carefree

yes this an update of my life.

finally one full Friday at home chilling and catching up on my free life. previously few weeks i had CCA stuffs or had to do some work or was sick. camp in hall for a rather long time and being able to step back into my true home to see my family is really awesome. damn.. sounds like i have been away for way too long but nope, i just treasure them that's all. anyway, yeah free Friday. managed to slowly enjoy my sleep and play games and watch shows like it is the holidays. no regrets, pure joy.

so after a month and around 15 days, i have managed to finish the rather famous and not so new series "F.R.I.E.N.D.S". 10 seasons in all. i would say this entire series is worth watching. so much so i think i might actually re-watch during the summer holidays.. haha. good shows are worth such time anyway. the jokes in the shows are not always lame. most of the time they will literally send you giggling at your screen. the ending was a good one. the ending as in the last episode of the last season. it was a pretty good closure i guess. it gives you the sad feeling that the series has come to an end. at the same time, you are happy about how the series has ended. with those said, of course i would highly recommend this comedy series.

been a while since i last seen my grandma as well.. i am feeling bad haha. so shall go visit her tomorrow. ohh wait, actually is technically today, later today in the evening. not that nice to go missing for so long and not see your relatives. on another note, it has been a while since i last drove the car as well lol. 

the Chinese Lunar New Year is around the corner. it is the time again.. when shopping for clothes is a chore to me. well, you see i really will not mind wearing something i wore before but fitting for the occasion. sadly, my parents somehow "disapprove" of me doing so. they expect me to wear something new at least for the first couple of days of the festival. gosh, thanks to them and my high expectations for my personal wear, i always find this a real chore.

ohh well.. time to tune to a couple of my favourite songs before entering dreamland. 

the cover

the cover from the amazing song i introduced yesterday. hope my school timetable permits me to see her live in Singapore later this year.

senbonzakura

very nice japanese song i just came across earlier today.. you can find a cartoon video with english subtitles if you are interested to know the lyrics. worth knowing.. just saying haha.

what friendzone

this term somehow started to exist in recent years. or maybe i just didn’t hear of it when i was in primary or secondary school.. where crush and infatuation are really common around. friendzone. well, obviously it is an invisible zone where one puts friends who he/she will never ever date in. it is constantly stereotyped as something that girls usually do to guys, leading to the latter to consider twice whenever he is interested in a girl. getting too close may back-fire him into the friendzone. 

okay, maybe i am bias considering that i am a male but yeah you know the friendzone. anyway, couple of us were talking about it recently and i thought it would be rather interesting to talk about it more here. first and foremost, i am the voice of nobody but myself. in other words, whatever i say is my personal opinion and it does not represent any group of people or what not.. so keep an open mind yeah.

so the golden question.. the answer is no, i don’t go friendzone my female friends for a couple of reasons. i find this categorisation rather redundant and i need not draw such a distinct line between any of them.

i would always say “hey, she is my close friend” or “hey, she is just my friend”. for crying out loud. saying she is just a friend is not friendzone-ing the person. i think friendzone is more harsh.. like one would set up a barrier between the opposite party and have that safeguard. for me, i prefer to be open and not set up such walls and drawing such lines. on top of that, i say i need not draw such a distinct line is because, while touching the bottom of my heart, i know how i see each of my female friends. as in, i believe in trusting your own instincts. kind of difficult to explain.. but yeah i follow instincts and just rather not to have to categorise them into the friendzone and what not to remind myself of our relationship.

anyway, different people would approach such a thing really differently. like i said earlier, i do not represent any group of people besides me, myself and i. food for thought.. that’s it.

stones grow her name

a tribute to the power metal and heavy metal band Sonata Arctica. if you are interested you can try listening to the album that this song is from.. it is titled "Stones Grow Her Name".

red lobster

yes this is an update of my life.

your life sucks when you fall sick just when the weekdays end. well that is me now. still in the midst of recovering form my fever which has been going on and off since two days ago. spamming water and anything related to lime or lemon over the days. toilet visits were frequent but nonetheless i hope whatever i am doing is helping my body. been sleeping a lot as well. so much so i have yet to revise or catch up on my work since Thursday.. starting to feel guilty already. really hope i can be 100% healthy really soon.

despite my not perfect health, i still headed to support and do duty for the frisbee carnival. now i am officially a red lobster after baking in the scorching sun all day. silly me of not bringing sun block and my shades. i foresee painful skin in subsequent days. gosh.

globus

while this group have many songs in the market i think they have few good ones.. here are some. enjoy.

all-rounded science

yes this is an update of my life.

today is my last free Tuesday before next week starts. tutorials start to kick in and so my tutorials-filled Tuesdays will no longer be a free day. nonetheless, i am still glad to have my Friday free weekly. so for today's free day i chose to become a good student for a day.. spend half the time slacking and half the time studying.

