Monday, 6 June 2011
Analysing Facebook posts Part 1
Here's a collection of Facebook statuses (is there such a word?)
31 December: It's 2011, and my funny bone just killed me :p lol
Ok, bad example. this post was referring to my collarbone which has these occassional seizures. It's strange because it isn't a common place for funny bones to happen.
03 January: Project serve camp tmw. I should be sleeping :)
Again, just a very normal post. Yes, it's about this camp by SYFC. (not the flying club!)
04 January: camping at woodlands!
The camp turned out to be at a BB campsite
06 January: wish everyone shall be blessed this Monday!!! :]
This is with reference to O level results. Surprisingly, only 2 likes
08 January: feelings are excellent liars
Not a good post because i'm being Captain Obvious. Deep down, I was nervous, but I was very phlegmatic on the outside
08 January: tomorrow!
O level results.
10 January: I will go Lord, if you lead me
This is about project serve i guess. Somehow, these Christian song abstracts get around 3 likes
11 January: God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
Same as above, also 3 likes, 1 person was the same as above
13 January: submited JAE, yay!
Still in project serve. I submitted mine early to avoid any Internet traffic.
15 January: ate porridge, sneezed marmite!
BAD BAD example. never say anything gross online
17 January: trololololo!
Just like the "nyan cat" which will come a few months later, avoid spamming people's facebook wall with these "viral video" quotes haha.
19 January: Today's recre is fun!!! :D let's do it again sometime!
Sadly, no one liked this :( It was this recreation I planned during project serve to bring O-leavers together to evangelise the gospel. Apparently, some of them were shocked and appalled because they thought they were just having fun, but it turned out to be some RELIGIOUS occasion.
20 January: met 华老师 While passing hougang stadium!! :)
No likes. :) but I love meeting people i know on the streets.
20 January: sore throat again )':
Down with sickness
22 January: flu is epidemic. darn ):
Same. It's spreading in project serve
23 January: i'm worried about Wednesday :(
Probably referring to the JC results
24 January: arranging certs. should have done that long ago :p
My mom made me do it. but it was really worth it
25 January: could log in tj's portal lol.
This was a very subtle yet defining moment of my life, where i unofficially discovered where i will spend my 2 years mugging. What's interesting is that this was immediately after the 402 Amazing Race, and we were just casually "trying our luck" on someone's iPad.
26 January: this weather makes me drowsy :(
This is referring to the rain on the first day of school (which is always a tradition)
27 January: BIO BIO BIO!!! I LIKE TJ BIO :D
It's funny, because now I don't have the passion and innocence i used to have. I thought it was cool that the Bio department was all-female. Now, not so amusing.
28 January: vj rejects me! So unfriendly lol. Jk
): no offence, but I was wearing the mask of ignorance and bliss, pretending i wasn't affected when i really was. I have said this and I shall it again: "I have no regrets coming to TJ now that i think about it"
29 January: time to get new shoes!
My OGL's response was to state the school's criteria for shoes :)
30 January: i can't see anything beyond my window. too much condensation.
Again, the wet weather
30 January: under my umbrella-ella-ella-ella AIYOH SO WET!
Again, the wet weather, in a lamer tone, which got 1 like.
31 January: i wanna learn dancing now haha :p
The after effects of Orientation. Believe me future juniors, it will die down, unless you are really the dance machine
02 February: being late = whole day ruined :'(
That day, I was late for school (CNY celebration). I was really pissed because it was still during orientation period (and I was trying a new bus route). Life is unfair, just face it.
02 February: i'll take this pocky, and EAT IT!
Oh my... my obsession with pocky.
05 February:
Christmas: wahh so fat!
New year: sian, cannot wear this liao...
CNY: *looks at mirror* WHO IS THIS? DXMy friend had an interesting intepretation. He said by CNY, I was shocked because I look too hot. Yes, optimism.
05 February: finally got a copy of my daily bread! XD
Daily bread refers to the mini-Christian devotion book, which i sadly didn't have much time to read
09 February: mom wants me join debate (for GP sake) and squash (for NS sake). 4 days/week! X( dunno if i should listen to her...
