Posts Tagged ‘school’
while the sun shines
woke up to another bright and cheery sunday, which put me into yet another cleaning frenzy. when i see the sun shining like this, i get an overwhelming urge to put something out there to dry even when i have to dig around for clothes to wash. yes, even these days, when doing a batch [...]
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Tags: academia, fall, fashion, hat, research, school, shopping
what future?
woke up this morning to a cozy, rainy day. it had actually been cold enough to put on the heater last night, so, lulled by the rain and the toasty warmth in the room, i did not manage to extricate myself from my blankets till well past ten today.
it has almost been a month, but i still feel strangely disjointed every [...]
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Tags: academia, choir, school, weather, work
lazy thoughts
i felt lazy today and gave up my daily walk in favour of laundry, toilet-cleaning, and tv. i played around with my new phone a bit but soon tired of it. i am rather contrary by nature – before i got my hands on any of them, i missed my gadgets with a vengeance and [...]
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Tags: random, school
blase-ness
the entire scholarship application and pre-departure process is a testament to my growing ability to take things as they come without worrying overmuch. where i would previously have cried in frustration and become severely depressed, i now shrug my shoulders and focus on something more practical (or at least, more interesting), even if i cannot quite laugh about [...]
Filed under: japan, random, reflections, singapore, whining, work | 1 Comment
Tags: chwee kueh, japan, scholarship, school, translation
when in pain…
…blog.
the work remains unfinished, yet my day is nearly done. i have a 3,500-word translation due early tomorrow morning, which, in industry terms, means an almost two-day work. but i have been known to complete two weeks worth of work in two nights, so i fear not, really.
i can’t think about work tonight because i’m a [...]
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Tags: pms, school, work