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It’s survey time! Stolen from Roxy.
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Okay, I was hungry and when a fridge raid didn’t turn up anything good, I opted for a cheese omelette thingy.

And now, my stomach feels queasy.

Gaaaah.

(Of course, it could just be the meds I took for my cold. Hmm.)

With about 3 weeks left before semester starts, I really should work on getting back to a healthy sleeping schedule. My sleeping times have been yo-yo-ing, which isn’t a good thing.

The other thing I have is to clean my room, which is starting to resemble a disaster area, with books and piles of papers and piles of clothes laying around.

But, of course, since I’m the greatest procrastinator in the world, I haven’t done anything on my list of things to do.

* * *My computer has attempted suicide again. Thank goodness for Tristan. *pets laptop lovingly*

I’m stuck with a dial-up connection until my dad fixes the computer, which is a little frustrating, but hey, a working internet connection is better than no connection at all. :)

* * *Tonight’s Alias rocked… and not just because there was Sarkage. Sloane may be a creepy old man, but he’s an evil genius. Evvvilllllllll. (In case you’re wondering, I’m talking about “Phase One”.) This would have made a brilliant, brilliant season finale (despite all the contrivance).

* * *Advanced bidding for the modules opened today. So, basically, there’s a week of pointless waiting before open bidding opens next week, bright and early on Monday morning. (Damnit!)

I’m still mulling over which module to take. I need to take Government & Politics of Singapore to fulfill my major requirement, so that’s a must. I’m also taking Civil Society:Theory & Practice to fulfill USP (which is the University Scholars’ Programme) requirements and to fulfill the Singapore Studies requirement too. (Wooo! Two birds with one stone!)

I’m considering taking either Western Political Thought or Introduction to International Relations. I’m not really certain which one I want to take… or if I’ll just take both. The other two modules that I’ve been thinking about is Media Communications and a US History module.

So, I don’t know… I’ve been planning on taking only 4 modules this semester so that I can really focus on those 4 and do well in them. But, I might end up taking 5 modules, if I can’t decide which ones to take this semester.

Decisions, decisions.

* * *Everything I ever thought and felt about dancing at clubs, eiddy has said in the 7.15 Wrap at Popgurls. Amen, sista.

Is it sad that I squee whenever I see David Anders’ name in the Alias credits? Yes? Okay, just checking. :D

I feel like crap.

I was all better from my nasty bout of flu but suddenly, just this evening, I started sneezing again. Grrrr.

* * *I’ve been feeling really worn out the past few days. I was feeling lethargic during dance on Monday and earlier today and on Tuesday, I basically did nothing but lay around and read. Hmmm.

I’m thinking that maybe it’s because I haven’t been eating enough, which is a laughable notion if you’ve ever witnessed me eat before. ;) But I’ve been skipping either lunch or dinner… so maybe that accounts for my sluggishness. Gaaaah.

Speaking of food, I’m hungry but there’s nothing to eat. Except bread. But I don’t want bread.

* * *It seems like the unproductive louts working for the Arts faculty are finally stepping up: the module list will be out tomorrow. About time, I say. About damn time.

Some of my friends were discussing how difficult it is to choose their major. And when I tell them that I declared my major last semester and that it’s Political Science, they give me this surprised look.

Okay, I may not be the most politically-inclined person but it’s the one subject that (a) I’m really interested in, for some reason (b) I can see myself doing for the next 3 years and (c) would provide me with viable career options. My other option was History, but looking at all the modules that are offered, I didn’t find them particularly appealing. So, Political Science it is. :)

* * *Gah. I need food. Will rummage through my fridge and see what I can find. Heh.

The chat with Chad at WNBA.com was way too short yo. And the questions! If only there had been more interesting ones. Heh. ;)

He does seem like a genuinely nice guy (ie. the power to heal, working with kids). And I hold tightly onto his “There’s always a chance” (about going back to GG). A girl can hope (and live in denial). :)

Oh, and his story about being accosted at Disney? I can so see myself doing something stupid/crazy like that. Heh.

I feel miserable. Gaaah. This flu virus has been passed along from my dad to my mom to my brother, and finally, to me. I haven’t stopped sneezing all day, my nose is eternally runny and I feel so damn worn out. I’m doped up on meds but it hasn’t taken effect yet so I’m still suffering.

I hate being sick.