A typical dilemma with a "mom intervention". It turns out I joined neither (ok, i know squash rejected me, boo hoos). My friends told me that both don't help GP and NS.
11 February: track gave me sore calves lol
And yes, the next post reveals my new CCA
12 February: [M]y [A]ttitude [R]eally [C]hanges [U]nder [S]tress
Just being lame
13 February: Happy Valentines ♥
I am shocked because my post is on the wrong date
14 February: *NAMES* We're runners in road run! (Group 16) :D
Sadly, there was no run. I was cancelled twice due to the weather. Darn you weather!
15 February: Track arh! [: since squash didn't need me
Once again, a case of self-denial.
16 February: @TJ hub with *NAMES*
Yeap, the OG people. We did our homework together. We don't hang out so much now :( It's normal i guess.
16 February: Lord, please make me less skeptical. How can others trust me if I don't trust others? :\
I was trying to make a joke about our OG inside joke that I have "trust issues", while hiding the real problem: I tried to join the dance SIG (which was never made), and my friend, who was trying to create it, doubted i could dance. Ok, maybe I joined because I just wanted to support them, and not dance (Orientation ecstasy had died down). When i finally admitted I might be off drawing than dancing, she motivated me to make the MAGIC SIG. And believe me, that's how it started.
19 February: LOL saw an angmor flagged for a taxi on the right side on a one way road.
I know, i know... They drive on the right side of the road. But it's really funny.
21 February: finally done with dsta! *so tired*
A brutal attempt at clinching some scholarships because my friend also did. It was stupid move, because I had to photocopy many certs and other stuff one day before the deadline, and got told a few months later that i wasn't successful
22 February: cleaned the school gym during track n field today! sai kang? lol :]
Trying to be positive here. It actually beats PT, which beats actually running on the track?
23 February: that over-ambitious feeling of signing up for almost everything
In response to applying for DSTA, I realised that I've trying too hard to undo the mistake that i made in Secondary school: not signing up for anything- leading to a bad portfolio. But now, doing the opposite seems to make me guilty. In fact, 7 people agreed with me.
23 February: i'm learning how to tie a turban!
The class needed a Professor Quirrell for a book review. We did Harry Potter, so obviously, they need a bad guy. Because i'm obviously a goody guy, taking this role makes it funnier.
24 February: Bus 165 seriously failed. Over 40 minutes of waiting with easily 100+ people in line. what could be worse? having someone who's complaining/swearing behind me alight at the same bus stop as me. sigh :(
This situation will continue to happen for the months to come, which often deters me from taking an MRT
24 February: WOOHOO! My braces treatment is finally over after 4 years! :DDDDD
(so sorry to my CG for being impatient and the dentist for arriving late. :x )On the bright side, on the same day, my wait to get my braces removed is done!
25 February: ohh the uncertainty! :O
I was talking about Gamma's Cheerleading auditions
25 February: i'm impressed with God, because in each bus ride home this week, there's always a different someone i know. =]
Indeed, everyday that week, I was sitting with someone I know on the bus
26 February: D: am i not enthu enough?
I didn't get into Gamma's Cheerleading, and felt that the whole world was over. I thought I may never get into HC. Thankfully, it was this setback that made even more determine to get it.
27 February: Thanks for the outing!! (((: *NAMES*
Awww, my OG people brought me to Pastamania for my birthday!
28 February: Hey everyone, thanks for the avalanche of birthday wishes!! [X This year has been the most I ever received! T.T so touched! Please give me time to reply one-by-one. Haha, once again, thanks!!! =)
Ever since I came to TJC, i was very determined to make new friends, unlike my anti-social episodes in Secondary school.
01 March:
In every interview we cannot pass
God has better plans for us.I was probably talking about cheer auditions, making the best of the worst situation
02 March: eye HURT, teeth HURT, brain HURT
3 things: contact lens, retainers, and trying to set up MAGIC
03 March: All the best to A-level leavers for tomorrow's results! =D
I simply echoed what others are doing.
06 March: went to Mustafa. I ♥ Little India :D
My MRT nickname is little India, so when my mom brought me there to get headphones. I'm like ooo, i'm going inside myself!
