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This week in twitter (2010-07-26)

Andre — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Getting aquainted with the Glee phenomenon. A little disappointed, but then again I've only watched the pilot. #
@lowisabelle You can't "really" not know the hidden innuendo in that song? #
@linanqiu @readon @kzainal @isabellelow @staceyanne24 Anyone interested in doing Need You Know by Lady Antebellum? #
Couchsurfing sounds like a great option for my next backpacking trip. Anyone else up for an adventure? #
Digging the new Twitter mobile interface #
Oh why do some people get to be tal, smart, rich and good lookin when I get the short stick and only have one of those attributes? #
Chugging along on the TPE on a coach that is frankly better suited for an excursion up north. It almost feels like a road trip, almost. #
Still looking for more ways to use my internet connection in camp. I think I should start writing a novella or something. #

This week in twitter (2010-07-26)

Andre — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Getting aquainted with the Glee phenomenon. A little disappointed, but then again I've only watched the pilot. #
@lowisabelle You can't "really" not know the hidden innuendo in that song? #
@linanqiu @readon @kzainal @isabellelow @staceyanne24 Anyone interested in doing Need You Know by Lady Antebellum? #
Couchsurfing sounds like a great option for my next backpacking trip. Anyone else up for an adventure? #
Digging the new Twitter mobile interface #
Oh why do some people get to be tal, smart, rich and good lookin when I get the short stick and only have one of those attributes? #
Chugging along on the TPE on a coach that is frankly better suited for an excursion up north. It almost feels like a road trip, almost. #
Still looking for more ways to use my internet connection in camp. I think I should start writing a novella or something. #

Wet mornings

Andre — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:02:19 +0000

There’s something incredibly soothing and comforting about rainy mornings. Even if the day ahead is one that is incredibly depressing, a short nap under a shelter with the potter patter of raindrops around you just puts you at ease. Even more so when you’re surrounded by trees and canopies and with the cacophony of the inhabitants of Singapore’s rainforests echoing around you.

It has certainly perked me up for the day ahead.

This week in twitter (2010-07-19)

Andre — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Gasp, my phone is now a Wifi hotspot sharing it's HSDPA connection! Hello to bigger browsing on my iPod screen #
To other Deutsch als Fremdsprache mates: Just found a good resource for free streaming German TV: http://beelinetv.com/free_german_tv/ #
@synapple Yeah I found my class, no idea if our teachers and refs will actually bother to check though. I'll have to call my CT personally. in reply to synapple #
@synapple I just tried all the possible permutations till I got it right: rafflesjc2011 in reply to synapple #
Any J3s reapplying to UCAS this year? #
Bookout! #
So need t watch Inception this weekend. #
Off to Chong Pang camp. I hope it's at least half as happening as Paya Lebar. #
About 500 metres from home, and I can't leave this bus #
Day by day, minute by agonising minute, I am counting down the days to liberation. (a tad premature I might add) #
@vincom2 Clearly sacarsm dosen't come across well on a digital medium. #
@vincom2Clearly sacarsm dosen't come across wel on a digital medium. #
More National Education. Who knows, if the establishment keeps this up I might actually get indoctrinated! #
Headed back to the Air Base… early. Oh why do I torture myself so? #
Despicable me was damn funny Great movie #
Patriot walk, just another excuse by the Air Force to give us a night on the town. #
Now if the SAF would actually teach me to drive, maybe I'd be a little more appreciative. #

This week in twitter (2010-07-19)

Andre — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Gasp, my phone is now a Wifi hotspot sharing it's HSDPA connection! Hello to bigger browsing on my iPod screen #
To other Deutsch als Fremdsprache mates: Just found a good resource for free streaming German TV: http://beelinetv.com/free_german_tv/ #
@synapple Yeah I found my class, no idea if our teachers and refs will actually bother to check though. I'll have to call my CT personally. in reply to synapple #
@synapple I just tried all the possible permutations till I got it right: rafflesjc2011 in reply to synapple #
Any J3s reapplying to UCAS this year? #
Bookout! #
So need t watch Inception this weekend. #
Off to Chong Pang camp. I hope it's at least half as happening as Paya Lebar. #
About 500 metres from home, and I can't leave this bus #
Day by day, minute by agonising minute, I am counting down the days to liberation. (a tad premature I might add) #
@vincom2 Clearly sacarsm dosen't come across well on a digital medium. #
@vincom2Clearly sacarsm dosen't come across wel on a digital medium. #
More National Education. Who knows, if the establishment keeps this up I might actually get indoctrinated! #
Headed back to the Air Base… early. Oh why do I torture myself so? #
Despicable me was damn funny Great movie #
Patriot walk, just another excuse by the Air Force to give us a night on the town. #
Now if the SAF would actually teach me to drive, maybe I'd be a little more appreciative. #

Uni Apps all over again

Andre — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:14:33 +0000

It’s that time of the year again, amazing how quickly a year passes huh? I’ve finally gotten round to reapplying to the UK, this time to read Law instead of Physics. I went ahead and dropped a sum for these two books, although I really doubt if they’ll be of much help. (As a side-note, having your own credit card does make online shopping so much less of a hassle)

Oh well, if my latest endeavour does really fall flat on it’s face, at least I have NUS Law to fall back on. Then again, it would be a very expensive experiment indeed, given that all the app fees are typically denominated in Pounds Sterling.

I need to get round to deciding precisely what course to apply for and where. My choices currently read:

King’s College London: Law with German Law
London School of Economics and Political Science: Law
Oxford University: Law with German Law
University College London: English and German Law

And I’m all out of ideas, I still have one more available choice and frankly I need a good insurance option given that I’m not exactly aiming low here.

Time to get down and dirty prepping myself for the challenge ahead.

P.S. If anyone is interested, the UCAS buzzword for RI(JC) is “rafflesjc2011″.

Cover: Your Body is a Wonderland

Andre — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:14:45 +0000

Ok I had to make the plunge sooner or later. Gave me an excuse to play around with my webcam while I was at it.

Forgive the horrible singing and guitar playing, I’m not very good. I should add that I have a sore throat, not likely to make a difference either way though

Busting limits

Andre — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:19:35 +0000

Suffering from a bout of aching muscles and the aftermath of lactic buildup. Hell, what was I expecting after I pulled that crazy stunt yesterday? It’s great when you have a cross-country runner and Judoka as bunkmates; they push you beyond limits you never thought could be surpassed. Looks like I’m all set to gain a few inches laterally.

Europe: Hedging my future

Andre — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:42:56 +0000

Those of you who have known me for long enough will know that I’m a bit of a Europhile. I plan to study there and have dreams of carving out a career and future for myself on the old continent.

Long has the allure of this historical corner of the world mesmerised me. Everything about the old world, from the rich history to its overwhelming diversity captivates me. It remains to this day, the world’s largest economy, and nowhere else have democracy and civil liberties reached the zenith epitomised by Europe.

It thus pains me tremendously to be bombarded in recent times by swathes of economists and policy makers prophesising the demise of Europe. “The entire continent has plunged into an irrecoverable spiral of decline,” they all echo, and not without merit. After all, the entire European sytem is flawed, a monetary union without the will to pursue political integration, without which economic and fiscal policy nessecary to regulate the Euro cannot be enforced.

Has my passion for the European way of life clouded my judgement? I honestly do not know.

This week in twitter (2010-07-12)

Andre — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Was für ein Snoozefest. Oh well, guten Morgen, time to sleep. #
Happy to be watching the final as a neutral. #
No idea why I'm still plodding away on firefox. Ok I resolve to use Chrome next weekend. #
Inception is shaping up to be the movie of the year. Anyone up for a movie night? #
@limshiru Oh do watch it! The second episode is in Berlin! in reply to limshiru #
@limshiru Oh my, I need to find a place to hide myself. #
@limshiru Omg you actually listened to it? It's embarassngly bad #
Damnit I just got gold for everything but silver for run Air Force is making me soft. #