the real Bolt

the real Bolt

I met Bubbles today! She's Glenn puppy, the one whom Bolt reminds him of, and she's so cute! I've been bugging him forever to bring Bubbles out to play because I hear so much of her funny stories, so I was very excited to drop by and say Hi to her today. Hahaha.

Our initial plan was to go to Sentosa with Sarah and Jiajun, but JJ couldn't make it at the last minute, and the weather was so unpredictable, we decided to pop by Glenn's place before heading out instead. And then I get to see Bubbles!

She's so tame, she'll make you feel like she's been your pet for years the moment you step in. Haha. She sniffed my legs, leapt up to me and just sat in my lap wagging her tail nonstop, completely ignoring Glenn when he called her. Jealousy definitely sparkled in the air.

Well, hopefully the next time we decide to hit Sentosa, then sun will be out for good, and I'll get the car so that we can take Bubbles along too! :D

Glenn, giving in to Bubbles and sharing his pear.

She showed her gratitude by shitting right outside her cage. HAHA.

Too fast too furious!

Bubbles in my lap, and my attempted self-shot for her.

Then Glenn took a picture of Bubbles without me in the photo!

She kept trying to kiss me and lick my face.

And the solo shot of her.
I think she looks very much like a Santa Claus dog. All we need is the red hat. Haha!

out with the boys

out with the boys

I just got home from the movies with Glenn and the boys - the 11year old kid we both tutor and my 12 year old brother. The initial plan was to take the 11year old kid and his very cute 8 year old brother to watch Bolt because the poor boy is always complaining about how boring the holidays are and that's pretty sad for a P5 kid. But in the end the 8yo couldn't come and my Mom told me to take my brother instead! Hahaha.

5minutes into the movie and we were looking at each other - bad idea! The 11yo was exclaiming rather loudly at everything, from the funny commercials to Glenn's glow in the dark watch. My brother was squeezing his way out to go the the washroom right after he sat down. The boys kept trading food and passed the popcorn and chips across us so many times. I secretly wanted to burst out laughing at the ridiculous situation.

Thank goodness the movie held their attention most of the time. It was a rather amusing show, even for us. Hahaha the hamster, Rhino, is so cute! And Glenn was constantly reminded of his new puppy, Bubbles, whom I really want to meet! Oh, and the whole time I was just thinking Postmodern Postmodern SO TOTALLY POSTMODERN! Cultural Studies' friends would know what I'm talking about. Haha.

I also felt very much like a girl hanging out with them, especially when they launched their PSP talk. Glenn took out his PSP, then my brother took out his PSP and started to compare games with him, and then the 11yo just joined in naturally. Me? I had no idea what they were talking about!

Other than the whole thing being ridiculously parental, it was a fun date, and definitely a very different one! Just that I don't foresee a repeat session in the near future. Haha! :D

night at the museum

night at the museum

Running out of cool things to do, Glenn and I checked out the National Museum of Singapore today! I actually had the Singapore Arts Museum in mind, but somehow I got us slightly lost, and Glenn found the way to the National Museum first, so we decided to check that one out instead. Haha. Turst me to lead the way huh.

It's a nice and quiet place that will give you different insights into everyday things, and allows you a peep into Singapore's past - postwar domestic items, fashion, lifestyle, music, films and such. But I think more than that, I enjoyed the architecture. The lovely bay windows, the white pillars, the arch ceilings and everything about those colonial buildings.

I would also advice you not to go alone, because it does get abit creepy because it's so quiet. I was quite spooked when I ventured into one of the exhibition rooms alone and found the wayang outfits and puppets staring back at me. Hahaha. It really DID kinda remind of the movie Night at the Museum.

After having enough of our country's past, we walked over to the Glass House for dinner. The iconic LOVE sign outside is gone for some reason, but the Christmas decorations and the band were awesome! And as usual, there were SO many people celebrating their birthdays there. Hahaha. How can I forget my own slightly embarassing 19th. Hurhur.

The initial plan was for us to share something because we both weren't very hungry, but we ended up finishing a Seafood Platter, a Fish&Chips set and a huge drink. We just had to take a walk down Orchard afterwards so we won't curl up into fat balls and roll home. Hahaha.

Glenn was rather apprehensive to be on the other side of Orchard Road and was afraid I would get us lost again even though all the usual builings were just opposite us! Haha. But it was nice to be on the quieter and slower-paced side. Less people to dodge past and more room to talk. (: We had a great Wednesday night!

Scooter girls!

That's the first exhibit we saw - the postwar (and very cute) personal vehicle.

Glenn's unglam picture with it. Haha.

And he who was checking out his reflection insisted that HE is the only weapon of mass desire. Hahaha.

Tough girl.

In contrast with my reflection.

I love them colonial buildings.

Her World has the coolest quotes!

I took this to show my Mom. She used to have one!
"Mommy, look! Your stuffs are in the museum!"
HAHA.

The scary wayang things.
And posing for this was damn tiring - invisible chair!

Timer shot No. 1.

Timer shot No. 2! Haha.
The old man is scary. You'll find him staring at you the moment you walk into the museum. And I was happy to be able to read the French words that appeared across his face!
Solitude is a necessary condition for the liberated.

Him, emo-ing because the food was taking a long time. Hahaha.

Me, being greedy with the huge drink.

My favourite photo! And Glenn's first mirror shot. Haha.
I really like the colours. (:
I'm always looking right at you.

walking on sunshine

walking on sunshine

I finally got to see Francine Chye! Second day after my papers, we met up and went to soak up some UV rays at Sentosa. So glad the weather held cos it keeps raining these days. Someone up there must know that we've been looking forward to this for really long, and we really needed our catch-up session. (:

It's been such a long time since I last hopped over to that little island, and we both can't believe it the last time for me was the last time we were there together! I have such fugly tanlines from touchrug and Fran was all too happy to be in the sun. But after awhile it got so freaking hot, we couldn't even stand it with our faces in the shade and body out in the sun. Thank goodness for the pool at Cafe del Mar.

Oh oh, and we also broke our own record by meeting at the ungodly hour of 10am! Hahaha we didn't even have to rush to get our Macs breakfast this time! Some things do change! But only for the better. :D I missed her so much!

Sun, sand and sea!

Our favourite Cafe del Mar and the tanning beds.

And of course, the before shower shot. :D

bimbos' sleepover

bimbos' sleepover

Inter-continental sleepover!

And oh yes, I cut my hair again. :D

Fran: I(Fran) AM TYPING THIS on Meng's blog! I am the FIRST YAY!

opposites

opposites

It's his discipline and her freedom 

that drew them together.

Opposites, pulling, unrelenting.

Fatal attraction.

Some sort of desperation.

Then conversation, mundane and banal,

fills the space that words cannot.

They speak in a dance,

stepping around each other,

tripping, stumbling and falling.

A clumsy sort of grace.

His gaze, fixed on her.

Her eyes, lowered.

Cheek to chest,

hand to hair,

silence.

Heartbeats,

both of theirs,

say what they cannot.

A sharp breath,

to keep from crying.

It's time.

For him to go.

For her to let go. 

An understanding

that they cannot kill each other

or what binds them together.

Breathe. 

Then it'll start all over again. 

library skype session

library skype session

Kai took this screen shot and sent it to me cos I dunno how to do it on the Macbook.

HAHA.

That's what I was doing in the library yesterday while waiting for Glenn to finish his paper. Hahaha I was Skyping with Kai! Silent Skyping. The guy opposite flashed me the weirdest look when I started waving to Kai as we decided to go back to mugging. Shortly after, he packed his stuffs and left. HAHA. Oh wells. He who doesn't understand long distance love. 

Anyway, because I've been doing all kinds of things BESIDES studying since my first paper started on Wednesday, I think I had the shittiest Lit exam of my life this afternoon. It was BAD. Okay, actually it could either be very good OR very bad. I don't think it's the kind of essay that will fall somewhere in between. Which is BAD. 

The things I wrote were totally off the top of my head and not related to the lectures AT ALL. Seriously. It was such a different reading of the texts, my answers could have been my very own book, completely original. Let's hope they're looking for originality huh? Haha.

But that's 3 down and 1 last one to go! I'd better really study for this one since Lit was screwed. Roars. I just hope I don't get anything lower than a B. Or you'll never hear the end of it on 23 Dec when they release the results online. 

I can't wait for Monday to come! And more than that, I can't wait for Sarah and Glenn to end their papers on Thursday and Wednesday! Meanwhile, I've got my time perfectly planned - shopping after paper on Monday, tuition and appointment with my hairdresser (finally!) on Tuesday, and touchrug friendly with SAS (S'pore American School) on Wed! (:

But for the weekend I need to live in reality - exams are not over. Just yet!

stress - not enough!

stress - not enough!

This is the last thing I should be doing, with my first paper in less than 48 hours. But then again, this is also the last thing I should be saying - I don't think I'm quite stressed enough!

I did some calculations, for the lack of Math in my life right now, and figured out that my finals only account for 36% of the whole semester's results. You see, out of the 5 modules, French does not have finals, and the other 4 papers are 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% each. Which adds up to a grand total of 180% out of 500% if each module is 100%. 

I have no idea if that's a good thing or a bad, but I guess if I'm daydreaming about all the things I'm gonna do after the exams and recounting JC day stories in Sheares' Study Room, then it can't be too good. Haha. 

I AM SO NOT MOTIVATED TO STUDY! This bugging flu isn't helping either. I am perpetually sleepy.

Okay Mengs, come on, you need to get off the laptop and go study NOW. Your 64% is NOT enough to get you your grades. The last 36% will MAKE OR BREAK YOU.

Alright alright, back to the books! Because once my papers start on Wednesday, I probably won't have much time to study in between. The papers are all back to back - Wed, Thurs, Fri and Mon. Eeks!

But then again, FREEDOM SOON! 

a snippet of conversation

a snippet of conversation

Me, whining: "Blah blah blah I'm going brain-dead, I really don't wanna do my project anymore. It's due in a few hours and I'm going completely mad. I hate projects! Ahh!"

Him: "Hahaha go take a break. You are Miss Piggy. You don't work so hard."

Me: "Nooooo, I can't. Oh no, I hate this. I've got cramps. I hate being a girl. I hate doing my project. I wanna curl up and sleep. But I need to finish this. Eeks!"

Him: "Hmm, okay. How many percent is it anyway?"

Me: "Eh, you don't wanna know."

Him: "How many?"

Me: "50."

Him: "FUCK!"

HAHAHAHA I thought that was damn freaking funny. It cheered me up instantly. And I guess that's the epitome of differences between boys and girls, engineering students and arts students! 

So anyway, it's about exactly a week to the exams, and everyone's going mad studying. The rain hasn't been of much help - it's so sleep-inducing! But I do like sitting in the library wrapped up in my warm jacket, a hot latte in hand and staring out of the misty window. It REALLY feels like Christmas is coming soon! Which means most of my friends are coming home! 

2 weeks. Then holidays! (:

on avenue Q

on avenue Q

Is there anyone it doesn't suck to be?
Yups, us! It definitely doesn't suck to be us! (:

Haha I went to watch Avenue Q with my two babes at the Esplanade today. The colourful lines in the background are from their latest art exhibition - it's all hula-hoops! Pretty huh? The play was hilarious and heartfelt and really fun! More details and updates another time. I hope you had a nice weekend too! Walking in the snow, and leaving no footprints. So when I'm gone, you won't even find me.