Life's Little Subtleties

its that time of the year again

2010-08-25T13:43:00.002+08:00

It is not that i do not want to post anything, it is sometimes there isn't an appropriate time to post. All these while, all these fun I had, all these friendships I have made, all these times we shared together, all these are going to come to an end soon enough. Very soon it will be a new beginning, a new start, a new way of life. Love it or hate it, that is going to be it for the next four years at least.

I must say looking back at my life, I have enjoyed every moment of it, all the fifteen years of being in this small country. Frankly speaking, i will never know when i will be back, or if i will be back at all, but i can definitely call it my home, and it will be for a long time to come. i consider myself an Singaporean, although i never hold any valid demonstrating documents. It is the emotional attachment that counts.

For the past week, I kept thinking about the challenges i will be facing, the new people I will meet and feeling all anxious about it, but then again what for, my friends ask me to just take everything in my stride and i guess it should turn out fine. Am I getting overly paranoid? Is it going to be that stressful?

Its been another

2010-06-15T22:03:00.003+08:00

Its been another month since I last posted, doesn't time fly when you are not noticing and Im now posting from a completely different part of the world. I must say it wasn't an easy journey, this past ten months and Im really glad to be able to get over it in one piece. I must say the graduation didn't seem like one at all, I'm not talking about the formalities and all, but rather, it didn't feel like one for me. I isn't the end of a ten month stint for me, it is the start of many others to come in the near future and that is something I am really looking forward too.

Back in the city of eternal rain and sunshine, I must admit I kinda of missed aspects of the little island. Okay, maybe not the hawker centre food or the overcrowding in the MRTs, but otherwise, everything here is a welcome change from the mundane-ness of Canada. It seems I am back in the world of colour televisions, where everything is more exciting, everything is more enjoyable. There is a greater spread of entertainment ideas and venues that will never have been dreamed of in Canada.

Now, after almost three weeks in the sunny island, I have learned to embrace my Singaporean-ness. After all, I have almost three months stuck here XD

I'M BACK!!!

2010-05-13T09:17:00.003+08:00

Okay, sorry guys for the the long gap between my last post and now. NO, I have not died in the cold wilderness of Canada. Frankly, I am better than ever! I am enjoying myself too much here with all the activities and friends. Now, when it is less that 2 weeks before school here and my high school life officially ends for me, I am starting to hope that would slow to a halt.

I guess the feeling is the same, when I was first leaving Singapore for here, I have exactly the same emotions as I have now. All the friends, despite having only 8 months and sometimes even less than that, seems to be there for a long time and having to leave all of them just like that seems to be a little harsh. No doubt, I am looking forward to meeting all of you in Singapore. BUT the excitement seem to be be buried under all the sorrow and despair I am experiencing right now.

Despite coming from Singapore and them from Northern China, there is very little cultural gap and even if there is any, it will be dismissed with a joke almost immediately. Alright, maybe I sometimes cannot communicate with the friends here, sometimes we do argue over trivial things, sometimes I can't understand their behavior and actions. HOWEVER, there is just this bond, that we are all alone in the foreign environment and that we are like a family. Mugging together, having meals together, going singing, pool, movies together. My life revolves around these special group of people, and Im pretty sure the feeling is mutual for them as well.

You may not understand, but being alone in someplace so far away will no doubt change your attitude.

I am going to visit them, I am and I will. Changchun, China, here I come! And if you are reading this, 来新加坡玩啊啊!!!

On a brighter note, I am accepted into McMaster Health Sciences, which according to our school's University Counsellors, the most competitive program to get in from high school, accepting only 160 students from the 2500 applications it receives!

12 Days

its a long gap

2010-01-24T23:38:00.003+08:00

I must say, time passes really quickly, it has been half a month since I came back to Canada, school is picking up pace, homework is piling in, CCAs starting soon (Prefects ftw!!!) To a large extent, I think this is a good thing, time passes quickly, so pretty soon I can be out of this and into the bigger world of university studies. Free from all the constraints of curfews, lights out, bla bla bla BUT at the same time, I don't want to leave a place where I can cushioned, protected from the dangers of the world outside.

I might sound like a show off, but it is good when u are at the top of everything, you feel a sense of achievement, a sense of you have reached the peak, you have achieved the highest possible. Such a feeling has not been possible in Singapore, but now I can. I can feel proud that I have done something right, something that us worthy of note. I'm no longer at the bottom of the food chain, subjected to discrimination and teasing, This had been a reversal of roles, and I dont want it just like that

Im Confused

Backk

2010-01-10T06:48:00.002+08:00

Finally arrived in the little room of mine and three others, the wooden integrated study cable cum storage, the double decker bed, the wooden cupboard where I keep all kinds of my stuff. It all seem vaguely familiar, vaguely mine. It is like a deja vu, alone in another environment, no one else to look to, no one else to help you do this do that, the list goes on...

Although this is something I have experienced before in the last 4 months, I realized the start of the journey is always the hardest, getting accustomed to everything all over again, overcoming the boredom that loomed as the school holidays draw to a close. But I guess after the initial incubation period, everything would be back to normal, the homework, projects and school would all come crashing down like a big boulder pinning me to this wooden desk, working non-stop.

A new bunch of students from Singapore have arrived for this semester, but somehow I feel that socializing with most of them is a hard thing. They seem to lead a different lifestyle, barely a few days in Canada and they have started to go to the movies, shop around. That is something me and the other Singaporean haven't done for a whole semester. I wonder how that would affect their grades hmmmmm.....

I came here to achieve something and I would not let such small bumps along the journey to affect me

Stay strong

Its a new year. Already?

2010-01-01T23:33:00.002+08:00

A new year, new resolutions, new aspirations, new goals, a brand new beginning . I always liked the start of a new year, because you can leave everything in the last year behind you and move on, embark on a fresh new journey that is free of the burdens and hauntings of the previous year. In a way, every new year is another new chance at life, striking it our, carving success for ourselves.

2009 certainly is a turbulent year for me, entering JC, meeting new people, leaving people, starting a new life abroad, returning home. So many events and emotional roller coasters in such a short period of time. Finally, after so many struggles and contemplation, it has finally came to an end, I have rode through this mess and emerged unscathed, and even victorious to some extent.

Looking forward to 2010, another new challenge awaits me, a new step in my education, a new chapter in my life

University

2009-12-28T23:54:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice by coming back to Singapore. You know, before taking the flight back, I was really excited and stuff, excited that finally I can see my parents, excited that I can finally see my friends, excited that I can revisit places that I missed. However, such an empty excitement has imploded ever since I set foot on Singaporean. I do not know if it is the change in me, or is it the change in others and their expectations of me, but I feel that everyone is distant, not just friends but also family.

More disagreements with family members, more squabbles with friends over minor stuff, more frustration over not being able to schedule everything I want to do

This trip certainly has not turned out so well, that is not to say that everything turned out badly though, there are certainly some high points such as the class's Christmas party and all the movie outings etc, but why do I get the feeling that those are just facades, people are hiding feelings, obscuring their thoughts..

I dont know, maybe it is just me

I detest people who are unable to keep secrets, you know who you are

Exam Results

2009-12-17T19:56:00.002+08:00

I am posting this in the wee hours of the morning, but I am too excited to withheld this info. My exams results are OUT! 94% for english, 98% for math and 93% for bio, and an average of 95%, which is exactly what I set out to achieve in the first place XD Going to school to collect report cards later, which would show the marks in more detail I hope.

But certainly I am satisfied with the results so far :D

The time has finally come

A new Skin

2009-12-12T21:55:00.003+08:00

Under the recommendation of Juliana Ng Zhi Yuan, I have finally changed my blog skin and I must say it looks quite nice, a change from all the cuteness of the previous watermelon skin. I am now embracing the emo side of me XD

Exams are officially out!!!! I think I did my best and whatever the results, I am happy with what I have achieved. Now, it is 3 weeks of relaxation and fun before the turmoil of school starts again on 11 January 2010. Another new year, new dreams, new resolutions, new environment and certainly new people to meet and interact with. Certainly, I am looking forward to that and at the same time, look back to 2009 as a year filled with joy, excitement, despair, sadness and definitely something that is memorable. :D

A lot of things have been happening, good things actually, firstly, I managed to get a scholarship of 1125 CDN for next semester, which means I can take another course to boost my average up XD AND it counts for my university application Yippeeee! This definitely made my day during the exam period.

For now, it is back to work, I am TRYING to start looking at the stuff that I am learning next semester, Calculus and Vectors, Economics, Writer's craft and Chemistry.

Finally, the end is near

Monthly post

2009-12-03T06:15:00.002+08:00

On gosh, my blog is becoming really dead, it has been like a month since I last posted and I must say a lot of things have passed and I am now feeling really lost and pissed off actually..... changed my blog skin to the one in my other dead blog, cant be bothered to search through the millions of skins out there for a nice one, so here you go FOR NOW

Exams are coming in around 1 week and I havent really started revising much at all, ARGH, I have a feeling that I am going to screwed, and my marks are sliding for english and I have only manage to increase my pathetic bio marks by a little bit, like 1 or 2%. Math is the only one holding steady at 97%, which I must say, I am impressed with myself, but I should not be proud, continue to work hard for the last stretch.

It has been one semester since I came to Columbia International College and I must say I have kinda of gotten used to the place here, made a bunch of friends and learnt a lot of new things. I think I am in a third space, stuck between the realms of my past and the aspiring future in front of me....this coupled with exam stress really makes for a bad combo + I am starting to develop a sore throat from drinking too much hot chocolate (It is such a nice feeling esp in the cold day like everyday in Canada).

It is really hard to imagine tmr I would get my uni application pin number, I AM GOING TO UNI, it is like so fast lor, I still imagine myself a year ago, innocent and childish. It all looks so distant, I seem to be like a completely different me. I dont know if other people see the change, but I think what matters is that I feel more grown up and more confident to take up the challenges that await me in the future.

Still looking forward....

Finale

2009-11-04T20:41:00.002+08:00

Ahh.... Finally I can post something on blogspot yea. It has been an agonizing 3-4 weeks without blogger and I can finally spill my feelings and thoughts yea. A lot of things have happened in these weeks, I got my mid terms, went to Canada's wonderland, which caused spark between me and someone else when I mentioned it haha and Toronto stayover. I shall not elaborate on them as it would take pages, plus they are all over, so no point already.

This week going to Toronto again to some chinese shopping mall, which is touted to be the biggest in North America, that must be something eh, BUT I cant buy anything cause I am broke, only around 300 dollars left ARGH. And my mum is not sending any more money cause the exchange rate sucks, so now I am a little poor kid stuck in a faraway land, how amazing is that -.-

The weather is getting really cold now, entering the -ve zone soon and snow is imminent, probably mid or late november. Not that I am excited about it (I would be bloody freezing) but I think it is definitely a welcomed change from the hot and humid weather i have been experienced for the past 17 years.

I have selected my courses for next semester, Economics, Chemistry and Calculus and Vectors AP, which is something like a uni year 1 course, can you believe it, someone who fails math perpetually takes a university level course haha XD not that I wanted to take it, but my teacher asked me to okay and some more he is nice and teaching that course, so no point rejecting.

2009-10-12T01:55:00.003+08:00

im posting in my freinds house now muahahahaha, I am sooo enjoying myself here. I think it is soo much better if i stay in a proper house than in a dorm. There is so much more freedom, much better food and much better place to sleep in. Somehow, it made me think about my own home.

Miss my bed, my room and the toilet - sounds weird, but i am accustomed the way everthing is arranged. HAHA, this sounds really stupid, but i do.

Yesterday while skyping with mum, my little brother cried when he saw me on the screen, i dont know if it is because I look foriegn to him or he really misses me, haha, I hope that it is the latter. But it is at that moment that I realised how much I miss everything about Singapore.

But looking forward to canada, I am going to Canada's wonderland this coming saturday, OMG, i am so excited, really cant wait for it. They said there would be haunted mazes and rollercoasters in the dark, this is so cool!!!!!!!!

