And Poor Link. I was just starting to really like him, after all that prowess at chess and fighting with the spells or whatever, but it looks like death is upon him. Argh! Sobz...Somebody save him!
Haha...the many faces of Tyki Mikk...
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Why are d-gray chapters so short?
The Galmar girl is STILL alive. I hope she just dies off from the gunshot. Her meaningless existence is wasting precious template space for mighty Kanda's appearance, who seems to be slacking his ass off somewhere outside the manga. Maybe he's not back from Halloween break.
And Poor Link. I was just starting to really like him, after all that prowess at chess and fighting with the spells or whatever, but it looks like death is upon him. Argh! Sobz...Somebody save him!
Haha...the many faces of Tyki Mikk...
And Poor Link. I was just starting to really like him, after all that prowess at chess and fighting with the spells or whatever, but it looks like death is upon him. Argh! Sobz...Somebody save him!
Haha...the many faces of Tyki Mikk...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
My 2 Lehman shares worth of thoughts
1 is a unique number. It succeeds well in an oligopoly market where product differentiation is crucial.
2 is a blissful number. Marriage is a union between two individuals, be they consenting adults or unwilling teenagers.
3 is a holy number. Think the holy trinity.
4 is a fantastic number. Fantastic 4!
5 is a good number. They count votes by 5. We have 5 digits on each limb.
6 is a fabulous number. If 2 is that great, 6 must be triple the joy.
7 is a magical number. 7 members on a quidditch team. 7 years at Hogwarts. 7th son of a 7th son is a werewolf.
8 is an auspicious number. 8888 is a favourite 4D number.
9 is an important number. Think 991, 995, 999, 9XXXXXXX (or whatever the phone number of ur mom, dad, sis, bro, boy/girlfriend, grandma, pet, grandpa is )
10 is a perfect number. Perfect 10. It's why we have a decimal system in place.
11 is a real number.
12 is a rational number.
pi is a complex number which no one understands.
And x is that irritating unknown number in that recent maths test paper which you have absolutely no idea how to determine.
I have this funny notion that the Galmar girl will become Kanda's girlfriend. But if she's some vain little princess, she might end up disliking him for being prettier than she is. I hope nothing like that happens though. His character will be ruined.
PS. I love that slanty eyes of his.
Some wild guesses:
1. I think the fake nun is a new noah. Unless lvl 4 akumas can convert to human form...
2. Hopefully we'll get to see Kanda evolve to the crystal-type in the next few chapters. Maybe G's just a filler arc. I so do not like him. I mean, if he's bawling at the sight of blood, then how is he goona cope with all that in-ur-face deaths and corrupted souls of akumas and wat-not. Besides, Kanda's a lot more interesting than G. =D
3. Lavi's currently the weakest among the 4 protagonists only because he is still choosing to be a bookman. Panda warned him not to get too friendly with his innocence because his priority is as a bookman to record history, not as an exorcist. So if we want to see him evolve, he'll have to make a choice between Bookman and Exorcist. I hope he can compromise between both though. It'll be quite sad to see him lose either side of himself.
4. Don't think Cross is dead. It'll be a waste to kill off such an awesome character. He's like the Merlin of the story. I guess he's just hiding somewhere bidding his time coz he knows too much about the other side of the war, enough to warrant an assasination attempt at his life by Central anyway.
5. Central sounds really suspicious. Perhaps Central and the Earl ganged up together to create this whole big fake war between exorcist and akuma, perhaps to turn the whole world into support for the religion or something. Religious zeal. You never know. So maybe that's why Marian Cross was so disgusted by this that he quitted/got kicked out of the club. Wonder what happened to Maria. Went back to her grave, I suppose.
6. Kanda has got a noah relation, who is that someone he's looking for. *desperately attempts to grasp at logic* Then yea...maybe that noah bit of him was the one which saved him from akuma poison, make him able to heal faster than ever...Oh wait, that makes him Allen's relative, doesn't it?
2 is a blissful number. Marriage is a union between two individuals, be they consenting adults or unwilling teenagers.
3 is a holy number. Think the holy trinity.
4 is a fantastic number. Fantastic 4!
5 is a good number. They count votes by 5. We have 5 digits on each limb.
6 is a fabulous number. If 2 is that great, 6 must be triple the joy.
7 is a magical number. 7 members on a quidditch team. 7 years at Hogwarts. 7th son of a 7th son is a werewolf.
8 is an auspicious number. 8888 is a favourite 4D number.
9 is an important number. Think 991, 995, 999, 9XXXXXXX (or whatever the phone number of ur mom, dad, sis, bro, boy/girlfriend, grandma, pet, grandpa is )
10 is a perfect number. Perfect 10. It's why we have a decimal system in place.
11 is a real number.
12 is a rational number.
pi is a complex number which no one understands.
And x is that irritating unknown number in that recent maths test paper which you have absolutely no idea how to determine.
I have this funny notion that the Galmar girl will become Kanda's girlfriend. But if she's some vain little princess, she might end up disliking him for being prettier than she is. I hope nothing like that happens though. His character will be ruined.
PS. I love that slanty eyes of his.
