haha.. i watched wall-E this week..it's so sweet and funny! go catch guys!


Here's a short clip

Yup.. was just reading about some friendship stuff.. I think it's nice to have guy friends? But seriously, my best gal friend still understands me better. Ha.. is it really a gender thing?

They say the best relationships develop when two people start out as friends first. After all, if you have a platonic relationship with someone, you get to know them on a much more meaningful level, one that isn’t based on sex. Friendships do have the possibility of developing into something more, but there are a few things to consider before you decide to kick it up a notch.
Determine Where the Feelings Are Coming From
It’s important to understand why feelings for your friend have deepened. Have you just come out of another relationship and are now feeling lonely? Are you having problems in your current relationship? Is your friend in a new relationship that has you feeling a bit jealous for their time? Be honest about the origin of your feelings. You may suddenly think you are in love with your friend, only to fall out of that feeling when your life begins to settle down. Don’t announce the way you feel to your friend until you’re sure your feelings are for real.
Talk to Your Friend
If you both begin having feelings for each other, talking about them becomes much easier. If you don’t know how your friend feels, however, you may be embarrassed to bring the subject up, for fear of rejection. But the longer you hold in your true feelings, the more awkward things will be in the long run. Approach your friend honestly, but be cautious. Your friend may not share your feelings, and if that’s the case, it might be a bit embarrassing. But if your friend is really your friend, you both will get through it and talk about whether moving your relationship up to the next level is the right decision.
Forgive Your Friend If They Don’t Feel the Same Way
You have to remember that you have had time to process the feelings you have, but when you first bring it up to your friend, it may come as quite a surprise. Your friend may laugh or even freak out a bit. Let them deal with the information in their own way. Don’t pressure them or make them feel bad if they don’t share your feelings. They may, of course, have unrealized feelings for you too but have never wanted to really think about it. Give your friend space to consider the feelings you have for them. It may take some time.
The Friendship Will Change, and Might Even End
Many pals are hesitant about changing their relationship because they don’t want to lose the companionship they both share. This is a very real fear, because emotions combined with sexual intimacy will change the bond you have. There’s no question about it. However, when one of you begins having feelings for the other, the relationship has already changed. You can’t alter how you feel, but you can’t ignore it either. Like any relationship, good communication is the key to keeping you both on good terms. By talking things through you’ll be able to weather this latest development, and regardless of the outcome, maintain your strong bond.

haha.. can finally take a breather..

Thanks to sha, jan and ben [and others along the way] for the encouraging me all the time.. I survived a month in archi!!!
haha... yea.. hope you guys will continue to be by my side..

thanks for being such nice and good friends. Can't carry on happily without you guys. *hugs

jas

lt's been awhile since I last slept on my bed.. miss my bolster and pillow. Stayed up till7am to complete a totally handmade book. It's not the best but it's fun. Crashed on sofa when I got home at 6.. Got up at 3 today. Ha.. ok gotta start work! =) *hugs I miss going out witu friends..

You think it's quite easy? Lol.. it took me nearly 2 hours I think.. I drew all 20 circles with equilateral triangles in them.. man.. it's the first time I'm such a super neat freak. It looks rather pretty. This is the simplest 'dome' inspired by Buckminster Fuller. Yea, he's the guy who made bucky balls? lol.. This is a one frequency dome as far as I know.. but it looks like some kinda lantern thing you see during Chinese New Year? =D

going for lecture..

Ha, here's my final model for submision tomorrow, it's not the best.. in fact, it's pretty simple. I've seen others with more complicated and pretty ones. =] But this is my work.. and I should be proud of my own work yea? =] it's quite decent looking ^_^

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/28/winged-cats-discover.html

so cute.. =]

I Didn't Kiss You

Jennifer, why do you have to go away for three days?
Three days before I see you again it’s too long I can’t wait.
Know how I feel right now? I’m short of breathe, got an ache.
I wanna touch you, wanna hold your hand, see your smilin face
My head is floating, the room is spinning.
When you’re talking I just watch and listen.
I dream about you even when I’m with you. S
hould I pinch myself? I’d rather pinch you.
I want to touch my lips to your soft shoulder skin.
When you enter a room I feel you come in.
I can’t focus on what I’m doing.
My way I want to see you moving.
I melt when you come over to flirt.
Can’t you see my heart beat right through my shirt.
But then last night when you whispered goodbye, you leaned in and closed your eyes.


