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play it again! most of the time, i'm known as rachel. i am, many things. the geekgrl, the dreamer, the tripper, me. i am 16, and no, i'm not very sweet. i wish i could |
say that it's all very exciting and new for me, but i would be lying. my handwriting is uniquely (as i like to believe) illegible. i would love to compile all my |
quirky dreams into a book, & entitle it: loveletters in my stomach. but i am much too lazy. i'm not very creative either. im not usually this negative. i like many |
things, too. some of which include; my parent's 1960-70s black & white photographs, glowinthedark stars, the sense of touch, and nice voices. okay, im dry now. |
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Monday, April 29, 2002 12:32 p.m. It's already mid-day and I'm still in my PJs! What a life. :) Yeah, I skipped school today. I knew I wouldn't be able to take it, with only 1 hour of sleep! 1 hour! :) So, yes! I'm back from Hong Kong. We did quite a lot in that short 3 days. Sightseeing, dining and of course shopping! I'm pretty exhausted, naturally. We were practically on our feet the entire day! I mean, even now, my feet are aching! Bought a lot of black & purple thingamajigs. From tops, to shoes, to accessories, to a new handphone cover! I <3! The fashion there is very..... hm, inspiring. They've got, like the funkiest sneakers on earth! Its like a law to have funky sneakers in HK. And of course, being the sucker I am, I bought one of them. I fear I might get stoned in Singapore if I wear them. Too bright for their eyes. Oh yah, and I'm positively sure I saw this guy that really, I mean, REALLY looked like Edison Chen. :) Lots of good-looking people in HK. What else. Shopkeepers kept talking to me in Cantonese! Even when I could understand what they were saying (this is like, 48.9% of the time), I wasn't able to communicate with them. I'm so embarrased of my Cantonese. Wish I was better at it. It's so cute to call one's husband "lou gong" (to be said in a super whiny tone)! Yep. YAAAWN. I'll upload the pictures soon- when tripod.com finally decides to work. My computer is screwed. It keeps hanging.
Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:38 p.m. "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." Mm, watched American Beauty yesterday. It's one of those movies where you feel like you could relate to each and every character. Some parts of the movie just slaps you in the face.. but its all very endearing, really. I always get a bad feeling before I board the plane. It's really weird- I keep thinking that something bad might happen. Welll. On a more positive note, YES, I'll be in Hong Kong for the weekend. :) Hong Kong = good food & shopping! It's gonna be wiild. See you all soon!
Wednesday, April 24, 2002 09:46 p.m. I'm getting butterflies in my tummy. Oh life, oh me. Whine.
Saturday, April 20, 2002 11:25 p.m. WHAT A LONG DAY! Morning was spent window shopping. (ok i bought sooome stuff) In the afternoon my small group had to prepare food for YF! We spent like 30 minutes making the (weird looking) Konnyaku jellies and watched Zoolander for the rest of the one and half hours at Justin's. Power, eh. Heh.. Anyhow, after all the eating, we went to the Pasar Malam nearby (for more eating!) I had an ice-cream- the traditional, in between two slices of bread kind. Yummy. Was also armed with my camera. Took some random snap-shots! Fun! We played "polar bear" 'in the dark' too. Well, well. Sorry for the short and abrupt sentences.. I realized that they don't quite link, but, I can't be bothered! So tired! Am listening to Corrinne May tonight!! :)
Saturday, April 20, 2002 09:37 a.m. Last night at Gloria Jean's was great! :) Corrinne May has such a soothing voice.. Anyway, we had the best 'seats'- we sat in front. Whoopee! Initially, we were pretty disappointed because we were 'chased' out to the balcony. They gave "priority to the press". But yeah, we managed to squeeze our way back into the room. :) I suppose it does pay to be over-enthusiastic. (right, Daryl?) :P Anyway, Bea and I bought her CD after the performance. Should have bought it with David, but, ahh well. After that, we got our CDs signed and even took some photos with her. Haha.. She's good. Theres.. just something about her, yes? Well, I'm going out now. YAY! So love the weekends.
