I have decided to go on a hiatus, since my promos are coming and I have to attain at least 2 H2 passes and 2 H1 passes in order to get promoted to J2. I have already started revising, though I think I shall have to go on full force come September holidays. Therefore, I foresee that this would be the last post until promos end in early October. But even then, I think I will have lots of tasks to complete, like PW meetings and preparing myself for the Malay papers in October or November. I decided that this year's Malay paper will be the last that I take for this year and the next because I really do not want to be taking and thinking about it next year. So far, the Malays in AJ, I mean the J2s, have not been asked to repeat J1, and hence, I do not want to be the first. That's why I have vowed to get at least a D for all my papers, so that my chances of getting promoted would be higher and I would not have to go for an interview with the principal.

Something funny happened yesterday. I was walking down the steps with Aisyah beside me and suddenly, I missed a step and sort of stumbled. Luckily she broke my fall, or else I would have landed face down on the canteen floor. Bahh..what an embarrassing situation to be in. I hope no one saw that, even so You-Know-Who. I would have totally died from embarrassment, extreme embarrassment if anyone ever pointed it out to me. Also, after that, Aisyah too stumbled. Haha. We were like two crazy girls stumbling on the steps. So, being us, we pretended as if nothing ever happened. I wish I had sunglasses to like cover my eyes. What a waste. After all, we did stumble - glamorously. We did it with style, babe...

Ok, I'm like so tired already. I need to go get some rest. Meanwhile, TAKE CARE! And I love ya people!

What we don't know, we fear...

Can you believe my extremely unfortunate luck? My lil baby, the thumbdrive, is with my sister's teacher! Argh!!! Why must it go missing when I need it the most?

Too depressed to write.


Sighs.....

I need you baby...I mean, the thumbdrive. Not a human thing.

I didn't attend school today cos I really felt like my head's bursting anytime soon. And the dumb doctor only give me one day of mc. Can you believe it?! ONE DAY ONLY! Argh!!! I was expecting like two days or more. So much for having my hopes up high. Bleargh. Next time, remind me to go to a polyclinic and not a family doctor. Family doctors scrutinise us like hell. Polyclinic doctors are more lenient.

I have not really completed all my homework, and that was partly why I was too lazy to go to school. Smart move, ace!

Trust Nashitah to put me under dance for farewell assembly. I really didn't want to, but then again, everyone's dancing, and it would feel weird not to dance.

Hady was saved! Yeah! So lucky he didn't get voted out tonight. Otherwise, it'll be such a sad case. Obviously Singaporeans (me excluded) do not know how to vote properly. Seriously, I don't go for looks. Just the singing. Haha. Sounds superficial, but what the hell...

Ok, gotta take my pills now, and I'm off to bed, though I just woke up like 2 hours ago. Those pills 'may cause drowsiness. If affected, do not drive or operate machinery.' Pity they didn't include something else. Something like, 'If affected, do not attempt to do any schoolwork as that would result in disastrous work.'

Love, Shakirah

Usually, around this time on Tuesdays, I would have not reached home yet, because of PE. But today was an exception, cos I managed to reach home at 5.00pm, woohoo! I am so glad I am home early.

Suddenly, a lot of people loves Bear in the Big Blue House. What's up? Haha. I love that show. So kiddy, but yet, it's kinda cool, indulging in one's fantasies. Ok, too much Coleridge there. Lol. I realised that my entries are getting shorter and shorter, but you know what? Live with it. I'm always not in the mood to write long entries like a certain someone, cos I can't really afford the time, yeah. And I owe Ms Chin like 3 Econs essays! Argghhh! See if I don't get bull-dozed over by a bull-dozer by the end of this week. I'm seriously feeling the stress like right now. Man, what the heck am I doing here? But seriously, I care a lot about my promos, cos I don't wanna repeat J1. I care about my studies, which is why I've been mugging and missing my favourite shows like yesty's America's Next Top Model. So, today, I had to rely on Yi Han's account on what's happened yesty at ANTM. Burr. Whatever.

I'm so proud of myself for not sleeping during history lecture today. Yeay! And I have formulated this argument: McCarthy is one giant person whom nobody messes around with.

Bye!

I feel sick. Really sick. I'm like so helpless now. I even slept during lectures and tutorials!

Ok, people, yesterday, I talked about Pip and Pop. Today, I shall talk about Tutter and Treelo. Just in case you don't know who these friggin' maniacs are, Tutter is a mouse, whereas Treelo is a God-Knows-What.

