MonSteRAntS

Before yellowstone

2009-05-13T07:09:00.007+08:00

After hours long uncomfortable flight, we finally arrived at Bozeman.. The weather is nice and cooling, chilly in fact, and it snowed today!! cold~~~

room view before it snows

room view after it snows, pretty magical eh..

randomly bored

2009-01-07T22:52:00.002+08:00

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Can't Get You Out of my Head, Kylie Minogue
erps..

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
爆米花的味道, Jolin
ah.. maybe i love popcorns eh..

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
会读书, JJ
that's good, maybe this will last when school reopen..

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
我要的幸福，孙燕姿
ah, happiness

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
花心，周华健
oh no, this is so wrong..

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
依然是你，黎明
yep, i'm still me..

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Breathe Easy, Blue
ah, kan kai dian..

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Stuck in a Moment you can't Get out of, U2
well, if I'm stuck in that moment, that's probably true..

WHAT IS 2+2?
Hung Up, Madonna
ah.. no link

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
小太阳，五月天
haha.. sunshine

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
直线，张韶涵
hm.. straightforward, no quite XP

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
I Believe, 范逸臣
hehe.. I'm too trusting maybe?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Give it to me, Timbaland
oh, anything goes, just give it to me X)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
店小二，S.H.E
lolx, sooooo wrong... -hides-

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
幸福车站，欧锝洋
ooo.. more happiness

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The real slim shady, Eminem
lolxx.. how to dance to a rap

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
我们说好的，张靓颖
haha, die together?

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
月光，王兴凌
ah.. shang yue~~

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
香水百合，张韶涵
a mixture of perfumes? maybe when everyone start wearing them..

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
I Lay my love on you, Westlife
maybe if a third party does that?

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
My Immortal, Evanescence
ha! I don't!

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Amani, Beyond
don't know the meaning..

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
All around me, Flyleaf
everything!

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
I Don't know you anymore, Savage Garden
ah.. this will really make me cry

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
sk8ter boi, Avril Lavigne
hm?

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Everlasting Love, Jamie Cullum
eh.. erps..

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Other Side of Love, Bardot

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Ugly, Bubba Sparxxx
hm.. I'm ugly.. sobx sobx..

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Leaving so soon, Keane
yes! holidays are leaving so soon..

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Crawling in the Dark, Hoobastank
-switch off the light and try to find the publish post button-

horoscope for the day

2008-11-25T08:00:00.002+08:00

" You could face a taxing decision today, and you’ll find that it’s a real struggle: your heart says one thing, but your head is telling you differently. This choice is likely to be to do with work or school, rather than your relationships. Sticking with your final decision is the key! "

-- horoscope.com

How true... to study or not to study.. that's the question.. well there's no choice at all isn't it.. to study..

Towards the exams..

2008-11-18T11:22:00.002+08:00

It's now one more week to start of exams and 2 more weeks to the end of it X)

Been mugging or trying to mug the past few days, living a predictable and routine lifestyle, fixed meal times, fixed sleeping hours and the same activity each day.. Zzz.. this is really getting kind of sian..

On a positive thought, my back did feel kind of better now but still not as good as I would like it to be.. wonder should I find a job this holidays (I need $$ =S) or just concentrate on getting it strong and well.. kind of leaning towards the second option now but no money =( yea.. money isn't everything but it's really kind of sad to be really broke..

Oh and I think I know how I'm able to block out the surrounding voices when I study, it's an essential skill to be able to study at home.. ah ma simply converse in too high an amplitude..

Things I wanna do after exams.. date, slack, play, exercise, shop, shoot, etc etc etc..

Study plan

2008-11-13T19:10:00.002+08:00

I look at my study plan, I think I'm positively insane..

0700 wake up
0800 study
1100 lunch break
1300 study/practice
1500 tea break
1600 study/practice
1800 dinner break
2000 study
2300 sleep

omg.. 17 days of this kind of life.. lolxx..

