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Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 8:50 PM
Cherry cherry boom-boom.

I had a little revelation after diarying earlier.

It's about the fact that I've been relying far too much on my metabolism rates to maintain my weight and health, instead of making any effort to exercise. I surprised myself with the truth that the minimal form of exercise I get everyday is simply by walking, and mind you, it isn't about walking long distances, but rather short ones. Wait a minute, that isn't even counted as exercising. Zz. I'm too spoofed for words to justify anything now.

My oh my. No wonder I'm feeling so lethargic all the time. Lately with all the Old Chang Kee currypuffs, laksa (add more hum and chilli) and Popeyes' fried chicken, I feel like a cherry boom-boom bursting at the seams. That's just a term I coined (with a little inspiration from Lady Gaga's song Eh Eh) for myself to describe the times when I feel fat beyond my means of eating healthily. When I used to swim weekly it wasn't so bad. Hmmm. The silly thing is sometimes when I wake up in the mornings I feel like a muffin top; bulging tummy! Oh dear. Haha.

Time to do something about my crummy eating habits; but I seriously am too ill-disciplined to even start. Booo.

On a brighter side of things, I just started reading my new book, Jodi Picoult's Handle With Care. I'm still very much amazed with the way Picoult crafts the story to such perfect complexity. I like reading her books; they are very thought-provoking and yet simple to comprehend. This is just another book of reads to add to my favourite (: Nice.

Which brings me back to something else. Should I get the 3 books for the price of 2? Temptations lurk! Haha. Shall see.

Thank you for today; it simply brought back the fond memories of the good old days at the very same place. Love.

Listening to Death Cab For Cutie, I'll Follow You Into The Dark.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:58 PM
No you cant read my poker face.

I practically screamed FISH when I realised that the 2000 character limit for my discretionary essay included all the alphabets, punctuation AND spaces in between the words. So despite spending my time trying to come up with proper and meaningful words to express myself previously, I now had to do the painstakingly tedious job of cutting them away. But I eventually got my desired essay capped at 1998 characters, submitted the darn application, and so, I'm much happier now.

Tolong tolong ah, please let me live an easier life without all the hassles. I'm already pok gai enough in money terms, I dont wanna be pok gai in other aspects too.

Random feels good.

Hmmm. More often than not, when I'm searching for words to define my shapeless thoughts, I find myself being fluent enough to pen them down in black and white, as if I could use the pen as a tool to carve my words onto paper, solid and concrete as they can be, just so I wouldnt lose them. Yet I find myself stumbling over my thoughts verbally, as if my spoken words fail me.

But without practice, I think I might just lose the ability to express myself as fluently in words.

Maybe that is why I couldnt comprehend the seemingly invisible facade they wore when they spoke, not to me; when they looked, not at me. I couldnt put a finger to it. Now, it seems that no words will ever break through that thickened glass of divide, and I can only see the smiling faces but I will never get to their true feelings inside.

The relevation comes in knowing that I had tried to fit in, but I'm tired of trying, and if I were to try again, I know that I would have to start from within. So maybe this is what one year has done to me, to all of us.

Time to sleep. Tomorrow will be a good day out with cz. Yay.

Listening to Lady Gaga, Poker Face.

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Thursday, March 19, 2009, 8:03 PM
I am not lily-livered.

Lily-livered
–adjective
weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.

I am not a coward; at least I dont think so, not all the time. Although I do need a little more help than others when I lose my way sometimes and try to sort things out of a mess, so it makes me feel like an idiot. Why didn't God make everyone idiot-proof, so we can all live happily ever after? Apparently it's the silly things that we do which makes life more colourful, in one way or the other. And there's no such thing as a happily ever after, in my opinion.

As of now, I am very sure that I want to join the teaching profession eventually. Like what Ms Chiew and Cunzheng tell me, I already have my desired paths mapped out for me. It's a matter of how I can get a chance to walk on those paths properly. My main disappointment, still, stems from the fact that in my entire result slip I didn't manage a single A, only a handful of Bs and a couple of sore looking Ds. That day, I felt like I've failed myself, horribly. But now I'm better.

I can console myself that being a teacher doesn't require all the academic As, but rather, what one can impart to students, and how best one can give him or herself to them. But I am at a crossroad junction where, my passion fails me. And no, I am not lily-livered. I am just confused. I am unsure if I have the makings of a teacher, if I am capable enough to be a teacher, if being a teacher is what I'll be happy to be.