I <3 October

Waaa

2009-09-26T04:51:00.002+08:00

Can u imagine, it has been a week, a freaking since I last posted, since I had my bio test, since I enjoyed my friday night and now, it is here again. My time left in Columbia International College seems to be getting shorter and shorter very quickly and sometimes Im not sure it is a good thing or not. No doubt, I am owning the people and the subjects here (other than handicraft, in which I am extremely bad at -.-) but I am wondering how would all these change when I enter university, which is less than a year from now. LESS THAN A YEAR!

OMGosh, I never realised that until right now right here, I think im still stuck in my dreamworld of having teachers that care about you and looks after you, I need to move our of such a cocoon.

Argh... there are so many things to do this weekend, revise math, bio notes making (the teacher actually asked us to make our own notes -.-) and prepare for enlish seminar presentations, haiz, work work and more work.......

A long overdued post

2009-09-19T07:57:00.002+08:00

Guess the whole week I have been busy fiddling with my iPod. Finally, the hype is over and I have settled with my new accessory haha. This week is full of ups and downs really. I got top in English again and got all Excellents for my progress report. BUT I failed my bio quiz, 4/9, it is so embarrassing la, failing a 9 multiple choice worksheet, I feel so useless haiz

On a brighter note though, I was the only soul who bothered to do my biology homework today, which got the teacher mad cause the rest of the class did not bother to do it at all. So I was discussing the questions with her one to one and she leaked one of the questions of the test. Aha! A good sign that I am going to do decently for the test.

Same, for english, I was the only few who did the worksheet, the teacher was so pissed that she set the worksheet as a quiz, and I had so much things to write I didnt finish. -.- that so sucks

so that concludes another week

Time really flies

Ipod

2009-09-11T11:36:00.000+08:00

i <3 my Ipod

A day in Toronto

2009-09-06T11:40:00.002+08:00

today was epic, went out in the early morning to toronto via the GO bus. it was supposed to take only around 1 hour, but there was some kind of jam enroute so it turned out to be more than that around an hour and a half.

First went to have lunch at some chinese restaurant in Chinatown which we over ordered and there were like 2 plates of unfinished food. AND there is the issue of tipping, we at first didnt want to tip anything, but the chinese waitresses started to gave us a lecture that all of us have to tup and it must be 10%. It was so WTF lor. she is such a bitch.

Then it was shopping again yay! walked to eaton centre which is like the biggest shopping mall in ontario, its a province btw if u dont noe haha... wow, there are so many nice shops. Bought a shoebag from addidas, 1 running pants and 1 track pants from nike and some miscellaneous stuff. BUT the highlight must be the dinner, we at first wanted to go japanese and head down to the japanese restaurants back around the chinatown area, however, just as we were walking out of the shopping mall, there was someone giving out flyers about an international buffet having 25% off.....its such a coincidence lor. So we went and it was definitely an experience.

The restaurant is called 'woo', can google it, their ambience is super modern and cool and they have lobsters inclusive in the buffet, fish, mussels, ice cream (matcha), a huge variety of foods and salad. Certainly worth the 20 bucks we paid after taxes...definitely would come back again XD

still looking forward to the end of the semester

Afterthoughts

2009-09-05T11:12:00.002+08:00

After some time thinking to myself and after somethings happened today, it really cheered me up. I really look forward to everyday to pass. A huge burden of mine seem to have been lifted from my chest and I feel so liberated. Lessons are no longer so dreadful, it now seems fun and enjoyable and weeks are flying by. I have been in Canada for almost a month. A MONTH! I cant believe, a month, it is so fast......

3 weeks into school and we are starting to have projects and independent research projects XD but i think they are really easy. I love my bio lab project group, they are all super nice people that I can laugh and interact with super easily! Love it!

Things are certainly starting to brighter here but lets not forget the process that brought me to who and where I am today.

Really looking forward to the end of the semester yea :D

excitement

2009-09-05T11:10:00.000+08:00

Im so excited. Nothing more should be said XD

Letting go

2009-08-29T22:21:00.003+08:00

I am adapting well to the life here now, but adapting poses another problem, my life and identity in Singapore. Sometimes I question myself my place in Singapore, my place in Hwa Chong, my place in 09S7E and my place in my family.......sometimes I wonder if I really belong in the class anymore, whether people still remember me and whether I have became a burden to them, having them answering my calls and my requests to skype......maybe I have become too much

I guess it is time to let go, time to release my futile grasp on everything here, my desperate attempt to hold on to the various relationships in Singapore, my numerous calls to strike up a conversation every time I feel lonely or troubled....

people say 'absence makes the heart fonder' but sometimes I wonder if it is really true, sometimes I feel it is bothering me. staying up late waiting for you, waking up early just so I can say 'hi' to another, is it really worth it? Before I left, 09S7E is part of me, but as I live my life here, this place in my heart is slowly being overshadowed and dominated. Its still inside me no doubt, but what impact and influence it would have on me is still a big question mark

I dont blame you, I blame myself for being so foolish to hold on to something that has long gone

It is hard to, but I have to try

275days - I guess it wont be necessary now

A week have passed

2009-08-24T09:25:00.002+08:00

A week have passed since the start of school and things are still not going too well. Academically speaking, the classes here is really easy, most of the things that are being taught have already been covered in Singapore. English was easy, I scored full marks for the first sight passage (their version of comprehension), haha, it was really easy, seriously, you should have seen it XD

I bought quite a lot of things since I have been there and the latest addition to my stuff is a brand new printer at only $40, usual price was 70 but the person at the cashier keyed the price wrongly, haha. Spent the excess taking a cab home instead.

Tim Hortons is not bad, their ice capp supreme is only $3 and it is super big and taste just like the starbucks here in Singapore, and their donuts and super cheap, only $6 for 12. hahaha Someone tim hortons is literally everywhere, I am buying the donuts everyday XD, time to get fat haha

on a darker note, my stupid roomate is NOT moving out, what a pity, have to live with that prick who smokes drinks and have no idea what studying is about -.- What to do, thats life, seriously, I hope someday he would get expelled for drinking or something *evil laughs* I would pounce upon every opportunity to get him expelled, you watch it party boy :(

289days - homecoming

2009-08-13T09:05:00.002+08:00

This is the first time I had read the cards you have prepared since I came to Canada, guess I was finally emotionally ready to face the reality. No tears, but my heart still bleeds every time I see the pictures and heartfelt messages that was penned all over the cards. I guess a part of my heart (just that small part down in the middle) would forever remain in Singapore and be with you all. :)

Orientation was quite okay, the second day has just passed and most of time I have hanging out with the only other Singaporean new in the school. He is really nice. XD Finally some semblance of niceness from Singapore HAHA.... Starting to get used to lifestyle here. sometimes one cant always be in his/her comfort zone, there is always a time I have to step out and get to know other people.

So far, I am quite pleased to say I have made a few acquaintances with people from Jamaica, Indonesia, China and Nigeria, Malaysia and of course SG!

Guess life in Canada would not be so bad after all.

PS I really need a car, hint hint, my birthday is on 11th March XD

Trying to forget the past

2009-08-10T18:50:00.002+08:00

I dont know what is wrong with me, after so long in Canada, 3 days to be exact, but I guess I have still not adapted to the environment yet. The public transport here is like not existent and everyone drives argh, this is seriously crap, we have to catch the bus to town at every half an hour intervals, this is seriously unbearable. I am going to die here, goodbye friends....

Some people might think this is just the adapting period, but I guess this period is going to take longer that expected....

I am starting to regret the decision I have made, people told me not to and look forward, but I guess there is really nothing to look forward to in this case, cause the next 10 months feel so bleak and everything, I really just want to get everything over and done with and go back to Singapore, back to the company of friends that I always had.

I dont just miss Singapore, I am starting to regret even leaving all the wonderful things behind and coming to such a foriegn country.....

Settling down

2009-08-09T10:14:00.001+08:00

Like what leonard says 'its the beginning', it is in fact the beginning of the 10 months to some extent I have to agree. No point weeping over something that you have no control over and no point rejecting everything here, because everything is already set in stone. There is no taking of the plane back and pretend it never happened, because it did.

This sounds very lame, but every time I think about Singapore, I tell myself that there are only 303days before I get to meet my family and friends and teachers over there

303days, it might seem long, but it would be over in a flash and I know it

Awaiting the homecoming

PS: here are some pictures of the dorm, its quite nice actually

SG Love

2009-08-06T12:39:00.000+08:00

This is probably my last post coming from an ip in a country that I have called home for the last 14 years. Its really hard to imagine, but 14 years have came and gone just like. And now, with my deeds done, I am now leaving for a foreign country, just like 14 years ago when I came from China to the Lion City. The only difference being I am going alone...

These 14 years, what have became of me, I have grown, I have learn, I have enjoyed, I have made new friends, I have tried new things, there are just so many things that have occurred over the past period that It is simply impossible to list everything down. While I might say that there is nothing to leave behind and nothing I would miss about Singapore, in actual fact, it is everything, when pieced together to become a picture and thats exactly what would be missed about here.

Canada might have cheaper cars, but Singapore have cheaper cab fares.
Canadians might drive, but Singapore have a much more convenient public transport system.
Canada might be big and spacious with green pasture, Singapore is a cosy city that promotes interaction between people.
Canada might spell new opportunities for me, but will never make feel as homely as Singapore

As much I am excited about the fun and joy my upcoming journey might bring me, I find it hard and sometimes even bizarre that I am seemingly putting 14 years worth of my life to rest just like that....

Maybe all the pain and regret would be felt later....

Last Day in School

2009-08-03T19:21:00.000+08:00

Everything seems to be in fast motion, I still remember the first day I entered the gates of hwa chong. Everything then was so foreign to me, the sprawling campus of the school and all the new subjects that we have to take. All the friends I have made, all the childish acts we have committed, all the fun we had and all the anguish we have accumulated have all came to a halt on 31 July 2009.

This is the day where everything comes back to me in a flash, from then till now. How I'd wished to return to those days again, where we were so carefree and innocent, free of the troubles and stress adolescences like us face today. How I'd wish to go back to go back to the start of the year and experience the building of friendships in 09S7E, the fun and joy we shared in various activities, the bond we forged through days of mugging together and the friendships that we have build on solid ground.

And now, nothing cept the friendships and memories remained, and who knows what would time do to such delicate relationships, would such ties stand the erosion through time. I guess this would be the greatest test of the friendship that all of us share.

Class Flag/Performance
Class Outing/Sleepover
Class Chalet
Farewell Party
Farewell Party II/ Sleepover

and all the other memories of each other that we shall share :)

Thursday, when we shall congregate for one last hooray

Thank you

2009-07-26T11:48:00.001+08:00

Thank you for allowing me to look forward to every new day
Thank you for keeping me company
Thank you for encouraging me through difficult times
Thank you for all the motivation
Thank you for being always there for me
Thank you for bringing laughter into my life
Thank you for putting up with all my weird habits
Thank you for allowing me to try new things
Thank you for giving me opportunities
Thank you for allowing me to be who I am
Thank you for all your support
Thank you for being a part of my life
Thank you for last night
Thank you for everything

Thank you 09S7E

While we reminisce our past, lets not forget to look into the future with an open mind.

I'll be back

A week in oblivion

2009-07-10T11:08:00.002+08:00

ahhz, almost a week has passed since the blocks have ended. school life is back to full steam again lor, tutorials, lectures and what you have and on top of that, a whopping SIX AQs I would have to complete over the weekend -.- Okay maybe that was my fault for not finishing the stuff during the holidays, but it is still a LOT of work for two days.......

Recently discovered a new game, plants vs zombies, it might sound very lame, but its not. Actually, it is quite addictive lor, and I got Juliana to play too haha, AND im restarting NFS most wanted under the influence of Daniel. argh. Starting to become computer games addict liao.....

Im supposed to be meeting someone regarding some school admin matters, but I guess Im not already, since I have absolutely no idea what the hell is going on-.-

with less than two weeks to go, I can feel it looming down the corridor...