Ouch~

2008-11-05T22:12:00.002+08:00

bleh.. this is going to be a pretty pessimistic and moody entry *bites*

been moody, grumpy, volatile, irritable.. really quite impossible to not think about it.. am a pessimist when it comes to health.. nearly always end up thinking about the worse.. watching all those medical dramas doesn't help too..

wonder how well I'll do for this exams.. it's pretty important.. but well haven't really been able to study for long.. studying on the bed nearly always end up in me falling asleep too.. shall try to hide all my worries under the books..

i really want to go for work and travel.. but my parents have been very discouraging.. will probably be quite sad and disappointed if i cannot go in the end.. know health is more important..

really hope everything works out.. if not i really wonder if i can take it..

times like this.. i wish i can seek peace with a higher being..

no interest in anything now..

may tml be better.. what don't kill you only goes to make you stronger..

know i should probably cheer up, but kinda hard for that to happen.. will strive for neutrality.. not feeling anything should be a good start..

ranting

2008-10-22T23:15:00.001+08:00

back pain = bad mood = dun come and irritate me *bites*

tml will be a better day

OMG~~

2008-09-16T20:56:00.001+08:00

one week to recess, 2 weeks to mid terms, 10 weeks to finals..

omg.. soooo fast~~

random observations

2008-09-08T23:01:00.002+08:00

1) wonder how i always wake up in time to alight at nus, been waking up just before the stop the past few days..

2) napping during lecture breaks and just before lectures help to keep awake..

3) school canteen ranks among the best places to sell coffee.. really got people drink one cup EVERY lecture..

School thus far..

2008-09-02T17:07:00.002+08:00

it's already the 4th week of school, the first sem is almost 1/3 over, mid term CA in one month time, then final exams in 2 months.. sounds pretty fast eh..

mugging after 2.5 years of nearly brainless activities is tiring, seems to forget all the chemistry stuff that i'm suppose to be able to do "within 2 minutes, if not you should go study your A'level chem again"

whoever said university is slack must be lying, my days end at 8pm, 10am, 4pm, 2pm and 4pm respectively lo, feels pretty much like JC timings except part of the tuesday have went over to monday..

and whoever said unversity need lots of self discipline is making an understatement, really just leave you to do whatever you want.. i know i should be reading and revising after every lecture, but the activation energy for studying and sleeping affinity remains high as usual..

stepping into the lab feels kind of foreign, was lost in the lab for a moment, really dunno what to do.. and every lab session is assessed and graded, really must prepare thoroughly for the next lab session this friday le.. the safety goggles feel less uncomfortable than expected though 8)

on the plus side, i finally got my own laptop X) lala.. it's a thinkpad T400, a bit on the heavy side but it works fine for me..

work work.. back to molecular orbital~~

SOW

2008-08-10T21:04:00.002+08:00

after thoughts from 1.5 weeks of SOW

1) effects of insufficient sleep:
- easily amused, ability to laugh at the slightest things
- weird and nonsensical actions (shy smile), super 没有形象
- inability to process information
- ability to ignore your surroundings (algorithm march in the MRT? O.o)
- 自high

2) seniors are nice and 可怜 people, have to fill water and do sai gang and 自high most of the time

3) nus science is not ang moh, it's not cheena either, it's actually kind of hokkien

4) company is more important than the activity

5) having fright night when you are half asleep and crazy ain't exactly scary, can't help laughing

6) supper seems to be the most satisfying meal

7) be nice, karma!!

8) standing under the sun without sunblock for long hours will result in a sunburn

9) having things to do keeps you awake

10) when there's a lack of female counterparts, male male scandals will emerge

11) camps can be clean and fun at the same time, don't need flour and tomato ketchup

12) winning ain't everything, enjoy is most important.. you can lose in every category but still have great time..

A random tag

2008-07-29T14:57:00.003+08:00

Since i'm sick and bored...

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs.

B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz & those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by.

C) Continue this game by sending it to other people.

#1. If your lover betrays you, what will your reaction be?
Sad, angry.. most prob won't keep in much contact anymore..

#2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?
I have no idea, never thought about it before..

#3. What will your dream wedding be like?
With the person I love and not too fanciful..

#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?
Yea, dunno what i'll do in the future.. but ah well, zou yi bu kan yi bu..

#5. What’s your ideal lover like?
Eh? Someone I feel comfortable with?

#6. Which is more blessed? Loving someone or being loved by someone?
Being loved..

#7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?
Until I get rejected or until I don't love her anymore..

#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Life goes on..

#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
Being sick..

#10. Is being tagged fun?
Neutral..

#11. How do you see yourself in 10 years time?
31.. hopefully wish a stable career and a nice apartment and a loving family..

#12. Who are currently the most important people to you?
family and friends.. Btw isn't most important just one person?

#13. What kind of person do you think the one who tagged you is?
My girlfriend..

