Monday, March 16, 2009 @6:44 pm
Okay, I'm in Brisbane after a perfectly horrible day, the details of which I've announced on facebook. But for the benefit of those who haven't seen, this is how it went
-Man U lost to Liverpool 4-1 (that is when, according to my father, it started)
- I dropped my phone while getting out of the car and it was gone and switched off 5 minutes later
- I fell from the rain. Ironic thing was I was already out of the rain. Slipped on the covered pavement...(2 nice new bruises on my knees)
- I planned to sleep for 1.5hrs before the flight and didn't get even a minute's sleep
- I get crazy superiors
- It rained on me while I was out in Brisbane, heavy drops of rain
Yup, that about sums it up.
I had been looking forward to finally being able to apply for universities and scholarships before. Now that I actually can start applying, and even have datelines looming up in my face, I'm realising the extent of my brain's degredation and the lure of procrastination.
With the fantastic A level results this year, theres also the idea of over-self-estimation slipping in.
Tony's gone off to the army, so I'm back to going skating by myself on weekdays.
Lets see what positivity I can inject into this post...
Ah, I'll be going to new places!
San Fransisco, Christchurch, Manchester.
:D
you know you love me
so let me know what you think is so great about me that people will pick me instead of others. lol
Thursday, March 05, 2009 @12:51 am
Walking home from the MRT station today, I saw 3 "frames".
1) Indian foreign worker sitting under the MRT track, as close as possible to the street lamp, reading an English book.
2) Indian foreign worker sitting under the MRT track, as far away as possible, with a woman in his arms.
3) Chinese foreign worker standing at the lift landing of a HDB, talking on the phone with a drawn expression on his face.
pictures for thought.
Monday, March 02, 2009 @12:10 am
Today I set out to take a walk in Zurich. I took the tram to the start of Zurichsee, took a look at the two concert halls I didn’t get to see the last time I was here, and then continued to walk down one side of the lake.
It was a nice walk, the air was nice and cold (not too cold), the water was clear and sparkling, the swans and ducks were foraging, and the snow covered mountains in the distance made a magnificent view. I gradually moved away from the built up of the city and into pretty parks and sailing clubs. All around me were families out enjoying their Sunday, old couples holding hands and walking along, the occasional individual cycling along the path. The more I walked, the more I felt a sense of loneliness setting in. The kids had their siblings to play with, the couples had each other, and even the rare loners had their dogs. And there I was, alone in a foreign land. There was a tiny hole in the ground, I jumped into it, and then made stepped out of it, just for significance’s sake. I continued feeling sorry for myself for a while. While walking back, I laughed watching a pair of dogs having fun chasing each other. Weird as it may sound, seeing those dogs slowly shook the feeling away.
Back in the city, I was attracted by a crowd and music, and people in funny costumes standing around. Lo and behold, I’ve walked into the Zurich Carnival, Fasnacht. It’s a kind of parade, very much like our Chingay, to send the winter away. Different groups of people dress in their costumes (more than half were dressed as different representations of witches) and walk along the streets playing their music live and dancing. The bands were good, music lively, and it was altogether a very very enjoyable afternoon :D
As I was walking, this old man came to comment on the fun I seemed to be having and we started talking as we walked along. While parting ways, he wished me very sincerely all the best in my future endeavours. The main station wasn’t very far away, so to there I walked, where I bought my favourite truffles from the famous shop “Sprungli” and did some grocery shopping.
I like the European Hauptbahnhofs. Like airports, it’s where you’ll see all sorts of people, a fantastic platform for people watching. But unlike airports, it has a more homely feel about it. It’s hard to describe, or I’m lazy to describe it, but you’ll know if you ever spend 5 minutes in one of these main stations.
And this, was my day out in Zurich.
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @1:16 pm
wanted to blog about something, forgot about it yesterday.
That everyone is making holiday plans with everyone else
GRRR
Hilary!!!wann reisen wir wieder?!
@5:43 am
Febuary is now at a close, and I've spent a good part of my last 2 weeks of the month in China!
3rd week was spent jet setting. Going for flights the moment I'm back, managing to meet up with friends in between, and then going off for my 1 week holiday to Kunming and Lijiang.
While waiting for my flight back home, I attempted chronicalling my time in China. This was the result. lol
"I’ve now spent a week in China. Not in the international cities of Beijing or Shanghai as I’m used to, but in the rural areas of Kunming and Lijiang in Yunnan. Okay, maybe they’re not that rural, but they’re not like Beijing or Shanghai or even Shenzhen.
Over here, every few steps you’ll hear someone loudly clearing his/her throat, and a moment later throw his/her spit onto the ground, as far away from themselves as possible; something not so often seen in the cities with more international exposure.
Horses and horse drawn carts are a common sight here. A good number of them are for tourists, but there are also those whose main form of transport is their horses and carts. The saddles of the horses are made of tightly rolled cloth, and layered with many colourful blankets. Horses shit all over the road, akin to the Chinese spitting all over the streets. (one wonders why they think it’s perfectly fine to spit on the streets where everyone including themselves walk on but not in their own homes)
Driving along the roads out of the city, you’ll find yourself in the countryside where you’ll see fields and fields of yellow flowers (from which they make vegetable oil) and green leafy vegetables. Dotting the huge expanse of land will be the occasional tanned and wrinkled farmer, squatting with a huge basket strapped to his back and tending to his field."
Obviously I'm super long-winded and am never going to finish my story.
Coming back from China was the beginning of a fruitful week, beginning with the long belated Tony's birthday celebration.
Had breakfast with Tony one day, and then lunch with Ceci after that.
Did some personality test thing with Tony, and we talked about people's facades (yet again)
But the point is, some people just live life mostly under a facade that they make themselves believe in, and you don't know if you really know them.
Another conclusion was that I'm emotionally stable and have an organised life :D
Start of March...start of uni application process...start of unknown...start of test...application for new life?