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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Tagged (Oh Do I Have To?)

It's been a horrid week. I've outdone myself with fails in both Maths and Physics, and while I don't want to think about it the sad truth is staring at me in the face: I've to buck up, stop wasting time wallowing in self pity and start working hard.

This tag is not helping me in any way.

List Out The Top 5 Presents You Wish For

  1. An iMac. No, a Macbook. Wait, make that a Macbook Pro.
  2. An Osotogari t-shirt (at the moment I've to work hard for this - defeating about 4-5 judokas, for instance)
  3. Wonderful STPM results that I don't have to study for
  4. A DSLR
  5. Tay's brains. Minus the fur, of course.

The Madding Crowd That Tagged You Is:

In order: Wen Qi.

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER
  • Nosy (pleasantly so)
  • Tall
  • A wry sense of humour
  • Wise
  • Gifted with unnatural powers of observation
MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU
Listening to me rant. She's been the person to go to for many, many people.

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU
"Ahem, practise what you preach then. Just say liao, Cedric. Haha. See? Not that easy right?"

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL
Wonder what happened to my other fixations.

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE
Location.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL
Throw myself off the nearest cliff.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE
Highly unlikely. But I'll go out on a limb and say Tay.

***

Next on the list: Andrew

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER
  1. Blatantly honest
  2. Unabashed
  3. Cool
  4. Funny
  5. Stereotypically Chinese
MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU
Invited me to his birthday party

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU
Fiona le?

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL
Hide in a hole.

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE
His current fixation.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL
Try to patch things up.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE
Sam.

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The Greatest Designer I've Ever Known: Tay

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER
  1. Dirty
  2. Furry
  3. Funny
  4. Subject to unpredictable moodswings
  5. Layered
MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU
Apologizing the very first time.

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU
"Think of it like this: you are driving down a road blindfolded, and there's a traffic light ahead. It might be green, it might be red. Asking would be taking off that blindfold."

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL
Not worry, because he will soon fall in love with another person in a day. Or two.

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE
Sexual orientation

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL
Been there, done that. He'll come to.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE
Jylene.

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The Tigeroach: Vivian

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER
  1. Cute
  2. Uses trademarked words
  3. Frequently calls other people posers for following said trademarked words
  4. Tigeroach
  5. Nicholas Teo regrets the day he ever made Smiling Pasta
MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU
Burned Prince exactly 15 minutes after I asked her to

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU
"Ah pek!"

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL
Sweep her off her feet and carry her far, far away from Tay

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE
Her tendency to melt when watching Chinese dramas

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL
Strangle Sam

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE
Me.

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The Best Friend: Garrick

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER
  1. Happy go lucky
  2. His unwavering loyalty
  3. Fun
  4. Eager to help
  5. The. RTS. Gamer.

MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS DONE FOR YOU
There are too many memories of things he has done. Perhaps introducing me to Judo, but that jostles in place for collecting our SPM results together, teaching me the basics of badminton and playing Advanced Wars with me and Ling 30 minutes before the Sejarah PMR paper.

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE HAS SAID TO YOU
"Who cares!?"

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , YOU WILL
Throw Fiona at him

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER , THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE ON WILL BE
Sexual Orientation.

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , YOU WILL
Been there, done that

IF HE/SHE BECOME YOUR ENEMY , THE REASON WILL BE
A. Very. Bad. Misunderstanding.

I absolutely refuse to pass this tag on to other people. Whew.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

[I Remember] Boys Brigade

Yes, that's me in there. Stop laughing.

There are 3 UGSers in this photo. Spot em?

What I've learnt from BB:
  • how to stand in the sun without moving
  • how not to tie a rope
  • how to get kids to do what you want them to do, without yelling at them
  • the joys of hating drill
  • how sedia is more comfortable than senang diri
  • how not to polish a shoe
  • how not to polish a belt buckle
  • how to kiss a car tyre
There are times when I think back on my BB experience, and the feeling that comes to mind is that of an old grandma being cheated of her pension fund. I know a few people who've gotten a whole world of experience from BB, and my father still gathers with his ex-BB friends from time to time. They laugh when they recall all their BB days - strip a fellow friend, wear lipstick, general evil (etc, etc).

And all I get is this bitter taste. Of grandmas.