Saturday, November 27, 2004
the armour
:: my after tots of watching fruit basket (episode with kisa) ::
- notice -
Friday, November 26, 2004
- uncertainty -
Thursday, November 25, 2004
:: after a nap ::
fst 3104 - the paper was really a goner... the easy part set by prof zhou, i nvr study in detail... i should say the answers i gave were sucky... one look also can see i am trying to bullshit my way through... the part by prof leong... nvr mind, i am sure nobody knows how to do... as usual, her questions are always beyond comprehension... the part by doc nazlin? she's crazy i tell you... dunno how to teach and still set the paper so hard? tell me how to finish 25 mcqs in 30 mins? somemore the questions were damn hard... need to think alot abt 'not true' 'true' 'false'... some of the questions were nvr mentioned a single bit in the lectures... the structure questions... by time i started doing... my mind was totally confused and blurred... wat's the difference btw psychological and physiological factors? dun rem... just wrote wat comes to my mind...
fst 3101 - received an email from dr huang saying that he changed questions last min cuz he was informed that there was leakage of exam questions... are u sure? anyway the original paper was nth easier than the paper tat i sat for... the only exam when i wrote nicely for the answers... cuz i dunno wat to write and there's so much time to write nicely... maybe have tong qing fen ar... hahaha
fst 3102 - this is not hard but i have no time to finish? nobody attempted the question set by prof ho to discuss transgenic plants... haha seems more like a life science question den food science question... did two from dr ngiam and two from prof barlow... relatively ok but half way thru i was kinda brain dead... missed out a lot of points which i could discuss for a 25 mk question... so... expecting a mediocre grade...
= the above is a short discussion =
lets await the killer paper on monday...
my last exam in uni
i just realised today that my menses is late... by 3 or 4 days le... maybe i am just too stressed that it dun wanna come... good! i hope it leaves me alone till my engin paper is over lor... if not, i will die of cramps again... yaya, i 'die' every month wan...
went to ntuc just now... to check the japanese curry there... so limited... dun have my favourite brand... but i think its ok to try other brands too... should not be that bad... cuz i am cooking dinner at daniel's hse on sun... *stressed* cook for six ppl ler... its no easy task... dun play2...
tampines mall is flooded with ppl... so irritating... i dun like to shop when there's so many ppl... and ntuc is flooded with chocolates... all decorated for the festive season? argh, i cant control my chocolate craving... i will get 'after eight' for xmas... hahaha i love 'after eight' even though some ppl dun like the taste... chocolate + mint = subarashii... so many chocolates... i feel like eating toberone these days... dun tell me about the 4% insect parts in chocolate k? i will still eat chocolate... somemore eat insects will have extra proteins... heehee~
i can feel xmas coming to tampines... suddenly all the decorations and chocolates... why on earth am i still having exams and torturing myself? *dun understand* hm... wat will all of you be doing on xmas? i haven tot of wat to do yet... if nobody is going to accompany me (most likely so), i think i will still go out on my own... haha go walk walk alone... anyway, i think i can give xmas gifts after xmas... since everyone is coming back to singapore late... hahaha everyone = qianqi + huiling + raven (?)
