tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108931312011-07-08T04:05:09.337+08:00Everyday, about 10,000 neurons die per brain. These are daily crumbs falling out of my head. These are Rantings. This is a tribute to my favorite instant noodles -- Chu Qian Yi Ding, which I always miss dearly when I am away from home.elinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178712725878895057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893131.post-46641814061871472252009-11-17T09:26:00.003+08:002009-11-17T09:32:18.620+08:00

I just moved in to a new place over the weekend, no internet or cable set up which is killing me. I get restless. I wanted music but hey Pandora will not work without internet access. I wanted to get some homework done but wait a minute, my bioinformatics assignment requires me to be online. I admit that having tv is a source of distraction, but not having internet is like a double edged sword.

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Its so true our love for food, typically local food is what makes us Singaporeans. Or at least me, a singaporean. Having been away from home for over a year, what I miss the most is laksa, char kway teow, nasi lemak, and the list goes on. Of course I miss the usual family and friends and the comfort of being home (rarely the climate) but these people are simply a phone call or email away. Its the

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Its ironic that in this age of internet connectivity, where almost all sort of information is within easy reach, I find myself prone to boredom. I miss those days when a book is all I need to stay preoccupied.

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The best and worst in people materialise in hard times. And its disheartening to see the latter. I guess its a test of one's mettle, true colors show up, every facade disappears.

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After i was done with the QUALS -- by that i really mean it in caps.... someone asked me if that was the hardest thing i've ever done. I don't know because after it was all over, it didn't feel like it was such a big deal. Granted that while waiting for my results, i was sitting outside the exam room utterly convinced that i failed and was wondering when i should reschedule my next exam...

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So i finally signed up for a marathon. There are a couple of things i think one should experience at least once... and of course, completing a marathon is one of them. Recall the time when i signed up for a half marathon and never did it. I have 2 versions as to why it was a no-show. To people who i don't know very well, i tell that i had an ankle injury. To my closer friends, i just tell them

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m: Its a beautiful day! : its grey!m (laughs): you will not survive in denmark I am used to sweltering hot summer days, everyday. Its a beautiful day when you can feel tropical warmth without the overbearing humidity that is so typical of Singapore. Here in california, we get exactly that in summer. A few months of perfect weather. Then fall sets in, daylight hours gets shortened, the sun takes

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"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."There i was, confounded by the act of having to name my hard disk partitions! I mean, seriously, they are just partitions, why do i care so much about the name??When i was 7, we had 3 pet bunnies. We named them 1, 2 and 3. Which is so un-child-like! Its as if we were naming genes discovered in yeast or C. elegans

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"Although this study is being conducted on Delaying Gratification, several important insights can be made about your emotional state based on your pattern of responses. In general, you are about as satisfied with life as most people. Overall, you seem to be a fairly relaxed person who is not easily bothered by daily stressors. Lately you do not worry very often, and you rarely feel sad or

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Like the stillness before the storm, there is this discomfort within me before leaving. Going through the ritual of goodbyes & farewell dinners, saying that we will see each other soon. And that time flies. I hate going through this. I wish that i can pluck my friends from this little island and place them all over california. Or wherever i am.The traumaOf packing.Of goodbyes.Of leaving the

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Religion is a subject which i have a lot of angst with. Especially Christianity.I find it hard to even talk about why i feel this way about it.I probably hate how it was indoctrinated in me from young.I hate how it was forced on me when i was in my teens.I hate the aggressive tactics used to convinced non-believersI hate how other religions are deemed insignificant just because John3:16 said that

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The first time i picked up a guitar, was because my boyfriend handed it to me & taught me 4 chords. I played it for a week and gave up. It hurt my fingers way too much. I was 17 then. 9 years later, i decided to play the guitar once again. And i have been at it for almost 2 weeks. My fingers still hurt, but I am not giving up that easily this time. Time has toughened my fingers!! haha The

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Its summer. And i love it! In fact, this is my 1st summer, this is my 1st year experiencing the 4 seasons. I never knew that i could be missing out on this much living in the tropics. Just think of the millions of people living in the tropics and never experiencing the seasons!Each day in the tropics is almost indistinguishable from the other. The sun rises and sets at around the same time, the