27days

Stop It

2009-07-06T21:05:00.002+08:00

stop trying to escape from things that would inevitable come back to you
stop backing out from things that have been agreed on
stop agreeing on things that you know it would never be done
stop being so indecisive
stop being such an a**

I had enough

31days - sometimes i wish time would fly stop

Blocks are over

2009-07-06T16:54:00.003+08:00

Blocks are over, there dont seem to be any excitement or any other sense of joy and exhilaration as I sit in front of the computer typing this post on a rainy monday afternoon, knowing I will miss the endless mugging session with ma study buddies, juliana, daniel, swee chen and towards the end, jonathan XD, although we sometimes difted away and started discussing what to eat, what car I should drive and the Hyundai Genesis....-.-

BUT, most of the time we were quite fruitful and managed to barely finish mugging all our subjects, yay, but who cares about the results anyway, I would still fail my maths and do average for everything except maybe bio, but its the process that counts.

As someone asked me yesterday, am I regretting this decision now? sometimes I think yes, others I think no,. I suppose its just how I see it. A positive attitude comes a positive outcome, while a passive attitude never have any good conclusions. So, really I should learn how to adapt and change, as much I want to reverse time and change what I have done, looking forward is much more important :)

Why am I doing this?

2009-06-21T21:30:00.003+08:00

A lot of acquaintances when I meet them would ask me 'Why you still go for blocks arh?' 'Quit school and stop studying until you leave la!'

School is not just about the blocks and the endless tutorial and lectures, there is definitely more to it than just such superficial events. In school, there are friends the we treasure and care for each other. It makes studying something you want to do, together, as a class..

Today, while studying with friends, I suddenly realised the reason behind my reluctance to study at home, its all about the company. I guess some of us out there would disagree, but I am a 'group', I value friends and confidants more than anything. And probably thats what spurred me to continue school and mug for the blocks.

There are somethings that are just hard to leave behind and you would want to spend all the time that is left with them and that is true friends.

So, the next time someone asks me the same question, the very clear and obvious answer would be "Its all because of you"

Signing off with 47 days to go

A hectic week

2009-06-13T19:45:00.002+08:00

Started off with Shopping 1.0, got new clothes, a new AA bag, jeans(I didnt really want 2 pairs of almost the same jeans, but the $100 voucher is just too irresistible to not spend it on another pair) haha, the spendthrift in me is really dominant here >.<

Monday, old pals meet up, catch up with each other and came over to my house, had quite a lot of fun playing cards, chit chatting, badminton, bla bla. Talked a bit about what we had planned to do once we leave this place and really, it is always fascinating to be able to explore one anothers interest.
Its only during this kind of gatherings do you realise how other people think and awe at their big dreams and ambitions. Its then you realise how different we are, albeit being classmates for the whole of secondary school life.

Class Chalet, started off fine, met Shufen and crystal, who was late due to the stupid MRT delay which eventually affected everyone that came later than them. Got some fruits and soy sauce, which interestingly was left untouched after the whole thing -.- We were the earliest to the chalet, but since Swee and gang in the van (it rhymes) have not reached we can only sit around at the check in area and wait like idiots.

when they did arrive, I really couldnt help it but laugh at them, cause the van was so powerless that for moment it was going to roll back on the small slope leading to the drop off point, okay la, no offence to swee or anything, but I dont really like commercial vehicles.

Some people went WWW, I didnt bring enough clothes, so I went Gelare with crystal and shufen, not a bad choice lor, it was half price tues HAHA, the waffles are seriously super big there lor, eat until full liao

steamboat was nice although I didnt really eat much, was in the room chatting and listening to our amazing guitarist, weiming :)

Then it was arcade, chatting, a bit of mahjong and going to watch sunrise, which turned out to be a disappointment cause, there was no sunrise to talk about -.-

second day was less eventful, went for pool and arcade, then mahjong again, cards bla bla bla

Last day was just pack up, go home and sleep zzzzz

Friday was shopping 1.5, went to Jurong Point with my mum, had some chinese buffet, which wasnt really very nice, but it was the only buffet there anyway haha. Got new shoes, water bottle, bag, pencil case, shorts, earphones and some stationery. Had some mccafe frappe before rushing to night safari

haha, night safari was really run, walking the trails and joking around as we visited each of the exihibits, expecting something but usually ended up looking at tree trunks that looked like leopards or staring at fellow homo sapiens in various positions on some moving device.

BUT BUT the animal show was really cool, we were there quite late so everywhere is super packed, but apparently, there was one row right in the middle that is completely empty, obviouslt common sense would tell you to sit there, but such a prime seat and its completely empty, definitely raises eyebrows lor. True enough, halfway through the show, the stupid host acted some emergency situation and scared us out of our wits when they screamed as they approached out row, omgosh, swee jul and bernice and me was super shocked and screaming like mad lor -.- jingwei was like wtf is going on..... Overall, it is a fun experience

Saturday, shopping 2.0, wa, the pc show is really super crowded, spend an hour inside and eventually bought the Canon IXUS 95, its quite worth it lor with all the free gifts and everything....also bought a Samsung 500GB hardisk that comes with free anti virus, finally something to replace my AVG free :)

Received my tickets, flying on Emirates via dubai on the A380

7 Aug 2009 - 1.40am

Bike Hike and its aftermath

2009-06-05T11:36:00.002+08:00

Bike hike was in short...an experience that I should not have signed up for in the first place, all the muscles aches, the pain and the agony is something that cannot be descibed by words alone. It was fine at first, everyone was in high spirits, talking and chatting to each other, however, as the morning came and as we powered on, the dread and the fatigue has started to set in and very soon, we are all half dead -.-

Gave up like halfway through the whole thing as I was seriously too tired to do anything, my legs were all numb, slept on the truck as we picked up more and more stranded people along the route.........

Holidays, its not really a time for us to relax, everyday is packed with activties: going out with classmates, mugigng for the dreaded blocks, visitors coming and going and SHOPPING, finally I get to do some serious shopping and spend some quality time with my mum :)

excited to the brim

64 more days

Dance nite

2009-05-25T20:13:00.002+08:00

Firstly, my sincerest thanks and a good job well done to the dancers who have put up an amazing performance for dance nite, at least for the sat matineee, but im sure for the rest of the shows it was even better right :)

Today, I felt loved :)
Today, I felt care and concern from someone least expected
Today, I felt the joy of the invaluable company of my CCA mates
Today, I felt the thoughtfulness of a close one
Today, I meet and TALKED to my long lost primary school friend
Today, I enjoyed myself

Thanks Sweechen and Juliana for accommodating my schedule and going Island Creamery after class today.

Sorry for being so mean to you, I really did not mean any serious harm, it was all for the laughter and entertainment. I really appreciate you and a friend always standing by my side, ready to help me whenever I needed it.

How I wish I could stop time - 74days remaining

My last concert

2009-05-14T22:29:00.006+08:00

There are somethings that you would never come to appreciate until you come to the end of it. Still remembered my first concert when I was in sec 2 with HCISO, I was so nervous and excited that over 700 people are watching me perform. It was an epic experience, from then on, concerts came and gone, as I gradually got used to such things.

Still remembered the first time I performed in front of an international audience in Sweden, it was everything like playing in the drama centre, but with additional stress and anxiety.

Still remembered when I played my last concert 3 hours ago, it was mixed, one part of me felt proud of myself and another felt emo. I wanted all the long rehearsals and sectionals to end, allowing me to breathe, but I want another experience. The bonds, the pride and learning points from such concerts is something that is rarely achieved elsewhere.

There are some things that you would never realise its importance until you lose it :(

HCSE - for the best 4 months of my JC1 life

Thank you to Zi Liang, Matthew, Melvin, Randy, Bryan, Alex, Philemon, Jordan, Baolin and Zhou Quan for attending the concert and the really lovely bouquet. 4J'08 will always remain in my heart, rock on! <3 style=";">

"All Good Things (Come To An End)"

Honestly what will become of me
don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is dandy
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming

[Chorus:]
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets in and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day 'til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
the rain forgot how to bring salvation
the dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die.

BMTC Visit

2009-05-06T22:37:00.002+08:00

Really, it wasnt too bad really, I had thought at first Pulau Tekong would be littered with attap huts and tents, Okay, maybe not so bad, attap huts and tents with one building in the middle. haha, but it was actuallt quite modern lor

The buildings looked like HDB flats from far and only when you approach the inside you will realise it is actually a military room hahaz. Had some boring sharing sessions by some ex HCI Humanities boy, slept like 80% of it. Seriously, I dont know why we have to spend so much time looking and listening to the briefings, just go in and have 'fun'

'Class Dinner' after the visit, wanted at first to go macs, but we realised it is not worth it after seeing the jap restuaurant offering much more for a little more money. Had some curry rice, didnt really finish it, NOT because it wasnt nice, but because I am saving my stomach for dessert.

OMGosh, their desserts are really nice and they are cheap lor, one LARGE, i mean it large bowl of green tea ice kacang with some glutinous rice ball and red bean is only 3.50 and the 4 in 1 combo is also 3.50. This place is now officially the best place in Singapore to get japanese desserts >.<

Cabbed home since I was really deadbeat after all the walking in Tekong. -.-

93days left, lets make it worth it

All we need is time

2009-04-30T21:31:00.003+08:00

Wow, its really surprising how fast time flies, whether you are in pain or having fun :) Tests and everything is really bogging me down. So many group work stuff like PW, Econs ILP, Chemistry Alternative Assessment. Argh! I am really feeling the heat, I never seem to have time to do anything, not even to blog for the past few days.

SYF, we got gold, after three tries of getting gold with honours, we have participated in our LAST SYF with a gold. This was never the perfect result that we have all expected, but being a learning expeience, it was all worth the effort, lets work hard for the concert alright!

14th May 2009, its the time that we shine!

Sorry PW group, I really didnt mean to inform you so late.....

I have no idea how long can I keep it within me

A Randomness out of nowhere

2009-04-16T16:42:00.002+08:00

Haiz, life has not turned out the way I hoped it would be, going home late everyday, not having enough sleep and slipping studies as I struggle to understand the different concepts being taught and struggling interpersonal relationships. My life is freaking screwed -.-

VBC was a complete screw up, so was all the small tests and assignments and everything. Didnt have any time for my personal stuff like blogging and reading. Seriously, JC life is really very stressful and tiring, maybe after SYF, it would become better, with less committments and everything.......

With less than 4 months, lets all cherish the time that we have together OKay

29 april 2009, lets make it count

a SHORT post

2009-04-05T18:18:00.002+08:00

Casting all my unhappiness and anger aside (which could be found at my private blog), its time to post about happy things, to calm myself down.

Apollo WAH, haha, it was really fun and enjoyable, another interaction opportunity with our class, didnt have a fac prince and princess, but still we had fun, barbeque quite a lot but also couldnt finish a lot -.- Watched 'blades of glory", quite a funny and at the same time disgusting film.

After everything, went to serene macs for chatting session, my stomach was freaking uncomfortable due to air trapped in it and I could not burp cause I dont know how -.-' So in the end I didnt really participate much the convo and just listened. Something unpleasant *for me at least* happened again, I shall not elaborate

So that ends the extremely short post

Cashflow

2009-03-29T12:43:00.004+08:00

Went for cashflow competition on friday, skipped chem tutorial and half of math lecture to go to millenia walk only to reallise that the competition was delayed and we will only be started around 3.45pm, meaning we could have gone for chem tutorial and still be early -.-

The prelims were really easy to pass, some of the groups did not even know how to play the game at all, e.g buying 1 share the peak price haha! Almost everyone in our class managed to scrape through into the semi finals. but the semi finals is another completely different story already...

the good stuff first, went for breakfast with l, c, j, s and her japanese exchange friend at serene macs, bought a big hotcakes with sausage and ended up playing with the hotcakes, making it into a nice and romantic shape, pictures coming soon....

