well, to my very very very very pleasant surprise, i found out that my soci essay deadline has been pushed back one week. which means that i'm now in time with what i should be doing. more or less. btw, if you are above 30 yrs old, please take my survey HERE. it's part of my research for my essay. i think i've got enough of those who are younger (of course if you still want to do, also can. the more the merrier). please ask your parents to do or something. else my results will be very skewed towards the 20s and earlier group. OR, in my desperate case, pretend to be older and answer. ;D don't tell my lecturer i asked you to do that.
other stuff coming up: EN essay. jane's okay-ed my essay plan! yay!!! can get started liao. psych having another quiz coming up. and i think i can handle that this time. i've started studying last night. haha. EL presentation. that one isn't too bad. i think it's just a formality cos in the end we still gonna hand up a written report. Holy Week's coming round. my time management with the choir is at an all time LOW! oh no!!! *bangs head on wall* i'll just have to work harder with them then. still haven't picked an offertory song for vigil. nor have i gone to talk to fk about the litany. memo to self: talk to him about it!!!!!!!
muahahaha! i think i've got manic depression. you know, the one where, one minute you're down in the dumps, the next minute you're on top of the world. aka moodswings. today mike was talking about abnormal psych. the one topic that i'm looking forward to. and he spent so long on other stuff. i was really really interested in the part about schizoprenia. but he zoomed through that section in 2 minutes cos he was running late. darn. there's always the kalat to read tho.
watched Lost last night. omg!! it's so cool!!!!! i don't feel let down by the second season like i was with desperate housewives. it's even cooler. think myst. the island is really creating more and more questions and mysteries. last night's 2 hour special must have had sky high ratings sia. and forgot to mention. i saw barry manilow on AI the other day. he's really amusing. he sang "love is a many splendor thing". and i know that song cos aunty mary tortured us with it. and guess what? his mouth barely opened larger than a slit, even for those killer high notes. what is he, a ventroliquist? it's so amusing to watch the way his mouth barely moves north-south direction. how da heck can he sing like he does and yet not open his mouth???
mood: happy
listening to: hero - enrique iglesias
Friday, March 31, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
V for Vendetta
omg! watched "V for Vendetta" today. absolutely love it. so glad that sumi brought me along to watch it. *warning spoilers*
V for Vendetta runs parallel to the guy fawkes plan to blow up the british parliment on the 5th of november. In this movie, masked terrorist V also plans to blow up parliment on the 5th of november. he wears a guy fawkes mask throughout the film. meanwhile, evie, is suspected of being part of the plot because she was with him when he first blew up the bailey building. it follows the 2 of them (or rather, mostly evie) through the year, running up to 05/11. spectacularly ending in the blowing up of parliment.
specific moments i like. i love the way V does the "conducting" and climaxes at the "crescendo" which is the huge explosion. i like the entertainment when his speech at the beginning consisted mainly of words starting with V. i absolutely love the end part, when the citizens all don the guy fawkes mask and march through london, and the military just let them through. and the final scene where people all remove the masks...that so reflects the domino effect V was doing. symbolic too.
anyway, what i like about this film is that, it could be a weak action packed film, but it's not. it has a real story line and real ideas behind it that are very relevant today. as i watched it, i kept thinking about the EN's ideology and hegemony. the film is the perfect embodiment of that. every government uses this concept to hold power. won't say too much here, cos i'm thinking of using this film for my EN essay.
but, i rate it 4.7 out of 5 stars rating. i have not seen a movie that is as thought-provoking as this. i would like to give it 5, but i think that it's ideas are very very very politically challenging. it could be dangerous in that sense because it is forcing people to rethink about how their governments are run, whether or not they are under this false impression that everything the government says is true.
right. all for now.
mood: busy
listening to: nothing.
V for Vendetta runs parallel to the guy fawkes plan to blow up the british parliment on the 5th of november. In this movie, masked terrorist V also plans to blow up parliment on the 5th of november. he wears a guy fawkes mask throughout the film. meanwhile, evie, is suspected of being part of the plot because she was with him when he first blew up the bailey building. it follows the 2 of them (or rather, mostly evie) through the year, running up to 05/11. spectacularly ending in the blowing up of parliment.
specific moments i like. i love the way V does the "conducting" and climaxes at the "crescendo" which is the huge explosion. i like the entertainment when his speech at the beginning consisted mainly of words starting with V. i absolutely love the end part, when the citizens all don the guy fawkes mask and march through london, and the military just let them through. and the final scene where people all remove the masks...that so reflects the domino effect V was doing. symbolic too.
anyway, what i like about this film is that, it could be a weak action packed film, but it's not. it has a real story line and real ideas behind it that are very relevant today. as i watched it, i kept thinking about the EN's ideology and hegemony. the film is the perfect embodiment of that. every government uses this concept to hold power. won't say too much here, cos i'm thinking of using this film for my EN essay.
but, i rate it 4.7 out of 5 stars rating. i have not seen a movie that is as thought-provoking as this. i would like to give it 5, but i think that it's ideas are very very very politically challenging. it could be dangerous in that sense because it is forcing people to rethink about how their governments are run, whether or not they are under this false impression that everything the government says is true.
right. all for now.
mood: busy
listening to: nothing.
don't know if the title is going to appear
i think i deserve to be slapped again. really hard.
fistly, last sunday was poornima's birthday. and i totally forgot till today. got to catch her on msn or sms. :p i really need to check my schedules more often - on a daily basis. my memory's getting bad to worse. guilty feeling.
then, i haven't done much work. i feel so unmotivated. sigh. i mean, i've got this barrier that's mentally preventing me from sitting down and really getting solid work done. i do bits and pieces here and there, but other than that...muahahaha! (not that it's funny)
sian of life these days. i'm on such a huge emotional roller coaster ride now. one minute i'm so happy and fine, and the next, for no good reason, i'm down in the dumps. quixotic-ness in action. gosh. i really need to get a grip.
mood: happy/guilty
listening to: When doves cry - clay aiken
fistly, last sunday was poornima's birthday. and i totally forgot till today. got to catch her on msn or sms. :p i really need to check my schedules more often - on a daily basis. my memory's getting bad to worse. guilty feeling.
then, i haven't done much work. i feel so unmotivated. sigh. i mean, i've got this barrier that's mentally preventing me from sitting down and really getting solid work done. i do bits and pieces here and there, but other than that...muahahaha! (not that it's funny)
sian of life these days. i'm on such a huge emotional roller coaster ride now. one minute i'm so happy and fine, and the next, for no good reason, i'm down in the dumps. quixotic-ness in action. gosh. i really need to get a grip.
