one colleague pretended that he was going to the washroom. but when i looked up, he braked and started talking to me. after that, he went back to his desk. nice(:
and another colleague just gave me Taiwan goodies! (:
now i have sesame stuck in my braces. darn.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Hmm.
Something is up with me my body.
For the past 2 weeks, I have no idea when I am full or when I am hungry.
Therefore, I'll just eat whatever amount that you put in front of me during meal time. 2 plates of chicken rice? No problem. 3 plates of fries? No problem.
It's total crap. I have to control the amount I eat consciously! If that makes sense. BEH!
I feel like puking all the time. Especially around meal times?
And the thing is, my weight has gone slightly up but I am not getting any fatter *touch wood* It really doesn't make sense!
One last thing. I look so pale these days that everyone has been asking if I am okay. But I feel pretty much the same?
Just that I am getting dizzy spells again whenever I stand up (just like 2 years ago).
Just really tired more than usual. And you know, more irritable than normal.
Yeah. Maybe I just need sleep? And no, I'm not pregnant. Keep those stupid thoughts away.
For the past 2 weeks, I have no idea when I am full or when I am hungry.
Therefore, I'll just eat whatever amount that you put in front of me during meal time. 2 plates of chicken rice? No problem. 3 plates of fries? No problem.
It's total crap. I have to control the amount I eat consciously! If that makes sense. BEH!
I feel like puking all the time. Especially around meal times?
And the thing is, my weight has gone slightly up but I am not getting any fatter *touch wood* It really doesn't make sense!
One last thing. I look so pale these days that everyone has been asking if I am okay. But I feel pretty much the same?
Just that I am getting dizzy spells again whenever I stand up (just like 2 years ago).
Just really tired more than usual. And you know, more irritable than normal.
Yeah. Maybe I just need sleep? And no, I'm not pregnant. Keep those stupid thoughts away.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Golden Compass
I thought the Golden Compass was just a rip (ripped) off of Narnia so I didn't catch it in the cinemas when it came out last year. Boy, was I wrong.
I rented the DVD from VideoEzy last week and just watched it today. I am BLOWN.AWAY.
I really am. I love the way there's witches, gyptians, the polar bears and the daemon. omg. THE DAEMON! Oh man.
As usual, not very good with words when I see something I love. But yes! I want to read the book! I want to watch the sequel! I want to buy that DVD!! I heart heart it.
The movie is so so so so much better than HP or Narnia! Oh man. Oh man. Ohman.
Okay, time for bed! It's been a nice Wednesday (: Thankful(:
Oh, here's my daemon!
Dumb dumb NTU!
Subject registration. Ahhhhh...The time when all NTU students will be jittery and scared.
Being the old-fashioned school Pulau NTU is, students add subjects for their next semester via "Fastest Fingers First"! Nooo..We do not use the bidding system like all the other civilised and modern school.
Therefore, whether you get the subjects you want will depend on a) your internet connection and b) how fast you finger is. Oh and!
AND! They actually restrict the core subjects that you can do! This means that, they only allow certain people to add some subjects per semester. And if you do not belong to the group of certain people, you can't add!
For example, I wanted to add AB311 this semester! But I can't! Why? Because AB311 is only for people in HRC, THM and Marketing! Erm...Dumb?! There's more!
Here's what I got -
The game of fastest fingers and "chosen one" is only applicable for core subjects!
For electives, you have to be on the waitlist!
Add the electives you want to take next semester, rank them according to preference and then START PRAYING! Because electives will be allocated to you based on balloting!
If you are really really really (x mazillion) lucky, you might get your first choice! If you are
(only) really really lucky, you might not get your first choice but one of the other 4 choices. Well, if you are unlucky (like I am last semester), you don't get any!
Here's my waitlist -
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Personality Psychology and Abnormal Psychology.
This semester (my 2nd last one before graduation), I have to take 3 electives! 2 to clear my Psychology minor and 1 to satisfy the AUs system. So, everyone! Please. Pray. For. Me. If I don't get any electives this coming semester, I'm screwed.
So, send lucky charms this way!
This is really crappy. What happened to, "You can plan your own timetable" ? And especially since we are final year students, you thought they will cut us some slack and just take away the rules and stuff. I mean, we ARE final year students, so we need to clear all our electives and cores before we graduate! So hello?! A little help here?!
While SMU students are complaining about turning into a mugger school, here in Pulau NTU, we are just unhappy about our crappy school system.
Now, don't even get me started about NTU's internship allocation system. That will be another story for another time.
WAKE UP, NTU! What the hell are you doing?!
*takes in deep breath*
Anyways, all you undergraduates-to-be, don't come to NTU unless you think you have exceptional luck.
Being the old-fashioned school Pulau NTU is, students add subjects for their next semester via "Fastest Fingers First"! Nooo..We do not use the bidding system like all the other civilised and modern school.
Therefore, whether you get the subjects you want will depend on a) your internet connection and b) how fast you finger is. Oh and!
AND! They actually restrict the core subjects that you can do! This means that, they only allow certain people to add some subjects per semester. And if you do not belong to the group of certain people, you can't add!
