subconscious meets conscious: July 2006

play around with the bouncicles. drag them round. make them jump. go ahead!

fun

Friday, July 28, 2006

Religion has got to be the fun-nest presentation I've ever done! Dressing up was cool.....especially when everyone was forced to as well (=P). My group's costumes were the coolest! No competition. We were bright (literally), loud, and unbelievably messy. But it was really, really fun.

At first though, I've got to admit....i was really worried.

One hour before presentation......
#.# the slides were not ready + J did not bring his costume + M got his notes wrong + most could not remember their lines = CHAOS.....

We only got ready just in time. How? We improvised. LOL.
J's costume was created out of mahjongg paper. M rememorized his part. And the lines.....what lines? Screw the lines! We made our own.

Casting M as Gabriel was brilliant, if I say so myself. He was the star of the show! With his cute korean accent and blushing shyness.....he was so adorable. He was really the key to our group's success. Go, angel!

All the group members did really well. We might have been messy and seriously unorganized, but we all had a lot of heart. So...thanx guys for making this a really neat experience!!

Signing off, ~TJ*

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teeth obituary

Friday, July 21, 2006

Farewell, farewell, I bid to thee......my two lower-case molars.

Lol.

Indeed. Today I said goodbye to two of my teeth, which were sacrificed in the name of beauty. To make space for braces, they would have to go. Surprisingly, the prospect of losing two of my teeth did not scare me in the least. Perhaps i was too numbed by the looming presence of the encroaching finals and my guitar practicals. The jitters evoked by them makes this procedure seem ......minor.

Although some might think my priorities seem a little mixed up, i really feel less threatened by losing my teeth when compared to the finals. (Hmm...somehow this brings to mind the saying of "like pulling teeth"...). From my point of view, there's nothing i can do about the pulling of my teeth, in other words, my fate is in the dentist's hands. I'm OK with that. What I have trouble coping with is the results i'd be responsible for. Wouldn't you agree that that is more cause for concern?

Now, the ordeal has passed, and since i'm sitting here writing about this oh so calmly, you can conclude that the extraction went smoothly. Although i must admit that this was an interesting experience... Did you know that anaesthetic makes one feel that the affected parts are larger? O_o I kept thinking that my bottom lip was swollen. =P I also found that i had problem speaking properly after the extraction. Eating and drinking was troublesome too...which was what i found most troublesome. Food....*sigh*

For those planning to go through a similar procedure, here are some things to take note of:
1) It doesn't hurt. Seriously.Trust me.
2) There will be bleeding. Troublesome but not fatal.
3) If you are not desperate like me, only take food after about 5 hours. (i think i rushed mine...it started bleeding again. *Tsk.)
4) Schedule the procedure on a weekend preferably. You really do not want to go around with a lisp and uncontrollable lips. O_o

Well, i guess that's all i have to say about this. This piece is dedicated to my two disposed teeth. May they rest in peace. O_o

Signing off, ~TJ*

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Woe is me...

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Sheesh! Some language-major to be I am. I've always prided myself in my grasp of the English language, but i seem to have lost my footing somewhat since the beginning of college.

Last semester, of the four subjects i took, English had to be the one i was the most worried about. And now, english literature is the subject that's torturing me the most (mark-wise, of course, no subject could beat Chemistry at boredom so far).

I must say i'm grateful for being born with a good head.
Numbers? Bring it on! Maths....is sacred.
Facts? No prob. Just give me a few hours beforehand.
Logic? It would be illogical to think otherwise. Lol.
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Language? *sigh*
...Not good enough. Not yet.

Now who was it again who said :"The more I learn, the more I realise I do not know." ?

Signing off, ~TJ*

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Quotes

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Recently, I've found myself falling in love with certain quotes. Quotes so beautiful, quotes which strike a chord within my heart. Quotes which flow oh so melodiously over my tongue, quotes which describe hidden concepts oh so well. And then there are quotes which tickle the funny bone, and quotes which unveils a new awareness. *sigh* ... quotes.

"......."

Eh-hm. Well, enough of that. Let me just show you the quotes which have so captivated me.

"I will love the light for it shows me the way, but I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars." - Og Mandino

"The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods." - Theodor Reik

"Cuandor amor no es locura, no es amor" - Pedro Calderon de la Barca
(when love is not madness, it is not love)

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” - Anon

"I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'. " - Shakespeare

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." – Herm Albright

"Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about." - Lynn Johnston

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Here too are several nonsensical -er...- 'quotes' i picked up along the way too. They might not be 100% accurate ( due to many times of memory reviewing...psycho people!*hint*), but the main point is there. "......." i hope. =p

"You can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for. You never know when they will turn and stab you in the back." - Jack Sparrow

"Everybody in this world has problems. In fact, if anyone were to say they did not have a problem, that would be their problem." - Eddy Lee (aka my religion teacher *grins*)

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That's all i have to say for now on quotes. But before i go, here's a little morsel for you people with partners to trouble them with : "Do you love me because i am beautiful, or am i beautiful because you love me?"

*cackles maniacally* That's bound to give them a headache.

Labels: word play

Signing off, ~TJ*

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children.....cute?

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Are children really that cute? Personally, i think children are overrated. Not that i don't want children, it's just that everyone (or mostly everyone) has this preconception that kids are soooo cute and innocent, when sometimes they can just be plain mean, little devils in angel disguises.

Take this point for example: My little cousin (i think she's three) said "When i grow up, i want to be tall and slim. Nicole (her baby sister) shall be short and fat."

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Where in the world did she come up with that? Either the world nowadays has influenced kids in a really bad way, or else ....inborn evil? Of course, when you first hear it, it all sounds pretty funny, but there is an underlying meanness to it. i wonder if we were all like that once, and have just learnt to cover up our innate meanness.

And then there are those cases of children boycotting some other kid who they think aren't "cool" enough. Cases of taunting and name-calling...etc. And we call that "just playing". Sometimes i think little kids are much more cruel than adults. While adults play war with their big guns and WMDs; kids play a psychological war, where friends are assets, and all those who don't make the cut go down, avoided like lepers.

Then again, maybe i'm just being too pessimistic. *sigh*

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Kids. Cute? Perhaps.

Labels: just thinking

Signing off, ~TJ*

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