i think Like My Own is one of the most thoughtful and interesting programmes i've ever watched on local tv...e plots are actually different from the rest, and it leaves it there, with room for you to think...watch it! it's on thursday at 9..

i really loved the one 2day, it's about this mother with down syndrome, the father is normal, but the older child has down syndrome too, the younger child is too young to be diagnosed. perhaps it's a bit far-fetched and unrealistic, because i dun think it's very likely that a normal person would fall in love and marry someone with down syndrome...but well, u nv know..the social worker tries to take the children from the mother, as she's been assessed and deemed unsuitable to take care of the children. is intelligence the only gauge of one's ability to take good care of a child? is quality of care simply a matter of how smart one is? it's true tt you do need intelligence and common sense to take good care of a child, like thinking of possible dangers like hot water, long wires that might trip your child and keep them out of the way. but, i dun think that whether one is fit to be a parent is based solely or evenly largely on one's intelligence. capability, ability to love and care is not proportional to intelligence.

this makes me wonder, how about those dysfunctional families with parents who abuse their children mentally, emotionally, sexually and physically? these should be the children who require the most help, but i think the usual case is that the abused child only receives help if the abuse is obvious, usually physical or sexual abuse...are they fit to be parents then? but no one's going to care if they are or not...

perhaps that's the problem with our society, we just have fixed ideas of how things, people shd be. it makes us myopic, seeing only things we want to see, the way we want to see it and not the way things are. it makes us judge things according to our pre-conceived ideas of how things shd b, then we just act accordingly and dun really think abt how our actions affect other ppl? like auto pilot mode..

cldnt resist the urge to blog a bit...*haha, qt happy at the moment, 2 more papers to go...euros and jap lang..ganbatte! i'm qt resigned abt euros...just hope tt i'll pass decently..considering tt i did badly for the test and essay..but in uni, everything's a matter of relativity..relative to how others did...at least i think so..psych was ok, not too great but not very bad either...ps was better than expected, i had low expectations since i din study much, but luckily, i kinda "spotted"..yah, just happened tt those topics i like came out..but seriously bombed my last essay...oh yah, i did qt well, i think, for my ps term essay..but then again, it's a matter of relativity...this is bad, cos it reinforces the behaviour to do last min work the night b4...feel qt bad too, cos the tutor said it was well-researched, the pt is, i faked it..i just dumped whatever i cld..today was jap studies..it was ok..i think..like everything's ok..cos it's just not really, really bad, maybe cos i din have very high expectations..yah, but i studied the most for jap studies, cos psych had too much to cover, eu was too boring, ps was too "cheem" and jap lang is far away..so logically speaking, the more i study, the more concerned i'll b tt i do well..hopefully, the essay works out fine..was happily writing pages and pages, cos they made us leave lines in between...went to get my project, cldnt resist the urge to find out if what jeff's friend had said was true..ok, so it definitely exceeded my expectations! cos apparently the tutor is famous for giving for low grades..yah, to use wx's expression...after the "tu xue" (vomitting blood) effort we put in, i think we deserve it. really, what uncooperative members and all tt...and i'm just glad i've made 2 friends, at least.. :) i do realise i'm rambling on and on, but it cant b helped..i gotta do it, otherwise, i'll 4get everything soon..seriously, i dunno what to make of uni life..well, tt wld b another post, another time, another day...better recount some happy events b4 i 4get them too...ok, was so so happy when i saw cc and qt at the bus-stop after my ps paper! :) :) it's just so difficult to see a familiar face around sch and it doesnt help much tt most of the good friends are in sci..and then, kat's parents sent me home 2day...thankfully, otherwise, wld have been caught in the rain, w/o an umbrella...thanks, kat, if you're reading this..:) sitting there listening to her, michele and gina talking and talking, it's like the back to pl feeling..and i realised how each of them had been part of my life at diff stages..2 pri sch classmates and 1 sec sch classmate..time flies and how much each of us has changed..it's just this thing, keep bumping into old sch mates recently..and another happy event tt i did not actually state in specific terms b4..the wonderful steamboat at terri's hse! :) ref: nov 13 post...tt i think fully expresses all tt i want to say..so last but not least, wish me luck 4 euros! really, seriously need like a few barrels of those...exaggerating, huh?

coming soon: CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL MUGGER

"My Funny Friend And Me"
By Sting

In the quiet time of evening
When the stars assume their patterns
And the day has made his journey
And we wondered just what happened
To the life we knew before the world changed
When not a thing I held was true
But you were kind to me and you reminded me
That the world is not my playground
There are other things that matter
And when a simple needs protecting (*see below)
My illusions all would shatter
But you stayed in my corner
The only world I know was upside down
And now the world and me, I know you carry me

You see the patterns in the big sky
Those constellations look like you and I
Just like the patterns in the big sky
We could be lost we could refuse to try
But we made it through in the dark night
Would those lucky guys turn out to be
But that unusual blend of my funny friend and me

I'm not as clever as I thought I was
I'm not the boy I used to be because
You showed me something different, you showed me something pure
I always seemed so certain but I was really never sure
But you stayed and you called my name
When others would have walked out on a lousy game
And you could've made it through
But your funny friend and me

You see the patterns in the big sky
Those constellations look like you and I
That tiny planet in a bigger guy
I don't know whether I should laugh or cry
Just like the patterns in the big sky
We'll be together till the end is nigh
Don't know the answer or the reason why
We'll stick together till the day we die
If I had to do this all a second time
I won't complain or make a fuss
When the angels sing that that unlikely blend
Are those two funny friends
That's us

dun say i din warn you...dun ever put ice on ur gum when it's swollen! it badly aggravates the condition...looking 4ward to a sleepless, painful night...

growing pains :(

gumache
toothache
noseache
headache
stomachache

now playing:

I Will Be Here For You (Michael W Smith)

When you feel the sunlight
Fade into the cold night
Don't know where to turn
I don't know where to turn
And all the dreams you're dreaming
Seem to lose their meaning
Let me in your world
Baby, let me in your world
All you need is someone you can hold
Don't be sad, you're not alone

Chorus:
I will be here for you
Somewhere in the night
Somewhere in the night
I'll shine a light for you
Somewhere in the night
I'll be standing by
I will be here for you

In this world of strangers
Of cold unfriendly faces
Someone you can trust
Oh there's someone you can trust
I will be your shelter
I'll give you my shoulder
Just reach out for my love
Reach out for my love
Call my name and my heart will hear
I will be there, there's nothing to fear

Chorus

i'm blessed with

good friends
good food
good music

People will forget the exact words you said.
People will forget what you exactly did...
but people will never forget how you made them feel.

anonymous

941 words, almost there...writing an essay has nv been so tough, "tai hen des ne" trying to sound intelligent, analytical, citing examples and from as many sources as possible...and doing word count every 5 secs...lol...what kind of essay writing is this? but well, i guess better turn in an essay than no essay..just remind me not to do this next sem, kay? :) learning from my previous mistake of euro essay, i'm more prepared this time. get some sleep first, prepare snacks, and of course, lots of water..back to writing..wait for my gd news!

nv felt so lost b4 when it comes to writing essay. i dunno what to write at all..."Should feminist politics aim to establish gender equality or difference?" huh? i dun even know what the terms really mean, even after doing research on the internet and borrowing 6 books from the library..the most research i've ever done for an essay and still no inkling/inspiration on what i shd write...i'm beginning to seriously doubt whether i've chosen the correct topic or is it just procrastination again? so shd i change topic? 3 more days...better come up with something. something good. it's so difficult to write something when u dun have belief or conviction in it...anyone with any ideas, pls tag...

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Accidentally Kelly Street

Here's a door and here's a window
Here's the ceiling, here's the floor
The room is lit like a black and white movie
The TV's on, that's what it's for

And if you walk real slowly
You can feel the planet breathe
There's no need to feel so lonely
Now that we've all learned to give

Accidentally Kelly Street
Where friends and strangers sometimes meet
Accidentally Kelly Street
I never thought life could be so sweet

In the garden birds are singing
The sun is shining on the path
The wind is talking to the flowers
The dogs and cats all take a bath

And if you stop that talking
You can hear the traffic sigh
Throw away those keys, start walking
And watch those tiny things go by

Accidentally Kelly Street
Where friends and strangers sometimes meet
Accidentally Kelly Street
I never thought life could be so sweet

It's Sunday everyday
And there's no need to rush around
Inside of everybody
There�s sun and laughter to be found

It seems that we're on holidays
And sleeping in is not a sin
All the house work's done by teatime
I'm felling good about the way I've been

Perhaps this optimism
Will crash on down like a house of cards
I know that my decision
To change my life was not that hard

Accidentally Kelly Street
Where friends and strangers sometimes meet
Accidentally Kelly Street
I never thought life could be so sweet

......funny mummy and me (again!)......

me: i'm going to start mugging for my exams tonight...you know what's mugging?
mum: yah
me: you know what it is??? (incredulous)
mum: yah, the term already existed when i was in school
me: oh wow, ok. so were you a mugger?
mum: erm, study all day? no...
me: no wonder none of us are muggers...*hahah...
(erm, yah, then she got irritated with me...*haha...)