haha. i was on facebook while waiting for my notes to be printed when i saw herman's picture. HAHAHA. after 9 years i can still hear herman saying things in his unique voice. he. is. hilarious. in a .very.nonsensical.way. i can still remember his answer when asked about what he wants to be when he grows up XD his answer was...
'i want to be a father.'
HAHAHAHAHA.
anyway, here's his display picture on facebook:
LOL. wellus.
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I realised a few things through these 3 weeks of school. hahaa.
1) Japanese is really very xiong. Minimum of 2 quizes and 1 test per week. that's excluding the preparation we have to do for every tutorial and the homework which we have to hand up.
2) I can't have things at 10am for two days in a row. hahaa. sad case ah. reason being i can't seem to strain my body for 2 nights in a row. lol. jialat sia. thank God my natural school timetable is such that i have 10am class on alternate days.
3) I miss having free, unrestricted time to talk to God. Was talking to God and enjoying the conversation with him, enjoying the time pouring out to the Holy Spirit, enjoying the security in the presence of God.. but somehow there was this reminder at the back of my mind that I need to wake up early the next morning, that I've not finished studying my katakana. hahaa. It's like the QT time in the afternoon.. i enjoyed listening to what the brothers and sisters were sharing about psalm 139.. but at the back of my mind, the reminder that i've got japanese tutorial was making itself more visible.
Therefore, i'm actually looking forward to thursday night!:) 'cos thursday night means that i dun have to wake up so early the next morning. 'cos thurs night means i have more time to talk to God. 'cos thursday night means i can finally do other stuff to bless people. 'cos thursday night means i have more time in general!:) hahaa.
touch is the essential element to keeping a relationship vibrant and alive, communication is the other:)
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
After receiving quality tutorial time in psychology tutorials, you kinda expect every tutor you meet to be able to
1) Engage the students
2) Facilitate discussion (including facilitating the process of students knowing each other)
3) Prepare well beforehand to engage the students through activities, thought-provoking discussions and games/multimedia.
My expectations are very high ah?
1) Engage the students
2) Facilitate discussion (including facilitating the process of students knowing each other)
3) Prepare well beforehand to engage the students through activities, thought-provoking discussions and games/multimedia.
My expectations are very high ah?
I realised that when I'm walking around, I actually switch off my attention to my surroundings subconsciously at times. It happens when I'm waiting for people to. hahaa. Realised this when I happily missed a few people when they walk past me:S My thoughts occupy my attention and everything else does not matter so much at that moment :) So, if i actually dao you when you wave to me, don't take it too much to heart. hahaa. Just tap me or call my name. it works either way.
Hope is currently embarking on a Relationship Essentials WFL :) Quite enjoyed the first session that we had. Agreeing with Maureen that the seminar helps us to recap what we have learned during psychology, it's also quite amazing that I've learned much in the seminar itself. Or perhaps there were things which I've known, but needed confirmation. The seminar provided the confirmation :) Though the number of nights to fork out for the seminar feels slightly intensive, the things learned and the encouragement given sustained my interest in it despite having to travel down for three nights. hahaa. Seeing the adults people there also encouraged me as they especially make their time to travel down for the seminar despite ending work late and having to go to work earlier the next morning.
got some comments on the gender thing in relation to me. will type it out another day when i can dedicate more attention to intrapersonal introspection XD
Hope is currently embarking on a Relationship Essentials WFL :) Quite enjoyed the first session that we had. Agreeing with Maureen that the seminar helps us to recap what we have learned during psychology, it's also quite amazing that I've learned much in the seminar itself. Or perhaps there were things which I've known, but needed confirmation. The seminar provided the confirmation :) Though the number of nights to fork out for the seminar feels slightly intensive, the things learned and the encouragement given sustained my interest in it despite having to travel down for three nights. hahaa. Seeing the adults people there also encouraged me as they especially make their time to travel down for the seminar despite ending work late and having to go to work earlier the next morning.
got some comments on the gender thing in relation to me. will type it out another day when i can dedicate more attention to intrapersonal introspection XD
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Today was an interesting day:) Woke up in the morning to look through the vocab list for Japanese 'cos there's a vocab quiz in tutorial, finished up the japanese hiragana homework and the remaining stuff that i didn't write and went off to school.
Japanese tutorial was quite funny. haha. At first it was strange... like you kinda wonder if you're supposed to speak in English or in Japanese? I had Yamada-sensei (whose hair is very long.. apparently he took 5 years to grow it to that length. haha) as my sensei:) He's quite funny. hahaa. my tutorial mates are quite funny too. but my brain had to quickly make neural connections with all the japanese hiragana and katakana words that we see o.O
Then had to go order textbook, and set up DrJava on my comp. Thank God for guan who helped me buy food and blessed me!:)
programming lab was a new experience of its own. LOL.
ah. headache.
Japanese tutorial was quite funny. haha. At first it was strange... like you kinda wonder if you're supposed to speak in English or in Japanese? I had Yamada-sensei (whose hair is very long.. apparently he took 5 years to grow it to that length. haha) as my sensei:) He's quite funny. hahaa. my tutorial mates are quite funny too. but my brain had to quickly make neural connections with all the japanese hiragana and katakana words that we see o.O
Then had to go order textbook, and set up DrJava on my comp. Thank God for guan who helped me buy food and blessed me!:)
programming lab was a new experience of its own. LOL.
ah. headache.
