Hello, my fellow muggers!

Joe, you're not the only one who is procrastinating. I too am finding every reason not to study. Most of my time is spent in front of the computer, playing with the smelly dogs, or sleeping.
Whenever I look at my textbook, I just don't want to read all those words or do all those tutorials that I never did during the semester.
Procrastinators unite!
Only a few more days; a few more long, tiring days......

All the best everyone!!! :D

i swear min's posts are too profound for me.

besides her, isn't anyone else going to GOO or GAA or AWW or (AWW OR??) OMG at my kitten? people! she is the cutest thing in the face of this planet and i would know because she is. haha ... i'm just being a very proud mom. Taiyou is doing very well. i don't have a weighing scale at home but it does look like she's gaining weight. and becoming very energetic, spunky, cheeky and playful. she just tumbles all over because she has this big roung tummy which kind of makes her like a humpty-dumpty-cannot-fall that type of ornament. just this morning, she rolled right into the litterbox! haha ... and i caught it on camera.

i could go on and on about her but i shouldn't. this should be about me. well, sort of.

i'm PROCRASTINATING! you kno how BAD that is? when my exams are in like 3 days?! totally insane. i will have to so pull up my pantyhose and get it straight and right this weekend that STUDY is the only thing i will DO other than sleeping, eating and feeding Taiyou (she's a good girl; she's no trouble at all) everybody "+oil" (apparently, that's how fiona encouraged me; i think the expression is so cute when translated into english symbols and letters)

later we shall discuss our After Party ... best of luck everyone. you won't see me here 'til next Tue if i'm lucky that i don't have a concussion after the first 2 exams.

sigh. love, jo

bop it! twist it! spin it! pull it! flick it! yaaaaaw! 702 :)

If I had to

I would put myself right beside you

So let me ask

Would you like that?

Would you like that?

And I don't mind

If you say this love is the last time

So now I'll ask

Do you like that?

Do you like that?

BREAKING BENJAMIN- THE DIARY OF JANE



Humans are curious creatures, they want independence, but they need everyone else. Can humans really be truly independent?

In every society, every group, every clique, there is politics, even in the most holiest of congregations. My mother thinks I speak like the devil when I say that. But am I really?

Am I the devil's child? Are my words wrong?

Whenever there are 2 or more poeple, there will be relationships. A vast array of networks. Everyone is selfish, they want to gain something- they will give it all to protect their interest. Whenever there is interest at stake, there is politics.

What about animals then? Where do they stand? Are we humans better than them?

Awake from the undeadly slumber

Back in black, I hit the sack,
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back
Yes I'm let loose from the noose,
That's kept me hangin' about
I been livin like a star 'cause it's gettin' me high,
Forget the hearse, 'cause I never die
I got nine lives, cat's eyes
abusing every one of them and running wild

'Cause I'm back!
Yes, I'm back!
Well, I'm back!
Yes, I'm back!
Well, I'm baaack, baaack...
Well, I'm back in black,
Yes, I'm back in black!
AC/DC- BACK IN BLACK

Listening to this song right now...isn't it the most beautiful piece of poetry?

I had work this morning 7am-8am. I just came back from the hospital, went there to do a manual handling training (more like man handling) anyways, I'll be visiting my little God dottie tomorrow. Can't wait to see her! and you too Yang! Ah well, I've got about just under 2 hours befor my next shift starts...I don't usually do the arvo shift, I'm covering for someone else. I would be at Basketball right about now. Ah well...

When I was at the training this morning, it struck me, that I really enjoyed what i was doing and that I am actually quite good at what I do. I like the 'care' aspect of it, I mean, you care for others, sure you get paid, but you earn much more than that, you earn skill, you have hands-on experience, putting into use what God's has given to us (our bodies), and you know that the people you help appreciate what you're doing even though they don't show it or they don't thank you for it, or reply with rather challenging behaviours (bless thoes working in mental care).

Oh God! I can't rant on and on about it...I think y'all are better off if I shut me cakehole and let y'all get on with it.