Treelo wanted Tutter to play Snowbear and Rock Board. Now, Snowbear is white, and from there, conflict arises...

Treelo: Tutter, please play Snowbear and Rock Board with me.
Tutter: I'm not snowbear, I am a mouse.
Treelo: Please, play with me.
Tutter: HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT, TREELO? I AM NOT A SNOWBEAR! I AM A MOUSE! TUTTER THE MOUSE! SNOWBEAR IS WHITE! WHITE!
Treelo: Blue and pink snowbear?
Tutter: Blue and pink snowbear? Sounds great! (pauses for a second) NO! NO! I AM A MOUSE, BLUE AND PINK! BLUE AND PINK I TELL YOU! TAIL! TAIL! SEE?! I HAVE A TAIL!
Treelo: (all else fails, It gave up)

Okies, I know this sounds childish. But what the heck? See if I care. Hahaw..

No PE tomorrow! Woohoo!!!

Have to prepare tutorial 6. Miss Leong coming in first period for observance. Tee-Hee.

And yes, Ming Jun, I shall go with you. But you must wait for me, ok?

Whatever the scandal is, one thing is for sure. I'm innocent, yeah?

By the way, those people who went for the Darul Ma'wa carnival, remember that little cute mix-bred boy we hugged and took pictures with? The one whom we said that when he grows up, he's gonna be one hot guy? Yeah. Me and Fitrah are still searching for the photo, so if any of you do possess that photo, give us a ring. Thank you..

My throat is irritating. I think I need some throat drops. Hehe. Daddy..help me...

I think that my grandfather is simply very proud that I'm in AJ. You know, there's been his relatives in Johore and God-knows-where coming down and all, and whenever they asked what school I'm in, before I could even open my mouth, he'd be like, "Anderson JC" with pride and gusto. Whatever. Thanks Grandpa. Because you believed in me. Because I made you proud. Because I am your favourite granddaughter. Whatever.

I accompanied my little brother to watch Bear in the Big Blue House. There's this really funny scene between these two purple squirrels, Pip and Pop. They were arguing about where to play Tag. Pip wanted the attic, while Pop wanted the pond. Lame. Here's how the dialogue goes:

Pip: I wanna play tag in the attic.
Pop: No, I wanna play tag at the pond.
Pip: Attic
Pop: Pond

And so, they argued and argued, until...

Pip and Pop: I wanna do what you wanna do!
Pip: Ok, you decide.
Pop: Ok, I decide that you decide.
Pip: Ok, I decide that you decide.

And they threw a coin, and attic won.

And so they went to the attic to play Tag.

That's so cute.....;P

First things first...

FARAH AND HILYAH AND FARHANA AND WHOEVER ELSE! I DON'T HAVE ANY SCANDALS WITH WHOEVER YOU THINK I HAVE! BLEARGH! CAN'T I JUST MAINTAIN A PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A GUY WITHOUT YOU GUYS WHISPERING, "SCANDALOUS..SCANDALOUS.." SERIOUSLY, GET THOSE BRAINS THINK BROADLY. DON'T BE SO DARN NARROW-MINDED.

Sorry, I'm not angry or anything. Just that I'm sick of people saying that I have a scandal with Danial. No way! Get your facts right first before spreading the news. Haha..

Ok, that's it. Bye.

I've decided to delete the latest post because I thought that it was rather selfish and immature, so yeps, no secrets revealed.

I had a lot of fun today, what with AJ drama screening, the Nak Sayang drama, being shown at exactly 4.30pm. And I was rather excited, cos it'd be fun to meet up with the alumni, the Big Three, Sufyan, Hafiz and Ridzal. The screening was okay, just that there were some parts where Sufyan would supposedly pause the scene where Deebz would appear. I was so dumb to believe that he could actually control the laptop with his handphone. Like some kind of remote. Apparently, I wasn't the only dumb idiot who believed that for quite a while. Farid thought so too. Hmphs..I was kind of irritated at the beginning, before the drama started, cos Hilyah always made fun of me and Danial. That's because we were always bantering with each other, and Hilyah was like, "Macam tu ke tunjuk sayang?" I was like, "Eww..where got?" I mean, Danial and I are just friends, for heaven's sake. Gawd! Just because we're always bantering, that doesn't make us like each other ok..Kadang tu, malas jugak nak layan Hilyah. Malu seh..

Anyways, when the drama ended, though the finale wasn't really shown, me, Raudhah, Hafiz, Farid, Firdaus, Syafiq, went home together. Firdaus and Syafiq alighted at Yishun MRT for God-knows-what. So, it's left with me, Raudhah, Hafiz and Farid. We were like chatting non-stop, hoho. Quite fun, quite fun. And we chatted some more when we alighted at Choa Chu Kang and took the LRT. I was just telling Farid that Arts students do better in university than Science students. He was like, "We'll see.." Uh-huh, we'll see...Then, he was weighing the difference between Science and Arts, and apparently, we are on par. Hoho, Farid....We'll see, eh? Meanwhile, see ya around campus, friend..

Just thought that this might be something which could be useful when you really need it - Detecting Lies.

How to Detect Lies
Watching facial expressions in order to determine whether a person is lying might just save you from being a victim of fraud, or it could help you figure out when somebody's being genuine. Jury analysts do this when assisting in jury selection. The police do this during an interrogation. Of course a polygraph does this, but it is a little heavy to carry with you. Therefore, you have to learn the little facial and body expressions that can help you learn to recognize a lie from the truth.



Steps
Observe how the person smiles.



Forced Smile
Forced smiles are easy to spot since they only involve the muscles around the mouth. The person will appear as being overly relaxed and not really happy. Look at the mouth, and see if you can see the teeth. A real smile will reveal a bit of teeth but a forced smile will not.

True Smile
In a real smile, more facial muscles besides the mouth are involved. A dead giveaway is tightening of the eyes, which sometimes causes crows' feet. Very few people can fake a smile and still control their eyes in this manner.
Watch their hands, arms and legs, which tend to be limited, stiff, and self-directed when the person is lying. The hands may touch or scratch their face, nose or behind an ear, but are not likely to touch their chest or heart with an open hand.
Check for sweating. People tend to sweat more when they lie.
See if they are telling you too much, like "My mom is living in France, isn't it nice there? Don't you like the Eiffel tower? It's so clean there." Too many details may tip you off to their desperation to get you to believe them.

Observe eye contact. Notice the person's eye movements. Someone who is lying will be more reluctant than usual to make direct eye contact. Liars also tend to blink more often. A typical right-handed person tends to look towards his left (your right) when remembering something that actually happened (remembered images, sounds and internal dialogue)and towards their right (constructed images, sounds and kinesthetic sensations) when they're making something up.
Be sensitive to the person's emotional expression, specifically the timing and duration, which tends to be off when someone is lying. Emotions can be delayed, remain longer than usual, then stop suddenly. Likewise, they might not match appropriately with verbal statements. And, as with smiling, facial expressions of a liar will be limited to the mouth area.
Pay close attention to the person's reaction to your questions. A liar will often feel uncomfortable and turn their head or body away, or even unconsciously put an object between the two of you. Also, while an innocent person would go on the offensive, and guilty person will often go immediately on the defensive.
Be conscious of their wording. Verbal expression can give many clues as to whether a person is lying, such as:

-Using/repeating your own exact words when answering a question
-NOT using contractions
-Avoiding direct statements or answers
-Speaking excessively in an effort to convince
-Speaking in a monotonous tone
-Leaving out pronouns (he, she, it, etc.)
-Speaking in muddled sentences
-Using humor and sarcasm used to avoid the subject
-Allow silence to enter the conversation. Observe how uncomfortable and restless the person becomes when there is a pause.
-Change the subject quickly. While an innocent person would be confused by the sudden shift in the conversation and may try to return to the previous subject, a liar will be relieved and welcome the change. You may see the person become more relaxed and less defensive.

Tips
Just because someone exhibits one or more of these signs does not mean they are lying. The above behaviors should be compared to a person's base (normal) behavior whenever possible.
Some of the behaviors of a liar listed above also coincide with those of an extremely shy person, who might not be lying at all.
Botox or other plastic surgery may also interfere with 'tells' and give false positives.

Warnings
Be careful how often you use this with your friends. If you are always looking for lies, you may soon not have any friends. Use wisdom.

I take back what I said. Prolly later in the evening, I shall post more photos, so stay tuned! And the darn thing worked! Yippee!

And the Teacher's Day dance was so stupid and dumb-looking. Laugh your heads out, teachers!

And the sardine sandwich which I bought was so expired already. Just my luck. Bleargh...