But I didn’t kiss you! Why didn’t I kiss you!!?I didn’t kiss you! Why didn’t I kiss you!!?


Don’t want to seem too enthusiastic.
Don’t want to get my emotional ass kicked.
You’re an amazing woman, I’m a fucking spastic.
After the first time we went out to eat.
You wanted to dance in the middle of the street
.And you were laughing at my two left feet.
You leaned in for a closer dance. I had the perfect, most obvious chance.


But I didn’t kiss you. AHHHH! Why didn’t I kiss you?I didn’t kiss you! Why didn’t I kiss you!!?


I asked a friend, hey, what should I say?
She said forget it this girl already thinks you’re gay.
NOOOO! I just freeze when I get too close to her face.
Well, she probably thinks you’re not interested, anyway,


Cause, I didn’t kiss you. No. No. Why didn’t I kiss you?I didn’t kiss you! Why didn’t I kiss you!!?

The next time I see you, I'm just gonna kiss you.
The next time I see you I’ll kiss you for the first time.
Next time I see you, I’m gonna walk right up to you.
The next time I see you I’ll put my heart on the line.
But that’s scary. What if you don’t respond? Oh God.
I don’t think I can take that kind of rejection.
I got a better idea. How about. How about. How about.

The next time you see me you just come up and kiss me.
The next time you see me you kiss me for the first time.
Next time you see me, you just walk right up to me.
The next time you see me, it’d be a load off my mind.


I hate that awkward moment right before the first kiss.
Why do I get so nervous that it builds up to this.
Just dive in head first, get the kiss over with.
I hope that my song doesn’t come on too strong.
If I give it to you I hope that I’m not wrong for expressing my frustration and insecurity.
If it makes you run away that it made a fool of me.
But if it makes you want to stay maybe it’s not gonna hurt and if it makes you want to kiss me... Then it worked

ok.. I've changed da songs on my blog =] Hope you'll like them ;)

Just done with yet another drawing. I not only learnt how to draw but I've also learnt an important lesson.. I learnt that I have to make wiser choices and plan more properly and realistically. I wanted to draw a compass in 4 positions all in 3D and on 1 sheet of paper.. sort of like a cinematography thing. Sure, it could be done.. But I was too ambitious. I didn't have the time and I couldn't draw all 4 of them as it was way too complicated. [considering that i have to draw all the cross sections and what nots in it.] so.. I wasted my whole friday night, thinking how to draw and converting it from 3d in real time and space, to 3d on a 2d plane. Yea.. i decided to give up and settled for less. I drew a tweaser. =] It's so much easier and didn't take me too long to complete. Yet, I've wasted precious time and I have other things to do and submit by monday as well. Sigh. The saddening part is that, I accidently tore that tweaser drawing!!! wth!! =O=O thank goodness its just the side and not the main drawing. I hope my teacher won't mind.

Dad's not very pleased with me and thinks that my attitude is poor. But seriously, are all good architects neat? =_= I'm not neat, but I still wanna be an architect.. will I not get to be one just because I'm not neat?

sigh.. shall prepare for the next day

ciao.

yup, today's my bdae.. and wanna give thanks to:

sha, esther, jielin, arun, benjamin, xinyi, goh chern, xiang yeow, candice, carol, ji wei and many others who sent their well wishes.

[the above is in random order, from what I recall]

I'm proud to say I've completed part of my assignment. Topic's on sensuality =]
Here's a pic of the 16 drawings used to explain the word, sensuality. Like it? ^_^

Now's part 2 of the assignment and I shall think about the clay model we're going to make. Keep you guys updated soon ;)

You Are Impact

You are very unique and quite striking. You are forceful and aggressive. You never go unnoticed, and people recognize your power instantly. While you make your presence known, your message is a bit fuzzy. You are not the easiest person to understand, and you're not one for details.

What Font Are You?

Who Should Paint You: Gustav Klimt

Sensual and gorgeous, you would inspire an enchanting portrait.. With just enough classic appeal to be hung in any museum!

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

What Your Ideal Wedding Dress Says About You

Your Personal Style: Funky and a bit retro. You draw from a lot of inspirations, but you always look put together. Your Ideal Wedding: A simple outdoor wedding with a few close friends. Your Philosophy on Marriage: Marriage is a journey. It's not all about who you're married to. It's also about how you approach it. Your Perfect Marriage: Has lots of open communication, flexibility, and understanding. Where both people are happy to give more than get.

The Wedding Dress Test

Your Love is Based on Commitment

You believe that love is something that develops and grows. You don't believe in love at first site, and you never mistake lust for love. For you, love is about mutual devotion, respect, and understanding. You don't feel comfortable in a relationship, unless you're both in it for the long run. Why your love can last: You don't take commitment lightly - or leave relationships easily Why your love can fail: You're so committed, you often can't see the most obvious problems in your relationship

What Is Your Love Based On?

Your Learning Style: Idealistic and Flexible

You enjoy learning anything that can help others... from making the world more beautiful to saving lives. You Should Study: Architecture Environmental Science Fashion Design Forestry Interior design International Studies Literature Music Nursing Restaurant management Studio Art Veterinary Medicine

What Should You Study?

haha.. I think I ought to watch my expenditure.. Been spending a lot lately. I've got myself some electronic devices.. and the amount I spend on clothes, food, entertainment.. gosh. I think I've spent at least 3 thousand bucks for the past few months. Sigh.. I hope there are work opportunities that I can take on when studying.

=] I love spending my own money!=]

Next time I'll learn to make money work for me ;)

It's my last day at work but I couldn't finish one last bit.. so I'm going back to get my business done! haha.. treated da ppl to KFC =] it's not too bad. Mdm's gonna make me whipped potato! my fav.. =] so loving.. hahah..

Hope I'll get to work with them again sometime.. =p

I totally hate the bidding thing.. sigh.. no point complaining..

Going out with Damien!! Gosh.. it's been NINE MONTHS since we last met. dotz. My kid would be born if I concieved in october.. ahaha.. old joke old joke =p

Yup.. Can't wait to meet him ^_^ so we can go watch X files and look at some exhibition stuff. [Note: I tried calling the other gals but they couldn't make it.. and I promised to go out with him someday.. since he's studying med in Britain soon.. *sniff sniff]

School's starting soon and I'm pretty excited. I haven't really been planning my life, my time all these while.. and I'm quite set to do well and get the most out of my education this time.

I still haven't figured out my path.. but I shall embrace my new course with an open mind.. and try to find my own answer to the simple but difficult-to-answer question: What is architecture?

haha.. I had a fun time at sentosa with sha, jan n jack! ^_^

jack shared his first time and I shared mine with him.. hahaha!! sounds so wrong! @_@

what I meant was.. i shared my very first subway meal with him.. and he shared his very first tandem biking experience with me =D

took lotsa funny pix but they're still with sha n jan +_+

it's been 7 months..but it didn't feel that long ago and distant..

we bought this island life luggage tag ^_^ so we can put our pix in..

wish we could have more fun together..

Thx to XQ, Sha, Jan, Esther, Nick, ADTC for making an effort to keep in touch and giving me your blessings. ;)


Love you all my frens!

Yours truly,

Jas.

I'm glad I found someone I can slowly learn to trust. =]

And here are some tips I found from www.everystudent.com
[meant more for guys]

Dating Advice #1:I now know that sex isn't all it's cracked up to be.
When I was in university, I remember having an experience that I referred to as a "love hangover." After being with a girl, the next morning I always felt an emptiness. That's something you won't see on TV or in films, but it happens a lot. There was emptiness, even regret, afterwards.
The "love hangover" was a strange occurrence for me. Mainly because when I was in university, sex was my "god." As a male, it's what I thought about morning, noon and night. So you would imagine that having sex would have been completely fulfilling-- the crowning achievement in the worship of my "god." And yet, there was often a lack of fulfilment afterwards.
Has that been your experience, too? Have you ever had a "love hangover"? If you have, you should stop and consider, "Why is that? Why is it that sex, if it's so important to me, leaves me with an empty feeling?"
I remember being confused by this emptiness. I then concluded: "I just need more [sex], that's all." (We often think this way about stuff we hope will fulfil us, then doesn't. For example, we get the car we've always wanted, but then it's just "okay" after awhile. Instead of realizing that a car can't really satisfy us, we usually make the error of thinking, "Well, I guess that wasn't the right car. A different one will give me lasting fulfilment.")
But the emptiness continued. So, finally, I came to the conclusion that premarital sex wasn't all it's cracked up to be. It gets too much hype. It's not what films make it out to be. If it were, it would be completely fulfiling. There wouldn't be any "emptiness."

