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Friday, January 15, 2010, 7:35 PM
Nobody's home tonight
It's currently the 5th most popular sticker there. I have a problem with this. People in Haiti don't need your prayers; they need your help (quote stolen.). If you have time to make bumper stickers, or to clasp your fingers and talk to the sky, then you have time to send in a donation, or some sort of relief to help them. Give some cash to Red Cross to help out, before you go ahead and pray. EDIT: A link of secular charities you can give to. http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2010/01/secular-charities-for-haiti-relief.html Of course you can give to any charity you wish lah, but some religious charities may bring in some unwanted influence, such as refusing aid to villages unless they convert, so this is my preference. I'm not criticising the actual prayer element, but I'm lamenting the fact that time spent on talking to deities is time wasted rather than doing things to actually help out. "Two hands working can do more than a thousand hands clasped in prayer." I'd also note that I offer complete condolescences towards the tragedy of Haiti. Let's hope the death toll was grossly overestimated, and that foreign aid will successfully rescue many people. 3A4, can we have a donation drive? And Amanda, you say that I turn everything into essays. I resent that D: To prove my point this post shall end here. "There might have been a time I would give myself away (Ooh) Once upon a time I didn't give a damn But now here we are So whataya want from me Whataya want from me" - Whataya Want From Me, Adam Lambert Labels: prayer Saturday, January 9, 2010, 5:17 PM
Hey soul sister
![]() Oh my God. 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I'm enthralled by the book, even though it's not the usual stuff I read. It's dark, yet so mesmerising. Read it if you get the opportunity. And Quek! Get the book! My dad's watching a Yasmin Ahmad movie now. Two people just did a synchronised Macarena dance in bed. This is an odd sort of hilarious. I have an attachment to Yasmin Ahmad. I have an acquaintance with her, even if it is very distant. The main actor in one of her more famous works, Sepet, married my cousin. So I call him cousin-in-law. It was upsetting when she died. K, I'm rambling. Moving on. Today was the CCA fair. It wasn't too bad, I suppose. We probably got more people into the chess club than there is in the chess club as of now. For anyone interested in joining and is reading this, I advise you: JOIN! We're an effing slack CCA, but we still have some discipline. Our people and teachers rock. And the bald guy likes to give free food. I think guitar pulled in a decent amount of recruits as well. Honestly speaking, though, I actually have more attachment to my second CCA. Guitar doesn't know how to handle the CCA fair properly. Didn't you want to get the best? The key to the entire fair affair is appeal. Because we were dealt with the losing cards this year and hence only got a out-of-the-way classroom as our venue, all the more we need proselytism in order to attract the larger crowd to impress, from which we can leisurely pick out the best candidates for our CCA. But. All we did was sit there. And strum. And hand out pieces of paper. YOU NEED A GODDAMN BETTER SOUVENIR FOR GODS SAKE. EVEN CHESS CLUB HAS BETTER ONES AND WE'RE A QUARTER OF YOUR SIZE. Half the reason why I signed up for guitar was because the little wire guitars you gave out made a deeper impression on me then the other CCAs tokens, dammit! You also need to send out people to walk around advertising our CCA in the main congregation, the canteen. We're so isolated, we need to show people where we are. The best players, to be precise, so that we can show them nimble little solos and neat chords to impress them. There's no reason to be concerned with how it affects the performance because those suckers will never know the difference. Concentrating the entire ensemble in a cramped classroom isn't going to pull in people, no matter how awesome we are. Diagnosis: Despite your wildest dreams, Mr Gaspard, unfortunately we're only going to get a motley crew of noobs this year, because of our incompetency to properly attract people. I have a few issues with the Guitar system, though. Probably the core of it is the prejudice that is so often displayed by the seniors and teachers. DISCLAIMER: This only applies to the batch above me. I love the other batches. And then only the EXCO portion of that year, because I love Yuka too. Although Nikki seems okay. But somehow, those seniors, give me a pretty accurate impression of what self-satisfied, hypocritical bigots would be like. It's like, an aura. I wonder if they'll ever find this. I don't think so, because they don't give a flying fuck of anyone that isn't going to benefit them. If they do, however, I'm not sure if I'll care either. Hello, it's some criticism! Maybe it's something you haven't had before. Anyway, going on to hypocrites. Yes, hypocrites. When they conducted the spotcheck a few days back (hence my phone got confiscated and I got pissed :p), I have no