i wanna go nap le... cant type much... my finger injuried... still hurt... :s
Sunday, November 21, 2004
*kowai*
Friday, November 19, 2004
::everGreen::
the next day, i met him and huiling to study... i went tp quite late so huiling was going off... left me and daniel to study together... these few days, daniel has been asking me to drink more hot water so that my flu feels better... he even msged me a few times just to remind me to drink hot water... -_-" in order not to waste his 5 cents, i went to drink hot water... haha ya, in his eagerness to make me drink hot water, he melted my water bottle... cuz i refilled my bottle with cold water from water cooler... suddenly he stood up and took my bottle, saying he's going somewhere... when he came back, my water bottle was deformed... hahaha but *thanks*... he went out of the library to the business study bench area to get hot water for me... *even though i din managed to drink the hot water lar* =p
i left tp around six and went to bugis for my japanese exams... hm~ the paper was relatively easy i think... but usually i finish fast den never check thoroughly... always got careless mistakes... dunno whether can get above 94 anot this time... it started from 720 to 820... i finished at 745 and waited till 8 then i was allowed to leave... rushed to bugis junction, trying to find the japanese restaurant where the choir ppl are waiting... its called "mai maison" i tink... very very nice ambience... :) but its quite ex... :s and the food is very very delicious except that i think its too salty... hahaha finally saw changching!!! *hug hug* she hardly go home for holidays... most of the time, studying in melb... this time, she is going back to taiwan and stopping over... =) she still look the same!! just that her hair is much longer... so happy to see her!!! we talked abt lotsa things... heehee~ but she left this afternoon... i hope she can come back soon to meet us again... after dinner, we went to a small cafe at one of the small roads near bugis... and continued to talk and take pictures... i like the cafe too... it has lotsa antique stuffs in it... feels very comfy... i ordered one glass of ice camomile tea float... hahaha tasted weird... i tink i prefer the hot camomile tea itself... :p but i came home very late... reached mrt station 12 plus... in the end i nvr went study with daniel... :s but nvr mind, later i am going to meet him for study... too bad huiling lives so far away... cant join us... :( hope i can study more later...
i am still sick... my flu seemed to get better and worsen again... hey daniel, ur hot water trick is not working ler... :p and i felt like coughing again... but nvr mind... i got caring friends like HUILING who would buy me GREEN BEAN SOUP when i wanna drink chingteng... >_< i am thankful that i still got friends who care abt me... =)
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
moodLESS
half the time i cant concentrate and was flipping magazines... cuz i took the flu med lor... trying to stop my running nose but it makes me slpy... -_-" but at least i studied abit... *a teeny weeny bit* in the end we din go for movies... cuz dun have the incredibles tonite at GV... yuan lai it starts from tmr... *stupid* :( and huiling refused to watch other movies... haiz... but nvr mind, i am going to daniel's place to study later after 1130 pm... not exactly at his place lar... its at the void deck lor... hahaha poor daniel got to walk to and fro from my place to his place... hope i can study more later...
tmr is another japanese paper at night from 720 to 820... and after that, gotta meet changching and others at bugis... :) happy that she finally came back from melbourne... but she's only staying a few days in sg before going back to taiwan... so we must meet up tmr!!! =)
- abt suicide -
[Suicide and parasuicide rates have increased in Singapore since 1980 and in 1986 were estimated to be 13.1 per 100,000 and 92 per 100,000 respectively. Those most prone to suicidal behaviour are the Indians and the aged above 70 years. Jumping from a height is still the commonest method of suicide and self-poisoning is the most popular method of parasuicide.]
if they were to study the suicide rate in 2004, it wld probably have increased. and the age group might include teenagers. despite jumping from a height is the commonest method cuz there were so many high-rise buildings around, the latest method is to fall into the mrt track as the train arrives.
[A man can live 30 days without food, 3 days without water, 3 minutes without air, but not a single moment without hope.]
