Math

While solving some (simple) math problems, I wrote this,



Sometimes I'm so smart I amaze myself.

Leap Year

It is now 29th February, the day which occurs only once every four years. Quite amazing. It reminds me of Daylight Saving Time (DST) where an extra hour occurs in one of the days.

February 29th 2008 is also a Leap Day which occurs only once every 28 years. A Leap Day is one where the day of the week which 29th February occurs on is the same as the day of the week in a previous Leap Year. Well, that means every Leap Year's 29th February will have its own Leap Day turn.

Do you know why Leap Year occurs? I believe the reason is similar to why there is DST, only that we don't adjust our calendar back one day as in DST.

Using a calendar with 365 days every year would result in a loss of 0.2422 days, or almost six hours per year. After 100 years, this calendar would be more than 24 days ahead of the season (tropical year), which is not desirable or accurate. It is desirable to align the calendar with the seasons and to make any difference as insignificant as possible.

By adding a leap year approximately every fourth year, the difference between the calendar and the seasons can be reduced significantly, and the calendar will align with the seasons much more accurately.

Taken from timeanddate.com

Learn more about the Leap Year here and here.

Couple of people I know are going to watch the show The Leap Years, which will be shown in cinemas today. I'm afraid I don't quite see what's so special about it. It's a romance and I don't really believe in spending money on watching romantic films.

Hmm, I wonder if there will actually be women who propose to men on this day, or if there will be more proposals/marriages on this day in general. Then their marriage anniversary will only occurs once every 4 years?!

Leap Year. Stupid hamster escaped again, ran into my room, skidded across my room and is right now taking refuge in the packed storeroom. Brother is cursing the hamster and telling it not-so-gently to f***ing come out if not its babies will die. Ok, I'm going to join him in waiting for the hamster to come out.

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Hamster ran into container of food and got captured. -_-''' Greedy hamster.

Smooth Operator - by Sade

This song suddenly popped into mind for no particular reason today. Below is the entire story of the song, a full 8 minutes and 27 seconds. Hope you'll enjoy it!



Smooth Operator
by Sade

(speaks)
He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache
He's loved in seven languages
Jewel box life diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky
Heaven help him, when he falls

(sings)
Diamond life, lover boy
He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy
City lights and business nights
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance
No place to be ending but somewhere to start

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale

Face to face, each classic case
We shadow box and double cross
Yet need the chase

A license to love, insurance to hold
Melts all your memories and change into gold
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale

Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator

The Intellectually Disabled

Went to one of the schools under Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) today.

I realized the kids aren't as scary as we, or rather I, thought them to be. They are still kids and unlike mainstream school kids, a number of them wonderfully lack shyness. Their enthusiastic waves and greetings were heart-warming. Plus a number of them look really normal, they talk normally, they kid around with each other in the corridors, some are rather enthusiastic in class while some are shyer in class, all of which are very similar to a class in a mainstream school. Nevertheless, there are differences. Academic-wise, the subjects they are taught, the method of instruction and the size of classes greatly differ, while on an individual level, some do walk and talk differently.

I realized today while watching them that there really is nothing to fear. These are children, unique individuals. Though different from us in some ways, they are much like us in other ways. I must have been living in the stone-age era.

What are your perceptions of the intellectually disabled? Have you ever met them? Do you hold prejudices against them?

Quarrel

I'll never have kids because if I do, I'm sure they'll treat me the way I treat my mom, which isn't very nice. Heh.

Oh I just slammed my room door thrice in a row to piss her off because she said I was being a bad example of a sister. Then I locked my room on the third slam and she banged on the door, telling me that I'm an utter failure.

Well I never said I was successful. I hope my siblings won't turn out like me, man. My brother's fine, a better-tempered person than me, but my sister is exactly like me. Anyway I never said I wanted siblings. One brother 3 years younger than me is fine, but not a sister who's a full 12 years younger than me. The age gap's so big it's utterly horrible. So kids, remember, if you have children, don't ever have them spur-of-the-moment, especially not when the only thing you're thinking of is "I'd better have one more before I can't give birth anymore," and the age gap between your children would be too big. Utterly bad family planning. If my parents had decided to stop at the two of us, my mother would not have been so stressed and we would be one happy family.

And it's bad to come home everyday to hear my mother shouting at my sister over her homework. I can't teach, dammit, I'm bad at it, and I don't like to teach in a different way from my cousin who's currently tutoring my sister - it'd only mess her up some, especially since she's currently not exceptionally good at her work, then we'd all scream more, with my mother certainly saying that I can teach but I don't want to. Fine, I don't want to teach either. I don't like kids.

If you come in at this point now and tell me I have to take care of her because she's my sister, I swear I will sneer at you and ignore delete your comment because I know she's my sister and all the responsibilities/attachment that comes with it, ok.

I seriously need to move out of this home though I love them all. Going to school super early tomorrow before a workshop (in order to avoid seeing my mom) and I need a laptop to do my work because the school's computer labs are not open so early.

I'm so calm I'm amazed at myself.

Quote - don't judge a book by its cover

A month ago I talked to this girl, a kinda acquaintance in school. Acquaintances because we aren't really close.

me (to her): You're still the same - happy-go-lucky.
her: No I'm not... You'd be surprised.
me: Really?
her: uh-huh.

They say don't judge a book by its cover. I look 18 and sweet and innocent. Bleh. Don't judge a book by its cover.

Well I usually pick books by its title. That's better right?

So many quotes lately.

Quote

From show 七年很痒,

To love... But not to hold

Think Big - Quote

The brain is a mass cranial nerve tissue, most of it in mint condition.

– Robert Half (from think big)

I got lazy and forgetful. Thus the break from 4 months ago until now.

Lawyer's Quote

This quote is from my lawyer friend's calendar from the Singapore Academy of Law which contains quotes from lawyers:

"About half the practice of a decent lawyer consists of telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should stop"

-- Elihu Root

"I have a lawyer friend." Sound so impressive. -_-'''
WH, if you're reading this, please don't box me.

Rant

That day mother asked me why I want to marry. Was speechless for a while then I told her because then I can have sex.

She also asked me if I had any physical intimacy with any guys. I swear she has asked me this at least 4 times and she has never remembered what I told her. So I decided to take my friend's advice and told her "NO, OF COURSE NOT! Now stop asking me already..." *blush*
The blush wasn't planned.

Wah kao, these kind of things I really don't know how to lie. Blush, pause, shout and get nervous at all the wrong places. There are so many things in my life to quiz about, why must my mother quiz me about my sexual life?!

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Told somebody just now that he's completely useless but I'm more useless than him in practically every other way. In fact, I think I'm more useless than a lot of people in practically every other way.

Daphnemaia said if I don't believe in myself that who will?
*shrug* I don't know.

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You know I really hate those couples I see. Holding hands, being sweet. I desperately want to go over and slam my bag into their faces. Because wherever I go, I'm fucking alone and I'm sick of being fucking alone and seeing others in love and having sex and experiencing whatever shit that comes with it. I only have sex with myself and have physical intimacy with some random guy(s) I hardly know and whatever shit I experience I fucking keep it inside myself.

Think I'll go have an orange now.

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Sorry if I upset anyone in the process of this post.

To Friend

Read and re-read the latest entries in my friend's blog. I know her family's going through a rough time now, settling divorce and all. However, there seems to be something different in the atmosphere recently. The fear and anger she writes about is terrifying. I don't know what exactly happened but it sounds like violence has surfaced.

However is the progress now, I hope things get settled quickly so that she can soon return to a home where she need not fear anymore. I have walked past her, talked to her and felt something different within her. Something more serious below that candid surface, a tension just beneath. Don't know if it's just me. It's really depressing and worrying. In the meantime, I hope time spent with the two good friends she's always with in University have taken her mind off things a little and made her feel better.

Friend, if you need anything or any help, you know your friends, including me, are just a phone call or SMS away.

Everything is WRONG

Sorry, lack of good posts lately. Spent the whole of today watching anime and slacking away when I shouldn't be doing so.

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爱你－不能跟你在一起。

恨你－因为不能跟你在一起。

我更爱自己，也更恨自己。

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Dear Diary,

I'm very tired, but also not mentally stimulated enough. Not enough, not enough, not enough. Why am I so achievement-oriented? Achievement-oriented itself is OK, but pair it with low self-esteem is not OK. It's a freaking cycle. The former can be the cause of the latter, the latter makes it so much harder to handle things and this is made worse by the former when one realize how high and far one looks.

You know a bottomless pit? I'm having trouble crawling out of it.

Prozac is a a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI), raising serotonin levels in the nervous system, thus reducing the negative emotions felt. It does not affect positive emotions.

I'm not ok. There's something wrong with me. Don't know what, don't know how.

Stephanie

Youth Olympic Games 2010

From Channel NewsAsia:

SINGAPORE: Singapore has beaten Moscow to win the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

This was announced on Thursday via satellite from the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

From nine cities in October, a shortlist of five was made in November. This was reduced to two last month.

Postal voting by IOC members closed last Friday. Singapore got the majority of the votes to win the bid. - CNA/ir

Yay! =D Exciting!

Is that a dog barking downstairs or somebody shouting for joy?

Funnily enough, I first got the news via one of SingTel's advertisements on my handphone, telling people to subscribe to their service of providing news updates from CNA for $4.95 per month.

By the way, CNA is really fast in updating their site. It's the first thing you'll see if you go in now.

Random notes

I'm typing this in school and it is utterly weird to have my screen open to blogger's post in full view of others who walk past so I'm going to make this short and sweet.

1) Blogging in school because something about my computer made Google block me from blogger. Suffered from blocked-from-blogger syndrome late last night.

2) Tired. Mentally quite drained. Lesson at 10am everyday, the need to concentrate at every lesson is taking its toll on me. Ironically I don't feel mentally stimulated sufficiently. Need more. Machiam drug addiction. Recess week is almost here, but whoever says recess week is a week of break needs to go knock his head against the wall.

3) Enlightened yesterday regarding my education and academics. Relieved and released yet at the same time upset and stressed. Try being strongly achievement-oriented and taking a course which you can't excel in, at the same time.

4) Love made me lie. Love made me hide. Love made me confused, yet it also taught me much. Loving gave me courage to go on with life. Unreciprocated love made me realize I have to love myself. Love taught me how to love.

5) 5.32pm. Waiting for MZ at school now and I'm hungry. Feels like having sushi but I'm low on cash. Freak, I'm always low on cash. Am supposed to ask my father for extra money but I'm too filial to do so. =P Ok, shall go home and eat something. Been yearning for instant noodles since a week ago.

6) Skipped the Insurance seminar because I went to Business School and walked towards the venue just in time to see a WHOLE HERD OF STUDENTS DRESSED IN FORMAL ATTIRE troop up the stairs, obviously going towards the venue. I'm dressed in jeans and a top. And a black bra.

7) Shucks. This is almost a full post already. I bet everybody in this computer lab now knows what I'm doing. "Short and sweet" my ass. Should have known better.

8) Lydia Sum died, if you do not yet know. Death. She probably don't know what it's like after she left, but we can see how it's like. What happens when we die? What happens after? Surfslayer, BREATHE! I know talk of death terrifies you.

Death now would leave me unsatisfied. Not yet for me, not yet please.

Ok, going off. Have a good day tomorrow.

N.E.mation 2007 - The Resilience Edition

N.E.mation is back!

N.E.mation is an animation competition organized mainly by Nexus (Central National Education Office) amongst other organizers, with Total Defence in mind. This year's theme is Resilience.

10 teams from various Secondary and Junior Colleges have been short-listed to compete in the finals. Surprisingly there is only 1 team from JC while the rest are from Secondary Schools. Does Hwa Chong Institution count as a Secondary school or JC?

I've seen a few of the clips on TV and found a couple remarkably professional despite it being done by secondary school students. If you have a bit of a free time, check out these clips here and vote for them. Do try to watch all prior to voting so as to judge them fairly. It is a mighty long time and a tedious process from submitting their story to being selected for the finals - an approximate 6 to 9 months, the least we could do is to judge them as fairly as possible.

Last year's clips raked in fantastic results, making it to global and Asia platforms. Watch N.E.mation'07 clips here and read of their achievements here. N.E.mation'06 clips are also available.

"You owe me a blowjob"

While talking to JH on MSN,

Seraphim: ahhaha and you owe me a blowjob... ahhaha
me: WHY
Seraphim: I dunno
Seraphim: You told me the other time
Seraphim: ahahah
me: where got!
Seraphim: got lahhhhhhhhhhh... hahahah
Seraphim: and I'm not shitting you, not that kinda person
Seraphim: lol
me: You shit on me and I'll box you

?!

When did I ever say that. Oh god, I'm a bitch. *slaps self*

Heh, I made him sound so evil here.

What am I doing...

Some pingsters from ping.sg are at the De Coder's Cafe now, having lunch, chilling out and lou hei-ing.

(Lou hei is an activity which happens during the 7th day of the Lunar New Year. Chinese gather to toss a large plate full of veggie-related ingredients, plus fish, using chopsticks by bringing the ingredients high into the air and then dropping it back on to the plate, repeatedly. Auspicious phrases are uttered while doing so. If you are (un)lucky enough to lou hei with some over excited others, there is a possibility of the ingredients, and sometimes a chopstick or two, ending up on the table.)

Meanwhile I just swept the floor after lunch and am now checking out some blogs. Think I'll watch anime for a bit.

little note

By Lao Tzu:

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Taken from here

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Dear Diary,

Having headache. Should stop staring at the computer.

Quote

Chupa Chups

The Plesaure of Sucking

Hahahahaha!

Put Your Head on My Shoulder

Since it's Valentine's Day today, here's a song - Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Paul Anka.

This is a really old song sung originally by Paul Anka when he was 18 years old (according to the video). Lyrics were altered slightly when sung by Michael Buble and his version is evidently more popular. I prefer Michael Buble's version too - more romantic. Heh.

Warning! If in love when listening to this song, you'll feel very happy and blessed. If out of love when listening to this song, then you will feel very upset and nostalgic. So if you're in the latter group, then it's better you skip this song for now.

Don't know if this song clip from IMEEM will play the full song or just a 30-second preview. I'm not sure how to tweak IMEEM to make it right. Somehow the songs I upload all get cut off after 30-second when non-subscribers try to listen to it.

Happy Valentine's Day

SMSed mum,

me: I'm going home for dinner but might be quite late because need to go out buy something for a friend... Going with Pearlin...

Not buying for boyfriend horz... Haha...

Don't know if she knows it's Valentine's Day the next day. Wrote that just in case she thought I'm dating somebody.

Oh, I don't have lessons on Valentine's Day, which is today. So lucky, right? My free day from school falls nicely on Valentine's Day. It would have been nice if not for the fact that my day is so free it's kind of sad. No outings, no meetings, no dates.

I'M JUST KIDDING! Of course I have a date! In fact, I have a lot of dates! My schoolwork would be very upset with me if I forgot about them.

Happy Valentine's Day!

On this day I send my love to all my friends.
On this day I thank you all for all your support and tolerance.

And on this day I thank all of you, my readers, whether I know you personally or not, for having been with me, reading my entries and commenting;
For having given me support, encouraged me, advised me, been stern with me and shared with me.

Have a wonderful day! V-day is not necessarily for couples only. Every day should be treasured. If you have been neglecting somebody important because of work or otherwise, been too caught up in the material world to notice things around you, (although V-day now very commercialized, but forget the irony here) take a short break, take a step back and appreciate the things around you. And if you are not too shy, show that appreciation, whether it's towards somebody or something. (Heh, please don't go kiss your computer/laptop/handphone/gaming console. They are dirtier than the toilet bowl.) I find that the simplest things are the most beautiful.

P/S If you don't get it, I'm dating my schoolwork.

Beauty

I can't believe it. There is actually a difference in the way guys treat ladies based on the way they are dressed or how they look.

Usually when I'm in my normal attire (read: shirt and shorts/skirt), backpack and pimply face, guys hardly notice me, much less give way to me. But for a total of 3 times when I'm nicely dressed (read: shirt and skirt, which is no different from my normal attire) and looking good (read: face mostly covered), I got treated darn nicely by random strangers. I think it's my face that's the problem.

Unfortunately, I remember what happened only on 2 of the occasions.

One of it was last year. I was dressed in a racer-back white shirt and this flow-y retro skirt. This guy obviously let me get off the bus first although I was just sitting there waiting for people to get off so I can follow. I mean, in the number of years I have taken the bus, nobody has ever so elaborately, purposely and so gentlemanly stopped in the middle of the aisle and let me get off. Ok, maybe I'm thinking too much. Maybe he saw me sitting there looking for a chance to get off for so long that he felt pitiful.

Then just last Sunday I was dressed in that red shirt that says "Tell me Again why I need a Boyfriend" (to which I can answer - I am desperate) and a blue denim skirt, complete with a pair of shades. I was walking towards the escalator from one direction and there was this other guy walking towards it too from the other direction such that we were facing each other. Although he was like 2 steps away from stepping onto it already and I still had another 7 - 10 steps left, he slowed his steps and, I don't know for what reason, let me get on the escalator first. I was so surprised that I mumbled a "thank you", nodded my head slightly and then stepped on. I was too embarrassed to look at him directly, so I could not know for sure if he had slowed down because of me or some other reason. His body language indicated that he had purposely slowed down to wait for me to get on, though. Hmm, maybe I was walking so fast that he was afraid we would collide so he slowed down and let me get on first.



Now all this sound like rubbish. In any case, make me a little happy today and let me believe its real - that when I have my face covered, I actually look decent.

Anyway it's true that people treat you differently when you are dressed differently. I've experienced it with shop assistants, female strangers, acquaintances. I'd like to say though, despite the effect the outer appearance can have on the behaviour of others towards you, your inner strength - confidence in yourself, the ability to express your thoughts and sincerity when dealing with others, these are the things that really matter in the end in your relationships with people.

I have been more confident in the past when dressed in weird looking clothes and looking out of sorts than now when dressed in relatively normal attire, simply because I had utter confidence in myself. I have had better relations with others in the past when I put much effort into treating others sincerely than now.

I once thought things would fall into place as long as you look pretty and good. In a way it's true, things do come your way, but in the end it takes a lot more substance to keep that good stuff.

I'd like to have my brains back please.

Song - I will Follow You Into The Dark

Thanks to Benison for recommending me to this song. It's one song which grows on you the more you listen to it. The video is not the original MTV and I feel at some points does not entirely relay correctly what the song is trying to portray but it's probably cuter anyway, so I'm putting it here. I'm still in the midst of decoding the lyrics of the song. A touching song, nevertheless, with nice music.



I will Follow You Into The Dark
by Death Cab for Cutie

Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black

And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark

Meet-up

Had two first-times today.

1) First time seeing 3 adults squeezed into 2 seats on the MRT.

It was amazing. One side is the girlfriend, the other side is the mother of one of them. He sat smack in the middle and the mother looked so squashed.

2) First time waiting for a guy while he shops for clothes.

Met a male friend of mine after 2 years of not having seen each other. After lunch we were walking around in Suntec City and he decided to go into Topman. After a bit he decided to try on a pair of jeans, so I went out to walk a bit. About 5 minutes later when I returned to the shop, I could not see him at all. Thought he might be still in the changing room so I walked around for a bit more. 5 more minutes later I went back - still could not see him from outside of the shop. I entertained the thought that he had not enjoyed my company and had secretly taken this chance to slip off. I walked around more anyway. After 15 minutes, however, I was all ready to take it that he had left when I still could not see him from outside. Feeling something like a stalker who was loitering outside the shop, decided he had left and went on to explore more shops further away.

Quite a distance away, I felt uncomfortable about leaving things as such so I went back to the shop again. There he was this time round. Apparently he had went in and out of the changing room several times and each time I was there, he was in the changing room. Oddly, I tried calling him but his phone did not record any missed call.

So there, I spent 20 minutes waiting for a guy while he shops. =D

It was a good meet-up with him though, very enjoyable. Woah, nice to meet and be able to talk quite endlessly to somebody one hasn't seen for 2 years!

Orangutan name

I have an uncle whose name is Siew Meng, said in Chinese it's "Siao (Xiao) Ming". Yesterday our relatives were talking about Ah Meng, the orangutan who had died the day before.

Aunt: 听说他们要把她的孩子的名字换成“小明”。[Heard that they are going to change one of her child to "Xiao Ming" (to name after her.)]
Aunt: 。。。 。。。
Aunt: （指着小明姑丈〕哈哈！ 小明！那不是小明！(*pointing to my uncle* haha! Xiao Ming! Isn't that Xiao Ming!)

Anyway, the zoo will name the next newborn orangutan as Ah Meng Junior, not exactly change one of the current son's or daughter's name to that.

Hello Kitty haven

Last night we visited my brother's nanny's son's house. Complicated, heh. Anyway we visited this house where one of its owner loves Hello Kitty to bits. I know of a certain somebody who share similar characteristics to the owner.

Its flower pot on the table is Hello Kitty:


Tidbit container is Hello Kitty:


Table mat is Hello Kitty:


Floor mat is Hello Kitty:


Little table and chair set is Hello Kitty:


Dustbin is Hello Kitty:


In fact, almost the entire kitchen ware are made up of Hello Kitty items:

Even the oven mitts have Hello Kitty's face on them.

For the guys, while you pee, Hello Kitty watches you, reminding you to aim straight:


The rest of the toilet is also filled with Hello Kitty:

All these are but a small portion of the huge house, where every other corner has something related to Hello Kitty. I'm talking about things like Hello Kitty flower stickers above the LED lights of the freezer in the backyard.

Do you know of anybody whose house is decorated with items he/she adores?

"Wrong shoes"

Olivia: I wore my shoes wrongly leh!


We: *looks* No lah! Correct!
Olivia: Shouldn't it be like this...

Brother: No lah! Like that even more wrong lor!
Olivia: Is it! Haha! *wears shoes back*


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We now have almost the same foot size. Now she can wear my mother's shoes. Soon she can wear my shoes, then after that she'll have to wear my father's shoes. =P

Weird Question

初二，2nd day of Chinese New Year and I got a really weird question from a friend on msn,

SK: Are you scared when I talk to you?
me: ?!

Film - Nobody Knows

Spent Chinese New Year's eve watching this Japanese movie titled "Nobody Knows". Was introduced to this movie by the Social Work module's lecturer. The film was inspired by a real-life event known as the "Affair of the Four Abandoned Children of Nishi-Sugamo" which happened in 1988. The director wanted to show others the life of those involved in this event, not seen from an outsider's point of view but as somebody within.

The story is about a single, un-wed mother with 4 children aged 4 to 12, each fathered by a different man. They moved into a new apartment, and since the landlords did not approve of young children in the flat, they not only had to smuggle 2 of the youngest ones in but the mother also set rules restricting the children to the flats. Despite the restrictions, the family is a happy one, with love and mutual understanding. However, the mother eventually left them because of her need for a relationship with men, leaving the children to fend for themselves. The story revolves around the 4 children and how the oldest child tries his best to take care of everyone, even as the money they have runs out. The movie is titled such because amazingly, their condition remains unknown to even their neighbours as a result of the rules that they follow quite religiously. It is a story of courage, family love, a child's desperation and determination to survive. It is also the reflection of some of those in society.

The movie was filmed over a year in order to capture the children's actual physical growth. A really heart-wrenching story that left me in tears. Try watching it if you have the time. Can be found at crunchyroll.com.

Read the synopsis of the story and other details here.

It's way better than watching CNY countdown on TV. Heh.

Happy Lunar New Year!

新年快乐！

除夕！

It's that time of the year again! Reunion dinner tonight and then time to wake up early tomorrow. Hmm, ok, maybe no need to wake up early tomorrow since nobody actually comes over so early after my grandmother passed away.

I have a few friends overseas - Benison, Jenny and Aimei. Don't know if Cindy's back for new year but I should think so. Benison and his friend opened a container of pineapple tarts as a way of celebration. Great way to celebrate. Actually, he doesn't even know if that counts as a celebration. But I do know that he has been checking my blog quite often. JENNY ALSO BEEN CHECKING MY BLOG OFTEN! Aimei usually checks my blog often, but can tell she's been busy with work lately. UPDATE YOUR BLOG MORE OFTEN, AIMEI!

So here's wishing all of you Chinese readers and friends, whether locally or overseas (In Los Angeles, Canada, Malaysia, Korea or Australia) a happy 除夕夜!

Haha, tomorrow then wish you all Happy Lunar New Year.

Jealousy

Sometimes I'm very jealous of him, and of a lot of other people.

一个人吃饭吃久了会很寂寞。习惯不代表喜欢。

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This coming new year, I wish there won't be conflict surrounding money in the house, frequent quarrels nor talks of divorce and what shit. Very tiring one.

Layout problem

I think there are some problems with the layout of my blog. Tried viewing using the school's computer and for some reason the side bar's way at the bottom of the blog. I never had this problem while using my own computer (which has a resolution of 500X800). I need a favour from you guys. Comment and tell me if my blog's layout is ok or if the sidebar is nowhere to be seen or way at the bottom of the screen?

Good morning

Every math lecture, A/P Goh Say Song will greet us good morning, followed by asking us if we are happy. Then we'll always say no. For Tuesdays, A/P Goh will say we should be happy because of some event happening in the week (like for this week it's a 2.5-day week) or because it's early in the morning, or because we are going to face functions (and other topics) this time round. Then for Fridays he'll say we should be happy because it's the end of the week.

For both days as long as there are lessons, we are unhappy.

I think he's really very funny and we do like him though he's a little lame, because he's really warm and makes lectures fun to listen to.

So what do I reply when he asks us how are we? I whisper good morning and proceed to look at my desk.

Happy 18th Birthday!

Yiang Shan turns 18 today. Happy Birthday!

YS's mature for her age, is serious about her future, responsible and have leadership qualities. As proof of her maturity, read this:

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YS: I very fat leh. When I hit my stomach, the fats wobble like sea waves like that... hahaha...

Dear Yiang Shan,

On your 18th birthday, I wish your fats won't wobble like sea waves anymore.
Happy Birthday!

Love,
Stephanie

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