Some wild guesses:
1. I think the fake nun is a new noah. Unless lvl 4 akumas can convert to human form...
2. Hopefully we'll get to see Kanda evolve to the crystal-type in the next few chapters. Maybe G's just a filler arc. I so do not like him. I mean, if he's bawling at the sight of blood, then how is he goona cope with all that in-ur-face deaths and corrupted souls of akumas and wat-not. Besides, Kanda's a lot more interesting than G. =D
3. Lavi's currently the weakest among the 4 protagonists only because he is still choosing to be a bookman. Panda warned him not to get too friendly with his innocence because his priority is as a bookman to record history, not as an exorcist. So if we want to see him evolve, he'll have to make a choice between Bookman and Exorcist. I hope he can compromise between both though. It'll be quite sad to see him lose either side of himself.
4. Don't think Cross is dead. It'll be a waste to kill off such an awesome character. He's like the Merlin of the story. I guess he's just hiding somewhere bidding his time coz he knows too much about the other side of the war, enough to warrant an assasination attempt at his life by Central anyway.
5. Central sounds really suspicious. Perhaps Central and the Earl ganged up together to create this whole big fake war between exorcist and akuma, perhaps to turn the whole world into support for the religion or something. Religious zeal. You never know. So maybe that's why Marian Cross was so disgusted by this that he quitted/got kicked out of the club. Wonder what happened to Maria. Went back to her grave, I suppose.
6. Kanda has got a noah relation, who is that someone he's looking for. *desperately attempts to grasp at logic* Then yea...maybe that noah bit of him was the one which saved him from akuma poison, make him able to heal faster than ever...Oh wait, that makes him Allen's relative, doesn't it?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
I am so vexed. Someone is nice enough to sign me up for some sabbatical module but sees no need to inform me about it, so i got a nasty surprise this morning when I was smsed and told that I was very late for class. Hv juz smsed the tchr ic to explain. Hope I dun hv to go 2moro. It's some understanding self and managing life module. Aren't we suppose to learn how to manage life on our own?
Monday, October 6, 2008
the right rights
What a heart-wrenching video. My dad was watching this behind me and all the time he was going:等一下跟他咬下去就知道。。。
My only thought was: Why the h*** are they selling animals in a departmental store?
A gentle plea to Frederick Casey, please do not, for whatever ridiculous reasons, substitute my toy cats for real cats. I have no time to clean up their poop and the tuna store is exclusively reserved for my mother. I also think it unadvisable for toys 'r' us to replace Winny the Pooh with real grizzlies or barbie dolls with barbie girls.
Well in other news, Spain is about to vote yes to human rights for apes, including right to life, right to protection of individual liberty and right to prohibition of torture. (http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7651) That is unless, of course, they commit heinous crimes like murder and drug trafficking or drink-drive or get captured as prisoners-of-war. I had better be mentally prepared for a horde of legal suits against me from the family members of ant victims who drowned in my drinking cup.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Ponner Class
Today is the day which will always be remembered in history as the day 7C breaks its ponning record. Or maybe not. We think we can go to even lower heights when the As and prelims come around =D.
To demonstrate that I'm slacking while everybody else is busy preparing for their exams...
Graph showing attendance rates of 7C in the course of the day (16/09/2008)
Control: 26. Attendance rate decresaed dramatically from 13 in Math Lecture to 7 in G.P. class, but later rose to 12 in Math Tutorial. Reasons given for being absent include being sick and being really sick.
To demonstrate that I'm slacking while everybody else is busy preparing for their exams...
Graph showing attendance rates of 7C in the course of the day (16/09/2008)
Control: 26. Attendance rate decresaed dramatically from 13 in Math Lecture to 7 in G.P. class, but later rose to 12 in Math Tutorial. Reasons given for being absent include being sick and being really sick.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Get to know myself better
Saw this on meijun's bloggie. Couldn't resist. =B
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent [true],honest[true] and sweet[so true!]. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true. [I don't wanna give up my cats!!]
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person. [hmm...yet to be tested. Perhaps I'll hv the ans ready in ten years. hopefully.]
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love. [how to fall in love beautifully? Like not stalking the guy??]
Your views on education
Education is less important than the real world out there[this shld be untrue..], away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own. [I want to earn money, yes, but I don't want to work leh...and I'm scared of living on my own...]
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success. [I agree, doctor, researcher, cashier, superstar, professor, tai-tai, teacher, science writer, kitty expert...]
How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying. [U're SO RIGHT.]
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear. [society likes to prove the opposite...]
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. [better not!] Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent [true],honest[true] and sweet[so true!]. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true. [I don't wanna give up my cats!!]
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person. [hmm...yet to be tested. Perhaps I'll hv the ans ready in ten years. hopefully.]
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love. [how to fall in love beautifully? Like not stalking the guy??]
Your views on education
Education is less important than the real world out there[this shld be untrue..], away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own. [I want to earn money, yes, but I don't want to work leh...and I'm scared of living on my own...]
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success. [I agree, doctor, researcher, cashier, superstar, professor, tai-tai, teacher, science writer, kitty expert...]
How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying. [U're SO RIGHT.]