Monday, January 28, 2008
HAHAHA. In lab now. spent like 10 minutes doing the println exercise, another 10 mins to do the declare two integers and their sum thing.. then spent ard 50 mins or so wondering how to write the script for numbers to be keyed in instead of being stated. just realised not long ago that import java.io.*; is part of the script. LOL.
yay. my script :P
import java.io.*;
class Testingoutsomething {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
int num1; int num2;
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Enter num1 : ");
String string_1 = input.readLine();
int a = Integer.parseInt (string_1);
//start of a new line!
System.out.print("Enter num2 : ");
String string_2 = input.readLine();
int b = Integer.parseInt (string_2);
//A third integer!
System.out.print("Enter num3: ");
String string_3 = input.readLine();
int c = Integer.parseInt (string_3);
int sum = a+b+c;
System.out.println("The sum of " + a + " and " + b + " and " + c + " is " + sum + "!");
}
}
yay. my script :P
import java.io.*;
class Testingoutsomething {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
int num1; int num2;
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Enter num1 : ");
String string_1 = input.readLine();
int a = Integer.parseInt (string_1);
//start of a new line!
System.out.print("Enter num2 : ");
String string_2 = input.readLine();
int b = Integer.parseInt (string_2);
//A third integer!
System.out.print("Enter num3: ");
String string_3 = input.readLine();
int c = Integer.parseInt (string_3);
int sum = a+b+c;
System.out.println("The sum of " + a + " and " + b + " and " + c + " is " + sum + "!");
}
}
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Really thank God for the chance to be able to talk to our brothers Daniel and Tobias/Toby from Hope Stuttgart. hahaa. quite encouraged by their lives even as they share.. seemingly young in the number of years they've come to know Christ for, they've really considered things at each stage of their lives, distinctively differentiating each decision.. can tell that they're very independent people who're smart and have considered many things in life. especially inspired by their continual passion for outreach and the many innovative ways they go about doing it.
ah. but just knowing that these 2 brothers came all the way from halfway around the globe was heartwarming enough:) thank God for their hearts and passion:)
Can find out more about hope germany from here
Also thank God for wenjiang in sharing to the to-be/graduates about certain things:) really quite excited (and even empowered in a sense) about the stuff he shared. got reminded also about God's providence that He'll provide? think i was thinking about my counter and wondering about certain things. haha. ah. so exciting.
this is a bit ironic.. but suddenly i feel that for the first time in my spiritual walk with God, i can be sure about one thing. didn't really occur to me when i was in pt, prob 'cos i was still young.. didn't totally feel this way in youth, maybe 'cos i didn't grow up in youth.. and didn't really feel convicted about it until now. but now with joy and certainty, i can say..
this is my ministry :)
ah. but just knowing that these 2 brothers came all the way from halfway around the globe was heartwarming enough:) thank God for their hearts and passion:)
Can find out more about hope germany from here
Also thank God for wenjiang in sharing to the to-be/graduates about certain things:) really quite excited (and even empowered in a sense) about the stuff he shared. got reminded also about God's providence that He'll provide? think i was thinking about my counter and wondering about certain things. haha. ah. so exciting.
this is a bit ironic.. but suddenly i feel that for the first time in my spiritual walk with God, i can be sure about one thing. didn't really occur to me when i was in pt, prob 'cos i was still young.. didn't totally feel this way in youth, maybe 'cos i didn't grow up in youth.. and didn't really feel convicted about it until now. but now with joy and certainty, i can say..
this is my ministry :)
news.
hanging around!
register? or not?
graduating? or not?
resonates with a passion within me.
God's plans are amazing.
trepidation.
anticipation.
gladness.
joy.
hanging around!
register? or not?
graduating? or not?
resonates with a passion within me.
God's plans are amazing.
trepidation.
anticipation.
gladness.
joy.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
"Flood"
Rain, rain on my face
It hasn't stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud
[Chorus:]
But if I can't swim after forty days
and my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up - when I'm falling
Lift me up - I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - Keep me from drowning again
Downpour on my soul
Splashing in the ocean, I'm losing control
Dark sky all around
I can't feel my feet touching the ground
[Chorus]
Calm the storms that drench my eyes
Dry the streams still flowing
Cast down all the waves of sin
And guilt that overthrow me
[Chorus]
Lift me up - when I'm falling
Lift me up - I'm weak and I'm dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - Keep me from drowning again
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Valley song - Jars of Clay
You have led me to the sadness
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised, nearly broken
I'm crying out to you
Chorus
I will sing of Your mercy
That leads me through valleys of sorrow
To rivers of joy
When death like a Gypsy
Comes to steal what I love
I will still look to the heavens
I will still seek your face
But I fear you aren't listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures
Chorus x2
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia
While we wait for rescue
With our eyes tightly shut
Face to the ground using our hands
To cover the fatal cut
And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down
Chorus
Yeah
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Chorus (4 Xs)
Oh, Lord sing of Your mercy,
Mercy
Your mercy
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As youtube doesn't want to post my post, i shall post my post. please click here for a piano piece which i like :)
today during pediatric class, Dr Tay talked a bit about doctors and children with cancer and the social ecological framework. think one of the many things she raised was quite interesting..
e.g. who determines how much the family of the child with cancer should know? how much do you tell the child who'll be going through the pain of chemotherapy?
if a child has a relapse within 5 years (say, at the age of 15), and the child, having gone through the treatment once before, says 'i don't want to go through chemotherapy. i don't want the treatment'... to what extent can we give the child the autonomy to make such a decision? considering the issues which they're going through as an adolescent at that moment.. if a child of 5 years old says 'i don't want to go through treatment', he/she will be ignored.. but an adolescent of 15? or 16? or 17?
i think it's quite funny how she mentioned that pediatricians and doctors don't like to deal with this kind of questions. that's when the pediatric psychologist comes in. lol.
