tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60901572011-09-04T23:00:23.591+08:00nothing in particular-rants, musings and anything at all-michelenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1130832476546594752005-11-01T15:50:00.000+08:002005-11-01T16:07:56.556+08:00i doubt if anyone will see this, but if you are- *blush* aww... sucker!!just kidding. but what are you doing out here anyway?nevermind. i'm just here to announce that mine fingers are itchy again. i can't help it! plus the fact that my grammar and spelling seem to be spiralling down a slippery slope.. and i think a certain bear is sick of cheesy rhymes already. the new blog will be, as an michelenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1125338638256165902005-08-30T01:24:00.000+08:002005-08-30T02:03:58.300+08:00i'm ending this blog. i've contemplated for it a long time, and i've finally decided to let it rest in peace tonight. because i can't seem to derive pleasure from this any more.roomie asked the other day, "have you always been this quiet?"i finally admitted to myself that no, it's just that it's so much easier to not say anything at all. because when you talk or interact with other people, bonds michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1125039641376028252005-08-26T14:43:00.000+08:002005-08-26T15:00:41.383+08:00the first inkling that maybe this course may not have been such a good choice after all:we had a lecture on developmental biology yesterday. nothing unusual, just the usual ramble about finely-controlled vertebrate development, and what happens when you twiddle around with them..maybe i'm just sensitive, but there's something disturbing about casually mentioning how if a certain gene is induced/ michelenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1124894453719349242005-08-24T22:11:00.000+08:002005-08-24T22:40:53.746+08:00not directed at anyone in particular.. just a reflection on life in general:you're sensitiveyou're emotionally fragileyou're sweetyou're cloyingyou're thoughtfulyou ought to get a lifeyou're stableyou're boringyou're new and excitingyou're too much to handleyou're protectiveyou're stiflingyou're a dreameryou're a dreameroh the fickle, fluttering life.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1124298360507936062005-08-18T01:01:00.000+08:002005-08-18T01:06:00.513+08:00quote of the day:student a"i don't feel like going for tmr's 830am lesson.. i have to travel all the way from sengkang to boon lay!"student b"i've come all the way from china.."michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1124198260286900432005-08-16T21:12:00.000+08:002005-08-16T21:17:40.293+08:00 Kruger National Parklook! bambi ('s far-flung cousin)! if you can't go to the safari, the safari will come to you, via this excellent webcam tt takes a pic every 30s. warning: highly addictive!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1124191532314904182005-08-16T19:04:00.000+08:002005-08-16T19:25:32.320+08:00been a long time since my last post.. yeah school's started and weeks have flown by already. some smart bugger has pointed out that we have *gasp* ten weeks to exams. thanks a lot.it's funny, the way we rush out of the lecture hall and into the library, so we can get our hands on the reference books there.it's funny, the way we grin when we spot a coveted (and rarely seen) textbook sitting on themichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1123177958074180112005-08-05T01:36:00.000+08:002005-08-05T01:58:17.646+08:00singapore writers' festival 2005 is upon us! well, soon anyway. ok i won't beat around the bush- i entered the 100-word epic writing contest on impulse, on the last day of submission. the grand prize is to have your entry printed on zocards and distributed around singapore. how cool is that?! it's based on online votes, and each person can only vote once. i've (almost) gone through all 18 (!) michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1123126501546172462005-08-04T11:35:00.000+08:002005-08-04T11:35:01.550+08:00in my school, lecturers post their lectures online so that we can d/l them, print a copy and read up before the lect. sometimes you get lects which are filled with subtitles of the reference books. sometimes, the pictures from those ref books. and just sometimes, a bloody 265MB whopper of a (*&(!$^"$% file that after 15 min of painstaking d/ling you discover to your horror that you cannot open michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122995596589032812005-08-02T20:33:00.000+08:002005-08-03T13:22:52.996+08:00a couple of days ago, a local paper (or mag, can't remember) published an article about how singaporean bloggers are, for lack of a better word, infantile, compared to say, their US counterparts. over in the land of the free, bloggers' stars rise on the strength of their political commentary and fresh, often real-time take on headline news. one even got a white house pass for the sole purpose of michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122782354605258172005-07-31T11:55:00.000+08:002005-07-31T11:59:14.606+08:00hi! meet oz, the purple hedgehog. no i detest barney the dinosaur, and i hv no basis whatsoever for his name. it just sounds small and compact, like him (yes it's a male, but all spayed and neutered thank you very much). click him once, and he twitches. twice, he leaps into the air. three times, and you're officially a person with too much time on your hands. enjoy!