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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Birds
Another doodle, did this while listening to stuff (a.k.a studying for exams). Hmm I seriously dunno how and what to study! Argh. Quite frustrating. It was the same during Os and As mep papers... er ok la, except for studying the set works. Yep so I know I got to study the set works, and finish the harmony take-away, but I wish I knew what to do for the rest. Whatever. Get a good night's sleep first. :)

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The Wicked and ArtRage 2
My first two ArtRage 2 doodlings. Heehee. It was fun! It's cool that the program imitates real-life painting and the colours blend when they are mixed. Not sure whether my control over the mouse improved heh but it seemed easier to draw with this than with good ol' paint. Envy people using tablet though *cough cough*.

Recently I've been totally hooked on a game too: The Wicked. It was brought to people's attention quite some time ago; too bad I only stumbled upon it after so long, but I'm glad I did. It's really mind-boggling and addictive. Haha I guess it depends on what different people find interesting or fun, but it's safer to only go try this if your exams are over. Don't say I never warn you hor.



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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Curse of the Clock Tower
I went for a concert at Barber today, by the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo. Before that I had dinner with Pohning/Ning/Poot (:P). We walked past the clock tower on our way there and were reminded of the supposed curse: you fail all your exams if you walk under the clock tower. While it seems like some made-up story, I dare not try it and wait to see if it's true. It's like how I know certain things are just silly superstitions, but I still try to avoid doing such things. Most of the time it's the consequence that provoke fear I guess. I don't believe in stupid little things like 'if you point at the moon your ears will be cut off', but it's a different matter with things like 'if you sew while you're pregnant your child will be disfigured'. It's not as if I believe it's true, I know it's a superstition, but the notion of the possibility of causing the disfiguration of my child through my actions is just way too scary. So there are some superstitions that might be disputed wholeheartedly in my mind, yet I would never be brave enough to even dream of proving them wrong.

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Saturday, April 08, 2006
locked out of the flat
Lol sounds dramatic eh? Actually, not really...

Pohning came to borrow my flat's vacuum cleaner cos she couldn't find her flat's, so I got it for her from the storeroom in the kitchen and wanted to help her bring it to her flat. Without giving a second thought, we both stepped out of my flat and let the door shut by itself. When we'd got the vacuum cleaner to her flat, I told her to call me or something when she was done with it, and turned to go back to my flat. But I realised I didn't take my key with me! -____-''' Of all times, I had to do it during the holidays... sigh.

However, two of my flatmates have been staying here during the holidays so we went and rang the doorbell. But nobody answered. We remembered seeing half-eaten food on the table in the kitchen and shortly before Pohning called I heard someone answer the door and I think it was a take-away delivery. It was so weird that she had ordered food and then left it on the table half-eaten. I thought maybe she went out to meet her friend or Pohning suggested she might be bathing or something. After vacuuming, we rang the doorbell again but still, nobody answered so we left the vacuum cleaner outside my flat.

I called Shackleton hall's reception using Pohning's phone but the person said there weren't many people there so I might have to wait until quite late. I told him I'd be in Pohning's flat. It was already 7 plus or something like that, so Pohning went to cook dinner while I watched Ice Age 1 on her computer. She asked whether I wanted to eat but I had already washed and cut lady's fingers before she came to my flat. After Ice Age, we went on to Water Boys, and halfway through we stopped again cos it was past 9 o'clock and there still hadn't been anybody ringing the doorbell. So I called Shackleton again, and they told me to wait until they changed shifts at 10 something, and asked whether I was stuck outside or whether I had somewhere to go. So I said I was in Pohning's flat, and the person said he'll write that on the paper.

11 o'clock, and still nobody... I called Shackleton again. 'Oh, we just sent someone but there wasn't anybody there.' Erm! I told you I'd be in Pohning's flat! Two times! 'Ok, if you wait there now we'll send someone over'. Pohning said, 'Huh wait outside? But it's so cold!' I ended up waiting at the door, opening it a crack to peep out and listen for sounds. At least they really meant now, the person came quite quickly, driving one of the white minivans the uni's staff use. He said he came by fifteen minutes ago cos there was a call reporting a power trip in my flat, but there was nobody so he left. I was like huh?! Power trip? And I told them two times that I'll be waiting in Pohning's flat!

There still wasn't anybody at home, so I still dunno where the power trip call came from. I guess either they mistook me on the phone saying there was a power trip, or someone in flat 21 is still living in the dark waiting for people to go reset the power. It's probably flat 21... how can 'I'm locked out of my flat' sound anything like 'the power tripped in my flat'????

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Monday, April 03, 2006
sorry for being constantly MIA!!!
Oops, it's like I only blog like once in a thousand years and check my blog for tags in months or something. And I've been away from msn for ages like Emily pointed out too. =D
Anyway, I was catching up on her blog just now and found a very interesting and rather curiously, surprisingly accurate quiz.

the Observer
your Enneagram type is FIVE

"I need to understand the world"

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

How to Get Along with Me

  • Be independent, not clingy.
  • Speak in a straightforward and brief manner.
  • I need time alone to process my feelings and thoughts.
  • Remember that If I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable.
  • Make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity.
  • If I become irritated when I have to repeat things, it may be because it was such an effort to get my thoughts out in the first place.
  • don't come on like a bulldozer.
  • Help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties, other people's loud music, overdone emotions, and intrusions on my privacy.

What I Like About Being a Five

  • standing back and viewing life objectively
  • coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects
  • my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure
  • not being caught up in material possessions and status
  • being calm in a crisis

What's Hard About Being a Five

  • being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world
  • feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all
  • being pressured to be with people when I don't want to be
  • watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally

Fives as Children Often

  • spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on
  • have a few special friends rather than many
  • are very bright and curious and do well in school
  • have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers
  • watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information
  • assume a poker face in order not to look afraid
  • are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict
  • feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected

Fives as Parents

  • are often kind, perceptive, and devoted
  • are sometimes authoritarian and demanding
  • may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate
  • may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions
Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test


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