Dating Advice #2:I now want to be more honourable toward women.
I've found that girls often don't fully understand what's going on when it comes to sex. That is, their perspective on the whole thing is very different from a guy's. Often a girl will justify sex by saying, "But I love him," even if she doesn't really want to go through with it. Why does that happen? It's been said that, "Girls use sex to get love; guys use love to get sex."
This is how it works: the girl is picturing marrying the guy some day; the guy is picturing everything he wants to do with the girl before he goes back to tell his buddies about it. And while something inside her is telling her it's the right thing to do, something inside the guy is telling him just the opposite, yet he proceeds. Why? For the physical pleasure no doubt, but also, I think, for another reason: it makes him feel like a man. But there is a great irony in that, for what is manly about deceiving a woman?
Something I've discovered is that, when you honour a woman, you are honouring yourself. Why? Because someday you will have regret, and the regret will last much longer than the pleasure. In the film Rob Roy, the main character says, "Honour is a gift a man gives himself." When you honour a woman by doing what you know to be right in your heart (that is, what's in her best interest), you honour yourself and insure that you will have no long-lasting regrets to live with.

Dating Advice #3:That's somebody else's wife.
Here's what I mean: most of the girls I've been with are now married to other men. When I put myself in the shoes of those men, I wish that I hadn't done what I've done. In fact, I might even like to punch myself in the nose for it.
And so it goes without saying that when I get married, I'm not going to like the idea that someone else has had his way with my wife. What about you? Do you like the idea of someone else being with your wife? If you have a girlfriend now and feel that way, think of how much stronger that feeling will be with your wife someday.
You can even take it a step further. That girl is someone's daughter. What if she were my daughter? Or what if she were my sister? Would I want some guy like me taking advantage of her? I now see girls from a different perspective. They're someone else's future wife, someone else's daughter, sister, etc.

Dating Advice #4:Sex has killed my best relationships.
For example, I had a university sweetheart, the girl of my dreams. With her, there was never a dull moment. We totally "clicked." We waited for awhile, then, through my initiation, we started having sex.
Sex soon became the focus of our relationship. I stopped wanting to get to know her on any other level. And so, instead of growing closer together, we actually started drifting apart. That's what I mean by "sex killed my best relationships." People can relate on many different levels -- emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually. But when my girlfriend and I started relating mostly physically, it short-circuited the other parts of our relationship. As a result, the relationship as a whole started to go south. We might still be together today if we (I) had waited.
I've seen this happen with countless relationships, not just others of my own, but those of many other people. And I think there's a reason for this, which I'll explain next.

Dating Advice #5:Sex before marriage ruins the other parts of the relationship.
For me, two things happened once I had sex with a girl. As I look back on it, I can say that they happened literally every time, although I was unaware of these dynamics at the time. The two things were this: 1) I lost respect for the girl (even though I didn't want to); and 2) she began to mistrust me (even though she didn't want to).
I don't know why this happened, I just know that it did. Maybe it's just built into "the system." But one thing's for sure: I'm not alone. I've seen it happen over and over again. I know many people having marital problems because they engaged in premarital sex. They go into the marriage with lack of respect and lack of trust, two absolute necessities for the health of any marriage.
I know a newlywed couple who have sex less than once a month because of this--he doesn't respect her, she knows it, and she doesn't trust him, so she doesn't want to give herself to him. It's very sad, and more common than you might think. But nobody talks about this kind of thing in public. And the film and TV portrayals of couples having sex before marriage never present it either. It's like no one wants to acknowledge that it's happening, even though it is.

