Storms rock. There's the sunshine afterward to look forward to.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Why?
One month till the JCTs.
The JCTs are part of determining the continuation of the scholarship to uni.
Ergo: The JCTs are SHIT important.
Of all the times to have my confidence drop.
I'm screwed.
Midnight Musings
Life is like a blog. If you don't update it regularly, people are going to get bored of yours.
Life is like reading. It's an adventure for some, a chore for others.
Life is like speaking a language. You can try to bluff your way through it, but you'll just end up making a fool out of yourself.
Life is like a shadow. It's always there, but we usually take it for granted.
Life is like a computer. Just when you think you've figured it out, some idiot changes something.
Life is like a catchphrase. People instantly recognise you because of your usage of it.
Life is like virginity. You never know how important it is until you're on the verge of losing it.
Life is like a dynamo. The more energy you give it, the more energy it gives others.
Life is like a roller coaster. Not only are there ups and downs, sometimes there are these really scary parts, but it's all just part of the fun.
Life is like a guillotine. It looks daunting, but it can't do squat until you let somebody release the blade.
Life is like gravity. Everyone experiences it similarly and yet differently to some extent.
Life is like fat. The more you have, the higher the likelihood you'll encounter problems.
Life is like doing a GP essay. You can just sit there and be passive, but it's not going to earn you any marks.
Life is like a teacher. You know its lessons are important, but you still ignore them anyway.
Life is like
sleeping. You hardly notice the time go by, you appreciate it most when it's ending, and you spend a lot of time wishing it lasted longer.
Life is like paper. You can fold or decorate it any way you like, but when it boils right down to it, it's still paper.
Life is like the chime of midnight. You can choose to welcome the start of a new day, or you could complain about how late it is.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Post-production Blues
Well, it's over. Paper Boats left port yesterday afternoon, and I helped break the set with a great deal of wistfulness. It happens after every production. It was an incredibly fun cruise, not without its challenges, and like every production I've helped out in, I'll miss all the experiences. I'll dearly miss:
The shock of realising that there was YET another thing to do for publicity.
The hours I spent on my computer designing shirts, tickets, the poster, and the programme booklet.
Getting my designs vetoed by Ms Nansi (hey, rejection is a real part of the working world. It's a valuable experience.)
Liaising with people I'd never even known existed.
Folding a small fraction of the 5 million paper boats we used for the set.
Seeing the finished product of all my designs.
Trying to convince people to come for Paper Boats.
Watching the rehearsals and all the hilarious debriefs.
Waking up early on weekends just to help out with rehearsals.
Searching for sounds to use in the plays.
Tweaking the sounds so they would be appropriate for the plays.
Lunches and dinners and in-between snacks during rehearsal breaks.
All the wiring stuff I had to re-learn from our godlike Production Designer.
Stepping gingerly over the fluorescent tubes.
Screaming at people not to step on the fluorescent tubes.
Replacing the broken fluorescent tubes.
Catching up with my wonderful alumni friends.
Visiting the otherworldly "up-there" where all the spotlights and wires and speakers and hidden tricks were.
Getting excused from classes.
Hiding in the sound booth during every show.
The butterflies in my stomach just before every show.
The satisfaction of a good show.
The realisation that every show was a constant reminder that there was still something that could be done better.
Testing the sound system before every show.
Checking volume levels every 3 minutes just because of paranoia.
The litres of Root Beer I consumed in the effort to stay alert all the time.
The wonderful audiences!!!
Man, I've got the post-production blues real bad. Maybe it's because I was so heavily involved this time. Whatever the case, even though it wasn't perfect, it was still a satisfactory show, and the paper boat has finally left port.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
An Amusing Coincidence
From the TJC students' online portal:
"Sign up at Outreach Notice Board for Youth Environment Envoy (YEE) Programme Workshop, conducted by professional regional consultant. Date:16-18 Jun 09 Venue Environment Building YEE programme seeks to develop, promote & encourage the students to take ownership of the environment. Through the workshops, YEEs will gain deeper insights into environmental issues & improve their communication & project management skills, to take on proactive leadership roles."
