I'm in Korea now (again!) and have just finished my bath. Have been thinking while in the shower and the more I thought, the more positive I felt. Woot, endorphins? From the coffee consumed at about 5pm? (during korean class)

Was inspired to journal today, online. Yep, cos my paper journal is obviously not physically with me.

The really beautiful flower header on lj just made things better! I think I shall dream of flowers tonight :)

Wow this really doesn't feel like my usual style.

It doesn't feel surreal anymore, but i'm still feeling a little woozy. Yes, it must've been the coffee. And amazingly, I survived the day of lessons! Despite barely sleeping for 2 hours or so (but I slept soundly while it lasted), trying to churn out my case paper report. I've also finished chapters 2.5-4 over the weekend. I do feel encouraged by the little step of accomplishment..

Earlier in the week I was a little intimidated by the business, accounting and finance (and that one psychology guy) majors who seemed so well-versed in OB, and I still felt a little inferior today (note to self: work on your eloquence). Anyhow, 이번 여름 학기에는 재밌게 보내기를 바래! (thanks to my roomie '사라화인' (lol) who taught me the 를 to go along with it to make the clause sound less awkward!)

Now on to readings.. and may I dream of flowers tonight :D

celebrating the end of exams.. in geek style?

what i'm doing now: eating spaghetti with my metal chopsticks (?) and typing on my laptop, listening to the fray's 'never say never' and reading su's blog.

cognitive overload?

pretty much explains this sem. it's a step up, every move we make.

anyway, being the overthinker that i am and how i seem to be better off writing my thoughts on paper instead (feels more tangible), i shall hereby end my post and run off for some instant gratification, tv. sounds shallow (critical theory!) but hey exams have ended and that shall be my temporary diversion before i continue thinking.. :D

just a little something that made me happy today :)
(free wallpaper from the HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje. very sleek B)

AH uni life. Who hasn't blogged about it? If uni life is any indication of what it has done to me so far (my last post says: updated 21 weeks ago.), ok Sem 2, at least was shocking. Anyway I just didnt want to bore myself with the nitty gritty details and ramblings of Sem 2 life. Think three 8am days (ok I know other people might have it worse-)- shakeups to realise what I've done to myself. My dear body clock hasn't adjusted itself. So much for slacking in 2008. That's functionalism for you- you'll never know stability till you've got instability. Human nature? we just never learn.. tsk.

I should set my goals and announce it here since I'm quite reliant on the computer now. (Maybe that's why I don't feel any more intelligent- but is that another indication of what sem 2 has done to me? I really, don't feel any smarter. I'd expected myself to really enjoy what I'm learning- perhaps it's just the modules this sem- Methods of Social Research (longgg story. Pray I dont get any lower than a B). Or should I reconsider my major? Why don't I dare to take that leap forward and major in Lit? Or is Geog THE major for me? (I feel quite out of touch with geog now sigh) Ultimately links back to passion. I realise I'd never been bold enough. I have lots of interests (but yeah, jack of "all" trades master of none?). But I do like soci la. It made me feel quite good about myself actually. Like I can expose society for what it is. GAH. enough academic talk)

I'll be off to Korea in July. I shall get all fired up after exams.

AYE. Ok on to goal-setting. I shouldn't let my brain languish the way it is now.

1. READ. i so need more fiction.
2. WORK. $$$
3. Get immersed in graphic design and the aesthetics- Photoshop!!
4. MUSIC. my playlist is quite pathetic now.
5. Get a grip on my life and find out what it is I really want
6. PLAN well and choose better modules.

ah thanks to everyone who wished me well on the ninth of april. which was the first time i happened to spend the entire day rushing assignments rar.

in the meantime, 8am lecture tmr (the only lect for the day! and yet I have to wait (waiting has been very annoying this sem) for a meeting to rehearse our korean role play script. trust me my pronunciation and intonation still sound weird and foreign and honestly, I've had quite enough of korean this sem- time to focus on other subjects- but argh i have a tut on fri and have to keep practising oral!)

it's amazing if any trace of coherence is left in me :\

http://yellowgreen.tumblr.com/post/76032342/a-story-for-the-ages

whoaaa. tumblr's just amazing.

It's the anniversary of the Russian Revolution, marking the Marxist overthrow of the Russian government. Karl Marx once wrote that "religion is the opium of the people." What is the new opium of the people?- LJ Writer's Block, Nov 7 2008.

This is precious... I spot a potential exam question here! YIKES.

LJ's Writer's Block rocks. It spurs people to THINK.

What is seriously lacking in our society is room for imagination. And i mean REAL imagination. letting ideas, however absurd they may be, gain acceptance instead of sticking to the confines of a box. hello, thinking outside the box is not the solution. it's thinking outside the universe.

I quote: 'Putting the laws of time and plausiblity aside, picture a battle between the megalodon (a prehistoric shark with a six-foot jaw span) and a giant squid (reported to be the size of a school bus). Who would win?'

It's so poignant that I can't think of a reason, but first, I can't even decide who should win. I am undoubtedly a product of the system. I am now exercising the sociological imagination, viewing my historical biography in terms of latent societal forces which in turn shape me. I hope I'm not guilty of plagiarism, '저 학생이에요. 좀 깎아주세요!'

Aye, rationalist modes of thinking, really.. -wags finger-

we should revisit our childhood tales, shouldn't we? I quote again: 'A lot of characters in kids' books have it pretty good, from calling the start of the wild rumpus to ordering room service from their hotel suite. If you could be any character from children's literature, who would you be?'

