It's MY story, and it's nothing like yours.

SPU was great. Haven't touched instruments for about a month, less the last time I touched it during the concert.

Jazz and the "old" piece. Concert in July, must support ok? Lol, already advertising NOW. So, ya, you get my point huh? Haha....

Despite the bad bad weather today, I had fun. =)

Now, I'll TRY to get down to doing tutorials.

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Everytime I come to this page, I forget all that I meant to blog about, and everything ends up gibberish.

We had our class lunch at Pizza Hut today. "Class Lunch" seemed more like a group lunch, and people only talked to people in their own cliques. So much for a class lunch...did it feel any more different sitting with some other 9 people? Lol. I don't know... it felt a little weird. 15 people, and the noise level was nothing compared to some other groups of 5/6 at other tables. Shared a pan pizza and baked pasta with Stephie. Almost drove her nuts. -sorry- and many a times, she couldn't tuck that mouthful of food away into her mouth because of the incessant questions we kids asked about driving. Yes, kids coz' we're still not of age to learn yet. =x

After lunch, played pool. My second time playing since last year. Slight slight improvement, I managed to hit more balls. It was pretty fun, and the place was packed, with people from school too I guess.
Pool's fun. And I think SJ's hooked after her first. Asked if we should go pool again during our 3 hour break next Thurs. "horhor"-points accusatory finger at SJ- hee...

By the way, I asked and she insisted that biking is just far too dangerous, what with all the paralysed people and accidents. Ok, I'll have to agree on that. Yup, so officially no biking for me. I'll patiently wait till I turn 18 and get that damn car license.

ok, on the phone. can't finish this entry haha bye

posted by yz @ 2:20 PM 0 Comments

Whatever comes to mind...

Such differing views about my msn display picture.

I just realised, like 2 entries ago, that "title-ing" my entries are useless, because it would not appear in my blog.

Today's slack day, because I didn't do any tutorials. I didn't even take a look at my jap homework like I promised I would. =x

Should I go get a bike license? I like those cute cute scooters that come in many colours. Haha...

I like tango pieces, but the bass always have big big handspans that require jumps. And thanks BY, for the Only Hope score. I hope to play it for the students' concert this year, only if I managed to master it in time and if my teacher says it sounds ok. (Because afterall, it's only background music)

I feel so restricted at times, so many things I want to do, butbutbut...

Why is it that tough for girls to, uh, tell, uh, the other species, stuff? Haha... just thinking. Not very fair eh? Haha. Why must it be the girls who seem desperate and not the guys?
(This blogger's only discussing the above paragraph in general with no particular reference to herself) Yup, so don't ask me anything about what I've written for the paragraph preceding this, haha.

Ok, off to bed.

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School started yesterday after a super long holiday. And what best than to start the new academic year with a uber-horrible day. Lousy lousy day, and I felt pissed off and angry at everyone I saw. =x Pop culture was such a heavy lesson (4 hours straight), I just switched off midway. The only saving grace was the piano concert at night, hilarious and a great entertainment. Long time since I felt, "Hey, this is what PERFORMING's really about!" The plus-point? -the complimentary tickets. Hell, some other concerts for which we had to fork out money for were not even half as good as last night's.

And thank god for GOOD tv like Desperate Housewives!

Today, was late and covered in perspiration when I reached the LT. After a year there, I still don't know my way around the campus. If not for my friends, I'd never be able to make it to any classes on time. IFA today was just bad. IF question marks were visible, you'd see a million popping out of my head.

I'llstartprayingthatI'llsurviveyear2unscathed.

posted by yz @ 9:04 AM 0 Comments

Gotta clarify something first, that poem in my last entry wasn't written by me, not a word! Lol. (If and only if I could write like that, pigs would be flying)

Am so glad that someone called from the IS office. Would you know that I was actually trying to think of what to say when I call them the next morning? I'm all nerves when it comes to talking to strangers, even if it's over the phone. Such trivial stuff to some, but ya~

Went out with Evelyn, and I was late (as if being late wasn't normal enough to me). Okok, I have a problem with punctuality too.
She sms-ed me saying she'd be at Kino first, and before the train even pulled into Orchard, I was already thinking if i'll get lost just trying to get to Kino from there. Good thing my sense of direction is not as hopeless as I thought.