For example, I wanted to add AB311 this semester! But I can't! Why? Because AB311 is only for people in HRC, THM and Marketing! Erm...Dumb?! There's more!
Here's what I got -
The game of fastest fingers and "chosen one" is only applicable for core subjects!For electives, you have to be on the waitlist!
Add the electives you want to take next semester, rank them according to preference and then START PRAYING! Because electives will be allocated to you based on balloting!
If you are really really really (x mazillion) lucky, you might get your first choice! If you are
(only) really really lucky, you might not get your first choice but one of the other 4 choices. Well, if you are unlucky (like I am last semester), you don't get any!Here's my waitlist -
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Personality Psychology and Abnormal Psychology.This semester (my 2nd last one before graduation), I have to take 3 electives! 2 to clear my Psychology minor and 1 to satisfy the AUs system. So, everyone! Please. Pray. For. Me. If I don't get any electives this coming semester, I'm screwed.
So, send lucky charms this way!
This is really crappy. What happened to, "You can plan your own timetable" ? And especially since we are final year students, you thought they will cut us some slack and just take away the rules and stuff. I mean, we ARE final year students, so we need to clear all our electives and cores before we graduate! So hello?! A little help here?!
While SMU students are complaining about turning into a mugger school, here in Pulau NTU, we are just unhappy about our crappy school system.
Now, don't even get me started about NTU's internship allocation system. That will be another story for another time.
WAKE UP, NTU! What the hell are you doing?!
*takes in deep breath*
Anyways, all you undergraduates-to-be, don't come to NTU unless you think you have exceptional luck.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Fight for TODAY!
I was on my way to work this morning and hey hey hey! TODAY newspaper was being distributed (which means I'm late for work)!
So I joined the queue and grabbed one. BUT! This uncle in shorts and singlet (who was not in the queue) grabbed the same newspaper I had my hands on!
That's not all!
He tugged at the newspaper and I moved abit. I was shocked and didn't let go. He tugged again (harder) and I moved abit more.
Eventually, I regained my composure, glared at him and let go of the newspaper.
Sheesh.
Anyways, the uncle distributing the newspaper and those behind me saw the incident and they criticised the newspaper-tugger pretty loudly.
So I joined the queue and grabbed one. BUT! This uncle in shorts and singlet (who was not in the queue) grabbed the same newspaper I had my hands on!
That's not all!
He tugged at the newspaper and I moved abit. I was shocked and didn't let go. He tugged again (harder) and I moved abit more.
Eventually, I regained my composure, glared at him and let go of the newspaper.
Sheesh.
Anyways, the uncle distributing the newspaper and those behind me saw the incident and they criticised the newspaper-tugger pretty loudly.
Like building sandcastle.
Sometimes, friendship is like building sandcastle.
Together with your friends, you build a sandcastle. Firm, strong and pretty. As waves lap at it, you take turns to repair and patch up the sandcastle. It remains strong and pretty.
But as time goes by, you just let the waves erode the sandcastle. Only repairing it once in a while. Allowing the castle to be eroded pretty badly.
And just like in life, there are always free-riders. They realized that their friends will always take the initiative to repair the sandcastle. So why bother? The friends will always be there. Always hanging around. So they just sit back and watch. When the friends are repairing the sandcastle, they will stand at the sidelines giving "suggestions" and offering their "eye-power".
Eventually, these friends get tired. The castle began to deteoriate. The free-riders begin to panic. They don't want the castle to be gone. But they are too lazy to repair it. They think that even if they tried, the castle won't be repaired. So what do they do? They go to the friends and tell them, "I think the castle is falling apart." After which, they will wait and wait.
All these years, I have been the stupid ones. Repairing the castles. Letting them ride on me for free.
I know I've said these many times. But these time, I am really ready to just sit back and let the castle. I want to see the look of horror/panic/indifference on the free-rider's face as the castle dissolve to nothing but sand.
Till we are strangers again.
Together with your friends, you build a sandcastle. Firm, strong and pretty. As waves lap at it, you take turns to repair and patch up the sandcastle. It remains strong and pretty.
But as time goes by, you just let the waves erode the sandcastle. Only repairing it once in a while. Allowing the castle to be eroded pretty badly.
And just like in life, there are always free-riders. They realized that their friends will always take the initiative to repair the sandcastle. So why bother? The friends will always be there. Always hanging around. So they just sit back and watch. When the friends are repairing the sandcastle, they will stand at the sidelines giving "suggestions" and offering their "eye-power".
Eventually, these friends get tired. The castle began to deteoriate. The free-riders begin to panic. They don't want the castle to be gone. But they are too lazy to repair it. They think that even if they tried, the castle won't be repaired. So what do they do? They go to the friends and tell them, "I think the castle is falling apart." After which, they will wait and wait.
All these years, I have been the stupid ones. Repairing the castles. Letting them ride on me for free.
I know I've said these many times. But these time, I am really ready to just sit back and let the castle. I want to see the look of horror/panic/indifference on the free-rider's face as the castle dissolve to nothing but sand.
Till we are strangers again.
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