mood: happy/guilty
listening to: When doves cry - clay aiken
Sunday, March 26, 2006
les miserables
i've rediscovered my love for "les miserables". oh my god. love it. love it!!!!
especially the performance at the 10th anniversary concert. this video from the concert totally rocks. fyi, it's the song at the close of the first act. absolutely beautiful. must listen to it. look out for Javert (Philip Quast), Enjolras (Michael Maguire), and Eponine (Lea Salonga)
some day, i'll sing like that.
mood: inspired
listening to: one day more - les mis 10th anniversary concert.
especially the performance at the 10th anniversary concert. this video from the concert totally rocks. fyi, it's the song at the close of the first act. absolutely beautiful. must listen to it. look out for Javert (Philip Quast), Enjolras (Michael Maguire), and Eponine (Lea Salonga)
some day, i'll sing like that.
mood: inspired
listening to: one day more - les mis 10th anniversary concert.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
20 june
is when clay's new cd will be released!!!!!! yay!!!!!
mood: excited
listening to: construction work outside
mood: excited
listening to: construction work outside
Friday, March 24, 2006
guilty
i've got a confession to make. today, i had a 4 hour break. instead of using it well in studying and whatnot, i spent it frivoulously. what did i do. well, i spent the first hour at lunch. then, the rest of the time, most of it was spent in an indepth discussion of il divo with thalia on the clayboard chatroom. guilty as charged.
ok, to make me happier, i did manage to think a bit about my lit essay. and basically that's it. muahahaha!
mood: amused
listening to: i believe in you (vivement dimanche) - il divo & celine dion
ok, to make me happier, i did manage to think a bit about my lit essay. and basically that's it. muahahaha!
mood: amused
listening to: i believe in you (vivement dimanche) - il divo & celine dion
Thursday, March 23, 2006
bizarre thing that happened. today, the driver of bus 61 got lost. i wasn't on it lah, i was on another bus, and happened to pass by and saw. ok, context. 61 will go along circuit road, follow through that road next to macpherson pri and then turn right towards canossa convent. but today. it took a left towards blk 125 instead, in a totally opposite direction of where it was supposed to go. *gasp* lady driver btw, looked quite young, probably new. anyway, ya, it stalled outside of blk 125. me was thinking if 61 had a re-routing or something. anyway, lucky for that driver, some helpful guy came up and directed her back to the right direction. she couldn't take a u-turn cos it was one of those huge bendy buses, no way it was going to fit that intersection to u-turn. so she had to turn into geylang east, go all the way round to paya lebar, and then go through circuit road again. poor thing.
hope the picture works. i tried the blogger pic upload like 10 times before giving up and going back to photobucket. oh ya, and thanks to google earth for the image. not 100% accurate cos the thing is too small to see clearly. legend: red is where 61's supposed to go. blue is the direction it went just now. yellow is the detour it took to get back on track.
bought andrew's donation draw tickets. for a purely selfish reason. the first prize this year is $30,000. 2nd prize is $10,000. 3rd prize is $5000. no prizes for guessing what i want that for. ;D if i get 1st prize - me and andrew are gonna split 50-50 (it's a long story). if it's $10,000 - US here i come! if it's $5000, well, better than nothing, hello UBC. of course, if it's the full $30,000 (that andrew may or may not be happy to not split) haha, forget about US sia, on to England! muahahahahaha!
yup. all for now. to end off, this lyric i heard
Today I watched in silence as people passed me by
And i strained to see if there was something hidden in their eyes
But they all looked back at me as if to say, "Life just goes on"
The old familiar story told in different ways,
"Make the most of your own journey from the cradle to the grave
Dream your dreams tomorrow because today, life must go on"
And there's more to this life than living and dying,
More than just trying to make it through the day.
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see.
mood: tired
listening to: nothing in particular
hope the picture works. i tried the blogger pic upload like 10 times before giving up and going back to photobucket. oh ya, and thanks to google earth for the image. not 100% accurate cos the thing is too small to see clearly. legend: red is where 61's supposed to go. blue is the direction it went just now. yellow is the detour it took to get back on track.
bought andrew's donation draw tickets. for a purely selfish reason. the first prize this year is $30,000. 2nd prize is $10,000. 3rd prize is $5000. no prizes for guessing what i want that for. ;D if i get 1st prize - me and andrew are gonna split 50-50 (it's a long story). if it's $10,000 - US here i come! if it's $5000, well, better than nothing, hello UBC. of course, if it's the full $30,000 (that andrew may or may not be happy to not split) haha, forget about US sia, on to England! muahahahahaha!
yup. all for now. to end off, this lyric i heard
Today I watched in silence as people passed me by
And i strained to see if there was something hidden in their eyes
But they all looked back at me as if to say, "Life just goes on"
The old familiar story told in different ways,
"Make the most of your own journey from the cradle to the grave
Dream your dreams tomorrow because today, life must go on"
And there's more to this life than living and dying,
More than just trying to make it through the day.
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see.
mood: tired
listening to: nothing in particular
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
so many blogs are so depressed these days. lets see if i can do a happy one for a change.
i'm almost done with my lab reports. finally figured out the stupid excel chart wizard. so, i think i got the histogram done properly. and i got the mcgurk down ok i think.
easter is coming. the church choir is improving. they managed to do that do-re-mi blending thingy. and i think they're blending quite well in this short space of time. :D
i just heard the acoustic version of "measure of a man". oh my god!!!!! beautiful. so tender and sweet and vulnerable sounding. *g* downloaded a collection of these types of acoustic/emotional songs clay sang. beautiful. that time i was lamenting about my lack of love life, jun said i should go home and kiss my clay aiken poster. ;D (i didn't do that of course. i'm not such a cuckoo) second cd out in a few months time.
i really wonder what they're doing in that field next to the church. there's more earth there now. but they're not like pounding it down or anything. just dumping it there. weird mystery.
andrew's in the cjc choir. bass2. expected lah. his voice so low, can't be anywhere else than a bass2. he's probably going to prague at the end of this year. yay! now he can't complain that i'm always the only one going round the world. telling him to learn hard from the cj choir, so that next time he can take the church choir.
still haven't planned out my strategy to convince the parents to let me go sep. thinking of using what i learnt in soci to help. haha! this is where i should have learnt better when i was at juice. what's that 5 step thingy again? should go prepare. haha! UBC!!!