You have led me to the sadness
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised, nearly broken
I'm crying out to you
Chorus
I will sing of Your mercy
That leads me through valleys of sorrow
To rivers of joy
When death like a Gypsy
Comes to steal what I love
I will still look to the heavens
I will still seek your face
But I fear you aren't listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures
Chorus x2
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia
While we wait for rescue
With our eyes tightly shut
Face to the ground using our hands
To cover the fatal cut
And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down
Chorus
Yeah
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Chorus (4 Xs)
Oh, Lord sing of Your mercy,
Mercy
Your mercy
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As youtube doesn't want to post my post, i shall post my post. please click here for a piano piece which i like :)
today during pediatric class, Dr Tay talked a bit about doctors and children with cancer and the social ecological framework. think one of the many things she raised was quite interesting..
e.g. who determines how much the family of the child with cancer should know? how much do you tell the child who'll be going through the pain of chemotherapy?
if a child has a relapse within 5 years (say, at the age of 15), and the child, having gone through the treatment once before, says 'i don't want to go through chemotherapy. i don't want the treatment'... to what extent can we give the child the autonomy to make such a decision? considering the issues which they're going through as an adolescent at that moment.. if a child of 5 years old says 'i don't want to go through treatment', he/she will be ignored.. but an adolescent of 15? or 16? or 17?
i think it's quite funny how she mentioned that pediatricians and doctors don't like to deal with this kind of questions. that's when the pediatric psychologist comes in. lol.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ah. A bit listless today. Woke up after dreaming that I was quarreling with guanzhen very badly over something. then received a msg from dai abt this sat..
bought breakfast and ate breakfast while walking to potong pasir. the walk was good :) saw birds. cranes (?). no people in sight.
then it drizzled.
and poured.
and drizzled.
studying with jalea was okay :) i can't wait to go buy the pediatric psych textbook though :) something new to read. hehe.
was quite listless for the night:) after coming back home to find out that my whole family went out to eat zhi cha. hahaha.
facebook surprised me though:) was invited to a group with my primary sch friends. hahaa:) people like linda, nenghao, jinhua, xavier.. found out that xavier's taking jap1 too!:) so surprising. still remember i used to talk to him on the phone for a long time. ah. childish talk ba. that time still young =] it'll be good to meet with a friend once again after 9 yrs:) looking forward to thursday!
bought breakfast and ate breakfast while walking to potong pasir. the walk was good :) saw birds. cranes (?). no people in sight.
then it drizzled.
and poured.
and drizzled.
studying with jalea was okay :) i can't wait to go buy the pediatric psych textbook though :) something new to read. hehe.
was quite listless for the night:) after coming back home to find out that my whole family went out to eat zhi cha. hahaha.
facebook surprised me though:) was invited to a group with my primary sch friends. hahaa:) people like linda, nenghao, jinhua, xavier.. found out that xavier's taking jap1 too!:) so surprising. still remember i used to talk to him on the phone for a long time. ah. childish talk ba. that time still young =] it'll be good to meet with a friend once again after 9 yrs:) looking forward to thursday!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Have been wanting to write a long story based on a dream I've had for a long long time (this is semantically confusing btw).. I wrote a paragraph of it before figuring out that it'd be a little (just a little) controversial, therefore I've deleted the original copy. Got struck by the desire to want to place into words some ideas once again, so went to switch on (since 'turn on' has an innuendo, the avoidance of that word is much desired - no puns intended) the laptop to type out the rough sketch of the story in my head (not even a skeleton.. not even an outline. just a very rough sketch comprising of a few lines).
Of which, I like this line that I thought of :) HAHAHA. COPYRIGHTED by Xin Ying on the 22nd January 2008 at 3.25am.
Heed the past. Hone the present. Helm the future.
Here's a gist of what I feel it may comprise when i chose the words. heh.
HEED THE PAST : Consider the past. Consider and pay attention to what has happened in your past. Learn from the mistakes you've made, learn from the victories you've had. Heed it. Don't ignore it. Integrate your learnings into your character as a person. Ask God to help you make sense of what has happened in the past, for everything that happens, happens for a reason.
HONE THE PRESENT: Building upon what we have already attained, train it up. Perfect it. Make it smooth. Don't leave it unattended and let it be wasted away through the second law of thermodynamics. Focus your attention on growing. Know the skills God has given, the giftings, the talents. Train it now. Not in the future.
HELM THE FUTURE: Take charge of your future. Be hardworking. Be diligent. But remember, the helm is merely an instrument at the head of the ship. Someone else holds the helm and steers it accordingly. Let God be the one to direct your path. Partnership with him :)
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Heh :)
Of which, I like this line that I thought of :) HAHAHA. COPYRIGHTED by Xin Ying on the 22nd January 2008 at 3.25am.
Heed the past. Hone the present. Helm the future.
Here's a gist of what I feel it may comprise when i chose the words. heh.
HEED THE PAST : Consider the past. Consider and pay attention to what has happened in your past. Learn from the mistakes you've made, learn from the victories you've had. Heed it. Don't ignore it. Integrate your learnings into your character as a person. Ask God to help you make sense of what has happened in the past, for everything that happens, happens for a reason.
HONE THE PRESENT: Building upon what we have already attained, train it up. Perfect it. Make it smooth. Don't leave it unattended and let it be wasted away through the second law of thermodynamics. Focus your attention on growing. Know the skills God has given, the giftings, the talents. Train it now. Not in the future.
