9:51 AM
Friday, November 30, 2012
I'm dying from the cuteness of YongHwa and Min Hyuk in Heartstrings all over.
8:38 AM
How you are as a person reflects upon the child you bring up. Look at yourself before scolding us. We learn from you, every single flaw within us has parents as a foundation. Wake up, you aren't perfect, stop trying to impose your views and ideals on the world. Stop it.
7:19 AM
Watched MAMA with Chin tonight and it was fun, regardless of the many unfamiliar faces. Shall update on details later on (: Kinda lazy now heh
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2:51 AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Key question in life: To be a good daughter or to be myself.
9:44 PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
When I see my primary school friends, regardless if in the condo or in school or anywhere, I always feel this surge of anger within me. This urge to punch and kick them. Not everyone, but most of them. Those who have ridiculed me, those who have made fun of me. Every single one of them, every single one of those in the 'in' group. Bloody, I don't care if you guys have been immature, or whatsoever, I don't bloody care. Insensitive beings. I doubt this lot will ever change. Especially her. Argh. The sight of her makes me want to puke, the sight of her is so irksome, and horribly terrifying. It'll be too selfish for me to say get out of my life. Felt this sudden urge to rant anyway. Next year is going to be so dreadful. So, so dreadful. I don't want to go over anymore. I don't want to. Someone help. Now, I really want the world to end. I'll spend the remaining time with my family and friends and I'll never ever have to face them again.
8:36 PM
Sigh, watching Best Artist 2012 performances. Comparing Arashi and KAT-TUN, and wondering why the latter isn't doing as well as the former. I mean, the latter has every potential there is to perform as well. They lack proper promoting and nicer songs. But I swear all their songs are nicer compared to Arashi, that's just subjective though. I'd rather listen to pop-rock than bubblegum pop, I really do. Not critisizing Arashi or anything, that's their style, so they should stick to it, songs that keep spirits up, songs that make people bounce along. But I really really feel KAT-TUN deserves more recognition, for their unique style compared to the rest of Johnny's and their personalities are really not that bad. Kame is by far, a respectable entertainer who takes his job very seriously. Maru apparently does his job very seriously as well, too seriously at times. Taguchi's personality is lovable, I mean who wouldn't like that dorky personality of his. Koki looks bad-ass but he is mature and he raps good. Ueda's a little mysterious, but his smile is beautiful. Their group chemistry is not bad, really. Hope their glory days will return. Ganbatte! :D
8:22 PM
It's been long since I've watched a recent Arashi video haha. But looking at them still makes me smile so much, obviously, this inner fangirl still exists haha. I will return to the fandom soon, I guess, once this Sherlock craze dies down slightly. Ahhh, I really still do love them after all. AHHH THEY ARE TOO CUTE.
1:07 AM
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1:07 AM
If the cause of unrest is cowardice, why can't people be brave? Be brave to face your fears and try to overcome. Not facing them is a sign of being a coward. Stop being a coward. Move on.
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7:31 AM
Monday, November 26, 2012
"The order of things in which you arrange, reflects your reliance, your affections accordingly."
What a discovery, yes.
2:05 AM
The end of November is arriving, well, to be exact, it's 4 days from the end of November. How have I spent my November this year? Certainly, it has been different from the past years. Even though I'm writing this as though time passes too fast, however, I think otherwise. Time is passing too slowly. For some reason, graduation seems like it had occurred ages ago. That feeling of longing and positive pain is slowly vanishing as well. It's not that I do not miss them, but it's the fact that I might have accepted this fact and moved on. Ultimately, there's no point in dwelling over these friendships, because pondering over these just signifies the fear that these relationships might end, and I don't want to think of that. What have I done in November? I have not done much. I bought tons of books to catch up my readings with, I travelled to Malaysia and back, probably going to do so for a couple more weeks, I've met up with my friends, celebrated birthdays, turned 16 in November. That's quite a fair bit going on, but I still can't help but feel that life's been kinda boring. Simply put, I miss school. Back then, when we were cursing our lives - to be born in this Singaporean society - burying our heads in books, trying to do the best we can, I sort of miss that life. Because life seems a little empty now, or rather, there's no goal. But I don't blame that entirely on life of course, because I control life. And I've been lazy. Too lazy to apply for part time jobs, too lazy to contact endless tutors to give myself a headstart on the syllabus, to lazy to move my eyes away from Downton Abbey. But Downton Abbey is a nice period drama, better than all that Korean cousins I see on television. Sigh, with December approaching, I wish I could make use of this time better. Let me start with finding an economics tutor, shall I?
