LECTURE NOTES PILE BUILDING UP. AAAAAH!!!!

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EL

Hello!

Been pretty stressed out lately and not having time for myself and all, but it's all good stress. :) I'm consciously trying to learn something new everyday and trying to get comfortable with myself again--it's been awhile since I've felt the normal security of self-esteem. Since entering Uni in fact--can't help it! All the smart people! And you've gotta read ahead and read from different sources and try to digest all the new terms thrown at you and you can't help but break down sometimes, but breakdowns are good (it's all-in-all bad la actually, letting everything build up like that, maybe I'm still adjusting to this new life). There's a new challenge every week and I'm trying to take in whatever's thrown at me all in the name of gaining new experiences.

So the current challenges I have: adjusting my finances and creating a savings, getting a proper laptop, charity work, my Soka members, working on Saturday, AIR topic self-set deadline and the awfully strict PTPTN loan application. But I know I can challenge them, because only through harsh circumstances that you grow, so never shy away from a challenge people!

And thank you *hugs* for bringing me back to my lovely DJ today! You have no idea how much it meant to be and dropping by to catch up with my lovely teacher Pn. C and it has really renewed my resolve to study hard and achieve my dreams!

Study for the sake of those who aren't lucky enough to do so themselves. That is my philosophy of studying now. I've discovered that a simply philosophy like that motivates me tremendously. Therefore, treasure your opportunity to have an education and do your best.

Lastly, never forget your parents, tell them you love them, and the act of giving is more rewarding than the act of receiving, so give it your all!

EL

IMU Orientation

la mermaid chiquita, sharon!

our little lady, liyana

preparing for indoor treasure hunt (from dear sharon's blog, xie xie ni XD)

thanks sharon! XD

after getting all the shit at every station after outdoor treasure hunt, on the hill overlooking IMU.

tracktrip!

A lot more pics I dem lazy to upload since I'm only updating from boyfriend pressure so all in all IMU rocks already and I pity those who missed out on orientation (particularly IMU orientation).

To those who will be entering IMU, DO NOT SKIP ORIENTATION OR YOU'RE A LOSER. HAHAHA.

It might be torturous at first (and for those of you less sexually exposed, a big culture shock for you) attending lectures at eight and missing dinner everyday and waddling in mud and a corrupted version of sirap bandung and going home at one only to have to wash your shit-sodden shirt and dry by the next day and repeating all of that for the next two weeks, but it's one heck of a rewarding experience and you must not give up halfway! Then only you can say proudly that you survived IMU Orientation. :)

Love my OOs. Loved the games. Loved all the shit we went through.

And I foresee an awesome year ahead. *hugs her Marieb* okthanksbai. =)

EL

COLDPLAY HIGH!

EL

An update

So. Here's the deal. University life's going to be awesome. I can FEEL it. Listen to the girl. I'm looking forward to being ragged, making new friends, working on my PR, hopping on and off commuter trains everyday, handling my own money, eating chan bao (vege pao, not sure whassitcalled, but the vendor in front of IMU sells KILLER CHAN BAO) everyday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner--this is called clever money management: RM3.90 a day spent on meals, shooo clever--reading in the library munching on some biscuit, running for wacky posts, joining clubs and most probably not following up on them, reading up lecture notes before lectures, participating in charity events...

Yeap. It's gonna be awesome.

Holiday's been awesome so far. Been able to do lots of productive stuff. One very important thing, however, was being able to catch up with my duties as a hancho. It's a pretty rewarding experience, if you swallow the little quirks and not mind the very fine details. And I've been chanting a lot these days, mainly for that boy, but not that I'm complaining.

Anyway, 've been reading a lot. Planting stuff, decorating the house, cooking, swimming (ok that's hardly a lot), researching, reading lecture notes, debate about the future with the Boy (can go sour sometimes but overall it's fun), attending meetings (the Boy complains about it and I don't disagree with him--five nights a week? gosh), catching up with old friends...

Eagerly looking forward to the New Year. One regret though.