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear. [society likes to prove the opposite...]
Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. [better not!] Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
The 78 Flower
This is the 78 flower.
According to Yibing, the one on the left is the class. The one on the right is me.
This is the 78 flower.
According to Shu Hui, they are sunflowers. =B haha..ok...shall not tease her anymore. Thank you Shu Hui for running out to buy the flowers even though u were hving cramps. I will dutifully water it everyday. May it blossom forever.
*Edit: Shu Hui was right. Gerbera's ARE SUNFLOWERS.
This is the 78 Welcome Back msg board all wrapped up in clear plastic sheet.
This is my favourite cat. Meow.
This is the movie I smsed 78 about. Kallang Roar. It's pretty short, only 1.5 hrs long, but it's really quite funny. + u get to learn about Singapore's history on soccer. Perhaps one day Singapore will finally qualify for World Cup. lol...maybe Olivia will be captain. =B
Saw the suave-looking Randall Tan yesterday. But he looked kinda goofy in that 70s haircut of his in the movie. And...his acting wasn't very convincing. But I love Lim Kay Siu as Uncle Choo. I mean, u can totally see that pained look of despair on his face when the players went out for a night of fun.
This is the free tub of popcorn Jas was absolutely thrilled about. 1 tub per person.
These are the free milo goodies given at the movie premiere yesterday. The movie was sponsored by Milo. And Bata and Canon with blatant product placement in the movie.
This is me trigger happy. U can see the announcement of Singapore getting its first Olympic medal in 48 yrs on the left. I hope they can continue the trend in London too. Maybe Tao Li will get a gold. :) PS. Pls ignore the stupid subtitles. I didn't know what it was when I took the pic.
And this is me signing off to start revision. Mrs. Foo has just kindly informed me that one, I have to take Bio SPA Skill D after promos, two, I have to sit for promos...for practice lah, and three, I hv to take Bio bridging lessons coz the J1 Bio syllabus in 2007 is diff. from dat of 2008. On the bright side, I luv bio, so I wouldn't mind extra bio lessons. =D
According to Yibing, the one on the left is the class. The one on the right is me.
This is the 78 flower.
According to Shu Hui, they are sunflowers. =B haha..ok...shall not tease her anymore. Thank you Shu Hui for running out to buy the flowers even though u were hving cramps. I will dutifully water it everyday. May it blossom forever.
*Edit: Shu Hui was right. Gerbera's ARE SUNFLOWERS.
This is the 78 Welcome Back msg board all wrapped up in clear plastic sheet.
This is my favourite cat. Meow.
This is the movie I smsed 78 about. Kallang Roar. It's pretty short, only 1.5 hrs long, but it's really quite funny. + u get to learn about Singapore's history on soccer. Perhaps one day Singapore will finally qualify for World Cup. lol...maybe Olivia will be captain. =B
Saw the suave-looking Randall Tan yesterday. But he looked kinda goofy in that 70s haircut of his in the movie. And...his acting wasn't very convincing. But I love Lim Kay Siu as Uncle Choo. I mean, u can totally see that pained look of despair on his face when the players went out for a night of fun.
This is the free tub of popcorn Jas was absolutely thrilled about. 1 tub per person.
These are the free milo goodies given at the movie premiere yesterday. The movie was sponsored by Milo. And Bata and Canon with blatant product placement in the movie.
This is me trigger happy. U can see the announcement of Singapore getting its first Olympic medal in 48 yrs on the left. I hope they can continue the trend in London too. Maybe Tao Li will get a gold. :) PS. Pls ignore the stupid subtitles. I didn't know what it was when I took the pic.
And this is me signing off to start revision. Mrs. Foo has just kindly informed me that one, I have to take Bio SPA Skill D after promos, two, I have to sit for promos...for practice lah, and three, I hv to take Bio bridging lessons coz the J1 Bio syllabus in 2007 is diff. from dat of 2008. On the bright side, I luv bio, so I wouldn't mind extra bio lessons. =D
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Gratitude
I'M BACK!
Feel my vengeance and witness my glorious return. But first, I need help deciphering my chem notes. >_<
Was incredibly touched today, esp. by 78 and their welcoming me back to school. =D I highly suspect I was given the biggest slice of cake, + the whole candy with my initials on it. Really loved the board too. I could tell from the messages that everyone was really sincere. Makes me wanna cry. sobz.
The portrait of Mr Ng was the funniest. Could also tell that he's probably a very fun person to be with, and a rather good tchr as well, even though he didn't actually speak to me. What a pity I won't get to spend much time in his class. Perhaps I'll meet him next yr?
So yep, thank you to everyone for ur little heartfelt messages. I'll place it somewhere prominent to serve as a reminder for me to persevere when times get tough. (It's ok, shu hui, I'll stick urs up there too! :D) And thank you to Shannon for labelling a new hybrid plant after me.(Yew tree plus onion huh) Yes ur msg is the cutest. Oh and lastly, hello to Derek. See? I'm not daoing u!! haha... =B (yay..looks like my buck teeth)
PS. HI 194 万岁! Ok, long overdue, I know. Wasn't in the mood to celebrate when I received the good news from Ms. Claire a few mths ago, coz I juz barfed my breakfast out.
