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GOODBYE

2011-11-04T14:34:00.002+08:00

Bye Blogger, boycotting you for now. I was exasperated that I typed a freaking long post on iPad and you didn't upload it due to some damn error. What's worse, it wasn't saved as a draft. :/

laughalicious.wordpress.com

Btw, anyone happens to know if I can put Cbox in Wordpress?

迷失

2011-10-16T20:31:00.002+08:00

It's the last lap. Go for it!!
Moments of joy, sadness, anger...the little things that I've achieved one step at a time mean so much to me, albeit minute, trivial, unimportant to some.

Chiong ahhh!

我不知道这是放弃，还是放慢脚步。

The time will come

2011-08-19T18:54:00.002+08:00

It's been a long time since I posted. I just feel like re-assembling all my body parts for that teeny weeny chance that I will be better or it will change my current situation. I don't know...feel as though I'm perpetually trapped and no matter how much I try, I can't get out.

For something you love or love doing - Must you be good at it? Can't it just be for that love and totally not be linked to any achievement? It's a pity that very few people can do what they really want and like just for the sake of it. To enjoy each and every moment, just the process is sufficient, it's ample and it brings a great deal of joy. Take CCAs for instance. You like that CCA, so you join it. But the school's focus is on competitions and winning awards. If that CCA can't reach the school's target of a certain number of titles or whatever, the CCA will be closed down. This is happening in primary schools. What is this?! Even in primary schools, children are already being instilled with the mindset that the ultimate aim of anything is to do well. Competition totally takes away that happiness and sheer enjoyment of self discovery, thus many students lose interest. Likewise for studies - I like most of my subjects, I don't hate any particular one, but I don't do well. I guess my love for the subjects makes me wanna work hard and strive to get a better grade? Ultimately, isn't it what we learn that is the most important? We're just being dehumanised, just being a step closer to being a photocopier.

I've got several things I hope to do after the Os, learn sketching and MAYBE a musical instrument. There's so much more to do in life, so if I do learn sketching or a musical instrument, I will take it one step at a time, at my own pace. Definitely not under the stress of an art competition or music exam [though that's way too far off].

On the fringe

2011-08-19T18:47:00.002+08:00

Couldn't agree more with Daryl's tumblr post. Everything she said resonates with me:-

I’m so tired and stressed out over school, but I also refuse to accept sleeping at one every school night as a done deal.

Do you see where this is taking me? The dilemma, contradictions, hypocrisy, workload and the whole lot of bullshit that comes with school is freakin’ killing me, I’m a sucker when I can’t fathom the routine of my life but keep doing it anyway.

Maybe the mere sight of everyone around in school burying their heads in books before, during and after school just scares the shiz out of me.

But one thing I know for sure, I don’t think I’m getting much ahead with schoolwork and revision. Its like every time I pen down some time in my schedule book to drill exam information, more homework and projects come along, and I never get down to any revision in the end -fully explains my unpreparedness for the upcoming examinations. The Tedious timetable at school coupled with ridiculous late timings on some days doesn’t help either.

Completely drained of sanity is an understatement -How else to explain filled-to-the-brim tear ducts the moment I step foot into my house.

I’m bursting with screams of exasperation but my mouth remains silent. It's painful.

What sucks even more is how I feel I’m fighting a losing battle every day -refusing to let my mood down when I wake up every morning, “Oh good lord, bring joy”, but only to sink deeper and deeper as seconds pass, and the clock finally strikes 12, signalling the start of the same routine. All over again.

Let it all fall to pieces. Cos it's just like that. It's impossible for anyone to live without caring about other people's judgements, other people's view of you.

The One

2011-06-20T18:28:00.003+08:00

Oh my gosh I'm suddenly so intrigued by the violin!! Guess what? That day I was talking to my mom and I mentioned that I wanna learn to play the violin and drums, then my mom said, "Really? My colleague's son has a violin but he wants to throw it away. I can tell her that I want to keep it." Hehe I am so excited! Though I don't know what to do with my guzheng at home :P And these 4 years I've been learning "Chinese musical notes", so if I really take up violin lessons, think I'll take some time to get used to the "Western musical notes".

VIOLIN~ Perhaps after O Levels! ^^

Down The Line

2011-06-13T17:40:00.006+08:00

Dammmitttt the suay-est day of my life! Overslept cos of my phone's alarm which went haywire cos I didn't set the time when I switched it on, and missed Ms Lee's lesson. I'm so sorry! Oh gosh I don't know how to explain to her. My fault that I didn't tell anyone what time I was planning to wake up -_- To think that I actually already planned the time properly, like wake up at 8am, have breakfast, bathe then walk to the bus stop. How great man! Pleaseee pleasee pleasseee don't let the same thing happen tmr - I have a Lit seminar!! I was already not in the right state of mind, and I reallyyy thought that lesson was until 12.30, so I took a cab down to school. Guess what? When I was about to enter the school gate 11.30am, I saw Germ and her friends, which meant that lesson had ended! Ugh. Could only return home lor, but I didn't want to go home immediately so I went to AMK library. Wth, like some 流浪汉cos all the tables were occupied. Sat on the bench in the end. Don't know how many times I stoned before I boarded 159 home.

Okay *breathes deeply* I'm not gonna mull over that anymore. Yep as you can see from above, though stupid Blogger jumbled my photos, the things that happened recently were Guzheng farewell, Guzheng "outing" to Germ's house, Eng seminar and shopping!! I'm soooo gonna miss all the juniors :( and of course everyone else especially our clique. Went to Germ's house on the Mon she took Chi O Level, and had a crazy time using photobooth! Haha. Caught Pirates of the Caribbean at Nex, it was awesome! The mermaid is so gorgeous. Hehe I always do some "research" on shows and actors that I like. I'm not a stalker like Ang Jiayi, ahem.

Then last Thurs was Eng seminar at NTUC Centre. So cool to take the train to the CBD and feel like some grown up! :D But I think our behaviour was very disgraceful, and I wouldn't even blame the second speaker who had to stop several times to tell us to keep quiet and pay attention. Seriously, that's exactly the conduct of students who attend concerts. Please la, they don't even have the slightest respect for whoever's on stage, why do other people need to side them by saying "give them time, they are still young" kind of crap?

After the seminar, I had to go for doc's appointment, and couldn't join the girls for their outing. Awww :( They had so much fun at Nex! Nvm we'll go out another time. That day and that week was still great cos mom was on leave! Yay it felt so good to have mom taking care of me (mostly my skin :P) After seeing the doc, mom and I had Astons and it was superb! Cheap Western food at a great price :D Proceeded for retail therapy after that. It was a long and tiring day, went to Wisma, 313, Raffles City and HDB Hub. So happy that I bought stuff! My calves ached after that, like I had a workout of some sort :P I remember reading somewhere that wearing flats can tone your calf muscles.

Okay shall try to sleep earlier tonight and tell everyone what time I'm waking up tmr, haiz. Shit la there are sooo mannyyyyy books I wanna read, soooo manyyyy dramas I wanna watch, so mannyyyy movies I wanna watch!

Oh yeah oh yeah! Saw a lot of hunks and cute guys! ^^

The four of us are going out on Wed~

Leisurely

2011-05-29T16:14:00.002+08:00

Doing some stuff (which can't be explained now :D)

Had breakfast today at BK, then went to Toa Payoh library to collect my reserved book - Room by Emma Donoghue. Sigh, feel quite guilty that I've been reading wayyy too little. At last, without exam pressures (okay just for a lil while), I spent my time looking at books and mags, and got so fascinated by bridal mags. Haha I've always had a fetish for those stunning dresses, there are so many designers out there who just make such incredible ones of different designs and sizes. That's also a reason why I was intrigued by the royal wedding (besides Prince William, of course!)

Mom kept my soft toys due to my skin condition now. Awwww there are dots everywhere and pimples below my collarbone area, and I can't wear nice clothes :(

Hehe, yesterday was my family's day out ;) Dad suddenly said he wanted to watch Kunfu Panda (in 3D somemore leh!) Cos he said 要看就看最好的! At first he wanted to book tickets at Vivo's GV Max but the good seats were taken. Eventually bought tickets for Eng Wah at Suntec, 9.45pm. Eng Wah underwent some "makeover" (I guess it's due to strong competition from Cathay, GV etc :P) and it's now called "We cinemas" -_- The "We" comes from inverted "EW", Eng Wah's initials. Killed time and went to the book fair at 7+pm, nothing much. Then had Haagen Dazs cos Dad had vouchers. Damn funny, you get Haagen Dazs vouchers each time you eat there, so it's like a "vicious cycle"! But this promotion ends on 30th June I think.

