Promotional Examinations ended yesterday! Like finally, mike. Haha.
Anyway, all the 2608ers went for a celebration after that. JiaJin wasnt there though, cause he didnt have Physics before that and we couldnt bare to make him go down to Katong all the way from Yishun. Lol. We had dinner at Astons, and the bill came up to around $134. But surprisingly, this is the first time everybody paid up so quickly. Haha. Maybe its because people like Duy can go back to Vietnam to "claim" his expenses from his mom. Lol? He even kept this hugmongous pile of receipts in his wallet! So now you know, Duy's thick wallet isnt full of money. -_-"
Okay. QiXuan's not visible in ANY of the photos. Please remind me to photoshop him in there. Lol.
Anyway, pool came after dinner. We went to this pool parlour beside Roxy, and surprisingly this time, we didnt lose anybody at all along the way like I expected to. Haha. Everybody went! Nice. (: The people there were generous, or rather it was economically viable[Source: I got this from the 2008 General Paper Paper 2 Comprehension Passage A! Haha.], enough to allow the whole gang of us in school uniform to play. So we booked 3 tables, and the mass pooling sessions began. We played for a few hours I think, before deciding that we should stop cause I thought the bill was going to be expensive, but apparently, because there were 13 people there, each person only had to pay about $4. Haha.
Most of the others went home after that, leaving Gorden, YuXian, ShiLing and me to walk to the nearby 328 Laksa to have, well, laksa. Haha. Mahmat, I think me and my bro Gorden, we got some chemistry man. Lol. Talked some rubbish for awhile before we headed down to the Parkway bus stop to get on our way home. Poor ShiLing, she reached home like 1 hour after I did. Haha.
Oh well, so that concludes 2608's most successful class outing so far!
On to some other utterly random musings.
You know whats worse than being sleep-deprived during the examination period?
The answer: Being unable to sleep even though the examinations have ended!
Omg. I was expecting a long and peaceful sleep for the 1st time in a long time, and guess what. I still woke up at like 8! >.< I cant sleep even though im mahmat's auntily tired know! Mahmat.
Haha. Okay. I think thats about enough for today. I shall now proceed to draw up a to-do list for the rest of my 103 days of holiday[See sidebar, hahahahaha]. (:
"Life is something to do when you cant get to sleep." - Fran Lebowitz
Alone in darkness at 9:16 AM
Friday, September 26, 2008
Monsoon Tokio Hotel
I'm staring at a broken door There's nothing left here anymore My room is cold It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long But now the moment seems to come, I see the black clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon Beyond the world, To the end of time, Where the rain won't hurt Fighting the storm, Into the blue, And when I lose myself I think of you, Together we'll be running somewhere new Through the monsoon. Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight I see a vision in its light But now it's gone and left me so alone I know I have to find you now Can hear your name, I don't know how Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon Beyond the world To the end of time Where the rain won't hurt Fighting the storm Into the blue And when I loose myself I think of you Together we'll be running somewhere new And nothing can hold me back from you Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power Coming in my way Let it send me straight to you I'll be running night and day I'll be with you soon Just me and you We'll be there soon So soon
Running through the monsoon Beyond the world To the end of time Where the rain won't hurt Fighting the storm Into the blue And when I lose myself I think of you Together we'll be running somewhere new And nothing can hold me back from you Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon Just me and you Through the monsoon Just me and you
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." - Mother Teresa
Alone in darkness at 8:15 PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Dear Alicia,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm joining the convent. I think I realized it when I tripped on sesame seeds as you ate enchilada and I saw you carve your initials onto my avocado plant. I'm sure you're frostbitten enough to understand that I'm allergic to your hamster. I'm returning your false teeth to you, but I'll keep your photo as a memory. You should also know that I never liked the apartment building.
