The case of the amazing scarf multiplier.

It's late at night, past the hour of nine and she came to me all confused, wearing her simple clothes and hair tied back. She's forlorn, yet has a look of shock on that face of hers.

"I...I don't know what happened Sir!"

Ah. A new case? I sit up in my seat and take the smoking pipe out of my mouth.

"Don't worry little lady. Detective McNab can solve anything."

I'm interested.

"You see sir, today I was folding my guide uniform for school tomorrow..."

She stops abruptly. I turn to look at her and adjust my hat for a better view. She starts again.

"I was folding my uniform sir, and and.... I found another scarf! I've never seen it before and I don't know where it's come from!"

I knocked my pipe on the floor in shock.

To be continued... When I find out who's scarf it is.

Oh and mind you: before I have a bunch of quasi-FBI people banging down my door I'd like to state that my political view is totally against corruption. Since almost all goverments are corrupted to some extent; that means I am against such structures (whether wholly against or partially against is a case-by-case thing) in general. That however does not mean I'd be one to lob a bomb at George Bush should he ever come here again (though there is a great temptation: but this is from a person who can't tell her nitrates from her glycerine) or any Singaporean politician. I'm not an extremist anarchist but I stick to my views.

On the lighter side of things as I was walking home today from Jelita with my mum, I saw this piece of wood and ran to kick it, except i forgot that I was wearing open toed shoes. Man, that really hurt!

I'm not coughing anymore but my throat is still a little screwy and I have no appetite, I hope I don't lose any weight because I really haven't been eating much. Oh well.

I want to eat ice-cream :(

And I have survived yet another Chinese New Year! *cough cough*

How fun. I fell sick again, but at least I've finished up the guide proposal bit and my hist notes: now I have to study for the bio test on Thursday.

Last night I watched The Fiddler on the Roof with my parents, it was really nice and entertaining! There was also this character called Yente, a nosy village matchmaker who's very long winded, hahahahaha. The 'dream sequence' of Tevye was also very amusing and very retarded (:

Had the usual round of family visiting today; that is visiting my mum's side of the family with her 7+ siblings. I really dread this day of CNY because I hardly see my relatives and they see each other all the time: plus they have loads more in common and they all understand hokkien! Horrors. Not that I have any wish to learn hokkien but when the elders are staring at you and saying stuff in an insulting tone (well, half of hokkien words sounds insulting: especially za bo, which is about to what my limited vocab extends to; that and Miss Goh's insults) it does help to UNDERSTAND the language. So much for CANTONESE DOMINATION (of the world, there are tons of cantonese people outside of China, Singapore and Malaysia). Anyway back to the main idea: I don't like visiting.

I'm the 4th youngest cousin of 23, I can't recognize half of my cousins, can't tell who's a brother in law from a brother (vice versa for the women) and I'm the only one who has ever been to one of those 'name brand schools'. Well, that and my mother who went against the grain by getting into St Margret's Secondary. Anyway my mum ended up going to uni in another country (another first) and holds the highest paying job among her siblings (according to her anyway, she's the 2nd youngest of 8 children).

So the general idea they have of me now is: Melodie is smart. Melodie will do good. Melodie will go into a good JC. Melodie will get all A1s. Melodie will marry a very smart man. Melodie will have smart children. Rinse, wash, repeat.

Oh my goodness. If people aren't thinking I'm going to end up in some ditch by 25 (that or saying "would you like fries with that?" on a daily basis), they're thinking I'm going to become the next Einstien. Pure madness. Why are people so weird?! I'm not a superwoman, but I'm not some Britney "OHHH. I married a gold digger, now isn't that CLEVER?" Spears either.

Anyway I had a nice time today, didn't feel very out of place and Rebecca is always nice to me. She's the closest cousin I have on my mum's side and we're both going to have a lovely time this year: her with her A levels and me with my Os. Jolly good year!

I really need to study for bio.

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LOL LOL LOL. Anyway in other news, today the Today paper (the free newspaper) published this article on fortunes for the new chinese new year based on the year one is born in.

The irony for the one on the horse year is so bad, it stings.