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call me crazy if u will... i just realised that besides have the typical female obsession with bags, shoes and clothes, I also have a thing for speakers. i don't think of myself as an audiophile. In fact, i don't even think that i have a very discerning ear. But somehow, i just like speakers. Right now, i have 3 speakers -- a logitech, Altec lansing and another one thats like a radio-alarm-ipod

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I just spent almost an hour crying yesterday during a movie. P.S. I love youI didn't know what i was watching, because if i did, i don't think its something i will want to sit through. Generally, i only watch films that make me laugh. Stupid, goofy films. Or chick flicks with happily ever after endings. Not about love and loss. Crying is exhausting. And the last time i cried so much, was at a

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I think I should stop blaming religion for making people do stupid things.If people are stupid, they will do dumb senseless stuff even when they are non-religious.Religion just creates that opportunity for them to express the stupidity.I don't know why i am thinking of this. Its has to do with something i read today. Can't remember what...

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r: "I like guys who are shy, tall, thin and have ears that stick out"I just can't help laughing when i heard that!"ears that stick out"

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Thats "Baked Salmon with coconut-tomato sauce and creamy jasmine rice"quite a mouthful, but hey, i discovered that stirring coconut milk + milk in rice makes it taste like Nasi Lemak! I should have figured that out earlier but i guess i never got around to making it till today.

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Life is unpredictable. I guess that is what makes it fun too. Sometimes, we don't realise that the little decisions we make in life can have such a significant impact on us later. When i think about my life, i like to trace such decisions i made which got me to some place later. And i wonder, if I had made a completely different choice, will i still be where I am?When i was 15, i attended an

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So i woke up on saturday and wondered why my browser was showing my blog.. then it all came back and i felt like an idiot.According to Pandora, I like music which"features basic rock song structure, a subtle use of vocal harmony,acoustic rhythm piano, extensive vamping and mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation"Whatever that means.

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this is a post when i've had quite a bit of alcohol....after jeger bombs and kamikaze... thats about my limit.SO here i am feeling all light headed and babbling on,Life isn't great all the time but we still persevere to see it throughAnd i just gave my number to a complete stranger at the pizza place. I don't know why i did that... i don even know his name..i am going to bed now...

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This is the kind of headlines on the news.And it hits me as mighty depressing. See the number of people killed, dead.There was a time when i refused to read the papers because its way too depressing. Its still the same now i suppose, and i am therefore not really enthusiastic about reading them.There are however, some things in life to make me happy. Such as, the fortuitous sight of a shooting

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i have never been a cook. I can't cook for real.There have been countless of times when i burn something, or the food just comes out tasting horrible. I remembered when i was really young, i liked potatoes, and i liked eggs. So i thought that it would be great if i could make potato omelette. I could not for the world, figure out why my omelette came out of the pan with uncooked potatoes. There

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Love:- What a Volume in a Word:An Ocean in a Tear,A Seventh Heaven in a Glance,A Whirlwind in a Sigh,The Lightning in a Touch, &A Millennium in a Moment- Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Recently, i realised that consistency is the reason for why i love sunsets and the stars.Who would have thought that the constants which we take for granted, can be such a comfort to have in life? That the stars are always there when we gaze at the night sky, that the sun rise and set everyday... despite the occasional (or frequent, is the glass half empty or full?) disappointments in life. There

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Finally! After 5 years, we met up yesterday here in rainy, cold Santa Cruz. Its amazing how nostalgic it gets. It was as if I went back in time, and i can still remember the last time we saw each other. That was the day I left I-house. We had breakfast together and they helped me with my luggage. It was raining.Coincidentally, it was raining today too. We met up for breakfast and such limited

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My running routes here. So far, there are only 2. There's one to the coast, i really like this one, except that its too much. i usually run for the first 3 miles to the coast, and walk the rest of the way. Haha.. this whole route is 7ish miles, more than 10k which isn't a normal running distance for me.  Running to the coast is fun, and feels more rewarding. I like to walk down West Cliff and

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i like being busy.There's actually a high in being busy. And since you are busy, you eat less. The day goes by much faster. And you appreciate every break you get.I think that is what has been lacking in my life lately. I have work. But its not pressing stuff. Nor is it awfully inspiring enough for me to procrastinate lunch because of it. As a result, i must declare that i was a sloth. You reap

