sounds-like-she's-sore-old-spinster entry
i'm really happy cos meeting up with old frens the past few weeks reminded me that i have quite a few old RGS frens and a couple of JC frens i can always rely on... and i'm thankful that things haven't really changed much even though i was physically separated from many of my good pals. i hope all these friendships will last a long time to come, though i'm worried i'll be left with fewer and fewer when i gradually lose my single frens as other things take priority in their lives.
was also having nice talk with y and we observed the curious phenomenon of many perfectly eligible but still single RGS frens... and postulated some likely reasons (not ranked in order though)

1) a lot of guys out there cannot make it. or put it in a nicer way, maybe we have too high expectations. ;P
2) girls we hang out with are from biased sample. quite right to say many of us are conservative folks who prefer to get to know ppl better first instead of immediately diving into relationships. but how often do you get the chance to really do that. (and like-minded ppl are gradually disappearing...) on the other hand, if u're the clubbing and partying sort, maybe diff story?
3) choice.... so often affections are asymmetric. sad but guess hard fact of life.

but nothing conclusive derived from discussion, mere casual banter.
aiyah but life is so unpredictable maybe the next time i see them they'll be giving me wedding invitations =P then again, recently been wondering why ppl hav to get married. why is it so wired into the brains of our parents... even many of our peers...even myself...and if u come to think of it, marriage is such a huge commercial ploy... ppl willing to spend tonnes on wedding, cos what it's "zhong1 sheng1 da4 shi4". and marriage always gets romanticised by relevant businesses; even media perpetuates possible myth. u hav ur classic nice happy bride in white gown looking really xing fu, deceiving innocent girls who then grow up with image in minds. then some ppl never think properly, once reach marriagable age then think of getting married. or we somehow automatically think we ought to get married some day...doesn't that sound scary. we've all been brainwashed in some way.... haha hmm... oops i think i suddenly made something supposedly so lang man sound like a huge plot. mmm.. unintended lah. just rambling =P

recently mum's been hinting that i should dress more nicely when i go out... complains why girls my age all know how to da3 ban4 nicely and i just like to be tomboyish and wear jeans all the time... given that sis has bf that parents approve of, whom i still have not had the "honor" to meet in person, wonder if these are subtle hints that if i dun want to end up being old spinster i have to care more about my appearance... but seriously, if a guy only cares about a girl's appearance, he is hardly worthy of any attention lah. think sis quite cute, subtly bought things for bf while we were shopping in hong kong but like never say outright... but we all know who they are for... jealous. sisters for so long never buy for me.... haha just kidding. happy for her =)

MINI REVAMP
just spent few hours doing a mini revamp. not impressive, as usual, cos i'm still html idiot, but tried to insert picture... was looking at old pics and found one of myself in dad's glasses! will update pic with other kid pics from time to time. (if i have time =P) did away with tagboard, but changed comment box such that anyone, not just blogger users, can comment... so feel free to leave comments/criticisms, whatever =)

was reading through lyrics for Yuan2you2hui4 in Jay Chou's Qi Li Xiang album and i was struck by how certain lines were really well written. esp the bit bout how longing is lengthened tog with shadows in the evening, and how the admission tic pei2 him count sheep... ok i am giving a horrible translation here, but it's really nice in Chinese. simple longing written in such a lovely manner.... i did catch some parts of it when i listened to it some time back, but not all the lyrics...
also recently purchased Nakashima Mika's album and it has this really nice song too... Yuki no Hana, it sounds a bit familiar though. might have heard it before. not a new song. unfortunately i can't play songs here...