HELM THE FUTURE: Take charge of your future. Be hardworking. Be diligent. But remember, the helm is merely an instrument at the head of the ship. Someone else holds the helm and steers it accordingly. Let God be the one to direct your path. Partnership with him :)
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Heh :)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
ah. first time posting part of a msn conversation on my blog=] this is from the conversation between me and michelle. haha.
xinying - i love the sound of the piano [desiderio domini] says:
O.o
poor chocolate
see how ba
LOL
mich =) says:
poor chocolate
they are not poor ....in fact chocolate are rich
hahaaha
*faint* michelle is getting TOO influenced by BOWEN and WEILING!
it's no wonder i learned a small proportion of the art of thwarted humour. annointing flowing from up and down o.O
xinying - i love the sound of the piano [desiderio domini] says:
O.o
poor chocolate
see how ba
LOL
mich =) says:
poor chocolate
they are not poor ....in fact chocolate are rich
hahaaha
*faint* michelle is getting TOO influenced by BOWEN and WEILING!
it's no wonder i learned a small proportion of the art of thwarted humour. annointing flowing from up and down o.O
On the way home today, while I was happily walking on the gravel path back home, I met a frog. It's a small frog, of which the colour is indiscernible due to the darkness of night... but it was distinctly a frog (or a toad. i can't tell the difference). in surprise, i stopped and looked at the frog for a while. the frog didn't move. i squatted down to look at it more closely. it still didn't move. i shifted to the side to take a photo of it with my handphone.
it remained stationary.
so i waved my hand in front of it and asked 'hello, are you alive?'
and paused.
and it jumped & jumped & jumped & jumped
into the grass.
it remained stationary.
so i waved my hand in front of it and asked 'hello, are you alive?'
and paused.
and it jumped & jumped & jumped & jumped
into the grass.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Today is a day of intentionally meeting people:)
Met Guan, Shuyi, Ven, Hweefung, Tracy (youth sister), Hongtao and Jiadai :) The meetings took up my entire day. hahaa. Unintentionally met other people too. hahaa:)
Ah.
Third day of school, and already I'm feeling the strain of the modules. Japanese which requires me to practice the more than 10 pages of hiragana, programming which wants me to install this, install that.. NM, which I've not read the coursepack of XD So fun ah. haha:) Already I start to feel strain on my body.. Yawns, nausea. Already I'm getting excited about people. haha!
Already, the year is starting once again:)
Met Guan, Shuyi, Ven, Hweefung, Tracy (youth sister), Hongtao and Jiadai :) The meetings took up my entire day. hahaa. Unintentionally met other people too. hahaa:)
Ah.
Third day of school, and already I'm feeling the strain of the modules. Japanese which requires me to practice the more than 10 pages of hiragana, programming which wants me to install this, install that.. NM, which I've not read the coursepack of XD So fun ah. haha:) Already I start to feel strain on my body.. Yawns, nausea. Already I'm getting excited about people. haha!
Already, the year is starting once again:)
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Here's featuring a pretty architectural building in Japan.. Aptly named the chapel on the water, it's featured in 梁静茹's 崇拜 MTV.
More on the booking of the location for the song can also be found here
More on the booking of the location for the song can also be found here
Reading Lexean. And quite enjoying it.. including its classy and tasteful advertisements of Graf von Faber-Castell and Stella Artois.
Makes me want to find a cafe playing jazz music and order a nice cup of coffee to go with it.
intellectually stimulating, it tantalizes the desires of my mind.
Lexean and techno music may turn out to be an unique combination as well.
Makes me want to find a cafe playing jazz music and order a nice cup of coffee to go with it.
intellectually stimulating, it tantalizes the desires of my mind.
Lexean and techno music may turn out to be an unique combination as well.
HA. I just realised that I have 5 exams within 4 days after finalising on my modules. gee. GEE. And i thought i had lots of time spread out between the modules..shucks. feel like changing back to SC1101E now. lol.
IT1002 05-May-2008 Morning
LAJ1201 05-May-2008 Evening
NM1101E 06-May-2008 Afternoon
PL3233 07-May-2008 Afternoon
PL3255 09-May-2008 Morning
Ah well. I have a four day week though:) Unless I don't get my tutorial slots. haha. I have 3-4 lessons a day for each of the four days though. for every week. lol. so intriguing. just looking at it makes me feel tired. haha!:)
doing up my timetable for next week now:) haha. planning both frustrates and intrigues me xD
Taking intro to programming with flince:) taking japanese 1 with jiankai:) taking intro to new media with yitsun and jiali:) taking cognitive psych with yishyan and hweefung and dunno who else:) taking intro to pediatric psych with lingyun and jiayan and her friends:) keke. what an exciting sem ahead.
IT1002 05-May-2008 Morning
LAJ1201 05-May-2008 Evening
NM1101E 06-May-2008 Afternoon
PL3233 07-May-2008 Afternoon
PL3255 09-May-2008 Morning
Ah well. I have a four day week though:) Unless I don't get my tutorial slots. haha. I have 3-4 lessons a day for each of the four days though. for every week. lol. so intriguing. just looking at it makes me feel tired. haha!:)
doing up my timetable for next week now:) haha. planning both frustrates and intrigues me xD
Taking intro to programming with flince:) taking japanese 1 with jiankai:) taking intro to new media with yitsun and jiali:) taking cognitive psych with yishyan and hweefung and dunno who else:) taking intro to pediatric psych with lingyun and jiayan and her friends:) keke. what an exciting sem ahead.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Oh by the way, Persona -trinity soul- seems quite interesting when i watched it yesterday:) the back part anyway. haha. do take a look at it.