ok. all for now. have to get back to polishing up my lab reports. haha! at least i'm not staying up on thursday night to rush it out. :D
mood: happy! :D
listening to: I could not ask for more - Clay aiken
i'm almost done with my lab reports. finally figured out the stupid excel chart wizard. so, i think i got the histogram done properly. and i got the mcgurk down ok i think.
easter is coming. the church choir is improving. they managed to do that do-re-mi blending thingy. and i think they're blending quite well in this short space of time. :D
i just heard the acoustic version of "measure of a man". oh my god!!!!! beautiful. so tender and sweet and vulnerable sounding. *g* downloaded a collection of these types of acoustic/emotional songs clay sang. beautiful. that time i was lamenting about my lack of love life, jun said i should go home and kiss my clay aiken poster. ;D (i didn't do that of course. i'm not such a cuckoo) second cd out in a few months time.
i really wonder what they're doing in that field next to the church. there's more earth there now. but they're not like pounding it down or anything. just dumping it there. weird mystery.
andrew's in the cjc choir. bass2. expected lah. his voice so low, can't be anywhere else than a bass2. he's probably going to prague at the end of this year. yay! now he can't complain that i'm always the only one going round the world. telling him to learn hard from the cj choir, so that next time he can take the church choir.
still haven't planned out my strategy to convince the parents to let me go sep. thinking of using what i learnt in soci to help. haha! this is where i should have learnt better when i was at juice. what's that 5 step thingy again? should go prepare. haha! UBC!!!
ok. all for now. have to get back to polishing up my lab reports. haha! at least i'm not staying up on thursday night to rush it out. :D
mood: happy! :D
listening to: I could not ask for more - Clay aiken
Monday, March 20, 2006
thi finally watched "harry potter and the goblet of fire" yesterday night. dad bought the dvd. and well, it wasn't that good. could have given a miss. there was so much that was good in the book that wasn't reflected in the movie. guess the director wasn't a big fan. i give it 2 out of 5 stars. i got so bored with the first half of the movie, i was so tempted to just give up and go to sleep. there was so much nazi/military references. so hollywood-ised. *puke* they sensationalised the appearence of durmstrang and beauxbatons so much. it was gross. and yup, the storyline was kinda weak. i guess if someone didn't read the book, they would have found it interesting. but for ppl like me and bro who know the plot by heart, the movie was kinda a let down. ok, i absolutely loved snape's performance in this one. absolutely beautiful. pity there was too little of him. and ok, cedric was quite cute. reminds me of that guy from "lost" who died. haha!
kk. back to preparing my psych reports. more next time.
p.s. in 2005, NUS ranked 22nd uni in the world and UBC ranked 38. think that'll be good enough for them?
continued in the evening.
just came back from voice class with ruben. it went ok. better than i expected. just me and winnie in the class. i told ruben that my problem is airy-ness. later on, he said that maybe mine is more of a physical problem than a technique problem. cos to him, i'm already using all the proper techniques, but still airy. anyway, he asked me if i ever been to ear, nose and throat specialist. apparently, he had a student once, same problem as me, never been able to lose the airy-ness. her problem was that her vocal chords don't close properly, so air will always flow through, no matter what. and he thinks that's my problem too. but, apparently, the interesting thing is that, when i sang a certain way, some sort of nasal way, he said the airy-ness decreased dramatically. not totally but a lot. weird. yup. so he recommends that i hang on to dear life to this way of singing. erm...ok. it works fine for the lower range. but i'm not so sure for the high ones. to me, it seems like the straining voice way. but hey, he's the voice tutor, so trust him lor.
and i still don't know how to do the mcgurk lab report. damn it.
mood: amused
listening to: 1000 days - clay aiken
kk. back to preparing my psych reports. more next time.
p.s. in 2005, NUS ranked 22nd uni in the world and UBC ranked 38. think that'll be good enough for them?
continued in the evening.
just came back from voice class with ruben. it went ok. better than i expected. just me and winnie in the class. i told ruben that my problem is airy-ness. later on, he said that maybe mine is more of a physical problem than a technique problem. cos to him, i'm already using all the proper techniques, but still airy. anyway, he asked me if i ever been to ear, nose and throat specialist. apparently, he had a student once, same problem as me, never been able to lose the airy-ness. her problem was that her vocal chords don't close properly, so air will always flow through, no matter what. and he thinks that's my problem too. but, apparently, the interesting thing is that, when i sang a certain way, some sort of nasal way, he said the airy-ness decreased dramatically. not totally but a lot. weird. yup. so he recommends that i hang on to dear life to this way of singing. erm...ok. it works fine for the lower range. but i'm not so sure for the high ones. to me, it seems like the straining voice way. but hey, he's the voice tutor, so trust him lor.
and i still don't know how to do the mcgurk lab report. damn it.
mood: amused
listening to: 1000 days - clay aiken
Sunday, March 19, 2006
crazy blogger
ok. so this thingy seems to be ok for now. weird. yup. i prefer blogger to livejournal. but, if worst comes to the worst... anyway, i'll still be around blogger till it totally dies. yup. so livejournal's going back into cold storage until such time that blogger chooses to die again.
finally watched "memoirs of a geisha" vcd that poh lin lent me. wow! it was not bad. hate the accents, but it was saved cos zhang zi yi had very very very very few lines. gong li as hatsumomo rocks! me and andrew were in stitches over the "a geisha can stop a man with a single glance" scene (cf the spoof version). and i think the Chairman looks so cute. haha :D stayed up till 1.11am with mum. for once, she stayed up to watch movie with me. :)
church today. that fr khoo somehow neglected to tell the choir that he changed the readings from year B to the year A readings. and he was AWOL till the last minute. mafan sia. kudos to verena for doing a totally new psalm within the hour.
they're doing something mysterious in that field next to the church. they're dumping truckloads of earth (clay) and levelling it. weird. i mean, that area has nothing to do with the KPE, i think. parents think maybe it's gonna be a condo. they're going to buy one if it is. typical. so they can spend as much time as they like at church. andrew thinks maybe they're finally filling in the highly dangerous potholds in the field. i think likely a condo.
don't know how to do my lab reports. especially the mcgurk one. and all the emails that the tutor and lecturers are sending is just making it even more cryptic than it already is. i'm gonna fail. oh no! school sucks.
