LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
I just finished seasons 1 and 2 of Big Bang Theory. Yea, Alevels are slightly more than 2 weeks away, but I didn't watch it like episode after episode (OK, maybe I did that for like half of season 1), I paced myself. Lol, like every 1 hour of studying or so, I would watch an episode. Besides, its not like the show didn't have its benefits. I now have this slight motivation to study Quantum Physics. Been avoiding Lasers and Semiconductors like the plague but now, I am glad to say that I've finally memorized Lasers and that spectrum thing about energy levels in atoms.
Happy Birthday to me.
I've been in a subdued mood the entire day. I didn't do much today, just went through a few basics for organic chem and went to Parkway to buy some books. Read a bit of Redemption Ark and slept a bit. Hmm, that should cover just about everything for today. Prelims are coming in a little more than 2 weeks and I'm not prepared, when am I ever anyway?
Yesterday was my birthday so Happy Birthday to me. I didn't do a lot of things, had a small celebration in school, then later at class BBQ. Thank you to Yansin, Lynnette, Simeng, Ziqi and Mengyi for the Borders Gift Card! I think thats the best present ever, either that or money. HA! Thank you to Jessica for the banana cake (Mmm. Very nice. I was slightly dubious at first, but then haha, you're as much of a pig as I am and figured you must have good taste and a chef mind! >=D jkjk! ) and that awesome piggy card! I love it! Well except for that small grape stalk by the side, but the banana cake more than makes up for that evilness. Lol. And thanks to everyone who wished me Happy Birthday.
Class BBQ was interesting. It was weird to see Simeng and Daichou half-drunk (well I think they were half drunk). Anyway, I think alcohol tastes like shit, maybe its acquired taste or something I dunno, but as of right now, I don't like it. Lol. Although it did look kinda cool, that cyan coloured liquid. Sauna was awesome too! Good way to unwind and relax.
However even then, I think that my 18th birthday sucked shit. Its what didn't happen that really bumps me out. I could have left early, I mean its just a bus ride away. Oh well.
For a guy thats half drunk, Simeng is surprisingly rational. Who knows, maybe the alcohol's already ran its course. I do acknowledge that I am not trying the hardest that I can, and should. Considering the lofty goals I set myself, I don't think I'll even achieve half of what I want. Maybe I'm just limiting myself, by thinking that I don't want to disappoint myself, or I won't achieve it. I guess not trying would be an even bigger disappointment. Well one thing he did make it clear to me was that, I can do much better and that all it takes is hardwork (but everyone knows that I guess). Heck, maybe I'm just lazy/ not motivated enough/ can't be bothered/ distracted/ am lacking discipline. Who knows, but one thing is for sure, I have to start studying harder.
Argh.
Today is a bad day. It turns out that not only do we have to inform my civics tutor if we're going to be absent from school - we have to inform him of our mediation too, even being late necessitates an sms to him to inform him. Its ridiculous and stupid. I don't see my friend's tutors calling their parents if they're late. He took it upon himself to call my house, at 7.30am no less, and inform my dad that I wasn't in school. Sigh. Such a bad start to what might have been a good day. Oh well.
Good Music.
I have so many things to do right now, I worry about how I am going to complete them all come school on Monday. But you know, I don't really care, at least not right now. Yea yea, its Alevels, but what's one night of listening to good music and unwinding? (OK, so maybe I did that on Friday too) Simon and Garfunkel and Globus. The music that these two groups make couldn't be more different. The former is beautiful in all its simplicity, while the latter is big-sounding and epic stuff. Equally good stuff though.
Gone like the wind.
It has been a long weekend and alas, school is to start tomorrow. I have not done anything school-related except on Saturday when I had Physics tuition. I found out that I am now allergic to prawns (!!! Sigh.). I have had 2 BBQs the past 4 days. I have finally finished filing my Lit, Chem and GP stuff and am still struggling to settle my Physics and Maths. I have a Maths test coming but have not started revising for it. Hmm, lets see. That should just about it.