It will not be an easy or smooth path to take, since my mediocre grades cannot take me very far, but I should give things a shot. It's just that, I have to aim my shots very well, and pray that I get enough luck as well, to bring me where I want to go.

Hook, line, and sinker.

Listening to Kid Rock, All Summer Long.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 4:39 PM
helpless.

This isn't going to be a pleasant entry, so if you're not in a good mood, please, just stay away.

I don't feel too good today. Maybe it's because I'm emo-ing, just a little, so I'm silently fuming in my head to contain all the angsty thoughts I'm feeling inside. It kinda sucks when you need an inspiration but can't seem to find any. It sucks even more when you need some help and advice but can't get any at all. I know I sound like I'm putting blame on the rest of the world when I shouldn't be doing so, especially when it really isn't anyone's fault but mine, but I'm just feeling frustrated so please just let me get this jerky feeling off. I've done the asking and somehow I feel that I haven't really gotten any reply in return. Is it just me, so much so that the sound of my name scares people in the opposite direction, or am I supposed to get through this by myself? Is this the norm or something? So what am I supposed to do now. Just sit around and wait? Suck thumb and cry and mourn over the fact that I only have myself to thank for now that I'm in this state of helplessness? I won't do any of that, I'll take it on and do what I can, and you can pity me. I know I've never really been that brave a person in the first place, but I think I've been left alone long enough to feel that I can truly depend on nobody else but me. You know, I would never stoop so low as to grieve over my trivial losses but I am only human, and by asking for help I already feel like I've tried to leave a part of my burden on someone else, which isn't what I had intended do because I find it too much of a hassle to take. Perhaps its my pride speaking, perhaps I'm too proud or aloof to seek help when I need some, which more or less explains the state that I've landed myself in. But now I really feel so goddamned helpless, and I know you may already have gone through this stage yourself so you're thinking that I should get a life and move on, but please, just leave me to be. I promise I'll be fine, once I get past this.

Now I just need to cool off and get the damned thing done. When this is really over maybe I'll look back and savour everything - how stupid I sounded here, how angsty I'd been. Dang, this path is damn crooked and too narrow for me to walk. And I'm fast losing my patience.
This must be one of the worst times I've felt about myself.

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Monday, March 16, 2009, 10:07 PM
Full of surprises.

Today has been a relatively good day.

Happy birthday to my mommy. (: Got her some assorted donuts to celebrate, and I think she's secretly happy that we remembered her birthday today (even though she pretends not to be). Haha!

Dental was just another long and arduous wait, with some aches and pain from the tightening of the wires, and tadah! New metallic blue rubber bands on my braces. All I can say is, thank god its over for now.

And I just got a call from a friend. Someone whom I havent met in a long long while, except during occasional unexpected bumps on the way to the bus stop. Someone whom I used to hang out with in primary school, whom I spent time with as a good friend playing hopscotch, ice and freeze, and having secret crushes on other boys. The good old days!

The thing is, I hung up her call feeling somewhat thankful that she cared enough to call me, even though I hadnt been able to meet up with her for so long now. I have never forgotten her; I simply didnt have enough initiative, as always. Sigh. But people care, yes. I'm thankful. It makes my day.

The best of all, is having cunzheng around. Someone I can run to when I need help, someone I can talk to no matter how late the night may be, someone I can trust to lay my feelings upon, someone I can look at and smile and think to myself, god how did I ever get to meet him? He came into the picture just like that.

And for that, I am also thankful.

Listening to Ronan Keating, When You Say Nothing At All.

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Sunday, March 15, 2009, 9:32 PM
It takes two.

It takes two to clap. To tango. To dance.

I believe that I have a passion in teaching children, in lending them a guiding hand to understanding something they may not be able to grasp initially. I believe in being flexible enough to make their lessons more interesting and meaningful.
And most importantly, I believe the greatest reassurance is knowing that I've given my best in tutoring them.

Which is why what happened today caught me completely offguard, and it certainly revealed the uglier side of life. I only thank god I'm never gonna have to go back to that place again, that I'm never gonna have to travel so far, only to waste an extra 45 minutes of my day waiting. I think some people should bear a little more responsibility and accountability in the way they organise their lives. And not waste other people's time as well.

I'm still pondering over the contents for my discretionary applications essay section. I have no idea what to write, much less any idea where to start. Suddenly my mind's a complete blank. Its another sign that I hate making decisions and not know where they will lead me to.

Its really damn lonely to travel alone, with nobody familiar to talk to or sit with.

I really havent made any effort to keep in touch with the rest at all. Its been very, very long. Or rather, I havent had any courage to. It probably sounds very silly, but surprisingly, its the truth.

