The CITY OF DREAMING BOOKS

Where shadows dim and shadows mate
in caverns deep and dark,
where old books dream of bygone days
when they were wood and bark,
where diamonds from coal are born
and no birds ever sing,
that region is the dread domain
ruled by the Shadow King



- Walter Moers

UNPRECEDENTED

Never before has Hweekey started studying for her exams (with the exception of the 'O's) (slightly less than) a week (instead of a few hours) in advance. Haha.

What is happening? Is it any cause for concern?
Stay tuned for the next episode of ".............."

Good night.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
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But before that, are the TESTS. So far, marketing, MS access, effective communications, and macroeconomics have passed. AND I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT WELL. I am now counting down to my impending slaughter at the next two tests- statistics and marketing. OH WELL.

Ok right now, pokemon's showing on tv behind me and I'm hearing. "Po-kay-munn" all around haha. Yes, omygosh, pokemon, one of the longest running anime/ cartoons of all time. I think the tv series made its debut in 1998. 11 YEARS OF POKEMON OMG. I remember when I was young I USED TO THINK I WOULD NEVER GROW OUT OF LIKING POKEMON(But I have, heh) and I believe almost everyone else thought that way too haha.


Quote of the day: This is Singapore, if it's not hot, it's.... Hotter:)

I was rejoicing from the time since we received the news that there was no school on Monday... until I found out that WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL JUST FOR STATISTICS TUTORIAL. Now I my whole Monday is spoiled because I need 2 hours of traveling time to and from school besides the 2 hour tutorial.. GAHHHH

We're going to have a MS Access this Wednesday and I have absolutely no clue on what to do/ how to prepare. I think I'm lagging behind in BSA and I even had trouble doing the homework the teacher assigned us the last time. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I went for the TJC choir concert and it was nice=) Especially the second half when they sang the songs form Hairspray! Haha and there was this girl in front of us who kept turning back to look at us every time we talked or giggled, I was overcome with annoyance that I contemplated poking her with my Old Chang Kee nugget stick. Then YS was so cute- dancing and singing with a stone face XXDD.
(GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE)
Oh, oh, oh
Woke up today
Feeling the way i always do
Oh, oh, oh
Hungry for something
That I can't eat
Then I hear that beat
The rhythm of town
Starts calling me down
It's like a message from
High above
Oh, oh, oh
Pulling me out
To the smiles and the
Streets that I love

Good morning Baltimore
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

Good morning Baltimore
And some day when i take to the floor
The world's gonna wake up and see
Baltimore and me~~~ (cont'd)
=)


I shall end off with 2 poems by Robert Frost

A Patch of Old Snow

There's a patch of old snow in a corner
That I should have guessed
Was a blow-away paper the rain
Had brought to rest.

It is speckled with grime as if
Small print overspread it,
The news of a day I've forgotten--
If I ever read it.


Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

-END-

This weekend was quite an enjoyable one. Staying once again in a nice hotel, but then again it was quite a busy one. I was staying up till late at night to do... HOMEWORK -________________- See how all the work's piling up mann.. and who said poly was slack? Anyway I've almost completed my marketing project except for one small part that I'm not quite sure about and I haven't printed out all the evidences yet. I need to print evidences from the website, wonder if it's copyright *shifty eyes*

I applied for this Merit Award thing and I have to go for a Psychometric Test. I have a faint idea about what it is but I don't know how I'll fare.. Haha it was so funny, I received only one part of a two-part sms and it went 'y Psychometric test, please refer to your email for more details.' Then I thought what happened and why did I have to go for some psycho test. lol. But I have to miss lesson! Macroeconomics lecture and tutorial. Hope I don't fall behind the others. I mean missing the tutorial is still quite okay.. Cos I can just check the answers with my friends and anyway half of the time I can't hear the tutor, but lectures... never mind, until then..

Aiyo I feel so sorry for my brother. He's going on a school trip to Sarawak on friday and no one can send him off. Mom can't rush back from work on time, Dad has a company party and I have a concert to attend. AHHH.. I guess he'll have to take a cab there himself. Or maybe I can send him there first then take a cab to VCH.

School starts at 8am tomorrow, so I have to wake up at 6. Another day with about 3 hours of sleep. I don't know what's wrong with me, I just can't bring myself to sleep earlier even though I spend most of the day trying to convince myself to sleep early but I'll just end up distracted and yea, I'll sleep late again. I'm getting about 30 hours of sleep every week on average. I know it's kind of unhealthy. I'll try to sleep earlier.


Sir Lancelot: We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril.
Sir Galahad: I don't think I was.
Sir Lancelot: Yes, you were. You were in terrible peril.
Sir Galahad: Look, let me go back in there and face the peril.
Sir Lancelot: No, it's too perilous.
Sir Galahad: Look, it's my duty as a knight to sample as much peril as I can.
Sir Lancelot: No, we've got to find the Holy Grail. Come on.
Sir Galahad: Oh, let me have just a little bit of peril?
Sir Lancelot: No. It's unhealthy.
Sir Galahad: I bet you're gay.
Sir Lancelot: Am not.
(Excerpt from Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

END.

On Friday my mom told me last minute that I was going to attend a talk at Shangri-La with (OMG) Mark Mobius as one of the speakers. Yes, and it was a school day and I was dressed in what? A t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops. So I rushed to orchard road to get myself at least a pair of heels. Tried very hard to find a proper top but I couldn't find one that I really liked. But in my hurry, I didn't try on the heels properly. And it was super painful!!! Standing still and climbing/ going down the stairs were quite okay, but the walking was plain torture. But it was a happy sacrifice, apart on gaining more exposure/ insight from the talk, I love being in heels. Gives me an 'edge' over others. Haha. And good thing I got my heels, practically everyone there was dressed formally, I felt so under dressed, THANK GOODNESS I wasn't in flip-flops.

Then on Saturday I wore those heels again to go shopping for a mother's day gift as well as to do some research for my Marketing project. I mean, yeah, those shoes cost $90, pretty sacrifice-able, but since I already bought them, might as well use them, otherwise my mum will complain about it being another one of my only-worn-once-and-never-again shoes haha. I should go put those on sale.
I went and did some shopping at Body Shop and ended up spending more than $130, luckily I'm a member then got discount. After that I asked the sales assistant if I could take a few pictures for my project and she gave me a flat 'NO'. -_________________-
Luckily the wonderful brother of mine helped me to get almost all the brochures in the shop=)
Bought some stuff from body shop and this pretty little basket thing with 10 roses, other small flowers and a cute teddy bear in the centre for my mom.

After dinner. went to RTC and watched Red Cliff 2, then went for supper.. By the time we got home it was already 12+ so I gave my mom her presents and yeah she was pleased.

AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY??
My mom found out the price of the presents -______- She got the price of the flowers because I got them from the florist near my house. AND I BEING THE STUPID NINCOMPOOP THAT I AM, FORGOT TO PEEL THE PRICE TAGS OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLES.
And my mom went like, no need for you to spend 90+ dollars on presents for me, just giving me a carnation will do. Aiya, all mums are like that, got to act practical, but I think they're all very pleased on the inside. WHO DOESN'T LOVE PRESENTS?

To end it off, WISHING ALL MOTHERS OUT THERE A VERY HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY =)

"I can sense it when you people are using your handphones, my body shivers." XXDD
Quote from my statistics lecturer, quite a funny person, very engaging, unlike the stand-in lecturer we got for marketing today, perhaps she got up on the wrong side of bed today, she was very, I repeat, very strict, and was in a horrid mood "I'M IN NO MOOD FOR JOKES" *inserts austere expression*

Day after day we're get the notices for our respective upcoming ICAs (in class assessments or in short, TESTS)
*PANICflailPANIC*
and OM*G, It's only the third week of school.

Anyway I went shopping last friday and I got some nice stuff
-2 bags (DCP-slurplife/ Billabong)
-2 pairs of jeans (Esprit)
-Top (Zara)
-Watch (Fossil)
Spent about $780 on all my purchases. Haven't shopped like this for about a month!!!

Muahahahaaha.

Still don't know whether to go for the TJC choir concert, I'll be letting YS down if I don't, but then again, I don't want to go alone. AAAHHHHHHH.


-End-

Second week of poly, and I conclude that poly life is... quite slack. That's exactly what I'm worried about. I can already feel myself slacken. It's actually quite fun, having a nice class and everthing. They talk about stuff and interupt the tutors, never before have I experienceed something like this. And most of the time we get to use our laptops, especially to fill up the free time in between lectures/ tutorials.

I very unfortunately am unable to go for the SU camp:( I was in a dilemma at first, then after asking for everyone's opinion, I asked the all-important Parents, and found out that those days were already taken -_____-

Oh and I feel I might have to explain myself on some things. Like in class, I seem to be all quiet, unfriendly, aloof, shy and everything. But that usually isn't the case, it's just my natural state of being. It's not that I want to stay so quiet or don't want to join in the conversation, I just have nothing to say/ I'm sleepy.

Today we had effective writing and econs. Not bad, both subjects. Except that the econs teacher should make his teaching style more 'class-focussed' instead of towards one table/ one person, but he's a nice guy.

Can't wait for this friday to go shopping again. Haven't shopped for more than 2 weeks. Feel that shopping has become quite an integral part of my life, without shopping, I feel as if there's something missing. Got to by a backpack soon, school textbooks+ notes+ laptop are incredibly heavy.



Found the above picture. Treasure, this one. The guy's not really hot, but now I know what to say when I see a hot guy. XXDD

NYP

Have gotten through the first two days of poly, not as bad as I thought it'd be though. AND I still haven't gotten used to sleeping early so I'm like still going to bed at 3plus am and waking up at 6(on days starting at 8am) and 7(on days starting later) Hmm, I've yet to become how I'd hoped I would be- all outgoing and fun, sociable et cetera. Instead, I still appear the quiet, introverted one. It's not like that actually, as much as I'd love to start/ take part in a conversation, I just don't know what to say. BAH, I have horrible PR skills. Oh but I actually like my class, orientation sort of worked=) By the way, just yesterday when I was wishing for the writing skills module, WALAH, the tutorial was today. Yes, my English has deteriorated over the 5 month long holiday, made stupid mistakes during the diagnostic test (46/50, 23/25) Got to start reading again and stop zoning out when I read those business/economy-related articles. AND the homework AAAAHHH, I can no longer shuffle through school life not doing homework, and dang, those dreaded presentations. But OH WELL, this is the path I've chosen, got to make the best of it.
-Am still undecided for which CCA to join- So it's Club Crawl tomorrow then...

The Raven

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
`Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door -
Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as `Nevermore.'

But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only,
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered -
Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before -
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
Then the bird said, `Nevermore.'

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
`Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -
Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore
Of "Never-nevermore."'

But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking `Nevermore.'

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!

Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
`Wretch,' I cried, `thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he has sent thee
Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels named Lenore?'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

`Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting -
`Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - Nevermore

The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks: vassalord by NiwaRIKU89 for the hot picture of Johnny and merry_christmas by ~x-chan for the x'mas hat=)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!
MERRYYYY CHRISTMAS!!! =)