melting stones
so. thought it was time i revived my blog. haha, just as well, nes inspired me to change my layout - it was a bit too emo-y for my liking, at this point in time.
so many things have happened since i last blogged. we got back our exam results (which was an awful way to end the four years here), i went to senggarang once again for a weekend, we had our farewell assembly, i got stomach flu the next day and couldn't go out for two whole days, got my sat results for the last time ever, sat for the bmat, and am finally joining the rest of the cohort in slacking the days away. (yes, i'm conveniently forgetting about my nus modules. shh!)
here's something i wrote in an email, when i just got back from senggarang:
"one thing that i kept thinking about when i was there was childhood innocence. seeing the little kids run around, being easily satisfied by the simplistic lifestyle they lead. i wonder if we would've been happier, without the luxuries of our lives, but with carefree days, where it's enough to afford food, proper clothing and housing. in the church service, there were these three young girls with tambourines who were dancing to the music. they smiled throughout, and weren't bothered by the fact that they weren't synchronized half the time. that's quite different from how we'd behave in singapore, isn't it? i imagine the older kids would usually get annoyed at the younger ones for being unable to keep up... how is it that we can't tolerate imperfection most of the time? i think the beauty was in the imperfection of it all."
in other news, i'm mentally preparing myself for the three piano and two violin class performances which will come up this month. life never gets boring, does it?
so many things have happened since i last blogged. we got back our exam results (which was an awful way to end the four years here), i went to senggarang once again for a weekend, we had our farewell assembly, i got stomach flu the next day and couldn't go out for two whole days, got my sat results for the last time ever, sat for the bmat, and am finally joining the rest of the cohort in slacking the days away. (yes, i'm conveniently forgetting about my nus modules. shh!)
here's something i wrote in an email, when i just got back from senggarang:
"one thing that i kept thinking about when i was there was childhood innocence. seeing the little kids run around, being easily satisfied by the simplistic lifestyle they lead. i wonder if we would've been happier, without the luxuries of our lives, but with carefree days, where it's enough to afford food, proper clothing and housing. in the church service, there were these three young girls with tambourines who were dancing to the music. they smiled throughout, and weren't bothered by the fact that they weren't synchronized half the time. that's quite different from how we'd behave in singapore, isn't it? i imagine the older kids would usually get annoyed at the younger ones for being unable to keep up... how is it that we can't tolerate imperfection most of the time? i think the beauty was in the imperfection of it all."
in other news, i'm mentally preparing myself for the three piano and two violin class performances which will come up this month. life never gets boring, does it?