cried so much after watching "Blood Diamond". Feels so heavy...

Don't feel like doing my organic tutorial...

Definitely one of my favourite movies.

Love Leonardo =)

Michael Jackson's 51st Birthday

Just watched the HIStory World Tour-Munich on Channel 5. Actually I've only heard 4 of his songs. The Thriller part was good, especially the part where he disappeared.

Love how the crowd loved him.

It got pretty touching towards the end, especially "Earth Song". I almost cried at the part where he lowered the gun of the soldier. The soldier/dancer was pretty emotional too. You can see tear stains on his face.



It's sad the way his life had later turned out to be.

创纪录者，从小在欢呼与掌声中长大，所到之处被人人围绕，大家为他哭为他笑为他昏为他疯，一举手一投足牵动万人心，缔造无数经典潮流，站在最前锋，代价是成为最寂寞的天才异类。

后期总被媒体嘲笑他的疯狂，讥讽他的怪异。

死后所有有关他的商品大卖，各种版本的流言继续纷飞。但无论这世界如何纷扰，月球上漫步的男子此刻终可享受此生不得的宁静。
~i-weekly

damn sian...lab tomorrow...continue working on the crap that i synthesised last week...super low yield because my compound was sucked by the vacuum after rotovap. zzz. and it looks yellow while it's supposed to be white. and i can't find the damn melting point in any books. and i haven't started on the lab report. and all my tutorials start next week and i have so many things to do, so much so i dunno which to do first and i may just end up not doing anything.

and i watched the last episode of 《爱也好恨也好》last night online, cos i'm gg to miss it because of forensics lecture. oh yeah did i mention the ivle participation thing is driving me nuts? this time round's way worse than js1101e. people are either just soooo into the module or they just have nothing better to do than to sit at the computer all day and post threads after threads on the forum. makes me feel so scared and compelled to post something too. anyway anyway, the ending is nice (tv i mean)...ahhhh started out complaining and grumbling about the show but kinda miss it after it's over. shanzai took such a horrible plunge, blow after blow, it was almost unbearable to watch. and i actually cried today when he told xiuya he wanted a divorce. and when xiuya was pleading with her dad not to fire shanzai. so sad when the father was crying and saying 'my heart breaks when i see xiuya cry. but seeing all the tears she has shed because of him(shanzai), how can i forgive him?' shanzai witnessed the scene and ran out of the house. after listening to all the voice messages that xiuya had left him (there were flashbacks of their past) he cried and said 'what do you see in a guy like me?' Awwww soooo sad!
he's not such a bad guy after all.

Finally made it through the first week of school, though there were only three lectures. I was super duper freaked out on Friday after my friend told me the details about lab. Handing in the report in the day of the experiment itself! Impossible or what! I mean, I'm not even sure I can complete the experiment. So I've been worried and depressed ever since then, trying to prepare the report beforehand but kept procrastinating as usual, and I've forgotten all my inorganic chemistry...

But I've just checked the IVLE course page, and it says:

Report and lab performance (40%)

• Format of report: title, data and results, calculations, discussion, conclusion and references. Page limit: 6 pages, excluding graphs and tables.
• Synthetic experiments will be evaluated on not only report writing, but also more importantly, product
• Deadline of report submission: One week after the experiment. For the last experiment, report should be submitted within four days after completing the experiment.

Viva (overall 5%)

• Viva will be conducted in Week 8-11. Further information can be obtained from the lecturer in-charge of your group.
• Viva questions will be based on the experiments, related theories or even on fundamental chemistry knowledge that you are expected to know from level 1 to level 3.

Quiz (15%)

• Quiz will be a closed book written test to be conducted on November 11 (Wednesday of Week 13) from 9:00 am to 9:30 am.

Practical Examination (40%)

• There will be no written exam for CM3291. In place of this, there will be a practical examination to be conducted on November 11 (Wednesday of Week 13) starting at 10:00 am. The practical exam can be an organic or an inorganic experiment.

I'm soooo not going to make it. ARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The "Geum Jan Di moon that can never escape from Gu Jun Pyo Star" necklace

Baoyun went to Korea a few weeks ago. Dunno if I'd mentioned it here, but the thing is, she GOT ME THE NECKLACE FROM "BOYS OVER FLOWERS"! OMG OMG OMG! Super duper surprised and happy! Although it doesn't have "J<3J" written on the back I'm already very happy. Thanks a lot, Baobao! I'm really touched!!!


Close up:

Went to Ye Wee's birthday party today (10Aug). At Tanah Merah! Super duper far! But the chalet is really nice, with air-conditioning, nice toilets and nice bathrooms. Heard it's not cheap, though. Anyway there were a lot of his NTU friends and I didn't mingle with them at all. :P Not good at interacting with strangers. But they were the majority, so we sneaked out most of the time, now that I think about it. We went bowling. My first time neh! My first 4 attempts went into the drain(?), so paiseh, but eventually I managed to get forty something points. Not too bad I guess.

Anyway we had to leave early because Xiao Wei's having her graduate school exam tomorrow morning. So sad we didn't get to eat the BBQ food and...the cake! The big and beautiful cake that I was most looking forward to!

Can't believe tomorrow is the start of school. Oh man, even though tomorrow is my free day but I can't believe I'm this close to school!!!!!!

《神话》

Just watched 《神话》. Hmm the movie is not bad, I guess, though the asteroid and anti-gravity part is a bit confusing. But I definitely love the plot. A general (Meng Yi) torn between his forbidden love for the concubine (Ok-Soo) and his loyalty to the emperor = destined to be tragedy

How can an emperor send a heroic general to escort a princess? I mean, between an old guy and a man who has saved your life and whom you spend months with in the wild fighting for your life, obviously you will choose the general, right?