Row your boat out to sea and when you get tired, get your little dingy facing the beach and wait for the waves to take you back in. It might take 5 mins or it might take 5 hours, Anyhow, you'll get there...Just be careful, don't get caught in a rip.

so, min's at uni. hmm ... i'm at uni too! what a coincidence. well, i wasn't sure if i told her i would be at uni on which days. it's just confusing right now. min, if you're readin this while you're at school, i might still be around. i came to see jon for the last time ... before the REAL mugging starts. you have no idea how hard i'm gonna have to cram for the exams. i so want a HD for both units so badly because well, it's TWO units only. if teryn, alisa, fiona and joyce can make it to D's on 3 units, it's utterly shameless if i can't get D's for TWO. savvy?

another thing to officially announce: congratulations to me on my (newborn) baby ... cat! i brought her home yesterday after work at the clinic as the vet said there was no reason why i couldn't. it was better for her anyway. she is SUCH a DARLING. she follows you everywhere with her tiny little paws going pudd-pudd-pudd on the carpet and she squeals like a ... well, girl! ouch, my ears hurt a couple of times. and she likes to cuddle and curl right at the crook of your neck and rub her face against yours. and she has no sex-discrimination towards mankind. she loves both guys and girls, and probably gays and all. everything! everyone!

aaah! it's the perfect time to use min's decription of Oh-My-God's. it's the only thing i can say about Taiyou. Oh My God, she's just ... Oh My God. she is so ... Oh My God. I love her.

on the other hand, my 3 y.o. boy isn't taking to Taiyou so well. Yang doesn't attack her. he just doesn't like her. for her. she is in the big rabbit cage in my study lounge and he absolutely REFUSES to enter that part of the house just because she's there. and i'm not abusing her freedom. i just don't want accidents to happen when i'm not looking. it's not that i don't trust Yang not to hurt her but i can't predict what he will or will not do. so i'm just keeping them separate safely for now.

so, er, yes, i'm a full-time mom and nanny. i have to watch the kids at home while cramming for exams. plus i have to mix the milk replacement formula every 4-6 hours when she cries out loud. but other than that, she's very good. when she's full, she just sleeps right through to the next meal. not without some cuddles first, of course. she loves cuddles and being cuddled and cuddling up to anyone.

Yang's just sulking in the room for 2 days now. i think he'll come around soon. he's just ... what you call ... "jealous". for now. but i still love him as much as before. i told him that. i don't think he believes. but it doesn't mean i should go spoiling him with snacks and treats to make up for it. that's just wrong.

anyway, without further ado, meet Taiyou

jon's her dad (he is VERY PROUD *beaming*) min is her godmother (very smart; no money involved ... haha) apparently. and she's got uncle calvin chong and uncle chris khoo to spoil her.

Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Can he walk at all,
Or if he moves will he fall?
Is he alive or dead?
Has he thoughts within his head?
Well just pass him there
Why should we even care?

He was turned to steel
In the great magnetic field
Where he traveled time
For the future of mankind

Nobody wants him
He just stares at the world
Planning his vengeance
That he will soon unfold

Now the time is here
For iron man to spread fear
Vengeance from the grave
Kills the people he once saved...
BLACK SABBATH- IRON MAN

It seems as though no one's come on and written anything since me. Ah well... we're all busy with studying and mugging, almost going suicidal.
Before you say (think) anything, I was studying, if you don't believe me, ask Cal- he's my witness!

From observation and input from certain prominent individuals (heehee) I realise that we all have our different flavours. It is evident in this blog. In general terms, You can tell who wrote the entry without looking at the author's name. To illustrate, if you looked at Big Jo's entries, they are long (very long) and phrased beautifully with proper punctuations. If you looked at Nisha's, you would see the phrase- 'keep the faith' and the word, 'awesome'- sometimes in bold or even in a bigger font. These are just the two examples that I am putting into this nonsensical entry that I chose to write because I wanted to reward myself for getting through a significant amount of material (note: I did not use 'a lot').

Ah well, I'm still in Uni, I'd probably make the decision to go, in say 3,2,1 secs... wahaha

Until we meet meet again to display our linguistic capabilities- when we are floating in the clouds with the moon and stars as our company perhaps...

Until then, I will continue typing my lamentation and the computer will show its magic, translating what I have written into the ambigious and needless piece of garbage that you have taken your most valuable time to read.

When all's lost...just ROCK OUT

Living easy, livin' free
Season ticket, on a one - way ride
Asking nothing, leave me be
Taking everything in my stride
Don't need reason, don't need rhyme
Ain't nothing I would rather do
Going down, party time
My friends are gonna be there too

I'm on the highway to hell
Highway to hell
I'm on the highway to hell
Highway to hell...
AC/DC- HIGHWAY TO HELL

For me, Uni was officially over by Thursday (woohoo!)

