Pagan Poetry

So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

(Martin Luther King, Jr)

As you can tell, exams are over *maniacal grin*

Sat in the NIE library the whole day - I declare it's my newest favourite hangout. It's so pretty!

Well it's closing now...have never been in a school library til closing time. Sunset here was really beautiful - ought to get my ~~preccciousssss~~ beloved 35mm camera over here some time to get a photo of it.

This place feels like the airport somehow, especially when the librarian makes those closing-soon announcements over the PA system. I half expect to hear the mechanical swell of plane engines and the zoom as they lift off.

What would you do if :

The world fell into the hands of aliens?
Hope they're all as cute as Brendan Fehr :P

Your house is surrounded by man-eating dinosaurs?
oh that's no problem, I'm a girl not a man *corniness*

You're stuck in a house of zombies (like resident evil)?
Someone get me a machine gun and lots of ammunition, and I'm ready to splat some zombie skulls! If not... er, you know how they say if you can't beat, them join them...

Someone gave you a million bucks?
Only one million ah?

Sadako climbed out of your tv set?
Invite her for a cup of ocha and psychoanalyse her childhood trauma

A genie gave u three wishes?
Ask for unlimited wishes.

Simon said your singing sucks?
Tell him to be glad at least I sing better than William Hung

Time stopped, and you could turn back in time?
Wouldn't change a thing. Too messy and troublesome.

You had the ability to change yourself into anything u wanted?
How about Queen of the world?

You suddenly become a superstar?
Write very angsty songs and plot a way to die most dramatically at the height of my fame. Hey, ain't that what all of them love doing?

You suddenly go bankrupt?
for me to go bankrupt... I would first need to actually have money to lose the money...

You can fly?
Cool! No more need for public transport. Heh. Probably save me loads.

You can cast spells?
Hm... crucio anyone who gets on my nerves *wicked smirk*

You got handicapped?
Depends on the type of handicap... suppose I could learn to live with it...?

You can't see?
Just die, because I can't read and will therefore die of boredom.

You can't hear?
Sing off-key happily and join Singapore Idol. I could be Singapore's answer to William Hung!

You had one breath to say something before you die?
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep
I am the thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there; I did not die

You had a chance to write a song on your life, what would you call it?
Waiting For

Ho on! m'I gnipyt sdrawkcab no ym golb won! HGRA!!! ...All this backward typing is really sapping my brain. Heh... crazy already.

I got a C for my 103 term paper. Am so fucking SCREWED.

Stupid computer and stupid handphone have been hanging and restarting on their own all day *scowls* Stupid electronic things.

I have decided to give up a few chapters of my 102 and 103... hopefully they won't come out 'cause if they do I will have redefined the meaning of fucked up. And as of yet, I still have not gotten back my 103 and 106 assignments *growl, fumes* Am freaking pissed off and stressed and ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

... feel free to ignore the above post. A more sane me will return in about a week's time.

Buffy: Is Willow around?
Xander: How can I convince you people that it's over? You assume because I'm here, she's here, that I somehow mysteriously know where she is.
Buffy: Those her books?
Xander: Yeah, she's in the bathroom.
(Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 3)

Story of my life.

Xander: You�re the bait! Go act bait-y!
Cordelia: But what�s the plan?
Xander: The vampire attacks you.
Cordelia: And?
Xander: The vampire kills you. We watch, we rejoice.
(Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2)

�I have officially been driven mad by boredom.
Why is it that I can remember dialogue from BtVS word for word, but cannot for the life of me remember what's in my notes?

Entire campus blacked out last night, subsequently rendering the internet nonexistent for half of today. Me and my roomie came up with the theory that it was all a conspiracy to let students have a bit of stress relief before the exams, then force us to go back to the grindstone without distractions. Not a blessing in disguise as it turned out, because I still managed to not study by playing about 50 rounds of spider solitaire. Strangely, water heaters in the bathrooms are now functional 24hours a day... I can�t decide what is more relevant to me � a hot shower on a warm and humid afternoon, or checking up facts, checking email, checking to make sure my friends haven�t for some reason or other decided suicide is a viable option to deal with life�s screw-ups, etc.

I AM SO FREAKING BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I burn all my readings and textbooks and inhale the fumes, do you think I might be able to remember all the information inside?

This weekend has been grossly unproductive. Managed to finish a grand total of three chapters only. And my attention span wavers so easily � I'll write about one or two lines, then spend a disproportionate amount of time either playing spider solitaire or watching video clips I�ve amassed in my laptop over the year. Argh. Also succumbed to one of my neat-freak moods and spent the past hour or so packing everything from my hard drive to my shelf.

7 + 13 + 11 + 11 = 42. That's how many more chapters in total I'll have to get through ;___; And each 20-page reading can actually be condensed into about three main ideas. What is their freaking problem? It�s not like they're students with a word quota on their essays! And everything overlaps! *grumble, mutinous mutters*

If I were a month, I'd be: january. for obvious reasons.
If I were a day of the week, I'd be: thursday
If I were a piece of furniture, I�d be: a bookshelf
If I were a sin, I'd be: pride
If I were a feeling, I'd be: pain
If I were a liquid, I'd be: mercury
If I were a clothing accessory, I'd be: a pocket
If I were a flower/plant, I'd be: hemlock - beautiful and poisonous but useful to those who know how
If I were a season I'd be: autumn
If I were a mythical creature, I'd be: a dragon
If I were a color, I'd be: blue
If I were a sound, I'd be: the sound of silence
If I were an element, I'd be: air
If I were a song, I'd be: Liz Phair's "Extraordinary"
If I were a movie, I'd be: something thought-provoking
If I were a food, I'd be: green tea soya bean milk (I know it's not technically food, but so there)
If I were a material, I'd be: cashmere
If I were a taste, I'd be: an acquired one
If I were a scent, I'd be: er....dunno. something tangy.
If I were a religion, I'd be: pagan
If I were a word, I'd be: sod-off
If I were a body part, I'd be: hands
If I were a facial expression, I'd be: frown. apparently I frown when I sing. heh.
If I were a shape, I'd be a: irregular one
If I were a number, I'd be: 13
If I were an animal/insect, I�d be a: cat
If I were an instrument, I�d be: the voice
If I were a place, I�d be: a quiet place
If I were a gem, I�d be: garnet. nice blood red colour, even if it ain't an expensive one.

You are Gambit!

You are a fierce fighter and a good friend to have.
Your preference for solitude and your
attractiveness make you very intriguing to
those you meet. Unfortunately, close
relationships are few and far between for you
because you often have trouble opening up to
others.

Which X-Men character are you most like?
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In desperate attempt to make myself start studying, I have resorted to drastic measures and disconnected my computer from the internet. The fact that you�re reading this entry shows you just how successful my attempt to divorce myself from all contact with the internet has been. (Oh heathen demigod of the LCD screen and internet cable, we offer up our grades, sanity and eyesight as sacrifice... et lux perpetua luceat eis.)

I am totally kicking myself for not starting on the readings earlier� suddenly realizing how much there are, and how long it�s going to take me to wade through all of them >_< Only a little more than a week left to exams� *brain overloads with stress* The introductory course to Journalism is driving me mad with boredom... only mildly better than the lectures. At least the IT text has pictures. Have spotted a �Will & Grace� pic. Also, there�s a Sean Hayes pic in the Speech textbook *beams*

All I really want to do is:
1. Watch "Interview With The Vampire", "Good Will Hunting", "Dogma" and both the Harry Potter films again despite the fact that I can probably remember all the scripts almost word for word. And watch "Fight Club" over and over again so I can memorise that too.
2. Get my hands on Stephen King�s entire Dark Tower series, including the newest Wolves of the Calla.
3. Catch up on all the Harry Potter fanfiction considering I haven�t been reading or writing for nearly half a year now.

However, at this moment I also feel like I�m five nanoseconds away from suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and deep vein thrombosis. I need to back... away... slowly... from... the... computer...

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4, Write down what it says.
1-2 rei rii-san: rii desu. yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
My Jap text... haha....

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
My alarm clock

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Smallville

4: Without looking, guess what the time is.
10.50am.

5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
10.53am

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
machinery... maybe grass cutting. and some other sound that sounds like majong tiles clacking against each other O_o

7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
this morning. had social psych class

8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
checking my comp for viruses...

9: What are you wearing?
t shirt n jeans

10: Did you dream last night?
yes, but I don't remember... my roomie guest starred if I'm not wrong

11: When did you last laugh?
last night. roomie finally got MSN and it was so weird having a group conversation via MSN when she was sitting right next to me.

12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
off-white

13: Seen anything weird lately?
not really

14: What do you think of this quiz?
I must be really bored.

15: What is the last film you saw?
Lost In Translation

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
books. heh.

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I'm schizophrenic and this is my evil twin doing the quiz. No, really.

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
sigh... only one thing?

19: Do you like to dance?
I'm okay with it I guess. even though I probably have two left feet.

20: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Would largely depend on the kid's character/personality/horoscope, etc... but generally I think Shiri is a nice name... song of my soul

21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Brandon... Little Raven.

22: Would you ever consider living abroad?
maybe.

You're Brave New World!
by Aldous Huxley

With an uncanny ability for predicting the future, you are a true psychic. You can see how the world will change and illuminate the fears of future generations. In the world to come, you see the influence of the media, genetic science, drugs, and class warfare. And while all this might make you happy, you claim the right to be unhappy. While pregnancy might seem painful, test tube babies scare you most. You are obsessed with the word "pneumatic".

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

oh, go me, I'm the book I studied for Lit S... but it's ok, I kinda liked some parts of the book - including the introduction by the author, which was fun to read... the choice between madness and utter lunacy. And yes, I claim the right to be unhappy, I claim the right to not know what lies ahead of me, and I claim the right to the exquisite pain that is the human experience, because in this book is one of my philosophies of life - you can't be truly happy without having first known sorrow.

Managed to get most of the website project done! All the video and audio editing done in 4 hours! *beams* And it was so much fun too! Now just tweak the tables a bit...

I feel good ^_______^

I just read Bing's mail... we only have 3 Basses who have confirmed that they will be staying in choir next year O_o;;

From Bing:

~WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE..~
GUM: I don't like gum
DRINK: eh. anything that's cold
SEASON: autumn
WEATHER: cool/cold windy, not much sun
EMOTION/MOOD: melancholy... can hone my brooding skills :P
THING TO DO: sit in front of the computer and waste time
LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY: reading!
SPORT: swimming
CITY: hm... London
STORE: most bookshops

~WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU...~
CRIED: hm... I don't remember... very long time ago
LAUGHED: Friday
HUGGED SOMEONE: online... probably a few weeks ago. real life... 28th feb
KISSED SOMEONE: sore wa... himitsu desu :P
FELT DEPRESSED: now
FELT ELATED: 28th Feb
FELT OVERWORKED: last night
FAKED SICK: er... Sec 3?! (I very guai one ok... heh heh)

~WHAT WAS THE LAST..~
WORD YOU SAID: ok
THING YOU ATE: animal crackers
SONG YOU LISTENED TO: Why Can't I by Liz Phair
THING YOU DRANK: water
PLACE YOU WENT TO: home...?
MOVIE YOU SAW: Lost In Translation
MOVIE YOU RENTED: why rent when you can download? :P
CONCERT U ATTENDED: Vocal consort

~WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU..~
HUGGED: online probably Dreamcatcher... real life...*grins, shrugs* make a wild guess
CRIED OVER: sore mou himitsu desu :P
DANCED WITH: Dhika... or was it PJ? or was it all the choir people? *ponders*
SHARED A SECRET WITH: He Who Knows Most Of My Secrets
HAD A SLEEPOVER WITH: the Rataliens.
CALLED: James
WENT TO A MOVIE WITH: parents
GOT ANGRY WITH: someone from school
OBSESSED OVER: the stupid html coding for the website *deliberately misunderstands question*

~HAVE YOU EVER...~
DANCED IN THE RAIN: yes
KISSED SOMEONE: "for palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss"... *takes refuge in flippancy*
DONE DRUGS: nope
DRANK ALCOHOL: yup
SLEPT AROUND: there's the hostel bed... and my own.
PARTIED TILL THE SUN CAME UP: yup!

Intended to spend the weekend finishing the website for CS108 and making notes for all 12 chapters of CS102 (yes, rather ambitious I admit) and all I managed was 3 chapters. But I did manage to finish the website, so at least my weekend wasn't completely wasted. Also managed to watch 3 movies and do a new layout for this blog :P

Exams in 18 days... why does it seem like I'm still on holiday?

I can't believe the love I give
Is not enough to end your fears
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
Everybody's shaking oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young

Oh rainfalls and hard times coming they won't leave me tonight
I wish I knew what I was doing
Just to let this spirit survive

Everybody's dancing
I guess I couldn't live without the things that made my life what it is
Can't you hear me calling oh yeah
Everybody's dancing oh yeah
Tonight everything is over
I feel too young

mood

Translation:
Nemo nisi mors.

the subject

utopist. dreamer. cynic. poet. a contradiction. eccentric. cartesian. a starlight in the gloom.

The patient, born in 1984, suffers from a history of idealism of unknown onset and duration.

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