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[through the looking glass]
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[Dec. 4th, 2009|03:11 pm] |
Another quirk: Sticking the labels on apples on my kitchen cupboard in quite the same way a tribal warrior might display the scalps of their enemies; or in a less macabre analogy, the way a runner displays finisher's medals.
So far, I have actually sampled more than 10 kinds of apples. Which isn't all that great actually..
Fuji
Royal Gala
Golden Delicious
Granny Smith
Honey Crisp
Top Red
Red Chief
Red Delicious
Braeburn
Pink Lady/Cripps Pink
Pacific Rose
NZ Rose
Jazz
... Not sure if there are any more, but that's about it for now.
Heh Apples! |
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[Nov. 28th, 2009|09:37 am] |
"Only when we love do we see the true person. The truth of a person is only visible through love. Love is not the illusion. Life is."
- The Judas Kiss, David Hare
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[Nov. 21st, 2009|08:34 am] |
And so it shall come to pass...
Yesterday, 3 h, 2 x 1.5 of french exams and it was over. Strangely felt better than the O levels (Which I studied harder for .__. )
Book buying was awesome, as was sprawling on the floor of a good friend's house with his cats and BSG~
right, ah books!
1: The Secret History, Donna Tart
2: Ender series (Starting from Ender's Game through to Children of the Mind) , Orson Scott Card
3: And Another Thing, Eoin Colfer
4: Unfinished Tales, Tolkien
oO Wow, I actually bought fewer books than I originally planned.
Post-IB, or actually, resumption of normal life means:
1: Getting a part-time job
2: Signing up for tribob??
3: Choosing between MuiNe and GE30 NEITHER
4: TRAINING TRAINING TRAINING
5: Brushing up french and german. VRAIMENT.
6: Reading. (including the Economist every time it comes yes)
7: Baking/cooking
8: Reading up university syllabus
9: Working on The Plan
10: Watching BSG, hopefully spamming Stargate and other stuff with good friends
11: Learning to dive!
12: PLANING. Wurfing traininggg
13: Learning to drive
14: Climbing Kinabalu via ferrate (^^)
15: White water rafting/caving
Ahh, prom is next Tuesday and when I remembered I was quite sad cos it was a CBD RUN DAY D= If I didn't actually pay for that bloody ticket I would have just gone running. hmm.
Oh well, we is getting our own wurfing equipment! PLANING YESSSSSS |
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[Nov. 3rd, 2009|08:47 pm] |
Reading Geoffrey Neuss for.. the first time in more than a year...? >< Bit late for that lol, but ahh chemguide.co.uk/various library chem books (Silberberg!) ftw.
Anyway, passage
"At present, from a medical and scientific viewpoint the best way to combat AIDS is still to educate the population to use protective barriers to stop the exchange of bodily fluids, although this clashes with some religious beliefs."
For some strange reason, can imagine Neuss writing this with a smirk on his face heh.
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[Oct. 31st, 2009|12:52 pm] |
Lol.
"Let the principles of English law be applied not only with mildness, but with patriarchal kindness and indulgent consideration for the prejudices of each tribe as far as natural justice will allow but also with reference to their reasoning powers, however weak, and that moral principle, which however often disregarded, still exists in the consciences of all men." - excerpt of Sir Stamford Raffles proclamation (1823)
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[Oct. 30th, 2009|09:11 am] |
It just occurred to me that I have a slight phobia of wanting something because of my life's impressive track record of not getting anything I want.
Dreams of the past two nights have been rather bizarre... though not to say unpleasant. In fact, the one I had last night was fascinating. I think it had something to do with some State conspiracy and espionage and ah, the mandatory guns lol. Pity I can't really remember it.. would have been an interesting story idea.
The dream of the previous night was slightly more serious though... The exact details escape me, but I have a very strong suspicion that it had something to do with murder. Not murder in the it is necessary sort of way, although arguably no murder can be justified on grounds of being necessary - debatable in the case of capital punishment - , but murder in the cold-blooded kind of way. .__.
Ah well, 30th October. A few days left... and it just feels so surreal. I suppose the O levels has sort of jaded me. >< But it all feels so far away and yet too close, and a part of me wants it to be over, yet at the same time, knowing that the end of the year draws ever closer sort of depresses me. Sent in scholarship app for the Meticulous Student, hoping to not get called for interview on the grounds that I kind of sent incomplete documentation... In my defense, I based it on the email that they sent, and only found out about the extra identification they requested while filling up the online form. *headmeetdesk* (Regarding the form, what does one put in for awards/commendations/certificates?? It is less of a problem of being unable to fan my ego as much as differentiating what is important and periphery)
12 years of education. And it leads down to this. How very encouraging.
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[Oct. 16th, 2009|08:20 pm] |
On hindsight, what with all the periodic destabilizing, I am completely undeserving.
Assuredly, I try my best to not be, and therapy is not an excuse but sometimes it just happens.
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[Oct. 10th, 2009|07:21 am] |
7.20am. Biking for the first time in 2 months (thereabout) with the Joyriders, coming back before 7. Just fixed myself a nice post-biking breakfast of cereal and yogurt, along with a mug of peppermint tea when I looked out into the living room and the small place was suddenly suffused with a warm orange glow that took my breath away for a while.
Although not as awesome as that time when I was in Deustchland standing alone in the middle of a field of golden wheat rippling like silk, the few seconds of beauty made me pause and smile.
Little, seemingly insignificant moments like these make life a little less tedious, and just a little more worth living.
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[Oct. 7th, 2009|05:16 pm] |
I find it generally a good and necessary thing to stop and ask myself once in a while: Sera, what the frak are you doing?
School's been boring, plan's been working so far, so hopefully will stay on course.
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[Oct. 3rd, 2009|11:33 pm] |
Somedays I sit down and marvel at the tragicomedy that is my life.
No better teacher than regret.
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[Sep. 29th, 2009|11:02 am] |
Yes well, I should be revising for french, but what the heck, it feels like prelims are over already. >< Been quaffing huge amounts of caffeine in the form of two mugs of milky chai and one cup of coffee, in part because I steamed more milk than is sufficient for one mug of chai.
Wurfing!
Sat and Sun were spent out at East Coast, immersed in a group of passionate (read: crazy) wurfers with their assortment of boards/sails/harnesses. Brilliant weather (read: sunny and hot.) and decent wind (although admittedly always could be better) meant many consecutive races, and competitive wurfing is REALLY CHALLENGING. One course is enough to make me want to come back to shore, sit down and stone out to recover, and that's only one course. >< The raceboards/RSX had three consecutive races once, if I recall correctly. Uncle Patrick was telling Sloo and I about "those days" where they had 8 races in one day, and the course was much much bigger. oO ahhh
Great experience though! the atmosphere was reminiscent of that during softball SRC days, where you have a huge group of enthusiasts gathered in one place, indulging in a common sport. Quite informal, although there's definitely that air of excitement and competition. Really inspiring though cos the standards, while not high by even regional criteria, were definitely quite demanding for both Sloo and I. I mean, class flag goes out, everyone gets on their board and sails easily to the starting line. The frequent collisions and cursing of the racing clinics were conspicuously absent during the races... everyone had this air of slight professionalism and focus about them, and to a certain extent, I can't believe I was part of that pack lol. Nothing beats being on the water though, and during the last race, both the raceboards and club boards were called out. Nothing beats being on the sea itself, watching as the pros cluster round the committee boat neatly, and when the horn went, pump like crazy lol. The entire air was just filled with the sound of flapping sails and it was quite awesome seeing them glide off (can't beat the formulas though. those guys shot off like a bullet >> )
Though some people (coughs coughs) complained, I would say that the race was a rather smooth experience for a first-timer (i.e. me) although it was occasionally confusing... Fourth race: OD decided to shorten course and no one knew. ><
It was quite brill though, cos the shortboards and formulas got to race too, fortunately! :) Post-race dinner was satisfying, and I must say east coast park looks really pretty at night, though I think it's just me cos anywhere with access to the sea is nice :D
Now that our appetites have been whetted, regular race trainings yay.
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[Sep. 22nd, 2009|02:46 pm] |
Sometimes we think we know what we are doing, that we're consciously controlling our every decision and move.
It's like how sometimes I wonder how much of us is us, how much is what we were born to be, and how much is what our environment has made us to be.
Or to quote a favourite play, Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
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[Sep. 21st, 2009|06:37 pm] |
TNT IS THE MOST TERRIBAD COURIER SERVICE.
DON'T USE IT |
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[Sep. 20th, 2009|01:50 pm] |
The thing about being in the middle of exams is having more time since one has less assignments/homework to complete. *dodges flying book as legions of angry IB students protest about the revision*
At any rate, I have been cooking more (which is to say, not very much all all) and hence, actually eating properly *look of triumph leveled at certain people*
Today for lunch, I didn't quite know what to eat. Could have taken the easy way out and eaten yogurt with cereal.. or screwed lunch altogether. But my appetite's been queer of late so I decided that perhaps a return to eating good, wholesome, natural vegetables might do more good than more mugging.
In short, potato salad, two ways.
1: I based it on a simple recipe for Warm potato salad from Chocolate&Zucchini, substituting sliced carrots for the ham and toasted almonds for the hazelnuts. Basic stuff, but really good together :) The carrots provided a nice contrast in texture to the fluffy potatoes and the sweetness of the sauteed onions, almonds and carrot balanced out the blandness of the potato with my liberal grinding of black pepper.
2: With the left over potato, I toasted sesame seeds in the skillet, tossed with some olive oil and ground yet more black pepper. Thought of throwing in some dried fruits for added sweetness + texture but the sesame seeds proved good enough.
ok, lol enough. back to reading about China...
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[Sep. 13th, 2009|10:20 am] |
Arghhh figures.
The days Sloo and I don't go down for wurfing, the wind's awesome and so's the weather.
;__; Figured it was a sign that WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING FOR PRELIMS.
also, hate hormones. |
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[Sep. 9th, 2009|09:39 pm] |
So today the sis walked out of the bathroom and asked me what I was watching.
Then I realized that I was reading poetry. Without being quite aware of it. and I was like. tf. I'm supposed to be studying or writing my personal statement. ah well.
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[Aug. 24th, 2009|10:35 pm] |
Fading away. Again.
No matter! TPP!
On hindsight, nightmares or self fulfilling prophecies? |
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[Aug. 16th, 2009|08:58 pm] |
Lol. It's been some time, but there are occasions when I spend so much time on the sea that when I sit down on land, I still feel like I'm bobbing with the waves.
It's a bit strange but rather pleasant actually..
Seriously though, it was only 3h or so of wurfing... as compared to like 6 h of kayaking. ._.
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[Aug. 13th, 2009|06:16 pm] |
So from the sec 2 days till now, I have learnt that the best way to deal with life is to not expect anything!
If you don't expect anything, then you won't be disappointed/sad if you don't get anything. If not, then you would be pleasantly surprised. As saying goes, cynics are either always right or pleasantly surprised.
So, take whatever life throws at you. It doesn't really matter anyway, since we don't deserve anything.
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