labelling my file, "Year 1 Stuff" made me realise that time passes really quickly. I was still a freshie last August, and now, I'm gonna be in Year 2! Wah... Come to think of it, the bulk of my undergraduate studies is made up of holidays and breaks. So in one academic year, I only study for 6 months. (August to November, January to April) Does it mean I have 6 months worth of holiday? But when I count the number of months that fill my holiday, it's actually kinda incongruent because it is only 4 months (May June July December).. Hmmm. I can't figure that out. Either I'm too lazy to think further or I'm not mathematically smart enough. Haha.. I think it's both.

Okok, this is so crappy.

As I was saying, I feel very nua and lazy. Managed to borrow Fifi's hard drive back to copy all the films and movies to my laptop (but he deleted the movie I wanted to watch most! Urgh..) ,but I'm too lazy to watch them. I actually have a list of things to do during the holidays but I wonder if I will actually be faithful to the list. Cake hunting, food hunting, reading, watching films, catching up etc..

OH NO! 3 MONTHS IS A LOONNNNGG BREAK!

I got tagged by Tirza!

Because I was tagged by Tirza, and because I'm bored from all the reading..
I don't usually do such stuff.

1. Real name : Stacey Leong
2. Nickname : Bear, cey cey, ss-teh-c, teh-c, sarsi (different people call me different names)
3. Married : Nope
4. Male or Female : Female
5. Highschool : USS
6. College : NTU
7. Short or long hair : Neither of each
8. Are you a health freak : Nope
9. Height : short... sighhh
10. Do you have a crush on someone : Maybe
11. Do you like yourself : Generally, yes, if I don't think of the flaws
12. Piercings : Ears
13. Righty or Lefty : Righty

FIRST'S
14. First surgery : Not yet
15. First piercing(s) : Ears?
16. First person you see in the morning : Depends on which day
17. First award : Hmm... 100M relay in primary 4?
18. First sport you joined : Badminton!
19. First pet : It was either the canary that I strangled to death of the rabbit that died after 3 days.
20. First vacation : Definitely Malaysia
22. First crush : The boy who sat beside me in Primary 1..hehe
23. Eating : Duh..? who doesn't eat.
24. Drinking : Refer to point 23.
25. I'm about to : Feel guilty for spending time on this instead of studying
26. Want kids : Yeah
27. Want to get married : Yes, God-willing.
28. Careers in mind : Still thinking

WHICH ONE IS BETTER
29. Lips or eyes : Ehh.. it doesn't bother me which one is better
30. Hugs or kisses : hugs
31. Shorter or taller : Taller, but not scarily tall
32. Romantic or spontaneous : Both would be good.
33. Sensitive or loud : Sensitive
34. Trouble maker or hesitant : Since nobody loves trouble, I'd choose the latter though I have no idea what it means.

HAVE YOU EVER
35. Kissed a stranger : nope
36. Drank bubbles : nah
37. Lost glasses/contacts : yeah
38. Ran away from home : no
39. Liked someone younger : yeah
40. Liked someone older : yep
41. Broken someone's heart : i think so..
42. Been arrested : -innocent eyes-
43. Cried when someone died : of course
44. Liked a friend : yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
45. Yourself : sometimes
46. Miracles : yeah
47. Heaven : yup
48. Santa claus : nope. they look scary.
49. Angels : yeah

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ~*
50. Is there one person you want to be with right now : possibly, but not certainly.
51. Do you believe in God : without hesitation, YES.

I'm supposed to tag people to do this, but I'm too lazy to think of specific names. So whoever that is reading this, just do it if you're as bo liao as me.

Back to studying now.... sigh.

Victorian Literature

Preparing for the exams has made me realised that Victorian Literature is actually the worst out of the 4 lit modules I'm taking this semester. In comparison, Singapore Lit is actually better, though equally boring.

Reading the Vic Lit books is tough. Flipping page after page gets harder because it seems as though each page is as heavy as a buffalo. I'm getting really tired from studying and reading. I just want to sleep. (But of course, I can't afford the luxury of doing so until the 23rd).

Feeling so bleak and tired of things at the moment. I can imagine the fog around me just like how the fog is everywhere as portrayed in Bleak House. Maybe it's just the whole Victorian genre which exhibits a relatively melancholic aura. -shrugs-


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Hehe

Grins,smiles and beams for reasons that shall be left unsaid. :)

Exams

Here am I, still in school at 10plus at night, gradually losing my attention span. Waiting for Dad and Mum to come pick me up after their movie. Have been here since noon, with a great Subway lunch to start off the mugging session. Had dinner at the wonderfully and newly furnished Canteen A, and then it's back to my favourite spot at the benches. I remember mentioning before that it's rather therapeutic to study here.

Today was rather nice while I was mugging for the oh-so-dreaded HL105. Red-Bull Ambassadors came and gave me just what I needed. Red Bull. I was seriously dozing off at that point, and had to resort to bugging people on MSN (thanks CW, Gail, Jon and Nick for ur time! =p) Then about 10 minutes ago, this group of guys approached me with some snacks! Apollo and Kopiko. They're just normal students studying for exams too, yet they took the effort to prepare snacks for other people who are studying. I found that really amazing. (I mean, only girls do that, no? And even so, who would bother to do that when they can just concentrate on their own studies? -shrugs-)

Sigh.. Quite worried for the exams actually.. Please be over soon..

West in the East

A couple of movies that remind me of HL211 are out lately, Forbidden Kingdom and Children of Huangshi (Escape from Huangshi) but the latter is more appealing with the war/history genre. Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh come together yet again, which ostensibly adds to the appeal.
(Who cares about Jacky Chan when you have the fantastic Chow Yun Fat-Michelle Yeoh duo)

A reminder

Spoke to someone about something and this song came right into my mind.


Give of Your Best to the Master

Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth.
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example,
Dauntless was He, young and brave.
Give Him your loyal devotion;
Give Him the best that you have.

Chorus
Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth.
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart.
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you will be given;
God His beloved Son gave.
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

Give of your best to the Master;
Naught else is worthy His love.
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above.
Laid down His life without murmur,
You from sin’s ruin to save.
Give Him your heart’s adoration;
Give Him the best that you have.


With this as a reminder, what's there to worry since God will ultimately provide everything that is best for me?

The Endless Road

No colour, no leaves,
Just tree branches beckoning to somewhere bleak.
In every corner, darkness creeps
Who knows where this road would lead.

Sigh

Ok, enough said.


And it doesn't help that Fistful of Colours is such a horrible book.

Cebu!

Heard of VeggieTales? Watched this when I was younger with my sister, and until now, we still like this cartoon very much (they're really lame nonetheless)

The Final Lap

Right now, I'm really happy because I've finally completed my final essay!

Now it's time to chiong all my readings.

Something totally brainless but necessary

I was so bored that I had to do this to scare myself.

Semester 1's books. (add that with another 3 books which aren't with me)

This semester's books....the bottom stack of papers are the 211 (film studies) readings.. so add them with another 16 films that I've watched for the course. (wow.. 16 films in 12 weeks! I've never watched so many films in my whole life before.. so far at least.)

Behold, the difference

Wanted to list down all the books that are required to be read for this semester, but I figured out I'll just die of heart attack. :p

I haven't read 3 books out of the pile for this semester. How screwed am I. I heard it's not that dangerous to leave out Bleak House though.. might consider taking the risk depending on the time. Might just have to depend on Sparkie for Bleak House.
-oops-

If you're thinking that I have to complete the disgustingly thick book at the bottom, worry not. I just have to read selected texts and poems ;)

Now, back to the issues of Orientalism for my HL211 essay.. the most interesting yet profound module of the semester.

ttfn~!

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful:
the Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
and made their tiny wings.
(Refrain)

The purple-headed mountains,
the river running by,
the sunset and the morning
that brightens up the sky.
(Refrain)

The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden:
God made them every one.
(Refrain)

God gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty,
who has made all things well
(Refrain)

There are 3 tunes (so far that I know, at least) for this song, but my favourite is still the original tune, the 17th Century English melody arranged by Martin F Shaw. You can check out the tune here.

The other two tunes can be found here and here. =D

Thank God for His wonderful creation :)

ttfn~!

Broken

Almost everything I treasure is breaking..

I mean,

Has broken....

Bleah

Post-modernism, Deconstruction, Tom Stoppard, Construction, Reality, Artificiality, Lyotard, Pastiche... etc etc are making me feel very very sleepy. I don't know how I'm gonna present Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound tomorrow. Still feel so lost even after attending the lecture..

I want to sleeeppp...

shux...its gonna rain.. i hope it rains only after I leave. I didn't bring an umbrella today =x

-yawns-

Anyway, I just happened to see the following on Nick's blog. The words to the song are really moving and encouraging.

My Saviour, My God
I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior

I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me; this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring;
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior.

The 2nd last stanza reminded me of the song, May the Lord find us Faithful by the WILDS, which says in the last stanza:

Living and dying may honour be Thine
From this wretched life, Thou loved and forgave
A life that is on fire, be only our heart's desire
Be faithful from now to the end.

God loves us so much despite us being horrible sinners. If we call ourselves Christians, shouldn't we be living for Him alone, and not for the world?

Sometimes when I look at how I live my life, I seriously gotta ask myself if I'm really fit to call myself a Christian.

Now this reminds me of another song I used to sing in Calvary Jurong YF... Living For Jesus. It was one of our favourite songs from the songbook. If I remember correctly, we had a Church Camp that was themed,'Living For Jesus'. I miss Church Camps with Calvary Jurong actually.. But I guess things will never be the same again if I went back.

-shrugs-