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122576824434023862005-07-29T02:30:00.000+08:002005-07-29T02:53:44.440+08:00a couple of months back, veen jokingly rolled her eyes and said that i was going through a second childhood/ finally getting my rebellious streak.(read: up till recently, i was an extremely good girl k? never gotten coal for christmas before, and never been threatened with nasal lengthening by the blue fairy either. always listened to everyone, did anything you'd ask w/o a second thought. it michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122262748755300682005-07-25T10:52:00.000+08:002005-07-26T23:06:15.416+08:00ah yes.. school has started again. as i embark on yet another nerve-wrecking, breathless rush against time (and my limited quantity of grey matter), i must say that the vacation past was quite.. interesting. earned a couple of bucks, turned 21, screwed up one or two (million) things, went on a trip with friends. in no particular order.went back to school the other day to do some inane stuff and michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122173993114797962005-07-24T10:57:00.000+08:002005-07-24T10:59:53.120+08:00NTU undergrads break world record for largest number of blind dates only in singapore, man. only in singapore.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1122086874237482252005-07-23T10:23:00.000+08:002005-07-23T11:21:56.373+08:00i think i've uncovered an extremely sneaky marketing ploy at junction 8's thai express:step 1: lower air-conditioning temperature to frigid conditions.step 2: serve ice- cold water to guests while they wait for their food.result: customers are so cold that they (a) immediately order curry, (b) practically inhale the life-restoring meal, (c) don't linger around with after-dinner conversation, (d) michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121486257446326202005-07-16T11:17:00.000+08:002005-07-16T11:57:37.470+08:00Brazilian bandits pull off big boob job- More than 400 breast implants nipped from postal service van.okay, so they're valuable.. assets (each implant costs abt US$400). they're in high demand (peak period for boob jobs- impending bikini season). but how the heck does one come up with the idea to steal a vanful of jellied mounds? and since they're individually numbered (!), they can only be sold michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121400998581709222005-07-15T11:30:00.000+08:002005-07-15T12:16:38.610+08:00Ulster boy gets sneak peek at new 'Potter' book- Store sells tome early, but its secrets are safe1. well alright at least kids are reading nowadays. but look at what they're reading!tome (n) : a (usually) large and scholarly bookin my time (ok fine i'm elderly liao ok? i admit!) we read comics, or novels if we were feeling intellectual. but now they're reading tomes!! *conjures images of dusty michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047974284805252005-07-11T10:12:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:12:54.293+08:00warning: photo flood! first bunch are of the bioscience foc last wk. here're the programmers on day 1, all fresh and happy. without eyebags and sunburns. michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047826057430852005-07-11T10:10:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:10:26.063+08:00aww lookit.. we look so friendly!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047789668943932005-07-11T10:09:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:09:49.676+08:00nyjcians. on left, best male freshie. on right, most infamous freshie. in middle, extremely tired senior (and feeling it)michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047670526811932005-07-11T10:07:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:07:50.533+08:00all dressed up for sp nite.. but no sp!! sigh.. wat to do... being a programmer..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047519310756562005-07-11T10:05:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:05:19.316+08:00presenting the tau-huay sellers: highly skilled in the fine, deft art of making the perfect water bomb. we must have made >1000 water bombs throughout the entire 5 day camp..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047321888313642005-07-11T10:02:00.000+08:002005-07-11T10:02:01.893+08:00hehehe.. edmund being sabo-ed.. again. *yawn*michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121047166780604982005-07-11T09:59:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:59:26.786+08:00went with bro and cuz (look at his cute shirt!) to some club after my bday a couple of wks ago. he's a personal trainer i think. really big shoulders! oh btw did you know that when you carry weights, your bones are compressed so your height actually decreases? what's that you say? no i didn't say anything.. *whistles innocently*michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046940223983062005-07-11T09:55:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:55:40.226+08:00people who wear string tops to a bar are simply asking for it. it screams "pull me!!!" so cuz can't really be considered a chee ko pek.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046865177934072005-07-11T09:54:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:54:25.183+08:00no we didn't get thrown out that night. waiter was looking strangely at us though.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046812876472512005-07-11T09:53:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:53:32.880+08:00bro took this pic. contrary to popular belief, i'm not wearing a tiara, and neither are those great balls of fire above us. it's just a lamppost =Pmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046682112159172005-07-11T09:51:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:51:22.116+08:00finally met up with my dearest bunch for a belated bday celebration on sat. as per tradition, the bday recipient is sabo-ed. et moi? presenting ox tongue with wasabe sauce. i already said i DIDN'T LIKE wasabe *sob* but at least they didn't get the turtle in wine sauce.. poor turtle..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046558432906952005-07-11T09:49:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:49:18.436+08:00apprehension fills the air.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046532083928792005-07-11T09:48:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:48:52.086+08:00does. not. taste. good.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046470070292122005-07-11T09:47:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:47:50.076+08:00alert! cute monkey spotted! highly mischevious and secretive. michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1121046395409559222005-07-11T09:46:00.000+08:002005-07-11T09:46:35.443+08:00group photo! finally a complete mensa pic.. hm marcus does seem to blend with the walls heh.. hope we meet up again soon =)michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1120893039994458422005-07-09T14:49:00.000+08:002005-07-09T15:10:40.006+08:00i'm back!sorry to all those who presumed i was dead/ kidnapped during the past one wk.. was at camp, AND my phone died *sob*.. it simply refuses to switch on. no i wasn't trying to avoid y'all (not this time anyway =P)two words: bloody tanned. looking at my arms now, it's a lovely glowing burnt caramel. and i also have white stripes on my feet and left wrist (read: sandals and watch) and of michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1120065182348331562005-06-30T01:03:00.000+08:002005-07-03T11:03:34.020+08:00my stupid mouthhas got me in troublei said too much againto a date over dinner yesterdayand I could see she was offendedshe said well anywayjust dying for a subject changeoh another social casualtyscore one more for mehow could I forgetmama said think before speakingno filter in my headoh what's a boy to doi guess he better find one soonwe bit our lipsshe looked out the windowrolling tiny balls michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1120025271846489552005-06-29T13:19:00.000+08:002005-06-29T14:10:47.296+08:00Dear Singapore Youths,Young, energetic and fun-loving? Someone with that spark in the eyes and magnetism? Calling all YP singles to our first-ever Singles' Night Out! Join us for a night of games, fun and get to know other members from other branches. Have great fun forming your YP network of friends and enjoy the process in a unique way! Introducing a nation's first ever personalized SMS michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1119839196381258202005-06-27T09:57:00.000+08:002005-06-27T10:38:44.103+08:00i caught swan lake yesterday! many many thx to marcus, the amazing tambourine catcher ;) man it was so good, the sets and costumes were so lush and splendid, simply amazing. and the dancers.. where do i even begin. i don't really need to say that they were brilliant, it's THE royal ballet for crying out loud. last night's female lead took our collective breaths away. when she stood en pointe on michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1119577406956880632005-06-24T09:10:00.000+08:002005-06-24T09:43:26.990+08:00and so i turn 21. strangely, not much feeling. it's just another day, another reflection of all that has happened in these few short yrs and the slow onset of horrific realisation that so much more can happen in the next 50 yrs or so. yep ever the optimist =)but enough about that.my neighbour jumped the other night. i never really noticed her, partly cos i was never at home, partly cos i was a michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1119332638194896362005-06-21T13:19:00.000+08:002005-06-21T13:43:58.210+08:00autumn leavesgently broken from fragile stemsblind winds, not seeing, not knowingfalls irrevocably.