Tuesday, March 29, 2005
I finally submitted my NUS application. It's like a HUGE burden off my shoulders. I did one of the short questions and they're so particular about the 1200-character limit! Practically cut my answer off. And I had problems submitting too. But thankfully, I managed to submit it. What a relief! Now I just need to edit my USP essay and I'll be done!
Anyway, I was talking to Chris just now, and we were saying it's such a coincidence that yesterday's earthquake happened yesterday, the day after Easter; and last year's tsunami struck on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. Well, I think it's quite a coincidence...
I'm feeling quite cranky now. My eyes are really tired after staring at the computer screen for so long. And I didn't have enough sleep also. Not that it's my fault. The fire-alarm at my house rang at 3am this morning and totally woke me up from my sleep. It continued ringing for like 10-15 minutes. Irritating! I think it was cos one of the lifts got stuck again. Oh well.
My mum told me she didn't really want me to go for Avril Lavigne's concert cos the good tickets are too ex. So I can say goodbye to the concert, unless I somehow manage to win free tickets.
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Saturday, March 26, 2005
It has been quite a busy weekend for me. My uncle, aunt and cousin came here from Malang on Wednesday night. Went out for dinner with them on Friday night. Food was delicious! Just now, went to church for Blessed. In the end, I went with Raymond. Worship was good! After Blessed was over, spent quite some time talking with Zaneta and Hannah. Wanted to watch England's match after that, so after putting my stuff at home, I went to my aunt's house to watch the match. Could only watch the second half. Oh ya I spent like 10 minutes trying to lock my house door. It can be locked from inside (albeit with some difficulty), but it can't be locked from outside. After 10 minutes, I still couldn't lock the door and I just left with the door unlocked. During those 10 minutes, England scored 3 goals. Wonderful. Luckily, I reached there in time to see Lampard scored the 4th goal :) would have loved to see him score. England beat Northern Ireland 4-0! Wanted to see the replay of the first 3 goals after the match, but I fell asleep. I could only catch the 2nd and 3rd ones, but not the 1st one, the one I wanted to see most. Sigh. Anyway, I'm very happy England won by such a large margin.
I've also finally completed my essays. Must admit though, I sort of edited from the ones I used for US uni, but still. I think I wrote crap for the USP one; shall see if I can think of a better topic. Raymond told me I actually don't need to do the short questions for the NUS one cos they're only applicable if you have any outstanding singular talent. But almost everyone else did the short questions! I only did one though and it was bad enough. I think maybe I'll call the school on Monday to confirm. Still need to decide on the faculty. I'm still split over the majors, either Applied Maths/Quantitative Finance or Industrial Engineering. I need to decide soon.
Today is Easter Sunday! Need to sleep now. Gotta wake up early for church.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
I feel a sense of satisfaction, cos I finally cleared all my Chinese homework last night haha. But I did stay up until very late though, so I'm very sleepy now. I must be mad; 4 hours of sleep definitely ain't enough. Now for the NUS questions... argh! I so do not know what to write!
I went to collect my tennis racket yesterday. The woman there is so irresponsible! Was quite pissed yesterday. I had wanted her to string my racket with hybrid strings (as they call it) and she said that the racket would be ready by Tuesday, but she completely forgot to string it! In the end I took the racket with the same model, but different type of strings. The guy said I may not be so suited to hybrid strings. Oh well. Now that I've finally gotten my racket, I can't wait to play again! But I seem to have no time. Uh-oh.
Anyway, I love love love McFly's new song, All About You. And I also like the Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem duet, Almost Here, though the song is really quite sad.
