[29th November 2.29pm]:

just received an email from coolconnect saying all their services will be shut down by 31st dec. didn't come too much of a surprise, after what happened to tripodasia and many other free webservers. i'm currently looking for a new server, leave me a note if you know of any good ones, preferably free without ads, though i might consider getting a paid one soon. update your bookmarks if you had bookmarked the homex.coolconnect.com address, always only bookmark home.pacific.net.sg/~daretodream. you can do so by clicking on the link on the top right corner of this screen.

meanwhile check out this recent interview of sander westerveld. it explains how sander was axed from the liverpool squad. a must read for all liverpool or sander fans.  

[29th November 1.20am]:

yeah finally got my ljungberg hair done! heh not exactly the current ljungberg (not my fault, the purple didnt turn out well), but its in streaks of red n purple so its a bit like how ljungberg used to do his hair.. (he had at least 5 different hairstyles for as long as i can remember). booked my basic theory too. 17th dec at the queenstown centre. would have preferred amk but the only available date was like 23rd or something. might be having xmas party with my class around that time.

[28th November 2.50pm]:

i just had my hair cut and highlighted yesterday. its supposed to be streaks of purple like frederik ljungberg's new hairstyle, but it turned out so dark u can hardly see it even though i had it bleached beforehand. sighh.. i should be getting it re-dyed later today.

my sis got me an armani exchange shirt as my bday present yesterday. my 1st armani shirt.. heh quite cool. should be wearing it for prom. ok i need to go meet yiwei at yck to book our basic theory now..

[26th November 11.00am]:

4 MORE HOURS TO PARTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TIME!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOO!

[24th November 3.37pm]:

argh what's wrong with jerzy "the dude" dudek!?! long shots have never bothered him like that before. sigh. looks like there is some truth in 'the curse of the manager of the month award'. they say whoever wins the epl manager of the month won't win a match the following month. not that i'm being superstitious, but look at what happened to arsenal. not talking bout their match against s'ton last night, but ending their 20+ match unbeaten run, losing 4 games in a row or something like that after wenger got the award. then again, if the 'curse of the charity shield winner' comes true this time round (the winners of the charity shield will never win the title that season), liverpool will be the league champions! haha. fulham 3 - 2 liverpool

[23rd November 3.05pm]:

YES!!! 3 more days to freeeeedom!!! damned paper 5.. why can't they put it on the same day as paper 3 or something. do u know how much 1 extra day of post-As life means to me?? yah well anyway, i hope everyone found physics paper 2 tough, cos i soooo completely screwed it up.. argh.

can't wait for tonight's match.. fulham vs liverpool! some stats for u guys.. fulham only won liverpool 4 times in their last 30 meetings. the odds at Strike! for a liverpool win is bout 1.65 and 1.90 at william hill. watcha waiting for?

[20th November 4.15pm]:

oh i found a new place to study - in my garden! heh. its quite nice n cosy with butterflies fluttering around you.. and the sound of crickets from the nearby forest at pierce reservoir, together with the sound of water trickling from my pond just soothes your mind. quite conducive for studying, but sometimes you get so mesmorised by the surroundings your mind will just drift away... haha. guess i won't be studying at thomson's bk anymore..

my new study area..

[19th November 11.55pm]:

yayy! my dad just got me a new dig cam! its not as sleek and compact as the one i initially wanted, n its zoom may not be as powerful as my old cam.. oh but who cares, its good enough. hehe. it uses AA batteries which is good cos getting spare batts for the other cams are really ex.. but the memory stick it uses is quite costly. comes with a 16mb MS but my dad got me an extra 128mb.. together with a photo printer and tripod that comes as a package. can't wait for my papers to be over before i'll be able to really try it out! :]

[14th November 11.35pm]:

woohoo! finally, the much needed breather. a week's break to recuperate before the next paper. but then again i don't know why i'll need such a long break, since i'll just slack it away.. and it only postpones my much awaited celebrations. k i really gotta go n get some sleep now. have been staying up late the past few nites to do my usual last minute revision..

[13th November 5.15pm]:

5 papers down, 6 to go. i can't wait. oh yah and yiwei, if you're reading this.. thanks a lot for the cake! i really loved it.. hehe. -yumm-. n to all those people who bothered remembering my bday despite the exams.. thanks man.. ur sincerity has been greatly appreciated. could have done with more presents though. =P

[10th November 6.20pm]:

Top 10 signs that you're gonna screw your As

your paper is 3 days away and you:
10. have absolutely no idea what your friends are talking about when they're discussing work
9. spend 4 hrs watching 2 soccer matches (boro vs liverpool & arsenal vs newcastle)
8. continue spending 5 hrs a day in front of the computer
7. suddenly get hooked on discovery travel and adventure (channel 16)
6. play soccer with the j1s in school
5. play bumper on your handphone for 20 mins everytime you decide you should start your work
4. don't mind breaking a leg  so you might be exempted from exams or something
3. pray for flood.. or any other natural disaster will do
2. search the moe website on how to register as a private candidate
1. have a sudden urge to look for the principal and tell her you need to retain

[9th November 6.15pm]:

only 2 days left n i still have the mood to play soccer with the j1s in school yesterday. i'm soooo freakin dead..

[7th November 11.15pm]:

the last thing you'll need, 4 days before the A levels, is to get hooked on a new game. fortunately for me the fifa2003 i downloaded didn't work.. but check out this site. it's highly addictive, you've been warned.

[6th November 10.45pm]:

it was my dad's birthday yesterday. my sis n i couldnt think of anything to buy him (or maybe we were too busy with our work/studies).. so we just treated him dinner at the fullerton. the ambience was great, sitting by the singapore river, but the food wasnt fantastic. maybe except for the cake.

I tried writing a list of things i can do after the A's to motivate myself to work harder.. but seems like it has an adverse effect on me. i only succeeded in further distracting myself from studying. oh well, maybe its just me.. cos for now, every little thing from an old dusty photo album to the colours of the sky can divert my attention from my books (or notes..).