* * *Today (well technically, it was yesterday) is my brother’s birthday so we went out for dinner. We ate at Marche and the queue was so freakin’ long and we ended up waiting about half an hour. But I love going there with my mom ‘cos then I don’t really have to care about what everything costs since she’s paying. Heh. So, I gorged myself (being unwell did not have any adverse effect on my appetite. Heh). But it was my brother, Yazid, who really had a field day: he alone ate about $35 worth of food. Heehee.

He wanted a skateboard for his birthday and the one he chose cost $85, which made my eyes bug out. Boy has expensive taste, I must say.

* * *At dance on Friday, I was totally having an off day. I missed this particular step all four times we did it, even though I’ve had no trouble with it in the past few weeks. I also didn’t hit part of the new choreo that was just added, although I’ve been drumming it in my head ever since we learnt it. So that was really frustrating.

Oh well.

* * *I have a craving for tea. Mmmm…

* * *The damn module list is still not up yet. You’d think they’d be more productive. I’m a little nervous about the new bidding system (which I think is cumbersome and generally ridiculous). I never had any problems with the balloting system and was perfectly satisfied with it. Oh well, we’ll see what happens.

Shameless pimping: The Trory Thread Awards are open! :D

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My niece, Sam, is so the cutest baby ever. She is so unbelievably adorable. And she has such long eyelashes. I wish I had a digital cam so that I could post pics of her.

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I’ve been meaning to write, I have. But other things seem to turn up and writing takes a backburner.

For example, on Monday, I planned to write. But I had dance in the afternoon and afterwards, I was out with my family and then I spent two and a half hours watching Friends, Smallville and Alias. Then yesteday, Nance lent me two (yes, not one, but two) Julia Quinn books. Aaaah, bliss. So I’ve been happily reading them every chance I get. And today, I’ll be going out with a friend whom I haven’t seen in a long time.

See? The fates are conspiring against me. ;)

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Speaking of conspiracies, my VCR threw a tantrum yesterday. Wonderful timing, it has. Nance and Cal came over to watch some Pup videos. We got through “Driven” but after that, my VCR decided that it’s sick of playing *NSYNC footage and decided to just die on me. Gaaaaah. Only I have such horrible luck.

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Eeek. I keep forgetting something! I missed the Dear Emily & Richard episode b’cos I was out so I downloaded it. And the download finished like 2 days ago, but I still haven’t watched it. Note to self: watch it. There’s young!Lorelai and young!Chris. Wheeee!

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I said I’d be broke by the 20th. Hmmph. It’s gonna be a lot sooner than that. “A lot.”

Sigh.

My mom went to the market today. And when I wandered to the kitchen, looking for something to eat, she made me shell prawns.

Eek. Not fun, I tell ya. Although once I got the hang of it, it become more bearable. Heh.

* * *I was at Sentosa with some of my friends from dance. (FYI: Sentosa is basically this island resort.) Had to wake up at the crack of dawn (ie. 8am) ‘cos we were meeting at 10. Naturally, I was late. Heh. But it wasn’t completely my fault ‘cos I waited 20 minutes for my friend who woke up late.

Anyway, I haven’t been to Sentosa in ages. The last I was there was probably a year and half ago when I went with my friends from school.

What struck me is completely beach culture has changed. Now, everyone and their mothers are wearing bikinis, when a few years ago, bikinis were considered a little too risque. And people are happily courting skin cancer by laying for hours upon hours like dead fish on the sand. I don’t get it, but that’s probably because I’m tanned enough and don’t wanna get any darker.

It was a pretty good day but I was exhausted by the end of it. I left at about 4ish; took a shower once I arrived home and promptly fell asleep. I woke up at about 9 because I was hungry and my mom cooked me some food. Then I went back to sleep and didn’t wake up til noon today. :)

* * *I did go for dance on Friday. But then I pulled the muscle again when I tried doing the floorwork so after that I didn’t do it anymore. It feels a lot better today but I don’t know if it’ll hold up if I try to do the floorwork. Gaaaaah.

* * *I was talking to one of my dance seniors yesterday and he commented on how I dance with attitude. Heehee. That’s nice to hear.

* * *A Knight In Shining Armor may just barely usurp Remembrance as my favourite romance novel ever. Sigh.

* * *My aunt, cousin and niece are flying in today from the Philippines. I haven’t seen my aunt and niece since… early this year when they went back to Manila, and my cousin I haven’t seen in years. The last time I went back to the Philippines was over 5 years ago, I think. Eeek.

My niece (is ‘niece’ the correct label on her relation to me? She’s my cousin’s daugher. Eh, I think it’s right.), Samantha, is the cutest little baby. She’s so chubby! Heh. :)

Met a fellow Pup fan today, Nance. :) Twas fun; we spent an hour plus at Starbucks talking about the Pups, Backstreet and other random things. It’s amazing how quickly people can bond over Puppy-love. Heh.