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1118888858784435542005-06-16T10:26:00.000+08:002005-06-16T10:27:38.786+08:00the walls glittered prettily about, reflecting shards of morning light that penetrated from the outside. inside, all was quiet and serene. icicles cold to the touch, but so breathtakingly beautiful. each razor-sharp point fingered lovingly, honed by millennia of patient dripping.an avalanche in the distance. the ground rumbled unsteadily, unleashing writhing cracks in the clear glass. barely a michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1118812541566101852005-06-15T13:09:00.000+08:002005-06-15T13:15:41.573+08:00for once in my life, i am well and truly speechless.i don't know what to sayor do, for that matter.maybe it's best not to say anything at alllike people always go, "if you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all."maybe it'll passmaybe it won't.and i'm not sure i want to find out.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1118596891434889322005-06-13T01:15:00.000+08:002005-06-13T01:21:31.440+08:00murphy's law states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.it's like how my dad always tries desperately to avoid parking near vans and lorries, but they inadverdently end up next to his new car.it's like how whenever you bring an umbrella out it will never rain, but the one day you don't, Hurricane Merlion descends upon you.it's like how i hate many things, but all my jobs so far have broughtmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1118374539646040622005-06-10T11:14:00.000+08:002005-06-10T11:35:39.653+08:00in inline skating, many things can affect your speed and agility.aluminium bridges are light yet durable. the quality of the bearings and size of the wheel are of course of utmost importance. the larger the wheel, the more able you are equipped for speed skating.bro just bought me a kickass pair of blades :) the bearings are prob abec 7 or more, and the wheels are 90 friggin' mm. in comparison, michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1118024958991333202005-06-06T10:21:00.000+08:002005-06-06T10:29:18.996+08:00The 3rd Annual Nigerian Email Conference: "Write better emails, make more moneys!"covering everything from discussions (Are 10 million emails a day too many?) to lively debates (The effectiveness of using all UPPERCASE characters) , this conference was a roaring success, as chronicled by one of the attendees. too bad you missed it =Pmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1117937726354587442005-06-05T09:42:00.000+08:002005-06-05T10:15:26.366+08:00i'm a shy person. i don't like to make a big fuss of things; if stuff doesn't go well i'd rather just slink off alone cos things are so much easier to arrange in small groups. however:MICHELE'S 21ST BIRTHDAY IS ON 24 JUNE!!oh my i have no idea how that appeared.. maybe someone hacked into this blog to insert that line ;) but anyway, unfortunately you are now aware of that fact and hence you are michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1117775616894640932005-06-03T12:49:00.000+08:002005-06-03T13:13:36.900+08:00lim buey tor mumbles about life in the singular form.it sometimes bothers me that i enjoy doing stuff alone. i go shopping alone, and blade back and forth ecp without having to look back to see if my companion is still alive after the gruelling exercise (read: retail therapy). neither do i have to struggle to keep up with someone who wants to go faster/ see other things. there is no guilt for michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1117471387415723252005-05-31T00:18:00.000+08:002005-05-31T00:43:07.420+08:00Warning: Long, pointy knives may be hazardous to your health- the British Medical Journal.... The authors of the editorial argued that the pointed tip is a vestigial feature from less mannered ages, when people used it to spear meat. They said that they interviewed 10 chefs in England, and that "none gave a reason why the long, pointed knife was essential," though short, pointed knives were michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1117160024393081342005-05-27T10:02:00.000+08:002005-05-27T10:21:14.960+08:00more on the star wars ep III fever:read mystery tan lines' ah beng version, "Rebate of the Sip". Bloody hilarious! excerpt:So Kopi One (is it because he like to go to coffeeshop and shout "Kopi one, uncle! Kay Kopi ok? Kopi one kay kopi!" - actually he can order Kopi kao but Gwai Lang Gone neber teach properly- blame MOE). So he fly with Aneekin (in hokkien mean "Wah, so fast" coz he grow up so michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116949223597188162005-05-24T23:30:00.000+08:002005-05-25T09:31:04.003+08:00some people simply deserve the look. for those who haven't seen it yet (good for you!) i'd have posted a picture of the look but that would diminish its power. the look is characterised by slightly raised eyebrows, a disdainful smirk and and narrowed eyes, as well as a "what else can go wrong in this world" sigh. it is reserved for bearers of stupid news, among other things which i'd rather not michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116810442488886702005-05-23T09:06:00.000+08:002005-05-23T09:07:22.493+08:00aw man this star wars spoof is too cute..