Horse Year (2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, etc.)
Good: A good year to achieve ambitions
Bad: Beware of stomach and digestive problems

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Funnily enough, I had a bad stomach ache after the reunion dinner, but I'm very sure that was due to the fact that I hardly ate a bite yesterday because I didn't feel like eating at all.

Happy Chinese New Year to all Chinese people and Happy You-Get-To-Slack-Without-Seeing-Annoying-Relatives Day(s)!

"One of the best scenes in the book is where the anarchist mixes the ingredients for nitroglycerine in the kitchen sink, knowing if he does it even slightly wrongly he'll blow himself up – as many anarchists did. I went to a lot of trouble to research that scene. Then I realised that if I said exactly how the bomb was made, some dumb kid would probably try it in the chemistry lab at school. So I had to take out some of the details."

--- Ken Follet on The Man from St. Petersburg

Oh to be young and foolhardy! (This reminds me of the 20/20 report I once saw on stupid kids trying to imitate the Nike ad by jumping over a moving car with the aid of Nike sports shoes. I think a kid died that way. The rest got maimed.)

My head hurts.

I just realised that the phrase 'Something wicked this way comes' spoken by Ron Weasley in one of the HP movies is a clever play on the little known literature book by Ray Bradbury, how interesting. Funnily enough, the book features an evil witch.

Stayed home today because I felt very ill in the morning. My throat hurt like hell and I kept dry gagging. I'm feeling better now but I'm going to sleep soon, after I finish my porridge.

I think this is the first time I've ever missed guides, even when I was ill I willed myself to go to school. Ah well. I hope I don't miss too much school work.

One week till Chinese New Year, then onwards to my first Bio test of the year. JOY!

Have a nice week.

Sigh, as you can guess, there are even more problems in my life. If it isn't one thing, it's another. Thank goodness for true friends (: However the same thing can't be said in B3, when I can't really tell if people hate me or not. There are those who genuine with me, like Eleanor and Tian Ying, but sometimes I think of the people I'm supposed to be close to, yet feel so far apart from.

It kind of affects me in a way despite what I try to tell myself, but all the same my studies aren't suffering though my mind and heart is. It's almost as if God decided to throw me lots of curveballs just to see how I'd react. Nevermind, I will survive!

Even if it's just to piss them off even more.

They hate me because they fear what I can become. Pitiful fools.

Today I just found out that someone who I thought was a friend actually 'wasn't heppy' with me fir the longest time ever and well, last Wednesday's business just made it worst. On hindsight I fought with the same person in P6, made up in Sec 1 and was always nice to her and helped her when she needed it, in addition to that she has I don't know how many feuds with other people so hey: the problem doesn't lie with me.

Actually I don't know why I feel slightly mystified about that considering that everyone has people who don't like them and I certainly have made some enemies over the course of my life, ah well.

Thank goodness for true friends (:

All your base are belong to death.

He didn't even live to his 43rd birthday. It was just next month.

Billions of blistering blue barnacles! My toe hurts like madness >.<

I don't even know how I can bathe later, I'm afraid the water might make the wound hurt more or something :(

In other news my mum doesn't allow me to drop Chemistry. At this point i'd rather sit through 2 hours extra of chinese every week than take Chemistry. What she doesn't know is that I have other ways of 'dropping' the subject. I just hope her blindness doesn't carry on till March when we have to pay for our papers, or else it'd be a waste of money.

Sigh, I just realised that disgusting thing on my foot is a verrucae. As if the last time I had those warts burned off my fingers wasn't bad enough! I wonder how I'm going to walk for the next few days after I burn it off (at the dermatologist's that is). I used to pick at it and it'd bleed like madness and the blood wouldn't clot up :( It was scary as hell! Oh well.

Holiday tomorrow :D

Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Rain! Let It Rain! Let It Rain!

It doesn't show signs of Pausing,
And I've bought some corn for popping,
The lights are turned way down low,
Let It Rain! Let It Rain! Let It Rain!

When we finally kiss goodnight,
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bying,
But as long as you love me so,
Let It Rain! Let It Rain! Let It Rain!

