*pouts*

i'm UNHAPPY :(.

raaawwwwrrrrrr!!!

my latest goal

learn to be emotionally independent!!!

Say No to Rape

Haven't been up to date with Singapore news lately. Just heard about the furore on the marital rape immunity law in Singapore. I was truly appalled, I would have never expected Singapore to have such a legislation. Check this out.

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/09/in-spore-raping-your-wife-is-not-rape/

The 3 videos in there by GetReal, Channel News Asia, are really good. Do watch them if you have time.


Lastly, do go to the link below and sign the petition to repeal the Penal Code. They need 10000 signatures by 30 November, and they have only gathered around 2600 signatures so far. Spread the word!


Rape is rape. There are no exceptions.

to be judge, and to be judged

"afterall, sexuality is only a very small part of a person."

..and so are other small things that come together to be part of us. so how can we judge someone to be good or bad just based on a single quality?

for example, you may hate a person for doing something that you deem to be wrong. however, that's just one thing that this person has done in his life, as opposed to the many other good things that he may have done.

who are we to judge anyway? they might have reasons for their actions; and these reasons are borne out of other previous encounters. and these are in turn borne out of other situations again. also, are we going to count the number of good versus bad things this person has done, in order to determine his calibre? what if the "good deed" he has done is more "important" than the "bad deed"? what if he has good intentions for doing the "bad deed"? there are so many things to consider, that i think it is impossible for us to come to an unbiased decision about a person's character. passing out judgements is tiring and painful to both the judge and the judged.

may i keep this in mind whenever i start being critical of others, and also equally importantly, myself.


what i've been experiencing for the past few weeks and this video inspired this entry. thank you for the video dear!

good lessons may not be pleasant to the ears. it was unpleasant indeed, but essential.

learn and grow, learn and grow.

in a foreign land

went for my community based placement today.

realised loads of stuff. a great day for self-reflection.

being an asian (especially when you were born in asia) in a western country does have its problems. i feel that you take a longer time to get acknowledged. not so bad in uni, maybe because the tutors are used to and HAVE to try to reduce their biasedness; but not so elsewhere. sometimes it's because they take a longer time to warm up to you. sometimes maybe it's because you are less chatty than your western counterpart; you may be considered very good in your home country, but you will not be good enough here.

and it doesn't help when you have a more-than-excellent partner. where the amount of work you have done is normally thought to be of normal to above average standard, it's totally negated because your colleague's work is way beyond excellent. that's fine, and i totally respect my partner for her effort. the problem is, i get judged by others for being less than imperfect.

...sigh.

beri beri stress

my exam ended on wednesday. went out for a simple dinner on that day to celebrate.

and then, immediately, back to stress. didn't have enough sleep, no time to really relax, and have been trying to (and finally did) rush through my assignment.

can seriously feel my heart faltering as i was working through the night. sometimes i really wonder if my heart will suddenly just stop functioning. a very scary feeling.

and this is only the first half of sem 1! my goodness. death unto me.


on another note, check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ydZHy_KRXE

super hilarious!!