But the fight is far from over. Sometimes, I feel so tired (Don't we all)- all I want to do is jump in a car a go on a road trip, It's just you and the roads, the maps tell you where to go and you pray to God you get there. Sweet and Easy!

I'm trying to convince myself that I can make it through, but it is easier said than done. I want to study, put all my energy and effort into my units, but I look at what I have to do and I get put off by it.

I had a heart to heart with my mom just the other night. She asked me how my studies were going. I couldn't pretend anymore. I told her I was in the 'danger zone' for law. My grades are hovering at the 50% mark. Anything drastic can send me in to a comfortable pass or even a blissful credit. On the other hand, it could send me to the abyss deeper than any person can go or dare to.

The truth was there, the bare naked truth- I'M F*CKED

I don't want to waste amymore time and money, I want to progess, I want to be able independent. Right now, I'm looking at my peers and they are actually progressing, going somewhere. I don't want to be that person who's stuck- forever at that same spot.

My mom knows that I desire or lust, if you must say, for the medical field. My mom said that she spoke to Dr Lam (My pediatrician- yes I still get jabs from her)- and her advice was for me to finish my degree and when I'm done, to head to the US.

So many things went through my mind at the same time that I can't possibly write every single thought this instant. There was hope- a light at the end of the longest tunnel in my life. But realisation of reality hit me like a crack on the head. Think about finances, we aren't exactly billionaires. Think about my familiy and friends, hello! another time zone!

Truth: I am afraid, of starting something that I have no competancy to finish. I mean look! It's Med! It's not like commerce or mass comm, Med's almost like a priesthood, you learn it, live it, breathe it. Even if you had all the money in the world, there is no point if you do not have results to earn that qualification. It's called Meritocracy. I realise that I have been frustrated at myself, since the end of semester one last year. (You guys know what happened) I know I need to have the confidence, I need to find it, I need to be my gangho self again, a risk-taker- but HOW? I don't even know where to begin.

I thank God that Big Jo started this blog, this is healthy ranting. Now, I'm going to concentrate on studying for my exams. I have not given up yet, I'm looking at the rails that I am hanging on to and looking at the violent lapping waves a loooooong way down. Only when I have totally given up, will I then let go and get ready to die in shame.

blah blah blah-

i don't care already. i reserved the kitten for myself yesterday. here comes trouble and all hell is going to break loose in my life but whatever happens, i asked for it.

Taiyou is currently having bouts of diarrhoea although nothing serious. i can take her home any time but the vets recommend to allow her to stabilize (especially the diarrhoea) before taking her home. that means i have a bit more time to prepare for the arrival of my new baby ... cat!

i'll upload pictures as soon as i can take pictures of her.

by the way, have i ever mentioned that Yang has more pictures than 4 rabbits combined despite him entering my life 3 years later than the rabbits? the cats are going to beat the rabbits paws-down. i guess it's easier to take pictures of cats since they tend to stay still, sleep still and give you expressions of utter annoyance every time i shove a camera in their faces. yeah, that's gotta be it.

anyway, sorry for bombarding the blog with my personal internal emotional battle. so what's everyone else been up to?

ps. julia, i never got to comment on your post. hell yeah, you can BET i'll burn your ticket if you ever go back for a week again. only because i can't. haha ... just joking. anyway, we fall flat on our faces sometimes but the most important bit is to pick yourself up and get on with it. don't make the same mistakes again.

pps. julia again, are you going back for an entire month?! i heard.

Weekend Journal Part I-

LOOK OUT BELOW! IT'S A BLARDY LONG ONE!

Journal: 17 May 2008

A certain 3-week-old kitten has recently been on my mind ever so often since Wednesday. The supposed she-kitten is a suspected domestic shorthair breed of cat, blue with white feet and nose markings. She infiltrates my thoughts in the day and haunts my dreams at night. There is nothing particularly special about her but she is unique in that very same way. The more she appears to me, the closer I am to settling on the decision to adopt her. I even have a name ready for her, “Taiyou” meaning the Sun in Japanese in coherence with Yang’s name, which means the Light.

Taiyou cannot have presented herself at a better time. Recently, Yang has struck us as showing signs of distress and loneliness about being left at home on his own while we are at school for most of the day 5 days every week. By evening, he is meowing for attention and cuddles, and sleeping in our laps while we scoured through our homework and revision. He is not an old cat preferring the tranquility of silence. He is only 3 years old with the behaviour of a kitten, craving and game to play with anyone and anything he can get his paws on. We reason that it is no wonder he is bored at home alone.

