"It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech."
August.24.2007:Friday
+ quote: just for laughs +
+ watching Ratatoille today =D +
+ will be home late tonight +
August.25.2007:Saturday
+ found this cool wallpaper on deviantart +
"I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up."
August.21.2007:Tuesday
Do I? Truly? When I think about my lecturer, yes, I would consider that true. When I think about salesmen unable to communicate with me because I refuse to speak to them in chinese, yes, I would consider it true. When I think about those trying hard and yet failing, will that still be counted as true? Then, I start thinking about those who are timid, and yet are trying so hard to speak up. And those who know the limits to their own communication skills, but is doing their best to set a whole new limit for themselves.
Communication is such a troublesome thing. Getting a point accross had always been more than enough for me. Although, there are times when, getting the point accross takes more skill than necessary. Why? Hurdles of shyness, embarassement, fear, and even the lack of confidence are often in the way. Worrying if the one you're talking to is going to reject you, laugh at you, not react in the way you expect, be offended; or worse still... stares blankly at you as though you've made no sense. At that time, does "getting the point accross" matter anymore?
I can all but wonder.
-koRi-
Tom Lehrer also said...
There used to be certain words you couldn't say in front of a girl. Now, you can say them, but you can't say 'girl.'
PS: Found this amongst quotes from Tom Lehrer. It was cute. Cynical and... definitely not true. Right?
びくりちゃあ～～
今日は何が有ったんだ知ってる？
Milk Teddy パースがどしってもダムップ出来ないんじゃ！
ちょお attached の感じ有るだからさ！
私、中に見たいの時、いっぱい者が見つかってんだ！
Was sort of surprised at myself today. Did you know what happened? Well, we went on this shopping spree last Friday (two of us did, the other 3 were watching a movie). I bought myself a purse on that day, to replace my current one since the coin pouch tore a long time ago and was dropping coins everywhere. So, today, when I had the time to sit down and move my stuff over, I got sentimental. (That was why I was surprised.)
This white purse contained so much of my stuff that I couldn't bear throwing it away. There were business cards and little notes from people I want to keep in contact with or cafés and restaurants I want to visit, club membership cards from uni and elsewhere, loyalty cards, encouragement cards, calendars, photos… There were just so many (rubbish, I know, but still…)! Even though they could almost fit into the new one, I just couldn't throw the purse away just because the new one could "just fit" but the old one could "fit everything and still have space for more". That was why I like it so much. It always has room for more and will always make room.
いい感じだ！
じゃない？
-koRi-
J-drama this week:
Hanakimi 6
Nobuta wo Produce 6
Word of the day :: proselytize
to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
Everyone has them.
Even those who claim to be alone.
An excuse not to socialize,
Does not make you not want to have friends.
The people you meet and befriend,
Are the very people who will influence who you are,
By simply being with them.
They are the people you will pick up from.
If not a lot,
A little.
Regardless, the people you meet and befriend,
Will be the very ones shaping who you are.
-koRi-
If work is all I have to do,
Is not my life extremely dull?
Mundane to the point of predictability,
Sleep deprivation,
Odd waking hours,
Irregular eating habits,
Signs of time unmanaged.
Uni life is nothing but a pile of assignments waiting to be completed. I wish I had the time now to just lean back and stare at the clouds as they float by. Or to read a book and travel to worlds in dreams.
-koRi-
- Martin Luther -
"Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long."
The title says it all. I'm depressed. It wasn't because my plants were dying from too much nitrogen. I've already known about that a whole week ago. Depression came today when my lecturer announced to the whole lab that our group weren't watering our plants often enough. That sucked. Particularly since I've checked with my group mates if they've watered that day or not. The plants were alive and healthy on Friday last week too =( Guess it probably had to do with the weekend. Too many hostelites gone back home and no one around to water them. I suppose it wasn't alright after all, not watering the plants for half a day, that is.
That was probably something you guys didn't need to hear. Still, I couldn't help but thought that today's quote would have been more useful last week than this week. All the signs were there telling us we've overdosed the nitrogen but I've just ignored them, thinking nothing too bad can happen. Maybe that was really why I got depressed.
-lyn-
- Unknown -
"A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top ."