Mugged in school after that with s and j after we decided not to go for cip cause it was too late, talked a bit of crap and studied mostly till 12 before going to millenia walk for the competition, had a small squabble over where to have lunch. I still cant stand hawker centre!!!!

Semi finals, it was all out war, people were cheating and trying all kinds of ways to win the gain and get into the finals lor. Despite winning at our table our timing was still too slow to make it into the finals, haiz hard luck. But at least I realised my luck was super good la. two days, same dream, same way of reaching. Jon was having bad luck, got out of rat race later and had problems hitting his dream. BUT my lucky hand helped him throw and got his dream in the second try YAY a better performance that yesterday but still not enough =.=

but overall it was a fun experience, now can SOMEONE PLS GO TO THE LUCKY DRAW WITH ME??

Saturday Day Out

2009-03-22T21:08:00.003+08:00

What an exciting saturday! Went out in the morning to help the council nominees to paint their banners, Other than Swee, Leonard, Jon and Youhao, Clara and joey came as well! Had the idea of a voltmeter in the middle of the banner with the names of swee leonard jon and yh at the four sides. A brillant idea lor, painted painted, went to KAP for lunch and I had to go for my violin lesson already, which coincidentally is held at leonard's condo. Haha

went back to school after lesson but was all drenched by the time I got back to school, the rain was so heavy that even the sheltered overhead bridge cannot protect me and my precious violin from the thunderstorm. anyway speaking of that, THANK you so much jonathan for braving the rain and opening the gate for me, I really appreciated it, without that I would have been stuck outside >.<

Continued painting for a few more hours while we jonathan and joey shared some IQ stories to cure us from the impending boredom. Finally, after like 10 hours of work and overcoming the thunderstorm that nearly killed the banner it was done. Frankly speaking, it lookied really super nice. Really proud of it
Went for dinner at suntec but before that, we camwhored at the terraces, we all looked at tourists la, taking picture here and there like never see the school before. so malu -.-

Wanted to go to crystal jade for dinner but after sitting down and having being served pickles, we decided to go and try 'Just Noodles' which has a free flow of ice cream and drinks. So in the end, we have to pay 80 cents each for the pickles and the time that we sat there, OMG, it was really a scam lor, the pickles are definitely not worth that much. Had some salmon set meal and ice cream, too bad they ran out of coffee flavoured ice cream when we got there (it was already 9pm). Joey was gulping down one scoop of ice cream after another. In the end she had 8 scoops, including the one she put on the glass of pepsi.

By the time we finished, it was already 10.45pm, youhao and me decided to take 190, actually the walk was really far at all and 190 was relatively empty, so it was a blissful ride home. Youhao was saying about his vision and future, shall not publish it here...

Finally reached home at 12.15am, probably the latest among the 6 of us who went to eat la...

Thats the stupid thing about living in Choa Chu Kang, you are far away from everything else

Pictures

A new blog

2009-03-22T20:35:00.000+08:00

Being in a JC environment allows you to collect personal thoughts that are really sensitive and private, as such, I have created a new private blog. It would be updated concurrently with the current one.

As much as it is private, if you want access to the private blog, tag on the cbox and I would send you an invite, off course it is subject to approval. :)

As for now, enjoy the last few hours of the holidays before its school all over again

Betrayal

2009-03-19T21:33:00.002+08:00

Have you ever once had the experience where one spreads the secret that he/she promises to keep?

Have you have the feeling that everyone knows something but you dont know?

One thing I have learnt today is to never trust anyone completely, not even friends from the same class, coz you would never know when would they turn their backs and bite you from behind, even if it was friendly fire.

Because some people's mouths are seriously too big for their own good.

Perhaps its also because of my big mouth, I should have my big mouth shut as well -.-

A new beginning

2009-03-19T16:12:00.001+08:00

I have finally changed my blogskin, after what seemed like a year of that gloomy and depressing blogskin, hope thsi would bring me more sweetness and joy for me. And hopefully, the font would be more visible for some people a.k.a ZQ

CT stayover was really fun. Weiming's house is seriously a mansion compared to the puny HDB flats that most of us live in lor. And his parents are really nice, preparing all the nice food and drinks for us, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Played mahjong with Jonathan, LKH, Coreen all through the night. Only stopping to watch Ip Man, which turned out to be a not bad movie.

Talked about NS and everything, I dont really understand why the girls think its such a torture and everything. Personally I think NS is just part and parcel of live, face it, enjoy and get over it, it might be good for our future. Tsk Tsk.......

Played truth or dare the next morning, Aiya, always so suay kena me one lor, then have to say out my secret which has never been to released to anyone before lor, not even to my closest friends in high school. Now come to think of it, I should not even have said the truth lor, now the whole class knows about it lor, even the people who are not around the table that day zzzzz....

Went to Kbox and sang, haiz, nothing much really, just singing and singing, everyone was like stoning coz a lot of us either dont listen to songs or only english songs, tried to get the mood up by playing some lame 'Pass the coaster" but in the end failed. Hahaha

Dinner was a Wayuka (something like that la), a stupid scam restaurant that PUT AN ANT IN MY DRINK! arghh.... chatted and and another 'sharing session with classmates......

Hols are coming to an end so fast, can wait for sch to restart again, cos JC life is just so interesting and complicated >.<

A long and tiring week...really

2009-03-15T16:01:00.003+08:00

This week is definitely a week of self discovery and discovering other people's personalities and sometimes it really astonishes you how a person can turn out to be such a pain in the ass and how someone turns out to be really nice and thoughtful. Okay, I shall not talk more, in case a flame war erupts, in which case I will win hands down.

Hmm, I have the feeling that over this week, especially towards the second week, I have been chatting more with the girls rather than the boys and I have found out that all of them are really nice people.

Of course unpleasant things do happen and this week has been fraught with hatred, disgust, loath and despise, not exactly the best words to describe feelings but they are the only suitable words to depict the drama unfolding in my heart right now.

BUT, we shall all look forward to the class outing tomorrow, yes! tomorrow, hmm, on second thoughts, maybe not so much of looking forward, more of 'positive attitude'. That should be more appropriately describe my take on it.

Econs IPP groupings are out and I can safely say I <3 my group!!!!

And to end off my rather sombre post in a bright note. Happy belated birthday to Bei Er, Sweechen, Shufen and to MYSELF! Haha

Thanks to everyone for all the presents and well wishes during my birthday week, OG08, HCSE, and JOEY!!!

Revived post

2009-03-08T15:15:00.002+08:00

after such a long hiatus and 2 busy weeks, I have finally started blogging again YAY

This two weeks of JC is non stop action, dramafeste, CCA. Everyday going home at around 12 midnight, thats why I am starting to feel sick now.....

POP 2009 - this is probably one of he best nights I had in JC, Apollo won the fac dance for the first time since don noe when and our class took another step in becoming more and more bonded. Went for nightwalk with the class after the dancing sessions and. Some people were really scared before we even entered the high school and left , while other braver ones like me :) continued to venture into the darkness of the high school compound. There is nothing to be scared of one lor, there are lights everywhere and people were walking about. even the canteen has people sitting down.

Supper was next at KAP again. Ordered my FAVOURITE cadbury MCflurry and some fries. Chatted and gossiped for about an hour and cabbed home. By then I was really tired, reached home, bathed and slept

DRAMAFESTE - 7E for props!! YAY! our whole class participated in dramafeste 09 and it became another of our class bonding opportunities. staying up late every possible day, and working together to create gigantic props that DERSERVED to win the best props award. But alas, we still won the overall play award. APOLLO FTW!!!

on a more saddened note, its official

Lets enjoy the times we have together, before we all realise its too late

just a small update

2009-02-22T18:08:00.002+08:00

Haiz, havent been really active on facebook and my blog recently.

School has started and that means throwing all our computer games, movies and outings aside and start mugging full steam. Lectures, tutorial, everything is piling up really quick and if you dont start mugging now and clearing up your doubts, its hard to imagine what happens during exams.

I feel that I am a changed person, no longer someone that throws his notes all over my room, Im now very peculiar about neatness in my room.....is that a sign of obsessive compulsive disorder. surely hope not......

Started to make my own notes for econs and bio with advice from our ct, planned to embark on chem and math as well, but as of now, there is nothing much taught that needs to be condensed to studyable forms yet.......

Am I a mugger or am I still the 【 Uniquely XC™ 】I used to be?

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Looking back, where it all started

2009-02-14T22:32:00.002+08:00

Orientation has finally drew to a grand close yesterday and it would be back to extreme mugging starting from next week. All these memories and time we spent with with our OGs and CTs are certainly valuable and priceless, and so it is most appropriate to write down this piece of my life on my blog

Day 1
Frankly speaking, I was really apprehensive about my OG when the list is first placed on the emb. I was like 'WTH, how come I am the only one from my sec 4 class in OG 8 where other OGs have 2 and even 3 ppl from same class?!'
Not a really good start to my orientation then.....

To make it worst, I have to go off in the middle of ice breakers, so towards the end of the day, I didnt really know my OG mates very well. At least one of them, Qiuhan, waved to me when she saw me waiting for my bus (I still remembered). That certainly made me realise how awesome this OG is...

Day 2
The first OG games session happened today, played games such as Quidditch, giant baseball, Eagle chicken egg, and three legged soccer and some other game which requires piggy-backing

Certainly, these games allowed me to know more people from my OG. OG wasnt that bad after all....

Day 3
CCA Exhibition, nothing much to talk about, since my CCA is already confirmed, Our first OG Dinner at KAP, must say we didnt really talk a lot and many people were left out of the conversation and just stoning. Guess we still havent really opened to each other yet...

Day 4
Wet Games!!!! Yeah, played games like human fooseball, some sliding game, waterbomb game and some ping pong game.really made our OG even more bonded and created new friendships that hopefully would last a lifetime. Went to pizza hut for dinner, this time the atmosphere was much different played games after realising that we cannot finish the food and gossiped all the way till around 9.30pm.

Definitely, we have become friends now after 4 days together

Day 5
Its the last day as our OG and the atmosphere is starting to be a bit dreart as all of us do not want to part . Its another day of wet games, Climbing under tables, scissors paper stone, human dogeball and slippery slope (Didnt get to play it due to rain ARGHHH).

The last hours of us being as an OG was filled with picture taking and last minute lame games such as passing some brouchure along and when someone speaks over the mike, the person holding on to it has to do a forfeit. It was lame, but FUN

The last few minutes were even more emotional as some of us shed tears. Dont worry, we are still in one school and can always meet up :)

The last OG dinner we had, Ajisen Ramen, again chatted until 10pm! When will be the next OG dinner, next week, next month, next year or never?

Lets hope for the former...

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I would post the CT week if I feel like it...

Reflect back

2009-02-12T18:37:00.002+08:00

you know, its hard to believe, but after so many days post OG, I still miss my OG mates a lot. They have attained a special place in my heart, as the first best friends made in JC and that is something no one can replace. We chat, gossip and niao together and we have FUN together. Unfortunately, this is something that we have yet to achieve in my CT, but at least we are trying

Started my first 'sharing' session with Jia Xi, Geena (Thanks for the lift on Wednesday) and Jocelyn today, talked about all the weird people in High school just like what we did in OG

Had fun practising our class performance, a fairy tale mix up

I think our CT is definitely heading in the right direction to greater bonding and stronger friendship among us. With 2 more years ahead together, Im sure we can stick together and enjoy the times

09S7E, live loud, live proud

P.S But I still think my OG mates are the BEST!! OG 08!!

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OG

2009-02-07T11:40:00.002+08:00

The 5 days as as an OG is certainly short and it would not be long to realise that the 5 days are really too short . Just as we started to become friends and buddies, it is time that we say goodbye to each other.

Having spent 5 days together playing games, having OG dinners and just gossiping around is something that we all thoroughly enjoyed. IT is not something that words can describe, when you are with the og, u would have the feeling that you belonged and you are a team.

Next week we will be separated into our CT classes, lets all hope for the best and continue to keep in touch ok? More OG lunches and dinners pls

Lets keep the OG08 spirit ALIVE!

