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I’m a weirdo freak with lots of crazy allergies. Seriously.

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The ones I must always look out for are my drug allergies. I’m allergic to several types of antibiotics.. -__-” Which really sucks coz when I get infections or things like that, it’s difficult to find medication for me. I also constantly need to tell/remind doctors of these allergies. It’s alright though, it’s something I’m more or less used to by now =)

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I’m also allergic to some types of alcohol, though I’m not quite sure what. I know i’m ok with Vodka, Rum, Bourbon and Gin, since I’d had them in large enough quantities and did not have any reactions.. It might be some kind of mixer too, I’m not sure. However, since taking Isotretinoin (Accutane), I’d become even more sensitive to alcohol and am crazy prone to allergic breakouts if I have even the slightest drop of alcohol. Case in point: had 2 drops of Martell, which were highly diluted in a shot glass of green tea. Developed a rash on my wrist almost instantaneously. Can you imagine if it had been an entire shotglass-ful? Yea..

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Another one of my weird allergies is some toxin found in some as-yet-unidentified bug … And this bug is possibly found in dog fur. That’s right, dog fur. So I avoid dogs like the plague. It ain’t a flea coz fleas don’t bite humans, but yea.. This allergic reaction was the one that resulted in me being hospitalized for the first and only time in my life since childbirth.. haha. So all the more I am really frightened about it..

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So yea.. Just a thought about what weird allergies I have. I have some weird phobias too – dirt and a certain sound related to a certain feeling (hard to explain), but that’ll be for another entry or something =P Any of you have weird allergies? And hurray I’ve made it to #12 of my ABPADs! =)

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So I’ve taken the longest time ever in my life to finish a book lately.. I bought “The Eight” by Katherine Neville some time around Christmas 2009 and never got around to reading it. (OK WTF I just found out the whole book is available online.. -__-”" Read it here: http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19025/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19025/The_Eight.pdf) I started reading it at the beginning of this year, but never really had the time to finish more than 5 pages at each reading (*cough* toilet session *cough*)..
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I’ve finally had enough bowel movements and random gym sessions to get me nearly to the end of the story, and since it’s getting pretty much more exciting, I’ve been getting quite caught up in the plot, causing me to possibly hallucinate a lot =P
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I love when books do that – create a premise so engaging, believable and exciting that you can’t help but see signs all over in your own reality.
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The Eight is a really interesting book about the chess service of Montglane, which apparently holds a secret formula that could destroy the world if in the wrong hands, yadda yadda. It’s all very Dan Brown esque, and I love me some mystery thrillers, so I’ve been really enjoying the book.
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It also reminded me of another book I’d read when I was much younger (in my teens) – The Conjuror’s Game. TCG was also about a chess game with evil forces, being played out in the real world, and innocents are caught up in the middle of it. I love how books I’d read before come together with books I read in the present and seem to hint at some sort of conspiracy, or at least some kinda shared universe. For all we know, The Conjuror’s Game (Midkhell, I think) could be the very same chess game that The Eight is about.
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Oh the magic of the literary world =) I love how books really stimulate my imagination and weave themselves into my dreams.
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On that topic, I’ve been thinking about starting a list of books I’ve read. While that list is going to be impossible to complete, (I’d read countless Enid Blytons when I was younger, and lots and lots more other books) I’m going to try to at least have some kind of record, because I hate when I read an amazing book, return it to the library/friend/whatever, then forget the title altogether.. Then, when I want to relive that story and search for the book again, I draw a complete blank. It’s happened to me many times and I hate it. So, from now on, I’m going to record the titles of the books I’ve read and maybe even a small little summary and some thoughts.
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We’ll see if I am able to do that.. Haha. In the meantime, what are some books you’ve read that you think I’d like? And do you have a “I READ THIS” list? =) Alright, cheers y’all. Ciao! =)

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Hurrah, I’ve made it to my tenth daily blog post!
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Thanks to Anna for always reading, and for commenting on all the posts haha. Also special thanks to Caity and Brenda, who have commented on my ABPADs =P
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Anyhow, I’ve had an idea about what to blog, but I am kinda holding it in for now.. Kinda like pee =P
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So I watched Glee the movie with Mel and WY on Saturday.. It was a great experience for me, to really enjoy the songs, and hear the stories of other glee fans and see how the show has touched and changed their lives. It’s amazing when a show can do that…
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So many types of professions are inspirational in their own way. People in the medical profession save or change lives everyday.. People in emergency response, too, save lives everyday. Yet even the most overlooked workers can have profound impacts on the lives of others..
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A barrista could introduce a new drink to a customer that becomes his/her new favorite drink and cause him/her to make that drink part of his/her daily routine. A travel agent could suggest that a single young woman join a certain tour, and on that tour, that woman could meet her future husband/wife.
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It’s just so amazing what potential everyone has, really.
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Ok, enough waxing crazy =P That’s today’s blog for y’all – something to think about, I hope! =) Ciao! Arrivederci!