Listening to David Cook, Always Be My Baby.




Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:57 PM
Rush of blood.

This busy week is coming to an end, slowly but surely.

So I can finally mark off the events that were lined up in my calendar, and heave a little sigh of relief that the hectic work schedule as games facilitator ( at Yew Tee Primary ) is over, for now. Lots of running around to bring the kids to each station for their games, lots of non-stop talking to explain the health messages at each station, namely of Nutrition, Myopia, Dental/Oral Care, Keeping Fit, No Smoking, and Self-esteem.

We took our turns each day to facilitate at different stations, but most of the time I was stuck at the Self-esteem station. I had a hard time trying to explain the importance of having high self-esteem to the younglings, and I'm pretty sure my words are already forgotten by them now. Hahaha. After all, it isnt something that can be taught, but rather, it is cultivated through peer and self influence...

But in all honesty, despite the fatigue from all that running around and talking, we also had fun with the kids. They're so adorable, especially the Primary One and Twos. Aww. They tended to listen very carefully, and many were paying attention with wide, doe-eyed faces! Cute to the max, yes. I probably sound like a paedophile huh, hahaha.

All in all, fun. But if given another assignment anytime soon I might have to think twice. All that physical exertions ah, damn tiring. Rush of blood, oh. Though the pay's good, and the experience is irreplaceable, yeah. (:

As of now I'm back to giving tuitions every other day, and also, pondering over my Uni course applications. I know I havent got much choice over my courses, now that my results are like crap, so I'm praying really hard that I can get fass to study sociology and/or english language. I havent really decided what to major in, but I do know that I want to join the teaching profession one day.

A part of me is worried sick, for there is still some doubt that I'll get fass with my lousy grades. But whatever the case, I'm gonna apply and go for it.

Shall be going to NUS Open House on saturday, so I'll see some of them around then. Thank god for cz's company and support. Thanks, love.

Listening to James Morrison ft. Nelly - Broken Strings.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 8:50 PM
picture perfect

Nobody is made perfect.
Nobody is made flawless.
Nobody is made infallible.
We fall, we break, we heal.
Amazingly.

Nobody is made heartless.
Nobody is made immune.
Nobody is made void of feelings.
We think, we feel, we wonder.
Endlessly.

So it was never a beautiful picture to begin with. It can haunt you, on endless days and nights, like a tattoo you cannot escape from.

But time heals most wounds, as with a little pinch of courage, discipline, faith and love. To know what is right, and wrong. To know what worked, and what didnt.

Nothing is for sure.
Nothing is a promise.
But rather, everything that you do, is something you make out for yourself. Heed this.

The irony of it all, is how picture perfect it will be. When everything is revealed, over time.

Listening to Take That, Up All Night.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 9:20 PM
save a wretch like me.

So when we were high and drunk we got carried away and had fun.

We drowned ourselves in nothing but leisure and the adrenaline and we shut ourselves from the rest of the world. It was sheer indulgence, oh sheer bliss.

When we were surrounded by the comfort and protection of what we had and we didnt look far ahead enough. What we saw and felt and yearned for, we couldnt get enough of them.

In all honesty we were blinded by excitement and felt confused and eager and overwhelmed all wrapped up in one package waiting to explode.

And yet what we missed along the way, had been all the little but important things we didnt give a second glance at. We simply didnt have the patience and humility to because we had thrown all caution to the wind.

Now there isnt any room for regrets.

Hanging on has never been as easy as it seems. Whether there is any room for regret, it is almost futile now. Even an Amazing Grace cannot salvage anything. It's just left with being who you are, at the very core of your heart.

What has one year done to me?

Listening to Savage Garden, Santa Monica.

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Monday, March 9, 2009, 8:37 PM
If they say we gotta to go to war...

This is for you.

It sure isn't easy starting from nothing and then working your way up. Pushing and squeezing and fighting your way out, you take all the shit that you can, you carry the tasks on your shoulders, and you forge on.

It isn't pleasant, oh no it isn't, but that's how the corporate world is. This just proves that we have so much more to see for ourselves, and now that we've taken the first steps, we move on without so much as turning back. The beginning will be painful, but hey, this is only the starting line. Go on, and let this be an experience you'll cherish. You hear?

Take pride, have courage, believe in yourself. Always. If they say its the last day and we gotta go to war, I'll be fighting with you. Because I thank you for being with me when I had to fight my battles. Because there's many things I want to do for you too. Because I love you.

Congrats on making it past today, unscathed I hope, and I know you'll welcome each day with an open mind. I'm waiting to hear all the things you have to share with me too.

Oh yes, happy (belated) 5th month.

Love,
me.

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Sunday, March 8, 2009, 1:18 PM
it aint over yet.

So Judgment Day came and went. Just like that. 
All the butterflies in my tummy have been soothed, somewhat. 
But they're now replaced by the dread of having to weigh options and choices. Not to mention, more waiting, to see what happens.
I had expected to do better, perhaps, which explained my initial major disappointment. Considering what I sacrificed with the decision made then, what lessons I learnt throughout. But now I'm over with getting upset. Cos I did do my best, and I'm not exactly totally unhappy with my grades. Getting a B in math and econs was definitely pleasant news. And oh I'm glad for Audrey, she did well. (:
Perhaps this path was never be straight to begin with, but at least I know that there's somewhere I can go. So I'll walk on, and hope that with every turn in the corner I wont get lost.

On a lighter note, I'm coping pretty well with my tuition assignments and temporary games facilitation job. In all honesty, I feel happy for me. Indeed, the things that dont kill you, make you stronger.

There's alot of intricate lines in the road ahead that I have to cross, very carefully, very steadily, so I'm gonna pray damn hard. It ain't over yet.

Listenign to Spice Girls, Wannabe.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 11:19 PM
Move on, move on.

I have never really given much thought to what I intend to be, and do, in the future. 

When we were all kids, in primary school, we all pretty much wanted to be doctors or firemen or teachers. Even to be a policeman/ policewoman. We drew pictures and wrote stories about our ambitions for show-and-tell.

In secondary school we never quite talked about our future ambitions, but rather, the education system taught us to focus on our immediate next step - to the JCs or polys. So all dreams of being a doctor or teacher or fireman were brought to a sudden, yet subtle halt.

In JC, only one thing was important to us. A levels. I dont think I need to explain anymore about that. So we studied damn hard, for the alphabets on the result slips to decide our fates.

Then all of a sudden, that question comes back. So what do you want to do in the future? Now I must admit, I am caught by surprise. Not because I dont know what I want to be, or do, but rather, these ambitions sound rather daunting now.

I guess with more knowledge comes even more unknowns. It's indeed wiser to take things one step at a time, as always. Patience ah, Angie. You'll move on.




10:15 PM
Pictures of you.

Shopping. Is indeed a very therapeutic experience. Especially when you have the ka-ching to spend.

But I am really amazed. To know that the clothes needed for school and work are so expensive! Oh my, oh my. Tops and skirts and shorts and jeans and dresses. Blue and purple and green and yellow and white and pink. Heels and pumps and sandals and sneakers and slippers. Accessories and bags and then more clothes and shoes.

Never ending. Can't breathe. I think its scary. I hope I don't have to face it. But I have to.

I don't relish the fact that there are plenty of youngsters out there who are like me. Waiting for their results. Or simply just too free in their own time. But they are working harder than I am, in many ways. To earn their allowance and future reserves. Sure giving tuition is slack and not bad paying, but I think I need a little more out of my life. Instead of being comfortable in my comfort zone. Instead of playing my time away. Instead of having nothing to show my parents what I am capable of doing, perhaps.

And with Friday, I hope things will change for the better.

Hopefully.

And I still see pictures of you and me.

Listening to Hinder, Lips Of An Angel.




Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 9:13 PM
What was (and am) I thinking?

I'm getting used to my braces already, though what really annoys me all the time, is the way my food always gets incorrigibly stuck in obscene places between my braces and teeth.
Hmph.
The only exciting thing is being able to change the colours; pink red blue green black! Multicolours! They really should invent a daily changeable kind of braces to fit your mood.
That'll be so cool.

My primary two tuition kids are getting naughtier by the days.
The only thing that can appease them, not surprisingly, are the promise of Ben Ten stickers.
Lol.
Trust me, I had completely forgotten about my primary school days (of hopscotch, curry noodles, stickers, and art n craft lessons) until they whipped out their bags and pencil cases. Ben Ten everywhere.
What's the craze?

And I must admit that I used to think that hanging upside down on the monkey bars were cool, until my mom reminded me that I didnt have my shorts on underneath my skirt.
Dont worry, I was only Primary One, and my skirt was long. Damn long.
But nonetheless, I was shocked at that realisation.
I think I recovered pretty soon. So, haha.

I think this has been a really random brainless post. I think the jitters of Judgment Day are getting to me. Woohoo. Breathes in, breathes out.

Listening to Girls Aloud, The Show.

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