haha. Just finished watching the first episode of 'True Tears'.. it's another sappy romance love story kind of stuff which i usually drop after watching the first episode (e.g. Da Capo.. ) unless it's really funny and has substance. True tears started REALLY SLOW.. i agreed with one of the comments given on crunchyroll.. 'i got bored within 5 mins of the show'. haha. but it got much more interesting when Isruku Nayaga came out at the 7-8th min of the show. haha. It's got potential i suppose. Things started to pick up. Will be quite interested to watch the next episode!:)
I realised, as I was adding this anime to my media list, that I have 26 series that I'm currently catching, and that's excluding certain anime which i never finished (e.g. claymore, saiunkoku monogatari, honey and clover 2). Anime included on my list includes D Gray Man, Bleach, Shion no Oh, Shakugan no Shana 2, Kekkashi, bamboo blade, higurashi no naku koro ni kai, majin tantei nougami neuro and the likes. haha. My slice of life/comedy fixes are not on the list 'cos i've finished them all! ahhhhh. i need more genshiken/lucky star/himawari/minami-ke!
XD
I realised, as I was adding this anime to my media list, that I have 26 series that I'm currently catching, and that's excluding certain anime which i never finished (e.g. claymore, saiunkoku monogatari, honey and clover 2). Anime included on my list includes D Gray Man, Bleach, Shion no Oh, Shakugan no Shana 2, Kekkashi, bamboo blade, higurashi no naku koro ni kai, majin tantei nougami neuro and the likes. haha. My slice of life/comedy fixes are not on the list 'cos i've finished them all! ahhhhh. i need more genshiken/lucky star/himawari/minami-ke!
XD
This one word poem is entitled
Onomatopoeia
Crack.
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the resolution to the last trial came yesterday :) hehehe. need to continue to follow up on it.
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and so it ends. in a quiet fashion. with few people who know about it. with the person in it who don't. to hide, to shy away from, to cover it up in. to let go and hold on stubbornly again. and then let go. and stubbornly grasp it once more before it floats away. and when all that's left is a limp string holding onto empty hopes, you have no choice but to let it go afterall :)
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风筝有风,海豚有海
我存在在我的存在
所以明白,所以离开
所以不再,为爱而爱
自己存在,在你之外
suddenly feel like going ktv to sing all the liang jing ru songs. hahaha.
Onomatopoeia
Crack.
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the resolution to the last trial came yesterday :) hehehe. need to continue to follow up on it.
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and so it ends. in a quiet fashion. with few people who know about it. with the person in it who don't. to hide, to shy away from, to cover it up in. to let go and hold on stubbornly again. and then let go. and stubbornly grasp it once more before it floats away. and when all that's left is a limp string holding onto empty hopes, you have no choice but to let it go afterall :)
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风筝有风,海豚有海
我存在在我的存在
所以明白,所以离开
所以不再,为爱而爱
自己存在,在你之外
suddenly feel like going ktv to sing all the liang jing ru songs. hahaha.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
[WARNING: PICTURES GALORE - All not mine. hahaha]
I was searching around for cosplay events in Singapore when I came upon this in one of the forums:D Oh the joy!
And thereafter the excitement and anticipation in attending the event as a spectator sparked and grew. hahaa. and i sought to look for people to go to the event with me!:) so far only got nicholas, eugene and huanyi confirmed :D hohoho. join us join us! experience an unique culture XD
Some brilliant photos taken from past year cosplay events in Singapore:
From Naruto!
Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach!
Two other characters from Bleach (can't remember their names. the girl's character is sui fong.. the guy's i can't remember the name.)
The following two are from Rozen Maiden:D Rozen Maiden has BRILLIANT costumes. I would love to see the whole set and take a photo of all of them together=)
More!
hehehe. I don't remember who this is. VERY FAMILIAR.. but i can't remember. XD
A group from ouran high school host club!:)
hahaha. this one was sent to me by eugene! his friend!:D
so cool right! hahaha
I was searching around for cosplay events in Singapore when I came upon this in one of the forums:D Oh the joy!
And thereafter the excitement and anticipation in attending the event as a spectator sparked and grew. hahaa. and i sought to look for people to go to the event with me!:) so far only got nicholas, eugene and huanyi confirmed :D hohoho. join us join us! experience an unique culture XD
Some brilliant photos taken from past year cosplay events in Singapore:
From Naruto!
Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach!
Two other characters from Bleach (can't remember their names. the girl's character is sui fong.. the guy's i can't remember the name.)
The following two are from Rozen Maiden:D Rozen Maiden has BRILLIANT costumes. I would love to see the whole set and take a photo of all of them together=)
More!
hehehe. I don't remember who this is. VERY FAMILIAR.. but i can't remember. XD
A group from ouran high school host club!:)
hahaha. this one was sent to me by eugene! his friend!:D
so cool right! hahaha
Monday, January 07, 2008
And now that my conversation buddies have gone off, I'm here to post some stupid stuff up!:) hahaa. rating to be advised. please dun mind my once-in-a-while-go-crazy-kinda-post.
was reading through the forum postings on crunchyroll when i came by 2 pictures.
