February 2012
1 post
From the inbox
Okaay I think it’s time to answer some questions left in my ask box. And because I hate to spam, I’ll reply all in this post.
JQ asked: how ya doinng?
Am doing okaay for now. Reach me on my mobile sir!
Mad asked: You back on dA is it? Sneaky somebody..
No no, just archiving like I said. Still too complicated for me, so I won’t be checking.
Anonymous asked: are you in love...
January 2012
11 posts
The Eagles
As I tremor on my chair due to the side effects of ventolin and choya, I cannot help but wonder if this is how my grandfather feels as he writes tiny numbers on an old envelope in an effort to keep track of his stocks. With shaky hands and terrible vision, he writes, slowly, yet unsteadily, vacillating every now and then as if pen touching paper would lead to catastrophic results.
At 92 years of...
Texting with Mom
Mom: I am on 1 day MC. Can sleep again. So nice. Supposed to be the mad hatter today. You bring back nice storybooks for me okay and come back early to rest too? Miss you.
Me: Sleep well :) Have you read ‘How To Kill a Mockingbird?’
Mom: Don’t bluff me okay? It’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. No ‘how’. Try to bluff me…
At this point, I am...
Why re-reading is a crime
Article on The Guardian by Jack Thurston:
Some people like to boast about going back to favourite books. As far as I’m concerned they should be ashamed of themselves.
Summer is the time of year when we are told what to read. Summer reading supplements fall from the newspapers and collect on coffee tables, set aside to be read later. In a literary beauty parade, the great and the good line...
“Of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.”
– Mark Twain
The Rain Spoke Today
“You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains.
You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines.
You say that you love the wind, but you close your windows when wind blows.
This is why I am afraid, you say that you love me too.” - Turkish poetry. (Not by Shakespeare)
Standing By Me
Nothing
Who puts melted ice into a glass of water to cool it just because there is no ice? It is the responsibility of ice to cool. But, in its state, how can it be the responsibility of melted ice (water) to do the same?
WP’s statement on the Ministerial Salary Review...
1. The recommendations of the Committee to Review Ministerial Salaries (“the Committee”) are a step in the right direction towards grounding political leaders with a stronger sense of public service and mission. We hope that Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) will see political office primarily as a noble undertaking which allows them to improve the lives of fellow Singaporeans, rather...
The fly
A research student wrote a thesis paper about a fly.
He extracted one leg from the fly and asked the fly to jump from one hand to the other. The fly jumped. (Insect lovers, please bear with me for a moment.) He removed the second leg and repeated the command. The fly jumped again. He pulled out the third leg and told the fly to jump. Once more, the fly jumped. He yanked out the final leg and...
Listen
Rio Junior
In my hand is Rio Junior.
One of the birds of the heavens… As David Helton puts it… Hoatzins to crows to pigeons - all those different colours and feathers and all the migration routes and songs and egg shapes and mating displays; the passerines, the ratites, the galliformes, the raptors… And God saw that it was good.
And then we took His place, manipulating genes,...
December 2011
7 posts
The Book of Books: What Literature Owes the Bible
Article on The New York Times by Marilynne Robinson:
Each of these works reflects a profound knowledge of Scripture and tradition on the part of the writer, the kind of knowledge found only among those who take them seriously enough to probe the deepest questions in their terms. These texts are not allegories, because in each case the writer has posed a problem within a universe of thought that...
“I cannot begin to wonder why a prey would help its predator in its hunting...”
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Q: Hi Audrey, I happened to read your entry titled...
A: Hi Philip, I take it that you were referring to the question below:
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”
The question was taken from Psalm 8 of the Bible written by a past ruler of Israel and Judah by the name of King David. So...
Amanda
I just found out that in the very early stages of my life, I was called Amanda.
I know this because I just saw it in several of my appointment cards that date back many years ago. I don’t know when exactly that name was changed, and neither do I know why, among my brothers and I, I was the only one not given a name found in the bible despite me being the middle child.
They thought it was...
“Rejected light is the parent of the densest darkness, and the man who, having...”
– Scottish pastor Alexander MacLaren
Go ahead. Right on.
This is so amusing… One single thing hits you hard; it’s such great inspiration, and no questions asked, it’d be the only thing you think about… Like the finishing line which you’re told to never lose sight of… you stare at it so hard, so focused, never tearing your eyes off it, never, not for a second, never…. never…. never… never realising,...
“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”
September 2011
1 post
I never thought I'd hear this
Boyfriend from afar: Eh, what's our table number ah?
Not-very-smart girlfriend: B23.
Boyfriend: Again?
Girlfriend does retarded flapping motion: B23! B! B for bee!
August 2011
3 posts
A quick text exchange
Me: I'll reach the station in 6mins... which means I'll be at your place in about 15mins time, I think.
Friend: Okay, know how to walk?