why is it that me, who has never ever attended a single formal computer class, knows more about troubleshooting computers than the rest of my family? seriously. it's weird. like recently, my house comp refused to turn itself on. so mum's convinced there's a virus, dad's convinced we've done some weird thing to it cos of my long hours on the net, bro thinks that the entire hard drive is gone forever and ever. anyway, today, i finally got round to seeing what's happening. and you know what happened? it couldn't on cos there was a diskette still in the disk drive. *rolls eyes* you'd think that all those computer classes would teach you never to leave stuff in the computer and then reboot with that stuff still in it. anyway, the comp's working fine now. haha! :D
to make me happy, i wanna say that, i've corrupted theodora to become a clay addict. muahahahaha! ok, actually i didn't do that much. all i did was email her some clay songs. and now, she's totally hooked. heehee! not much happening tho. just the usual gay rumours and allegations. oh ya, 3 page thread on which is his favourite colour, green or orange. *rolls eyes*
i think that's all i wanna say. :D
oh fuck! i completely forgot to msg jacqueline to wish her happy birthday yesterday. what kinda crazy friend am i sia?! *slap me*
mood: tired
listening to: summer nights - john travolta, olivia newton-john
finally watched "memoirs of a geisha" vcd that poh lin lent me. wow! it was not bad. hate the accents, but it was saved cos zhang zi yi had very very very very few lines. gong li as hatsumomo rocks! me and andrew were in stitches over the "a geisha can stop a man with a single glance" scene (cf the spoof version). and i think the Chairman looks so cute. haha :D stayed up till 1.11am with mum. for once, she stayed up to watch movie with me. :)
church today. that fr khoo somehow neglected to tell the choir that he changed the readings from year B to the year A readings. and he was AWOL till the last minute. mafan sia. kudos to verena for doing a totally new psalm within the hour.
they're doing something mysterious in that field next to the church. they're dumping truckloads of earth (clay) and levelling it. weird. i mean, that area has nothing to do with the KPE, i think. parents think maybe it's gonna be a condo. they're going to buy one if it is. typical. so they can spend as much time as they like at church. andrew thinks maybe they're finally filling in the highly dangerous potholds in the field. i think likely a condo.
don't know how to do my lab reports. especially the mcgurk one. and all the emails that the tutor and lecturers are sending is just making it even more cryptic than it already is. i'm gonna fail. oh no! school sucks.
why is it that me, who has never ever attended a single formal computer class, knows more about troubleshooting computers than the rest of my family? seriously. it's weird. like recently, my house comp refused to turn itself on. so mum's convinced there's a virus, dad's convinced we've done some weird thing to it cos of my long hours on the net, bro thinks that the entire hard drive is gone forever and ever. anyway, today, i finally got round to seeing what's happening. and you know what happened? it couldn't on cos there was a diskette still in the disk drive. *rolls eyes* you'd think that all those computer classes would teach you never to leave stuff in the computer and then reboot with that stuff still in it. anyway, the comp's working fine now. haha! :D
to make me happy, i wanna say that, i've corrupted theodora to become a clay addict. muahahahaha! ok, actually i didn't do that much. all i did was email her some clay songs. and now, she's totally hooked. heehee! not much happening tho. just the usual gay rumours and allegations. oh ya, 3 page thread on which is his favourite colour, green or orange. *rolls eyes*
i think that's all i wanna say. :D
oh fuck! i completely forgot to msg jacqueline to wish her happy birthday yesterday. what kinda crazy friend am i sia?! *slap me*
mood: tired
listening to: summer nights - john travolta, olivia newton-john
Saturday, March 18, 2006
testing out new blog
because blogger is acting so weird lately, i'm speeding up trials on a livejournal blog. take a lookie if you want. there isn't much different on there from here. i'm looking to see if there's such a thing as a tag board for livejournal accounts, but in the meantime, drop a comment k.
http://mezzogal.livejournal.com
http://mezzogal.livejournal.com
now that this darn thing is working again, i wanna share this song i heard.
Jesus, Take the Wheel
by Carrie Underwood
album: Some Hearts (2005)
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snowy white Christmas Eve
Goin' home to see her Mama & her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way to fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air
[Chorus:]
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So for now on tonight
[Chorus:]
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Oh, Jesus, take the wheel___
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, oh
Jesus, Take the Wheel
by Carrie Underwood
album: Some Hearts (2005)
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snowy white Christmas Eve
Goin' home to see her Mama & her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way to fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air
[Chorus:]
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So for now on tonight
[Chorus:]
Jesus, take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Oh, Jesus, take the wheel___
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus, take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, oh
Friday, March 17, 2006
how prepostrous
blogspot has locked me out of my own blog.
so for now, i'm playing around with some other blogs. eg livejournal. we'll see how.
and btw, whoever manages to get into my blog, please let me know.
mood: pissed off
listening to: nothing.
so for now, i'm playing around with some other blogs. eg livejournal. we'll see how.
and btw, whoever manages to get into my blog, please let me know.
mood: pissed off
listening to: nothing.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
the world's oldest valentine's love letter
while researching for my paper the other day, i found THIS.
take a lookie. so cool. talk about a love that lasts forever.
and btw, this time in 2004, i was in england. the stonehenge/lake district area. i'll always remember cos dr s msged us "happy ides of march" for some reason. gosh. miss those times. wanna go back.
mood: casual. nostalgic
listening to: butterflies and hurricanes - william joseph
take a lookie. so cool. talk about a love that lasts forever.
and btw, this time in 2004, i was in england. the stonehenge/lake district area. i'll always remember cos dr s msged us "happy ides of march" for some reason. gosh. miss those times. wanna go back.
mood: casual. nostalgic
listening to: butterflies and hurricanes - william joseph
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
as if things can't get any worse...
...they just did.
ask me if you wanna know.
how much more can life fling at me??
mood: sad
listening to: you were there - clay aiken
ask me if you wanna know.
how much more can life fling at me??
mood: sad
listening to: you were there - clay aiken
Monday, March 13, 2006
But you don't really care for music, do you?
first is my long to-do list: EL essay by wednesday. 2 psych lab reports. EL presentation. EN essay, Soci essay in april. all the church stuff. new position in nus choir.
then, there's my falling sick: sore throat. kinda blocked nose. crazy cough. red eye. total tiredness in general.
dad changed his mind about me going exchange. he says it's not necessary. the cost is more than the benefits reaped. i'm too sian to argue right now. very very very sad about this.
had to skip choir just now cos i couldn't open my mouth without a huge attack of coughing.
and i wanna change my blog music. but i can't because i can't find the code.
it's times like this when i wish i've got a boyfriend to make all my depressed romantic fantasies come true.