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OG 8

2009-02-02T21:19:00.002+08:00

Its the first day of orientation, and frankly speaking, i wasnt really looking forward to it over the weekend. But I think after today, I am really looking forward to the next few days of activities.

Still have some way to go to get to know all of the people in my OG, but at least when we meet after school, we would at least smile to each other : )

Saw quite a number of my primary school classmates in Hwa Chong today. Welcome to the HCI Family! *lol* Danitza, Jia Le etc etc

Took the SMTP math test today, kena completely pwned.... Chance of getting in to SMTP: 0.000001%

Waiting for the contact list of my OG......hope can have mass convo

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CNY Week

2009-01-31T14:46:00.002+08:00

This week had been really hectic, people spam visit my house, preparing food, going to other people's house. There is only one upside to this, hong baos. Lol

Just your typical Chinese new year

Thursday was my HCSE auditions, playing Handel Sonata IV and Smetana Moderato from the Homeland. Dr Tan was quite nice, said my playing was not bad, just need to exaggerate the dynamics more. Got it!

Friday was badminton day, went all the way to ulu segar for badminton with randy, baolin, Jin hao, Philemon, Matt and Hong de
Realised my badminton skills were super lousy as compared to the rest, only consolation is that when I team up with the right people, we can win :)

Cancelled my phone servicing appointment to go to Philemon's house to play bridge and mahjong, finally I know how to play this game liao *yays*

After about 3 rounds, I need to rush off to HCSE rehearsal, booked a cab and back to civilisation lol

Rehearsal was quite uneventful and that marks the end of a special week

Orientation next week, 'looking forward' to it

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A really bad week

2009-01-25T08:59:00.002+08:00

Its supposed to be the Chinese New Year, all the festivities and excitement should be all around me. But it is also at this time that I a robbed of a loved one

I shall blog no more today

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First Day of School

2009-01-19T22:53:00.002+08:00

Nothing exciting at the best, entry briefing, lecture, lunch, selection tests for smtp which I screwed it up big time (Kind of expected anyway)

Not really looking forward to tomorrow's day of lecture and selection tests....

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A belated Celebration

2009-01-15T20:01:00.001+08:00

Ahh finally, after a couple weeks of planning, it was finally the gathering before we all start school and go our separate subject combis. Since it was only 3 days after Matt's birthday, we decided to buy matt a cake and celebrate his birthday at my house as a surprise.

Meet up with wilfred and zhou quan at around 11am + (Supposed to be 10.40 but as usual, they were late -.-) Bought a blackforest cake from Bengawan solo and cabbed to my place, I know it is very near, but we were rushing for time. Reached my house in about 2 mins and since wilfred wanted to register for SMTP and KI test, zhou quan showed him the url. chatted awhile and ate some snacks from japan.

Wilfred tried to play starcraft *his first time* and was so noob that I was laughing with zhou quan as we watched him screw up *lol*

Went out again to the new pizza hut lot 1 for lunch, was so full after all the snack attack that we didnt really finish what we had order -.- Was a bit late, causing matt to wait for us at lot 1, cabbed again to my house since Randy was fast arriving.

I have to admit i was hopeless at preparing birthday cakes, in the end, it was zhou quan and wilfred who set up the candles while I cleaned the wax that had dripped -.-Matt made a wish and everyone had their slice of the cake with Zhou quan refusing to eat the cream as it was unheatlhy, but the last time i check, he ate it.

had some incessant argument about the colour blue, for more info, refer to randy or matt's blogs. Played badminton, wilfred was running all over the place, blatantly ignoring the line drawn to separate the right from the left, leaving such a small play area. Had to keep shouting to stop him from turning a 2v2 into a 2v1. Because of this and also due to the absence of a net (most of randy and matt's shots were below the net), we lost the match....

went back up after an hour or so and played xbox, Randy and Matt were absolutely HOPELESS at playing racing games, regardless of street racing of rallying. However, I am surprised by wilfred's skills, he is quite good considering it is his first time playing.

LOL, the last race of the day was the most comical, wilfred was leading me in the last lap and at the last corner there was a pole at the side of the track right before the finishing, having avoided it for the previous laps, wilfred hit the pole straight on, allowing me to whizz past him and win the race LOL!

Definitely one of the most enjoyable days of this holidays and I definiely hope to have such a gathering again, June hols perhaps?

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A long awaited Gathering

2009-01-15T19:32:00.002+08:00

It was something that I had waited for in years, I had tried to enter the school and meet Mr Ong for years, but was always chased out by the pesky guards who were supposed to protect the school children from harm, BUT what kind of harm can 2 16 year olds inflict on them??

Thankfully, this tuesday Mr Ong is coming out of the school to meet us. Contemplated on giving a gift to him, but in the end, it became a last minute card, but alas, it was the thought that really mattered. Each of us signed on it and wrote a note of utmost appreciation to him.

Met up with few of my long lost primary school buddies, Daniel, Daryl and Kapilan and reminded ourselves of the silly things that we did in pri sch, such as the continuous quarelling between me and another girl called Bo Jia and how we called each other stupid names that still cannot be forgotten.

Chatted for about an hour or so before the we decided to have dinner, went to Long John silver in BPP for dinner. Insisting on healthy living, I ordered a grilled fish set with SALAD, which cost me a bomb. After dinner, we decided to play pool, so the whole gang of us Daryl, Kapilan, Weiern, Yong Quan and me went to Mambo pool for an hour of pool. It is one of my first time playing pool, but I have to say beginner's luck really helped to pocket some balls, including a 2 in a row pocket! Haha Hope this beginner's luck would never run out lol

On the way back, we discussed plans for another outing like this, but the question still remains, would our busy schedules and commitments put the next outing permenently on hold and would our friendship still remain as strong? I guess only time would tell

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A low note

2009-01-12T21:50:00.002+08:00

The first post of the new year and it is already disappointing news

Not really happy with my HCL O level results......

Hoping that tomorrow would be a better day, going back to my primary school

And wed, people are coming my house, planning a surprise....hope no one visits my blog before wed ;)

2008 in review

2008-12-31T22:10:00.003+08:00

2008 has finally come to an end and i think it would be great to countdown my 10 most exciting happenings this year

Warning: Cheesy Language Alert

10. Batch Dinner 2008 -This was really one of the best days of my life, taking pictures, mingling around with friends teachers for one last night before we go our separate ways in 2009

9. The Quest 2008 - This was the first national amazing race that I have participated with 5 of my closest friends. It was certainly a once in a lifetime experience for me we won something : ) Allowed me to learn more about my personality and others as well. Lets participate again in 2009 guys

8.Emcee for Founder's Day 2008 - Hmm, to some this might not seem as much. However, inside me, being emcee for this grand event with even the media present is one of the chapters of my life that I would never forget. It has gave me self-confidence, allowing me to be able to tackle even greater challenges ahead.

7. Esplanade Concert 2008 - This is my first and probably going to be my last time performing at such a prestigious place. A unique experience ; )

6. HCISO Farewell Chalet - I am really grateful to the junior excos for organizing such a farewell party for us, it makes us really feel appreciated in this musical family. I believed everyone had a fun time and it definitely ended our HCISO life with a BANG (No pun intended)

5. Project Benevolence 2008: My first service learning project and definitely NOT my last. It was a roller coaster ride by we have rode it out. Thanks to Naifu, Yi Cheng and Wilfred for making this possible. For just the journey alone, it has landed on the fifth spot.

4. Chronicles of Strings: Serenada (dont know how to type Russian) 2008: Another great concert and it is possibly considered the swansong for us sec 4s in HCISO. Definitely a success and allowed me to experience the HCISO spirit for the one last time. Also, it is probably a good time to wish HCISO a great year ahead!

3. Canada 2008 - This trip is special in 2 ways 1. It was during school days, so I was enjoying myself while the rest of you are slugging throught tons of homework and lessons Haha 2. Its the first time that I have been to Canada and only the second time to the distant continent of North America. Not just a holiday, it allowed me to understand their culture and way of life much better

2. OSA Recipient 2008 - This was the best surprise for me in 2008, just a few months ago, I thought all my hopes of getting this was dashed by my dismal math results. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I received my report card 1.34, I have my OSA. All this years of hard work....

And the number one happening of 2008 for me and I am sure for many others would be..........

BEIJING SATELITTE CAMPUS
It had been a completely wild experience for us. Late nights everyday, going out for shopping every weekend, doing whatever we like. Really hoped that it was for more than one month. For all the thrills, laughter and friends made during that one month, it is the TOP happening for me in 2008.

Whats yours?

WISHING YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

4 places, 1 choice

2008-12-28T09:56:00.001+08:00

The Greenhouse at Ritz Carlton
Marriott Cafe at Marriott Singapore
Town Restaurant at Fullerton Singapore
Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts

Which one shall I choose?

2008-12-22T09:26:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas :)

Dad's Birthday

2008-12-22T09:18:00.002+08:00

Celebrated my dad's birthday on Saturday. Initially wanted to go for the sushi buffet at Sakae sushi, but in the end we went to the new Jurong Point instead.

WTF, the place is colossal, with over 2000 car parking lots, will get lost just trying to find your car one lor! Roamed around the place looking for nice food, Zhou's Kitchen, Dian Xiao Er, Pizza Hut, etc etc, all looked a bit too shabby. So in the end, we chose japanese and went for Kuishin Bo Authentic Japanese buffet at the japanese food street.

Definitely not cheap, S$33 per person, but there is wide spread of japanese delicacy, all kinds of sashimi, oysters, crabs, prawns, shellfish, and the usual Japanese teppanyaki, and tempura, soba, ramen. There is even the paper steamboat and chocolate fondue, which isnt exactly japanese, but nice nonetheless.

Dessert include Japanese ice cream, mochi balls, chocolate and strawberry mousse, and cakes.

Drinks are also include in the price.

It was a great meal, stuffed ourselves full of sashimi and the really tasty crabs on ice.

Next, Mariott/Ritz carlton for my Grandfather's birthday

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HCISO Chalet

2008-12-19T10:01:00.002+08:00

Went for the HCISO Sec 4 farewell from wed to friday, met up with Jason , Jonathan, Zhihao, Mok, Congning, Larry, Gary and Enying at Giant Tampines around 1pm
Missed the shuttle bus, so have to take a cab to the ulu warehouse retail sales area. Stocked up on supplies. Being himself, Jason over stocked on candies and sweets so in the end, we have to take them out secretly while he was conducting private choir lessons.

Reached the chalet at 3pm via cab AGAIN, however, we can check in as we need an 18 year old supervison, a.k.a Miss Jennifer Ting, who incidentally was late. Finally got to check in at around 4pm.

Being a no soccer guy, I stayed at the chalet with Chay Choong while the rest went to play soccer at Pasir Ris park. Triued to acces wi Fi at the chalet but instead got intermittent signals that were no good in trying to find out the way to changi village.

Played a while of cards and then went to fetch Wilfred, who have no idea where he was going. Since we were out anyway, we decided to go and rent bikes. To our dismay, the bikes were all reserved. SO in the end, we have to walked about 15 minutes to the next nearest bike rental place. Foolishly bought a lock when I mistakenly believed that bikes cannot be brought into the chalet *weeps*

Had a nice BBQ and I did some of the cooking towards the end of the BBQ. Chatted about the economic crisis and played some lame iPhone games before embarking on our night cycling trip

Talking about night cycling, we managed to cycle to Changi village without any fuss, however, in the midst of making our way to east coast park, larry mounted a kerb and fell, resulting in a punctured tire, thereby cutting short of our biking trip. But alas, it was fun overall. :)

Went back bathe, played cards and slept

The second day was a bit less eventful,
Woke up
Have breakfast
Cycled around at Pasir Ris Park
Played blackjack and Poker
Lunch, with most ppl leaving after that
Escape theme park with the only ppl left, Me, Mok, cong ning and Alvin, who just came around lunchtime
Dinner at Subway
Home sweet home

To end this off, A very big hug and thanks for the juniors for planning this farewell chalet ;)

Life as it is

2008-12-04T22:17:00.002+08:00

Quite a lot of things have happened after I posted the last time

Attended the JC String Ensemble orientation, it was quite ok la. Got to know a number of NYSE sec 4s
Celebrated my bro's birthday at the Night Safari
Watched Bolt 3D during one of the preview sessions at Eng Wah Suntec. The 3D experience was novel and kind of exciting for the first half of the movie, but after getting used to the 3D effects, its almost the same as 2D :/ Cant wait for Monsters vs Aliens 3D to be out in cinemas
Attended the JC String Orch rehearsal, had an unpleasant start to it, shall not elaborate on it anymore
Went to visit the HCISO juniors during their camp after rehearsal, listened to their grievances. Due to someone's incessant mentioning of incident earlier on to EVERYONE, decided to cab home earlier than expected *irritated*

Guess thats all that happened to me for the past week, still havent been able to successfully set a date for SLC outing, gosh, there would always be someone that cannot make it...

