not a gd day today. not sure why. just feeling not high.

wouldn't have woken up if kf hadn't called me at 11, asking if i was at boon lay already. there goes all my morning plans. felt quite bad that i couldn't wake earlier, but i just had to leave mysef with only 1 hr of sleep.

the ntu fair was so crowded we couldn't really do anything. the juggling turnout was strong, but most of them were outside so didn't see them much.

performed in the auditorium after the accountancy/biz deans held a sharing session. it was one of the weirdest and funniest Q&A session i have ever heard.
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(this guy with a weird accent, dunno what asian country)
Guy: Hi profs, i am blah blah, from accountancy.
Dean: yes?
Guy: yes what else do you want to know?
Dean: er, you have a question?
Guy: yes, the dean said just now that all we have to do is pass exam. is that true?
dean: er... ....what do you mean?
Guy: what is the value of a first class honors? why shld we study hard for it?

china guy: what shld we do to get A?
dean: . er... blah blah

singapore girl: what IN THE WORLD is double major?
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it's truly weird. haha. but so amusing to sit in and listen.

anyway MJ, SY and I went up to perform. it was a grand setting and stage but i didn't prepare any performance so personally i didn't do a great job.
MJ was good though, his slick clubbing drew grasp and applause.

i'm too props dependent. can't really impress with minimum props cos i dun have that advance technique i think. darn. and yet being a highly technical juggler is not one of my aims. but without it i feel so inadequate.

on the way home we decided to busk at jurong point for a while. actually just MJ, we just watched. the crowd formed readily, and they were not too bad genorisity wise. There are a lot more free riders than clarke quay undoubtedly, but there are still a few nice generous ones around.

we shld try to busk there more. somehow i feel more paisei there though. and i'm not sure how the crowd will react to my act. there's also the worry of messing up. in clarke quay we have full permission. here not so. i dun relish being hauled to the police station.

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there was this guy who tried to scare us off. alan said he's a bit drunk. i'll call him Farkoff.

Farkoff: excuse me! you got permit?!
Us: sorry?
Frakoff: Permit! for being here!
Us: oh yeah, we have busking licenses.
Farkoff: show me!
Me: Sorry and you are?
Farkoff: Me? i'm a cop!
Me: oh ok, you think you can show me your pass? cos our licenses have some of our details so i'd like to make sure before showing them to you.
Farkoff: ok never mind, you all just wait ah...wait here. (takes out handphone but walks away)
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it's strange. we didn't even kachiao him. i'm quite glad i asked for his pass. it's a sudden thought thingy. and it wasn't cos i thought he's fake, i just didn't want to show our license to a stranger. i must admit i was quite worried though, calling home from the police station is so not cool.

the good part that happened, and this is always the part i love abt public performing, is that a few uncles and aunties came to talk to us after Farkoff left.

Aunite A: dun worry, i was watching him as he left. he walk all the way to the mrt then disappear liao. he's a drunk la, you all dun bother. you continue performing. dun care abt him. dun let him scare you.

and we had a small chat with them. it's nice to chat with stranger like this. it's like the world is suddenly so much warmer, where we just talk freely.

i think a small group (that's where auntie A and gang came from) gathered when Farkoff talked to us aggressively. haha. the power of kaypoh-ness.
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not very on abt busking today. the high has gone down a valley. prob due to the auditorium performance. and also the boon lay arena which is a new exciting challenge but scary because of Farkoffs and permit problems.
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on a more heartwarming note, the RJ class is meeting on sat which is cool, though i can't make it, damn. the email group is suddenly more active and feel slightly closer and more in touch with them.

meeting steph and weips tmrw. had a nice brief chat with steph on the phone.

gotta meet up with jen and xiwen more. haha.

It's Jen's BIRTHDAY!
heh heh...happy birthday to you, hippy birthday to you..HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JENNNIFFEER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
 
(confession: i only remembered after i read linnet's blog and she mentioned it. i was like "oh shit yes it's Jen's birthday!")
 
i'm sorry..besides my family's birthday i dun think i can remember anyone's birth dates at all. maybe just the month.
 
anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEN!