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winterjem
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Birthday: 4/17/1988
Gender: Female
Interests: Well u know, singing/music, writing, drawing/colouring/painting n stuff, watchin TV, sleeping, uh.. jumping abt and talking nonsense? Can't think of anything else. >.<
Expertise: Can't say it's an expertise but...Singing! Drawing, colouring, painting also! Being mad when with close friends and coming up with wierd ideas and most of all, muddleheadedness!
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Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
11/28/2003
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| We hit the big 2 this year. I'm already there so is Liwen and Marie. Next'd be Jen then Lisa, Jas and Ching. The former mentioned 3 eagarly welcomes Amanda into the club. Another one that has been converted.
Age. When you hit a certain number, the number of years you've lived seem to matter. To some, earlier than others. Some are afraid to grow old because old = wrinkles = flabby and saggy in all the wrong places = ugly = prone to health problems = death...and all that jazz.
Sure, those don't look like exciting things to look forward to. I'm not too keen on those myself. But I miss the simplicity of being a kid. Everything is pure. Sadness, anger, jealousy, kindness, friendship, love... Usually it is all expressed in the purest state. Somehow as we grow older, we like to make things more complicated.
Kids say things as it is. I remember as a kid I picked up the phone and it was someone looking for my mother. My mum told me to tell the person she wasn't at home. So I said "Mummy says she's not at home." I got a scolding after that. but I'm sure you've heard of stories like that.
The other day while packing and going through my old stuff I discovered a card made of drawing block paper written to my Mum during Easter. I seriously don't even know when that is but teachers seem to know. Anyhow, it was an occasion and we were told to write greeting cards or something to someone special. The card read Happy Easter in horrendous squiggly writing with different colours in crayons. Inside on the left was a big easter egg decorated with the most horrible blend of colours. And on the right read God bless Mummy in big bold red, and 'I love you Mummy' was written randomly with different colours on that page.
I can tell you definitely I will never recreate such a horrifically cheesy letter. You'd think it's shameful and embarassing. I think it's embarassing. But I know my mother was glad upon receiving the card. We don't exchange "I love you"s in my household. It never happens. Now that I think about it, I've only said it during my childhood days.
You know what? Blogging has given me a terrific idea. I'll write a card to my parents just after they leave me from England. I'll sneak it into their suitcase. Think they'll be happy. Heehee =n.n=
The simplicity and honesty of a child is such a wonderful thing. To age is such a pity.
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| Andrea found me on facebook. We quarreled about something a long time ago during secondary school. I don't think either of us remembered what exactly happened. The past is the past. We're fine and talking now since we've found each other again!
Knew Shu Hui from pri school. She found me on facebook too. Haha. Have yet to ask what's happened to her all these years!
Rang up Ivan today for a favor. We've not spoken in ages and ages. So we talked for ages and ages and caught up with what's happening. I enjoyed our talk and I'm glad that we've both become better people and that we're still friends. Happy happy happy!
The past makes us who we are but I'm not going to dwell on the past. Old names from my past will scare me no more. I've got a bright future ahead and the grim past can stay grim! It's not going to change anyway. Only my thoughts, actions and attitude will change. The future's smiling at me and I'll go forth to embrace it. =n.n=
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| I wrote a song about going to a new place today. It's half done though.
Everyday I wonder what it'll be like to study at Keele. I'm still in "I can't believe I'm going to England to study" mode. Visa's done. Visited the Visa application centre like 5 times just so it got through... I tried cooking stew the other day with some ingredients I just thought of throwing in the pot. It turned out very nice. Think I'll try doing random ingredients tomorrow.
Sleep now. Jaa
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| Ok people. I am baptised with the name Arista. So it's Arista now. People who've added me on Facebook will know.
I am seeing everything different now. I feel more at peace. Maybe because I've graduated and there's no assignments to rush. Ok but literally, i am seeing differently now. I just got my eye operation on both eyes and i can see without me glasses! Yay!
Anyhow, the English guys have went back so there's less going to places and everything. Previously we went to pulau ubin, pubbing, the bird park, botanical gardens and places with them. Sorry, lazy to put up pictures. Haha. Facebook has some. Anyhow, I was backtracking and reading my past entries... yup. I've grown older. Haha. I use to sing "I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want much more than I can tell. And for once it might be grand to have someone understand I want so much more than they've got planned."
Looks like I'm going to get my adventure in great wide England. When one door closes, another opens. I'm honestly scared. I think I'll complain and cry. But I'm going to do my best in whatever it is and have fun at the same time. The English people have been very sweet and assuring. Both the girls and the guys kept saying I'll be fine and I'll fit in... I still worry though.
"You must do things you think you cannot do" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Her words, are always encouraging...
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| 2nd years Music technology student- William, Allan, Jacob
2nd Yr Music student - Laura
Unsure what year and what she studies - Nikki
1st yr - Dean (soon to be my classmate!)
I'll be brief. Rushed like mad with my baby gu zheng to school and a whole lot of mangosteens, deposited baby zheng in studio D, went for Keele 'party' thing. Not at all like a party in my opinion. Some performances by DMAT juniors. T'was good. Talked to the Keele students. They were quite helpful. They gave me advice on the courses and such and what programs to try to get my hands on and stuff.
They tried the mangosteens. Jake said "It tastes like banana-melon!". Hmmm... don't quite agree but that's interesting.... They all liked it. =n.n=
Went to their apartment to listen to the pieces they did on Jake's laptop. Interesting. Their music is very much free and not restricted to pop music. Stuck around in the guys' room, ate Pocky, talked, lazed about till everyone got hungry and we went out for dinner and some drinks. We ate at the food court at Marina square, went to 7 Eleven to buy drinks, and went to drink and talk on the Esplanade roof. Then, we went to walk around abit and took some photos.
That's Laura and Rain
Dean, I, Nikki, Rain, Allan
Lazy to rotate. Bottom row, left to right, Jacob, dean, I. Top row, William, Rain
It was wonderful meeting these people. I feel more assured that I'd have people I'll know when I go into Keele University. AND it's the first set of people I gave my baptism name to. Hopefully they'll call me that =p I don't really know yet. Oh well. I'll see them again soon. Yay! I won't be that alone in Keele anymore! Thank God!
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