Did someone just say "broccoli"?? :x
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
"Your English No Wong.."
No, not you JL. Just some other person who posts without using her brains. Every single time I see her reply to my posts I just wanna scream! Bahhh.
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I've been quite busy lately, but I have no idea with what exactly. So many things need to be done. Perhaps it is because I had been tied up with school stuff that I'd neglected everything else, hence this accumulated list of things to do.
I had a very tiring weekend after I submitted my editing work, and I couldn't sleep well on Sunday as usual because of dad. Aside from waking me up at all sorts of weird hours, he has been getting on my nerves again lately :(
I've tried telling him many times that the stuff (it can't pass as food) his girlfriend cooks is inedible, but he seems to forget it everytime she does cook. On Sunday evening, he once again tried to force me to eat dinner with them :s
Urgh. Recalling the stench.. Well, I hid in my room once she started cooking :s
I'm so thankful I didn't give in to dad. Her bittergourd and egg soup looked like it was mixed in mud. I rather eat my instant mee anyday.
I think I will be very relieved when he does fly off again this coming Wednesday. I simply can't stand the nonsense that goes on around here when they both are at home.
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Met Sol and JL last Saturday at Raffles City. I think everyone was very tired but we were all still very glad to be amongst friends.
We were actually supposed to meet Junk and Taryn at Jurong Point, but they couldn't make it in the end. Everyone had been looking forward to seeing Taryn again. Haha, just too bad I guess.
There'll always be other times though.. :)
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Went to Daiso today with Rz, but it was a quick one. His other wisdom tooth has been giving him hell the entire weekend but his dentist is away until Wednesday, so he will have to bear with it til then.
Here's the stuff I bought today, plus two bottles of nail polish from a previous shopping trip. :P
This time I even found a hamster swing!! XD Is it any wonder that I love Daiso more and more? :P
When I got home I just had to photograph them on the swing! :P It goes without saying :P
Duchie :)
Big-butt Mochi :P
Tara :)
Sigh. Looking at them now always makes me miss their babyhood!
Look at them! So peacefully asleep!!
They will never be like this again :(
- 31 October 2006 2:57am -
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I've been quite busy lately, but I have no idea with what exactly. So many things need to be done. Perhaps it is because I had been tied up with school stuff that I'd neglected everything else, hence this accumulated list of things to do.
I had a very tiring weekend after I submitted my editing work, and I couldn't sleep well on Sunday as usual because of dad. Aside from waking me up at all sorts of weird hours, he has been getting on my nerves again lately :(
I've tried telling him many times that the stuff (it can't pass as food) his girlfriend cooks is inedible, but he seems to forget it everytime she does cook. On Sunday evening, he once again tried to force me to eat dinner with them :s
Urgh. Recalling the stench.. Well, I hid in my room once she started cooking :s
I'm so thankful I didn't give in to dad. Her bittergourd and egg soup looked like it was mixed in mud. I rather eat my instant mee anyday.
I think I will be very relieved when he does fly off again this coming Wednesday. I simply can't stand the nonsense that goes on around here when they both are at home.
...
Met Sol and JL last Saturday at Raffles City. I think everyone was very tired but we were all still very glad to be amongst friends.
We were actually supposed to meet Junk and Taryn at Jurong Point, but they couldn't make it in the end. Everyone had been looking forward to seeing Taryn again. Haha, just too bad I guess.
There'll always be other times though.. :)
...
Went to Daiso today with Rz, but it was a quick one. His other wisdom tooth has been giving him hell the entire weekend but his dentist is away until Wednesday, so he will have to bear with it til then.
Here's the stuff I bought today, plus two bottles of nail polish from a previous shopping trip. :P
This time I even found a hamster swing!! XD Is it any wonder that I love Daiso more and more? :P
When I got home I just had to photograph them on the swing! :P It goes without saying :P
Duchie :)
Big-butt Mochi :P
Tara :)
Sigh. Looking at them now always makes me miss their babyhood!