#14. Would you rather be rich and single or married but poor?
At this stage, rich and single.. I believe my choice will change if I'm still single at 40.

#15. What’s the first thing you do every morning?
Get off my bed..

#16. Would you give all in a relationship?
Most prob..

#17. If you fall in love with 2 people simultaneously, who would you pick?
The one who loves me..

#18. What type of friends do you like?
Friends whom I can get along with.

#19. What type of friends do you dislike?
Dislike still call friends ah?

#20. If you have to choose between love and friendship, what would it be?
I don't think they can ever be mutually exclusive?

8 lucky people: shall tag the only person who knows my blog and will be bored enough to do this. My sis.

Aussie - Part 5

2008-06-22T22:27:00.003+08:00

shall finally continue my posting on the trip

day 5 & 6 - sydney

away from nature and back to the city, the city feels so much less interesting in comparison. By now, we are getting quite used to the cold liao, and after going through blue mountains, sydney actually dun really feel cold at all, at times dun even need to wear the sweater during the day. Headed down to the nearby Paddy's market to check out some souvenirs and do some shopping, well make that minimal shopping, that's what happen when 3 guys go out XD The market sort of reminds me of a covered pasar malam, and the stuff there really much cheaper but look less attractive too.. ah well, it's time to conquer the bridge X) the usual long walk, and a stopover to buy gloves (smart move!), we finally at the start of the sydney harbour bridge!

went for the pylon lookout cuz the bridge climb is simply out of budget, sort of appreciate the bridge's beauty better after knowing it's history. Oh! there are security cameras along the entire walkway on the bridge and guards patrolling lo, so kua zhang! Must be to prevent vandalism, sydney people seem to like expressing their artistic talents on trains and buildings. Most of the trains i see are vandalised in some form or another, but some actually look pretty cool XD Vandalism on MRT? hm, fine & jail & more fines. The way they "line" the bridge with those round nuts (forget what's it's called liao) is quite scary, really every few cm got another one. The bridge look big but walking through it took us less than 30 minutes and I had one of my worse lunch, roast beef with some salad. urgh =S

next up, the sydney aquarium. Our first truly touristy place. The first half of it isn't too interesting, the seals were being lazy and not moving around for us to see, wasn't until the sharks segment that things start to seem more appealing. Maybe it's just the sheer size of the sharks and sting rays, but big things do look more impressive i guess. Met a pretty nice guy there too who actually offered to take photo for us without us requesting for it, and he specially timed it when a shark was swimming overhead, so cool X) Managed to stay for nearly 2 hours in the aquarium, I marvel at our ability to hang around a single spot for long period of time.

for the last day in sydney, we go to the sydney olympic park. Prove to be not a good move as it wasn't exactly interesting. Can't even enter the stadiums and see see without paying la. Ended up opting for the option to cycling around the place. Rest our overworked legs for once. Watched some of the kids practice on the gymnasium and hockey courts, they really start very young. The park was just a usual park, doesn't look scenic after being through blue mountains, sort of just a workout in sydney, well how many people can say they cycled in sydney right XP

flew over to melbourne avalon airport that evening. Took jetstar, really pale in comparison to sia. Anyway the airport really look bad, more like a military airport? We actually alighted to the open, dun even have those linking tunnels from the plane. No wonder it's only for budget airline internal flights. Cab down the geelong and spend the night at a inn like hostel. It's above a bar and it just look kind of dirty, like those run down inns you see on tv shows. On the hindsight, we got good blankets and a room to ourselves, not too bad then.

melbourne and the car awaits, no more walking!

Aussie - Part 4

2008-06-13T22:13:00.002+08:00

Day 4 - Blue Mountains

after the experience of the first night, we were more prepared for the cold in the morning, well, at least mentally i guess.. realised the locals usually bathe in the morning, that's why normally no one fight with us for the bathroom when we shower at night.. headed off to explore the falls after the usual morning routines, but manage to once again miss the bus, the next one is in another hour so it's time to head down to kmart to get our socks, and a beanie for me, my poor ears..

the first fall we see was gordon falls, wasn't really magnificent, 7 years of drought so not much water running down.. walked over to leura cascades, the walk was enjoyable as usual, nice scenery, fresh air, cooling weather.. met some fellow singaporeans at the cascades too, quite qiao.. took a while to figure out way out, and find a bus stop.. had a late lunch at fresh cafe, the one recommended by the hostel owner, i had some pasta, the serving was much larger than i expected, was quite shocked when it came in a big bowl like those used in crystal jade la mian.. my friend non-fast food like meal in australia XD

it's now back to sydney, but we seem to have pretty tough luck with public tranports, we are either missing them or running to catch them.. the hostel office was closed when we go back and by the time someone came back, there's only like 15 minutes before our train leaves and the next one is well an hour later as usual.. so it's 跑吧! 孩子.. not fun running with luggages and breathing in cold dry air in rapid successions.. played cards for the first time (in australia) on the train..

Aussie - Part 3

2008-06-12T21:06:00.002+08:00

bleh, writing 14 days worth of trip is seriously taking quite a while.. here goes again

Day 3 - Blue Mountains, Jenolan caves

woke up in the morning to intense cold, by far the coldest morning i felt, the heater wasn't really working well either, the three of us ended up taking turns to stand close to the heater to warm up, i mean it has an effective range of 10m? brr... well, after the usual meals, it's time to head out to buy our lunch XD learnt the one shop we will remember throughout the trip, the supermarket, australia's equivalent of NTUC, Coles =) Stopped by K-mart for a moment too, cuz the cold convince us that we need more thick clothings, at least some socks for our poor little toes who so often happen to stick out from under the blankets in the middle of the night..

at the tour shop, we are greeted by a warm and friendly lady who still remember joseph's name, feels pretty nice to be addressed by name rather than sir.. our guide for the day is a friendly guy with a tiny ponytail (wonder why i remember the ponytail), who told us that it's was a pretty warm morning (!!! more reasons for socks).. well, the drive from the town to the caves took about 2 hours, during which the driver was talking nonstop to a canadian lady, pretty amazing how they can have so much to talk about even though they only met for the first time (i believe) ended up sleeping through most of the journey for me.. oh! we had our first unexpected animal visit, a wormbat who was wander by the road, the driver was nice enough to stop to let us look and to chase it into the forest in case it got onto the road and got into a nasty accident, pretty cool, would never imagine anyone caring so much about knocking down animals in singapore..

we arrived at our destination slightly behind schedule as a result of the unexpected visit, but still manage to catch the guided tour we were supposed to go on.. the caves were simply huge, beautiful, magnificent, shall let the pictures do the talking when they are up eventually.. makes me wonder how long nature needs to create these beautiful structures and how easily we can destroy it, i mean simply just touching the crystals, we are able to stain them indefinitely, something about oil in our fingers getting absorbed by them. What's amazing is that the caves are still growing, the crystals are still being deposited, erosion still in action as we moved through it, maybe many years down the road, our descendants will be seeing a very different sight.

there were 2 really cute kids on in our group too, they are always running in front ahead of everyone and their parents allow them to do so, so very different from asian culture.. would literally picture my parents saying "不要乱跑" and holding my hands if i'm their age.. the little gal is rather pretty too =)

by the time we finish the tour, it's lunch time, and it's raining!! thank goodness it's the only day we experience extended rainfall.. hid in some shed for a simple lunch of bread and tim tams and head off for the free nettle cave tour.. by now we are feeling very cold, the rain made the winds colder and stronger, my shoes were mildly wet making them even more vulnerable to cold and my fingers are totally numb, even wearing gloves do not help.. that's why we were so glad when we finish the walk and head back to the comfort of the van, with heater and all =)

the journey back involves more animals, the guide, oh i remember his name is Sam, anyway Sam brought us to see some wallabies and kangaroos.. quite cute, the male kangaroo was staring at us the whole time la, he look mildly intimidating, i learnt that if we see a kangaroo we should bow and cough, was suppose to be a submissive action.. after more napping, we are back at katoomba and it's time to look for dinner.. after some pacing around, we ended up eating burgers again, since there isn't much choice left and we wanted to go back to the hostel soon.. the walk back to hostel was cold cold cold, empty streets means more wind and the walk back requires us to pass by this little area where there's nothing around us, just wind can more wind, was nearly jogging back le..

