I only know two words that may qualify as the longest English word.
Antidisestablishmentarianism - no brainer. Most of us knew this. Opposition to the belief of a state church is the meaning, I think. It had to do with a church and opposition, that's what I know. 28 letters. (Nukora: Disesstablishmentarianism is the seperation of church and state I thought, making "antidis" the oposition of the seperation of church and state. *shrug*)
I think he got it.
Floccinaucinihilipilification - a
I realised how canny baby-naming can be - cannily accurate.
My sister's name meant 'Pretty and Graceful'. She's a dancer now, doing ballet and doing lead for her school. She's pretty.
My other sister's name meant 'Pretty Lotus'. The lotus is a symbol of wisdom. My sister scoring well at one of the hardest paths of the available education path. And she's pretty too.
My brother's name meant 'Scholar'. He's in a newly-founded high school of science and maths that would directly lead him to
When my teacher asked me why a term after a series of 'and's was single instead of plural, I didn't know what to say.
When it came to English, I was bred to write by the feel of it. I felt the word being wrong or right, and then taking the necessary action to make it right.
But I wasn't able to find a word to say it. Of course, a third grader in elementary school would not be able to say such a word.
So, all I could tell was the teacher was: "I know it's right. I can feel it!"
But to
You know how painful it is when terrible, but addictively catchy, songs reverberate in your head incessantly, in repeat mode, not giving you peace or focus?
I put the blame on Avril Lavigne's decision to give The Music Industry (TMI) a run for its money - and its life. Her album, though seen by most of us as a change from 'That Rough and Tough Girl' to 'Tween Rocker' and a Hilary Duff with a dash of salt, is seen as me as a shoutout to the people who run TMI and those who gravitate to TMI. Sh
Heeheehee.
I'm sure we're aware that the staff/Moderating Crew are getting their names constantly...renamed. By really fun themes.
But I burst out laughing when I found Omi as Unicron.
And Janus as Laserbeak.
And HH as Moonracer.
And Dr. B as Wheeljack.
Who are the rest? I want to see more Transformers around here! XD
(For those not in the know, I am a TF fan too. Wrote some fanfics for it too, mostly of the humour genre. Kee!)
(And for those not in the know, my holiday
I'm bored. And when I get bored, I have my own fare of fun.
The really bad kind where it comes out, apropros of nothing, and all in the sake of seeing your reaction.
Now, let's get get down to me becoming the shill of the quotidian affairs of the local people's lunches. Exotic lunches to you, but the local fare for me.
Yes, I'm grinning. Evilly? I don't know.
Today, my grandmother brought me to Chinatown to have lunch with her. She knew a restaurant that had cheap but great chicke
This phrase is reknown to almost everyone, be it one gender or the other.
But does it really exist?
I questioned this when a strange little activity occurred.
In the DJ club at poly, the girl population made up 5% of the club's total tally. The club had to split into several sub-groups, so orders were that each girl had to join each sub-group because it was conveniently placed that the number of sub-groups equalled the number of girl members.
I was put into Publicity - just as the af
In exactly 25 minutes from now, it would be the 18th anniversary of the day my mother landed herself with a pair of twins, namely my sister and me.
In other words, it'd be my 18th birthday.
I can't tell you how hyped I am, because I'm really hyped now!
This is going to be patriotic, but it's necessary, IMO.
At least two centuries ago, a small island in the South China Sea was found.
Fast forward to the twentieth century, and the island has grown. It gained independence, like how the United States of America had the Declaration of Independence signed and recognised.
Fast forward 42 years from its independence, and you'd find that Singapore is thriving as a successful world hub in the year 2007.
So, what I really mean to say is:
I bet you face this more than I do, as the people in question are Caucasian. No, no racism. More of kids in general, but I'll explain later.
Went to watch PotC, and we got a row that was right in front of a row of little boys.
These were Caucasian boys, and before the show they were talking - at unnaturally high-pitched voices.
Don't get me wrong. All little boys squeak, sure, but as far as I've observed, those five behind me were the squeakiest I heard.
And they kept squeaking - ri
My grandmother has passed away peacefully - just as we hoped.
I've just survived the harrowing graveyard shift, watching over the premises of the wake site and all the flower wreaths. Staying up all night and not partying is not so fun, but the remaining relatives who stayed behind as well made good chat - until I K.O.ed halfway through the conversation.
I'm fine, and am providing support for my family as well. I'm past the bereavement stage, and I hope things can get back to norm soon.
Who needs to say anymore? BERKLEE! BOSTON! MASSACHUSETTS!
Currently doing up the sums and conversions for how much I've to pay for Berklee! I had seriously no idea that I'd get in. I thought I flunked the auditions very badly. XD
Oh, and what am I doing now, musically-wise? I'm trying to rush out a project with Imogen Heap's vocals in her Twestival participation. She released vocals she never used before, and now I've got her in a daydream land (hahaha!), swimming in clouds and all th
I was absolutely nervous when my email alert bleeped. I had asked my semester results to be mailed to me, but I was worried that it may not have been a good choice for my poor senses.
But I shouldn't have worried.
GPA: 3.94.
I flipped.
4 As, and 4 Distinctions. I couldn't believe it. YAY!!!!!
I was sick of having canned or prepared food at home. I was opening packets of things to eat, and some of them did not taste so great.
So I decided to try something cooked from scratch - something that every Chinese-bred Asian should be able to cook: fried rice.
Don't start jumping yet. I realised how tough it was to make it. I knew that my grandmother was the absolute head of the cooking matters of home, granted with years of expertise and much more of experience. Her fried rice is strang
I noticed something so funny about my... err, my eyes, and its effects on children if I give a light stare at them.
I think I was aware of this when I started high school, when Young Irritating Wailing Machines (YIWM if you may) lurked at the bus stop on the way home.
They whined, they screamed, they shrilled, and they, of course, wailed.
But if I gave them a look and they return that look, this most amusing face would be staring back at me.
I'm not evil, but watching the kid stare a
Warning: Bragging up ahead
Ye've been warned.
Today's a good day.
Today, I got richer.
My grandmother shoved me the job of packing all my Bionicle sets up in preparations of the Big Move to a temporary home while my current house gets a total overhaul.
While looking for stray pieces (and I found myself in an MOCist's dreamland) in the set boxes, I shook my Boggorak case.
There was a familiar rattle.
Unscrewing the cap off, I discovered a horde (mind the pun) of coins a
When you sit on the top seat, no one will let you get off it.
No, I'm not the top student. I'm not there. I'm a step away from there.
Yet I'm treated like one, while the real one gets away from this scott-free.
The only reason why I excelled over others was probably because I tried my dang hardest, while many of the rest 'shake-leg' and let things take its natural course.
And, as all people who believe in all things good, hard-work paid off.
But the isolation after that was..
The girl stared at the large doors that stood before her. They towered over her, a pair of sentinels to whatever lands the doors barred her from, deterring any thought of making a clear path through.
She was young, though not too young. People have labelled her a girl, and a lady. She did not like either at this point in time. Neither might, no, would have the strength to heave those foreboding doors ajar.
She probably could. She had build, if she had to say anything about herself first. S
When my mother invited her visiting friends from the U.S. to a seafood dinner, I couldn't let the chance of having something different for dinner pass me by.
The seafood was great - it was a pity that there was no fish.
However, they did have wine.
Now, drinking isn't good, but wine is something different. I may have sworn myself to stay off alcohol, but it didn't mean that I was curious about it.
And I was with parents - that meant that it'll be safe.
My mother allowed me - s
In total shock, my eyes grew at the sight before me.
My mother had a better reaction, though: She stepped out of the car and went to check it out.
I'm talking about my old home, the two-storeyed fortress that is probably half-shattered in rubble by now.
When we stopped the car outside the building, it was easy to see that some damage had been carried out before the diggers arrived. The garden was unrecognisable, littered with shattered glass and pieces of plaster and debris. The windo
I must, must, must and absolutely must do some kind of rave about the BZP Library.
It is one of the few I know that separates its different story kinds into separate forum threads.
Comedies stand on their own, that's definitely without saying. They vary in the different stories that lead to laughter, but so as long as they lead to laughter it's good for anyone. It's a suspectible place to see Kopaka slam a cream pie into Lewa's face, though that may never happen in Bionicle's fantasy and
So that guy who liked me and I have been together for a while as friends. Times together were good, times together weren't so sweet at certain periods, but it has come to the point where he popped the question to me.
I knew that this phase in life would come upon me, but I actually hadn't expected it to be so soon! I supposed that I'd get my first boyfriend in university, if you can believe it.
And now this happened.
We've been shooting questions back and forth since then: What are yo
This morning, I watched the soccer battle between England and Israel. I rarely sit down to watch soccer, but this game amused me.
Why?
P. Neville (which P, I can't remember) received a face-straight collision from the soccer ball, and was sent reeling.
Then, later on in the game, two players (can't remember who) chased after the soccer ball, only to find themselves colliding into each other and the ball bounding away, unharmed.
The mischeif (or was it mischief?) caused by the ball di
I must honestly admit that at the Voya Nui saga, I totally lost track of what was happening. All I knew were of Piraka, Matoran becoming Toa, and somehow two Titans from the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta - though an Umbra appeared somewhere and disappeared.
And for Mahri Nui, the Toa transform into new bodies and become Toa Mahri, and we get yellow to replace brown. There's a yellow Matoran, Dekar, green Defilak - two instead of six, and six Barraki - and a freakish creature
