RAWR

I love such emails :D And i got a reply within one night! There's only one BIG organisation who can do this so brilliantly :)

Anyway! Going off to china for a few days for my Parents-Daughter bonding session. Will be back with awesome pictures hopefully! Thanks GGY for the Tamron lens *drools* But i need steady hands for this! :S

I feel the blubber. omg. i need to exercise not just eat sleep play games eat watch dramas eat sleep O.O"

Best Cosplayer from cosfest!



and Proof of RJC wasting money!



RJ is just awesome. Well, at least they didnt waste money AND resources building useless railings to prevent students from falling into the pond.. Instead, they spend a few cents laminating a piece of paper with colour ink on it:



Our Teachers rox! But we could only find two :(

Yay! i'm officially Year 2! I have passed first year with rather shocking results but i shall just leave it at that. The numbers look like primary school grades so, i'm not complaining :P I'm actually missing the UK already, but things are horrid there now, what with the heatwave. 56 degrees IN THE SHADE according to my roomie, ex-roomie. haha. Catching up with her now that I dont really have to wake up early tmr :P heh. My days are too slack! I need a job! :/

Permission to spend money to celebrate, sir!

and rmb to wear face mask if u are down with a cold! Dont spread that virus!




Or spread it, because its good! people need to gain immunity from this!

You might of might not be familiar with the above video, but it's damn cool! walk-in fridge.. The sequeal to it, i found..




had a little problems when it came to communication, but still very cool :D

I got abit of my mum's genes in the sense that if i get restless and see lots of things lying around messily, i'll want to organise. I'll usually get SO into it that i move on to more and more things out of the initial mess I spotted. So today, i did Past Organisation. Sift through old things and see what goes. I should start doing that for clothes >< Don't know where to start when i havent finish uncovering my clothes.

Well! I dug up journals, Yes! i used to write them. Gave up writing, i'm veering towards photographs as memories instead of awkward english. :/ Need Harddisks rather than Notebooks now. lol!

Found an autograph book i started when i was back in Primary school! :O (everyone has probably changed addresses and numbers and emails though) and another during Secondary School! You know how autograph books usually start with infomation of the owner.. so i was reading through it and noticed what's changed and what hasnt.

"Biodata"
As mentioned, address, home phone, mobile all changed.

"Likes"
it's amazing how little this has changed..
I still like:
-fried chicken wings, medium steak, pasta, hot&spicy stuff
-ice lemon tea, hot tea .. Not so much Blackcurrent anymore.

Music, Bands, Movies, Buddies have all changed. LUCKILY.
(Because it is written here.."BAND: S Club 7, blue, Westlife, Metallica(??)" Love the irony at the end of the list.)
More into Pop in general now. J, C. lol! crap. Becoming ahlian.

And i'll probably have to add alot more things into the list of food i like XD SASHIMI! Mushrooms!

"Dislikes"
This is LOL.

("Food: Bitter Gourd, Ladys Finger")
HAHAHAHAHA. I'm proud to say that those are still my ultimate dislikes :P See it's a SINCE YOUNG thing.
("BAND: A1") I bet some noobs dont know who they are but they're the one who sang Like a Rose. Okay what.. Abit gay looking only.
("SONGS: Chinese Opera, I'm a Slave for you")
Another LMAO because a few days ago at KTV i pointed out the song I'm a slave for u for rk's ociffer to sing. Much hated, yet i chose it. -_-"

[aside] OMFG i thought i posted. turned out there was an error in updating :( Have to retype again!!!!!

this autograph book is making me LOL. As you know when other people write in ur book they'll write messages. Lemme quote a few:

"you gasped as you saw the next few words. It was addressed to you! Words began appearing on the book! And a voice spoke~

Dearest Xiaoting,
I knew you would find this book. You were destined to be the next reader and also the cardcaptor. You will also find that your wound has healed. Few tips for you: Study hard to achieve gd results. Good luck 4 ur future exams and may u remain as pretty and kind! Keep ur brain working and ur angelic voice singing. Never give up. May u find urself a wonderful husband! Your guardian will assist you so dun wory! Well, bye now! You have been a wonderful friend! May you succeed in capturing the cards."

HAHAHHAA OMG. SUPER otaku. Feng cardcaptor sakura. XD

And the funniest thing is the next entry by another person..

(in dislikes paragraph)
"Btw, no offence to you all people... but i dont like japanese anime. I kinda thing they have a stupid plot. Oh and stop thinking about how you're gonna make me pay for saying those... cuz it's my opionion and you cant do anything about it!"

