to Dr Hao Xiaoming's credit

please dun massacre me for doin this. well its a public homepage anyway (if u thot it's juz for Dr Hao) so please be generous tt im makin it more public.

cheryl C aka cheryl curls aka cheryl chan aka the loner aka my Ward (means, apparently, im her Guardian)
Bet-u-didnt-know
"I believe that the earth is round and the moon is made up of cheese. I want to live in the 80s, with my disco ball, retro music, guys in bell-bottoms and girls in polka dots. When stressed, I unwind by simply stuffing myself with lots of food and I reach an all-time high at buffets. I plan to migrate, after I retire, to a farm in New Zealand. And there, I shall rear many cows and chickens."
I-want-u-to-know
"Date of Birth: 6 May 1988"
editor's note: coz mine's 7 May, n so its a form of amusement to me.

waisze aka YZ aka one of my best friends aka "she's really sad"
Bet-u-didnt-know
"the reason why the "Y" is missing from my surname is because according to my dad, the people who were in charge of writing down my grandfather's surname misspelled it and so it just passed down the generations"
I-want-u-to-know
"sadly, besides sleeping, eating, chatting and wasting time, i don't really know what other hobbies i have..maybe occasionally playing the piano! ok that's all thanks for reading! =)"
editor's note: told u, she's really sad. she cant figure out her hobbies. but she's v happy when playin piano n watching e 9pm serials.

sara-jean aka SJ aka mrs ogawa aka yip en aka pseudo-jap aka joker among e MTM girls aka one of my best friends
Bet-u-didnt-know
"I hope to visit the Nou Camp one day that's why I am taking Spanish now."
I-want-u-to-know
"Please call me Sara-Jean together or "S-J" if it's too long, not just sara or jean."

melissa aka mel aka meow(??) aka jeanette's symbiotic twin aka senorita aka my academic best friend
Bet-u-didnt-know
"Catholic Junior College really isn't as bad as you think/people say. Really!
Partial to potatoes whether it be fries, potato salad or the all time favourite mashed potatoes"
I-want-u-to-know
"Dance is something I want to do for the rest of my life"

jeanette aka jea aka nette aka G-Net(??) aka mel's symbiotic twin aka balletholic aka "the one who lost her voice at FOC other than elicia" aka "the one with the heavy accent" aka my briskwalkin buddy
Bet-u-didnt-know
"my confirmation name is Claire, in case anyone might've been interested to know."
I-want-u-to-know
"Great entertainment is often derived from engaging in a conversation with me in Chinese."

thaddaeus aka thad aka tat (as in "tit for tat") aka junyan aka 滔滔不绝 motormouth
I-want-u-to-know
loves "electronic music...techno is NOT beng...trance is godly...power/symphonic metal is plain melodic and yes I play the classical piano at the same time as well... And if you haven't already realized...I like using "..."...there's a term for it...ellipses.."
editor's note: oh whatever.

titus aka tits aka tit (as in "tit for tat") aka inspiration for MTM's classic moments
Bet-u-didnt-know
"Have an interest in extreme sports especially motocross. Other interests includes music, listening to loud music as long as its not classical."
I-want-u-to-know
"btw i do play e drums, so if anyone is interested in forming a band within sci let me know ya!"

chrystal aka pulveriser aka cheryl's friend at FOC aka "she must be from dragonboat" aka "she's from chinese orchestra?!"
Bet-u-didnt-know
"my biggest dream was to be a roller coaster operator. i have ever since, moved on to ferris wheels. who knows, i may actually reach the haunted house when i turn 60."

at e moment of e deadline (14 sep, 2359) and e time this work was manifested, our dear ah lian n elicia hav nth yet on their homepages.

MTM classics

continued.

1st, sara-jean related to me shes formerly a debater. well, debaters at least must hav basic general knowledge, no? i randomly asked her to name a town or a landmark in the north of this island. "oh shit." she started locating e north by runnin thru mrt stations. "wat's tt mrt line? northwest line? (wtf!)". 5 mins later. "ahh (relieved), marina."
footnote: sara-jean pleaded with me not to embalm her here in e league of MTM extraordinaires. 1st she argued her debates only talk about international stuff. then she argues shes just a "reserve" in e team.
conclusion: "oh, Tuas. the checkpoint. oh yes Woodlands. coz of Woodlands' Tuas checkpoint. all checkpoints are called Tuas. right?"

5th week of university life. titus asks zak. "1 year got 2 sems ah?"

i found myself in a lively n animated nostalgia of 3 girls' JC days. then they argued about this 1 girl (Girl X). sheryl mentioned (we all heard, sheryl) Girl X was her classmate. cheryl was appalled and insisted shes v sure Girl X was from her class. then without an end to e element of conflict, sara-jean seconded sheryl n agreed Girl X was in sheryl's class. they all looked damn serious. it was heated. but in this air of conviction, someone MUST be wrong. i laughed my way in n proposed tt "someone must be retarded" to be so vehement yet actually mistaken. e nxt moment sheryl said "ya i didnt say shes from my class wat". sara-jean was dumbfounded.
~P.S. altho it was 2 vs 1, inside i actually believed cheryl coz i think shes smart n clear-minded. im not implyin anythin.

for e subcomm welcome picnic, afew of us (sara-jean included) agreed we'll order mcdelivery as our treat to e subcommers. we've mentioned it for 2 days already. so e nite before, i wanna compile e orders. i hit sara-jean. she said, "oh u all really orderin ah? ok, i want mcflurry". yes, juz 1 mcflurry, sj. so u can enjoy it while bonding w ur food-less subcommers.

sara-jean n i were sent to represent SCI at e ISG main committee meetin. after some procrastination on e Vision of ISG '07, i threw up Sportsmanship Above Victory to hasten the meetin n move on. it succeeded n was finalised. all this while, sara-jean looked serious takin e minutes of e meetin. 2 days after, when she sent me e minutes, it said Sponsorship Above Victory.

freaked for a moment

nope nth to do w fright nites.

Can B. MTM lunch. a moment of ingenuity and spontaneity so out-of-this-world i was shell-shocked.

u see, this canteen is shaped like a semi-circle, and there are 2 tiers. only 2 small flights of stairs link em up. otherwise, e upper tier is like 1 metre higher w an additional safety barricade of another metre.

MTM always seats on e lower tier. so, obviously, wherever ur seatin, uve to go through e '2 small flights of stairs'. if not?

e flash of 'ingenuity and spontaneity' from jeanette brought enormous waves of thoughts to me. i thot of Immanuel Kant. e great philosopher juxtaposed Sanity and Insanity. one is perceived as sane when one conforms to e norms set out by the majority of society. one is insane (not because one is mentally defective) when one follows his own sane version of perception.

jeanette n meisee got up from their table to go get lunch. meisee went straight to e stairs. jeanette moved right to e 2-metre high 'obstacle' beside e table, in e most 'natural n nonchalant manner' quoting thad, durin e lunch peak with hordes of sane people...

she climbed it.
(i wonder how e guy who sat back-facin e barricade felt when a jeanette appeared out of nowhere)

this is madness. i look at jeanette differently now.

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't." - the Bard
"Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy." - Janet Long
"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.” - Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis