I've made a major decision today. Well, it's one of the major academic decisions I've made since the transfer of program. I have decided to pledge my loyalty towards Genetics (my major). This, together with 3 other science subjects namely, biochem, microbiology and anatomical science, shall be the reason for the bags under my eyes for the rest of this year. I have completed my enrolment for semesters one and two and I am all set for March.
I have completed my term at the company I was working for, NOT! The 21st b'day bash is more or less settled. My flight to Adelaide is set. My flight back to Singapore at the end of this year is also set. Everything is going well and now, I just have to finish the oranges left-over from cny.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Random faces
I think my eye sight is deteriorating really fast. Either that, or I am suffering from some disease that impedes my ability to distinguish one individual from another. I was out the other day at Orchard Road and swear I saw at least 3 familiar faces. I hate this. Cos no matter who is it I saw (or think I saw), my heart will start racing for no apparent reason. And then I'll begin the debate as to whether or not I should go up and make my presence known. If you could hear my internal speech to myself, it'll probably be something like
"Hey! HEY! I know you! You're XXX! Hey wait a minute, is that really her? She looked different. Should I go say hi? (target is walking in the opposite direction and getting nearer) omg she's getting closer. Quick! Decide! But she's with a friend. Better not? OK better not. (walked passed each other and had a split second of eye contact)
And then, almost always, she'll turn out to be NOT the person I thought she was. I feel so dumb. I actually went through all that for a complete stranger. And for it to happen 3 times within one hour is too much for me. My brain is exhausted after all that matching-the-person-on-the-street-with-the-picture-in-my-mind exercise and I am tired of getting disappointed all the time. Hence, I now shift my attention to the buildings and roads instead of people.
So if you see me on the street next time and I did not come up to say "hi", please do not think that I hate you. I didn't say hi because I am still deciding if you're really you.
"Hey! HEY! I know you! You're XXX! Hey wait a minute, is that really her? She looked different. Should I go say hi? (target is walking in the opposite direction and getting nearer) omg she's getting closer. Quick! Decide! But she's with a friend. Better not? OK better not. (walked passed each other and had a split second of eye contact)
And then, almost always, she'll turn out to be NOT the person I thought she was. I feel so dumb. I actually went through all that for a complete stranger. And for it to happen 3 times within one hour is too much for me. My brain is exhausted after all that matching-the-person-on-the-street-with-the-picture-in-my-mind exercise and I am tired of getting disappointed all the time. Hence, I now shift my attention to the buildings and roads instead of people.
So if you see me on the street next time and I did not come up to say "hi", please do not think that I hate you. I didn't say hi because I am still deciding if you're really you.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
AH CHOO!
It has always been like this. My sister will be the first to get it, and it will spread like wild fire to the rest of the family. I am speaking of the flu virus. No, not the infamous H5N1 or the recently resurfaced H9N2. No, what I have is not life-threatening. What I HAVE makes you tear even though you're not crying. It makes doing simple mental calculation seem impossible cause your head feels heavy with fluid. It retards the speech and makes spelling difficult. I have to spell the words out loud as I type them now.
What I have is....
the common cold.
Because my sister is quite delicate, or weak as I will say, viruses can easily invade her immune system and start replicating within her. This sounds gross but it's true. I call her the walking incubator for virus. Currently, everyone in my family is infected by the deadly thing that my sister had and we all have to refrain from our normal duties and stay in bed. Which hence explains why I have the time write this post. My dad and mum are coughing concurrently right now like how the choir sing in parts. I am sneezing uncontrollably which makes the whole thing look like an orchestra. Except that it is not a symphony of music but of viruses vying to see who gets to create more havoc in its host. And the worst thing is, I have a job interview in less than 2 hours time. How am I to impress with the waking of the virus and the continuous singing of the birds in my head and which I am blinded by my very own tears? I can no longer tell if my sentences make sense. Excuse me, I think I need to lie down now.
What I have is....
the common cold.
Because my sister is quite delicate, or weak as I will say, viruses can easily invade her immune system and start replicating within her. This sounds gross but it's true. I call her the walking incubator for virus. Currently, everyone in my family is infected by the deadly thing that my sister had and we all have to refrain from our normal duties and stay in bed. Which hence explains why I have the time write this post. My dad and mum are coughing concurrently right now like how the choir sing in parts. I am sneezing uncontrollably which makes the whole thing look like an orchestra. Except that it is not a symphony of music but of viruses vying to see who gets to create more havoc in its host. And the worst thing is, I have a job interview in less than 2 hours time. How am I to impress with the waking of the virus and the continuous singing of the birds in my head and which I am blinded by my very own tears? I can no longer tell if my sentences make sense. Excuse me, I think I need to lie down now.
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