:P Direct, to the point. Yi zhen jian xue sia.

definitely keeping these few sheets of paper just for laughs one more time before i throw them away XD Outdated information sia.

let me into those unspoken words.

First. HOT. as expected, i am dying from the heat. I'm pretty glad the rainclouds followed me home from the UK. Takes the heat away, but...

Next. POST-rain. kill me. Humidity, Stickiness. Eeew. I know i've lived 18 years with it, or maybe even 19 i cant even rmb -.- but! Those were blissful 8 months despite it being TOO dry sometimes. *itch*

Third. what's up with the fashion. Oh it hit me that ah, it's singapore. Higher percentage of people are 1. shorter 2. u see an aging population in cmi disguise (ie. wearing younger gen clothes) 3. Rmb someone arguing about the weather leading to lack of creativity in dressing because it's just not practical to be in layers when it's sweltering hot.

Fourth. Other drivers. I love how UK drivers are willing to STOP for you, in the middle of the road, when you are jay walking, JUST TO LET U CROSS. How awesome is that. But okay, they dont have a fine for jaywalking nor do they have pedestrain crossing/lights at every junction. They wont speed up when u signal, or overtake you while you are changing lanes (!!!wassup with that!) and i could go on forever.

Fifth. Worse jetlag i'm experiencing ever. It's causing me to have insufficient sleep -.- I've pretty much gotten used to sleeping before 1am, but i will auto wake up at 5am because, JUST BECAUSE. I can't sleep till it's 6am and the sun starts rising. By 7am i give up sleeping altogether because it's too bright and will go about with housework/chores/playing PlantsVsZombies, say Bye to dad going to work, drag brother out to breakfast. hahaha. :P

Sixth. Omg i can feel the nasty red things coming back on my face. I can just FEEL IT! not yet but i bet i'm going to get an outbreak soon. NooOoooOOoo.............!

Enough with that. I got an M1 prepaid now and if u want my number, u'll get it if u ask me :P

Ta.

im going home im going home homehomehome!!!! :D I can smell my char kway teow chickenrice laksa nasi lemak roti prata teh terik bak chor mee already!! Actually, i smell Chicken Flavour Maggi Mee and it's making me hungry. X_X Going to be stranded with lots of heavy luggage and no place to leave them in about 1 hour's time for the next.. 9hours.

BUT IM GOING HOME :D

Why do people like that. It's crazy to tame it. Straight hair so much easier! But true enough it reduces the round-ness of my face as pointed by my brother. Pbfft. and the fake shadows created with make up. I was "so bored" that i decided to play with some straighteners:



Not as neat as that done by the professional:



Rawr. Forgive my Narcissism, but how about a Perm for a change. Hmmm. But the idea of taming it every morning seems like hell O.o Laziness.

Clearly bored -.- Back to dramas. what a way to spend my day huh, in EXCITING london. pretty exhausted, so tmr den i'll go out, lah.

Last night i dreamt of some members of 6R which was probably initiated by the full day with huiqi yesterday :) Good dream.. cept that the people involved were pretty much.. "dead-ish". It's like, relac one corner. J, who appeared in the dream, was pretty annoyed when i said that about him -- This probably came about due to my knowledge of his unhappiness with army life. :S JQ and A were the ones i was talking to more often until more people appeared in my dream. R passed me his key to collect something from his cupboard in the kitchen O.o which does not exist! but, i do have his key :/ so maybe that's why. And whilst looking for whatever i was looking, i came across this cute note saying that R's sorry for occupying this space but he has to keep some sort of food warm for X, ie. me. hahahahaha! Yeah, another one of my rubbish dream :P

Woke up thereafter at 830am to the shrilling ring of the telephone. Went to help KS look after his boxes as he and KC moved them out of the room. He owes me big time man. I'm like his full time watch dog or smth. He even dumped me a bag to keep for him, which i will be using to transport things. :D Handy.

Righright, boring i know. So on to the topic of Shopping!

Shopping is a girl's best friend! yesyes. But i am starting to get bored of it already. Shops are the same everywhere! Knightsbridge, Highstreet Ken, Oxford, Covent garden. I've been to the first three, Oxford street today, and i was sorta BORED of shopping already. I've stepped into H&M, Zara, M&S too many times that i KNOW what is in there. Prices arent the same at each outlet though! feels like an undercover economist ;) Have been looking at the online shops for Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins such that i've seen things in their store itself. Except, now i get to try clothes on. Tempted to get that 25pounds blue dress. Hmmm. XD Ex, though. My ASOS order just came today WHEEEE so i shall collect it tmr evening when office opens.