Anime this week: -
Claymore 19
+ their survival was obvious and expected +
+ finally see Raki! +
+ did not expect the predictable: Raki met her +
Romeo x Juliet 17
+ awww, Romeo's smile was so sweet! +
+ really can't say they don't deserve each other +
+ okay... major plot development! +
Bleach 136
+ boring +
+ didn't even finish the whole episode +
Naruto: Shippuden
+ suspenceful! +
+ well, at least I'm much more impressed by Sakura ^^ +
+ when are they going to get free of their duplicates? =.= +
+ naruto deserves to get kicked +
In the past, my whole purpose of blogging was to enhance my html skills and to put up songs for request. Now that I no longer have songs to give out, I've decided to blog for blogging's sake. No point updating about my site if there's nothing I can change in it and no point updating little excerpts of my life in short incomplete sentences if my life is really just that - excerpts. Well, I'll type out more.
August 12, 2007: Sunday
I didn't go to church today. Slept since 5.30pm yesterday, waking up only for dinner, and sleeping all the way till 8.30am when my dad finally decided to come see if I'm up. I wasn't. He gave me Jujubes instead ^^ Cough drops ^^ So I spent most of my day watching anime, chatting with friends, writing up reports, blogging, reading/sending emails, in other words, the usual.
My brother chased me back to Australia coz I told him I was depressed coming back home to Malaysia T___T Now I'm depressed again T___T Not only that!! He took a picture of me sleeping! >.<
My parents don't get it. They believe by just cleaning out the leaves jutting out from that hole so that it looks like there's no hole they've solved the problem. They don't get how it feels like to wake up with black stuff all over your bed and sometimes waking up with dead insects beside you (I cover myself with a blanket though. Don't trust them when they said they've solved the problem). They don't get moving the bed away just make it less okay (you still get black stuff and insects). They don't get that when it rains, more black stuff and insects will drop down. They just don't get it because it's not them sleeping in that room! There, I've said it out. (They still didn't get it after I said what I said to them.)
Anyway, life moves on and they'll probably have to really do something soon or else my poor brother will never get his room to himself ever until I move out.
-lyn-
I got lazy so, here's my entries for the following labels: -
Dictionary-Wannabee
- lumpen: those individuals cut off from their normal socioeconomic class.
- palliate: to extenuate; also, to relieve.
- epicene: having the characteristics of both the male and the female.
- sanctum: a place where one is free from intrusion.
Quotes-to-ponder
- Germaine Greer - "The essence of pleasure is spontaneity."
- Jean Rostand - "To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should."
- Amelia Earhart -
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it."
Born to fly was a kids holiday program held at Albany Rise Primary School from July 5th till July 7th, 2007. It was truly three days of good fun; even though I was down with a bad flu/cough/illness.. whatever it was. Was quite afraid that I would infect little kids with my constant coughing >.< But they weren't infected, so all's good ^^.
The kids were so cute!!! I had 6 in my group =) 7 on the second day. But 6 on the other days. They were lovely and obedient. They really came to participate and do stuff at BTF. My kids may not have gotten a lot of points for the group but they were noticed as being very helpful and obedient. And one of my kids got the overall outstanding kid award (I made the name up coz I can't remember what it was actually called xD;;;).
I remembered helping out to distribute flyers and finding out how everything was prepared for this programme. Everyone did their part and no one really complained! That was the best part! Actually, it was the best part of my whole stay in Australia. So little complaining heard! No one around me complained!! Only once in awhile, but I hear encouragement more than anything else. It was good.
Compared to VBS, this really felt small scale and much more.. meaningful. I remembered being part of 3 team leaders taking care of 15 over kids for four days! And unlike BTF, VBS was a full four days 3 nights event! It was really cool too! In VBS, everything was done in parts as in, the deco committee worked on their own, the team leaders were trained on their own, the kitchen committee were an entirely different set of people, and everyone did what they did separately. This was the biggest difference I saw. Maybe it was because we had the resources and could afford to have so many people serving for VBS but.. let's just say I was really impressed to see how much this church could do for BTF. It cannot be compared to VBS at all!
The experience was great! Definitely =)
PS: was writing this on the 7th of July... That's pretty long ago.. Guess I don't remember much anymore. But I will remember that.. for their church, with what resources they had.. it was an increadible feat!
