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Andre O. Tuesday, September 6, 2005. 11:49 p.m.
here i am...typing on my brand new notebook! haha...peering at the screen through my brand new silver spectacles! whee...this is awesome. it feels so liberating to have your own PERSONAL laptop so you don't have to share it with anyone! and i just came back today from buying a ton of accessories including a mini mini mouse, this board that allows you to sit anywhere and just plonk your notebook on yr lap without getting a tanline, wonderful speakers, and also a tremendously loud defcon 1 cable lock that can be used not just for the notebook, but can be hung on doors...it works on motion sensor, so if anyone opens yr door, the whole world will know! isn't tt great. sorry just basking in the newness of things...will definitely do my best to keep andy silvery and shiny! oh, and i also bought new shoes last week. which are bronze and shiny! whee whee whee
unfortunately, i now have no more money to spend as well.
exercise week got off to a decent start today with a jog and a visit to the gym. if my body still functions tmw, i'd like to go swimming.
was reading dick's blog and his account of sat's gathering. i guess what he said was true, that all the fun we had was talking about what happened in the past. talking about the present, then, would just have been depressing and out of place. and that set me thinking...are people only friends because of the circumstances? for example, same class, same cca...or is that merely the starting point to something else. to a friendship that exists simply because both parties wish to be friends. i always wonder, and dread, the time when (and hopefully the time will never come) i sit with a good friend of mine, any good friend of mine, and the conversation just dries up and we're faced with awkward silences after a short span of superficial chit-chat. that would be simply horrid, wouldn't it.
sigh...out of words. out of energy. so little time left. and i haven't begun to pack yet.
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
Andre O. Sunday, September 4, 2005. 04:47 p.m.
i am unbelievably deprived of sleep. but the past 2 days were unbelievable haha.
firstly, let me say that herbie:fully loaded surpassed my expectations. well, that's a decently impressive feat because for one, it had lindsay lohan, who turned out to be rather cute (well, this was b4 she turned horribly gaunt). it also had a totally cheesy plotline and jokes, but i guess the heart-warming factor was sufficiently brought out to acquit it admirably in the end. oh, and i'm NEVER eating pizza hut again. you hear me? NEVER! over-priced and it gives me a stomach ache! after eating that for lunch, i barely touched my dinner lah. which was such a waste....damn.
friday was unbelievable! haha...had dinner at riverside indonesian restaurant, which is very hua2 suan4 lor, cos it's like $10++ per person and u get 6 dishes. then afterwards, went for my first virgin clubbing experience! haha...well, it wasn't my first time in a club, but it was the first time i tried to dance. was it awkward? hell yeah...but the drinks helped. and i had a few of them haha so u feel less self-conscious after tt, and tt's gd. as long as you don't get wasted, at which point it's really disgraceful. if you enter the toilet after like 0130 it's almost guaranteed that you'll smell vomit. eeks. anyway, thankfully it was dark, we were in a group, and there were no mirrors around...so me, and others, were spared from seeing me dance. haha...but yeah we stayed to the end and talked cock here and there also and it was really quite a memorable experience. but in all honesty, i totally feel like a retard when i try to imagine how i look dancing. haha! prob cos i'm looking like one! *jerk jerk jerk jerk* :P
went back to hcjc (again) on sat...cos SnR wanted to meet up to bid happy teacher's day to lee and try to pull him along with us for dinner with chiam. but being the professional and dedicated teacher tt he is, he declined. darn. anyway the 32nd is...well, i shan't go into my reasons but i dun really have a gd impression of the pres...hm. none of my business anymore also la. anyway moving on, dinner was awesome! ok the food left little to be desired but the company was super shiok! it's amazing how we can still remember all the crazy and incredibly foolish things we did even though we've been out of council now longer than we were in it. i love u ppl so much man...wish jy and aaron cld have been there. oh well...it's times like these that i should hold on to.
20 days left. oh man...i hereby declare this week exercise week and packing week. shall go out less and work out cum pack more. dick said i put on weight! unbelievable! but it's got me worried so i shall go jogging more!!! and i keep telling the ppl close to me about the one thing that i think is lacking in my life right now and i wish i had. hm and i still miss it. sigh...but hopefully i'll find it soon ya. it's really so touch and go.
put your arms around me
what you feel is what you are
and what you are is beautiful
Andre O. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. 09:46 a.m.
it's been a really hectic few days that have just gone by. and through it all, one thing struck me: what's with my current obsession with speaking or writing in prim and proper sentences? i have no idea what provoked this linguistic transformation but i think it may have something to do with the camp. how shocking! speaking properly before i'm even being indoctrinated to do so! haha...nonetheless, this reminds me of the occasion a few months back, during one of my visits back to hcjc, when barnard commented that my english had turned atrocious ever since i left school. oh well, so maybe this is an improvement of sorts.
either way, i've been sleeping for 5 hours or less ever since wednesday night. finally broke the trend last night when the forces that be clamped my eyes shut and refused to let me open them till this morning. well, let's do a recap from friday. the electrico concert was GREAT!!! i loved it to the core. well, other than the funny opening bit where amanda came out and started singing some weird song to backing music, the latter reminding me of 'life in mono'. i think it was supposed to sound like evanescence but unfortunately the vocals were too soft and too weak so it sounded weird instead. but i loved the fact that the first half was played acoustic before switching to electric for the second half of their set. was really refreshing to hear a different take on their songs and the acoustic sound matched the fact that it was played to a relatively small and cosy venue (full house, though). their revamped version of 'runaway' really sounded like the eagles! haha...but it's when they switched to electric that the real fun started. the couple of songs that they sang from their new album sounds promising...but my fave bits of the concert were (fortunately or unfortunately) when they suddenly transitioned from one of their own songs to 'champagne supernova'...and when they played 'live forever' for the encore!!! the latter especially gave me goosebumps.
the group of us went drinking at harry's after the concert and i was sort of testing my tolerance level for alcohol, which i found out is pretty ok. that's good, so that i won't be forced to drink till drunk so easily. but i could feel the subtle effects of the alcohol towards the end of the night though. while waiting by the river at glutton's bay, i was suddenly tempted to throw my packet of or3 jian1 (oyster omelette) into the river! that's when i realized i could be slightly zonked. this despite the fact that i was fully coherent and alert, just that i think my sense of judgment got slightly warped. haha...
sunday was another crazy day. left the house at 615 in the morning and didn't return till 115 in the morning too! haha...mel's send-off was pleasant, and i realized that very few people cry when they're leaving! haha...i say that because i wonder if i would when my turn came. anyway, it was kind of funny that only all the class guys came to see her at the airport. oh well, went shopping with dick in the afternoon till night...and i realized that two things have come to the forefront of my shopping list. 1) a pair of retro puma sneakers, which dick highly recommended and after i saw them i could see why. i was extremely drawn to one at isetan but unfortunately they didn't have my size 2) a loose fitting bohemian top, cos i've this pair of pants tt'd go nicely with it...oh and i had my most embarrassing shopping moment EVER!
so let's see, here we were shopping at tang's when suddenly i spot this really nice looking, well, long sleeved shirt. it's white with black stripes and the buttons are silver and shiny which is what makes the whole shirt quite distinctive. so i tell dick that i'm going to try it on. in the dressing room(and thankfully, this was in the dressing room), i tried the top on. first the arms went in, and i thought to myself, "boy the sleeves sure are tight. hm but the label does say S so it should be my size". i then proceed to squeeze my other arm into the thing and begin to button up the shirt. that's when i notice something else. "hey why are the buttons the other way round? like, from left to right? hm maybe that's some unique thing about this shirt. oh well..." and when i'm finally done and look at myself in the mirror, that's when i realize "CRAP! this is wrong!!!" so i open the door, look at dick and go "something's wrong, isn't there?" and he goes "i think so too". so i close the door, tear off the shirt, stare at the price tag, and suddenly i feel like a retard. it says 'woman's blouse'.................................................................ARGH!!!!!!!!!!! how woefully traumatizing. please don't spread this around. haha! thank god no one saw me looking utterly ridiculous, and well, queerly questionable.
well, to end this off, i recall mentioning a few entries back that i'd write something about a few things that have been really a big part of my life since childhood, and i believe at the top of that list was: 8 days
ever since i could read, which was sometime in K1 i believe, i've always had a copy of 8 days in my hand without fail every week. the reason for that was the fact that my aunt was an avid reader, and so when she stayed with us i got the privilege of reading up on the latest happenings in the local and foreign entertainment scene. and the best part was, it cost only $1.50 then!!! since, it's risen till $2...and the price has stayed at that level for years! while my favorite wanton mee has seen a hike from $2 to $3....while char kway teow prices have risen from $1.50 to $2.50...my beloved weekly read has suffered little from the effects of inflation! i wonder if this has any weightage in the basket of goods for the CPI. hehz. additionally, it comes nowadays with lots of bonus promotional materials like features on overseas travel destinations or sometimes freebies like the clear file holder by the army a few weeks ago. initially, i used to read 8 days for their synopsis of chinese serials, but as my interest for them waned as i grew older, i started to read the articles instead, and boy were they well written. i especially love the columns by people like jason hahn, raymond goh, and (while he was still there) david furhmann lim. so biting, witty, and at times caustic. but always entertaining. then there're the numerous pieces of gossip and also really good interviews with the various stars...which all makes for very good bedtime or mrt reading, and that's why i buy it every thurs when it comes out now! hm...the reason why i'm writing about this was because i was thinking about all the simple things i'd miss about my life here and 8 days is really one of them. well, not just because it's good, but also because it's local. and i don't think they have an option for overseas subscriptions, but i shall look into online subscriptions though. :)
now that i've enterred the 'less than 4 weeks before i leave' zone, i have a feeling time will really fly by from now on. how daunting. sigh.