YES. so my point being. I am officially bored and i want them to change their lines soon! or start the mega summer sale or something. Nono, that will be evil. Just change ur lines and up the prices so i can just look at clothes that please my eye and not buy them because they are too expensive :D I need to go to more exotic shopping places such as the various markets - but they are too far and too boring to not have anyone to go with :/ Sigh.

On to companions - Who's the best to go shopping with?

Let's look at a few options

1. Girl friends
Girl companions are awesome because it's fun! You get immediate comments of an item you pick up and you get to hear a different perspective on whether to buy or not to buy. Bad thing about it is, if we shop at different pace, it will get annoying/tiring/boring for the person who shops faster, which is usually me. :P Unless I really like something and am thinking of purchasing it, i might take a long time to decide if i need it/ if it is worth it. Another downside to female companions is that, no, they will not and cannot help you carry what you buy because they will always buy even more! X_x

2. Guy friends
I'll start by talking about CLOSE guy friends. These are people you feel comfortable with and their opinion will not make you feel inferior, scared of showing your true self etc. etc. They are like partial girl friends (unless they are overly femanine den they will fall under category 1 :P) except they will carry ur shopping items. MUAHAHA. Disadvantage is that not all your close guy friends are a fan of shopping and they will give Sian face, Yawn loudly, Feel damn bored and your conscience will scream at you to hurry your pace so that he doesnt get bored, afterall, he's the one accompanying you.

RANDOM guy friends/acquantainces. I will not feel comfortable, hence be wary of what items i look at, TOUCH even, and my pace will be totally screwed up. Bad company. :P Not my cup of tea.

3. Animals/Pets
Just for the sake of really exploring my options you know :P Birds, Mouse, Hamster, Rat, Fish, Turtle, Tortoise : out of the question. Dogs on leash is possible, but only in UK due to the animal ban in sg shopping centres. They can't help, but will cause more trouble since you have something large to look after. unless you can keep your dog in your handbag like paris hilton and ensure he doesnt jump out/on people.

4. Me, Myself and I.
They say three's a crowd but i say this combination is good. I get to go at my own pace, rest when i want without asking, go back to a store 4 or 5 times if need be, etc. Disadvantages: a. No one to seek opinion b. No one to entertain you when you're resting c. No help whatsoever to hold bags d.(for me only perhaps!) I wont know that i'm tired until i'm really really tired aka feet hurting :P

I guess when you're feeling in an antisocial mood and you really just wnat to be alone, 4's the best choice for a shopping trip. My personal Favourite in fact. I'll buy more things on my own :P Rash buys included. AHH. hahaha. Did that today and seriously, (d) happened. I shopped for 6 hours straight because after that my feet was screaming at me to go home X_X else i wouldve gone on. LOL And i still havent reached Primark (ie. the end of oxford street) Didnt enter all shops either. Shopping in London is just awesome. Weather's good outside, but pretty stuffy in stingey shops which dont have aircon. Totally didnt use my sweater at all. Sleeveless ftw. I am seriously going to melt in singapore. Help!

3's good too. I wanna shop with my rabbit. Pbfft. But rabbit got taken away by that Old Turkey. :(

Rawr. Failed attempt of a discussion about shopping! because i'm distracted and i am going to watch Gossip girl now. Band of Brothers after that. Woo! Life is quite good. Quite. Rabbit.


Home soon!

Today was Music Day 2009! and its apparently been going on for some time! Since 2005 perhaps? :) Read more about it here:
http://www.exhibitionroadmusicday.org/default.asp

Really like the Brochure, but i left it somewhere and am too wrapped up in my duvet to get it :P Love lazy nights like these. More about the day soon. Yesterday was my hall's end of term party in the garden but because family is above all, i couldnt bare to break our weekly skype ritual. Family's become an internet one so much so that dad and bro in the same house has to use MSN to ask each other to go for supper/dinner. -.- *facepalm* Yeah, so i skipped the bouncy castles, hog roast, shitty band music (which i heard from my room anyway) and a whole load of booze which im not terribly interested in. :P

Failed attempt with chicken rice because I cooked for one person nia. Sian. I miss them all sigh. Meals alone is getting pretty much unbearable. Thank god for Song the previous two days but she's going home now. And I already had 2 dinners on my own since then. I will survive!!! Thereafter, I left for Weeks Hall, near school to have a sleepover at HuiQi's. Ended up watching Bourne Supremacy? Dont know lah. First of the Bourne series, with H and D. Was good! :) Tudou is just awesome. Then B came and we watched her reccommended film about the Lebanon War. Named: Waltz with Bashir - And israeli animated documentary. I like how the style is like Marvel comics :) There was like 3-5 seconds of GERMAN animated porn too for u perverse people out there. Highly educational film and i encourage u watching it. Lovely music to go with it. Had abit of Chopin's famous Waltz used also in Jay Chou's Bu neng shuo de mi mi. ^^

