I'm blogging this while it's still fresh in my mind. Just came back from ACJC's theatre production Pride and Prejudice, with Sherwin and Shermin. I think they did a very good job! Although it irked me that they left out some scenes entirely, and certain pivotal events were given a very superficial treatment. But other than that, it captured the liveliness and humour and brightness of the novel, and you sort of could feel that the entire crew really put in tremendous effort into the entire drama and dance. Mrs Bennet stole all the limelight from the romance hahaha. I'm glad I went. =)

Then after it ended, Sherwin wanted to go find his friend (who was involved in the acting). But we ended up waiting for nearly 45 minutes for his friend to appear, cos she turned off her phone and SHERWIN WASN'T SURE HE STILL RECOGNISED HER HAHAHAHAHA! Eventually she did turn up.

Okay. Sleepy!

Blog entry in 4 pointers! Here we go!

(1) Finished reading Pride and Prejudice, and I totally agree with Sarah that Jane Austen is a genius. It was a most delightful read, even though I took a month and a half to figure out the sophisticated language. The twists and turns of the romance story really captivated me okay!! If I were a female I would be gushing at how sweet or how charming or how tender Fitz Darcy is. But above all, I like the story because every single character in the novel has certain flaws which, no matter how strong their virtues are, always impede certain things. Everyone has inadequacies to be mocked at.

(2) Felt kinda bad that I have not been keeping up with things with friends that were once close to me. It seems that when there is no longer a commonality in the ties that bind, people naturally drift apart with time. Then they go find new friends to replace the old ones. So sad. Okay maybe I'm just jealous or melancholic.

(3) Went for a medical appointment at Alexandra Hospital for the dull pain in my lower back. The specialist listened to my symptoms, tested my limb reflexes, and came to the suggested conclusion that I have a ligament sprain. Okay. It's like 4 months so far and it's still hurting occasionally.

(4) Led a new cell group!! With Shermin as co-leader, for Samantha, Celine and Jewell. Age gap and gender gap, because I'm older by seven years and they're all girls! Nuts. I never imagined myself still in such situations at my age. But it was a nice conclusion for my week, because they are so lively and random in their conversation topics. =)

Boat/Clarke Quay with Tammy today! She had to take some photos about historical or cultural conservation for some school project, and so we were off. Walked a lot everywhere, talked a lot of nonsensical crap, tried to pose with trishaws, then she complained the entire day that I was very fierce, and she ate ice cream which dribbled everywhere onto her hands.

Some pictures below. Disclaimer: that Ignis shirt I was wearing is my sister's! The rest are on Facebook, or you can click here.

Definitely, Maybe today with Khairul at Plaza Singapura today! Hahaha I renewed my fondness for Abigail Breslin after watching her for the first time in Little Miss Sunshine. After watching that, I felt a strong desire to want to fall in love again. HAHAHA oh my goodness I sound so sappy and bimbotic. But yeah, I should have gone and watched it with some girl instead of Khairul. It seems more appropriate and more romantic. It's okay though, cos we went to Fish & Co for late lunch after the movie and consequently ate all the prawns and calamari and fish and I felt so bloated.

I think it's very difficult to find someone who would complement your character in as many aspects as possible, and still try and make him/her love and accept you. Haiyoo. Why is it that there aren't any girls who would come up to me and say mushy things to me??

Anyway, I'm quite happy now, as opposed to earlier in the week when I felt so tired of things. Wonderful.

According to Blogger, this is my 600th post. Another milestone.

Anyway, today was quite a crazy day. Led worship with Ming Hui and Tammy by my side only! You know something, what they say about stage fright doesn't really go away with experience. Occasionally I'm still struck with nervous attacks and stiff hands. But today's worship was cool. Then my cell group and Sarah's decided to combine just for this night. Largely because I'm going to take a huge step of faith by assisting Shermin in the leading of her cell group. I don't care what everyone tells me, and I don't care how daunting that is! I'm going to trust God for the best.

Oh. This is slightly belated, but Planetshakers concert was awesome. Tim Hughes looks fat in person hahahaha but he sings great.

Why is it that descriptions of animal reproduction always have them "mating for copulation", instead of the simpler term "having sex"? I mean, isn't it both the same? It's always the same few scientific phrases like "mating", "insemination of sperm", "copulation", and I think people who aren't astute enough wouldn't know what is going on. If that isn't vague enough, these reports often shy away from naming the actual genitalia of the animals by distracting you with equally useless information. You will know more instead, of the excellent choreography of mating dances, of lengthy and elaborate courtship process, of calls and whistles to attract mates, of unknown anatomical parts like claspers and pectoral fins and whatnot that aids in mating, blah blah blah.

My point is, why go to so much trouble just to complicate everything up? If the elephants are bonking each other and humping and squealing and huffing and puffing, then tell it as it is! If it involves the male's penis and the female's vagina and the insertion and the subsequent ejaculation, then say it! Do you know that this is not always the case? Sometimes there is no sex involved because the male stores his sperm somewhere and the female goes and gets it, or sometimes both the male and female don't have genitals and all they have to do is to pass the sperm through some opening in their bodies, or sometimes the males has two penises, or the female has a pseudo penis, or the male has a retractable swiveling penis! This is the kind of stuff that I want to know instead of just a broad description of "mating for copulation".

And, why bother hushing up the entire sexual act? There are some magazines who describe in every vivid vitality of what happens during the mating dance, but there is no mention anywhere of the sex that they were dancing for. What nonsense is this?! You assume that the whole point of animal reproduction focuses on the end-point itself, but what I am interested to know is how they do it. Human sex is very easy. Just Google something like "sex positions" and they'll teach you how to be flexible like a gymnast and still have sex with your partner. But it's not the same with animals! How do small birds have sex? How do giraffes have sex? How do turtles mount each other with two huge shells? How do snakes do it without limbs? How do porcupines do it without stabbing each other to death?

Sure, this kind of thing is a breach of language decorum anywhere, and it wouldn't be nice if all wildlife literature were to be termed pornography. But I believe that if you don't give it credit where it is due, then why bother writing about animals in the first place? How the hell am I supposed to know what the sexual intercourse process is like if you describe everything in broad terms? It's like sexual education, because you don't assume that a little girl knows all about sex unless you tell her that somewhere along the way, another boy is going to come and stick something into her. And then again, that's just the technicalities of it. What about all the kinky stuff, like kissing and foreplay and oral sex and touching and feeling and whatever? Who's going to teach that little girl all these things unless she goes and read some steamy romance novel. It's the same with animals. Is it rough, wild sex? Does the male just hump-and-go, or do they both have a little cuddling after sex? Do they bite each other's nipples or something? How long does it last? Will they mate for life after that, or does the female go around looking for more sex partners?

I'm sorry if this blog post might seem sacrilegious and taboo and vulgar, but I think that it's an insult to my knowledge if I'm reading up about a certain species of animal, and I don't know how they have sex. Why is it that there are so many mediums about human sex that are readily available, but there's comparatively little about animal sex? Don't give me bullshit like human beings are the only creatures that truly have sex have pleasure instead of just mere reproduction. If we were indeed sentient creatures enough to know that sex can be pleasurable, then shouldn't we ought to document these forgotten aspects of the wildlife kingdom to satisfy our capability and capacity to think?

Finally got round to getting a new watch today! Was at Tampines Mall with Khairul, when I chanced upon the same Swatch watch that I first saw with Tammy about a month ago. So after much hesitation and deliberation, I decided to buy it for $79, which is quite a major purchase considering that it's been quite some time I bought something this expensive. But it's funky!! Khairul said it'll sure attract cute chicks, so I trust his word on that. According to the receipt the watch is "Alien Baby", and it was quite funny because it doesn't have a needle that tells the seconds, so we had to wait like 2 minutes to see if the minute-hand was moving hahahahahaha.


This is a photo which I forgot totally that it exists, until Yurong showed it to me and I was asking "IS THAT ME?" because I really don't remember taking it.

For once, very literally and very realistically speaking, I'M VERY GLAD TO BE ALIVE. I got into a car accident yesterday night! I wanted to get back to camp from home, and I wasn't really in a hurry but I decided to take a taxi instead. Then at the small tunnel along CTE that leads into TPE, the taxi driver decided to speed up to try and overtake this other taxi in the other lane for no apparent reason. The speed limit was supposed to be 50km/h, but the driver went up to 80-going-90!! Then all of a sudden, at a quite sharp bend, he just lost control and the taxi swerved across the lane and smashed straight into the tunnel wall! The remarkable thing was that I just so happened to be wearing my seat belts. Normally I wouldn't bother, but yesterday night the seat belts saved my life. Anyway, the taxi had quite a big dent in the front right part, but otherwise it was still in a good driving condition. Then the taxi uncle lost his spectacles in the collision. It just got lost somewhere, then he checked to see if I was alright before dropping me off at the next nearest bus-stop and without charging me for the ride. And all I've got is a slightly bruised back from the impact. 80km/h smack into the wall! So, please do buckle up the next time you're in a vehicle.