Saturday, August 25, 2007

2 days to Prelims

today's saturday, 25th August.
i really should be worried and studying really hard.
but decided to write this anyway.
cause there are some issues i have to acknowledge.

1) i've gotten The Click Five's new album!
modern minds and pastimes.
and it's not supposed to come out till monday!
all thanks to Lam Hong Ru,
for calling me in the nick of time yesterday,
to scream the words i've been dying to hear:
I saw The Click Five's album le! It's out!
and to Yu Liyan,
for wanting to go to the JE Popular in the first day.
and to Valarie Lim,
who offered to help me pay for the CD,
cause i spent some on the chocolate cream pie.
i managed to dig out some coins.
thank goodness.
it's a good CD.
go get it.

2) i'm really easily addicted.
for those who remember.
i was addicted to the Hana Kimi Taiwan version.
now it's the Japan version.
dang, i was happy when i saw this version.
and i thought i was the first few people who knew this.
turns out EVERYONE who knows about hana kimi,
already knew about the Jap version.
WAY BEFORE me.
anyway.
my favourite character is still 秀伊.
the japanese guy playing him, Ikuta Toma is WAY cute.
and the japanese name sounds really nice: Nakatsu.
i just love the character.
he's funny.
he's a really good friend.
he plays soccer.
and he thinks he's gay.
i think the last trait is kinda weird.
but still, that's what makes him funny.
PLUS, he just THINKS he is.
goodness.
i need to get a grip.

3) i have a new respect for Japanese.
no, not because of the show, or Ikuta Toma.
i just finished the book on Iwo Jima: Letters From Iwo Jima.
a totally different perspective of Japanese.
especially for those Japanese soldiers.
afterall, it's not their fault that they wanted to fight.
it was the doing of those people at the top.
i guess soldiers who fight are all the same.
they're just doing what they feel is right for their country.
given a choice,
who in the RIGHT mind wants to kill someone else?
fine, sometimes i really want to kill some people,
but have i killed anyone for real so far?
ANYWAY.
now i'm starting on the book on the American point of view of the war:
Flags Of Our Fathers.
both books are thought-provoking.
and i guess they're really good reads.
kudos to Clint Eastwood for making good movies out of both books.
not only do i have a newfound respect for Japanese,
i think soldiers deserve the recognition and respect of the people too.
for their sacrifice.

4) i'm going to make sure i'm successful.
I AM SUCCESSFUL!

5) to all my dearest friends who are either:
mugging for Prelims,
cramming for O levels.
or just plain slacking around. (screw you)
all the very best and best of luck!
man! we can make it!
and show all the cynical out there our batch can make it to the top.
peace.

then spidey crashed into my room so i had to stop and see if he's ok at 8/25/2007 11:12:00 AM