i find this very true. if the will to survive is strong, we can last longer than anything else till our body fails us. when u feel like ending it, its just in a moment of time. it is important that we find our meaning in life to continue, so that we may persevere and carry on. to different ppl, there is a different meaning to go on. its ok, more importantly is to find ur own reason. one of my frens, she said, gotta think of the ppl who are going to be heartbroken when you die. ya, it is indeed necessary to think of ur loved ones. if you really love them deeply, dun wanna them to get hurt or be unhappy, why wld you in the first place commit suicide? another fren, he said, since i have already halfway through my life, might as well get through the whole life. it makes sense too. read abt ppl losing their money and jobs, owe debts, suffered from terminal illness. their lives are really very terrible for people like me to understand. but we all do feel the same way when faced with a hopeless situation right? (yeah, exams to a student does sound hopeless in a way or another) in our mind, we filled with negative thoughts, thinking, 'hey this is the worst i have faced. i cannot tahan longer. (tahan: tolerate i.e. singlish)' for me, every semester seemed so terrible and never ending. its the ultimate torture. but can you imagine? i have been saying this for so many times? even when i took the most hopeless module, i got it over. unfortunately, for some, they chose to end their lives so that they no longer need to face such hopeless situations anymore. we should not be overwhelmed by how we feel. seriously. speaking from experience, once you get too overwhelmed, you dun consider the normal logical thinking. dun give up hope. who knows whether things will turn out for better? "who knows?" only God knows. all the more we should not give up on ourselves. all the more we should pick ourselves up. i still rem once, i heard the pastor saying, why be so hard on urself? you just have to do ur best and leave the rest up to God. you dun have to carry that heavy burden alone bcuz God is with you. we are just too stubborn isnt it? always trying to do things our own ways. but dont you realise it? there is nothing too small and nothing too big for God to handle. Trust in him.
i have no idea why i am typing this entry out of a sudden. hope it can help relieve some unhappiness in anyone who come across this.
p/s: i have not been studying for my exams today. quite hopeless cuz i got so much things to read on. but i guess i would study leisurely and just let life as it is. nothing to be so stressed about, i am not doing honours anyway. surely it wouldnt be that bad i supposed.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Award Presentation Ceremony
so after watching fruit basket, i am supposed to rest... ya, i was having my dinner while watching it... i really went to rest cuz i think the med finally took effect and i was feeling so damn drowsy... (tats wat i hate abt flu med sometimes) and guess what? i slpt at 730 and woke up only this morning... and my head was feeling heavy... cuz i was knocked out for so long...
my sis woke me up and dragged me to the award presentation ceremony... these few days i have been sick and that really decreased my mood index so much that i dun feel like doing anything at all (even though the exams are coming real soon)... *dou ni kanaru deshou?* =p but i managed to get to my bro's pri sch with my sis... anyway, we werent the latest ppl to arrive there... ahahaha since his sch is so near to my hse... both of us wear quite nice lor compared to some parents who really... erm, i know they live nearby too!!! as we walked into the hall, we saw our bro sitting at the side of the hall... where all other award receipents were... he saw us and was damn embarassed... he turned his head around... i can imagine him thinking "alamak, why my sisterS come???"... heehee~ he has been feeling very paiseh and nervous abt this ceremony... and i wonder why? hahahhaa he is really timid... -____-" as usual, the principal gotta give a speech but i think the speech is very badly given... its not formal or wat... and the words used i feel kinda inappropriate for a speech... but but but its primary sch mar... wat would u expect? when its over, time to present the award... hahaha my bro kept turning his head over and look at us... occassionally, when we happened to look at him too, he gave a sheepish smile... when its his turn, he walked up and you see two crazy gals clapping damn loudly below the stage... hahaha he seemed so scared and kept lowering his head... -_____-" ok, tats my timid little bro... =p after that, the teacher said "parents, u may come up and take pics with ur kids...."... mind you, there are also siblings present too!!!!!! other ppl's siblings ar, at most sec 1... me and my sis are neither young nor old... hahaha i was in a rush so nvr bring my hp there... cannot take pic... :( but i took the plaque from him lar... "best progess award" carved with his name and class... hm~ so envious!!! i nvr had a plaque before... but my awards are usually monetary... :p *good good*
lucky him to have two sisters to attend the award ceremony and clap for him... =) in my memory, usually i attended such ceremony ALONE... except once or twice, when my mum brought me to go for the bursary award ceremony which was quite far for a kid to go... but i guess it feels different to attend alone and with someone u know... the latter, u will feel more "yaya"... :p and also, this kind of encouragement esp. from parents is very impt for the kids... for young kids, rather than the award, the real achievement is to see ur parents standing below there and clapping for you... (tats wat i feel lar) hm... next time "if" i were to have kids, hopefully i will be able to attend every single ceremony with them!!
