Mixed feelings...

Congratulations to RV again for producing another national top scorer for the second year running ever since we embarked on the IP. =D

My heartiest congratulations to you, Zhi Liang! I missed the times we talked and crapped when we were still in the Students' Editorial Club. Those 2 years might not be as long as the time I've spent with some of my classmates or my section-mates, but I did definitely enjoy talking and discussing about TVB dramas with you. 我鄧你好開心呀！ 真係恭喜晒你啊！ ;D

On the other hand, before this happy piece of news was announced, my Facebook timeline was flooded with people posting things like "RIP, my friend", "I hope you'll be happier in the other side of the world" and things like that. I found out what had happened soon after that. I must say that though I don't really know that guy very well, but he was still a person whom I have attended school with for 6 years. I was neither in the same class nor same CCA as him throughout my 6 years in RV, but I feel very sad that such a young life has just been snuffed out like that.

I know that people do die everyday and it's just part and parcel of life, but to know of someone dying when he's about your age is just very depressing. We are nearly 20 and considered to be nearing/or at our prime. It's the period of time when we do crazy things, enjoy our newly-found sense of freedom and relish being an adult before we grow tired of such a high life. Yet something like this has to happen. It just shows how fragile and unpredictable life really is.

今天不知明天事。 All we can do is just to live life to the fullest and have no regrets. I don't want to lament about how silly this guy was for choosing to end it this way, like how some people were chastising him for, but what's done has been done. He must have felt really terrible as to go down that route, but no matter what, I hope that you'll be free from all your sufferings and find peace and release in the other world.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

- Carter Burwell

Rest in peace, my fellow RVian.

A life full of drudgery

I have only about 10 weeks to clear whatever mess I'm in. I need to give it my best shot. Thank goodness I've been coping, but I'm rather sick and tired of the drudgery of school work, and in essence, of life here.

I'm seriously considering whether or not I should transfer. The thought of it emerged last year, but has gotten stronger throughout these few months. I'm not sure if I can take another 2 years of life in this place. The thought of me leaving this place has always been there, but never this strong before.

I'm rather afraid of bringing this up to my parents, because they expect me to stay, at least till 2014. I'm not even through my first year. And I can't bear to burden them further with school fees and whatnots.

But, if I continue to stay on, I'll really go crazy. I'll give this matter more thought when I receive my results for finals.

I need my first-class honours please, for them to even consider me.

I won't be blogging much from now on I guess. It's hard-core mugging all the way till end of May.

Adieu...

I really liked my previous blogskin, but I decided to change to the current one instead because my lengthy posts appeared very screwed-up when using those blog templates with coloured backgrounds because the background isn't continuous after a certain length of the post. The rest of the post will be in total chaos. So I've picked a template with a white background. It'll solve all problems! ^^

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2 of my friends are flying off. In fact, by the time I finish this post, they'll probably be in the middle of Indonesia or in the middle of some ocean. I have really mixed feelings about this. I'm really very happy that they've managed to get into the university and courses of their choice. I have no doubt that they'll do very well since they're such smarty-pants, but 4 years? Yes, they'll come back during the summer holidays, but I've never tried being away from them even for a few months. ;(

We've been friends for a very long period of time. It's not just one leaving, but two. What's more, they're among my closest friends whom I can really be myself and play, laugh and bullshit anything under the sun with.

Klarinutz! It's been 7 long years, and still counting... <3

Part of the retarded family (the rest were too busy to turn up). I'll cherish the crazy times we had together. <3

Heng dai and ah ma, I'll miss you guys very, very much. No words can describe how much I'll miss you guys. I guess I've said my piece in my letter to heng dai, and although the heart post-its are a bit small to contain all my thoughts and well-wishes to ah ma, don't worry, we can continue bullshitting on the social media.

Our K-food kakis will wait for you 2 to come back and eat Korean food with us. And yes, K-food kakis, may our trip to South Korea materialise soon. Heng dai, Hong Kong yeah! ;')

Adieu, my 'relatives'! I'd like very much to visit you guys in Sydney someday. ;)

RIP Bi-dam

Hurhurhur, Bi-dam died today. It was so heart-wrenching lah wtf. Bi-dam became a rebel and waged a war against Deok-man, all because of some 小人 who was up to some tricks. Damn that 小人. Deok-man declared Bi-dam as the enemy of Silla and ordered anybody who saw him to kill me. By the time Deok-man knew of the whole truth, she couldn't retract her own decree.

