Shards of Memory

From melatariel and half_elven17 (aka Festine):

1. If you could push one person off a mountain, who would it be?
No one. Too much hassle :P

2. Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
Abercrombie and Fitch, when I was in the U.S. with my family a few years ago.

3. Do you still have clothes that belong to your ex?
I don’t think so. I hope he didn’t leave his jacket again :P

4. Do you get attached to people easily?
Not really. (Ice Queen!)

5. Have you ever been to the USA?
See above.

6. Churchgoer?
When I was young and naive.

7. Do you like roller coasters?
Hell no.

8. Did you cut class?
Strictly speaking, you can’t cut class in NUS because no one checks attendance. But yes, I have skipped class before. Not this sem, though.

9. Favorite TV shows?
Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (I haven’t seen the second season though), Will & Grace, Whose Line Is It Anyway

10. Do you know the show, Goonies?
No.

11. How many times have you been in love?
If you use a very loose definition, then 3 times.

12. Pets?
None. I miss my (dead) kitty.

13. Do you smoke?
No. Whatever, Justin :P

14. What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Ignore the alarm and go back to sleep for around half an hour.

15. What's your favorite season?
Winter. (Ice Queen!)

16. Have you been on a date in the last 2 weeks?
Nope. I have no life.

17. Are Chuck Norris jokes funny?
Some of them are.

18. Favorite food?
Italian (pasta and pizza), Japanese

19. Last movie you saw in the theater?
WALL-E = cutest movie ever

20. Computer-dependent?
I think the correct term is “addicted.”

21. Do you hide?
All the time.

22. Favorite movie?
That’s a tough one. But Lord of the Rings would definitely be one of them. Abby and Justin, you can borrow my copy if you want :D

23. Did you have a prom date?
Just for the first JS prom.

24. Did you give a corsage?
Lol, I don’t remember if I gave my date a boutonniere. But I probably did.

25. Who was the last person you were in a moving vehicle with?
The bus driver?

26. Favorite pizza?
It’s a tie between four cheese and pepperoni.

27. Would you take care of your friends while they're sick?
I’d probably just get the relevant medicine from my dad and make them drink it.

28. What was the last CD you purchased?
Do they still use those? Haha.

29. Ever dyed your hair?
Once. My sister made me do it!

30. Do you want to be/or stay in a relationship?
Nope. I don’t have time for that.

31. Favorite band/singer?
Lately, I’ve been addicted to ABBA (because of the Mamma Mia soundtrack).

32. Have you ever watched a movie drunk?
I’ve never been drunk.

33. Do you wish upon a star?
I can’t even see any stars here. Stupid light pollution.

34. Do you have any piercings?
Both ears.

35. Last person you hugged?
I don’t remember. Maybe Cassy.

36. What are you doing today?
Resting after a hectic week.

37. What should you be doing?
My take-home test.

38. What are you wearing on your feet?
Purple flipflops.

39. Who was the last person you slept in the same bed with?
My mom.

40. What is your natural hair color?
Black.

41. How many people have you texted today?
No one, but I did call someone.

42. Who made the latest comment in your blog?
This blog has been dead for so long that I don’t even know anymore.

43. What is your current conversation on your chat window?
Cassy, about going to some Christian service on Sunday. Long story, bottom line is I’m not going (duh).

44. Do you have a crush on someone?
Not anymore.

45. Where were you two days ago at this time?
Wednesday night, 9:40 pm. I was in my room, of course.

I know it's finals week, but I just finished two tests (yesterday and today) so I'm resting :P Stolen from Ma'am Vea.

I suddenly found myself with some unexpected free time, so here's a little something for you bored people out there.

1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search or other search functions.
IN ADDITION: Bonus points if you can name the character who said the line!

Survey from half_elven17. It's fun to reminisce, even on things that really sucked at the time they happened, because now I just find them funny.

I finally get a breather after weeks of experiencing stress in every possible form, and here I am blogging. Does that seem right to you? (Sorry, Firefly joke). Well, might as well get the most unproductive things out of the way. Here's a music meme nabbed from scyphs:


In other news, living off-campus is exhausting. I really took my dorm room for granted. I used to be able to go back to my room on a whim and bask in privacy and "free" air-conditioning. Getting to class used to take only 5-10 minutes depending on how lucky I was with the bus. Whenever I wanted something to eat (before 10 pm), I only needed to take the elevator down to the ground floor and go to the convenience store. Where I'm living now, I have to commute to get a bottle of water (the water in Singapore is supposed to be potable but the pipes here are ancient). I need to walk for around 10 minutes UPHILL to get from the bus stop to my block. Not to mention that to get from NUS to the bus stop that goes to my place, I have to walk across an overpass that's several meters above the highway. I'm acrophobic, you know. Yes, I know I'm being whiny, but I also know that I won't be staying in this place for long. I applied for the on-campus waitlist, and even if I don't get anything from that, there's always Oliver's place. Whining about the general suckiness of my current apartment makes me feel better in the meantime.