Just livin' my life

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2008-11-29T18:54:00.001+08:00

SPACE FOR SALE

The week ago

2008-11-23T18:02:00.002+08:00

A lot of things have happened this week, went out on Monday for some really expensive dinner at Singapore Island country club, all thanks to Gary :)

went out for a RGs musical yesterday with the rest of the Hp Ortus boys, it was really funny, the actresses' expressions and the way they fit to their roles is really amazing. and the best part being, it was based on the theme of Britney Spears, yea

Went out for supper at Mac's along orchard road, it was really crowded even at this later hour, Jonas, being himself again, helped us get some seats at the outdoor Macdonalds just outside of lido. Had our fair share of food and drinks, before we realised that it had been past 11pm, our CURFEW!

LOL, Jonas, aki and Edwin went to the bus stop first, only to be met with the horrors that 171 does not go to Orchard due to the missing display at the neXtbus info screen. LOL, i had to go and calm them down before a 171 arrived

Next week is going to be another hectic week, SLC outing, going out with Randy etc

New stuffs

2008-11-17T12:50:00.004+08:00

Whee... finally got a new wireless mouse and new Nike shoes

going out to watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa later and then some expensive dinner on the treat of one of my friend

wed: Lunch at Yuki and Yaki with ZQ

ciao

E hub

2008-11-13T19:29:00.002+08:00

went to E hub yesterday for an outing. Started off in a bad note, the ever not trustworthy SHEN BAOLIN, only told me that he could not made it the last minutes, claiming that he chose to go night fishing =Gay party) with his friends (Boys)

Then, the next morning, I made a special effort to wake up early to go to E hub, only realising that Zhou Quan cant make it cause he overslept and has something on, Hong De and Zi Liang were late AS USUAL. Bu alas, after much waiting, I met up with them and we took a cab to E hub.

Started off with bowling after alex came, alex owned as usual, following by me (with the only strike in the game) and Hongde. Zi Liang came in a diatant last, but good try, considering his tall frame which poses a problem when throwing the ball. Wilfred and Chay Choong came and we had lunch at some Chicken rice place, frankly speaking, the food is expensive and not very nice, wasted $6.80.

There was some debate over what movie we should watch, I wanted to watch Lakeview terrace, but the rest wanted 007, so in the end, we went to watch 007, I was a bit bored actually, coz I did not watch the previous bond film, besides, I do not really have that much interest in action bond films. After the movie, Hong de went home.

For me wilfred and chay choong, since it was still earlier 4.30pm, we decided to go play arcade, played a few rounds of 'Thrill drive", lol. Then we got addicted to the lame machines where we can get tickets in exchange for coupons

"Hit the dogs" we are supposed to hit the dogs that have popped up from the hole, lol, with 5 hands and 1 paddle we managed to own the game so badly man

"Spongebob Ticket machine" we are supposed to hit the floor when it lights up , with a music pro in our group, again needless to say, we own the game

In the end, we managed to rack up 85 tickets in exchange for a pencil case for my Brother (Since it was MY money)
Since I still had some cash in my TAPZ card, we played some lame games like the Bishi bishi champion (Something like that). The one with the red, blue and green buttons and we are
supposed to press it in the order specified. LOL, kena owned by the other 2 ppl so badly

Just came back from Orchard again, will blog about today tmr

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Takashimaya

2008-11-11T12:04:00.003+08:00

went out with David o watch movie again, this time Lakeview Terrace starring Samuel L Jackson, the whole thing was not bad, I kind of like the whole plot about inter racial marriages and everything, but I have to admit that it was a bit dreary. The ending was not what I expected and put a nice closure to the whole episode. Samuel L Jackson's acting is once again great, really portrayed the whole character of an estranged policeman well :)

After that went off to Takashimaya to visit Randy who is working there (see randy's blog for more details) searched the toys department of the main Taka mall and realised that he doesn't work there at all. Instead, he was working at the B2 Taka square area where there was a big sale on toys. It was so crowded as all the toys were on massive sale (Typically Singaporeans)

Walked past the cashier counters and realised that they are really overstaffed, over 10 seemingly part time workers under the tentage with only a few customers. Maybe, it is the wrong timing, Monday afternoon, everyone is working. Tried to buy something for my brother, but realised the toys are either too complex or too girly, yucks

Had lunch at Pepper Lunch, which unsurprisingly is hiring part time workers and the whole restaurant is filled with part timers. Gosh!

So looking forward (No sarcasm intended) tomorrow when I will go to E! Hub with Baolin, ZQ, Alex, Hong de and Wilfred

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Tag

2008-11-07T14:10:00.008+08:00

The rules and regulations :
1.Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little know facts about yourself.
2.People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird things/habits/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly.
3.At the end, you need to choose 10 people to be tagged and list their names.
4. No tags back!

1) I actually love eating veggies above everything else
2) I had 2 crushes in Primary sch, 1 went to NY and 1 to RGS
4) I hate people who are cheapskate
5) I have such strong hatred towards some ppl in 4J 2008 that I sometimes feel like killing them
6) I am NOT gay
7) I like to lead
8) I like to see people lose, especially those competing with me (Guess that offended a lot of people)
9) I detest people who constantly makes cold jokes
10)I am very egoistic

Tag , you're it !
Randy
Chay Choong
Edwin
Zitao
Larry
Wilfred
Zhou Quan
Hong Liang
Teck Seng
JongJ

Marina Barrage

2008-11-02T12:29:00.002+08:00

As quoted from matt's blog 'rare chance to go marina barrage le summore so far away frm my hse, i rly wan to go there again sia'

Amazingly, despite just going there yesterday in the green race, my family decided to go there today morning for a family outing. *lols* As usual, there was a whole lot of people around the area, just like yesterday, but instead of going to the places, they were instead streaming out of the marina barrage. apparcntly tehre was some big water walk and it has just finished. Nonetheless it was still crowded....

Walked around, explored the place then go home liao, nothing spectacular

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The Green Race

2008-11-01T21:55:00.007+08:00

Participated in the green race today, made so many stupid mistakes and in the end causing our group to be disqualified as we were late into the finish point by 13 minutes

Mistake 1) Complete failure of our team's communication at the first pit stop....Hongde became separated from our group and was not to be found for another 15 mins, again wasting precious time. roamed around Plaza Singapura to find out something that we could crap out in just a few minutes... More precious time wasted

Mistake 2) Failed to plan our route properly, resulting in a waste of time travelling. My Fault. Period

Mistake 3) at the Macpherson CC pit stop, a seemingly impossible task is taking us a long time to finish, but apparently to my group members stuck in their childhood years, it was fun to throw an odd trash ball down 2 storeys, again wasting precious time before I blew up (figuratively) and forced everyone to change to another task. as in turns out, it is much easier

Mistake 4) My limited vocab killed me here, I believed all words ending with 'al' have to end with 'cal', leading to everyone thinking of words such as 'ecological', 'economical'. Only with Hongde's dictionary did we found out the eventual word 'external'. Hmm, at least I learnt something new today, there ARE words ending with 'nal' lol. My fault again

after recounting these mistakes, I have finally realised that with all of them put together, it just completely screwed up our race. This is a completely different experience from 'Finding NEBO", where we made only a few small errors

Haiz, never mind la, at least it was fun :)

its the experience that counts, not the results

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P.S: after comparing the green race and 'finding NEBO' race, I have found out that choosing the right teammates with complementing personalities plays a great part in the outcome of the race, you definitely dont want to be arguing and shouting at your teammates throughout the race....you should get what I mean

HSM 3

2008-10-28T19:20:00.002+08:00

Went to watch high school musical 3 today with Randy, Matthew and Tecky, got to experience the new revamped food court and movie lobby, woah, after the renovations, Lot 1 definitely seems on par with the rest of the flashy neighbourhood malls

HSM 3, was rather cliche, watching the actors dancing and singing on stage was not bad, but the transition between singing and conversations is sometimes too weird, at least for me. shall not say anymore, if not I would spoil the movie for those that havent watched it yet

Amazingly, I played my first BASKETBALL game today, lol, it seems that everything time i go out with Randy, I would be introduced to a new sport.

Hmm... What would it be next time, tennis maybe?

Somwhow, while typing out this post, i realised that matthew forgot to buy a card album, lol, next time then

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Gratitudes

2008-10-24T19:31:00.005+08:00

Guessed after the last rushed post, I have missed out quite a number of people actually, so let me just recap and do a more personal recount of fantastic friends that have accompanied me on this journey

Guess I should start right here

Alex, Matthew and Zi Tao: We have been classmates since sec 1 and sitting together chatting during lessons (esp Math when we were sec 2) was simply entertaining. even as we moved on to upper sec, you three have been my closest friends in school No doubt, there were some friction between us now and then, but friends we will always be

Shen Baolin and Randy: Frankly speaking, I never really notice your presence in my life until upper sec (except for randy since you sat with me in sec 1). But nonetheless, your presence and assistance when Im in need really helped to develop into who i am. And credit for randy who introduced me to my first soccer game!!!

Zhou Quan: A weird friend, but nonetheless appreciated. Love the humour and weird behaviour of yours which really brightens up my day. The only one whom I can trust with my inner feelings, you are really considered a true friend

Melvin, Akilan and Jonas: Special for being the rest who have spent 4 years together in HCI

Wilfred: For relentlessly answering my calls at night and enduring my constant disturbance of your mugging sessions and helping me in whatever things i refused or did not know what to do. Not forgetting the witty/intellectual arguments and squabbles that we had every now and then, including in BSC

Naifu and Yicheng: For that exciting journey with Project Benevolence, dont forget abt the prize giving ceremony ok?

Larry, Gary, Jason, CC, YCT and many more: For being there for me in HCISO

My best Pal, Zech, Kaleb, Yu Hui and many more HP classmates: For putting the 'FUN' in HP lessons and helping me my assignments (POSITIVELY) all these years

David: For being the F***** up SH** you have always been and screwing my otherwise perfect life (I mean it)

Chia Wai Chew: For helping me in my chinese during the Chinese intensive lessons this two weeks

Woo Hong De: For adding the 'cute' in my life

Tan Zi Liang: For helping me collect my homework when im away and being nice to me every time

JonJ: For being the class mascot

Definitely, there are loads more people that I have really appreciated, but if I listed all of you down, it would probably have taken through the night. Hence, i would stop here with a big THANK YOU to everyone who has met me in this 4 years

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The Last Day

2008-10-24T14:52:00.003+08:00

So fast, all the wonderful memories that we shared, all the great conversations that we had, all the experiences that we enjoyed. My four years in Hwa Chong has finally come to a close, and my two years in the J class has finally ended.....