ALL ABOUT YOU (McFly)
It’s all about you, it’s all about you baby
It’s all about you, it’s all about you
Yesterday you asked me something I thought you knew
So I told you with a smile
It’s all about you
Then you whispered in my ear and you told me too
Said you make my life worthwhile
It’s all about you
And I would answer all your wishes
If you ask me to
But if you deny me one of your kisses
Don’t know what I’d do
So hold me close and say three words like you used to do
Dancing on the kitchen tiles it’s all about you
Yeah
And I would answer all your wishes
If you ask me to
But if you deny me one of your kisses
Don’t know what I’d do
So hold me close and say three words like you used to do
Dancing on the kitchen tiles
Yes you make my life worthwhile
So I told you with a smile
It’s all about you
It’s all about you, it’s all about you baby
It’s all about you, it’s all about you baby
It’s all about you, it's all about you baby
It's all about you, it's all about you
It's all about you
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Sunday, March 20, 2005
This is the second time in two weeks that I've heard and saw a car crashing onto another vehicle. Last Saturday, I was waiting to cross the road to go home from PS when I saw a car crashing onto a pizza-delivery vehicle. This morning, when I was walking home from church, I saw a cab crashing onto a car. It's really a horrid feeling. I'd hear the loud screeching of the tyres and I would cringe inside, filled with a dreaded sense of anticipation, knowing that the inevitable "bang" sound is going to come next. Fortunately, no one was injured in both instances. Really reminded me of those car crashes back home. The drivers there are really crazy. They are so daring in overtaking and with the traffic lights often failing, it's like a nightmare. I even nearly crashed on my first driving lesson haha.
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Saturday, March 19, 2005
Today has been a crazy day. I woke up at 12.15; guess the lack of sleep in recent days has finally caught up with me. After a shower, I ate breakfast at like 12.45. Then at 1.30, I ate lunch. It's crazy I know, but for lunch, I ate only like 10+ spoonfuls of rice. After that, rushed down to meet Shuping at Queensway. I was, of course, late. Was supposed to buy tennis racket there. I finally bought one just now, hope I didn't make a mistake in buying that racket. I think the grip is a little too big for me. The only thing I didn't like from buying from that shop was that the shop owners were very unfriendly and rude, but oh well, the racket was the best one I could find. Then we went to walk around. I saw this really nice tennis shirt. Didn't buy it just now, but I think I may buy it when I come back to collect my racket. I also tried on a few skirts at the shop where Shuping bought her jeans. The shop owner was erm.. very friendly haha. I like one of the skirts I tried on but too bad it was too short.
After that, went to Downtown East with Zaneta, Anna and Melissa (Zaneta's cousin) to watch the Planet Shakers' (an Australian Christian band) concert. I felt bad for being late cos by the time we reached there, the queue was like super super long. I didn't expect so many people to be there, but if I didn't hear wrongly, I think there were about 3000 people there. Thank goodness we didn't have to wait long and the queue moved quite quickly. Oh while we were queuing, we saw David Yeo, the Singapore Idol finalist. I think he was going for the concert too. Anyway, the concert was really loud. The band was so energetic; the drummer played so loudly and the guitarists were all like jumping around. But the concert was good and I am really glad I went. During the concert, all of us sat down to hear a message. I think the message was good too. The speaker could like analyze the bible verses and talk about how they apply to our lives. And I think after what I've been feeling this past week, the message was what I needed to hear. After the concert, we went out to see the merchandise. I bought a Planet Shakers CD, quite cheap only $15. They had an autograph-signing session too, which I thought was inappropriate. I mean, it's like so popstar-ish.
This past week has definitely been rough for me. I am constantly feeling anxious and worried, but frankly, I don't even know what I'm worrying about. I just feel burdened, and heavy. Maybe I'm stressed. I'm really slacking in my Chinese class and we're having exams in two weeks. I'm gonna have to be mugging soon..gosh, sounds like the A levels again haha. I'm not really worried about the exams, but what I'm worried about is that deadline for NUS application is in the same week as the exams. I haven't finished my Chinese homework, let alone do the application. The short questions... luckily, I did one of them before for my Berkeley application. I'm not going to do all definitely. Then still have the USP application. And the essay question. Which I haven't thought about. Ah.. I wish Berkeley would let us know their decision earlier. 31 March, in Singapore time, it'll be 1 April. If I get admitted, I won't apply to NUS. But since they'll only tell us on the evening of 31 March (US time), I still have to apply. Sigh.
The lack of sleep is killing me. I feel guilty about it. I couldn't wake up in time on Thursday morning to see my grandparents off cos they were going back. And I promised my mum I would. Even now, I still feel guilty about it. And my grandparents told my maid not to wake me up cos they knew I slept really late. Which makes me feel even worse. The lack of sleep also means I couldn't do my quiet time properly. Was like rushing through it. Definitely not good. Sigh, I feel like I'm drifting away from God.