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http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/product2360.htmlThis is hilarious..Taoism: Shit HappensHinduism: This shit has happened beforeConfucianism: Confucius say, ""Shit happens""Buddhism: It is only an illusion that shit happensZen: What is the sound of shit happening?Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of AllahJehovah's Witnesses: Knock, Knock, ""Shit happens""Atheism: There is no such thing as

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i've always had a hearty appetite. I eat more than the average girl and even some guys. I do not have weight problems though i have to admit that age is indeed catching up with me and i am not as stick thin as i use to be. I see fats building up in areas which i do not wish to mention. My stomach isn't a concave surface anymore, its more of a little bulge now.My point is, I like to eat. But i

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I am not the romantic addict. I am not into romance novels or chick flicks. In fact, i scoff at those happy-ever-after films. Or rather, I used to. These days, I find it nice to watch films with happy endings. Better if its on love and how great it is. Its, in my opinion, way more relaxing than watching something like Munich. I hated films with predictable, unrealistic endings because i always

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December. Its that time of the year again when i get extremely melancholic. When i get all retrospective. Somehow, 2007 seemed to be flying by.I guess this has been a year of significance. Started with an awful trip to New Mexico, and the death of my grandmother, followed by the death of an aunt. Acceptance into grad school was one of the better news that came after. Its disconcerting, that

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Another year has passed. this is the 26th year of my existence on a very troubled earth. I guess i should be celebrating my tenacity to life. That i am still living and breathing. That I am still happy enough to face each new day without thinking of death.Maybe that is why birthdays are such a big deal. Maybe that is why people celebrate it. I, on the other hand, have grown up without many

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once in a while, something happens which reminds you of how fragile life is. That I can be talking to someone at a conference just last week, and to find out today that he just died in an accident yesterday. though i barely know him, it still comes as a shock. And that i have his face fresh in my mind, the conversation. I don't think i am at the phase in life where i can deal with death yet. I

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There is so much to do. oh well, actually it doesn't sound like a lot but each homework takes so long to complete. its really intense. My laundry cum clean the house day became a meet-with-classmates-discussion event. 7 hours!! There is so much i want to do. i want to read Anansi Boys which i am half way through, i subscribe to The Economist which is coming faster then i can finish reading, i am

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I signed up for a day trip to Point Lobos with the international office, only to realized that i have been there before, 5 years ago!

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You know that u are in California when you start talking to random strangers. Its the really cool thing about being here. Back in singapore to strike up a conversation with a complete stranger will be met with suspicion.A fews ago, I was walking back from the bus stop. it was an awfully cold night and there was this mist hanging in the air. I wasn't sure what it was. its like rain but too fine to

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I come from a city where its so convenient and cheap to eat out that few of us know how to prepare a meal. It doesn't help that many of us are still living with our parents, which just makes it unnecessary to ever learn to cook.Until 2 years ago, all i could manage were eggs (fried, boiled, scrambled) and instant noodles. I was in living in Italy and the cost of eating out is huge! Added to that,

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West Entrance of UCSC.(if u look closely at the grey strip under the trees, it say University of California)Seriously, i think the place looks like a farm

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i believe that seconds after this picture was snapped, i hurled!

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g: me and her, we will not last beyond 6 monthsK: but how do u know?g: because we are just so different!K: but you don't know for sure do u?g: its just going to end badlytherein lies the problem. Its called expectations. Based on perhaps character, g thinks that a relationship will be meant to last. K thinks that he is just being presumptuous. I agree. In every relationship we get involve in,

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i had it all planned out. I laid out the clothes, packed a small bag with just the essentials, set 2 alarms on my cellphone (one to wake up 0545hr, the other to leave the house 0615), then i went to bed.Imagine my shock when my mother woke me at almost 7am this morning! drats! apparently my alarm didn't go off. I washed, brushed, changed, had a digestive biscuit and was out of the house by 7.15.

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another happily married couple. May they live happily ever after!A friend just got married yesterday. And as usual, each time i attend someone's wedding, there is the "hmm... why am i not getting married? maybe i should".Then today, a few of us met up for dinner with the newly weds. There is the usual talk of how they met and fell in love. and what they have learned, how to accommodate etc.She

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once in a while, i will go on a google rampage and read up on religion related stuff. Today is one of those days. here's what i found:Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the BibleTHE hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/

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friends are instrumental in our lives because they bear witness to what our life experience. There are those who have been with you throughout most of your lives. People who you have known for years and years. Then there are also those very brief encounters where 2 people can connect and become firm friends -- even if its for a few days or months. And such people come and go in life. I am usually

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So in a span of less than 2 months, I have been to Pulau Tioman, Pulau Rawa, Pulau Redang and Phuket. After all the island life, I am completely charred. I need to whiten! Else my foundation and my clothes are all looking wrong on me!

