On display in my home is a small, flat box with a circular hole at one side to show the contents of the box. The name reads 'Norweigian Trivet', and in it there is a reindeer holding in its mouth a Norweigian flag while having a scarf with the national colours of Norway. I suppose that it's a trivet, but honestly I do not know what a trivet is. Oh nevermind. Today, I pay tribute to the country of Norway, which celebrates its 192nd birthday today, having gained independence on 17 May 1814.
For my English exam, I wanted to write about the country I would like to visit most, but then I chickened out and chose a safer topic. It's an exam after all, better safe than sorry. So I shall write the composition that I wanted to write, but have never written until now. I personally don't think it will be a very good one, so don't expect much.
Anyway, I think it might be better if I write it sometime in the future, or else I shall never get this post done.
The good thing about typing out compositions is that you are able to add in text easily and also edit what you have written quite easily. It is also much neater(if you have bad handwriting, like me). Of course, I am also cheating, cos now I have a large data base from which to check up on info compared to those writing for such a topic in the exam. Heehee...
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Ouch!
Exam today was bad... Chem paper was one of the worst I've ever done. I really think I could have done better though. Geog elective was pretty bad too. I think I was practically writing nonsense all the way.
After that, I 'kiap'ed my finger (in other words my finger got caught) in the car window. The window was coming up and at the same time, my finger was there... ouch....! It's a good thing that I still can type properly, it won't be a problem in tomorrow's exam. Surprisingly though, after the pain in the 'kiap'ed finger subsided, now it's the neighbouring finger that's hurting. There must be something really weird about it.
I'm really looking forward to the end of tomorrow's exams. After that, exam is as good as finished cos I only have one more paper left, which is music, next thursday. Music is no sweat. I've always done very well in it. In fact, I do think that it is my best subject. So far, the practical has gone quite well, I think. Listening, melody writing and harmony & analysis is fine too. I only have a slight problem with world music. Over the course of 5 days, though, that can easily be resolved. For now, though, there's still E maths and Bio to go... T.T
After that, I 'kiap'ed my finger (in other words my finger got caught) in the car window. The window was coming up and at the same time, my finger was there... ouch....! It's a good thing that I still can type properly, it won't be a problem in tomorrow's exam. Surprisingly though, after the pain in the 'kiap'ed finger subsided, now it's the neighbouring finger that's hurting. There must be something really weird about it.
I'm really looking forward to the end of tomorrow's exams. After that, exam is as good as finished cos I only have one more paper left, which is music, next thursday. Music is no sweat. I've always done very well in it. In fact, I do think that it is my best subject. So far, the practical has gone quite well, I think. Listening, melody writing and harmony & analysis is fine too. I only have a slight problem with world music. Over the course of 5 days, though, that can easily be resolved. For now, though, there's still E maths and Bio to go... T.T
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Practicality & Egoism
Some people ask me why I don't put all sorts of wallpaper and stuff like that on my blog to decorate it. Simple. A blog is a place where you express your feelings. It's not an art gallery. Besides, when I read the blogs of others which have such wallpapers, it's sometimes becomes really hard to scroll down and this makes it rather irritating to read. Anyway, the reason why I put the background black colour is so that it is less painful on the eyes to read. I find this is the problem when reading blogs with white backgrounds. Alright, I know most people don't have this problem but I happen to be problematic so I'm always very grateful when I find one with a black background.
I suppose I apply the same principle to my looks. No one ever says that I'm ugly or anything, but they always say that, "You know, Karen, you are actually very pretty, if you..." and here they always go off into tangents on how I might look better. Either that, or it's "Karen! Do...(this this this) and you'll look very nice." Personally, I think, what use do I have for looking nice at this stage in my life? I am a student after all, am I not? Students don't have to dress up. In fact, I only make any attempts at looking nice when going to perform on stage. Performers are supposed to look nice. After the event, everyone comes up to me and says, "Wah, Karen, how come I didn't know that you're so pretty?" hahaha, now I sound as if I'm advertising myself. Truthfully though, I don't really want to look nice. Less trouble if you're inconspicuous. Actually, everyone is good-looking so long they bother to make themselves look nice.
To do so, the most common method is make-up. Clothes as well, I suppose. Let me tell you a story. A friend of mine went out to Orchard Road to go shopping and she put on mascara. After some time, she felt that her eyes were very itchy so she rubbed them. Although she didn't know it at the time, her mascara was badly smudged and she looked as though she had panda eyes. She didn't even go to the toilet, so she didn't know why people were staring at her. It was only when she reached home did her mother say to her, "Why are your eyes like that?" so she looked into the mirror and found out the problem. Now, what a huge problem make-up is. Not only do you have to buy the things to apply it, you also have to buy the things to remove it afterwards. So terribly troublesome.
Equally troublesome is the trouble parents take to name their offspring. In Chinese tradition, the surname is first, and the last is your given name(otherwise known as your first name). So, of course, when I am asked for my first name, because my full name is 'Koh Joo Huang Karen', of course I put down my first name as 'Koh' and my last name as 'Karen'! Therefore, in one of my certificates, my name is 'Koh Karen'. Hello, my name is Koh, and I hail from Karen tribe. *extreme sarcasm* (no offense meant)This is like my friend Joyce Wong. Since in many parts of the world, 'Wong' as a surname isn't all that common, many people hence think that her surname is 'Joyce' and her name is 'Wong'. So, she gets plenty of people telling her: Wong, can you do this? Wong, can you do that? Poor Joyce.
The strange thing about me is that i often change characters from day to day. I might be saying something today, but the next day I might say something different. So one shouldn't take my words far too seriously: I also have too many things on my mind at the same time.
I suppose I apply the same principle to my looks. No one ever says that I'm ugly or anything, but they always say that, "You know, Karen, you are actually very pretty, if you..." and here they always go off into tangents on how I might look better. Either that, or it's "Karen! Do...(this this this) and you'll look very nice." Personally, I think, what use do I have for looking nice at this stage in my life? I am a student after all, am I not? Students don't have to dress up. In fact, I only make any attempts at looking nice when going to perform on stage. Performers are supposed to look nice. After the event, everyone comes up to me and says, "Wah, Karen, how come I didn't know that you're so pretty?" hahaha, now I sound as if I'm advertising myself. Truthfully though, I don't really want to look nice. Less trouble if you're inconspicuous. Actually, everyone is good-looking so long they bother to make themselves look nice.
To do so, the most common method is make-up. Clothes as well, I suppose. Let me tell you a story. A friend of mine went out to Orchard Road to go shopping and she put on mascara. After some time, she felt that her eyes were very itchy so she rubbed them. Although she didn't know it at the time, her mascara was badly smudged and she looked as though she had panda eyes. She didn't even go to the toilet, so she didn't know why people were staring at her. It was only when she reached home did her mother say to her, "Why are your eyes like that?" so she looked into the mirror and found out the problem. Now, what a huge problem make-up is. Not only do you have to buy the things to apply it, you also have to buy the things to remove it afterwards. So terribly troublesome.
Equally troublesome is the trouble parents take to name their offspring. In Chinese tradition, the surname is first, and the last is your given name(otherwise known as your first name). So, of course, when I am asked for my first name, because my full name is 'Koh Joo Huang Karen', of course I put down my first name as 'Koh' and my last name as 'Karen'! Therefore, in one of my certificates, my name is 'Koh Karen'. Hello, my name is Koh, and I hail from Karen tribe. *extreme sarcasm* (no offense meant)This is like my friend Joyce Wong. Since in many parts of the world, 'Wong' as a surname isn't all that common, many people hence think that her surname is 'Joyce' and her name is 'Wong'. So, she gets plenty of people telling her: Wong, can you do this? Wong, can you do that? Poor Joyce.
The strange thing about me is that i often change characters from day to day. I might be saying something today, but the next day I might say something different. So one shouldn't take my words far too seriously: I also have too many things on my mind at the same time.
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