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Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away"
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Entries
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
I've received quite a couple of congratulatory smses early this morning. Finally, it is D day. And I repeat, FINALLY! Haha... But I'm not sure why... right now, I don't exactly feel tt excited. I guess as the hrs draw nearer, when reality really hits me, I'd feel slightly more thrilled then.
I can't imagine how I'd feel when the examiner announces "Alright.. stop writing."
How wld I feel when I place my final full stop to the exam script?
Haha... I'd tell u more when this whole shitty ordeal's over!
Until then, let me 'enjoy' my final moments as an undergrad. Yeah... I'm really dying to break free from my cells. In abt 9 hrs time, I'd be released.
And pls... let's just hope everything ends on a good note.
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9:42 AM
Monday, April 28, 2008
I am finally done with my dreaded thesis. DONE DONE DONE!!! Woohooo! That's it! After mths of shit, it is finally completed! But of course, not before I was sent on a mad run btw places again. They just had to do tt eh?
Anyway... I'm just so happy. Finally, it's really just down to one more stupid paper and I'm Outta here! YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha... the end product of shit! And that most treasured signature of my all time fav. HAHAHAHA! I'm abt 75% close to partying now! Hang in there sam!!!!
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2:56 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Ok.. so what if i screwed up on the first paper? It's over already, isn't it?
Concentrate on the final one to salvage the situation grey. (Haha... new nick from Piggy!) Though I know I sld really be studying now, but yet I still wanna procrastinate. And well, perhaps babysitting can come in as a relevant excuse not to study this wkend? haha... Yeah!
Anyway, thanks for making my mugging hrs less of a torture. To Bu and Oinky, pineapple lurves u! Thanks for tolerating my nonsensical msns and prank calls! Haha!
My study table's in a big mess as usual... and look at my notebook. I HATE U! I so wanna shred u right now. Haha.. I sure do sound like a violent arse!
Haha... just to prove my point. I hate my handwriting, I hate what I'm reading, I hate having to read and study when so many others have already finished their torture.
Ahh! Release and set me free asap! 30th April 2008, 7pm will make me a very very happy moo.
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11:07 AM
Friday, April 25, 2008
I think I'm being paranoid. Most ppl choose to focus on the gist of say, a person's correspondence to u. But I'd choose to focus on the less important details. Take my prof's recent email to all of us as example. (look below) Guess what I was focusing on?
Dear All
I have marked both assignments. All passed and have done well. Except for a few, majority have good grades. Hence, I would urge that you do well in your examination which constitutes 60%. It is likely that your examination result will determine the final grade you will achieve in this module as most of you generally did well in the assignments.
Wish you good luck and remember to bring along a simple calculator.
Regards
And ur right... My instant thought was... Shit! Am I one of the few he mentioned abt? Haha... There's no time to even think abt it. It's time to hit the books sam! What r u doing now? Blogging?!?! For gdness sake, everyone's studying their butts off now. Haha... Somebody, slap me pls.
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2:08 PM
sam's wish
If it's possible,
I wanna will you to be more obedient.
Hypocrisy rears its ugly horns
when you do exactly what basic logic tells you not to.
You obviously know how to tell right from wrong,
yet
Temptation is constantly there to distract and mislead you
time and again.
Have you already been disqualified?
It's really time for some
mental and physical synchronization.
If you know what's best for you.
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10:33 AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
In less than a wk's time, I'd be free.
Press on sam! U really can't afford to be so easily distracted now of all times.
Found this picture on the web. Cute isn't it? For all u sufferers out there, this baby here is rooting for u as well. Don't give up!
Ich Kann... Ich will alles richtig zu machen.
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11:00 AM
Monday, April 21, 2008
Yesterday was Sab's 7.3km company marathon. We woke up really early just so we cld make it in time to be at uob plaza 7ish in the morning. I was proud of my sis cos she actually came in 4th in the women's category! 3rd place had a timing of 40:14. She clocked in at 40:16. Gosh! How close was she in walking away with a couple of hundreds richer + air tix for some holiday trip! But well.. it doesn't matter... there's always the next year to try for! Perhaps there'd be better prizes next year up for grabs too! Haha.. so much for consoling.
At the finish line!
