18th August 2005 (Feel Good Inc.)

yes people!!! the title is absolutely correct.... to some extent.. tomorrow's da peak for the chinese hungry ghost festival!!!! that means.... more bad dreams n sleepless nites for me!!!! thank god i dun have any important exams comin up or else i'd be toast.. who came up with this festival anyway?!?!? my guess is a few of our ancestors (from wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy back) began 2 experience strange phenomenons... sudden storms n such.. since they didnt know wat caused it they tot it was done by spirits n decided "hey! lets make a festival for da spirits so they'd be 2 drunk to be angry at us!!"... n u know da rest.. geez.. well i'm glad its almost over.. if i can get thru tonite without a single incident (which has never happened in da past 2 weeks) then i believe its truly over... for everyone else... for me, i'd wish these eyes could see so much... anyway, on a happier note, i made a few new friends.. but sadly some of them are going away 2 pursue studies abroad.. it was a pleasure meetin them even tho it was for a short while.. best of luck 2 all of them!!! u will be missed!! regarding studying abroad... i found out (after an intensive, long, minutes of Q & A with the coordinator) that i basically need an overall grade of 'A' for semester 3 and 4 if i wanna compete to go to sheffield.. an 'A'?! its hard enough maintainin a 'C' average!! but after several hours of thought n consideration... i've decided if thats wat it takes then i'll do it.. i dun wanna go 2 queensland cause da course there is essay-type course, thus i'll have 2 make due wit this news n pool all my resources into achieving this almost impossible goal... i really really really wanna go!! drat... cant i just get a 'C' n still go? sigh...

i decided 2 not take any additional courses this and next semester, no eca's and less socializing... boy, this is goin 2 be a long semester... well guess dats it for now.. i better get some sleep.. havent had one in 2 weeks... adios amigos...

8th August 2005 (One Crazy And Long Night)

Ah... the second week... i feel revived... u wanna know why??? the first week of school ended with a bang but it only concerned 2 ppl... me n hyena.. lets just say we had one of our "boy's only" night out n we found n met a few new people along the way... both of us needed something 2 cheer us up n dat excursion brought us into a new light.. we made a deal that we'll keep each other's head focused on studies because neither of us, n i mean neither of us, can afford to mess up... n boy do we hav a long semester in front of us.. during our pre-excursion planning (we did this in a bookshop mind u), i met a girl whom i find quite cute.. the strange thing is.. she's not really my type of girl in terms of appearance.. but.. she somehow caught my attention... now believe it or not, she's the cashier of the shop (Argghh!!! secret's out!!! N yes i'm guilty!!).. see the thing that ticks me off the most was that i was so captivated n bewildered that i forgot 2 ask her name n her number... n me n hyena were practically talking bout our plans with her but somehow i forgot to ask her name!!!!! now me n hyena keep on referring to her as the "bookshop girl"... well all is not lost since we're (well it was my idea actually) going back 2 da shop before the end of this week 2 ask for her name n most im-por-tant-ly, her number... i hope i dun get shot down cause i'd really like 2 get 2 know her... i just hope i'm not somehow related to her cause if i was, boy does news travel fast in my family... but hyena n me are still wonderin bout her age n level of education.. yes yes i kno this might sound funny but its im-por-tant to know how old n how smart the girl is because lets face it, nobody would like 2 have a girlfriend who cant entertain u with her jokes n punish u in ways only she can imagine (hahaha kinky!!!)... if she cant get up 2 my standards then i'm sorry, she would have 2 be ignored (yes yes i kno dats evil but wat can i say, i am evil...).. so far, dat girl is still in da A list but how long can she stay there??? only time can tell... well i gotta scram, duty calls... adios peeps....

4th August 2005 (The Collector)

i kno da title sounds a bit strange but no i didnt sell my soul 2 da devil... well at least not yet.. hahaha... ah da first week of school... kind of an auspicious week than any other week.. new faces, new classes, new challenges and not forgettin new problems.. i still havent forgotten my promise 2 myself.. i'm tryin my best 2 step up my game n its not as easy as it looks.. there r like so many temptations n if u kno me very well, u kno i wouldnt pass it up.. rarely do.. BUT i must resist!! must resist urge!! I AM MY OWN MASTER!!! but... in the end... i couldnt resist.. hehehe... well i guess u cant stop doin somethin so suddenly.. now i'm tryin to cut back little by little.. slowly changing my habits n state of mind to a more academic state.. i've been slowly goin 2 da library more n more 2 look 4 books that would be good references.. believe it or not i used 2 be quite da bookworm in my childhood.. reading this, reading that, absorbing information... my teachers helped a lot in feeding my thirst 4 knowledge.. they teached me stuff heleped me get through most of my exams not just then but right now as well... 2 my old teachers!! i salute u all!!! if it wasnt for them, i wouldnt be wat i am now... which is somehow a good thing n a bad thing at da same time.. well i certainly believe its a good thing (*cough*)... hehehe but seriously folks, for wat its worth, i really appreciate wat they did for me.. well thats that.. oh, the hostel canteens hav finally changed managements!!! (*yay*) but... somehow all the hype is all a bunch of crap.. da food is ok i guess but if i had money right now i'd rather eat out.. lets make a comparison.. the guys hostel canteen has a big screen tv with astro n a pool table.. the girls hostel canteen has a radio.. the guys canteen has ok food but tends to over spice n season.. the girls canteen also has ok food but some of their portions r 2 small... both canteens have great service... so now, which canteen is better??? i'll let u decide since i cant decide myself.. u know wat? if any of u hav tried the friendster games u'll kno wat i'm talkin bout.. da thing is if both players dun hav a good connection, it will lag so much that u wouldnt be able to take a shot... well peeps i'm runnin out of time so i guess this is it.. adios amigos.. ;)