I think my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
An obvious ripoff from TDK, which coincidentally, still haunts my dreams. :D




 

Taken from liewqi.
Surprisingly accurate. In other words, I really should get on LJ more often, and stop bumming around at home.

Revolving Doors, part of the Comics Wing manga anthology Reverie, is finally here!


Containing works by munashii_sonzai  (see picture above, credits to capricity ) and kazul_ron , along with two other stories, this gorgeous gorgeous; volume available for order now, $7 a book. Just drop a comment.

Please spare a moment and check it out!  Quick post now, details can be found here.

I apologise for spamming everyone's pages, if you've already seen Sara's post earlier, sorry!

For a good one month I've been whiling my time away and the unpleasant reaslisation that we have homework due, and tests rearing their ugly heads is making me ummm... nervous. (Well you would too, if you woke up and realised that you didn't even know what form the homework was going to take.) D:

Soooooo. Appeal to everyone for help. ^_^ What homework do we have?

Biology

2 tutorials
A test in T1W1 2007 (what topics?)

Chemistry

Carboxylic acids tutorial

Math

3 assorted promos papers
Vectors tutorial (which ones?)
A test in T1W2 2007 (?) (all of integration and vectors?)

KI

IS. Bad enough.


Is that all? ^_^ Sorry for the trouble....

This is a public service announcement:

Ying Dan has lost her handphone. T_T

I guess the house phone will have to suffice from now on.

On Monday, Veron'll still be in Malaysia, so can we shift the movie day to another day? ((: Tuesday is a public holiday, so it might be quite expensive.

If all fails we can always go shopping. Or k-boxing. ^^

Tell me what days you guys are free!

ETA: Deathnote day is officially next thursday! ♥ everyone can make it! *happy*

It's been days after my birthday, and I've been reminding myself time, and time again to stop bumming around and start thanking the people who've given me all the lovely lovely presents. Yeah.

Thanks a lot for the cheer and well wishes-- they go a loooong way for me. Cna't think of a better gift to give someone. ;)

Time to enumerate! My sincere apologies if I've missed out anyone (unintentional, I swear). THANK YOU ♥
snowmoon89: Thank you for the earrings; one cute, the other elegant. ((: And then suprising me again with a huge pretty notebook! You made my day!
delta_alpha174: This goes to both of you. Treating me to dinner was really sweet of you (especially the smoothie!) and going with me on a fruitless search for a Fuji poster. Thank you for making everything and anything (SL, who'd have thought) zany and fun.
dogtrees89: The notebook that you gave me was so beautiful! Thank you for that, and the letter that came with it. ♥ Your taste is spot on-- I never thought you'd be able to guess (in such a short time no less) what kind of eccentric things I like. And! I wasn't expecting a gift from you!
spingofmylife: Thanks for the PoT manga! Tezuka hotness and cool boys in even cooler poses~
axurity: Morning meetings! Thank you! <3
_banana & lxinying: Pretty pretty earrings! I really like the hugs yellow star ones. Promise I'll wear them out! Thank you too, for the letter that came with it. ♥ It make me all happy and bouncy.
renji_chan: Your lending me your lucky bunny for the mock SPA was really sweet. ^^ Thank you for the flowers! You really can guess what I like.
liewqi & michellechng: When I went out with you guys I was half dead and not very awake. Dinner and shopping with you was FUN! The 'Dilbert' book made me so happy! ((: Thank you! haha, and you guys didn't remove the price tag~
munashii_sonzai: Need I say more? I will wax lyrical on the beautiful drawing that you did, and coloured. You, are pure genius. I was flashing it to everyone around me that day. *_* I think I am totally in love with you!
capricity: For being the first to wish me happy birthday on my birthday! (: And talking about cakes and yummy things with me. And spending mornings talking to me. And KI discussions, and the like.
zansetsu: Turqoise is my favourite colour, and I love the ink that you got me in that colour. ^^ It positively shimmers. Thank you! It is such a pretty thing!!
jez_hex: Yay! The impromptu happy birthday wish! <3
kazul_ron & gooday: The attempted sleepover was the best thing that's ever happened to me in a long time. I think seeing John Travolta shake his hips, and actually look sexy boggled my mind. And I have you guys to thank for introducing me to the charms of Indiana Jones. Much love to both of you!
Nicole: Although you sms-ed me 2 days early, thanks! For remmbering, and taking the time to wish me happy birthday!

My classmates sang me a birthday song just before bio SPA. ^^"

I LOVE BIRTHDAYS! No, actually I love the people around me who make my birthdays happy. ♥

ETA:

Ren Yi, who got me these beautiful wallet card things with chibi Fuji on them. ♥ Fuji is the mom,. Tezuka is the dad! So lovely. *squee*

Faith, who got me PoT book 30.5. It is like Fuji posterx100 or something. It is full of prettyboilove! And ahhh, I love the new artworks! Thank you!