reason to doubt their own phones were on. Fine, maybe not all, but some. They have a very superlicious attitude that indicates they think they are extremely respectable, when I don't recall a single thing that they have done to deserve it. Something along the lines like "WE'RE THE EXCO SO WHEN WE YELL IN THE CHAPEL WE EXPECT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO SHUT UP AND KOWTOW." Respect, they demand it, but their actions don't commend it. Here's another general observation of my guitar clique; we're treated with disdain. I have no clue why. Are we regarded as losers? If so, what reason is there to define us as losers? Is it the way we behave? The things we do? Our interests? It's intriguing, actually. I, personally, don't see anything that seperates us from the other "cool" members of guitar. But there's still a gap, this unfathomable, unexplained fissure. Somehow, unlike everyone else in guitar, we are the ones who don't have the rights to speak. We've never been asked for our opinions in decisions. We've nevr been regarded with anything other than superiority. Perhaps not to the point of condescending, but we're inferior. So much for that 'we're all one ensemble' bullshit. Am I just imagining this? I don't know, there's no way to absolutely know for certain unless I read minds, but reading people is an idle habit of mine. It's also probably this that has subconsciously cultured a reluctance to practise my guitar or play it outside of CCA activites. Because, you know, maybe it'd be a bigger incentive if people actually appreciated when I play the guitar. Guitar club, you failed this round. Better luck next time! Maybe you should try harder. "Tell me your secrets And ask me your questions Oh, let's go back to the start Running in circles Coming up tails Heads on the science apart Nobody said it was easy It's such a shame for us to part Nobody said it was easy No one ever said it would be this hard" - The Scientist, Coldplay Labels: cca fair, guitar, guitar club, losers, your inadequacy Friday, January 8, 2010, 7:15 PM
Before you go, can you read my mind?
It's probably not so prevalent to students of other classes with older teachers, those that came in 2009 and before. And at least, it hasn't been a staff-wide conscious effort, according to Ah Teo. But, well, there is a noticeable increase, what with my Geog teacher (whom I can never remember her face the moment she leaves the room) speaking of god creating the earth in the middle of her lesson. Also with that chapel notebook crap (which I idly started filling up with references to the worst parts of scripture. Ho hum. Check out Ezekiel chapter 23). At the very least, I think Ms Yoong deliberately recruited distinctly Christian teachers into the school. It's not that bad, you say. At least it won't affect you that much. I dont' suppose it would if I didn't care. But I do care, this I profess to; I do care that in the place where I have been trusted to attain my education, a place where I have to spend approximately 200 days annually for 4 years, is slowly being permeated, imbibed by religion. While previously it was already bad, now it's even worse, goddammit. A quick flip to page 5 of the school diary should do the trick. It consists of a breakdown of the school mission? vision? and the section that really, really pisses me off is the one at the bottom. "... and in favour of God..." It's not even the goddamn vision?mission? that pisses me off, it's the values they stick under to justify their proselytism. Then, so that no one reads it and understands the shit they're publishing, they wrap it in fancy words. It's a good thing my vocabulary isn't too bad. So for your convenience, I shall now translate them and stick in my opinion too for good measure. You're welcome. Okay, I'm joking. You probably don't give a damn but I feel like I have to put this up somewhere. Screw this, I'm not going to stand down on this shit. Here goes. 3.1 'Intricately woven into the fabric of our philosophy is our belief in giving our pupils a faith that will stand them in good stead when they face pressures in life and assume adult responsibilities.' Translation: We're going to try and convert our students because we don't think they're strong enough to face challenges in life without consulting an imaginary friend to give them comfort. Oh, and obviously it'll be OUR religion we'll sell: we don't think any other faith will hold out as long as ours! Opinion? I'm not as weak as that. I'll deal with own my life myself, thanks for the concern. 