I was teaching Eugene today, when mid-way during the lesson he started spacing out. I had to keep staring at him, and he just stared back. In the end, I was like, "Okay, nvm, you don't have to write that down now."

Then after a few minutes, something fell from his eye. He looked down, noticing it; but not knowing that I had noticed it, too.

It was when his eyes turned back to the book before him that I saw the tears. He wasn't crying, not really. Just tearing up.

I panicked. And acted like I was oblivious to it (duh, who wouldn't do that?). It'd be awkward to ask him what's up.

Only now, am I able to come up with 2 reasons.
1) The King of Pop died.
2)It's the last day of school holidays.

He seemed really intent on showing me MJ in the Chinese newspapers. Now I feel kinda bad for not indulging him. Perhaps I shoulda showed more interest.

Feathers at Sunday, June 28, 2009,09:42 p.m.
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Monday- outing with HS, Germsss, Trish and Ziyun. Had dinner first at Soup Spoon, then headed to Starbucks after Tricia left, where we sat and talked. Towards the end, ZY and HS 'argued' over when to upload the pictures we took. xD

Was supposed to go tutoring today but overslept! :( Stupid phone didn't ring, cos it ran out of batt and I had to call last min and tell them I was sick, which was something I didn't want to do because this student's family is really nice, always giving me little presents from their trip and stuff...

New Resolution: Never skip out on them EVER again.

I felt so guilty that even Abby had to tell me to chill, haha.

Went to catch Nobody to Watch Over Me today with her, and it's a great movie, only that the ending sucked because they didn't tie up any lose ends and there simply was no closure. After having developed the story so well, they just had to give us freaking stupid half-hearted ending. Detective Mishima was retarded (in a funny way) though; during his investigation, he still had the time to stare at the fish in the fish tank, as if mesmerised by them.

Feathers at Thursday, June 25, 2009,12:18 a.m.
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As much as a BFF makes you go wtf, there's no denying that we'd all be a little less rich without them. girl i'll miss you; you saw a side of me no one else did and the comfortable silence we share is something i can't find elsewhere

Feathers at Tuesday, June 23, 2009,09:34 p.m.
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I want a few days to myself.........

Had a really strange dream last night. And when I woke up, I was still immersed in it, such that I couldn't differentiate between reality and fiction.

Now that I think back about it, it was really silly of me.

Nee-san is back from Korea! Bye bye to a nice time sleeping on my bed alone. Bye bye to a peaceful, silent house.

So much stuff to plan for still. There's the IELTS, which is a waste of money because it lasts for 2 years only. When you learn something, don't you learn it for life? But since it's a requirement, guess there's nothing much we can do against it. Gotta brush up on my English again. Have lost touch with lotsa academically-related things.

Feathers at Wednesday, June 10, 2009,09:38 p.m.
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Wow. WOW. Tonight's the first night. My feet are absolutely killing me.

But if you were to calculate it, I must have saved about a hundred bucks. Was it all worth it? Going on tippy toes the entire night, bearing with the fear of putting in contacts, etc, etc. YES.

Must thank my mentor :D although she wasn't exactly a pro either.

Feathers at Thursday, June 4, 2009,02:21 a.m.
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Last night, went to the Church Movie Night with HS, Germss, Qian and Debbie. First time I went out with such a group. They screened 'Freedom Writers', and although I don't think the title really has much link to the movie itself, it was an awesome show. Not to forget- the FOOD. Debbie kept trying to starve herself and abstain from the Nachos that she so desired. The only sad thing was the limited cheese and salsa sauces. The food was great though, and it was cool of them to sponsor so much for us!

Right now, I'm staring at the screen Well, duh, how else would I be writing all this?. I'm sorta in a daze. Not really. But there's this nagging feeling that won't go away.

I never accepted NUS's FOS or NTU's Psychology offer. I couldn't bring myself to reject it either... But I never accepted either.

Why?