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116809342073234652005-05-23T08:49:00.000+08:002005-05-23T08:50:55.090+08:00like i always say, big walk day = great weather. doesn't matter if the past few days were raining men (ooh~ but nope) or s'pore was on the verge of having a hurricane, any day that the new paper chooses as big walk day will ensure a sunny, fruitful day for beached whales and other assorted pasty complexions. went with family to ecp. if you were terrorized by these two yesterday between 1130 and michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116556210861041582005-05-20T10:24:00.000+08:002005-05-20T10:30:10.866+08:00i don't mean to sound like a pretentious prick, but sometimes it feels good to type out words. jumbles of letters and commas and full stops, coming together to form a temporary respite from all that is. enjoy, or don't.a crane appearsa dot in the heavensapproaches fasterlands softly on the grassit ponders.sensing none, it sips the poolof clear water, in whichtranslucent fish resideothers too, michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116432519873432592005-05-19T00:12:00.000+08:002005-05-19T00:10:59.426+08:00warning: the following post contains prodigious usage of exclamation marks, caps and other manifestations of awestruck-ness, if there is such a word. sorry, can't help it!just watched star wars ep III.. bloody nice!!! mr lucas finally did it! even though everyone knows the story (anakin becomes asthmatic, obi-wan lives and padme's sole contribution is to provide the famous twins) , every second michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116432484826817272005-05-19T00:08:00.000+08:002005-05-19T11:25:47.673+08:00there was even a post-movie party, filled with free beer and more importantly, people in costume! though i must say they were quite a let down. i mean, "darth vader" was short, pudgy and wearing a long-sleeved black shirt with black pants. with office belt. and he was patiently waiting in line to enter the party area, even though he's supposed to be in there 1st. i mean, hey! talk about being michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116432452589902162005-05-19T00:05:00.000+08:002005-05-19T11:26:01.303+08:00the only ones who looked good were the imperial guards, if that's what they're called. the guys who look like those majestic heavy red theatre curtains. couple of "jedis" walking aimlessly around too.. some attempted to re-enact scenes, to amusing effect. the host tried his best. "and here anakin and obi-wan are fighting! they have fallen to the ground but are still fighting!" etc etc.in summary,michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1116176726644112512005-05-16T00:49:00.000+08:002005-05-16T11:04:53.506+08:00they say that men can never understand women. i say, sometimes even women don't understand women. we blow hot and cold, even when it's not that time. ok maybe i won't do a generalisation here.. you never know now, with bloggers being sued/ misquoted left and right over what used to be simple, unbridled ranting. anyway.to want to be loved truly, madly, deeply, and yet flee at the approach. to seekmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115777056673633362005-05-11T10:04:00.000+08:002005-05-11T10:04:16.726+08:00on my way to meet lc on mon, happened to bump into my feline friend. we're wearing clothes of the same colour! i could've exchanged my skirt for her jeans, but i don't think we would've survived the blinding vision. and no, i don't know what the 2 guys in the middle are attempting either..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115776694453471152005-05-11T09:58:00.000+08:002005-05-11T09:58:14.486+08:00veen calls this the harem photo.. that must explain liangcai's terribly large smirkmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115776526965287012005-05-11T09:55:00.000+08:002005-05-11T09:55:26.990+08:00this is veen's thai culture class or something over in nus. she kept complaining to me about endless drawing of lotus flowers and what not.. and behold! my cuz's in the same class! probably drawing those same damned flowers! all together now, it's a small world after all..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115696538309629802005-05-10T11:38:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:47:12.566+08:00man i haven't blogged for how long? time to catch up, hols are here now. anyone knows of temp jobs, pleeaase intro to me k? yeah yeah tioman pix will be up as soon as people fwd them to moi.. oh yep i've increased the font size, after a certain squinty-eyed member of the Felidae family voiced its dissatisfaction.. you know you can increase the font size in IE right? but anyway:michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115695632508483722005-05-10T11:27:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:32:45.440+08:00alright maybe i do need to get shorter heels.. i finally confronted my latest addition (obtained for CNY after many many months of contemplation wrt to my ahem, less stucturally endowed companions) with a ruler. that's a 9.5cm you're looking at. which equals to 3.74", according to sciencemadesimple.net, which equals to a total height of about 182cm. hmm. so that's why women were staring daggers michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115694478094034722005-05-10T11:07:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:33:41.356+08:00bro came back from taiwan with (yes i swear) sweet and sour pork- flavoured Lay's potato chips. the verdict? smells god-awful, tastes like they didn't know what to do with the leftover seasoning from bbq and sour cream and onion. what's next? chou4 dou4 fu3 flavoured chips? michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115694223772759612005-05-10T11:03:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:37:39.923+08:00zionites chalet: don't be fooled by the assortment of sweet, innocent looking-faces here.. this is one seriously dirty-minded bunch you don't want to play truth or dare with. refer to stephy's blog for more pix.. caution: highly suggestive photos!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115694112403604202005-05-10T11:01:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:38:01.036+08:00joe + strawberry condom = dare. i guess we really don't wanna know why he looks so happy..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115608746426981322005-05-09T11:16:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:38:21.036+08:00i'm back from tioman! snorkelling is great fun.. i'm still hydrophobic, but the marine sights were distracting enough for me to wander about without panicking (too much) in the choppy waters.. i think we need to go buy 4D, it rained on all the days we were there, and everyone knows how rare rain is in tioman, esp when it's NOT the monsoon season *rolls eyes* we actually burnt paper tortoises in michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1115608556084468402005-05-09T11:15:00.000+08:002005-05-10T11:38:33.926+08:00this is tioman's "waterfall". looks kinda nice here, but i assure you what you see here is all there is. kena cheated!!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1113829423863659232005-04-18T20:55:00.000+08:002005-04-18T21:03:43.863+08:00oh btw heheheh read this article. apparently some guy decided to sneak off a $25 pizza, inadvertently tog with the $120 (!) hot pouch pizza hut pizzas come in, when the delivery guy was well, delivering. and so by publishing this cute little article complaining about their $25 loss (i'm sure the hot pouch wasn't intended), pizza hut has also made known to all and sundry that THEIR DELIVERY BOX michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1113828114977922732005-04-18T20:37:00.000+08:002005-04-18T21:07:38.056+08:00to anyone who's ever asked me, "wow biological sciences huh? what do you study?", here's a short sample:Ag receptor clustering induces Src-family kinase (p) of Tec kinase, which activates PLC-g, which cleaves PIP2 to DAG and IP3. IP3 binds Ca2+ channels in ER to increase cytosolic [CA2+]. decr in Ca2+ causes opening of channels in ER to allow extracell Ca2+ to enter. DAG, tog with incr Ca2+, michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1113294069893138492005-04-12T16:19:00.000+08:002005-04-12T16:21:09.893+08:00love, as we all know, is a tricky thing.you can never be sure whether you really love someone, or whether someone really loves you, or whether everything is just what you think it is. it is fickle, stubborn, annoying and a general pain in the arse. it gives you happiness, but also laced with jealousy, grief or plain confusion. it's difficult to pinpoint and confidently declare its michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1113231496310091732005-04-11T22:58:00.000+08:002005-04-11T22:58:16.310+08:00ever gotten pissed that you've had to be the token singleton in what seems like couples' central? express your disdain now, with "lightbulb" from samhub apparel. also available: "fragile", specially designed for females. refer to sam's blog via link on left for more details.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1113102338878885052005-04-10T10:46:00.000+08:002005-04-10T11:05:38.880+08:00signs that the exams are far too near:- you're reading notes almost every waking hour- even when you're asleep, you dream that you're reading notes, or that you're supposed to be reading notes but but you aren't and you're gonna burn in hell for that- making coffee isn't just "open 3in1 satchet and add hot water" anymore. it's now an elaborate "add 3in1 plus extra coffee powder plus maybe a michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112846127018057572005-04-07T11:55:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:55:27.016+08:00went to moonfish at millenia walk to celebrate marcus's bday on sat. they ordered escargot, i gawked. i gawked in horror when i noticed the snail's feelers sticking out. i squirmed when they ate it anyway, feelers and all. i am so not eating escargot, ever.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112845948723203452005-04-07T11:52:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:52:28.723+08:00candles blazing rather well, no?michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112845834296364882005-04-07T11:50:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:50:34.296+08:00good friends are like good underwear- a small investment, but they stay snug and close. good support too! ;) please note the expression on his face. think he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112845692973442982005-04-07T11:48:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:54:00.870+08:00the happy boy with his loot. btw no i don't get the combined significance of banana nut crunch and underwear, if there's supposed to be one..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112845507377943152005-04-07T11:45:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:45:07.376+08:00for the customary mensa sabo, we got the birthday boy to dig thru a box of flour to pick out 21 jelly cubes.. sounds easy? you go try. hm maybe we should play this again on his 60th birthday.. should be lotsa fun =Pmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112845394828443422005-04-07T11:43:00.000+08:002005-04-07T11:43:14.826+08:00finally done. happy 21st! michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112774869536168882005-04-06T15:56:00.000+08:002005-04-06T16:07:49.536+08:00further proof that the god of public transport hates me:decided to pop back hall on monday morning to pick up some notes. walk to potong pasir train station- wow! only need to wait 3 min. reach outram park- train arriving in 1 min. walk towards 179 at interchange, spot bus already there. refuse to run for it, but manage to make it in time anyway. am beaming to myself for finally evading the cursemichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112408481824859622005-04-02T09:42:00.000+08:002005-04-02T10:21:21.826+08:00hm sorry abt the recent posts, realised they've all been bitch-fests.. oh well. yep there's nothing quite like laying an expletive-ridden red carpet for your grand entrance into frustrationville, which is located just a stone's throw away from la maison de pisse.let's not beat around the long-suffering bush. i think people go into relationships pretty much like they shop. everyone has a differentmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1112359355886470562005-04-01T20:38:00.000+08:002005-04-01T20:42:35.886+08:00to whom it may concern, particularly the god of public transport:you. *points accusatory finger at camera hidden in lamp post by the bushes* i know you've been watching. i've been watching you watching me all this while. you think i don't know how you snigger when i miss the bus/train/bloody space shuttle again? it's -------- tiring seeing my life pass by me at the bus stop/train station. entire michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111840097019432042005-03-26T20:25:00.000+08:002005-03-29T21:51:32.700+08:00reasons why it sometimes sucks to be this tall:1. all the tall guys are taken (usu by midgets.. why?why??)2. jeans ride up to ankle height or worse when you sit down (note to self: must invest in zara jeans)3. see the clean, dust-free ceiling along the aisle of the upper decks of buses? that's me.4. you feel like Dim the lumbering giant when you're out with your petite, heck, tiny girlfriends.5. michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111574146532254852005-03-23T18:42:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:42:05.763+08:00celebrated elaine's bday some time ago (yeah sorry didn't hv time to post the pix earlier). as so eloquently put by the chef, happy twentyoneth birthday girl!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111574329252403712005-03-23T18:38:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:38:49.253+08:00the happy birthday girl.. ok she don't look too happy here..michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111574439897315762005-03-23T18:35:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:43:04.013+08:00must be cos of this. scum of the earth, literally. the poor carnivore had to gulp half of it down. think enough fiber in there to last the next 21 years =Pmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111574003754805232005-03-23T18:33:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:33:23.753+08:00presenting elaine's present: assorted mixed nuts. good for health, and all natural. no preservatives added!michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573825634403492005-03-23T18:30:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:30:25.633+08:00hazelnut: small, dark and spreads well with breadmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573768329528032005-03-23T18:29:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:29:28.330+08:00cashew: pale flesh, subtle yet distinct michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573699764146562005-03-23T18:28:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:28:19.763+08:00almond: commonly found in cakes and other pastriesmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573660469007422005-03-23T18:27:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:27:40.470+08:00pecan: elongated, and split down the middlemichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573606510519772005-03-23T18:26:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:26:46.510+08:00brazil nut: exotic, prominent