mooncake festival back at zhonghua!


the respectables reunite! wheeeee!

random photo of jackie, peisen n ben

DEAR ST JOHN TROPHIESSSSSSS in the messy st john room

nostalgic path to st john room!

my batch and sir ben!

st john reunite!

UPDATES ON MY CAMPING TRIP!! after uploading so many photos, i feel lazy to blog already -_-''


my pl3240 group members!

our 2 tents!

my attempt to nail the whatever thing in =/ haha!

process of pitching the tent

me and cat

monopoly deal time!

KITE FLYING TIME!

our DINNNNERRRR!!! we were damn silly cox we did our cooking on grass -_-'' and the grass caught fire once in awhile and we panic! haha!

LOVE THIS!!!! YUMMMYY! OUR BIG FIRE TO ROAST MARSHMALLOWS!

this is actually 6am in the morning!!!! we were packing up and leaving for MAC BREAKFAST!

BREAKFAST! all looked so tired and sticky and whatsnot.

right! after all the fun i had during camp, IM SUPPOSE TO CHURN OUT A 4PG REPORT AND A PRESENTATION JUST FOR THIS CAMPING TRIP. zzzzzzzzz way to go!

this video is not for the faint-hearted!!! but really, try watching it. thumbs up if u can watch finish the whole thing. i literally closed my eyes through out. i couldnt bear to watch it =/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwOXCmjTsvs&playnext=1&p=17184EDE47AE880E



my prof decided to show this video to us during lecture. and everyone went 'omggg...eeewwww..ahhhhh'

main takeaway from the video

who are we to fight for the rights of children, or define what is their rights when the culture in which these children live in do not even see any problems with their doings. it makes absolute sense to them and they see nth wrong with it. taking on another perspective, some may argue that these children are innocent beings, they may not be willing to go through all these pain but rather, they were forced. are we not infringing these childrens' rights then? do these children even have their rights in the first place?

but if we were to rescue these childrens from these violent acts, what is the implication of doing so? of course, anyone who sees the video, sees what the children have to undergo would feel the urge to rescue these children, free them from such violent acts. but often, it is not possible because we will only be harming the children because they would be rejected by their cultures. become forced migrants in the city and live a life separate from their culture forever and this is going to pose yet another problem. we cant be just looking at the context of children itself and ignore the broader context of the culture.

in fact, all societies have their own concepts of what constitute a child's right. these rights are culture dependent and it is not as easy as it seems to just enter a culture and simply change the way they live because the cultures in which these people lived in are the results of hundred of years of socialisation and to change the way these people think is clearly not possible. well, maybe we can if we try inject new concepts to them for the next 100years.

ok! didnt know i can talk so much random stuff. back to work!

TRIOS met up for dinner at 15minutes =D we are a camwhore clique, so let the photos speak for itself! hold on to your breath!

nope, look carefully, these arent chocolates! these are actually lip balm. a present from joyce!

TRIOS! (joyce! trios sounds better than LOSERS right? heh!)

ahh! thats the lip balm! opened from the bottom

wheres my food?!

headed to get my mission completed after dinner with the help of joyce and meijuan! off to mac for ice cream!! slurp!

hahha!! our longgggggggggg hairrrrrrrrrrr....

if only everyday is like today!!!! just sit, eat dinner, chill and relax! but sadly, thats not the case. I HAVE TONS OF THINGS TO DO. and i wonder why my engine is stalled?! it keeps stalling i cant get it started. this is badddddddddddddddd.......

I NEED MY SECOND UPPER!!!! I NEED MY SECOND UPPER! GOODBYE! I GO STUDY!

RANDOM THOUGHTS WHILE I WAS STUDYING

scenario
person A called person B but person B did not answer the call. person B knows that there's a missed call but did not call back. what does this show?

1. person B probably thinks that person A is not important to return the call
2. person B probably thinks that if it is an important matter, person A will call back again
3. person B is probably busy that theres no way the phone could be answered
4. person B doesnt have the habit to return call
5. person B finds returning call will contribute to expensive phone bill

isnt it RUDE when ppl don't return your call?!! sometimes when i call people and people don't return my call, i feel damn annoyed! chicken nugget.

