Daisy + Jian's BiCentennial Crash / Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Screw you curry girls *cough cough* SHARON, FAREESA, SHREYA, SANDY AND NUSHAT, getting me wet on a day where I told you I'm sick =P Oh sweet sweet revenge....it'll come sharon, you watch, it'll come. =P
And good in by Henry man...caught up to me riding a bike just to douse me with water. Respect brah.
Good ol' crash the park for a day of fun thing. Brings back old memories. The good old "this is cheapest day of fun ever!". Big shoutout to Alfie though for being a great sport and driving us around today. Vrroom vrrooom! And yeah, we blame Albazz for getting us lost. Its always his fault, but also yours alfie for almost getting us killed twice with your verr noob Red "P" experience. Not enough XP! Go farm more.
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In other news, Cambridge has scheduled a sleep study appointment next Wednesday. Guess I'll be doing that polysomniogram again. Havn't done one of those in...4 years. Wow. Hope I get a cool nurse this time round.
Tomorrow is bball time and maybe dancekool with Daniel. I don't know if that's happening now. Hope it does though, because that would be awesome.
Labels: blog, Friends, holidays
/because of my high tolerance.
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Holidays 1 / Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I'm sick. From Pharmball. But it was good fun.
Hurstville library today was quiet and good. Just old friends catching up. We went to Leslie's place to watch Casino Royale before we watch Quantum of Solace next week. I've never seen Casino Royale before today!!! It was good-ish i think! I totally didn't know about the Bond Girl being evil! WOW!
But yeah, random blog post from a random guy.
/because of my high tolerance.
10:42:00 PM
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Holidays! / Thursday, November 20, 2008
Firstly, I think I should wish Daniel Happy birthday once again. Congratulations on turning 19 buddy. I really should get you a gift, but I can't decide what. I'm also writing this hoping you don't check this blog anymore, as writing things out as you think of them helps with the thinking process, well at least, that's what I've thought.
Secondly, yes people, this is a new layout. I again scammed it off blogskins.com, and I think it reflects that hint of background sarcasm and ignorance in my personality. I really do think its pretty, so it'll probably be here for the next few months before I decide its not as good as something else I find. =/ I know, I think the same thing.
Heartless bastard.Thirdly, I am so excited about end of exams. I know most of you have already finished, and I'm eagerly awaiting my turn. Oh boy oh boy, I've got all these things planned out for next week, and about a week into December. I can't wait! =] E.g. Kiama! Arr...the beach. Can't wait to live the beach life, me hearties. Savvy?
Fourthly, I have no idea how I'm going to pack all these activities I've planned with people into my timetable. I've already promised Jian I'd go summer school with her (learn japanese? learn guitar?). I've promised Dan I'd go Dancekool with him (I don't intend to skimp out on this one either!). I've sorta left a half-hanging promise to go gym either with Lily or taekwando with Sisi.
All this for the cost of ALOT OF $$$$$. Going to try restrict myself. I think about 1000 should cover for all my expenses these holidays. Haha, yes, I"m cheap. But with the holidays and all I won't be able to tutor all the time (kids have holidays). Money needs to be valued before its spent.
Fifthly, I need to organise with Yang Yang all these parties for the holidays! I mean, X'mas parties, outings etc. I'm thinking of many activities, but I think the next closest thing to be arranged would be paintball. Jeska mentioned discount tix, so that'll be cool. We also need to know who's going overseas this time around so we don't spam them with unnecessary emails.
I already know of Alfie, Bonnie, Kat, Linda, Yu Lin and Alice being away for the hols (Alice comes back in December so that's okay). We also need to know who's parents are going overseas or out of the house for a weekend or more; i.e we need to plan if we want to go to someone's place for party.
Sixthly, I can't wait to see all of you! =D =D =D So excited in fact, I can't focus and study anymore! Who cares...one bloody exam left. Its multiple choice, and I did the other multiple choice in 1/2 hour! HAW HAW HAW. I feel invincible! (<-- watch this space, possibly my own jinx and my own downfall for that would-be curse XD)
Labels: exams, Friends, holidays, uni
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Exams / Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I think the words 'Don't worry' should be banned, stripped apart and then dissected. After that, stomped on and incinerated. Similarly, I think the words 'Don't worry' should be replaced with the words 'DON"T PANIC!" because seriously, who could panic after seeing the phrase 'DON"T PANIC!'.
On a completely random tangent, I think I may have discovered the answer to life.
Its '42'. Genius no?
I hate Gerald Munch. It hurts when he rapes me like he did in today's test. =(
Also, go music. I actually like Jay Chou's latest album. Surprising...and scary, yet soothing and fun. There isn't any other way for me to express it but simply to leave it as....
"DON"T PANIC!"
Labels: exams, life, music
/because of my high tolerance.
11:18:00 PM
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Obama's presidency speech / Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Now THIS is an epic speech...
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If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states; we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Sen. McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Gov. Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager, David Plouffe; my chief strategist, David Axelrod; and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington — it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn't do this just to win an election, and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America — I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, callused hand by callused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek — it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House — a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends... Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection." And, to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world — our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America — that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.
When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves: If our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.
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Also, don't feel like studying, so am here. Doing 2 weeks in a day, everyday. I deserve a break. =) Should be on target if i keep this up until the day of my 1st exam!
URSH!
Labels: literature
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