Locked Out

Oh no I'm locked out of my room now!

I vividly remember that I put the room key in the back pocket of my jeans. Really sure. Sadly it's not the one I'm wearing now. The said jeans in hanging behind the door....in my room.

For once I really wish to see my roomie now.

Scratch that. It's 30 minutes later and I'm already in. Who says you need a door when you can climb through the window? Albeit a hard one to climb.

Smile!

Remember this motivational poster (click here!) awhile back?

Tagline reads : Smile! Tomorrow is going to be worse.

I find that amusing, especially today.

After being somewhat disheartened by earlier events today, combined with 4 hours of nap and lengthy dinner, I ended up with a smile. And just like that, I feel quite happy now, even though tomorrow may just be worse. Smiling actually works! Guess that (de)motivational poster works better than expected eh?

And, oh, I'm counting my blessings now. Since I realized some people I know is still hall-less.

Anyway, it's not like I have nothing to celebrate about lately. Check this out:
1. I got a hall! no more sleeping on the floor.
2. 18AU for this sem, at this rate, 5 more semesters to go.
3. I got 3rd Prize in 30 seconds to fame! easy 50 bucks =)
4. Modern Jazz dance open class was really really fun.

As for 30 Seconds to Fame, I could have done better if not for last minute change of song. I did my acoustic take on Rihanna's "Disturbia" and Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes", wrong choice of second song. But, oh well, that 50 bucks makes me feel all better.

And Modern Jazz dance class. Remember the cliche that life is unfair? well, it is, but no one says it has to be. I'm referring to how dance girls people are relatively better-looking than, let's say, choir or guitar ensemble. Too bad I can't dance that well, not without practice, but open class was fun! Aside from being totally clueless at the end of the routine, I think I did okay.

I'm ranting in the middle of the night, thanks to 4-hour-nap earlier.

By the way, I heard this interesting quote from Pushing Daisies:

"Love signals are like nuts, mixed is better" -Olive Snook.

Just that they forgot to tell you it increases the chance of allergic reaction.

Oh, and thanks to mei for reminding me of this song (click here!). Old, but still lovely.
And the puppies are somehow cute!

you came along
just like a song
and brighten my day

Hall One

Yeap yeap, I just checked in into Hall 1 today. And instead of brimming with joy, worries filled in, fast. It all started when the person took out the key, with #12-1-183 written on it. Block 12! The highest of all, and so I asked for another block, maybe lower one, and he said it not available.

So, I thought, never mind, I shall just check how the room looks like. I've never been to Block 12 anyway. And so it turns out...Block 12 was far! It is much closer to Hall 4 than Hall 1, for some reason. I thought, at least my room is near canteen 4, nice food.

Then Bang! I reached the room 183, trying to open the doorknob but it's locked. Then I heard some noise inside, along with words "wait a minute" said with a thick, too familiar accent. They gave me Indian roomie. Not that I have anything against them, just that I had Indian roomie once, andd, let's just say our sense of smell is not really compatible.

So I went back to Hall office, asking for another room, any room. And they actually scolded me for not being grateful to the fact that I got hall. True, but somehow I felt I deserved a bit better. For now, I can't tell whether my new room or my squatting room is better.

So, the fact were these, SAO put me in waiting list so damn long just to put me in a middle-of-nowhere block with such roomie? I demand explanation! See, even the baby thinks so..


Anyway, I feel like I complained a lot lately. Sorry to those people I complained to. Hope you're not sick of me, as I'm a bit sick of myself lately. I'm gonna write some appeal letter, then I better start accepting, enough complains! Hope this'll work, somehow.

Though I found something from Pushing Daisies to cheer me up,

Old song, but still lovely : Kristin Chenoweth - Eternal Flame

My current iPhone wallpaper reads: Smile! Tomorrow is going to be worse~ lol.

say my name
sun shines through the rain
my whole life so lonely
then you come and ease the pain

Heartfelt

Just had my Choir Welcome Tea 2009!

somehow I think this picture is quite cute =P see how we all wear contrasting expression?

Anyways, welcome tea feels much like FOC (it rhymes!). With all the Ice-breaking games and meeting new people and all. Was kinda fun, though, until I realize my section just got WAY louder than ever before, not goood.

I'll be having interview for Choir maincomm tomorrow! Wish myself luck here. *pats* I can't believe it's those time of the year again where you have to worry about getting points.

And finally, I'm in the final for NTU 30 Seconds to Fame. Go for $150!!

And these things are nicely wrapped up by good music.

Video of the Day : Kevin Skinner - If Tomorrow Never Comes

Might be the most heartfelt performance I've ever seen =)

and that'll be all.

so I made a promise to myself
say each day how much you mean to me

Quizzes

So I was bored, really really bored. And that's the only time when Facebook Quizzes seemed useful. Took the first two I see on my homepage. Not that I'm desperate or something, just that it happened to be about being single.

"Why Are You Still Single?" quiz and the result is You're Scared of Intimacy.

When things get serious emotionally, you tend to back away. You're what we call a ''commitmentophobe.'' Whether it's because you fear letting someone into your life or that you're scared of getting hurt or that you're just not sure that there isn't a better out there, settling down with one person practically gives you hives.

"If you're single, take this quiz. " quiz and the result is You're too Hung-up on someone who isn't giving you the time of day.

The clock is ticking and that person you always have to contact first before they call you could really care less about you. The time is now to drop them. Give that person up because it's wearing you down and making you dull. There are a thousand other fish in the sea, sound familiar, and all you have to do is put up a sign that you are open for business. Pull yourself out from under that rock you've been hiding under and get to work!

Am I really? Hear me, quizzes, we shall see.

Without those, though, I wouldn't roll on the floor laughing *literally! i want my hall =(* at this conversation. Edited, but the gist is there.

A: Hey, you're like Barney
B: So I'm a big purple dinosaur?
A: *punch*
B: So, I'm a big blue black dinosaur now?

please tell me it's funny!
either that, or I'm depressed

Wishes

Like Alvin and The Chipmunks said, Christmas time is near! Like, one semester away. Okay that was lame, and I don't even celebrate christmas. Just that I can't think of anything better for introduction.

Remember when you got all depressed and need some retail therapy? Here's what I do instead of actual shopping, wish-list! hopefully I can scratch them off soon =)

Wish-list:
1. Room KEY, preferably upper hall
2. Jack and Danny Semi-Acoustic Guitar DG-108
3. Green Converse Shoes
4. Earphones
5. you

Respectively priced: $1k-2k, $288, $59, ~$40, and Visa (get it?) =p

Any kind fairies out there?

Uh oh, and I'll be having audition later, go for $150! Wish me luck..

Song of the day : Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

take my hand
we'll make it I swear

The Square Root of Three

I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three

The three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine

For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three

Has quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed

-David Feinberg

Pick Up Lines

I have an obsession with pick-up line, somehow. I think they're catchy and fun! I barely got the nerve to use them in real life though.

But this one rocks!

Man - Would you want to dance?
Woman - Yes !
Man - Well then, could you go dance so I can talk to your friend?

If I remember correctly, there's an ASEAN dance coming. Go! =)

Hey, sorry to bother you, do you have a band-aid?
No, sorry, what happened?
I think I may have scrapped my knee....when I fall for you

Re-return!

6 August! Mark your calendars cos here I come!
I know, what the hell right? but whatever :P

So yeah I'm coming back this coming thursday. Partly excited, cos life in indo is.....you know. Plus I don't have to make peace with all those traffic anymore! Partly depressed, cos I still have not got my frickin' hall. And given some spices of information that it may come out after the school start.....it's saddening, really.

anddd there! one paragraph of complain is enough. *points to the quote above*

I shall just be awesome.

I just got back from Bandung! Went to a kind-of-traditional wedding with somehow modernistic food. Is it just me or those Sundanese atmosphere in a hot, old building does not mix really well with, say, beef bulgogi, some italian pasta, and garlic bread? I'll give them unique thou. Oh, and the band was funny, they accompanied Sinatra's "My Way" with a recorder! (well, kind of)

but that's not the most fun part.

my dad went to some 2nd-hand shop looking for a semi acoustic guitar. And he came out with a pair of shoe and a tennis racket instead! Mine, of course. :) Check this out: Onitsuka Tiger shoe for Rp105k and Wilson K-Zen for Rp300k. Despite considering (a lot) of time will be spent cleansing those, I still think it's a very good bargain! Bandung rocks.
a little voice inside my head: what the freak? u got too many stuff already you knoww.

All in all a pretty fun trip, setting aside spending 4 hours looking for mum's make up bag. Found it thou.

A little tunes : Straight No Chaser (Click here!)
I just love their rendition of "Africa" :)

Oh well, maybe I just love that song.

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you"