Look at them! So peacefully asleep!!
They will never be like this again :(
- 31 October 2006 2:57am -
Friday, October 27, 2006
Something Afoot
The past few days have been busy and filled all sorts of random things. The most random of which is my editing work haha. I feel awkward correcting the typing errors of religious leaders, for some reason.
I was given 15 articles this time, and I've got 3 more to go :) Quite relaxing, really, after working on crappy third-year assignments!
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I'd been wondering for a time when my photostream on Flickr suddenly hit 9.5k views (it is currently 10,354 views now). I could not, for the life of me, think why the sudden jump. I also had a pleasant shock when I clicked on "recent activity" and saw that Duchie's wallpaper had 62 faves!
I thought maybe, Duchie went on Explore again. She'd been on Explore 3 times, but no, it wasn't Explore. So I just forgot about it for awhile.
Then, when I went back to reply to some comments again, I re-read some of the earlier comments. Silly me, someone already mentioned it in her comment, but there were so many people to thank I think I missed hers.
Here's the reason why.
It was a shock to see so many comments there as well! There were 34 comments on my Flickr page and I'd already thought that was incredible, but the page on Cute Overload had 95 comments! *faint*
Hmm, I'd heard lots about cuteoverload and some legal disputes over intellectual property from my own Flickr contacts, and I must say I'm very glad they got the crediting right for me :)
Right it's getting late. I'll sign off with some pix from today :)
Tarako :)
Mochi :)
Duchie the star of the moment :)
- 27 October 2006 2:56am -
I was given 15 articles this time, and I've got 3 more to go :) Quite relaxing, really, after working on crappy third-year assignments!
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I'd been wondering for a time when my photostream on Flickr suddenly hit 9.5k views (it is currently 10,354 views now). I could not, for the life of me, think why the sudden jump. I also had a pleasant shock when I clicked on "recent activity" and saw that Duchie's wallpaper had 62 faves!
I thought maybe, Duchie went on Explore again. She'd been on Explore 3 times, but no, it wasn't Explore. So I just forgot about it for awhile.
Then, when I went back to reply to some comments again, I re-read some of the earlier comments. Silly me, someone already mentioned it in her comment, but there were so many people to thank I think I missed hers.
Here's the reason why.
It was a shock to see so many comments there as well! There were 34 comments on my Flickr page and I'd already thought that was incredible, but the page on Cute Overload had 95 comments! *faint*
Hmm, I'd heard lots about cuteoverload and some legal disputes over intellectual property from my own Flickr contacts, and I must say I'm very glad they got the crediting right for me :)
Right it's getting late. I'll sign off with some pix from today :)
Tarako :)
Mochi :)
Duchie the star of the moment :)
- 27 October 2006 2:56am -
Monday, October 23, 2006
Almost There
What a random day :)
I'd asked dad to buy ingredients for my ginger chicken tonic, but dad bought so much food that my ginger chicken tonic became chicken stew. But of course everyone did much rejoicing (and eating) at that.. I'd be rejoicing too, but my medication seems to have made my tastebuds fall asleep.
I still have another assignment due tomorrow, but because I have neither the strength nor the focus to go at it with full fervour, I decided to just get myself a cup of white tea (my latest food phase thingy), off the lights except for the lamp on my desk, release Tori and babies into the playpen, curl up into my chair and take all night to write my essay.
The past few days have been pretty bad in terms of health issues. My old sickness came back and as usual, such great timing! :s
I usually hate the idea of taking my medication. I'd rather sleep it off because the medicine is so strong that I would also need to take gastric pill along with it, and even then it only numbs the pain for a few hours. But last night was especially bad, besides feeling nauseas, my head hurt so much that every 2-3 seconds I'd lose my train of thought. I really had no choice but to take medication and stop doing my essay.
