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Thursday, May 20, 2004

immortality..take it it's yours?

it's back to work after being home for a few days. i had so much fun and even though everything looked the same it somehow felt different. it felt as if i was a visitor in my own home. everyone was being extra nice and making sure that i did what i wanted...ate what i wanted...saw who i wanted. it was nice but it felt weird. oh well...i guess that's a change that i have to get used to. i managed to see most of my friends...those that i really wanted to see :) i'll be going back again next week for about 9 days so i'll have more time to see everyone else.

ben was kind enough to accompany me to watch troy even though he's already watched it. i wanted to see it cause it was showing in singapore but tickets are expensive so since i was back in KL i decided to catch it back home. i only paid RM7 for the ticket.hehehe. anyway...my thoughts on the show?? not so great. brad pitt is over-rated. i don't get the whole 'immortality..take it it's yours!' shit. most of the lines were just plain corny and what's with the outfits? it had so much promise. and what's with orlando bloom and the bow and arrow? deja vu of LOTR ey? oh well...i'm the only one who didn't exactly think the movie was all that great so far.

first few days of work really sucked. my students are stressing me out...i'm stressing myself out by setting such high standards for me students. contrary to popular belief...most of the kids here are under achievers. i would assume that by being singaporean their parents would probably have set high expectations and it would be a very competitive environment. well...maybe i just haven't met those kind of students yet. most of them are spoiled brats. hence...their parents usually don't want them to be pushed to do things that they don't want to. i guess my area of studies isn't exactly as important as english or mathematics which is why parents don't push their kids to excel. on the other hand...there are students who enjoy coming for class and they make the effort to practice and to understand/appreciate music. those are my dream students. the ones who actually 'want' to come for class as opposed to the ones who are being forced. i only wish i 'wanted' to go to work as much as they want to come for class.

anyway...did my community service today. kicked some scrabble ass once again. apparently scrabble isn't the only thing they play. they want to play chor tai ti next week. i doubt it involves money of any kind. but heck...i'm getting paid to do community service so anything goes. i had to fold bed sheets today and help print the hospital name on the sheets too.

i was talking to a friend today and he said 'i'll mail you soon' and my first reaction was 'i won't hold my breath'. he was a bit disappointed at my lack of enthusiasm but i find that when guys say they'll email it usually doesn't happen. guys prefer real time conversations i.e. face to face conversations..instant messages rather than correspondence i.e. emails..snail mails. the only form of communication that is widely used by both sexes are phone calls and sms's. this of course doesn't apply to all guys...i know a few that are an exception to the rule...very few :) oh well...just an observation.

time to watch an episode of west wing and it's time to go to bed. once again i can't believe i'm saying this at 11pm. ooh...i bought my first ironing board and ironed my first outfit today :) it wasn't a total disaster.