Add Oil

So I came across with this quote of Mother Teresa on a calendar, "To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. ~ Mother Teresa "

I guess this could very well explain why we all always tell others to 加油加油！Our lives are like the lamp, we gotta keep adding oil in it to keep the flame alive!

加油，黄钰庭！加油，Jack! (inspired by Fated to Love You)

I can tell that this semester is gonna be a tough one for me. Man, I have lots of catch-ups to do! Dunno why suddenly feel very motivated despite failing to register Econ Theory as my elective. haha but how long will I stay motivated? We'll see. lol

It's funny how on the last day of add/drop period only I got to sit down and see and think what I want to add for electives. After spending hours playing with the Star Planner, I ended up getting French and Intro to Psychology! These 2 weren't what I planned to take but well they like me so what to do? lol...

Week 2 of this sem is like one of my busiest week ever but somehow I enjoyed my busyness. lol...The bad thing is I didn't get to do any tutorials. I think I need to learn how to manage my time better.

Among memorable things that happend this week:

On Wednesday, Buddhist Society set up booths for our CIA project to raise fund for Alzheimer Disease Association. My director, Chin Keat put in a lot of effort and I kind of felt bad for not contributing more. Thanks to all who supported CIA 2009. :) Later in the evening, I got to go to SRC to watch the awesome inter-hall. Kudos to all the cheerleaders who trained damn hard for the competition and gave us a great show! Despite not being able to win again this year, Hall 8 cheerleading team rocks!

Genie Zuo Wen Xuan mini concert on Thursday! Argh..I missed it for the first "I Gave" meeting. >.< But hor, other than the romeo/juliet song she sings with Gary, I never got to listen to her songs. From what I heard and from the video posted on FB, Teck Hong rocked in the concert! Funny sial!

Then on Friday, Tian Long came all the way from Australia to Changi to NTU to visit Joseph, me and the campus. It has been almost one year since I last saw him. So it was great to meet him in NTU. :) Later in the evening, I went out to Geylang and Chinatown with Hall 8 residents. It was a great outing. 60++ people invaded the chong qing steamboat shop in Geylang. lol... The seafood there was not bad, at least better than what I had in Malacca lor. We headed to Chinatown after the steamboat, the deco there is very nice. At least it reminded me how close we're to Chinese New Year, unlike any other places in Singapore where I can't really feel that CNY is coming.

On Saturday morning, Buddhist Society organised a sub-comm outing for us, the little sub-commers. We played crazily on Siloso Beach, Sentosa! Woo hoo, no raining this time! (Last time I went there during orientation camp, it rained and we couldn't continue playing beach games. >.<) Thank you NTUBS for the outing. <3 After coming back from Sentosa, I went to Hall 7 with fellow Kokuians to give Suk Yee a surprised bday celebration. Haha, was she stunned! Happy birthday, Suk Yee! :)

That's the hightlight of the week for me. Here's to hope for another fun week ahead. And yea can't wait to go back to Malacca on Saturday! Arh...haha I can start emoing anytime from now when you mention anything bout Malacca and family-related stuff. Hmm...gotta start contacting my friends to arrange plans to visit teachers' houses lor. ^_^Woo hoo, I wanna play mahjong neh!

Totally Messed Up

Gosh! Just like that the first week of Semester 2 is gone! And it's pretty screwed up. Can you imagine playing pool, Contact Bridge and then Risk from like 9pm till 9 am in the morning? My body can't stand it anymore lo. It took hours to end the game for Risk. Eventually Sebastian, Yik Hua and I teamed up to kill off Gwo Shiou's troops. LOL...crazy but fun also la but I won't ever want to play like this again.

I kept myself busy with all those non-academic things. I wonder when will I finish watching all 80 episodes of "The Gem of Life"? It's a nice drama. Sometimes certain scenes made me miss my family. LOL...

Then after putting a lot of efforts in planning and setting up the game, my fourth online survivor game has finally started today! The players in the game are crazily active. I can tell that they all are figthing hard to win the game. Hopefully everything in $urvivor 4: India will go smoothly. It's gonna be very interesting to watch them fighting online. wahaha...*evil laugh*

I started working as a student assistant in a small library in NTU since this week. I am scheduled to work for like 4 hours a week, which is just nice. I won't want to work for too many hours and neglect other stuff completely. I kinda like working there not only because it earns me extra pocket money but also because the staff there are all being very nice to me and other libralians. :)

To sum it up, my first week of Sem 2 was too messed up. I gotta learn how to manage my time properly and try my best to lead a healthy lifestyle. Well, at least I will try to try. :p

My Life Would Suck Without You...

My life would suck without computer + internet + mobile phone.

My life would suck without family and friends whom I enjoy hanging out with.

Haha actually this random post is to express my excitement over the release of Kelly Clarkson's first single of her fourth album on 19th January! It's gonna rock our socks. LOL woo...Go Kelly!

Exam Results

So in like another 3 more minutes, I gotta face the reality. Gosh! First sem exam results are coming out and I would be lying if I tell you I ain't nervious about it. Though I keep telling myself not to be bothered so much by the results but I still care how I did in exams.

Anyway, I have already promised myself not to tell others my results (want some privacy) and not to ask my coursemates' results. This is to avoid any form of annoying comparison in this kiasuland.

Well good luck to myself. I really need it! Please...

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Edited for follow-up:

Gosh! Epic fail! I can't keep my own promise. :( Eventually in like less than 24 hours, I gave in. Too much temptation and I couldn't resist it! After listening to what some friends said, I changed my perspective. If people care enough to ask you your results you should be honoured to tell them how you did. It has nothing to do with kiasuness la. haha

My feeling towards my results this time is quite different. Not excited not depressed not happy not sad. Just no feeling. It's probably because I have learned how to accept it, good or bad.

Like in any other exams we have had before, some people would be very happy with their results and some not so. I'm happy for my friends who did well. Congrats. At the same time, I feel bad too to see my friends not happy with their grades. I ain't good in consoling people. I guess the more I talked the more I might offend others. Luckily unlike SPM/STPM, we still have a lot of chances to better our cgpa. Let's all just work harder to archieve our goals in the next semester. ^_^

My December

Who doesn't love December? Relaxing, enjoying holidays and hanging out with friends/family <3

It's really that fast. 2008 is ending and there are various top 10 ____ in 2008 lists everywhere to reflect on remarkable things that happened in 2008. I'm gonna have one too later, if I manage to come out with 10 things haha. Oh to compose a top 10 list isn't that easy. Scratch it off, lazy to think lor. LOL

I have been enjoying my first sememter break. I indulge myself to do anything I like without any restrictions and second thoughts. Freedom <3 lol...But it's kinda depressing to realise that I have almost reached the end of the holidays and gonna go back to the reality of life. Whatever lar...here is a wish to have a fruitful year ahead and I can continue to make myself a better man. ^_^

Happy New Year, everyone. xD

4 months and I am still...

It has been 4 months since I stepped foot on this little red dot. In a blink of an eye, my first ever semester in NTU has come to an end. Time really flies by quickly. It never stops to wait for me. -_-"'

First sem is over! I ought to act a bit emo, right? lol...Time for reflection on what I have done to my little life.

Have I changed? Essentially nothing has changed in these 4 months. I am still the same old guy that is annoyingly talkative (yes I know I can't shut my mouth up) and is still hooked on his fav tv shows. Yea, I still feel sleepy all the time even if I have slept for way more than 8 hours a day. And I still do things by following my heart instead of my mind, which equals to being irrational and emotional.

In one way, I'm glad that I stay true to myself and be happy most of the time, but in another way, I hate myself for not being self-disciplined and focus on my study. I either was late for classes or just skipped them. I can barely sit still for more than 5 minutes to read academic stuff. Arrr...how many times have I told myself to get rid of my bad habits? Well, I guess it won't be considered a bad habit if it could be gotten rid off easily. lol...Well, I swear I will try harder next sem. We'll see.

Believe me, when it comes to study, I am capable of giving myself tons of reasons not to study, even during the freaking exam period. Excuses after excuses... I feel bad sometimes because I promised my family that I would change to be more serious and hardworking in NTU. Liar! It wasn't my intention to lie though. :p Who doesn't want to be successful? But then, define success for me.

Stop writing on your boring higher education. Urghh...Give yourself a #$%@!$* break. Yay! 5-week sem break. I couldn't be more grateful. Overall, my life here in NTU is really fun but a bit stressful at times. Still, I prefer my comfortable home in Malacca. Staying in hostel makes me realise how much love my parents dedicate to me. My siblings are jealous of me as they claim that my parents (especially my dad) dote on me, the youngest son. I didn't agree with them at all but now my opinion is swayed more towards their side. Hahaha it isn't my fault to be adorable, is it? *blushes* *pukes* :p

Talking about things that make me happy - TV shows. Hehe, I like that a lot of my friends are fans of Prison Break and Heroes. It's fun watching movies together. And yes, I am not the only one who is crazy over Survivor and to a lesser extent, Amazing Race.

I never get bored watching Survivor and Amazing Race even though most people think they're repetitious. They are not. Survivor keeps topping itself for the last 3 seasons. You thought it could never get better and the production team of Survivor prove you wrong. The latest season, Survivor 17: Gabon has been very entertaining. I would definitely encourage people to watch its awesomeness. It's very interesting to see how people interact with one another. Love the revealing human nature, as well as the untouched mother nature. Gabon is really beautiful. As for Amazing Race, I got to learn some geography and it's always entertaining to watch the meltdown of some racers under the pressure of the competition. There are reasons why this show won the Emmy for 6 consecutive years. What a feat!

I just finished watching the latest episode of Prison Break (Season 4 Episode 12). Love this episode from top to bottom. This quote from T-Bag is meaningful: "We are captives of our own identities, living in prisons of our own creation." I think he is trying to say that somehow we're being stuck in an imaginary prison of our own. You wanna break free? Dream on!

Vacation is love. More and more friends are leaving campus with their luggage and this place is getting creepily silent. Seeing others leaving with the smile on their faces kind of makes me want to get back home immediately. Well, just another 3 more days it'd be my turn to say bye bye to NTU (though it's just a temporary good-bye). Hope everyone has a fruitful amazing vacation! Plus, Christmas and 2009 are coming. How exciting! ^_^

Random Thoughts

Some random thoughts ran through my mind while studying macroeconomic just now in the library. what the...Why can't I focus on studying for more than 5 minutes? Well, mugging book is damn sien lor.

Random Thought #1:
It is not about how long you stay alive, but how you live your life!

Random Thought #2:
It is not about how well you have done something, but how much have you enjoyed doing it.

Random Thought #3:
Although I have never won anything in lucky draws, I can't believe how lucky I have been. I am so blessed with great family, friends and health. Suddenly feel thankful of everything which is rare for me! lol...

Random Thought #4:
What have I contributed to my family and to a larger extent, the society, the freaking world? Hmm...little to none. I'm good for nothing. Oops! I must jia you jia you and jia you. I mean like, most of the time I'm at the receiving end of love and kindness. I should do more to give back. :)

Random Thought #5:
Learning for knowledge is fun and exciting but sadly that is not the case for studying for exam.

Random Thought #6:
Remind myself not to miss SAW V and HSM3. kakakaka