With another cat as his companion in mind as one of the few brainstormed solutions, I have been paying extra attention at the incoming strays of Ranford Veterinary Hospital when I go there each Wednesday to do work experience. Two Wednesdays ago, I was disappointed and relieved simultaneously when there were 2 stray kittens available: a 5-week-old tabby girl-kitten with a bit of fear-aggression coupled with nervous hissing when I approached and an older ginger kitten recovering from an ear surgery. Last Wednesday, I had the same mix of emotion when I saw the same 2 kittens – the ginger is now named “Collie” – and an adult stray. I have criteria for the potential companion: young, forthcoming and Fate, which is the hardest to measure.

Fate is nothing short of luck and pre-destined encounter. Taiyou met just this condition. When I was agreeable with the 3 strays in the kennels, I heard sharp mewing calls at the corridor. I thought it was a client’s kitten in consultation but there were no consultations at that time. Curiously I walked out to the reception area and saw one of the nurses, Emma, stimulating and cleaning the rear end of a small kitten – Taiyou. Apparently, Emma has been looking after her 24-7 since she was surrendered to RVH and it was time to wean her off the milk diet. Another nurse prepared a paste-like food – kitten biscuits soaked and mashed in milk – to kick-start the transition. Taiyou did not like the new feeding method much, having to stand in her dish and clumsily trodding on the paste while desperately trying to use her teeth and tongue to pick up the new formula.

Finally, I used a 1-ml syringe to fill up with the paste – an idea from feeding baby food with a syringe to BitBit and Rascal during their anorexia stage – and fed Taiyou. She lapped it up much better. While I prepared to fill up the syringe, I put her in my scrub pocket and she would mew loudly and attempt to climb up the scrub towards me. It seemed natural to me to keep my eyes on both the syringe and her, using my elbow to gently nudge her back into the pocket. That was the moment when I thought an alternate name could be “Pocket”. As she was fed more times and progressively became less hungry, she called out less and climbed with less desperation and perseverance. Taiyou eventually just hung out in my pocket quietly and nearly fell asleep in there before I took her back to her warm bedding. The next time she woke up, I fed her again in the same way with the scrub pocket.

I have thought of her so much ever since. I tell everyone how Taiyou is perfect for Yang and me. She is small and young, which is less intimidating for Yang to accept her. Where Yang is sleek black, Taiyou is a beautiful shade of grey with the same type of “boots” markings. She will probably grow to be larger than him because Australian cats are usually quite sizeable for cuddles but the gradual growth will not overwhelm Yang overnight. I am positive he will grow to love her as much as I do. She fits perfectly into our family.

Taiyou also appeared just in time for my non-school weeks. Since she is young, she requires attention for most of the time until she learns some independence. After next week, I will be having my study break, 2 exam weeks and 7 weeks of winter vacation. This is perfect! If I take her home on Friday, she will have no less than 20 hours of attention from my sister and I combined. Yang will give his undying 24-7 attention, undoubtedly, especially in the first 2 weeks. I intend to separate them by placing her in Rascal’s plastic bottom cage which is very spacious for a small kitten so both cats can interact safely on either side of the bars of the cage. 10 weeks of intensive interaction should suffice her socialization requirements, including some visits and sleepovers from friends. When she is large enough not to be mistaken for a big rat, I can supervise the cats’ no-barrier interactions.

There are just a few glitches with adopting another cat. One, my parents strictly said no more pets because of the added restrictions imposed on our renting of properties as did Yang. One cat proved a disadvantage. Two cats are going to be even more difficult to convince property agents should we have to move out of this Fraser Road North house. Clearly if, by some stroke of luck, we are able to purchase our own property next year, two cats is by far a negligent issue. We could have crocodiles in our backyard if we really wanted! The bottom line is that we probably cannot tell either parent about Taiyou.

Secondly, the property agent makes a house inspection once every 12 weeks and we only declared Yang as the only pet. By contract, we have to ask for permission to obtain another pet before actually obtaining it. However, the issue lies with if I declare Taiyou as another pet, word will get out to my folks. The above paragraph of consequences will then duly apply. On the other hand, if we did not declare Taiyou, she cannot be in the house on the inspection day. I considered the option of boarding Taiyou at the cattery for 2-3 days around the period of inspection so that the property agent will only notice one cat or none. The latter being the embarrassing fact that Yang cowers under the sofa when there are any visitors, especially men.

