1. I love music - classical music, jazz, blues, bossa nova, some pop, little rock, a little alternative... nothing metal nor trance. I'm not a big fan of rap/hip hop. It's imperative for me that someone likes the same music as I do. Things would not be pretty otherwise.

2. I'm an incredible home person. It's true. I absolutely love to spend time at home with my family.

3. I'm predictable and boring. But I love to travel. I love to try crazy things like sky diving (not base jumping!!), paragliding...

4. I can devote my life to playing the piano and learning languages. I'm currently spending my summer dabbling in music, learning French... ignoring German a little. ;)

5. I love cities, but would really like to go to some place less developed. On my list are some countries in Asia, and going to other exotic places like South America and Antarctica. I definitely HAVE to go to Antarctica. It's one of my must-dos before I die things.

Thank you xy and yans for listening to all my rubbish late into the night, g.eoff for listening to all my rubbish in the afternoon even though he had a busy day, m.el for being the bestest and all my new found friends for being amazing!

So the boyfriend and i schmoozed the room today! actually he was a bit of a distraction after like.. two hours. I was talking to this person with some other people and he was like at my 11 o'clock direction, facing me, talking to another person with his friends. I got really distracted and started looking at him, and him me. It was really cute but distracting. I feel like I'm 14 all over again.

Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow and realise that today was just a dream. If it was, it was a good one.

I can't even begin with how scared I feel about this.

This is about me going over in a couple of months' time. There are plans to persuade me to stay in sunny island and go next year at this time, but I've already got like my next year all planned out. I know that there are people who choose to go with their friends, but I don't know. We'll see how it goes.

I was talking to Geoffrey for almost all of Saturday till he had to go to sleep, informing me that ars won 3-0 (hrrrrmph). It all started when I accidentally dialed his number and he actually picked up but I didn't know (happens all the time, not only to Geoff but all other people). So we exchanged scandals and I learned that he betrayed our friendship, hid many secrets from me, still texts the way he used to when we first knew each other (case in point: Y? Y lk tt?)...but I REALLY MISS HIM and he's not supposed to know this.

There are plans to meet soon, together with the rest of our happy little clan, but trying to fit to all of our schedules is extremely tough. The good news is I can finally see him near end April, only that it's just like two days before my finals. ): But for Geoff (and the rest) I probably will.

I miss him and college. A LOT. I still remember the days when I asked him absolutely everything about physics and the time when I was really really wound up about something (he most likely doesn't remember this), how he was a great friend and made me feel better, then how when even he was in national slavery and I was upset about something he actually made me feel better.

I guess what we really have in common was the only child in the family bit. Otherwise he plays the piano 1000 times better than I do, plays the guitar a million times better and is so much smarter than I am. I always tell him how he needs to save me when he does his double degree in my school, not the other way round haha. But it is memories like this that makes me miss college a lot more than I probably should...even though some days were really bad.

Labels: friends

I've been posting with more regularity perhaps because most of my work is done on the laptop. (Is this an excuse for this post?)

I went for a really good swim this morning. I do realise I miss swimming more than I remember. Will be going again the coming Sunday to double my laps, and Sunday after next to double my laps. There are plans to train for a marathon (yes, involves horrible running), but I'm already so down with learning German and all that rubbish. The problem is my social calendar is getting increasingly out of control with everyone wanting to meet and squeeze out more of my time...which is probably not good. Hmmm. I only got back home 12+ last night (this morning?) from a party and I still had to do research till 4+ before turning in. Not good at all.

Speaking of the party, we did a couple of funny dares. OK mine was surprisingly easy - I just had to ask for some guy's number from J's other circle of friends, which is really tame compared to some people pole dancing and someone walking around in an emergency life float haha.

OK the real subject that I'm posting on is about Mr Coffee's new girlfriend. Who is Mr Coffee? He's my friend of 4 years and how we met is a long story. He is also a.drian's friend, but I knew Ad after him, so. The point is his girlfriend is one year younger than I am. And he is six years older than I am. And from what I see, she's kind of not really for him. But still, it's not up to me to judge.

Alright, off to bathe and then do more work. Oh don't I love this country.

Labels: friends, rambling, rants, work

It's not alot, but I'm sitting in front of my laptop now analysing approximately 840 rows worth of statistics. I only just created my baby from formulating about 1,435 rows of statistics (YES I did ALL THAT for one beautiful chart).

It's 4AM now, I do need sleep, but it's quiet this way.