Xi An, who got me butterfly earrings. ^^ Delicate and shiny and elegant stuff. ♥

For someone whose valuation of self has almost entirely been based on external references, falling horribly horribly short of those standards has come as a shock. Not so much the fact that I've failed, but more of the fact that I've failed repeatedly, and can't break out of it.

*inserts colourful expression*

I would come up with something coolheadedly contemplative and all-so-philosophical if I could, except that the only things I see in my head now are red clouds and irrationality.

I'm beginning to see (albeit belatedly), the obvious flaws in basing self-judgement on the criteria of others.

I need that feeling of control and absolute precision back. I'm pretty sure there used to be a time that I was surgically analytical and efficient. (although I do think no one quite agrees with me on this.)I need that feeling back. I need that influence.

***

This wasn't supposed to be about angst. Another time, perhaps.

Possibly tired and most certainly angry right now.

Damnit, I can deal with this.

I'll be commenting and posting, from now on. LJ certainly beats a conventional diary, in terms of both safety and ease of usage.

Not sure if it's the word for it, but what I'm chasing is gravity. Gravitas. Force.

In any case, I've missed all of you. ♥

What's Your True Color?
joanne, your true color is Red!

Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.



Riiiiiight. This is so completely cool. ^_^

[edit] Been hell of a long time since this kind of feeling came back to me. Happy, like. Free. Not tied down to any kind of commitment. I wonder how it's like to live for yourself and yourself only? One fine day when the moon's made of purple cheese I am going to end up with that sparkly little crystal ball that is my world. Really, I think the door's around, somewhere. ^_^ Visiting hours: 24/7. [/edit]

<333 icon. ^_^ grapes are yummy! I love the icon~ *nudges Shao*

Lol, it's been such a long time since I've come back here. All my brothers' fault, really. I should be more assertive. I miss you guys!!! ^_^ If I haven't been replying it's not because I'm ignoring you or that I'm mad at you. ^_^

Staying at home is the most boring thing on earth to happen to anyone.And all my grand plans to get things done during the holidays have happily gone out of the window once the spirit of slacking slipped in. Pity, it's the only homework-free, assignment-free and obligation-free holiday to come in a long while. ^_^ Enjoy it, everyone! *cheers*

We got a new computer (which I'm typing on now) but the screen is a paltry 15" and makes my eyes water. Can't complain, though. It represents my last hope of being online. We reformatted the old one, discovered in horror after almost wiping out the hard drive that the recovery CDs didn't work. The computer kept telling us something like: the Recovery CDs that you have inserted are incompatible with this model of computer. T_T In the end my brother and i cursed the computer and after an hour or so of toggling with various error windows it worked. Thank god. My dad would have flipped.

Played table tennis on tuesday with YYD, CS and Faith. ^_^ Yay! Thanks for coming to my house! <3 Shao~~~~~~ I think we all should join table tennis in JC. Recreational, of course, with the exception of Shao and CS who can be the best doubles combination ever. YYD learns really fast and Faith got the hang of it really quickly (I am jealous!). Let's play more often~

Out of curiousity, anyone else likes/can play table tennis? ^_^

Went to the doctor to get my toe cured. ^_^ And it worked! (much to my horror.) Now it's okay, just that i have half my nail gone. My dad now thinks that I can become a doctor because I stoned throughout the entire thing but he doesn't know that that's because I was so freaked out by all the blood. According to my mom he should be held my hand and hugged me throughout the whole thing for moral support. ^_^ LOL.

My dad says: The amount of presents under the christmas tree is pathethic. So he goes off to wrap random empty boxes to cover up the tree's spindly legs. ^_^

I hope we don't get dragged to carolling this year. ^_^" THe last time we ended up somewhere in Changi prison with a bunch of people we were sure weren't ever on the bus carolling with us in the beginning. Then again, I'm not very observant... ><

If I don't get to go online again, in advance, to everyone, MERRY CHRISTMAS~ <3 Thanks for everything. Really.

Stay happy. ^_^

To Shao [early by 2 days]: Welcome back~ *hugs* yumyumyumyumyumyay!

~done by CS and joey.

