in fields of faded dandelions,

projeck wonky

2007-07-06T04:45:47Z

I was wonky on my meds and decided to make something.
I envisaged this dress to be slouchy/lazy/fun...i am disappointed.
I now have an electric blue potato sack.

Don't Ask Me Why

2007-06-21T16:09:28Z

Tracy an I have the same stupid look on our faces :P

JUST TO PROVE TRACY AND LUDDY WRONG: THERE WAS NO "THE OTHER GIRL" IN OUR GROUP

Mexican food + raspberry margarita = <3 (=

PJ PARTY

2007-06-16T14:45:17Z

I am not in the habit of parading my pyjamas, but this is my first attempt at making pants (:
I shall try to make girl and boy boxers very soon. These are too tight for comfort. O WELLS...

I Refuse To Pay

2007-06-05T06:06:35Z

This dress from Sass & Bide costs a grand total of FourHundredandNine Dollars,

I think I need to start exercising soon.
Check out my flabby triceps brachii (I'm trying to improve my scientific latin).

Cough Cough

2007-05-28T15:03:12Z

This is the best remedy for sore throat.
Get well soon!
(no rounded edges because they are "girly")

nikoncoolpixp5000

2007-05-23T10:12:46Z

This is what I see every night before I take of my specs and hit the sacks, excuse the feeble rhyme.
We bought a super affordable 0.45X conversion lens.
Somehow the edges are wonky, slightly fisheye(d) no?
No complaints thou.
You Never Get More Than What You Pay For.

The Sartorialist

2007-05-19T13:44:08Z

Photos taken from The Sartorialist

These pictures should inspire every girl to own a bicycle.
Lovely Pins I Say.

GENEROSITY

2007-05-17T16:07:25Z

because my exceedingly thoughtful and generous brother decided to buy me a shuffle after i murdered my ipod, i decided to make use of another sleepless night to make a shuffle-cosy!

my shuffle won't ever have to brave Edinburgh's winter without its cosy!

mr.mysterious.

2007-05-11T21:32:57Z

2005-07-08

A very bad picture I tried to steal WAY before you knew that you make my heart skip beats and my tummy leap!

mapoey!

2007-05-11T21:06:10Z

...you're the sister we never had...

faded_dandelion @ 2007-05-08T17:08:00

2007-05-08T09:39:04Z

I am quite frustrated, I decided on Edinburgh...but after reading all about King's and Manchester again, I'm back to square one...Well at least I've eliminated UCL.

Reading literature on the internet is counter productive. I wish this was as easy as choosing a secondary school in Singapore...I find myself having to consider factors such as research funding, reputation, industrial attachment opportunities, transport, cost of accommodation, student union activities, graduate salary..the most frustrating being COURSE UNITS. It's terrible because I have to plough through information on the courses and time-tables to avoid any potential clashes. I used to think that the flexibility of Biomed was 100% desirable, I obviously overlooked this detail.

Nevertheless, I am comforted by the fact that a lot of people back home are suffering the same plight, having to ping-pong between NUS and SMU or NUS and NTU.

I've never taken my education/career options so seriously before. It's exciting knowing that I'm going to be doing what I enjoy from 9-5 for five days of the week. NO MORE PHYSICS (you sucker), but no more math either /=

Wish I had the guts to follow my heart completely (Weird expression considering Pastor always says that Guts=Heart in Greek) then I'll be ready to pack my bag (of Chinese condiments and herbs) for Edinburgh - I can imagine enjoying the quaintness of the surroundings through the library window...In London, my view would probably be obscured by some other building. AND THE TRAFFIC oh the traffic.

I can't wait to go home, I'm missing quite a number of people...(x and j and e and w and a and p and k and z and l, go figure.)

ANBERLIN AND COPELAND

2007-05-06T20:10:48Z

Prseale tickets on sale now $60 at-

Drums Resources, #B1-13 Excelsior Hotel and Shopping Centre
Straits Records, 22 Bali Lane
Propaganda Machine, #03-10A Far East Plaza

Enquiries: tickets@wakemeupmusic.com

Edinburgh2

2007-05-05T16:01:20Z

I've sorta made up my mind, Edinburgh is the place for me!

I love mushrooms.

edinburgh

2007-05-04T19:39:38Z

I'm LOVING Edinburgh! I think I'm going to rule out London altogether. I don't see a point in paying to live in another fast-paced city, not anymore. I'm torn between Edinburgh and Manchester. Oh God Help Me. I'll probably have to create a chart comparing factors such as modules and accommodation. If I go to Edinburgh, I'd join drama society (costumes) and golf club(: I'm excited. I'll probably have to talk to more people in the Pharmaceutical and Biomed Industry to find out which university has a better reputation. Snow Patrol played in one of Edinburgh's student union pubs recently, such a pity such a pity. Apparently, "tickets sold out like gold dust"...

On a random note, I'd die to watch Coldplay live again.

This reminded me of Gene.