Still remembered the first time I came into this school, I had been awed by the size and magnificence of the school compound, I thought about my next four years here and in just a blink of the eye, four years have gone by and it is now time to say goodbye

But I have not walked the path alone, friends have accompanied me through this wonderful journey, classmates for four years including Alex, Matt, Randy, Melvin, Zi Tao, Baolin, Akilan, Jonas (hope I did not miss out anyone) You guys have really been fun to be with and has certainly added drops of joy into otherwise a mundane school life

Definitely also a weird friend that has caused me both anger and humour (werid huh?) ZQ

Not forgetting the programme that have brought me up as who I am now HP, I know this might sound a bit cheesy, but after sitting down and reflecting on my life, this is indeed my inner thoughts, the wonderful humanities teachers, helpful friends ( z, wilfred, My best pal edwin, yu hui, Kaleb........)

There is just so many things going on in my mind now, it is not about the results, it is not about the higher chinese o level, it is about the memories and the nostalgia of my friends, my teachers and my friends

Its about my life

P.S Got 1.36 for my msg, quite unexpected for me whom expexted 1.54, but alas, I am finally in reach for OSA

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Reflections

2008-10-18T22:37:00.003+08:00

It is sometimes weird to think that there are people around us that despite sixteen years of education and inculcation of moral values, they still end up as indecent and inconsiderate.

Is it the problem of our education system here, or are these people just the black sheep that mar the image of our society?

What happened to compassion? what happened to idea of friends? What happened to the idea of respecting each others privacy and dignity? what happened to the innocence of love?

Are their minds so polluted that all they could think of is to try and ruin others self-esteem?

People, wake up and reflect, grow up and be more mature and stop being the cheapskate little bast**** you have always been.

Change

its not about what you think you did, its about what others think of your deeds
your actions might have far greater implications as others might see it in a much different perspective, accentuated by the complex logic of yours

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Batch Dinner

2008-10-18T10:04:00.002+08:00

Hahas, the day has finally come for us to celebrate the 4 years that we have spent in High School.

Went to school to meet up with wilfred, ZQ, SBL, larry and gary,. Booked two limousine Chrysler 300C taxis (apparently Larry also wanted one without considering the costs)and made our way to Hilton (The fare was a whopping 24.50 just for about 15 minutes of cab ride)

Met up with friends and started to be camwhores, snapping pictures at any opportunity that we could, pictures would be uploaded on Facebook asap, until I find the connection cable to my camera : (

Had the dinner, nothing much really, normal restaurant food lor

The class montages for some classes were realli funny, definiely ours, despite being a one man job. Got high when 'Umbrella' was played and the 'High-ness' was even carried over to the walk to the bus stops as we 'raided' Wisma atria and started to become mannequins *lols*

The night has just ended in a blitz and in just a blink of the eye, its 'O' level higher chinese all over again, haiz.....

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Sakae Sushi

2008-10-16T18:28:00.002+08:00

Dubbed as a 'class outing' that started among Melvin and Jason, a bunch of us went to Sakae sushi today to enjoy their teatime buffet. The place was originally Sembawang, some ulu place next to Woodlands, however, due to the overwhelming object to this idea, Choa Chu Kan was selected to be the venue due to its proximity and central location *lols*

Started with nothing much really, just started eating and eating non stop, until we realised that Randy is in fact a vegetarian after he chose several pieces of sushi which contains only veggies and some pickles. Niaoing following as we continued eating...

Tried my first Tuna Sashimi, hmmmm not bad, but I think I would stick to my Salmon Sashimi (Randy cant take raw fish)
*I am seriously thinking Randy has just wasted his money coming to a buffet like this*

Started playing Zong Ji Mi Ma after getting bored, took some Endame Beans (Dunno if it was correctly spelt), it was simply revolting. After some rounds which witnessed Wilfred and JonJ eating the beans volunteerily, we changed to delicacy into a mixture of ginger, lemon sauce, green tea, onions, endame Beans, some seaweed and some wasabi *Simply revolting*

All of us tioed in one way or another, with Jason having drank the mixture 3 times. Melvin, who has escaped for the first few games, finally fallen to the trap after a rigged round and was forced to drink the mixture

dessert was an exciting affair with everyone vying for the very few peach mochis that were present

Generally, a great experience and for just 17.90, it was seriously worth our money : )

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Personality Analysis

2008-10-16T18:26:00.001+08:00

Just in case people were still wondering, the answer to the last Personality Analysis is none other than Jordan.
Yay!! Congratulations to Matthew for giving the first correct answer via the tagboard

The next Personality Analysis would be up soon, stay tune!

Personality Anaylsis

2008-10-12T12:58:00.004+08:00

It is a He
A typical kind of teenager, not poserish or anything
He like to make jokes about anything that comes to his mind or anything that interests him, making everyone around laugh *Haha*
This sometimes gets overboard especially during times when we are supposed to be serious and concentrate and I sometimes feel a tinge of hatred towards him
Definitely, he is extremely friendly towards everyone around him
Generally, I find him someone that could really brighten up one's day

Do you know who he is?
Post your guesses on the tagboard

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Ortus Nite

2008-10-11T21:24:00.005+08:00

Normally, after such a big event that everyone seems to be looking forward to, I would definitely something to blog about, however, on the contrary, I have nothing to blog about Ortus Nite this year. Im not calling it a failure, but it is just not up to our expectations after witnessing the exciting event last. There was no atmosphere, people were getting sianz despite it being only halfway through the show.

Special Chinese lessons by our dear form teacher next week, hope he would be able to work his magic and bless us with an A1 for our O Level Higher Chinese

The next event that I am actually looking forward to, Batch dinner, a time for us to be camwhores :)

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From tomorrow onwards, there would be a new section coming up "Personality Analysis"

I would be giving descriptions about people around me, and it is up to you to guess who I am describing.
Be warned! Strong words would sometimes be used.

Results

2008-10-08T09:42:00.001+08:00

Maths is out...didnt do well as I wanted it to be...but it is better than what I expected it to be....

Next up chinese (No Hope) and Chemistry (Fat Hope)

Typed in Tears

All The Boys Love Mandy Lane

2008-10-08T09:32:00.002+08:00

Its finally over1 The last lap of the exams has finally came to a close as we heave a sigh of relief as we finally put our books away and get ready for a loong period of fun and joy...But the impending doom of our results still linger around our souls, ready to pounce on us whenever we are unaware

went to watch house bunny with Kaleb, edwin my best pal, jason and wilfred o.0, not bad la, except for the fact that I was getting niaoed like every now and then of the film....Good mocie nonetheless and I realli got to finally enjoy myself

Started to play maple, yes maple, my hands are so rusting after such a long hiatus and my character is no longer the nimble ninja it used to be. Cannot jump properly, cannot heal properly, haiz....

All the boys love Mandy Lane, my first NC16 movie since I turned 16 was kind of um....sick, disgusting and horrifying (For more commentaries about the movie, please approach me personally, some of the scenes are too disturbing to be posted on the blog due to the high volume of immature readers visiting the blog of late) and watching it with Zhou Quan was even worse....

Had mussel guys, not bad, but zhou quan, being him cheated me of my money again and I had to leave penniless......

So NOT looking forward to the results

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Vancouver

2008-09-02T14:36:00.002+08:00

After visiting the falls and downtown Toronto, we left the largest city of Canada and headed for Vancouver, a coastal city that is a 5 hours flight from Toronto. Being in a different timezone from Toronto, it lags by 3 hours and it was necessary for our body clock to adapt again to the timing.

Similar to Toronto, Vancouver has a large Chinese population, hence you can see chinese restaurants, chinese barbers, chinese banks, chinese pharmacies, chinese family doctors, pretty much every kind of shop has a chinese version in Vancouver. Japanese sushi bars are also littered in and around the downtown area as well.

Stayed at the Fairmont Waterfront, it's a hotel located just on the banks of some lake (forgot the name), but the view out of the hotel room is really amazing. Being a 5 star hotel, there are the usual amenities, LCD TV, High speed internet, climate control, minibar with coffee maker, daily provision of newpapers and fruits......

walked around the city, did some shoppping and eating,. Frankly speaking, there isnt much to see in Vancouver city itself, except to shop and eat

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Niagara Falls

2008-09-02T14:32:00.002+08:00

There are simply never enough words to describe the majestic falls. Took about 2 hours on car to get there, but the long and tiring journey was definitely worth it once we had seen the falls. It is nothing like what the TV and documentary have shown. To experience it yourself is a completely exhilarating experience. Took the famous 'Maid of the Mist' ship into the middle of the Horseshoe falls, the water was splashing from all around onto the boat, this is very much a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the falls.

Pictures would be uploaded soon on my Facebook account. Look out for them

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First Impression

2008-08-23T10:17:00.002+08:00

After staying in the city for about 2 days, it is time for first impressions. Canada is nothing like singapore, firstly, it is extremely big. If you dont have an idea how big it is, let me use this example,

Normally a 5 hours flight from Singapore would get you to Shanghai, or Beijing, in canada, a 5 hours flight would still end up being a domestic flight. This is how big the whole country is.

The people here are very nice, always service with a smile : ) No prejudice against other races as well, everyone is being treated as equal.

Life here is also very different from other people, although there are pavement alongside all of the roads, very little people actually use them. everyone here owns cars and it is not uncommon to see a bungalow with 4 cars parked in front of it. The only places where you will find people is in the malls, which is just about what you will find in Singapore. Food courts take a new meaning in Canada, what you get is stalls normally associated with fast food restaurants in singapore, such as Subway, Taco Bell, A & W, what you do is buy from any of these stalls and more and then sit down and eat at an open area, where there are tables and chairs. Something like a giant fast food, restaurant, albeit with much more choices.

Someone is coming to pick us up with 2 cars tomorrow and on Sunday, we are going to the niagara falls

Excited

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Canada Part 1

2008-08-21T23:23:00.003+08:00

As promised , I would be posting my travels to Canada constantly through mobile blogging and this is my first part of the whole trip

Left my house in the morning, took a flight to the city of Shanghai, before transiting to the flight to Vancouver, then transiting to another flight to Toronto. Finally after approximately 20 hours on the roads, we have finally arrived at our destination....

Canada is a great place, there are huge plains and very little high rise building from what we have saw.

The people here are also extremely friendly and nice :)

Signing off now as I am going off to sightseeing now, it is 11.30 in the morning here you see...

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Death

2008-08-07T19:49:00.005+08:00

Death is something we all cant escape, we cant prolong it, we cant stop it from happening, when it is going to happen, it is going to happen. No force in the whole can halt the natural processes of life. However, sometimes, we have to really stop and think about death, before it is too late and it takes the delicate life of someone away with just a click of time......

It is often when they are gone do you start to reflect what they have done to you and how have they shaped your growth.
It is often when they are gone do you start to miss the times that you spend with them
It is often when they are gone do you start to yearn for their company
It is often when they are going do you start to weep and cry for them

Treasure and hold on to the people that means to you, before they release their grip, leaving you in complete devastation

Amidst all the happiness and celebrations of national day and the Olympics, I drench myself in my sorrows, knowing that he would never be able to view the Games, held for the first time in his country

If only Death was late, very late....

Verbosity

2008-07-31T20:23:00.003+08:00

Is there such a word? I asked myself amidst such chaos around my life. HRP, tests, CmPs, revisions, there is just so many things going on at the same, no time for a breather, no time to say: "thats too much, STOP!"
Much have happened since I lasted blogged, which was like ages away and being the last day of July, I shall recap on the subtle events and feelings experience the whole of this month

Subtleties of the month:

Finalization of the trip canada
Got a new phone
Youth X'travaganza
HCISO ExCo Lunch
Choir Concert
Chronicles of Strings:
MGS Concert
Racial Harmony Day
A1 for Physics
Test Week

I think that is about all.....
Now for the verbose ranting of the variety of feelings and thoughts that have affected me. To me, July is a disjointed period, with the days whizzing painful past me, leaving me dumbfounded and lost with the turbocharged speed of life. Everything is on fast forward, and there is simply no opportunity for me to stop and rethinking about my future.

Like a sailor lost at sea, I struggled to find my way through the sea to find my identity. knowing that time is at stake, I became desperate, trying frantically to reach shore, but I would never would. Life is an endless journey of troubles, torture and suffering. why cant life be something enjoyable..

Sometimes when I stare at myself in the mirror, I dont see me at all, what i see is a tired soul longing for belonging and a place to reside itself, you can say I am hate living this life anymore, but it is just that I have lost the meaning to it, somehow somewhere, I misplaced the piece of paper that states the meaning of life and am now desperately trying to retrieve it, knowing that I would never would...

Until, I find the piece of paper, I can never be happy, I can never be content and I can never be myself. Putting up a cheery and bright exterior is easy, but establishing something so abstract in me is something that I have no faith in, maybe Matthew is right, we need to believe in God, we need to have faith.... So.. the next you see me, see not my physical self, but the emotional individual hiding in my heart

Give me a break.

17days to go before Canada '08
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VCH Concert

2008-07-17T15:37:00.003+08:00

our last concert with the orchestra, so emotional. First of all, thanks for all who came down to support us, Akilan, Jason (Thanks for the flowers), Chen Xing, Hong De, Zhi Yi, Jun De, Gao Tian, did I miss out anyone?

There was a bit of problems here and there, but generally we played well, no very well. Thanks to our brilliant conductor, Mr Chan! Not to forget our teachers in charge, ms ting and mrs tay

On a more saddening tone, my 4 years in this big family has finally drawn to a close as we prepare for our 3rd August concert

HCISO '05-'08

The Dark Knight

2008-07-11T23:56:00.004+08:00

Just realised I am going to the Gala Premiere of the Dark Knight on 15th July after receiving a pair of tickets from 987fm (again....). Unfortunately, I have a concert on this day so....I am giving it away!

Interested parties please approach me in person.

sch

2008-06-30T22:19:00.003+08:00

After a long hiatus, i decided i should be back at blogging, its been a long while...Started school and all the hectic homeworks are coming in in piles....cant cope...need to breath

Tried to apply leave for 17 August 2008 and then it was made known that it is strictly forbidden to go out of school before term ends. Gosh. what am I going to do with my $2K plus air tickets plus hotel accommodation...lets hope some people are kind enough to make an exception here, i have my own difficulties.

Got a new phone, Sony Ericsson W760i on saturday. What a feature packed phone it is, has motion sensor, light sensor, shake control, stereo widening speakers, GPS, Auto rotation, 4GB memory card, 3.2MP camera, SensMe feature. OMGosh, i love my phone :) but sadly, after the first day getting scratches liao...must by screen protector soon

the first week, over in a flash, the rest is yet to come, but rest assured, it would be soon

Countdown to The Adventure '08 - 47days

Subtleties of the week

2008-06-15T10:50:00.002+08:00

went to watch Kung Fu Panda with Alex and Matt on thursday, expected just a few other loners queuing up for the tickets, but in the end saw queues so long that it intruded into the nearby Banquet food court. Met a few off our friends there (What a coincidence)

The movie was alright and gave us our fair share of laughs and spills.

tried to spend my $50 7 eleven voucher yesterday at a shell station and eventually ended in a squabble between me and the shopkeeper, what a poor quality of customer service

the supervisor someone shouted in front of everyone, clearly shows their poor attitude towards the customer

Ruined my otherwise perfect day....going to call the customer hot line and 'clarify' the matter

Finally back online

2008-06-12T12:50:00.007+08:00

My computer exploded a few days back (literally) and finally, it has been fixed.

17 August 2008, let the adventure begin.
17 August 2008, let the exploration begin
17 August 2008, let the spending begin
17 August 2008, let the enjoyment begin
17 August 2008, let the holidays begin
17 August 2008, let the joy begin

let it begin......

The Quest '08

2008-06-05T23:24:00.004+08:00

Its kind of a late post, everyone else have already posted upteen posts on this, but I believe, as the group leader, I should make my contribution to the recollections

It was super exciting lor, woke up at 6.30 am to a world of darkness, the sun was still low in the sky hiding from view, got dressed in comfy clothing and ventured into the early hours of the morning. Waited for 300 and 190, both of which are like ghost buses this early in the morning.

Met up with my teammates and much chatting and laughter ensued as we registered and collected our nEbO passport number 25 (My lucky number from now on....), changed into our ORANGE shirts and prepared ourselves for the challenge. Thanks to my extensive social network and a particular mugger in our team, getting the answers for questions requiring contextual knowledge was a breeze and we managed MOST of the questions before the race even begun

Our first stop: PCBunk
Rushed to the internet cafe and immediately searched the net for answers to the burning questions in the passport. Needless to say, answers were immediately apparent and less that 15 minutes later, we are off

Second Stop: Tan Kim Seng Fountain (did I get that right?)
Had to blow a balloon till it bust and wheelbarrow, nothing much, really. Completed in less that 15 minutes

Third Stop: Victoria Theatre
wasted a bit of time here due to the crowds at this station. It was piggyback time and amazingly I managed to piggyback Alex without much difficulty in my first piggyback experience in my life! Cleared in less than half an hour

Fourth Stop: Tampines Mall
This was the longest journey that we have to make traveling from the city area to the east suburban mall. Performed a 2 minute cheer and solo item for a bunch of Singtel workers, promoting the goodness of NTUC (Fairprice). Got a 'not-so-bad' score of 9/10. Estimated duration: Half an hour

Fifth Stop: Tampines Central Community Club
This is when team communication starts to have its first breakdown, a miscommunication between me and the mugger resulted in a wastage of time as we alighted at the wrong stop. Asked the cashier inside CHEERS for the prices of items and reported it. Another 'less than 15 minutes' stop

Six Stop: White Sands
This station was completely in 5 seconds. Due to our 15 minutes stop at PCBunk, we have already figured out the answers for this station. Onwards!

Last Stop: Downtown East
This is when it gets all hyped up and exhilarated. tried to take the orthodox method to reach downtown east by bus, however, upon seeing the crowds that are waiting for a bus that never seems to come and armed with a BUS GUIDE, we managed to locate a far faster way to get there, bus number 17, shaving off precious minutes off our time. Again, it was time to test of napha skills as we ran across the grass patch, clocking impressive times... Time taken, less than 15 minutes

End Result: 8th
Arrived at the final stop, panting with exhaustion only to find our rival group, Randy and his NPCC mates have already reached before us. Nonetheless, we cant be bothered and went to escape, taking full advantage of our free passes for that day. A truly fun experience as many of my teammates got a first hand experience at "FUN".

As if taken directly out of the Folk Tale of the Tortoise and the Hare, our group had unexpectedly (expectedly) achieved better results that the NPCCs who got 10th

What a spectacular end to a tiring day!

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Immersion Week

2008-05-30T17:47:00.003+08:00

this week marked the start of our immersion with the Beijing students in another school a few minutes walk away, we were lead by hosts and mine was a girl! Sat at the back during lessons, falling asleep every now and then, ate their oily food, talked to the host, this routine continued on for the rest of the week......

Tuesday
Another few trip day, this time to the Lu Gou Qiao and the remnants of the first Beijing Man (WOW), this was another quality field trip brought to us by the school and we fortunately had a coach to pick us up, the bridge was 'interesting', counting the lions and admiring the magnificent view it entail

With another long bus ride to the remnants site, we plugged our headphones and drifted off to dreamland again.....
However, with an unexpected twist of events, we had to walk a distance due the to closure of a bridge, dam!

Looked through holes and saw the skulls of the first Beijing man....thats it

Pictures

The Forbidden City

2008-05-28T17:11:00.003+08:00

Woots, finally the time have came for us to visit the forbidden city, the place of 5000 years of preserved chinese culture and history. Everyone is excited to get a taste of historical grandeur soak up in the atmosphere of the old historical relic.
Took our favourite line, 22, front-engined, articulated bus from our dorms in the early morning to 前门, before walking to the grand Tiananmen Square. Pictures aside, everyone is stopping here and there to admire the sheer size of the square, prompting responses from the teachers who shouted at us to move quickly.
As usual a guide was provided for us......walked around the premises with much of the structures being blocked and under refurbishment until 16 years later when it would FINALLY be completed. The whole tour took about 2 hours before we exited the city and visited Tiananmen, possible one of the most symbolic structure of Beijing and China.
Lunch was an expensive affair at 面爱面
老舍茶馆was next as we sat on stools, drank tea and watched some interesting performance before YU HUI ACCIDENTALLY spilled tea all over my pants..... Luckily it was dry and before the whole show was over, my pants were oven dry : )

Went to 金五星 again, looking for a mouse but came back with nothing again...talk about window shopping

Week 2

2008-05-27T13:29:00.002+08:00

After a week of fun and shopping, its time that we get into full steam and mug for our math tests. Books were flung everywhere, as people started their last minute revisions for the upcoming 'killer' math test on Friday.

Field trip on Tuesday to the Temple of Heaven were fraught with Mathematics Argument on which Trig formulas to be used for different questions. Bought myself a Temple of Heaven guide and tourist map for RMB$20.

Had Peking duck again for lunch before heading to the Song Qi Lin residence for another boring and meaningless tour of an old relic. Our feet were sore from the long distances we have to walk, our minds confused by the maze like 胡同 of the area

Finally, it was time to rest of weary body, headed out to 金五星to get some computer games and a replacement for my long spoilt sony ericsson earphones...

الجزء السادس

2008-05-27T13:19:00.002+08:00

one week has since passed and we are just getting used to the slack, i mean enjoyable lifestyle of Beijing,

Subtleties of the day
1) Went down to Xi Dan for a movie. ended up watching Ironman in ENGLISH with 3 other people
2) Had some beef teppanyaki in some restaurant in 大悦城, the biggest shopping center in Xi Dan Area, a total of 11 floors!
3) Took one of the longest escalator ever built, stretching from the first floor to the six

Took a Hyundai Sonata Cab back to Dorm, slept and went to some random place for dinner

A week have just passed, how time flies................................
3 more weeks to go

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ПЕТА ЧАСТ

2008-05-25T20:28:00.002+08:00

Its the weekends again, toured the Beijing zoo, saw the pandas, nothing much really, just a bunch of animals whose only daily tasks was to eat and sleep, eat and sleep.... you get the idea

SHOPPING! at Zoo Plaza
Bought a shoe for RMB$85 (I can here the people shouting "kena scammed")

Subtleties
1) Had "Mian Ai Mian" today, expensive and delicious
2) Visited the China "Sim Lim Square" Zhong Guan Chun, tried to buy something but ended up buying nothing
2) Forgot what I had for dinner, but it was RMB$40

Another day in Beijing has passed...
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dio četiri

2008-05-19T17:07:00.002+08:00

city planning museum, got to know just a little more about Beijing and her journey to what she is now, incited some nationalistic feelings in me, otherwise, it is one big chunk of propaganda that would lead you into thinking that China is some heavenly city

Labour day = RELATIVE VISITING TIME
Subtleties of the day

1) rushed to Silk Street to get my clothes and 'supplies' (Again)
2) went to Tsinghua University to visit my aunt, head stretched out of the Hyundai Elantra cab, searching for someone that I have never met in my life before perhaps it was the blood,or it was some dumbass luck, we saw each other
3) For the first time in my stay in Beijing, I tasted real delicacy and for the first time, I have seen such a gastronomical spread for three misery souls
4) Toured around Tsinghua university, pwns NUS hands down ;)
5) Had Korean for dinner, ordered three dishes and finished 0

went back to the down, exhausted, saddened

slept through the night

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第三部分

2008-05-19T16:49:00.002+08:00

a week of school and basically nothing else...had our first ever field trip ever to the Mu Tian Yu Great Wall, it wasnt that great, really.....

went the wrong way and got lost, in the end took the cable car back down instead of the tobaggan :(.

Subtleties of the day
1) Bought keychains for 15 yuan, consider that a bargain until u discover that u can olympic keychains for 5 yuan
2) Tranversed through the 'supposedly' tomb of the Ming Kings, saw a great deal of red (Figurative and Literal) and stone ruins. WoW
3)Had our first taste of the world renowned Peking duck, sucking on the skin seems to be such a heavenly experience

"a day of experience, squeeze it"

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