I was on f.acebook just now, and I realised that a really old ex-classmate (this dates back to the 1990s) migrated to California. He used to do stunts. Like bite on the tube of ink from a pen so his teeth was blue, or experiment with staples on his own skin. The teachers didn't know what to do with him. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

It's funny how things change after so long.

Oh well, back to assignment and talking to XY. Statistics is sexeh. Not.

I led for this song that has been haunting me for ages. Sang it on the way to dinner. Sang it about everywhere. But someone beat me by singing ultimate teochew songs. Dinner was awesome today; I still hold you closely to my heart. Mais vous savez.

Tonight you're mine completely,
You give your love so sweetly,
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes,
But will you love me tomorrow?

Is this a lasting treasure,
Or just a moment's pleasure,
Can I believe the magic of your sighs,
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Tonight with words unspoken,
You said that I'm the only one,
But will my heart be broken,
When the night (When the night)
Meets the mor- (Meets the mor -) ning sun!

I'd like to know that your love,
Is love I can be sure of,
So tell me now and I won't ask again,
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?

I sang it at home again, and Dad joined me for chorus. Old songs make me sad and happy at the same time.

This is completely unrelated, but related in a way that we promised to travel to Sydney together sometime. Actually I already came up with a list of places to go while in Europe (I don't know how free I will be...):
1. Cote d'Azur, otherwise known as the French Riviera
2. Stockholm and so many other Scandinavian countries
3. Explore Switz and Germany more extensively (actually I already did so but I love these two places so much)
4. Bucharest and all the other Eastern Europe countries I've not been to yet;
5. I miss Paris and Brussels
6. I miss Amsterdam too
7. Can visit friends in London, good excuse to get free accommodation also haha
8. Travel France extensively! I shall go tempt London people to travel with me haha.
9. If I could I would stay in Europe forever. ):

But I have to work very very hard these few months. Which I will starting tomorrow. I hope.

Labels: dad, family, memories of, songs, travelling

So instead of actually finding money to fund my French learning (which is an easier language than German), I have to learn German in a few (5) months before my school dumps me in the land of the chocolates and watches. I have to speak German like a native in five months people!

German is actually arguably more useful than French cos it's spoken more widely in Europe.

But it's tough. Example. Je ne comprends pas is obviously "I do not understand", "ne" and "pas" being do not, and you have to put your verb between "ne" and "pas" when you want to use it in a sentence. You use it in all negations. So simple.

Whereas the German version is Ich verstehe nicht. Omg where do I begin?

There are days when I am desperate enough to admit that I need jon to teach me German. I mean, so far, he has taught me "ja" and "naja". From ZY I know how to say 2, 6 and 7 in German cos he used it in one of those crazy hwach games we played. I don't even know the difference between bis bald and bis nachher. I do believe nachher is earlier than bald. LOL.

I do remember Sprechen sie Englisch. OK this is the limit of my Germanisianess.

This is bad. I need to sign up for proper German classes. Or ask jon to teach me German. Hmmm.

Labels: all things german

bryant park, midtown, 5th ave and 42th

yet let no empty gust
of passion find an utterance in thy lay,
a blast that whirls the dust
along the howling street and dies away.
but feelings of calm power and mighty sweep,
like currents journeying through the windless deep.

I'm not feeling half as bad after breathing some fresh air, but still I wish I didn't have to love you the way I do now.

Labels: living in new york

good morning new york.

sometimes i wonder how we can all make things better.

i don't, don't, don't want to go home. i wish i can be here forever.

Labels: holidays, insomnia, living in new york, rants, special occasions, travelling

the N line at times square, new york city

I'm still in new york city! I'm waiting for my hair to dry (yes, there is a hairdryer..) and I'm watching american tv. It's odd how the other states have disney channel when new york and new jersey don't! Ah well. The hotel is good, we're so bloody central in midtown Manhattan, we're near Subway food and subways, and I don't really want to go home.

I can live here for quite some time. 5th avenue shopping is good it's like a paradise! But we didn't buy anything YET. I think abercrombie has a sale hahaha. And omg H&M! OK I just realised that abercrombie is just two blocks away from my place. Ahhh so silly we walked downtown!

Alright going back to sleep. I don't know how to bring all the stuff we bought home cos our luggage is full (I purposely underpacked so my luggage was at 16kg but.). I realise I'm rambling. Ciao! (Happens to be the name of the sale at A|X. Wheeee)

Happy new year - I saw the ball drop at times square! One of the 1 million people who counted down together it was amazing! We waved to the fox news helicopter haha but it was freezing cold. Nevertheless.

Labels: holidays, living in new york, rambling, special occasions, travelling