A programme named after me. I feel so touched.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Mistakes
Now that it's a new day, and I've had a good sleep, and my pains have subsided, and I'm able to think more clearly, I have realised, to my endless dismay...
That I said a lot of stupid things last night to all the 15 people I was talking with.
Time to punch walls and scream. Oh wait, can't do that with my bad hand. Ok, I'll just scream.
Hoo boy. What a week.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friction
Damn it.
Never have I felt so ambivalent about friction before.
If friction didn't exist, then I wouldn't have gotten such crazy abrasions and my sprains.
But if friction existed (a bit more), then I wouldn't have slipped and fell in the first place.
AARGH RAIN!!!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
ANOTHER QUIZ LOL
1. What was the highlight of your week?
My highlighter.
2. Whose car were you in last?
Eh... Eugene Lee's, I think.
3. When is the next time you will kiss someone?
The time I want to, and that someone lets me. Duh.
4. What color shirt are you wearing?
Pure black.
5. How long is your hair?
Short-ish, but it'll get WAAAY shorter on Monday.
6. Are you good looking?
No idea. Ask other people.
7. Last movie you watched?
Fellowship of the Ring. Again. This morning.
8. Who were you with?
My roomie, all the bacteria in the room, and my pillow.
9. Last thing you ate?
Food.
10. Last thing you drank?
Water.
11. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
Ah, when my poster (which took 9 hours to do) was rejected and I had to try make a new one. Oh well, rejection is a part of life.
12. Who came over last?
Surya. He's still here, actually.
13. Are you happy right now?
Kinda, but not up to my usual level.
14. What did you say last?
Huh?
15. Where is your phone?
In my other hand.
16. What color are your eyes?
Pale brown on the absolute outside, white on the outside, dark brown on the inside, and transparent on the absolute inside.
17. Are you left-handed?
No, but I wish I was.
18. Spell your name without vowels:
MTTHW Y CHN YNG
19. Do you have any pets?
My roomie.
20. Favorite Vacation?
KOREAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
21. What do you dislike currently?
Badminton shuttlecocks.
22. What are you listening to?
Surya singing "At The Beginning"
23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
MORE TIME!!!!
24. What is your favorite scent?
I'm not sure how to describe it, but I know how to gain access to it. And it involves swine flu. Heh Heh.
25. Who makes you happiest?
Good question. It really depends on the situation.
26. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Sounding the Hunter's Horn.
27. When is your birthday?
14th November 1991
28. Who has the same phone as you?
Oh a crapload of people. Wahidah, for one. And a whole horde of other people I don't know.
29. Last time you went swimming in a pool?
Last Sunday.
30. Do you read your horoscope?
Just to laugh at its inaccuracy.
31. Where was the last place you bought something?
Fairprice Express.
32. How do you feel about your hair right now?
Ah, I shall cut it on Monday. AND ALL WHO SEE ME AFTER THAT WILL COWER IN FEAR AND TERROR MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
33. Do you bite your nails?
No. Yuck.
34. Do you have any expensive jewelery?
Yeah. My uncle paid a crapload of money for it.
35. Do you want to get married?
I guess so...
36. Myspace or facebook?
FACEBOOK. Myspace where got Mousehunt?
37. How fast have you driven a car?
750 km/h. I saw the speedometer on the computer screen for the game.
38. Have you ever smoked?
Countless times during Lit papers. I smoke answers.
39. What was or is your favorite subject in school?
Close fight between GP and Bio.
40. Do you have Verizon?
If it's something good, yes. If not, no.
41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for?
A person whose laugh I like.
42. Do you have any hidden talents?
The question is in itself a paradox.
43. Favorite Song?
Too many to choose from. But for now, I think "Moments That Matter" by Corbin Bleu.
44. Do you like to sing at all?
Yup.
45. Dream Job?
Forensic scientist. NO THIS WAS NOT INSPIRED BY CSI!!!
46. Where does most of your family live?
Immediate family, Brunei. Whole family, scattered everywhere.
47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
Have one brother.
48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
Honestly, a bit.
49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
DAMN WHAT DAY IS IT??? (Coz it was 11 am)
50. Do you drink?
Water is essential for human life.