AND THEN CAME THE HORRENDOUS EPISODE IN MY LIFE. We went to the washroom before heading to the cinema. I don't know how it all happened, but I unknowingly followed my 2nd bro into the GENTS!!! At first I didn't realise, until I found the place quite weird and full of men (Duh?!) and it suddenly struck me. My bro saw me through the mirror's reflection and was like, "Why you follow me?" Shit man, I quickly turned and walked to the Ladies! The toilet janitor was laughing at me :'( Haizzz

Then there was the movie. Um, I'm still unimpressed by Eng Wah or We. The movie hall was structured in a weird way such that it seemed quite crammed, and we sat at the last row. Tsk tsk, could still see those popcorn probably from the previous screening under the seats! :O Seriously, it's difficult to clean that space between the rows of seats, so is the hall gonna be infested with pests or something?! And, my mom's 3D glasses were faulty, so my 2nd bro had to get it changed when the lights were off and trailers were played, what's more we were seated at the last row...Ha and the irony of it all - when we were being passed the 3D glasses before entering the hall, my mom casually asked if the glasses were working and the lady replied yes, they're in good condition and were just checked :/

Oh yess Kungfu Panda 2! I quite like it cos it's action packed and has the element of humour in it to make up for a somewhat weird storyline. Jack Black as the voice of Po was damn good! I like Angelina Jolie as the Tigress too! ^^ But guess what, my dad fell asleep! Haha no one knew he had zoned out cos we couldn't see his eyes. So much for initiating a movie!

Okay, gtg, everyone, let's enjoy our SCHOOL HOLIDAY!!!

Frustrated

2011-05-26T21:12:00.001+08:00

Sigh. X100000000000000000000000 to the power of n.

I hate how my skin is mutating like shit, which makes me feel all depressed and sucky.
I hate how I slack and procrastinate.
I hate how I don't think properly [most of the time.]
I hate how I can't really do anything to help my dad when he's so busy and troubled, yet is always our family chauffeur.
I hate how useless I feel when my mom worries for me and always travels here and there to get stuff for me.
I hate how much money I've made my parents spent.
I hate not being a good friend.
I hate it when 159/147 takes forever to come.
I hate it when the two lifts in my block always go to the top levels and are damn stubborn, refusing to come to the 9th storey.
I hate it when it rains when I'm rushing to somewhere.
I hate it when I put in so much effort into doing something but some people who don't seem to do as much, get what I'd hoped for.
I hate it when my results are damnnnn bad and I let everyone down.
I hate that I'm the 5th person in my family and dad has to book 2 hotel rooms/split taxis when we go overseas.
I hate it when I get addicted to dramas.
I hate being misunderstood.
I hate facing people when we are not even sure what our relationship is. Like sometimes too fake.

Cancel this window if you hate my whining, cos I'm a typical S'porean and complaining is in my genes. Then again, I just wanna vent my frustrations, if you wanna judge me, so be it. Maybe it's just the PMS-ing me.

Kthxbye^^

Before the Tide Comes

2011-05-21T12:23:00.005+08:00

Sports Day~

Made these for juniors and Grace for SYF :) Love them! Aw man I'm gonna miss going for Guzheng practices.

The last Homecoming.

Bought a cake to celebrate first anniversary of moving to Toa Payoh - 1st April. [No, it's not an April Fools joke!]

I love snacking!! Biscuits that keep me through the night.

Love this photo, and love my cousins even more!

Ang Jy, this is your masterpiece! Honoured eh? :P

I'm not a stalker!!! Damn I forgot his name! Anyway he's just so handsome and cute, even my mom agrees and she couldn't believe he's a S'porean :D

Saw this quite long ago - scary fat mosquito. Perhaps this is really effective in warning people not to leave stagnant water in their houses. [I conclude that Barney is scarier]

Nightview. Was waiting for Dad to fetch me after catching Emily of Emerald Hill at Esplanade, which was looonnnnggg time ago :P

Liya ^^

All time favourite Lamberts! Don't care if you say I'm childish, at least I've got a childhood :) I miss Aust!!! If only can go Tasmania this year end. And if you notice the cartons and luggages in the background, that was when we were packing all our stuff [painstakingly] and about to leave my house of 15 years.

[I'm gonna upload the photos of moving house last year and Beijing bicultural trip SOON.]

As you can see, I have a tendency to upload photos wayyy too late. But that's because I couldn't use the USB plug for my old phone and have to switch off my phone, get the memory card, insert it into the card reader, connect to the com and download. Troublesome right?! Haven't figured out how to transfer files from my new phone. Hope LG works for me *prays*

But some photos are not on FB leh! Exclusive, on this "personal space".

Yeah so my results are sucky but I'd expected it.

Protect, trust, hope, persevere.

If only this world is less complicated.

Musings

2011-05-15T19:46:00.003+08:00

Yeahhhh exams are over. But I don't want Thurs and Fri to come. I'm stuck to watching Sunny Happiness :D The drama makes me feel that there's a rainbow everyday.

So today I went with my parents and eldest bro to a restaurant in Shaw, it's called Kam Boat [I think]. Indeed, it lives up to its reputation of having the best cha shao and shao rou :) superb and sweet! Then we walked to Kino where I bought Seventeen [damn I missed the May issue!] and didn't buy a novel cos it was expensive. Forgotten since when, but I've been writing down all the books I wanna read, like those made into movies, shortlisted for Man Booker Prize, on Lifestyle's bestseller list etc...they just make me get trapped in my own world so I don't have to face the harsh reality - yet.

After that we travelled to Bras Basah complex and went to several bookstores before Bro got his textbook and I settled for Lovely Bones. Btw, it's the novel of the movie which I got free tickets last year from Seventeen but dammit, missed the screening cos they sent me the tickets late -_- Anyway I like to take part in lucky draws and I've been lucky several times; you never know when you'll win something ;)

Last week, on this very weekend, we were at the funeral wake of my grandpa. And I miss him now. He was not very close to my siblings and I, but he really was a nice old man. He could speak some English, and always liked to say "Good!" haha. Even when he won 4D, he split his winnings for his grandchildren. I have a little regret, that I did not visit him in the hospital for 2 weekends. All of us cried our hearts on on the last day, when we headed for Mandai Crematorium. Everything just happened too quickly, and his coffin was pushed in for cremation, the doors shut. Now his photo hangs beside that of my grandma, in his house, which will be sold soon D: We all love you, and you are our dearest grandpa!

School's in tmr then out on Tues! Been having 2 long weekends and now 1 public hol. When will it ever happen again?! :C

Hehe I hope to get the same phone as Serene when I recontract - HTC Incredible S.

Oh yeah I watched Water For Elephants with Jolyn yesterday! Stellar performance put up by Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspooon and Christoph Waltz ;) Captivated till the very end. How often do you watch a movie with such a special storyline, and in this case, the circus? Really really brilliant. Rob Pat's acting has improved tremendously, and I doubt he'll be known only as "the guy who sparkles in Twilight", hahaha! Now I wanna watch his other movie, Remember Me. Jap dinner was great too, the fruit tart was awesome! <-:

Kay gtg! [I don't like to say "K" cos Potassium is explosive :P]

WHOAAAA.

2011-04-09T22:38:00.007+08:00

So there goes Homecoming D: Overall it was great fun, though the stalls were limited and not very exciting. Job well done for 406, I think pillow fight was a success, though the place stank and was damn hot. Everyone worked well together :) And for the first time, I spammed photos! Haha worth it la. I miss the dunking stall, but we also had several new stalls like the one which sold rings! Heh, bought the Elmo and FB ring with Emily. They made another FB one for me and it turned out to be bigger than Emily's, haha.

Don't know if I regret not watching Speech Day, cos I really like to see the past batches returning to XMS, and to see him! Don't know why but I spent my coupons in no time! Restricted myself not to buy somemore coupons :P Noonoooonooo I don't want this to be the last year. All the friends and teachers I love. I don't want us to drift apart cos we've been so bonded these few years, especially with guzheng ppl. A simple meal or meeting at the gate is already part of my life...

Oh yeahhh damn I accidentally uploaded the few photos of Mdm Abey and Mr Song on FB! Haha it's supposed to be a secret, luckily I saw them and quickly deleted.

So we're done with Sports Day and Homecoming, now back to the books. SYF in 10 days!!!

Aspiration creates motivation which begets problem-solving. Kill aspiration and the seed is stillborn in the ground.

BOOYEAHHH.

2011-03-19T20:32:00.003+08:00

Everything seems surreal. It feels like my body is working on its own when my mind hasn't even gotten a clear picture of the whole situation. At times I feel like I'm falling deep deep down and I don't know what to do to save myself.

It is a trying period, but it will be a test of my endurance. I believe that the tough experiences will only mould me into a better and stronger person. When I look back, everything will be fond memories which I will cherish. Why not give it my best shot, this last chance?

Quoting Berlin, friends in need are friends indeed. I've witnessed true friendship and I'm thankful for my dearest friends. Through little gestures, they have given me warmth and I hope to do the same for them :)

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

CRAP

2011-03-01T19:40:00.002+08:00

Haha I know very evil, but Tumblr says that the only test a bitch can probably pass is the pregnancy test. Whoaaaa.

It ain't over till it's over.