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I like going through old posts of mine – be they facebook statuses, blog entries or tumblr updates. It takes me back to a time when I hadn’t figured things out, when I wasn’t sure how things were going to turn out, and makes me feel embarrassed for myself.
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It serves as a reminder that no matter how bad things are now, no matter how I may rant about whatever tough situations I find myself in, one day, I will look back and smile, shaking my head at myself.
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Reflecting also reminds me of things I’d dreamed of before, and allows me to stop and check whether I’m on the right path – whether or not I’m achieving the things I want, or have I changed somehow and acquired new dreams, goals and desires.
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It may not be the best idea to dwell on the past (and I must admit it gets very tiring sometimes), but it’s something I do often and find therapeutic.
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Do you reflect too? Do you look back on a you that’s a few years, or maybe even just months, younger, and feel like you’ve come very far? It’s kind of like Googling yourself. Try it, and you’ll find out things about yourself you’d forgotten about.
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And on that note, I end this very short entry for today! =) See you guys Monday! =) Happy Friday!

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This isn’t easy, this blogging everyday thing. It’s a commitment, and I hate making commitments because they’re so demanding! However, I’m going to keep at it to prove to myself that I can see something to the finish.
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My short-term goal for this ABPAD thing is to make it through a month of daily blog posts, before cutting myself some slack. After all, I will be traveling in October, and I don’t expect to have wireless so readily available when I’m abroad.
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As far as decent content goes, I’m not going to be able to say much here for several reasons:

1) I’m paranoid that people who read this might stalk me… So I won’t be giving away too many details
2) This outlet is a bit too public for me to post anything really meaningful to me, unless I password-protect it.
3) All the good content-ideas i have in my head would take up so much time to write, and definitely would not be feasible to feature in an ABPAD post!

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So… Yea.. You’ll be treated to my random, mundane ramblings here. I do have more interesting posts on my tumblr, which, for now, is kinda my safe haven.
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On that note, I’d like to announce plans for a redesign of chervalier.org . My coding skills are definitely not what they once were, but I shall try, dammit! So stay tuned for better content and organization coming your way. Projected date of completion: End of October (hopefully 2011)
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Anyone wanna help me with code? Layout? Art? All help is welcome =)
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There you go, another meaningless entry for today’s ABPAD! =) I’ll be back tomorrow for the last ABPAD this week. Whew!

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Wow, that’s a whole week of ABPAD entries! While it isn’t an excellent achievement, it is pretty commendable to me, at least =)
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I’ve been writing a lot lately, and in more creative ways. I’d stopped writing “poems” (I use the quote marks because I really don’t see myself as much of a poet) since I graduated from Junior College (back in 2005)..
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I used to write about “love” (again, the quotes indicate how fallacious this term is, when used in that context), and how it tormented me. Then, when I became less affected by such affairs, my inspiration or desire to write poetry grew less pressing. I focused more on schoolwork and essays, and soon lost all desire to write poems.
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Yet, in this week alone, I’ve penned 1 whole “poem”, numerous disjointed rhyming verses, and half a song! I think it must be this ABPAD thing that’s getting the words to come out of me. Writing is kinda like a trickle of water. The words are like water, trying to flow out, but can only flow freely if the gates are open… Once the gates are open, the water flows more freely and abundantly. (Not entirely accurate a simile, but you get the idea=P)
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I think this is pretty good, even if a bit time-consuming. I’d love to write more. Get those words out. Let me know if you want to see any of these “poems” I’ve written.
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PS I think I wrote over a hundred “Tormented by love”-type “poems” from 2004-2005 lol. What an emonemo.
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Alright that’s it for today. See y’all soon! Ciao!

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Daily updates, yo! Proud of me?
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I need to stop writing poems in my head just before I fall asleep because I can barely remember them the next day, what with all the weird dreams I have at night. I wrote a pretty neat little verse in my head last night, but thought, hey, I can remember this tomorrow. So I chose not to get out of bed or even reach over for my phone to jot it down…
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And now I’ve forgotten it. I remember the gist of it, but have completely forgotten the words. And my crazy brain brought me another crazy dream that was kinda sweet that I kinda wanted to relive. Oh wells.
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Crazy days, people? =) Anyhow, I may have to make it A Blog Post Every Other Day soon.. =P I don’t know how long I’m gonna be able to do this blogging everyday thing… It’s not gonna be easier blogging every other day, though, because I’ll probably end up forgetting when I should be blogging! ><
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We’ll see. I doubt this meaningless drivel is important to anyone, so I’ll sleep on it for now. And hope I don’t come up with more poems that I forget the next day -__-”

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i’m very very sleepy, but I shall continue blogging because, well, I made a commitment to.
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Today, I’ll tell you all about how my online routine has changed.

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Or not..

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Sorry guys, I’m kinda tied up right now but I promise to be back tomorrow! This counts as a blog post, even if there is no real content, right?

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How’s this for content: A really quick movie review of Source Code!

