Life is a maze and love is a riddle♥

Let thee not embrace May yet
{Thursday, April 28, 2011}

Offer package came in today - further emphasis on how I can never do admin work - for there's so many things to do. Back to the Imperial vs UCL debate and I'm sick of it, really. No one can help me and I'm tired from just knowing there's so much for me to do and so many deadlines to meet. I guess I'm just wishing for someone to listen to my rambles but somehow even I find the rambling difficult. :(

@_$%_^($*@+$)%!_^($_(@+^(&*$(!_@)~|@%(@^+@_(Q)@(_@^)+#&)(@(#^!_|@)^(|&(!)+*)@_((&*)%!!!

9:51 PM

You can count on me like 1,2,3.
{Wednesday, April 27, 2011}

Some updates! (:

Went to this cute Charlie Brown cafe to eat on saturday and they have cute crepes!

Then we headed to FCP just for the fun of it and got bitten by so many mozzies I lost count. Well, either that or 1 mozzie bit me 194827301 times. Unfair cause someone was wearing jeans. D:

Caught limitless and NZT-48 is a cool idea, except for its scary side effects. Once again, it brings me back to one of my fav quotes, "The dose makes the poison".

Had dinner at The Handburger (yumyum!) and met Mr Poh! I swear he gossips behind my back cause when we left the place he continued to look at us with a certain kind of face HAHAHA.

Had dinner with LM, Larrie, JF and QY on monday and it's really been ages since I talked to them! Jinqing! Get well soon okay! We talked non-stopped and I realised I do miss the times when I had such innocent and pure fun - counting the number of times tintin said "okay" in 1 lesson, lamelefties!, doing math questions like crazy after school, and just not paying attention for the whole day at the back of the class. No photo cause we forgot to take one!

Caught RIO yesterday and Blu is really cute. Quite an interesting plot actually! (Okay, jq I realised I caught both rio and limitless liao HAHAHA)

Met CASSY! :D Hello girl, we must have dinner together soon!

Had dinner @ xinwang and I'm addicted to their papaya soup alreadyyyyy! :O

(bleah, blogger can't upload any of my photos!)

My work is getting slacker now that I have a new colleague who just came in on monday! Me and elysia are getting bored before we even start work HAHA, and honestly, with no Dr Wong's clinic today, this has got to be the slackest wednesday ever! Both of us ended up reading our books!

In fact, I'm currently reading Paulo Coelho's Like a flowing river which is just a book with bits and pieces of his observations, experiences and reflections. Although I do find that there are a bit much of ideas related to his religion (He's a Catholic!), I think anyone who reads the book can learn something from it. I'm 2/3 through the book and I find myself gaining quite a bit of insights already. One of which I must share here because I know not everyone will go read it. (:

The Funny Things About Human Beings

A man asked my friend Jaime Cohen: 'What is the human being's funniest characteristic?'

Cohen said: 'Our contradictoriness. We are in such a hurry to grow up, and then we long for our lost childhood. We make ourselves ill earning money, and then spend all our money on getting well again. We think so much about the future that we neglect the present, and thus experience neither the present nor the future. We live as if we were never going to die, and die as if we had never lived.'

I find the last line really true so right here, I urge us all to spend our every 'today's meaningfully.

Nel is going in next wed, ohno. He's going to be bald and I'm going to be bored. D:

Oh, and ask me anything at http://www.formspring.me/rougelette (:

8:19 PM

So you better run, run, runaway, runaway, baby
{Thursday, April 21, 2011}

Long weekend ahead and I have nothing planned! D: Probably going to hole up at home and stone my days away.

Other than getting selected for NSS (BS), pretty much nothing interested is happening in my life. I must say that work is getting more fun and Dr Wong is getting much more easy to talk to haha. I used to maintain a rather strict assistant-doctor relationship with him but he pretty much gives interesting advice and answers any of my questions! (Y)

On a side note, dear MC, I feel like I haven't seen you guys for ages! D:

I have decided to take up the scholarship but feeling pretty lost now over the Imperial VS UCL choice. Perhaps I should list down my worries and see if any kind soul can give me some advice! (:

I've always been a UCL kind of girl because of the hype about the social life in the school, a plus bonus to its reputation. But now that I am seriously given the choice, I can't help but consider Imperial. There are pretty much a few things I have been looking into and I just can't decide.

First, if I'm going to Imperial, I'll probably have to change course to Pure Chemistry because Med Chem in Imperial is a Master degree, and as I quote, one condition of the scholarship is "Your securing confirmed placement in a Bachelor’s Degree programme at an overseas university approved by A*STAR;". Well, I've pretty much look at the Chemistry course and I realise I'm okay with it, because #1: IT'S STILL CHEMISTRY! and #2: I can always specialise when I take up my phD. Of course, no such worries for UCL because I've got an unconditional offer for the Med Chem (BSc) course.

Second, assuming that I get to decide between Imperial and UCL (ie I change course successfully), NOW WHAT. Imperial is more reputable for chemistry and the different rankings have proven that it is above UCL for it. Both are in London (IMPERIAL IS NEAR HYDE PARK!!!) so no argument in this. What I'm afraid of is the workload (students on forums state that Imperial definitely has more workload than UCL) and while we can't safely say that UCL has a better social life while Imperial is full of geeks, that has always been the impression. But imo, what kind of social life I have depends on what kind of people I hang out with!

Third, larrie went UK to look at the schools and found Imperial better. Okay, well I wasn't the one who went there but stillllll.