08 March: did his most hiong 800m run ever! though I AM NUMBER FOUR (from the back), all the matters to me isn't winning but having people who cheered on my side. Thanks everyone! :D
Undeniably the most memorable moment of the first term, where I tried the 800m heats for Track and Field meet. And I guess, amidst my crazy "signing-up for everything" and "trying to be a winner", i finally understand that it's not about the goal, but about the people in the process.
10 March: woah damn. TJ has so many fit people!
In addition to 800m, i tried the long jump heats, which i sadly got last by a million yards. That time, I just had TOOP interview with a girl who turned out to be the student helper for the long jump heats. She said I was darn good at the interview, and then, suddenly, I had to show my weak side to her. It was kinda embarrassing. :x
11 March: "Love thy enemies" doesn't apply if my greatest enemy is myself
I really disliked somebody in school. That person was kinda backstabbing. I kept telling myself to change my perspective. So i came up with this quote.
11 March: i repeat, i DO NOT have trust issues! [=
My friend saw "tissues"
12 March: God bless Japan
Earthquake. nuff said.
20 March: didn't see the moon yesterday *bangs head on wall*
The moon was supposedly the largest in 18 years on the 19 March. 7 people who liked this, also missed it.
24 March: :( i've misplaced my form, now i must reprint and rewrite everything! + i've lost my glasses. did i mention i printer isn't working?
The form was the SIG form (turned out to be with my friend). The glasses turned out to be UNDER my bag and my printer is fine now.
24 March: OH FREAK. i nearly burnt my house down :(
While I was frantically finding the form, I forgot to turn the fire that was boiling my lotus root soup off. I smelt something odd, and I nearly screamed my head off when I saw there was smoke. The pot had black residue and was a goner. When i poured water on the monster, all the came out was steam. Yes, it's that hot. Oh well, that night, the place smelled like a BBQ pit, and I guess I learned that I must be more careful.
24 March: i'm traumatised
I still couldn't believe what happened
25 March: While thinking whether withdrawing from TOOP was the right decision, I spaced out in the bus and overshot by 23 bus stops, and landed in Yishun. Seriously, what is wrong with me this week? :(
My life went downhill. I had to withdraw from TOOP because of religious reasons (it's on Sats) Somehow, i stoned in the bus and then i was trapped in Yishun. The vehicles there were really scary, cos they were moving really fast. Seeing the foreign bus numbers also made me feel insecure.
27 March: damn the PI :I
And so, the PI tragedy begins
27 March: my cooking is so bad, it caused the haze :D
The haze problems returned to Singapore. By then, i used my horrible experience as a joke. How sadistic of me.
29 March: not quite strawberries but an avalanche of dates (:
I got into SRP. (yet another commitment). I was talking about Owl City's "Strawberry Avalanche" and changing it to "Dates" (a play on its meaning of fruit and actual calendar numbers)
30 March: i'm not a camwhore, i'm just photoholic (:
I noticed some people find it annoying that I snap photos. I'm trying to find vindication
31 March:
(in mandarin)
Me: Good morning, Uncle
Cleaning uncle: Good morning
Me: Eat already?
CU: Yes, you?
Me: Not yet :(
CU: Aiyo, next time must eat ok? breakfast is the most important meal of the day! :) *thumbs up*
that's why i love life :D
One of my favourite posts! It's about the cleaning uncle at the audi toilet (who still talks to me btw!)
04 April: (: yay done with poster
This was about the HC election poster I was making. At the same day, my design for SYFC's easter concert invitation card got rejected. To be honest all I did was to copy and paste an old artwork (it was already on fb!). I realised then, that I spend more time on secular than religious activities.
07 April: the red-eyed quek
Contact lens are giving me a problem, i shall switch to glasses.
07 April: We are going to GET A LIFE on…. (..--- .---- / .- .--. .-. .. .-..) !!!! YAY!
This is about the easter concert, where everyone had to post this status. And yes, that's a morse code of the date. My friend's idea. I'd never think of that.
