Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Mika is my Hero.


I think Im going wayy overboard in blogging,

But I just have to proclaim my love for MIKA now now now.


Check out his happy, funky official website:
It's like lollipop land, wonka's world, a paradise!


And my favourite song of his right now:
Relax, Take it Eaaaassssyyy (:
(OOOH, I just love his voice and this the lyrics for this song particularly.)

And here's one that would make most girls happy!:
Big Girl (You are Beautiful)


This is a Classic of Mika's:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tVXpYekcJ34
Grace Kelly
Absolutely mind-blowing voice!

And this songs makes me reallyyy jumpy and happy!:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJVMWtv9JZI
Lollipop
Who doesnt love a lollipop? (:


And for once, I am glad Im in London,
Cos im gonna catch Mika Live!

So if you are game for it as well, come bug me about it,
And we can all go
Nutters over this absolutely talented man <3



I just love men like that.

X Japan's IV

Ernie managed to get tickets to watch X Japan!
YAYY, Im so happy for her it has actually managed to make my day.
I can just imagine her prancing about.

And this is their new single- IV:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHbhCznAZao


And Im so sure she would be blown away when she is actually watching it live!

My body clock is following Singapore's time.

I like being nostalgic and looking at good ol' animes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8MTRXjSW64&NR=1
(Flame of Recca)
And this is wayyy better than Naruto I promise. Better characters, better plot, better powers.
I think Kurei is hotttt, but I still maintain I like Mikagami best (he is so my type isnt he).
The manga is much better, but watching the last epi of the anime would suffice :)

Animes and Mangas make me forget about reality.
Which can be rather nice once in a while.
Especially when you think that life is being a b*tch to you.


So now, I guess I have to find my wandering mind, and get it back to studying FEVs, TPRs and Anemia.
GARRRR.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Too much coffee in 1 day is bad for health.

Sometimes, I wish my mind wont be so cluttered.
And Im ashamed that I get so bothered by things so trivial. (and exams isnt even bothering me now.)


But I thank God for letting me have my old friends by me,
And having them give me advice and a listening ear when
Even I cant stand myself and when
Everyone else except for them looks at me like
Im a joke.



And I have to get over this disgusting emo crap.

Monday, January 28, 2008

I need some advice, someone help me!

Sunday Dinner at Alternative Duck Place in Bayswater with BIRMIES ((:

I love being with the Birmies so much (the group of people whom i went for the BBC good food show in Birmingham with). Sometimes, it kinda reminds me of being with SnR, when Im allowed to say the most bimbo and straightforward things, and they dont hate me for it. Which is nice (:

Eelin is sweet; Ella is thoughtful and nice to talk to; Jason is fun to be with, ever so candid and yet nice; Minshin is always laughing, and she makes everyone laugh; Jin is annoyingly entertaining- He isnt a good man, but one's whose company is enjoyable; and Miche is just dear Miche, must I say more?

Well, yesterday's dinner (at Bayswater) was delicious, albeit expensive at 12pounds. We went to an alternative duck place (which wasnt good enough for me to remember the name), and although Jon claims that the Four Season's chef moved over, I think Four Seasons definitely serve better duck. The curry fish head there was good though :) Having been to London, whose national dish is (indian) curry (that is not spicy at all), it was quite a nice change having good ol' Chinese curry. YUM.

We went for waffles after dinner, and small miserable piece of waffle with 2 small scoops of ice-cream cost me 4.40 pounds :( But 'cos I have been so caught up with trying to catch up with work that I cant manage my finances anymore- ie. I have been spending way more than I should.



ANAT TEST

Anat test today was fine. I got a B, which meant that I knew what I was supposed to know (A meant you knew more than you should, and C obviously meant you didnt know enough). Its not too bad a grade, considering I only started anat for about 1day? I obviously wished I could have done better (though I guess i dont deserve it.)

But it has motivated me to work harder for my Feb intermodule test and made me feel good enough to want to go for a run (: Something that I have always wanted myself to do but never gone about doing so.

Life in London has been rather smooth-sailing (: Im loving the independence, and starting to get used to the lonliness and the hundrums of taking care of my daily needs.

But yes, if there was something that I could wish for ...

I WANT SOME SELF- DISCIPLINE.

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And today, introducing some good old songs that I feel are evergreens:

Tsunami by Southern All Stars:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=krNlM7yVL68

They are quite an old band but I like the sincerity of their voice, and the clean cut manner of this song :0


Because I'm a Girl by K.I.S.S:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FMFBarAWLrk

This is the most touching MV I have watched in my life (and one of my first and favourite Korean MVs). Wellll, if you havent heard of this MV, you so havent watched the best Korean MV ever produced.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Kaede and Coffee. I love.

For some reasons, Jap Manga fans really like their characters to be gay. WHY?

Here you go, one of the rare few guys who arent repulsive when they are sweaty.

2 of my favourite characters- Kaede (in the front) and Hanagata from Shoyo (back in green)


SEE ERNS, HE DOES NOT DROOL.


EXAMS ARE IN 2 WEEKS, AND I HAVENT COMPLETED HALF OF MY READINGS :(
(and memorising.)
Oh yes, and I have an anat test on monday. And I dont know how to study anat.
And I'm feeling sleepy.
I WISH...
Too much coffee isnt bad for health.
Ps. Meix: I think I have no self- discipline too. And its worse off for me here, 'cos there isnt anyone to remind me to study when I slack off. Im trying to do well for this term as well, so that I can earn a trip to Japan and Korea during summer :(( And also cos Im paying so much money. And I think smart people usually are not too normal, so be glad that you are. I wonder if I can find a program that can ban youtube for me? : ((((

The Return of SHOHOKU!

SLAM DUNK HAS OVAs!
(I did a quick check on amazon and it seems that they have released a DVD set with all 101 original episodes with the 4 movies or OVAs. I'm not too sure when it was actually released though, cos I had never heard about Slam Dunk OVAs until recently when I chanced upon them while watching WANDS clips.)
Part of the 1st OVA: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b-8YKqNibl8
Gosh, its been such a long time since I last saw kaede playing. And he is still as good as ever.

There are 4 OVAs, and I personally prefer the 4th one best. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uBwsxd1c1LY)
I literally went mad when I saw kaede do a fade-away shot. That's my favourite move (executed by my favourite character), which explains why I like hanagata a lot as well.
I'm starting to like Miyagi more (well, afterall I always have this thing for point guards) and also, finding Sakuragi more endearing. I always wonder how these people find the strength (physical and mental) to play those amazing matches.
Watching these OVAs just made me like Kaede and Mitsui more than ever, and Miyagi and Sakuragi too. Dj likes Akagi/ Gori as well, but I find his character a little too typical.
Either way, Im so glad to be able to watch Shohoku again!

It's making me nostalgic. Its times like this, late into the night when I should be sleeping and not letting my mind run wild and stuffing my face with wangwang that I wish that I could be back in 406 again. I think that's undoubtedly the best class I have had in my life (not that I have lived that many years and been to that many classes).
There were people who didnt mind you the way you are, tell you when they are annoyed at you and forget that they ever was after that. People who would tell me honestly that Im getting fatter, and that I should lose some weight, with no malice intended. People who would stay up with me into the night and help me with my essays. They are everywhere in the world- Singapore, Japan, Australia, UK. But somehow, they are always reachable when I do need them- to check grammar, for a favour or just to talk and b*tch.
I think I have really high expectations, but I would definitely call them friends (:

Ok, this is starting to sound quite cheesy. But Im really feeling so blessed now, cos I had loads of people helping when the past few days, people who went out of the way to do so, and I'm feeling that its almost surreal. Its almost too good to be true. But it was ...
So thank you! (:



ED: Hang in there for Med School (: I'm struggling too, but we can make it. I'll see you soon in Easter ok!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Slam Dunk and WANDS (:

This is just so funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK_ZxZ3iIYs&NR=1

Thank goodness I couldnt see "rukawa's" face clearly.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

I want to rid the zit on my forehead :(

Once in a while, it is nice to know that there are people in this world who would go out of the way to help you and to care for you.
Oh, and it does makes me feel like Im so blessed and so loved.


Thank you (:

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

HAS TO GET HER BUM OFF and GET BACK TO WORK.

I was supposed to be at Miche's studying and we ended up chatting and planning for our post-exams intermodule week. I think I might possibly be ponning lesson on V-day (: and spending the romantic evening with Miche and Stef if things work out the way we wanted it to. Or I might be a good girl and go for SSC on Vday (anticlimax hurhur).

And I have been feeling real excited about my possible summer trip to Korea and Japan, and hopefully I can spend my summer with all my favourite people. Exciting!
But that means that I would have to work harder for this module's exams and not mess it up. I hate myself for my lack of self- discipline :(




And my current favourite song:

"Miss You Much"- Janet Jackson
Shot like an arrow going through my heart
That's the pain I feelI feel whenever we're apart
Not to say that I'm in love with you
But who's to say that I'm not
I just know that it feels wrong,
When I'm away too long
It makes my body hot
So let me tell ya baby
I'll tell your mama
I'll tell your friends
I'll tell anyone whose heart can comprehend
Send it in a letter baby
Tell you on the phone
I'm not the kinda girl
Who likes to be alone
I miss ya much (boy-oh-I miss you much)
I really miss you much (M-I-S-S you much)
I miss ya much (boy-oh-I miss you much)
Baby I really miss you much (M-I-S-S you much)
I'm rushing home
Just as soon as I can
I'm rushing home to see
Your smiling face
And feel your warm embrace
It makes f-feel so g-g-g good



And i should get off youtube.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Miss You Much

Why am I not at the library?!


Anyway, Janet Jackson is hott: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtUivhJIZPk&NR=1

And the 200pound beauty version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gpxGeX7E4U
Kim Ah Joong is hot and has an absolutely amazing voice.

But I still think Janet Jackson is better,
I give her credit for being sexy and glamourous and being able to dance so well and sing this.



I miss you much! (:

And i have to get off youtube.

Stand by Me

I just cant decide which version I like better:

By Kim Ah Joong & Joo Jin Mo from 200pounds Beauty: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hoJK4t1gqq8&feature=related

By John Lennon: http://youtube.com/watch?v=O4_ghOG9JQM
He is just so sexayyy. No wonder he is a legend.

By Ben E King: http://youtube.com/watch?v=f9Y6ARjIL-E
The classic one. Nice and clean.

By U2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lTiFKnLifCU
What can I say? Its U2.

By Timone and Pumbaa: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7lvqkOc50vE
Gawd,what a spoofff. I love them <3



WHAT AM I DOING ONLINE?!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Of X- Japan and Japanese Blood types.

I havent had much self- discipline these few days, I have been trying to say that I would complete more tomorrow and obviously, tomorrow never comes. I think exams are coming soon (ok, maybe I dont have to think) and I found out to my horror that everything is going to be covered, and that leaves me in dire straits because I have yet to sort out this module.

Anyway, I found out from Erns that X Japan would be having a concert in March, and did a quick google on their current status and found out that Toshi and Yoshiki are trying to get the band together once again! Hoorrayyyy (: But i presume in March I would be mourning the kidnapping of Shinhwa by the Korean Army.
So here's one of my favourite X Japan songs: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-STj-hzM780
This particular clip brings tears to my eyes!
Toshi's voice is amazing in this particular clip, though I have heard some others where he couldnt reach the higher notes.
I so wish that I could be in Japan to catch them live! :(( Im jealous of Ernie!

I spent my whole afternoon chatting to Prisc and surfing sites like this: http://www.pisces.com/all-about-pisces/.
'Cos today during brunch, we were talking about whether horoscopes are accurate. I think Im a piscean through and through. Its alarmingly accurate.

My korean hallmate doesnt believe in it at all but he believes in the blood group typing of personality, which i have never heard of in my life. Apparently me being B+ means that Im a playgirl. HAHHAA, and prisc was saying that I have to get attached first to be one.
I wiki-ed about it and there is this sentence that goes: "It is common among anime and manga authors to mention their character's blood types, and to give their characters corresponding blood types to match their personalities." Explains why now, I always thought that it was for easy blood transfusion for the characters since most of them lose so much blood all the time.


And here's yet another good song by X Japan: http://youtube.com/watch?v=iNJVmu8sUeY (Endless Rain). All their songs blow me away, even though Im not someone who normally listens to rock and like rock bands with emo guys and colourful hair.




I miss Prisc. I want a study buddy.

Its amazing how sometimes physical geographical distances can bring closer the gaps within the hearts of people.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

I should be missing you Youtube!

I think I watch too much Youtube. But i havent had the chance to update my ipod which is why.

I should be singing this to youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U2gj-tsxs24&feature=related
I personally like this acoustic version more than the P. Daddy one. But P. Daddy's just as nice (: Though I think Sting has a sexier voice.
And this is undoubtedly the best of all:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BnejNGprm3I - Nothing beats the original one! Sexayy.

And this brings back real good memories (though ironically its supposed to be a real sad song):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QELIi9TM7tw
Hail X Japan, they are hardcore stuff man!




I have to watch less youtube seriously!

Exams in 3 weeks :(

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Romancing with the Library.

I think ever since I come to London, I have been this mixed ball of emotions. I have been really happy, really excited and really exhausted, tired and sick of everything, and my emotions oscillate from one extreme to another.
So yesterday, I was really tired and wanting to run away from everything, and today Im back up and jumping about. Its really odd, and Im scaring myself quite a bit.

I was chatting to a friend the other day, and I became aware once again how important it is to enrich my life with loads of experiences so that I can relate to many people, and so that I wont be so socially awkward. I guess it aint so bad being a jack of all trades and a master of none. Speaking of which, I dont think Im really gd at anything anyway.

But i kind of like it the way it is now, I guess people would say that Im not socialising enough- Well at least Im talking to random people, I used to find my group of friends and stick to them.
I like my hallmates who are so much fun (: and I look fwd to getting to know the HC people from HC night better.
At least, Im no longer a recluse, and thats an improvement from last term.


Ok, I should be getting back to work and catching up. And i should not watch NBA tonight cos I have tutorial in the morning tmr :( But I doubt my self- discipline would work.
Im going to go romance with the library and get my bum off my room.


Youtube video of the day: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jI27jZRF4hc
(Lovely lovely song that never fails to stir up my emotions though I have never watched the anime before. Tell me if you know who the original singer is!)

Monday, January 14, 2008

I'm beyond tired.

I need some strength, some motivation and some inspiration.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Of boybands and Youtube.

I dont think I can ever snap out of swooning over boybands.
Its so embarrassing.

I found out recently that Fahrenheit (飞轮海), F4 and Zaizai 仔仔has released new albums. And as much as I know that they dont sound as good as Jacky Cheung, I still like them. I feel guilty for being so ditzy. But once in a while, I guess I'll let myself prance around looking silly.


FAHRENHEIT 飞轮海

I think Fahrenheit sings feel-good songs :) that really makes me happy:
Yet another collaboration with SHE- http://youtube.com/watch?v=fA02oTwU1Uw
And here's a Behind the Scenes for one of the MVs- http://youtube.com/watch?v=vlmtBFn6Ukc&feature=related --> this song has a line which Jiro starts rapping M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E, and for a moment, I almost couldnt stand the cheesy-ness of it all.

This clip reminds me of my taiwan exchange programme, when I bought a pack of drink cos it has winter sonata on it (and it still have it up till today, although I cleaned it up and used it as a pencil holder) and a can of pepsi cos it as F4 (My dad drank it and left me in tears) on it: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rwGlCdcv8BQ&feature=related
It makes me want to go taiwan to get it!


F4

F4 has a new album too after such a long hiatus, and I see that they havent changed their style much.
This is the main song that they have been promoting: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3Ct7fI6-Jo4&feature=related
But I personally prefer this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sg2XDUyFfGc&feature=related

The album is nothing very exciting, but its exciting enough that F4 finally released an album, I almost thought that they would join the statistics of disbanded boybands.
Speaking of the members of F4, I think zaizai looks better now with his chopped locks, more clean cut and more ... masculine ;)
And unlike prisc, I like vanness' new looks too. (She reckons that he looks like an ahbeng. I beg to differ. He reminds me of the old KangTa -a beefier version of course- with his new look. And its always a compliment to be compared to KangTa.)
Ken Chu put on weight I think, and prisc was saying that the news reported that he put on 17kg? Oh my, I hope it doesnt ever happen to me :(
Jerry Yan doesnt seemed to have changed the least bit though I think that the MVs seem to have shifted the focus from him to zaizai and vanness.


ZAIZAI

And Zaizai has a new album:
I am not F4-http://youtube.com/watch?v=tMCFYEEZXas
I quite like it, in fact more than F4's album :) But not as much as Fahrenheit's.
But that doesnt make me like F4 as a band any less.
And thats the problem with me, I never stop forgetting that I once liked something or someone. It accummulates. I wonder if there is something wrong with me. I feel like a garang guni man.


And of course, no one ever beats SHINHWA who has been going strong even after 9years :)


Oh yes, one last clip that is making me nostalgic:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=moN71EdyqmU
And of course the last episode (which used shinhwa's songs):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LkvyS-KSSlA&feature=related
Despite the fact that I never really went on to like 5566, but its one of my favourite idol dramas. Maybe cos it is one of the rare few well-done basketball ones. And in this particular episode, there is a small mention of Kaede Rukawa (: who is undoubtedly my all time favourite character. I miss having the chance to watch people play bball live- to watch them execute those moves so gracefully and to cheer for the team. I wonder if there is any bball leagues in UK? Or actually i dont even mind watching my school team play, I just dont know how to go about doing so. I feel completely estranged from everyone.
I'm living in my own world and I know it. I feel bad and I want to change it. But everytime i try to venture out, it makes me scared and lost, and I retreat back again and find myself a lot happier and more comfortable.


Thank God for old friends (:

Friday, January 11, 2008

Peish is satisfied :)

Studying is for those who have nothing better to do- for people who are able to indulge in intellectual fulfillment because they dont have to fill their stomach.
Oh yes, Im crazy, I'm enjoying myself- studying.

I feel bad whining and moaning about my workload and readings when I know its supposed to be a luxury. I think I'm becoming Orsino, and quite enjoying it. How sinful.



Its rainy days like these that makes me feel like I should get a pair of wellies.
Maybe I really should, on top of the boots I was planning to get. My toes deserve better.
I want to go shopping.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Daydreams.

I havent been good today. It was a nice short day with only 1hr of lessons and I didnt do as much today as I should have.

But i shopped and bought many things.
I snacked and ate junk.
I listened to music and fell in love with this song.

Dreaming of You- Selena
Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I wish on a star that somewhere you are
Thinking of me too
Cause I’m dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow, I’ll be holding you tight
And there’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be
Than here in my room dreaming about you and me
Wonder if you ever see me and i
Wonder if you know I’m there (am I there, am i? )
If you looked in my eyes would you see what’s inside
Would you even care?
I just wanna hold you close but so far
All I have are dreams of you
So I wait for the day (wait for the day)
To take the courage to say how much I love you
Yes I do

And no, the song doesnt end this way (:

Oh! Yes, I let my mind drift and Im daydreaming again.

Bye Amy! with much love <3

My taiwanese hallmate is leaving today and there was music and songs and dances and hugs and ... tears. Its so beautiful.

I barely got to know her, and I find it such a pity that I have to say goodbye when Im just about to get to know her better, to have more common things to talk about without the initial awkwardness of thinking of something to say. But now that Im here overseas, going to visit my friends around the world doesnt seem too far away unlike back when I was cooped up in Singapore.

I love my hallmates, and they are starting to become a very special part of my life. Having dinner with them is like having my free endorphine jab, and its becoming something addictive, something that I look forward to, and something that I probably dont expect myself to say.
I am saying a prayer, and Im hoping that i will have them as part of my life next year.


That aside, my sleeping hours have become erratic. I sleep in the day (I missed 2 lectures this morning cos I was too lazy to wake up from my nap.) and I do laundry in the wee hours of the morning. I think its bad for health. Just like how I know diet coke does everything bad for my memory and I continue drinking it. I see I have some trouble weighing risks.

And Im proud of myself that I have snapped out of slacking mode, started some work, and that Im no longer self- obsessed and letting my mind drift. Im back to normal and raring to go (: Im back to who I am.

I feel good baby :)

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Slap me awake.

Its barely the start of the new year and guilt is plaguing me.
I have been trying ways and means of getting myself back on track- to start getting some work done, to start exercising, losing some weight and being healthy, and to start being genuinely nicer.

I looked into the mirror just now and I saw this fat girl with ugly eyebags and I wanted to smash the mirror up, and the only thing that is stopping me is that I dont want to pay a fine and neither do i want to have 7 years of bad luck just in case in breaks into 7 pieces. Im unlucky enough really.

I'm gonna go out get a breather, and some work done at starbucks at Brunswick. It makes me feel so much better when I get stuff done. I like striking things off my to-do list but I dont like getting about doing them. I think its cos I dont have any self- discipline. And I better find some soon, if I dont want to waste my parents money and if I ever want to find someone (no one likes fat girls do they!).

Wish me luck in facing the New Year people.
I actually feel quite suffocated.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Shinhwa Changjo!

And I have no idea why its 3.15 am in the morning now and Im watching clips of this sort:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6_dS62el-I&NR=1

Its very very disturbing. (Well but i have to admit i loved it.)
But it makes me think of good old times when I used to squeal at them with ernie and xq.
(I still do, but now I do it alone, hidden in my room.)

And here's another bitter blow-
The whole band is going to leave for army this year :(
Well, except for Sungie cos he has a severe knee injury and is exempted.

And yes, their next album is scheduled to be released in March. And it would be the best bday present to me ever :) At least it can keep me company till the nxt time they say hello to us again. I'm already missing them.

And for some odd reason, Im starting to like Sungie more than JunJin, as I pored through all the clips. Yes, laugh at me- I like the androgynous look. (Lee Joon Ki does it best though.)


I think the best way to get over an addiction is to find another one.
I'm finally not watching so much Kitchen Nightmares anymore now that I watching old Shinhwa clips and MVs nonstop.


So, this was how i spent most of my day when I promised myself that i would be working and catching up.
OK, I have to do smthing about this-
1. I want to see erns.
2. I want to see korea.
So i must study. :(
And its not that I dont like studying (in fact I really quite like my course.), its just that I cant get myself off youtube.
Im really going to resort to throwing away the internet cable soon.


And i think my new year resolution should be to have some self- discipline. Like this, everything takes care of itself no?


SHINHWA CHANGJO (:

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Cheers to a New Year!

Im finally happy. Its 7.30am and I have finally finished my essay (: (And a bowl of miso soup with mushrooms and a cup of cereal and a packet of seaweed and wangwang and an apple.) And my diet is so not working.

My essay is 200 words off the recommended word count, but I shant bother. I shall just randomly get peeps to help me shave it off. My mind is almost no longer functioning though Im feeling rather awake.

And i will be a good girl tmr and start on physio (after a very long hiatus) and continue cleaning my room.

For now, its almost time I go to bed. My eyebags are getting bigger. So are my cheeks, this aint good news at all :(

And Im looking for people to bring back stuff from Singapore for me~ (Hint hint!)

London is darn warm, or at least my room is. I wish there was .. erm, aircon ;) hehe.

New Year Musings

New Year 2008.

Its the New Year, its 2008. And it hasnt sunk in yet. Well maybe because my day has passed monotonously, and I'm quite refusing to face reality. I havent done much the whole day except for trying to clean up my room, which i gave up halfway and decided that Im going to continue another day. And of course I made my meals, Im much to lazy to dress appropriately to go Hughes Parry for dinner and I found out too late that some of the Singaporeans are having dinner together at Nandos (not that I was really in the mood to party, look happy and excited and celebrate). And I tried to start on my PDS essay, though Im not too successful- Im spending much too much time online and on facebook, replying emails and looking at the photos of people. I see that Italy is a popular holiday destination amongst Singaporeans staying in London, and that people who are back in Singapore seem to be spending xmas with their (old) class. Im going to complete my PDS essay tonight no matter what. Its high time I snap out of my trance and stop being Orsino and face some reality. I'm ashamed and disgusted that I have spent the 1st hour of my 2008 being a bum. And why is it that a New Year day should be happy? I mean, arguments that its a fresh beginning dont make sense because everyday can be a fresh beginning. Unless of course, its happy because its an additional holiday would make a better justification, and it doesnt apply to me because UCL ate it up by putting in our already very short winter break.

New Year Resolutions:
1. Lose weight.
2. Work hard, so that I can go Japan and Korea.
3. Go home unlondonified- I better remember my roots.

and my New Year wish ...
shall remain in my heart, cos my momma tells me that saying it out loud would make it pop.

OH Scotland~

Scotland was absolutely amazing and one of my favourite holiday destinations ever (: I visited the Isle of Skyle in the Highlands, where the locals believe in tales of fairies plus there are majestic castles there and breathtaking scenery so much so that I feel like Im almost in a fairy tale (Im just short of a prince).
My guide was wonderful- He was this 60plus, 70year old man who could churn out trivial and the history of skyle and scotland like he had lived through all of it. I love listening to him talk about it (albeit the fact that the scottish accent was really hard to catch. Its cute though ;)), and Im contemplating on buying a book on Scottish History. In fact, Im so into Scottish history that i just spent 8.5pounds at selfridges getting a tin of shortbread cos it has pictures of Bonnie Prince Charles and Flora MacDonald on it.
I wonder if my interest would wane? Somehow coming here to London is changing me- Im reading a lot more, in fact I cant seem to stop and I seem to be interested in things that I would never expect myself to be, from history to cooking to musicals. And shockingly, Im becoming more of a recluse and introvert by the day. And things that used to bother me loads have become the least of my worries now. Its odd isnt it? I wonder if its because now I have more time to reflect and to find out about myself?

Anyway, back to Skyle, Its so beautiful Im pretty sure that its therepeutic and that the locals there live a good 10 years longer than us. And its also why Im planning to have a retirement home in there, but that would mean that I need to have another million bucks to spare for such an extravagant plan. I have posted up pictures on Facebook, go take a peek if you are interested. But i think my photo taking skills do not do the beauty any justice :) I really would like to go back there again, but probably to travel south and I believe its just as beautiful! Maybe I could go on a Da Vinci trail or smthing and visit the Rosslyn Chapel~

I spent a couple of days in edinburgh as well because there was no train back to London on Christmas and Boxing Day.
And it was also really nice cos i got to spend xmas with my family! (: And this makes me feel less sore that Im spending New Year alone like someone who just got dumped. hehe. Xmas there was nothing fantastic though- no snow and no white christmas. All shops were closed and I had bread and butter like some POW cos even Macs was closed! (Phenomenons that would never happen in Singapore for sure.)
Boxing Day sale in Edinburgh was nothing spectacular, I got a coat and some souvenirs and scarves (I have a weakness for the tartans!) and thats about all. Im still waiting for the further reductions in January, and hopefully then, I would be able to get better bargains.

Spent my remaining days in London with my family doing random stuff like shopping in Covent Garden (we refuse to battle crowds in Oxford street), drinking good stuff coffee and gelato, stuffing our faces with Four Seasons Duck (Unlike my mum, I dont see the hype about it though), strolling down Portobello market, watching Les Mis with my cousins (I was completely blown away by it!) and running errands like buying Krispy Kremes to bring back.

And I see that Im just rambling, I think its high time Im back to working on my essay, and work out what London has to offer for HIV patients, and how messed up it is and how smart Peish can come up with solutions for the banged up NHS. Seriously essays like this are rubbish- I mean if I could think up of feasible solutions, it would have long been implement no?



HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE (: