Happy Teachers' Day!
my blog had been terribly dead for a while, and it's time i post another entry (: anyway, today's teachers' day, and it is a different experience for me this year, as it is the first and last time i am celebrating it as a teacher.
for once, im both on the giving and receiving end of the gifts. since im working back at rj, i could conveniently give all my teachers a teachers' day gift (: it was a pleasant surprise to some of my tutors, except
cheekie, who, as usual, said something hou lian pi like: "oh, don't need to get me a present, just get my bank account number and go to the ATM downstairs to transfer some money into my account."
the teachers' day celebration was quite nicely done, and i helped
ms ong and the 29ths council with some of the preparations the day earlier so i got a mini sneak preview haha. after the celebrations, some of the teachers went to the staff lounge to sing on the karaoke system, and i joined in the fun. it was certainly an interesting experience to sing in the staff lounge with my teachers.
sat and sun were quite crazy for me. on sat, i went to the cambridge freshers' chalet, where we played several icebreaker games and got to know each other. after that, we played a variety of games like saboteur, random card games and mahjong. a number of them even stayed up throughout the night. i eventually conked out and fell asleep at around 3+ to 4 in the morning.
the next day, after leaving the chalet, i went home to get a quick shower and rushed down to
kwanie's BLING birthday party @ kbox. it was the first time i kboxed with so many people + strangers (: but it was fun, and the birthday cake was good. given that im a non-cake lover, it means that the cake was really awesome :D after that,
sheenie's parents were rly nice and gave me a lift back to bishan where i had my dinner and then went home to catch up on my sleep.
today, i had to wake up at an ungodly time of 5.45 AM, so that i could rush down to the uk visa application centre to get my application done. i reached there at around 6.55 AM, and CAN YOU IMAGINE there was a queue outside already! and the application centre actually opens only at 8am. i was the 9th person, and after i arrived, more and more people started queueing up behind me. by the time the centre opened at 8, there were around 30 people queueing outside already, so good luck to anyone who arrives promptly when the centre opens. thanks to the advice of my friends, i was cleared very quickly and was done by around 10.30. im so glad i sacrificed a little bit of my sleep and saved up on so much waiting time at the application centre :D
on to cpop songs... soda green is releasing their 2nd album of the year! (not surprising, since they already said they are releasing 4 albums in 2 years, which will be named after the seasons of the year) anyway, following their first album, 春.日光, they are now releasing the 2nd album called 夏.狂热. im really impressed at how they managed to come up with so many songs to be able to release 4 albums in 2 years, and how the songs are organised in the albums according to their themes. so the first album contained many warm songs, whereas in 夏.狂热，the songs are all very lively and rock-ish. i really love their first hit, 狂热 (:
during this time, i also sampled a few older albums which i havent had the chance to sample, and found this nice song in 徐佳莹's album, which i would like to recommend. 词曲 both written by 徐佳莹 (:
一样的月光 - 徐佳莹
倔强的表情 就这样隔离了
我们想触摸的脸庞 不在体贴退让
沉默的对话 就这样取代了
我们想聆听的愿望 不在交换悲伤
太自以为的世界
被你离开的反作用力
锁进黑暗陷阱
一样的月光
怎么看得我越来越心慌
你留下最清楚的步伐
竟是指引我孤单的方向
喔~ 一样的月光
怎么照不亮未来的形状
喔~ 就这样吧 我的爱
让寂寞的月光占据我的窗
自由的路况 就这样阻挡了
我们想加速的逃亡 不在戒慎坚强
独处的时光 就这样取代了
我们向搜集的拥抱 不在殷切需要
太多理智的世界
被你离开的反作用力
锁进黑暗陷阱
一样的月光
怎么看得我越来越心慌
你留下最清楚的步伐
继续指引我孤单的方向
喔~ 一样的月光
怎么照不亮未来的形状
喔~ 就这样吧 我的爱
让寂寞的月光占据我的窗
一样的月光
其实看得我越来越心慌
怎么你留下最真实的回忆
都是提醒我 失去他声音
喔~ 一样的月光
已经照不来未来的形状
喔~ 能回来吗 我的爱
让疯狂的爱情占据我的窗
consilio et animis
9/01/2009 04:56:00 PM
