:: bachelor's notepad. ::

:: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 ::

and more food from ahfat. haha. 

:: kiathy. 12:36 am [+] ::
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more food from ahfat. 

:: kiathy. 12:35 am [+] ::
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haha thanks ahfat. 

:: kiathy. 12:34 am [+] ::
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cir·cum·stance ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sûrkm-stns)
n.

1. A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.
2. A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.

this is why i hate circumstances in life.

:: kiathy. 3:47 am [+] ::
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alot said, little heard.

:: kiathy. 2:36 pm [+] ::
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interesting article. click here.

extract:-

Depressed people benefit more from marriage than others

COLUMBUS , Ohio – Depressed singles receive greater psychological benefits from getting married than those who are not depressed, new research shows.

While many studies have shown that marriage helps boost well-being, most studies have looked at a general, average population and don't examine whether some people were helped more by marriage than others.

"Our findings question the common assumption that marriage is always a good choice for all individuals," said Adrianne Frech, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in sociology at Ohio State University...

:: kiathy. 3:05 am [+] ::
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:: kiathy. 12:07 am [+] ::
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i've always liked the phrase, 'soundtrack of your life' or something of that sort when it refers to your music in your ipod. everytime i listen to my ipod i feel like i'm listening to MY soundtrack of my life. so i guess marketing works on me. i do not have a soundtrack of my life but i'm kinda fond of making lists so here's a list of what i like to listen to, perhaps it could be the soundtrack of my life.

1. run by snow patrol
2. help the aged by pulp
3. humpty dumpty love song by travis
4. lazy days by leona naess
5. wanna be by nine days

this is just an off the cuff list of the music i really really do love. i've just realised that there's no coldplay in there, which is kinda weird. maybe we're all oblivious to the truths in life.

i've been staying away from the super sad song the world is flat for ages. i know it'd bring me to new depths of low but that'd be like feeding me cockroachsoup for the soul. so it's a nono. feels like a forbidden fruit though. one play wouldn't harm maybe? maybe baby.

yee hah. hah. hah. hah. hah. (and the echo dies off.)

:D (maybe.)

:: kiathy. 3:02 am [+] ::
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happy 22nd then.

:: kiathy. 12:08 am [+] ::
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victoria chorale. :D

:: kiathy. 1:17 am [+] ::
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words don't come easy. and that always happens when i intend to write here.

i guess the fervour surrounding our win in xiamen has semi-dissipated among some people, mainly those who weren't there and could only send their well wishes to us. for those who were among us, even the non singers who joined and toiled with us (sort of), i'm sure the emotions are still as intense when we try to think of that particular moment when we won. this post might come a little too late but it should serve as a reminder to myself in the future of what we, victoria chorale, are capable of.

and the trip itself was really intense as well. i guess intense is my new favourite word for this post. hanging out with a full choir on a trip, albeit to 4-hours-near xiamen and not classy europe, is really chicken soup for most of our tired choral souls. we have practice in an hours' time, and i dare say that it's the first time in a year or even 2 that everyone's looking forward to prac? the situation might have been different had we not won, and i still imagine the scenario of us being announced anytime before the winner's anthem was played, and imagine the heartbreak and tragedy we'd have felt. (because it feels so good to feel sad) i guess the other choir's win really hyped up our expectations, but whether in jealousy or in hope, to each his own.

and so we've suddenly become victoria chorale, the victorian choir family again. and not simply victoria chorale, a saturday alumni choir. it's heartening to know what a trip (and a win) does for the spirits. We can only hope that these intense (again) moments of patriotism do not die off as easily as they came.

on a sidetrack. school really seems like a tiresome activity now. with the trip behind me, i feel yet again that the choir is family and school is simply, school. i hope i don't eat my words when school starts and i begin to think of chorale as simply chorale again. i sound like a fickle fool but but right here right now school's a chore. and you have to be smiley and be patronising and hope that people think of you as nicely as you think of them. honesty in school is honestly reserved for a select few (for me). alrights. this is really my 20s crisis period.

no man is an island.

(but skunk is a continent.)

:: kiathy. 2:50 pm [+] ::
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just fyi, anyone.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/cgi-bin/search/search_7days.pl?status=&search=victoria%20chorale&id=222069

Title	:	Singapore brings home 2 champions from the World Choir Games in Xiamen, China
By	:	Adelyn Lim, Channel NewAsia
Date	:	30 Jul 2006 1640 hrs (GMT + 8hrs)

SINGAPORE: Singapore will receive an early birthday present this year. 2 choirs from Singapore have received gold medals at this year's World Choir Games held in Xiamen, China.

It was double glory for the Anderson Junior College choir and the Victoria Chorale .

They are not only gold medalists, but also champions in their respective categories.

"In an international choir scene, this is the best result a Singapore choir has ever achieved. This year, both Anderson junior college choir and the Victoria chorale have won a category champion and that is the highest title any choir can get in a current world ranking status and I think this would come in as a very nice present for our nation as we approach our national day soon," said Nelson Kwei, Conductor, AJC Choir and Victoria Chorale .

But it wasn't all smiles at AJC before the competition.

"The main problem we faced were the balancing of studies because our parents had expectations of us doing A levels and stuff like me, and for others, it would be promos and all that. It was a lot of pressure on us emotionally, physically and everything was just tiring," said Shaun Lee, a member of Anderson Junior College Choir.

All their efforts paid off.

AJC snatched the championship trophy for the Mixed Choir Category.

"I feel great especially when the national anthem was hoisted on the world class stage. We actually felt a sense of pride that we bought glory to the nation," said Kane Teo, a member of Anderson Junior College Choir.

Singing to the top spot of the Capella category, Victoria Chorale also found itself leapfrogging from the 80th to 18th position on the world ranking list. - CNA /dt

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