Thursday, April 23, 2009 ; take a peek

its been a long time since ive been to my grand uncle's to eat at his humble noodle stall at macpherson food centre.of course it was really nice to see his affable attitude and jovial character today.its quite unfathomable to think that he's been selling this for at least 40 years now.of fishball noodles.and it just gets better tasting year by year.ever since his children were attending university to fund for their school fees till present.its a heartwarming life story.and he gave us chilli + fishcakes.yayness.

he's always generous with his servings.normal servings contain only 3 fishballs and 1 prawn perhaps.but instead we had 5 fishballs and 4 prawns.and every time we go its the same.he gives way above what we can eat.too kind too kind. (: on another note.it piques one's interest in observing how the less well off in our society live their days in the neighbourhood.considering how sheltered we are.i realised much of my time has not been spent on thinking the extent of luxury we indeed enjoy compared to these people.yet we seem to be missing some kind of intrinsic joy that these people have.as the uncles and aunties share friendly banter over "cheap" beer,it set me thinking back to the time i went clubbing.drinking albeit more expensive things.but in the end.it all boiled down to one word : alcohol.

yes.we are indubitably more educated than these people.but somehow that comes with a cost. a sense of self-consciousness which sometimes refrains our most honest opinions.we dont talk loudly.we dont laugh loudly.cause that would seem outlandish to others.making us look like weirdos.these people are content with operating a coffee stall.or whatnot selling chicken rice,char kway teow,western food.but ultimately they are satisfied with their simple lives.not earning much doesn't really bother them.as long as its enough to get by.its good.but look at those at the other spectrum who crave for more and more.more money.more assets.more affluence in general.and they could never feel happy.i cant help but chuckle at this phenomenon which was born by the increasingly elitist society in singapore.seems that society is shaping us.and not vice versa.

maybe another thinking point put across now would make some people go into overdrive.but i think its pertinent.we have always met people who are,well,a little more different than we are.be it the mentally challenged,people with strange habits.or just people who deviate from the norm.is it some innate human nature to marginalize those who do not conform to our standards?
it is said that we follow by example.what about those who dont? queer that we just cannot accept this unique trait of theirs we perceive as alien.jaded eyes follow wherever they go.i think it shall continue like that till the end of time.we just cant acclimatize ourselves to eccentric behaviour as well as we destroy forests when we realise there isnt enough land to grow crops.

lets start on something else then.went home with reggie on bus 53 on wed and made friends with dionne! haha.she's a very nice person.how fun it was chatting on the bus and telling them about japan and them telling me about their past glorious adventures in band.sweet.yes.my life just got a wee bit better.

and at this time i opine that some characters in school should just stop harrassing the evils poised around the campus.be nice to it lest it consumes you.don't push it to its threshold.
thanks sandy.

jixian was bored at 10:19 PM

Saturday, April 11, 2009 ; zirca megaclub

good friday was my first experience at a club.met weijin at 9pm at clarke quay.and still waited another 1 hour+ for sherman to come from his dinner.so as little newbies to the clubbing scene.we followed sherman's lead to this place which was just over the bridge.i totally have no idea what its called.but it looked totally rad.there were restaurants/bars everywhere.with chic interiors and patrons.i was sure about 70% of the people there were caucasians.seriously that place was FULL of glam people.and they might have made my smart casual look child's play compared to their dresses and suits.i saw the Clinic with their wheelchair seats and IV drip drinks.but sadly didnt go.after walking for a while we went to this place called Zirca.which is this pretty cool place with a black entrance.kinda gothic looking.ironically it was situated near a rubbish dump.but anyway.the cool mist surrounding the place made it seem ethereal.

so we just decided to go in because Rebel had such a long queue.haha.i guess i had this feeling of liberation when i was allowed in by the bouncer.finally i was legal to do this kind of thing (: but of course i will never make clubbing a hobby.at that time was probably like 11.20.still kinda vacant i'd say.they were having school uniform night and some people were dancing on the stage and the walkways above.entertaining.anyway we just made our way across to the bar and despite having the drink coupons with us.sherman convinced me to buy a Jim Beam.which was $107.20 by the way.shared by 3 of us.plus coke and sprite.we cheered and drank.and the whiskey had an interesting taste.a bit more flavourful than vodka.less burning on the throat.yeah i'd have preferred that.so.3 guys hanging out at a dance club was pretty pointless and un-fun.i suddenly then realised why sherman kept insisting it was no fun when there were no girls.but then again we just sat there and looked at others.unbelievably pretty westerners.

the drinking went on and while i was on my 3rd cup the DJ came out and was blasting tons of aurgasmic house music.though i really like deep house more(its less lively and more looped).it was interesting to hear such electronic stuff which had strong influences by african/latin music.lots of claves were heard.oh by our 5th cup i was feeling pretty dazed and i just looked around aimlessly.whatever weird actions my friends made made me smile uncontrollably.i even had a small problem walking to the toilet.but luckily it wasnt so bad to make me fall.that would be so embarrassing.sherman kept taking timeouts at the staircase.i guess he wasn't feeling very well.i guess it was only normal cause he already drank some wine prior at his dinner before he came.we also sat quite close to the speakers so the music literally had our innards shaking at every beat.it sort of aggravates your headache when you drink too much.by now the whiskey tasted almost disgusting to me.at the staircase sherman started pushing me around because i was interrupting him.and i guess by the way i was swaying i probably had my limit already.more and i'd be falling at the slightest push.so at 2.05 am we bailed.

