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Sunday, February 25, 2007:4 more months!
1 week past and gone. shiok!!

the talk of the town now is finding accomodation. think i really fall in love with earls court. like the place alot even though it is 20min walk away from school. also, now is the time where those people who have not booked their tix home are searching for the right prices.

make me want to go home now oso. hahaha. anw, juz had moe potluck yesterday. the 1st time i saw of my seniors. anyways, the food is yumilicious and i ate until damn full. plus, darius has not gone for gym for a veryyyy long time.

ooh, and yesterday managed to heave a sigh of relief. cos last week needed to hand in 2 assignments and got a test yesterday. spent 4 hours the day before trying to decipher 2 whole chapters of my notes. luckily, the info managed to get into my head and the test went alright. so after the test, told myself to rest for a very long time which is until now lo. need to start to do some work soon.

some of us are talking about going to greece before going back to singapore. the thing is muz wait for the chem pple to finish the last paper which is on the 15th june. cos me and ks end exams much earlier leaving us to do an individual project which is really OTOT and so can hand in earlier before we go to greece. but now i am quite irritated (* not at the people in particular but at the whole situation)

think cos the greece trip is a much desired trip that i want to go and i think ks too. so juz felt abit sian that some people say they may not want to go so that they can go back singapore earlier. but ya, people have their reasons to do stuff and i understand it perfectly but still i feel quite sian about the whole thing....

never mind... working time..
cheers!


heavenknows

12:29 AM




Wednesday, February 21, 2007:CNY in london

初三。

had steamboat dinner again. =) haha. ended at 10pm. came back and studied for awhile but i have no mood to study tonight. so decide to blog then gg to bed soon. (otherwise my dad is going to scold me again for sleeping late heez)

new yr's eve was spent at clarence's place. gave him a surprise party cum reunion dinner. had steamboat! or what stefan calls it- chinese fondue. sounds cool rite? great food, great company. poor clarence was soaked to the skin with water splashing on him. hahaha. really amazed at the 4 of us- ks hj astee and me. the 4 of us juz suddenly joked and played around with my camera with the rest just staring at us. think those people who dunno us muz think that we are mad people. hahahaha.

anyways, after that we walked to chinatown. it was such a letdown man, the clock struck 12am but there is nothing there. haizz.

then the 1st day of new yr, we went to ucl for the singaporean CNY carnival organised by Hwa Chong Alumni. we went there quite late, met up wif some pple. and I did vj mass dance!!! ahhaha. omg! so long nvr do le, reminds me of jc days man... still can rem those nights where we refuse to go home and after studying/lessons den play music and danced outside CT council room. hahhaha.. good old days! haizz.

den we trooped down to chinatown. this time around, it was super crowded. the locals are really interested at CNY. the fireworks reallie created a teeny weeny part of the atmosphere. ahahha.

called home on that day too. ahah. darren told me that my mum teared when it suddenly dawned onto her that i am not celebrating CNY wif them. hahah. haiz. then he kena-ed scolded by my 2 aunts for telling me... orbigood! heez... 4 more months lahh! juz endure and u guys will see me again =) ahhaha.

and my grandad said i look more handsome! hahahahhaa... even though my mum said even though this is the yr of the pig, i dun have to grow fatter. haiizzz... ahhaa.. of cos lah, new yr period kept eating haven gone gym to run for a week plus le.. shall go tmr. ahhaha.



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8:12 AM




Tuesday, February 20, 2007:chemistry n hell
this is soooo farnie. saw this on jevon's blog.... cant stop laughing. enjoy!

HELL EXPLAINED BY A CHEMISTRY STUDENT (this was just too funny not to
share)
The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington
chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that
the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of
course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well :


Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic
(absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law
(gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some
variant.


One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we
need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate
at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a
soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.


As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different
religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state
that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.
Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not
belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to
Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number
of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.


Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of
Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls
enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase
until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in
Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes
over.

So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year
that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take
into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two
must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already
frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen
over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is
therefore, extinct......leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the
existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept
shouting "Oh my God."


THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".


heavenknows

12:17 AM




Sunday, February 18, 2007:新年快乐
就此祝大家新年快乐,万事如意。

转眼间,一年又过了。在新的一年里,新的梦想,新的希望,新的憧憬。希望大家也能跟我一样,面对将来也是充满着期待与满足。

第一次在国外庆祝新年,感觉很不爽。没有家人的陪伴;没有亲戚拜访;除了老爸送来的黄梨塔和肉干就没有糖果,花生;没有舅舅,外婆,爷爷,父母,姑姑,伯母的祝福(例如红包);更没有那个过年的气氛,真得让我很想家。恨不得现在立刻乘搭飞机回国。哈哈。

还好有朋友的陪伴,跟他们一起吃团圆饭,利用饭锅来做火锅还不错嘛。和他们谈笑风生,除夕夜还过得挺开心的。

但现在单独一个人在房间,那种纳闷又回来了。没关系。人生就是要这样嘛。得尝试到喜怒哀乐才算真正的活着。更何况就像表哥说的,一天吃两粒黄梨塔就能把烦恼给忘掉。哈哈。

年年有余,恭喜发财,万事如意,财源广进,学业进步,身体健康,笑口常开。

好了。要玩dota 了。哈哈。
晚安!


heavenknows

9:27 AM




Saturday, February 17, 2007:ramblings
time check: 347am

me is not asleep yet!!! hahah. have juz finished bathing and while waiting for my hair to dry, i have decided to blog. the following entry may not sound coherent to you cos i am reallie shagged here.

the singaporean gals in my hall wanted to bake pineapple tarts for the upcoming new year. and so we were preparing and baking since 10pm just now. hahaha.. the results? not bad lahh, we got pineapple cookies instead. ahhaha.but still quite nice for a virgin attempt not bad le. hahah.

had reunion dinner with the imperial singsoc pple juz 2 nights ago.the dinner wasnt really that fantastic but for the atmosphere and the people around ok lahh, cannot complain. hahaha. and considering the fact that we paid only 10 pounds.

oh, i hereby say that i hate kiasu restaurant. ahhaha at least the boss lah. i think he is a damn good businessman. serious. anyways, this restaurant is opened by a singaporean who lives in london. the food sold is mostly singaporean food. i am ok that the food is not up to that kind of standard where i will immediately tear and think of home. it is just that the boss gives me the feeling that he juz wants to earn money. i mean we are all singaporeans lo, dun nid to earn so much from us wad. like that time, the singaporeans in london as a whole put up a musical called the EXCESS BAGGAGE. the boss has graciously invited those who helped out to go to his restaurant and mind u the publicity even broadcast the restaurants to the audience too lo. BUT the boss gave them a buffet which cost 15pounds!! hello! i can have a damn good meal for much less than that lo. and he bloody hell knows that we are students lo. haiz. i heard that for the imperial singsoc event, kiasu asked for a quite ex quota from us so they may be choosing another caterer. well done, man! hahaha. but thats only what i heard lahh.

people around me around are suferring from LDR. i am really quite agitated by it. hahah.... as in i keep wondering to myself is it reallie reallie that difficult? and the thing is i duwan the people around me to be unhappy. haizzz.

hmm.. chinese new yr is coming.
shit lahh, we are all getting old! 1 cycle of 12 animals have just finished!!! grrr. hahaha. thanks to my dad. he knows that i LOVE pineapple tarts and he sent me 3 boxes of it. hahaha. and now 1/2 of it is gone. my roomie reallie loves the tarts and bak kwa lahh. ahhaha.

1st yr spending CNY outside home. feeling? not shiok! ahhahah. 1st of all, monday and tuesday still need to study where u slackers in singapore dun have to study. haha kidding! =) then stupid lecturers gave us 2 coursework to be handed in on thursday and friday and another small test on friday. grrr.. irritating.

keng seng got all the CNY songs in his lappie and i was listening but still din feel anything special. ahahha. haizzz. sian. then no hangbaos! sian. but my dad is sending me a surprise mail "wondering what it is". ahahaha.

still rem last yr CNY... we had some stupid celebration in MHC and then off we went to bukit timah to play dota! we did rite? ahahha so fun! CSP rox man! muahahha, miss my army days. heez.

heres wishing everyone a happieeeee CNY! may everyone have a blessed year. stay healthy. for all students, all the best and study hard! to my family, be more happy and be healthy. to all my frenz out there, enjoy the yr of the pig and may u be like the pig, be slack and merry. but pls dun roll in the mud... hahaha lame!

shit lahh, realise i am typing nonsense liao... hahaha. kkiez it is 405am le. my hair is almost dried le. even if it is still abit wet, i dun care le. i am seriously damn shagged now. ahhaha

shall post some pics soon. really soon. =)

take care everyone. eat lotsa bakkwa, sweets, tarts until u all GROW FAT k? ahha evil... and receive lotsa angbaos. too bad here no one gimme. we were trying to get angbaos by shamelessly telling those who are attached for the longest time should give the rest angbaos lo. heez. ahahhaah.

woot! week 7 of sch term is coming and going reallie soon! juz went for the stupid photocopying interview with keng seng. hope we get it. 400 pounds is lotsa money! =) hahahah.

ya more nonsense alrd. kk
nite/morning


heavenknows

11:47 AM




Thursday, February 15, 2007:happy frenship day!
well, valentine's day is over. hahaha. 21 yrs of celebrating this day in style...

today was just school per normal. then dance practice was cancelled. oh forgot to mention, the imperial singsoc is putting up an event on the 18th March. think it is more of like broadcasting singapore. got skits, dances and food. ahhaha. me is involved in hip hop dancing. :)

and all of us decided to pon pimblico. hahaha.... so funny lahh all 7 singaporeans all din go today. hope no serious repercussions will result. anyway, our leader had not gone for the session for the past 3 weeks. excuses i know. hahaha.

so off the 4 of us went to stick and bowl for lunch. and we did a little shopping. hahaha. saw the phone that i really like. motorola K1. i am a sucker for flip phone. ahhaha.

instead of spending dinner on this eventful day with one person, i spent it with my whole cell. ahhaha. eunice and alvin had graciously allowed us to go to their house for dinner and conduct cell. thanks man! so thats how valentines day was spent. hahaha.

the reason of me sleeping so late? hahahah. cos i juz bought DIY dye today. hahah. not expensive lehh, i think so i went to try. so after bathing, waiting for hair to dry decided to blog. ahhaha.

okok 2am le. gg to sleep le. later 10am got lecture.

"everybody got 7hrs of sleep? yes sir!"
-haha good old army days


heavenknows

9:52 AM




Wednesday, February 14, 2007:hair cut
today went for the haircut finally!
went to toni and guy academy. it is a training school for the hairdressers-to-be to learn to cut and style hair. kengseng saw it online and it cost only 5 pounds! this is due to the fact that the students are cutting and the teachers are just behind to guide them along and prevent any major mishaps from happening.

was just thinking if got mishap the most juz shave lo. ahhaha

me and kengseng went down registered our names den queued up at the reception area. then we were practically like models lahh. one teacher will come and ask everyone how we want our hair to be done. den one by one, they will get selected to get their hair done. i was quite perturbed cos me and kengseng were amongst the last to be called. hahah.

BUT lo and behold, this teacher grabbed 2 of us and 2 other people and brought us to the studio room to cut our hair. the 4 students are all advanced de, think they going to graduate soon. 1st, my student asked me how i like my hair done. i wanted to cut the top part of my head and my fringe but she said "i like ur fringe" den ok lo let her keep. hahahha cos my hair was very thick so i asked her to cut my sides and my back more. then after awhile, the 4 students were waiting. waiting for teacher to say go. hahaha. they shampooed our hair 1st but the water supply got cut off so we went down to use other taps. went into the beginner class to cut. omg! soooo many students were cutting and the whole room looked so chaotic.

den she started to cut my hair. she was cutting quite slowly. well it took me more than 2 hrs for my hair to be cut. and she has to stop in stages for the teacher to give the go ahead and the approval. luckily for my student, the teacher kept saying "cool, well done" aahha.

