because i can't think of anything else that would go with 'i'm back', which parallels 'by the way, highway', 'keep it up, lollipop!', and 'wats dat, kabayong bundat'.
so anyway, today officially ends our mid-semester break and i give myself permission to post again. first up, eto ang sabi ng tatay ko sa last part ng email nya:
Godbless! We love you so much, and send our best regards & gratitude to the one person who makes you happy! (Hi Sundeep!)
Papa
this added to the euphoria induced by the beta-endorphins that just started kicking in, because i just came from jogging around the campus with who else (Hi Sundeep!).
whoowhee! back from nerdsville, and i had a pleasant 4-day stay in a suite at hotel hon sui sen. they even have this sexy, seductive music playing at 9:45 pm, after a lady announces that lights will be switched off in 5 minutes. traveled first class via A2 shuttle bus. ok, so basically sundeep and i made a home out of the library just like nirorn.
i also went to the gym once during the break. yes i went to the gym! i didn't just sit there and gawk at guys' buffed up bodies (because for one there wasn't any). i toiled and had myself sweating profusely.
oh, and last sunday i went to the centennial carnival. i was really surprised when i was nearing the SRC field where the carnival was set up, because they were blasting "ONE WAY, JESUS", obviously a Christian song. it's one of wyldfire's favorite songs in church too, i suppose hehe=). i was really surprised because i didn't know NUS allows songs affiliated with any religion to be blasted in any public place in campus for everyone to hear. but it made me very happy, and i strode faster to see what's the Christian-song-playing all about.
i would never have guessed that the one responsible for the festive music was a little boy of about five. he was hammering on the drums like a pro! the only live music was him playing the drums, so there needed to be some recorded accompaniment. but still, he's so good! i was so touched when i saw him play and hear the amazing music he was making at the same time. for a moment i wanted to get him off the stage and take him home with me just so i could hug him as long as i want to, as well as let him play the drums as i please. but i cannot own him, so forget it.
i also went to the SRC track to see the illustrious NUS alumni Dr. William Tan. the first time i saw him making the rounds on the track, i got teary-eyed. he is so inspiring and i adore him. for those who are not familiar with him, the following are just some of the distinctions under his name:
MBBS(Newcastle), PhD(Auckland), MOH(Harvard), MSc(Oxford), MPhil(Hons, Auckland), MHlthSc(Sydney), ScM(Hons, Massey), MHSc(Auckland), BSc(NUS)...and so on.
he is a neuroscientist, a medical doctor, an accomplished sportsman and an international ultramarathon fundraiser. he has completed 10 marathons in 7 continents in 70 days. all of his accomplishments make him sound amazing right? i bet you'll be astounded as i had been when you learn that this fellow doesn't have any legs because he contracted polio when he was two! yes he's in a wheelchair yet he's accomplished so much! such a shame to bums with complete body parts who beg for food when they have able bodies to work.
look at the above list of his distinctions again. even for people who are supposedly more fortunate because they have all the body parts they need, it's still a feat to be able to achieve such things.
i went to his talk the other day, and he narrated his life story and his recent wheelchair push in Antarctica - yes, the land of the penguins. this man has had incalculable rejections all his life because of his disadvantaged background, but he's also never stopped conquering limits. one of the most hurtful things ever thrown at him was by a professor at medical school, who told him that he was wasting a slot at their university on the first day of classes. you see, he's toiled long and hard prior to medical school, and when he finally got in he was abashed just like that. but he's not about to be shaken by the sheer miscalculated judgment of his professor. so when he finally topped his class in the end, the professor was humbled and apologized. hurray!
dr. william tan has really made a difference in my life, and his impact is so great that i want to tell him "Hebigats ka chong!" while making bang-bang hand gestures originated by joseph.
so there, back to school tomorrow. i shall end this post by singing...
smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
what are they feeding you?
smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
it's not your fault...
(yes i've just recently appreciated the serial FRIENDS. i had been living in a cave when the rest of the world got addicted to it).
so anyway, today officially ends our mid-semester break and i give myself permission to post again. first up, eto ang sabi ng tatay ko sa last part ng email nya:
Papa
this added to the euphoria induced by the beta-endorphins that just started kicking in, because i just came from jogging around the campus with who else (Hi Sundeep!).
whoowhee! back from nerdsville, and i had a pleasant 4-day stay in a suite at hotel hon sui sen. they even have this sexy, seductive music playing at 9:45 pm, after a lady announces that lights will be switched off in 5 minutes. traveled first class via A2 shuttle bus. ok, so basically sundeep and i made a home out of the library just like nirorn.
i also went to the gym once during the break. yes i went to the gym! i didn't just sit there and gawk at guys' buffed up bodies (because for one there wasn't any). i toiled and had myself sweating profusely.
oh, and last sunday i went to the centennial carnival. i was really surprised when i was nearing the SRC field where the carnival was set up, because they were blasting "ONE WAY, JESUS", obviously a Christian song. it's one of wyldfire's favorite songs in church too, i suppose hehe=). i was really surprised because i didn't know NUS allows songs affiliated with any religion to be blasted in any public place in campus for everyone to hear. but it made me very happy, and i strode faster to see what's the Christian-song-playing all about.
i would never have guessed that the one responsible for the festive music was a little boy of about five. he was hammering on the drums like a pro! the only live music was him playing the drums, so there needed to be some recorded accompaniment. but still, he's so good! i was so touched when i saw him play and hear the amazing music he was making at the same time. for a moment i wanted to get him off the stage and take him home with me just so i could hug him as long as i want to, as well as let him play the drums as i please. but i cannot own him, so forget it.
i also went to the SRC track to see the illustrious NUS alumni Dr. William Tan. the first time i saw him making the rounds on the track, i got teary-eyed. he is so inspiring and i adore him. for those who are not familiar with him, the following are just some of the distinctions under his name:
MBBS(Newcastle), PhD(Auckland), MOH(Harvard), MSc(Oxford), MPhil(Hons, Auckland), MHlthSc(Sydney), ScM(Hons, Massey), MHSc(Auckland), BSc(NUS)...and so on.
he is a neuroscientist, a medical doctor, an accomplished sportsman and an international ultramarathon fundraiser. he has completed 10 marathons in 7 continents in 70 days. all of his accomplishments make him sound amazing right? i bet you'll be astounded as i had been when you learn that this fellow doesn't have any legs because he contracted polio when he was two! yes he's in a wheelchair yet he's accomplished so much! such a shame to bums with complete body parts who beg for food when they have able bodies to work.
look at the above list of his distinctions again. even for people who are supposedly more fortunate because they have all the body parts they need, it's still a feat to be able to achieve such things.
i went to his talk the other day, and he narrated his life story and his recent wheelchair push in Antarctica - yes, the land of the penguins. this man has had incalculable rejections all his life because of his disadvantaged background, but he's also never stopped conquering limits. one of the most hurtful things ever thrown at him was by a professor at medical school, who told him that he was wasting a slot at their university on the first day of classes. you see, he's toiled long and hard prior to medical school, and when he finally got in he was abashed just like that. but he's not about to be shaken by the sheer miscalculated judgment of his professor. so when he finally topped his class in the end, the professor was humbled and apologized. hurray!
dr. william tan has really made a difference in my life, and his impact is so great that i want to tell him "Hebigats ka chong!" while making bang-bang hand gestures originated by joseph.
so there, back to school tomorrow. i shall end this post by singing...
smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
what are they feeding you?
smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
it's not your fault...
(yes i've just recently appreciated the serial FRIENDS. i had been living in a cave when the rest of the world got addicted to it).
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