i'm talking about love

it has come to my attention that some of you -clears throat- are in the process of getting attached. there are many steps to this, and many different ways, but quite frankly, unless it's a guy or girl who has MY approval, i'd rather there be only ONE way.

step 1. get to know each others names
step 2. hang out as a group
step 3. realise you like each other because of personality, rather than just looks, status (eg position in class), cool factor, etc.
step 4. tell me and await approval
step 5. keep hanging out as a group for 10 years. chances are, by then, you'd have moved on, or at least been more reasonably sure that he/she is THE ONE or at least someone you love, rather than just like or are infatuated with.


ok i'm kind of joking. i say kind of because i'm not entirely joking.
;)



forget valentines day, teachers day is coming up soon. depending on what time the celebrations are, i'm not sure if i can drop in. am hoping i can though, because i miss u guys tons, but in the mean time and urging miss ang to drop by.

teachers make a world of difference. currently, i'm considered ur friend and not teacher so i have to right to say anything i want. and u can call me meghna;)

but honestly, i didn't believe it till JC. there was this teacher i absolutely disliked, and very reasonably too. i disliked his lessons, i paid little attention to them and in the end i suffered in my grades.

so if you want to show your teachers ur appreciation, trust me, doing your best in your studies is the best way to show your love and appreciation.

take care, and have fun at the celebrations! i hope i can make it there:):)

university tales

hello all!

am currently in the middle of a seminar in nus and my mind is quite frankly pooped. maybe its cuz i havent used it much in the past six months but the sociology lecture was quite mind numbing, i suppose smtg like what u'd find your worst subject in school. i'm learning french, and got pretty shocked when i was told it's 6 hours a week. thats A LOT, considering other subjects are 6 hours in all for two weeks.

oh well.

nus is full of stairs, if i havent mentioned it yet. for those of u who ever want to visit, feel free to msg me anytime. i have a five day week so i shall be in school daily (mon to fri only!) but i assure you this is not a trip you'd want to make unless the only other option is studying. haha

am in social sciences, doing in my first semester with french, sociology, south asian studies, political science and european studies. hey if i could i'd choose WAY diferent but theres certain ones u HAVE to take so yeah:)

ok thats abt it abt me for now. haha :)

five words - liquidated, momentum, security, foretell, decline

take care folks!
meghna:)

just one of those things

'I Hope You Dance...
This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend.

Dear Bertha,I

'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working.

Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom.I wear my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.I'm not sure what others would've done had they known they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was.I'm guessing; I'll never know.It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them.

I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, tell myself that it is special.Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.

"People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there."

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

happy birthday to you!

happy 41st birthday, singapore! :)

yes, i am amongst those who loves this country. true, i may sit and complain every now and then about stuff like the weather, the funny rules (like no swings in playgrounds now because they're 'dangerous', etc), the..the. well my complaining is pretty spontaneous.

but i still love this country which i call my home.

now i'm not going to impose my views on you or anything, but quite frankly, i'm sure you can think for yourself why it's such a great place to stay in. it may not have cheap shopping like in thailand or china, may be a lot smaller than places like the usa, may not allow gambling like malaysia, may not have the beautiful locations like switzerland, and may be a lot less than other countries. but it still still home not only because i spent most of my life after childhood here, but also because of the different kinds of food here, the racial harmony that isn't perfected but is much more reliable than in other countries, the clean, safe roads i know i can venture into without much fear, but definitely precaution. i call this home because this is where my friends and family are, and because i know that even when the going gets tough, the government will be there for me, even if they don't owe me a living. so what if we aren't liberal like the usa, or a welfare state like england used to be?

ok so a lot of the ndp songs aren't familiar to me anymore, because they;ve changed tons since my school days. but i still enjoy watching them, over and over again, and i swear i get goosebumps sometimes.


well. five words:
1. patriotic:)
2. democratic:)
3. dictate
4. sinusoidal
5. confession


well, enjoy your holidays! :)

i want to learn chinese

hello all again! my greatest apologies for not updating so often

been superbly busy with uni stuff. would you believe it, it hasn't even started and i'm going there daily so far, since monday. am very glad i visited u all on thursday itself:) but honestly, it's tiresome to travel from eunos to nus on a daily basis. i feel like knocking the nus architects too, really hard. i simply don't understand why they had to build an instiution so vastly attended on a bunch of slopes atop hills. now no offence to AHS, at least it's called Anglican HIGH School. on top of that, you can't help but keep getting lost because half the maps are old ones.

forget geography. the faculty i am in probably strives to make every freshman student's life complete utter hell. they're the only faculty to have SO MANY modules, so many divisions and so many majors. we have to bid for modules and courses so obviously we will be graduating seasoned gamblers. oh AND we have to bid for tutorials. all the while making our own timetable, which is not so great because a number of lesson timings clash and if u bid and are not successful you simply have your entire timetable messed up.

whoopee.


end of rant.



sorry about that. don't get the wrong idea. nus is a great place, really. but i'm in a ranting mood so HAH! :P

met some of you a few days back. oh no i MUST stress, please do not see me as any sort of role model, if u think i ever was one to you. don't get me wrong, i'm not some chain smoking, tatooed delinquent, but i am very non formal, very casual, and much less uptight than i was in school. u have to understand, AHS was a school and teachers have a code of conduct no one explained to me but i was supposed to know, but i am still just a teenager in my last teen year and wear jeans and casual tshirts and i make lots of mistakes and i get lost and all that jazz. just a less hormonally charged, more world wisely (not too much though) non adult, non child version of you guys.

:)