Just got back from a great race! probably my best race of the season thus far. It was down in Bundoora (or up actually if u think about it, cos bundoora's altitute is higher than melbournes). But all technicalities aside, it was a beautiful park in a beautiful suburb made marginally less beautiful by the mud-covered cross country route. It had been raining the past week, and about 2000 little kids had just run a high school x-country in the morning before us, so by the time it was our turn to race, there was mud everywhere!
The race itself was 12km....4x3km laps (shudder). I went out pretty hard cos i squeezed my way to the front of the start, and everyone in the front usually go hard at the gun. I ended up running a 45.30 which i was extremely pleased with. My past couple of races werent too good, so it was nice to get back on track with this one. Now looking forward to the half marathon in september. BUT, theres still two more shorter races to get thru before then!
Its back to uni on monday. I had my last day at work on friday. What a relief! I know its good and all, but man...it was tiring. School is so much better. Only one more sem to graduation..better enjoy it while it lasts!
Ta. till next time.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
back from sydney..
setting off early in the morningMy cousin, Terrance, came to visit me all the way from US and A recently for 8 days. I havnt seen him is almost 4 years! Its funny, bcos he's one of my closest cousins despite living the farthest (by far!) away! I felt kinda bad cos i couldnt take too much time off my full time job at the archi firm to show him around melbourne. I did manage to negotiate for 3 days off (out of the 8 days that he was here) and we planned a trip to sydney along with my housemate, Jeff, and usual suspects Esther and Crystal! To spice things up a little, we decided to drive up to sydney instead of flying. Its said to be one the "those things" that one needs to do while studying in melbourne, so we decided to give it a shot.
and what a looooong ride it was!
we set off at 6am in the morning and reached sydney at 7pm!! although, we did stop over in the nation's capital, Canberra, for 2 hours. No sign of John Howard tho.. haha. In total, we travelled jsut over 1000km in one day!!! thats like going to Malacca and back 4 times!!!! holy cow! Jeff and i took turns to drive. Esther came up with the idea that we should all make our own 'road trip mix cd' and play it along the way. haha. thats was good fun.. listening to all the various music tastes. Terrance and i also made a "best of the songs-u-love-to-hate" cd with such infamous hits as "Toxic", "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely", "Cry Me a River", and "Baby One More Time".
Parliament House, Canberra. (from left: Crystal, Jeff, Terrance, Me, Esther)
The first thing i noticed when i got to syndey was that there were so many more cars!! I felt like i was driving along orchard road during a TAKA sale. CARS EVERYWHERE! stress! stress! Through jeff's skillful navigation, we arrived safely at our backpackers and to my surprise (and delight!), it was located directly opposite the road from the COMIC STORE!!! we went out from some food and then turned in for the night.
(ok im gonna start doing this in point form)
Day 1: Took a morning jog to the opera house.
Visited Paddy's Market. (like a pasar malam but in the day)
Went to the Toronga Zoo.
Visited opera house at night.
Day 2: Visited opera house and harbour bridge in the daytime to take pics.
Went to the FISH MARKET!!! this place was seriously heaven. I could spend soooo much money here eating fresh seafood!
Terrance and i went to the casino at night. He won 30 bucks. haha. (its scary how much money some of the other casino patrons were spending! like hundreds of dollars on a single bet!)
Day 3: last day. Went around the city shopping. (and i spent a bomb on comic books. I wont disclose the figure, or what items i spent on, cos you'll all think im crazy. and you'd be right.)
Went to visit some film locations!!!! THIS WAS REALLY INTERESTING! It dawned on me that The Matrix and Superman Returns were filmed in sydney, so i went location scouting with terrance and we found these two KEY locations from both films. see if u can recognise them!
Metropolis General Hospital from Superman Returns.
"Were you listening to me Neo, or were you looking at the woman in the red dress? Look again. Freeze it!"
Alas, it was time to go back to melboure after a sweeet holiday. Blew quite a large amount of money, but thats what holidays are all about, no? Back to work now to recover my finances and prepare for the next big splurge at the end of the year (and boy is it gonna be a BIG one).... NEW ZEALAND!!! get your kiwi game on!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
still dreaming the dream
work at the archi firm has been going well. I'm getting much more comfortable with the inner workings of the office, and gradually getting to know every one's name. the workload is still considerable...and at times stressful...but im coping. So if its all going well, why do i still feel....(whats the word im looking for...).... hollow? yes.... hollow. why do i feel hollow? There is no drive.. no passion. Its a day job. nothing more. It could be because i'm not actually directly involved in any of the projects. I just do whatever my boss hands to me. Granted, he does give me things that flex my creative muscle, but im by no means involved in the running of the firm. maybe thats why i feel unfulfilled. i hope thats why...
still.. i cant help but think that now, more than ever, i really really want to be a comic book artist. what started out as a dream, has now become an obsession. and somehow...i dont think i will ever be completely satisfied with my life unless i achieve that dream. when i come home from work, im so utterly drained....but still, instead of playing video games or watching tv for hours, i sit at my table and i draw and draw...and it just brings me so much joy... so much pleasure. And i dont mean to brag or anything, but i've been working really hard on my art style over the past year or so, and i think its come to a level now that may be sufficient to start sending out to potential publishers. Thats what i intend to do anyway. THE SAVANT is now at page 12. The first chapter should be about 30 pages long...which means i'll be done roughly by the end of the year... and then it'll be time to try and get it out there in the market somehow. I have no idea how i'm gonna do that. Its scary...but at the same time....interesting, and fun! who knows, eh?
meanwhile....check the comic site for updates:
www.savant.smackjeeves.com
still.. i cant help but think that now, more than ever, i really really want to be a comic book artist. what started out as a dream, has now become an obsession. and somehow...i dont think i will ever be completely satisfied with my life unless i achieve that dream. when i come home from work, im so utterly drained....but still, instead of playing video games or watching tv for hours, i sit at my table and i draw and draw...and it just brings me so much joy... so much pleasure. And i dont mean to brag or anything, but i've been working really hard on my art style over the past year or so, and i think its come to a level now that may be sufficient to start sending out to potential publishers. Thats what i intend to do anyway. THE SAVANT is now at page 12. The first chapter should be about 30 pages long...which means i'll be done roughly by the end of the year... and then it'll be time to try and get it out there in the market somehow. I have no idea how i'm gonna do that. Its scary...but at the same time....interesting, and fun! who knows, eh?
meanwhile....check the comic site for updates:
www.savant.smackjeeves.com
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
blue collar dude
today was day 4 of my time at the archi firm.
work's been really busy... quite stressful at times... but i've learnt so much in these past 4 days. For the most part, they've got me doing autocad stuff on the computer. And those who know me know that i am one of those architects who's totally against computers!! we should all go back to the good ol' days where everything was hand drawn. But now its all about computer renderings and you dont need to be able to hold a pencil properly to be an architect. Sigh. This is just something that shits me... but ultimately, technology will win out and in 10 years time, hand drawing will be a thing of the past. Even today, we hand-drafters are already a dying breed.
Where was i....
ah yes. So they had me do lots of computers stuff. Had to learn a lot of things pretty quick, and i feel a little bit of info overload over the past few days. When i get home im so tired i just wanna eat, watch tv and sleep. now i remember why satiish n i used to sleep at 9 or 10pm in OCS.
I had a very wet training session today. It started raining as i was leaving the house, but i was already psyched up for the run, so i decided to go to uni anyways and if nobody was there, i would just go for my own long run. But to my pleasant surprise, there were quite a few of my teammates warming up in the rain. lets hear it for HARDCORE!!!!! ended up doing one of the toughest but most fun sessions i can recall. stepping in massive puddles..feeling the rain smack me in the face at high speed...the insane winds. woohoo. its this kinda stuff that reminds u that youre alive!! and my times were not bad too... seem to be slowly improving. thats good.. i hope to peak in august for the 21km.
ah...its still raining ouside... perfect for sleeping!!
work's been really busy... quite stressful at times... but i've learnt so much in these past 4 days. For the most part, they've got me doing autocad stuff on the computer. And those who know me know that i am one of those architects who's totally against computers!! we should all go back to the good ol' days where everything was hand drawn. But now its all about computer renderings and you dont need to be able to hold a pencil properly to be an architect. Sigh. This is just something that shits me... but ultimately, technology will win out and in 10 years time, hand drawing will be a thing of the past. Even today, we hand-drafters are already a dying breed.
Where was i....
ah yes. So they had me do lots of computers stuff. Had to learn a lot of things pretty quick, and i feel a little bit of info overload over the past few days. When i get home im so tired i just wanna eat, watch tv and sleep. now i remember why satiish n i used to sleep at 9 or 10pm in OCS.
I had a very wet training session today. It started raining as i was leaving the house, but i was already psyched up for the run, so i decided to go to uni anyways and if nobody was there, i would just go for my own long run. But to my pleasant surprise, there were quite a few of my teammates warming up in the rain. lets hear it for HARDCORE!!!!! ended up doing one of the toughest but most fun sessions i can recall. stepping in massive puddles..feeling the rain smack me in the face at high speed...the insane winds. woohoo. its this kinda stuff that reminds u that youre alive!! and my times were not bad too... seem to be slowly improving. thats good.. i hope to peak in august for the 21km.
ah...its still raining ouside... perfect for sleeping!!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
16 km of hills!
phew! i just got back from a very tiring race....16km of good ol' fashion cross country racing with lots of hills. ah...yes...yet again i find myself asking..erm..myself...why do i do this?? i dont know exactly... but its somewhere along the lines of "so i can continue to eat tim tams all the time".
anyways...
the race was down in geeeeeeelong. (ok, its really only spelt with two "e"s). its the second biggest town in the state of victoria after melbourne, and about 70km southeast of the city. I caught a ride down there with Alison, Jasmine, Sophie and Al's mega cute doggie Becky, who has unofficially become the team mascot.
We reached the start line at 1.30, well in time for the girls to prepare for their race at 2pm. Now here's something interesting: for this race, the girls only run 4km while the lads have to do 16km!! yes, thats 4x4km laps. very sian and definitely screws with your mind. but thankfully the course itself was quite scenic, running through the botanical gardens and catching a glimpse of the seaside at some parts. However, by the last lap, i didnt notice the scenery at all cos i was DYING!
Ended up doing a 65mins flat.... quite pleased with that. My initial target was to do it in 64mins (so 4mins per k pace). But with all those hills, i'm happy with that time. Its a good lead up to the half marathon in august which i hope to run in sub-1hr24mins.
In other unrelated news....
Ive now worked two days at the archi firm in collingwood. Its been a great learning experience so far, but i must say... I FEEL LIKE A DUMB SHIT! i was so so lost the first day at work, and my boss handed me this autocad plan to ammend, but seeing as i have very limited autocad knowledge, i had to ask him how to do most of it. by the end of the day i had learnt a lot, but i think i also pissed him off quite a bit with all my questions. second day was better...and im hoping next week will go smoother. I'm working there every weekday 9am-5pm till next sem starts. (yay great holiday for meee!). Its all good stuff tho. great experience.
ah.. tonight is kick back time and pig out time. i went to the supermart to get chocolate n chips after the run. time to put back all the carbs i lost in that race, and probably even more!
anyways...
the race was down in geeeeeeelong. (ok, its really only spelt with two "e"s). its the second biggest town in the state of victoria after melbourne, and about 70km southeast of the city. I caught a ride down there with Alison, Jasmine, Sophie and Al's mega cute doggie Becky, who has unofficially become the team mascot.
We reached the start line at 1.30, well in time for the girls to prepare for their race at 2pm. Now here's something interesting: for this race, the girls only run 4km while the lads have to do 16km!! yes, thats 4x4km laps. very sian and definitely screws with your mind. but thankfully the course itself was quite scenic, running through the botanical gardens and catching a glimpse of the seaside at some parts. However, by the last lap, i didnt notice the scenery at all cos i was DYING!
Ended up doing a 65mins flat.... quite pleased with that. My initial target was to do it in 64mins (so 4mins per k pace). But with all those hills, i'm happy with that time. Its a good lead up to the half marathon in august which i hope to run in sub-1hr24mins.
In other unrelated news....
Ive now worked two days at the archi firm in collingwood. Its been a great learning experience so far, but i must say... I FEEL LIKE A DUMB SHIT! i was so so lost the first day at work, and my boss handed me this autocad plan to ammend, but seeing as i have very limited autocad knowledge, i had to ask him how to do most of it. by the end of the day i had learnt a lot, but i think i also pissed him off quite a bit with all my questions. second day was better...and im hoping next week will go smoother. I'm working there every weekday 9am-5pm till next sem starts. (yay great holiday for meee!). Its all good stuff tho. great experience.
ah.. tonight is kick back time and pig out time. i went to the supermart to get chocolate n chips after the run. time to put back all the carbs i lost in that race, and probably even more!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
waiting game...
I went for an interview last wk with an archi firm for some work over the holidays.
INterview went well, and the dude said he'd call me back early this wk to let me know when i'll be starting. Well, its one day gone now and still no call. Still anxiously waiting. I keep worrying that he's gonna call when im taking a shower or on the crapper or something. I knwo its silly... we live in an age of voicemail after all. I stopped working weekdays at nandos now (and potentially stopped working altogether for the holidays, unless i can get wkend shifts), so if the dude at the archi practice suddenly decides not to employ me, then i could potentially be unemployed this holidays! GASP!! now u see why im so anxious to get THE CALL.
been catching up on my comic drawing too...its so good to just sit there for hours and draw. been a long time since ive been able to do that. I finished pencilling and inking one and a half pages yesterday and today. Will upload them soon once ive scanned them in an photoshopped in the text. I still catch myself thinking sometimes...'why am i doing this comic book stuff... is it really gonna lead anywhere? I mean, it takes a lot of time. too much some would say. oh well, at least i can show my kids someday that daddy was an uber-nerd.'
there was a shooting here in melb earlier today. two guys got shot for trying to help out a girl who was being abused on the street. whats the world coming to... everytime i turn on the news its all about 'war' this, and 'war' that. fight fight war war....thats all thats going on. at this rate, i dont believe the human race will last much longer. we're gonna wipe ourselves off the face of the planet soon enough. just as well...look how we've treated it. we've made one hell of a screw job.
hmm... i seemed to have digressed a bit here.
its late...
time to zzzz
going riding tmr!