8:53 AM
Friday, November 23, 2012
Back from Singapore yayyyy~~ But I'm so tired -yawns- Hope I can wake up tomorrow morning!!!
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8:11 AM
Saturday, November 17, 2012
I'm officially 16 now. I'm officially a step closer to being a twenties girl.
Yesterday was really awesome, I can't express how much I love each and every one of Chickens and Watermelons. You guys have been so awesome, so understanding and so caring. Even though I'm like this whiny and demanding person, thank you guys for tolerating with me all this while. I love you guys so much, and I hope we'll remain like this forever and ever and ever.
Gonna cry now.
You're 16 now. You're another step closer to death, but another step closer to maturity as well. Fight on, you coward, you'll somehow pull through.
7:59 AM
Final minute of my birthday.
Just a few words, Wan Xin, you're now 16. Jiayou for JC! <3
7:08 AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
7th day after liberation:
Today's Life Sciences GCP was awesome xD Had so much fun using the flow cytometry. ALL MY CELLS DIED YAY. HAHAHA. Anyway, I got my first polaroid today! I think I'll bring it to SP tomorrow and take a picture of us in our lab coats xD
10:51 PM
Monday, November 12, 2012
BBC's Sherlock VS CBS's Elementary
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Title cards for Elementary and Sherlock, they look similar, don't they? |
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CBS on the right, and BBC on the left |
I’ve just
re-watched BBC’s Sherlock for the 2nd time, and I am still in love
with it. The plot, the script, the soundtrack, and the cast, everything about
it – I love it.
And just a
week ago, I got down to watching Elementary, with Jonny Lee Miller being casted
as Sherlock and Lucy Liu being casted as Watson (well, in this case, Joan
Watson)
So, BBC’s
Sherlock VS CBS’s Elementary, which is better? I’m not a professional, I can’t
comment much, but personally I think BBC’s Sherlock beats Elementary, hands
down.
Why did I
enjoy BBC’s version so much? Why? First of all, I absolutely love the cast;
honestly, there’s nothing to hate about it. A cast with good chemistry, superb
acting skills, and excuse me, good looks (even though some might say that
Benedict looks like an otter and Martin looks like a hedgehog, it’s perfectly
fine, I mean, otters and hedgehogs are cute), that is what we look for in a
good television series. If there’s a good script, but you don’t have the right
cast, makes it intolerable in the end, doesn’t it? Secondly, the concept of
Sherlock in the 21st century didn’t exactly catch my attention at
first, but when I heard they would be remaking it based on the original story,
and not entirely according to it, I wanted to watch it so badly, because in
this century, when forensic science is more developed and police detectives are
presumably smarter, I can’t wait to see how Sherlock would be like. Furthermore, they had Gatiss and Moffat involved in this, how can I not watch it? Thirdly, I can't deny how much I love Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock and Martin Freeman's John Watson. I really really love their interpretations of the character so much. In this BBC, Sherlock's very anti-social and quote John, "I always hear "punch me in the face" when you're speaking, but it's usually sub-text,". Yes you honestly do feel like punching him sometimes, but his face is too gorgeous for you to do so (ehhem) However, as much as I enjoyed watching B.C portray Sherlock, I enjoyed how M.F portrayed Watson equally as well. He acts as a mental compass for Sherlock, who is so ignorant about human feelings and has literally divorced himself from human feelings. Sherlock doesn't care if someone is dying, because he thinks caring wouldn't help their situation at all. He feels that the brain should not be used to keep information that are not useful to him when it comes to solving cases. All he cares about, is the thrill that solving crime brings him. This is where Watson comes in, even though it doesn't work, he tries to talk sense into Sherlock every single time (Quote Watson again, "He will outlive God, trying to have the last word,") He understands Sherlock, and seemingly tries to help him, and although he gets pissed off with Sherlock for being so unfeeling all the time, he trusts Sherlock as a friend (and this is where Johnlock comes in, but honestly, I can't bring myself to ship them at all) At the same time, while Watson tries to help Sherlock, Sherlock is also unknowingly helping Dr Watson. He understands his needs, apart from knowing his past in just one glance. BBC Sherlock has also made Mycroft Holmes a rather important character in this series, where he is part of the government and is involved in sibling rivalry with Sherlock, although obviously concerned for him in his own weird way. The other characters like Lestrade and Molly were well played as well. I find Molly's character rather irritating though, sorry, I can't stand wishy washy romance. No way.
