Rabien's Cove

snip avenue @ 10:18 p.m. on 22 November 2007

I went for a haircut today. It's a good deal =)

New outlet from Snip Avenue opened near my home. There was a discount, haircuts only at $4.80. The hairdressers were also quite professional, well better than most local hairdressing stores. So my mum rushed me off to cut my not-so-long-yet-not-so-short hair. The hairdresser Austin gave me what I want, cutting only the sides and leaving most of my hair untouched. Best conversation maker of all the hairdressers I've been to. He even made sure I took up the offer to have my hair washed(amount totalling to $8.80 only), and promised to go back.

What was most fascinating -> The haircut barely lasted 4 mins, then the wash. While he shampooed my hair, it felt as though i stepped into a massage parlour. Some head and neck therapy thing. And he didn't just do it for 1 min, it lasted over 7 mins, with 1 douse of shampoo and another douse of conditioner. Impressive effort and best service.

Of course, I'd visit again. If you ever drop by bedok, maybe not too late or the promotion might be over =P drop by snip avenue. It's worth the money anyway =)

~jiehan~

effort @ 7:24 p.m. on 20 November 2007

Effort counts. That's what I've always believed in. Studies, relationships etc etc, effort counts a lot for everything. Some say, no matter how much effort they've put in, some things still don't do well. But have they always realised, as long as they've put in the effort, they've achieved something, and not nothing. No matter how meager that something may be.

You really don't know what is the end result until you have tried. You don't know what you really want until you've walked down a path. Just put in every bit of effort, and walk it till the end. Then if it's not what you want, you could tell yourself, I've tried it and it doesn't work. Rather than never walk down it, and say "i thought it wouldn't work out, it's not what i want anyway".

and that's how people tend to regret. Because they don't try it, or when they do they try it without putting in much effort. As if the latter would be much better than the former.

~jiehan~

holidays @ 2:46 p.m. on 10 November 2007

Talking to the lifeless
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
errrr
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
blog aobut how
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
you wont be bloggging soon
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
cos got class chalet
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
and you have four bucks left
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
and you need to buy charcoal
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
and how your fan rocks
cara, a fire escape symphony. says:
and playing sushi and popcorn games are so fun

Apparently, I did blog whatever she said.

Nevertheless, I no longer seem to have much inspirations for blogging anymore. During the holidays, there's simply nothing much to do, much less say anything to blog about if all you've been doing was going to band practices, to the gym, doing 101 crunches and pull ups at home (P/S: all these aren't exactly true). Before this, everything was simply on academic pursuits.

So I don't think you'd be expecting much from me this holidays. Going off to class chalet[thanks cara], on monday, gotta help out at my mum's shop tmr, so I wont be much around. Hope you guys have fun during your holidays.

~jiehan~

time is flying @ 7:50 p.m. on 03 November 2007

Haven't been blogging for a bit. Just finished packing up a bit of my worksheets and stuff. They're stacked nicely on top of the cupboard near the dining table which I usually study. Then I'll have to tackle the notes and books in my wardrobe, the small stack in front of my computer right now. Then I have to start filing them properly so that I dont lose anymore important notes and know where to find things I'll need more often. Yawns. Are you entertained by my bored life now?

It's the holidays, there's supposed to be ample of time for me, myself and I. However, there is so much to do, so much I want to do and yet not enough time to do it. Band practices, holiday assignments, spring cleaning, going to the gym, mugging to make sure i catch up with my J1 work and spend more time with - friends and family.

Knowing next year is a tough and busy year ahead then can entertain no screw-ups, I start feeling the pressure build up from this very moment. Let's just hope we get prepared, as the next 1 year will be passing much faster than this year.

~jiehan~

0101h - look where i told you before @ 1:01 a.m. on 24 October 2007

Been doing my OP, hoping to modify it such that it will be fun and interesting. Just completed it together with the cue cards. Think I will exceed my time limit.