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The time traveller's wife.. its like having an aftertaste in your mouth and you can't place your finger on what it is you have eaten, but you know it is good, and you liked it. And here I am trying to savor the very last bit of it.

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i think i am a total klutz. just today, feeling very in the mood for a pirouette, i did a spin in the kitchen. it was a perfect pirouette, it feels right, except that i crashed my knee cap into the kitchen table. maybe the crash righted my balance.Just spent the last 2 days in this pretty little island called Pulau Rawa. Its the perfect getaway from the hustle bustle of singapore. i really can't

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today i engaged in a very juvenile activity. in total boredom, i wrote a cheesy letter to a friend. The fun lies in the process. We had so much laughter while doing so. It felt silly, something we do only in high school. Then Fan goes "people don't do such things anymore. as in people no longer write letters!"that struck a chord in me. I completely agree with that. Granted that my writing is

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latest collection -- RALPH by Ralph Lauren.its really not my usual scent because the top note is too flowery. Its too much. But somehow, it settles into a very oceanic like scent. Which is really weird because i have been scouring the web for user's description of this fragrance and not one person mentioned that ocean scent i experienced. Its sort of tangy-salty-sea-breeze which reminds me of the

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my first attempt at underwater photography.. oh, i suck!There is always something so magical about seeing turtles on my dives. I have no idea why so. maybe it has something to do with their gentle and calm way of moving in the water. And they look so peaceful, minding their own business... i really don't know what it is about them. I just love to see them.This is the first time i have been back

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Sometimes, i fall into a self-sabotaging mood. Its the mood when you intentionally do something which can totally screw you up and yet you still persist in doing so. Its not that intentional, but rather more uncontrollable. Its like watching your life as a movie, and you have no control over what is happening, over the plot and shit, even the remote control is missing!yes, thats how i feel right

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yes, it has been quite some time since i last penned, or rather blogged my thoughts. I don't know, i didn't feel like writing because i guess, i refuse to face up to reality. its scares me, seriously. 2 years ago, i would have been excited at the thought of leaving. now, i wonder if its something i really want. if its the right thing to do. Its something i wanted for a very long time, and i ask

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i wan2 meet like people minded here.We indeed need some kind of support, not that i think there is anything wrong with disbelief. Just that when you see christians so happy in their supposed delusions, you wonder, "why can't i be like this too?" The difference between religion and taking drugs, is that the latter cost more, is illegal here and is more short lived then simply believing. And what

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"By imposing unrealistic, impossible-to-follow strictures on its followers, Christianity sets them up for failure. And when that failure inevitably happens, it produces guilt and shame among those followers, reinforcing the teaching that all human beings are incorrigible sinners and encouraging them to cling even harder to Christianity for salvation.I don't mean that these strictures are

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Finally, wisdom is out... at least 2 of them is out. Its rather scary to have someone drilling into your mouth and yanking stuff out. And i find it rather embarrassing that tears were coming out of my eyes, actually only the left eye, when the doc was administering the anesthesia. I don't know if i can bring myself to go back for the removal of the remaining 2 on my right.That aside, here's

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I use to cringe at the thought of having to be seen alone in public places -- such as eating alone, shopping alone, basically being alone. And its not that I hate being with myself, but rather i hated being seen alone! I felt that it was pathetic, sort of. If i were to run into someone i know, and they see me alone, what will they think? That i have NO friends???These days, I do almost everything

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i love youin a really really big pretend-to-like-your-taste-in-music,let-you-eat-the-last-piece-of-cheesecake,hold-the-radio-over-my-head-outside-your-window --unfortunate way that makes me hate you,love you,so pick mechoose melove me

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The thing I like so much about Grey's Anatomy, is how much i can relate to it.Simple themes which works its way into everyday life, quotable one liners and a little bit of everything about life, is enough to make me watch it more than once.you can come up with all the plans but in the end it doesn't make any differencepeople just drownthats why i rarely plan. I remember a quote which goes