Yay quiz time! Credit to Adeline, whose blog I stumbled upon just now.

You Belong in Paris

Stylish and a little sassy, you were meant for Paris. The art, the fashion, the wine, the men! Whether you're enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park... You'll love living in the most chic place on earth.

What City Do You Belong In?

You Are Mexican Food

Spicy yet dependable. You pull punches, but people still love you.

What Kind of Food Are You?

I feel hungry.

Your Hat Personality Is A

Newsboy Cap

What Hat Are You?

You Have Your PhD in Men

You understand men almost better than anyone. You accept that guys are very different, and you read signals well. Work what you know about men, and your relationships will be blissful.

How Well Do You Understand Men?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The only problem is that I'd never find me a university to accredit that.

Your Gemstone is Emerald

Balanced, liberated, and peaceful. You bring luck into any situation.

What Gemstone Are You?

Yay, green :D

You are Milk Chocolate

A total dreamer, you spend most of your time with your head in the clouds. You often think of the future, and you are always working toward your ideal life. Also nostelgic, you rarely forget a meaningful moment... even those from long ago.

What Kind of Chocolate Are You?

YAY! More food :D

Hello hello (: Going to make this post as short as I can without skimping on the details since I aim to finish some lit work today (left over from the holidays).

Yesterday was the sec 1 orientation campfire and as usual. the guides were in charge of setting up the whole shebang.

It started to rain around 1230 yesterday and I thought to myself: nevermind we're not setting up the campfire till 1500-ish. If it rains now it probably won't rain later. So I just continued with my lesson, not particularly anxious about the weather.

The rain stopped.

However around 1400, it started to rain again! It was still raining when school ended 30 mins later and since everyone still had to eat lunch, the rain technically hadn't impeded on our plans yet. Around 1500, the rain stopped again and we were quickly chased out of the canteen by Mrs Lim who wanted us to quickly set up the platform before it started to rain again (I didn't believe her). After all had it not just rained twice already?

We were at the last stage of setting up the platform when it started to rain again -.- We were running around frantically because the platform couldn't get wet but I had already taken out a canvas sheet to cover the platform with earlier, the only problem was that the canvas sheet was now missing. Then Yihui said something about a construction worker taking the bright yellow canvas just now (they didn't know it was our's) and she and Jamie ran off to look for the fella. Meanwhile the platform got more and more wet.

Finally Jacqueline, Grace and I spotted them carrying the yellow sheet from a distance and when the sheet was about 3m from the platform, Jacky and I flipped the zinc sheet over so that the top wasn't wet anymore.

We all then ran for shelter. Mrs Lim assigned us all different work (which included checking all the gadget poles in the den for termite bites - there were plenty :( and sorting the bitten poles from the unbitten) and well, I got the work mentioned inside the '( )'.

I was feeling pretty depondent around 1700 when the rain still continued to pour viciously and there was talk that the campfire would be cancelled but still continued to do my work silently. At 1730 the offical cancellation came from the teachers. I got even more upset and took my anger out on a odd pole that was lying around and after I came back from cleaning it: everyone was gone.

I wandered out to the campfire and grabbed a pole that had been left out on the rain and christened it 'Sticky' and went about poking random stuff on the ground. The rain was petering out by now and I was staring at the campfire desolately when suddenly I saw Mrs Lim trying to get my attention on the 2nd level (I was in the quadrangle). I went upstairs to her and she said that they campfire was on again: if we could rush everything in time!

All of us worked through dinner just to prepare everything and this were really looking up for once in the entire day. However when I was testing out the microphones around 1920 with Yihui (and making strange noises into the mike) when Mrs Chen (my horrid ex-math teacher that totally annihilated any interest and fondness of math) ran in a most comical fashion to tell Miss Tang who was with us that it looked like it was going to rain – again!

We all ran out and I stood in the middle of a grass patch and started up at the sky: the sky was covered almost completely in dark rain clouds and I started to pray as hard as I could and the wind started to blow the clouds, but whether away or towards us I couldn’t tell.