Thirdly, if I really intend to keep Taiyou hushed from my parents, she has to board at the cattery as well when my folks come to visit. Money should not a big problem because I will be working at RVH on alternate weekends with plentiful opportunities for more hours. I have to overestimate costs so as to have enough for the cats. Both Yang and Taiyou will need to board at the cattery early next year when I am in Singapore for the Lunar New Year.

Four, I also consider the feelings of both cats if I have to separate them on occasions. There are several possibilities. They or either could miss each other so much there could be depression involved which is difficult in animals to manage. Or they could spit and fight all over every time they reunite. This is a touchy issue as it cannot be accurately predicted. Knowing Yang though, I think he will not be the spit-and-fight one. It is the other condition and Taiyou that I am more worried about.

Last but not least, what if I get surprise visits from Aunty Valerie? The cat will be out of the bag, literally! News will get to my folks too. That is unless I can provide a suitable explanation each time she comes and sees Taiyou. Something like, “I am looking after it for a friend who is on farm practical for 6 weeks.” Joanna’s Believe It or Not!

I must consider my potential decision thoroughly and weigh my options carefully. I wish I am more like my sister – spontaneous and reckless. Sometimes, I reckon recklessness is good. Before we had Yang, I wanted every animal and considered every little detail. My sister, on the other hand, just picked up Yang from the streets and took him home to nurse his injury. Nothing else crossed her mind except the cat. If I could have just a little bit of that carelessness yet carefree mind, Taiyou is a definite shoo-in next weekend and forever.

However, I am me. I am Joanna Kwok. I am the rational and organized one. I am the responsible one. I am the one who does not like being unpleasantly surprised. When I adopt an animal, it has an owner for its lifetime and here to stay for good. I do not and will not give it up for anything. Therefore, I choose my pets very wisely and consider every little meticulous detail before opening my home and heart to it. From that moment, it is my responsibility and duty to look after it to the best of my abilities. That is me.

I did not leave Yang behind in Singapore for long. He arrived a year after I started studying in Perth. I had to leave my 4 rabbits in Singapore because Australia has an import policy against some animals, including rabbits. They had to remain in the care of a friend in Singapore. I do miss them terribly and my heart ached like a thousand daggers piercing it when 2 of them passed away early last year. So attached I am to my animals my folks always had a fear I would be a collector of strays or become an overemotional person.

My point is that adopting Taiyou is not touch-and-go. I want to be able to provide Taiyou with a secure, loving and forever home for her lifetime. Her life is in my hands and I would just die if I had to give her up. At the same time, I do not want her presence to be a thorn to others. I want others to appreciate her existence like I do, not as a hindrance to our lives. If I take Taiyou upon myself, I have to brace myself for half a lifetime of harmless lies to cover up for her until the time is right to admit what I did. Thing is, I have no clue when that day might be. If I decide to let Taiyou go this time, I will miss out on possibly the best candidate but kittens never stop coming because of irresponsible people so I will have my pick in future when the time is more appropriate. Again, when? I pray with all my heart that Yang is emotionally stable.

I can psych myself to think either way but clearly, my heart and mind wants Taiyou now. While I consider the rationale of it all, I shall leave everything to Fate. Will I see Taiyou on Thursday? What other hints will Fate give us about our connection with each other? I have seen one too many kittens before and every one of them I want to take home. But I always manage to convince myself otherwise and break away easily. But Taiyou is just different. She just appeals to me so much at the right time and place. Everything about her is just perfect.

Did I also mention that her date of birth might be thereabouts of my birthday? This means Taiyou can share my birthday with Yang! This is Fate, or perhaps, just my one-sided biased eagerness to prove that Fate is at work between Taiyou and I.

Keep the faith

Hi Guys,

I think i might have fallen off the universe for a while with the amount of awesome assignments i've got to get passed off before the freaking term ends ... wait for it....
42 and i've only got 9 passed off...

Legndardary... I know but it's fun all the sudden waking up at 2am in the morning remembering that i forgot to do something- i keep telling myself that but's not working....

Yea it's getting closer to the end of semester so the pressures' building up but i guess pacing your self is easier said than done.There's only so much you can do before you hit a brick wall.They must say If there's a will there's a way for a reason right?
[ I wish I believed it my self but it sounds Awesome just to say and i'm probably succeeding in annoying some of you... strike 1 Nisha...]


Janan Tension...
Breathe k.. one step at a time...
Get over this term..

Vincent Van Gogh once said once said
"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together."
[I love Van Gough - the psycho who cut his ear of and gave his ear to some prostitute i think it's so Awesome how they can quote him on saying stuff like this ]

But he's right ... this is just one small thing that your doing now.If it doesn't work out there's gonna always be some thing else to do.It may not be the high road[ the part most people travel] but it'll get you there.

I know you guys are all really awesome and you'll make it ...
Just have faith...

Now diverting to something more fun ...

Not Fair Min at least your name means something cool mine just means Night [IN Sanskrit] at least if it was Knight it wouldn't be too bad...


ABOUT Another Awesome Sleep over...

I'm free every day except from the 28th june to 6th july.


Awesomeness

Any way all you Awesome people take care and god bless don't stress too much...





The word awesome was used 7 times in this post...i've got to try bet that the next time round..
actually make that 9 .

AWESOMENESS

We've got to hang on by the skin of our teeth

Hey guys,
julia> I need to get 80% in pretty much everything if i wanna pass too...We're on the same boat girl.
Big Jo> I know what you mean by BDS (Babble deficiency Syndrome)...It's all in there...racing around in your brain..and you can't get it out unless it's word vomit. However, I think word vomit is not curing BDS...I need something stronger than that...I think I might need a punching bag or some form of vigorous exercise...forwards...sides...uppers...jabs...I dunno...everything!

Gosh, this week...I think I fell and went KAAAAABOOOOOOMMMMMMM....
no wait..maybe more like this....KAAAAAAAAAAAABOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
Yup, that's more like it...
Omg, on a lighter note, I did the most randomness thing this morning when i was in the library. I was using the com, checking my emails, printing notes and stuff...just before i logged off the internet quota thingo, i decided to google 'Goddess Minerva' Really, I was that random...
I found out realy interesting stuff...for one, the Goddess Minerva (God no, not me!), her symbol is the owl, because she is the goddess of wisdom. she is the Roman version of the Greek goddess Athena (or something like that) In the Roman system, she's portrayed in a armour, as a symbol of justice...Apparently, she is also the goddess or medicine, peace, war, art, school, commerce and the inventor of music...Oh and the name derived from the Etruscans, they spelt it "Menrva"

And..this is the freaky bit..she was born from her father's head (Tinia)! Gross but cool at the same time..I guess you could say 'Good gross'...I dunno, I though I'd share something interesting like that..haha

i hate wrecking my brains for a smart title

hello world! just to let y'all know that i screwed up for my math paper, got only a pathetic 12 marks. did some calculations and realised i've got to get 80% for my finals to pull my grades up! what joy. but i've only got myself to blame. listen up, i'm making a declaration. JULIA IS NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER GOING BACK TO SINGAPORE FOR ANY ONE WEEK STUDY BREAKS EVER AGAIN! you guys are my witnesses ok? please burn my air ticket or something if i ever announce i'm going back during my one week break again haha you get my permission now.

hmm, this coming monday marks the start of my "hibernation". that is, uni-home-uni only. no more outings, no more shopping! had my last 'proper' meal with *bubbles last night at nando's to save time *rolls eyes* did my hair at some chapalang nearby hair salon just now in a bid to save the messy entangled mane and probably give myself a treat but for some weird reason it costed me 75 effin' bucks even though it was sooo chapalang and i got quite pissed but the only consolation i've got is that my hair feels soft now :) i've also stocked up on instant noodles lots of apples instant soup frozen lean cuisine oh and san remo's 8 minute microwavable pasta is a lifesaver. i really mean it when i say i'm staying at home to mug. i NEED the 80%, and thats only for 1 unit, not mentioning 3 others. ooohhh someone just kill me please?

