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In brief:

• Chorale elections today. I once more felt kinda sad that i was hindering myself to run. Even though i wouldn't have gotten in (probably) the experience gained is probably valuable. Then i sat down and crashed the new exco and ate dinner together- felt pretty much marginalised and not a part of the conversation, obviously. I would have liked to be part of the group and discussed together, etc. Probably another regret to add on to my growing list, as previously stated (i guess).
• When coming home: the fences were up. Disgusting corrugated zinc sheets, opaque, obstructing my view of the estate. Imagine that in place of what was once thin, green wire fencing, and then as you walk down the slope to the open-air car park, red railings surround you, soon to be covered with more metal sheets, and you walk past the railings and realise with a start that there is a hole in the gate-that-wasn't-there-yesterday that accomodates a future lock- as if it were a great, invisible divide, seperating what you once thought of as a home and the present; the changed outside world from the homely, green enclave that still lies within, a glimmer of hope that will soon have its life snuffed out. I probably won't miss my home when i finally do move,because by then, the place would have changed beyond recognition. And i would accept it and move on... forgetting what used to be.
• I love architecture. Yes, random... just a passing remark about myself in general. So i love SOTA (my PI, but homework and PW aside...); i love spending a few minutes staring open-mouthed at beautiful houses i pass by; i love to draw and imagine them, with modern furniture and all. So: http://business.asiaone.com/Business/My%2BMoney/Property/Story/A1Story20110509-277871/2.html.  :P
• oh, and for GE:
• Lim Hwee Hwa retired
• George Yeo retired
• Chiam See Tong retired.
• I suppose that new blood is a good thing, but that the loss of such leaders is, as mentioned earlier, a great pity.