So pretty much, what's bugging me is the fact that I know that Imperial can provide a better education but is that what I want? Cause I prefer a balance between work and play but I can't believe the stereotype and think that going to Imperial = all work and no play! But... NAT IS GOING TO UCL! :O

Okay, so my friends shouldn't be influencing me,seeing as I can't decide who I want to pair up with if I go for a twin bed accomodation... PLUS, UCL and Imperial are only a 15mins public transport ride away?

So yes people, what will you do if you're me?

8:13 PM

Don't Go Breaking My Heart
{Monday, April 18, 2011}

I feel like catching a movie again! I think the whole idea of choosing a movie to watch is really funny. First, you probably caught a trailer or heard something about this new movie that is coming out. But what's important is not the plot at first, it is the actors and actresses involved. Plus points given to movies with your fav/likable actors and actresses. Then, you read the synopsis and you realise what it really is all about. Most of the time this is when you decide whether you'll catch it or not. If it suits you, it will go under your maybe list but it doesn't appeal to you, off it goes from the list. But I guess for those who are not so adventurous (like me!), you'll read the reviews. The funny thing is, much as I want to trust those reviews, I always have to take them with a pinch of salt because different people have different taste and end up back to square one. After reading tons of reviews, I can never really understand if the movie is worth my time and money.

But nuff said, all it takes for a movie to catch my eyes now are a romantic plot, friendly actors/actresses and cute characters.

Don't go breaking my heart, Rio, Hop, Norwegian Wood - WHICH ONE? Dang, I've been spending quite some time at the cathaycineplexes page.

On a side note, I realise I always take good news cautiously and bad news dramatically. Oh, what life.

9:59 PM

Rain rain go away
{Thursday, April 14, 2011}

It's been raining non-stop! >( For the past 4 days, its been raining from late afternoon to evening and it really is v horrible because it just pours and pours and pours and... without any sign of stopping. I wonder where all the water comes from. Whatever it is, it makes me moody because I can't go for a run and I haven't done that for ages. :(

NTU is a bit crazy. I didn't finish my scholarship application because halfway through I decided there was no point since if I'm staying local I'll go NUS for sure. But they sent an email which asked me to confirm my attendance for the interview. I ignored it but this afternoon I got a call about it. So I told the person that I didn't actually complete my application and she was stunned but could not respond to the fact that they actually overlooked in this. -.-

Likewise, I did not accept the MOH scholarship but they sent an email to ask me to go for an adventure camp. Hahah, gosh.

Staying at home with nothing is so sian! ): I've just been playing games with nel and that's it. We lead a boring stay-at-home life and it just kept raining so I didn't feel like going out too. RAWR.

The interview in the morning went pretty well although it was really funny. Some girl went in and took more than 25 minutes but the next guy that went in took less than 5 minutes. I was so surprised I thought he came back cause the interviewers needed more time! Hahaha. Mine went on for 15 minutes, they asked pretty detailed questions, some I couldn't really answer, others I rambled, but overall, hmm it should be okay! Thanks friends like lm and glennnnnn for their concern heh. (: Glen lee, 我不会忘记我的根的! (: I heard they're giving out about 20-30 this year? Crossing fingers!

Yesh, one more working day till the weekends come! (: PLEASE STOP RAINING.

I wanna go cycling!

8:15 PM

What a morning!

It's so glorious having to wake up at anytime I want (Okay, maybe not really since I have to go for my interview but still!), have a good breakfast (half-boiled egg!!!) and talking to Lim Min (HELLO, I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU FOR AGES!). And let's not forget the list of things I can do after the interview - bake, run, clear my stuffs and the like. (:

The only thing that can turn my good day around is that I'm falling sick! D: Have been spamming lozenges but they're not working. This morning I woke up with phlegm. The funny thing is how I was kind of wheezing then it sounded like a vibration so I kept thinking someone msged me -.- HAHAHAHA.

Okay, got to go get rdy! (:

8:24 AM

I was born this way
{Tuesday, April 12, 2011}

In short,

Lunch date with QR and Ivy! :D Ivy is really the best tablemate cause I rmb in P6 I did sth really bad and was banished to the side - she had to follow me!
Free Cone Day!
Aircraft game (Sorry, I can't rmb HAHAHA)
Xin Wang's Papaya soup noodle, yumyummm!
A*STAR final interview on thursday, 1030am!
Full day leave on thursday, yay! (:
Dreaming about my future many a times!
Crossing my fingers real hard for thursday!
Hei ren and fanfan getting married! :D (I think they're the sweetest couple!)

Okay, it's 10pm, shower time!

9:55 PM

最重要的決定
{Sunday, April 10, 2011}

其实我们每天都在做最重要的决定。

The guys finally popped yesterday! (:

Some things have finally been finalised, I guess time does tell it all. Now I'm crossing my fingers real hard. I guess this week is all about second chances - we all need them.

Life is pretty much all the same but nonetheless,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOW QIAN RUI! :D :D :D

(Sorry jing, but this has to be posted, HAHA.)

I <3 YOU BESTIE! (:

Actually I have nothing much to update about but I can't wait for my final round of A*STAR interview because I want to ace it. :)

Heading to yufong's house later to meet up wit 7G, CAN'T WAIT! <3

"That's youth for you, it sets its own limits without even asking if the body can take it. Yet the body always does."

- Veronika decides to die

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTERRRRR! :D

9:30 AM

Follow your heart but take your brain with you.
{Monday, April 04, 2011}

All this thinking is making me very tired mentally.

9:20 PM