Despite sleeping at 2plus am, we had to get up at 820am for their weekly sunday breakfast together as a clique :P Same gang plus C this time, lucky for D. Hehehe. They went off to church whilst i went back to Dream land before getting up and reading about James May travelling at the edge of space. Thanks to Top Gear, such news actually attracted me :P

That linked to the Vomit Comet which is an airliner which travels in a parabola so you'll experience on and off weightlessness. How cool is that! I'm going to read more about it. Rights, so weightlessness is achived by flying in an elliptical path relative to the center of the Earth. This will ensure that the aircraft is in free fall, orbiting the earth, literally. Like how you imagine that u throw a stone forwards. Since earth is round, there is a point in time where there's no ground below the stone to fall, instead, it'll go around. Exactly that, me thinks. And since if the path the aircraft take is truly parabolic, then it has achieved escape velocity and will be able to go into space. But, it doesnt in this case since it remains in earth, and hence there's an on and off period of zero-G. To achieve this, the variation of altitude of the aircraft wrt time is that of a cycloid - think shape u draw when tracing out a rabbit jumping forward :)

Okay so music day!

It was along Exhibition road so i was conveniently located near to exhibition road thanks to the stayover :P Went around with HQ. Loved the variety of music available - Folk, Classical, Pianocircus!, ArtNMusic, Beatbox, DJ-ing, Acapella etc.etc. We started off at the V&A museum, lovely place! gotta visit again!, where there was this exhibit called Mirror Mirror.



Basically a software installed in multiple Mac Computers which has face detection. It puts a mask on the face then. Coolios. Masks are made out of patterns from various objects as explained in a sheet of paper. Apparently there's 4million over designs and changes each time u look away andn look back to the camera :D

Next we went to the Royal Geographical Society. Havent been there. Seems like a nice place. There was a piano circus performance which is basically 6 pianists using keyboards and playing rather minimalistic songs. Minimalistic = Melody/fragments keep repeating-ish. Go google it! Oh right, i just checked, they usually play Contemporary music. Ah.

here's a track they played for the performance. Not my favourite. if you're interested, LogLineLoud was good! :)




After that we headed towards Weapons of SOund! All girl band Yeah~~ They were playing Dance music lor.. BUt it's too cool. just 5 tunes and they can come up with 3 awesome tracks. Trolley's the high-Hat. Nice~~



We decided on listening to Proper Serious music, so headed off to RCM. THEY ARE SO GOOD I TELL YOU. OMGGGG.

Caught the last 5 minutes of a trio!

This is the Quartet which has a rather Shuai Cellist Jun Satoski or something, JAP CORRECT LIAO. OMGGG *gush* They are all individually child prodigies, together they made beautiful sounds :) Didnt really like how the 1st Violinist seemed abit too snob and wanting to take over the whole performance-ish. That's how it is when you have people of their calibre in one group.

Our Royal College of Music visit ended with this Winds Quintet. Never heard one before, so it was cool :) Again, all individually brilliant. Pretty Flautist teehee. She plays brilliantly. Hitting high notes perfectly. Waaaaa. Standards of RCM.

Following our RCM visit, we went to Imperial Tanaka Foyer for Techtonics, after being fooled by their name. Since it sounded close to TECHNO it attracted Miss Closet Ahlian, so she was absolutely dejected when we realized they were acapella group instead. Pretty entertaining bunch of guys though they dont have the best and powerful voices I've heard. Much better ones in Australia the last time i went for the CHoir trip. Heh. Another Shuai Ge spotted here. Mesmerizing lead vocals :D Not the one singing lead in that photo though :P



Then we headed to the Goethe Institut which is a place all about German. There we saw Painting music. Interesting experimental concept where they get an artist to paint what the performers are playing. Well, paint what she interprets of the music that is. Initially i thought it was already rehearsed since she picks the colours to use even before the music starts. But she was unaware of the ending of each piece, which made me start to doubt myself for abit. Didnt quite agree to the things she drew though. Not the right colours for the various Keys. Major should always be bright! and i imagine sudden high jiggly notes to be bright yellow or orange at the top of the easel board. Owell. :)

Ended my visit to Music Day with Human Beatboxing at Kensington Gardens. That guy's pretty awesome since he solo sing dance tracks with the help of looping pedals/devices. The bass was really powerful. Zheng lah, but still, good performance :D Crazy crowd. Awesome music day and i look forward to 2010's!

Now it's back to counting down the number of hours till I see you again.