damn.i felt pity for sherm as he kept vomiting outside the place.at least 3 times.should have stopped him from drinking too much.while i was quite high on holding the bottle of whiskey home.spent $39 on it and oddly enough.in this recession.we didn't even utilize our drink coupons.
we were just muttering nonsense on the way to clarke quay MRT hoping to take a cab.poking each other and hoping we weren't making too much noise.we slacked for about 45 mins more before taking a cab.reached home at 3.30 and just in time for next day's beloved event.BAND.

sorry to those who thought i looked bloody fierce today at band.i guessed i pulled a black face all day long because of hangover effects.and the whiskey sitting in my fridge will see no one wanting to drink it.how sad it will feel.so i shall step in and fill its ego.perhaps when i cant sleep.yay.i wonder what surprises i will get to enjoy next time.till then bye : D

jixian was bored at 10:27 PM

Friday, April 10, 2009 ; tampines one

right.yesterday was the release of PW results and haha.it was such a happy ending for everyone cause 95% of us got an A for project work.yay (: so good to know i actually did something proper last year.hope things only get better.

anyway yesterday yihan and sherman accompanied me to visit Tampines 1 on its opening and gosh there must have been A MILLION people there.visiting and shopping.but of course we just went to the main attraction which was UNIQLO and it was just shocking to see the queue snaking from the entrance right to the to staircases.but amazingly i only waited for like 10 mins before i got in.but inside was worse.there were tons of people looking at all the clothes and i didnt know where to start.in the end it was their famous jeans which caught my attention.the time spent waiting for my chance at the fitting room was ridiculous.i swear i never waited so long in my life just to try on 4 pieces of garments.called jy to come but in the end she didn't.i think i waited since 5.45 and then we took turns guarding the queue while the others went to take a looky looky around for more things.and when i got into it it was probably already 7.21.ugghh.oh well that probably trained my patience a little.in the end i made off with $124 worth of things.money money.im really short of them.

going to a club tonight! cant wait to see how boring it is.yeah.im excited to go to a boring party.and i might drink too much till im tipsy.ahh.an experience to be remembered.16th of may.i really want that performance.

jixian was bored at 2:25 PM

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 ; vivace : the annual band camp

band camp! the most anticipated,expected,predicted,wanted,loved,coveted camp ever this year! only a privileged few were allowed to attend by invitation.of course.only those from MJC BAND (:

my group was group 4.and it was surely filled with fun people whom i've not spoke to often.if you wanna know who they are just consult your handy dandy vivace handbook (: anyway.band camp started off at 3pm with sorting and icebreakers.of course the usual games applied with "curtains down" and after that taboo and guessing band songs.haha damn i helped my group score 7 points in taboo.yay me.of course after that we had beloved combined in the school hall.the weather was pleasant and it made me sweat like a fountain.but thankfully there was a bowl of green bean soup to cheer me up ^^

well.since its camp i guess no one does sleep early.except for a few special ones.whoa the exco totally slept late.but im sure they did a good job with the camp despite having only the slightest scintilla of rest.anyway through the period of 1.30 - 2 am i sent lots of nonsense to jy cause we couldnt sleep.gah.you wouldn't believe what i typed in those messages.just plainly not germane to anything in the world at all.

day 2's morning reminded me of the great workout every year where the PM would lead a neighbourhood in doing exercises.oh well.decked out in our sporty attire and water bottles.we were prepared for the bitter onslaught.running 3 rounds on the track.and playing oodles of captain's ball.i felt super beat after the run.gosh.abigail and evonne just stood there and watched.lucky people.game time!

the conniving exco sent us on a wild goose chase for clues placed around the school.and i thought some clues were so difficult.they really made no sense.like what im typing right now.who thought jogging and starbucks coffee would give you the geography room? so weird.but its a commendable effort cause i thought it was rather fun.seeing other groups run while we were taking a stroll in the park kinda thing.haha.group 5 for the win!

okay i shant say much about sectionals cause some stuff happened and everyone should already know by now.of course the highlight of the way was BBQ and skit yay :D skits were great! but its really unimaginable how my group got an okay skit with 90% improvisation.we didnt prepare much at all.while we were rehearsing 5 mins before the thing started abigail kept coming to rush us.but im sure nicholas made waves with what he did to me.and gary became a snoopy.

sorry for my unacceptably lengthy posts.i just cant help it even though it bores people out.thanks to kin hang for chatting with me for like almost 2 hours when i finally got to sleep.the flute boy is very nice (: and that proves how little people i actually know in band.haha.

well i myself have no more patience to write more.but in conclusion.i enjoyed band camp more than last year.cause maybe last year i was still so very reclusive.scrumptious food and lots of fun.all thanks to exco.


now im thinking how empty i'd feel when syf is over and i dont have to come for band anymore.

jixian was bored at 8:39 PM