next yr, HOPEFULLY i will be able to graduate... it will signify the end of education and a new beginning in the working society... so after slogging so many yrs in sch, its still gonna be slogging in another new environment... hahaha i hope my family (including parents, sister, brother) can attend the ceremony and... ya, not forgetting someone very impt (you-shld-know-who-you-r)... its compulsory attendance!!! and its great cuz most of my frens are graduating together with me... heehee those taking honours can continue to be envious! =p oh, for me to graduate, maybe i shall go back to my studies now? EXAMS EXAMS EXAMS... how can i be thinking of graduation next yr when my exams is next week? (crazy gal) -________________-"
Sunday, November 14, 2004
-sick-
today is 14 nov ar... tmr is the first paper for rvn!!!! *jia you* i know u will study hard for this exams deshou? dun slp too late tonite... its a morning paper rite? =) and also not forgetting... *happy 1 yr + 4 mths* so u must jia even more you cuz its a special day tmr... *all the best*
Friday, November 12, 2004
~wasurerarenai omoide~
when i finished my sakkubun and abt to leave, i saw jackwee sitting there dumbly... hahaha can see that he finished his sakkubun but he din leave? so in the end, we handed in our papers together and went off... i was so hungry cuz i nvr had dinner... and i realised jackwee also nvr eat... haha actually wanna wait for slyvia to have dinner together... but she's meeting her parents... jackwee wanted to eat at BK but i dragged him to go mos burger with me... :p while eating, he was trying to tell me some IQ question and i told him abt daniel's IQ question... haha and keep suaning him... in the end, he took out a piece of paper and started drawing a chick... it turned out to be some real dumb joke... -_-" and we started drawing animals on tat piece of paper... haha can see that he cant draw well ar... heehee~ i was feeling quite down before this but after dinner i felt much better... all thanks to jackwee!
but on the way home, i felt nauseous and it was terrible... i feel like vomitting but i cant... these few days i have not been having proper meals... either i missed breakfast or i din had lunch... i dun have appetite and dun feel like eating anything at all... i only felt like eating chocolate or ice cream... i think from tmr onwards, i will try to take liquid food only... its easier and less disgusting to vomit i think... i must try to wake up early tmr to study... lost so much time to my depression... i must snap out of it!
=raining day=
i could not wake up again... i was awake by ten but i just feel tired and tried to go back to slp... during these 3 hours, i woke up and slp, slp and woke up... till my mum was staring at me and asking me to wake up... i struggled to get up but i feel empty... went TP to study with huiling but cant really concentrate... my stomach was hurting on and off again... i decide to come home for 15 minutes before going to japanese exams... i feel like asking someone out to walk walk with me after the japanese exams... i wonder who is free? huiling suggested daniel... ya, maybe i can ask him to go walk walk with me... i hope i can make myself so tired tt i wun dream tonite...
good luck to this stupid gal who nvr really studied for her japanese essay...
symptoms of depression II
How to depress yourself
Good Event:
- Write off your successes
- Fail to get any emotional satisfaction
- Miss out on a boost to your self esteem
- Fail to get a realistic idea of your abilities
Bad Event:
- Blow things out of proportion
- Dramatically increase the negative emotional impact
- Fail to see possibilities for change
- Take responsibility for things outside of your control
And when you are depressed, because of your state of emotional arousal and/or exhaustion, you are more prone to 'allocate' meaning to something incredibly quickly, which is why tolerating uncertainty is such a key skill...
Tolerating uncertainty: first impressions last
Uncertainty is an unpleasant thing. Human beings dislike it intensely, and when depressed or anxious, it troubles them even more. In fact, a good equation for anxiety is...
Anxiety = Uncertainty x Importance |
Depressed people often doubt themselves in all kinds of ways, but seldom in their judgment about their own interpretations of things.
A common trait displayed by those suffering from clinical depression is not being able to tolerate uncertainty - having to assign a meaning quickly to everything that happens. The depression will take care of "filling in the gaps" in an explanation of events.
