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daryl

daryl has written 820 posts for a modest odyssey

Difficulty Level

I have to say that going into the new course, I expected my classes to be difficult, but it’s still managed to catch me by surprise. I guess that’s how it is, isn’t it? You can’t actually imagine the difficulty ahead of time. You can sort of guess, but the way it creeps up on [...]

Saturday Photo: making a splash

First week.

First week of school has been great so far. Like the two classes I’ve attended (there’s one more that starts on Monday), and made new friends, and all that. I suppose it has all been very normal and all very according-to-plan, which isn’t what I’m usually fond of, but this has worked out in a [...]

Thursday Photo: pause

Tuesday Photo: all tied up

Merlions!

Happy Merlion Day, all you Singaporeans.

Before Gloomsday 2011

We’re about a month away from this year’s Gloomsday! [Update, 19 Aug: Not anymore!] Here are a few thoughts on it as we march into this most miserable of occasions with our feet heavy and our sighs even heavier. Another Gloomsday, another year older, after all. I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. [...]

Saturday Photo: in shade

Thursday Photo: glass tower

Next week.

School begins next week. We battle anew. It was a sobering feeling logging into IVLE again today. Those months sure went by quickly. The prospect of returning to school is more than a little intimidating, mostly because it’s a whole new experience for me. I do sometimes imagine myself dying in a blaze of metaphorical [...]