rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrright, so i'm back again, in less than a minute from my previous post. compelled by an obvious lack of things to do and a desperate attempt to avoid my work. anyways, just an update. it's easter break now, which means one week, yes that's right, ONE WHOLE WEEK of non-schooling. that is, the absence of lectures, tutorials, practicals, etc.

oh on a side note, i skipped one of my classes last week and a residential tutor from my college happened to be a facilitator for that class, and when i bumped into him a few days later, he said, "Oh i didn't see you at Science 101 on thursday..." heh heh.... gulp....

back to my previous topic.

and i moved out of IH for the break, to a service apartment called Arrow on Swanston, which is near the city. me mom's joining me on friday, i've been here since saturday. erm. i cooked several of my lunches and dinners so far here, cos there's a "kitchenette", which is in reality just 2 hotplates and a tiny hood. but i like having my own toilet and tv, it's nice to be able to step into a clean toilet and without having to walk all the way down the corridor with all my toiletries just to get a shower. plus it's also nice to watch tv and feel a semblance of connection to the real world outside. by the way, there was this really weird reality tv show called Moment of Truth where someone gets asked DAMN awkward questions and he/she has to answer the truth to get money. obviously the questions are scandalous, but what makes it worse is that the people some of these questions pertain to are THERE on the set, Watching the by-now uncomfortable and squirming victim fight to blurt the answer out. even though the answers are simple Yes or No ones, the questions are by no means as easy. there were questions like "Have you ever sent flirtatious text messages to anyone other than ____ (his girlfriend) in the past 6 months (or something along those lines)?", "Have you ever changed a customer's bill to get a bigger tip (for a waiter-victim)?", "Have you ever used the lack of money as an excuse to keep from proposing to ____ (his girlfriend, who of course, is sitting right in front of him as he has to answer the question)?", "Have you ever thought that your mother was overweight (and it goes without saying her mother was looking at her expectantly at this moment)?", "Have you had sexual relations with a man other than your husband?" etc etc.

oh my, the things people will do for money. and i don't mean the contestants here, i'm referring to the producers of the show. and what's funny too, is that the audience on set applaud every time the victim answers these questions with the truth, even if it revealed the victim's obvious faults, like dishonesty for the dude who changed bills to get bigger tips. yeesh, talk about weirdosity.

but all in all, tv's good! although when i first moved in it was jarring to be all alone in an apartment. felt a bit lonely. and it takes up a lot of time to cook all my meals. also i waste time watching tv instead of catching up on my work. i'm starting to have doubts about moving out of college after my first year, which was my previous plan, due to financial reasons. college is DAMN bloody expensive. but it's so convenient, and not to mention fun. get to have meals with friends, play sports with others after meals during your free time, bump into friends on the way to your room or to the computer lab.... argh, now it makes me think that i really should get a scholarship. sigh, if only my chances of getting a scholarship were directly proportional to my desire to get one. but it WOULD be kinda hard to measure what those chances are. desires are after all personal and need to be measured with other personal factors, which makes it entirely subjective and almost impossible to be measured accurately.

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ok, i shall not delve into that last point. it's late at night and i have DEFINITELY better things to do, like the study of biology, or more specifically, the study of cell biology, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, cell division and the molecules of life. gee doesn't that just fire your imagination and excite your interest. errrrr.

ooh, and the weather's turning cold over here, autumn has finally set in! it's rainy too, which is good cos australia's experiencing droughts. but it's not too nice when it's rainy AND windy AND cold. definitely not. i've been soaked TWICE this week already, and i sincerely hope i do not catch a cold. it would suck majorly to be sick when i'm alone in a country with like a gazillion times less the number of clinics in singapore, and where i don't have a comfy home to rest in.

alright alright, i know you want me to end this never-ending (haha) post, and cut short this dreary business. alright then, till next time!