COOL SATURDAY.

2011-02-19T22:05:00.002+08:00

Ah tomorrow is dreadful Sunday! This week was hectic as usual, but I talked to Berlin a lot haha! So many funny stuff la! Too bad I can't access The Explorer's FB page.

Came to know about some things after talking to Jolyn. Thanks for listen to me blabber non stop! I had fun today! The bags in Bugis are damn nice, wish I could get one. But I'm eyeing that Samsung Galaxy S II or HTC Wildfire S. Haiz.

Anyway the main point is 127 HOURS!!! If you haven't heard about it, it's based on a real life account of a hiker whose arm was crushed by a big rock and he was stuck in some tiny cracked edge of the Grand Canyon. In the end, he amputated his arm to save his life. James Franco did it so well man! Okay, I've already admired him since he acted in Spiderman, and at last he is the protagonist in this movie! His acting was succint, not over-the-top. He wasn't screaming and crying throughout but I could feel his increasing sadness and desperation. A tinge of humour too :) There was nothing much about the amputation, not to the extent that someone will faint. What awed me was their technique of filming, how did they actually film right in the Grand Canyon?! Especially loved the part where they showed the whole wide view of the Canyon with the sky. Amazing movie! :D

Byeee I need sleep.

When you're losing faith in the world; the world is getting uglier but you have to keep pushing on cos one day, again, you will recover that faith.

CRY ME OUT

2011-02-12T13:13:00.003+08:00

Can you believe that the lady in the middle is actually Bellatrix in Harry Potter?!

Vegeterian reunion dinner on Mon. (Hehe I like Yusheng now! :D)
Trademark pose! Love~
So that was my Lunar New Year. All photos on FB! Aww, don't know why but I always feel there are fewer and fewer places to go each year. Nevertheless, it's a good time to catch up with people you only see ONCE a year. Gathering at Dr Leong's house later...

There are soooo many movies I wanna catch - The Black Swan, Winter's Bone, The King's Speech and 127 Hours!! I think The Black Swan and Winter's Bone are must-watch, big favourites for Oscars. But wth, Black Swan is M18 (Hello, it just portrays life in a much deeper and psychological way!) and Winter's Bone is NC16 (Don't care la, that time already could watch Monga).

And recently I've been listening to Bruno Mars, his songs are great esp. Grenade and Just The Way You Are ;) Kara DioGuardi's version of No Boundaries is also awesome! So many talented people la. (That's why we have XGT :P)

Here's someone's comment on the Grenade MV on youtube:
*Boy listening to Bruno Mars*
Mom: Turn that shit down!
Boy: But Mom, that's Bruno Mars.
Mom: Turn that shit up!

Hahaaa :D

So enough of firecrackers, time to get back to the books. These few tests have been discouraging, but life has to go on and I can't wallow in misery. Okay, gotta make the best out of whatever I have. This is the final lap and it shall be a blast!

Shit la big disappointment that I can't go to IMH on Mon cos of CCA. It's really a once-in-a-lifetime chance that you can enter that place and talk to an ex-mental patient! Furthermore, it will deepen my understanding towards Off Centre!!! :/

Anyway I just came back from the doctor's. Hate it when clinics close so early during weekends! Went to relax at the playground, heh (I miss playgrounds and love those big kinds with swings, slides and all!) Realised I'm too big. But I learned about Static, after sliding the slide, I touched some metallic pt and got a shock! Plus the zzz sound. Haha. I was thinking, how come can't enter the slide like last time ah? But I still squeezed in. My mom was wondering why I stayed up there for so long :P Then I went to the swing and couldn't swing as high as that young girl beside me :( AND my butt kinda came out and I couldn't swing for too long. That shows I'm tall and big now!

And and and I'm looking forward to Guzheng camp, but it clashes with Adam Khoo's Superteen workshop...Ah well.

HOLDING ON

2011-02-08T21:37:00.003+08:00

I love a cup of Cadbury hot chocolate when I don't feel good, cos it perks me up! :)

Shiattt I'm shagged.

Kay will post CNY photos when I feel like it (or if I even have the time :/)

P.S. Haaaa I find it so funny that we can actually vote on FB if we want Barbie and Ken to be reunited. Gosh I didn't even think that they split up! C'mon, it's just a cartoon...but from the FB wall posts, it seems like they're a bickering couple who wants to get back together. And Ken is garnering support cos he wants to get back Barbie before Valentine's!! HAHAAAA!

CRUSHED.

2011-02-04T22:13:00.002+08:00

Greatttt, this is killing me.

Currently chatting with Trilene about the Eng presentation on Euthanasia, which is due on Tues. And by Ms Lee's standards, we have to be damn in depth.

I'm also working on Chi essay. Then Lit essay, some brushing up of Lit presentation and some other shit load of homework. Wth?!!!

Seriously, my CNY has never been like that. I can't even rest? (Although I'm loving the free preview of all channels on SCV.) Oh wait, still have tests.

Hello, can you please let me off? CNY is such a joyous and important occasion, and we have to be flooded with these kind of things.

AHHHHHH HELPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!! :/ :O D: :((((((((((((

AH LIAN.

2011-01-29T22:01:00.006+08:00

Haha the webcam has very funny animations, so you can laugh at my noobshit face :)

Anyway today I watched Green Hornet with Mom and bros at The Cathay. Kinda rushed from Bugis to Dhoby Ghaut, then to Raffles City. Couldn't find nice wedges D: Saw a nice pair at Cathay but didn't have my size la. Will upload photos I took at the restaurant! Oh yeah, the movie was surprisingly good, 3D was okay. The theatre was damn high class, like an auditorium, no wonder it's called The Grand Cathay. Jay Chou's English attempt is commendable, though he sounded a little like Peter Chao. Sequence was quite tight with a tinge of humour. Not bad at all! :D

Urgh my library book is due tomorrow and I haven't finished it! Thought can renew but it's already on hold!! Now what?!

OVERDUE

2011-01-25T19:08:00.007+08:00

X'mas presents!

Whole bunch of gifts from Stuti!

Always get my stocks from China, the quality seems better ^^
7 Days Hotel rocksss.
A bit boring, kept wearing this coat. Bought another one :) Which means we're going back?
Damn funny, my bro is afraid of the sun cos of his pimples.

Conquering the mountain!
See the cat? Okay, I didn't realise CNY is next week!! Yay. But I don't have high hopes for the CNY programme on Wed. Seriously, the standard has dropped! 2008's was the best, with Mr Chia :D

I'm feeling sick. What is this man?!

Alienation? :(( I don't wanna feel shitty.

PRESSURE COOKER

2011-01-15T21:35:00.002+08:00

After hearing what Mr Yong said, I suddenly have an urge to see what TJC is like. He said students there are happier compared to those in VJC, NJC, HCJC and RJC. And of course, TJC is a reputable JC too. Cool~ Ever since my bro got back his 'O' results and submitted his choices, I've been thinking about where I'll be heading to next year. It also depends on my results, so I don't think I have any particular goal. But I hope to develop more towards Lit :)

This year we have really fantastic teachers, and I think we're all grateful that Ms Yeo is still teaching us. 406 loves her the most, cos she's like our mom! :D And never did I expect to have Ms Dora Lee to be my English teacher, furthermore one of the Eng reps. I must admit that she instills great discipline in her students, and everyone is damn obedient towards her. Which reminds me, how am I supposed to do the seating plan when I don't know most of the students' names?! As what she said, every Eng class is doing something different, but the ultimate aim is for the teachers to guide their students to their distinctions, regardless of what method.

Ahhh I'm getting sleepy. My eyelids are drooping. My eyes are dry. Nooo I don't want swollen eyes -_- Byeee.

Nobody is infallible. Maybe it was a misunderstanding, but I didn't expect you to remember that. I really didn't mean it, maybe it was a slip of the tongue. I thought we've grown closer this year, but perhaps I'm wrong. I try to understand your position but I guess you don't feel it. I'm just not part of that group. If you say you don't see me putting effort or making improvement, it doesn't mean I didn't put in hard work. I did my best, and that's all I can say. Everyone is different. I won't give up. Everytime I have to run 100x faster while you all are already miles ahead. But I still grit my teeth and fight with my might. I feel like collapsing any moment but I know I can't. I don't wanna lose my life. This cannot take up all of my time.

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

2011-01-07T21:01:00.002+08:00

Hihi I'm enjoying school so far - nice classroom [but the aircon is a little too cold], spending time with friends, great great teachers and Guzheng. To be frank, I love XMS more and more. I think it's common for Sec 4s to feel this way. It's like you don't feel alone fighting the battle, you know the teachers will always be behind you, their unwavering support fuel my urge to do well. I think secondary school is where you'll know your best friends, and most importantly the teachers leave a great impact. I finally know why year after year, the seniors never fail to return to the school gates. Also, we just started on the two songs for SYF - Yi Zu and Shan Xi Diao. As what Mr Zhuang said, it's a very good start. I loveee the two songs, especially when we had he zou! 3 sections playing a part, it just makes the whole song go so well; the beat, the melody, everything. I think that's why I was determined to join Guzheng during Sec 1, cos I heard Nan Er Dang Zi Qiang and was awed. :)

Okay, I couldn't really catch up during Shan Xi but I'll do my best! [Hi Jes hope you read this :D] I know the pressure will get greater and greater, with SYF, structured remedial and all, but we really have to make the best out of this year. I'm sure it'll be a meaningful and amazing 2011! Haha today Mr Pah came in during E Hist, just what I wished for! He's nice and funny, and made this very long prep speech to spur us on. "If not now, when?" and "There are no stupid questions, only stupid Mr Pah who can't answer you." are his fab quotes ;)

Yay it's the first weekend! And I can finally collect Safe Haven from Toa Payoh library.

FLYING INTO 2011.

2011-01-03T17:43:00.002+08:00

HIHIHIHIIII!! Ooh I spent the first 2 days of the new year in Guangzhou. Yeah, dammit it's another year. 2011 sounds weird. Prefer single digit like 2007 ^^

Anyway, this trip was cool and I always look forward to annual family trips. It's when I can relax and fly in the plane [yay I'm still as excited as ever]! Keep telling myself to cherish each and every moment cos it'll be over in the blink of an eye, but what's left are memories and photos. So the next trip will be end of 2011, which is after Os....School starts tomorrow, usually the first week is for admin stuff and whatever, but can't wait to see my pig friends! :D

For the record, throughout this trip, we didn't travel in a taxi. Not even once. Previously it was like quite easy, those far places just hail a cab, but now the 5 of us are adults, so we have to split. Taking the train was fun though, everyday and several times. Now I'm familiar with the lines and stations already :) Haha. But the funny thing is, the English interpretations of the stations are wrong, except one or two. Like in Chi, Chang Shou Lu. Eng: Chang Shou Lu. They don't translate the 'Lu' to 'Road'. Not that we despise them for their Eng, but they'll catch up soon.

I guess the most memorable part was this morning, woke up at 4plus am, lugged our luggages in the cold weather and harsh wind [haha like some drama] to the Metro [MRT] station. The place wasn't open yet, we had to wait for the shutters to open and board the first train. Changed line and the train brought us all the way to Baiyun Airport. I think they're quite inefficient, only 1 counter for check in -_- Took damn long. We were almost late, rushed like mad for the boarding gate. Then 2 men came to us and asked if we were taking the flight to S'pore. They said we'd be late already, so they 'offered' to send us the boarding gate after the security inspection. You know, those kind of small vehicles they drive around in the airport, like buggy rides? So we thought, okay quite good, whoa they even think of this. And like quite cool, the family can squeeze into 1 vehicle. But guess what? We had to pay RMB $20 each for the ride!!! Ugh stupid idiots so cheat la! Luckily Pup asked. That means we have to pay S$20 in total for that damn ride. Not worth it la. We quickly got off and brisk-walked there. Turns out the boarding gate wasn't too far. Phewww. It was an experience :P

Bought a schoolbag, some cute and funny pouches, belts, coat and some souvenirs. But everytime we go China at end of year it's cold! The only best time was last year when we went Shenzhen in June. Mad shopping :) I miss those times!

Okay, will post more together with photos, heh.

Ciao, may 2011 be a blast for one and all!

DSLR~

2010-12-26T19:42:00.005+08:00

Laptop's web cam :P I wrapped some presents!

Dad's colleagues brought their families over for lunch earlier. Got an ice-cream cake from Swensons! :D Lalala. Blablabla. Tomorrow is the last Gz lesson - for me!! Haven't packed my luggage *Gasps* Still have some photos in my phone leh.

Nigahiga is sooo cute and hilarious. Last Channel U feature film at 9pm! Been anticipating this one man. And today Love Buffet ep 2 airing in Taiwan! Watching tomorrow ;) Ahh remember the times when I was in Taiwan...awesome! They got hundreds of exciting channels and don't need to subscribe to cable vision or whatever!

APPROACHING THE END...

2010-12-25T21:17:00.002+08:00

HAPPY X'MAS! MERRY NEW YEAR! HAHA.

Don't know why, but don't have any particular mood for this year's X'mas. Happy with the presents though 8D Posting photos later. Hahaa last night when Pup was asleep, I wished him Merry X'mas and he was kinda blur when he heard me, then he began waving furiously, so comical. I asked him what that was for, he said that meant "same to you". Heh so cute. Reminds me of George Bush who always waves to nobody when he alights from the plane in some other country.

Came across this cool quote from a Taiwanese actor, "Love is like constipation. You know it and don't have to tell outsiders." Coolio.

Anyway, recently I have this crazy fetish for hairbands! Haha. Hope can get some nice ones here/in China then wear it during the trip. Also, I've finished reading Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom. Another awesome non-fiction book of his. It's about religion - Judaisam, Christianity and everything about life. I'm a free thinker, but was really touched by it. It's about the author, Mitch Albom's narration of his Reb Albert Lewis during his last journey. Henry Covington, the person in charge of I Am My Brother's Keeper is also veryy inspiring. Mitch Albom's Reb requested he do his eulogy, so he embarked on a never before journey to find out about his life, and all that he had missed out in his old hometown. Read it if you can :D Here are some nice quotes:-
"You know, in our tradition, we ask forgiveness from everyone - even casual acquaintances. But with those we are closest with - wives, children, parents - we too often let things linger. Don't wait, Mitch. It's such a waste. Nothing haunts like the things we don't say."

"And I should be ashamed of thinking I knew everything, because you can know the whole world and still feel lost in it."

"Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart."

"We all have a hole in our roof, a gap through which tears fall and bad events blow like harsh wind. We feel vulnerable; we worry about what storm will strike next. But with a little faith, people can fix things, and they truly can change..."

"You may find there is something beautiful to learn, and it doesn't bite you and it doesn't weaken you, it only proves a divine spark lies inside each of us, and that spark may one day save the world."

Btw the book which I reserved at the library, Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks is still unavailable for collection. Ugh :/

Ohohoh now I'm watching this nice show on Mysoju! It's a HK drama, 读心神探 [Every Move You Make]. Stars my fave actor Bosco Wong, also Bowie Lam. It's so amazing, how they crack mysteries and solve crimes through analysis and body language/behaviour of suspects they interrogate. I've learned a bit from them and even guessed correctly what happened next ;) I'm gonna tell you some of the observations:-
-When someone lies, he won't have direct eye contact with the police or whoever.
-Suspects will cover their face in shame or guilt, which means admitting to something they did.
-Suspects think they can bluff the officers by raising their voices when denying an accusation, but all the more it shows they're guilty.
-When suspects feel uneasy during interrogation, their foot/feet will unconsciously point towards the door, meaning they wanna escape.

Oh yeah Love Buffet is nice too! Ep 2 out tomorrow. [Aaron!] Watching on Mon before I leave ^^

Ang Jy, remember I told you about celebrity couples eg. Brangelina who don't board the same flight? I think it's intriguing :P They will take separate flights so that if the plane crashes, their children won't lose both parents. Awww.

Kay lastly, Mom mentioned that she encountered bad service at Robinsons. There was an item which had an additional discount on top of a discount, so she asked the promoter what the nett price was. She replied that she didn't have a calculator. Haha what a joke.

Just returned from Aunty Sharon's house. She treat my family and Jiarui's family to high tea at her new penthouse in Queenstown. The view is fab! Again, Jiarui and I didn't speak to Yunteng. But Munwai was friendly and sociable. So Jiarui and I promised that if one of us were to be hosts, we'll take the initiative to talk to Yunteng, if not like very bad :P And I smsed Germ, asking what's the plan for tomorrow. Then she reminded me tomorrow is Sun. Ahhh what's wrong with me? Obsessed with Guzheng already! -_-

WINTER SOLSTICE

2010-12-23T11:39:00.003+08:00

Look at my cousin! So cute right?! Haha love her more than Cayden :P
Her fave cat, Gitena. (I don't know how to spell/read the name)

Hehe she's super adorable!! Damn funny, she loves taking photos and kept saying, "one moreee"

Kar Har and Kar Yek :D

The three sisters! Kar Wai (on the left) is the eldest.
X'mas presents from Aunt! :)

Last night we had dinner at Aunt's place for Winter Solstice. Grandma cooked some nice dishes and made dumplings. Had fun playing with my three cuzzies! ;) And we got X'mas presents! Hmm think I'm not sending any X'mas cards or doing anything for my friends this year...but 'tis the season to be jolly!

I'm flying off next Tues! And Mom told Pup that school reopens only on Tues, so today he went to extend our trip by one day! Which means I'm returning on Mon instead of Sun. Ahh not that I'm unhappy bout it, but it's a bit of a rush...but nehmind, hope I'll have fun. I wanna buy a new schoolbag there 8D

Ang Jy, come to my house tomorrow to watch Despicable Me kay? :)

TIRING BUT MARVELLOUS!