Oh well, I have to try not to worry too much. Like I mentioned, I don't even know what I'm worrying about. Makes me feel weary all the time. Thankfully, I feel better today. Sigh, have been typing incoherently, just typing what comes to my mind. Shall go to sleep now. I have church later.
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
Went to the NUS Open House yesterday and NTU Open House today. I'm just so tired from all those walking and listening. After a week in which I've been practically worrying about my future (silly me), I've finally made a few decisions. I'm only going to apply to NUS. No SMU for me even though the school is so close to my house. No NTU either because well, I simply can't find anything there that interests me. Of course, I'm still waiting for replies from US uni. If I get accepted to the right one, I may go there. Which reminds me, Berkeley's decision is going to be out on 31 March, about 3 weeks from now! Hope I get accepted there, cos it's like my first choice school. I've decided not to apply for scholarships too. Okay, I said this like last year. But over the past two weeks, I've been tempted to apply after getting letters from the various scholarship providers that I'm quite interested in. I thought it'd be good idea to get one because you know, I feel bad that my parents have to pay for the full tuition fees, and besides, you'll get a secure job at a reputable organization. But it's the bond again. 6 years is just too long. I'd like to keep my options open. And my mum has fully agreed with my decision :). Also, I've sort of decided which courses to apply to in NUS. I think I know what I'm going to put as my first or second choice. But I need to decide if I want to apply for the USP. Thankfully, I still have time to think about it. I looked at NUS application form the other day. I didn't know they also have these short questions like the US uni applications. And one of them sounds suspiciously like the one I did for Berkeley.
My brother in Perth paid $60 for a concert ticket. The concert is like 11 hours (according to him); it's basically like a band concert. Green Day is going to perform for 2 hours and Simple Plan for 1 hour. He gets to see Green Day and Simple Plan live!!!!! I'm jealous!!!
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Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Okay, MU lost 0-1. Not feeling really sad cos I had already expected them to lose. But I'm kicking myself for not watching the Chelsea-Barcelona match. 4-2 leh! With 5 goals coming in the first half and Chelsea already up within 19 minutes. It must have been a thrilling match. So much drama and tension, and Ronaldinho scored a great goal too. How can I miss the match?!
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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Sigh.. indecision indecision indecision. Hate it! Anyway, my mum came here last week, and she brought lots of snacks. Keripik singkong, cheese sticks, macadamia nuts, sambal goreng tempe, teri goreng (which is like sambal goreng tempe, but instead of tempe, it's ikan teri). I've been eating a lot! Argh! I think I'll run later. But right now, I'm having headache from staring at the computer screen for too long :/
Tomorrow morning is the Milan-MU match. Obviously, I can't watch it. Which is probably a good thing. I think I'll probably be too nervous and too busy thinking of the various permutations for MU to go through, to be enjoying the match.
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Saturday, March 05, 2005
This week has been such an emotional roller-coaster for me. Ever since it was announced that results would be out on Friday, I've been a nerve wreck. The waiting, and the anticipation, really drove me nuts. I tried not to worry about it too much, but I guess I just didn't have enough faith in God, nor in myself. The moment I got my results though, the anxiety and fear turned to joy and relief. The moment that I had been worrying for so long about, came and went by just like that. I feel very thankful with my results. It was definitely by God's grace that I got what I got. And for once, my dream actually came true :)
Went with Ailian today to watch Closer (and yes, I had to show my IC). Until now, I still don't really understand the movie. I think it's too mature for me haha. But being a romantic, I guess the movie's cynical view of love was difficult to take.
Thoughts of the future kept playing in my mind over the past week. Not only about my own, but also my family's. Everything seems so less certain now.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Okay, the results are really out on Friday! More nervous. Sigh.. there are a lot of things on my mind now. And I'm just numbed by all those thoughts in my mind. Stressed.
Anyway, I can't believe Million Dollar Baby won both Best Picture and Best Director. On a brighter note, thank goodness my brother did all right for his Os.
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