Me: Yeah, left right left right left right, unless I've been doing it wrong all these years.
Sigh, vote wisely folks, I daresay you guys are...
A Title is Optional
Dear friend,
We have always spoken very frankly about our world views. It’s a given you’re intellectual. But this time, I’d like to disagree with you. Below is my point:
As requested, I’ll share a conflicting idea. Years ago, women couldn’t choose who they wanted to marry. Women didn’t choose. Period. Years ago, they married first, loved later. I say this with...
July 2011
4 posts
1 tag
Q: Audrey! What was on your mind before you red...
A: Media, technology and subliminal messages… I was on the train home earlier and I read a printed ad by Aberdeen. They presented 5 facts (trivias), the last one being an Aberdeen fact. Quite a neat idea, but if only they had gotten the previous facts right. For instance, they mentioned that a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds. That is NOT TRUE. 3 months would be more likely. I hope...
1 tag
Q: Do you have a boyfriend?
A: You sound like my parents 6 years ago…
Ask me anything only with no expectations.
Questions?
I realise I haven’t looked at my formspring in ages and I’m sorry for not answering questions the past several months. To make up for it, I’ll answer promptly the next 5 questions posed to me. 5 because that’s how far my faithfulness can take me for now…
There's something about those birds...
I pass an Indian temple every day that I go to work. Just beside it is a grass patch where pigeons ’hang out’. It’s the mini equivalent to Trafalgar Square, with tourists mildly entertained by the birds which have over time been accustomed to human presence, or rather, to their generosity of crumbs and thingamajig.
What’s with a post dedicated to pigeons? Aren’t they...
June 2011
2 posts
How much?
Aunty: 吃还是包?
Me: 一包米粉. 几块?
Aunty: *adds a drumstick to my packet of noodles*
Me: Aunty, 我不要 chicken...
Aunty: 你不要鸡腿?
Me: 不要... 几块?
Aunty: Orhhhhhh.... 1$...
So it turns out that my pronunciation of 几块 (ji kuai) sounds like 鸡腿 (ji tui). I can't believe I sound so bad... Ji tui? Really?
We ____, therefore we are
This thought came as quickly as it went: That is, change doesn’t come as quickly as we think it does.
Here’s where it gets a little tricky. How different are we, then and now? What is our system of evaluation when it comes to change? Is there a completely flawless metric for our divine standard? In this community, people learn aplenty. We learnt about compassion, forgiveness, and a...
May 2011
4 posts
Ricocheting off the walls!
Disclaimer: I hate to read an all-caps text but nothing expresses this as much without the caps.
I’M TRYING SO VERY HARD TO REFRAIN FROM BUYING BOOKS BECAUSE MY KINDLE IS COMINGGGGGGG!!!! I FEAR THAT I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY RESISTANT TO TEMPTATION, BUT I’M TRYING! I REALLY AM! KINDLE, YOU ARE MY ONLY INDUCEMENT TO HOLD BACK. EVERY DAY THAT PASSES IS CAUSING ME EXTREME MENTAL...
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Q: regarding your post on may 2nd, point 3, i tink...
Ans: My dear, please clarify if this question is meant to be a joke. If it isn’t, you caught me speechless for a second. For the benefit of others who share your sentiments (assuming your statement is not soaked with sarcasm), I’m going to reply as if it is as serious as it seems to be: First, a minister DOES NOT earn 15K a month. Please do not confuse ‘minister’ and...
Majority not concerned about Ministerial pay?
“Describing the issue of ministerial salaries as the Opposition’s “favourite flogging horse”, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday that the “majority” of the population were not concerned about it.”
SLAP!
I’ve received 4 mails over the past two weeks by local strangers who read this blog. They wonder about my views on the GE 2011.
The first thing you must know is that I am too young to vote. The second thing you must know is that most young people like me have no clue what they are talking about, or why they support any particular party. Most do because… well, most do. They have no...
March 2011
5 posts
The Equation
Why do we say, “These results didn’t come from our effort. And since this isn’t by our effort, I want a report on where our effort went to.”? Why does the statement seem more an accusation than an exaltation that God is indeed good and that prayer is stronger than any human effort we make?
In God’s hands why should 1+1 equate to 2 when it can equate to 1000000000000?...
News Bundle! Grab your spot!
“Guys! Japan got earthquake! Quickly book your CNA commercial slots now!” says Channel NewsAsia’s Vice-President for Marcomms. Aren’t we an opportunistic bunch! Always ready to help.. Oh right, help ourselves make money that is.
By the way, ‘wrecked havoc’? Shipwreck but wreaked havoc. You get?
PS. This is a real email… Okay guys, don’t waste...
Lost connection
Hi all,
I will not be taking ANY calls or messages today, March 11, Friday. If you want me to get back to you on anything, well, I can’t. It’s that simple. You can email or text me, but nothing will be done until Friday is over.