It is really weird that though my assessment formats were the same during the time I was in Aussie, I never had any problems there. Well, I suppose, perhaps it is because third year university is meant to kill you :)
After my Monday deadline, I have an editing deadline next Friday which will be a piece of cake :) I very coyly told Rz that "after 3rd year uni, everything looks easy".. Well maybe I'd be proven wrong very soon haha..
...
Already I can think of some people in my life who make third year university look delightful and desirable :P
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Tori and co. are doing very well. In fact, I suspect Tori might be carrying Tofu's second litter. If she is, and my calculations are correct, she would be due over the next few days too. Tarako, Duchie and Mochi are doing fantastic. They eat up a storm and my father adores them.
They are the only hamsters I'd ever had (believe me I've had so many I'd lost count, but I still remember names..) that has gotten my dad lying belly down on my parquet flooring just watching them going about doing their hammy business. Either they are really that cute (I don't know, I'd lost my heart to them the day they were born), or my father is losing his edge.
Speaking of my father's edge, my uncles and aunts commented that he is getting rounder. Daughter says: It's all that free alcohol available in business class :)
Back to work :)
- 23 October 2006 2:59m -
I'd asked dad to buy ingredients for my ginger chicken tonic, but dad bought so much food that my ginger chicken tonic became chicken stew. But of course everyone did much rejoicing (and eating) at that.. I'd be rejoicing too, but my medication seems to have made my tastebuds fall asleep.
I still have another assignment due tomorrow, but because I have neither the strength nor the focus to go at it with full fervour, I decided to just get myself a cup of white tea (my latest food phase thingy), off the lights except for the lamp on my desk, release Tori and babies into the playpen, curl up into my chair and take all night to write my essay.
The past few days have been pretty bad in terms of health issues. My old sickness came back and as usual, such great timing! :s
I usually hate the idea of taking my medication. I'd rather sleep it off because the medicine is so strong that I would also need to take gastric pill along with it, and even then it only numbs the pain for a few hours. But last night was especially bad, besides feeling nauseas, my head hurt so much that every 2-3 seconds I'd lose my train of thought. I really had no choice but to take medication and stop doing my essay.
It is really weird that though my assessment formats were the same during the time I was in Aussie, I never had any problems there. Well, I suppose, perhaps it is because third year university is meant to kill you :)
After my Monday deadline, I have an editing deadline next Friday which will be a piece of cake :) I very coyly told Rz that "after 3rd year uni, everything looks easy".. Well maybe I'd be proven wrong very soon haha..
...
Already I can think of some people in my life who make third year university look delightful and desirable :P
...
Tori and co. are doing very well. In fact, I suspect Tori might be carrying Tofu's second litter. If she is, and my calculations are correct, she would be due over the next few days too. Tarako, Duchie and Mochi are doing fantastic. They eat up a storm and my father adores them.
They are the only hamsters I'd ever had (believe me I've had so many I'd lost count, but I still remember names..) that has gotten my dad lying belly down on my parquet flooring just watching them going about doing their hammy business. Either they are really that cute (I don't know, I'd lost my heart to them the day they were born), or my father is losing his edge.
Speaking of my father's edge, my uncles and aunts commented that he is getting rounder. Daughter says: It's all that free alcohol available in business class :)
Back to work :)
- 23 October 2006 2:59m -
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Someday It will All be Worthwhile
Today I almost lost consciousness whilst on the way home, on the side of a busy road. Thankfully I didn't, and got home safely.
After my shower I thought back to what could have happened and all the worst case scenarios and the might-have-beens, and ironically, I just felt so contented with my life. Even though I have two more assignments to complete and am supposed to be rushing to get them done, I feel oddly at peace. I feel like I already have more than I ever wished for.
Either the pain has numbed my senses, or the senses refuse to be bothered with anxiety over the work yet to be completed :) Even then, I have been telling myself that "Someday it will be all worthwhile"over and over again during the past week :)
A few times I caught myself feeling in pain, exhausted, demoralised. Frustrated. But I perservere.