Being 4th meant tt she cldn't go on stage to collect any medals or prizes... so this was obviously taken when everything was over! Haha! She obviously is very much in love with mr birdy... :)
Next year will be a better year for ya i'm sure! Try harder! Ur power legs will certainly prove u proud really soon! Haha! Just make sure u keep distractions *ahem* outta ur way when the time comes. lol
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12:51 PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
We did a formidable feat last sunday. We were at race course road to pay our respects to my great grandmother. Thereafter, we walked towards Little India and explored the whole of little india by foot. I felt like a tourist in Singapore actually cos it has been years since I last stepped foot there... I think the last time I was there was when I was in secondary school? Man! It was really an eye-opener. There were so many sights within little india itself that u would never really link it to Singapore. A pity it was as I'd forgotten to snap those lovely sights while feasting my eyes. So I can't show u visually what I mean. Haha but well... another time i guess. We bought loadsa crap as well... Mum was tempted to get a sari as well but she left it for the next time. I got 2 pairs of sunglasses. Haha... Kinda like a spur of the moment thing... but they were really cheap! Less than 10 bucks can u believe it? haha!
the first pair i got which was just normal looking i think.
Haha! The 2nd pair! Haha... retro eh? I think my mood tt day was blackish? I duno... but both pairs turned out to be black ones. After we were done with Little India, we decided to walk to Bugis. Haha!!! And so we did... Walkathon Sunday it was!
Oh... and this pic was taken cos I was so shocked. I really felt like a local tourist! Haha... I mean I'd never noticed this building there before. It looked so foreign but well... pretty artistic eh?After shopping, we stopped for dinner. Ginger tea! No prizes for guessing which's the one with honey.
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11:49 AM
Qing Ming Festival, also called Tomb Sweeping Day or All Souls Day, is a day whereby the living calls to mind their departed loved ones. In the past, we used to pay our respects to our ancestors - those whom we never before saw in our lives - such as my great grandparents for example. But as time passed, we soon had to pay our respects to ppl whom we know and loved ever so deeply before and still do.
Was at Tse Tho Um (not sure of the spelling) to visit dad last wkend. That was the same place he was cremated at years back. And strange how it seems... the place still looked every bit the same. U know what... i really dislike certain times of the year as they will always serve as a painful reminder to me of many unpleasant things and horribly greedy ppl year aft year without fail, i mean... beasts who used to be relatives. Anyways, i shan't dwell on that here... ;) Time shall heal all these wounds... though in this case, it's more or less a matter of trying to disregard the matter rather than truly forgiving.
Both kids were there this year as well. Ryan was pretty cute actually especially when he said "Hi gong gong! I am ryan" as he smiled and waved at my dad's urn which bore his picture at the front of it. Haha.. he's adorable isn't he? Ilyssa was looking cute too!
Some stuff we bought for dad as offerings this year. They're customs and beliefs which my mom holds true to, so we just followed her instructions. But anways, this car looks exactly like our old car doesn't it? woots! 8836! Try ur luck at 4D! Haha!And lastly, an honest wish from me to u daddy: I hope ur well and happy wherever u may be.
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11:38 AM
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Alright... this entry may sound like one of those forwarded messages which u usually receive through email and disregard it altogether, thinking that it must be one of those spam mails or something. But well, let me tell u tt it actually is very real cos I encountered it just yesterday.
So what was it? SCAMS! What happened was tt ard 1105am yesterday, I was getting ready to go to school when I received this automated voice message tt went along the lines of "You have a message from the Supreme Court of Singapore. Press 1 or 9." Thinking tt it had to do with sab's interview, I pressed 1 and was made to hold while they connected me to an operator. What happened next was this:
Operator (who sounded like a foreigner... probably a Viet or a Filipino): Yes? May I help you?
me: Err... apparently there's a message for me. What do u mean by may i help you?
operator: Hold on while I check out what this call is abt
me: ok
(waited for a really long time while she continued typing something. Btw, there was loadsa voice recorded msgs and fax machine sounds in the backgrd)
operator: may i have ur name?
me: samantha
operator: how to spell?
me: S A M A N T H A
operator: smampha?
me: S A M A N T H A
operator: sanampha?
(after a really long time of getting her to spell it correctly...)
operator: what's ur ic number?
me: S ....
(actually come to think of it... it was really silly of me to tell her such stuff. But at tt point in time, i'd no idea why but i just gave it to her thinking it was no big deal anyway.)
operator: Is this the name in ur ic? I don't have it in my system.
me: no. it's ong ....
(ok.. and so another excruciatingly looooong time was spent getting her to spell my name correctly)
operator: ok. got it. so it's O N G.....
me: yes.
operator: Ok.. this was what the call's abt. You are involved in a loanshark .... (she sounded like she was reading off a script)
me: (interrupting her) Loanshark? This is ridiculous.
operator: Have u ever lent or dropped ur ic?
me: no. never. and please do not waste my time any further.
operator:You will need to fax over some of your documents at ...
me: (interrupting her as i sensed something was really wrong) Sorry but i do not think tt it's necessary. I can do so myself. Where do i have to submit these docs?
operator: CID. I can do it for you. Fax them over at ..
me: (interrupting her again) CID u say? Ok. I'd go down personally then. And who do i look for?
operator: Yeo Tee Cheong
me: ok. I'd do it myself. Though i'm pretty sure this is a scam, so i'd not bother anyways.
operator: huh?
me: forget it. is tt all?
operator: yes. tt's all (click)
And so... she was the one who hung up on me, almost hurriedly. Good. I was in a rush too. Apparently, according to news reports etc, if I were to follow through her instructions and to fax over those docs, what will happen next is tt they'd make me send some money over to pay up my 'fines' for being a loanshark. Wow... how ridiculous does tt sound? Though nothing happened out of this, less for the fact tt i wasted loadsa time entertaining her call and tt my name and ic is still out there somewhere... but I still feel stupid. So, if u do receive such calls, just dismiss it altogether. It's a hoax. A scam! I've not made a police report cos i'm sure it's gonna be troublesome and at most, I'd just be advised not to be careless with my personal details etc... not sure if it's a wise choice, but I'd think tt they can't do much with my name and ic too, right? Whatever... Well, apparently, there were many others who received such ridiculous calls too, with varying experiences. Mine was mild I guess, compared to some of them who went through the whole thing. Check it out here if ur interested.
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10:08 AM
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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1:36 PM
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
This is kinda delayed.... but still, I wanna say tt Janet Jackson's Discipline album's a bomb! I really really really lurve it! Each and every single track's so good. Besides Feedback, other tracks like Luv, Can't B Good and Never Letchu Go are awesome! In fact, all tracks rawk! Seriously. Go check them out if u haven't already done so!
A Singaporean touch to her latest album. ;)
Haha... I kinda like these too. So, which do u prefer? The left or the right?Janet! Keep doing ur thang! Haha... Absolutely looking forward to ur next!
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10:42 AM
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
It has been a long time since I last jogged. Been busy with loadsa crap... school, work and kids. Gosh... come to think of it, I kinda sound like a frumpy mom actually.. haha. Anyways, I finally took the time to work those flabs out last thursday and friday. Haha... After sucha long break from exercising, my stamina was surprisingly ok. Jogged my usual 20 rounds round that small park downstairs and I wasn't panting much. Guess it must be bcos I jogged extremely slowly tt's why. Haha... I mean... it's impossible that my stamina did not deteriorate at all. One thing I absolutely hate abt jogging after a long hiatus from it is the uphill task of rebuilding ur stamina.
I love jogging, not so much for the fact tt I get to exercise. But bcos jogging's one of the rare moments that I actually get to spend time with myself and get some thoughts straightened out while jogging and listening to music. Loadsa stuff was figured out during jogs... like say, my thesis topic for example. Besides, jogging's also a great way to vent ur anger and to release some steam. When u feel immense frust building up in ur system, go jog. When ur upset and feeling miserable over something, go jog. When ur confused abt something, think abt it while jogging. Oftentimes, after tt one hr or so, u'd come up with a solution somehow. So u see, jogging works wonders. Trust me.
Apparently, I wasn't the only loony on thurs jogging at noon. There was another guy there as well. I think I may consider myself pretty selfish cos I was actually hoping tt he cld up and go asap so tt I cld have the whole park to myself. Haha.... which eventually did happen of course. :)
After my 20th round, I brisk-walked for another round and found myself looking at the trees in the park. Haha.. I think I'm mad. But they actually look kinda pretty. I even took pix of insects can u believe it? Haha... Gross eh? So to spare u from those sights tt may freak u out, I'd only post 2 pix of the greens and leave out the others like caterpillars and red ants for example. Haha!
See this? It wasn't tt well reflected with my cam-phone. But when u look up and peer through these tree crowns, u'd get a faint view of the midday sun which is pretty cos it has a mysterious allure to it. Perhaps... it's kinda like the light at the end of the tunnel sorta... haha. Am i there yet?
And this! Can this pass off as a cover for one of kevin kern's works? haha... Well, ok... he has higher standards I'm sure.
So there... weird things I do when I'm alone. Haha... perhaps there is some truth to it when my friends call me 'mad' or 'siao char boh'. Haha
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9:42 AM
About Me
Name: Samantha Ong Shuh Tien
Birthday: 16th Nov 1985
Horoscope: Scorpio
Location: Singapore
"Beware. Karma can be a bitch."