Bitching V200

You know, they should really invent this robot where you can fix the face of whoever you want to beat up so that you can just beat the hell out of whoever you want to beat up. Perhaps that way fewer people will resort to repressing their feelings and there might even be fewer reports of violence.

Speaking of which, I wish it were legal to beat up people to a bloody bloody pulp. Imagine the satisfaction. And I do wish some people would just know when to keep their freaking bloody mouths shut when people are already giving signals that they don't like the topic and have no freaking desire whatsoever to explore the topic further. But then again, to be rude is to go against the darling Confucius values that we hold oh-so-close to our stupid hypocritical hearts. And all for what? To give face. Oh, if it's who I think you are thinking that I'm angry at, it's not. There are more than one person who can make us go against our wonderful Confucius values.

On an entirely separate issue, this is about the Sabah issue.

I know I was supposed to book the hotels today, but the house is so freakishly bloody noisy that any attempt to speak on the phone makes me want to smash the phone against the wall. I'll make the reservations when I come back k? I know it's procrastination on my part again, but if you were staying in my house, you'd know what I mean. AND my parents have suggested us going to kinabalu park in the middle of our trip. That is, like maybe the 27th or something, then after that one night we go back to the original hotel where there will be transport to the airport when we leave. IF the original hotel that we are staying in agrees to let us do that, I shall go on and book it like that k? But of course, hopefully the conference itinerary doesn't clash with our plans. OK, here's the case:

1) we go to the Kinabalu Park in the middle of our stay there.
Pros: we can easily get free transport to the airport, and this is good because our flight is at 1015, and we need to check in 2 hours earlier, so if there's free transport, and this hotel's really close to the airport, we don't have to wake up earlier

Cons: we face the possibility of the itinerary clashing with our plans.
the hotel might not let us do so.

2) we follow our original plan to go there on our 2nd last day and stay the night
Pros: no disruption of the itinerary

Cons: on the day we go back, we have to wake up really early. 2 hours before check-in, that's 0815, right? then it's another 2 hours to the airport, which means we have to leave by 6 plus, which then means we need to wake up latest 5 plus.

We could change the time of our flight to the one at 2105, but I checked the price, it's RM30 more expensive than what we paid for, which is RM89.99, which is not feasible I think.

So... what do you think? Leave your comment on the tagboard k? I probably should have emailed you about this, but I think it might be better like this, so the person who replies first can see the other's comments... =)

Ok I'm going to get ready to go off to Malaysia. Sorry for the delay in arranging accommodations. It's my first time organising it, and there seem to be so many things to consider, and new advice given, so hopefully I'll become better at this given more practice...

The Significant Other

Have you ever wondered why they called your other half your "better half" or your "significant other"? I've been thinking about it these days, and I think the reason is that your partner is supposed to be the other part of you that completes you. Like, you know how they say that nature occurs in a circle?

Just like Blue's song, "Best in Me"- " 'Cos you bring out the best in me/ That no one else can do/ That's why I'm by your side/ That's why I love you"- that's why our other half is supposed to be the better part of ourselves.

Of course, as the other half, you're supposed to bring out the best in your partner. That's how a true relationship works, I guess. I guess from this, I sound rather idealistic, but blame it on those romance stories that I always read. The two leads always seem to make each other see their faults more clearly, and thus make them more willing to change for the better. Similarly, I've heard some of my friends saying that their boyfriends have made them into better people.

We know that we show our ugliest sides to people whom we love. The more we love them and care about them, the uglier the sides we show them. I guess we do that because we feel safe with them, that their love for us won't change because of it. Perhaps during the course of showing our ugly sides, we are allowing that side of ourselves to be changed? Of course, we won't immediately show that sides of ourselves to that important Other. Sometimes, it may just so happen that we see what the Other has done, and it impresses us so much that we might want to emulate him/her so that we may feel even more validated and perhaps, more loved or closer to him/her, because we know that is what we lack, and that particular action is something we know which is right to do. In emulating the behaviour, aren't we changing ourselves for the better?

In times of problems, isn't it that support for the Other is often emphasised, urging the Other not to give up, to persevere? Isn't this also an act of making the Other become a better person? After all, what doesn't kill us, often makes us stronger and wiser the next time round.

The value of the significant other doesn't apply only to partners, of course. Everyone provides us with a chance to better ourselves. I used partners because they are the ones who will be with us for the next rest of our lives after our family, and they will be the ones whom we will spend the most time with for the rest of our lives, and therefore, be the ones with the greatest impact on our lives. Don't you think so?

Yes! I managed to put it up! Thanks Merrilyn!

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I wish I hadn't "upgraded" my blog now... I can't even post up videos on youtube! so irritating!! Does anyone know how to post up videos with a gmail account on blogger?