and yes. youths these days are becoming more disillusioned with life. doncha just feel that life has no meaning sometimes? that everything is just spinning way out of control? sick and tired of my life.
mood: depressed
listening to: my air humidifier whirring
then, there's my falling sick: sore throat. kinda blocked nose. crazy cough. red eye. total tiredness in general.
dad changed his mind about me going exchange. he says it's not necessary. the cost is more than the benefits reaped. i'm too sian to argue right now. very very very sad about this.
had to skip choir just now cos i couldn't open my mouth without a huge attack of coughing.
and i wanna change my blog music. but i can't because i can't find the code.
it's times like this when i wish i've got a boyfriend to make all my depressed romantic fantasies come true.
and yes. youths these days are becoming more disillusioned with life. doncha just feel that life has no meaning sometimes? that everything is just spinning way out of control? sick and tired of my life.
mood: depressed
listening to: my air humidifier whirring
Sunday, March 12, 2006
stuff
firstly, i'm going to DIE. english essay is due in 3 days. i haven't started at all. and i'm still here typing this blog. haiz. what is wrong with me??! partly cos i have absolutely no idea how to do the essay. partly cos i'm just downright lazy. 2 essays due next week. plus my psych lab reports still not done either. sigh. get a grip girl. think of going SEP! you need this grade!!
and secondly, i'm still sick. but at least, i'm recovering the use of my voice. but still coughing like crazy. i don't know what's worse. not being able to talk, or coughing my lungs out. sigh. you don't appreciate the value of your voice until you can't speak for a few days.
iris is asking me to handle logistics in the nus choir exco. not sure. it'll be good exposure. but then, i wanna go exchange. means 2nd half of year i'll be gone. and that's not really a good thing. see how lah.
and then, jumping on the "complain about LC" bandwagon. i know this will probably not be read by the target audience. but...i was kinda disappointed by their attitude last night. i mean, i know it's saturday night and we all have better things to do than come for choir and learn that stupid song. but you were already there for that fixed amount of time. is it so hard to just concentrate on what's at hand? i know you're all eager to go clubbing, home to sleep, watch tv, do homework (ok, maybe not that). you all came late, so you can't expect to leave early. fyi, i do plan according to the time what i'm gonna do for practices so it is possible to end on time if we start on time. i'm trying my best. i know i'm not the world's best teacher/leader/conductor. but i expected you to have the discipline enough to know when is the appropriate time to do what. you're not children. last night was a complete and utter lack of discipline on your part. just because i lost my voice and can't yell at you all doesn't give you all the permission to just misbehave. if you all think that i'm not worthy enough for your respect as your leader, then go ahead and appoint someone else. sometimes i'm just sick of this weekly battle of wills between us.
to your credit, at least you all turned up early for mass today. i didn't expect that. thank you for that. "prepare ye the way" wasn't perfect, but at least, it wasn't screwed up.
mood: very frustrated
listening to: someone's karaokeing/radio blasting "you raise me up"
and secondly, i'm still sick. but at least, i'm recovering the use of my voice. but still coughing like crazy. i don't know what's worse. not being able to talk, or coughing my lungs out. sigh. you don't appreciate the value of your voice until you can't speak for a few days.
iris is asking me to handle logistics in the nus choir exco. not sure. it'll be good exposure. but then, i wanna go exchange. means 2nd half of year i'll be gone. and that's not really a good thing. see how lah.
and then, jumping on the "complain about LC" bandwagon. i know this will probably not be read by the target audience. but...i was kinda disappointed by their attitude last night. i mean, i know it's saturday night and we all have better things to do than come for choir and learn that stupid song. but you were already there for that fixed amount of time. is it so hard to just concentrate on what's at hand? i know you're all eager to go clubbing, home to sleep, watch tv, do homework (ok, maybe not that). you all came late, so you can't expect to leave early. fyi, i do plan according to the time what i'm gonna do for practices so it is possible to end on time if we start on time. i'm trying my best. i know i'm not the world's best teacher/leader/conductor. but i expected you to have the discipline enough to know when is the appropriate time to do what. you're not children. last night was a complete and utter lack of discipline on your part. just because i lost my voice and can't yell at you all doesn't give you all the permission to just misbehave. if you all think that i'm not worthy enough for your respect as your leader, then go ahead and appoint someone else. sometimes i'm just sick of this weekly battle of wills between us.
to your credit, at least you all turned up early for mass today. i didn't expect that. thank you for that. "prepare ye the way" wasn't perfect, but at least, it wasn't screwed up.
mood: very frustrated
listening to: someone's karaokeing/radio blasting "you raise me up"
Saturday, March 11, 2006
camera whoring.
Supposed to write my essay but... haha! before the pics, wanna complain. i'm sick!!!!! i got such a bad sore throat the past week. must have been the panic attacks on tuesday coupled with monday's junk food session at choir. anyway, it was very bad. on wednesday and thursday, totally could not talk at all. any attempt to use my voice was so darn painful. at least it's getting better. at least can talk a bit w/o pain. still coughing like crazy. i got a sick, greenish-yellow, sour tasting phlegm. haha! hope can recover enough voice for this friday's performance.
anyway, pictures. (from VV and friday's photo session)
and then in the evening, janice came along to ah-ma's place. (no idea why these are small. maybe cos i used zoom. camera phone btw. my real camera won't have these problems.)
anyway, pictures. (from VV and friday's photo session)
yup. refer to lyndley's photos (link in earlier post) for more.
and then, on friday, in the 2 hours between class, got bored with studying and started taking photos too.
and then in the evening, janice came along to ah-ma's place. (no idea why these are small. maybe cos i used zoom. camera phone btw. my real camera won't have these problems.)
shoes on the exercise machine. fyi.
kk. back to work now. sigh.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
could not resist. so cute. *joke*
Dear Loved One,
Okay. You all keep asking me why I’ve been different again for the past couple of weeks. I’m staying at home more, I’m distracted when we’re together, et cetera. You thought those days were gone (which... shame on you for thinking that) and now you want to know why I’ve "regressed."
Here’s the thing. The solo tour started. I know you know this, because I’ve told you about it, and more than likely have made you listen to some concert clips. We’ve still got more than a month of concerts to go, so here is another helpful list to get us through the next several weeks.
Since I can’t get you to voluntarily play Clay’s music when we’re together, I will find ways to sneak it in. Those mix CDs that you were so grateful that I made for you? Heh. I can’t wait to listen to them. I may feign ignorance, but it’s no mistake that acoustic Measure of a Man is on there three times, my friend.