den boss came and wanted to use the studio, so off we went to another advanced classroom to cut our hair. still very chaotic but ok lahh, notice the different students and the wide variety of students. it is indeed a refreshing experience.

and i thank God for that plus the advanced student! hahaha... think my hair for an amatuer standard plus 5 pounds not bad le. hhahaa.

moral of story: when they ask u how u want ur hair to be done, make it sound complicated. dun juz say trim or cut 5cm cos u ll be ushered to the beginners, IMO! =)


heavenknows

8:29 AM




Monday, February 12, 2007:bland weekend
1st of all, congrats to my bro! u have done well. hahah. whats important is that you are contended with ur results. and staying on in aj is not a bad choice at all! yup, whats important is that u are happy.

the weekend is very plain and peaceful, i like. ahhaha. woke up at 12 plus on sat den did abit of work, gym, den dinner. dinner was at a korean restaurant at tottenham court road. that area got quite a no of korean food. i like the food! the kimchi is soo much better than singapore food courts. (like duh rite? ahha) n they even serve korean sticky rice. nice! this was the only highlight of the day lo. hahhaa.

today went to church as per normal did a bit of work and den went to do groceries shopping for the week. and 3 siao kias decided to buy 25kg of rice. and we lugged the bag of rice for 20min to our place. hahaha. an unforgettable experience! 1st time (i think) i perspire out in the cold at 9 degree celsius lo. hahaha.

this week has valentine's day and CNY!!! hahaha. gg to spend valentine day having dinner with my cell people. hahhah. woohoo!! den thurs got reunion dinner at chinatown, organised by imperial singsoc. hopefully chinatown can gimme a bit of CNY festive feelings man. no hongbaos, no singaporean style CNY, quite sian, abit miss home. hahah not like klement, who is so ready to pon 1 week of school to go back singapore to celebrate CNY. hhahaha.

waiting for my bak kwa and pineapple tarts. they are still flying somewhere... hahah.

are long distance relationships really soo difficult? i dunno, maybe i wunt even know it myself! heez.


heavenknows

8:54 AM




Friday, February 09, 2007:
雪。
好白,好美。

今晨四点,下雪了。
站在大马路上,让雪不停的降落在身上。感觉好爽,好爽。

雪的白的确纯洁,美丽。
雪的白也真得让我感触良多。
如果所有亲戚朋友都能跟我一起享受那美好时光,那有多好啊!

雪在灯光的照射下真得很浪漫。可惜没人陪我一起分享这份浪漫。

白天下的雪却给我不同的感觉。
就觉得很开心,觉得今天得好好地过。

雪人出现了。
虽然短暂,但雪人也有它辉煌的时光。
雪人能够逗人家快乐。
这就是雪人活着的意义吧。
但雪人却能在转眼间消失。
人的糟踏或是太阳的折磨。
虽然残酷,但这就是生命。

所以,我们要像雪人一样。
在活着的时候,要活得精彩,活得快乐。
一旦生命被夺走了,就不能说遗憾。

=) too long never write in chinese le. hhahaha.
good try i think... but those are really my feelings lo. haha.


heavenknows

8:21 AM




Thursday, February 08, 2007:snow (or so i hope)
this wednesday is nothing special, nothing unique. another day past, another day gone. yippe! haha

but as some of u might have known, i go down to this primary school to help mentor some students. today was the 1st day i stepped into a yr 6 class and today was the 1st day i received such a shock. whatever happened today will never happen in a singapore's classroom. student asking teacher not to touch her. student was being rude and fresh to the teacher. and omg, yr 6 gals can really bitch at one another and the things that they say and insult one another really make me feel uncomfortable. luckily, we are just mentors and we were not supposed to interfere with the discipline problems. as astee put in, some of the gals are really ah-lian wannabes. oh my goodness lahh. and poor elaine was so traumatised after the whole incident. hahha.

today's weather is really cold. there was a speculation that there will be snow later at around 4 to 6 am. dunno whether i will manage to catch it. maybe not sleep the whole night huh? hahaha no lahh, for a pig like me, sleep comes 1st. ahhaha. anyways, talking about snow. they say that london has never seen so much snow before, hence the hoo ha about it. sand were all scattered on roads to allow snow to melt faster tomorrow. ahaha.

this is sad isnt it? snow is so white, so pure and it soothes ur heart. yet for the survivability of the city, for everything to work as per normal the snow has to go. and by afternoon, all snow will have melted, i think. hahha

maybe it is because of winter for the teeny bit of depression in me.... ahhah. spring and summer come quickly!

tmr gonna be another packed day. gonna sleep now.
ciao


heavenknows

8:51 AM




Wednesday, February 07, 2007:random
I have finished watching SILENCE! nice show. the lead actress is cute. hahah. din realise she was the lian sheng in DA CHANG JING. haha. but that show 让我感触良多. after watching that show, i told myself that i muz not fall sick and make people around me worried for me. the show has power dialogues which are really touching too. hahha.

juz applied for the photocopying jobs wif keng seng for our maths department. hope they choose us. the job is damn easy money can? haha juz to print past yr papers den can get money. hope we will get chosen. hahaha.

the weather has suddenly turned colder again. siann. hahah...

i think i have changed. or have i?
i dunno.

remember before i came here to study, my blog is full of my own feelings and thinking, i feel. but now when i want to post entries which are more in depth and showcase my feelings, i juz cant. not that i am not happy, dun get me wrong. juz that i have nothing to write. think my heart has hardened. or has it not?

maybe environment is different thats y. what grace said before was true. these 3 yrs of my uni life. my family and frenz in back home will not see the gradual change in me. i reallie want to be the same darius. the last thing i want to hear from frenz back home is, "Darius, u have changed!" as in emotionally or matter-of-fact change for the worse... reallie duwan.

but i enjoy my life here too and the company that i am wif reallie make me feel blessed. thanks =) and the time passes really quickly is cos of u. hahah.

maybe studies really rob me of my emotions. hahaha. well, you will have to wait for june to see the new-Darius. hopefully is for the better. hahaha...

omg this entry is so random... at least this is what i am really thinking at the moment. ahha.
okok. back to work...


heavenknows

3:53 AM




Saturday, February 03, 2007:red faced
daddy, y our liver so good ar??? hahah. juz came back from a drinking session. cos today is my roomate's birthday then din feel like going to drink. i dunno most people in my hall anyway. ahhaha. but he asked me so many times so i had to agree. anyway, i juz downed a shot and now i am red like a lobster. how malu can? i m not drunk lahh, juz super red. ahhaha. wonder how i ll be like if i am drunk.

as i mentioned before, i am stuck to this taiwanese serial SILENCE. damn good show. it is a super korean drama can? k ya somebody was going to die in the show and then all the sad things juz appear from episode 2 onwards. ahha. but i still like it. heez.

feel like strangling one of my lecturers. cos he was giving us a test next week. the tests are like how unimportant can? they are juz there to make sure that we know our work and the percentage of the tests are so low. anyway, i finally managed to book an appointment to toni and guy academy haircut for only 5 pounds lo but stupid me forgot that it clashes with my test. so today i went to ask my lecturer whether i can take the test earlier. ehhh, i put myself at a disadvantage by suggesting to take the test earlier lo but stupid lecturer juz commented something like but you cant change the date of an exam rite? fine, i got no-thing to rebut. now i can only continue to try to see whether i can reach toni and guy academy anot.

hahaha. anyways, i learnt alot yesterday. yesterday was the 1st time i dunno how to console a fren. i always tot that God gave me a gift. a gift of able to make people around me feel better. but well, i need to work harder then. i learnt about courage. realise that sometimes i reallie am a coward. hahaha. realise that drama is an imitation of life and so is life an imitation of drama.

that beside the point, think i have slacked too much during the week. going to do alot of problm sheets tomorrow!

tomorrow will be a better day.

yesterday is history. tomorrow is mystery. thats y today is the present.


heavenknows

6:15 AM




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5:33 AM




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