Sunday, May 10, 2009
I don't want it to rain.Its raining and thundering crazily outside now. The world is coming to an end, i swear!
The lightning is terrifying. It must be God taking photographs of us now- thus the flashes. He's probably recording pictographically the carnage us humans have unleashed on the planet, and documenting the process of the end of the world.
Oh i love rainy days.
I hope nicholas, my brother, my cousin, and all other baldies are safe at field camp. Wennie wasn't kidding when he said his sergeant indented rain for the camp.
Dear God, there really isn't much on tekong, so please could you give the phototaking there a miss and leave the boys in peace?
Posted by Jamie at Sunday, May 10, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
The world is conspiring against me.My swimming costume, sunblock lotion, towel and goggles had been eagerly stuffed into my bag last night in anticipation of my diabolically awesome stop-turning-into-a-lipid-by-swimming plan that was supposed to start today.
The skies thunderstorm-ed the morning away today to my despair.
And my period decided that of all the days it could come, it would come today.
The world is so contrived.
Posted by Jamie at Thursday, May 07, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
It's sunday again.I wonder how most people feel on sunday evenings... when i was still in school, i would usually just be a confused lump of emotions on sunday evenings. I would feel satisfied because i had accomplished things through the week, excited because i would be going back to school the next day- a place which meant so much to me because of my friends, dance practices and the buzz of it all... and slightly grumpy, because it would mean no more late mornings, and very late nights.
Now, sunday evenings are almost completely different. No more back-to-school hustle and bustle, no more last minute work..just a little voice at the back of my head saying, "well what do you know, that's another week gone by." The only thing that differentiates my weekend from the rest of the week is the fact that i get to spend it with nicholas, and as silly as it sounds, that really makes all the difference in the world to me.
Still, i had an awesome week and an even more awesome weekend. Calvin and i are really thinking of doing ballroom seriously, like competitively for the competition in august. Ballroom lessons on wednesday nights never fail to keep me going because they are just so much fun and because it means the weekend is just round the corner. :D Kim, enqin, jia, nicholas, sean and i hit mind cafe on friday night and it was so insane! Crazy screaming, yelling our throats sore and laughing till we cried about sums it up. It was awesome fun(: we should try pitstop next time though, kim says its better and cheaper. And if kim says so, it must be! :D
Three things i discovered about myself over the weekend:
1. I have a pretty darn good memory. Nicholas and i read an article on memory, and how "bad memory" isn't the loss of memory (apparently the brain never forgets anything), but instead simply a matter of not being able to retrieve memory and information in an organized manner. And then i realised i remember things like a camcorder! I rewind back to the day of the incident or the place of reading/seeing/learning something and i replay and relive the exprience...like it plays in my mind like an old film.. werid isn't it? but hey, its been pretty effective:P
2. My almost impeccable sense of rythm (okay fine i exaggerated it.. but its still pretty good) has to do with the many hours i spent in my childhood watching tom and jerry clobber each other up, dance, and do everything else in sync with the bigband/swing music which played.
3. I am a maggimee prodigy.
Oh well. It's getting late. And its sunday again.
Which means, another week till i see nicholas again.
Which means, another week of work, muaythai, piano and dance.
Which means, another week closer to flying off to london. - this, i don't know if i say with excitement or apprehension.
Posted by Jamie at Sunday, May 03, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
superlatives
SUPERLATIVES!
[suh-pur-luh-tiv, soo-]
–adjective
[suh-pur-luh-tiv, soo-]
–adjective
1. of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme
I hereby proudly present to you: My Life in Superlatives.
I hereby proudly present to you: My Life in Superlatives.
My Life in Superlatives
The two Most Plotting grandmas in the world.
The Best perspective of all: The world is topsy-turvy but its alright because everything's a laugh with a good friend around.
Ultimate Candidly-Beautiful photo of all time.
The World's Greatest Invention- chocolate brownie and icecream.
Awesommest Movie of 2009 thus far.Man with Nicest, Most Gruff voice all men would die for.
The Most Astounding EPIC FAIL of the century.
Fantabuloustest night out with the most awesome company around.
Only thing that keeps me going throughout the week. And bestest friend EVER!
Isn't life more colourful when you know you're living it to the max? :D
Posted by Jamie at Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Brash, Bold and Brazen.
Two weeks of not having piano lessons makes me forget the harsh reality that my piano teacher is expecting me back next week with all my scales and whatnots memorized and perfected. oh cruel, cruel world.That aside, I HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Three reasons why i love the weekend:
1. Nicholas gets out - when he's lucky
2. I get to relax, unwind and enjoy
3. Relaxing and Unwinding with nicholas = awesome fun and the occasional embarrassing bus ride due to embarrassing company.
Highlights:
My long weekend started with thursday night after muaythai where we drove up to fetch nicholas from ocs. We relished a short couple of hours at my place listening to his stories, having cookie dough ice cream with my brother before sending him back home. My parents left for Hongkong the next morning (they should be on the plane now heading home), and i made yummy aglio olio pasta for my brother, myself and nicholas before heading to nicholas's place. We hit plaza sing with his parents and gran after lazing around at his place. On our to-do list were: get nicholas nice new shoes and belt, have secret recipe, catch jackie chan's diabolical new movie. Got the shoes, got the belt. Had thai express with gran. Ditched movie for renting The Big Bang Theory and enjoying it over chips and pretzels back at his place.
Lessons learnt: 1. Cheaper alternatives can be alot of fun. Renting a movie for example. 2. You can get decent belts at daiso. Wait. Make that you can get decent EVERYTHING at daiso. You can practically build a house with $2 daiso things.
Saturday morning was a pleasant one. Watched the guys play soccer at ccab before walking back to nicholas's place for a shower and heading out for dimsum buffet with nainai. Lessons learnt: 1. do NOT play soccer in heels. 2. one can still get canned drinks for $1! Dinner at nicholas's. Mass at his church. Back to his place for Schindler's List. Tried to watch multiple Oscar award winning Schindler's List, failed to watch multiple Oscar award winning Schindler's List, fell asleep instead. Note to self: 1. cannot watch black-and-white films with muffled half-german accents and chinese subtitles. It is mortifying. 2. Try watching Schindler's List again when not sleepy.
Sunday morning (and one of my earliest if i might proudly add) was fun. Nicholas went to church with me and we had an interesting discussion about the catholic and christian church. I dare say the difference boils down to style more than substance- to be put in a very general over simplistic way. Lunched at nydc at heeren and had a great time talking about everything... Note to self: 1. My mom was right, we never run out of things to talk about. 2. what on earth does nydc stand for anyway? Making our way back to his place was really funny. He asked me "What do you think of when i say (for example) lamp-post?" and we just started throwing words at each other like:
Jamie: bird?
Nicholas: a dove.
Jamie: an eagle.
Jamie: ... are you gay?
Nicholas: freedom?
Jamie: America!
Nicholas: The statue of liberty.
Jamie: ...which is so ironic.
Nicholas: i know right.
Jamie: bubblegum?
Nicholas: ...teeth!
Jamie: watermelon
Nicholas: what the.. why?!
Nicholas: okay, clothing!
Jamie: i see a huge closet with all kindsa clothes arranged by shades of colour.. you?
Nicholas: money. lots of money!
Jamie: whose?
And we did this all the way till we were home. And it was so hilarious to just look at the way we think.. why we thought that way, and what ideas we associated with certain things. One rough trend we realised though, was that nicholas would relate an idea that was usually specific of whatever aforementioned- like: car; ferrari enzo; US$160, 000; engine type. And my brain would somehow work the other way around, from the subject to general qualities or a larger idea it is related to - like: car; anything on four wheels that moves (i stand corrected but you cant blame me. unfortunately it is the first thing i think of); different colours; women drivers; final theory test (*hears jarring chord*). Lesson learnt: Nicholas thinks in a systematic, organized, concise manner. Jamie on the other hand, is just a scatterbrain. with an unbridled imagination. Maybe that's why we never run out of things to talk about!