Long long belated post

Haha I know this is a very very belated post. It's a post about my birthday(s) that was over, like, 3 months ago? Haha, nonetheless, I had such a memorable birthday it wouldn't seem right not to blog about it and show you what wonderful people I've been surrounded by. =)

The first celebration was held early in February, at Hotel Intercontinental. It was meant to be a family celebration, with Evon, Yi Lun and me staying in the hotel after that. But unbeknownst to me, Evon and Yi Lun secretly invited Alvin, Merrilyn, Pony and Si Huan there. And I got such a shock! The surprise was rather well done. I never suspected anything until they were there. And imagine how puzzled I was when Evon told me to go help her to take the KFC when my father had gone to the door and came back empty-handed. -_-" The photos are below. Because Blogger takes such a fantastically long time to upload the photos, and when they are uploaded, the texts get pushed so far down, I've compiled them into one file:

I had a wonderful time that day, thanks to my family and PASYM. Thank you so much for coming! I know you were all busy by that time, but still you managed to come celebrate my birthday with me and went home so late some more. Thanks! =)

The day of my birthday, I had a celebration at home with my family again! This time, 'cos it was the 3rd day of CNY, most cake shops weren't open, and of course, my FAVOURITE tiramisu shop- Tiramisutra- wasn't too, which meant we went to other cake shops to look for cakes. We combed the Siglap area, and it was a toss-up between Temptations and Polar. Polar's selection wasn't very exciting, and their chocolate cake selection was... well, not exciting as well. So we went Temptations! The cake was not bad, but not exactly memorable. Prima Deli would have been better, really. BUT: being able to celebrate it with family was really good. Imagine, on my birthday next year, it would just be my parents and I celebrating my birthday. So... my birthday can be said to be the last one that the whole family can celebrate together for a good long while. And what's more significant was that it was my 21st birthday! How good is that? =D

Next, the day after my birthday, we went to the Teochew restaurant. This time, was Catherine, Merrilyn, Pony and Si Huan and I who went to the restaurant. Alvin was busy with AIESEC stuff I think. It was the first time I'd been to a Teochew restaurant, and it's a good first time I think. Teochew food's not bad. A bit on the bland side for me I guess, but still, I heard that the purpose of its blandness was for the original taste to come through. And come through it did, and that's what I liked about it. When I was compiling the pictures, it occurred to me that I should have taken the namecard.

And then, was a get-together with Jie Ting and Jiun Pey for my birthday. So nice! We went out on a weekend, I think it was the same week as my birthday, to Orchard to shop! Haha I like going out with them, and, just a sidetrack: JT and JP: when are we going out again? 25th May? Haha.. We had dinner at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, one of my favouritest places.

The jacket I'm wearing in the photo on the bottom left corner is the present from them. It was bought 'cos my Fila jacket (you know, the super oversized, super obiang one?) is too "childish" for a person who just turned 21. Haha and I agree, just that the Fila one's too comfortable, and is one of the warmest jackets I have. =) But I'm glad for this jacket too, coz it's just as warm, and looks so much nicer. Haha.. Thanks! =)

And then, the finale of my birthday. The train set I've been lusting after since I was young!

Ok, so it's not the train set I've wanted since I was young. Well, to be more specific, I never had a model in mind. I just liked seeing the trains moving on the tracks, moving up, moving down, making noise... You know, all those train-ey stuff? Well, I finally got it! This has got to be the most expensive present. Though I don't know how much it costs, I have a pretty good idea where the price range is, and it's definitely not cheap. This train set is a collector's edition leh! My first train set and I get a collector's edition! How cool is that?! And it runs on electricity, and the tracks can change, and it's so detailed and it's so big and long.... Haha it's my dream come true, and I should really, again, thank PASYM for going to so much trouble to find it. Of course, alot of other people have to be thanked as well for this present. It's too long to list it all, but let me group them together: Psych majors, Deli Aprecio Main Comm, my Hall 6 neighbours. Of course, I should thank Venus as well, for lending them her credit card to make payment, and for being so patient when there were problems with the payment. I wish I could display my train set at home, but currently, there isn't any space, so I have to keep it wrapped in its original form until I can display them properly. I can't bear thinking that the colour will fade, or the tracks will become rusty if I don't take good care of them, so take care of them I will, even if that means I can only look at them every now and then. Haha.. =)

Well, this has been a really long post, and, well, to all those who sent me well-wishes on my birthday, and those who in any way made my birthday such a memorable and wonderful one, I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you! =) It's not the presents per se that I'm grateful for, it's the knowledge that I'm being remembered by you on my birthday that makes me feel all nice and fuzzy inside. Really, thanks for everything! =D