Monday, January 31, 2005

Head-scratching quote of the day: Press freedom is the press' freedom... HUH??!

Song: Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey - Endless Love (started to notice the song after it being the background music of a Bush/Blair parody shown during CS108 lecture today... Haha)

Work is inevitably piling up, and it's just the last day of January today. Oh damn. Sometimes I wonder why I chose such a competitive course (they say it's the 3rd most competitive choice after medicine and law) to study. I am not the kind of person who will feel extremely motivated by weekly reports, writing relentlessly for school papers and magazines, filming nonstop till the wee hours, video/audio editing till the novelty of Mac has started to wear out, doing extra research in libraries, surfing the internet for additional academic material instead of porn, bittorent and music downloads, shopping (!!!), ktving, etc etc etc... Anyway, yeah, you get my gist.

Nevertheless, with all those incessant complaints, I still have to get some work done. Yes, and I can't believe that my group chose the topic of premarital sex to present as our CS106 topic. I know Ellen Hauser (boring lecturer) wanted a controversial topic, but I didn't expect us to want to do one on premarital sex! And worse, it's to persuade people to indulge in premarital sex somemore! Oh my God. Haha... I think we'll just have to pull it off, yes, with themes like carpe diem, and sexual incompatibility after marriage, perhaps, we can just so convince our "morally upright" audience.

I've finally gotten a hall, albeit for this semester only. Yeah, gotta submit another application next semester, and I doubt I would get it then, cuz it'll be damn competitive. Nonetheless, I'm thankful that I managed to be balloted in the ad-hoc applications this semester. Getting my keys tomorrow, and I'm just crossing my fingers that my roommate won't be some anal freak. I'm not the world's cleanest person. Everyone can vouch for that. I know. Do not have to tell me.

I can't believe I've got a Journalism and Publishing presentation on Valentine's. Meaning I gotta spend my birthday (Sun, 13 Feb, for all you forgetful ******* out there!) working away.

Like what's new, right? Yeah... I reckon I'm gonna get used to this. Or else I'll cry.

Gv complained @ 9:07 PM

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Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Mood: Miffed

Why do people get pissed off?

And more importantly, why hide things from me if I'm the one causing the animosity?

Do not think that by not expressing or emoting anything, I cannot feel that you are exasperated. Even the slightest eye movement do not leave undetected by me. And don't say that I am too sensitive. It's just a halfhearted and weak attempt at covering up. I know the lingo, I know the slight gestures.

But the question at the end of the day is: aren't you partially to blame too?

Gv complained @ 6:36 PM

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Sunday, January 23, 2005

Mood: Peaceful

Went for Meiji's 21st birthday party last night. Have not laughed so much in a while. Yes, school is stressful, somewhat. Though I'm trying to not let everything get to me. Coupled with the essential desire and need to secure good grades at the end of the semester, I think I'm halfway down the path to a sanitarium. But I will persevere. I think I will. And perhaps I must.

Right.

On to something more lighthearted. Thou shalt not talk about school anymore.

Desperate Housewives is the new Sex and the City in the suburbs! I have to admit that I thought I wasn't going to be a fan in the beginning. And Teri Hatcher's acting ability is somewhat debatable. So... I wasn't having high hopes that it will match up with my beloved SATC. But well, I think I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the pilot the other day! Yes, I like it. So shoot me.

If I were to choose between a suburban life or a city life, I think I will still choose the latter. I need to be glamorous. Hahahahahaha... But I cannot deny the fact that suburban life certainly has its perks. Oh shit, I think I am dreaming lofty dreams. I'm still a heartlander, for goodness' sake.

Oh yeah, I think I need ideas on what to write for my term paper for EBM (Electronic & Broadcast Media). I'm covering the topic on Regulatory Framework (i.e. censorship and media regulation) in Singapore. Please!!!!! Help! Haha...

Oh btw, I was thinking of using SATC as a case study for that paper. Yeah, that's all I ever came up with. For now.

Gv complained @ 1:12 PM

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Saturday, January 08, 2005

Mood: Hanging in the balance
Song: 张栋梁 - 寂寞边界

School's started, and I'm not feeling too optimistic about this semester. First, there's more (so much more) work to be done, even on a weekly basis. Like say, my CS103 Intro to Electronic and Broadcast Media module for example. I have weekly commentaries to do, an individual research project to be done, and some other unknown stuff which I will know in the coming weeks. And for the other modules, I think I can expect the same (if not more) number of assignments. Urgh. I just hate all the tight deadlines and ridiculous number of readings to be done on a daily basis.

But, what I'm enjoying at the moment is my General Elective! I chose Drama and Performance, which is conducted by NIE, and best of all, my lecturer and tutor is Nora Samosir! She has acted in the biggest flop of English drama in the 90s - Masters of the Sea, and she's a great, fun person, as far as I can tell from the first lecture/tutorial. Of course, like all university courses, it is not all about acting and stuff (just constitutes 50% of the syllabus). There're actually readings to be done, and themes to discuss every week. Something like Literature in JC I guess. Hah, Colin and I chose to present The Theatre of Cruelty by some mad Frenchman, Artaud. I think it'll be an eye-opener. The best thing of all, NO exams! I can't believe I'm liking my GE more than my other core, boring modules.

I went to Tiong Bahru Plaza earlier on assignment to watch this open space concert organized by the National Arts Council called 'The Stage Is Yours'. I am supposed to write for the Art Jam magazine, and managed to interview some of the budding artistes and dancers. Wow. I really admired their passion for their craft, because despite all the auntie/uncles who were there to watch their kids perform (there was this segment towards the end where students from Queenstown Primary performed some kinda boring ballet, which I thought was a slot-filler, but Meiji thought otherwise... I think she got carried by their cuteness), they still managed to perform up to my expectations! Haha... I think the three of us (me, Meiji and Daoxing, my photographer) were the only young adults there. Urgh. And I think the host, Cai Lilian needs to practise her skills more. True, she's a good singer, but hosting... I didn't like the forced saccharinity that she portrayed.

I actually enjoyed being a journalist tonight. Which is.. such a rarity. Or maybe I just have a penchant for seeing my name in print. So cool!

Gv complained @ 10:09 PM

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