( when cs did it, it was 68)
(yeah right, cs. if we believe that we would be stupid)

Tagged by springofmylife

1) I love beautiful and elegant things. (like fountain pens that I steal from cs xD)
2) To quote delta_alpha174: I harbour a deep, passionate love for my cactus. ^_^ An unreasonable amount, I should think, but, it is a lovely cactus!
3) Making people happy makes me happy. (:
4) Hotel California by The Eagles is a song that I like very much.
5) I used to play basketball, and table tennis. And I like both very much (in addition to running)!
6) I like messing around with adobe photoshop but I'm hopeless with it. ><
7) My room is really messy. ^_^ The only place left that's not covered is the lamp.
8) I like having people over! (even if my house is messy...^_^")Or going to other people's houses is fun too!
9) My aspiration for life when I was young was to become a flight attendant when I grew up. (: okayyy, that sounds really strange.
10) I have no more wallpaper on my phone because I'm sick of things like coffee cups and golf ranges.
11) I would like very very much to see springofmylife in a miniskirt! xD
12) I now know that michellee's favourite colour is purple and she likes nike. Yay!
13) 7.30 and around 9.30 at night is the calling people time. ^_^ strange pattern.
14) Thank goodness my dad is not psychic. Or that he's supportive.
15) I don't ever want to disappoint people or make them wait for nothing. ^_^
16) I think I would like a close friend.
17) I like playing the piano! regardless of whether I play well or not-- that just kills people's ears.
18) I love art. ^_^
19) ^_^ is my favourite smiley. Is that expression possible in real life? ^_^
20) I love wasting time! xD (why am I so not efficient?)


*LOL*

The quiz thing everyone's been doing. ^_^*lol* no offence intended. ^_^


Click here
( Answers to be taken seriously. ^_^ )

A load of thanks to Shao, Renyi and Faith for their help in math. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ I'm sorry for constantly asking you completely stupid questions... but you still answered without getting impatient. That's really really really nice of you. I seroiusly don't think I would get integration without your help. Thanks again!

Today feels strangely free and unburdened.

For amusement's sake. Hence the jumping onto the bandwagon. Somehow, I am amused. ^_^ No offence intended.

~*~Result nr 4~*~


Your power is: Super Strength

Explanation: Your gift is rather self
exlainig. But to clear things up, you have been
given a power that makes you extremly strong.
This is of course speaking in pyshical terms.
When doing good deeds the power could be used
as helping people in e.g. fights or those under
a fallen building etc. For bad purposes the
power could simply kill/beat anyone until the
gifted gets his way.
You are however as a person on the good side.
You are the leader type and have a tendancy to
look at the whole picture rather than details.
That could make you come off as inconsiderate,
but that's far from the truth. You can be
impulsive and aggressive but you mean no harm
with it. Sometimes it can even save you. If you
were to be in a group with others who have
super powers you would be focusing more on them
and the situation rather than yourself. So to
even it out, you can be egotistical at times,
but it's because you ignore your needs every
once in a while. You are responsible and brave
but could still be seen as reckless.
Negative aspects: Since you focus on the
team/family/group of friends you could start
thinking that they don't care about you since
they don't seem to look after you the way you
do to them. Also you could intentionally
endanger yourself (even in everyday life) when
doing descicions without thinking it through
that much. But a leader with more sense of
responsibility does not however come off as
reckless, but logical.

What Power is Compatible With You? [beautiful anime pictures + 12 detailed results]
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Thanks Lemon~ The quiz was really fun to take! ^_^ And no matter what answers I attempt to feed it I can't get any other result. Something is wrong, I swear. I can't get anything cool like transportation or anything. Any variation(s) of answers that actually apply to me get this as the final result.

Lalalalalalal~ I think I'm going to fail my chinese compo, but that's okay~ The chinese talk today was fun beacuse the guy was amusing and nice. He had loads of interesting things to tell butbutbutbut pity I fell asleep briefly. But it was an interesting talk anyway.

Yay! I think I'm improving in bridge! I can win more than three sets on my own! (((((: *bounces* I have hope of not being a complete idiot at intellectual games!

~joeyjoeyjoeyjoeyjoeyjoeyjoey <3

I think I lead an incredibly sad life. But that is just cool because I can get cheered up by phonecalls! (: It's been ages since I've bad a phonecall that long about totally random things-- and I was happily reminded of a number game that I used to play. It is a very interesting game... except that i'm dreadful at storytelling and hence can't provide much entertainment. >< Hmmmm. But still, that was just... fun. And it brought back a whole host of memories, which was unsettling for a brief period because I haven't thought about those times for a long, long time. but somehow it felt right. Maybe I should do something about systemaatic unconcious forgetting. Maybe somethings should be returned to once in a while. If just for... memory's sake. I feel oddly high.