2010-12-21T20:40:00.010+08:00

Just Acia :D

Haha Emily, you look like some Peeping Tom

Thanks so much for the pressie, Lei!

Bought nail polish from The Face Shop, kinda orangey shade. The old one was worn out cos of Guzheng :P

Previous one. I still love OPI lacquer!

Sticky from Times bookstore

Hahaa, today was an adventure with Emily, Lei and Serene. Too bad Ang Jy couldn't join us :'[ Was supposed to meet Emily at Bishan to take Circle Line to Esplanade station but both of us were late. Okay, I was later. Maybe one day I'm gonna try out the other route, which is North-south line. Actually, Serene and Lei were even later, so Emily and I wanted to jalan jalan before meeting them. Emily brought FBT shorts to change at Carrefour, so we headed there. Ugh that was the most infuriating and tiring time man! Walked a long way to reach Suntec, couldn't find the clothes department so we went up and down :P Finally found the place but the promoter wasn't there and another person recommended we go to Customer Service counter to get refund/exchange. On the way, Emily dropped the receipt so we rushed back. [Haha you can imagine both of us in a fluster] Oh yeah, we couldn't find the damn travellator within the place cos we couldn't leave, the sensors will beep -_- In the end it was at some stupid ulu corner. When we went to the counter, the sensor beeped and the guy had to approach Emily. Quite troublesome, she had to get some merchandise exchange receipt before getting the correct FBT. Long story, haha. But at least all the walking/running made me lose some fats.

Quickly went to find Serene and Lei at Times bookstore. We were damn hungry by that time, went to the directory to see what nice makan places there were. We couldn't decide, wanted Cafe Cartel at first. Then we realised Swensens was right beside it and we were walking to and fro, couldn't decide on the place. In the end we wanted to have lunch at Just Acia, Lei, Serene and Emily haven't tried before. The most frustrating part - We just couldn't find that place!! I think we walked around the whole of Marina Sq for 5 times and that directory wasn't of much help. Even had to resort to going to Customer Service to ask for directions. After much trying, Lei and Emily somehow figured out the way and TADAAA! Of course we ate to our hearts' content :D Set meals come with free flow of drinks and ice cream. Hahaaa not forgetting Serene who was tempted to eat Chicking! HAHAHAHA I FIND THE NAME SO HILARIOUS!

At first we were not watching Hello Stranger cos the only slot at Marina Sq was at 7.10pm. But we were very very eager to watch it and took the train to PS which had more timings. Wanted to watch the 4.20pm one, but when we reached, tickets were selling fast! Got into the queue but only front row seats available. I thought, okay lor, already so despo. Then came the next blow - only 2 tickets left!!! Ughhhhh. Totally affected our mood. Can't believe we missed the chance to watch such an awesome movie. D:

Walked around PS and went into Comics Connection. Oh yeah, saw Samantha there too ;) Heh had a fun time discussing about Love Buffet which stars Aaron Yan! He's so handsome. And Emily Chua came up with a joke, calling Jiro Wang Muscleman. True true, since he loves "ripping" his singlet so much. Before I forget, Emily also created a joke during lunch at Just Acia. We wanted to call the waiter and pass him the money, then Emily said, "Excuse me", just randomly. Haha a waiter coincidentally walked towards her direction, but luckily he didn't hear her! Okay, then we also walked into The Face Shop, where Lei and I bought nail polish :) Dropped by Cotton On, having 50% sale! Crazyy man, the shop was so packed. So at around 6pm we returned home.

Ahhhh today was certainly hectic but I had good fun! Memorable day indeed.

FRAGMENTS

2010-12-17T14:32:00.003+08:00

I MAY BE DOING EAR PIERCINGS TOMORROW~
Hehe can't wait to don pretty earrings! Think Mom will bring me to Causeway Point's Bits & Pieces. Germ's recommendation :D She said it wasn't painful at all...

Germ, Kelline, Audris and I had a fun lunch on Wed after Guzheng. Took 112 to Heartland Mall and ate at Pizza Hut. Germ and I had a craving for pizza so we ordered the student meal, hawaiian thin crust. But it wasn't very good, haha guess I'll stick to the normal one next time. Kelline and Audris had baked rice but Audris' order took damn long and she was getting pissed off, hahaa! The biggest joke was that the 3 of them knew I wanted to get piercings and kept telling me that we could just do it after lunch, with them accompanying me. Awww ;) But I thought my mom would want to go with me, and it was a little sudden, furthermore I had tuition later on. So they kept bugging me and even drafted a text to send to my mom! Thanks anyway :D

Finished reading the Chi book. Though I don't really like short stories, some of them were touching and set me thinking. Ah, I can't live without books :P “列车在没有丝毫亮光的黑暗隧道里行驶，隧道可能很长很长，但是，总有一个时刻，列车会来到隧道的尽头，会再度接触到人间的阳光和温暖的。”

Kay, gtg. Damn, school's starting sooonnnn!! [I wanna go Popular Bookfest!]

So cool to see the seniors enjoying their lives now, out there working. Can't wait for the day when we gather in the hall and witness them receive their O Level results while the Sec 3s get back their Chi results...

生命交响乐，天涯圆舞曲。

THIS & THAT

2010-12-14T19:05:00.007+08:00

My unsightly table...

Work in progress...

My collection of 17 mags! 20 so far :D

iWeekly, juicy news!

Gift from Stuti. It's currently on display in my glass cabinet ;)

TADAAAA! *Great sense of achievement*

Lovely, isn't it? :P

Boredddd

Looking back at the young me [and that bowl haircut]

Haha though Jolyn said it isn't good, I still like it. Edmund is handsome! He's called Skandar Keynes :) And I just realised that the Narnia movies are released according the order of book publication, but in actual fact, CS Lewis didn't write the books in that order. Cooollll.

Wanna watch this movie! Saw the trailer in the cinema and it was damn funny. It's a Thai movie, refreshing right? :D Think Thailand is only famous for horror movies? Wrong...

Hey there, I'm suffering from muscle ache all over. But I'm not from dance...went jogging with Pup and bros on Sun. Stepped on the tracks for the first time this year [I think?] So guilty. I reallyyy don't exercise, which explains my small physique and weak body. And as I'm typing this, I'm super sleepy and nursing a headache. Have to drag myself to school tomorrow. Ugh.

Oh, watched HP7 with Jolyn and Jingyi ;) Cinema was damn cold and I forgot to use my sweater -_- Movie was 2.5h long, worth the $6, haha. I think since Order of Phoenix, HP movies have become "dark"...and sometimes I laugh at Voldemort's nose, heh. There was this scene where the screen went blank and I knew something would pop out, and right smack into my face was that stupid snake. I knew it! But the sound was really loud and I kinda jumped out of my seat.

Love Dobby, so cuteee. And Tom Felton only had one line throughout the movie. D: My bros keep making fun of me that I can't follow the series, cos I keep asking them who some people are. And it didn't help that there were more unknown people mentioned in HP7.

Btw, I don't really like Nex. Dump me there and I'll scream for help.

*Can't wait for the trip! We may be going to HK and Shenzhen too, since Pup said Guangzhou and these two places are well connected. We gotta make full use of the 5-6 days there! That day I tried out the DSLR that we recently got, and the quality of photos are super high. We'll have great photos from the trip! :D

Hello, can we have a Teletubbies plus 1 outing next week? [Serene, Lei, Emily, Jy and me] :P

Kay, having dinner already. Bye!

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE

2010-12-10T17:52:00.002+08:00

HEYYYLLOOOOOO. Sorry for being late, I wanna say that my birthday 3 days ago was memorable :)

Went to Bugis with Jolyn, JY and Emily. Damn funny, Ang JY reached AMK station too early (for once) and pestered me to quickly meet her there. Was on the train which reached Bishan, one stop away from AMK, then she said Emily reached blablabla and told me that they'd go Bishan instead. But the train doors already shut, so I couldn't get off. Hahaa. Then they saw me alighting at AMK (they were at the opposite platform) and I had to take the escalator up to meet them. Stupiddd! :P So they passed me my present on the train, and they were super high-profile. Nehmind, appreciate it :)

Walked to Bugis Street to scout for clothes, especially JY who wanted to find a top to match her (short) skirt. In the end I bought a top :^) Okay, after that Jolyn reached and we went to find her. Took neoprints first (Yay!) and returned to Bugis Street. Jolyn and I wanted to watch a movie, so we parted with JY and Emily. But HP7 would start only at 6.40pm, so I was in a dilemma, cos we also wanted to watch The Next Three Days and Red. Called Mom and decided to meet family for dinner. Jolyn accompanied me until it was time to leave <3

Wanted to find somewhere to sit so we chose J.Co Donuts. Sofa was really comfortable! Haha. Jolyn went to order while I sat there waiting....was wondering why she "disappeared" for so long, then she came back with the dessert she ordered AND cheesecake from Breadtalk! Gosh I was really surprised man! Thanks a lot, Jolyn, appreciate it :D While eating, we talked about everything under the sun. I'm glad that we can talk about everything, and my secrets are always safe with her. Yep, then we bounced-train from Marina Bay to get seats :) Alighted at Novena first, wanted to have dinner at Waraku but we settled for Zhou's Kitchen. Great food ;)

Walked around for a while before returning home. Ah, it was a fun-filled day! And before I forget, I love Jolyn's present, hehe. We both love books and always recommend some good reads to each other :-) Also really grateful that my FB was flooded with birthday wishes! Though I don't really know some of them, the posts added warmth to my heart. It's really nice to see a lil message from school mates or old friends. So that was my day :)

-Catching Narnia with Mom and bros tomorrow! Also watching HP7 (really really long awaited) with Jolyn on Tues. Oh have I mentioned that I'm going to Guangzhou from 28th Dec to 2nd Jan? Haha it's a really late one but still, I want a lil escapade.