As most of you already know, I'll be going to Oz (not like I have a choice now, since I never accepted local unis' offers).

Urgh. I've made a list of the bad things that will happen when I go overseas.

1) Racism against Singaporean Chinese. Will probably have to pretend when I'm there. "Domo Hajimemashite." Or "That lady's clothing is just so ajima(sp?)!"

2) The dry climate there. I'll have peeling skin. Unlike the climate in S'pore, where I can happily go anywhere and not care about something called the 'moisturizer'.

3) My friends. Goodbye.

But one of the greatest regrets (other than #3, of course) is this:

4) I won't have my yaoi-fan partner with me :( Yes, I'm talking about you, SEXY Diamonds/germsss/泉. No more talks of how hot angsty they look ******* and how they use the other **** to ****.

:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

Feathers at Monday, June 1, 2009,03:54 a.m.
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Went out with Cel, XX and HS yesterday! Was supposed meet HS and Germsss to collect SGC in the morning then go cycle at East Coast with the aforementioned but had to do tutoring so could only join them after that. We went to Aston's for dinner, and that's when we realised that...this is the first time four of us went out together! (And we came from the same Sec class, can you believe that??)

Headed to Gelare where we had Oregon Mint Fudge and Apple Pie Crunch waffles and made a mess of the table and got asked to leave cause there were customers queuing.

Then we practised our haggling skills with this uncle selling durians at Carrefour.

Just when the uncle agreed to sell us 4 for $10, Hs asked if he could settle for 6 at the price of $10 (which he let us have in the end).

Then this other old man came up and started asking Cel why she didn't want to buy any and her face started turning really red and the man commented on how flushed her face was, which made her even more embarrassed. xD We should do this more often.

Now I'm also stuck as to which uni I should accept :S

Nee-san has just left for Koreaaaa. Apparently, the plane is full of old ladies talking loudly as if they owned the plane.

Feathers at Thursday, May 28, 2009,12:38 a.m.
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Went out with Xx yesterday. I'd wanted to try out the famous carrot cake at Chom Pang, but it was no longer on sale. Other food stalls that sold dishes (that I wanted to eat) such as kway chap were also not selling! So, headed to northpoint instead, to eat at LJS.

With Xx, I get a lot of walking done. Great way to keep fit. It was fun. There was also a night market; bought two packets of my favourite candy floss! Purple and Pink.

Will be going to NUS FOS open house with Ade this Saturday.

Feathers at Friday, May 22, 2009,12:42 a.m.
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Met HS and Germsss at Dhoby today. Will update when I get the pix from them. Or else this will look so pink and boriiing.

Feathers at Wednesday, May 20, 2009,03:36 a.m.
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Watched America's Got Talent today. And took a long, long time before I found the song and the singer- Cas Haley with his revised version of Walking on the Moon. It has a slight jazzy feel to it, like one of those songs from the outback which also has this classy tone to it.

Don't be too awed by his awesomeness. His version is much better than the versions of Sting and the Police.

Have so much to say, but too lazy to write!

Took this picture 2 weeks ago.

Boy on left is Shahil, boy on right is Amit. Yes, it took me a day before I could say their names properly. They look like angels here, but then, look again.

Not really like angels anymore, are they, the mischievous little imps...

No, don't be fooled. The girl looks like a decent, quiet child. When I held up my phone camera, I was surprised at how the child who kept making a din suddenly stilled. Conclusion: she likes to appear sweet in photos. She is not. She has a little something known as an 'earth-shattering voice' when she is seated beside at least one of the two boys.

Went to the Peranakan Ball just now. No, I am not so free to spend money on something I don't know much about. I only watched maybe an episode or two of it. But I won the tickets after entering a competition (and coming out as one of the top 3 entries! :D) It was quite nice. Entertaining, a few hilarious moments; but overall, it was kinda like a copy of the TV drama.