*bubbles is the one who sent me to jo's place the other day *blush blush*

say your prayers-

i'm dying, people. i'm dy-ay-ay-ay-aying (pronounce "a" as "ah"; therefore "ay" is "ahye") i had such a long week i'm collasping from exhaustion. 8am in school every morning then reaching home at 5.30-6 in the evenings. 4 days in a row. i'm seriously on the brink of exhaustion. and i'm supposed to be studying for my upcoming test next wed and exams in 3 weeks! i'm gonna die. i'm gonna die. i'm gonna die.

but i have to hang in there. hanging by a thread but i have to hang in there. just 3 more weeks to go. just. THREE. weeks. feels like a lifetime.

hmm .. if a lifetime was worth only 3 weeks, do i really want to be studying for exams?!

random facts: it has been calculated that the value for the term "umpteenth" times is actually 27. and cows can't walk down stairs because of a knee thing. and an ant has the arsehole the size of which only a single atom can pass through at any one time making them the animals with the faintest fart sound.

i just felt like babbling today. it's a babble-deficiency syndrome. i haven't crapped (verbally; not the other end of the GI tract) in days. whoops! gotta run for the last class for the week.

love y'all~

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Dazed and Confused

Y'all familiar with the song Dazed and Confused by LED ZEP??

It goes like this:

Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true.
Wanted a woman, never bargained for you.
Lots of people talk and few of them know, soul of a woman was created below.

You hurt and abuse tellin' all of your lies.
Run around sweet baby, Lord how they hypnotize.
Sweet little baby, I don't know where you've been.
Gonna love you baby, here I come again...

that's how i feel in these times, not excatly, but close enough...songs like these just give me some sort of comfort. Sometimes, the songs are so relevant, that i believe that the songs were written for me...

I've been thinking too much. Day in day out, in the shower, on the train, when i go to sleep, my brain still does the works.

What am I thinking, you might wonder. Everything and anything really. I think an awfuly lot about uni, job, money, future...It may sound as thought I am really materialistic, but it is really the opposite.

If i could live on an inknown island, away from here, I would. All i would have to think about it shelter for the night, fire to keep me warm, make sure food and water are available. All i do everyday, is unconvering the wonders of that exotic place, slowly, i discover a new part of the island.

And when I've discovered it all, I know, it's time to set sail and move on to the next island.

Call me childish, say I'm in denial and that I'm refusing to grow up...anything...
I know I'm not eloquent, not refine, not particularly gifted (in obvious ways), but I'm me

another one?!-

i loved my weekend! it was awesome. thanks for coming over, people. it's been a while since my place was brimming with noise. the only sounds between my sister and i are pots and pans clanging, the running shower and snores at night. well, i'm the one who snores. not her. so, yeah, i loved having you guys over. i hope you all had fun too.

i guess alisa must have enjoyed herself because SHE ASKED ME to have another one after our exams. coming from alisa suzuki, i think that's a breakthrough. haha ... just messing. so min and i spent about an hour in the arvo ytd while suppsedly doing our revision to note down everyone's schedule after the exams. to name a few:

- vet students finish exams 10 june
- min 11 june
- joyce going back to sg within a couple days of end of exams
- alisa and fiona start farm prac on 21 june
- teryn has masterclass on mon, wed, fri and work on sat
- julia going back to sg for approx. a month around 28 june and exams before that
- nisha just needs to be notified, apparently; yay, nisha! :)
etc.

so we have a really tight schedule to try and fit in a 2d/1n sleepover at my place again. so people, tell me your schedules as soon as you can. and THIS TIME, a SLEEPOVER means you actually SLEEP OVER. haha ... pillows included this time too.

have a fab week y'all :) lots of love

it's friday. it's the last day to kill the sleepover. so anyone wants, have a go now. don't kill it tmr or else i will kill you. totally.

see y'all tmr :D

man that sounds totally disgusting ...and i thought that people talking about sewage systems and comparing them to the yanks [okay maybe if i was a little bit more politically correct it would be the americans- but anyway]. was bad ....

The scarry part is when i was reading that i actually felt like i could smell what ever you were talking about....That's just nasty...

KEEP THE FAITH,
nisha

arms and anals-

"anal glanded"; i couldn't find a better expression. how otherwise do you describe a dog leaving anal gland goo on your arm? very pretty.

see, i was doing work experience ytd morning at a vet clinic and was responsible for the bum area while a 6-month-old pup was put on a IV drip. essentially, i'm called a "bum-stopper" and i didn't mind because well, the bum can't bite. i'm quite safe until the pup freaked out about the shaving and catheter and wriggled - mind you, she was a stocky thing - and thrashed about a bit. my arm ended up somewhere within the vicinty of the arse and that's when i noticed drops of brown liquid.

