“That’s Arsenal’s big advantage really,” added the Reds boss. “They could play Pat Rice [Arsenal assistant manager] at right-back and Arsene centre-forward if they like. It doesn’t matter so much for them. We have to play a team to win against Middlesbrough. It’s a lunchtime kick-off, which I don’t think is right. But we have to get on with it.”

Its amazing that although I've SATs on Saturday and I am feeling so disgustingly sick (Thank you Gideon, thank you Tim, for passing me germs -.-), its the smallest things like these that make me laugh out loud. GO MAN UTD! You can do it!

AH men boys had their pre-NS NAPFA test today so what us ladies did pretty much involved lounging in deck chairs, sipping cocktails, munching on hors d'œuvres and peering over at our shades at the grimy sweaty guys doing their thing encouraging and cheering on "your boys" as our PE teacher put it so succintly.

(Somehow I prefer the whole deck chair thing. Nah I kid.)

But really, today was a good day, because somehow it reminded me of the days back in canoeing where we would encourage and whack each other through tough times and tough trainings. Only this time I wasn't actually doing anything strenuous but well. Heh.

Anyway, the passion and relief that I saw in some guys' faces after they finished their run/full NAPFA, it almost brought me to tears (I know, very drama) because well. Somehow I can identify with that feeling, the feeling that you know you've pushed your hardest and given it your all til there is nothing left and then success follows and you're so damn happy.

...maybe some masochistic part of me wants to row yet again.

'...perhaps [Shakespeare's] ability to invent so many new words had less to do with his prose refusing to be bound by the constraints of the English language, and more to do with the fact that his illiterate audience wouldn't be able to tell a real word from a "Shakespeare original" if their donkey's life depended on it. It's very possible he was just fucking with them.'

Lol @ Brendan's facebook status. Anyway, I fear that I have caught whatever sickness that Gideon was carrying around because now my throat is sore and scratchy and my nose feels like its about to fall off. Not a good thing when you're trying to cram for your SATs which are THIS Saturday. Yes you heard it folks. And I am so unprepared its scary and I cannot afford to be sick now. Dammit, maybe its cuz he was fully sneezing on/at me during math today >_< oh well.

I will churn out practice tests like I am a practice test churner-outter. Which made no sense whatsoever. Currently at 3 practice tests and counting kthx. I plan to chiong out 3 more by Saturday (and possibly more if I really just spend my entire Labour Day doing nothing but tests). Watch me, bitches. Hah.

So here I was, wasting my life away as usual on a Saturday night/Sunday morning, reading fan fiction. This time, I was reading FF8 fan fiction, my favourite pairing Seiftis of course. Its amazing how some things don't change, even from the days of Sec 1/Sec 2. Of course, Squinoa was slightly prevalent in the story because well. I guess you don't kick out the main characters even though the story focuses on two other people.

So the plot was going on lalala, and then suddenly Rinoa starts talking about her necklace and all and I was like OMFG I HAVE THAT NECKLACE! It was sort of an impulse buy when I was younger; I saw it, I liked it, I bought it. Apparently they don't make them anymore so if you want one, you gotta pay exorbitant prices on eBay or something because most of the websites I visited which sell that necklace I have, all say that its "not in stock". I'm guessing it will never be in stock. HAHA.

So the fic sparked off a frantic search for the necklace in the deep recesses of my drawer. And I found it, so yay happy me (: Background info: the big engraved ring is Squall's Griever ring which he gave to Rinoa. The small (its supposed to be silver in the game, actually) ring belongs to Rinoa and she hangs it on the necklace and after Squall and her hook up she attaches his ring to her necklace.

Which is daaamn Korean drama please. So guys, before Stairway to Heaven (anybody remember that two separate into one necklace? And well that show made me totally fall for Kwon Sang Woo, but shush), there was Final Fantasy 8. Take a bow.

This is Stairway to Heaven's necklace!

This is Rinoa's necklace with the two rings on it. Yes mine looks exactly the SAME. Plus identical box and material and all. Whee!

Yeah so all I need now is the STH necklace but its probably expensive so I'll stick to my good old Rinoa one. Somehow, even though Rinoa's not really my favourite character in FF8 (Yes my fave is Quistis) but she's pretty alright and well my point is that this sort of makes me want to cosplay. Don't know who though. Might (Will) have to wait til after A Levels :D Anyone in? ((:

(And yes, this is coming from someone who hates to exercise and complains about having to walk to Holland Village - thank God for buses/cabs.)

This weekend will be the busiest this year so far, don't know why suddenly the work is like OMFG haha. I was feeling all ): about it, especially because things like SATS are coming and I'm so worried that I'm not ready and blah. So, not really the best time to have a lot of work, but sigh. Moo.

Then Hwee pops online for a short while (and now she's off to sleep and that is really early because its like what, ten? I think she's turning geriatric, srsly) and tells me that the opening chords for Worn Me Down (one of the best songs ever) and Blessed Be Your Name (one of the best holy songs ever) ARE THE SAME. I got all OMFG again and went to check out Blessed Be Your Name on Youtube AND ZOMG I SWEAR I GOT CHILLS WHEN IT PLAYED.

Okay blah off I go to watch ANTM, have to tackle Econs essay by tonight or else tomorrow I will be swamped with so much work.

THIS IS SOOO CUTE! xD :3 :D


To quote from a website, "The tiger’s face is hilariously confused, his tail is on fire; the Indian economy is overheated." DAMN CUTE PLS. I swear, its amazing how I can get distracted while trying to do my Econs case study.

Its so amazing how I was freaking out like maddd over all this shit yesterday, and now today I still haven't done anything. Why? Because I spent the whole damn day feeling like shit. My Sunday night insomnia kicked in again (possibly due to Sunday afternoon naps and iced tea) and so I was unable to sleep even at 2:30am despite having gone to bed at around 1am. Getting increasingly desperate, I drugged myself up with cough mixture. Originally intending to take just about a quarter of the bottle, I ended up gulping down half the thing.

Suffice it to say that it worked and I was sufficiently drowsy within 15 minutes. Problem being that I was wafting between sleep and wakefulness and so it felt like I was never really sleeping anyway. And when I got up I had a palpitating heart and was feeling like I was drunk/hungover as I literally staggered to the toilet cuz the dumb mixture evidently hadn't worn off yet.

So yes. In short, I felt like shit. And I am never doing that ever again. Ever. PE is hell when you're already feeling like shit and the teacher makes you kamikaze two rounds in four minutes for three sets. (I made it for the first set, thankfully. Then it started raining. YESSSS.)

Thus that led to an overall very quiet and very stoned Tiff for Monday. I even slept through the national anthem/school song/pledge/chapel/sermon. Even while standing up. Hahahaha. Try sleeping standing up, its quite interesting. Though you have to make sure you don't sway too much or you'll get off balance. That cough mixture is some potent shit. Even almost threw up but due to my meagre breakfast I don't think there was much to throw up. Hah.

Came home. Napped. Now doing Econs essay thingum. Dammit lah I wish the dumb Econs syllabus will hurry up and finish already because Econs is a subject that doesn't come as easily for me as it does for majority of my Econs tutorial class so I have to really work hard for Every Single Topic to get the grades I do.

Its really wearing me out because every time a new stack of notes comes in, its like UGHHH. Plus the heightened expectations of people around me because I work to improve my grades doesn't help either cuz its like they think I'm damn pro at the beginning of the topic when my hard work hasn't even started yet so I effectively know jack shit. Like now.

WTF is Keynes talking about anyway???

Okay back to work AND I HAVE TO START FREAKING OUT OVER THE STUFF I FREAKED OUT ABOUT YESTERDAY TOMORROW. REALLY. (But yay Kino called today and told me they finally got one of my H3 lit texts so I will probably have to hop down to pick it up sometime soon.)

I was so happy when the weekend came it was like OMFGWTFBBQYAY but last week's been relatively alright I guess. Especially on Wednesday night when there was the Rachael Yamagata concert omg I swear she was so amazing I nearly died right there and then. Hah. Went with Hwee/Gid/Gretchen and met up with Becky/Ele/Hannah there. Also saw Ryan and a bunch of the 2AA5 people so I guess it was pretty crowded and full of random people I knew and etc. Moo.

I think. I don't want this weekend to ever end, because there is so much shit to do and I'm so freaking freaked out I don't know what to do or think. Most pressing on my mind currently is my H3 Lit report cuz the first draft is due sometime in May and I Have To Get Something Done. Also, SATS IN BEGINNING OF MAY AHHHH. And midyears. I'm super scareddd.

So not prepared. So so so so so not prepped. Freaked. Very freaked. And I'm broke (thanks to Yamagata concert and etc), so I can't like go out and spend money to make myself feel better. Scream Scream Scream.

I can afford no distractions. Full power ahead, srsly. Omg.

ISAAC. How do you explain the absence of the third bullet ? says:
hahah yeah
go stanford with me go
(:
we'll be a cute couple
haha

Hahaha honestly fling, I've never thought of Stanford before! Only maybe Dartmouth. Guess I have to do some major research hereabouts about it. Though I heard Stanford's psych programme is good so maybe it could be an option (: After all, ad astra per aspera!

Happy day-after-Easter and school sucks. Sometimes I feel I'm really not cut out for academia, or at least academia which I have absolutely no interest in. (RANT/BITCHFEST STARTS HERE) And goddammit, I'll freaking talk in class when I have something to say. What really annoys is people making me talk when there is nothing that I have to say. Another thing that annoys me is also people who treat certain classes as less important than others and appear to be so enthusiastic in some classes but completely uncaring in others, as if the teacher couldn't teach them anything of use.

I mean, we pimp the whole holistic education thing, but honestly who really goes through with it?

