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Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 8:42 PM
Race race race  Singapore River Regatta! 300metres of splashing, screaming primal-y and anaerobic exercise. Pictures when someone in Kowloon adds me on Facebook and tags me in the photos because I did not use my camera. Disheartening though, came in 4th in the 10 All Men Open Heats, means no qualification. Means the buck stops there. My second event, 20 Mixed Open, we uh collided with the American Dragons, which was supposed to mean that we would be DQ-ed, but fortunately no :D We ended up 5th! Out of 5! Which still means we didn't qualify. Which means the buck stops there. Again. And I don't get to paddles tomorrow away. Probably the saddest part was that since we collided with the Americans, they slowed down considerably and probably blame us for their failure to qualify. Heh. Tough. It looked a lot worse on video. We made a J turn into their boat, turning broadside :\ But I had a really fun time there, the atmosphere is kinda cool. Buff boys, tanned girls, retarded announcers, motherly aunties, helpful uncles, nice teammates :D Lynn also came down, but she only saw us lose ): Disclaimer: It's such a shame I could not be at O'Team dry run today, and I am really uh. Disappointed. Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 9:07 PM
H3 and other scary things.  Match today, 4 shots, 1 on target, 0 goals. Too many stupid decisions here and there. Wasted too many opportunities. Never thought my shooting could let me down like that. I went down to see what H3 Econs was about and gosh damn, it sound tres difficile. Coalition Theory, Schumpeter's Creative Destruction Theory, Nash Equilibrium. Well it'd be okay if they could cover everything, but they can't. The way they teach is a Philosophy Class style, with prompts and minimal hard studying (in class at least) developing your thinking skills and logic in the process. That's all fine and well until they tell you that you have to spend your time outside class studying and reading up by yourself, and I honestly don't think I'm suited for that. I seek to understand but I'm not engaged in academia enough for me to proactively seek to understand things I have never heard of before. I'll see how though. Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 6:38 PM
Kodak moment of our generation  Sitting in a room in my aunt's house with 2 of my nephew and 1 of my nieces (siblings), I had this really Malcolm In The Middle moment."Reese" was being a big bully, and generally being not very nice to the rest of them. "Dewey" was being bullied, and quite innocent about everything. "Malcolm" seemed so helpless and stuck in the middle of the 2 of them. It was quite funny, really. Told me a lot about the kids these days, their attitudes and general outlook. And made me feel really old for being an uncle. If I ever become a dad, I'll be one of those dads who don't scold but generally be logical about everything, using words spoken in kindness and not hands or belts to get my point across. Like one of those easy-going dads, the kind that go, "Hey, you shouldn't be drinking at this age, as far as I know, it'll screw up your future. But hey it's Christmas, cheers." Which will be so awesome. Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 8:30 PM
After all, it IS the thru TRAIN programme  At Raffles, it feels like I'm always traveling. This train, it runs along it's MRT rails, leading to the final Depot of Death (say it with a booming voice). In between, I get to rest, but just barely. I have not even finished a song on my iPod before the 13 chimes of the Door Closing rings, and it begins to move again, with me inside, unable to say stop, or get off. Sure you could give up at Orchard, have some fun, enjoy a bit. But at the end of the day, if you don't get on the train again, you're stuck at Orchard. And on this Raffles Train, it's up to you to make sure you don't stop. You stop, you get left behind. This train, with its cold metal bars and fake plastic interior, it waits for no one. And then there's the interchanges. Green to Red, Purple to Yellow, Secondary to Poly, JC to Uni. Choices. Some lines are more enjoyable, some lines are more efficient. You need to know where you're going, to save time, to save money. I used to enjoy train rides, enjoying the woosh as it entered the tunnels. Knowing that the darkness ends after Tiong Bahru. Now, I'm not so sure. It's a chore, maybe I lead a frivolous life. It's so unfortunate we're all stuck in this system of tracks, rails and rigidity. Okay, on to less philosophical stuff. Had a pretty fun day with 10S03L, like after our OP :D It's amazing though, the time we spent deciding...is probably what makes class outings so unfeasible. Gosh the girls can eat. Round after round of free flow ice cream. But ha, I matched them round for round with cups of free flow cappucinos. I think I had 3. Just Acia (Dhoby Xchange) is awesome for that :D I also went to bowl. And oh my god, why is Weeleng so good at bowling. The ball travels at half of everyone's speed but she doubles everyone's score. Both times we played. Maybe it's time the professional bowlers rethink their strategies. AND I ATE AUNTIE ANNE'S, I MISSED THE SOUR CREAM SO MUCH SO MUCH I WANT MORE I WANT ONE EVERYDAY OR SOMETHING WHY IS IT SO AWESOME YAY. Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 9:12 PM