3.2 'We believe religion is a part of life and in giving education, we cannot blot out life itself.' Translation: We can't imagine life without religion because, well, the idea of not having a god and thus not being of any cosmic importance is too bleak! So we're going to tape our religion to education and send it out into the school curriculum, hoping no one will notice, and then we'll justify that by saying it's essential to survival! Opinion? Bullshit. Christianity is a completely seperate matter from education and should be kept that way. 3.3 'Our 2-pronged objective is to increase the faith of our Christian students and to introduce the Christian faith in others.' Translation: We're going to nurture the Christian faith in Chrisians and also attempt to convert everyone else who isn't Christian! Opinion: Go to hell and lecture all the non-believers there instead, please. This brings me to a smallish incident that occured a few days ago, on the first day of school. Ms Gan requested non-believers to put down their head and close their eyes (why close your eyes?) as the Christians prayed. Only that instead of using the term 'non-believers', she said 'prebelievers.' In saying that, she implies that eventually all non-christians will convert to the Christian faith. It's really a very small issue, but I'm still a little pissed at it because of that huge presumption she was making. Anyways, since I'm a post-believer I didn't concede to her request. Sometimes, when convenience calls for it, I'm a stickler for small details. Let's go back to the diary, shall we? 3.4 'Religion will be a ballast to enable our pupils to lead moral lives.' Translation: We're going to use morality as an excuse to advertise Christianity in case of non-believers. Double translation: People can only be moral with religion. We think that without our religion, our pupils won't be moral. Opinion: Fuck you. Fuck you and your narrow-minded stupidity. I'm as good a person as I'll ever be, and I don't need your religion to motivate me to help people. I can be good without your god and I will be, so fuck you. 3.5 'The Christian faith will be consciously promoted in corporate acts of worship and religious instruction outside curriculum time, and in the life of love and care that our pupils will experience in the school.' Translation: We're gonna preach and advertise to our hearts content, and shove our faith in your faces, down your throat. Opinion? I'm sorry, but what? Life of love and care..? This being said, I find this kind of annoying and still do. It's good you're doing the more intensive stuff outside school time but I'll bet you're itching to bring it into daily routine. Really. You aren't giving me the impression of a loving and patient religion at all. More like a bigoted and close-minded one that needs constant religious hand-waving in order to maintain its facade. "Off in the night while you live it up I'm off to sleep Waging wars to shake the poet and the beat I hope it's gonna make you notice I hope it's gonna make you notice" - Use Somebody, Kings of Leon Labels: christianity, i translate., PL and shit Sunday, January 3, 2010, 7:20 PM
Little butterfly
DAY1 mission: Survive. Saturday, January 2, 2010, 7:37 PM
New Years Resolutions
I'm not very sure what to put down here. I suppose I could reflect back on 2009 (man, that's so weird.) and look at my mistakes and resolve not to repeat them. But I forgot what I was supposed to regret. And I forgot most of what I want to repeat again. STM, you never fail me. Unfortunately, lists-off-the-top-of-my-head usually do. Ah well, here goes. MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2010 1. Reduce my STM. 2. Get my braces off by March 3. Get to know more guys (DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. But my male social network is pitifully small.) 4. Complete a decent comic 5. Keep my grades up so that my parents don't restrict me. 6. Pass Chinese. 7. Get to know some juniors (and as such, bully them.) 8. Learn my guitar scores 9. Stay out of shit that could have repurcussions 10. Make more friends! 11. Don't be so weak. 12. Save up at least $200. 13. Attempt investments. 14. Attempt cooking. 15. Don't get a crush. Don't fall in love. 16. Make friends with Zixin (my sisters boyfriend) 17. Steal 'The Big Bang Theory' season 2 & 3 from Sean. 18. Steal 'The Mentalist' from Estee. 19. Get 'House' from somewhere. 20. Remember to watch Glee! on Wednesday. 21. Update my blog more frequently. 22. Learn competent Japanese. 23. Continue keeping relations resembling 'friendship' with the clique 24. Improve drawing. Get a scanner. 25. Cosplay successfully. 26. Grow taller. And actually get tall. Hopefully I remember to edit this. This is what I can think of for now. Not too bad hm. Labels: new years resolves Saturday, December 26, 2009, 11:04 AM
My homework is untouched. In fact I'm not sure where it is. Whoops. Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 11:02 AM
Somebody to lean on
![]() You know I don't believe in swearing. Not as in I don't believe we shouldn't swear. As in I don't believe that swearing really makes a difference whether you do it or not. So I find it rather absurd the existence of swear words in the first place. I mean, think about it. The concept of a swear word itself is utterly ridiculous. Note here though: I will only include the swear words in the English language (that I know anyway) and this will not include swear words in dialects because I only know one anyway (chee bye). A word that you can't say because it's bad, or 'vulgar'. Why the hell is it vulgar in the first place? What makes it vulgar? Case in point: What the fuck does fuck mean, anyway? I've never really understood. You could say 'have sex', e.g someone fucking