I try my best to see every class as important, even PE because as annoying as it is, I know it'll make me a better, fitter and healthier person in the end. Perhaps some people are too busy trying to get all their As or trying to become AC's top Arts student (Gunning for 8 As are we? Does all that really matter in the end? So what if the max I can get is 7 As? At least I know there are things more important in life) or whatever and couldn't be bothered to care about simple things like these. Some other people are also suck ups (note my point about treating certain classes as less important than others). Seriously, your SGC is important, but so is actually having some character.

Okay enough bitching. I cant take this anymore.
I love AC, but well. ONLY A FEW MORE MONTHS TIL GRADUATION!
(Ugh, you're such an ass.)
(RANT/BITCHFEST ENDS HERE.)

Okay Rachael Yamagata this Wednesday and that's all I'm looking forward to. Along with Junyi's arrival this June which I'm taking with a huuuge pinch of salt because I adore Junyi to bits and pieces but honestly I'm sure some things might get in the way of us spending time together 24/7. Like studies. And also, some other things which I shall not mention here.

Ahhh its been so long since I last bitched like this here. I try to be cryptic but ugh, sometimes you have to resort to secondary school methods to destress and get it all off your chest.

HEYA BITCHES, GUESS WHAT?

A FOR PW!!!

She promised herself that she would not wait for him like a love-struck housewife. She would never love him again. In the end, though, it was not her choice. Love is not true or real or fake or black and white. Love is not easy. Love, simply, just is.

I HAVE TO STOP READING FAN FICTION THAT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.
(in separate news, i am so going to fail A Levels)

In completely separate news, JY is such a strange boy!

teleute. /arrenphobia says:
hhah
so what nasty things have you done so far
◄28•Batch►[Jingyan] Every hero makes no sense sometimes. says:
errr
i pinched the teacher's butt and got caught
darn
that sux
cuz i didnt noe there was the run function
haahhaa and i beat the hell out the crap of the nerds
and got KO by the ruggers
teleute. /arrenphobia says:
WTPONG HAHA

I know, so strange. Anyway I have decided to try and listen to classical music after it popped up in a fan fic I was reading (the Mendelssohn Wedding March can't be the only classical thing I enjoy listening to right?!) so here is a really nice song! Its one of those cellist-piano thingum things, but its soooo pretty. Link is below.

CLICK ME!
Its Jacqueline du Pré performing Élégie In C Minor, Op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré.

I remember once saying that AC's PE is special: sometimes we have lectures and homework for the subject. Now AC's PE has reached new heights, we have notes and tests for it now. LOL. And I don't mean just NAPFA either, real actual tests. Thanks to the new dance PE, lolll. Ask me for details if you wanna know more.

Aiyah I actually have stuff to blog about but it sounds so pedantic when I think about it now. Nevermind shall go do other stuff. Dance PE is more exciting and fun anyway (: We are currently learning the lindy hop and will be going on to hip hop afterwards and then something else which I can't remember but dammit lindy hopping is super fun even though we're currently at the basics and lots of people are still getting a bit messed up hahaha.

It was the night things changed, can you see it now?
The walls that they put up to hold us back fell down
It's a revolution, throw your hands up, 'cause we never gave in
We'll sing hallelujah!
We sang hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

Well now that seasons (for sports) and SYFs (for performing arts) and random other CIP/organisational things (for clubs&socs) are happening or at least coming soon, I think its important to stay together as One AC and to never give up no matter what you're doing, be it running around on some field or dancing/playing your heart out or sweating over inviting secondary school kids to your event or just doing random CIPs. Of course, balancing academics and such activities can be really hard sometimes, but we just need to support each other and honestly I believe that we can really do it.

Stuff's pouring in, and the extra exams just announced don't really help the panic rush that everyone is having, or about to have very very soon. To me though, the solution is to keep calm and really help each other out. Don't keep info to yourself, share it. After all we are all One AC and together we will succeed.

Its amazing how magically busy I have become lately, though with the end of the Geog Quiz a relatively huge weight has been taken off my shoulders. There's so much to do for the next few months though, that I'm starting to worry if I'm capable enough, or if I'm unlazy enough, or if I'm determined enough. (koffTHISMEANSYOUH3LITkoff) The pressure of prelims is overwhelming, what with the projected grades and us using our prelims score to apply for some unis and whatnot.

Maybe this time next year, I'll look back and laugh and think this was all worth it. Or maybe I will have known by then I screwed up and wish I'd tried harder. I'm hoping its the former, really. Regrets aren't nice things to have, and Lord knows I've tried hard enough not to have any.

My arms are still aching from PE on Monday. Gah. Its amazing how I can still do the same number of pullups as last year. The only difference being now the morning after, I ACHE LIKE H TO THE E TO THE UPRIGHT EQUAL SIGN. Please note that its Thursday night now, and I still ache. Dammit.

I can afford no distractions. AHHH. To Econs PBL now!
To God Be The Glory, The Best Is Yet To Be. (I hope so, especially during the advent of our A Level results next year, and PW results soon!)