I know I talk about Clay a lot, but I really do try to be judicious. I assure you-- I could find a way to work him into every single conversation, but for your sake, I choose not to. The little knowing grin I get on my face when we’re talking? That’s the point where I could bring Clay up (hee) but have decided to let it pass. I think it’s best for everyone if you don’t try to count those grins.
If we have plans, and I suddenly have the opportunity to hang with some of my "Clay friends," I’m going to have to drop you like a hairy spider. Please don’t take it personally. It doesn’t mean that I don’t love you anymore. It’s just that I must take advantage of any chance I have to spend time with my own kind.
Just because my "Clay friends" are Internet friends, doesn’t make the friendship any less real. These are people with whom I share a passion. We have bonded, and I’m not sure how to say this gently, but it’s a bond that you and I will never share. They are important to me. Please respect that.
Please don’t be jealous of my "Clay friends." They are not friends that I have in place of you. They are friends I have in addition to you.
It’s great that you like Clay, and I love that you’re trying to love him. The thing is, you shouldn’t have to try. It’s there or it isn’t. All I ask of you is that you refrain from saying mean or hateful things about him. It’s okay that you don’t love him. I still love you-- even more than I love Clay. Still, just to be safe, don’t ever give me an "It’s either me or Clay" ultimatum.
The "innocent" southern guy who doesn’t sing about sex or dance? He sings When Doves Cry and grinds with a back-up singer in concert. It makes me happy. Do NOT scoff at the idea. Do NOT tell me how much better Prince is. Do NOT roll your eyes when I talk about it. Our relationship is at stake here. Clay’s performance of When Doves Cry is sacred.
Yes, I’m going to 5 concerts. Yes, I’ve received live cellcerts from 4 concerts. Yes, cellcert is a word. Yes, I’ve seen the entire concert now on video at least 20 times. Yes, I’ve watched certain clips upwards of a hundred times. No, I’ll never get tired of it. Move on.
Please don’t ask me to download anything for you. My super Waldo-sized hard-drive is almost full with Clack. Yes, Clack is a word. Waldo-sized means HUGE. You don’t want to know why. The phrase 'Waldo-sized hard-drive' makes me sweat. You REALLY don’t want to know why.
If I’m suddenly looking flushed while gazing dreamily, and absentmindedly licking my lips or biting my fingers, don’t ask. It has to do with DC When Dove’s Cry, and that’s all I’m saying.
This is just a reminder, since you seem to have doubted it last time: It’s not going to go away. Ever. Even if I wanted it to go away (which I don’t, by the way), it wouldn’t. It may ebb and flow, but it will always be here. It’s a part of who I am now. It brings joy to my life. Be happy for me.
Thanks again for hearing me out. With a little bit of understanding and compromise, we can be sure to have a relationship that will last well into the future... or at least until the next solo tour.
Love,
Your Crazy Clay-Addicted Friend
http://s2.invisionfree.com/Clay_Aiken_Singapore/index.php?showtopic=651
Okay. You all keep asking me why I’ve been different again for the past couple of weeks. I’m staying at home more, I’m distracted when we’re together, et cetera. You thought those days were gone (which... shame on you for thinking that) and now you want to know why I’ve "regressed."
Here’s the thing. The solo tour started. I know you know this, because I’ve told you about it, and more than likely have made you listen to some concert clips. We’ve still got more than a month of concerts to go, so here is another helpful list to get us through the next several weeks.
Since I can’t get you to voluntarily play Clay’s music when we’re together, I will find ways to sneak it in. Those mix CDs that you were so grateful that I made for you? Heh. I can’t wait to listen to them. I may feign ignorance, but it’s no mistake that acoustic Measure of a Man is on there three times, my friend.
I know I talk about Clay a lot, but I really do try to be judicious. I assure you-- I could find a way to work him into every single conversation, but for your sake, I choose not to. The little knowing grin I get on my face when we’re talking? That’s the point where I could bring Clay up (hee) but have decided to let it pass. I think it’s best for everyone if you don’t try to count those grins.
If we have plans, and I suddenly have the opportunity to hang with some of my "Clay friends," I’m going to have to drop you like a hairy spider. Please don’t take it personally. It doesn’t mean that I don’t love you anymore. It’s just that I must take advantage of any chance I have to spend time with my own kind.
Just because my "Clay friends" are Internet friends, doesn’t make the friendship any less real. These are people with whom I share a passion. We have bonded, and I’m not sure how to say this gently, but it’s a bond that you and I will never share. They are important to me. Please respect that.
Please don’t be jealous of my "Clay friends." They are not friends that I have in place of you. They are friends I have in addition to you.
It’s great that you like Clay, and I love that you’re trying to love him. The thing is, you shouldn’t have to try. It’s there or it isn’t. All I ask of you is that you refrain from saying mean or hateful things about him. It’s okay that you don’t love him. I still love you-- even more than I love Clay. Still, just to be safe, don’t ever give me an "It’s either me or Clay" ultimatum.
The "innocent" southern guy who doesn’t sing about sex or dance? He sings When Doves Cry and grinds with a back-up singer in concert. It makes me happy. Do NOT scoff at the idea. Do NOT tell me how much better Prince is. Do NOT roll your eyes when I talk about it. Our relationship is at stake here. Clay’s performance of When Doves Cry is sacred.
Yes, I’m going to 5 concerts. Yes, I’ve received live cellcerts from 4 concerts. Yes, cellcert is a word. Yes, I’ve seen the entire concert now on video at least 20 times. Yes, I’ve watched certain clips upwards of a hundred times. No, I’ll never get tired of it. Move on.
Please don’t ask me to download anything for you. My super Waldo-sized hard-drive is almost full with Clack. Yes, Clack is a word. Waldo-sized means HUGE. You don’t want to know why. The phrase 'Waldo-sized hard-drive' makes me sweat. You REALLY don’t want to know why.
If I’m suddenly looking flushed while gazing dreamily, and absentmindedly licking my lips or biting my fingers, don’t ask. It has to do with DC When Dove’s Cry, and that’s all I’m saying.
This is just a reminder, since you seem to have doubted it last time: It’s not going to go away. Ever. Even if I wanted it to go away (which I don’t, by the way), it wouldn’t. It may ebb and flow, but it will always be here. It’s a part of who I am now. It brings joy to my life. Be happy for me.
Thanks again for hearing me out. With a little bit of understanding and compromise, we can be sure to have a relationship that will last well into the future... or at least until the next solo tour.
Love,
Your Crazy Clay-Addicted Friend
http://s2.invisionfree.com/Clay_Aiken_Singapore/index.php?showtopic=651
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
finally i'm updating
haha! after so long. sorry lah. been busy. and lazy. anyway, quick ones cos i'm tired. HUGE THANKS to lyndley for photos.
Varsity Voices - An Evening of Flower Songs on 4 march 2006. it was fun. hmm...lets see, how to start. i'm being lazy. check out lyndley's photographic adventures on that day. 1st page and 2nd page. yup. he was going round taking loads of photos, esp in the alto room. yup. had a blast. LC was there, sumi and group with shi yun and poh lin. after that, went for supper at clementi mac with poh lin, shi yun and duan hui. fun. more next time maybe,when i'm in the mood.
fr khoo's record breaking one and a half hour sunday mass. somehow, he just goes on and on and on and on. completely unaware of how utterly boring and irrelevant he is being. like that day, it was already long enough with the cathecumen's thingy. he did a half hour homily in which he told ALL his grandfather stories. and then after we purposely cut short our tksgiving song, he went on AGAIN about the upgrading. argh! and today at st ant's. he did it again. double argh!
st stephen's has officially started upgrading process. the grotto is gone. the bell tower has been demolished. there's green netting and heavy machinese all round. khoo must be really excited. his pet project is finally taking off. he's really going ahead with the upgrading. pity, it's not going to be an excuse for us to scatter.
nus choir has gotten it's new p and vp. yay for iris and aaron. that crazy lyndley yelled my name for nomination but there is no way i'm taking up that post. stress enough liao. it's gonna be really interesting next sem, being a senior now instead of junior. sad that yan ting is leaving. gonna miss her. she sang a farewell song for us. made some of the seniors cry. some of the other seniors are also leaving liao. sigh. it's just like yesterday that i just went for the audition at pgp. time goes by so quickly. lots of choir stuff i'd like to talk about, but i won't bore you right now. again, using lyndley's photos. click HERE
today was a bad day. got up late, rushed out for bus except that there wasn't a bus. late for tutorial. my belt broke. forgot to bring my essay draft. did the essay cover page wrong. screwed up the st ant's music imo. the only happy thing today is me coming in 5th out of 21 in class with 71.5% for the EL midterm. at least, this is one module that i don't need to worry about.
just for fun, found THIS website and typed in my name. this is what was there (very long)
You entered: Goh Pei Jin Irene
There are 14 letters in your name.
Those 14 letters total to 90
There are 7 vowels and 7 consonants in your name.
Your number is: 9
The characteristics of #9 are: Humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.
The expression or destiny for #9:
The expression that you exhibit is represented bythe number 9. Your talents center in humanistic interests and approaches. You like to help others as you were intended to be the 'big brother or big sister' type. You operate best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion, and allow yourself to be sensitive to the needs of others. You work well with people, and have the potential to inspire. This suggests that you could successfully teach or counsel. Creative ability, imagination and artistic talent (often latent) of the highest order are present in this expression. It's possible that you're not using or developing all of these capabilities at this time. Some of your talents may have been used at an earlier time in your life, and some may still be latent. Be aware of your capabilities, so that you can make use of them at appropriate times.
If you are able to achieve the potential of your natural expression in this life, you are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others. Your personal ambitions are likely to be maintained in a very positive perspective, never losing sight of an interest in people, and a sympathetic, tolerant, broad-minded and compassionate point of view. You are quite idealistic, and disappointed at the lack of perfection in the world. You have a strong awareness of your own feeling as well as those of others. Friendships, affection, and love are extremely important.
Undeveloped or ignored, the negative side of the 9 expression can be very selfish and self-centered. If you do not actively involve yourself with work that benefits others, you may tend to express just the opposite characteristics. It is your role to be very involved with other people and their needs, but it may be difficult for you achieve this role. Aloofness, lack of involvement, and a lack of sensitivity mark the low road of this expression.
Your Soul Urge number is: 3
A Soul Urge number of 3 means:
With the Soul Urge number 3 your desire in life is personal expression, and generally enjoying life to its fullest. You want to participate in an active social life and enjoy a large circle of friends. You want to be in the limelight, expressing your artistic or intellectual talents. Word skills may be your thing; speaking, writing, acting, singing. In a positive sense, the 3 energy is friendly, outgoing and always very social.
You have a decidedly upbeat attitude that is rarely discouraged; a good mental and emotional balance.
The 3 Soul Urge gives intuitive insight, thus, very high creative and inspirational tendencies. The truly outstanding trait shown by the 3 Soul Urge is that of self-expression, regardless of the field of endeavor.
On the negative side, you may at times become too easygoing and too optimistic, tending to scatter forces and accomplish very little. Often, the excessive 3 energy produces non-stop talkers. Everyone has faults, but the 3 soul urge doesn't appreciate having these pointed out.
Your Inner Dream number is: 6
An Inner Dream number of 6 means:
You dream of guiding and fostering the perfect family in the perfect home. You crave the devotion from offspring and a loving spouse. You picture yourself in the center of a successful domestic unit.
and i also looked at THIS and here's what it said:
You entered: 10/27/1986
Your date of conception was on or about 3 February 1986 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Scorpio.
Your Life path number is 7.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 4 & 22.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 3, 6, 8 & 11.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446730.5.
The golden number for 1986 is 11.
The epact number for 1986 is 19.
The year 1986 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/9/1986 and ending 1/28/1987.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1986.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1986.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1986.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1986.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 4 October 1986.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 24 April 1986.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1986.
As of 3/7/2006 9:58:32 AM EST
You are 19 years old.
You are 233 months old.
You are 1,010 weeks old.
You are 7,071 days old.
You are 169,713 hours old.Y
ou are 10,182,838 minutes old.
You are 610,970,312 seconds old.
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 2.76751467710372 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
There are 234 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 20 candles.
Those 20 candles produce 20 BTUs,
or 5,040 calories of heat (that's only 5.0400 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.29 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1986 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1986 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1986 in the US there were 2,400,000 marriages (10%) and 1,159,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1986 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
Your birthstone is Tourmaline
The Mystical properties of Tourmaline
Pink Tourmaline promotes female balance and protection. Green Toumaline promotes male balance.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Opal, Jasper
Your birth tree is
Walnut Tree, the Passion
Unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egoistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromises.
There are 293 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 306 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
i know. it's darn boh-liao. but...i'm bored with studying.