relax, i don't study extra haha i am catching up on lectures. i don't know is it my brain or what but during actual lectures i cannot really absorb much. i need to read through the concepts taught over and over again to get a better hold of them. so anyway, as i was revising i realised something. i major in statistics but this semester makes me look as though i am a JC science student where i student tons of different subjects. well, i have a math module, a physics module, a biology module, an english module, an economics module, an elective module. wow how diverse. 

now, i really look as though i am back in the school years prior to university. not that i am complaining but it is just a sudden realisation.. lol. good thing is most of my final exams are made up of MCQs. bad thing is those tend to result to steep bell curve. may bell curve be ever in my favour.

school aside, i am still addicted to this song. a while back i posted the lyric video.. well here is the music video.

defeated

yes this is an update of my life.

today could have ended way better. today the team could have gotten a better result. today could be a happier day. today could have been a record breaking moment for the team. however, sadly RH floorball team was defeated and eliminated. of course, as part of the team, i'm sad.

the course of this journey wasn't easy. blood, sweat, tears were put into the countless trainings and friendly matches. it was indeed a pity to lose 2-1 to a team which we could have really overpower. nonetheless, what is done is done. today, we're defeated. hope, we can bounce back up again and do better in the future. if i can still stay in RH next year, floorball will definitely be one of my CCAs.

fine day

touch of chinese

after a long time with english songs.. it is time to hit the chinese playlist once again..

cash

yes this is an update of my life.

damn the ethernet here in my room. i got the feeling it is my cable problem or the adapter. during night time i must hit the refresh button dozen times before a page loads. however, funny thing is those pages that can load pretty fast are those related to school. what a sign.. lol. tomorrow is another round of balloting.. sigh haha i realise it is really to satisfy many people at one shot. yeah i'm that dumb at times but whatever.

moving on, CNY is around the corner to me though it is like a month and a half left before it starts. well, the point is i have yet to really shop for it. new clothes and shoes and what not.. all not even bought or what. guess i won't be buying much anyway.. rather invest some cash on electronic stuffs and what not. talking about cash, i need more of them haha. been spending a little too much during the holidays.. on food lol. hopefully i can find a part-time tutor job as well.

adapting

yes this is an update of my life.

halfway into the first week of a new semester. haven't really got all the class slots that i wanted yet but can say most are where i want them to be on my timetable. my Mondays and Thursdays are exceptionally crazy with classes from 8am to 8pm. of course, there is a break for my lunch in between. my only break on those two days anyway.

despite all these, i am still in the midst of getting used to the new timetable. first week only.. what more could i expect? anyway, aside from that, i am glad that i have at least someone i know to sit with in every lecture. with the freedom to choose the modules and timeslots in university, i guess such chances are lower due to different interests and different goals. therefore, i am really glad to find these people.

went back to SAJC yesterday for its open house. really good to be back in your old school after a while. memories and what not made during the years in the school can be resurfaced. gosh i envy those times where life was less stressful and less complex. nonetheless, at every stage of life i guess there will be different aspects that one enjoy and others that one dislikes. these vary from one stage to another. choosing SAJC was one of the better choices in made in my life despite the travelling time from my home and back. now, i am thinking when should i head back to AHS or even ESPS.. lol.

disney university

timely upload to mark new semester haha just for laughs. great deal of creativity here.. enjoy.

the last day

yes this is an update of my life.

well, this is it. it is officially the last day of my precious holidays after year 1 semester 1. semester 2 starts tomorrow at 8am. moving back to hall later today as well. side note, i still wonder if i can still stay in hall next year. so the start of a new semester this time is kind of good and bad i guess.

the bad. i am taking 7 modules this coming semester, it is really going to be tough and crazy for my brain. on every Mondays and Thursdays, my lessons start from 8am and end at 8pm with just a small lunch break in between the torturous 12 hours of classes. mundane life of schooling begins.. doing tutorials, going to lectures and tutorials half tired half the time, fighting the lunch crowd.

the good. going to back means the hall life will be back.. late supper and random meet-ups. i have a free day on Friday. besides Mondays and Thursdays, i think my timetable is pretty okay. meeting my friends in FoS and heading for lectures together. enjoying meals at a cheaper rate, food outside is so expensive. staying in school means no hassle with public transport.. been sick of it over the holidays.. from slow service to squeezing like sardines.

so yeah, now i am sitting at home in my room surrounded by countless bags that i am going to bring to hall later. really can't imagine if one fine day when i have to travel overseas for exchange.. the amount of bags i will pack my stuffs into would be astonishing. ohh wells, anyway, good luck to all those starting the semester tomorrow as well.

somebody who cares

old but gold song..

these are the nights..

currently addicted to this song by Avicii.. it has a music video but i figure a lyric video would be better since the lyrics are so meaningful. enjoy.

"learn our lessons through the tears"

"make memories we knew will never fade"

"live a life you'll remember"

"don't forsake this life of your's"

mindreader

hi, i am a mindreader.. 

yeah right, please everyone knows i am not a mindreader but somehow more often than not i think everyone i talk to thinks i am. absurd? haha i think not.. maybe some of you might have experience the things i am about to share with you all. then you will know why exactly i use the term “mindreader”.

group decision making. the idea of this is to get everyone’s opinions and agreement to a common question or discussion. needless to say, collecting of ideas and opinions from everyone requires each and every person to actually open his/her mouth and voice out.. not quietly sitting one side and not say anything. in worse cases, the quiet person only knows how to grumble when a decision is made thereafter. so yeah, dear quiet person in the group, none of your friends are actually mindreaders you know. you have a voice for a reason as well. there are a couple of real situations i can relate you to so as to allow you to get a better picture.

imagine you all are out and deciding what to eat and where to eat. there are some who would keep quiet and some who would say they are alright with anything anywhere. thereafter, these are the people who would go “ehh.. actually i don’t want eat that” or “ehh choose elsewhere please”. don’t be stupid and voice out at least what you don’t want. voicing out can really save everyone’s time and trouble.

imagine you all are in a WhatsApp group discussing what you all should do say on a day of outing. you prompted the questions. no responses. you further listed suggestions. no responses. then like one day before the actual day.. some idiot will ask “so still on?” and then the group will spiral into confusion or probably postpone the entire outing. sounds silly when i actually put such things in words right? yeah sadly so.. you know there isn’t harm to give suggestions and what not. not saying anything will not bring us anywhere. 

why i feel this way

hitting all five

yes this is an update of my life. 

so today finally concluded the first round of bidding for the NUS kids. i intended to get five modules through this round. the hassle of thinking how i should split my bid points was alright and guess what.. it is a huge relieved to be getting all the five modules i wanted. all at the timeslots i prefer and what not. left one more module to bid for later in the week.

so five confirmed modules now. plus the one i am bidding for later in the week and the other one they allocated to me, i will be taking 7 modules in all in this coming semester. ohh gosh, save me. be there any God or good spirits or whatever, grant me the strength and perseverance to press on through this hectic semester and to ace in all modules. yeah, that's me i strive my best for all.. not choosing which modules i should cut some slack and what not. this is because i know from past experiences, it will back fire big time.

time to get my study cap on real soon.. after the lecture weeks of course.. haha.

what holidays

yes this is an update on my life.

ohh gosh, i am entering the last week of my holidays. yes, in a blink of an eye, this week is the last week of holidays before a new semester starts again. i need more days in my holidays.. sigh. ohh well, been busy with floorball and bidding.

module bidding. it sounds easy but it is really troublesome and at times i find it silly. well, the only good thing i can really think of about this bidding thingy is that this system is more friendly than the system NTU adopt. this semester i am aiming to take 7 modules. i have days which start at 8am and ending at 8pm. these days include just a 2 hour break in between and a 6 hour straight lecture. well, that's the ideal case i guess. ideal in the sense i get the all the timeslots i want. if this is achieved, my Friday would be free too. not a common opportunity.

floorball. from this week onwards, inter-hall games will be ongoing for a month. floorball trainings and friendly matches have taken much time in the last few weeks and days. really hope we could achieve something from this year's round of competition. aside for being in the floorball team in the inter-hall games, i have duties to support certain matches. ahh.. going to be a real busy month ahead.

those aside, i realised i have yet to update on my trip to Bintan. shall have a short update really soon. uni kids, treasure your remaining holidays then.

locomotive

nice song by a nice band on YouTube..

destinations unknown

2015

here is a piece of anime opening song that i really love even up to today. it is from the show Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

anyway, in a blink of an eye, 2014 has just flown by and it is now 2015. too many things have happened in 2014.. the good and the bad. 2014 has been a year where i have ventured to areas and trying new things. 2014 has been a year where i have take risks and stepped up like i never used to now and then. 2014 has been an enriching learning journey for me.

teaching tuition. starting my life in NUS. hall life. these are probably the three biggest general event in 2014. well, as 2015 is upon, i hope this year would be a smooth sailing one.. of course challenges are welcome nonetheless. as per last year, as i know i would be meeting new people in the next 12 months, i hope to keep those who are dear to me really close.. being able to fork out time for them and what not. i hope my family would be happy and healthy as well.

well, to all the readers out there.. may your 2015 be a great year that will be filled with joy and laughter as well. may you all have a pink of health. remember not to commit silly mistakes like writing the wrong year or tearing the wrong year in the parking coupon. it is 2015 not 2014.