Aussie - Part 2

2008-06-10T16:21:00.002+08:00

Day 2 - Blue Mountains

After a good night rest, we head off to blue mountains for some encounter with nature. We also get to try the sydney cityrail for the first time, didn't get a good first try though, we managed to marginally missed our train and had to wait an hour before the next train set off. At least we get to seat throughout this one hour wait. Anyway, their trains are quite interesting, the seats can be flipped to face the other side, pretty cool especially for people like me who have motion sickness. The ride took 2 hours (it's not exactly fast, more like travelling at the same speed as mrt). So after a ride that felt like going to changi airport and back again, we arrive at katoomba XD

Got our trolley tour tickets and checked in at the flying fox backpackers, a pretty cool hostel, has a cosy little fireplace and friendly people. Think people in the country are generally more friendly and feels more happy than those in the city (this feeling proved to be valid throughout the 14 day trip). Grabbed a burger for lunch and it's a short hike to echo point for the three sisters (that's cuz we missed the bus by a few minutes and the next one is in 30 minutes). Beautiful scenery, fresh air, cooling bush walking.. Shall post the pictures another day when i feel less lazy. Finally caught the bus, this time to scenic world to use our tickets for the scenic railway and the scenic cableway. The scenic railway proved to be less exciting than i though, it's still pretty steep though. Tried kebab for dinner, didn't really like it though. The walk back to the hostel was coooold, the streets are pretty much dead by now, there's lots of wind, chilly wind. Warmed up by the fireplace and talked a bit with the people there, and then it's bed time..

Aussie - Part 1

2008-06-10T08:39:00.002+08:00

Day 1 - Sydney

After a long 7+ hours flight, we arrived at sydney and head off for our hostel, mountbatten hotel. It wasn't exactly too cold, was surviving well with just a sweater, pretty much enjoying the cold for now. The hostel was well.. pretty hostel-like, we stayed in a filled 10 person dorm and only had a bed and a small locker for our valuables. Setting off for our first day, was pretty lost for a while, didn't exactly know where to head despite having a map in our hands, everything looks pretty new, yet pretty familiar too, sydney isn't too different from singapore. Having no vehicle, no knowledge of public transport and having read that the sydney opera house is just a short walk from there, we head off for our first destinations, the botanic gardens and opera house. The walk ended up not that short, pretty much walked from one end of the map to the other end. Along the way, we had our first meal in australia at a food court, had some potato-ish stuff, concluded that i cannot survive on potatoes and cheese.

The walk through the botanic garden is pretty refreshing, caught sight of lots of bats on the trees. The grass there is very nice to seat on too, spotted some people sunbathing there, was pretty tempted to take a short nap there. The issue about late night flights, ended up not having decent rest. Next up is the sydney opera house, didn't look too impressive at first, but as realise it's sheer size and beauty as we got closer to it. By now, the sun is starting to set at around 4pm? Took lots of pictures and enjoyed the chilly breeze. After more walking and a failed attempt to get on the sydney harbour bridge, we head back home, it's another long walk across the map.

Updates

2008-05-19T09:54:00.003+08:00

It's mildly interesting how a bunch of people periodically meet up to terrorise themselves and do nothing but play cards through the night, foregoing precious sleep for ermm... cards XD Am part of this group and will continue to be until there's no fourth person.

Anyway, finally caught Iron man on friday, actually thought it's pretty cool, think i prefer the movie iron man to the cartoon one, well, wasn't really a fan of iron man to start with la.. Saturday was a satisfying and disappointing trip to Malaysia.. food was great.. perhaps erring on the side of excessive.. but didn't manage to find anything i wanna buy, stuff there are either to foreign or too expensive.. realise that i'm racist think i better convert to singaporean, doubt i can ever survive decently in malaysia..

Countdown to end of work: 2 working days
Countdown to take off: 7 absolute days

=(

2008-05-16T15:24:00.003+08:00

increased heartrate
trembling down to my guts
moisture swelling up
unable to talk normally
unable to think normally
losing interest in everything else

all the emotions and build up during a fight with you

if anything, i guess it's how much you mean to me

truce

Quote of the Day

2008-05-07T17:55:00.001+08:00

"Sorry, 我忘记跟你说。。。。"

Tutorials

2008-05-04T21:56:00.007+08:00

Been doing quite a bit of maths tutorials recently cuz of tuition, feels kinda of weird but interesting at the same time. There's some sense of familiarity in it too. Maybe it's the 2 years away from studies and books. 8)

a new beginning?

2008-05-01T09:15:00.012+08:00

i've no idea why do i start a new blog, or if i'll keep this blog alive for long. Perhaps for now, i just feel like doing some random writings now and then (a pleasant byproduct of increased reading recently). A new found anomaly is pretty nice too.