I think I have the worst timing in calling people because somehow or rather I always manage to catch them in the middle of doing something, like bathing, swimmning, or... sleeping. But still, I like calling people. And I like getting calls from people. Okay, I will call more people! ^_^

happy~happy~happy~happy~happy~happy~happy~happy~~~~~~~

I love times I thought I forgot all about. And even if they're not coming back at least they happened once and they'll always be the way I like them in my mind. ^_^ ^_^ That won't change because they're being protected by change (oddly, it's easy to seperate two deifferent sides of a same thing. or what I deem different sides) and by my wilful unwillingness to touch things that are pretty, golden and beautiful in my mind.

I love remembering. ^_^ It's like unconcious editing and replay. I love remembering.

Everyone has thankfully left. That leaves the house blessedly quiet. There's something about silence, not in the sense of absence of sound but more of the presence of something oppresively suffocating. Not suffocating either, but more of diffusions such that every nook and cranny reeks of its... emptiness. Voidness is ironically, a fullness of absence. Hmmm. Solitude and all its connotations of isolation.

My cactus is in danger of being repotted against its will. I will attempt to save it from certain death by bringing it to school. Or perhaps that will reduce its life expectancy by half.
Me: I am not overprotective, over my plants. Really.
Mom: Right.
Reminder to self: get some more of the new fertiliser-- the buds seem to be doing well, even if they are a little... blinding. Maybe mixing fertilisers was not so advisable after all...

Apparently my parents are getting a new car. Which is great, although i don't see anything objectionable about the current one. In a fit of wilfulness they made the colour black with tinted windows... utter coolness. I wonder when I'll be able to sit in it?

My piano theory exam is on my mother's birthday, what an anticlimaz. According to my teacher as long as I pass it is reason enough for her to pop champagne, which is kind of sad if you think about it, but hey, at least she has the notion that I have a sliver of a chance at passing. I'd say her faith is painfully misguided. Something like a shot in the dark, only aiming in the direction directly opposite to the target.

My dad is home-- a little more filled out, more rounded. At least the angular silhouette is no longer what I see when I walk behind him. Perhaps he does need a break every now and then. An anchor, I guess, that's what he is; some sort of lighthouse for my mom to return to after drifting for so long. I am glad, just glad that he's home. Weariness sets in after a while and it just chills to the bone. Like some slow onset of a fatal disease that I shrug off by escaping. I want my mom to at least smile, not a twisted, secret smirk.

I can beat time to my mom's breathing in the dark. It's a gentle heave and fall, like a slight whisper that escapes her lips. Her mouth's parted (do I sleep like that too?) and her arms are clasped in front of her. In the dead of the night when even the lights opposite flicker and die off, I can almost imagine her shadow against nothing. Or her hands clasped around mine, or what I think are my hands, perhaps they're my father's , or my brother's. It doesn't matter. And then suddenly she's young and beautiful again, long hair and slender frame. Sometimes she tells me I'll grow up to be like her. Sometimes I laugh it off, sometimes I don't answer her, sometimes i think she's joking. Sometimes I think she remembers too much.

August will be a month just like any other. There will be no upheaval, no change. National day in more ways than one, not that I am bounded to either. There are gifts, and then there are presents. Both have no strings attached; take them as they are, and forget them as time will. There are truths and there are lies; both are flippant and naive.

Live as you will.

An eternity is no more than a second in memory's endless vista.

Today is the 7th of August.

I need to get my mind off chromosomes and discontinuous variation. Chinesechinesechinesechinesechinesechinesechinese. Ahh, the goddamn gametes are coming to haunt me for not drawing them. ^_^

CHINESE.

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚是得不到好成绩的。我没有烧香的意识，更没有抱佛脚的意识。反正烧不烧也无所谓，后果还是一样的不堪设想。^_^ 算了，把时间花在漫画上也会更值得。再说，专题作业还未完成，不，应该说还未开始。都是我惹的麻烦，早知道就该早点做。现在眼前有八十九个词语的造句等着我背， 我感到无比的懊悔。昨天怎么我了整个晚上复习生物呢？有些科目已到了无可救药的地步，想怎么挽救也来不及了。

自生自灭吧。

今天心情出乎的好。 凌晨六点刚起床就感到非常轻松，完全没有考虑到再多五小时就将要面临生物测验。到了学校弹了十五分钟的钢琴， 感到更加高兴。在学校弹钢琴是一件愉快的事， 没有任何压力，也没有任何人的指责。 可以痛痛快快，随心随意地弹。 不会弹就跳着弹，会弹就弹多一些， 喜欢弹就尽管弹，完全不在乎在旁嘲笑的人。就是这样，花费了那么多珍贵的时间。最近脑海里只有两件事，第一是音乐，第二... 还是别提了。^_^ 希望唱歌时会有人伴奏， 弹琴时会有人陪伴，孤独时会有人弹琴给我听。

也罢了。梦想始终是梦想。还是把精力花在实际的事上， 就比如明天的测验。^_^ ^_^ ^_^