I suffer from childhood amnesia (don't know if I'm using the term correctly, pardon me, I'm not a Psychology major). I can remember Matilda and Totto-chan. Dr Doolittle and a monkey from the omnibus thing. I'd even be the BFG (to answer the question), HO.

i've crapped way too much. [add 'crap'] may the professors read this and award me bonus marks for applying all my theories and knowledge to my personal life [/end 'crap'] HEHHHH.

AMAZING.

it's amazing how the right music at the right time never fails to stir up some vestige of.. long lost sentiment in me?

hahaha. my dear ol' brother, all of fifteen, is into taylor swift. so, are his music tastes converging with mine? i really hope. i copied some songs from his psp into this laptop, while i pray i win an ipod nano or something. heh. 30+ mb left in my 2gb zen neeon. too lazy (and not much time) to clear songs and organise things. and hoping for a reason to persuade myself to go down to an apple retailer to get a nano.

ANYWAY. it's been a long absence, right.. 3 months of SEM 1 have come to this. exam bells are ringing..

WHEW.

somewhere from soci (or cnm?!): our identities are in a constant flux

it's hard to tell all here.

and i HAVE to get up for church.

zzang. maybe i'll post more of my thoughts on today next time. i feel sad and regretful that i couldnt find the time in the past 3 months to update my own paper journal. oooooo.(l-uh yo! 울어요! ;

onward (oh man.. some of my old issues have been dug up once more. yes i have LOADS of issues to settle, j.) to 'MUGGING V. AY 2008-2009'. and beyond-

chin up!!!

Thanks, SU for commenting. A reminder again for me to figure REASONS WHY I SHOULD CONTINUE AN ONLINE JOURNAL. When I clearly prefer writing, physically, on paper. It's not environmentally friendly, I know, but consider the electricity we guzzle while charging our laptops.

My 'internship' has come to a close. Phew. It was exasperating at times, but on the whole, really amusing. I think I never fail to amuse myself. Ha sounds like self-gratification, but it's actually more humbling. I find myself "so car-toon" in many ways.. You know, sometimes you can't help the way you are.

Yesterday's meeting was quite comedic. I gave an excuse that I was 'dazed and drained' with uni admin matters on top of work, to make up for the moments my boss and I stared at each other blankly. Because really, sometimes you can look right through a person and when in a state of lazy calm, you can't and don't bother to think of ways to make conversation. And attempts at "humour" (it's clearly not dry humour because I would've at least felt it) fall completely flat. Thank goodness it didn't come from me, but it made the situation worse in a way, cos I didnt get the "joke" and gave weak smiles.

Is there a module which examines humour? Philosophy?

Nutello was good, but the glass was toooo tiny. And thanks to that small shot of expresso, I got a bit high thinking of the things I have to do today. PLAN TIMETABLE. catch up on my shows, quote and review. Have lots to catch up for Pushing Daisies.

Yeah maybe a reason to continue journalling here- to introduce the korean/ tvb shows I watch to my friends. But I really wouldn't want blogging to take up a chunk of my life.

On to planning timetable now.

When will I find the time to catch the Dark Knight?

Anyway, I've finally managed to catch wenyi online. When wanjoo returns, the four of us could meet up for the last time before the two fly off.

It really takes effort to catch up with friends. With some people, it doesn't take much, it just seems so effortless. I msg-ed sophia yesterday (OH. have to msg sy now) HMM. The dynamics of interpersonal relationships are so complex.

WHO'S GOING FOR O-WEEK??

rhetorical question. GAAAH.

What's the big deal with blogs?!

I've been a search engine for the past few weeks (actually it'll be a month soon) and honestly I'm getting quite sick of the hype. YesyesYES, social media's important, blogs are effective marketing strategies which reach out to individuals rather than mass marketing which will inevitably leave out niche audiences, BLAHBLAHBLAH. correct me if i'm wrong.

OK, I admit I have been quite cranky and got a screw/ wire loose somewhere.

I shall now attempt to sound more reasoned and rational. (Oh yeah, but isn't it ironic that I'm 'blogging' now? But note: this is LJ, thank goodness)

aiyaaa, methodology's just flawed.

So, since I'm not particularly excited about the whole thang, just interested, but more excited about the sociology, politics, etc underpinning it, i'm not passionate? oh yeah i think so.

:S

I have about a week left till school starts. That is the more exciting part. But till now, I haven't planned my timetable. Nor restored my emotional meter.

I feel like I need to go to the beach someday. Like maybe Chek Jawa.

See, SEE how random I am? I flit effortlessly from one topic to another.

For the sake of brevity, I have no wish to expatiate.

Tum de dum. I can't wait for Wednesday, for semi-freedom again.

before i start, hello ven! and hello to whoever's reading this.

i think i'm starting to suffer from insomnia again. thought i would've recovered after sunday!

and it was a rather queer sunday night. i actually watched charlie and the chocolate factory. uncovered some rather dark themes, imo. maybe they're not so dark after all.

i love the metaphor of crumbs. (unrelated to 'charlie')

thanks to my dear brother who'll try to catch any available match on ch22- espn? i left my interest in football way back in sec4. - i don't think i'll be able to readjust my sleep patterns. well i should strive to sleep by midnight then.

i've reverted to my old perverse hobby of blog stalking 'friends' from more than two years ago. perhaps this is the strange reason why my rather mute lj presence has been awakened..

aiyooooooo.

1.5 months left!! my alarm bells should start ringing.

anyway, this is what i need.



haha i'm not really that emotionally unstable..

aiicck! i'm getting hungry now!!

1. noodles. almost any type of noodles. preferably with toppings :P and maybe soup to go with it.
2. steamed fish. most species of fish, i don't think i'm allergic or particularly averse to any type.
3. chicken/ eggs?

i want to go on a food trail soon. and suddenly i'm craving char kway teow!! ohh, hai kee char kway teow

my stomach really is rumbling now..