Feel my vengeance and witness my glorious return. But first, I need help deciphering my chem notes. >_<
Was incredibly touched today, esp. by 78 and their welcoming me back to school. =D I highly suspect I was given the biggest slice of cake, + the whole candy with my initials on it. Really loved the board too. I could tell from the messages that everyone was really sincere. Makes me wanna cry. sobz.
The portrait of Mr Ng was the funniest. Could also tell that he's probably a very fun person to be with, and a rather good tchr as well, even though he didn't actually speak to me. What a pity I won't get to spend much time in his class. Perhaps I'll meet him next yr?
So yep, thank you to everyone for ur little heartfelt messages. I'll place it somewhere prominent to serve as a reminder for me to persevere when times get tough. (It's ok, shu hui, I'll stick urs up there too! :D) And thank you to Shannon for labelling a new hybrid plant after me.(Yew tree plus onion huh) Yes ur msg is the cutest. Oh and lastly, hello to Derek. See? I'm not daoing u!! haha... =B (yay..looks like my buck teeth)
PS. HI 194 万岁! Ok, long overdue, I know. Wasn't in the mood to celebrate when I received the good news from Ms. Claire a few mths ago, coz I juz barfed my breakfast out.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Farewell Heath Ledger
Spoilers ahead.
Why... so... serious?
Watched the Dark Knight yesterday. As Panda would have put it...it's pure awesomeness. The entire film was just so intense, and so dark, befitting its title. I've watched Jack Nicholson's Joker once. His joker was moreof a maniachal baffoon, but Heath Ledger's one was just...WOW. Explosive. Absolutely illogical and senseless...you'll just get the creeps. I loved the very first scene of a bank heist, where Joker turned all the robbers against one another until he was the only one left with that huge pile of cash. How briliant is that? The two ferries situation where people on each ferry, one with the inmates and one with supposedly moral and civilized good citizens, had to decide whether to blow out the other party or to sacrifice themselves was just pure evil though. But it was really funny to see one of the inmate throw the bomb detonator of the other ferry outta the window w/o hesitation. Whereas the civilized guy was...well...really contemplating if he should press the button. Imagine. The civilized people VOTED in a civilized manner to do something not so civilized...kill...it really makes you wonder how people will be like when they are desperate. We gotta credit Joker for being a great philosopher. Oh, and Joker has got nice abs. :D
Mr Wayne, are you sure you weren't trying to protect the van?----No, I was trying to crash the red light.
Heehee...I like the fact that Batman is a little delusional when it comes to Rachel Dawes. Goes to show that he's fallible as well. Gary Oldman as Lt. Gordon was absolutely effortless. I reckon he should hv whipped his wand out and avada-kedavraed Harvey Dent b4 he turned two-face though.
Haiz...I wish i hv my own dark knight too. Perhaps a densha otoko...
joker to bat (purrs): you complete me...
Chapt 167 of D gray man is out. It's really quite sad to see Ah Lian Walker's and Mana's relationship being put into question, esp. that part when he wonders if Mana had loved him or somebody else...But hey, at least we get to see Allen and Cross's bond getting stonger...I mean...MARIAN CROSS HUGGED ALLEN!!!! when he's usually making him pay debts, do stupid stuff, buy liquor or hitting him...(Bakapprentice!!) :`( sobz...I'm so incredibly touched by their love. (And I would like to specify right here that it is of the fatherly-son love, nth. else.)Marian Cross also mentioned Allen would have to kill someone he loves if he become the 14th. I'm sincerely hoping it's NOT Cross himself, although dat would be quite egotistical of him to think Allen may love him. But dat would be expected of Cross though. =D
I can't laught at Tiedoll anymore.
Why... so... serious?
Watched the Dark Knight yesterday. As Panda would have put it...it's pure awesomeness. The entire film was just so intense, and so dark, befitting its title. I've watched Jack Nicholson's Joker once. His joker was moreof a maniachal baffoon, but Heath Ledger's one was just...WOW. Explosive. Absolutely illogical and senseless...you'll just get the creeps. I loved the very first scene of a bank heist, where Joker turned all the robbers against one another until he was the only one left with that huge pile of cash. How briliant is that? The two ferries situation where people on each ferry, one with the inmates and one with supposedly moral and civilized good citizens, had to decide whether to blow out the other party or to sacrifice themselves was just pure evil though. But it was really funny to see one of the inmate throw the bomb detonator of the other ferry outta the window w/o hesitation. Whereas the civilized guy was...well...really contemplating if he should press the button. Imagine. The civilized people VOTED in a civilized manner to do something not so civilized...kill...it really makes you wonder how people will be like when they are desperate. We gotta credit Joker for being a great philosopher. Oh, and Joker has got nice abs. :D
Mr Wayne, are you sure you weren't trying to protect the van?----No, I was trying to crash the red light.
Heehee...I like the fact that Batman is a little delusional when it comes to Rachel Dawes. Goes to show that he's fallible as well. Gary Oldman as Lt. Gordon was absolutely effortless. I reckon he should hv whipped his wand out and avada-kedavraed Harvey Dent b4 he turned two-face though.