The part where the two had neared China was quite sad. Upon seeing the Great Wall Ok-Soo said she didn't want to go to China and asked Meng Yi to take her away, no matter where they would have to go. Being the super-loyal general that he was (sigh) of course he said nothing. Ok-Soo collapsed and cried, lamenting about how they had fought so hard to live on, only to submit themselves to the hands of fate. When could they truly be free, must they wait till death? She then tried to take Meng Yi's sword, but failed. He asked her to remember her purpose for coming to China and to live on for her people. She took a long look at him and finally asked him if the miserable life ahead was what he wanted for her, and promised that she would live on for him.

After that there's some weird stuff about the immortality elixir, which Meng Yi must get to the dying Qin emperor. Before his departure, Ok-Soo promised to wait for his return, and he also declared his undying love for her (I think). Ah, but alas, good people always get harmed by traitors, and Meng Yi was killed by rebels trying to usurp the throne (but he put up a brave fight right till his last breath). His assistant, Nangong Yan, managed to bring the elixir to the palace, but the traitors forced him and the princess to test the elixir. And so both remained in the mausoleum, condemned to eternal life while the emperor died.

Ok-Soo waited faithfully for Meng Yi's return, and was convinced that Jack (who was really Meng Yi's reincarnation) was Meng Yi. My sister was asking me why did Ok-Soo think Meng Yi could still be alive after so many years, and I have no answer to that. But I was so saddened by the story I wasn't really thinking about the logical flaws. There were flashbacks of their time spent together, with 《美丽的神话》 playing in the background. Ah the song is too damn sad...

Jack's friend William again removed part of the asteroid for his research and caused the whole mausoleum to collapse.

As he heads for the exit of the main chamber, Jack asks Ok-Soo to come with him. Ok-Soo refuses his offer since, having heard William call his true name, she now knows that Jack is not Meng Yi. She then flies back to the crumbling castle, where she holds her promise to await the return of the real Meng Yi. She does not know that Jack is actually the reincarnation of Meng Yi.

(taken from wikipedia)

Beautiful and sad. Tired from crying. Sigh.

Kim Hee-sun is really beautiful!!!

好怀念以前的电视。。。《千年虫》 James Lye!!!

Quoted from http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=331451025

片尾曲《如果智慧能迁移》
词：吴庆康
郑惠玉和陈汉玮唱

一个世纪去了哪里
世界怎么还孤寂
面对爱情还是没勇气
还令人怀疑

如果智慧能迁移
会不会更开心
如果我们变得更聪明
谁值得信

匆匆千年晃眼逝去
虚实越来越难定
心情连虫儿都看得清
它比你我精灵

如果智慧能迁移
会不会不伤心
如果我们变得更聪明
可否交心

Dear friends:
To realize the value of ONE YEAR
ask the student who has failed a class
To realize the value of ONE MONTH
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
To realize the value of ONE WEEK
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper
To realize the value of ONE HOUR
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
ask a person who missed the train
To realize the value of ONE SECOND
ask a person who just avoided accident
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND
ask the person who won a silver medel in the Olympics

Treasure every moment that you have!
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it is called present.

Long Long Ago
Tell me the tales
That to me were so dear,
Long, long ago,
Long, long ago;
Sing me the songs
I delighted to hear,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.
Now you are come,
All my grief is removed,
Let me forget
That so long you have roved,
Let me believe
That you love as you loved,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.

Do you remember
The path where we met,
Long, long ago,
Long, long ago?
That’s when you told me
You would not forget,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.
Then, to all others
My smile you preferred,
Love, when you spoke,
Gave a charm to each word,
Still my heart treasures
The praises I heard,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.

Though by your kindness
My fond hopes were raised,
Long, long ago,
Long, long ago;
You by more eloquent
Lips have been praised,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.
But by long absence
Your truth has been tried,
Still to your accents
I listen with pride,
Blessed as I was
When I sat by your side,
Long, long ago,
Long ago.

Modules for AY09/10 Semester I

Bidding's finally over for me. Luckily I'd secured all five modules by the end of round 2A. I'd hate to go on to round 2B, in which usually not-so-popular modules' bid points suddenly skyrocket.

This is the final result:
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Allocated Modules
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Module Code: GEK1542
Module Title: Forensic Science
Bid ID: B00003012395
Your Bid: 1228
Winning Bid: 803

Module Code: CM3221
Module Title: Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy
Bid ID: B00002906084
Your Bid: 100
Winning Bid: 1

Module Code: CM3291
Module Title: Advanced Experiments In Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
Bid ID: B00002943464
Your Bid: 200
Winning Bid: 1

Module Code: CM3242
Module Title: Instrumental Analysis II
Bid ID: B00002945626
Your Bid: 500
Winning Bid: 1

Module Code: EC2102
Module Title: Macroeconomic Analysis I
Bid ID: B00002950027
Your Bid: 1000
Winning Bid: 906

I was so scared I won't be able to get the forensic science module. I kept refreshing the bidding page. I can't understand why the next min. bid kept increasing even when the number of bidders was dropping. I don't know why DBS decided to offer the module only in sem 1;it's driving the demand even higher!

I'm going to be in school from 10AM to 10PM on Friday :(

Piano songs from HYD

I thought this was really good. It's the nearest to the original song I've heard.



This was the song played when Tsukushi found that Umi had taken the credit for the cookies that she'd baked. Sad... this person played it really well, it's totally alike the drama version!