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I was recently introduced to The Lexean by a friend. Its high time that singapore has a publication like this. The Lexean discusses local issues, from the disaffected youths to the political scene -- usually non-tumultuous, yeah the greatest upheaval is like Chee Soon Juan. So anyway i was very happy with The Lexean despite them declaring that their target audience as the "affluent male reader",

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"lets all tell a joke!!"I was dumbfounded. its not that i'm a boring person, and can't think of any jokes. Its just that, I have truly not told any jokes for a long time. the kind that goes "there are 3 men stuck on the island. The first person.. ..." All i have been sharing are those little supposedly stupid hence funny anecdotes in my life. So there i was having dinner with 2 kids attachment

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and on reading all those insightful blogs, i begin to feel like mine is all shallow and self absorbed.

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I am one of those relatively contented and unquestioning singaporeans who live my life on a day to day basis. I was completely ignorant and uninterested in the politics here out of helplessness. It seems like an established fact ingrained in me since young that the ruling party will always be PAP. With each successive elections and with surrounding controversies of how some of these elections are

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on people we meet in life...b: I am just the guy at the bus stop: well, i guess i am the gal at the bus stop too

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I make an effort to get along with most of my colleagues. I try to understand that sometimes, they can be such a pain, but hey, they are just doing their job. So basically, there are times when i will join in the bitching about someone else and the next, I can be sitting with her in the pantry having a rather amicable conversation. And then i begin to wonder if i am being hypocritical. So, where

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cute!!!!

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the grass is always greener on the other side because we like to romanticize about the other side. We like to romanticize about something we do not have. that is what makes day dreaming so comforting. And so addictive. I wonder what is wrong with day dreaming, because i remember as a kid that teachers will always reprimand us for day dreaming. Just because we aren't paying attention, its day

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i have a friend who loves to read romance novels. I think its such a waste of time. Mushy romance stuff just isn't something i want to spend time on. really. Then, i realised that i like to watch romance movies. or so-called chick flicks. I like them! They are easy... they have a feel good factor cos there is always, i repeat, ALWAYS a happy ending. it makes me happy. At least for about 2 hours.

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We live in an age of fear.Butter is really bad for you, its fattening and therefore causes heart problems. Margarine is better. Oh wait, trans-fat has been shown to cause heart disease too!!Milk is good for you. Its got the calcium which build bones, staving off osteoporosis. Milk builds strong bones and teeth, really good for the growing child too. But, aren't there reports linkin milk and

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“Very rarely is art something that can fall subject to reason. It is very subjective, and we are both the beauty and pain of that.” ... ...

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Just like how i use to bitch about lab life and wonder about what life as a researcher will do to me physically (eye bags, wrinkles), mentally (stress??) and socially (no social life?), i am not alone. this is of course not surprising. misery loves company. I am pretty sure that people who go into grad school in science have a good idea of the bleak future. "Publish or perish", or at my institute

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i've been blog-surfing. it can get so addictive.A few years ago, i joined a team for a marine conservation project in Sabah. Not because i was over-zealous about it, but rather, I wanted a break. My stand on conservation is rather... actually, I don't know what my stand is. You can say that i am agnostic about it. I don't believe in it. But i would like to. Still I don't.Conservation is important

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I hate losing stuff.I once spent a while 30mins looking for a pen cap to find it stuck on the other side of the pen.I once lost an apple and griped about it for days.and i think i might have misplaced my wallet. the thing is, i don't know if it is just misplaced at home, or if i dropped it on the streets. if its the former... i know that i will be able to find it if i search hard enough. Else, i

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Found this article from here... kinda hilarious. Think i am a 1,2,6 combination. But considering that i have been hanging around labs for a few years.. maybe not so much of a 6 huh? I do change my clothes, just that i honestly hate small talk, i hate cheery good mornings and i like to work late cos there is nobody. ANd i definitely know someone who sounds like a #4!! hahahaIn scientific research

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My grandmother passed away this morning. Like what my brother said, its good that she is no longer suffering. I agree too. But when the reality sinks in and you realized that she is gone, its a totally different kind of feeling. While uncles and aunts are overwhelmed with grief, it seemed that i was the one left to be the bearer of such news. Since I could still speak in a coherent sentence