Looked around this "better toy shop" and they had such quirky stuff there. Like little girls, we pranced around from shelf to shelf. Kids these days really have it good, and sadly, we had to cry in exasperation that we'd been pretty deprived of childhood. I mean, look, they really have everything!
Anyway, we came across this thing where you turn the handle and music plays as you turn it (it is not a music box but I don't know what it's called), it's so exquisite and pretty =) I'd love to have it as a present really, haha. (ok forget that) it's so small, but it costs $14.90...would you buy it if you were me?

Next, cine for a movie. Tristan and Isolde, not too bad, but the fighting scenes were a bit gory, and I scringed, like how I did when I watched Firewall with the girls just 2 days before. Thinking back, I'd only watch 2 movies a year, tops. Once every 6 months that is, on the average. Now, look what I'm doing!? Haha, and there are so many nice cartoon movies coming out! It's a expensive hobby to keep, but no, it's not my hobby. Just......just this time la...haha.

And I got hungry while watching the movie, after the movie, we headed straight to Famous Amos for free smells (you know how beckoning they get don't you?), and for the cookies, which we paid for.

Window shopping followed. And they have this shop in Taka which sells all kinds of bags and hats and caps and belts and hair accessories. And I started to think, why in the world did I buy that hat from Japan when they have something like that in Singapore? =x

Anyway, she wanted to go home by NEL, and me via NSL. Because I'v gotten so accustomed to taking the train on the left track, we hurried down the escalator to catch that train. Seconds after the train pulled away, she wondered if she was on the right direction. And I got accused of smuggling her away to the other side. -faints- Took her so long to realised. Haha.

Later, it rained and I got wet.

Ok. Done.

posted by yz @ 12:34 AM 0 Comments

The Right Timing
By Katherine Carrera
I don't know how or why it happened, but perhaps I shouldn't ask.
You came out of nowhere, my prince that made me laugh.
Talking for hours about anything and everything and nothing is not an easy task.
Liking you the way I do, people must think I'm daft.

Thinking of you makes me smile, a silly little grin like I had when I was young.
I wonder why we hadn't met sooner, seems as if fate didn't want us to cross paths,
Till years have passed, and we've both lived lives with different tunes that have been sung.
I don't know where to go from here, don't really know how long happiness lasts.

Destiny is a funny thing, because we don't really know what it means,
How do we know what we're meant for, who we're meant for, and why.
Feelings can be wrong, and what was once true blue can turn into the color of faded jeans.
Where do we find the answers, can we find it or will uncertainty be as infinite as the sky?

I can't believe we've walked the same halls, saw the same people, and sat at the same places.
Yet we were just like ghosts that kept passing through each other, never seeing, never touching.
Your name didn't even ring a bell, you were just another person amidst a thousand faces.
It should've been my books that you were carrying, my hand that you were holding.

How do we know what's real from what's not, what's worth it and what's not,
Do we let go of what's past so we can move on, but will you be there when I do?
Eternity is forever, time is so vast, and our existance is but a tiny dot.
Do we step forward and take a risk, since our lives seem entwined and time left is so few?

I'm nervous and I'm scared, I really shouldn't try again.
What if you hurt me? I've been through a lot, too much hurt and tears.
Do you really think I should let my heart soar once more - but when?
I know I say I'm alright when I'm really not, there's just so many fears.

Who's to say what's to happen now between you and me?
Do we make the moves, do we make the choices?
Do we just wait and just let things be?
Do our hearts get any voices?

I don't have the answers, and perhaps neither do you.
Maybe I'll just continue to be me, and you to be you, my prince charming.
Maybe a sign will come, something for us to take cue.
Maybe we'll just wait and perhaps now we'll have the right timing.


