Monday, January 22, 2007
Life's like that
Last week was quite a hell week of lab for me and Junxiong. Imagine reaching the lab by 7.30am and continuing all the way to 10 to 11 pm. Not that bad rght? Repeat that 8 times almost in a row and add in lessons. Still it's not too bad but when labwork infringes on sleep in terms of wacky dreams that has me repeating a string of numbers (these were values for the concentration variation I had to perform in one of my experiments) ala LOST....you know you are REALLY a lost cause. OH oh...and add culmulative sleep deprivation to the formula and what do you get? DARK EYE CIRCLES (okay...granted they were kinda permanently stuck on my face since PSLE), 2 horrible mouth ulcers. One of which is a major aphthous ulcer that caused my cheek to swell out for about 4 days and gave me a throbbing headache. The other mickey mouse mouth ulcer was more tolerable but still a pain as it was on the lip...no more chili =( sobs...
But as they say. when it rains, it pours...1) All the ulcers were on the left side of the face [check] 2) The headache was on the left side [check] 3) The pimple IN the nose was in the left nostril [check] GROSS rite? Cant breath properly so must breath through the mouth for a while. Luckily this cleared up in about a day. 4)The monthly red tide swept went I was just starting to feel better [check] 5) Accompanying cramps, listlessnes and general irritation at the world [check].
BLAH........
To top it off, yesterday (SUNDAY, 21/1/07) was my 1 YEAR anniversary with Demin but we were both kind of home bound. What's worse was that both of us seem to have forgotten all about it. =(
Saturday morning (20/1/07)
Demin was staying over as usual and we were in the bathroom talking while I was getting ready...washing face or something.
Me(slyly): Hey, when is our anniversary. [I forgot if it was 21st or 22nd but I knew it was close]
Demin (even more slyly): WHEN is our anninversary?
Me: 22 Jan!
Demin: You sure?
Me: YA...(actually I'm not but I cant say that right...afteralll girls are supposed to be good with this kind of things)
Demin: You forgot! (
fake sobbing)
Me: Then when is it? 21st?
GROAN I'm pathethic...
Come Sunday...
But I have double standards when it comes to these things....I was going on about how our anniversary was such a non-event...where is the romantic dinner? Candle lights? Cuddly soft toy? THE WORKS?? Bring it on!!~ Where are we going....blahblahblah....Demin was saying, that it was only a 1 year anniversary and we would have the rest of our lives to be together. Conclusion: He didn't plan anything.
Then I think PMS kicked in cuz I was acting out. Was just unhappy. If he bought me something now. I wouldn't be happy either cuz he didn't plan it. I would rather he plan but didn't buy....meaning he'd at least thought about it right? Typically girlish reason which I subscribed to at the moment. As usual, he got irritated at me and was giving me the silent treatment until I cooled down. But he just doesn't get that the silent treatment make me EVEN more angry at him and I definitely WON'T cool down. BISH. But luckily, he gave it to me and much later he admitted that he had forgotten about it too. THERE! I knew it!~
Ohhh but I got back at him later when we were playing games on his computer. He's always either playing Warcraft or Maple story on his lappie and I'm left to my devices...which would always be figuring out how to drag him away from his laptop. Most of the time, I succeed =) But then later he'll give me tis mournful look about wanting to game....then I'll be like, " OKAY lar!..Go..go..." And the cycle repeats =).
But this was supposed to be our anniversary right? So we should do something that involves us both. Demin suggested sleep......BLEUh......Then I had an idea about playing a game together. I like this game he had on his lappie....can't recall the name but it involves building aspects of the city, manufacturing fighters like Magi, Archers....blahblah. Anyway, I had the beginners luck. So much so that he was begging me to faster kill him off so that he could restart the game. At first we were fighting each other but the thing is he can't really hurt me or I'll really hurt him in real life. In his words, "I value my life".
So that is the real reason why he wanted to team up with me instead of against me. =)This time, I still had beginner's luck but we had to stop playing halfway as the next day he had to work. An unconventional way to spend my anniversary but I wouldn't have it any other way. Maybe like what he said, " I'm already spending time with you...Isn't that enough?" is so true.
Love you deardear.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Its a blustery cold day
cuz of the rain. I have mixed feelings about it. For one thing, Singapore actually feels cold and we all know that that's a hard thing to come by. So thumbs up. Then again, the rain makes me feel lazy and bed bound. That in itself is not the problem. The problem is when you can't afford to stay tucked under the blanket in front of the TV, chips and remote control in hand. Sigh.
What is my dream weather then?
The sky must be a gorgeous rich blue with nice fluffy clouds...The sun must be out but not searing hot. It should be windy (cool not hot!) and the air temperature would probably be 24 degrees. Most importantly, humidity must go!~ With requirements like this, I'm better off migrating elsewhere ....
But seriously, this would be the perfect shopping weather down Orchard Road. However, malls would mean that I'll be wasting this perfect weather on indoor shopping. So, I need bazaars and alfresco dining. But when i think of alfresco dining in Singapore, I think of engine exhuast fumes...Maybe we should ban driving along Orchard Road on perfect weather days. Then we can move the bazaar and alfresco dining to the streets. Haha!!
Fat hope.
So I guess my original plan to migrate is better....less of a hassel. But when you are broke, beggers can't be choosers. I'd be better off sticking to Bugis Junction and its glass roof. Closest thing i'll find. =)
This entry was made when the authoress =) was extremely BORED.* So don't hold it against her if you just wasted 5 mins of your life here.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
2007...a new year a new blog
Finally, I have done it!~ Revamped my blog, I mean. I just couldn't stand the angsty depressing black background which at that time seemed like a really good idea to convey my contemplative self. Now, it just seems immature and run-of-the-mill. Also, the raining boxes of 'X's were getting on my nerves. In case you didn't know, those were supposed to be pretty snowflakes.
So, anyway, I finished revamping my blog in record time! 2 hrs plus and without help wor!~ Yay...granted the fact I have no idea what html even stands for...(yes...i'm that computer iliterate)...but what's the point of me knowing when I'm satisfied just using it. I'm definitely not gonna be a programmer and even if I needed that skill in the future, I'll learn it off the net or take out the Idiot's guidebook.
So basically, I have not been blogging for about half a year or more (if u don't regard photoblogging as blogging) because I hated the layout of my old blog but did not have the time to fix the problem. Hence the procrastination =).
Anyway, what do you think about this new layout? Cool? The main picture was taken during my Field Trip module to Tioman during June 2006. I was on a boat at that time, going to the Marine park to snorkel with fishes!~ So fun rite! I love that trip alot cuz the module was the most slack I have ever taken and this is supposed to be a level 4000 module (i.e. meant for Honours students)! Even though I had to pay extra cuz this module was only offered during special semester (during June Hols), it was totally worth the moolah. Whatever modules u take during special semester all cost the same price and for the same amount of money i get to go to TIOMAN for a WEEK and bunk in a cool kampong style beach resort. REally Fun =)...would have been better though if my deardear had gone along but he was mistakenly informed by the Dean that this module wouldn't be offered that semester. And so my deardear who was contemplating extending his studies by one more semester was forced to drop the idea and 'persuaded' to graduate. Where got like this one??! Give NUS money to earn also don't want. People want to study more also kena discouraged. Sian. So what to do? When I came back from the trip and gave him all my nice nice photos, he labeled the folder "Tioman trip without me". -_-"" SAAADD rite????
Other updates, my honours project is halfway there...currently, I'm trying to block it out of my mind so that I don't feel guilty blogging when i really should be working on my honours project. =)
Yesterday, I went for the Toddycats Museum guiding workshop at RMBR (Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research). I joined this thing like in year 2 but *cough and looks away...mumbles* have effectively not done much constructive stuff. So anyway, I learnt to guide. Must really try to be more relaxed and less a bookworm...must try to tailor my info to the typical Singaporean audience...which means answering questions like, "Can be eaten or not?", "Nice to eat, or not?" -__-"""""
I don't think I fared too well in my practice run but I think I will get better in time and be more of my corny self. Think being in Prof Ip's lab has stiffen me up cuz I'm constantly worrying about stuff...Nah...that was just a lame excuse...Sigh.
Okkie.....2007 resolution: Do more blogging.
Cheers and Best wishes for the New year~
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