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its one of those times when i feel like i am getting out of control. or rather out of proportion. I can feel the flabs appearing even on my back. My colleague notices my undefined arms -- they were never that defined to begin with. So, i have a plan. Healthy eating and exercise and exercise of course! Now i am not only going to run, i am going to do crunches and such.Healthy eating. I was at the

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I am watching season2 of Prison Break and I just need to rant about it.Its an excellent, excellent drama. The plot development is superb. I am totally hooked. In fact, al i do as soon as i reach home, is to watch Prison Break. I actually look forward to coming home because of Prison Break.But now, I think i have to sleep. Leaving the last episode for tomorrow. The thing is, how can Lincoln

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very thirsty.-------------you'll remember me when the west wind movesamong the fields of barley.You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky...ok start slow. don't want to get any injuries.its really quiet tonight. Oh lamp is broken. kinda creepy.hmm.. i smell food. smells like oyster omelette. Maybe i shld get dinner from the market on the way back later.think i should cross the road soon.heh...

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We talk of life as if it is under our control. From young, we are faced with the question of "what do you want to be when you grow up?" We assume that that happens. Later in life, we start thinking of the future, we plan for a family etc etc, All these on the assumption that life goes on. the truth is, we all want to live. Self preservation. To see our dreams fulfilled. All that planning simply

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So sometimes, i just think that there really isn't much i want to do on the web anymore. I use to be so enthralled by it, loved the ease of retrieving almost any information i want, and loved to spend my time reading up on almost anything! It was such a learning avenue. And i enjoyed it.Lately though, I don't feel this way anymore. I have the links to the News, current affairs, nature etc etc and

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its time to do a europe tour soon.before i am no longer eligible for the eurail-youthsaver pass

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I love watching ballets. Maybe its because I can understand how difficult the seemingly effortless movements are. Or maybe its because the lines dancers create with their bodies are just so beautiful. I realised also, that as much as people love to see pointe work, I find that after some time, pointe work doesn't seem that interesting anymore. Instead, I love to watch male dancers. First of all,

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I like bridges.

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I said that i will visit Berkeley some day.I did.It looks exactly the same as it was in 5 years ago. wow.. it has been 5 years!and, The Campanile is finally opened.

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spring cleaning every year in preparation for the new year. I guess i need a spring cleaning in my life too. Cell phones have become such an integral part of our lives. There are days when i forgot to bring my cell phone to work and for the entire day, i keep thinking about it. What if someone is trying to contact me? what if someone wants to ask me out? what if a friend is calling from overseas?

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Maybe its the jetlag. maybe its just my refusal to sleep. i have no idea which. but sometimes i do weird stuff...

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I want to live here some day. Just look at the view.

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The view from Coit Tower. Make out the Bay Bridge, Golden gate bridge, and Alcatraz.

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Recently, i notice a couple of recurring stuff around me. Its too many coincidences within such a short time. Maybe it has always been like this just that I have been oblivious to it. Maybe not.I have a feeling...P: I'm quite an intuitive person. I have a feeling that I'll meet a singaporean on this trip(sounds so like woman's intuition i thought)G: I've a feeling that I'll meet someone from IBN.

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Cute romanian guy :) After a few rounds of drinks... after some really nerdy games

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one pic of Taos Ski Valley... taken from behind my fashionably-barbie-pink-glasses

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It was unplanned. Visiting Coit Tower. The plan was to take the BART to Berkeley from the Embacardero Station. I had to walk north, and with my half baked sense of direction, i sort of headed in the general north direction, i think. With a bagel and a cup of coffee. It felt wonderful. Gorgeous morning, crisp cool air. Forget about freezing New mexico. San Frans has pretty mild weather. Walked

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i spent 6 days in Taos. Its only on the 6th day that I took pictures. Because on the first 5 days, most of the time, my fingers were too stiff to handle a camera.. also i kept forgetting to bring my camera out. highlight of the trip -- i skied!! Such a high! and it was only a small slope.. imagine being able to speed down a larger one... one day i will take a trip to the moutains, just to ski.

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i don't feel like packing.

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I've always wanted a tattoo. Just don't know what I want for a tattoo.J recently suggested "puzzles", which got me thinking about the moebius strip by Escher, penrose cube etc.Finally, I decided that i want an esher tattoo!Its not unique. A simple search on google and i realise that many people have escher. sighs.oh well, but at least its something i like, something i identify with.Now, i have to

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