and after reading this once through, i realize that writing as such is just weird. so next time i shall just write 'properly' la. heh.
Must have been love
It could have been fate
Whatever it was it came much too late
Andre O. Friday, August 26, 2005. 05:53 p.m.
man i'm exhausted but what a fun 3 days! can't say i went to the camp with much expectations, but well i honestly had a lot of fun. didn't realize polar bear's such an interesting game haha...really fun if u like to talk a lot of cock. and then there was also stuff like captain's ball and ultimate frisbee and soccer and volleyball...oh and the seniors are genuinely friendly+super nice. hehe and me and my partner won amazing race. 2nd last place to first la...so drama haha, was jogging for most of the thing, even tried to bash through jungle to get to the last stop but ended up at a garbage dump instead. :P oh but i realized running barefoot along the beach is really fun! right at the edge of the water...cos the sand's soft and the water'll creep up to moisten your feet. then well there was also the lots of talking and knowing new ppl and stuff...guess it helped tt i didn't know anyone there so was forced to talk to others? oh well good way to spend my week. and all for $15 only! haha
29 days till i leave...i have about 4 weeks left but i have no idea how to spend my time. everyone's all so busy and have their various commitments. school work army whatever. then, there's also the problem of packing. every time i think about packing i get chills. cos it sort of crystallizes all that you fear about leaving. and i don't really know what i'll need and what i won't. i have a rough idea, but when it comes to choosing, i think i'll really have a dilemna there. oh man 4 weeks left. crap. how freaky is that.
plucked this off dgco's blog. and since i can't sleep i shall entertain myself with this...
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. andre
2. OEI
3. bondy
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. oei
2. bondy
3. xenoxtian (really old primary school days)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. voice? cos i like talking and since no one will listen to me most of the time i kind off get used to hearing the sound of my voice haha. oh and singing's fun too.
2. eyes...cos i like eyes.
3. eh...hair. cos it's short so it's not itchy. plus it's more manageable this way.
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i think i need to bulk up more. like esp arms.
2. no six-pack! haha...
3. i can't stand double chins. as in, i used to have it so am trying not to gain weight.
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. ghosts. it's a childhood thing.
2. i can't stand the feeling of incompetence. like when u want to do something but find yourself unable to. it's completely paralyzing and depressing.
3. loss.
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. soccernet/football365. can't do without my daily dosage of football news.
2. food. i mean, good food.
3. music. either it's playing in my ears, or i'm singing one to myself in my head.
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. t-shirt
2. berms
3. spectacles (this is the most boring qn ever)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS
1. coldplay
2. the calling
3. matchbox 20 (many more but this is off the top of my head)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
1. train-get to me
2. coldplay-fix you
3. three doors down-be like that (this is prob my all time fave...first 2 are like current fave songs)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. fun
2. love
3. security
TRUTH OR LIE
1. I am gay.
2. I am extremely big and strong.
3. I have a bevy of cars and beautiful models at my disposal.
4. I really love the military.
5. I talk a lot of cock.
(Hint: 1/5 are correct)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. eyes
2. smile
3. no excessive arm/leg hair. erps sorry but it really reminds me of um, someone's gf.
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES
1. music.
2. football.
3. foxtrot!
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. schedule my time and make everyone free to go out with me when i want them to
2. sleep
3. bathe
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. journalist. specifically, football journalist, plus football commentator. best of all, why not be a football player!
2. rock star! haha...oh and while we're on unrealistic dreams, radio dj too
3. be the owner of my own company: andre's lingerie. :D (it rhymes, see)
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. the whole of europe
2. bali. or anywhere else with really good beaches.
3. bangkok. cos they say the shopping there's cheap and good. but i haven't been there since i was 4 i think.
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. have a wife and two kids.
2. figure out what exactly i do and don't believe in religion, and what kind of catholic it makes me.
3. hopefully, discover the secret to being happy. sustained happiness i mean.
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. eh, i can be quite vulgar sometimes.