Uni's Student Union

These little alleys tempt you as you walk past...
I'd liken them to black holes which supposedly suck everything into other galaxies.

edinburgh

2007-05-04T19:39:07Z

This reminded me of Gene.

Uni's Student Union

These little alleys tempt you as you walk past...
I'd liken them to black holes which supposedly suck everything into other galaxies.

Manchester

2007-05-03T18:30:46Z

I visited the University of Manchester yesterday (: I must say that it's my favourite University so far. In fact, I've (almost completely) ruled out UCL. The reason why I considered it is because of its position in a recent (nevertheless pretty useless) UK League Table -no5 and it's got a great reputation - Singaporean Kiasuism at it's best.

I digress...My first impression of Manchester is that it's a much younger city as compared to London. Livelier but not in a I'm-rushing-to-work sense. I think 90% of the people are students, but that's probably because I was walking along Oxford Road all the time. My visit to the Faculty of Life Sciences was a particularly pleasant one. I got to meet a student recruitment manager, a (handsome green-eyed) guy who has a zoology degree and is pursing a masters in History of Science, and a PhD student who studied Neuroscience and is writing a thesis on (some aspect of) physiology. They were delightful to be with, extremely helpful and enthusiastic about their courses. The energy level was amazing. The main attraction is probably the self-contained campus. AND, the cost of living is significantly lower than that of London, a plus point for a stingy-pok like me who will always convert pounds to sgd.

Right now, Manchester is the most appealing university. Very conducive. London's only 2hours away by train!

Hollins Hall.

2007-05-01T14:43:54Z

I'm up in Yorkshire right now and today's probably the best day I've had so far in good ole England because...

I played my first (ever) 18-holes of golf at Hollins Hall, which is a beautiful Championship course. (PAM ARE YOU READING THIS?) It was mad fun despite the crazy-ass winds. I even managed a couple of double boogies. GO ME!

faded_dandelion @ 2007-04-21T09:58:00

2007-04-21T02:28:46Z

SHANGHAI
i ate street food for the first time because my mum wasn't around to scare me
i lost my voice bargaining
i spent a lot of time chit-chatting with shop owners
warning: don't ever get too comfortable even if they are nice
i don't have pictures of the 'happening' city areas because i visited on a rainy 9degrees day with a useless sweater and had to keep my hands in my pockets most of the time

this squid kebab is my favourite, the seasoning is so very salty

people studying the stock market - check out that digital board in the background

the best lamb noodle i've ever tasted from zhen ru zheng
you've got to slurp it down whilst it's pipping hot or that very distinctive "kem beng" smell will kill you

faded_dandelion @ 2007-04-11T23:04:00

2007-04-11T15:13:12Z

This is the best non-functional thing I've made.
It's four times smaller than actual size, is made from left over curtains, and the sewing is wonky but I still <3 it.

faded_dandelion @ 2007-04-05T10:06:00

2007-04-05T02:14:30Z

I'm in a BIG FAT dilemma!

Will it be UCL, King's, Manchester or Edinburgh?!

Each college has it's unique attraction. I hope my impending UK trip will conclude with me making a definitive decision.

HELP.

faded_dandelion @ 2007-04-04T12:14:00

2007-04-04T04:18:01Z

You So Yummy.

This Good Friday

2007-04-02T02:14:53Z

We read Isaiah 53 during Sunday School as part of our discussion and I have since decided that this beautiful passage will be the focus of my meditation this Good Friday.

Surely He has born our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteem Him Stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And By His stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, everyone, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.

He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

And they made His grave with the wicked-
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul and offering for sin,
He shall see His seed,
He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper His hand.

unconsoled

2007-03-30T08:38:24Z

HAS ANYONE READ THE UNCONSOLED BY KAZUO ISHIGURO?
I DESPERATELY NEED TO DISCUSS IT WITH SOMEONE.
IT'S FRUSTRATING.

clarkquay

2007-03-30T03:57:22Z

i am very fascinated by what my phone camera can do.
josh finds the steps in the left foreground irritating, but I'd have fell into the river otherwise.

faded_dandelion @ 2007-03-29T11:15:00

2007-03-29T03:48:17Z

DO NOT LOOK UNDER CUT IF YOU DETEST ANIMAL CRUELTY.

I didn't get the opportunity to take pictures of the dissected frogs as I was wearing gloves stained with chloroform and frog blood.
Let's just say I felt remorseful after contemplating the indignity of the frogs' death.

I am not against animal vivisection, but
Edmund O'Meara once said "the miserable torture of vivisection surely places the body in an unnatural state", this is precisely what makes me Cringe. Foolishly enough, I tried to straighten the hind limbs of a chloroform-ed frog, only to find that it was an impossible task to perform without breaking a bone or two.

I'm sure that I'd have to perform vivisection or inject lab rats or any other damned animal in the near future. I wonder how scientists cope, perhaps some force themselves to be callous, maybe there are yet others who are standing on the fine line between animal cruelty and the noble notion that vivisection is necessary for the advancement of science (, homosapiens).

I can't predict how I am going to cope...