Indonesia Raya

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Sorry I'm too lazy to translate. Those who might be interested will understand anyways.

when you're lost
always refer back to where you come from

Hope

You know how they say you gotta do something new every day?
This is my something new.

I've been spending time in the library for about couple hours and there is more to come. And it's nowhere near exam or quiz period. I realize I have never done this during term time. Turns out to be kinda relaxing! Granted, I've been using my laptop and enjoying the aircon with minimal study, but baby steps eh?

Anyway I've been to quite a number of interviews for the past few days. I felt good, but somehow there's this little voice telling me not to expect much from those. People adapts, right? And true enough, I haven't seen any positive signs from those.

And speaking of signs, I got a clear one yesterday. Though somewhere deep down inside I chose not to believe it. But who cares? false hope is still hope =) You can still use it keep you going. Aton said this sounds like argument to be religious, kinda true.

False hope is still hope.

Yea rite, something good better happen soon.

Couple days ago I was a bit euphoric cos my roomie moved out, then I got to enjoy a huge single room by myself. That didn't last long. Yesterday apparently my new roomie checked in, and tadaa, ah tiong! I haven't gotten to know the guy, so I shouldn't judge, but experience-wise, oh my god. Seems like when there's no Indian, a China man will do.

Oh well, I'm sick of being depressed. This will just have to make do.

need to learn from Mosby, the Architect.

Song of the Day: d'Masiv - Diam Tanpa Kata

kau diam tanpa kata
kau seolah jenuh padaku

Friends

Credits to xkcd

I feel like trying these lines

Asean Dance

Asean Dance 2009 : Neverland

I came! Who wouldn't when you got ticket and friends there?
Good thing that I came, it was fun. And, it'll be the last Asean dance I'm gonna attend.

You know what they say, a picture says a thousand words:

Looks fun? Cause it is!

I'm gonna miss this batch of people when they graduate. Somehow they are particularly hyper and noisy, but fun to be with.

And so I've written a 6000-word essay. This is cool! Peeps you're just gonna have to bring cameras for your lengthy reports and essays.

Click here to read funny story from last night, and there are peanuts involved.

do you want peanuts?
if yes, would you like a dance to go along with that?
if no, well, do you want my number instead?

10 Things I Hate About You

by William Shakespeare

I hate the way you talk to me,
and the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car,
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots
and the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick,
it even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you're always right,
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh,
even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you're not around,
and the fact that you didn't call.
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you,
not even close,
not even a little bit,
not even at all.

Cathing Up

So I was talking to Starsky last night, catching up and everything. And suddenly, okay, not really out of nowhere, he came up to me with this line:

Starsky said:
Hey I give you this line, try it.

| hari | said:
What?

Starsky said:
When you both look at each other right, the awkward moment type,
then u say "Would you like to kiss me?"
If she says yes, then good.
If she says maybe, go ahead and kiss her.
If she says no, you say :
"oh i didn't say you could. you just looked like you had something on your mind"

| hari | said:
LOL
nice one
but a bit scary
I might need to be drunk for that to happen

Starsky said:
It's a win win win situation
but I doubt you'll regret it

| hari | said:
hahahah
I doubt I won't regret it

That's me! the over thinking guy. Though I must admit this is kinda fun if I have the guts.

Simple stats would say 66.6% of the time you'll get a kiss with this line.

Can anyone try and tell me?

they say action speak louder than words
they just forget words are much much easier to listen to

Appeal Letter

Remember when I said I am going to write an appeal letter?

Well, I finally did, and here it is:

To whom it may concern,

I would like to inquire whether there is any room still available in your hall. I am posted to Hall 1, #12-1-183 currently and find that my current living condition is unsatisfactory. Thus I would like to propose a move to your Hall, should there be any room available.

My current room is located in Block 12, ground floor. Block 12 is heavily surrounded by vegetation, and even though it is very windy here, it makes it much easier for dust to accumulate in my room. As a result, I am stuck with having to clean my room almost every day. Not to mention being in ground floor means I have to deal with constant encounter with insects and ants. I used to have a history of dust allergy, i fear that it may be worsening with prolonged exposure here. I can provide medical letter if requested. And frankly, I do not appreciate these insect bites. I believe such dust and insects problem is not so severe in your hall, based on my experience in Hall 8 last year.

Hall 1, Block 12 is one of the older halls. I find that my bed is really used up with no more spring action underneath. I have been sleeping here for the past 4 days and every morning I wake up with severe ache on my back, without fail. This has caused me difficulties in performing simple task in the morning, as simple and sitting down and getting up without any pain inflicted on my back. I stayed in Hall 8 last year, and I have never experienced such problem with newer mattress.

Moreover, the location of this block does not make it better. Block 12 is located on the hill, only accessible through long walks and numerous stairs. Currently I am heavily involved in NTU CAC Choir where practices in the North Spine area tend to drag on until late in the night, where bus services have ended. So for the last couple days I have been facing long and hilly walk from north spine in the night, often with bulky things to carry. I know I will get used to it over time, but moving to your hall will save me a lot of trouble in the future.

Furthermore, I can say that I am not very compatible staying with my given roommate. He is a foreigner hailed from India. Our differences in culture results in us having great difference in our sense of smell. And sad to say, he does not really meet the standard of hygiene that I like. For example, he keeps walking around the room in dirty slippers, leave his container unwashed to leave the smell in the room, and seem not to bother with his personal hygiene. I have nothing against Indian, just that our culture is a bit different thus I cannot really appreciate it.

Last but not least, my room is located just beside the TV lounge. While it is convenient for me to watch TV, I find that the noise level is irritable, even in the middle of the night, as late as 2am. It is worsened by the fact that said TV room is located in open area, so noise really travels.

I know that I should be grateful to the fact that I have been given a hall, and I am. Just that I realize by changing room I can improve my living condition a lot for a year, thus I wrote this letter to appeal to you to let me move from my current room. I really believe such improvement to my current living condition can help me concentrate better in my study and ECA, and get better results from them. I am currently ABP student and I aim to finish undergraduate study in three and a half year, thus I greatly prefer my room to be a conducive study atmosphere.

Should there be no more room available, I hope u can give me a notice in the future should any vacancy comes up, and facilitate so that I can move to your hall. I look forward to hearing your reply soon.

Thank you for your attention.

Hari Aditya

I hope this works. And I think some parts are actually quite funny. Pardon my English, I haven't written any essay in a long time. But guess what? This appeal letter is 700 words, as long as GP essay.

I have a feeling they're gonna scold me for this. But never mind, at least I tried.

If only I can have that super cool phrase for every aspect of me. At least I tried.

and it's not like I didn't try
but, hey, at least I tried

Allswell Advert

Why oh why am I stranded in the land of Singapore?

I've always wanted to go to Great Britain, just for the sake of picking up one of the accents there. Be it British, Scottish, Irish, I think they all sound just soo coool. But no, not Britain, I'm in Singapore now! I don't really like Singlish accent, though it is needed to be understood here, somehow.

And Singapore TV channels here are full of it too! Even so, I found an interesting one aired long time ago. Granted, I feel like asking some British couple dub the sound, but I think this one's charming in its own way.

Allswell Commercial

Ain't that sweet?

When that silly three-word phrase becomes the reason, there's just no comeback to that. Oh, and I keep laughing at their expression tooo! See how the guy gives satisfied smirk after the punch line?

But why?
Because I love you