and loves to dancemichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111573393790429252005-03-23T18:23:00.000+08:002005-03-23T18:23:13.790+08:00group photo, clockwise from top left: michele, veen, marcus, elaine, choon peng, priscillamichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111501821156461482005-03-22T22:23:00.000+08:002005-03-22T22:30:21.156+08:00what's worse than having to do 5 reports?5 reports due in a weekplus 1 assignment (if i were a virus, what would i be?)plus tutorialsplus bloody exams,all yearning to run you down like a 10mil-horsepower solid steel bullet train.michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111253598099784262005-03-20T01:31:00.000+08:002005-03-20T01:33:18.103+08:00a tribute to the residents of blk 145 potong pasir:dearest brave comrades, congratulations on your courage and perseverence in the face of the numerous obstacles constantly encountered in this precinct we call home. sweat has been dripped, fists withheld and eardrums tested; life is sweet despite the fact that:- when you return after a long day of work/ school, the sweet smell of home means that michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1111138215181230822005-03-18T17:29:00.000+08:002005-03-18T17:33:06.546+08:00in a perfect world, everyone would be happy.there'd be no warsno sufferingno political screwups, no civil dissentno broken familiesno broken peopleelvis would be alivemichael hutchence settled downfast food a healthy alternativerainbows every morningthere'd be only wise decisions;no what ifs to confound:what if i'd chose thisor that insteadwhat if we'd gone down a different pathwhat if you'd saidmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1110733326646728332005-03-14T00:48:00.000+08:002005-03-14T01:02:06.646+08:00have you ever experienced a sudden wave of unexplainable despair, like suddenly the sky doesn't quite seem so blue anymore, or that its blueness is only to mock you? out of nowhere, the climate changes, your head feels physically heavier and everything seems to be a farce, nothing is right or worthwhile. like someone came up to you from behind and stabbed you with a syringe full of anti-prozac.i michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1110453019522460232005-03-10T18:41:00.000+08:002005-03-10T19:10:19.523+08:00got a report left to do, but i have to blog abt last night's dinner first hehe.. went to a jap restaurant for teppanyaki for mom's bday cos no one could remember the last time we went to one.. well apparently all the good stuff have a foolproof way to earn cash: make sure no one's selling it for miles around, and the only way you can get to have it is by going to some bloody exclusive place and michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1109952866196874762005-03-05T00:14:00.000+08:002005-03-05T00:14:26.196+08:00i have a problem with face recognition. no it's not just a nice way of saying i'm getting alzheimers' (although yeah that may hv somthing to do with it..). what i'm talking abt here is the "hey you look like so-and-so! wow!" type. you know, someone you know looks like jean danker/albert einstein/chiam see tong etc etc, someone who reminds you of a famous personality. well my prob is that michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1109953578299085342005-03-05T00:13:00.000+08:002005-03-14T00:48:18.913+08:00darn the pic's a bit small, even after clicking to enlarge.. but anyway, does the guy in front look like a younger, less haggard chinese version of johnny depp to you? yeah i know it's johnny depp i'm referring to, but.. no? not at all? not even edward scissorhands? btw yeah that is me in the corner, squashed into the photo by the precision adjustments of the camera guy. alright fine, i'll cease michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1109495277731817982005-02-27T16:40:00.000+08:002005-02-27T17:07:57.733+08:00fell asleep for the 1st time ever in a cinema yesterday *sigh* ok i was slightly tired, though still high from our rather successful string concert *beam* but still, if it had been a movie like say, pirates of the caribbean i doubt i would have drifted off..the movie in question? the anticipated "closer". yeah been wanting to watch that, cos the problems in there are quite close to home.. no i michelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1109217840959147062005-02-24T11:43:00.000+08:002005-02-24T12:04:00.960+08:00thou shalt never see darth tater, the adorable mr potato head spoof of darth vader, via the link below again, because the powers that be have proclaimed straits times interactive to be a paying subscribers-only site. darn you folks!on a less damning note, attended my long-lost cousin's wedding dinner at shangri-la yest. huge ballroom, lush carpets and bunches of people i've never seen before. btwmichelenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090157.post-1108652782495902312005-02-17T23:02:00.000+08:002005-02-17T23:06:22.496+08:00the things people do to cash in on the last great star wars fever (ep III revenge of the sith opens may '05) here. sacrilege, i say.. but it's still kinda cute =Pmichelenoreply@blogger.com0