After praying we (the guides) all went to stand nearby the campfire where Mrs Yap and Mrs Chen (Kok Peng) were debating whether to let the campfire proceed and just when Mrs Chen said that the drizzle was getting less and less, a big angry cloud came and dumped a whole load of fat raindrops on the lot of us. Teacher and student alike ran for cover.

Everyone was really upset, as you can imagine. The teachers sent us off for dinner and the sec ones all were diverted into the auditorium for their ‘campfire’. Irony of ironies.

Over dinner we all decided to ask Mrs Lim if we could have a small fire or else we’d have to throw away the kerosene soaked rags and the soaked fireball (actually a ball of rags) and I started to cheer up, in fact everyone was visibly happier. After dinner (and when the rain died out) we went to remove the excess firewood from under the canvas and I looked up at the sky for the thousandth time that day and this time the whole sky was clear. The clouds that were visibly were those cirrus clouds which enveloped the moon creating a pretty and extremely ironic sight. It was as if the sky was mocking us.

Anyhow Mrs Chen (Kok Peng) mentioned earlier that she would like to see us release the fireball (: so after we arranged everything some of us went into the audi to tell her that we were ready and she said a few magical words “how about a few minutes from now? Then we can include all the sec ones” hooray for Mrs Chen!

In the end we had a small campfire that lasted about 30 minutes plus and when Mrs Yap declared the campfire closed, all the sec ones protested by saying ‘hah?’, so cute (:

When we were packing things up we found a kerosene torch that we had forgotten about earlier and we showed it to Mrs Lim and incredibly she told us to burn up the torch! She even let us use the fire extinguishers! SO COOL :D:D:D

What was scary was that the first fire extinguisher located outside the guide den didn’t work even after the safety pin was removed. The guide den is a time bomb waiting to go off with the tins of kerosene and the singularly most concentrated spot of wood in the entire school. Talk about scary!

Anyway we got to play with the fire extinguishers which coated the floor of the linkway in a white powder when it flew up into a cloud. It was very cool and super fun :D

Wow this is 3 pages long now. Have a nice weekend!

Okay okay! Please, enough of the world ending already :( I'm sorry I even brought such a controversial topic up.

It's frivolous to talk about the world ending whether today, ten years or even 10,000 years from now if people don't change their behaviour (repent, etc.). All words and no action - what's the use anyway? The greatest minds could keep this debate going for years.

And since uh, D.M. Brown (I'm still trying to figure out how he has come upon this blog) has very nicely quoted the appropriate chapters of the bible I shall add them here in case you didn't see his message: Matthew 24:35-36 (24:37-44 goes on to say more about the topic but it's basically along the same lines).

Happy First Schooling Day of 2006.

Oh dear, I just thought of the loads of homework I left untouched during the hols and and I feel like fainting :(

Homework not done:
- countless chinese work
- 3 prose and 2 poetry unseens
- math homework (80% done)
- 2 biology essays

And I didn't do any revision at all! I'm really dead aren't I?

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Nonono! Before I start a debate on the world ending in 2006, it's what the bible code says.

The bible code is an ongoing research in which the researchers use the old hebrew text (that is: not english) and read what it all transalates to in english either backwards, frontwards, diagonally, in patterns (skipping 3 words at a time, etc.). On the bible code's part it has accurately predicted an assassination attempt, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, the tsunami (I can't remember exactly about this though) and many other occurences, however the bible code has also thrown up a bunch of FALSE prophecys alongside the true ones.

Whether the world IS going to end in 2006 is only known to God and if we want to get all logical...

Only God knows when the date is --> Bible Codes predicts 2006 --> Therefore we know --> Therefore it's not ONLY God anymore --> God changes date?

What I'm trying to say is basically the odds of the world ending in 2006 is well, very slim and totally out of the idea from a philosopher's perspective because of the logical fallacies surrounding the said '2006' date.

In short: Just study hard and hang in there, don't worry about the world coming to an end unless you're an evil person/stole money from a blind person/kicked a dog/set fire to your neighbour's trash/etc.

It was just a passing comment!

Anyway if you want to know more, the link to the bible code's website can be found in the beginning of the entry and here.