and the collision of your kiss

Monday, May 29, 2006

My bank account has been seeing alot of activity lately. Damn. Why is it everything I do involves money?

Anyway, tomorrow's my Italy trip! I'm so excited. I'll be going to Milan, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Naples and Capri Island. I'm armed with a good book, tons of sunblock, my camera, and a good appetite. Italy here I come!

Saturday, May 27, 2006

The days ahead look promising. I've got 2 more days to pack up my life in bankside and then it's off to Italy!

I love not having exams (sorry for rubbing it in your face xiang)! I really do. I didn't feel that great after exams because I had to find a place to live. But now that that's settled, my steps seem lighter and I'm happy.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

I have an exciting piece of news to announce. We have found a place to live next year! It's a spaciou 5 bedroom apartment 5 minutes away from sainsburys, 10 minutes away from school and, get this, DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Seriously, it's like 3 metres away. Life is sweet.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

i kept giving myself mini scares today. I'd be sitting around doing some frivalous thing, and then I'd suddenly get all panicky and tell myself to get back to work. Then I'd realise, I've got no work to do! Yes, exams are over! *punches air in joy*

I'm pretty happy with my stats paper. It could have been better but it could have been worse. Thank God I did all those past year exam papers. The guy beside me spent 2.5 hours staring at the paper and left with his answer booklet blank. Man, does he have guts or what. After the paper, I was excitedly telling my mom my study strategy for stats when my dad took over the phone and said, "who cares!? go have fun!". Hah. It was then that I realised I've been totally obsessed with my exams and studying.

Now that exams are over, I'm going to switch my focus and obsess over finding a house to stay in for the next academic year. I've got the daunting task of finding a house and packing up all my stuff in a week. Once this week's over, it's goodbye London and hello Italy.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

The library environment is damn stressful. see exibit A:

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Frown on face and exam style hair.

Exibit B:
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Palm on forehead, fingers massaging temples, frown on face.

I feel stressed watching him study. But i'm pretty much in the same position when i study.

Stressful hor?

Anyway, I'm feeling bored. so let me show u some stuff.

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This is the ugly evian poster girl ziwei stuck onto my calculator. I had this really seductive girl with a short skirt and holding balloons at first, but ziwei insisted she could do better so she stuck this pale lifeless looking woman on my calculator instead. I still think it's damn ugly, but it's still there after 3 years.

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Sung's high tech calculator, that can plot graphs, do regression, integrate and lots of other cool stuff, next to my calculator which i only use to add subtract multiply and divide.

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Korean. It says 'ting' 'ricebucket' 'picture of a bowl of rice'. I think it's a way of saying silly in korean.

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Brain juice. Ribena's new flavour - blueberry. It's 15 calories and tastes like crap.

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my cluttered desk which i'm damn proud of. It's the mark of a hardwroking student. Everyone should have one.

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My favourite part of my trip home from school. London eye

Friday, May 19, 2006

there was tons of pollen/something from the trees flying in the air today. tons and tons and tons of pollen. I have pollen in my left nostril and in the back of my throat. I tried hacking it out but nothing's working. Does anyone have a remedy? Now i know why people get hay fever.

ok, i tried eating a chocolate digestive to make the pollen go down, but it didn't work.

anyway, one more paper left to go! after monday, i'm a free woman. After that, I'll be busy packing. I've got to pack up my room, pack for italy and pack for singapore.

I've got to find a house too. I really can't wait to move out of bankside. As much as I love it here, it's time to move on and venture into the unknown. I want to live on my own, learn how pay bills, call down the plumber when the plumbing's broken, fix up the interenet, cook, clean, decorate etc. I love pushing my limits and seeing how far I go.

I've made so many mistakes and learnt so many things in the past year. But I'm glad that things went the way it did, because I prefer the person I am now to the one who first stepped out of Singapore. Next academic year, I'm going to do everything differently.

Sometimes i get carried away with all the plans I make. But as of right now, I've got to push all my dreams aside and concentrate on the last 50m of my first year as an undergraduate student. I've only got one more paper to go and I'm going to give it my best shot.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

thank you marcus aw for graciously pointing out that i can't spell flair. I am thoroughly embarrassed. Feel free to correct me if i make anymore hideous spelling errors

tomorrow's econs. spent the day in the library doing exercises and reading notes. after econs, I've only got one more paper left - stats.

my studying days are coming to an end.

oh well, nothing much to tell.

HELLO SHRUTI WEEJAIYARHKUMAH! =) i heard my brilliant visa plan worked! anyway, GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR EXAMS!

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

2 down, 2 more papers to go.

Math was alright. I thought I'd do worse. I studied quite hard for it, but i left all the stuff i didn't understand to the last minute so that got me all worried at the start of the exam. I was so worried that i got a mental block and I couldn't do a single question. Thank God that went away.

I was really disappointed over accouting. I know I could have done so much better if I had just gone through the basic stuff the day before instead of dwelling on the nitty gritty facts. But it's over. I've been quite affected by it the whole day but i console myself by saying "it's only year one", "you did your best", "you've had fun studying accounting". all lies. But it makes me feel a litte better.

Ok, next year NO MORE SLACKING. i swear this is the last time i'm gonna slack off. I've learnt my lesson. Consistent work is the key to good grades.

I wish i was one of those people with flare. I really hate categorizing myself as someone who isn't brilliant but just works damn bloody hard. damn it. I want flare. I want brains. I want inspiration. I want motivation. I want good grades.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

exams are in 1 day's time. I just hope what i've done is enough.
I'm so glad my sister is here in London and having her exams same time as me. We're fighting the same battle together. Having her around is just great.

Anyway, I was a royal bitch to Marcus today. I'm sorry.

Friday, May 12, 2006

i only have one thing on my mind. i desperately need some TLC from marcus aw ming yao.

i left the library in a huff just now. I couldn't cram a single number into my brain and plus the lovey dovey couple beside me kept reminding me of what I cant have.

tap your heels together 3 times and repeat "there's no place like home"

Saturday, May 06, 2006

exams are less than 2 weeks away now. i must really step on the accelerator.

somehow, the mood to study isn't there. the library has been relatively empty the past 2 day all because of the weather. It's been "good" weather! (read: no gloomy grey clouds, no chilly wind) Lots of people outside the library sipping wine, chatting, laughing and eating magnum.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

just received the ultimate insult from a russian guy who shares the same kitchen as me.

I was happily cooking up a storm in the kitchen when in walks a russian guy

russian: hey.
me: hey
*russian walks over
russian: what are u cooking?
me: boiling vegetables (i didn't mean for it to sound so unappetising. I was actually in the beginning stage of whipping up something scrumptious)
russian: oh *dramatic pause* don't worry, someday you'll learn.
-_-
the disgruntled cook: yeah. ..... i just threw whatever i had inside. (so not true! i actually had to go to sainbury's and search for the freshest vegetables)

i poked around at my unappetising looking vegetables and decided to go hide my face somewhere.

as i was leaving, he looked up from his instant noodles and said " is it too horrible to look at?"

wah piang!

Monday, May 01, 2006



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