But PW isn't the reason why i'm blogging now, or staying up this late in the night. I just cant sleep

I'm looping the songs again, staying awake

~jiehan~

ramblings @ 10:30 p.m. on 18 October 2007

I don't feel like blogging about my results suddenly. It's neither very good nor bad. Just. Like that. It's like seeing all the blogs out there with all the results and stuff, then you realise that sometimes it's very irritating when you talk about results. Another reason why, you can visit nirvana cove to check it out. Something on academic pursuits.

PW is driving me crazy. A lot done, finally tmr WR deadline. Then a lot to chiong for OP. Time to work like crazy.

~jiehan~

because you live @ 7:15 p.m. on 11 October 2007

Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart
It's the end of the world in my mind
Then your voice pulls me back like a wake up call
I've been looking for the answer
Somewhere
I couldn't see that it was right there
But now I know what I didn't know
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
It's alright, I survived, I'm alive again
Cuz of you, made it through every storm
What is life, what's the use if you're killing time
I'm so glad I found an angel
Someone
Who was there when all my hopes fell
I wanna fly, looking in your eyes
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
Because you live, I live
Because you live there's a reason why
I carry on when I lose the fight
I want to give what you've given me always
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has everything I need to survive
Because you live, I live, I live

A very nice song by Jesse McCartney.

Gotten back my Chemistry and Physics Promos this time. B for Chemistry and A for Physics. Did some really stupid stuff but I guess I shan't rant. Looks like I cant get my H3 for Chem afterall. Then I'll be H3-less. Really hope I can get into NTU's Organic Synthesis module. Really want to study it. I just checked my overall score for chemistry, it's 69.1, sigh.

~jiehan~

1000 Words - Orchestrated @ 7:06 p.m. on 07 October 2007

I know that you're hiding things
Using gentle words to shelter me
Your words were like a dream
But dreams could never fool me
Not that easily
I acted so distant then
Didn't say goodbye before you left
But I was listening
You'll fight your battles far from me
Far too easily
"Save your tears cause I'll come back"
I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door
But still I swore
To hide the pain when I turn back the pages
Shouting might have been the answer
What if I'd cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart
But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart
Though a thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll fly to you
Crossing over the time and distance holding you
Suspended on silver wings
And a thousand words
One thousand confessions
Will cradle you
Making all of the pain you feel seem far away
They'll hold you forever
The dream isn't over yet
Though I often say I can't forget
I still relive that day
"You've been there with me all the way"
I still hear you say
"Wait for me I'll write you letters"
I could see how you stammered with your eyes to the floor
But still I swore to hide the doubt
When I turn back the pages
Anger might have been the answer
What if I'd hung my head and said that I couldn't wait
But now I'm strong enough to know it's not too late
Cause a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll fly to you
Even though we can't see I know they're reaching you
Suspended on silver wings
Oh a thousand words
One thousand embraces
Will cradle you
Making all of your weary days seem far away
They'll hold you forever
Oh a thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll fly to you
They'll carry you home and back into my arms
Suspended on silver wings ohhh
And a thousand words
Call out through the ages
They'll cradle you
Turning all of the lonely years to only days
They'll hold you forever
Contributed by Allen Tyner (sailor_bacon@animelyrics.com)

~jiehan~

wakeboarding @ 10:57 p.m. on 06 October 2007

Wah, what happened to him arh? How come he look like charcoal

Die le la. I wonder who's blacker than me now la. Had wakeboarding for sabbaticals, after switching with samuel. I wonder if they had fun.

Wakeboarding is really quite fun. When you finally manage to stand up that is -.- The other "fun" stuff includes falling face flat on the water making you get headaches, fall, fall and fall more into the water. And the best of all, sunburn.

Never gotten a sunburn before so I thought I'd challenge myself. 3 out of 5 people on the boat have never gotten sunburn. 4 of us did not put sunblock on the first day. all 4 of us got sunburnt =x now I look like some black peppered lobster. Black and red. And I have been spamming aloe vera gel all over the burnt areas which includes my back, shoulders and arms. Now I cant even sleep properly. Sigh. Luckily I didn't sign up for any FOS activity on time, or I don't know what will become of me.