Friday, April 19, 2002 03:44 p.m. 'Some people say it is near the Himalayas, some say in Africa because Malawi is there, others say we are in China, while some say we are near Singapore. The truth is that Singapore is near Malaysia,' - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (taken from here) No offence, but what's up with that? I'm not about to start off some political babble though. Just curious. Yesterday, I purchased, together with my precious, precious Kinokuniya voucher, The New International Dictionary of Quotations. If I do memorize at least 80% of the book, I would be one witty, intelligent, arrogant, friendless kid. Well, I've got to get going soon. More fun later.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:09 p.m. Fell in love with the Blythe dolls and My Little Ponies at Wheelock Place. These babies don't come cheap though. I used to have one of those ponies. Ooh, nostalgia. It was purple, my favourite colour, with a turquoise coloured mane (imagine!) She was a beauty! I cut off part of her mane though. Seems like I enjoyed cutting up things even when I was a kid. Ponies' mane, dolls' hair, my own, clothes. And when I feel neurotic, I cut up pieces of paper into tiny little strips. No, really. Oh weeell. That's that. It's very noisy at my house now, can't quite concentrate. Had a math test today which totally drained me of whatever energy I had left. It's always the case, isn't it? I..really..have..to..study..harder.. Hmm. I lack the commitment, really. Sigh. I wish I had some cookies here. Comfort food, haha. Anyway, I'm such a sucker. The images above don't work, do they? They show up as ugly, red crosses here. But I haven't had time to change anything as yet, so there. Sorry kiddo.
Sunday, April 14, 2002 04:33 p.m. Raindrops collect in the ledge on my window panes. My favourite kind of afternoons. It is raining heavily outside, and the sky is now a subdued gray. In spite of my mother's instructions, I refuse to close the windows, only because I enjoy the breeze and the drops of rain that fall upon my face. And as it is, some words sound better in the rain. My eyes sting with lethargy. I really want to take a nap now, in the comfort of my air-conditioned room, on my cosy bed, with Fatty Mao. But alas, my sister is blasting her N'Sync songs. I have always wanted my own room. Does this make me selfish? I'm just in love with the idea of having my own space, my privacy and everything good that comes along with it.
Saturday, April 13, 2002 3:23 a.m. the grandfather clock downstairs sounds every 15 minutes. more than distracting, but i haven't been keeping track of the time much. minutes, then hours, float by; without pause or hesitation, a timid reminder of more to come. besides the soft yellow glow behind murky shadows, there is no sign of life outside my window. the living dead of the night, and i feel restrained, suffocated, and bare. as a little child, filled with wide-eyed naïvety and wanderlust, i too, long to escape to a world where i, didn't exsist. echoes of uneasy silences.
Thursday, April 11, 2002 05:39 p.m. Scribbled this during the last 20 minutes of Literature class. chalk dust, like snow, settles on my black canvas pencil case Haha. That more or less sums up my day at school. Boy, am I exciting.
Monday, April 8, 2002 11:45 p.m. Horror of horrors! Gbook.nu has decided to charge for its services. And as you all know, Rachel is terribly and pathetically broke. So there you go, my tomyam guestbook is wiped off from the face of the internet world. Tragic, indeed. So now, the old becomes the new, and the new, old. Confused enough? Its now time for all good girls to be in bed. Mr Sandman, won't you take me with you?
Sunday, April 7, 2002 08:53 p.m. This afternoon, I plopped myself on the couch, in front of the tube and watched Britney Spears in Concert, Las Vegas for 2 hours. I munched on some "home-made" bread that my mum bought while watching Miss Spears dance and gyrate her hips in her usual tiny, sequinned bikinis. Yes, she inspired me to jump and prance around crazily in the privacy of my walk-in wardrobe, while making up the lyrics of "I Love Rock & Roll" which I know not. Evil, just plain eviiiiill. (to be said with an emphasis on the "i"s) And before this gets out of hand (i'm just relieving boredom), I shall move on to another topic. This made me jump out of my seat and scream in an utmost gleeful manner. And because I haven't been talking much at home for the past week, hearing my voice that loudly made my mum scream back at me in return. Okay, The Gilmore Girls is coming back to Channel 5!! My all-time favourite TV show!! I am so elated! I thought that after the last season, it wouldn't return because I found out that very few people have even heard of it! But yes, it's coming back, this April in fact! Shows like the Gilmore Girls are rare indeed. It's so unlike the usual trash on TV nowadays! Which, ironically enough, reminds me, (since it's considered trash by many..) Ally Mcbeal is also coming back! And to think that just this afternoon I was complaining to Justin that there were not enough good programmes on TV. Anyway, of course I know why I don't feel emotionally attached to my school. I'm just too full of pride to admit it :) Haha. Okay, now I'm REALLY bored with this topic.
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