" You are my shield, my strength
My portion, deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help in time of need"
- and this for you, my friend.
I'll say of the Lord:
" You are my shield, my strength My portion, deliverer My shelter, strong tower My very present help in time of need" - and this for you, my friend.
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Dessert after dinner at Sushi Tei. Hope I get to see them again before I fly off next week. NEXT WEEK. Finally I can say that!!! Back to work now. Have a great week ahead, exams and all. Think we'll survive la :)
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED, AND THE REDS GO MARCHING ON ON ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PSST. Will find some way to make the font even larger, AND redder when United wins the league ok! :) Woke up this morning to a call from SQ.
Story goes that somehow I got the order of my name wrong when filling up the fields of my online ticket purchase. And the customer care consultant told me that I had to effect a name change to match that of my passport, or it would create problems for me at customs. And that it would cost $30 to do so. *insert invisible rolls eyes emoticon which you will have to imagine yourself, thanks. At first HAHA I thought the CCC was going to say 30 CENTS. But nooooooooooooo. So I emailed and questioned this move, and asked them to waive it as it is just A SMALL ERROR. I really wasn't going to pay ok, cos my ticket at peak period is already not cheap and plus it's not like I want to transfer my ticket to someone else. And so, I got what I want. New ticket re-issued, no charges, and I am a happy camper. Small victories are really so sweet, especially during this stressful time when I am getting by on cheap thrills (i.e. going to Great World and coming home with a loot of Red Rock chips, replenishment of ice lemon tea and 3 mags. Need new tub of ice cream though! Or say, the postman bringing me presents heh heh). But on the other hand, I am hating people who shamelessly invite themselves along to meals and try to inconspicuously act like they were intended to be there all along (SO NOT!!! TAKE A DAMN HINT PLEASE). Right Mel??? wink, wink!!! :B. The next time, I'm going to tell all these self-inviters outrightly that I actually wanted to have a meal/outing with ONLY so-and-so. Because I don't want you there and I like getting my own way. BACK TO BOOKS! :))))))) Happy weekend to everyone! Super emo now after finishing up The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw. Really almost teared (stopped myself cos I know it'll probably get uncontrollable). It is such a beautifully written novel, yes tedious in parts, but wonderfully fluid and complex at the same time. And you know how descriptions of landscape can get so monotonous a la Victorian novels that it forces you to start skimming after awhile? Not here. I actually felt like I was an actual observer in the settings of the jungle/waterfall/garden.
Ya ok la, I know all of you not 'feeling' it cannot come close to comprehending what I'm saying and probably think I'm just rambling. But it's ok. I think only all my lit friends can understand (either that or I'm underestimating some of you, for which I apologise in advance). When a book is so powerful that it moves you, everything else really seems very insignificant. The pleasure of say, watching American Idol and seeing your idol win. What is that? It's not even real. Ok, well, who watches AI nowadays. But you get my point. What a privilege it is to be able to read. And this week, I'm feeling immensely grateful to 4 people. Dr.Sim, Jingyun, Mel and the quintessential Bency. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for helping me get through Monday. It was really rough, and you all made it so much better in the ways which of course you all know how. Feel blessed beyond measure. Ok, and can the volcano just stop it already? I NEED TO GET THRU TO A CUSTOMER CARE OFFICER. At 2.22am the SQ line is jammed and I don't want to hear that shitty version of Let It Be any, any more! Or maybe I write a fierce letter and they'll call me back in like, an hour tops la :) Oh wow I made an attempt at a joke. Quite funny what. I feel less emo already. Thanks for reading, and goodnight! Draining my 3rd cup of coffee of the day at 4.18am.
Most certainly, I believe in trying everything (within reason, of course) at least once. But pulling an all-nighter has to be just about the worst first that I have ever attempted. Time check: 5.16am, SST. Word count: 1461, OMFG. Well I see that it's exactly 22 days before I leave this stifling heat behind for 2 months. SWEET :)
I really, really hate it when I gey-kiangly go and paint my own nails.
It's never turned out well, and yet I never really learn. And then I get so frustrated because I know I should remove it, and yet I'm too lazy to, and even if I do, I know it's going to leave stupid stains. I was just too restless after preparing for my presentation tomorrow, that when I spotted my new bottle of NAIL IT! (so annoyingly ironic, the name. TSK), I just went for it. You know what's the worst thing? It's that after looking at the horrifyingly botched job, I realise that this Sportsgirl shade of purple polish looks eerily similar to those rubbishy, cheap Face Shop kind that the secondary school kids buy with their extra pocket money during the June holidays to paint for one another. On a more positive note, I think my left hand has very good control because weirdly enough, my right nails are neat enough to pass off as a manicurist's job (at. one. glance. I'm. saying) while the left side is TOTALLY CMI. Well, the root of the problem is that my manicurist is off honey-mooning in Japan and trying for babies. And you know what? I'm going to spare me from myself (referring to my every-5-seconds-look-at-my-nails-and-try-to-convince-myself-that-they-actually-look-ok-habit) and remove the whole damn thing. Goodnight. It's essay-deadlines time of the semester again. So terribly stressed out. PLUS. Got the biggest blister on my index finger from tugging at a zipper that wouldn't budge. Burst it, and it mother hurts when it hits water, even when encased in a cushiony plaster. You know, it's really inconvenient to shower/wash face with an almost non-existent index!!! You'll only understand if/when it happens to you, and I do hope it doesn't. What REALLY takes the cake though, is that my fingernails are really long and I can't seem to find time for a manicure. At this point of time, it really is too much of an indulgence. YUP. It's that bad. I want to go to Pink Parlour for a Princess Mani! And paint them Jade is the new Black!!! Ok well, on a more positive note, today I am being thankful for, as always, Terence, who loves me so much it amazes me! And my awesomest classmates and friends; Cassandra, Sarah, JY, Dawn, Jennifer and the 2 Serenes who are the most genuinely nice people around. I think our table rocks. Even if maybe we are not Yerkes' favourite table every week :) Great weekend to everyone! Life may be really sucky on the academic front right now, but I purpose not to let my GPA drop. And that will drive me in the upcoming week and beyond. What's your motivation?
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