On the other hand, after watching CBS's Elementary, I didn't feel the exact same thrill I had when I was watching Sherlock. Elementary was good, honest, but not a masterpiece. I can't say it's a rip-off of Sherlock because it is in fact rather different, other than the fact that Elementary's Sherlock Holmes as a little resemblance to BBC's in terms of their personality, other than that, the plots are obviously different and of course, the main difference in this whole thing is Joan Watson. In CBS's version, how Joan acts as a moral compass to Sherlock is more obvious, since he is a former drug addict and Joan has to prevent him from falling into relapse. I have no idea why they had tried to bring Joan Watson in though, my opinion is that, since American dramas can't do without romance, they brought in a female Watson to try to develop some romance, which is a really bad idea if it happens to work out this way. Sherlock Holmes should be a drama of deduction, crime and mystery, any romance other than Sherlock and Irene Adler, many would not agree to it. Besides, it doesn't seem like Moriarty's going to appear any time soon, which pisses me off because he is part of why Sherlock Holmes (the novel) is Sherlock Holmes. There isn't any tension with the police as well, CBS's Sherlock seems to get along with the police just fine. I'm not sure if I'm just being biased towards BBC's version, but Elementary doesn't leave a lasting impression. Now, a week after I watched it, I can hardly remember what happened in the first episode. But, maybe it's just me. To be fair, I wouldn't say that Elementary is really bad, but nor is it really good. I think CBS was just trying to depend on the popularity of BBC's Sherlock to up its viewership.
In the end, I feel that, it doesn't matter if BBC or CBS is better. Each of us have our own personal taste in dramas and there are some who prefer one over another and vice versa. All that matters is that we enjoy it and we should continue to support the version that we like instead of bashing the other version.
P.S Sorry Robert Downey Junior, you're better off as Iron Man xD
10:16 PM
6th day after liberation:
Happy Deepavali! :D
Just finished lunch and feeling a little bored. Was scrolling though tumblr and admiring all the pretty Sherlock fanarts. I must say I was really really impressed, I can't even draw a stickman. Makes me feel kinda useless haha xD Mr Bean is airing! God, that guy is a genius <3
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How can this be legal. Too pretty, and it's hand-drawn.
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Shall go admire more pretty Sherlock fanart! :D
Edit:
Dear Mum, stop making me feel useless like I don't already feel it.
7:24 AM
6:05 AM
5:41 AM
5th
day after liberation:
Bio GCP
today was fun. We did mammalian cell cultivation – nose cancer cells are cuter
than expected – and yep, as usual, we had lots of fun in the lab, and I have
taken a liking towards Professor Jin Kai. He’s so funny, relating all the
biotechnology stuff with money, I think he should become a financial
consultant.
“Want to
make money? You need virus!”
And money
will probably come flowing in like water.
Singapore
poly is really huge, and the McDonalds’ there is cheap, like really cheap, it’s
going to make me feel cheated every time I buy Macs from out of SP again.
Everything there is cheap please.
Yesterday,
we celebrated Cher’s birthday with Chickens! Oh dear god, laughed so much, Chin
especially, she couldn’t stop laughing. I think Pocky gave her sugar rush.
Speaking of which, yesterday was Pocky Day! Everyone should eat Pocky on Pocky
Day, so happy belated Pocky day!