Very tired le, wasn't even thinking much when I was posting this, have fun people.

2 months =)

~jiehan~

joytotheworld! @ 4:02 p.m. on 28 September 2007

Joy to the world,
Jiehan is back,
to the, World Wide Web!

When you think the worst has gone, there's more ahead =s Okay, I hereby announced I'm back, I don't know for how long. For promos are OVER. Which means block test 1, block test 2, prelims, A levels, will be here soon!

Doomsday prophecies aside, promos was okay. You mug mug mug and mug, I hope the results are alright. The exams were quite do-able. The departments were probably trying their best not to do another holocaust.

So i'm back, to play. And blog if I ever find the time to. =) kudos.

~jiehan~

i dunno @ 2:46 a.m. on 04 September 2007

I havent been exactly around. Not like I need to tell you that. Promos are thereabout less than 3 weeks away, with a lot to mug that you cannot complete in 3 weeks. But nevertheless, I realised that there's a life out there, and there's no more time to have a life in here. I wonder how people manage both.

I'm probably just here to say that I'm alive, and no, this blog wont be livened up as much as the past. As things start getting more hectic, you cannot afford to do your work in front of the computer anymore. As much as I'd like to of course. Which explains why I'm posting at 2:50 am.

But my brain is dead and I cant update you much about myself right now. Just a person who's trying to do a lot, and cant afford to get a life online right now.

And I still want to do well for promos. Maybe, a little break will do me good. From being online. And you don't need to give me the break, i'll take it myself. Thanks.

I'm just being bored~ random entry =)

~jiehan~

牛郎织女夜 @ 5:54 p.m. on 18 August 2007

我刚刚记得，明天是情人节。华人的情人节，被埋没的情人节。牛郎织女夜。祝大家情人节快乐 =）

And this is why google translator still has their Chinese to English translation in BETA:

I just remember that tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Chinese Valentine's Day, was buried in St Valentine's Day. Cowherd and the Weaver night. I wish you Happy Valentine =)

Well, I hope you made some sense out of it.

~jiehan~

work @ 11:37 a.m. on 18 August 2007

12 days. The last time I remembered having a hiatus was because I went overseas. If it weren't raining outside right now I might not even have been here to put in an entry.

I don't know why. Life has became simple. I study in school, study at home, study practically everywhere. Which is one reason why I haven't been online lately as well. Promos is a good 38 days away. That means no time. I'm coping relatively well with my current schoolwork, except chemistry[organic chem] and a bit of maths[differentiation/integration]. Surprisingly I finally managed made some sense of physics. But I still have a lot of catching up to do for the stuff taught in the first few months. I'm not saying that I'm perfect in economics, I just don't know where I stand and where I'm heading. Clueless.

With promos ahead, I probably don't have much time in here. A life in reality, no life in virtual reality. But I'll be back soon enough. Just another 2 months or so. Which will pass very fast. I've lost a bit of my usual train of thoughts. Hopefully I find my nirvana-ish stuff back after my promos. Kudos.

~jiehan~

blada @ 12:23 a.m. on 06 August 2007

Suddenly, everyone seems out of the blogging scene. So was I. Apologies. Anyway I was in school today, supposedly helping the juniors with the berets. Apparently no one did much(including me), and I wonder how much [work] jiasheng managed to do alone.

But anyway, he downed 4 cans of redbull in 1 day, 4 cans, I've never drank 4 cans of redbull in my life. I dont know how he's exactly coping with stuff but I don't like the idea of him working so much for the band. He wore a shirt "Life is not a job", and when we both commented on it, we blurted out "Life is a chore", together. Maybe, that's exactly the thing that links us both together, typically the same kind of people. But he's much stronger, determined, or maybe some would say crazy.

But still, I hate to see him in such a state. Blah, I never knew I was changing his life so much when i brought him into the exco. Don't know whether I'm doing the right stuff. bladablada. I think I have nothing else.

~jiehan~

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