She watched Yoo-shin kill Bi-dam. She watched Bi-dam die in front of her as he made her way, step by step towards her. 30 paces... 10 paces... But Bi-dam didn't make it to tell Deok-man what he wanted to tell her. HEART-WRENCHING MUCH HURHURHUR!!!! T_T



발밤발밤 – 홍광호

곁에도 멀리도 갈 수 없어
눈에도 맘에도 둘 수 없어
차라리 이대로 눈이 멀어
나를 보는 너 조차 몰랐으면

발밤발밤 걸어 나에게로 오는
천계 속의 발소리도 그대란 걸 아는데

발밤발밤 걸어 눈물길을 지나
하루하루 돌아서며 살 수 있을까

발밤발밤 걸어 나에게로 오는
천계 속의 발소리도 그대란 걸 아는데

발밤발밤 걸어 날 떠나가도
겨워겨워 내 안에 품어야지
울어울어 우는 그 마음까지

Goodbye Deok-man. Goodbye Bi-dam. ;_;

Is the iPad 2 really worth the hooha?

There has been this HUGE-ASS furore on Facebook over RV's intention to make iPad 2s compulsory. Even the newspapers reported on it. Let's just say that there are two sides to this story.

The social media is really a place where news spread really fast. I knew about RV's intention to incorporate iPad 2s into teaching last year, thanks to my juniors. I did feel shocked, but other schools had been doing it, so I guess that's science and technology for you. However, that intention then never blew up into such epic proportions until today, when the various newspapers started running stories on how the parents and teachers (including the upper management) got into a heated argument over the need to own the iPad 2.

The brain behind Brain

I'm finally done with watching Brain. In the end, Brain is all about Lee Kang-hoon, all about Shin Ha-kyun himself. He is the very guy who made Brain the drama what it is today. Without Shin Ha-kyun, I doubt there will be fan-girls who go crazy just over him. Without him, there would be no such thing as a Ha-kyun heart-ache. ;(

Considering that ahjussi wasn't even the first choice for the role (first choice was Song Seung-hun), he really did a damn marvellous job in this drama. Dr Lee is really made for Shin Ha-kyun, and Shin Ha-kyun is perfect for Dr Lee.

I really love this poster. It's supposed to be a mirror image. Dr Kim sees himself in Dr Lee. Like what Dr Kim said, Dr Lee was his past.

I will miss Brain, really. Thank you ahjussi for the phenomenal performance as Lee Kang-hoon. A very worthy Daesang winner indeed. The swagger, the arrogant smile, the haughty swish of his white coat and those eyes... I will miss them very much! I wish you all the best in winning the Daesang award in the upcoming Baeksang Awards! Go go go! Ahjussi jjang! <3

Note to self: I will watch The Moon that Embraces the Sun, together with The Princess' Man and Tree with Deep Roots (Wow, all sageuks man!!) after my exams are over. I can't afford another Ha-kyun heart-ache hurhurhur. ;'(

2 more episodes left!

I have quite a bad feeling as to what is going to happen for the remaining episodes of Brain. I really want a happy ending, but I can sense that they're in for some 'shock factor'. Haiz...

Is it because my eyes can't see, which is why my sense of smell gets stronger? I smell the arrival of spring, the smell of sunshine. - Dr Kim Sang-chul

I felt so sad when a top neurosurgeon like Dr Kim couldn't do anything about his own illness. It was very touching to see all his colleagues modifying the hospital interior to suit his needs though.

I felt so sad when Dr Kim was giving a speech to what he thought was a very adoring audience. It turned out that it was just his illusion and there was nobody in the lecture theatre at all. Kinda pains me to see him succumbing to his illness. ;(

Tonight's the second last episode, and tomorrow will be the last episode.

해피엔딩, 제발... ㅠ.ㅠ

Heehee, more Shin Ha-kyun here. He's so vastly different from his character Lee Kang-hoon in Brain aigoo... Still, he charms me. ;D


Interview with Shin Ha-kyun on the 15th December 2011. He's so damn soft-spoken and cute in here lah aigoo.

Toodles! I'm off to do my Econs! Hot Tension Couple daebak! <3