09 April: Hey everyone! I'm running for Temasek Junior College's 19th Gamma House Committee. Join this group if you would like to support me and receive updates (even if you're not from TJC or from Gamma, you can still support me!) Thank you ٩( -̮̮̃ -̃)۶
Frankly, I was actually pressurised to do this because everyone was doing it. I know, i'm may not have good ideas, but making group seemed to be the most effective way to campaign.
10 April: In Singapore, "life is full of puddles"
Supposed to be a play on the word "hurdles/puddles" but I had to explain it to my dear friend that Singapore is wet.
13 April: every night, it's always the feeling of "Thank you God for letting me survive today!"
With 9 likes, this is the pinnacle post of the year (i think). I mean, i realised that alot of people, although different, have the same problems, and all it takes is for someone to post it on facebook for us to discover that problem.
14 April:
Me: Hello, do you sell safety pins?
Sales Girl: 什么是 safety pins?
Me: 是小小，尖尖的东西。可以打开的。
SG: 是不是这个？ *shows push pins*
Me: 不是。它可以放衣服的。
SG: 是不是这个呢？*shows paper clip*
Me: 不要紧，谢谢．
Me: Hello, do you sell cardboard?
Sales boy: Card… board… Cardboard是什么？
Me: 是那个很硬的纸
SB: 是这个吗？*shows colour paper*
Me: 不是。这个是的 colour paper。我要 no colour
SB: 你有没有sample?
Me: *shows foolscap paper backing*
SB: 哦，这个啊。是不是这个呢？*shows photo paper*
Me: 啊．．． 没关系，谢谢．
It’s not because foreign talents don’t speak English well, it’s because I didn’t study Chinese well enough. lol
A hilarious episode at Eastpoint where I try to defend the foreign talent's position.
18 April: i learnt that masking tape is the world's most unreliable tool
Yes... my campaign badges need more than masking tape
19 April: There were many things that made today my bad day, but HUGS made everything better.
19 April is the worst day in the whole semester. One of the reasons was that i slept at 1.30am, and forgot that i had Chinese class. Oh and 3km run for PE followed by diarrhea. (and people leaving my badges behind) In fact, all Tuesday seem to suck for me. Thankfully, that day was also Hugathon.
20 April: i can live on pocky ♥
Pocky obsession 2
23 April: watching "Damn the PI part 2"
2nd draft of PI
25 April: ♥ Grey's Anatomy
Yes I started watching, not a good move if you have a crazy schedule
26 April: I'm in a "nobody-cares-about-you-but-you-can't-blame-them-because-they-don't-know-your-problem" mood
With 3 likes, this post was about getting the wrong timing for NSW science. I only had half an hour instead of one to do my paper. And it hurt my ego since i'm a straight distinction student for NSW :(
28 April: When election campaigns go on, traffic is heavy and your bus is slower than walking speed (3 stops in 40 mins). You get angry, alight a few stops earlier and walk. And somehow, it's at the road where no traffic exists and the bus is faster than walking speed (2 stops in 1 min) :( sigh
Again, a rant that obviously gets no likes. Rants should be avoided in facebook where possible. No one really wants to know your problems
29 April: flowers don't like me, umbrellas do ^^
A very abstract thought with reference to the HC camp opening dinner where gamma did an excellent job putting a Hawaiian night of fun. I couldn't stick the flower to my head, but yes to umbrellas.
01 May: i'm an hougangster :D
I was in a period of pride for my heartland.
02 May: i don't follow politics
General Elections 2011. Some people said that it's a good thing i don't.
04 May: Appreciate what has been given, don't complain
Had a mini-debate with someone over this. Shalln't say
05 May: the excitment when you find out that your friend agrees with you all this while.
I discovered that a friend I didn't know very well also disliked someone i disliked. Now that friend is my classmate, and I look forward to knowing him better.
05 May: watching "Damn the PI part 5"
Again, the PI problems
05 May:
draft 1: PI.doc
draft 2: newPI.doc
draft 3: newestPI.doc
draft 4: newnewPI.doc
draft 5: newnewnewPI.docI'm surprised this got 11 likes. I guess being non-innovative has it perks eh?