Haiz...I wish i hv my own dark knight too. Perhaps a densha otoko...
joker to bat (purrs): you complete me...
Chapt 167 of D gray man is out. It's really quite sad to see Ah Lian Walker's and Mana's relationship being put into question, esp. that part when he wonders if Mana had loved him or somebody else...But hey, at least we get to see Allen and Cross's bond getting stonger...I mean...MARIAN CROSS HUGGED ALLEN!!!! when he's usually making him pay debts, do stupid stuff, buy liquor or hitting him...(Bakapprentice!!) :`( sobz...I'm so incredibly touched by their love. (And I would like to specify right here that it is of the fatherly-son love, nth. else.)Marian Cross also mentioned Allen would have to kill someone he loves if he become the 14th. I'm sincerely hoping it's NOT Cross himself, although dat would be quite egotistical of him to think Allen may love him. But dat would be expected of Cross though. =D
I can't laught at Tiedoll anymore.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Happy 18th Birthday to me!
I have officially turned 18 @2.45am today!! Celebrated my birthday three times over the weekend. Here's a brief report:
Saturday afternoon: Mum cooked abalone noodles with the usual red egg for good luck. That's exactly what I need.
Saturday evening: Big chocolate cake and the usual Singapore fanfare like Fried Hokkien mee, oyster omelette and satay @ my grandma's house.
Sunday evening: Buffet dinner @ Cafebiz @ Traders Hotel. Lobster, crayfish, ALASKAN CRAB!!!
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On this special day, I would like to thank...
...my parents...for everything.
...my brother...for just being there...and bringing along a bottle of apple tea for me whenever you come.
...all of my relatives for taking care of me and my parents, buying/cooking great food for me, lending me DVDs, offering financial help(no, thank you), and buying lots of birds' nest for me.
...all of my friends for standing by me, encouraging me and cheering me up, visiting me in the hospital, presenting me with Winnie the Pooh and their uh...love message, taking the trouble to collect my homework, smsing me randomly to ask how I feel, dragging me out for movies and gatherings instead of letting me rot at home, drawing hunky and gorgeous d-gray characters for me and inspiring me to invent my own barf can.
...all of my doctors, especially my principal doctor, for my continued existence in this world, the bitter but life-saving medicine and pampering me and allowing me to discharge early whenever I start bawling. :D
...all of the nurses at SGH Ward 54, Ward 72, Ward 78, Ward 45 ICU, A&E and Haematology Centre for looking after me, tolerating all of my whining and moaning, encouraging me to press on, supervising the cleaning of my isolation room, calling the doctor for me in the middle of the night, distributing barf bags generously, not complaining when I try to swat you away early in the morning while I was still dreaming and you were trying to draw my blood, and giving me cold orange syrup when I refused to drink the antibiotic. I can't remember your names, but I sure can recognise all of your kind smiling faces telling me the mesna has to run another hour.
...all of the cleaners and nurse assistants for cleaning the rooms and helping me.
...all of my teachers for supporting me, reassuring me about school and sending me a flower basket with soft toys. (too bad the flowers died)
...all of my ward-mates for telling me to stay strong, tolerating my barfing and crying sounds and occasionally, my anti-social behaviour, visiting me even after I transferred to another room and sending me gifts.
...the delifrance cook @ SGH for giving me two extra carriers when I puked in the cafe. Sorry. :D
...the doctor at Toa Payoh Polyclinic for sending me to the hospital in the first place.
...any doctors and nurses at TTSH who had helped me.
...Frederick Casey - Momo for selling fantastic kitty stuff, especially the cat cushion which accompanies me to the hospital every time.
...all of the neighbourhood cats for being there, acting adorable and cheering me up.
...the cook @ the SGH cafeteria for giving my mother bigger pieces of fish fillet whenever she visits her stall.
...Allen, Lavi, Kanda, Lenalee and MARIAN CROSS (woots!) for making me laugh.
...Korean dramas for keeping me entertained. (Though it's starting to get rather boring.)
...Ministry of Education for generously extending my scholarship for a year.
...Macdonalds for delivering to the hospital. =D
and finally, myself for going through all those tough times.
Saturday afternoon: Mum cooked abalone noodles with the usual red egg for good luck. That's exactly what I need.
Saturday evening: Big chocolate cake and the usual Singapore fanfare like Fried Hokkien mee, oyster omelette and satay @ my grandma's house.
Sunday evening: Buffet dinner @ Cafebiz @ Traders Hotel. Lobster, crayfish, ALASKAN CRAB!!!
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On this special day, I would like to thank...
...my parents...for everything.
...my brother...for just being there...and bringing along a bottle of apple tea for me whenever you come.
...all of my relatives for taking care of me and my parents, buying/cooking great food for me, lending me DVDs, offering financial help(no, thank you), and buying lots of birds' nest for me.
...all of my friends for standing by me, encouraging me and cheering me up, visiting me in the hospital, presenting me with Winnie the Pooh and their uh...love message, taking the trouble to collect my homework, smsing me randomly to ask how I feel, dragging me out for movies and gatherings instead of letting me rot at home, drawing hunky and gorgeous d-gray characters for me and inspiring me to invent my own barf can.