a girl, but it's more or less just one of the many meanings of fuck. It's like a universal adjective, noun and verb. Also, what's so bad about a word that denotes intercourse? What's wrong with sex, anyhow? It's just a process evolution produced for procreation. So what about the word fuck has given in international negative media, an honourary place in the hall of 'SWEAR WORDS YOU MUST NOT SAYYYYYY' and hoards of little kids pointing at you in shock and crying out 'You just said the 'f' word! O:' if you say it in public? There could be reasons to not use certain words, i.e religious reasons or derigotary terms. That would probably exclude terms like 'Jesus Christ!' or 'nigger'. I personally don't really use them either anyhow because of the meaning they insinuate. However, that leaves you terms like 'bloody', 'damn', 'shit' and of course 'fuck', which don't really mean anything hullaballoo-worthy but still give you a shitload of scoldings from your parents when they hear you say it anyway. I have no clue the deal with 'shit'. Atypically used as a word to express frustration your parents tend to wash your mouth with soap if you used it when you were younger. Jeez, it's just excrement. I don't believe in vulgar words. Hence from here thereon I have absolutely no qualms about swearing unless I believe it would be best at the moment I didn't swear. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck. "Hope dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption Winding in and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye And roped me in So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing I am captivated, I am Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I'm right I swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself So clear Like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intentions Oversized and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye And rendered me so isolated, so motivated I am certain now that So turn Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I'm right I swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself So clear Up the corners of your lips Part them and feel my finger tips Trace the moment, fall forever Defense is paper thin Just one touch and I'd be in Too deep now to ever swim against the current So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip against the current So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away So let me slip away Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I'm right I swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself So clear Slight hope It dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption..." - Vindicated, Dashboard Confessional Labels: fuck, swearing and baring Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:26 PM
They will not take us
Snowball fights are better than one makes them out to be, addition of another note. And the Big Bang Theory is an awesome sitcom. Watch it watch it. I've decided not to stick too many posts of my personal life though, seeing as 1. It's very tedious to remember it all. I have STM and 2. Half the time no one really gives a shit anyway. Neither has there been much inspiration nor motivation to blog anything decent lately, so... if you've actually been wu liao enough to follow my blog through this dry spell then, I love you. Fortunately though with school starting it probably means I'll have more rants about how sucky the school is and blah blah blah. Oh wait, fortunately? But I find it not so much a coincidence as with the break from school I have reduced the number of my religious rants considerably. Says something about the school doesn't it? Too bad for you I'm doing another one today. Short one though. WITHOUT GOD...our week would be: Sinday, Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, Shatterday. Seven days without God ...makes one weak!! If you are not ashamed of God please reblog I found this on a random-person-whom-I-don't-know-but-added-me-as-a-friend-so-I-just-added-her-back's wall in facebook. I recall seeing this, it was one of those chain messages my friend smsed me and I forwarded blindly when I was 10. It's kind of a creative way to change the days but the part I really don't like much is this part: "Seven days without God ...makes one weak!! " I dunno, sounds awfully more that with this kind of attitude you seem like the weak one. Least I don't go around renaming my days in the most negative light possible. "Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching In the night Streetlights, people Livin' just to find emotion Hidin', somewhere in the night" - Don't Stop Believin', Journey (or GLEE! cast) Labels: holiday trip, snowpomes, weekly Saturday, December 5, 2009, 6:58 PM
I'm going now Leaving everything behind Will I return, and come back again? Monday, November 30, 2009, 6:51 PM
You've got a friend in me
Sunday, November 29, 2009, 11:33 PM
Crop circles in the carpet
"Fo' shizzle ma nizzle" is a bastardisation of "Fo' sheezy mah neezy" which is a bastardisation of "For sure mah nigga" which is a bastardisation of "I concur with you whole heartedly my African american brother" Labels: i concur Saturday, November 28, 2009, 8:13 PM
