technically

technically...

tomorrow will be the end of As (but who isn't celebrating by now?)

i have tons of things lined up from the day after tomorrow till... uh. August? (but some other things take precedence over my list, and other times.. I'm just bored)

a celebration calls for late nights out, crazy shopping and meet-ups with those we've lost touch with (but some days, i just feel like giving my feet a rest and stay in with a good book)

i've been waiting all my life to be over and done with the endless exams (but when it's over, there will be much idle time)

So. technically. but. no.

CLIMBASIA RAID?

hellloooo? anyone out there wants to raid CA with me?

(ignoring manly shouts from wait. make that girly shrieks from ahmed, alistair, zheng wei and whoever else has confirmed.)

I NEED MY GALPALS :(

or not. i guess. i could. just. climb.

:D

So Long

Y'know, it's probably from all that slacking

I don't quite feel elated over the fact that we've endured a whole month-

make that 12 whole years of education

I think the same goes for when we ended our Os

We were celebrating prematurely

(like we aren't now. ha)

But yeah, no matter what

Somewhere in there, there's

a unanimous sigh of relief

From my eye bags to dehydrated skin: So long Cambridge(:

#6

I'm sick of physics right now, so

#6. Be observant

Pay attention to detail. Can you remember how she laughs, the way she looks when she's stressed, that smile that says it all?

Subconsciously, we (like well-tuned radars) tend to pick up a few of these. But for those who don't, it's time to open your eyes. It's in a woman's natural instinct to read body language, to listen to words unsaid, to observe tones and signs. But men? Have to try harder.

Remember in 500 Days of Summer?

Tom said: It's official - I'm in love with Summer

I love her smile, I love her hair, I love her knees. I love how she licks her lips before she talks, I love her heart-shaped birthmark....

You get it.

So, being observant means all of that and more. And why should you? Well, for one, it's a process of getting to know her better, to find out what unique quality you fell in love with. And then, everytime you doubt, or hesitate, remember that quality. Two, you will discover the art of communicating without words.

In Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, there's a chapter on "speaking different languages."

When women say, "You don't love me anymore", you may angrily respond: "WHAT? I don't love you? Is that what you think? Fine. If that's what you want..."

But hey, take it... non-literally. If you've picked up her signs, she may well be saying: "I know deep down how much you love me and I really do appreciate the things you do for me. But today, I'm feeling down and a little insecure... Cheer me up? And reassure me?"

Your other half is unique, so don't take my word for it. There's no hard and fast rule (like if she's quiet she's angry).

When i'm silent, I'm usually stopping myself from saying something I'd regret later on. Or some days I'm quiet because I just want to listen. When I quicken my pace, walking ahead, I'm angry, stubborn and upset. Following that, Sherwin follows, and apologises.

Because he knows.

So moral of today's lesson: Be alert to the itty bitty things.

to err

Early this morning, (real early, like 3am)

i was feeling beat up

after the realisation of being used as a means

to some end known as entertainment

a joke perhaps, a seemingly "innocent" laugh

And then after waking up later

i recalled GP lessons - discussions about philosophy

The Kantian Imperative in particular

This is what the Kantian Imperative says:

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law

in English: Do unto others what you would deem others appropriate to do

for example: consider littering. Yes, it would be convenient for one to rid of one's rubbish. But would it be OKAY (universal law) if everyone else did it? If your answer to that is NO, don't do it.

So yeah, back to my rant

What he did was clearly. Human?

Natural instinct.

To make someone the butt of a joke (means) for one's own pleasure(end)

Without a semblance of concious thought

And I was angry for a whole ten minutes or so

The conclusion this morning?

To err is human

To forgive is divine.

And though i do not condone his actions

I don't want to bear grudges

For what good would it do to get beat up over someone who doesn't mean a thing

I forgive.

chem shmam

I officially hate the word. "SUGGEST"

I don't know why ___ happens okay? Stop asking me to suggest a reason, suggest why, suggest whether.

ARGH. Studying for this Chem Paper was so... inefficient. (where efficiency = output/input X 100%)

Well, on the bright side.

Wait, there is none.

:(

Come (back) to bed

Break from doing Chemistry.

Ever get the feeling we're studying too hard for the first paper

(too hard is used as a relative term here...)

Anyhow, John Mayer always melts my heart.

And my scouting for good covers, i found a certain Ray Cheong

One of his better vids here:

(psst. who wouldn't want to go back to a bed with John Mayer??)

hope you enjoyed that.

and i want the sheet music for this:(

oh well, going back to bed ;D

incomprehensible

I can't remember how i spent the last 2 weeks before my Os-
the last major exam I took

But I'm pretty sure it wasn't like this.

I wake at 11, depending on how bright my room is (which depends on whether or not the curtains are drawn)
I squander (yes squander) my time away with breakfast, a magazine or newspapers until i realise i should be doing something else.

I start work on a good day at 2pm
With in between facebooking, youtubing and whatnot
(which i deceive my mind to be checking for solutions to some past year paper. Which i DO! when i finally do.)

At 4.30pm, the sprinklers go on
I feel like crap cos that means its 4.30pm
(my house has no clock. pfft)

And i feel MORE like crap when i know everyone is studying the butts away.
Except me.