We spiralling- down.  I think my security guard is cute. Maybe I should explain myself. He keeps little kittens around the estate, feeding them and basically having them follow him around. If having kittens (tortoiseshell with WHITE PAWS) follow you around and resting on your tummy isn't cute, you need to stop watching Manly Movies and catch a chick flick. Anyway, I have my Oral P tomorrow, I'm totally looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to having my every pimple scrutinized by about 20 people. I'm looking forward to knowing that every movement and slip of the tongue I make is being taken note of. I'm looking forward to presenting on batik. Doing it as my topic has not really made me love it anymore, but then again, passion isn't something that's on the marking rubric, am I right? Yes of course I'm being sarcastic, what dyou think I am, a self-loving narcissist? I like being listened to though. Makes me feel all self-important and tingly inside. Heehee. In other news, I love my schedule for Saturday. 8am-12pm Oteam Meeting! 12pm-3pm Floorball Match! 3pm-6pm Dragonboating! 6pm-8pm Family Dinner! 8pm-"I keel over from exhaustion"pm Chalet! I don't understand why everything just has to fall on the same day. There are I don't know, a few million days in my lifetime, for 5 things to fall on the same day, the probability has to be about oh, (1/1000000)^6. I'd have better chance buying a lottery ticket. At least that one has a possibility of a good outcome. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 9:14 PM
gnaw naw knaw  I have things to do, but most pressing of all, I need to get my life in order. Too many things are happening at the same time, and I can't seem to have my mind on everything at once. To quote my floorball coach (somewhat out of context but applicable) "One thing at a time, very easy right?". It's like how I know my deadlines and things to do, but since I'm focused on many other things, I fail to notice the little details that can make or break something. Like my H3 applications, I didn't realise you needed copies of ICs, or like other stuff. Which makes things so much harder for me because now I'll have to settle them in the morning. And I don't currently have them on hand. Concurrent Project Work and Orientation is going to kill me also. On the bright side, at least I'm done fretting about my match. Raffles Floorball played against Victoria Secondary on a away fixture (friendly match though) and lost by a somewhat large margin. But we did score 2 goals though. Unashamedly I'd like to say I had a hand in both of them, one accidental pass that bounced across the face of goal for Shouj to smack into an open goal. The other using my big butt to block the goalkeeper's vision, allowing Theo to smack a free hit into his blind side. So yay there. I still have loads to improve though.
Sunday, November 1, 2009 @ 3:45 PM
Kinda. The materialist in me is acting up again. I have the incredible urge to start shopping and buying stuff for myself. A new floorball stick! The new designs are so sexy, and mine's quite an entry-level stick :\ A dragonboat paddle! Probably not worth it though, how often will I get to go dragonboating next year, with season, Saturday trainings and all. But I still want one. As well as a buttpad. My ass hurts like hell from grinding against the fibreglass seats. Either that or I spend my money on loads of KFC till my butt gets fleshy enough. Which, although costs a lot more than a buttpad, seems to be a more desirable solution. Which reminds me, I haven't eaten KFC in a while. Yet another thing to buy. Along with Pizza wings. Apart from coffee, pizza wings are probably the only other vice I have in school. Greasy grilled/baked chicken drumlets oozing oil and marinade is something I can't stop buying (and eating, not all the time though, they get stolen by classmates). There was this day I ate 6, or was it 8, I can't remember, I only know it was a nice whole number. I also want to buy off my SEAB examiner. But, as Singapore is a corruption free world and full of intergritious (people with integrity) people, it's not possible! It would make life a lot easier though, I wouldn't have to study for my H1Cl paper tomorrow. I wouldn't do it though, I'd be contradicting my beliefs of meritocracy and justice. I'm of of those people who hate it when people get something for doing nothing, which is why I'm firmly against 4D and Toto. But I am all for gambling though. You need to work for those. Poker, Blackjack all need some sort of mental concentration and skill. I want the next 2 weeks to be over quickly! Kinda. |