Got misty eyes as I said farewell
Hoo, I've finally figured out how to make my pictures clearer.But anyway, about my photo, this morning I had my braces tightened and got my H1N1 jab. They both effing hurt, by the way. If schools make it mandatory to get the injection, I shall laugh at your pain. On the way to the doctors this morning, my dad tuned in to CLASS95 on the car radio and they were broadcasting Ryan Seacrest. Only this time, it wasn't Ryan Seacrest. Taylor Swift was guest DJ today. May I tell you right now that I don't like Taylor Swift anymore? I've never been able to comprehend why everyone was so enamoured of her. She's nothing special. Her songs were alright, but really just average. Most of her tunes are very similiar, as if she's just recycling them. The selling point is that they're easy to sing to, but not much else. Neither are her lyrics very interesting. No depth whatsoever. In terms of looks, she's modestly pretty I guess? You get the impression that she's very angelic because of those (maggimee) golden locks of hers. Her eyes look kinda bitchy though. But her attitude, actually isn't that great. She's like a sweet bitch. On the show she spoke rather condenscendingly, and somehow seemed like she considered herself to be one of high standing. She was sarcastic and enjoyed victimising herself. And dude, she still brought up the VMAs. Also, she kept playing her own songs. Blech. Neither is she particularly witty. Why do people like her so much? I don't abhor her as much as I do some other stars, but I'm beginning to dislike her some. "And they say that a hero can save us. Im not gonna stand here and wait. I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles. Watch as we all fly away." - Hero, Nickelback Labels: tswift Friday, November 27, 2009, 2:04 PM
Winding in, winding out
![]() Last night my dad told me some terrible news. "Oh, by the way, Saturday you're going for the H1N1 jab," he called pleasantly. Like most other rational people, I don't much enjoy injections. But the issue over here isn't the face that I'm getting an injection. In fact it's the global hullabaloo arisen over this H1N1 scare. I mean, please. There's nothing to be afraid of. That's why I don't want to be vaccinated against this stupid-ass flu. It's not like I'd die if I got it, right? It's just a waste of money and resources. There's no need to worry. Why? The swine-flu is basically just the common flu, except less dangerous. Symptoms of the common flu:
Symptoms of H1N1
This is done when cross-referencing http://www.flufacts.com/symptoms/ and http://pediatrics.about.com/od/swineflu/a/409_symptoms.htm. "I'll be out of my mind Labels: h1n1, injecshuns, swine flu Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 8:46 PM
Imagine - John Lennon
It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one" Labels: imagination , 4:48 PM
New perspective
![]() I'm not quite sure what to make of the guy sitting on the sofa 2 flights of stairs below me, playing the PS3. I came home from CCA and found him attacking virtual mercenaries in white on the screen with a ninja, calling them bastards. Next to him, my sister was egging him on. He's my sisters boyfriend, which means he may very well be my future brother-in-law. Hey, who knows. He's not very good looking though. I sat next to him for an hour trying to talk to him a little, but he was too absorbed in his game. I tried to make comments but he ignored me. My only progress was this: Screen: Game Over Me: That was over in like, 3 seconds. Him: No, more than that. Trust a guy to speak only to defend his game from a girl. S'why I gave up and escaped over here. He does talk to my sister though, and currently they're playing a game where some happy music is playing. Ah, the spring of youth. Kind of lonely though. I hope he leaves soon. Labels: bro-in-law |
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Vanity isn't a sin, a little narcissm wouldn't hurt.I art of 14 years old, o311 is when the sky falls into kigsaws a proud atheist, scorpio and dark side commando, booyeah i like etching lines of controversy and swirls and scapes |
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A Alison Han Amanda Teo Amanda Wong Angelyn Atheist Propaganda B Boen-tama C Cherlyn Chloe Chua D Dear Believer Dianaaaaa E The E Eugenia :D F Fiona Foo-tama G Gives Me Hope God is Imaginary Godless Bastard Guof J Jeraldine Jaysleen Jessica L Liming P PL Chess Club PL Guitar Q Quek Qi Jia S Shannon Sheryl T The Anti Twilight Association :D The Best Page in the Universe There is no God Y Yihua Yanyi backtoyesterday
+ Nobody's home tonight + Hey soul sister + Before you go, can you read my mind? + Little butterfly + New Years Resolutions + School starting in about a week. My homework is un... + Somebody to lean on + They will not take us + Goodbye I'm going now Leaving everything behind Wi... + You've got a friend in me wheni'mgone
+ June 2009 + July 2009 + August 2009 + September 2009 + October 2009 + November 2009 + December 2009 + January 2010 takeabow
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