51. Know any other languages?
Latin (kinda), Malay (even more kinda), Bahasa Indo (yet more kinda) and Blabber
52. Ever write a coded message?
Yup. I'm a Lit student what.
53. Have you ever been IN a wedding?
As in doing something which affected the ceremony? No.
54. Do you have any children?
A brainchild called "The World Ends With You" novel.
55. Did you take a nap today?
Forced myself not to.
56. Who has the same birthday as you?
Beethoven's father.
57. Ever met anyone famous before?
Yup. Mr Tong is way famous around my circle.
58. Do you want to be famous one day?
I'm already famous. Kinda. Infamous, more like. No, notorious.
59. Any pet peeves?
Yup.
60. Are you multitasking right now?
Yeah. It's hard sms-ing while typing.
61. Do you like Britney Spears?
Before she went crazy.
62. What is your least favorite chore?
Tidying up.
63. Last place you drove your car?
On someone else's com.
64. Ever been out of the country?
I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
65. Where were you born?
Some clinic which now looks extremely dubious and made me wonder how I ended up a healthy kid.
66. Could you handle being in the military?
GO AND DIE ARMY.
67. What is your average cell phone bill?
$25.68. That's what my plan says, and I doubt I exceed anything.
68. Who are you thinking about right now?
Surya. Coz he's muttering to himself right now and I'm trying to ignore him.
69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?
2.293847 seconds ago. At Surya.
70. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
2.
71. Are your toes always painted?
With transparent paint.
72. How many piercings do you have?
None.
73. What are you doing today?
Things that have no benefit whatsoever towards my progress towards academic excellence.
74. Have you ever been gambling?
With Monopoly money. Oh, and once, in Malaysia during CNY, where I cleaned out my friends' wallets and purses.
75. When is the last time you updated your page?
As soon as I post this.
76. Do you like rollercoasters?
YEAH MAN WOOHOO!!!'
77. Have you ever been to disneyland or world?
Sadly, no.
78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
They're mostly Japanese.
79. Last thing you cooked?
Instant noodles.
80. How's the weather?
Humid.
81. Do you e-mail?
Does anyone NOT?
82. What's the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Think it was my wallet.
83. Last time you were sick?
Two years ago.
84. What states have you lived in?
Singapore, Sentosa, Brunei, Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur
85. Do you wish you could move?
ONWARD, MARCH!! TO THE TOILET!!!
86. What's your blood type?
A.
87. What is your dream car?
Something that moves smoothly without any hitches.
88. Have you ever wanted someone you cant have?
The MOE never fails to remind the scholars of this everytime.
89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be?
Dreamland. But I'm waiting to send a midnight birthday message.
90. Are you happy with your life?
Refer to question 13. But in general, YES INDEEDY!!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
It's been a while since I did these random posts.
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THERE WAS A GLASS DOOR THERE??
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Paint, bacteria, dust, my badminton racket, my roommate after a nightmare, and a Kingdom Hearts jigsaw.
3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
Used to sleeptalk. Not anymore. I think.
4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Music that has a tune and proper lyrics, not like heavy metal and "Ella, ella, ella, e, e, e."
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
0241 hrs
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
Straight A's for A Levels. That beats anything else I could wish for right now.
7. WHAT/WHOM DO YOU MISS?
Me family. And me best friend. And all the other friends I'm not with now, for that matter.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
I would say my life, but that isn't REALLY mine. So I'll stick with my pillow. (Yes, I cuddle up with a pillow.)
9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
Tall enough to call people short.
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Nah. Love enclosed spaces. They give you a 'secret base' kind of feeling.
11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Not generally. But this one time, after I had watched Saw IV with this crazy person who kept on screaming. . . (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
One particular person who brought back memories of a painful incident, on purpose.
13. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?
SPIDERS WAAAAAAAA!!!
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Doesn't really matter. Any colour that's natural. Like, no green hair, please.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO?
Stereotypes demand that I be the one proposing.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
Energy drink!! Can't stand the brown/black stuff. Root Beer's more my thing.
17. FAVORITE PIZZA?
Pizza.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Food.
19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME
Bright red. Although Hot Pink comes in a close second.
20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
A chocolate fish with a golden wrapper. Does that count?
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
Life from God.
22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
Too many variants of this question are going around right now. And I've answered all of them. So pay attention to all the previous quizzes I've done.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
I think I'm 1.5 jointed in my thumbs.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Can't say for sure. I just buy shirts that feel nice.
25. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?
Corbin Bleu ftw!!
26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
My roommate.
27. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Put me in such a situation first, then I'll give you an answer.
28. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SCENT?
Too many to choose from. I'd say any smell that's not disgusting.
29. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED.
7.
30. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Absolutely no idea.
31. FAVORITE QUOTE?
"I haven't failed. I just found 10000 ways that don't work!" ~ Thomas Alva Edison
32. FAVORITE PLACE?
CR111. Some of my best friends 'live' there.
33. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
When did I ever go to the USA? In my dreams, perhaps?
34. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
A smile.
35. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
Mr. Francis Tong.
36. FIRST JOB?
Son.
37. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
I've had better upbringing.
38. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOUL MATE?
No. Then a significant percentage of the world will never be married.
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
Hunting enchanted mice that want to enslave a parallel world.
40. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
The answer's rather complicated.
41. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Good question. I'm usually not around to hear them, I think.
42. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
*bares teeth in all their shiny pink glory*
43. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
The knowledge that people care that it's my birthday.
44. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT AND THEIR NAMES?
No idea. But at least 2. Coz I think twins are cool.
45. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
St. Matthew.
46. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Giggling secretively.
47. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL?
Everything except my timetable.
48. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
The kind that cleans hair. There are other types?
49. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yup. Because it's unique in the sense that it's totally untidy and perfectly legible.
50. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Meat.
51. ANY BAD HABITS?
Hmm. . . Sarcasm, laziness, general disregard for copyright laws.
52. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
Not really.
53. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Most likely.
54. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?
I not understooded.
55. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Yup, but they're not the only thing.
56. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
Scream in a secluded corner, and then go find some way to help someone.
57. DO YOU HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?
The embodiment of laughter himself.
58. WHAT'S YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE?
To continue living.
59. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY AS A CHILD?
Watching TV shows I cannot find anywhere now.
60. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
114.
61. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
WTF???
62. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
NOOOO.
63. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
Both.
64. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
That special something. Vague, I know, but how else do you explain it?
65. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Matt, Matt Matt, Yee, Yeeeeeeeeeee and recently christened as Matt Yoo.
66. IF YOU HAD A SUPER POWER WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Electric generation and manipulation.
67. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
For now, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
68. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?
Totally ignore them.
69. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Anything that's not durian.
70. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Hmm, let me count. NOOOO.
71. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM?
NOOOO.
72. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
Finish off this quiz, play cards, then sleep.
73. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE WHEN YOU ARE OLDER?
A house.
74. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
I'm very interested in seeing the answers.
75. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ruffles Cheddar flavour.
76. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Water.
77. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Ms. Nansi, I think.
78. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
That she's a girl. Hello. . .
79. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
Study while playing MouseHunt. Before you condemn me, Mum, I must tell you that all is not what they seem.
80. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
Spiders.
81. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR?
Winter!!! WAAAAA OBK!!!
82. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY?
Frutips. Three cheers for Lit lessons!
83. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY HAD A BEST FRIEND?
A few. Which kinda makes me wonder which is the BEST friend.
84. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Hazel brown that's one shade away from black.
85. EYE COLOR?
Hazel brown that's more obvious than my hair.
86. SHOE SIZE?
Same size as my feet.
87. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Subway FTW!!
88. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
Ayam Penyet Waroeng.
89. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Who doesn't? Wait, don't answer that.
90. WATCH TV TODAY?
Nah. Watch everything on my computer.
91. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Friday.
92. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Used to. All those lessons went to waste. But at least I kept the ear for music.
93. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
Democrat, methinks.
94. KISSES OR HUGS?
Depends on who's offering.
95. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationship.
96. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
A drink.
97. WOULD YOU EVER BE A HOUSEWIFE?
Check in in a few years to see if I got a sex change.
98. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
X-Men and Philosophy. Most absorbing non-fiction book I've ever had.
99. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE
Non-existent. Jacob (and a few others) suspect I'm asexual.
