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A 26yr old female whose brain is powered by caffeine; without its main fuel source it has a working speed slower than that of a slug. That aside, she wishes she could grow a teeny weeny bit (read: a lot) taller and constantly whines about her weight. Enjoys devising novel ways to traumatise people with her bludders. Oh, and she is rather antisocial.
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I think I need to go out soon and get a life.
Just spent the last few hours looking at jobsearch websites and various education institution websites, hoping to find a job, any job that doesn't require people with at least 3yrs of experience or a doctorate degree. Finally found one, and just sent my resume by email. Hope I get that job because I'm friggin' sick of sitting around all day, feeling my brain cells dying (from reading junk blogs by other no-lifers like me, but that's another story) by the thousands, and waiting for someone, anyone from some HR department to call and arrange a friggin' interview with me. (Hey, I'm not picky, you know. I'm the sort who'd jump at any job and stick to it for the rest of my miserable life. I'd even work OT for free, damnit, so anyone out there who wishes to employ someone, or knows of a vacancy in his/her workplace, you know who to inform, eh?)
I guess my resume sucks or something, 'cos I went through it again a while ago and realized I forgot to add some information about my poster presentation at some conference. It's just a sentence, but it really means a lot - especially in the science field. The science field is all about doing kickass research and getting your stuff published in respectable journals. In the science field, you either publish or perish. I reckon it's every living scientist's dream to get their research published in Nature and Science. Which is why the huge hoo-hah about that Korean scientist really disturbed me. I'm not gonna talk about him, but I think it's really sad when scientists (especially respectable ones) get so caught up in their pursuit for fame and recognition that they'd start faking results and throw their ethics to the wind. Really sad. I mean, if every scientist does this sort of thing, how is Science going to advance?
Update: OMG I got a call from the lab!!! I'm going to have an interview next Friday! wheeeeeeee~ *cartwheels around the room*
OMG OMG OMG I can't even type properly cos I'm going rubbery in the legs...wish me luck!
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When I was a kid, I really really loved CNY. But then, which kid doesn't? Kids get to wear new clothes, receive angbaos, play all day long and can eat all the
But the older I got, the less I liked CNY. Why?
1. I can never buy nice clothes to wear for CNY. As a result, I look like shit every CNY. Coupled with the fact that my features and hair are already shitty to start off with, and I don't have that ideal supermodel figure, you can imagine how willing I am to step out of my room every CNY.
2. Without fail, relatives will comment on my height. I can sooo imagine the reactions of my relatives when they see me this CNY. Excerpts of past years' comments include: 'Har how come you're still so short?'; 'Eh ,you should play basketball'; and the really best comment from my cousin:'Is it me who's growing taller, or are you shrinking?'
My relatives are cute, they really are.
3. Interrogation by concerned relatives. They are thorough, they really are. Questions can range anywhere from the results of your studies to your current love life. And they won't give up until they get an answer out of you. I bet even policemen can't hold a candle to them when it comes to getting answers out of people.
4. Shuttling around Singapore. Try travelling from Bedok to Clementi, then Tampines and finally Ang Mo Kio and you'll see what I mean.
5. The TV programs. They get shittier by the year.
But much as I dread CNY, there's no way I can escape from it. It's the main occasion for relatives who don't get to see much of each other to catch up, and get together and enjoy family harmony. The only thing I can do is to grit my teeth, brace myself, and just try not to be traumatised by the interrogation and comments about my height. Sigh.
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Update: That stupid screwed-up introduction has been fixed - but not entirely. It looks much better on IE though for the life of me I can't figure out why it still looks like shit on Firefox. But since I'm an IT idiot, I'll just leave it at that before I screw up my blogskin further.
It's already been screwed-up enough.
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You know you have a problem when you are looking around for new blog skins when you have just changed it like, a day ago.