"may we be cursed to live in interesting times"
INterview went well, and the dude said he'd call me back early this wk to let me know when i'll be starting. Well, its one day gone now and still no call. Still anxiously waiting. I keep worrying that he's gonna call when im taking a shower or on the crapper or something. I knwo its silly... we live in an age of voicemail after all. I stopped working weekdays at nandos now (and potentially stopped working altogether for the holidays, unless i can get wkend shifts), so if the dude at the archi practice suddenly decides not to employ me, then i could potentially be unemployed this holidays! GASP!! now u see why im so anxious to get THE CALL.
been catching up on my comic drawing too...its so good to just sit there for hours and draw. been a long time since ive been able to do that. I finished pencilling and inking one and a half pages yesterday and today. Will upload them soon once ive scanned them in an photoshopped in the text. I still catch myself thinking sometimes...'why am i doing this comic book stuff... is it really gonna lead anywhere? I mean, it takes a lot of time. too much some would say. oh well, at least i can show my kids someday that daddy was an uber-nerd.'
there was a shooting here in melb earlier today. two guys got shot for trying to help out a girl who was being abused on the street. whats the world coming to... everytime i turn on the news its all about 'war' this, and 'war' that. fight fight war war....thats all thats going on. at this rate, i dont believe the human race will last much longer. we're gonna wipe ourselves off the face of the planet soon enough. just as well...look how we've treated it. we've made one hell of a screw job.
hmm... i seemed to have digressed a bit here.
its late...
time to zzzz
going riding tmr!
"may we be cursed to live in interesting times"
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
freedom is less than 15hrs away!
done my studying for tonight. (which was only about 1hr)
i had a quite a tough session at training tonight.
we had to do 5 x 1000m intervals. usually, we get either 4min or 5min rest in btw each one. but tonight, tony told us to have a decreasing recovery time, which means that the first interval will be 5mins recovery, then 4mins for the second one....and so on. so by the last interval there was only 2min rest. and boy did that 2mins go by quick!
i was pleasantly surprised with my times tho. managed to maintain under 1.20 per lap and under 3.20 overall for all the 1000s.
im thinking the time may be right for me to try and break that elusive 8min mark for my 2.4.... if i dont do it now, who knows how unfit i'll get next time. trouble is, theres nobody to pace. and i think to run a sub 8mins i'll NBED a pacer.
ohh ive got an interview with an archi firm this friday! my friend is working in an archi firm now and she put in a good word for me and they want to meet with me this friday to discuss potentially working for them over the holidays. im so excited! hope i get it! pray for me ppl.
right, i need to free my mind now and not think about the exam tmr. the last thing i want on my mind now is information overload.
i think i'll watch borat. that should clear things up!
yagshemash!
i had a quite a tough session at training tonight.
we had to do 5 x 1000m intervals. usually, we get either 4min or 5min rest in btw each one. but tonight, tony told us to have a decreasing recovery time, which means that the first interval will be 5mins recovery, then 4mins for the second one....and so on. so by the last interval there was only 2min rest. and boy did that 2mins go by quick!
i was pleasantly surprised with my times tho. managed to maintain under 1.20 per lap and under 3.20 overall for all the 1000s.
im thinking the time may be right for me to try and break that elusive 8min mark for my 2.4.... if i dont do it now, who knows how unfit i'll get next time. trouble is, theres nobody to pace. and i think to run a sub 8mins i'll NBED a pacer.
ohh ive got an interview with an archi firm this friday! my friend is working in an archi firm now and she put in a good word for me and they want to meet with me this friday to discuss potentially working for them over the holidays. im so excited! hope i get it! pray for me ppl.
right, i need to free my mind now and not think about the exam tmr. the last thing i want on my mind now is information overload.
i think i'll watch borat. that should clear things up!
yagshemash!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
new page
updated a new page of The Savant today.
http://savant.smackjeeves.com/comics/168853/
just two more days to my exam!
i met up with some friends yesterday to go thru a couple of exam papers. it was a good wake up call for me to get more studying done, cos i barely contributed to the discussion!
but based on the assignments that ive done so far for the subject, i already have 48.5%... so i only need 1.5% in the exam to pass, which makes me that much less motivated to study.
then again, im also not looking forward to starting the job hunting. i have no clue where to start.
i dont want to job hunt... i want to plan vacations!! hehe
http://savant.smackjeeves.com/comics/168853/
just two more days to my exam!
i met up with some friends yesterday to go thru a couple of exam papers. it was a good wake up call for me to get more studying done, cos i barely contributed to the discussion!
but based on the assignments that ive done so far for the subject, i already have 48.5%... so i only need 1.5% in the exam to pass, which makes me that much less motivated to study.
then again, im also not looking forward to starting the job hunting. i have no clue where to start.
i dont want to job hunt... i want to plan vacations!! hehe
Friday, June 08, 2007
one of those days
feeling slightly depressed today.
had a shit time at work yesterday. i accidentally tipped some the mayonaise bucket over and it fell.....well, to cut a long story short....it caused a chain reaction that led to a plate being broken and about 10 chicken wings dunked in mayonaise. not to mention a gooey mess on the floor. boss was pissed.
my exam draws ever nearer, and i still have no motivation to study for this paper. partly bcos...i dont know WHAT to study. i looked at the past exam paper and i might as well have been reading a greek manuscript. i didnt understand anything. at least if u read something and dont understand it, but you know what u need to do to understand it, then u can go and study what u know u are lacking. am i making sense? i dunno. i just re-read that sentence and it makes no sense to me too. but hopefully u get the idea.
i admire those ppl who are so mentally strong... who can look past the little setbacks in life and move on. im so not one of those people. i must live in my perfect world where all is good and the sky is bright n sunny, and everything that i planned to do goes off without a hitch. anything contrary to that, and i get...well.... depressed. its so bad...
well, im working an extra two shifts over the wkend, so hopefully things get better. not sure what to make of my exam revision strategy yet...heading to uni later to try n figure it out.
usually when im depressed i feel like running. but today i dont. i feel like being a lazy ass and eating nachos n ice cream while watching DVDs.
yknow what..... i miss home.
i miss my parents, and i miss suresh n satiish n all my friends.
wont get to see them till the end of the year. thats a long time to wait.
someone once said that life sucks, but thats what makes those happy moments all the more precious.
had a shit time at work yesterday. i accidentally tipped some the mayonaise bucket over and it fell.....well, to cut a long story short....it caused a chain reaction that led to a plate being broken and about 10 chicken wings dunked in mayonaise. not to mention a gooey mess on the floor. boss was pissed.
my exam draws ever nearer, and i still have no motivation to study for this paper. partly bcos...i dont know WHAT to study. i looked at the past exam paper and i might as well have been reading a greek manuscript. i didnt understand anything. at least if u read something and dont understand it, but you know what u need to do to understand it, then u can go and study what u know u are lacking. am i making sense? i dunno. i just re-read that sentence and it makes no sense to me too. but hopefully u get the idea.
i admire those ppl who are so mentally strong... who can look past the little setbacks in life and move on. im so not one of those people. i must live in my perfect world where all is good and the sky is bright n sunny, and everything that i planned to do goes off without a hitch. anything contrary to that, and i get...well.... depressed. its so bad...
well, im working an extra two shifts over the wkend, so hopefully things get better. not sure what to make of my exam revision strategy yet...heading to uni later to try n figure it out.
usually when im depressed i feel like running. but today i dont. i feel like being a lazy ass and eating nachos n ice cream while watching DVDs.
yknow what..... i miss home.
i miss my parents, and i miss suresh n satiish n all my friends.
wont get to see them till the end of the year. thats a long time to wait.
someone once said that life sucks, but thats what makes those happy moments all the more precious.