And I think we're gonna give Raihanah's birthday present today! Yeay!!!

Here's the pictures that I've promised. The D'Mawa carnival. If any of you guys who have your pictures in here and you're uncomfortable with it, just meet me around campus, ok? In the meanwhile, there's more to come, though I ain't that sure when I shall post it. Enjoy!


This is Farid, apparently trying to neaten the huge stack of teddies.


Hehe..Nad, Deebz and Me. Just thought we'll have fun!


Our AJC stall! Check out the banner. I hung it!


The last group who stayed till the end of the carnival.


The yoghurt ice cream sucks, if you ask me. It's irritating my throat after a while..Sheesh..

Nashita, Fitrah, forgive me for saying this. I know this is not all your fault, but I felt that today's ML meeting was pathetic. Hello? Like only less than 10 peeps turned up. But I'm not complaining. Na-ah..Great meeting today.

We had fun for History today. I mean it sarcastically. Oh yeah, I almost fell asleep. That's because we expected Mr Loh to show us a movie on some Cold War scenes. But apparently, he used the CNN video to show us footages of the Korean War. And we had to write notes. And the narrator was boring - Kenneth Branaugh, the guy who played Prof Lockhart in HP movies. Lame. But I tried hard to remain awake. Hoho..Despite the fact that I'm still burping from the oh so heavy lunch. :P. Then, for Econs, I managed to discipline myself and did a case study on OPEC. Woohoo! Whee! I'm on the right track, thankfully. Luckily I got the oligopoly part right. If not, the whole thing would stink. Besides that, nothing much happened today except that I interpreted 'The Picture' like so correct, I could not help but grin at myself.

I would really love to see a really beautiful Asian woman that has the potential to win Miss Universe. Ok, random thought.

And he has left for Brunei to serve NS. I hope he comes out of there ALIVE. I seriously hope so...I mean, he's got a bright future ahead of him, went to Anderson Sec, then National JC and all that. Pending to get into NUS, apparently has been accepted. Come back safely yeah?

Love, Shakirah

Don't ask me why I'm so free this week. I only have one thing to worry about for the whole of this week. EoM. Woohoo! Apparently, by God's grace, Mr Loh decided that we were to watch videos on the Cold War and the conflicts this week. I just watched some excerpts from an M-18 movie, The Brotherhood of War. It's a Korean movie, about the Korean War from 1950-1953. The young soldier was hot! Woohoo! Ok, I sound mad. But nonetheless, it was a very gory, gruesome and violent movie. There's this one scene where this soldier was operating some bomb stuff, and suddenly, there's this missile thingy that flew right into his hands, and then, poop! His left hand was separated into two - the hands and the arms. Then, you can see this dangling arm with flesh and blood and all. Oooh..wonderful..

Before PE, YH, Isyah and I were sitting in the Reading Room, joking and reminiscing about life in 4E. Apparently all of us missed our class, and we kept imitating Mr Ang's words. What funny thoughts. We were so damn bored, so can't blame us.

I almost fell off the chair during History lecture yesterday, cos I fell asleep. Darn. Luckily no one saw that. So, today, in order to prevent the same thing from happening again, I drank Ice Latte so that it can make me awake. Hoho. It worked! I was perky and awake and able to finally understand all that crap.

And I got exempted from PE for at least a month! Whee! Happiness is simply consuming me. I wonder how's my fitness going to be like when I return to do PE after the holidays. Maybe I can still run 4 rounds, or maybe 6, without stopping. But I don't think I can climb the stairs without panting like a dog. Haha...

Ok, I've gotta do my econs essay that is supposed to be handed in on the 22nd of August. But I decided to be advance. Hehe..Good job, Shakirah. You're finally on the right track. Please don't forget to analyse 'The Picture' although it's a bloody hard poem, as always...

Thanks a lot, Vic, for letting Ms Chin read my blog when you surfed it during PW lesson at the computer lab. I could so totally die if she finds her name in there. Boos.

Anyhoots, I had a great day today in school. I mean, apart from the little 10 seconds nap during History lecture every now and then, I was perfectly alright. The stupid table kept slipping down, and there was once when I was trying to 'save' my notes from dropping to the floor. Damn. Luckily Mr Loh didn't point me out. And I practically dropped from my chair 'cos I fell asleep. The lecture wasn't that boring, but it didn't really interest me, that's all. Like, duh, I can read what's written on the notes, alright? But anyways, I'm grateful that God sent Mr Loh to teach us History. If it's that teacher who teaches the J2s, I can totally die. I just remembered that there was once when I was resting and Mr Loh came up and asked me how's things so far. It's the week of National Day. I just said that I'm so exhausted that I'm on the brink of collapsing. Okies, exaggerating. But I really was, honestly. He was like, "Yeah, I know you guys are tired. I need this break too." Then, he was like, "How do you find my lectures so far?" I said, honestly, "Seriously, Mr Loh, you read word-for-word on the slides and that's what the notes wrote too (Luckily, I didn't say, hey! I can read!). I fall asleep sometimes, and the occasional pictures don't really add much to the whole thing." There. I was being honest. Then, he was like, "I know that you fall asleep." He grins. Then he said, "Well, we'll see what I can do. If it's still boring, tell me." Ok, I will! Don't worry. You'll know it's boring when I fall asleep for the whole hour of lecture.

My homeroom, 10-25, was hot! The darn air-conditioning system is not working. Drats.

And I've finally gotten my EoM article! Yay!!!

Ten things you should never do/expect if your friend has a bad day:

1) Say, "Hello Shakirah!" early in the morning. If she feigned a fake smile, ignore her for the rest of the day.

2) Waggle your tongue around just because you think you are being funny. The truth is, you're making Shakirah more irritated.

3) Complain about events that happened eons ago and expect Shakirah to offer sane advice. As it is, she is in an irritated mood.

4) Don't expect Shakirah to crack jokes even though that is what she does best.

5) Stay away from Shakirah, because when she's irritated, she's like Mount Merapi, ready to erupt. And when she does, the consequences are NASTY. She repeat: NASTY.

6) Don't bother asking for Shakirah's help even though it's about Malay or Computer skills or Math or whatever. She can't think at the moment.

7) DO NOT TOUCH Shakirah's Spongebob Squarepants pencilbox and make fun out of it. She'll scream her head off if you do.

8) Do not say sweetly, "Hey, what's the matter?" if Shakirah is sulking. Can't you see? She's having a bad day, so buzz off.

9) Do NOT try and butter Shakirah up by saying, "You look really good today." Shakirah knows she looks like a Queen with red smoke coming out of her ears. So run away.

10) Shakirah repeats: DO NOT BOTHER NUDGING HER AND SAYING, "OH! YOUR EYE-CANDY IS HERE." YOU JOLLY WELL KNOW HER EYE-CANDY IS IN SOME SCHOOL IN TOA PAYOH. SO SHUT UP.

Shakirah is UGLY and NASTY when she's ANGRY. It's best to stay away.

After looking through Leonard's friendster profile and pictures, I just realised how much I really miss my class, 4Endeavour. Haha..ok, I'm being emo here. I really miss the days when we don't have to rush for datelines, where everyone is just plain happy and stuff. Don't get me wrong here. I'm not sulking or upset or anything. I mean, I enjoy life in AJ, and everyone makes me happy and all, but seriously, I MISS THOSE SECONDARY SCHOOL DAYS where I can talk and joke like every single day with my mates and my partners in crime, i.e. Jared and Leonard. I miss the people who I always make fun of, who I've always shared my jokes with, who I always copy Math homework from. I miss those days when I go home early in the afternoons, every single day. I miss the regular timings and the suspense and adventure I had with 4E. I miss Bao Qi's whims and complains and her high-pitched voice, and Rai's crazy antics.

Maybe I'm living in self-denial. Maybe I'm only missing that special one, and maybe I don't really miss the rest. Maybe I really miss the one who made my Math lessons more enjoyable. Maybe...

Ok Fitrah, so you think that it's funny that I write in Malay? Hehe..wait till you hear me speak. Agaknyer tergelak dan terpecah perut kau.

So anyways, I've finally finished my essay on monopoly. Kudos, Shakirah. You have finally finished doing your assignment which you owed Ms Chin eons ago. Good job. And boy, I had to do four drafts because mom was so critical of every single point I made in my essay. Hmph. Thanks mom. For making me mug from 11 to 4.

And I still have yet to complete my Cold War essay which is prolly due tomorrow, and also the new essay outline AND the malay karangan. Haha. Good job Shakirah. See if you don't die by tomorrow.

And I misinterpreted the instructions which Fit gave me this morning. I thought I had ML meeting TODAY at 3.50pm, but it turns out that it's tomorrow instead. AND I almost argued with mommy dear just to let me go for the meeting which I thought was TODAY. She was like, "Can't they make it earlier?" And I was like, "Entah." Then, Fit told me it's tomorrow. So, I had to be a good girl, and because I carik pasal dulu, I have to somehow do some good deed for my mom.

Good job Shakirah. You rock the world, and look honey! My toes are laughing!

Ok, that's so RANDOM. Get a grip on your life...

Ok, fine, I know that this is the third time I'm writing an entry. Maybe more. But I got ilham la. So can't blame me. Kali ini, aku akan menulis dalam bahasa melayu sepenuhnya demi merancakkan Bulan Bahasa walaupun ia telah lama berlalu. Jadi, Yat, jangan mengkritik aku, ok?

Yang kurik itu kundi
Yang merah itu saga
Yang cantik itu budi
Yang indah itu bahasa

Aku terjumpa sebuah frasa yang padat maknanya yang telah kujumpa sewaktu melungsuri salah sebuah blog yang telah diiktiraf oleh pihak jawatankuasa Bulan Bahasa 2006. Macam ku pernah dengar frasa ini, tetapi di mana ya?

"Dari mata turun ke hati, dari hati ke minda mencerna, dari sana, turun ditinda. Abadikan ia di dalam maya, titipan hidup, jiwa sahaya."

Agaknya aku teringat masa aku mengambil Bahasa Melayu Lanjutan sewaktu di peringkat sekolah rendah, di mana aku dan seorang sahabatku, Azril, menjadi murid-murid Cikgu Rahimah selama dua tahun. Dua orang dalam kelas BML, pathetic. Ini kes yang amat sedih tau!

Aku ingin menulis sebuah karangan yang mencerminkan tentang kehidupan orang Melayu pada zaman sekarang, akan tetapi, kesalahan dari segi isi terlalu banyak, jadi, ku batalkan niat itu sahaja ya..

Sebenarnya, aku ni seorang yang pro-Melayu. Bukannya apa, kan bahasa itu melambangkan bangsa. No bahasa Melayu, no Malays. Tetapi entah ya, semakin aku meningkat dewasa, kiranya bahasa Melayu itu terasa amat janggal apabila berada di lidahku. Mungkin aku tidak sehebat berbahasa Melayu seperti kusangka. Aku boleh menulis dengan bahasa berbunga, tetapi, apabila bab bertutur dalam bahasa Melayu, terasa lidah ini amat kelu sekali..

Yat, tolong aku...Kau kan Pegawai Bahasa..

"If you love me, you'll turn around and say that you love me too. I believe you feel the same way as I do."

Sounds familiar? Hehe....I just watched Cinta Popular, or if you were to translate it directly, Popular Love. My all-time favourite film, besides Goalposts and Lipsticks. That's because I totally love the lead, which is Danny X-Factor, whereas in the latter film, the lead is Ashraf Sinclair. Woohhooo! I told you I want a musician boyfriend...

So anyways, that film, the former, was pretty touching. I love the storyline, though it seems a bit cheesy, but anyways, I'm still a girl. I love the Phyne Ballerz guys, and the X-Factor guys. 'Nuff said, or else you'd think I'm some kind of a weirdo.

I have huge chunks of work yet to be done, and I'm trying to finish them up before the NDP celebrations today at 6.30pm. As I said, work before play.

Gosh, I'm like boring myself. Those of you reading these entries, beware. Don't bother reading this one. I know it sucks.

And I'm still getting the book, The Girls of Riyadh, by Rajaa Al-Sanie.

And by the way, I got something to add.

Farah: You look hot with that minnie mouse ribbon, without that ugly black ears, of course. And check out your white skirt! I totally love it!

Hida: Honey! You too! You look stunning with that skirt.

Isyah: Dear, you might want to cover that back a bit. That's what got people staring. And I really admire my handiwork on your hair.

Finally! I'm done with my responsibilities! Woohoo! I've just finished writing the written report which was supposed to be about 2500 words, but I've filled in with 1501 words. Wooh! Now, I've just sent the file to the rest of my team mates so that they can fill in their parts. It feels really good with the load taken off my shoulders, but it's not done yet. But at least I'm relieved.

Today's ND celebrations wasn't that exciting, in fact, it was kinda boring, considering the fact that I was seated at the back and I had to keep stretching my neck to see what's happening at the front. Not a good place, trust me. Sorry Nasyitah, can't help it. But anyways, the only thing I enjoyed was the video segment where LKY announced the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, because, firstly, that's the only thing where everything is big and magnified and you can sort of hear the voice of the people in the video, and secondly, I love history. 'Nuff said. I also loved the performance from Redemption, the guys can play the instruments and sing! Whee! Remind me to get a musician boyfriend. Hahhaaa..Ok, maybe not.

Vic sprayed my hair like bloody red, and it kinda made my hair like really hard, and whenever I ran my fingers through my hair, the fingers are red. Oohh..not a pretty sight. But luckily, when I washed my hair when I got home, the red colours were gone. Thank God for shampoos and conditioners. Now my hair feels soft and silky. Weet...So I wore jeans and this red Hang Ten shirt, but seriously, luckily I didn't wear something green, like this girl I saw later on. Or else I would have impersonated Santa Claus. Eww..not a pretty sight. Trust me, no one would want to be caught looking like Santa.

Ok, time out. I'm tired from the typing and whatever else. Time for bed! After all, God didn't give us three days worth of holidays, ok, make that two and a half, just to work. It's time for rest, honey!

It seems to me that my immunity system is failing me, cos I seem to be one of the regular visitors to the sickbay - at least, that's how I see it. It didn't help that I think I am living in another dimension where all everyone cared about was work, work and MORE WORK. It's getting sicker, to be frank. Sometimes, all you wanna do is to lie down and rest, and not worry about undone homework that's next week and not worry about your mates' problems. What the hell is wrong with me anyway? I seem to be picking a fight with almost everyone who speaks to me. I get angry easily these days. I think it's the monthly woes, but ah well, I hope it dies down soon. I even came this close to breaking a friendship with one of my closest buddies. wth wth wth. PW is draining me and our group has decided to go all on full-mode till OP. Gosh! I even have PW meeting tomorrow after madrasah la..And I have to lug that iBook to madrasah and to Macs after that. Burr..Someone rescue me.

My head is thumping right now, and I feel like throwing up. I guess it's because I have so much things to do that I need to write down a list on things to do. Yeah, I did that again. I drew up a list yesterday in the library, after analysing Act 2.1 for Othello. Ah..And I kept coughing and burying my arms in my sweater, which needs washing, by the way. I'm irritating and I know it. I guessed the person opposite me was kinda distracted. Sorry, but I'm sick.

The only joy was when I sat next to Wei Vien for the Othello workshop. She's my Malaysian Scholar buddy. My first friend in AJ. So, we were basically making jokes and distracting each other. She even distracted me when I was trying to do my History essay. What the hell, Wei Vien-y. You spell disaster to me. And whoever agrees that the Prof from the Lit dept from NUS is boring, please stand and say 'aye'. Thank you.

Now, I better go behave myself and do some good work. Call me geek, nerd, mugger, whatever, thank you so much.

And I'm so happy cos I got my friend back! At least that doesn't sound depressing, eh?

By the way, I forgot to add something. For the J2 farewell party yesterday, I had to admit it but Humairah was complaining about the not enough chicken wings. Umm...the truth is, guys, Hilyah, Farhana, me and Aisyah ate 14 chicken wings in total. And lots more fruit tarts and those brownies.

Sorry for being very gelojoh.

But we were darn hungry, so try and understand.

Hehess...

There's this J2 farewell party today for MLDDS. I think almost all the J1s turned up, but not all the J2s did. I think they had Econs lecture after GP lecture, or something like that. Ah well. I expected that. The food was AWESOME! Oh, but of course, I was pretty hungry, since I hardly ate anything for the whole day. Me, Hilyah, Farhana and Aisyah colonised one whole table and we just sat there, munching and laughing and joking, so much so that we were the last ones to finish eating, after joking for like an hour plus. Haha.. We talked about, gulp, faeces and what-have-yous. But, ahaha...my appetite wasn't spoilt, so not to worry...

The party was quite okay, and the cards which the seniors got were nice! Seriously, it was one of the nicest cards I've ever seen in my entire life.

I was tired from the minute I stepped into the train all the way until I took the LRT to get home. I was like sleeping while standing. But ah well, can't sleep in the presence of two guys, no? So unglam.

Ok, Othello beckons. Gosh, I don't believe it. The essay is due on Friday, but I'm doing it tonight. Econs essay due tomorrow, and yet I'm not done with it yet. Where did all my priorities go to? WTH.