Yipee

2010-12-01T19:55:00.003+08:00

Note to self: Remember friends' birthdays and get/do something for them.

Heheh today was great fun! Watched Rapunzel 3D at Vivo with Sipin, Kelline and Jeslyn. Oh Chua Xuan came along too. It was funny sharing jokes in the food court. And we paid $3 for the monorail to Sentosa. I wanna go to Universal Studios! Took photos there, hilariouss :D We shall organise guzheng outing there another day!

Will upload today's photos together with those at Open House!

Ciao!

WHOLE LOTTA PHOTOS

2010-11-23T20:29:00.005+08:00

YAY SCIENCE CENTREE!

Breast cancer section, very visual...

Soooo funnn to bust the crimes!

Cool camera there. If only we could develop the photo. Flashed on some screens simultaneously, after several photos in queue - of which some were funny/digusting.

Let me update about several events this week - Firstly was Qian Ren Yan. Didn't know it was the second round, first one was held many years back. It was indeed memorable, and I had fun being an usher. Saw so many ex Xinmin students, including Zi En and Wei Yeat! :D In the future I shall return to my alma mater for such events too! Dinner seemed sumptuous, and Ms Tee and Cai Lao Shi allowed us to sit at a table to eat ;) but some hungry looking guys sat right there and "devoured" the food, haha. Nevertheless, it was a day to remember: Ms Tee and Mdm Liew's last event. Oh, but there will be a party for helpers, so we can celebrate and have a crazyy time!

Secondly, of course was trip to Sci Centre today! :-D Great that we went for CSI: The Experience, since we missed Human Body Exhibition. Super cool and exciting - 3 crime scenes: "A House Collided", "Who Got Served?" and "No Bones About It". Jolyn and I went around finding clues, and the machines were very interactive! Many real-life objects and stories. Felt like a real detective 8D After each crime scene, we had to submit our reports in the computer, using our Agent IDs. Haha. Then we saw if we got the questions right and subsequently, who the greatest murder suspect was. We got the CSI diplomas sent to our emails too :)

Then we went to explore Sci Centre. [CSI thing was in annexe, just beside the main building. Damn nice to revisit the place which I-got-sick-of-during-pri-school-but-wanted-so-much-to-go-back-in-sec-school. Hahaa! Took many photos - Yeah, we decided that someone HAD to bring a cam cos using our phones wasn't a good idea. Took MRT home after that. Anyway, it's just a great place to go! Oh yeah, and the shop in Sci Centre is full of whimsical things! It's called Curiosity, if you remember. I really reallyyy wanted to buy a mood ring but didn't :[ What's more, it's quite economical - $16 for children: Yes, that's for under 16. And with that ticket you get to tour Sci Centre! On top of that, Passion Card holders or whatever Starhub member get discounts! So we paid $13 each ;)

Hehe btw there was this quite-cute guy who was one of the helpers in the CSI place. And I'm trying to solve the 4th scene, it's a bonus, other than the 3. It's done online and those who participate stand to win an ipad! :D

Okay, gtg. Guzheng tomorrow and Fri, open house on Sat, grading exam on Sun! Sun night will be attending Grandpa's birthday dinner.

P.S. I love Emma Watson! She's brainy and pretty, far cry from Kristen Stewart! And I admire her for making that bold move to have a pixie hairstyle. Though I think she looks fab in her previous look, she's so daring to just get away from her HP image.

HAVE A LAUGH

2010-11-22T22:12:00.004+08:00

HAHA!! Someone really invented this kind of bra. In times of need, the cups can be detached. One for you, the other for me :D

Will upload more photos tomorrow. All on FB ;)

BUSY BEE

2010-11-17T20:21:00.002+08:00

Hi world, okay sorry I'm backkk.

I have so many photos to post but due to my phone's programme malfunction, I can't upload. Recently I've been sending to my bro's phone, then transfer to the com. Such a hassle -_- Wish I have a camera! Better quality too.

And I've started on my book feast! Haha. But I'm starting to procrastinate.

Please slap me if I don't download Funshion by this week. Okay, please don't cos my face is always red so don't make it look more like a baboom's butt. So many shows to watch. And pathetic me, have to watch Inception on Funshion.

Tomorrow I have to meet Germ at Tai Seng MRT station cos I borrowed her new skirt, which I insist on not buying. So chuan tong :P Then probably head to Arts to buy guzheng string. Better buy more cos several strings are on the verge of snapping. And I really don't know how Qian Ren Yan will turn out...hopefully it'll be memorable.

P.S. Someone pleaseee teach me how to use the HTML code I got for my new blogskin! I can't wait to give my blog a makeover. I'm an IT idiot, really :/ It wasn't taken from blogskins.com, hence the trouble.

HP7!!!! Goodbye, hunks.

DOWN THE LINE

2010-11-03T19:04:00.002+08:00

[Lost the chance to go to Cambodia, service learning trip D: I know it seems absurd that I wanna go Cambodia, but I'm inspired by shows I watched like 明星志工队, and I really wish to do my part for the world. I mean, it's a good chance to see another side of the world, get out of my comfort zone. There are people out there that we have to reach out to.]

Hey! A short random post. 3rd day into Bridging, it's been okay, like normal school day with early dismissal. Haha come to think of it, last year when I came back for Guzheng during hols, I saw the seniors having lessons and was like, whoa, so cool. Now did I realise they were having Bridging. I can already feel the stress of Os, and seeing seniors in the hall or somewhere in school makes me think, that's gonna be me next year. In several months, actually. That's reality for you. I appreciate everything the teachers have done, so that next year we can do revision instead of rushing syllabus. I've come to know how good Xinmin teachers are, and I'm really grateful. Will definitely miss everything about this school when I leave...

I know, as the teachers say, we can't use SYF as an excuse for not coping with the 'Os' year. I don't know, but it's definitely gonna be very very hectic. Oh well.

Anyway, please don't be surprised but I'm quite addicted to some of Miley Cyrus' songs. Yeah, she's kinda "out of control" as seen from her actions, but several songs of hers reveal a different side, not those blast like crap songs. They're sentimental and make me think about life. You may wanna listen to them - When I Look At You, I Hope You Find It and The Climb. The best thing ever is listening to the OST from movies, and they really enhance the mood.

P.S. I will post a cool photo once I have the time! :D And will change blogskin.

Ikea, CSI: The Experience, shopping, library, movies!

CARNIVAL LIGHTS

2010-10-30T12:52:00.007+08:00

Hiiii it's a nice Sat morning/afternoon. Managed to catch up on sleep, then was glued to the TV watching The Last Song on Mio. Haha I'm a damn couch potato. Wanted to watch the movie when it was released, but luckily they have it on Mio. Yeah, there's practically nothing to watch except for the occasional nice movies. Previously I had a good time watching Black and White, when it was still free. The movie is really nice, okay other than swooning at the lead actor Liam Hemsworth, I was awed by the setting. Beaches, houses, theme parks! That's so ideal. I really reallyyy love the beach, the sun...hearing the waves crash in and those birds hovering around, it's surreal but I think the best thing ever. That's why I miss Aust so much.

Oh yeah, and after the movie I was concentrating on the credits, looking out for the songs. Heheh, asked my bro to pause as I wrote down the song titles. There are like 26 songs, yep I wrote them nicely as above, for rememberance :D Songs that touch my heart, that reflect life, not those [shitty songs] about love, sex and money. Ugh. I always like to jot down certain things and then take my time to explore. Listening to the soundtracks right now ;)

Evoked memories of Perth, and that trip holds great significance. Don't know if I'll ever have a chance to revisit it, but still...

This pig is Kevin :D

This townhouse has got to be the best I've ever stayed at. 2 levels, with 3 rooms, nice kitchen and bathroom. Gosh gosh goshhh! That whole place is so out-of-the-world...

We conquered the Wave Rockkk. Come to think of it, I don't know how we managed to climb up, and the view there was awesome, totally breathtaking.