Monday, June 04, 2007
2500 in 2 days... argh..... i promise....i will never procrastinate again
in about 2 hrs time, i will be handing in my LAST LAST LAST LAST LAST history essay of aaaaaaaallllll timeeeeeeeee!!!!
this sem's essay was terrible... i totally left it to the last min. i left myslef one week to borrow books, read em, and write the essay. And even then, even within that one week, STILL i procrastinated and didnt start writing the essay till two days before it was due!
never again.
writing 2500 words in 2 days sucks.
especially when u write like me.....veeeerrrrryyyyy ssllllloooooowwwllyyy.
by the time i got to 1500 words i had run out of points, so i had to go back and re-read some books and try to squeeze out more things to say. Its a torture. a sheer torture. how some people enjoy writing essays i'll never know. I'm just glad my time is over. Next semester i have ZERO essays!!!! hurrah!!!!!! and i have a drawing elective!!! (if my application is successful)
im going for some max brenner later!
mmm.....chocolate.
this sem's essay was terrible... i totally left it to the last min. i left myslef one week to borrow books, read em, and write the essay. And even then, even within that one week, STILL i procrastinated and didnt start writing the essay till two days before it was due!
never again.
writing 2500 words in 2 days sucks.
especially when u write like me.....veeeerrrrryyyyy ssllllloooooowwwllyyy.
by the time i got to 1500 words i had run out of points, so i had to go back and re-read some books and try to squeeze out more things to say. Its a torture. a sheer torture. how some people enjoy writing essays i'll never know. I'm just glad my time is over. Next semester i have ZERO essays!!!! hurrah!!!!!! and i have a drawing elective!!! (if my application is successful)
im going for some max brenner later!
mmm.....chocolate.
Friday, June 01, 2007
eeaaaaoooouuuch
so yes....the massage was....erm.... painful!
i gotta say... i used to think that massages were pleasurable experiences where u could fall asleep from sheer bliss. but apparently, to quote borat.... NOT!!!!
it was painful!
granted the massuese was my running friend and he said that he would go easy, seeing as it was my first time. (a massage virgin he called me) but still...it hurt a bloody lot. when he did my calfs it felt like someone stabbed a knife into the back of my leg then ran it along up to my gluts. its even worse cos ive never gotten a massage before, so my muscles were really tight. and im ticklish too. haha. whcih makes me tense up very easily...and that only makes it MORE painful.
but this morning i felt great. went for a 1hr run with tyler and felt really good...felt lighter. i'll prob go back for another massage after the 16km race on 23 june, which i anticipate is gonna be another killer.
3 more days till my essay is due. the plan is to finish reading my books today and then start writing tmr. 2500 words in 2 days... can it be done? well, it doesnt matter. it HAS to be done. it WILL be done one way or the other. good thing is, its only due at 4pm on monday, so effectively i have almost 3 days to write it in.
i miss drawing. havnt had to time to do it lately.
i gotta say... i used to think that massages were pleasurable experiences where u could fall asleep from sheer bliss. but apparently, to quote borat.... NOT!!!!
it was painful!
granted the massuese was my running friend and he said that he would go easy, seeing as it was my first time. (a massage virgin he called me) but still...it hurt a bloody lot. when he did my calfs it felt like someone stabbed a knife into the back of my leg then ran it along up to my gluts. its even worse cos ive never gotten a massage before, so my muscles were really tight. and im ticklish too. haha. whcih makes me tense up very easily...and that only makes it MORE painful.
but this morning i felt great. went for a 1hr run with tyler and felt really good...felt lighter. i'll prob go back for another massage after the 16km race on 23 june, which i anticipate is gonna be another killer.
3 more days till my essay is due. the plan is to finish reading my books today and then start writing tmr. 2500 words in 2 days... can it be done? well, it doesnt matter. it HAS to be done. it WILL be done one way or the other. good thing is, its only due at 4pm on monday, so effectively i have almost 3 days to write it in.
i miss drawing. havnt had to time to do it lately.
Monday, May 28, 2007
a new beginning
with final submission over just a few days ago, the time felt right to give my 'blogging' another reboot.
i checked the last post and it was over a month ago, so its a bit pointless (and incredibly difficult) to recap whats been happening in the last two months. if you've spoken to me on msn, you'dve known by know the ins and outs of the last 60-odd days of my life.
so i'll just move on to whats been happening over the past week or so.
well, for starters, the semester is OVER!!! this sem felt faster than any that went before it. i was super busy and super stressed for the most part. looking back, i dont think that was healthy living. but now that its over, i find myself feeling a bit lost. i feel like im SUPPOSED to be doing SOMETHING, but i dont know what. gasp! have i forgotten how to slack!!!??
granted, i DO have an essay due in 7 days, for which i have only read one book so far. thats what i SHOULD be doing now. working on my essay. i hate essays. writing is such a chore to me. i spoke to hannah, my uni friend, today about it and she said she'd rather write an essay than do design work this week. its the absolute opposite for me. give me drawing and design anytime. at least u can do the latter while watching TV!!
had a 10km race over the wkend too. the conditions were HOT and WINDY, and i hadnt slept at all two nights ago. (as u can see, im building up the excuses for my bad timing). yes, crap timing. sub 37mins was the target. i blew waaaay past it with a 38.17. sigh... feels like lately my running has been deproving. even at training sessions i can feel that im not as fast as i was earlier in the year. elaine suggested that i get a massage. she even got me a massage voucher for my bday which was awesome. ive booked myself an appointment this thursday, so we'll see if things get better.
brrr! its cold here. erratic melb weather rears its ugly head yet again.
i checked the last post and it was over a month ago, so its a bit pointless (and incredibly difficult) to recap whats been happening in the last two months. if you've spoken to me on msn, you'dve known by know the ins and outs of the last 60-odd days of my life.
so i'll just move on to whats been happening over the past week or so.
well, for starters, the semester is OVER!!! this sem felt faster than any that went before it. i was super busy and super stressed for the most part. looking back, i dont think that was healthy living. but now that its over, i find myself feeling a bit lost. i feel like im SUPPOSED to be doing SOMETHING, but i dont know what. gasp! have i forgotten how to slack!!!??
granted, i DO have an essay due in 7 days, for which i have only read one book so far. thats what i SHOULD be doing now. working on my essay. i hate essays. writing is such a chore to me. i spoke to hannah, my uni friend, today about it and she said she'd rather write an essay than do design work this week. its the absolute opposite for me. give me drawing and design anytime. at least u can do the latter while watching TV!!
had a 10km race over the wkend too. the conditions were HOT and WINDY, and i hadnt slept at all two nights ago. (as u can see, im building up the excuses for my bad timing). yes, crap timing. sub 37mins was the target. i blew waaaay past it with a 38.17. sigh... feels like lately my running has been deproving. even at training sessions i can feel that im not as fast as i was earlier in the year. elaine suggested that i get a massage. she even got me a massage voucher for my bday which was awesome. ive booked myself an appointment this thursday, so we'll see if things get better.
brrr! its cold here. erratic melb weather rears its ugly head yet again.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
sat rants
sorry guys... i know its been a long time since i posted anything.