High levels of emotional arousal will tend to make you assign meaning to things very quickly, as these levels of arousal are usually reserved for life-threatening situations.
[guess wat? i feel like the whole passage is talking abt me... i need a psychiatrist...]
symptoms of depression
What is significant in the physical signs of depression amongst sufferers is:
- The overwhelming amount of sufferers that are chronically fatigued.
- The increase of physical aches and pains that have no apparent source.
- Depression sufferers' increased susceptibility to disease.
Being depressed can feel like a physical disorder because it is so exhausting, and because it can actually hurt.
oh no! i seemed to fit some of the categories... esp the second one... i have been constantly having stomachache... but its not those stomachache tat make u wanna go toilet... it just makes me uncomfortable... sometimes it hurt so much tat i could only lie on the bed and do nothing... fatigue ar... i am always feeling slpy for these few days... is tat considered as fatigue? diseases ar? i haven caught any yet...
depression & overdreaming
[the passage below is from http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/Understanding_Depression/understanding.htm]
Basically, because dreaming is hard work.
Dreaming itself is not a restful activity. Dreaming is called 'paradoxical sleep' because brain wave patterns are similar to those of the brain when completely awake.
Dreaming is a state of arousal.
As far as much of your brain is concerned, your dream is real. So adrenaline and other stress hormones in your system will be active in the body.
This is a double edged sword, because over-dreaming, as well as using up these hormones and energy, is actually making it harder for the body to make more. As you try to flush out the incomplete emotions, you spend more time in REM sleep, and therefore less time in deep sleep, when your body should be recuperating in preparation for producing these hormones for the next day.
So if you are over-dreaming you're not resting but flooding your system with adrenaline and other stress hormones. If most of your sleep consists of dreams, your body and mind will begin to feel very tired during the day. Depressed people often report that the worst time of day is first thing in the morning.
Sometimes a depressed person may start waking up early in the morning and not be able to get back to sleep. This may be a way of the body trying to cut down on over-dreaming in order to try and lift depression.
This depletion is also why depressed people often feel at their worst first thing in the morning.
As the day progresses, their hormones replenish themselves and their energy levels increase, and they are better able to motivate themselves.
[i have been dreaming so much tat i really feel drained out early in the morning. even if my brain wakes up at 7, my body is not able to cooperate. argh, my exams are 9am paper. if i nvr manage to recover from overdreaming, most likely gotta miss my papers le.]
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
emotionally depressed
the more i tried to resist, the harder it came down on me.
its suffocating.
*dareka tatsukette kudasai*
Monday, November 08, 2004
*ARGH*
you can ask ur frens abt ur report.
you can discuss the results of ur expt.
even if u jus wanna chat, does it really matter?
as long as you hand up ur work in time, who cares?
Thursday, November 04, 2004
A kiss is not just a kiss~
interesting fact no. 2... there are increasing ppl found to be allergic to bird's nest?? :s the study was done in sg... wah... heehee~ not everyone is fated to eat good stuffs yeah? prof barlow said it's the proteins in the bird's nest that would actually cause allergic reactions... and more interestingly, if you are never exposed to the foodstuffs before, you will never develop an allergic reaction towards it... hm~ suddenly i recalled that i am allergic to a particular drug called voltaren... the first dosage was alright and it eased my pain... i developed symptoms when i took it for two days... :s *dangerous* and i got to avoid it for the rest of my life... heng, its not some nice food... else i will be very sad... =(
just a minor update about my health... these few days in sg, it has been raining heavily... such that my mood is totally affected... not just feeling grey, i am not motivated to finish the remaining reports as well... somemore there's a test on mon... sianz... yesterday, i started limping again... haiz... fated... this time i sprained my left leg.... previously i sprained my right leg twice... but luckily it is just a slight sprain... not really swollen but it hurts... so i became the limping queen again!!! >_<
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
why try so hard?
haiz... this wk and next wk, i shall die of writing reports... maybe i should not try so hard... expect less of myself so that i wun feel like everything is nvrending?