Apart from that, have a great New Year everybody!

EL

A word.

PINEAPPLEJUICEISGOODFORYOU.

EL

Curry puff!

I'm preparing for next week's discussion meet and oh boy am I nervous! And I'm going into healthier cooking now hopefully they taste just as good with the alternatives and g8'09 is meeting up this Sunday I simply can't wait! Aaaah! ;)

EL

Cooking, cooking, cooking...<3

The Boyfriend...

...wants to entrance his wedding to the Imperial March in a Darth Vader suit. I couldn't be more proud. XD

THE ORACLE ANSWERED MY QUESTION!

D:

It was two hours into our video call before The Boyfriend suddenly asks, "Are you wearing contacts?"


EL

As you can see

I have very little discipline upkeeping a blog. Nothing momentous happened since the last entry, except finals are over, prom was good, and ah, well, the hols are here. Anyway I'm only going to post if something random or interesting happened today.

As for today, my boyfriend successfully picked the lock of the bathroom door while I was peeing. Scared the hell out of me when the lock clicked free. XD

EL

A dose of Pratchett a day

"They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No one ever asks them if they want to.

This book is dedicated to those fine men."

-Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Last month

COLDPLAY - POLITIK

Coldplay is going to guest star in The Simpsons! Hahahahaha!

Who would have known that my favourite childhood song had Gwen Stefani singing in it?

Moby feat. Gwen Stefani - Southside

Didn't do so well for trials. Last month to work hard for finals.

EL

Holiday's reaching its end.

In my happy little place. =)


EL

:-O

New, unofficial Strawberry Swing video!

The previously launched Strawberry Swing video.

Personally I love the official one better, though both required a massive amount of work (stop-go motion, anyone? You could clearly see the fingerprints of the maker on the dolls.) .

And it's off to chemistry for now.

EL

roll.

Is nothing ever permanent anymore?



EL

Now this is what we call evolution. :)

Darwin would be so proud!

EL

Jack chopped the beanstalk, and down came the giant.

It's been busy, with Math DIs and CTs done, there's the silence before the storm--being an event-free week next week--and then the eruption. Trials feel closer than ever before.

Still, it does not stop this lass from accessing the Internet (finally!) and thoroughly enjoying herself before returning to the grinding board. It's about time that she checks on updates from Coldplay.com, drools over the coveted seats that Coldplaying fans have snatched up for the Wembley performances (which no doubt will be awesome--there's nothing more amazing than watching the entire stadium singing along every line), reads long outdated entries on Twitter, and in the midst of everything, realizes that her Facebook profile is still keyed in as "In a Relationship".

I'm not.

It's up to you how you would like to react, if you had not known that already. I would accept any emotional offers but sympathy. I'm not in such a state that you would have to sympathise with me.

In fact, I feel a new kind of happiness. So this is the feeling of rebirth. Renewal would probably be another word to describe it.

It's the time when this girl pays extra attention to the beautiful unique details about the people around her i.e. her friends, now that she is released from any sort of emotional bonds, and is pleasantly surprised to discover beautiful things about them.

It's the time when she feels closest to her mother, whom all these while, had been the greatest pillar of her strength. Her mother, who taught her that cooking was a simple but effective outlet of tension and internal turmoil.

It's the time when, despite the recent break-up, the girl goes ga-ga over prom, even when prom is still two months away, because she's going to it with the most unlikely person in the world, and she finds that she's actually looking forward to it.

Trials is only a week away, but I'm running on a euphorical high everyday, because I'm phasing into a different stage of my life. I could feel it so clearly that it's almost physical.

Reflections aside, Muse's Time Is Running Out has never felt sexier.

We tried it out yesterday during band practice in that musky studio in Subang Jaya, and we are pleased. The drums and bass are amazing. Pleased, except of course for the singers themselves, because they feel as if they sound like they are on karaoke than trying to pick a second song out for the impending prom performance auditions. Who can match the God-likeness of Matthew Bellamy's shrieks?

This girl is off to lunch, and then it's back to the guilletine.

EL