...all of my doctors, especially my principal doctor, for my continued existence in this world, the bitter but life-saving medicine and pampering me and allowing me to discharge early whenever I start bawling. :D
...all of the nurses at SGH Ward 54, Ward 72, Ward 78, Ward 45 ICU, A&E and Haematology Centre for looking after me, tolerating all of my whining and moaning, encouraging me to press on, supervising the cleaning of my isolation room, calling the doctor for me in the middle of the night, distributing barf bags generously, not complaining when I try to swat you away early in the morning while I was still dreaming and you were trying to draw my blood, and giving me cold orange syrup when I refused to drink the antibiotic. I can't remember your names, but I sure can recognise all of your kind smiling faces telling me the mesna has to run another hour.
...all of the cleaners and nurse assistants for cleaning the rooms and helping me.
...all of my teachers for supporting me, reassuring me about school and sending me a flower basket with soft toys. (too bad the flowers died)
...all of my ward-mates for telling me to stay strong, tolerating my barfing and crying sounds and occasionally, my anti-social behaviour, visiting me even after I transferred to another room and sending me gifts.
...the delifrance cook @ SGH for giving me two extra carriers when I puked in the cafe. Sorry. :D
...the doctor at Toa Payoh Polyclinic for sending me to the hospital in the first place.
...any doctors and nurses at TTSH who had helped me.
...Frederick Casey - Momo for selling fantastic kitty stuff, especially the cat cushion which accompanies me to the hospital every time.
...all of the neighbourhood cats for being there, acting adorable and cheering me up.
...the cook @ the SGH cafeteria for giving my mother bigger pieces of fish fillet whenever she visits her stall.
...Allen, Lavi, Kanda, Lenalee and MARIAN CROSS (woots!) for making me laugh.
...Korean dramas for keeping me entertained. (Though it's starting to get rather boring.)
...Ministry of Education for generously extending my scholarship for a year.
...Macdonalds for delivering to the hospital. =D
and finally, myself for going through all those tough times.
Friday, July 11, 2008
You fat ass. Shall I drop you?
Marian Cross is out!! Woots! He is coolness personified if you ask me. All he did was shoot some puny bullets at Tyki Mikk and everyone single one of them hit him, whereas Lavi + Allen couldn't even touch him to begin with. =D
lol...you can see lavi's big grin as he attempts to braid Kanda's hair...(Mugen! Activate!)
Watched "Wanted" a few days ago where they used the f-word so many f****** times...=_= The story is about this fraternity of assasins who believe that the names of those fate determined should be dead will appear in fabric in binary code. Sounds ridiculous. I've got loads of garment and clothes at home. Wonder how many names there are on my tee right now...
lol...you can see lavi's big grin as he attempts to braid Kanda's hair...(Mugen! Activate!)
Watched "Wanted" a few days ago where they used the f-word so many f****** times...=_= The story is about this fraternity of assasins who believe that the names of those fate determined should be dead will appear in fabric in binary code. Sounds ridiculous. I've got loads of garment and clothes at home. Wonder how many names there are on my tee right now...
Monday, July 7, 2008
Chaoji's a wimp!
Spoiler ahead:
MARIAN CROSS IS COMING OUT!!!
=DDD Can't wait. He's definitely gonna spice things up a little, what with a weeping Lenalee and wimpy Chaoji around.
The Mugen shall be put to good use soon after.
MARIAN CROSS IS COMING OUT!!!
=DDD Can't wait. He's definitely gonna spice things up a little, what with a weeping Lenalee and wimpy Chaoji around.
The Mugen shall be put to good use soon after.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Pandamonium
Quotable Quote from Kungfu Panda:
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Never again...
The past few days were simply hell. Experienced bone pain again, the very same kind I suffered from for a whole month before diagnosis. (how did I ever survive that period?) The GCSF(granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) injections proved to be too successful, so my bone marrow became extremely active...which led to extreme pain. Couldn't sleep for two nights. Couldn't stand, couldn't sit, couldn't even lie properly. I remember yelling at my parents and screaming my head off at the doctors and nurses. There I was lying on the bed, clutching the pillow and pleading for painkillers, and all my parents could do was to try massaging me, obviously to no effect. It still hurts now, but at least it's bearable w/o painkillers. I salute the guy who invented painkillers. Can't imagine life for those in pain and w/o palliative care.
My family has been hooked onto Korean drama for the past week, thanks to my aunt who lent us The Legend. Yep, the Bae-yong-jun one. Nobody was interested at first because the actor didn't look good enough to tempt us. =D But my dad started playing it out of curiosity and we became gluyed to it. There are a lot of loopholes in the plot, and I totally did not grasp their major philosophy behind the drama, but at least it's not all about love and romance as most other korean dramas are.
My family has been hooked onto Korean drama for the past week, thanks to my aunt who lent us The Legend. Yep, the Bae-yong-jun one. Nobody was interested at first because the actor didn't look good enough to tempt us. =D But my dad started playing it out of curiosity and we became gluyed to it. There are a lot of loopholes in the plot, and I totally did not grasp their major philosophy behind the drama, but at least it's not all about love and romance as most other korean dramas are.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
sry can't think of a good title
Had the weirdest dream this morning. I dreamt that over 60 cats (somehow I was able to count them) appeared at the lobby of my flat, and there was a guy asking everyone to grab their own cats before they run away. So while everyone went off hurriedly, all I did was stood next to the guy, who then asked where my cat was. Then I held up my pink cat cushion, pointed to it and said :我的猫在这里。
dexamethasone: a corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory activity. It is used for the treatment of inflammatory conditions and injected intravenously to treat shock and cerebral oedema(swelling of the brain). Side effects include affectation of salt and water balance resulting in retention of sodium and water with consequent fluid retention and high blood pressure. Protein and fat metabolism is affected as well, causing muscle weakness and thinning of skin, with delayed wound healing and stretch marks, as well as fat deposit in the face, shoulders and abdomens. Other side effects include indigestion, increased appetitle and weight gain, acne(oops), increased growth of hair(yay!), mood changes ranging from euphoria to depression to paranoia, insomnia and menstrual irregularities.
dexamethasone: a corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory activity. It is used for the treatment of inflammatory conditions and injected intravenously to treat shock and cerebral oedema(swelling of the brain). Side effects include affectation of salt and water balance resulting in retention of sodium and water with consequent fluid retention and high blood pressure. Protein and fat metabolism is affected as well, causing muscle weakness and thinning of skin, with delayed wound healing and stretch marks, as well as fat deposit in the face, shoulders and abdomens. Other side effects include indigestion, increased appetitle and weight gain, acne(oops), increased growth of hair(yay!), mood changes ranging from euphoria to depression to paranoia, insomnia and menstrual irregularities.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I'm out again. Spent two days in the hospital waiting to start the 7th course but I got sent home instead, due to a sore throat and blocked nose. The docs were afraid that I may get a high fever if I continued with chemo, so I ended up wasting TWO days. What a pity.
Met an extremely consicentious resident doctor who came to do routine checking on me on admission day...at 12 midnight. (I was admitted by 4pm.) Then he had the nerve to ask me if it was possible to draw blood from my CVC line. I, of course, told him that it was better to let nurses handle such 'menial' blood-drawing tasks. Should have given him a hard time instead and asked for his qualifications, but I'm not a mean person, so forget it. He's not the worst though. Another nurse came around asking if I wanted to take my height and weight...IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Helloo?? Does anyone SLEEP around here? I totally ignored her. I hope it's not one of the nicer nurses though, coz I may feel a little guilty.
Met an extremely consicentious resident doctor who came to do routine checking on me on admission day...at 12 midnight. (I was admitted by 4pm.) Then he had the nerve to ask me if it was possible to draw blood from my CVC line. I, of course, told him that it was better to let nurses handle such 'menial' blood-drawing tasks. Should have given him a hard time instead and asked for his qualifications, but I'm not a mean person, so forget it. He's not the worst though. Another nurse came around asking if I wanted to take my height and weight...IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Helloo?? Does anyone SLEEP around here? I totally ignored her. I hope it's not one of the nicer nurses though, coz I may feel a little guilty.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
R.I.P. Kanda
AARRRGGGHH!!! KANDA'S DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us now observe 1 minute of silence to honour his brave deeds, swear words, and incompatibility with society.
Let us now observe 1 minute of silence to honour his brave deeds, swear words, and incompatibility with society.
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Went to the doctor's for checkup today. Then my dad and I sat in the cafeteria trying to compare the doctors we know or see to those bumbling idiots in the Korean drama we were watching. Well it's quite uncomfortable to know that there are some uncanny similarities, but most of them seem rather...professional...
Septicemia (Blood poisoning): a disease involving infectious bacteria or fungi in the bloodstream. Symptoms include chills, fever and weakness. The disease can lead to complications such as brain abscess, which can produce fatal pressure on the brain, and endocarditis(infection of the lining or valves of heart), which can cause heart failure.
Some doc thought I had this when I ran a high fever. Thank God it's not true.
Something unrelated:
Monday, April 28, 2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
Sneaked out to watch The Forbidden Kingdom on Saturday, upon the insistence of my dad who was absolutely thrilled to see Jackie Chan and Jet Li together. The English dialogue tended to be quite cheesey, especially the part where they compared kungfu to water, and all that crap about how you must both be gentle and hard at the same time. Maybe it's just because I'm used to hearing such 'profound philosophy' in Chinese, so the English version came out as rather cheesey. (did i spell cheesey correctly?) But the figh scences were really awesome, esp. the one between Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Jackie Chan was the funniest in the movie(as usual), and Jet Li was the quietest as the Silent monk(probably because he can't speak English well :D). And thank god there's none of that standard Hollywood kissing. I really can't stand the hero save damsel in distress and they fall in love concept. So fairy-talish.
My auntie has recently lent me another Korean drama that revolves around the very place I'm desperately trying to hide from - the hospital. I think it's a most terrifying drama, not because of the blood and gore (just lots of tomato juice and roast pigs for the surgeons to cut on :P), but because you'll start to lose faith in doctors and surgeons whom you trust your life with. The drama shows doctors who mistakenly pluck the wrong drip out of the patient, doctors who quarrel IN THE SURGERY ROOM about what they should do, doctors who allow patients to do certain things w/o first checking their case notes and doctors who draw blood w/o wearing gloves!! (okay, maybe the producers were trying to save costs) What's worse is that a few of the resident physicians I meet(esp. those that come at night) look a lot like those doctors who will end up doing the above-mentioned. Some of them don't know how to draw blood from the CVC line (they end up wasting quite a bit of my precious blood) It's usually the staff nurses or sisters who seem to know best, but it's just too bad that they're not authorised to prescribe medicine.
My auntie has recently lent me another Korean drama that revolves around the very place I'm desperately trying to hide from - the hospital. I think it's a most terrifying drama, not because of the blood and gore (just lots of tomato juice and roast pigs for the surgeons to cut on :P), but because you'll start to lose faith in doctors and surgeons whom you trust your life with. The drama shows doctors who mistakenly pluck the wrong drip out of the patient, doctors who quarrel IN THE SURGERY ROOM about what they should do, doctors who allow patients to do certain things w/o first checking their case notes and doctors who draw blood w/o wearing gloves!! (okay, maybe the producers were trying to save costs) What's worse is that a few of the resident physicians I meet(esp. those that come at night) look a lot like those doctors who will end up doing the above-mentioned. Some of them don't know how to draw blood from the CVC line (they end up wasting quite a bit of my precious blood) It's usually the staff nurses or sisters who seem to know best, but it's just too bad that they're not authorised to prescribe medicine.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Happy Birthday 4/6!
HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY to 4/6!! Congratulations on turning um...2? Or is it 3? When do u start counting anyway? I hope the overseas trip next year (if there is one) will be a weekend one, or else I'll have to give it a miss because I'll be stuck in school doing ergyk.
I think it'll be good if we have a 78 birthday too, although the rate of success might be greatly diminished, based on the attendance rate of the recent supposed class gathering. 6/26 is a fail. =D lol...failing seems to be what we are good at.
I'm admitting today for the 6th course. Yep. It's the 6th already!! Only 2 more to go after this. And then I can get on with my life and go pig out at a Thai restaurant where they'll serve me mountains of spicy food...can't wait... ;P
Sheesh. I just realise blogspot thinks Taiwan is a country.
I think it'll be good if we have a 78 birthday too, although the rate of success might be greatly diminished, based on the attendance rate of the recent supposed class gathering. 6/26 is a fail. =D lol...failing seems to be what we are good at.
I'm admitting today for the 6th course. Yep. It's the 6th already!! Only 2 more to go after this. And then I can get on with my life and go pig out at a Thai restaurant where they'll serve me mountains of spicy food...can't wait... ;P
Sheesh. I just realise blogspot thinks Taiwan is a country.
Friday, April 4, 2008
It's a Kitty World!!
Went to Frederick Casey @ United Square last night, supposedly on a mission to pick a new pencil case, but I got distracted and this now lies on my bed:
Heheh...isn't it absolutely adorable? Cats doing sauna in hot milk. The entire shop sells cushions, clothes, bags, pillows, keychains and whatnot all depicting cats on them. The only downside is the cost, but they're quite worth it. :D
Monday, March 31, 2008
Not again...
After sprouting furiously for two weeks, my hair cells have performed mass kamikaze. Now there are all these adorable stubbles all over my pilllow. They look like eyelashes. How nice. :P
Friday, March 28, 2008
first blog post...boring title...
Yay my first blog post! Used to have a blog actually, but it got axed because it remained inactivated for such a long time...Just decided to start one again, due to prompting from my doctor and everyone's persuasion that I should tear myself away from the TV...haha
My mouth ulcer just got better, thanks to some amazing mouthwash from the doc, so I can finally now enjoy good food again after 1 week of nausea and 1 week of ulcer. :P I think I'm going mad. I dream of food everyday, especially all the spicy stuff like mee siam, otah and fish curry which I have to stay away from for another 3 months (nearly 2, actually). Dreaming of good food makes me happy. At least it got me through two days of ICU where I was forced to lie on the bed 24hrs a day with no food (was too weak to eat), no TV, no entertainment and no strength to do anything at all. Well actually I was too sick to remember much, except for all the delicious food I kept dreaming of.
I only have 3 more courses of treatment left. (yay! :D) Course A is usually much tougher. The nausea, vommitting, uncoordination of mind, palpitations and fatigue lasts longer, even though Course B is actually the more intensive regimen. Can't wait for June to come and for everything to end. I'm starting to plan what I should do to celebrate the end of the the consolidation treatment. Maintenance shouldn't be much of a problem, I hope. Sure, I'll have to get poked at least once a week for more treatment, but at least the worst will be over. :D
And my hair's starting to grow back! And really quite fast too. This includes my eyebrows and eyelashes, so I can soon stop worrying about having to wear a wig whenever I leave the house. I sometimes still forget the fact that I'm nearly bald.
Random pic:
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