For a future I cannot see. For a future that will be as beautiful and fulfilled as He has promised :)
- 18 October 2006 11:34pm -
After my shower I thought back to what could have happened and all the worst case scenarios and the might-have-beens, and ironically, I just felt so contented with my life. Even though I have two more assignments to complete and am supposed to be rushing to get them done, I feel oddly at peace. I feel like I already have more than I ever wished for.
Either the pain has numbed my senses, or the senses refuse to be bothered with anxiety over the work yet to be completed :) Even then, I have been telling myself that "Someday it will be all worthwhile"over and over again during the past week :)
A few times I caught myself feeling in pain, exhausted, demoralised. Frustrated. But I perservere.
For a future I cannot see. For a future that will be as beautiful and fulfilled as He has promised :)
- 18 October 2006 11:34pm -
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Stand Back Origami, it's Amigurumi!!
Managed to settle the "misunderstanding". Well there wasn't much to settle I guess. Perhaps that is what soul mates should be like.
Nonetheless, I'm relieved. At least it's a good ending to a bad day :) Couldn't have hope for more..
Anyway.. I found these!! OMG!! Guys, you know what to get your girlfriends/potential girlfriends!
Ah, I'm dying from cute. Visit here to view and here to buy.
- 12 October 2006 2:39am -
Nonetheless, I'm relieved. At least it's a good ending to a bad day :) Couldn't have hope for more..
Anyway.. I found these!! OMG!! Guys, you know what to get your girlfriends/potential girlfriends!
Ah, I'm dying from cute. Visit here to view and here to buy.
- 12 October 2006 2:39am -
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
World Class?
Recently things haven't been all rosy for me, but I just prefer to focus on the pleasant stuff when blogging, or decide to not blog at all.
Today was exceptionally bad and culminated in a misunderstanding with someone close to my heart.
Since the advent of my break up with B in 2004, I've become increasingly distant in terms of what I share with people I perceive to be 'outsiders'. Even within my inner circle there are people I don't tell everything to, for a multitude of reasons.
Maybe this is why I take what they say extremely literally, on ocassions when I do tell them what's going on or what I'm worrying about. I guess today was no exception.
Nevertheless, I am very aware the person wasn't intending to hurt me at all. But rather to reassure me and remind me to look to Him.
Well, I can't say I will not be expecting a miracle here.
Well right now, there are only two titles (books) on this silly island that bear the name of David Garland and only one is related to my research topic. What is more, both are reference books and so I will not have the luxury of working over them at home (where my PC incidentally is).
Nice.
We have a world class airport, a world class shipyard, a world class "education system" .. but only .. wow! TWO titles by David Garland.
Is it me, or what? And why in the world did I choose to study this stupid course anyway?
So I could be lucky and have a ready-made, already narrowed down research base waiting for me tomorrow at the NLIB, or have it completely backfire on me and not have anything to go along with.
Apparently I'm the only one who understands how ridiculous this whole thing is.
- 11 October 2006 11:49pm -
Today was exceptionally bad and culminated in a misunderstanding with someone close to my heart.
Since the advent of my break up with B in 2004, I've become increasingly distant in terms of what I share with people I perceive to be 'outsiders'. Even within my inner circle there are people I don't tell everything to, for a multitude of reasons.
Maybe this is why I take what they say extremely literally, on ocassions when I do tell them what's going on or what I'm worrying about. I guess today was no exception.
Nevertheless, I am very aware the person wasn't intending to hurt me at all. But rather to reassure me and remind me to look to Him.
Well, I can't say I will not be expecting a miracle here.
Well right now, there are only two titles (books) on this silly island that bear the name of David Garland and only one is related to my research topic. What is more, both are reference books and so I will not have the luxury of working over them at home (where my PC incidentally is).
Nice.
We have a world class airport, a world class shipyard, a world class "education system" .. but only .. wow! TWO titles by David Garland.
Is it me, or what? And why in the world did I choose to study this stupid course anyway?
So I could be lucky and have a ready-made, already narrowed down research base waiting for me tomorrow at the NLIB, or have it completely backfire on me and not have anything to go along with.
Apparently I'm the only one who understands how ridiculous this whole thing is.
- 11 October 2006 11:49pm -
Monday, October 09, 2006
Hamny Nanmy?
I need to focus! But how?
I've been playing the role of hammy nanny for two days. Tori is so tired of feeding her babies already. I suppose their intake has more than tripled. Thankfully, they have moved on to solid food!
I am amazed. Not even my Syrian hammies in the past had babies that started on solid food at day eight. (They are at day ten now actually, I am behind time with blogging.)
So every day when Tori demands to be let out of the cage nanny moves in and takes the little ones out and feeds them nutritious stuff like oatmeal and brocolli :D
After feasting they always fall asleep on my hand :P
At the rate they eat... Another day or two more and I wouldn't be able to hold them all in one hand :P
I've name one of the girls Duchess of Tofu (read explanation here) but I think she should have been called sleeping beauty instead lol! She's always sleeping!
Geez, it's 3am... Right I didn't notice. Goodnight.
- 9 October 2006 3:05am -
I've been playing the role of hammy nanny for two days. Tori is so tired of feeding her babies already. I suppose their intake has more than tripled. Thankfully, they have moved on to solid food!
I am amazed. Not even my Syrian hammies in the past had babies that started on solid food at day eight. (They are at day ten now actually, I am behind time with blogging.)
So every day when Tori demands to be let out of the cage nanny moves in and takes the little ones out and feeds them nutritious stuff like oatmeal and brocolli :D
After feasting they always fall asleep on my hand :P
At the rate they eat... Another day or two more and I wouldn't be able to hold them all in one hand :P
I've name one of the girls Duchess of Tofu (read explanation here) but I think she should have been called sleeping beauty instead lol! She's always sleeping!
Geez, it's 3am... Right I didn't notice. Goodnight.
- 9 October 2006 3:05am -
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Goodbye Tofu
Sigh. What a long and busy 5 days it has been since I last blogged.
Been very busy because I have three assignments due rather at the same time on the 20th and on the 23rd of this month. Research is a torture because the material I require touches on "governmentality" (and the study of power in society).
Needless to say, in a place like this, such information is deemed to be sensitive, and there is precious little of any in-depth discussion available on the subject. I can't imagine that with a population of 4 million Singaporeans, not one has written about governmentality. Perhaps none have lived to ensure the propagation of his work. Haha.
Thank heavens for the internet. At least I can search obscure databases without having to tear my brains out relying on the local libraries. Singnet however, has been adding to my stress level.
There have been five afternoons over the course of seven days that I have not been able to even get online. Slow traffic during office hours is understandable, especially when living so close to the central business district, but how can a page take 45 minutes to load?!!
I lost a few hours of research just like that. Zzz.
Ah well, let's just say I now have to rush everyday to get my research done ASAP before my internet connection goes down again.
Today was particularly busy. Tofu passed away this morning and I scrambled to sterilise everything in hot water. Sigh. I've already left a note about it on his blog, so I won't repeat everything here.
Sol came over, so did Rz, and then we met CVZ for lunch. Rather impromptu. Which is good, at least it kept me from bugging myself over what I could have done instead for Tofu.
Maxwell is still the same in terms of crowds and poor ventilation, but still we rather enjoyed ourselves in each others' company.
When I got home, the stench from the haze was over-powering and permeated everything until I felt quite sick breathing the filthy air. So I came home and cleared out the soiled areas of Tori's bedding with the air con on.
Her babies are so fuzzy now, I can't wait to hold them. Two are positively glowing with golden coats like mom, whilst the other two have Tofu's colouring. I am now more determined than ever, to ensure they grow up strong and healthy.
Sigh, I'll have to think of names soon, but all that comes to mind is "Tofu" :(
Back to work, before I lose my resolve.