Well, we
were supposed to celebrate our birthdays tomorrow, but everyone can’t make it,
so we’re guessing it’s going to be called off. I was looking forward to it
though, but in such a case, I really hate it. Which brings me to this point
that going to make me sound like a child who got jealous because her brother
got a sweet and she didn’t?
Maybe I
shouldn’t say it after all. All I’m going to say is, I will never be as
important to you guys as her. I know this sounds childish, of course you guys
love her more than you love me, what am
I expecting. I’m so dumb.
Maybe I’m
just feeling insecure.
Maybe.
6:51 PM
Saturday, November 10, 2012
4th day after libertation:
It's Cher's birthday, and this officially marks the 4th day of freedom. Wow. Time passes really quickly -.-
Watched Shin Sekai Yori yesterday, and once again, I was struck by the epic-ness of it all. How would children feel when you realise that the adults in your world are all liars? How would we feel when the only people we can trust are our closest friends and species that are non-human at all? This episode of Shin Sekai Yori challenged the kids - based on trust in a life and death situation. It was action packed and Satoru really got me screaming on the inside for him. Such a willful guy, when looking so vulnerable is squeal worthy, especially when he's so worn out because he was trying to protect his beloved. I have high hopes for Shin Sekai Yori, really high hopes. I wonder how it's going to fold out, this story.
Watched Parade's End last night, still don't bloody get a thing that's going on. Things about being Catholic, Anglican and of all sorts, I don't understand. Sorry for being utterly ignorant about the world, I shall read up more about it.
Meanwhile, I have to fangirl a little. Benedict Cumberbatch's voice has to be the sexiest on Earth.
8:42 AM
Friday, November 9, 2012
2nd day after liberation.
Today was just epic. I can't explain how awesome those guys are~
And my voice fetish is getting worse.
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8:21 AM
Thursday, November 8, 2012
1st day after freedom:
Today was pretty boring. Stayed at home watching Sherlock. And I decided to keep myself entertained by doing an entry everyday. While watching Sherlock again, I wondered if there was anyone who could really have been as genius like as him. Although he doesn't seem to have the slightest hint of general knowledge, he knows what to store in his brain and what not to. A skill I could honestly use.
But really, if someone like Sherlock Holmes existed, I would honestly worship him. For now, let's just say I'm falling, or already in love with Benedict Cumberbatch's interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. Simple gorgeous, eloquent and elegant. Everything on him's vintage. Where does he get the money from anyway - he doesn't accept money for his services. But as long it keeps him out of boredom, anything works, I guess.
Can't wait for Season 3!
On another note, I've got to add travel Europe on my wishlist, or maybe just England for that, wouldn't have that much time in my lifetime to travel that much. Maybe, I will, if I migrate there. God knows though.
Goodnight!
P.S. Trying to learn the morse code, let's hope it's something that will come in handy. Or maybe it's time to learn another language. Oh Japanese, when did I say I wanted to start learning it? Oh, this holidays! And when is it now? The holidays! So... it's kind of retarded keeping up this conversation with myself, I'm even typing it out.
Goodnight! For real.
Edit:
Oh god damn, I'm still damn bored. Everyone on twitter was like oh prom was so fun. And I'm like stop saying that, cuz I'm bored. Needed a break from Sherlock anyway. Everyone outside is already practically asleep. In my neighbourhood that is. There's GCP tomorrow. Don't know how I should feel about it.... will we be learning about H5N1? Just asking. Bye.
Edit:
Can't sleep. And seriously am bored.
4:23 AM
Monday, November 5, 2012
I don't know anymore.
Too many anime crushes are not good for my heart D:
6:34 AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012
"Dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like there's heaven on Earth."
Who came up with this must be a genius.
That's right. Be happy. I guess that's all that matters, for now.
10:24 AM
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Minion! My reply to you, is going to be quite long, so I'll just type it in a blog post.
Thank you for that message, I teared a lot, but what you said made so much sense. I don't want watermelons to drift apart from one another, I want us to stick together forever. Celeste, you have changed me so much. You've made me more open about stuff, you've been such a pillar of support to me, I don't know how to express my thanks for you. I really really love you a lot.
But, don't make it sound like you're not going to be seeing us anymore, if you don't make it across with us. You will still always be in our hearts, I'm sure of it. You've been the very soul and heart of watermelons and watermelons would not be watermelons without you. If I'm going to be very frank, yes, I'm not sure if you can make it over, and I'm not going to say comforting words that would make you feel worse in case they're not true. But that's because I know, you'll have to face whatever that comes one day. However, no one said that you're going to be facing it alone, we are all here with you. We'll face it together, and we will help out with this limited strength of 9 we have. There will always be 9 hands there minion, so there's no need to be scared. I'm not confident I can help you a lot, like I said, I can't provide you with the sense of security or make jokes that the rest can, I'm quite useless to be honest, but I hope if it's just providing you with a listening ear, perhaps, it can help you feel better (:
I still have a lot to say, but, I can't seem to carry on, because if I do, I'll really cry.
Stay strong Celeste, because only if you do, then we'll have that strength to stay strong with you.
The song above is for you. Might not be suitable, but it really told me a lot, about life. Hope you enjoy it!
Good Night<3
6:50 AM
Some people just don't see that, the smile on your friend's face, might mean so much more than just happiness. Try looking behind it sometimes, will you?
8:30 AM
Friday, November 2, 2012
2nd
November 2012 – my final day in Nanyang. Today passed by really quickly. Went
to school at usual time, then we had the bye-bye pal ceremony, had class
cleaning, class closure, level closure and finally it was time for graduation.
At 4:30, we were all settled in the lecture theatre, waiting for the teachers
to cue us in. And at 5:35, they finally did. We lined up in a straight line and
entered the hall – where everything first started and where everything was
going to end.
At first,
it was just that nervous feeling – that feeling of receiving the certificate
from your teacher, and letting every single parent witness that you have
graduated from Nanyang, and that you are ready to cross the bridge of hell. As
I held the empty scroll in my hand, that feeling was surreal like, “I’m finally
graduating!” It was the mixed emotions of happiness and sadness. I didn’t know
how to feel. Things started turning a little light hearted as I went out after
being bored and I saw Denise’s brothers and Cherin’s sisters. But then, when
minutes ticked by and as person after person walked off the stage, that time
came. We sang the graduation song, and we sang Graduation Photo. That song that
bonds us together as one, that song that is able to jerk tears and memories. I
couldn’t take it anymore, and I broke down. And everyone around me broke down.
Well, females are fragile, it’s a fact you can’t deny. So, we all (well, almost
all) cried.
There are
many things I regretted though. For example, not being able to hug people I
wanted to hug, not being able to take pictures with many people. It’s weird,
because just for today, I wanted to avoid the camera as far as possible. I
wanted to be the one, in charge of taking down others memories; I wanted to be
the one in charge of creating memories that would make even the most
emotionless of creatures smile when they look at it and think back at
everything that has happened.
As I’m
typing this, my tear glands are being irritating and are threatening to produce
an overwhelming amount of tears that would run throughout the night. How I wish
I could have hugged everybody and spill out whatever I wanted to say, all the “thank
you”s and “I Love You”s. But I couldn’t. I wasn’t brave enough to. It’s funny,
because even on the last day of school, I still doubt my friends’ feelings for
me. Because I can be obnoxious at times, because I can be quite rude at times,
because I can be quite inconsiderate at times, I was still unsure. If they
really liked me as a friend, but if they really don’t like me as much, I wouldn’t
blame or cry, because I would be the one clearly at fault.
What I feel
for this group of friends is a special feeling; it’s a feeling that has
surpassed just the mere definition of what friends should feel for each other.
It’s no longer just mere friendship, it is love. No, I’m not lesbian. It’s
just, I love them so terribly. They’ve been there no matter what; they’ll never
backstab you no matter what. I don’t know. I just love you guys so much, I’ll
miss you guys so much and I thank you guys so much. For being the very first
group of friends I have ever trusted and relied upon so much in my entire life.
I love you guys, I really do.
As much as
I would love you guys to read this, but I don’t think everyone would anyway. My
feelings can never be expressed well enough unless I write a 5000 essay, but hi
everyone. No matter what, no matter which direction in life we’ll head towards
to, I’m sure we’ll stay as one. One round, one whole watermelon.