07 May: i'd vote for anyone who can make Singapore cooler
Appropriate now that the "drip-drop" weather has become the "sizzle-the-egg" weather
07 May: my mom said the voting slips have no instructions to cross the box, so ppl may blur blur draw "teddy bears" in the boxes.
Haha, no she didn't.
08 May:
Mom: when you make your bed, make sure it's "mom standard", because when when u go NS, there is "NS standard".
Me: What is "NS standard"?
Mom: "NS standard" is "mom standard" lor
Me: How you know arh? :O
Mom: Cause mommy gave NS the standard. =)
LOL, Happy Mothers' Day!With 5 likes, this post is something that I myself adore because it really shows how mothers are like.
13 May: lies: smell them, don't tell them :*
Smell isn't a good word, i admit
14 May: just finished my whole stock of pockys :(
Pocky obsession part 3
14 May: dying in dreams are nightmares
This is quite... personal.
17 May: We all hate eyebags U.U
Yes we do
17 May: When people don't fill up obvious spaces, passengers can't go in, so bus uncle has no choice but to say: "IF YOU DON'T MOVE IN, I DON'T DRIVE." We should seriously make life easier for uncles.
This is another form of ranting, called Justice. Surprisingly, it gets popular (as much as 9 likes).
17 May: not offence, but the indian boy refilling his bottle in front of me at the water cooler (which was slow), let his brother cut the queue and refill his already full bottle, followed by the sister, then mom, dad, uncle, auntie and the whole extended family. UGH, if your whole family is thirsty just go and buy drinks at 7-11 please, don't be inconsiderate for the sake of saving money! :(
This is another form of ranting, called Complain. Be careful, because it is very deceiving and disguises itself as "Justice". Avoid complaining, because everyone hates a complainer. (P.S. i later realised that the family may in fact be poor)
19 May: Almost cried today because I wrote my most heart-felt Chinese "reflection" on me regretting that I did not study Chinese well enough last time, but also because I had a hard time finding the right vocab to express it for the same reason.
Very profound. I was frustrated and angry at everything. It wasn't actually about regretting, but about disliking the fact that I'm always last in class
20 May: how come i only knew about Starbucks' half-price today? =(
I keep hearing people talking about Starbucks. Didn't bother to ask until the last day. Ignorance has costs.
21 May: 6pm and i feel so alive!
Haha, nutheads who think they know the end of the world are fools because God said he'd come at the time when we least expect it.
23 May: overspent this month.
Yes, presents for seniors :x oops. and because i'm in HC, it's gonna get worse haha
24 May: just because i smile, it doesn't mean i'm ok
With 7 likes, this another one of my favourites. It's a quote that i made 2 years ago about Cambodian children smiling. Apparently, it applies to anyone.
24 May:
I'm having an art attack tonight :(
1. one tee design
2. 5 badge designs
3. one science design project
4. one CCA board design
5. 4 powerpoint-pictures-to-match-song-lyrics
Wish me luck~
I have 5 different art-related stuff to do. I guess when you are the artistic one, everyone expects you to draw.
26 May: tj makes me fit
Not just PE, track and HC as well. I was probably writing this while being mad that I couldn't do pullups.
27 May: things will eventually fall neatly into place, sometimes in ways you least expect
I was praying hard that I will be able to get everyone in my class to sign a birthday card for my friend. Thankfully our math teacher treated us icecream, so that was A LOT of time to gather everyone one-by-one to sign it. :)
28 May: omg i slept till 6pm today... made up for all training and late nights. i feel like a corpse.
Yes, JC life is tough.
30 May: my aircon is sweating
This is pun. Firstly, i'm trying to say that the weather is so hot that even aircons can sweat. Secondly, it's so hot that my aircon broke down and was leaking. Cool eh?? ok not really...
02 June: i used to call chihuahuas the "meowmeowdogs"! #random
My childish tendency again, sigh.
06 June : Cats (:I sooo want a cat :3 as long as its not nyancat.
And so, my posts come to an end! ;)
SORRY FOR MAKING YOU READ ALL THIS!
I will review the second half of the year another time.
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