Went for the Meet-and-Greet session later on- my 'complimentary' tickets were two of the special few who were allowed to participate in this moment. I think there was about fifty people queuing up. The rest weren't allowed in.

Anyway, blah blah blah. I'm tired. And I'll tell the rest another day to people who are actually interested in this.

Feathers at Sunday, May 17, 2009,02:43 a.m.
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Sunday: I spied with my little eye a chinese female who seemed the same age as me at the guard house of Mt. Vernon. So I hurriedly signed in, got my belongings checked, wore my pass for a few seconds to appease the retarded police guard who stands under the shade (who keeps insisting that I have to wear the pass when I want to put it in my pocket- wearing it makes me feel laaame); and walked the long, long stretch of road that seems to lead to nowhere.

Finally, I spot the girl. She was taking her time to stroll (as she should, for she was ten minutes early, as I would find out later on) so I caught up easily.

Turns out she's 3 years older, a uni biz student, and we both agree on the fact that the stretch of road from the guard house to the residential area is FREAKING LONG.

Feathers at Wednesday, May 13, 2009,01:45 a.m.
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It's been so long since I last got the chance to read manga :(:(:( 3 days, to be exact. What kind of holiday is this? sigh...

Stupid Gintama took so long to update the missing episodes that I've lost the rhythm. 2nd reason, cause I don't ever want to finish all my Gintama episodes. So I've been 'preserving' it, leaving it untouched.

Went for two consec driving lessons today...I was on the public road, when I sensed something amiss with my instructor. It can't be! Is he really-? This went on a few times and on the fourth or fifth time, I finally heard the evidence.

He was SNORING.

I didn't know whether I should laugh or stare in plain horror. I'm an amateur (well, I like to think of myself as a veteran driver, but knowing how I almost crashed into an SBS bus the previous day...) and I was cruising down the public road at a speed of about 60km/hr (one point, at some other avenue, I went over 60, and then happened to spot the speed limit sign but luckily nobody noticed- strangely, the other cars on the road were practically sailing past me) and in the worst case scenario, I might drive onto the wrong lane or ram into some kerb or... a hundred possible scenarios are currently flashing through my mind.

Let me just assume that I'm so good of a driver that my instructor can afford to sleep.

Feathers at Thursday, May 7, 2009,07:34 p.m.
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Went back to AC yesterday for a short match with the new juniors.

I am ashamed to say that after simply walking and jogging around the court a few times...my body is aching.

Just goes to show how much my condition has deteriorated!

The juniors seem really dedicated to Bball. Especially Ee Leng, the 'future captain'. I quote (Hui Shian), WE HAVE HOPE.

Went for dinner with Ee Leng and Alice later on (plus Joy and Hs) at Subway. It was fun talking to the two juniors.

Received my first 'paycheck' for my Mt. Vernon assignment today! It was a refreshing feeling. And I'm kinda encouraged to try harder.

Feathers at Monday, May 4, 2009,02:55 a.m.
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It'd be nice to listen to Ayumi Hamasaki's songs while the air-conditioner is turned on...

I realised that somehow there's this nice, strong feel to some of her songs. I'm not exactly a fan, but a few of songs do have that dreamy quality about it :3 Evokes this nostalgic feeling. Which is a feeling I get sometimes when listening to some songs (since I started doing that like a few years back)

Had a video convo with Xx over MSN. Discussing various stuff. She's a diligent worker (v.v)

Rule! It's kinda nice. But the video is different from what I saw on television.

Feathers at Friday, May 1, 2009,01:50 a.m.
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One thing that I'm afraid of myself is that when driving, I sometimes forget which pedal is under my foot. So when the instructor tells me to break, I accidentally accelerate. Gosh. What if I craaaaash.

All the Gintama episodes have been uploaded! But I haven't watched them yet...

Met up with Germs and HS today for dinner. Went to pepper set lunch with them (and nee-san tagged along). Haven't met Germsss for a long time!

Feathers at Thursday, April 30, 2009,04:58 a.m.
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Went for 5th & 6th Driving lesson today. Driving's really fun. But it takes a lot of concentration. I find it hard to reply to the instructor's question when on public road.

Realised how scary the practical exam can be. One poor guy failed his test right in front of me by turning right into the 'S' course, when no right turn was allowed.

Lesson to be learnt: Open your eyes when behind the wheels

Wednesday- watched The International with Abby. She didn't like Action movies, but this one was really good. Fav part (for me) was when the assassin gave him a hand in escaping. That part looked really shounen-ai...Or maybe it's just me >.<

Tuesday is B&J Day! But I only got one cone with HS cause we had to catch a movie! Haha. 17 again. Really awesome movie to catch; it's more deep than many would think. Just because in the ads Zac says, "This is the chance to live my life over again!" does not mean that the movie is about him. It's just the opposite, actually.

The rest of the missing Gintama episodes have been UPLOADED. Thank you kami-sama. Now just have to wait for the animators to produce some more...

Feathers at Saturday, April 25, 2009,02:03 a.m.
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Visited Xx at her workplace last Friday. It's fun to talk to her. Kept laughing (as quietly as possible) when together and her supervisor walked past us a few times as if to hint that I should stop disturbing Xx. Sorry! Haha.

The 3 students tend to talk a lot. Now their parents want to separate them. Previous lesson we talked about ghost stories. Then next lesson we brought up planets and aliens. I really wonder if I'm teaching them what I should be imparting to them. But at least I'm broadening their general knowledge. Which is difficult unless you read lots of books. And they don't seem to like reading (except for the girl).

Went for my first Yoga lesson with Trish today. It was so enervating! But at the end of the lesson I could do a downward dog with both heels touching the ground. I was really stretched out.

Tomorrow is Free Cone Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahh~Ah, this brings back memories of last year, when we queued up for 3 cones :D

Feathers at Monday, April 20, 2009,11:33 p.m.
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Watched Cold Case just now. It was about this man who places 'lonely hearts' ads and after dating the women, kills them off.

It's adapted from a real-life case, involving a couple, namely, the 'Lonely Hearts' killers. The man (Fernandez) had four children but it was believed that due to an injury to his frontal lobe, his personality changed.

A single injury changed a person's behaviour.

He met this lady (Martha Beck) and they teamed up to murder up to around 20 women.

It's strange, don't you think, how their life can become another part of crime history? Their actions created an effect and opened up a new case study for future generations.

Then again, it was but just another small part of crime history. Their whole entire life, so significant to them (is what I like to assume, i mean, who doesn't feel that his own life is significant?), is but just one tiny page on Wiki.

Feathers at Saturday, April 18, 2009,04:36 a.m.
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Slept for long hours again... I need my sleep :3

Supposed to call Posh up with Hui Shian, but to my horror, I've realised I can't find their card anymore! NVM, we'll just get it from them again.

Tomorrow's my first driving lesson! So so nervous...not. It should be fine; just hoping here that my teacher's a nice person, not a strict one. Yu Ping told me about her friend who has this bad instructor...car 27 I think.

Feathers at Thursday, April 16, 2009,09:52 p.m.
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The pipes of my flat burst somewhere, so the water supply has to be stopped from 2130 - 0200.

My aunt heard a neighbour somewhere shouting, "Mei you shui le?!"

Apparently that person was bathing...

At least I still have electricity and my trusted laptop. I can survive anywhere with these two...and a huge, warm blanket + food ♥♥♥♥♥♥

Feathers at Wednesday, April 15, 2009,09:39 p.m.
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I think it was two years back, in 2007 (my sense of time is kinda warped now that I've been having holidays for months).

I had a picture of Kakashi and Iruka as my Desktop Background. They're leaning in for a kiss, eyes closed, but their lips haven't met.

My mum was walking past the living room. She said, "What a sweet picture of the couple."