You know you have a problem when you'd rather spend time reading blogs and other random stuff on the internet than watching your numero uno idol on TV. (But then the shows on TV are now shitty anyway)
You know you have a problem when the latest post on your blog was like, just the day before and you are now worrying about the lack of topics to write about or stuff to whine about.
From the looks of it, I have a serious problem. And I think the main cause of that problem is, I have too much time on my hands. And too little moolah in my wallet.
Argh. I. Need. Help. Now.
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You may ask, why bring up this stupid topic? Well, you see, being the 100% bummer that I am, I had to do something worthless, right? So, what I did today to
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Was reading this blog and found that this particular blogger suffers from the same problem as me. She even coined a term for it – 'right leg favouritism'. Heh, I didn't realize that other people would display this particular strange trait too. You may think it's weird (anyway, I am weird in the first place), but ever since I could remember, I have been practicing this right leg favouritism thingy. I like to put on shoes/socks/everything before the left leg. Same goes for climbing stairs. Those stairs that I frequently use, I will remember the number of steps, or at the very least, note if the number of steps are odd or even numbered. Right foot first for the former, left foot first for the latter – so that my right foot will always touch the ground first. For new stairs I usually do a visual gauge on the number of steps. Considering that I'm left handed, logically I should be practicing left leg favouritism, right? Hmm. Anyone out there who displays this trait, too?
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I'm seriously starting to freak out.
It's pretty stressful for me to be asked by my parents everyday without fail if anyone from AVA or NUS has called me for an interview. Whether anyone calls or not is beyond my control. And you can't expect me to call the HR dept to 'ask if they have received my resume' (but in actual fact checking if I'll get that interview or not), right? That's so friggin' KS. I can't do anything. The only thing I can do is to sit at home and wait for someone, anyone to call and meanwhile get myself into panic mode.
Life is just great.
I know that it takes days for the HR dept to settle paperwork and stuff and expecting a call from them the next day after I submitted my resume is a bit too much, plus the online submission for AVA has already informed me that it'll take at least a wk to process my application, but with everyone in my family plus my relatives and neighbours asking me how's my job hunt I can feel my sanity going right out the window.
Argh. I hate this. Maybe I should just get a job, any job to stop this shit.
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I realised my memory isn't as good as before (which was pretty bad to start off with, by the way). Was chatting with one of my pathetically few friends on MSN and I mentioned about some lecturer remembering us after so long. And apparently what HE remembered was not the same as what I remembered. Great. My brain has degenerated again. I reckon my memory is now comparable to that of a goldfish.
Have you ever tried to recall some of your experiences in the past and realised that your memories are getting muddled? What do u do if u realise u're losing ur memories as time passes by? Do u freak out? Gorge urself with gingko biloba and chicken essence? Keep a
I remember watching a movie - I can't remember which - which mentioned that humans are strange creatures. They like to remember things the way they like. What remains as their memories may not be the truth. Hmm. Somehow this statement struck me as true. Humans like to deceive themselves. And sometimes they are so successful in deceiving themselves that they actually come to believe that what they remember is true. Hmm. Am I doing this, myself?
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Not that I want to bum around.
I admit it, I'm a born slacker. I like to wake up only when the sun is waaaaaay up (i.e. 11am).
I like to surf the net randomly, wasting my life away reading blogs by Kennysia et al.
I like to slouch on the sofa and morph into a couch potato while watching Taiwanese afternoon soap operas and other brain degenerating TV programmes. I think 75% of my brain has putrified into brain mush by now, at the rate I'm watching the crap on TV.
I like to lie on my tummy and read novels (reading Tian Long Ba Bu now) in a futile attempt to improve my half-bucket-of-water (literal translation) Chinese. And just fall asleep immediately whenever I feel sleepy.
Yeah, I'm slacking my life away.
Not that I want to.
I applied for jobs in A*Star, but no one called.
I tried applying for a job in AVA, but no one called.
So here I am, slacking at home. To be honest, I wish I'm still studying. For the rest of my pathetic life, in fact. So that I'd never have to think of how to look for a job.
But I digress.
Any jobs I can take, anyone? I don't mind any jobs, as long as the pay is OK, like, within the market rate for an Hons graduate. (Eh, I slack at home, but that doesn't mean I slack at work hor. I very hardworking one ok!)
I need a job right now.
My mum's nagging at me everyday.
Aihuat's nagging at me everyday.
Even my brother's nagging at me whenever he's out from army camp.
Only my dad's not nagging me. (THANKS DAD!!!)
I can understand their anxiety. I'm deeeep in debt, man. I owe my aunt 25K, which is meant for her retirement. I owe Aihuat another 30K for the uni fees. I need to pay them back. And my parents, they're old already. Dad's 62. Mum's 55. They should be retired like other people of their age and ENJOYING their lives, not SLOGGING their lives away. I should be the one working and letting them slack at home watching soap operas.
But no job, how? Maybe I should just take a temp job or something first.
What do u reckon?
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Today is Thursday. Which means Water Margin is showing today. Yippee. I like watching Water Margin. I like watching Romance of the Three Kingdoms too. For some reason, I like watching period dramas, preferably those that involve fighting and battle scenes. My parents think I’m weird. Well, maybe I am, but I don’t care. Aihuat likes watching such shows too, so at least I have company :)
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10pm
Mum: Yanling, stop playing PC games liao.
Me: Orh.
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10.30pm
Mum: Yanling, stop playing PC games liao.
Me: Orh.
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11pm
Mum: Yanling, stop playing PC games liao.
Me: Orh.
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12.30pm
Mum: Yanling, stop playing PC games liao!
Me: Orh.
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1.30am
Mum: YANLING YOU BETTER STOP PLAYING PC GAMES LIAO AR!!! I'VE BEEN NAGGING YOU SINCE 10PM!!! %$#%#@#%&%^$!!! -(plus 45mins' worth of scolding)
I always have to wait until my mum erupts before I get scared and stop playing.
Sorry mum.
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Usually my life is very happening, one. Everyday would be full of xianjings and strange encounters that sometimes are too traumatic for a typical, normal, sane person. Strange aunties on rampages, kenaing bird shit (and other unidentifiable stuff), get elbowed on the forehead by men who are too tall and hence can't see me ... the traumas are endless. Traumatic and psychologically damaging encounters are happening to me so frequently that bubblemunche from the defunct hisreason blog can start worshipping me.
Since my life was so happening, I thought maybe I should start a blog and keep a record of my daily traumatic experiences. And maybe other sway people can read these traumas, learn from them and not repeat them.
But since starting a blog, I've not really encountered any strange/traumatic experiences. My life has been, so far, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
But I hope it can stay this way. I'm getting too old for xianjings now.
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The soccer match between Team AVA (Aihuat's team) and Team Kennykin was cancelled due to poor weather. WTH. I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING TEAM KENNYKIN KENA THRASHED OK!!! Lucky you, team kennykin. 'cos if the match had proceeded as usual, you guys would most probably be on your knees begging Team AVA for mercy 'cos Aihuat's the captain.
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Yeah, right.
I'm dreaming as usual.
Team AVA has never won a single match against Team Kennykin. Argh.WTH.
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I love rain.
I love listening to the sound of raindrops falling on to the ground.
I love the smell that comes out when rain hits hot concrete though my mum says it'll make me sick.
It's raining now. I sooo want to go out in the rain and run around.
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After reading these posts -
No, I'm not going crazy. I know i do sound xiao. I'm just a little hyperactive from caffeine overload.
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Wth.
And from then on, which was 2 days ago, I havent really recovered. I don't have any appetite at all, I had to force myself to eat like half a bowl of porridge and still I'd LS plus feeling like a blown up balloon on the verge of exploding. At least now I only LS once a day.
A great way to enjoy the New Year, huh.
Now I've just finished forcing down a bowl of fish soup and waiting for my dysfunctional tummy to process it. Just hope I won't LS again.
Serves me right.
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