Another to think it over. So I can clear this away. I remember saving this a very very long time ago, cos' I liked it.
Sometimes, it really is just a case of meeting the correct person at the wrong time, do you think?

posted by yz @ 2:22 AM 0 Comments

Something to mull about

Soonie,
you're looking for a Soul MateWho needs a fling when what you want is the whole fairytale: long walks on the beach, up-all-night conversations, and watching sunrises/sunsets in each other's arms. You're probably a picky dater who doesn't connect with just anyone. Sure a strong intellectual streak, loyalty, and a great sense of humor are terrific selling points. But if your dates can't savor romance like you do, it might be the perfect match you're dreaming of. You're hoping to find your other half, that one person who can finish your sentences, someone who really 'gets' your inner emotions. And until you find them, you probably don't mind flying solo every now and then. That's because deep down, you know that being with the wrong someone is just an obstacle to being with your one-and-only. So even as you're reading this and thinking about how to find them, know that somewhere out there, they're probably wondering the same about you. It's just a matter of time.

Was trying to clear some stuff off my laptop and I saw this. Did this tickle test on "Your Ideal Relationship" and that's my result.
Pretty accurate, in particular the part I bold in red.
Would this be a less complicated world if we're able to read each other's thoughts?

posted by yz @ 2:15 AM 0 Comments

The girl's fine. She's already been found, alive and unscathed. She really should go pray to all her gods, she's one lucky lucky girl.

I had trouble falling asleep last night. Too much on my mind. It was so hot, my pillow and all, even though the air-con was on.

Probable reasons:

1. I was hungry. (For the first time, my stomach growled pretty loudly in protest at night.)
2. I played games on the computer just before I slept. (My aunty said playing games make your mind active.)
3. I watched too much tv. (Watching tv activates your mind too, I think.)
4. I was thinking too hard, coming up with new email addresses. (I'm seriously considering changing to a new address.)
5. I was too excited at the prospect of an outing today. (Stupid reason, cos' it's not like I'm going out with a guy or sth. But yes, I'm easy to please and do get excited at stuff like that. It ever happened when the last time I went out with a guy. =x)
6. The ironing board and the iron was in my room for the first time. (My own logic, but it's pretty hard to sleep with foreign objects in your room, or is it not?)
7. I was thinking... of stuff.

I have to admit, all my reasonings sound weird to myself. Don't ask me why, I think pretty differently from people at times.
Even my family thinks so. Sometimes I ask questions, and I get this weird look from them which says "How in the world did you even come up with such a dumb dumb question???"
And then all the namecalling like "misssimpleton" come out and stuff.

-faints-

Mummy keeps asking me...that...
Arghz. I'm not even 18 for crying out loud!

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updates

Friday -
I never really understand all the gatherings. They seem to meet up every public holiday, including National Day. Maybe it's my poor socialising skills, but I have always felt kind of left out, or to put it meanly, outcasted. Cousins we will be, probably in name only, never the kind who hang out and do all sort of quirky stuff together.

Saturday -
Went back to my alma mater for Homecoming Day. It was terribly hot, that afternoon, and my shirt felt pretty wet from all the perspiration. Met up with the girls and proceeded to PS after an hour in school. Pretty short time, I'd say, but it was quite a bore. Saw ex-classmates with horrendous hairdo. This neo-machine which we were in had monkey-bars and what not, and it got tiring having to change places like 8 times in a row for the shots. -phew!- Went back to an empty flat cos' they thought I would be home late, and sat in front of my laptop gaming.
Gaming's pretty good, at least it takes your mind some stuff at time. Haha.

Sunday -
Serangoon for lunch. Tiong Bahru for window-shopping. Nothing much.
Aunt's colleague's daughter lost in Batam. Someone kinda "kidnapped" her. "kidnapped" coz' no ransom demanded yet. Will be praying. Imagine being stowed away somewhere just 2 weeks before your wedding. Why must such things happen?

posted by yz @ 2:15 AM 0 Comments

Everyone's a busy bee. University peeps are preparing for their exams, JC peeps are busy with their never-ending workload.

People who've just bid their O's goodbye not so long ago - some have already seen the horrors of being in a Poly while others will not till, a few days later?

Me? I've really been rotting at home, ok, and a week away from Singapore, since the start of the holidays. Been spending, but not earning. Somehow, this holiday felt more "holiday-ish" than the last semstral holiday. Well, sort of.

I hope the coming semester won't be a nightmare -praysveryhard-

posted by yz @ 2:11 AM 0 Comments

I went to Great World City today, with grandma and aunt.
We caught "Ice Age 2". Hilarious, relaxing, and I wouldn't mind a repeat.
I bought stuff for myself, and YJ's present.
I'm very happy! =)









Haha. But now I'm bored, cos' I'm rotting, and I haven't touched Jap yet.
~flymetothemoon~

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about...

This guy I added from friendster is damn weird.
Ok, by that, I meant I added him on my msn. We talked last night and he's not very nice. He asked which school I was from previously and asked if that was where I lived near to. I kept quiet. Then later on somewhere, he asked for my phone number, and I believed I politely refused to. And he said I was rude not to give it to him since he asked for it. I mean, wth...
He said he found me weird, well, I find him pretty rude and weird too. Whatever.

Had piano today and met my aunt at J8 to buy lunch home. On our way back, we started talking about LR's girlfriend. And again, she asked about me. I presume my mother must have told her something about him... and I was bombarded with all sorts of questions. Asked me to bring him home someday and let them see, so even if I was to be out with him, they'd feel more at ease knowing who he is. But, he's not even my BF, for goodness's sake. And what he told me, was pretty long ago, and we don't even talk as frequently anymore. Mein goodness. And she said from what she heard, he seems like quite a nice guy and yadda yadda. AND AND AND, she told me that whatever it is, I should have no regrets. It got me thinking... and I cried.
Ok, that sounded stupid, but everything came rushing back and I felt regretful. Should I have just said "yes"?... Linnette was so correct, even if I said a "yes" or a "no", i'd still be thinking about it.
Should I regret? Even if I am, what can I do? I don't know, I'm confused, and I'm pissed with myself. Pissed with being such a timid small person who has a mouth that seems kinda useless. I think I suppressed alot of stuff inside, and I just can't seem to get it out. I think ranting's childish, especially when it comes to these stuff. Haiz.
She asked to see his pictures, and said, "Hey, he's really not bad-looking."
Ah, whatever la.
I'm expecting another wave of this each time I'm with her.
=s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s =s

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about...

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What the...

Hello Singapore!

FYI, I got home near midnight on Saturday. What joy, but the weather was a killer. While waiting at the belt to collect luaggage, I felt HOT. Japan was much much colder than expected, even though it was supposed to be spring.

We went with 3 bags, but came back with 6. So much went on in the 5 days there. The days were really packed with activities. Didn't stop for too long at a spot, and travelling from one place to the other takes about half an hour (min.) to 4 hours (max).

Thought I'd grown sideways from all that eating and sleeping, but Mum thought I'd shrunken. Got to do some serious walking the whole time, climbed up steep steps and slopes. I think I developed some firm muscles around the legs. =s

Shall attempt doing a recount, but probably no pictures uploaded, cos' it'd take too long. Ask me for them if you wanna take a look ;)

Day1: Singapore to Tokyo

Day2: Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise ; Asakusa Kannon Temple
Large collection of marine life, sorta like Sentosa's Underwater World. Highlight's this immerse 3 storey aquarium with a escalator that works like the belt in Sentosa's. Caught a show, and was really impressed with divers drenched to their skins in the chilly climate. Revisited Asakusa Kannon Temple (last visit 6 years ago), shopped at Nakamise Shopping street just infront of the temple. It looked more commercialised, and we bought stuff from the same shop. Uncle still so grumpy-looking, but price of things hasn't hiked. Haha. Spotted a couple in a rickshaw-like vehicle leaving the street. Failed to take any pictures. Somebody in the tour group said, "Nvm, we'll go in and see another one soon." And to everyone's dismay, the Japanese tourguide replied, "That was a real couple getting married." Lol!

Day 3: Osaka Castle ; Kobe Chinatown ; Harborland ; Shinsaibashi
Osaka Castle was a pretty sight, and despite the wind, we had ice-cream! OMG. The ice-cream's such a teasing pleasure, and amazingly, eating ice-cream makes you feel less cold!!!
Kobe Chinatown was very odd, in my humble opinion, their foodstuff makes you feel homesick, plainly cos' it's nothing like what we have here. But they had Chinese music that cures a bit of the homesickness, and it was a little weird seeing Japanese queue to buy wanton noodles. =x I forgot what Harborland was like, must have been pretty boring since I can't recall. Haha. But I guess it's the place where I saw a oddly-shaped Oriental Hotel. It was shaped like a dome that tended slightly more to one side than the other.
Shinsaibashi- SHOPPING PARADISE. OMGOMGOMG. Just looking at the Japanese who packed the streets with their big hair, mini skirts, very high heels and socks up to their knees and above makes this a very fun place to be in. Orchard's nothing compared to this, NOTHING. It takes hours just to walk on one side of this seemingly endless stretch, which explains why we could only choose to set out on either side. Lunch on our own for that day, and we had fantabulous udon noodles, a vast difference from the not-so-tasty chinese buffet we had for previous meals.

Day4: Nara Deer Park cum Todaiji Temple ; Kinkakuji ; Kyomizu Temple ; Kimono Fahion Show
It was a 'temply' day, cos' we visited so many temples. Extremely glad I chose not to buy any deer food, cos' the deers literally knock you off your feet if the biscuits are within their sight and smelling distance. Todaiji temple's a huge place which houses one of the largest bronze Buddha structure in Japan. Went on to Kinkakuji, a pavilion. It's a replica of the original which was destroyed by arson in 1955. The present one's 3 storeys high, and the top 2 are covered with gold leafs. Put about 100 yen into this lot dispenser, got a pretty good lot. =) But my aunties gather that all the lots in that dispenser are good lots. Kyomizu Temple- This we had to climb up some really steep slopes just to get to it. Up there, the scenary's simply breathtaking, cos' the temple's nested in the foothills of Mt. Otawa. The temple's built on pillars that are not held together by nails. Fantastic craftsmanship there.
The Kimono Fashion show was not too bad, beautiful clothings, but not the women =x

Day 5: Shinkansen ; Mt. Fuji
Shinkansen's Bullet Train in Japanese. Hell, we bought our tickets and went into the station real early. The half hour spent waiting for the train was freezing. It got worse whenever a train whizzed by. But the half hour was ample time for us to take snapshots, and all of us scurried to pose just before the train pulls into the station. Difficult, but possible. Requirement: the perfect timing. It was a short 12-13 min ride from one station to the other. It's different inside the train (not as fast as you imagine), but it was pretty cool with the toilet inside the train. The seats looked very much like those in airplanes. Our poor coach captain had to drive for an hour to the destination alone, with our bags.
Up on the 5th level of Mt. Fuji, we didn't manage to catch even a glimpse of the spectacular mountain. I felt really lucky to have seen once on my first trip to Japan back then, especially after the local tour guide told us that she's only seen it once after 5 trips. Bummer...but it snowed!
I mean, it was supposed to be spring and all, but it actually rained, and then snowed! A first, since the last time I went, it was fallen snow I saw and not falling snow. Haha.
Traditional Japanese steamboat dinner at hotel. Sat on the floor for meals and had numb legs. Missed the hot spring bath again, cos' I'm not really keen on that. Slept on tatami(s).

Day 6: Disneyland!
Sunny day. Wonderful weather. Japanese tour guide provided extra service and brought us to this observatory to look at magnificent Mt. Fuji. Remembered the pretty pictures I took there 6 years back. Took pictures again, right at the same place! My aunt said that it's a belief that once you've seen Mt Fuji, you'll have to go back and see it again for another 2 times. So she gathered that I'll be back a 3rd time! CAN'T WAIT.
Proceeded to Disneyland for fun. Felt so magical and like a little kid again. There can NEVER be enough time for the rides... I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN!!!

Day 7: Home sweet home.

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Brothers

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