I stared at her, realising that she didn't know what I knew. "You do know that they're both guys, right?"

...

She pretended not to hear my words and strolled off to watch some variety program.

Ants seen last night and this morning: 5
Ants killed: 3

Feathers at Tuesday, April 14, 2009,08:43 a.m.
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I am so addicted to anime I even dream anime.
But that's not totally a good thing. Sometimes addiction can be painful. Experienced this soooo many times during school years. Waking up at 6.10 and wanting to just lie back down to sleep (so that I can use the com later) but having to leave cause of school.

Yesterday was the 2nd time I tutored the Primary 3 children. So Suay; ran into security problems. Had to make so many phone calls just to get in. Yes. Security is super tight there.

The kids were kinda noisy. Seems that they've warmed up to me already (fast!).

They kept calling me, "Teacher! Teacher!" and I was reminded of my cousin. A few years back, he told me that there are many schools in Singapore which have students doing that. At that time I was still studying in IJ, where we greet the teachers so politely, so I was pretty surprised.

I was supposed to go through a Math paper with them in one hour. But because this boy kept disturbing the other boy, I took two hours plus.

It's ok...I've learnt how to keep them settled already.

Then went to popular at TP Central to visit Xiao Xiang! She's a very diligent worker. Keeps ensuring all the books are stacked nicely. Plus she practically knows about almost all the books in Pop alr.

Ants seen today: 2

Ants killed: 1 Quite an improvement. (*-*) But they're still not TOTALLY gone.

Feathers at Monday, April 13, 2009,06:23 a.m.
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Today's the first time I had the lesson with the three kids. They were reserved at first but became noisy later on. I think I am starting to understand how Germsss feels. Thing is, I can't scold them cause I'm in their house.

Later I get chased out...

so busy so busy. I haven't as much time as desired to use the computer. Maaaaan, the ant breakout is killing me. And for some reasons, I seem to attract insects. Two nights ago, I caught three on my legs. And they were all different species.

Have to see the kids again tomorrow. And seriously, their English SUCKS.

When we were at that age, was our English that bad??

Feathers at Saturday, April 11, 2009,06:22 p.m.
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Yoru Made Matenai!!!

I found the smut story I've been looking for for YEARS.

Think the first time I read it ('it' being the first few pages of the first chapter, cos this person wanted to encourage buying...but I'm too poor!), was when I was in secondary school. Can't remember lower or upper. But I was so engrossed with it I read the translations since the scanlations weren't available.

And now I've found it!!! (*v*)/ Yaaaaaaaaaay

Will be going to meet the AC gang tomorrow.

Feathers at Friday, April 10, 2009,03:38 a.m.
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Ahhhh, there's a serious ant breakout, and this time it's in my ROOM. I regret using water to wash them out the other time. Cause that was in the washroom. Maybe they found another way out, and that led to my room :(

Putting this mothball-like thingy. Supposed to chase out insects. But not really successful. It's quite ok though, except that breathing in too much of this is bad for the health....and when I use the computer, I'm practically in my room 24/7.

The only one killing the ants and clearing them out is me >.< Stupid sis just goes out everyday to play.

Feathers at Wednesday, April 8, 2009,09:57 p.m.
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Grandpa will be goin to Hainan Island for a few weeks tomorrow. I think we're all supposed to send him off at the airport. Not like I mind, since I have nothing to do at home.

I am so glad that I found Yami no Matsuei scanlations!! Sakura-crisis used to have them but they only did it up to volume 5, so I never got to read the rest (T-T)

Current reads are:
Gintama
Yami no Matsuei (*v*)
I'll (although I don't really seem that into it now)

Found these adverts on youtube. For diff adverts, they incorporate anime characters. There's Gintama!, FFVII, D-Gray Man, Naruto, etc. It's really cool! Must have taken hard work to create all those animations.

Feathers at Sunday, April 5, 2009,10:10 p.m.
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