- 5 October 2006 8:38pm -
Been very busy because I have three assignments due rather at the same time on the 20th and on the 23rd of this month. Research is a torture because the material I require touches on "governmentality" (and the study of power in society).
Needless to say, in a place like this, such information is deemed to be sensitive, and there is precious little of any in-depth discussion available on the subject. I can't imagine that with a population of 4 million Singaporeans, not one has written about governmentality. Perhaps none have lived to ensure the propagation of his work. Haha.
Thank heavens for the internet. At least I can search obscure databases without having to tear my brains out relying on the local libraries. Singnet however, has been adding to my stress level.
There have been five afternoons over the course of seven days that I have not been able to even get online. Slow traffic during office hours is understandable, especially when living so close to the central business district, but how can a page take 45 minutes to load?!!
I lost a few hours of research just like that. Zzz.
Ah well, let's just say I now have to rush everyday to get my research done ASAP before my internet connection goes down again.
Today was particularly busy. Tofu passed away this morning and I scrambled to sterilise everything in hot water. Sigh. I've already left a note about it on his blog, so I won't repeat everything here.
Sol came over, so did Rz, and then we met CVZ for lunch. Rather impromptu. Which is good, at least it kept me from bugging myself over what I could have done instead for Tofu.
Maxwell is still the same in terms of crowds and poor ventilation, but still we rather enjoyed ourselves in each others' company.
When I got home, the stench from the haze was over-powering and permeated everything until I felt quite sick breathing the filthy air. So I came home and cleared out the soiled areas of Tori's bedding with the air con on.
Her babies are so fuzzy now, I can't wait to hold them. Two are positively glowing with golden coats like mom, whilst the other two have Tofu's colouring. I am now more determined than ever, to ensure they grow up strong and healthy.
Sigh, I'll have to think of names soon, but all that comes to mind is "Tofu" :(
Back to work, before I lose my resolve.
- 5 October 2006 8:38pm -
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Hammy Illogica
Tried to blog last night but the internet was painfully slow and I gave up without trying to save my draft. Reminded me very much of those 56k-modem days in the Internet's dinosaur era. Back then I used to play Red Alert and Command and Conquer in multi-player mode with my then boyfriend and his friends. Though I don't remember anyone complaining about "lag" then. Maybe we are just spoilt by broadband technology now :)
Anyway, the week was a good one. Quiet somewhat, but I felt refreshed.
Tori gave birth to 6 baby hams early Friday morning (29 September 2006). Sadly two didn't make it, and just today, Tori tried to attack Tofu many times, so I had to remove him and put him in the transport tank. Sigh.
I know it's beyond my control, hammy logic, but I feel kind of sad nontheless. Like maybe if I had been more careful..attentive.. Oh well.
Anyway the 4 remaining pups are very cute :)
Hope they grow up quickly and bypass the initial 5 days ASAP, all this obsessing (on my part) is tiring!!
Daiso at Plaza Sing is finally open :) Looks like I'll have a new favourite haunt soon :P Especially since it's so near my place :)
Feeling kinda cheered up now, think I'll go look for food :)
- 1 October 2006 1:41pm -
Anyway, the week was a good one. Quiet somewhat, but I felt refreshed.
Tori gave birth to 6 baby hams early Friday morning (29 September 2006). Sadly two didn't make it, and just today, Tori tried to attack Tofu many times, so I had to remove him and put him in the transport tank. Sigh.
I know it's beyond my control, hammy logic, but I feel kind of sad nontheless. Like maybe if I had been more careful..attentive.. Oh well.
Anyway the 4 remaining pups are very cute :)
Hope they grow up quickly and bypass the initial 5 days ASAP, all this obsessing (on my part) is tiring!!
Daiso at Plaza Sing is finally open :) Looks like I'll have a new favourite haunt soon :P Especially since it's so near my place :)
Feeling kinda cheered up now, think I'll go look for food :)
- 1 October 2006 1:41pm -
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