Varsity Voices - An Evening of Flower Songs on 4 march 2006. it was fun. hmm...lets see, how to start. i'm being lazy. check out lyndley's photographic adventures on that day. 1st page and 2nd page. yup. he was going round taking loads of photos, esp in the alto room. yup. had a blast. LC was there, sumi and group with shi yun and poh lin. after that, went for supper at clementi mac with poh lin, shi yun and duan hui. fun. more next time maybe,when i'm in the mood.
fr khoo's record breaking one and a half hour sunday mass. somehow, he just goes on and on and on and on. completely unaware of how utterly boring and irrelevant he is being. like that day, it was already long enough with the cathecumen's thingy. he did a half hour homily in which he told ALL his grandfather stories. and then after we purposely cut short our tksgiving song, he went on AGAIN about the upgrading. argh! and today at st ant's. he did it again. double argh!
st stephen's has officially started upgrading process. the grotto is gone. the bell tower has been demolished. there's green netting and heavy machinese all round. khoo must be really excited. his pet project is finally taking off. he's really going ahead with the upgrading. pity, it's not going to be an excuse for us to scatter.
nus choir has gotten it's new p and vp. yay for iris and aaron. that crazy lyndley yelled my name for nomination but there is no way i'm taking up that post. stress enough liao. it's gonna be really interesting next sem, being a senior now instead of junior. sad that yan ting is leaving. gonna miss her. she sang a farewell song for us. made some of the seniors cry. some of the other seniors are also leaving liao. sigh. it's just like yesterday that i just went for the audition at pgp. time goes by so quickly. lots of choir stuff i'd like to talk about, but i won't bore you right now. again, using lyndley's photos. click HERE
today was a bad day. got up late, rushed out for bus except that there wasn't a bus. late for tutorial. my belt broke. forgot to bring my essay draft. did the essay cover page wrong. screwed up the st ant's music imo. the only happy thing today is me coming in 5th out of 21 in class with 71.5% for the EL midterm. at least, this is one module that i don't need to worry about.
just for fun, found THIS website and typed in my name. this is what was there (very long)
You entered: Goh Pei Jin Irene
There are 14 letters in your name.
Those 14 letters total to 90
There are 7 vowels and 7 consonants in your name.
Your number is: 9
The characteristics of #9 are: Humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.
The expression or destiny for #9:
The expression that you exhibit is represented bythe number 9. Your talents center in humanistic interests and approaches. You like to help others as you were intended to be the 'big brother or big sister' type. You operate best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion, and allow yourself to be sensitive to the needs of others. You work well with people, and have the potential to inspire. This suggests that you could successfully teach or counsel. Creative ability, imagination and artistic talent (often latent) of the highest order are present in this expression. It's possible that you're not using or developing all of these capabilities at this time. Some of your talents may have been used at an earlier time in your life, and some may still be latent. Be aware of your capabilities, so that you can make use of them at appropriate times.
If you are able to achieve the potential of your natural expression in this life, you are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others. Your personal ambitions are likely to be maintained in a very positive perspective, never losing sight of an interest in people, and a sympathetic, tolerant, broad-minded and compassionate point of view. You are quite idealistic, and disappointed at the lack of perfection in the world. You have a strong awareness of your own feeling as well as those of others. Friendships, affection, and love are extremely important.
Undeveloped or ignored, the negative side of the 9 expression can be very selfish and self-centered. If you do not actively involve yourself with work that benefits others, you may tend to express just the opposite characteristics. It is your role to be very involved with other people and their needs, but it may be difficult for you achieve this role. Aloofness, lack of involvement, and a lack of sensitivity mark the low road of this expression.
Your Soul Urge number is: 3
A Soul Urge number of 3 means:
With the Soul Urge number 3 your desire in life is personal expression, and generally enjoying life to its fullest. You want to participate in an active social life and enjoy a large circle of friends. You want to be in the limelight, expressing your artistic or intellectual talents. Word skills may be your thing; speaking, writing, acting, singing. In a positive sense, the 3 energy is friendly, outgoing and always very social.
You have a decidedly upbeat attitude that is rarely discouraged; a good mental and emotional balance.
The 3 Soul Urge gives intuitive insight, thus, very high creative and inspirational tendencies. The truly outstanding trait shown by the 3 Soul Urge is that of self-expression, regardless of the field of endeavor.
On the negative side, you may at times become too easygoing and too optimistic, tending to scatter forces and accomplish very little. Often, the excessive 3 energy produces non-stop talkers. Everyone has faults, but the 3 soul urge doesn't appreciate having these pointed out.
Your Inner Dream number is: 6
An Inner Dream number of 6 means:
You dream of guiding and fostering the perfect family in the perfect home. You crave the devotion from offspring and a loving spouse. You picture yourself in the center of a successful domestic unit.
and i also looked at THIS and here's what it said:
You entered: 10/27/1986
Your date of conception was on or about 3 February 1986 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Monday
under the astrological sign Scorpio.
Your Life path number is 7.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 4 & 22.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 3, 6, 8 & 11.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446730.5.
The golden number for 1986 is 11.
The epact number for 1986 is 19.
The year 1986 was not a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/9/1986 and ending 1/28/1987.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Tiger.
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 30 March 1986.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 12 February 1986.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 18 May 1986.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 25 May 1986.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Saturday, 4 October 1986.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Thursday, 24 April 1986.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 11 February 1986.
As of 3/7/2006 9:58:32 AM EST
You are 19 years old.
You are 233 months old.
You are 1,010 weeks old.
You are 7,071 days old.
You are 169,713 hours old.Y
ou are 10,182,838 minutes old.
You are 610,970,312 seconds old.
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 2.76751467710372 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
There are 234 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 20 candles.
Those 20 candles produce 20 BTUs,
or 5,040 calories of heat (that's only 5.0400 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.29 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1986 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1986 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1986 in the US there were 2,400,000 marriages (10%) and 1,159,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1986 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
Your birthstone is Tourmaline
The Mystical properties of Tourmaline
Pink Tourmaline promotes female balance and protection. Green Toumaline promotes male balance.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Opal, Jasper
Your birth tree is
Walnut Tree, the Passion
Unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egoistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromises.
There are 293 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 306 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
i know. it's darn boh-liao. but...i'm bored with studying.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
setting the mood for lent
Cry Out To Jesus
by Third Day
album: Wherever You Are (2005)
To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye
And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough
For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
When you're lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
To the widow who suffers from being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus,
Cry out to Jesus.
by Third Day
album: Wherever You Are (2005)
To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye
And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough
For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
When you're lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
To the widow who suffers from being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus,
Cry out to Jesus.
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