too brown to be pee. too liquid-ish to be faces/diarrhoea. what do you know? it's anal gland goo. well, not jelly-goo but it was secretion. and the last times i heard about anal glands, they are pretty bad and whoa! smelly. and there it was, right THERE on my arm. Eeeeew!

i washed it thoroughly and sprayed Ooh La La! (animal deodorizer) on it but was paranoid about smelling the stench everywhere i went. so i had to change my scrub top too and neutralise myself with Impulse. it felt better but anal traces must have still been on my arm because Yang was VERY interested my arm when i got home.

while we're talking about arms, i got blood drawn from my lefty for a blood test for Q fever (vet thing) and skin test. it must have been Arms Day

This has got to be the awesomest thing ever ...
Well hopefully we don't end up killing it ...

I can't wait for the sleep over thing .....
Yay...

catch you busy people later.

Keep the faith
NISHA

How average are you?

movie sleepover -

day
Saturday

date
10 May 2008

time
Arvo thru' to Sunday

venue
Joe's house in Canning Vale

how to get there
Joe will text address for those who drive and text public transport directions for others

rsvp
Wednesday 7 May 2008 via text/call/infrared/bluetooth/really ... whatever as long as Joe gets the rsvp

food
Surprise! Dinner

BYO
Pillow, Toothbrush, Towel (if you intend to shower), Blanket (optional), Movies and Munchies for movie marathon

p.s. be nice to Yang the cat; he's very shy

wondering pondering thinking

HELLO.. HOW COME JADE NOT ADDED. I TELL HER. I GOT PRIVATE HOTLINE HOR. ahahaha (with her) she is in room 4113 and u are more than welcome to burn her room. people visiting Sydney and wish to burn her room, i will guide u there but there is a contract to it. (you cannot burn 2060) ahahahah!!

Hihi you guys!!!!!

Thanks Jo for starting this blog, it makes me feel closer to you all in Perth and wherever else you are.
As you might have known, I'm in Singapore, and I'm doing something VERY different from vet...I'm doing accounting and finance at Curtin. I must say, I'm really enjoying it. Heee!
But...I might be going over to complete a few units or for graudation. :)

Man, I really miss you all! Everything is good here in the extremelyyyy HOT and HUMID country. Seriously, you should be glad you are not here this time of year. phew!
I wish I could go to your partyyy! It'll be soooo nice to take the stress away; my current assignments are killing me!

Oh, I'm also giving tuition part time. It's fun and the kid I'm tutoring is really smart, which makes it so much easier for someone like me, who is not very patient.

And recently, a stray dog has made it's way to stay at my house. I never wanted to keep it, but how can you resist a cutesy doggie that is sooo obedient. hee.

Well, that's it for my very 'exciting' life currently. heee....

Big hugs for every one of youuuuuu!!!!!

whee! party -

the vet students had a killer-wheeler physiology/histology test yesterday. i'm actually one of them really average vet students here. like REALLY average. everyone else seems to be a genius at theory work. this is one of those rare occasions when i'd rather practical, down-and-dirty work than sitting around listening to rambling. but it's not to say the rambling is not important. i just wish it could be better than it is now. anyway i'm expecting Just Pass. i'm one of those people at the shift rightward of the bell-shaped curve of average grade students obtain. very sad.

anyway, we are in the 11th week of the semester at murdoch. our exams begin on the first week of june so between then and now, we should have a little get-together before we all go bald (hair tearing). unfortunately, we can only cater for the WA-brats unless those of you in the easter states and Asia want to come all the way for a quick hug and transfer. our apologies but we all do miss every one of you and definitely wish you can be here.

details are, so far, as follows:

date: 10th may 2008 (saturday)
time: TBA
venue: joe's new house (rented; not bought; not that rich yet) in canningvale
rsvp: TBA

we have DVDs to burn the TV. PS2, XBox and Wii for gamers (the Wii is a bit wonky for some reason but it works ... sometimes) BOP IT: joe thinks it's the coolest game on the planet. no singing required (unless hendric wants to dedicate his latest single) because there's a migratory mini hi-fi from singapore.

and how about a sleepover people? plenty of space but not enough beds. the floor is carpetted and i swear i will vacuum up nice and clean for y'all prissy brats to lay your delicate bodies upon. but BYO PILLOWS and whatever else nighttime huggies you need for slumber.

that's all the info i have for now. we can work out #1 priority: FOOD later :)

lots of love