OK! BACK TO MY READINGS.

met up with jennnnyyy elizaaaaa and benjaminnn for lunch at aston yesterday =)) ages since i last saw all of them, except jenny that is. haha! meeting up with them is the best time for the reminiscing of the good old secondary school days, especially st john days! make me feel like going back to help out =( due to our tight schedule, we only HAD 1HR FOR OUR LUNCH because jenny, ben and i have lessons in the afternoon. if only we could all skip school and just chill and catch up, that would be good. but oh well, maybe mooncake festival will be the next meet up. hee.

IM GOING FOR A CAMPING TRIP! IM GOING FOR A CAMPING TRIP! IM SO EXCITED! hee! i always want to go on a camping trip and its finally going to be realised! YAY!! =D so we have our group meeting today to finalise our plans, get our permit and we are all ready! hee! this is my first project ever in uni that makes me feel happy doing it. haha! because we were just planning to have fun and thats all. and thats the purpose for my project! coool.

met up with joyce and sahal a couple of days back for dinner! photos are still with joyce. upload when she sends me. i love stradivarius friends! and meijuan was sooooo nice to entertain me on phone for near 2hrs BECAUSE SOMEONE KEPT ME WAITING FOR LIKE DAMN LONG!! we talked till my phone went flat! and we both realised we are losers! haha! seriously. we cry over the slightest thing. when we are angry, we cry. when we are sad, we cry. when we quarrel with people, we cry. when we are stress, we cry. OMG. losers. and i hate being one. so weak!

mac drive thru for breakfast today! reminds me of ah joyce who couldnt multi-task when she had to step on the brake and order her breakfast simultaneously. haha!

mr yeo treating MPS people for dinner tml!!! and its freaking farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, somewhere at joo koon! *faints if only i can drive there!!! but even if i could, i probably get lost somewhere. haha! joo koon is so ulu pandan!

im talking all random stuff. i should go read my notes. byeeee!

yishun reading stars was good =) it ended on a happy note. if only i know of it earlier, i would have been able to build better rapport with the kids.

amazing race at changi airport was hilarious as i observed the kids. the kids have to complete several tasks of which, one was to approach strangers to take a photo together. so my group approached this lesbian couple. and one of the boys actually said 'is she a guy or girl?! don't look like guy, don't look like girl!' like damn loud when the couple walked away and i think she heard it! one of the volunteers was like covering the kid's mouth telling him not to say that! hah! but kids are really straightforward and innocent being. and this little boy held my hand while walking. and he went 'jiejie, why ur hands wet wet one?' HAHAH! I WAS LIKE...OMG! and so i tried to explain to him what's sweaty palm -_-'' hah! but the boy was cute la =D

the whole group of us =)

headed to ehub to find na for our project discussion! SO COINCIDENTAL THAT I BUMPED INTO HER WHILE I WAS GOING TO WASHROOM! haha! waited for her to end work and headed over to her place!

I FEEL SO NOT MOTIVATED! i need to get myself to study! i mean really sit down the whole day and study! i seem to lose the drive. i think my life is in a messsy state.

and all my modules this sem requires TONS OF READINGS! mann...

i know i have not been updating for longggggggggggggggg.

busy with assignments =/ and im lagging behind for my readings. oh man!

this semester is packed with activities. i think im doing volunteer work more than im studying! hahah!! but still, the thought of being a part of the committee to plan a camp for children sounds exciting =) AND IM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!! (VAL! SEE IM SO ENTHU!) heh. more volunteer work to come at yishun and amk! =) sounds good!

i went nus dental clinic last week! THE DENTIST IS DAMN GOOD LOOKING.OMG! but my tooth still hurts after that. it hurts so bad i only had ice cream (easiest to swallow without biting) for brunch, chawanmushi kaminabe hot green tea for dinner today! ok, dinner doesnt sound as pathetic afterall. heh.

i feel happpppy for my sister!!! =D its not easy finding the right man and im glad she did! thumbs up! =D