Dating Advice #6:Waiting to have sex with my wife will mean better sex in my marriage.
Why? Because we'll go into the marriage with me having more respect for her and her having more trust in me. One thing I've learnt: if a girl doesn't trust a guy, she doesn't want to give herself wholly to him. Deep down, she doesn't really enjoy being with him.
This is how it works. Since "girls use sex to get love, and guys use love to get sex," a couple will have sex before marriage. The girl does this to hold on to the relationship. The guy does it because he wants it even more than the relationship itself. Then, after the marriage, the woman has what she wants: a commitment from the man. So she doesn't need to use sex to get him anymore. And, because she may be harboring resentment because he had sex with her before they were married, she is now not interested in sex. And the guy -- who doesn't treasure his wife because of the sex before marriage -- still wants sex but not as a total bonding experience with his wife. It's just sex, which she figures out. So, there is a lousy sex life in the marriage.
I'm not making this stuff up. Now that I'm out of university and many people around me are getting married, I'm seeing it happen all the time. The antidote: waiting for marriage to have sex will give the man a greater respect for his wife and the woman a greater respect for her husband. And consequently they'll have better and more frequent sex because they respect each other more and love each other more deeply.

Dating Advice #7:Not having sex with other women will mean better sex in my marriage.
Sex is a mysterious thing that causes a deep bond between people, even if we call it "casual." The problem is this: the more I bond with other girls, the less I'll be able to bond with my future wife. It's like a piece of scotch tape -- the more you use it on different surfaces, the less it sticks to things. After awhile, it won't stick to anything.
If I bond with other girls before I get married, I won't be able to bond as well with my wife someday. I won't cherish her as much as I could have, and consequently I won't love her as much as I could have. Each day that passes that I've remained faithful to my future wife means that my relationship with her will be better.
It's a funny thing: our culture decries adultery, yet it freely condones premarital sex, even with multiple partners. That's ironic. Because, if you take the element of time out of the equation, premarital sex is adultery. We can imagine how adultery would greatly injure a marriage relationship, maybe premarital sex actually has nearly the same result. It injures the potential bond between a man and a woman.

Dating Advice #8:I don't have to sleep with a woman to know if we're "sexually compatible."
Sex is meant to compliment a relationship, not be the most important aspect of it. That's what I've found out. It's supposed to be the icing on the cake when all the other aspects of your relationship are working well. I've come to understand that the sex will be good if the rest of the relationship is good. That's why I know I don't have to sleep with my wife to find out if we're sexually compatible. If we get along in every other area, the sex will be fine.
Something else needs to be said here. Another thing I think I've "discovered" is this: when you place sex as the determining factor of the relationship, it will probably result in poor sex. Think about it. If you put your sexual relationship under a microscope, always judging it and judging the relationship by it, it's doomed to fail. It's like being in prison. You're locked in to something that is supposed to be freeing, not incapacitating.
But, when you focus on the other parts of the relationship, and the sex isn't the focus, then you're freed up to have a more enjoyable sex life, with no pressure of having to make it always spectacular. (Because it won't be.) And yet, I don't think that as a university-age adult I was capable of not focusing on sex, that is, unless it wasn't present at all. That's why I think it's best to wait altogether.

Lust is powerful and seductive, but it's inherently selfish and opposed to love. As we foster and feed lust in our lives we're dragged inexorably towards isolation, loneliness, insecurity and emptiness. What do we have left when orgasm becomes boring and unsatisfying, left alone to face the pain of guilt and loneliness?

Love with commitment is clearly very expensive and hard work. It requires honour, respect, forgiveness and sacrifice. However it's the road out of the loneliness, suspicion and despair that plagues our culture. If we substitute lust for love we end up with a meaningless sensation which eventually loses its novelty and can never satisfy beyond the physical.

Totally shagged after camp.

Got a fever and some throat inflammation. But I'm fine after seeing the doc.

Got to know really cool seniors, learn cool cheers..
Had fun making boobs for guys for a skid. It was so funny I wanted to pee when I was squeezing his new boobs.. XP

and kinda getting used to Archi life. =]

Sad to say, I haven't found anyone I like [as a partner yet] cos da seniors said most likely you would find your partner there. oh wells.


Going for Cath High Family Day!!

Ciao.