To me, one of the saddest things I can think of is a woman whose boyfriend is treating her badly and yet she can’t leave him cause she loves him too much.
Another is a woman begging her boyfriend not to leave her or trying to do lots and lots of small things to convince him to stay even though he obviously doesn’t care shit about her.
Love makes people into victims.
I try my best to make sure I am not one of them.
At the end of the darkness, there is the light.
Knut you gave me good luck.
I love love love love you KNUT!
Anyway SNGS Fiesta funfair is on Sat! So excited… can’t wait to go back and soak in the atmosphere… and also bring Knut and show off lol
Lately I’ve been caught in a vicious cycle. When it’s hot and sunny, I have a major headache and don’t feel like doing anything. When it’s not hot and sunny, it’s raining, I feel much better and I still can’t go do the things I’m supposed to do (do my bike, pay library fines etc).
I realised I still have something I need to do.
I need to break up with somebody.
But how do you break up with someone in an amiable manner if it’s impossible to meet up?
(Disappearing or breaking up via sms isn’t too classy, is it?)
I feel so tired every time I return to Singapore, it’s like the moment you step onto Singapore soil, all your responsibilities and problems come back urgh.
And the first thing I did upon reaching home was to eat some cake I bought from there and it was mouldy. Urgh.
After sitting on it for around 4 months, I have decided to sign up for my class 2A motorcycle course asap!
Congratulations to me!
Update: Err anyway I didn’t cause it clashed with my overseas internship. Damn internship.
Here’s a message from some NUS Geography students:
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Dear all,
My group is doing a GIS project mapping the earthquake tremors felt in
Singapore in 2007 with the underlying geology. We are looking at a
random sample of 500 respondents. This is a very very short survey and
we really appreciate it if you could help us with it! Thank you! 🙂
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=inIed_2bcYIqXDRr8uLqXohg_3d_3d
Cheers,
Valerie, Puey Ling, Si En
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Some things didn’t turn out well but I don’t regret allowing them to happen.
Cause without them, I wouldn’t have grown so much as a person.
And now, I have a better idea and a more realistic view of what I want.
If it’s your first, no need to be so choosy about the perfect one.
No need to be so worried about doing everything right.
After all, everyone learns to ride on a training bike before committing to their own dear dear 🙂 And even then your dear dear will probably not be your last.
So just go out, love, get hurt, in the end it’s all okay.
Just don’t do anything that you can’t get out of easily… Or more like before you do something like that, check that it’s really okay first 😉
But one thing that is really bothering me is: How should I tell him?
Taking a break from coding to blog.
Sometimes I wish he won’t call.
Sometimes I wish that he’s sick of me too.
That would save me the trouble of explaining.
Ok, I have failed to receive some crucial files again and therefore I cannot start work. Needless to say, I am a little peeved.
If I can’t start work, I shall have to blog instead.
Ok, one issue keeps coming up, and it is the war between cyclists and pedestrians.
The bicycle is a poor creature. Scorned by cars, hated by pedestrians.
Yes, I may be a cyclist but I’m afraid I can’t defend my fellow cyclists here.
There is a place for everything.
The footpath is not a place to ride fast.
You want to ride fast, go on the road, but be aware that you also must watch out for the traffic.
You want to stay on the footpath, firstly you must be aware that the footpath is mainly for the use of pedestrians, and they are being nice enough to let you ride alongside them.
Footpath rules I follow:
A lot of this has nothing to do with bicycle skills. It’s more an issue of considerate behaviour (i.e. not scaring/hitting pedestrians).
On the footpath, I ride slowly.
When I see a pedestrian, I slow down from quite a distance away.
If the pedestrian is not facing me and I need to pass them, I pass them as slow as I can leaving the largest gap possible between me and the pedestrian.
If the pedestrian is unaware that there is a bicycle behind him, I call out “excuse me!” and thank him as I cycle past.
I make sure my brakes work and know how much stopping distance my bicycle will allow.
I do have to get down and walk my bike often. Footpath cycling makes for a lot of walking and again this has nothing to do with your bike-handling ability, it’s more an issue of not inconveniencing drivers and not scaring pedestrians.
In short, some important things to bear in mind about footpath cycling:
Rider must have sufficient skill to ride the bike slowly, stop consistently.
No stunts. No “high-level” actions (wheelies, stoppies, riding like motoGP etc.)
Rider must be able to think from other’s points of view (drivers, pedestrians).
Rider must ride in a way that is consistent with the expectations of others (drivers, pedestrians) i.e. riding in a straight line is consistent with people’s expectations, pulling wheelies is not.
Remember that since a bicycle lacks any conventional ways of signalling, whatever you do sends a signal to others around you. Make your intention as obvious as possible. This includes stuff like on-road: your lane positioning, speed, where you are looking, checking behind you (preparing to do something strange like stop or change lane position), footpath: the speed you are moving, position in relation to pedestrian, dismounting from the bike (not intending to ride across obstacle i.e. filter lane). And signal early.
And please look, not just where you are going, but also for anything that might intercept you halfway along your path.
Every time I hear of another cyclist inconveniencing pedestrians, it really makes my blood boil.
Halal food: Unites or divides?
Hello my muslim friends,
I like my pork. I also like you.
Therefore, let’s have a compromise: When we’re together, you decide whether you prefer a halal foodcourt or a non-halal one ok?
After all, I don’t mind eating anything (within reason)
And I can eat pork on all the other days anyway, it’s ok 🙂
But don’t ban non-halal food courts cause I like my pork and therefore I would get kinda mad.
SATan's kingdom 