Kissing scene (:P) from Lovely Complex (anime). it's a shoujo anime. hahaa. very funny. very sweet. very frustrating sometimes 'cos of the immense stupidity of the guy. if you're a girl, you like romance and comedy without much of a deep plot, you'll like this anime:) it's the kind of anime you'll want to watch after watching too many heavy and bloody anime such as claymore or higurashi no nara koro ni. Tried and tested by Xin Ying and Sharlene. HAHAHA. the WHOLE anime builds up to the picture u see above (sorry for the spoiler). dun watch for plot. i can tell u the whole plot in 4 lines.
the anime has 24 episodes in all. go figure.
by the way, if u're a guy and want to watch this, you're welcome to do so too. though i'd guess it won't appeal to you so much. hurhur.
ha. this is the controversial one. It's from the second season of Genshiken. Genshiken is actually quite a clean anime:) no funny things such as pple stripping or doing weird groping -.- no fan service. no ecchi moments (thank God!) only got converations of otakus and what they like.
this picture is actually from episode 5 of the second season of genshiken, where they portrayed how the fangirls who like the genre of yaoi in Japan think (fantasies of fangirl -.-). funny when u watch it. not so funny when u didn't expect it while watching it in sch. hahahaha.
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i miss my moyashimon! where's the subbing for it!
was reading through the forum postings on crunchyroll when i came by 2 pictures.
Kissing scene (:P) from Lovely Complex (anime). it's a shoujo anime. hahaa. very funny. very sweet. very frustrating sometimes 'cos of the immense stupidity of the guy. if you're a girl, you like romance and comedy without much of a deep plot, you'll like this anime:) it's the kind of anime you'll want to watch after watching too many heavy and bloody anime such as claymore or higurashi no nara koro ni. Tried and tested by Xin Ying and Sharlene. HAHAHA. the WHOLE anime builds up to the picture u see above (sorry for the spoiler). dun watch for plot. i can tell u the whole plot in 4 lines.
the anime has 24 episodes in all. go figure.
by the way, if u're a guy and want to watch this, you're welcome to do so too. though i'd guess it won't appeal to you so much. hurhur.
ha. this is the controversial one. It's from the second season of Genshiken. Genshiken is actually quite a clean anime:) no funny things such as pple stripping or doing weird groping -.- no fan service. no ecchi moments (thank God!) only got converations of otakus and what they like.
this picture is actually from episode 5 of the second season of genshiken, where they portrayed how the fangirls who like the genre of yaoi in Japan think (fantasies of fangirl -.-). funny when u watch it. not so funny when u didn't expect it while watching it in sch. hahahaha.
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i miss my moyashimon! where's the subbing for it!
XD
I was going home when I saw a sister and brother (both of whom i know)from the Adults group near Toa Payoh station control. Was quite excited to see the sister, so i went and tapped her on the shoulder.. then i realised that they were linking arms.
hahhaa. i felt so evil after that. breaking off their moment together XD didn't know they're together o.O
XD
don't bother guessing who they are. haha. the people don't live in toa payoh. HAHAHAHA.
I was going home when I saw a sister and brother (both of whom i know)from the Adults group near Toa Payoh station control. Was quite excited to see the sister, so i went and tapped her on the shoulder.. then i realised that they were linking arms.
hahhaa. i felt so evil after that. breaking off their moment together XD didn't know they're together o.O
XD
don't bother guessing who they are. haha. the people don't live in toa payoh. HAHAHAHA.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
I remember the day of the release of A level results:)
On that day, I've arranged to meet up with my girls at the library of TP to photocopy praise and worship lyrics. On that day, after getting back my results, I was in a shock. And then I went to comfort a friend of mine who was crying 'cos she felt she did badly. Ironically, my friend had much better grades than me:)
I remember going to the vice principal's office with Steph 'cos she wanted to know our results:) We've had a few correspondences with her before. She's a very nice lady. I remember she's a Christian 'cos she had a cross on her wall which stated 'Jesus Saves...' I remember that she told us we could always go and visit her in the future:) We never did go back though.
I remember the months after.. I clung on with a stubborn belief that God will pull me through to my course and my uni no matter what. I remember declining the offer to retake As. I remember I was talking to Shirls near church office during lunch and she suggested considering other options. I remember applying to all three universities (sort of to increase my chance?:)
And i remember getting asked for the SMU interview and getting accepted into both NTU and NUS. And I thank God for bringing me through even when others who got better grades than me couldn't get into a university.
Yes God, I remember going through this with you.
And I trust You God, that You will bring me through once again. Regardless.
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There're certain things I believe in and certain things which I don't. It's a personal belief kind of thing.. and kinda shaped by the things I've seen or experiences I've gone through..
I believe that grades don't determine your worth:) Though sometimes grade does affect a person's IMPRESSION of how much he/she is worth.
I believe that in many situations, it takes 2 to tango. It takes 2 hands to clap, two eyes to justify the position, 2 ears to balance and 2 feet to stand stably.
I believe in holistic maturity. That being said, I don't believe in maturing socially without maturing emotionally. And I admit, I've got much to grow in this. haha.
I believe in choices. I believe there're always 2 choices in a situation. Regardless of how bad the situation seems to be. I believe that when one door closes, another door always opens.
I believe in God. I believe that God is ultimately more interested in our character than our comfort. And in that, I trust His plans regardless of how comfortable/uncomfortable they may be. Simply because in retrospect, I've seen how in many situations which seem down to men, seem wasted to men, seem useless and redundant to man, have actually brought many people to a greater growth and a deeper understanding and insight towards things. You can't mature without trials. And you can't have trials without stepping into the zone of discomfort. Maybe you can have trials without stepping into the zone of discomfort.. I'm not so sure about this. hahaa.
Following through with what's said above, I believe in persevering. Though sometimes I may grow weary if I persevere on with my own effort. hahaha. That's when I need to reevaluate the source of my strength:) That being said, I don't believe in leaving church:) (personal belief. no offense to anyone out there). I believe that since God has placed me in this community, it's not His intent to me to simply leave this community when things get tough. I believe that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I believe in bearing in the community. In having the faith to see breakthroughs even when the land (or myself) seems very dry. To date, I've only experienced 1 whole year of considering wanting to leave Hope:) haha. And i was telling Michelle today, that if today, everyone whom I'm close to leave God, I may be heartbroken, but I'll still stay.
Of course, the staying in the church part is when you ensure that the correct doctrines are being taught:)
I believe in humility. Personally I don't think I'm a very humble person. There're areas of pride in me. Actually, I think there're areas of pride in everyone. hahaa. I believe in submitting to the authority that God has placed over you if the authority is not going against the law of God. I believe that God blesses people who are humble:) Again, I've seen humble people who might not be talented or gifted in things, but because of their heart in wanting to learn and submit, God blesses them greatly and rises them up. Therefore, I believe in humility. Learning to grow in this area continually though:)
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I'm sure everyone has different beliefs. haha. This are just some of mine. Just felt prompted to type this I guess. Take care:)
On that day, I've arranged to meet up with my girls at the library of TP to photocopy praise and worship lyrics. On that day, after getting back my results, I was in a shock. And then I went to comfort a friend of mine who was crying 'cos she felt she did badly. Ironically, my friend had much better grades than me:)
I remember going to the vice principal's office with Steph 'cos she wanted to know our results:) We've had a few correspondences with her before. She's a very nice lady. I remember she's a Christian 'cos she had a cross on her wall which stated 'Jesus Saves...' I remember that she told us we could always go and visit her in the future:) We never did go back though.
I remember the months after.. I clung on with a stubborn belief that God will pull me through to my course and my uni no matter what. I remember declining the offer to retake As. I remember I was talking to Shirls near church office during lunch and she suggested considering other options. I remember applying to all three universities (sort of to increase my chance?:)
And i remember getting asked for the SMU interview and getting accepted into both NTU and NUS. And I thank God for bringing me through even when others who got better grades than me couldn't get into a university.
Yes God, I remember going through this with you.
And I trust You God, that You will bring me through once again. Regardless.
-----
There're certain things I believe in and certain things which I don't. It's a personal belief kind of thing.. and kinda shaped by the things I've seen or experiences I've gone through..
I believe that grades don't determine your worth:) Though sometimes grade does affect a person's IMPRESSION of how much he/she is worth.
I believe that in many situations, it takes 2 to tango. It takes 2 hands to clap, two eyes to justify the position, 2 ears to balance and 2 feet to stand stably.
I believe in holistic maturity. That being said, I don't believe in maturing socially without maturing emotionally. And I admit, I've got much to grow in this. haha.
I believe in choices. I believe there're always 2 choices in a situation. Regardless of how bad the situation seems to be. I believe that when one door closes, another door always opens.
I believe in God. I believe that God is ultimately more interested in our character than our comfort. And in that, I trust His plans regardless of how comfortable/uncomfortable they may be. Simply because in retrospect, I've seen how in many situations which seem down to men, seem wasted to men, seem useless and redundant to man, have actually brought many people to a greater growth and a deeper understanding and insight towards things. You can't mature without trials. And you can't have trials without stepping into the zone of discomfort. Maybe you can have trials without stepping into the zone of discomfort.. I'm not so sure about this. hahaa.
Following through with what's said above, I believe in persevering. Though sometimes I may grow weary if I persevere on with my own effort. hahaha. That's when I need to reevaluate the source of my strength:) That being said, I don't believe in leaving church:) (personal belief. no offense to anyone out there). I believe that since God has placed me in this community, it's not His intent to me to simply leave this community when things get tough. I believe that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I believe in bearing in the community. In having the faith to see breakthroughs even when the land (or myself) seems very dry. To date, I've only experienced 1 whole year of considering wanting to leave Hope:) haha. And i was telling Michelle today, that if today, everyone whom I'm close to leave God, I may be heartbroken, but I'll still stay.
Of course, the staying in the church part is when you ensure that the correct doctrines are being taught:)
I believe in humility. Personally I don't think I'm a very humble person. There're areas of pride in me. Actually, I think there're areas of pride in everyone. hahaa. I believe in submitting to the authority that God has placed over you if the authority is not going against the law of God. I believe that God blesses people who are humble:) Again, I've seen humble people who might not be talented or gifted in things, but because of their heart in wanting to learn and submit, God blesses them greatly and rises them up. Therefore, I believe in humility. Learning to grow in this area continually though:)
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I'm sure everyone has different beliefs. haha. This are just some of mine. Just felt prompted to type this I guess. Take care:)
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Upgrading my windows xp with service pack 3 under the advice of Tim due to me being unable to install winrar on my laptop.. which is needed to extract the photos of sleepover night, as well as for extracting registry mechanic, which is currently in .rar form.
it's taking a very long time:) hahaa. at some points i get impatient and start to tap my feet to a silent fast rhythm, at times i stop and decide to wait it out, at times i find my eyes starting to get a little sore from looking at the computer screen for some time. stuff on the computer both frustrate and intrigue me. frustrating because of the all the things that can go wrong, frustrating when things dun go as fast as you want it to.. or files don't seem to be located in the right position.. or some problems crop up which cause you to be at a loss as to what to do.. intriguing 'cos of the customizations available i suppose.. of the cool programmes you can have on your computer.. of the potential of this black box in front of me:)
i guess this coming sem will be a slightly more technical one.. what with the learning of cognitive psy (which derives its stage approach from the computer metaphor), intro to programming, japanese language (the learning of a language is touched upon in cognitive psy). paediatrical psy will probably be out of this league though=]
what shall my last module be? someone give me suggestions!
it's taking a very long time:) hahaa. at some points i get impatient and start to tap my feet to a silent fast rhythm, at times i stop and decide to wait it out, at times i find my eyes starting to get a little sore from looking at the computer screen for some time. stuff on the computer both frustrate and intrigue me. frustrating because of the all the things that can go wrong, frustrating when things dun go as fast as you want it to.. or files don't seem to be located in the right position.. or some problems crop up which cause you to be at a loss as to what to do.. intriguing 'cos of the customizations available i suppose.. of the cool programmes you can have on your computer.. of the potential of this black box in front of me:)
i guess this coming sem will be a slightly more technical one.. what with the learning of cognitive psy (which derives its stage approach from the computer metaphor), intro to programming, japanese language (the learning of a language is touched upon in cognitive psy). paediatrical psy will probably be out of this league though=]
what shall my last module be? someone give me suggestions!
Friday, January 04, 2008
Was browsing through the songs on Darren Hayes' not-so-new album when I heard the song 'Neverland':) I like the style, though lyrics are a tad morbid.
Neverland Lyrics
Getting the songs from fungi once she goes back to America!:)
Two other songs by Darren Hayes that I like.. from former albums:)
I feel this song is similar to Insatiable (his first song), though insatiable is much more sensual. for this one, i like the front more than the back. hahaa. the back gets too repetitive for my liking.
Identifying with the person in this song helps get the meaning out of the song more:) the cd version sounds much better.
well. but i think his new songs are good=] different genre from savage garden days.. but good nevertheless.
One slow one from Savage Garden:)
Neverland Lyrics
Getting the songs from fungi once she goes back to America!:)
Two other songs by Darren Hayes that I like.. from former albums:)
I feel this song is similar to Insatiable (his first song), though insatiable is much more sensual. for this one, i like the front more than the back. hahaa. the back gets too repetitive for my liking.
Identifying with the person in this song helps get the meaning out of the song more:) the cd version sounds much better.
well. but i think his new songs are good=] different genre from savage garden days.. but good nevertheless.
One slow one from Savage Garden:)
If there're no restrictions, I would take these modules:
1) Psychology of gender
2) Personality and individual differences
3) Psycholinguistics (EL department)
4) Introduction to playwriting (sounds so cool!)
5) Reproductive health
and I will retake
1) Language and atypical developement
2) Forensic science
3) Abnormal psychology
ah.
1) Psychology of gender
2) Personality and individual differences
3) Psycholinguistics (EL department)
4) Introduction to playwriting (sounds so cool!)
5) Reproductive health
and I will retake
1) Language and atypical developement
2) Forensic science
3) Abnormal psychology
ah.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
the first ever online version of the lyrics of
Breathless - Darren Hayes
We were young
We were chasing all our dreams
The future seems
That it was perfect
Love was soemthing only we knew
Times change things, rearrange
Life gets in the way
Wish we cld start anew
But maybe that's impossible 'cos
Chorus:
If you leave me now
You leave me breathless
Don't let go
Well you may be through
But I'm not through with you
If you let go
you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through
But i'm not through with you
When we met
It was said our souls had come to reconnect
It felt so perfect
You couldn't bear to leave my side, but
Now you sieve alone (?) all the contents of my head
And racing over words we said
Something's unretractable, but
If you leave me now
You leave me breathless
My head held low
Well you may be through
But i'm not through with you
If you let go
You leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through
But i'm not through with you
I'm not through with loving you
We've got so much more to do
There are beaches in the sun
We have yet to leave our footprints on them
I know i can try
But i'll never find another you
Darling come back to bed
And find what we've been losing
Well you may be through but I'm not through with you
If you go you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through but I'm not through
If you leave me now you leave me breathless
Don't let me go, well you may be through but i'm not through with you
If you go you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through but I'm not through with you
I'm not through with you
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Typed on 3rd January, 2008 :) Copyright: Xin Ying. lol.
Breathless - Darren Hayes
We were young
We were chasing all our dreams
The future seems
That it was perfect
Love was soemthing only we knew
Times change things, rearrange
Life gets in the way
Wish we cld start anew
But maybe that's impossible 'cos
Chorus:
If you leave me now
You leave me breathless
Don't let go
Well you may be through
But I'm not through with you
If you let go
you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through
But i'm not through with you
When we met
It was said our souls had come to reconnect
It felt so perfect
You couldn't bear to leave my side, but
Now you sieve alone (?) all the contents of my head
And racing over words we said
Something's unretractable, but
If you leave me now
You leave me breathless
My head held low
Well you may be through
But i'm not through with you
If you let go
You leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through
But i'm not through with you
I'm not through with loving you
We've got so much more to do
There are beaches in the sun
We have yet to leave our footprints on them
I know i can try
But i'll never find another you
Darling come back to bed
And find what we've been losing
Well you may be through but I'm not through with you
If you go you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through but I'm not through
If you leave me now you leave me breathless
Don't let me go, well you may be through but i'm not through with you
If you go you leave with all of our yesterdays
You may be through but I'm not through with you
I'm not through with you
----------------------
Typed on 3rd January, 2008 :) Copyright: Xin Ying. lol.
The Clod and the Pebble - William Blake
Love seeketh not Itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair
So sung a little Clod of Clay
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a Pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:
Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to Its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite.'
Love seeketh not Itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair
So sung a little Clod of Clay
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a Pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:
Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to Its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite.'
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i think most people are interested in business modules.
i'm not.
zen zen.
programming excites me more than business modules o.O
lol.
i'm not.
zen zen.
programming excites me more than business modules o.O
lol.