I had a Grande caramel macchiato. Heee. Because I’m a dork and wanted to get a taste of Chad’s Starbucks drink of choice. ;) It’s pretty good, actually. Very un-coffee-like since it’s quite sweet. I still love their mocha frap best, but I might give this drink a go every once in a while. :D (And I still think it’s crazy that Chad used to drink 3 Ventis a day. That would send me over the edge, I think. Heh.)

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For the past few days, I’ve been happily watching Cathy’s Trory videos. They are the most wonderful guilty pleasures. I can’t say that I have a favourite ‘cos I love them all but I have a partiality for ‘Take A Look At Me Now’, ‘You Make Whole Again’ and ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’. Fabulous, they are. Her videos are a great help in keeping my Trory-love alive. Heee!

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My right thigh hurts like a bitch. I was just in the midst of running through some of the routine and somehow, I pulled the muscle. And now it hurts every time I get up, sit down and walk. The bad thing is that I have dance tomorrow. Sigh. I don’t know if I’ll go… but if I don’t go, it’ll be a strike against me. (There’s a three-strikes-and-you’re-out attendance policy.) Plus, I don’t like missing dance ‘cos then I have to catch up on what I missed, which can be difficult even though all the choreography has already been learnt. Then again, it would utterly stupid of me to go, dance, and then aggravate the strain.

Gaaaaah. Horrible timing, this is.

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I want a new pair of shoes. Preferably pretty sparkly sandals. ;)

Met a fellow Pup fan today, Nance. :) Twas fun; we spent an hour plus at Starbucks talking about the Pups, Backstreet and other random things. It’s amazing how quickly people can bond over Puppy-love. Heh.

I had a Grande caramel macchiato. Heee. Because I’m a dork and wanted to get a taste of Chad’s Starbucks drink of choice. ;) It’s pretty good, actually. Very un-coffee-like since it’s quite sweet. I still love their mocha frap best, but I might give this drink a go every once in a while. :D (And I still think it’s crazy that Chad used to drink 3 Ventis a day. That would send me over the edge, I think. Heh.)

* * *For the past few days, I’ve been happily watching Cathy’s Trory videos. They are the most wonderful guilty pleasures. I can’t say that I have a favourite ‘cos I love them all but I have a partiality for ‘Take A Look At Me Now’, ‘You Make Whole Again’ and ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’. Fabulous, they are. Her videos are a great help in keeping my Trory-love alive. Heee!

* * *My right thigh hurts like a bitch. I was just in the midst of running through some of the routine and somehow, I pulled the muscle. And now it hurts every time I get up, sit down and walk. The bad thing is that I have dance tomorrow. Sigh. I don’t know if I’ll go… but if I don’t go, it’ll be a strike against me. (There’s a three-strikes-and-you’re-out attendance policy.) Plus, I don’t like missing dance ‘cos then I have to catch up on what I missed, which can be difficult even though all the choreography has already been learnt. Then again, it would utterly stupid of me to go, dance, and then aggravate the strain.

Gaaaaah. Horrible timing, this is.

* * *I want a new pair of shoes. Preferably pretty sparkly sandals. ;)

I was a very happy camper today ‘cos there was no dance! Wheee! So, I got a much-needed 3 day respite.

I had a nice time doing ab-so-lute-ly nothing today. Heehee. Just reading and spending time online.

On the downside, I have to wake up really early on Friday ‘cos I have dance from noon onwards.

* * *I am gonna be so damn broke this month. I bought a pair of Adidas track pants for dance and then on Monday, while I was out with Cal, I bought this t-shirt. I have plans to go out tommorow, on Saturday and Tuesday next week. Gaaah. Plus, I have to set aside money to top-up my ezLink card. Damn transportation costs. And- I can’t believe I forgot- my brother’s birthday is on the 12th.

So, I have to be extremely frugal. Even then, I think I’m gonna be broke by the 20th, if not earlier. Sigh.

* * *The new semester opens in about a month’s time. At this point, I’m kinda looking forward to school. Heh. Of course, that will change once August comes around and school actually does start. But I’ll be taking on a smaller workload this time, after taking 6 modules each for the last two semesters. This time, I’m gonna take only 4, but I need to ace them to bring my cumulative average up.

Anyway. I shouldn’t really talk school. Heh. I should enjoy all my free time! ;)