Go burn, -Austin
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Here's what you do:
Dear (friend), I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.___12___, -Your Name
1. What's the color of your shirt? Blue - Our romance is over Red - Our affair is over White - I'm joining the convent Black - I dislike you Green - Our horoscope doesn't match Grey - You're a pervert Yellow - I'm selling myself Pink - Your nostrils are insulting Brown - The mafia wants you No shirt - You're a loser Other - I'm in love with your sister
2. Which is your birth month? January - That night February - Last year March - When your dwarf bit me April - When I tripped on sesame seeds May - First of May June - When you put cuffs on me July - When I threw up August - When I saw the purple monkey September - When we skinny dipped October - When I quoted Santa November - When your dog ran amok December - When I changed tennis shoes
3. Which food do you prefer? Tacos - In your apartment Pizza - In your camping car Pasta - Outside of Chicago Hamburgers - Under the bus Salad - As you ate enchilada Chicken - In your closet Kebab - With Paris Hilton Fish - In women's clothing Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation Lasagna - At the mental hospital Hot dog - Under a state of trance None of the above - With George Bush and his wife
4. What's the color of your socks? Yellow - Hit on Red - Insult Black - Ignore Blue - Knock out Purple - Pour syrup on White - Carve your initials into Grey - Pull the clothes off Brown - Put leeches on Orange - Castrate Pink - Pull the toupee off Barefoot - Sit on Other - Drive out
5. What's the color of your underwear? Black - My best friend White - My father Grey - Bill Clinton Brown - My fart balloon Purple - My mustard soufflé Red - Donald Duck Blue - My avocado plant Yellow - My penpal in Ghana Orange - My Kid Rock-collection Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper None - My John F. Kennedy-statue Other - The crazy monk
6. What do you prefer to watch on TV? Scrubs - Man O.C. - Emotional One Tree Hill - Open Heroes - Frostbitten Lost - High House - Scarred Simpsons - Cowardly The news - Mongolic American Idol - Masochistic Family Guy - Senile Top Model - Middle-class None of the above - Ashamed
7. Your mood right now? Happy - How awful I've felt Sad - How boring you are Bored - That Santa doesn't exist Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage Depressed - That we're cousins Excited - That there is no solution to this. Nervous - The middle-east Worried - That your Honda sucks Apathetic - That I did a sex-change Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men Overjoyed - That I'm open Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks
8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom? White - Your ring Yellow - Your love letters Red - Your Darth Vader-poster Black - Your tame stone Blue - The couch cushions Green - The pictures from LA Orange - Your false teeth Brown - Your contact book Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs Purple - Your old lottery coupons Pink - The cut toenails Other - Your memories from the military service
9. The first letter of your first name? A/B - Your photo C/D - The oil stocks E/F – My virginity G/H – Your neighbour Martin I/J - The results of your blood-sample K/L - Your left ear M/N - Your suicide note O/P - My common sense Q/R - Your mom S/T - Your collection of butterflies U/V - Your criminal record W/X - David's tricot outfits Y/Z - Your grades from college
10. The last letter in your last name? A/B - Always will remember C/D - Never will forget E/F - Always wanted to break G/H - Never openly mocked I/J - Always have felt dirty before K/L - Will tell the authorities about M/N - Told in my confession today about O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about S/T - Get sick when I think of U/V - Always will try to forget W/X - Am better off without Y/Z - Never liked
11. What do you prefer to drink? Water- Our friendship Beer - Senility Soft drink - A new life as a clone Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo Milk - The apartment building Wine - Cocaine abuse Cider - A passionate interest for mice Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations Mineral water - Embarrassing rash Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism Whisky - To ruin the second world war Other - To hate the Boston Celtics
12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation? Thailand - Warm regards USA - Best regards England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail Spain - Go and drown yourself China - Disgusting regards Germany - With ease Japan - Go burn Greece - Your everlasting enemy Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard Egypt – Eat cake and die France - In pain Other - Greetings to your freaky family
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you" - Katharine Hepburn
Alone in darkness at 12:11 PM
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Mugging these few days has been nothing short of depressing. Try as I may, I just cant seem to get the huge-ass load of information into my puny brain. And Im not even finished with the humongous pile of notes yet. Sighs.
Anyway, I just realised that having lived directly opposite a mentally ill neighbour for a good 10 years of my life, I did not really know exactly what kind of mental illness she was suffering from. She's always screaming, wailing, shouting, banging, hitting, scolding and what not. But I have yet to see for myself exactly what happens during these incidents. Yesterday was the first time I witnessed her mental illness in action.
I was at the balcony when it happened. My staring-out-at-sea-mind-clearing session was abruptly brought to an end when she started screaming at the top of her lungs yet again. Picture a typical scene in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose". Yes, her face was that constipated. Then just as I was about to go back into the house, her mood just swung 180 degrees! She started crying super pitifully, even kneeling down at one point. Starting to get curious about her behaviour, I hung around the balcony. And oh my, was I in for a shock. Just seconds after she broke down and cried, she stood up very quickly and started scolding vulgarities and asking someone to keep quiet. As this went on for a few cycles. I was hit by the truth about her behaviour. She has split personalities. All this time, she had been holding a conversation, or fight, with herself! OMG. I was super shocked can! and disturbed, nontheless. Hmm.
Anyway, just found out that, amongst the many other things involved in the chemical contamination, the Dutch Lady strawberry milk is contaminated! Shit. And the newspaper had to use words like "potentially fatal" in their reports. Thanks ahh! >.< Sorry to those people I offered it to! So far I only remember Shiling. Hmm. Along with the report was this interesting diagram of the blame game regarding the parties involved.
What comes to mind when you see the diagram? Okay, other than the stupid idea that Gorden is blaming himself for something.
More often than not, the flow of blame eventually ends up on the parties that have little or no capabilities or knowledge to defend themselves. Im not saying that the farmers are sure to be innocent. For all you may know, they may have been the ones that had caused this whole fiasco with their smart ideas. But the point here is that the way the society operates often results in the weak being bullied. And somehow, I dont think this will change anytime soon.
If Im typing rather incoherently, I beg for your forgiveness. After drowning myself in Computing for the past 2 days, Im afraid I now think too much like the computer. Snippets of computing information are popping up in my brain more than anything else. I have an uncontrollable case of unwanted random access problem. And im afraid it'd be difficult for you to understand me. Well, at least not without and Operating System that is.
"Soon, silence will have passed into legend. Man has sturned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, comtemplation, meditation." - Jean Arp
Alone in darkness at 7:54 PM
Thursday, September 18, 2008
This china woman, probably a scammer, called me on some weird ass number today. The conversation went a little something like this, but in chinese.
Scammer: Sorry Mister, can I have one minute of... Me: *hangs up*
Few seconds later, she calls again, and I pick up the phone. This time, staying on it, feeling quite bad for hanging up on her just now.
Scammer: Sorry Mister, can I have one minute of your time? I would like to do a survey. Me: Sorry, Im not fr... Scammer: *hangs up*
Wahh, basket. Purposely call me back to hang up on me sia.
BITCH.
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." - William Congreve
Alone in darkness at 5:24 PM
Monday, September 15, 2008
Gave school a miss today. Woke up not feeling well, at all. So I decided to stay home and rest instead. That was only the plan, of course. Promos is in 7 days, mugging is an inevitability.
Oh well, quite satisfied with mugging today, productivity wise. Woke up at 9+ and mugged until 11+ then had lunch and had some rest before intensive mugging started at around 12+ and just ended at 7+. Im gonna go get some dinner and its back to mugging again! Woohoo! But first, homemade subway dinner! Yum yum!
Anyway, was doing math today, so the radio was on at almost full blast. It just puts me into Math choinging mode, dont ask me why. Haha. Anyway, there was this piece of news that went on air, and I thought I just had to put it down somewhere. So, here it is.
Apparently, there was this guy who was at the bank ready to deposit his $10,000 which was tucked safely in his backpack when he smelt something foul. Looking around the very crowded bank for the source of the smell, he realised it was coming from himself. Somehow, there was shit on his jeans. Naturally with everyone in the bank staring at him, he felt super embarassed. While wondering what happened and desperately searching for something to clean up with, the lady who was standing behind him offered him a piece of tissue which he accepted with great gratitude. While cleaning up, he failed to realise in his utter state of embarassment that the woman was actually a thief who'd set this all up and had made off with his $10,000!
Is the woman smart or is the man just plain dumb? You decide.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Alone in darkness at 7:12 PM
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United
Its not often that I say this, but United were really asking for it. Oh well, its not everyday you get to see United lose in the first place. Haha.
I think the problem largely, was the over-focus on Berbatov. On any other day, Rooney would have been their channel of attack. But today, he was largely ignored. Man, he had the form this time and he probably would have won United the game. Berbatov on the other hand.. Well, he has the skill, no doubt about that. But he probably needs more time to get used to how United play. And Vidic! What the heck was he thinking? Losing this game is still not the end of the world. But like as if it wasnt enough, he had to go get himself suspended for the Chelsea game! WTF. Omg I almost forgot about Van Der Sar! Out of nowhere panic sia. Still can palm the ball into Brown's leg, making him score an own goal. -_-"
Tactics is going to be a big headache for Ferguson, to try to fit Berbatov into the line-up. To keep all 3 attacking trio of Berbatov, Rooney and Tevez, he's going to have to play 4-3-3. And he did just that this time, starting with 3 central midfield players in Carrick, Scholes and Anderson. But Carrick, Anderson and Scholes got subbed out eventually to be replaced by Nani, Hargreaves and Giggs, to make the 4-3-3 more of a 4-1-2-3, leaving Hargreaves to manage the very empty central area by himself as Giggs and Nani are wide players by nature. Not a very good move against Liverpool I'd say, when already under imense pressure, we couldnt win the balls back in midfield. Not forgetting of course its Hargreaves' first game back from injury. Rooney as I said, had the form to win United the game, but then its the new season with the same old problem, he's willingness to do anything was exploited. He had to drop back constantly into the central midfield as well as out right to try and get the ball back most of the game. With Berbatov now in the line-up, I dont see how Ferguson's attempt to be "more fair to the lad" is going to happen. Haha.
My suggestion? Play 4-2-3-1. Back four line-up remains, with Brown(or Neville), Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra taking their usual places. Play 2 in central midfield, With Hargreaves and Scholes(or Anderson or Carrick) then play the trio of Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo(or Nani) infront of the midfield behind the lone striker of Bebrbatov in support. With Rooney in the centre, Tevez on the left and Ronaldo(or Nani) on the right. During attack, this formation should eventually change into a 3-4-2-1, with Evra unleashing his attacking prowress pushing down the left into midfield, making the Midfield the conventional 4 across, with Ronaldo(or Nani) on the usual right side. This leaves Rooney and Tevez free to attack and provide Berbatov with support. However, the downside of such a formation would be the need for the team to run more, particularly Evra, Rooney and Tevez. But I dont forsee a problem here since they have imba fitness and have proven to be more than willingly to run up and down the pitch. In defensive formation, either Tevez or Rooney would have to drop back down to midfield to plug that hole on the left side, left by Evra returning to the back-line on the left side. This still leaves one man behind Berbatov, giving some options for United's infamous counter attack.
Eh, why am I talking football tactics here ahh? Over the years I have come to realise most people who watch football are not interested in tactics. Haha.
Oh well. I dont know why, but Im not really that disturbed by United's loss. Cause I know its time to go on a long, long run of a winning streak. (:
Anyway, I dont know why but I've been seeing alot of elderly couples around lately. Hmm. Just today, there was this couple at Tampines MRT. They were so loving can? They gave each other a peck on the lips when they met up near where I was standing. Aww~ Haha. These elderly couples are really an inspiration sometimes. Dont you think? Haha.
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu
Alone in darkness at 9:41 PM
Friday, September 12, 2008
Hmm. Do all Vietnameses do this?
Haha. I guess its probably only Duy. -_-"
Anyway, today was a relatively enjoyable day. Haha. Apart from Math period of course, when Mr Gan was like stressing me up with all the exam talk. Like as if Im not stressed enough lorr. >.< Oh and not forgetting Physics, when Mr Chan said he was going to go through Thermal Physics but ended up wasting the period away with Waves. Hmm. But no surprise there, isnt it? Haha. Oh well, I guess it must have been the 4 periods of Computing that has made it not all that bad.
Oh ya! 2608ers were at the hawker centre for lunch when this bird bombed into QiXuan's soup! And he was like sitting right beside me! OMG! And it was super disgusting can!? The shit was like slowly sliding into the soup! Urgh. Gross, major!
Anyway, you know you're a failure at computing when THIS happens. -_-"
"Success in any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explain why we have so many stupid leaders." - Sloan Wilson
Alone in darkness at 6:27 PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Read this article in the Newpaper today.
Only one word I can say: RESPECT.
"To himself, everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he's dead." - Samuel Butler
Alone in darkness at 8:54 PM
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Hmm. Michael Phelps listens to this every single time before he won each of his 8 Golds.
Dont ask me to be who I am not. Dont ask me to act like how I will not. Dont ask me to think like I do not. Dont ask me to do all the things I will not.
Yes, Im me. Not you, him nor anyone else. So deal with it.
"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." - Arnold H. Glasow
Alone in darkness at 5:47 PM
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Today, is the day I have experienced real sadness.
But I am strong. I will overcome this. Even if my soul gets eaten away and my heart turns into stone, I will pull through.
Alone in darkness at 8:09 PM
Right now, I hate the sun. I hate the clear blue skies. I hate the weekend. I hate the beautiful world out there, outside the window.
I hate that the world is so damn happy when Im not.
Alone in darkness at 9:33 AM
Friday, September 05, 2008
The calm, lifeless night. The blackened sea. The endless horizon.
Makes it seem like there is no limit to space, when there is. That there is somewhere for me to escape to, when there isnt. That perhaps I could leave everything behind, when I cant.
Eventually, when you run out of places to hide on the outside, you turn to within yourself. Where nobody will know where you are, who you are, unless you want them to.
Alone in darkness at 10:25 PM
Problems seem to be coming at me from everywhere. Every single fucking direction. Family, studies, her.
I would ask the whole world to fuck of right now if I could, but I cant.
Im seriously fucked right now.
And to think I have to force a smile for my relatives who'd just showed up unannounced at my door. What fucking great timing.
Alone in darkness at 9:50 PM
Doomsday
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