its been a long time since ive done a lot of things lately.
been a long time since i played my ps2
been a long time since i watched smallville (long for me is 2 wks)
been a long time since ive been sick. (which i am now... augh... annoying)
been a long time since i just sat on my couch and did NOTHING for a couple of hours.
after a slow start, i am in semester HELL now.
this wkend i have to write am 800word formal letter thingie, do two A3 collages, and make a "cool design artefact". im still going cycling tmr tho... i dont care. been looking forward to it was too long now...ALL WEEK!!! i'll be cycling up to Mount Dandenong with the cycling club tmr morning. its about 40km from the city, so should be quite a ride. Aparently u can get a good view of melbourne city from some points on the mountain!
last week i went with them to frankston (42km from city)... but they went at such a fast pace that i couldnt keep up on the way back. the headwind was terrible that day....ive never been so shag riding a bike before. but its good training! stronger quads = better running! its all, how do they say...erm....complementary training? haha. ok...i made that up.
been struggling to keep posting one page of THE SAVANT every week. its up to page 6 now, so if check it out if you've been missing out. I really dunno how long i can keep this up tho... it takes about 8-10hrs to finish one page, and as it is i'm stuggling to find the time to do it. With Archi Design getting busier by the week, i might have to give the comics a break soon.
i spoke to one of my friends at training on thurs about his trip to europe. he took a semester off last year and toured europe for 6 mths. it sounded so awesome! i know its now become this cliche that architecture students do the "euro-trip" after 3rd year, but now i REALLY WANNA GO!!! and of course old trafford will be right up there on the to-visit list.
its been a long time since ive done a lot of things lately.
been a long time since i played my ps2
been a long time since i watched smallville (long for me is 2 wks)
been a long time since ive been sick. (which i am now... augh... annoying)
been a long time since i just sat on my couch and did NOTHING for a couple of hours.
after a slow start, i am in semester HELL now.
this wkend i have to write am 800word formal letter thingie, do two A3 collages, and make a "cool design artefact". im still going cycling tmr tho... i dont care. been looking forward to it was too long now...ALL WEEK!!! i'll be cycling up to Mount Dandenong with the cycling club tmr morning. its about 40km from the city, so should be quite a ride. Aparently u can get a good view of melbourne city from some points on the mountain!
last week i went with them to frankston (42km from city)... but they went at such a fast pace that i couldnt keep up on the way back. the headwind was terrible that day....ive never been so shag riding a bike before. but its good training! stronger quads = better running! its all, how do they say...erm....complementary training? haha. ok...i made that up.
been struggling to keep posting one page of THE SAVANT every week. its up to page 6 now, so if check it out if you've been missing out. I really dunno how long i can keep this up tho... it takes about 8-10hrs to finish one page, and as it is i'm stuggling to find the time to do it. With Archi Design getting busier by the week, i might have to give the comics a break soon.
i spoke to one of my friends at training on thurs about his trip to europe. he took a semester off last year and toured europe for 6 mths. it sounded so awesome! i know its now become this cliche that architecture students do the "euro-trip" after 3rd year, but now i REALLY WANNA GO!!! and of course old trafford will be right up there on the to-visit list.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
my baby!
its finally heeeeeere!!!!!!!!
went to the bike shop today with my housemate to pick up our new road bikes.
i got home at 4.30, and i knew i had running training at 6, but i just HAD to take it out for a spin. haha. and damn..it was smoooooooth as!
i cant wait till saturday to take it out on beach road and really stretch its legs. (..or wheels....watever)
meanwhile, heres a pic of my beautiful baby! hahaha. 
went to the bike shop today with my housemate to pick up our new road bikes.
i got home at 4.30, and i knew i had running training at 6, but i just HAD to take it out for a spin. haha. and damn..it was smoooooooth as!
i cant wait till saturday to take it out on beach road and really stretch its legs. (..or wheels....watever)
meanwhile, heres a pic of my beautiful baby! hahaha.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
go see pans labyrinth NOW!
if u havnt seen this show get...GO GO NOW!!!
its absolutely stunning.
forget the fact that its in spanish...after a few mins, you'll forget that you're reading subtitles.
im totally blown away. gonna be thinking about it for a while to come, and probably see it again soon. (downloaded of course.. haha)
phew... mentally shag. best show ive seen since the prestige last yr.
its absolutely stunning.
forget the fact that its in spanish...after a few mins, you'll forget that you're reading subtitles.
im totally blown away. gonna be thinking about it for a while to come, and probably see it again soon. (downloaded of course.. haha)
phew... mentally shag. best show ive seen since the prestige last yr.
i cant wait till thursday!
i finally went to buy my bike yesterday!!
now my savings are down to just a few dollars, and my first 3 wks pay at nandos has been wiped on in one swift debit move.
but it doesnt matter....cos i finally have my road bike! woohoo!!
gotta wait till thursday to collect it tho... argh... the wait it so excrutiating! some ppl say that the longer you wait for something, the better it is in the end. sometimes thats just not true! i dont see how waiting longer could possibly make getting the bike any better.
another great bit of news... i might have 2 days off each wk! i was supposed to have wed off initially, with one lecture on tues, but now it looks like the tues lecture might be scrapped or moved to friday morning, which means both tues n wed will be free!! how awesome is that!
going to (yet again) get back to training tonight. this start-stop mentality has to stop if i wanna meet my target of finishing in the top10 club ranking this season. gotta buck up. no pian no gain!
now my savings are down to just a few dollars, and my first 3 wks pay at nandos has been wiped on in one swift debit move.
but it doesnt matter....cos i finally have my road bike! woohoo!!
gotta wait till thursday to collect it tho... argh... the wait it so excrutiating! some ppl say that the longer you wait for something, the better it is in the end. sometimes thats just not true! i dont see how waiting longer could possibly make getting the bike any better.
another great bit of news... i might have 2 days off each wk! i was supposed to have wed off initially, with one lecture on tues, but now it looks like the tues lecture might be scrapped or moved to friday morning, which means both tues n wed will be free!! how awesome is that!
going to (yet again) get back to training tonight. this start-stop mentality has to stop if i wanna meet my target of finishing in the top10 club ranking this season. gotta buck up. no pian no gain!
Saturday, February 24, 2007
last night by myself
wow. this is quite a milestone. after 1yr 7mths of living alone, tonight is gonna be my last night by myself. my housemate, jeff, is arriving tmr morning. i really dunno wat to expect. havnt lived with anyone b4 (excluding Satiish in bunk). But ive never had to share bills, and rent, and cleaning up. (lets face it, Satiish n i claned up on an annual basis). Gonna be a whole new experience..im kinda nervous about it. But just gotta take it as it comes i guess... part of the overseas experience. After all, it was me who didnt want to live alone anymore.
Work at nandos this wk was much better. Less scolding by the BOSS. haha. i asked for 2 shifts a week (10hrs total) during semester time, but mr. bossman said that he might need me for 3 shifts a week. i said ok. hoping that i can cope. This sem is gonna be busy busy busy, and i dont mean schoolwork. Theres the winter running season thats starting soon, and the first race is late april, so i'll definitely wanna start working towards that. Plenty of Singapore Student Society things to start planning too. During orentation, in a bid to attract new members of the club, we started saying that we organise activites on a fortnightly basis. hahaha. now i have to live up to that promise! we're planning to organise fun runs every wkend, and use that to get away with the "one activity per fortnight" clause. haha. i also joined the cycling club. jeff too. thanks to the nandos job, i finally have enuf money to buy my beloved road bike! weeehoo! yup, so cycling's gonna be every sunday morning. after all that is said and done, i'll try to squeeze a bit or studying somewhere inside.
oh yes and of course 3 hrs each wk is dedicated to one episode of Smallville, LOST and Heroes. ha.
Work at nandos this wk was much better. Less scolding by the BOSS. haha. i asked for 2 shifts a week (10hrs total) during semester time, but mr. bossman said that he might need me for 3 shifts a week. i said ok. hoping that i can cope. This sem is gonna be busy busy busy, and i dont mean schoolwork. Theres the winter running season thats starting soon, and the first race is late april, so i'll definitely wanna start working towards that. Plenty of Singapore Student Society things to start planning too. During orentation, in a bid to attract new members of the club, we started saying that we organise activites on a fortnightly basis. hahaha. now i have to live up to that promise! we're planning to organise fun runs every wkend, and use that to get away with the "one activity per fortnight" clause. haha. i also joined the cycling club. jeff too. thanks to the nandos job, i finally have enuf money to buy my beloved road bike! weeehoo! yup, so cycling's gonna be every sunday morning. after all that is said and done, i'll try to squeeze a bit or studying somewhere inside.
oh yes and of course 3 hrs each wk is dedicated to one episode of Smallville, LOST and Heroes. ha.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
the savant...
ive decided to start another comic. yep, as some of u may have known, ive been tossing around ideas for a while now. its been very frustrating. i think the whole process of coming up with a good plot device that gets your whole story going is probably the hardest thing in storytelling. Most of the time u come up with an idea, which is quite good, but you dont FEEL IT. you say "yeah, thats a good idea. its good. mm...but do i REALLY want to spend 2yrs of my life developing it? naaahhh."
i was feeling like that for a long time now. ever since i finished my last comic, Uberman, which (holy cow!) has been a YEAR now, ive been trying to come up with an original story. All my past comics were parodies of other TV shows, movies, etc with my friends or classmates in them. Uberman was quite original, but it still borrowed heavily from Smallville and Superman. (wait...they're the same arent they...) I wanted to do a comic that i could call my own. One that i could possibly send out to publishing companies.
About a week ago, i was lying down on my couch (cos it was too darn HOT to sleep of my loft bed), and as i was dozing off, i suddenly had this major influx of ideas! i dunno why...but i find that you get CRAZY ideas just before u fall asleep. Trouble is, u usually forget them the next morning. And i definitely didnt want that to happen! so i got up, booted up my comp, opened MS Word, and wrote down about 3 pages of text...just mental vomiting it all out. (note to self: need to develop this technique for essay writing).
I started pencilling the first page 2 days ago, and just finished inking and scanning it today. Its got hardly any text in it, but hopefully it helps to set the tone for the rest of the book.
click on the image to see a larger one!
i was feeling like that for a long time now. ever since i finished my last comic, Uberman, which (holy cow!) has been a YEAR now, ive been trying to come up with an original story. All my past comics were parodies of other TV shows, movies, etc with my friends or classmates in them. Uberman was quite original, but it still borrowed heavily from Smallville and Superman. (wait...they're the same arent they...) I wanted to do a comic that i could call my own. One that i could possibly send out to publishing companies.
About a week ago, i was lying down on my couch (cos it was too darn HOT to sleep of my loft bed), and as i was dozing off, i suddenly had this major influx of ideas! i dunno why...but i find that you get CRAZY ideas just before u fall asleep. Trouble is, u usually forget them the next morning. And i definitely didnt want that to happen! so i got up, booted up my comp, opened MS Word, and wrote down about 3 pages of text...just mental vomiting it all out. (note to self: need to develop this technique for essay writing).
I started pencilling the first page 2 days ago, and just finished inking and scanning it today. Its got hardly any text in it, but hopefully it helps to set the tone for the rest of the book.
click on the image to see a larger one!
stuck at uni
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
its was sooooo hot today! 38degrees!!!!
wiwi (and her grandma), yongsi, and ed came over for CNY lunch. we cooked chicken rice (standard), prawns in batter, and steak! it was super nice! and then longans with almond jelly for dessert.
went to chinatown afterwards to see all the CNY stuff that was going on there. they had cordoned off a whole street and set up stalls (like fun-o-rama) selling food and little nic-nacks.
but the weather was tooo darn hot.
got home at about 5pm, took a shower and went to uni to submit my digital design assignment. and when i reached uni, BOOM! it started raining!!
still raining now... im stuck here. no umbrella...
im hungry.... aaah, i can taste those crispy wedges now. *drools on keyboard*
*wipes keyboard with shirt*
its was sooooo hot today! 38degrees!!!!
wiwi (and her grandma), yongsi, and ed came over for CNY lunch. we cooked chicken rice (standard), prawns in batter, and steak! it was super nice! and then longans with almond jelly for dessert.
went to chinatown afterwards to see all the CNY stuff that was going on there. they had cordoned off a whole street and set up stalls (like fun-o-rama) selling food and little nic-nacks.
but the weather was tooo darn hot.
got home at about 5pm, took a shower and went to uni to submit my digital design assignment. and when i reached uni, BOOM! it started raining!!
still raining now... im stuck here. no umbrella...
im hungry.... aaah, i can taste those crispy wedges now. *drools on keyboard*
*wipes keyboard with shirt*
Thursday, February 15, 2007
visual test
only 364 more days to the next valentines day.....thank goodness....
but only 67 more mins to my history visual test!!!
i feel so sleepy. its was so HOT last nite that i couldnt sleep on my loft bed. (hot air rises......dammit!) So i slept on my futon couch (which is about 30 cm too short for me) with the fan on. Didnt sleep too well...woke up still feeling wrecked.
Then i went to the kitchen to make breakfast... i tipped over the cereal box to pour the cereal out, and there was only ONE kernel of cereal left!!!!! seriously! ONE!
well, good to get all the bad karma out of the way early in the morning. haha.
uh oh. i have to leave in 20mins. better go n shower now.
adios amigos.
but only 67 more mins to my history visual test!!!
i feel so sleepy. its was so HOT last nite that i couldnt sleep on my loft bed. (hot air rises......dammit!) So i slept on my futon couch (which is about 30 cm too short for me) with the fan on. Didnt sleep too well...woke up still feeling wrecked.
Then i went to the kitchen to make breakfast... i tipped over the cereal box to pour the cereal out, and there was only ONE kernel of cereal left!!!!! seriously! ONE!
well, good to get all the bad karma out of the way early in the morning. haha.
uh oh. i have to leave in 20mins. better go n shower now.
adios amigos.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
today we have a sexy time
hello all u luuurvers out there.
happy valentines day!
the day that men all aroudn the world develop gaping holes in their pockets.
and women eat a year's supply of chocolate
and the florist industry gets away with charging u a bazzillion percent times the normal price on roses.
ah...the love....sweet love.
and THEN, theres SOME of us, who have to study for a history exam on the 15th!!!!!
evil melb uni...
i just got off work at 11.30pm tonite...so tired....
the last shift is always the hardest...have to clean up the whole store. by right the last order shld be at 10pm ,but my boss cant seem to say no to customers and he usually takes "last" orders till 10.30...
arrggggg.....its 2am now and im barely awake.
one more hour till valentines day in spore....
coffee.... must make coffee....
gd nite ppl. happy valentines day!
happy valentines day!
the day that men all aroudn the world develop gaping holes in their pockets.
and women eat a year's supply of chocolate
and the florist industry gets away with charging u a bazzillion percent times the normal price on roses.
ah...the love....sweet love.
and THEN, theres SOME of us, who have to study for a history exam on the 15th!!!!!
evil melb uni...
i just got off work at 11.30pm tonite...so tired....
the last shift is always the hardest...have to clean up the whole store. by right the last order shld be at 10pm ,but my boss cant seem to say no to customers and he usually takes "last" orders till 10.30...
arrggggg.....its 2am now and im barely awake.
one more hour till valentines day in spore....
coffee.... must make coffee....
gd nite ppl. happy valentines day!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
"great success!!"
the last TWO times i tried to blog, i wrote lengthy blogs and they were unable to be published. GAAAHH!! for some reason, only the title of the post appeared following by this huge blank space where the text was supposed to be. so if you're reading this, it meaans that this time was "great success!!"
Thursday, January 25, 2007
settling in...
tuesday was the BIG move. today crystal came over and helped me set up my loft bed. it was a real pain to take apart and set up again, and my mom told me to just buy a new "proper" bed like normal people do. but a love my loft bed! i bitched and whined and groaned while i assembled it, but now that its back up in my new room, all i can say is... ITS NICE!
still a few more little things like rubbish bin, a couple of posters, and some toiletries that i need to move from the old place, then comes the im-so-not-looking-forward-to-it task of cleaning up the place!!! im the type of cleaner who jus sweeps all the dust under the fridge. so now that the fridge isnt there anymore, the 12-month accumulation of dust and little bits of dried food is there for all to see!
yes, and im still internet-less, and will continue to be for at least another wk...probably more. which is probably a good thing cos i need to get my essay done and stop downloading Heroes, Lost and Smallville.
Went back to training today for the first time since end November. Some new faces...but mainly the old gang is still there. Fewer ppl tho... i guess not many aussies like running in the summer heat. and it was only 27 degrees! thats nothing, right Satiish!?!? haha. Tony the coach had me do an easy 40min run with a few surges in between...nothing too shocking on my first day back. still.....it hurt. im out of shape. the winter season starts in march, so ive got about 1 and a half months to get my form back.
tonight is roddick vs federer! ive become somewhat of a tennis fan of late, mainly bcos thats all they show on TV at night!
btw....does anybody know... where's Michael Chang????? haha.
still a few more little things like rubbish bin, a couple of posters, and some toiletries that i need to move from the old place, then comes the im-so-not-looking-forward-to-it task of cleaning up the place!!! im the type of cleaner who jus sweeps all the dust under the fridge. so now that the fridge isnt there anymore, the 12-month accumulation of dust and little bits of dried food is there for all to see!
yes, and im still internet-less, and will continue to be for at least another wk...probably more. which is probably a good thing cos i need to get my essay done and stop downloading Heroes, Lost and Smallville.
Went back to training today for the first time since end November. Some new faces...but mainly the old gang is still there. Fewer ppl tho... i guess not many aussies like running in the summer heat. and it was only 27 degrees! thats nothing, right Satiish!?!? haha. Tony the coach had me do an easy 40min run with a few surges in between...nothing too shocking on my first day back. still.....it hurt. im out of shape. the winter season starts in march, so ive got about 1 and a half months to get my form back.
tonight is roddick vs federer! ive become somewhat of a tennis fan of late, mainly bcos thats all they show on TV at night!
btw....does anybody know... where's Michael Chang????? haha.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
optus needs to hire more callcentre ppl
i tried calling Optus (melbourne phone company) this morning to transfer my broadband from my current place to my new one. anyway...to the point.... i was put on hold for almost an HOUR!!!!!!! i dont care where u come from, that is totally unacceptable. and wait...it gets better.
when i finally got thru.... here's what happened:
me: hello. i'd like to transfer my optus broadband internet to a new address.
optus dude: does your new address have an existing optus connection.
me: erm...no.
optus dude: oh, sorry. in that case you'll have to call the home mover's extention. i can give u the number but they're not open on weekends.
me: (stunned). oh..... ok.
optus dude: you can call 1300555241 after 8am on monday. thank you. bye.
i was too stunned. you mean i had been waiting for AN HOUR for a 2 minute conversation that accomplished next to nothing!?!?!?!?
the rest of the day was good. moved more stuff to my new apartment in the day. watched rocky balbao (downloaded..hehe). its pretty good. better than i expected.
went to yongsi's at night with esther n wiwie to have bbq. it was so nice...the 4 of us talking and gossiping (and eating!). i dunno wat it is, but no matter how long its been since JC, i still feel that whenever we SB3 ppl get together, theres a closeness that i cant explain. i dont know wats gonna happen in the future...(some of us have are already married!!).. but i hope we'll continue to keep in touch.
when i finally got thru.... here's what happened:
me: hello. i'd like to transfer my optus broadband internet to a new address.
optus dude: does your new address have an existing optus connection.
me: erm...no.
optus dude: oh, sorry. in that case you'll have to call the home mover's extention. i can give u the number but they're not open on weekends.
me: (stunned). oh..... ok.
optus dude: you can call 1300555241 after 8am on monday. thank you. bye.
i was too stunned. you mean i had been waiting for AN HOUR for a 2 minute conversation that accomplished next to nothing!?!?!?!?
the rest of the day was good. moved more stuff to my new apartment in the day. watched rocky balbao (downloaded..hehe). its pretty good. better than i expected.
went to yongsi's at night with esther n wiwie to have bbq. it was so nice...the 4 of us talking and gossiping (and eating!). i dunno wat it is, but no matter how long its been since JC, i still feel that whenever we SB3 ppl get together, theres a closeness that i cant explain. i dont know wats gonna happen in the future...(some of us have are already married!!).. but i hope we'll continue to keep in touch.
Friday, January 19, 2007
moving house
tuesday is the big day.
i arranged with the moving company this morning, and they'll be here on tuesday.
the last two days have been a torture... largely its my fault bcos ive bought so much JUNK since i came to melbourne. (most of which.oddly enough, happens to be superman paraphanalia)
not to mention all the architecture models that are littered throughout the apartment. oh, and the little bits and pieces of leftover archi materials too. i think ive figured it out... usually when i build a model, i'll have a bit of leftover cardboard or foam core, and i'll jus chuck it in a corner "for later use". but when the time comes to build a new model, i jus go out n buy MORE materials... and then chuck the remainder in the corner again and the cycle repeats itself till now that small pile in the corner has become a HUGE LOAD of junk.
i for one believe in 'cleaning everything all at once..ONE SHOT!' rather than 'a little bit each day'. my mom would beg to differ....
today i also had to perform a very sad duty.....removing my beloved star wars episode 1-6 posters from my living room wall. although i suspect that it didnt bode too well with the ladies, i liked em up there anyways. gonna miss them in the new place cos i doubt my housemate would approve of me covering the walls with them.
in other unrelated news...i went for yongsi's b-day bbq on wednesday. esther and wiwie were supposed to come too, but they had to work late...so i went down to clayton by myself. met some of yongsi's mooonash frens. really nice people...easy going. i like. and we had chocolate fondue!! ITS NICE!!!
going back to her place for another bbq on sun...this time WITH esther n wiwie...to finish up the leftover food. hahaha.
i arranged with the moving company this morning, and they'll be here on tuesday.
the last two days have been a torture... largely its my fault bcos ive bought so much JUNK since i came to melbourne. (most of which.oddly enough, happens to be superman paraphanalia)
not to mention all the architecture models that are littered throughout the apartment. oh, and the little bits and pieces of leftover archi materials too. i think ive figured it out... usually when i build a model, i'll have a bit of leftover cardboard or foam core, and i'll jus chuck it in a corner "for later use". but when the time comes to build a new model, i jus go out n buy MORE materials... and then chuck the remainder in the corner again and the cycle repeats itself till now that small pile in the corner has become a HUGE LOAD of junk.
i for one believe in 'cleaning everything all at once..ONE SHOT!' rather than 'a little bit each day'. my mom would beg to differ....
today i also had to perform a very sad duty.....removing my beloved star wars episode 1-6 posters from my living room wall. although i suspect that it didnt bode too well with the ladies, i liked em up there anyways. gonna miss them in the new place cos i doubt my housemate would approve of me covering the walls with them.
in other unrelated news...i went for yongsi's b-day bbq on wednesday. esther and wiwie were supposed to come too, but they had to work late...so i went down to clayton by myself. met some of yongsi's mooonash frens. really nice people...easy going. i like. and we had chocolate fondue!! ITS NICE!!!
going back to her place for another bbq on sun...this time WITH esther n wiwie...to finish up the leftover food. hahaha.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
HOOOOOOOT
the temperature today is......39 degrees!!!!!!
i wish i could just stay in all day in air-con comfort, but i have to go for a lecture right smack at noon. sigh... staying at home and playing FIFA sounds tempting.
i wish i could just stay in all day in air-con comfort, but i have to go for a lecture right smack at noon. sigh... staying at home and playing FIFA sounds tempting.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
after one week of summer school, ive come to the following conclusion...
history sucks.
it used to suck. it still sucks. and it will always suck.
argh... im jus a little on edge now after spending most of the day working on my class paper. (due on monday!!!). didnt expect to be doing so much work so early in the sem. still very much on holiday-mode.
at least if they're gonna make us study history (which i already find to be entirely irrelevant), at the very least make us study RECENT history like say within the past 50 years or so. That way, theres a high chance that we can actually APPLY the stuff we learnt into our designs and theres also a high chance that the architects we studied are still ALIVE. this sem im studying "modern" architecture in the 17th and 18th century. thats like AGES AGO!!! EVERYBODY IS DEAD! (excuse my bluntness). the architectural theories that they practiced then.....NOBODY CARES ABOUT THEM NOW!!!
like i said.....on edge.
i played some FIFA to try and ease the stress, but i lost 5-2 to sunderland!!!! only served to add to my stress.
things should get better after monday. i hope. i submitted my resume to Nandos this evening. hope i can get a job there, even though time really doesnt permit that right now. but i need the money. haha. gotta start planning for orientation soon too. need to find ways to sucker more innocent freshies into the Singapore Student Society. bwahahahahahaah!!!
history sucks.
it used to suck. it still sucks. and it will always suck.
argh... im jus a little on edge now after spending most of the day working on my class paper. (due on monday!!!). didnt expect to be doing so much work so early in the sem. still very much on holiday-mode.
at least if they're gonna make us study history (which i already find to be entirely irrelevant), at the very least make us study RECENT history like say within the past 50 years or so. That way, theres a high chance that we can actually APPLY the stuff we learnt into our designs and theres also a high chance that the architects we studied are still ALIVE. this sem im studying "modern" architecture in the 17th and 18th century. thats like AGES AGO!!! EVERYBODY IS DEAD! (excuse my bluntness). the architectural theories that they practiced then.....NOBODY CARES ABOUT THEM NOW!!!
like i said.....on edge.
i played some FIFA to try and ease the stress, but i lost 5-2 to sunderland!!!! only served to add to my stress.
things should get better after monday. i hope. i submitted my resume to Nandos this evening. hope i can get a job there, even though time really doesnt permit that right now. but i need the money. haha. gotta start planning for orientation soon too. need to find ways to sucker more innocent freshies into the Singapore Student Society. bwahahahahahaah!!!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
im back!
wow. didnt realise how long its been since i last posted an entry till i saw the date on the last post... 4th dec!!! holy crap!!! ive been a total slacker (blogwise of course).
well, first thing's first..... UNI HAS STARTED!!! BAAAAHHH!!!! damn sian.
had my first lecture yesterday and first tutorial today. the lecturer is this old dude who wears a bowtie (wtf!) and speaks veryfastwithnopausesbetweenhiswordskindalikethis.
i was trying to stay awake the whole lecture. usually i just succumb to the z-monster and doze off, but in summer sch there are only like 15 students in one lecture, so if u sleep, EVERYBODY can see! still....i think i dozed off a few times for a few seconds. cannot tahan. good thing is, the lectures are recorded. thank you technology!!
feels really weird here now that satiish, marie and grace have left for spore. we had such a great holiday. thanks you guys. you made it so fun! "Its Nice!" "Great Success!"
the apartment is very quiet now. i leave the TV on when im bumming ard, otherwise its too creepy.
and in BIIIIIIGGGG NEWS.........
I HAVE A NEW APARTMENT!!!!!!!!
yes my new address (for people who will be sending me nice birthday presents. hehe) is....
30/36 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053
i just got the keys today! so excited! haha. its a 2nd storey apartment in a secure compound with low rise buildings only about 4 storeys. the landscaping is quite nice, and altho its farther from the city as my current place, its a LOT cheaper... which means more money for me to spend...heh heh. (mmm....comics......road bike......)
trying to get a job now. summer sch only takes up one or two hours a day, so ive got lots of time to kill. somebody hire meeeee!
well, first thing's first..... UNI HAS STARTED!!! BAAAAHHH!!!! damn sian.
had my first lecture yesterday and first tutorial today. the lecturer is this old dude who wears a bowtie (wtf!) and speaks veryfastwithnopausesbetweenhiswordskindalikethis.
i was trying to stay awake the whole lecture. usually i just succumb to the z-monster and doze off, but in summer sch there are only like 15 students in one lecture, so if u sleep, EVERYBODY can see! still....i think i dozed off a few times for a few seconds. cannot tahan. good thing is, the lectures are recorded. thank you technology!!
feels really weird here now that satiish, marie and grace have left for spore. we had such a great holiday. thanks you guys. you made it so fun! "Its Nice!" "Great Success!"
the apartment is very quiet now. i leave the TV on when im bumming ard, otherwise its too creepy.
and in BIIIIIIGGGG NEWS.........
I HAVE A NEW APARTMENT!!!!!!!!
yes my new address (for people who will be sending me nice birthday presents. hehe) is....
30/36 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053
i just got the keys today! so excited! haha. its a 2nd storey apartment in a secure compound with low rise buildings only about 4 storeys. the landscaping is quite nice, and altho its farther from the city as my current place, its a LOT cheaper... which means more money for me to spend...heh heh. (mmm....comics......road bike......)
trying to get a job now. summer sch only takes up one or two hours a day, so ive got lots of time to kill. somebody hire meeeee!
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