-[ Moving ]-

Hey! having some problems so im moving house! the new address still has to do with potatoes^^ its
http://clumpypotatoes.blogspot.com :))

-[ i hate CORS and having to bid for time slots ]-

CORS has caused me an incredible amount of headache this semester so far. it's the system which makes us bid for what we want to study, and is totally horrid for people who are not paying 100% attention to the system updates due to other concerns. like me, for example. cos i had to go for that 8 tooth extraction, plus the biopsy. ive just been cheated of my entire prog acct points - . - i refuse to talk abt it anymore.

on a happier note, my oral situation is improving! after so many days of foodless-ness, i started slow with porridge and have finally progressed back to rice! ahhh i was famished! but i have an appt with the dentist again tmw and i think they are removing the many stitches in my mouth. after they put the braces on, i might revert to being unable to eat again : (

geoff is back from OBS! rite of manhood! rofl. i miss geraldine who is at camp today. i miss her noises, her crazy personality and her hobby which is disturbing me. i miss niece!! joanne is back from bangkok! (why she refers to it as BKK i have no idea) ok that ends my random updates.

some hilarious stuff from a link luke sent me. these are all exerpts from high school essays. ENJOY! : )) btw, my favourites are in GREEN!!

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a ThighMaster.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife’s infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan’s teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.

-[ finally well enough to come online for abit ]-

hey look! ive finally managed to gather enough strength to come online for awhile.. i'll not post pics of how i looked like after the OP cos they are seriously terrible. it looks like i DIED. - . - i'll just show u the teeth ha.. sch is starting on monday(amanda's bday!!) and im still weak cos i havent eaten for 2 whole days! and i still dont know when im gg to be able to.. i MISS FOOD!!!!
special thanks to my mom and gillian who spent the most time looking after me while i was semi/unconscious. and gillian again for making drinks and all for me while i cant eat! also, for asking and showing concern, thank you alan, jo, mandy, gladys and kelly : ) sorry if i left anyone out. im still not thinking too clearly! haha..

-[ Mandy's IQ test ]-

haha i tried the test amanda took.. it's on tickle i believe..

Giles, your IQ score is 147

Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you an Intuitive Investigator. This means you have multiple talents and can do anything you set your mind to. You're able to detect numerical patterns easily and are able to grasp the true complexity of the world, both in its details and in a more abstract form. You've got a sharp logical mind and are adept at using words to get even a difficult point across. The combination of all these things makes you truly brilliant.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of an Intuitive Investigator? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you an Intuitive Investigator. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

LOL.. how accurate are these tests anyway - . - i just came back from the new IKEA megastore at tampines and it is really huge! was so shocked to see brenda goi there! but i think she was even more stunned to see me HA.. toothless in 2 days =x sobs...

-[ new year in msia ]-

hey people im back from my first new year celebration at the relaxing place in malaysia! one of the most fun trips we've had there in some time : ) it was too bad my grandparents couldnt join us, but we still had my dad's siblings and their spouses(ie. uncles and aunties) and my cousin plus her ang moh boyfriend(?) :p we did so many fun things! pics with elaboration coming up : )
okayy.. im trying to hurry up here so i can *entertain* a certain person.. who is bugging me to quickly go back to paying attn to msn - . - anyway.. we had a BBQ on the first night! which was great cos there was an excess of lovely food. my uncle always prepares wondeful BBQs! all we have to do is to BBQ it so they can eat! rofl.. erm no pics cos i was more busy eating cooking all the food. hardworking eh?
right.. so on the second day.. we woke up early in the morning to drive along mudtracks(nearby) to visit the really tiny jetty! it reminded me of army days.. tall grass.. mud tracks.. hot sun.. big cars??finally we finished our little cross country excursion and parked in the middle of nowhere..
my uncle's car is like an airplane when it accelerates! he let me take it for a spin :p! it makes a mercedes' engine seem like a kitten trying to roar like a lion - . - trust me. very. powerful. engine. anyway.. we finally arrived at the jetty..
oops no.. that's the swamp NEAR the jetty.. THIS is the jetty.. with geraldine, geoff, and jonathan.. patiently teaching us how to fish..
im warning you.. patience is needed to teach my family how to fish.. cos.. the first time my mom cast out the fishing line.. she somehow managed to get a good grip on the jetty itself. the second she sorta blasted it into the water right infront of her - . - my dad's first try was even more catastrophic.. he just missed hooking poor geraldine right off the jetty and into the river!! when gayle cast her fishing rod out, THE BAIT all flew off but the line remained just where it was - . - mine wasnt much better.. i sorta lost the bait in the tree next to me but no one told me.. so i slowly reeled in a line with NO BAIT ON IT. - . - i think everyone had a wonderful time laughing at all of us trying to fish! :p
doesnt my uncle look cool and at ease trying to fish?
on the other hand.. i look totally out of place.. the fish seem to run away from my line!! sobs..
a little shack by the river...
gillian wanted to try her own luck at fishing.. so she made her own little fishing rod with bait. in my opinion, a fish which got caught by her DESERVED TO DIE because it must be even more BRAINLESS than normal fishes. look... and be horrified.. how do u catch a fish with this!?
in the end.. jonathan managed to catch a little red fish! most of my relatives seemed to agree that it was a small sea bass.. maybe emily can enlighten me cos she goes fishing, i think :p see for yourselves..
that turned out to be our sole catch of the day haha.. but oh well it was all just for fun : )) so after that we went nearer to the sea for lunch!! lovely place with great food! the pier..
enjoying the breeze before the sumptious lunch mmmmm..
once again, no pics of food- and YOU KNOW WHY! cos i was busy polishing it all off! who has time to take pics of food when they are more interested in eating it all anyway!? haha right.. later that night we celebrated 2007 with champagne infront of the TV watching people celebrate back home in SG.. haha i think new year celebration parties used to be more fun.. but oh well.. HAPPY 2007 everyone!!! : ))