2. i love football!
3. girls?
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. i'm sensitive. *sniff*
2. i can act like one really well. haha
3. hm, i can be gossipy & bitchy.
THREE FEMALES I RESPECT:
1. my mum.
2. my aunts.
3. um, my grandmas? (there seems to be a pattern here...)
THREE GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
1. don't
2. really
3. care
i'm never doing that again. totally retarded and contrived!!! oh well, gotta go, watching electrico :) anyway, go listen to 'nickelback-photograph'...the lyrics speak of thinking back to times which have passed and things that are merely memories bcos one has moved on since then...
Every memory of lookin’ out the back door
I got the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It’s hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walkin’ out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was lookin’ for
It’s hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Andre O. Tuesday, August 23, 2005. 07:27 p.m.
no manny and cow, i am not a pervert. just happens man was the most sought-after person of the night! haha...well, cos he organized the whole thing of course. anyway, just realized that i didn't write about the 4O gathering in my last post.
i've mentioned this before and i'll say it again, and hopefully i'll continute saying the same thing every time we have a gathering. i never know why but it's like, even though we haven't met for some time, and we all have our own lives and worries and priorities and stuff, every single time there's a gathering, it's like...BOOM! explosion, instant chemistry, absolute fun and laughter peace and joy. seriously folks, friday night was a blast and it's times like these that i'll remember forever. it's this bond that marks us as true friends, and like my friend said just now, that bond allows us to pick up from wherever we left off last time and continue as if all the months and years in between never existed. and i hope this bond will last us a lifetime. it was also especially heartening to have yang and laurang with us...the former cos she was our form teacher and really guan1 xin1 wo3 men2...the latter, well, cos she's laurang and there's never a dull word that comes out of her mouth haha! well granted there were a few not very welcome elements but we got along fine anywayz. and witnessed a very spectacular failure in match-making in the process! (but u still da man, chi!).
oh and if any of u 4O ppl are reading this, cow's flying off this saturday afternoon, so try to give him a good tummy rub before he leaves. or just give him a chinese phone book lah, so that he can count his chins. :D
i'll be going for a camp from wed to fri. it's some lse thing, and well, since i have nothing better to do, why not slack and while some time away @ aloha loyang haha...
this is urgent! if anyone wants to see electrico in concert on fri (other than me), msg me ya! haha...initially didn't wanna go after having invested in black eyed peas, but guess what! i found $110 of unused angpow $$ as i was clearing out my drawer yesterday! it's a sign!!!
starting from my next entry, i am going to write about things which i have considered both ubiquitous and significant to me and my lifestyle in spore...shortlist so far:
8 days
new paper
foxtrot
wan ton mee
soccer
maybe i'll write about more stuff as i think about it...anyway i just ran for like 40 mins today and i'm totally exhausted! it's like only the 2nd time since i disrupted that i've went for a jog! it's a wonder i survived all that while without keeling over and dying of a stitch!
did you get my letters i wrote you but i did not send?
Andre O. Sunday, August 21, 2005. 04:26 p.m.
the past 3 days since thursday have been absolutely wicked! so today's my day to unwind and catch my breath. so, tt just means dota playing later. haha...
wonderful photos here! for pics of hwachong and sending shujun off and 4O party all of which were wonderful.
bugis street is a wonderful place to shop, didja noe that? just visited it for the first time on fri evening...the street market's just bustling and there're all sorts of wonderful stuff like parallel import cds from china which are going at prices like $5-$7...i bought eagles 'hell freezes over' and robbie williams greatest hits! then there're the damn cool t-shirts going at one for $15 and two for $25. i'm definitely going back again! hm and there's this curious shop called xing4 qu4 shang1 dian4 too... :p
oh well, at least i sort of have a rough idea about what's coming up this week. just hope i spend less.
We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Andre O. Sunday, August 21, 2005. 04:26 p.m.
the past 3 days since thursday have been absolutely wicked! so today's my day to unwind and catch my breath. so, tt just means dota playing later. haha...
wonderful photos here! for pics of hwachong and sending shujun off and 4O party all of which were wonderful.
bugis street is a wonderful place to shop, didja noe that? just visited it for the first time on fri evening...the street market's just bustling and there're all sorts of wonderful stuff like parallel import cds from china which are going at prices like $5-$7...i bought eagles 'hell freezes over' and robbie williams greatest hits! then there're the damn cool t-shirts going at one for $15 and two for $25. i'm definitely going back again! hm and there's this curious shop called xing4 qu4 shang1 dian4 too... :p
oh well, at least i sort of have a rough idea about what's coming up this week. just hope i spend less.
We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