Electrolytic Cell tutorial, Complex No. tutorial, Physics TYS EMI Qns, GP essay outlines, Literature Context Essay. Many many things to do. =/ Probably should have used my weekend to try and finish them all, but oh well, the weekends are long over and school's fast approaching.
Ms Nansi can be really thoughtful sometimes. Even if our teachers didn't take attendance for classes, even if our parents couldn't care less if we come to school or not, I doubt many of us would stop going to school. It is a choice that we consciously decide upon every single day. I may as well make good out of it. Study study study and get those stinkin' As, well it is hoped that As do come after all this. Hah.
My Spirit of Adventure is you.
National Day Celebration was cool, While it wasn't a celebration per se, since I doubt singing a few national songs can hardly be considered as a celebration, it was surprisingly good for once. When you are presented with this small opportunity to just revel in the celebrations, with thoughts of a long weekend ahead, its just good to let your hair down and be crazy for once. I was a bit bumped out when the celebrations were so short, I would have enjoyed a few more songs. The Singapore flags that they gave out turned out to be quite fun - watching people stack the flags into tall proud pillars of Singapore flags and waving them flags with such gusto was nice for a change. Indeed, National Day feels like something truly worth celebrating this year. That little tingle of electricity running the length of my spine as I sing the cheesy NDP songs like everyone around me - the voice of 1000 people unified by a brief moment of celebration and patriotism.
Lynnette, Simeng, Yansin and Surya went to Leisure Park to watch Up after that, and what a magical movie that was. Draggy at times, but it really is an amazing movie. Plus the music is so romantic and at times and ever so poigant. In some ways, maybe watching Up was a better choice over G.I.Joe even though the movie poster was begging to me to watch it. Lol. Profound movie - 'Thanks for the adventure, now go have yours.' Beautiful.
Beautifully sad.
'He never had a chance, of course. So he screamed, cried and pleaded, first for help, later for mercy, his voice drowned by the harsh rainfall. He screamed at the top of his lungs until he bit his tongue. He took a deep breath and screamed again, until the vicious assailant buried his weapon in his lungs. Then he simply watched the dark sky, his body flinching every single time the piercing weapon stabbed its way through his skin. He felt his mouth filling with blood and ignored the bitter taste of approaching death. He simply watched the sky, the gray clouds briefly turned white by the occasional flash of lightning. Had his brain not been overwhelmed by unfathomable pain, he would have concluded it was the perfect choice for his last visage of the world of the living. It was beautiful, in all its violence.'
:(
Awesomeness.
This blog is a testimony to how my life has gone stagnant, HAHA! While it sucks, it doesn't suck too bad, so I'm still OK with it. Plus it makes the little times when I'm away from studying and out of the house seem that much more enjoyable and relaxing (except that little trip to tuition, which sucks).
Friday night was spent out with Mom, and we ate at Kim Gary's again. Awesome restaurant! Then we walked around Vivo for awhile before heading home with a bag load of chocolates and other good stuff. Corn soup and Mango pudding - kickass food that everyone should try.
I was supposed to go Ion Orchard with gang-who-has-a-name-for-our-handphones (my LG baby's named 'Ass') on Saturday evening, but then I didn't cause I had other plans, which were equally cool and nice. I spent my afternoon looking for some YMS building that is so inconspicuous, and listening to little kids and then later Xinyun play the piano. It was quite good, some of them kids were really good. Dinner was spent hearing people scream riding that bungy ride thingy at Liang Court while eating at Manhatten Fish Market. Every 5 minutes you'll hear 'ahhhhhhh!', its quite entertaining, but looking at it makes me slightly nauseous. Lol.
Recently, I had a nice good chat on MSN and it made me realize if I treasure my friendship so little as to let it die away like that. Its with a little sadness and regret that I look at how far we have strayed from what we once used to be. But I doubt you realize this, and nor will I ever try and gain back what we once had cause it doesn't feel like we could be that once more.
