Sunday, May 29, 2005

The last entry before I bid farewell to luxury food and grudgingly greet cookhouse shitty slosh... for a week.

I am forcing myself to look forward to tomorrow so that once it arrives, it will end. And I will be out of my misery. I wouldn't mind doing crappy reservist if I didn't have anything to do next week, but hell, my happiness next semester lies solely on Monday (tomorrow) and I totally hate the fact that I can't do anything about it because I have to go for the damn thing! Which reminds me, I got a letter from NSSC yesterday saying that my deferment was rejected because I was given ample notice about the ICT. Oh yes yes... but I also gave those people ample notice about my intersem! And I gave more than ample notice. I gave you people weekly notices, and yet you all didn't notice! WTF! And you people purporsely, intentionally, insidiously gave me notice just 5 days before the ICT so that (according to regulations) I cannot do anything about the outcome. Wow, how well-timed! All you sick bastards! I condemn all of you and your shrewdness!

So please don't act merciful and come tell me about ample notices. I'd rather you tell that to your wives or your husbands or your same-sex partners. Tell them that they have ample bosoms. I would be happier. Really.

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On a happier note, here're some pictures to colour my dull blog! Minlee and I went for the new NLB tour for architecture students last Thursday. Yes, for architecture students from NUS. So what was I doing there? I was there to enhance my acting skills because for the whole time I had to act like an archi student and pretend to appreciate every notch, nail, screw, wood panel, light, door handle (maybe not), and perhaps even toilet urinals.

"Wow, this is soooo nice. I really like the light rays shining here to accentuate the greyness of the tables!"

"Ooh, that is so cool! See the thing that is in the thing that is of the thing that is rotating? Wah... never seen that kind of thing in the thing of that thing before!"

"Eh, the air-con vents look very stylo and fashionable leh!"

Haha. No offense to any aspiring architects. But well, it was fun being the priviledged few to see the NLB before its grand official opening in August.


I really liked this. It's in the Asian Reference library section. It uses ever-changing LED to change the background colours of the pictures. See? I actually listened to the guide!


Sunken gardens in the basement of the main borrowing section. Restricted access because books are sensitive and they do not want people to bring in spores and other miniscule things that will make the books mouldy. Haha.


On the 16th floor!

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Then we met Peggy and Fred for dinner! Haven't seen Peg for soooooo long after she went to Canada! Glad she's back for the hols!


At Billy Bombers...


Gluttony overwhelmed us as we headed to Swensen's after Billy Bombers for dessert...


I really like this group shot!

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Okie... that's all folks! I'd better start packing my green things! Or else tomorrow morning I'll flip!

Gv complained @ 5:35 PM

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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

An open letter to Major XXX of HQXXX

Dearest Major XXX,

Even though I have not met you in person yet, I just want to say thank you.

It is thanks to you that you rejected my deferment application with no valid reason.

It is thanks to you that I will be missing my French lessons next week, of which I enjoy so much more than your training schedule.

It is thanks to you that I will be absent for my French test next week, of which will pull down my overall grade.

It is thanks to you that I have to reschedule my French oral test with my instructor to this coming Friday.

It is thanks to you that I have less time to prepare for my oral test.

It is thanks to you that I have only 1 day to prepare while the rest of my classmates have more than a week.

It is thanks to you that I have had to waste time to dig around in my store room for all the green things that I so vehemently left them behind a year ago.

It is thanks to you that I would have to waste another day to pack and sort out the green things.

It is thanks to you that I would have to waste more time deciding which green things are to be brought.

It is thanks to you that I have to get my friends to register my modules for next semester on my behalf.

It is thanks to you that due to the fact that I am unable to personally register my modules, chances are I would get a less desirable timetable.

It is thanks to you therefore that I would have a lousy semester in the next academic year.

It is thanks to you that I would have a less fulfilling week next week because you are forcing me to be in a place where I don't wanna be.

Finally, I just want to say again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

May you rot in hell, you big, black, fat nigga.

Gv complained @ 6:25 PM

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Sunday, May 22, 2005

Mood: Anticipative
Song: Mariah Carey - We Belong Together

Right, I finally conjured up enough of a writing mood to actually type out some words to be posted on this blog. The holidays have really morphed me into a lazy, disinterested and uninspired slob who is just waiting for time to pass by. I need to snap out of it fast, but still, there is a part of me that still wants to cling and linger to the current emotional state that I am feeling now. I know I am a walking contradiction and I can't help it. Haha.

Some boring updates... Let's see, French intersem has started (which was quite a couple of weeks ago), and I'm quite enjoying it. Although it's really tiresome to have to remember the verb conjugations and whether the words are masculine or feminine. Especially when there are so many of them. Urgh. But nonetheless I'm thankful that at least I've got the opportunity to learn the basics of a new language and that my time isn't so wasted sitting in front of the television or lying in bed.

Speaking of wasting time, I have had it with NSSC (National Service Services Centre). I applied for deferment from my stupid retarded reservist training from 30 May to 3 June because I'm still having French during that week (plus French aural exam and subject registration for next semester), and they have YET to reply me with a satisfactory answer! I'm really wondering what the hell those people are doing in the office. I submitted my application late March, and according to what they have "promised" on the website, I should've gotten a reply within 7 to 14 working days. Like haha. It's been almost 2 bloody months now. And I've only one bloody week left before the training date. It's no wonder terrorists are targetting Singapore. Just look at the slow rate things are being done here (if at all).

Okay, maybe they've done their job. Some person called me this week to say that they've already submitted my application to the Chief Officer (CO). And it's still pending. I'm wondering whether the CO is seriously daft. My case is so clear cut that it needs no further explanation, and you need 2 bloody months to dwell over a simple case like mine? How did you rise up the ranks in the first place?!!! Sometimes I wonder if it's a pathetic tactic played by those people. That to purposely withhold any reply from us so that we'll be forced to turn up for the training in the end. I will not let that happen. I shall give you wrath starting from Tuesday onwards. A reply I will need, and I will not settle for anything less. Giving me excuses that there are a lot of public holidays in May (are there?!) and that the CO is a newly appointed officer does not justify things. Whatever the case is, the officer should still fulfil his responsibilities. And he obviously is not doing so in this instance. And I can't stand irresponsible people. All you regular personnel who think that you've secured an iron rice bowl in the military should be retrenched. That'll save some jobs for those in the private sector who are more hardworking than all you lazy assholes combined together.

I don't really care if there's any logic to the abovementioned statements. I'm too pissed off and unsettled at this point of time to actually think straight.

One last thing. Results were out this week, and thank God I did better than last semester! Sans H**ser's module of course. Fortunately I did not fail her subject (so I need not see her again next semester), but still I'm rather cheesed off by the fact that I did not do exactly well for her subject because of her anal-retentiveness and not the subject requirements. The module is a speech module. My group members and I did not do well for a particular group speech because she substracted a hell lot of marks for our speech outline. Yes, I say again, outline. We actually did relatively okay for the speech (the talking) itself. Hello?? H**ser??! Are you illiterate? The module is not called "How to write good outlines". Besides, your own syllabus outline did not specify the importance of the speech outline, so how were we supposed to know? Did you assume that we are psychic? That we can read into your brain? (There's a reason why the word is in italics). Therefore, to subtract marks without sufficient justification is unfair. I pity those people next semester who would have to face and tolerate your anal-retentiveness.

But other than that, I'm happy. For once. To actually see 'A's for 3 of my subjects, especially since I did not finish 2 of my papers in time during the exams is a miracle indeed. Thank God.

Gv complained @ 5:42 PM

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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Mood: Lazy as usual
Song: Keane - Bedshaped

Right, I think I need to get my ass out there and start doing something concrete for the holidays. I feel like I'm wasting my time, my life away, just slacking at home day after day. Even going shopping or the movies or just the simple act of stepping out of the house does not seem neither that exciting nor liberating anymore, especially since I feel that I've got no target, no goal to work towards.

Which reminds me, I just bought a nice new bag today! But that's digression, and I shall not entertain such thoughts.

It seems like my friends are either working, or have found jobs to work through the holidays, while all I have at the moment is the inter-semestral French session that will keep me occupied for the whole of May (Or maybe just Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). And after that, it's free all the way till end July when school starts again. I seriously need to think of something fulfilling to occupy my time! In other words, I need a job! But with just a mere 2 months (or perhaps even slightly less), where can I find a satisfying temp job? Someone suggested being a waiter or some sales assistant. But is that what I want? Serving people? I'm not sounding depreciating whatsoever (I certainly didn't mean for it that way, and after all, waiters and sales assistants are important personnel in the personal happiness of customers like moi), but somehow I just don't feel the inclination to do such things. Perhaps I'm just too demanding. But I would really want to stop "leeching off my parents" (courtesy of someone who incessantly kept telling me that, haha) and start doing something for myself for a change. Perhaps even something related to school, like writing for a magazine, or anything like that.

Or I could just take the easy way out. Go on holiday and spend more money. Which I have no qualms doing. But I think I need to hold back. Seriously. Or I can do both. Work during the weekdays, and go on short holidays over the weekends. It'll balance out.

So here I'm imploring everyone who reads my pathetic entries (not that my readership is wide, in fact I think I can categorise myself under "Negligible") to help. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks.

P/S: I'm loving my new bag!!!

Gv complained @ 9:29 PM

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