Melbourne/Gold Coast!!! Best ever. This is the view from the ferris wheel in Sea World.

Haha cute right? In Movie World, if I remember correctly. Keep getting mixed up over Sea World and Movie World. Think I can't squeeze into that cage now... :P

Torquay Surf Beach!! The weather was great but we couldn't stay there for long. Vividly remember my family and another chose to come on this road trip to Twelve Apostles and this was a stop along the way. Haha we totally didn't regret it, as compared to the other group who went for the Puffing Billy ride or some hot air balloon thing which was cancelled.

All-time favourite photo, courtesy of my 2nd bro ;) The solace.

Fond memories with my bros...I suck being a sibling D: We're not that close now but still share some jokes or antics. The bond will still remain.

I miss this cow. I won't mind drinking its milk again cos it's warm. When can we ever do that in S'pore?!

I.L.O.V.E.T.H.E.B.E.A.C.H.

SPOOKKKYYYYY

2010-10-29T21:43:00.007+08:00

Haha watch this video from The Exorcist, it's damn short. Yeah, I'm into horror movies lately. It's an art to produce one, and with the growing numbers of horror movies, it's difficult to make one that really stands out. From what I know, The Exorcist is the most famous, and now there's The Last Exorcism. Ahhh I wanna watch a number of horror movies - Bestseller, The Incite Mill, The Last Exorcism. I've watched Shutter, which really isn't that scary, The Maid [not much standard], The Ring and The Ring II [American one. Originally Japanese.]

Blablabla I have so many things to do.

PLEASURES OF LIFE

2010-10-26T16:09:00.003+08:00

Hi :) I'm gonna talk about Sat and Sun when I finally could take a breather and escape boredom. Actually typical Saturdays would be spent watching Moonlight Resonance hehe. Met up with Jolyn after her BAS competition at SCGS, headed to Orchard to catch a movie and scout for Emily and JY's birthday presents. Oh yeah, happy belated 15th to the both of you!

During the exam period I had a chance to watch Eat Pray Love with my mom cos she had free tickets, but obviously I couldn't go. So perhaps I'll read the novel. But now from what the critics and Mom say, it isn't good. At all. Haha maybe except for the captivating sceneries. Anyway, we watched this Jap movie, "I Give My First Love To You". At first I wasn't confident about it, but though some parts were kinda bland, it was really a heartwarming one. This touching show got me inspired :) There was a predicament in the movie - Takuma has a heart condition and urgently needs a donor, then at that point, his classmate, Kou, who was his enemy before was involved in an accident and became brain dead. On him was a donor card stating he wished to donate his heart. His mom and grandfather agreed, but when they saw Kou's tears flowing and some fingers moving, they were determined not to give up hope...so Takuma died in the end. In the scientific point of view, those are just reflex actions and do not mean anything, but to people dear to him, small little things mean the whole world. As long as there's a sign of life, they will want him to hang on. Just as what TV dramas always portray, patients in coma are actually conscious of their surroundings -_-'' If you were in that situation, what would you do? Sometimes life is just weird. Also, the movie effectively depicts "First Love" between Takuma and Mayu, childhood sweethearts. It's this kind of simple plots which give actors more space to express themselves, which I like :D Movies nowadays just keep repeating themes.

So, after the movie, Jolyn and I walked practically the whole of Orchard to find presents. Initial plan was to buy the small schoolbag that JY wanted at PS, but couldn't find. Thought of getting pencil case, no nice ones :/ Then we bought her a book from Kino. As for Emily, we searched for a water bottle but it was futile so we got her a tank top from Cache Cache. [Which reminds me, I wanna go shopping with Mom before she leaves for China with Pup!]

It's quite cool to be able to experience Orchard Road's bustling nightlife. Both of us were walking down the streets sharing a cup of Slurpee with a nice weather. Not bad ;) Oh, in the process of buying presents/window shopping, I finally got my new wallet! [The black one in the last photo]

And that was a great Sat ;)

As for Sunday, Mom and I went to Marina for Kbox and shopping with Aunty Siew Ken and Jiarui. Had a hell lotta fun there, haha and there was this guy in the next room singing like nobody's business. After that we walked around and stopped by Divaaa :D Bought a stack of bangles for $29 from the "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" section, and chose a bracelet. Yay ^^ Then we went to Topshop where Jiarui and I found out that the clothes at Topman are actually becoming more and more feminine. She walked to the men's section and got a pullover from there. Cool. So next time, we girls should explore the guys' section cos we'll never know what we can find. Too bad, this is an entitlement for girls. It can't work the other way round. That's the price men have to pay for making women pregnant, haha. Yup, and I got myself a top! Cost $19 and Mom had Citibank card, so additional 10% off, became around $17. Can't wait to wear it! :)

That was wonderful Sunday. I'm sure there'll be more of such opportunities!

Goodnight Nobody.

Thank you for your encouragement, and for not losing faith. I will persevere for myself and everyone who means well.

THROUGH IT ALL.

2010-10-22T18:07:00.004+08:00

Okay, so today is when we started getting back results. I'm disappointed, but at least I improved in Physics. There's just this immense pressure to maintain the standard after getting back MYE results. I know I'm not doing very well, and I have to run a thousand times harder to catch up with the footsteps of the rest. I've done my best, but somehow things just go wrong. The standards are getting higher, and so is criteria for promotion. At first during MYE, the whole cohort didn't perform well. But it's like understandable, first time, just in sec 3 blablabla, but there'll be no more chances for EOY. For those who did well then congrats, but my heart just sinks when some people are celebrating and jumping in joy. Sometimes I just feel it's unfair. Like I worked hard and my parents are providing constant support, but the outcome is still bleak.

We don't only study for the marks, most importantly we have to learn. But in this pressure cooker society, everyone is just blinded by the marks. Marks, position. I have to move on and prepare for next year, the hurdle - O Levels. It's gonna be hols but there's nothing much to be happy about. Have to strive hard, and O Level Chi is already coming up. There's not much time left, have to cover sec 4 syllabus. I really wanna take a break. I wanna get away. I need the yearly overseas trip, I wanna feel the world. I'm always thinking about the future, the possibilities, the world...but now I wanna sleep. My head is crushing me.

I will work hard and strive towards my goals.

Dammit.

GO GAGA.

2010-10-17T20:23:00.003+08:00

Been listening to Pixie Lott's songs for quite a while. But the point is, Alex Watson is in the MV! He's so charismatic. Btw, he's Emma Watson's bro. And he actually starred in HP and the Half Blood Prince! Can't believe I missed him, so probably going to catch it again. There's been this hype over him cos he's good looking and was featured in the Burberry ad with his sis. Super nice. And as what they say, the Watsons just look so good.

Hehe another person to look out for is Tom Daley! Followed the Commonwealth Games partly cos of him.

For now, I have quite a lot to do:

-Catch up with Junhui and Stuti [Oh gosh Junhui recently sent me a mail, saying I didn't keep in touch! Gonna send her my photos soon. Oh but I'm sending messages to Stuti on FB. She asked if we've decided which to go for hols, but Pup said we may
not be going overseas! Ugh!]

-Watch shows and movies! [Promise to finish watching Moonlight Resonance ASAP and return the DVD to Audris, download Funshion to watch Inception, The Blind Side, Invictus and many more...Plus watch Gossip Girl! Haha so many people on FB say they wanna watch. I need to start on Season 2]

-Go to the library! I made a list of books to read during the hols. More than 10. :P

-Visit primary school. Yes, I've not returned to ZPS for years D: Miss my primary school teachers so muchhh.

-And of course, spend time with friends and family!

Yay, Eugenia's birthday party on Wed ;)

But Guzheng is tomorrow :-O

.

2010-10-15T21:54:00.001+08:00

SAFE HAVEN.

HELLO IN A LONG TIMEEE

2010-10-15T19:12:00.002+08:00

Hi there long tam no seee!!

Exams are over. But can't be lax yet, another battle in Nov. Ugh I know my results are gonna be bad D:

Anyway, so much has happened during these few weeks. Of course the most significant event is Mrs LKY's demise. I really reallyy cried when I read/heard the eulogies. All the newspaper reports, forum letters...Despite hearing the eulogies made by MM, PM, Ms Lee Wei Ling and her granddaughter [Oh I really like her], I watched them again. Channel 5, 8, Channel News Asia.

So touching. The true love between Mr and Mrs Lee, how she would call him Harry endearingly, how she would stay up every night to wait for Mr Lee to read her favourite poems and tell her about his day, how she was full of love to everyone, how she still insisted on clearing her nose and throwing the tissue herself with that great sense of achievement [This is the most heartwrenching]...I really look up to her. That's life for us. But Mdm Kwa Geok Choo has led a fulfilling and blissful life, and I admire her for not wasting each and every minute of her life. She is a heroine.

Okay for now, I'll need a rest. Planning on going to Daiso tomorrow :) And going out with friends, shopping with Mom, going to library!

