it has been so long since i have updated. went through 2 semester of exams and into the third, suffered in a full triathlon and starting to learn about personal hobbies, changed courses and made new friends.

i'm now doing english literature, a surprise to few, especially my teachers. 'nuff said. i am here now.

cycled a lot, built up my own bicycle (short of welding all the tubes and lugs together), exploring the sport as a whole and looking into different facets, stopped painting (because of time constraints), am making new friends in my new school (or faculty for you NUS students) and exercised a whole lot less. i have also worked in a bicycle shop as a mechanic, worked for ben and jerry's as a temp scoopy and worked as a tuition teacher (so far the most horrible job).

read shakespeare, milton (finally finished the damn book which i had been planning to read in the army), did essays, which seem nice and fresh now but will probably be a horror in the years to come. sonnets are nice. i like poetry. and now i can concentrate on finishing dante. and read up more on rhetoric when the exams are over (as well as playing maple story). and write a poem or two as well. did i say i like poetry?

while it takes some time getting used to, there are a few interesting people i have met in my division. interesting in a good way, because they impress me and they inspire me. that said i have had feedback that i have tread on a few toes as well. not that i care though. give me your best shot (or backstab, if you are into that sort of thing). another thing about literature is, if i have to write essays similar to secondary school scope (like in HL101), i am so going to die. seriously. it gives such a strong sense of deja vu. however there are the better core modules. HL102 has some interesting books and intriguing arguments presented that we students can dissent about together ad infinitum, or ad nauseum. the tutor is a tad eccentric but is also a brilliant academic. HL104, however, has a very colourful teacher. i must say he makes literary theory seem bearable. he does have a disturbing fetish for film though, and seems to be a rabid wong kar wai fan. but that is what makes him endearing.

and after going to orchard after like months of loitering around the west side of singapore, i have to say my favourite shop of the moment is l'occitane. love the products there, not for myself though.

shea butter tinted lip balm, and rose lip gloss. to quote what one of my friends said, "looks good enough to eat"



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