Simplicity

Wednesday, August 31, 2005
8/31/2005 07:15:00 PM

i found it extreming enjoyable(or not) during Dr G's lecture today. he's not so eddie koh afterall. He's on a higher level! man... serious! even much more colder jokes..

and phew! for THE TRIAL, i kinda got back my lit sensitivity.. i picked up some of the things! yay...hahah.. dat's NOT enough.. there's still so much work to be done. test in 2 weeks' time! whoa.. i havent written an assay for almost a yr! i dunno whether i can do it or not..maybe should go and practise alittle later..

i had nothing to say during lit tutorial today. that's why i shut up.(actually i can't follow their train of thought.. it went too far..) wait, in fact, it was too absurd. they were pushing too much of the limits. haha.. now this is so gothic.

anyway, the forum's cool. so many ideas which i kinda formulated in my mind and others just voice it out for me. of course it is not very good. what if Dr G decides i'm a useless student and denies me of my 10%?

that's paranoia at work.

had lunch with angel! ahah..she's so happening man.. really glad to have know her..and it's nice to have someone u get to see more often.. we go for 3 same lectures! ahah..

finally caught up with my southeast asia readings.. phew...now i need to read faster and more...

oh yea, Dr G said sth abt blogging today... now i wish he wont go and google his name and reach this site.

when u lot are old enough to go nus, please please do justice to the library. it's beautiful and super condusive to study.. serious! i stayed there for 2 hours! haha..not alot but a start.. if it wasnt nearing the end of the day and i was tired, hungry and sleepy, i would have stayed there till 10pm.

that's what i plan to do.... the central library will be my second home.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005
8/30/2005 11:39:00 PM

whoa..

try going to chinatown. it will give you a fresh perspective of singapore.

went with the project mates. and the oldest of us was playing tour guide. he's hilarious! (btw, ALL guys in NUS are older than me. yes, even the yr ones.. remember this wonderful mechanism called the National Service?)

and he was musing himself at my expense. well, i happened to be the youngest of the lot. (now, you kids STOP saying i'm old. I'm not! in fact, when i was STILL teaching, i was the youngest teacher around ok??)

with people like him around, i'll sure get an A for this project. haah.. now i can't wait for the presentation to happen. haha..and the fact that he and another guy in the grp kept saying i'm a chiongster is a rude discovery to me.. the last grp member who is a female stood on my side(of course!). well, she's kinda a chiongster in a nerd's disguise while i'm a nerd in chiongster's disguise.

must be the big green earrings 202 gave me...(yes, i DO wear them to school...)

the trip reminded me of the lit trip we went last yr. with mr eddie koh! i guess i'm an anthropologist at heart hur?

oh yes, another thing.

in secondary school, we are fond of copying people's work. agree?

at university level we are also fond of copying other people's work.

but now, you have to admit that you "copied" people's work/idea/statements...

wahh... now you can't wait to get to uni so that you can copy other ppl's work without feeling guility right?

yah right!

Sunday, August 28, 2005
8/28/2005 07:03:00 PM

Well, it's last week of school for you guys this coming week! cheers! be happy yea? esp when u get to rest..(well, we know you would be back in sch by hey, time management!!)

2 more weeks and i'll get my mid-sem break. phew! need time to rest and study for the exams. and of course, to catch up with the readings.i'm lagging behind..

kite-flying session was fun yesterday! yea man..got to know these 2 juniors of mine..it's really good..steamboat was great also..oh, met michelle and desmond! ahha.. they are going strong and i anticipate their wedding soon!! yay... hahaha... miss my sec sch classmates man...

had a mini-teachers' day celebration at amc on thurs.. ahha..really fun! good to just hang out with kk and company... and yea, yikai was kind enough to help me print my notes and law fac on friday... haha..i miss gb after so long..

talking abt that, i would need to go for course next feb..man, feeling very stretched these days. so many things to do! but hey, i'm not complaining..in fact, i'm happy for this stretch! well, that also means i got no more room for any more commitment.. and i would have to make room for another one... gb, cell, camp comm, gen mag, possibly nussu mag, and netball..(i've decided, i don't like touch girls... i can't "click" with them.. diff frequency..) and studies of course..and my family too...

had proj meeting on friday after i met yikai.. yay! we going chinatown to do fieldwork! this is so fun! got to know andy better as we walked from arts fac to sci fac(20 mins walk? nus is big ya know?)..man, he used to be track captain! dun play ah..super power... he's so funny! haha.. enjoyed his comapny.. feels as if he's my big brother...

nxt week's gonna be busy!

Wednesday, August 24, 2005
8/24/2005 11:15:00 PM

i guess today's one of those days...

the moment i stepped into tute, i saw Dr G talking... oh my gosh! half the time i was crossing my fingers that it wont be him. God is fair.

ahha.. but nevertheless, Dr G's really smart. i guess he's just weird on the outside la. and he's so eddie koh!!! i almost wanted to msg mr koh and tell him abt Dr G!! and the fact that i said Dr G wont know me is wrong. thanks to me and my big mouth.

i said sth which was quite cool (or so i thought) and Dr G refuse to agree with me.

So i shut up.

and he just HAD to ask for my name.

he will remember hannah always.

sigh...

had lunch with wz. ahha.. super funny.. we were crapping... se and lit were ok la.. went town to meet maybel, mel and mr koh! ahha..and eddie koh remarked that he saw Dr G before he came to meet us.

gag me!

gosh! such close relations! and Dr G just did a piece of writing abt our dearest kim cheng.. ahhahaa....wad sort of connections man??? i kept telling mr koh abt Dr G..and he said, give him a break! Dr G is good la..hello..he's a LOCAL POET OK...

and Mr G's not behaving himself in school again. sigh, he's getting alot of trouble la..for some weird reasons..

dinner was great! with my favourite ppl..maybel and mel! and of course, mr koh..hahaha... cant stand it.. i need more 03a04 therapy!

Monday, August 22, 2005
8/22/2005 11:02:00 PM

okay, it was super funny at tutorials today.

met alex who's from 02 batch!! i thought he looked familiar..grouped for english lang project..this is going to be exciting! hahaa.... lang tute was fun. really. Dr M realised there's 2 me in the pic! ahhaaa....

went for econs..was a little dry. i think i better start doing sth abt econs..i think i'm lagging.. went to help cin find her tute rm and we cant find it! super funny man...

went to lib and i was freaking irritated by this girl who was mass printing her notes..hello! the printer not your mother's ok...hogger! had to just scan thru my ssa reading b4 stepping into class...

then i saw alby again! saw him during e lang, econs lect and now ssa! ahhaah.. super funny..he abit like ben ben.. crap like mad kind... hahhaaa... but in the end we wasnt in the same grp..the guy who sat beside me talked to me..haha..he yr 4 lehs..honours! sci fac..super crappy also.. v nice guy..hahaha.. and he's old! i mean old! and he tried to buaya me la..oh man! no way! well well, all the guys are older than me..met karen, she's very nice! yr 4 hons also... sweet..

and ssa tute was fun! now got 2 projects to do liao... so fun.. tutor(i still dunno whether to call him sir or teacher.. or mr yang???) gave this question from the passage which was what i had scanned thru b4 stepping into class! ahha..andy did a fab presentation! haha..this is going to be so fun...

and after all these..i guess i've kinda settled down...i'm gaining my normal self la...well, there's se tute tmr! cant wait to see who's the tutor..not Dr J pls, i like his style but not too much..he's like ait like mr yeo-ish la..who knows? mr yeo's doing his masters and he might just end up teaching me gothic(again!) ahhaha.. dat would so great hur hur hur??? and of course, lit tute..not Dr G pls.. i wish eddie koh can do his masters in lit and teach us!!!!!

hit the readings again!

Sunday, August 21, 2005
8/21/2005 10:41:00 PM

Okay, the reality is hitting me.

I got 2 projects to do, 2 essays, 5 tests and 1 trip to the museum so that I can write my report.

Everybody say wow.

"Wow!"

I'll be extremely busy in the month of September. I cannot afford to ask you to wake me up when September ends.

I think I never detest September until now.It's actually my favourite month!

I must start getting the engine going, burn the midnight oil, go library hog the computer to print my readings and mug till late.

Tedious work ahead, but I think I will enjoy it. In fact, I derive much joy doing my first tutorial just now!(I'm loving it!)

Time to finish my lagging readings.

For those who think that I wake up at 9am everyday because 1) Uni is super near my place, I can wake up late and rush for 10am lectures. 2) Uni very slack, don't go lecture also can.

You are so wrong.

My days shall start 8am in School, regardless whether I got any class.

Someone commented I'm turning a nerd.

No, I have always been a nerd. Just on hiatus for the last 7 months.

Now, I have to be a funky nerd.

A funky nerd who plays touch rugby, writes for Gen and NUSSU mags,runs for Comm, involves in Camp Comm'05, tutors 2 kids( anyone needs tuition pls tell me! reasonable charges!!), 2 to mentor& 2 to take care.

I'll conduct a workshop on time-management once I've learnt the art of it.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005
8/17/2005 09:43:00 PM

ok, it's time to update..

school's turning pretty well now. maybe more of like getting used to it.

although i almost lost my cool while waiting for an avaliable com to print my notes just now.

hence i resolved that i should get my laptop loan done nxt monday, and maybe get my printer also. oh yes, not to forget the thumbdrive.

so much technology for someone who know nuts about them.

time to arrange and ballot for tutorial slots.

once all these things are done and my timetable's more or less stable, i shall go to seclusion. i need time off to think about certain things. hasn't been thinking(as in contemplating and reflecting) for a long time.

and touch rugby fits into my timetable! that's something to think about also.

think think think...

Saturday, August 13, 2005
8/13/2005 11:59:00 PM

i'm tired but i'll still blog.

i don't want to talk about university. there's alot of work, alot of queueing, alot of eye candies(yah right!), alot of sitting in lectures not knowing a soul (and i detest dat big time). and oh yes, trying to learn how to use the central lib. now, it is not your usual lib kinda thing all right...

for the sake of keeping up, i just want to say i miss teaching. i miss being called ms tan, i miss scolding you guys(i know i'm a sadist) i miss teaching poetry.

i miss you students...from the depths of my heart..

know that whenever i pass by nan hua,(i do that almost everyday to rush for my 8am lectures), i'll be thinking of you guys and hoping that you'll be doing well for your common test, your finals, and eventually your o's. and by the time i'm back, you all must be in j2 or getting into army/university.

and i hope you like your new teacher. that's very important. and study hard!!!

& a note to the J Y L company:

i'll miss u lot big time!!

ok, second week of uni begins in a day's time. i need to meet cin to go and print lect notes on monday 8am!!!

Monday, August 08, 2005
8/08/2005 10:52:00 PM

this is going to be very fragmented. i thought about the topic while having dinner with the family.

thought of what happened this whole day. phew, it would be a long post i warn thee...

went to sch to return papers. for the lit ppl, yours would come in on thurs. i got no lect but i would have to finish them up so that you all can revise... and while you enjoy ur tues and wed, i'm slogging hard on tues and attending lects on wed... *ahem*

went to school for my first lect! and it wasn't the normal me functioning. yes, i was anti-social man. i can't believe it. i did not speak for a full hour! ahha..well, as compared to the fact the each day i have to speak for at least 2 hours. hahaha... until my neighbour initiated a conversation. realised that i met her at matric b4. but then, i know it aint the usual me to be so dao and aloof and anti-social. i hate the sitting-alone-at-lectures feeling.

texted karin and found out that we got 2 lects together! phew..thank God... rtt's in lit so i got 2 lects without any friends. shall test the solitude vs loneliness

but hey, i scanned around the lect theatre and there were cute guys ok..haha...i cant stand it..cute guys! kenny would prolly say they are my eye candies.

can see but cannot touch.

at least i'm not the type eye candies go for.

well, i'm not at least interested in them anyway.

went town for lunch with J Y L. was great! doubt we would be able to laugh like mad ppl soon.. sigh..went starbucks to chill and L went off..then A came and we chatted.. about that particular someone who's trying to hit on her.eeekkkss! quite hilarious i must say.

everypne left except Y. took train instead of cab home. i'm getting poor that is why. and we lost each other! you might think such stuffs only happen in shows but it's the truth! haha.. was laughing like mad la..and mrt ppl prolly think we are mad also... so undignified.

saw E with a guy! hahahaaa...

went dinner with the family. bro dragged me along even though i was feeling tired. was eating then i thought of my paternal grandpapa.

i never called him grandpapa before. for a simple reason, he gave my dad away when he was 8. and my dad forced me to call him granduncle as a form of respect.

grandpapa passed away last yr near my a's. i was quite affected. i remembered i was at the cremation and i saw his casket being moved into the burner. i remembered my dad's red eyes and my aunties' cries.

i never called him grandpapa when he was alive.

grandpapa, i miss you.

Saturday, August 06, 2005
8/06/2005 12:17:00 AM

After so much hooha..

Thanks everyone.

I have to go buy my lit texts tmr and get ready to start school.

All these seem so surreal.

Fret not, you will not be forgotten.

Hence I shed off the "Ms Tan" mode. That doesn't mean that IF you see me in school, you are at liberty to call me Hannah.

This blog shall take a break. I will be back to tell you about my first week in school next friday.

Thursday, August 04, 2005
8/04/2005 10:58:00 PM

The page navigated away.

Let's just summarise what I wanted to say.

#1
Happy 117th Birthday Fairfield! Once a Fairsian, always a Fairsian. I'll never forget 4th of Aug.

#2
For the 2 false alarms, I apologise. Come tomorrow, I would be gone. Don't bother finding me in school on Monday, you won't find me.

But hey, I'm still on MSN! do email/msg me online if you need any help. You know how helpful Ms Tan is.

#3
Time to switch to being-a-student mode. I know I'm having difficulties doing that.

Because I still have alot alot alot of marking to clear this weekend. Before I become a full-time student again.

A-N- U-N-D-E-R-G-R-A-D-U-A-T-E- S -T-U-D-E-N-T-

Sigh, I'm tired.