"Educational Rat Race"

2010-09-14T20:43:00.003+08:00

Finished 3/4 of my Lit essay. 692 words :P Still need points for Charlie! Can't think of anything yet. Won't have much time left to do.

On a sidenote, I'm so in love with Macbook, hahaaa! Recently there's this craze about Apple's Photobooth. Actually long long ago, I used it in my dad's office and now it's still as intriguing. Ah, technology.

Oh yeah, just read Elvin Ng and Guo Liang's posts on the "坏人" incident. Hmm...this world is complicated.

Off centre off centre off centre...

MESSED UP.

2010-09-11T15:08:00.002+08:00

In this world, it's difficult to show our true selves. Too many restrictions, too many eyes staring. Then where can freedom be found?

"Reason in madness and madness in reason".

RADDDDD.

2010-09-04T11:13:00.003+08:00

Hi all, today I have a story to share - about my best friend named Cramps.

Cramps pops out as and when she likes, sometimes she appears out of the blue and leaves me shocked. Cramps dominates the few days she's with me; I cringe in pain, feel dizzy, no mood for anything, sleepy. I can't do anything with her around. Perhaps Cramps is the reason I don't exercise :P

Really, Cramps can be, or rather is always intimidating. I am at a loss with her fury. Tell me, what should I do? Think I'll visit the doctor and get you banished out of my life. You leave me worried about my motherhood in the future *Kay sorry, this is too far fetched.

Cramps, if only you'll vanish when you see this post dedicated to you. Maybe I'll forgive you when you make Vampires Suck PG instead of NC 16!! Ughhhh. So yeah Cramps, please get out of my life. Thanks.

All I Need

2010-09-01T11:25:00.002+08:00

Vampires Suck trailer!

Highlight of last week was celebrating Kelline's birthday at PS. Had whopping fun! ;-) Will upload photos soon! *Think I shouldn't take ugly snapshots, period.

Ohohoh HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!! Thank you so much to all my dedicated teachers...of course not forgetting those in Pri. school, but it's been so long since I went back with my ex classmates. That's life. Sometimes you don't look back when you walk on. I seem to be stuck in this time warp cos I can't forget those days.

There's no point in 1 week hols I guess. First time ever we have to go back for almost the whole week. Sorry maybe I need to adapt. Hmm why didn't PM Lee mention this in his NDR speech? :P But we're probably looking forward to the Math camp! Haha trust them to come up with this. Damn cool, I think it's the first ever. Yay we can spend time with Ms Yeo, at the same time bond!

Wth, Inception if flying away D: No time to watch yettt. No I don't wanna watch on Funshion.

Keep holding on, cos you know we'll make it through we'll make it through...
Spark. Dark.

NOT REALLY TGIF :D

2010-08-20T20:35:00.002+08:00

Mr Brown spoof ;)

McNugget Psycho :P
Haha someone commented, "She thinks she's 50-cent"!

Highlight of this week has got to be my clique watching YOG Swimming on Tues! Sports School rocks. The swimmers rock. The heavy rain [suay suay] didn't dampen our spirits ;D It was certainly a feast for the eyes! Here, my favourite athletes:-

Tom Daley [Britain] Diver
Andrii Govorov [Ukraine] Swimmer
Flavio Bizzarri [Italy] Swimmer
Nicholas Schafer [Aust] Swimmer
Max Ackermann [Aust] Swimmer
Emma McKeon [Aust] Swimmer
Ivan Capan [Croatia] Swimmer
Apostolos Koutavas [Greece] Gymnast

It's amazing how YOG can make someone be a couch potato. I can watch it for the whole evening! Woohoo~

Kay, bye!

OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH HEY!

2010-08-13T14:11:00.002+08:00

Super hilarious Mr Brown spoof :D

Hey!

Next week is the YOG Swimming Finals! Going to Sports School, haha so proud as a spectator!

Okay, now here's my list of cliche/irritating scenes/lines/plots in local dramas:

1.) "爱情是不能勉强的."

2.) "我要跟你一刀两断!"

3.) "勉强是没有幸福的, 我们分手吧!"

4.) Woman gets slapped - "你打我?!" (With hand covering cheek)

5.) "对不起, 我们已经尽力了."

6.) Typical storylines like love triangle made to drag for 20 episodes -_-"

7.) Kidnapper - "准备好$___ 放进__的垃圾桶里...最好不要报警, 不然我立刻斯票!"

8.) Policeman holding gun, chasing criminal - "不要跑!"
-Hello?! Will the criminal guai guai stop running as told and be arrested?

9.) Lead actor/actress who looks everywhere and no one is in sight when suddenly the/she gets knocked out from behind.

10.) Kidnap scenes where kidnapper stuffs some cloth into hostage's mouth to prevent her from talking --- Thought it's possible to just spit it out!

Hahaa that's all for now. Tell me if you have any additions! ;)

Confusion

2010-08-07T14:59:00.003+08:00

HAHAHAA MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE!

Hey ho! N-day is approaching! I bet everyone's rejoicing cos of the long weekend. Where has patriotism gone to? :P

Anyway, yesterday was the celebrations in which everyone was squeezed like tuna. As Gina said, it wasn't very memorable, but I especially love the XGT performance! I think the drummer is so cool, hehe. Not forgetting the dance item put up by the India Bicultural students! It was lively and refreshing, everyone danced their hearts out in a way our performers have never done before. Spotted Stuti in her lovely costume :D

So right after celebrations, we headed to Jy's place to change. Wanted to have lunch at AMK Hub before watching Inception (Luckily it wasn't closed due to escalator which caught fire, remember?) but only when we checked the timings online did we realise there wasn't a perfect one. Ended up having lunch at Jy's house, thanks ah! Your grandma is a superb cook. Planned to catch the 2.30pm slot so we tried to complete Math ATT before leaving, but due to lack of materials, we digressed and used the com while happily munching on biscuits, hehe.

Alas, when we reached AMK Hub, it was so crowded and we spotted so many Xinmin students. Tsk. The queue for tickets was so long and worse, tickets for 2.30pm were sold out! Ugh. Regret not booking tickets online. Emily went to recce Jubilee's Eng Wah but the last screening of Inception there was long over. Resorted to Despicable Me but it was sold out too!! Settled for Salt at Eng Wah instead. Haha, tiring and chaotic. Then we met OTHER Xinmin students there. Everyone flocked to Eng Wah when Cathay was full-house. :O

Surprisingly, Salt was good. Action packed though I didn't like Angelina Jolie's look in it. Stunning performance though ;) I still have a wholeeee lot of movies to catch, including INCEPTION.

Stuti will be leaving on Mon :( Come to think of it, it's been almost 5 nights she has stayed with us and it has been a good experience to host her. They're at Sentosa enjoying themselves now and will only be back by 9pm. Wish I could spend more time with her. Should I go to the airport? With that group I'll always feel out of place, so nvm.

Okay, off to make a little something for my, um...buddy!

ON SONGS AND LIFE

2010-07-29T21:28:00.002+08:00

Off Centre has exposed me to several songs such as End of the Road, Your Song and If I Could. These songs are meaningful but to some they are bored cos of the tune. But I think it's these old songs that bring the most memories, and have the ability to soothe and calm a person's mind. Compare that to new-age songs now with difficult-to- understand-or-even-hear lyrics. Songs this generation are only about love, money and sex. Haha, remember someone saying that.

And yes, I do not like Miley Cyrus. She really cannot be tamed.

Ah, [busy busy busyyyy] life.

PS: When I checked my email I got a shock! Finally received a reply from an interviewee regarding 65th anniversary mag. Mission somewhat accomplished :) Also sent a mail to my buddy! Miss Beijing man! Feel quite bad for not going online to chat with her and she always takes the initiative to contact me. Andandand she uses English to accomodate me so this time I typed in Chinese. Hosting Elaine's buddy from India...coming from 3rd to 9th Aug. Hope to bring her around [maybe Universal Studios, hehe.]

LOVE~~

2010-07-21T15:56:00.003+08:00

WAKA WAKA

2010-07-21T15:33:00.003+08:00

Haha I'm so feeling so highhh now. Probably due to many things. Laughing and smiling like an idiot to myself and the com. Ughh. So anticipating n2dII! Yay Guzheng rocks.

*Slap slap* Kay now back to reality.

I wanna watch Inception! But I heard it's not showing by the time I go. No matter what I'm gonna lay my hands on Inception VCD. Life!'s movie review gave it a rare 5-star rating, can you believe it?! When it normally gives 1 and at most 3 stars.

Alright, gonna retreat to my room now. Bye!

Still Wondering

2010-07-20T20:27:00.004+08:00

Hmm, lessons with Ms Lie are so different from Ms Siva's. Both are good teachers, I must say, but they have different teaching "styles", it's just about who can accept it. Today was an exciting lesson in the library [hate removing my shoes!] where everyone seemed to participate actively. She's like always throwing us tons of info and we have to jot down, if not it's gone. Whoa everything happens at once, you have to listen, remember and write at the same time. