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Relocated

2007-12-16T17:03:00.002+08:00

Blog no longer in function, thank you for your patronage :)
Visit me at http://clareyssong.wordpress.com

waste of space

2007-12-11T22:58:00.000+08:00

I needed this article about 2 months ago ! Ok so maybe I'm a lifehack.org addict but anyway this isn`t the reason for this post.

Actually, there IS no reason for this post, I wanted to push a couple of old posts further down the page. :)

Just that being in a new country and having a break from everything is helping me think abit more clearly. I`ve had my fun, but at my very own expense. Not fun, in this case.

And I`m also coming to appreciate somethings better. It`s surprising really what you can find out when things are at their lowest.

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are

This is the First Day of the Rest of your Life

2007-11-19T05:00:00.000+08:00

I'm standing here at the lip of a crevasse...

I fall

Keep Dreaming

2007-11-15T17:51:00.001+08:00

"We do not stop playing because we are old ; we grow old because we stop playing..."

How many people make an effort to laugh and find humour in their everyday lives? Everyone`s been stressing so much about exams - yes I have too, I admit - but you have to take time to relax each day and enjoy what each moment brings. To take you through this tough time, you have to visualise your dream - when you lose your dreams, you die . Remember what you are striving for - what you want to be and what you want to do for people when this is finally over.

We have so many people walking around us, who are already dead but do not realise it . Never lose your hope or dreams . There is a big difference in growing older and growing up. You could be six years old, lie in bed for one full year and never do a thing, and you will turn seven . If I was 99 years old, and stayed in bed rotting I would turn a hundred. Growing old does not require any talent or ability . Everybody has to grow older. However, the idea is to grow up, and always notice little opportunities that come by your way . Live your life, don't just exist. Take risks, take chances. Enjoy each moment, have no regrets.

"People usually do not have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do . The only people who fear death are those who did not live, and they are the ones who lived a life full of regrets..."

In Loving Memory

2007-11-15T14:44:00.000+08:00

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven;
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.

In Remembrance on the death anniversary of Darius - we still remember you lovingly till this day. Hopefully where you are there will be no more pain in your life.

Bits from my past

2007-11-14T17:30:00.000+08:00

I dug up a couple of snippets from my emo past, here they are
xx

Ghostly Memories
As night falls
the shadows lengthen
the echoes deepen
my soul dreams.
in my subconscious
i remember.
i remember , i dream of
the breath of your whisper
3 words past my ear
the feel of your fingertips
running down my back
a ghost of a kiss-
an imprint on my heart.

i dont know
how it happened
you found a place in my heart
and there you'll stay...
maybe now, maybe forever...

this is you and me.
this is gone.

xx

I rock too fast for love ...
Small, simple, safe price.
Wake me up and take me away.
Carry me where fantasies take over.
You left behind a cut
This is not a small cut that dries and heals
This is a scar on my heart.
And I'm not afraid to bleed, and fight.
Love is not anything.
Especially a cutting knife.
... forever footloose in my velcro shoes

I am nobody ...
... and that is what makes me strong.

xx

Physician, Heal Thyself

2007-11-07T12:31:00.000+08:00

Source: Lifehack - "10 ways to save yourself from messing up your life"

10 ways to save yourself from messing up your life

2. Stop being concerned about what the rest of the world says about you
* Events or people are simply events or people
* You have to be happy with yourself - people say / do silly things but these things are powerless until you choose to react against it

Indeed I have to stop letting what other people think of me affect the way I act. That's always been a particular weakness of mine I suppose, that I get too affected by what other people say/do/think. I was talking to someone today, and she was telling me about her life, and I realize just how blessed I am to have loved ones who do give a shit about whether or not I live.

I can`t please everyone (not from a lack of trying) but what I can do is just be me & learn to love myself before I can even love others in return.

=====

[insert]

"We`re our own worst enemies" has been one of my best friends` msn message for today. & I have to admit how true that is. We either set too high a goal for ourselves and consequently get disappointed when we fail to hit such ideals, or we underestimate ourselves, and find ourselves confined to a small little space in life, after which we start dreaming of touching the moon.

Is anyone surprised, really, that people go through life never knowing what they are working towards in that case? In my utopia, people would live in love & peace and never want for anything (I know how unrealistic that sounds).

====

Another disjointed sentence that I absolutely had to add

Today's Question 60 of the Exam was

When treating a patient, the paediatric Dentistry Supervisor says to a child "If you refuse to sit still I will go out with your mum for lunch now!" What prompted his question?
a. He was hungry
b. He was angry at the child and wanted lunch
c. He wanted to have a date with the patient's mum
d. He was frustrated with the undergraduate student treating the patient
e. He was trying to manage the patient's behavior

I just looked at this question and snorted (Yes, snorted). :P Which wasn't so cool, but MEH.

Live. Laugh. Love

2007-11-04T22:15:00.000+08:00

That`s how I want to live my life.

But it seems lately that everything`s been weighing me down. There`s this constant goal that is just out of reach it seems, and I`m just short of touching it. For some reason, I feel so fucking inadequate. Don`t get me wrong, I`m still laughing and I still love everybody around me. It`s just that it seems to take its` toll on me even more in the past few weeks.

Maybe I get a little grumpy in the mornings before my morning coffee, But I usually perk right back up after that ! It seems like for the past 2 weeks I`ve been stagnating, doing the same thing over and over again. I`m just so burnt out I can`t find what`s needed in me to motivate myself. At this point, I guess all I can do is just keep trying harder and hope that will be enough.

Till then, au revoir!

x Be my phlare of light, my inspiration ! x

I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken

So Let's Talk About....

2007-10-25T13:04:00.000+08:00

.... Dumbledore being gay.

Hmmm what exactly was the point of JK Rowling telling us Dumbledore is gay ? I mean, he got killed off in book God-knows-when, there were at least like 1000 pages before he got killed off to tell us he was gay but NO.

Instead, she tells it in a press conference, AFTER he's dead and buried and no one cares anymore.

Talk about anticlimatic huh, it's like finding out that you have to go for another blood test because they forgot to take your blood out in the previous blood test.

And totally unnecessary.

Or it's like Ella trying to get orangecakez to answer a question, which he has successfully evaded for like 2 hours now. And he'll probably answer in a week, by which time no one cares anymore (if anyone even cares now, but what the hell).

Awww :"(

2007-10-17T13:28:00.000+08:00

When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask How could you?" -- but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.

My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.

We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs" you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love.

She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" -- still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement.

I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate.

Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a prisoner of love." As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch -- because your touch was now so infrequent -- and I would've defended them with my life if need be. I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway. There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered "yes" and changed the subject.

I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf. Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family. I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness.

You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog, even one with "papers." You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life.

You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too. After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked, "How could you?"

They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind -- that this was all a bad dream... or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.

When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited. I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room.

A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days.

As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her, and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood. She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured "How could you?"

Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said "I'm so sorry."

She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself -- a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. And with my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not directed at her.

It was directed at you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of you. I will think of you and wait for you forever. May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.

An Update Long Overdue

2007-10-10T10:55:00.000+08:00

So yes this update is long overdue. PS. Howard says hi to everyone -_-. But anyway. I'm in a Removable Prosth. lecture now (oops) :(

ANYWAY. What motivated me to update after so long was a really classic lecture I had yesterday (how sad I know). Oh, and the fact that typing this out is keeping my mind off the fact that I need to go to the toilet, NOW. >_<

ANYWAY - For this to be really funny you have to have some background on my lecturer.

He's probably 30 - 40 years old (late 30 ish) except he's like a big 15 year old kid. Asian, with a really fob asian accent and glasses. Kind of reminds me of

Scenario 1
Lecturer Dr. X is talking about his previous experiences as a paediatric dentist (child/teenage dentistry). Dr. X was telling us how to relate to teenagers and he brought up a situation whereby once in his life he gained the confidance ?? of one of his teenaged patient that told him 'secrets' (exact words) and he mentioned how this might lead to legal problems. He also mentioned that in such incidences to just talk to them as adults and treat them like you would your friends. I quote.

Dr. X: Once, I had a patient that told me that he had sex. In such cases, you should share your experiences with the patient (insert very asian accent here).

Everyone just cracks up laughing.

Scenario 2
Dr. X: Gooordoon..if you do not open your mouth..i will go out with your MMARRDA..

Scenario 3
Dr. X: Please be specific when you tell your patients to open their mouths... Last time I told someone to open, they opened up their legs instead

This was just too disturbing for words =X

2007-09-26T22:33:00.000+08:00

when you feel a certain way for anyone
express it
embrace it
never be afraid to live life
for you have only one chance at life
one chance of finding an everlasting friend
one chance of finding someone to grow old with you
one chance of being yourself
so as the cliche goes,

sing like nobody's listening
dance like no one's watching
love like your heart's never been broken before

Little someone dissapears.

2007-09-16T18:46:00.000+08:00

It`s been 1 month + since the last update of my blog.

Wow.

Well it has been a pretty uneventful month i`d have to say.

Trying to rush deadlines, getting patient`s work back on time. 7 weeks left till exams, so I need like half a week on each subject. I`m dead.

Yesterday I had a major emo attack. No idea what triggered it. I guess being in the apartment by yourself when it`s cold and rainy makes you emo after 24/7 quality time spent with family in Singapore. Mmm.

So... what do I have to say... I`d like to dedicate this post to my extended family :P and everyone that keeps me company in perth (excluding my textbooks)

I will probably be camping out in the library for the next few weeks till exams. So if I dissapear, you'll know what has happened to me. <3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">

2007-08-09T22:20:00.000+08:00

Got this off Jia Le's blog - and it's so true.

1) If you need someone to complete you, don't get into a relationship, not intimately at least. A true partnership is fundamentally different from a needy, clingy, hand holding affair. I'm not bashing relationships here, but when you look at the people who claim they are looking for someone to complete them, it does get you wondering about how they are actually feeling about themselves if they need to have intimacy with another person for security. True security (in my view) is knowing yourself to an intimate degree and being secure in the fact that you will kick ass if you decide to put your mind to it.

2) Don't ask a woman what they're looking for in a man if you want an honest answer, because... There isn't one. Their preferences change as frequently as the colour of my underpants whenever I decide to bleach them on a whim everyday.

3) Why is every Tom, Mary and Jane enrolling in Mass Communication courses nowadays? It's not that glam ya know, if you're in it for the image and prestige. But the education you get in the field and human nature is priceless.

The Irony

2007-08-04T08:13:00.000+08:00

Clare and co. buys microwave for birthday present for friend with the intention of giving it to him TODAY.

Said friend goes and buys a microwave yesterday night.

What are the chances.

2007-08-01T21:54:00.000+08:00

I can't believe I lost my phone for the last few days.

Lost my phone, keys, diary, spatula in 2 weeks.

If my head wasn't attached to my shoulders I'd lose it too

2007-07-29T17:21:00.001+08:00

I don`t know you anymore

2007-07-20T18:19:00.000+08:00

It goes to show, how much you know a person, that you suddenly wake up one day and realise that they're so different.

Now I see that you`ve changed. I don`t know when it occurred or whether it`s always been there. You no longer trust me.

I'm not talking about the big things that you tell everyone. I'm talking about the little things that you once shared with me.

I find that my good friend in 3rd year is gone. And that now, no one seems to understand.

Lonely... I am so lonely, as Akon sings.. And so the story goes.

My Emo playlist on iTunes (preferably heard with wine and chocolates)
- Home - Michael Buble
- If You Don`t Mean It - Dean Geyer *start to get the sense that boys are jerks here
- Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt *to try get me stronger
- Little Wonders - Rob Thomas *try remember the good bits ... and cry... with lots of wine
- I Don`t Know you Anymore - Savage Garden *usually true
- Have You Ever? - Brandy
- Broken - Seether *more wine, more wine !
- Things I`ll Never Say - Avril Lavigne
- I`ll Make Love to You - BoyzIIMen *require the occasional nostalgia
- Hurt - Christina Aguilera
- I`m all out of love - Chicago
- Someone watching over me - Hilary Duff *for the strengthening up... you want to be emo and depressed, not suicidal

Reflections

2007-07-20T00:58:00.000+08:00

now i know how meiqin felt, all those years ago.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2007-07-18T20:47:00.000+08:00

Copies of the yet unreleased Harry Potter book have been circulating the web, with someone bothering to take pictures of each individual page of the book.

For the news story - click here

If you want to read certain bits of the book - click here

Keep Yer Cash

2007-07-18T13:51:00.000+08:00

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Bad Day

2007-07-17T18:47:00.000+08:00

* Found out about Ortho - and seriously stressed now

* 2 marks off a pass for endo diagnostic tests. FARK.

* Got a parking fine (the ONLY day i decide not to park at Ning's house) - $55

* Bought a transformer to change the voltage so my NDSL would charge properly, but it STILL refuses to charge properly - $56.95 (i'm thinking that its the battery now, but i'm NOT going to be buying a new battery - screw that! Bloody hell I should have just bought the singaporean set instead of export japanese set)

* Lost my diary so I'm unsure which patients I have for which clinic session and even WHAT clinics I have next. If i don't find it soon i'm screwed for 3rd year.

* 15 exams, WHAT THE FUCK.

Learning Point

2007-07-16T18:28:00.001+08:00

The most interesting theory we came across today : that pregnancy is a male induced parasitic infection.

Interesting, I'd have to admit.

HP ! :)

2007-07-12T22:10:00.000+08:00

2007-07-10T22:06:00.000+08:00

Found these when I was looking for images for my group Cultural Presentation -

talk about WICKED shoes!

2007-07-09T16:32:00.000+08:00

First official day back at uni checklist
- Told off for my fingernails (check)
- Hair refused to lie properly (check)
- Got screwed around by patients and clashing clinic schedule (check)
- Pondered upon the meaning of dentistry & life (check)
- Concluded that dentistry = no life as a uni student (check)

I love dentistry. Absolutely.

[update at 9pm]

I was researching on the Chinese language for our cultural presentation, and wrote this sentence 'Just as Spoken Chinese may be subdivided into further linguistic subdivisions,' ... and I just got this overwhelming sense of deja vu.

Somewhere, Some time ago, I remember dreaming of this exact same sentence, and doing this presentation.

Maybe I leapt backward in time and am trying to live my life out again? Hmmm, I wonder. Then again, if I had then obviously there must be something wrong with my future.... exact I'm not quite sure what.

What happens if someone is stupid enough to make their mistakes the second time over?

Like I said on my BigBlog, I am quite afraid of the future and what it holds.

Rhinoplasty - Mission Perfection

2007-07-07T19:30:00.001+08:00

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Thank you for taking the time to read this sponsored post

2007-07-05T19:18:00.001+08:00

How could I be so bloody forgetful? I need a remembrall. Big Time.

Some more pictures!

Look! The ice instead of being at the top of the drink is at the BOTTOM of the drink ! WICKED !

All the bottles are ignoring the wonky bent bottle on the far right... how sad :(

Jake cheating at darts and showing off his nonexistant muscles.

JY going abit overboard with the parking tickets (we were gone maximum 3 hours. lol)

Sentosa - our 'beach'! :)

Insert: Day 5 in Singapore

2007-06-29T22:28:00.000+08:00

Day 5 of Singapore - as requested by Tiffy
We went to Pulau Ubin today and saw a minor accident being badly handled. A lady was going down a relatively steep slope in Pulau Ubin, near the major quarry kinda just before the OBS campsite and what probably happened was that she braked too hard down the slope and over-steered at the bottom of the slope (there was a maybe 110 degree turn right at the bottom) and because it was raining, her bike probably slipped up and there you go, major accident.

By the time we got to her she was probably suffering from a fractured collarbone, shoulder and was bleeding from the skull and several other lacerations along her cheekbone and shoulder. All in all, by the time she got to the jetty it was past an hour and by then I would not have been surprised if she was suffering from shock.

When I told my friends about this accident I found out that one of them had a near accident at that very same slope, and another actually SAW another accident happening at that slope (assuming we were talking about the same slope). I googled "accidents in pulau ubin" and realised that yes, people have had accidents on this slope I'm referring to.

Despite this, there is no first aid medic post or even a hospital on the island. I know everyone goes to Pulau Ubin for the rustic old singaporean feel, but dammit put a hospital on the island already! The jostling of the police vehicle we put the injured woman in would not have helped her case any, and being loaded onto one of those boats and travelling INTO the choppy sea, getting to the jetty where she still has to go through an ambulance ride THROUGH THE CONGESTED SINGAPOREAN ROADS to changi general hospital is not fun, when one is in EXCRUCIATING PAIN.

Hmmm. Yes. Whoever she was, I hope she is doing better now :(

On another note - here are some pictures I got from Jake -

Just before reverse bungee was launched. Notice the petrified smile & the crossed legs. NOT LIKING THIS!

On the boat to Ubin from left - Nic, Jian Yuan, Me, Jake, Tiffany, Bo Yuan

Jake, Me & Nic - At Sentosa

Day 6 in Singapore

2007-06-26T21:24:00.000+08:00

They say pictures say a thousand words, so I'll leave you with my pictures - today I went to Sentosa with Jing Ying, Si Xian and Sir Joel. Incidentally caught up with Dawn after, and Nic & Jake went to Sentosa too :)

[left] Si Xian, Jing Ying

Clare (me, Si Xian)

Jing Ying, Si Xian, Clare

Jing Ying & Sir Joel

Si Xian, Clare & Jing Ying

Clare, Jing Ying & Sixian - looking at pwetty earrings!

Si Xian, Dawn, Jing Ying & Clare - for once I finally see Dawn! We just needed Julia & Siti Hajar to make this group complete!

Discounts, Anyone ?

2007-06-26T19:39:00.000+08:00

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Day 4 in Singapore

2007-06-23T00:51:00.000+08:00

Clare`s commentary
Today was uneventful, apart from G-Max Reverse Bunjee @ Clarke Quay. As you can see from the website it originated from New Zealand and opened up in Singapore. Let`s just say it was the craziest stupidest scariest thing I've ever done - whilst the seat reclined backwards and we were staring in the sky my heart rate accelerated to at least 100bpm. When it was launching my stomach dropped down to the earth and I was swearing at Jake (for making me do this), myself (for telling Jake about it), and the person who invented it. All whilst screaming. When we reached the top and we flipped upside down and the only thing keeping me in the seat was the harness and my death grips on the handles, I started praying. When we stopped going *boing!*, and was sitting on the seat 5km above everyone, I opened my eyes (which were closed all this while) and suffered from my height-phobia. When we got off, my nerves rushed back and I somehow said it was the coolest thing I've ever done.

Jake`s commentary
What Clare forgot to mention was that after that we went to the esplanade and had a few drinks (Clare had 2 cocktails and shots), after which she became tipsy. We went to Glutton Square at Esplanade and was waiting in line. I was looking at the menu and suddenly....

Clare: *attempts to whisper* Jake! I accidenta- (realizes she is at this point talking and not whispering, so tries again)

Clare: *still not very successful at whispering* Jake! I accidentally ... TOUCHED... the person behind us *mad laughter*

Jake: Shhhh Clare be cool don't embarass me! (Clare was still manically laughing at this time and I thought she was making up how she touched someone)

At this point the person behind us (who obviously heard our not very quiet conversation) approaches me -

Stranger: Yeah I was standing abit close to her and she did hit me by mistake but it's alright

Jake: Yeah sorry man it's my first time in Singapore and she's abit tipsy ey. *Embarassed and wanting to die*

Clare's takeover commentary
Apparently Jake said the guy was cute. Too bad I didn't look. But eeps. Talk about embarassing moments. *blush

What a Splash - Day 3 in Singapore

2007-06-22T20:19:00.000+08:00

Whew what a day! (And it`s only 8.25pm now) *yawn

Woke up at 6.30 thinking that Jake was going to turn up at 7am but got a phone call from Jake at 6.40am. He arrived promptly at my doorstep within 5 minutes (quite scary considering almost everybody gets lost trying to find my place *lol*).

Morning was occupied with bringing Jake to find a traditional Singaporean breakfast - kaya toast, half boiled eggs (Yes Michelle, they succeeded in cooking half boiled eggs LOL) and teh ping (ice tea omg so good!). Went for bowling where Jake trounced everyone in the first round (133 points), but the best game out of 4 going to Guangzhao (my cousin) - 158. The loser each round was unfortunately my brother. After that me and jake had a haircut and I paid my brother off with $15 at the arcade to make him feel better about losing bowling each time. pfffffft.

After which I was planning to bring Jake to a water theme park, but realised that the only people that go there are primary school kids (even though Jake's a pedo :P:P this was abit too intense for him). So we decided against that course of action and went to *drumroll* East Coast Park.

East Coast Park. Home of the BBQ'd stingray, oyster omelette, satay, spring chicken wings, etc etc etc. And, also quite coincidentally, the first ever water ski park in singapore.

Left - a small fraction of the water ski park

Right - Singapore's First Cable Ski Park

Left - Jake waiting in line to grab onto the cable

Right - 10 seconds after Jake grabbed onto the cable

Left - what I did (kneeboarding) instead of wakeboarding :P Lets just say I got abit longer than 10 seconds on the board.

Right - Jake after wiping out

Someone managing to do what both Jake & I could not.

The AGONY! - Day 2 in Singapore

2007-06-21T21:30:00.000+08:00

Total bone weary exhaustion.

Woke up this morning and was drafted as a mover i.e. had to traipse around the clinic packing stuff into boxes and yes. That took up the whole morning and early arvo. By the time I was done it was 3pm (so much for meeting Bryan - sorry I cancelled!). After which, I went for an Extraction Facial.

Let me inform you about my extraction facial. This is not the first facial I've been to - the very first one left me splotchy, with a face full of stinging pain and a swollen cheek quite like if I had a wisdom tooth taken out. The second time I had microdermabrasion which was funfunfun! Today. I had a fully manual extraction facial in which these people took great joy in torturing me (I swear if the Singaporeans had gotten facial...ists(?) to fight WW2 the japanese would never have won). But I diverge from the topic.

The first sentence I was asked when I lay down all vulnerable in a hospital gown like top (they get you to remove your clothing and put on this flimsy top that falls off if you pull too hard) was, "Are you scared of pain anot?" (Talk about public relations).

The first few minutes after that was deceptively innocent and nice. I had a warm water rinse, cleanser solution rubbed on my face, etc etc. Then came THE CREAM.

THE CREAM
The cream was slathered over my face. "Careful ah, will sting abit ok!?" So I lay there with a cream that is getting cooler and yes, IS stinging in that ice cold way. And then, the beautician facialist puts this machine over me that blows COLD STEAM out! AHHHHH! instant 'Dry Ice being rubbed over face' feeling! OUCH! OUUUCCHHHHH ! FAR OUT i can imagine how people with hypersensitivity feel when I rub dry ice/ CO2 over their tooth!

In addition to that, the cold steam/vapour kept condensating below my nose because well.... the air that comes out of your nose is hot right? and the water droplets were gathering over my lip and flowing back into my nose. eeps!

Next stage - expedition remove the blackheads! (no racial connotations)
So after that, she puts some alcoholic thing on my face that opens up my pores. And she puts cotton buds over my eyes to hide what she is doing next. Me being the perpetual busybody that I am peeks under the cotton bud anyway. She picks up what looks like a universal curette but at each end it has a grippy thing - consequently it looks like a 2 sided tweezer, but each side has one 'tweezer' end and one 'curette/spiky scrapey' end.

The tweezer end GRIPS your skin, and the curette end literally DIGS into your pore and scrapes out the stuff. OUCH. and she was METICULOUS. NO INCH of my face was spared.

At least after that things got better (As if they could get worse). I got a shoulder massage, a facial mask, and toner spray and moisturized up. *sigh.

At least this time when I walked out I did not resemble a watermelon.

Greenish tinge from trying not to throw up after the first facial I had. Red splotches from attempted excavation at my skin.

PS> Didn't manage to get any stationary or chelle's stuff - SORRY !

PPS> IT'S THE SINGAPORE GREAT SALE ON NOW YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PPPS> Jake gets here at 2 in the morning ! & he'll me staying with me so contact me if you need to get in touch with him :)

Steakalicious - Day 1 in Singapore

2007-06-20T23:09:00.000+08:00

Evening 1 of my return and my mum and brother decides to drag me to a steakhouse, a really popular steakhouse in the east actually that goes by the name of 'Aston's Specialties'. Before I start ranting, let me state that the food at Aston's is not at all bad. At least it wasn`t the one time I got dragged there on a Sunday arvo.

What irks me is that some people treat it as a 'classy' date.

Like. Er. What the hell?

If it was a steakhouse such as Jack's place, some romantic shmoozy place, etc etc. even if it does have cheesy tablecloth (sorry to the staff at Jack`s place), that would be considered date material.

Aston's serves $14 Rib Eye steak, sirloin for $13, etc etc. Maybe to some secondary school student, that would be the epitome of date places to go. The people (read: PEOPLE, not person) that were standing in line (that stretched maybe 10 - 20 people long at 7pm on a tuesday evening) had majority of the girls in dresses. Not casualwear, or even casual dresses. I'm talking serious knee length dresses, with makeup, perfume, strappy high heels. Helloooo 20 year olds, you ARE going to an affordable, eat-your-money-worths' steakhouse, not Top of the M!

Basically, the idea I get of Aston's seem to be a place for everyone i.e. for families, little kids, friends, couples GOING ON CASUAL DATING. Like jean wearing, fun and homely environment. NOT wear-high-heels-that-break-my-ankle type dates!

Aston's seem to be a really good place to visit - when its' welcoming environment isn't being destroyed by cold, look their nose down on other people that do not wear dresses (i.e. ME) bimbos.

Yes, I have a bone to pick. And verily so.

keep up to date : tomorrow, i will be shopping for stationary, michelle`s stuff, packing up random stuff, and spending time with my family and perhaps catching up with a friend :)

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast

2007-06-19T05:51:00.000+08:00

I used to be obsessed with the survivor TV series. I watched as Elizabeth (Survivor Series 1) got voted off at the very last minute, I watched whats-her-name (the asian girl) eat the weirdest bits of a chicken, and cheered for Tina in Survivor: Outback.

Everytime after watching an episode, I inevitably start thinking: what if I was stranded in some foreign land (except not the outback, because being the city person I am I'd probably be driven insane with 24 hours of quietness - otherwise I'd be on the lookout every second for insane killers [think of Wolf's Creek] or rattlesnakes).

But I think if I was stranded in a city, with no money or resources whatsoever, that would be a whole different story altogether! Hmmm... I'd have to conjure up some obscure skill that I possess.... juggling? Playing the piano? (Could you imagine a grand piano in the middle of Perth City Central...?) drilling teeth? singing (ok maybe not, I would shatter the glass windows).

But yes, with my amazing charm and skill, I'm pretty sure that I would earn enough to eat! (Then again, if one was stranded in Asia everyone just walks past you without really paying attention to you.... but then, food in Asia is dirt cheap anyway and surely you could make at least $3 a day - well I know I could :P)

Where would I sleep - hmmm good question. Preferably somewhere snug and warm, under the stars :) (Inner romantic coming out here!). Not so much a problem in a warm country, but if I was stranded in Alaska I could daresay that might be abit of a worry. But hey! Alaska has the aurora! Better to live a short enjoyable life than a long drawn out whitewash imitation of life, don't you think?

If you are unconvinced by my attempts at survival (Ok, I admit I have poor survival instincts - I blame the materialistic person that is in me :P), go to USA Network's Burn Notice to see how Michael Weston, a CIA operative in a upcoming TV show (Burn Notice) deals with this situation.

Disclaimer : Image above was sourced from the WWW

Holiday Prerogatives

2007-06-18T01:24:00.000+08:00

1. Do some form of exercise everyday - walking, running, swimming, etc etc etc
2. Cut out the eating. I'm serious.

3. (&^#@(&^!&@

4. Avoid stagnating in front of textbooks

this is going to be hard.

Give me the Drugs, Baby!

2007-06-17T23:30:00.000+08:00

Pharmacology exam tomorrow

*long stagnating pause*

*big sigh*

Clare Pharmacology, 0 to 1000000000000000000

About Selling Out

2007-06-17T07:36:00.000+08:00

I've had a pretty mixed reaction to my posting advertorials but there seems to be a common theme to the message you`re ruining your blog/ you`re selling out/ it looks like spam! I get the message. *sweatdrop

And I suppose in a way i AM selling out - because yes i AM doing it for the money (you`d be dumb to think otherwise :P). But then again, unless you are willing to pay for my living expenses (let me assure you, you definitely are not) then well... speak now or forever hold your peace. peace? piece? peace.

People get jobs all the time and lose their souls slaving away 9 - 5 sitting at a tiny desk, slaving away for some corporation. All they have during that 9 - 5 time block is the office and the world in it. What`s different about what I do and them?

At least I am assured that I enjoy what I do, because I chose to do it. Not because I was deperately in need for the money (again, I assure you I am in not that great a need for the money), but it IS nice being independent and earning my own money (as opposed to bludging off my parents) and i found something i enjoy doing, and someone to pay me for doing it.

Heck, so maybe it`s not writing an article for the western australian or the straits times. But it`s still writing, except I actually do earn something for it!

No it is not a job. It`s sideline work, my studies still take the priority here. Up to date I'm only due to be paid $36 USD as opposed to top earners that get paid $100USD a week. Pretty nice for sideline work huh?

If you would like to say something after hearing my viewpoint..... the link to post comments is down there!

Courtesy of my very talented friend

2007-06-17T00:18:00.001+08:00

From the album - little bits of the world

Some Classic Quotes

2007-06-15T21:59:00.000+08:00

Scenario 1
Stranger runs up and taps 'X' on the shoulder. X turns around
Stranger: Oh! Sorry. I thought you were someone else *embarassed*
X: But I am someone else! *beams*

[i'm sure we all know where this lame comment came from :P no offence, we still think you're funny!]

Scenario 2
Talking about JY's ring - we were asking whether or not his girlfriend gave it to him and it was established he used it as a "girl barrier".

Clare: Ooooh Gordo you should get one too!
JY: Oh do you have a girlfriend Gordon?
Gordo: Nope

* disclaimer : Gordon actually misunderstood the question to be "do you have a ring", but it was funny in that context! :P

Scenario 3
In which Me & Daniel talk about a girl named Michelle (no one anyone here knows). PS. It's not my roommate med michelle. It's the one in Joe's cell.

Daniel: She's so tiny, how tall do you think she is?!
Gordon & Ed: Who's this we're talking about?
Clare: Michelle
Gordon: Ed's michelle?
Ed: My michelle!

* disclaimer : Ed claims he says 'NOT my michelle'.... but .... yeah. :P

All about PPP Direct

2007-06-15T16:03:00.000+08:00

I've blogged about PPP before - see my previous post to learn all about it. This post is an extension of the services PayPerPost provide for the general public.

Note - I'm about to receive USD$26 within the month. This is no scam, cross my heart and hope to die! (stick a needle in my eye?) But yes. When I was a kid I remembered seeing a sticky that said to truly enjoy life, find something you like and someone to pay you for doing it. I certainly like writing, blogging is no hassle, and PPP is kind enough to want to pay me for writing blog ads! What's so good about it is that I get to choose what to write about, there are no deadlines, and you earn based on how much effort you put in!

If you've read all about PPP or my blogpost, you will realise that the website itself acts as a third-party or a mediator between the blogger and the advertisor. What PPP Direct does is that it allows you to place a badge on your blog or site, and advertisors contact you directly and ask you to blog about services/goods they provide.

Why choose PPP Direct?
Unlike other services, PPP Direct only charges a 10% fee (5% of which goes towards transaction fees for PayPal).

So imagine this scenario.

You put up a badge which says an advertorial in your site will cost $100. PPP Direct charges 10% hence you still receive $90 out of that 100. Other competitors charge an average of 40 - 50% hence you only receive $50 - $60 - not exactly what I consider a fair trade, as you are the one doing most of the work after all!

So you say, why don't I just contact the advertisor myself? Well - say you do actually blog about the good/service - what's to stop the advertisor from refusing to pay you? You have effectively, in this case, wasted your time writing out an advertorial that will not be paid for whereas since this is still acted out via PPP, you get an instant sense of security!

To watch the overview video, click here

Pingo was its name (:

2007-06-14T18:52:00.000+08:00

If you`re like me i.e. studying overseas with a family back home in godknowswhere, you definitely know the importance of a cheap calling/phone card!

Pingo is a virtual calling card with the best competitive rates worldwide. They offer a number of services such as Pingo Mobile, which saves you up to 90% on calls made to international cell phones. In addition to these features, they have in place an affiliate program that pays $15 for each new customer you refer!

Some notes of interests about Pingo

No hidden fees - what you see is what you pay, in addition with a nominal monthly maintenance fee (none of those dodgy connection fees that come up and waste your credit!)
You can be assured of the quality and integrity of your Pingo calling card because Pingo calling cards are a service of iBasis, one of the ten leading carriers of international phone calls in the world (I can't state how important this is, because with my previous calling card I could never hear what my parents were saying because of the background static!)

2007-06-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

Do you cry out in your sleep
All my failings expose?
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good
Just can't function no more?
When love, love will tear us apart again

you don't love me anymore, my computer is spitting at me, the plant keeps falling off my window, norton antivirus is dying on me, i nearly kill people in a near accident... great i wonder what else my life has in store for me.

2007-06-12T07:19:00.000+08:00

Of the great cookie escapade (did you know michelle can't pronounce escapade?)

Cookies that look like cookies
And taste like cookies
What a novelty :)

(oh and baking paper too)

Of the great hair folly(cles)
This is why no one should ever wake up at 4.30am - it took me a whole 15 hours to sort out my hair *shudder*

Then again, it took me 30 minutes (vs my normal 15) to take a shower, 15 minutes to get my PJs warm enough to change back into (stupid dryer) by which it was near 6am.

Why didn't I just wake up at 6?

Going .. somewhere?

2007-06-11T12:47:00.000+08:00

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My failure as the stereotypical KC girl

2007-06-10T09:04:00.000+08:00

Before I start - I'll put in this disclaimer saying photos are not mine - they were off facebook, I actually do know most (75%) of these people - and... yes.

Let me start on *cough cough* my failure as the stereotypical Katong Convent girl.

I went through the convent girl primary school, and despite me wanting to go to the affliated secondary school my mum decided that it was off to up and better heights for me & TKGS was the way to go!

Nonetheless, it did not quite turn out that way - let`s just say laziness was still an inherent trait I possessed at age 12 and the PSLE (primary school leaving examination) score I got was shocking. I would like to say that I've improved much since then... but... yeah. *eyes her stack of notes*

Well. it seems that KC girls have 3 main features
1) They're studying overseas in some exotic location or another
2) They're skinny and pretty
3) They have a white boyfriend without being an SPG (some people may argue with me here but I refuse to admit it's the KC girls that are the SPGs - let's blame... errr... the st. nicholas girls? *smirks at her st. nics friends)

It also seems that quite sadly, my only claim to fame is that I study overseas in some not quite exotic location but what the hell. I'll live.

Adsense update : $7.84 woah you guys are crazy! $3 in a day! *beams

Google Adsense

2007-06-09T11:57:00.003+08:00

Keep on clicking ! Soon I'll have enough to get a R4 + 1Gb SD Card *grin*

First Exam

2007-06-08T21:31:00.000+08:00

Ok.... this is what I've been working for. I can do it! ...

who am I kidding ohmygod.

*eyes curled up* someone save me and abduct the stack of exams!

Tomorrow, 2 - 5pm in Tattersall Lecture Theater, me and General Pathology have a face off (books and helpful friends are welcome to attempt to sneak in and help out)

Current bids are on Path to win, hands down.

Are you ready to have children?

2007-06-06T16:44:00.000+08:00

Are You Ready for Children?
Are you considering having children? To determine whether you are truly prepared for the experience, we suggest you take this set of simple tests...

MESS TEST:
Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

TOY TEST:
Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream (this could wake a child at night).

GROCERY STORE TEST:
Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.

DRESSING TEST:
Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside.

FEEDING TEST:
Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor.

NIGHT TEST:
Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8 to 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8:00 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 PM. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 PM. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these too until 4:00 AM. Set alarm for 5:00 AM. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for five years. Look cheerful.

PHYSICAL TEST (WOMEN)
Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10% of the beans.

PHYSICAL TEST (MEN):
Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time.

FINAL ASSIGNMENT:
Find a couple who already have a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child’s table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run riot. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers.

Written in the Stars

2007-06-06T15:52:00.000+08:00

Maybe Gordon this is what you should have gotten for Tiffany :P hah, jokes!

For anyone who likes watching stars, Meade MySKY is a personal planetarium that lets you see our entire universe!

Note - when we said we have the world at our hands, we weren't quite kidding!

Some features of Meade MySKY

Full Color LCD screen
Full audio & video!
Computerized telescope
It literally fits into your hand!

Basically, what you do with it is that
1) you turn it on
2) you point at something in the sky
3) and yay, results found! target identified!*
4) You have just learnt something new today :D

* Disclaimer : Writer is not quite sure what happens in the event of a UFO (unidentified flying object) and is unwilling to take responsibility if such an event should so occur.

Click here for the website (: - Meade telescopes

Today is such a bad day...

2007-06-04T15:40:00.000+08:00

... and that is all i'll say about it. like, OHMYGOD.

Life... is good :)

2007-06-03T23:16:00.000+08:00

yay i get to see like EVERYONE in singapore!

sir joel, jing ying, si xian, julia, tiffany, te ming, stuart, JAKE ! (u nigger u better come down to singapore and bug me :P) .... yes sorry i just had this ... urge to blog this. no idea why.

but ... yay ! FINISHED MY NOTES FOR GENERAL PATHOLOGY!

and yes, I am aware this means that I need to find an upload slot in my brain that is able to hold 693mb worth of stuff *mopes

NB. I just realised if I meet up with everyone I want to meet up with I won't have any days left for study :( What should I do? I need to catch up on endo & perio! *tear

Creepy Crawlies

2007-06-02T23:51:00.000+08:00

Strange noises have been emanating from my housemate's room now for about 10 minutes - 10 minutes of which I have just assumed she employed a jet plane and is zooming around our level of the apartment.

She just informed me that an insect in her laptop is making that noise *weird facial expression here*

INSECT?

If there's one thing on this earth I can't tolerate, it's insects. *eurgh*

It started when I was a kid and I watched this movie about like a man turned fly and his rottweiler that turned into a mutant. It made me cry cos they were mean to the rottweiler and my dog at that time (Bambi) was a rottweiler *tear (click here to read about the movie)

Anway i'm diverging, let me get back to the topic at hand (why are you guys so distracting, like seriously!)

So... what if there was an insect in her laptop? Living under the keys and quick enough to like escape the poundings of my housemate's fingers? (We should make her do one of those speed-typing programs so she pounds the guts out of that insect!.... or maybe.... not). Maybe it could breed and there could be this whole colony of flesh eating insects under her laptop! ewww!

Speaking of which, the pantry has been invaded by a colony of thingys that fly that kind of look like moths. They had their larvae in our old jasmine rice (I shall boycott jasmine rice from today onwards) and... I'm not quite sure where they laid their eggs this time... but safe to say I will not be touching the pantry for abit.

insects. YUCK. I'm getting mental images now of colonies of killer insects in michelle's laptop, moth eating stuff in the pantry, centipedes crawling out of the bath faucet and omg my scalp is itching *grimace*

i HATE insects.

Adding a requirement to boyfriend material - cannot be scared of insects. yuck.yuck.yuck.yuck.

I Heart PPP

2007-06-02T11:26:00.000+08:00

So, let me tell you about this cool website I found randomly off the web. It’s called PayPerPost and unlike that icky tiny ad up there somewhere, I’m inclined to think that it works :)

What you do basically is that you sign up, give them the link to your blog so they can review and accept/ reject it. After that, you select ‘opportunities’ to blog about, submit the URL of the post and they do a blog review, and voila!, a few days later money appears in your PayPal account!*

* Disclaimer: this is assuming that…

a) you actually wrote about the correct opportunity. If it says write about this website promoting a hotel you do not talk about that hotel you stayed at in your last vacation at Hawaii

b) you keep to their requirements e.g. word limits, blog type, whether or not they expect a link back to their page

Easy, isn’t it?

I only just got my blog approved :) yay! & so this will be my first ever post to let you guys know about this site ;) I could give you a whole lecture on why everyone absolutely has to join PayPerPost, or I could bribe you, but instead, I will leave you with this (to prevent people from falling asleep and to save my pocket :P)

10 reasons why everyone should join PayPerPost!

1. It’s free to join

2. It’s not a gimmick

3. It doesn’t hurt you or me to post about stuff that you’re actually interested in – they do have quite a wide variety of opportunities!

4. It doesn’t hurt my readers to read my posts & click or even join up :D

5. You earn money!

10. If you click on the link & join up i’ll bring you out for Gelare’s

And that’s all you need to know ;)

For Sale - Logitech USB Keyboard

2007-05-29T22:17:00.000+08:00

* .: For Sale :. * Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard

Price : AUD $15.00 (RRP $39.95)
+ AUD $10.00 for postage

It has a USB connection, with a PS/2 adaptor.

The keyboard is in Mint Condition, and comes with all the paperwork.

Click here for full specs

this is what happens when i get banned from ebay.

2007-05-27T16:27:00.000+08:00

Just thought I'd share this :)

2007-05-24T23:05:00.001+08:00

Of, The Great Stupidity

2007-05-22T19:42:00.000+08:00

So Dr. Castro goes to Jake "You are a very noisy boy. I could hear you from over there"

Few minutes later when Dr. Castro comes over to me, I tell her "You better keep your eye on that one cos he's a very noisy person :P He even had to write an essay for Dr. Bowman last year because he didn't know the answer to her question!"

2 hours later... (Dr. Castro & me staring at an X-Ray)
Dr. Castro: Clare, what is this?
Clare: Errr.... A fractured file? Which fractured off in my SECOND tooth?

2 hours 3 minutes later...
Dr. Castro: It's a LEARNING exercise, so just write down why files fracture, what is the prognosis and how you overcome this problem and have it to me by friday.

BAH! Me and my big mouth.

How to Report a Burglary

2007-05-21T18:13:00.000+08:00

2007-05-20T15:38:00.000+08:00

http://www.life-with-confidence.com/gossip-at-work.html

This is a very good post - kind of how I feel like at Dental School.

On another note - this is my personal own screwed up nightmare.

2007-05-19T22:05:00.001+08:00

Is it enough?

2007-05-17T21:51:00.000+08:00

Let down your defences
Use no common sense
If you look you will see
that this world is a beautiful
accident, turbulent succulent
opulent permanent, no way
I wanna taste it
Don't wanna waste it away

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.

2007-05-14T21:14:00.000+08:00

I just had one of those "Everything that Can go wrong Will go wrong" Days

You know what I'm talking about?

Well
#1 - I slept abit too little yesterday, and woke up in morphine-yay-happy-brain-nonfunctioning mode this morning
#2 - I had endo this morning. Endo is officially the most frustrating lab ever.
#3 - I go to my locker during the break, only to realise that my locker keys is in my locker. More specifically, LOCKED inside my locker. So are my spare locker keys.
#4 - Here begins the run around dental school to find the bolt cutters (thank you Amanda!)
#5 - Part-Part denture patient decides that he doesn't want to be treated by OHCWA anymore (so one less patient :( )
#6 - I booked in what I thought would be a simple patient - just a normal checkup, maybe a couple of fillings. He wants a partial upper denture. I didn't want to start partial dentures until next semester ! WHYYYYY!
#7 - After taking 5 alginate impressions of the patient, I admit this is not going well.... it's downright frustrating, actually.
#8 - Go into lab and realise that my labwork required tomorrow hasn't been signed and cited by a lab technician... and there are no more lab techos around to sign it off.

#100 - MR POON LEFT :'(

2007-05-13T21:35:00.001+08:00

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ARNOTTS-AUSSIE-YO-YO-BISCUITS_W0QQitemZ290113087178QQihZ019QQcategoryZ20473QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Seriously, what the heck is this person thinking?

My roomie..

2007-05-13T17:19:00.000+08:00

... is becoming increasingly obssessed with Evermore, up to the point she is going for their concert on the last day of study break.

But anyway that wasn`t the point of this post... ummm actually there was no point of this post, just to say exams are looking very near (less than 30 days people!) & that I have cool new Levi's Jeans that are ripped (yay chelle I finally figure out that you CAN get faded jeans - you don't need to soak them in detergent or whatnot)

But yes. Absolute last thing I can spend on. Clothes wise, for this year anyway.

I am taking down the books I am reading and books to add to library - it changes too often. :)

Bargain Alert !

2007-05-12T10:10:00.000+08:00

bargain alert !

levi`s jeans (female style) on sale at harbour town for $20 maximum!

Musik.

2007-05-05T21:19:00.000+08:00

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.And there you have it...

01 How does the world see me?
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (errr.... I chase cars, huh?)

02 Will I have a happy life?
Half Life - Oliver James (this sounds like I'm gonna die when I'm 40)

03 What do my friends really think of me?
Welcome to the Black Parade (BLACK PARADE? oh well, I love this song anyway :) )

04 Do people secretly lust after me?
How You Remind Me - Nickelback

05 How can you be happy?
All About Lovin' You - Bon Jovi (so... I get happy from loving people??)

06 What should I do with my life?
Time of My Life - Greenday

07 Why must life be so full of pain?
The World You Love - Jimmy Eat World

08 Will I ever have children?
Hidden Agenda - Craig David

09 Will I die happy?
Lovers and Friends - Lil Jon

10 What is some good advice for me?
U + Ur Hand - Pink (Err... what the....)

11 What is happiness?
Because of You - Kelly Clarkson

12 What's my favourite fetish?
Beautiful Soul - Jesse McCarthy

13 How will I be remembered?
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (THE SECOND TIME! I guess I must really like chasing cars)

14 What is your love life like?
But I Do Love You - Leanne Rimes

15 What's your life motto?
Time Of Your Life - Greenday

16 What do your parents think of you?
A Better Man - Robbie Williams (HAHAHAHHAHA... somewhat ironic)

17 What's your favourite hobby?
Out of Reach - Gabriellea

18 What does your best friend really think of you?
I'll Be There For You - Rembrandts (Wow ...)

19 What's the worst thing about you?
I'm So Into You - Tamia & Fabolous

20 Describe your mind.
Freak Out - Avril Lavigne

21 How will you die?
Don`t Change - INXS

22 How does your crush feel about you?
Unwanted - Avril Lavigne (awww... :( )

23 What is your wedding going to be like?
She's the One - Robbie Williams (AWWWWWW :D)

24 What about your honeymoon?
Broken - Seether

25 Describe the last day of your life.
Angel - Amanda Perez

26 Why does life suck?
Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) - The Eels

27 Why does life rule?
Too Lost in You - Sugababes

28 What will you be famous for?
You & Me - Lifehouse

29 What's the craziest thing you'll ever do?
Air Dry - Teddy Geiger

30 Will you achieve your goals?
Please Forgive Me -Richard Marx

31 What will your future job be like?
Missing - Evanescence

32 Your party life?
Crash World - Hills Duff

33 Overall, will you be happy?
Lovefool - The Cardigans

34 Or will you just deal with it?
Say It Right - Nelly

35 Will you ever find a girlfriend/boyfriend?
Smooth - Santana

Thigh Rants

2007-05-02T20:55:00.000+08:00

So... I step into Valleygirl, Perth city Spot pretty navy blue and brown pants (I'm sick of black pants). Grab a size 10. Walk into change room. Puts it on. Turns around to look at large posterior section. * Pants drop * errr... ok. Walks out (with skirt on) and grab a size 8. Walk back into change room, amidst people giving me death glares because I-am-taking-too-damn-bloody-long, and why-did-you-walk-out-of-the-change-room-and-leave-your-stuff-inside-you-asian! ..... yeah, you get the idea.

* Puts size 8 pants on *

It fits !! Turns around, and posterior section becomes ABNORMALLY large (omgwtf why is it so hard to buy pants)

WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE A SIZE 9 FOR ME !

On another note......

Like, I found this in David Jones, right next to Vera Wang: Beauty. .... errrrrr.

No comments.

First stretch over

2007-05-01T21:22:00.000+08:00

Finally, mid-semester exam period is over. :) and yay i think i passed !

Now ... stuff to look forward to
1. Diagnostic tests every week
2. FCD Referral Letter assignment due
3. Critical Literature Analysis assignment due
4. Orthodontics Section 2 test due
5. Orthodontics Section 3 test due
6. Orthodontics - need a treatment plan for my ortho kid, pronto
7. Need to figure out how to write a lab prescription for an Occlusal Splint

Hmm... Could I grow 2 of me? *sigh*

I've semi-gotten over the trauma that is the dent in my car... only those who have had new cars and sustained a dent would understand how i feel *teardrop.

As Ed says, every car has a soul, no matter what its' market value. And MY BABY HAS BEEN HURT! *hugs her car*

Tiffany`s 20th

2007-04-29T20:42:00.000+08:00

Pictures from Tiffany's 20th - there was good food, good company (although I got *extremely* cranky past my bedtime) & a midsemester 5 days later to look forward to. Joy! :)

Tiff & her family

Tiffany`s birthday cake

Flick & Clare @ Burswood - Ruby Room !

A very hot looking michelle under the influence of something, I swear. Maybe it was too much CSC for her!

Gordon, Clare, Jess & Daniel

Don`t you wish we came with the balloons for YOUR birthday party too? (:

The morning after : Edmond & Clare showing their appreciation for art.

The pool which contained 5 degree water in it......

... which required Chelle, Tiff & Flick to do warm up exercises before diving in...

Here we see michelle bravely testing the waters....

Whilst the birthday girl looks along and wonders why she has crazy friends.

And last but not least...

see for yourself.

Night from Hell

2007-04-28T22:51:00.000+08:00

Clare`s night from hell :(

involves...

papercutting herself
throwing away her international phone card details because she thought it was the optus recharge voucher
someone DENTING her car WITHOUT leaving any contact details.

MY BABY`S BEEN HURT ! *teardrop

C

2007-04-27T23:54:00.000+08:00

It's harder than it looks!

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the
person in front of you had the same 1st initial.
And remember - you CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

. Your Name: Clare
. Famous Artist/Band/Musician: Craig David
. 4 letter word: Cane
. Gifts/present: Crystal
. TV Show: Charmed
. Country: Canada
. Boy Name: Clarence
. Girl Name: Claire
. Occupation: Checkout chick
. Flower:
. Celebrity: Christina Aguilera
. Food: Chocolate
. Something found in a kitchen: Cheese
. Reason for Being Late: Cat ate my homework
. Cartoon Character: Casper the Friendly Ghost
. Something You Shout: CAN ANOT?

2007-04-27T10:52:00.000+08:00

Japanese sold sheep instead of poodles

Flocks of sheep were imported to Japan and then sold by a company called Poodles as Pets, marketed as fashionable accessories, available at $1,600 each.

That is a snip compared to a real poodle which retails for twice that much in Japan.

The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.

She was crestfallen when told it was a sheep.

Then hundreds of other women got in touch with police to say they feared their new "poodle" was also a sheep.

One couple said they became suspicious when they took their "dog" to have its claws trimmed and were told it had hooves.

Japanese police believe there could be 2,000 people affected by the scam, which operated in Sapporo and capitalised on the fact that sheep are rare in Japan, so many do not know what they look like.

"We launched an investigation after we were made aware that a company were selling sheep as poodles," Japanese police said, the The Sun reported.

"Sadly we think there is more than one company operating in this way.

"The sheep are believed to have been imported from overseas - Britain, Australia."

Many of the sheep have now been donated to zoos and farms.

Attack of the Killer Dental Students

2007-04-23T20:52:00.000+08:00

These two are dental students, both with the pictures 'I hear voices telling me to kill you'

I wonder what kind of people I hang around with sometimes. Hmm.

Ebay

2007-04-22T12:18:00.000+08:00

My roommate's Ebay account got suspended, possibly because of my... not-very legal ebay activities, shall we call them *coughcough*

Sorry Michelle!

On another note, my faux-brother's-ebay-acount-which-really-i-am-using got suspended too. Linked with suspicious transactions. WHAT ! I only bought like random stuff like wireless mice and stuff ! And I tried to sell my Anne bishop BOOKS (read: BOOK, not ebook), and... you have it.

Stoopid Ebay.

Anyway

2007-04-21T21:36:00.000+08:00

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.

ps / anyone knows anything about kussmaul respiration ? let me know !

This is why I am Stressed

2007-04-19T18:20:00.000+08:00

No, it is not fine. I am not "over-reacting". Everyone who tells me I am panicking will be made to buy me bubble tea because I am NOT overstressing.

If I had alot of time, I would count how many lectures I'd have to study. Well, we've had 11 weeks of study (not including the break). Take maybe 3 weeks off for stuff that is not examined this semester.

Assuming we have 1 four hour lecture block each day, that is
8 weeks = 8 x 5 = 40 school days
40 x 4 = 160 lectures to catch up on

and there is 6 weeks left to do it, in which we will have patients and other lectures as well.

And people say I am "overstressing"

Right.

2007-04-18T20:32:00.000+08:00

this is really funny :) dr G showed it to us in lecture !

anyway . my official post to say - i am going to be AWAY from msn until after exams i.e. for 2 months. however i will be updating my blog (primarily as procrastination from the study!)

till then, see you all and wish me luck! :)

AHHHH. :(

2007-04-15T22:15:00.000+08:00

please click for larger image.

Like, what the heck?

There are 8 of this particular item being sold. As you can see, quantity = 8.

Some 991 star rated dude comes along, sees that its selling for cheap ass price i.e. i had it for 1.24 great british pounds ~ AUD$2 -3. Including postage it came to a grand total of ~ AUD$17.

Since he has the money and 991 star rating, he places a 20 GBP bid for ALL 8 ITEMS. LIKE WTH CAN'T YOU BE MORE CONSIDERATE OF PEOPLE THERE ARE LIKE SIX BIDDERS INCLUDING YOURSELF. why couldn't he have bidded for THREE quantities of this item, and leave the other 5 quantities for us?

And why did he bid like fricking GBP20.00 even though the last bid was GBP15.00?! He is like those irritating people you play daidee/big two with, that throws out a Queen even though the last card was a 5 and you want to keep it low and get rid of all your crappy ass cards!

answer too all those philosophical questions : so he can sell it for GBP $35.99.

If I could go to UK, I would go there and bitch slap him right now.

Kate`s 21st

2007-04-13T18:01:00.000+08:00

So... Abit outdated since then, but here are some photos from Kate`s 21st.

Clare, Sevon, Amanda, Sze Ning

Carla, Ashim, Loveleen & Me

Anabel, Rona, Marguerite, Hannah & Clare

Drinking buddies Sze Ning & Jake

Me & the birthday girl!

Other pictures to be found here :)

Lassie come home

2007-04-12T16:38:00.001+08:00

Clare`s doggie ran away :(

Went around the whole estate looking for Lassie - and he's scared of thunder too!

Please bring back my lassie to me!! :'(

Back in Singapore...

2007-04-09T17:47:00.000+08:00

... and already I'm feeling busy.

Came back yesterday arvo feeling incredibly good after a 5 hour flight - watched Gladiator on the plane (sigh Russell Crowe is so old now).

Anyway that's beside the point - I'm getting sidetracked here. Came back, went to Raffles Town Club where I had buffet dinner - I probably ate all their pasta. (Where's my Char Kway Teow, Wonton Mee, Bak Chor Mee, etc etc etc?!)

And now, Day 2

Laptop fixed - major yay ! It took only like 30 mins for them to plop a brand new shiny keyboard onto my laptop
Bought Basic Pathology - Kumar, Cotran & Robbins (yay, I don't have to borrow this out of the library anymore - no $25 fine for me!)
Picked up bro from school
Convinced my bro that I should bring the PS2 back to Perh

:) Do I feel accomplished or what ;)

Oh yeah, I finished 2 lectures too! :D

I got Aprils Fooled

2007-04-01T00:40:00.000+08:00

Person A : omg clare i got an email from prof abbott saying i have to go for an interview with him and the board of examiners tomorrow

Clare : *envisions herself being called for an identical meeting* WTF ?!

Person A : yeah prof abbott wants to see whether i'm fit or not to do dentistry

Clare : *stresses even more* WHAT ! what the ... omg that is soooo gay!

Person A : HAHAHAHAH aprils fool, clare!

very funny. give me a heart attack yeah :P (although i need a little more .. motivation than that, apparently i have low blood pressure!)

Person B : so clare... i umm... was parked next to you, and i kind of killed your side mirror

Clare : uhhh... uhhh... *internal stress/panic/shit-i'm-so-dead-mechanism*... i'm gonna go have a look.

*visually inspects every square inch of her car

Person B : HAHAHHAHAH, APRILS FOOL DAY CLARE ! -_-

Are You Running on Adrenaline?

2007-03-30T00:14:00.000+08:00

You Are Running on 69% Adrenaline

Your Adrenaline Level: Borderline Dangerous

You're running around so fast, you don't realize how quickly life is passing you by.
While you may be getting a lot done, you're on the go lifestyle is probably wearing you out.

Are You Running on Adrenaline?

So I guess this explains the chronic fatigue syndrome

2007-03-27T23:27:00.000+08:00

I don't even have time to have a nervous breakdown.

I have a couple of things to say to someone up there.

2007-03-18T13:01:00.000+08:00

Lately there seems to be this hole in my pocket, out of which money is leaking out at a scarily scary rate.

Car insurance - big rip in pocket
Backflip that chocolate milk made onto computer - hole gets bigger
Random clothes spending - hole starts to fray even more
Parking permit - hole becomes scarily big
Prospect of buying even more stuff throughout the year - hole becomes a black hole

This is where I really wish I got paid for making dentures / doing checkups for patients `cos I reckon my special tray is real sweet.

As someone I know would say, I'm spending more than a dentist earns (and I'm not even a dentist yet)

Hmm... I guess I'll be going hungry for the next few years or so :)

Update my very small and messy ish table now needs to accomodate a keyboard. where am i supposed to STUDY and write normal paper notes?

Update Liquids and computers don't mix very well

Update For some reason I thought it would be perfectly fine walking outside today. Think again, it's a fricking 35 degrees.

Update yay I now have wheels and they go zipppp !
(anyone who disses my driving doesn`t get to sit in my car. That means everyone except Chelle, Jake and parents) :D

(I would go for a drive because it destresses me... except I'd have to pay for petrol. Did I mention the rip in my pocket?)

Bad Day

2007-03-13T18:47:00.000+08:00

I`d have to say, that all in all if I had to rate my day from 0 - 10, 10 being the best day, this one takes the cake as one of the worst days I've had in my life (other examples being me crying and wetting my pants in front of the cl- nevermind.)

bad event 1 the day started off with me receiving a bad phone call.

bad event 2 i ended up sleeping at 1.30 (was supposed to go to bed at 11.30)

bad event 3 today the lift wasn`t working as usual. So I took my stair keys off the bunch of random keys by the bedside drawer (you need keys to enter and exit the stairwell). Turns out I took the keys to the storeroom.

bad event 4 missed the normal bus I catch at 7.27am. Had to catch the 7.47 bus. waited agggesssssss for it.

bad event 5 go to lab, happily hydrates the stone casts in order to duplicate them ... only to realise they're out of duplicating agar

bad event 6 looks at the acrylic plate she`s been working on, realises its shit and starts a new one

bad event 7 after an hour on working on the new one, as she is giving it a final polish, it catches in the disc, goes "CLACK", flies across the room (her heart kind of does a fly across the room too), and breaks in half.

bad event 8 Decides to screw the acrylic plate, work on the wax up of a lateral. Makes the lateral incisor look anorexic. *#&@&$^Y#&

bad event 9 decides to screw labwork, go down into clinic to make a call and book a patient in for monday. whilst flipping through her appointment book, gets a papercut.

bad event 10 patient on monday cancels

bad event 11 realizes that by now the duplicating machines should be working! Duplicate 1 cast successfully, and the agar runs out just before she starts on the second cast

bad event 12 ate too much for lunch, became very full

bad event 13 during the practical test, kind of went around in a hazy/sleepy mood. Hand slips 4 or so times. Adjacent tooth looks like a sword was hacking into it. In addition, one of the slips turns my finger into a bloody war zone.

bad event 14 Pumped up by herself finishing the acrylic plate, she goes to do her ortho work... only to realize the cast she was supposed to work on? MIA. As are the pliers she had.

bad event 15 after (FINALLY) duplicating the 2nd cast, she learns from Mr. Poon - primary/diagnostic casts need not be duplicated.

bad event 16 whilst attempting to do a wax relief/blockout of her casts, the wax kind of spills everywhere. Including the open cut sustained during her test (&#^Y@*#&@*(@!&*)

bad event 17 got home, starts cutting up some meat for dinner. realized the knife wasn't cutting. furthermore, realized that the knife blade edge was facing towards finger. Finger now has a new cut.

bad event 19 received the mail - 70++ bucks on home phone bill ! WTF !

bad event 20 whilst showering, burning sensation as the water hits her makes her realize she has YET another cut on her other index finger

bad event 21 she now cannot dig her nose. lol

so as a summary, clare now has 3 new cuts on her finger and is going owwww.....!

the only good points in my day involved my lunchbreak, good company and a phone call telling me MY CAR IS READY ON THURSDAY!

(then I realised I had to go to os-fricking-bourne park to collect it)

2007-03-11T13:23:00.001+08:00

THE GREATEST ADVICE -Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life

Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.

Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your
biological clock is ticking.

Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and
dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.

Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.

Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to
someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is
T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves

Survey

2007-03-11T01:02:00.000+08:00

*The very detailed Perfect guy survey*
His Look:
Name::	Pronounceable (unlike that first year Dent guy with the name 'Pasteur')
Hair Colour::	Black, Blue, Red, what's in a colour?
Hair Style (long, short, bowl cut, cornrows, etc) ::	As long as he has hair I'm glad. :)
Eye colour::	I always had this thing for Green eyes
Age::	Older or the same age. NO ONE YOUNGER euurgggh >.<
Height::	Taller than me :P NO ONE SHORTER !
Size::	errr. not skinnier than me (that would be hard).
Body build::	Ummm, somewhat defined?
Ethnicity::	Asian, Malay, Malay-mixed, white, white mixed!
Glasses?:	Whatever
Piercings?:	Maybe ;) nothing too obvious. 1 ear stud would be cool.
Chest hair?:	NOoooOoOOoOoOoO
big ol booty? or no?:
label:	guys have... labels?
His Mind
in school?:	Yep ;) intellectual
what does he want be/do when he grows up?:	Anything - I like guys with ambition.
Can he speak another language, if yes what?:	Yes he can (I don`t care what)
Can he read music?:	Yeah
Can he read guitar tabs?:	Hell yeah!!
Can he play guitar?:	DEFINITELY :P and sing along to
piano?:	Errr... ok, either guitar or piano.
the drums?:	NooOoOOOo can you sing to the drums? nooo. unless he plays the drums AS WELL AS some other instrument
some other instrument?:	errrr see above
Can he write music?:	Hmmm. If it's good music yes. If it's ultimate emo sappy random shit, no :P (BTW i'm not talking about jay chou/teddy geiger emo, i'm talking about i want to kill myself emo)
Will he write songs about you?:	NO. that comes under sappy yucky pukey emo
Will he write poems about you?:	hahaa. errr. maybe.
Will he be artistic in some way?:	yep !
Will he "blind you with science?":	what, throw lithium in my eyes?
His Style
Party hopper or stay at home?:	Both :)
Straight A student of Drop out?:	Intellectual. What do you think?
Does he have a best friend?:	Yehhh durh (no, not his dog)
is it you?:	I ... don't know?
Is he straight or bi?:	Trii ;) HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH.
Religious? what type?:	Whatever.
Virgin? till marriage or till "the rite time"?:	As the guy? Hmmm....thats hard. I'll reserve judgement
Should he be able to bake or cook?:	*nods. Me cannot cook. He has to know how to cook!
Is it okay for him to have a lot of gal pals?:	Yeah whatever :P
Out-going or shy?::	Both
Should he watch chick-flicks?::	YESSSS like duh.
Would he be a smoker?::	NO. euuuwwwww. Me no like smokers.
drinking?::	The occasional drink . None of tihs gordon spewing up stuff.
cursing?:	I ... don`t like cursing much :(
does he play football(US)?:	Rugby? Yeah !! Have you seen people who play rugby? They have like hugggee muscles and are really hot think of the ACS guys
soccer?:	Yeah
baseball?:	errr... i don't know
basketball?:	Yeh.. it makes him taller!
rugby?:	Errrrr.... (refer to above)
golf?:	Hmmm.
does he drag race?:	Yeah why not?
does he have a "pimped up" ride?:	Er, no.
Can he surf?:	YES :P that would be hot
skateboard?:	Skateboard gives people nice abs so yes.
snowboard?:	Snow...err... do we have snow? No?
Would he have an accent?:	BRITISH ACCENTS yay !
Anything else?:
You and Him last part!
Does he kiss on the first date?::	Yeah ;)
Where does he take you?:	Anywhere
Does he pay?:	Anything
Would he lay under the stars with you and spout random philosophies?:	Er, on the first date? That would be ... freaky
Would he use endearments?:	Not on the first date
Would you hold hands?:	Ditto
Would you ever stay the nite at his place?:	Ditto
Would he give you flowers/candy or a big expensive gift.:	Depends on how long we know each other.
Would he walk you to your door at the end o the nite?:	Yes :) It`s only polite!
How would he propose?:	to quote tiff, on one knee. and he says "if you`ll say that you`ll marry me, i`ll make you the 2nd happiest person alive. "
Lastly, after you meet, get hitched, etc. What do u name your kids?:	Noooo idea :P
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Skinny Jeans Alert

2007-03-10T14:56:00.000+08:00

So, today I went out into the city right? (sees random imaginary audience nod their heads) And on the way back, I realised the bus was going to arrive in 40 minutes, and so I thought it would be a perfectly acceptable idea to go window shopping (:

I have always had this ... not hate, but less than enthusiastic idea of skinny jeans. No idea why, but apparently skinny jeans is "the trend" to follow. Everyone is seemingly swearing undying allegiance to the fad of skinny jeans, with the forwardthinking fashionatas first leading the trend of skinny jeans tucked into boots - now, you see them everywhere!

Well i'm getting distracted *rapid backpedalling*. Well I saw the pair of perfect skinny jeans that actually looked alright - according to InStyle, not everyone is suited to wearing skinny jeans. And I totally agree. For example, -

YES. Don't you agree? It seems (quite disturbingly) that guys these days are very very VERY into skinny jeans. More often than not, it's those wannabe japanese / actual japanese / punk rockers / emos / goths that wear black eyeliner, have black black hair, pale skin and are tortured souls that try to pull of this look.

I`m sure you`ve seen this look around.

Hmmm. Weird weird people.

Morale of the Story - Guys, please leave the skinny jeans to
a) Girls
b) Your wardrobe
c) Your dog
d) The Rolling Stones
e) Johnny Depp

Differences between men & women

2007-03-06T20:50:00.000+08:00

LOL! Got this from an email!

When a man goes on a date he wonders if he is going to get lucky. A woman already knows.
– Frederick Ryder

Women need a reason to have sex — men just need a place.
– Billy Crystal.

I love the lines the men use to get us into bed. "Please, I'll only put it in for a minute." What am I, a microwave?
– Beverly Mickins (American comedienne)

Do you know why God withheld the sense of humor from women? So that we may love you instead of laugh at you.
– Mrs. Patrick Campbell (English actress)

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.
– Sanskrit proverb

There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men don't think there's a lot they don't know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think, "I know what I'm doing, just show me somebody naked."
– Jerry Seinfeld

You know why God is a man? Because if God was a woman she would have made sperm taste like chocolate.
– Carrie Snow

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.
– Remy de Gourmant (French writer)

A man loses his sense of direction after four drinks; a woman loses hers after four kisses.
– H.L. Mencken (American writer, 1888-1956)

When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.
– Warren Farrell (American Psychologist)

Only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. One is to let her think she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.
– Lyndon B. Johnson

God made man before woman to give him time to think of an answer for her first question.
– Anonymous

Reality has its' own Middle Finger

2007-03-05T17:45:00.000+08:00

How I hurt people when I didn’t mean that. Karma always followed after. How the people I loved walk away from me, and how a trust so strong just vanished as if it never meant to be. Beautiful tales, ugly chronicles, sorrow, pain and cold happiness jump in my life one right after the other.“Count your blessings instead of sheep” that’s what people said to me. Yes, I do admire how life gave me wondrous coincidences that always happen and I believe it was something destined to be. The state of emergency is where I want to be. I’m thankful for my life, friends with their laughter and enemies with their lies that make me realize how life is just one package of drama, reality, a bold and strong feeling called truth. Just how people manage to make it as attractive or hideous as they want it to be. But one thing for sure I’m fed up with this episode. I need a getaway, someone that dares to take me somewhere I could test my courage on life’s ugliest side. Like New York, where individualistic is the only thing that matters, or Europe, where I can die artistically among the true meaning of art, and perhaps Japan, where I can taste a bit of radical fashion & technology of the future. Dreaming of distant imagination brought me back to the same moonlight. It`s just bright and quiet, shining on my optimism of a new life. I know when I’m not here anymore, I’m still looking at the same full moon…it never changes.

Pictures from the Beach

2007-03-05T09:38:00.000+08:00

So we went to the beach yesterday. Here are some of the pictures I really liked (:

Cottesloe on a lazy Sunday afternoon (:

From left - Ash, me, Chelle, Tiff

[Insert explicitive here]

Who`s the whitest of them all? p.s. say Ed

Ash, Me, Chelle, Tiff

Chelle & Clare

2007-03-03T20:34:00.000+08:00

No photoshop editing I swear

For the last 20 minutes I have been taking pictures of myself in the bikini top (which was a compulsive buy) that I told bryan and flick I didn't think I'd dare to wear.

So I`d like your opinion whether i should
a) Wear it to the beach !
b) Throw it away, burn it, never wear in public unless I don`t mind lots of "omg shes so fat get her some clothing!" type comments
c) Don`t throw it away or burn it but lose at least 3 kilos before even considering wearing it in public.
d) Go and burn myself at the stake because only satan worshippers wear bikinis.

so, to get the link to the pictures msn me. Yes, I`d like to let only a few people see. Yes, I know that`s stupid cos if I wear it to the beach EVERY STRANGER is going to see (or not see). But... humour me. :)

Some Post New Years' Resolutions

2007-03-03T13:12:00.000+08:00

Revised resolutions :

Quit with that procrastinating
Be super ultra organized
Lose that stubborn 4 kilos
QUIT WITH THE CLOTHES SHOPPING TILL JANUARY NEXT YEAR
Go out less. Much much less.

Hmmm... I`m not sure whether I`d be able to stick to these resolutions - but only time will tell I guess.

Although... Isn`t this a form of procrastination as well?

Have you ever...

2007-02-27T22:16:00.000+08:00

Have you ever felt that sometimes you didn`t know what you were doing? That you get through day by day just slipping from place to place, trying to stay unnoticed, trying to get through and adapt to situations as they come by? That sometimes it takes so much effort to smile (no you don`t frown, you never frown), but sometimes just pulling that extra bit of energy really just dulls you.

Or have you ever felt like you were just sitting here, just contemplating, trying to piece puzzles of your life, and everywhere around you, everything in just rushing past in a whirl of light and color?

And ever felt like sometimes you were at the deep end, everyone's just drifting past and you`re flailing out? Sometimes it just feels so overwhelming.

Sometimes I ask myself - What kind of person am I ?

2007-02-27T19:50:00.000+08:00

weird huh.

and i dont even know this guy.

Hmm

2007-02-23T17:43:00.000+08:00

Hmm.

$39.95. Really cute black shorts. $39.95. Really cute black shorts.

I hate decisions like these.

I need someone to tell me the shorts make me look good (read : actually make me look good, as opposed to 'doesn't make you look fat') to justify this pair of shorts I am probably - actually scrap that, INEVITABLY going to buy.

Those people

2007-02-20T17:53:00.000+08:00

I'm sure you all know what kind of people I'm talking about.

Those people who smile with you, say what you want to hear, agree with whatever you say, just to get along with you. I'm not saying they're perfectly compliant, they do give their opinions from time to time and argue from time to time.

I'd say at a drop of a hat that I have alot of that in me too.

But I'd also say that these people sometimes make me really upset. They'd tell you to your face that they're your friends, they'll be there for you when you need them, that they'll be there to listen when you're down. They're the fair weathered friends that are there when you're happy, and are generally nowhere to be found (or even worse, backstabbing you) when you`re low.

All I can say is that this week, I have really learnt who my true friends are. It was very unexpected who they turned out to be, and extremely surprising too. But I'm happy that at least some people are willing to take things they hear with a pinch of salt, and actually ask me from MY side what happened. I guess it kind of goes to show how well you know some people.