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I recently watched this and man, Jake Gyllenhaal… To settle for a lifetime with a really hot girl in the body of a less-hot-than-yourself guy.. That’s awesome. And to die so many times in an hour… I felt the movie, on the whole, was really great, although I didn’t realize that the premise was parallel universes at first. If I had known, I wouldn’t have felt so settled and stubborn. I kept railing at Capt Stevens for being dumb, because I thought the source code was just a simulation.

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After watching the movie, I did as I usually did after watching a great movie – Googled and Wiki-ed it. I was looking for answers as to how he could exist in a simulation, till I found several that explained that the source code was creating parallel universes… Which makes more sense, but brings with it a whole lot more questions… I’m not gonna delve into those right now, but I wanted to point out a rather ridiculous interpretation of the ending – that Capt Stevens had died and gone to heaven, which, for him, was an extension of the alternate reality – one where he prevented the train from exploding and went on to live happily ever after with Christina.

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For some reason I felt this interpretation was kinda shitty.. I can’t remember why now.. >< Hmm.

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What are your thoughts on Source Code? Have you watched it?  =) Ok sorry for a really rather lousy blog entry. Back tomorrow!! Ciao!

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I think to myself a lot. In my head, my voice is as clear and audible as (trying to find a suitable simile -__-”) the song of a nightingale. *cough*

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I went for a massage Wednesday evening.. The kind where you pretty much strip down to your birthday suit and let someone rub you all over in oils and creams. I wanted to post a full transcript of my internal monologue/stream-of-consciousness, but that would be too messy and crazy, so I thought I’d just put up some choice selections…

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“I really really hope I don’t fart.”

“I’m so glad I went to the toilet before coming here.”

“I’m so glad I went home and had a quick thorough shower before coming here..”

“I wonder if she thinks I’m fat. Oh my god please don’t be lesbian. Ok, that was WAY close.”

“Oh crap. I need to take a dump. DON’T PRESS ON MY KIDNEYS!”

“Ohhh this feels goooood.. This is awesome.. This… OMG ELBOW ON NECK! ELBOW ON NECK! HER.ELBOWS.ARE.ON.MY.NECK!!! WTF!?!”

“I really should try to sleep. That’s the hallmark of a good massage afterall, right? If i fall asleep? It means I was really comfortable!”

“Ok, I hope she didn’t hear that. It was kinda quiet. Hope it isn’t a silent killer. I think I should cough to cover up the next one.”

“TOO CLOSE! TOO CLOSE!! THAT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE!”

“I wonder if they change their sheets. How clean is this towel I’m on? Ew I’m going to take a shower as soon as I get home.”

“Wow, she has really smooth hands….”

“Poor dear, I think she must be really tired. I feel bad. Maybe I should try to shrink a bit so she doesn’t have to expend so much energy”

“Rainbows… Butterflies.. Kittens.. I’m not wearing anything =(”

“I’m on a horse”

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More, I think, but I can’t remember all of them, and I think you get the idea of what I’m like at a massage now.. Heh. Enjoy!

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Consistent I’ve been, eh? Yoda I speak, no? =)

Coming up next post: My new daily online habits. Stay tuned! =)

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ohai there!

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what’s that you’re saying? I’ve been rather consistent? Why thank you. I like to believe I’m a changed person who is now able to show commitment and dedication. Although I’m still a rather bad commitment-phobe, I’ve taken on lots of commitments and seen most of them to the almost-finish (as they’re mostly unfinished as of now… not because of my own doing but because we’ve not reached the end of the timeline yet =P). I’m not very proud of myself YET, but I believe in time to come, I will allow myself to be =)

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So let’s do a recap of my awesome Tuesday =) It was a public holiday – Hari Raya, and so despite wanting to spend the day relaxing at home, I decided to make plans with Ben to go for that long-discussed K session that we hadn’t been able to arrange! We made the date 2 weeks in advance, and finally went for it! Woohoo! I had a blast, and Ben was awesome! It was a bit too short, but quality time as always =)) We’ll have to catch up more soon, Ben!!

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After karaoke, I headed to 6th avenue to meet my darling darling Ann~~ Again, we made use of this public holiday to meet up for a quick chat. Since both of us wanted/needed to be home in the evening, we decided to meet for tea and a quick catch up. It’s always great to meet Ann and catch each other up on our lives =) Tuesday was no exception.

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I feel blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life =) Thank you guys! I always wonder why I’m so lucky, because sometimes I feel like a downright undeserving person, but having people like you guys makes me feel a lot better about myself. After all, if amazing people like you guys can be my friends, then the “haters” (lol) are probably just sad louts who have no friends, or have really sucky friends or something. Whatever their problem is, it has nothing to do with me, and none of it is my problem. I have my friends, and my rockin’ awesome life! =)

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That was waxing philosophical a bit, I apologize.

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I have plans for this domain. I needs to brushes ups on my design skillzes. Hopefully I can find the time to follow through on these plans!! Busy busy busy! ><

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So till the next update, ciao all! =))

(PS Coming up in the next post: My massage interior monologue/stream of consciousness)

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