Saturday, April 14, 2007

Friday is 11am to 3am.

Friday night was spent at Daphne's house.
Our mahjong outing turned into Jenga. Haha.
I've only got flattering shots for Irene & Jieyi!
The ones i took with Daphne were blurry and grainy. Oh wells.
Sorry for not posting them!
Jie yi can send me the group picture we took at Ms Clarity Cafe.
It was overwhelming crowded on a Friday night.
We had no idea.

Anyway, i thought i had a great time at Daph's place with the girls.
We had a blast bitching. Heheh.
But i guess the main thing was basically talking about life in SMU & life in general,
trading life stories and experiences.
One thing for sure, the 3 girls i was with were genuine people,
and they would be one of the last few people i'd want to upset.
I hope i never fall into the traps of being a despicable 2faced bitch/ a glorified SMU zombie which only aims to destroy all in your self-interest.
I doubt I will end up like that anyway.
I'm seriously too LAZY. hahaha.
Nevertheless, I want to thank you girls for your friendship.
And i know its true, not like so many superficial hi-bye acquaintances. :)

Well, I woke up early in the morning to attend school! Although, i swore off school on Wednesday 11 April 3.45pm. I know call me Loony (which a few did, haha.) I was on a serious Anthropology trip to (gasp) NUS! Wanhua was my trusty guide & she showed me around the school. I had my lunch at the Business Canteen. CANTEEN! Do u still remember Canteens? I dont, and the food were FREAKING CHEAP. Its half what we pay everyday for satisfying meal! Haha. Alright, enough ranting.

Overall, the facilities werent as cool as SMU of course, but it had some sort of charm to it I suppose. Prolly left over from the many many generations of NUS grads. Those peeling benches, the flooded walkways, the mouldy walls, the broken lights etc. These are the charming facets of an academic campus (in my humble opinion at least). NUS looks well lived in, to say the very least. I was walking around the Arts block, which was a fortunate thing I'm sure. Everyone was friendly and relaxed. I was glad to not see the UBER-MUGGERISM in the arts block. I also attended 2 lectures and they were super RELAXED compared to our torturous 3 hour long seminars. Of course if you must know, there was no participation involved in those massive lectures.

After mind-numbing lectures, we visited the Library. TADAH, thats the NU(s)ggers all are! Well, it IS the exam period. I will cut them some slack. But it reminded me so much of SMU. I got so turned off, I got out soon after. The irony is that i met almost all my old friends in the library! Hahaha. It must be a feat to have someone you havnt met in years, recognise your voice and then identify you. Hehehe. :) We should organise a get-together soon!

Here are some pictures I took, from the clubhouse area.
Its pretty in the Social Studies Textbook's photographs kinda way, dont you think?
Its a greenery (old majestic trees) + old concrete buildings composite.
The passing showers gave everything a nice sheen,
as well as adding a thin of veil of mist around the campus.
So, that concludes my NUS visit.

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