I guess it’s something I have to do because people just don’t seem to get it. You can take my Sunday but I’ll take one other day back. I...
Can we get that?
Sigh, people need to understand - Being a freelance graphic artist doesn’t make me any less busier than those with full time jobs. Being a freelance artist doesn’t mean I can go anywhere I want and forget about my deadlines. Wherever I go, they’re still there. Each hour I spend doing non-work related activities during the day means sleep deprivation at night. Can we get that?
I...
12 tags
February 2011
16 posts
6 tags
“Wow, that’s some seriously damaged capillaries. You’re lucky the...”
– Doctor
3 tags
Typical brother sister conversation
Older bro: Hey aud, smell my boxers, don't you think our clothes are smelling nicer?
Me: No. Yucks, get that away from me.
Bro: Why? Just smell it lah, it really smells okaay.
Me: No! What the... you have, like some kinda weird fetish. Seriously, yucks. You have a thing for underwears. (Based on past experience)
Bro: No! Come on, don't be such a ku niang.
Me: I feel like I'm gonna regurgitate. Get lost.
Bro: You're crazy man.
Me: You're the crazy one. Gosh, why don't you go let mom and dad smell your underwear?
Bro: Boxers are just shorts what. It smells nice! Smell!
Me: Their just shorts so go let mom and dad smell it.
Bro: You suck man, why you so scared?
Me: Let them smell it, why are you so scared?
Bro: Come on lah...
Me: Come on lah...
8 tags
You talk too much sir.
Client: Can you make the event look better than it's supposed to be? Like, really hype it in the design. Make it fresh and attractive and young looking. You know what I mean? Use colours that will make it funky and appealing but of course don't have too many colours such that the whole thing just looks messy and too chaotic and doesn't look like one complete work, because what I'm afraid is that it will look like an entire artwork full of different ideas. So just keep it playful. Stick to your style as I see in your website because it matches with what I'm looking for. Has that edgy feel, the kind of work that is obviously done by a young designer. So just hype it and make it cool. You get?
Me: Nope.
Downhill
Had a nasty fall; I managed to clean about 1.5m of the road just around my neighbourhood (Don’t ask, it’s a silly story). I have 3 bandages in total, one on my left knee, one near my right elbow, and one lying on my right hip (this is the worst!). Because of the friction of my body on the road, there’s a sick hole on my shirt and jeans. Nasty nasty…
I grabbed some water...
WatchDisclaimer: This is not at a teen games publicity video. I just decided to wear the t-shirt for fun. If there was women’s soccer, I’d surely make a publicity vid just for it. Haha.
Working and playing at the same time. I had to head to the field opposite my estate today to do some video tests. I had my tripod and all so I thought, “Why not have some fun along the way?” And...
Let me talk to myself about rainbows
Thor the Mighty Avenger… and that double rainbow. I love the sight of double rainbows. Really, I do. I love them. I’ve seen them myself. But come on, how long are we going to have those printed shirts of double rainbows scattered all over the google pages (try googling ‘double rainbow’, you’ll see at least 7 different designs of rainbows on shirts) and none of them...
Phobia
I find it a very sad thing that we have to put off sharing with a friend just so we can talk about people sharing, especially on such an opportunistic occasion. Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t annoy me, or frustrate me. It frightens me.
It frightened me to the point that my train ride there was a really teary one. I wasn’t wailing like a little girl, God forbid, it was just tears...
Hillsong United - It’s Your Love
What grace...
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Q: You hacked your wall on all 4 sides? I think...
A: Not all four. Just one side. It’s my main wall actually. It’s beside my work station. I’ve started drawing on my wall. Like, if you need to do some calculations, or if you’re on the phone and need to take down some details, my wall comes in handy, you know? It’s like a mega whiteboard just that you can’t wipe it off unless you paint over it with white. Am...
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Q: AUDREY! you're rocking that outfit. i wanna go...
A: Hey, I can’t play anymore. I’ve got a meeting on that day. For real. Feeling horrible about it but… oh well. Don’t remind me. Have a good time there anyway!
Ask me anything only with no expectations.
A Cleverly Designed Device: What in the WORLD is... →
lovestruckandcomputers:
audreyyeo:
Gosh!!!
I just got a message from someone. It was probably sent to the wrong number. The message is as follows:
‘I am putting her to sleep. Took a shuttle from Bedok MRT to here.’
I’m having the chills. I tried to call back but I got only to the voice-mail. I know I could have just replied…
Or maybe : “I am putting her to sleep. Took a shuttle...
Insomnia
My room wall. I kind of scrapped off two layers and what’s left is the concrete. The dark spots at the bottom is cement or something. It’s the first time I’ve seen my actual wall. I could have gone at it for hours and destroyed my entire room wall but I decided to just leave it like what you see in the photo. So, there you have it. What would your parents say if you did that? I...