In anycase, alas! the weekend has come and gone, and its a brand new week. Let's see what life has in store for me(:
Posted by Jamie at Sunday, April 12, 2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
I DID NOT BURN DOWN THE KITCHEN! :DI hereby declare myself awesommest person in the world!!!!
(after oliver khan and jason mraz. and that more awesome ballroom dancer joannasomething i saw on youtube the other day.)
:D
I have learnt to cook three dishes today!
1. Sesame chicken. MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm(: i am giving the look of bliss.
2. Stir fried vegetables in garlic and yummy sauce
3. Idiotproof pasta in yummilicious mushroom gravy
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS WHY I AM THE MOST AWESOMMEST PERSON IN THE WORLD? :D
i know. i love myself too. today i have conquered the kitchen! TOMORROW I SHALL CONQUER THE WORLD!
But first. call jia to discuss london plans. and then disney channel.
And tomorrow i shall be dancing from 4 to 10pm! ahhhhh yayeness.
Hiphop in NJ, then chacha and then samba and then jive!
I can worry about how i'll survive muaythai training on thursday after i'm done:D
History at all times draws
The strangest consequence from the remotest cause.
toodle-loo! :D
Posted by Jamie at Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Monday, April 06, 2009
Oh i love my life right now. (:I just had lunch with my family at The Line at Shangrila and it was awesome! I swear i have never eaten so much in my life over one meal and i've amazed myself at being able to put away all that food somewhere in my body. Life has been exciting! Buzzing with action, with the few blank pockets of time just enough for me to soak in the fun and pamper myself.
Life's been pretty much work in the day and muaythai training or latin/ballroom lessons at night. Wednesday is read-a-book-day at J.co with doughnuts and tea. It was originally a plan for some alone time but i kept bumping into people over the past few weeks its been really funny. I even met Stanely, this senior from nj who'll also be going to london this september! Over the times we've met for me to help him plan his vietnam trip wth his army friends, we have already planned for the opening of our Singapore Cafe in London, for all the homesick singaporeans there to stretch out in a comfy place, relish a game of mahjong or two and enjoy meepok. :D
OCS family visit day was yesterday, and i went down with nicholas's parents and his army buddy to give him a surprise. We put in lots of effort putting together his "THE ULTIMATELY AWESOME SNACK STASH" -to be consumed with care and great discretion. yes, oreos keep you sane, people. I was surprised to meet so many people at safti mi though. My German German classmate serving singapore ns in ocs (?!?!?!), andrew, ernest, hsuante, trent, mirabella, xuandao, jo, wayne, and the list goes on. I'm really proud of you guys! Hang in there.
Oh and. Can i mention in passing, that the most hilarious sight of the day at safti mi was the ginormous sign outside a rather run down cluster of sad yellow buildings that read "HOTEL"? it took me a few seconds to realise hotel was a name of one of the wings they have there. Hmmm. those lucky chaps.
In any case, scuttle off now i must for muaythai training. Its about time i worked off my epiclunch anyway.
Things to do tonight:
1. Laundry
2. Learn to cook a dish
3. Pray for Nicholas in ocs
4. Practice stupid scales
5. Enjoy disney channel
ciao!
Posted by Jamie at Monday, April 06, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Wear Sunscreen
A very interesting song caught my ear today after muay thai and now before i hit the bed i've decided to share it with you. Its a song which... ... isn't really a song.. its kinda like a speech. to very uplifting music. It sounds.. slightly comical, random, yet very insightful. So here, enjoy.Wear Sunscreen by Baz Lurman
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99 If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.. Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…