Argh, I have to go to the lab tomorrow. The cancer cells I'm growing are becoming too prolific and will start dying out if I don't remove some of them. Oh well, such is a researcher's life.

Long meme thing stolen from melatariel:

( procrastination at its finest )

( huling hirit )

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever music player you have on random.
Step 2: Post a line from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: No cheating.

( LJ cut nalang para hindi sagabal )

From melatariel:

(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

× I miss somebody right now.	✓ I don't watch much TV these days.  (Whenever I try, I usually fall asleep.)	✓ I own lots of books.  (My Star Wars collection alone comprises around 80 novels :D)
✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.  (Just for reading. I think they're 50-75 or something.)	✓ I love to play video games.  (Right now, I'm playing Final Fantasy X-2 again :D And let's not forget about DotA :P)	× I've tried marijuana.
× I've watched porn movies.	× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.  (Excuse me :P Deh. Lol.)	✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy.  (Countless instances of being scolded by your omniscient father can do that to you.)
✓ I curse sometimes.  (Usually only when I'm alone.)	× I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.  (I am very change-resistant :P)	× I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.

( it goes on... )

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over:
1. Lord of the Rings (all of them, even/especially the extended editions that are 12 hours long)
2. Hero
3. Ever After
4. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Four TV Shows I Love to Watch: (I don't watch TV anymore, so I put YouTube stuff)
1. Tsubasa Chronicle
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Bleach
4. Prince of Tennis (yes, I've jumped on the bandwagon)

Four Places I’ve Been on Vacation:
1. Switzerland
2. Liechtenstein
3. Japan
4. the Caribbean

Four Favorite Dishes:
1. Pesto pasta
2. Spinach ravioli
3. Ebi tempura
4. Cheese pizza

Four Places I’d Rather Be:
1. my own house (11 days nalang!!)
2. Pisay (I miss high school.)
3. Tokyo
4. Paris

Four People to Tag:
1. Cassy
2. Jason
3. Emzo
4. Justin

Like carbonrays said, it's disturbingly accurate o_o

From http://colorquiz.com:

Kirsten's Existing Situation

Seeks to share a bond of understanding intimacy in an aesthetic atmosphere of peace and tenderness.

Kirsten's Stress Sources

Feels unappreciated and finds the existing situation disagreeable. Wants personal recognition and the esteem of others to compensate for the lack of like-minded people with whom to ally herself and make herself more secure. Her sensual self-restraint makes it difficult for her to give herself, but the resulting isolation leads to the urge to surrender and merge with another. This disturbs her as she regards such instincts as weaknesses to be overcome; only by not succumbing to them, she feels, can she withstand the difficulties of the situation. Wants to be valued as a desirable associate and admired for her personal qualities.

Kirsten's Restrained Characteristics

Demanding and particular in her relations with her partner or those close to her. but careful to avoid open conflict since this might reduce her prospects of realizing her hopes and ideas.
Wants to broaden her fields of activity and insists that her hopes and ideas are realistic. Distressed by the fear that she may be prevented from doing what she wants; needs both peaceful conditions and quiet reassurance to restore her confidence.
Circumstances are such that she feels forced to compromise for the time being if she is to avoid being cut off from affection or from full participation.

Kirsten's Desired Objective

Wants to make a favorable impression and be regarded as a special personality. Is therefore constantly on the watch to see whether on the watch to see whether she is succeeding in this and how others are reacting to her. this makes her feel she is in control. Uses tactics cleverly in order to obtain influence and special recognition. Susceptible to the esthetic or original.

Kirsten's Actual Problem

Needs to be valued and respected as an exceptional individual, in order to increase her self-esteem and her feeling of personal worth. Resists mediocrity and sets herself high standards.

Kirsten's Actual Problem #2

Depleted vitality has created an intolerance for any further stimulation, or demands on her resources. This sense of powerlessness, combined with frustration that she cannot control events, subjects her to agitation, irritation, and acute distress. She tries to escape these by stubborn insistence on her own point of view, but the general condition of helplessness renders this often unsuccessful. Is therefore very sensitive to criticism and quick to take offense.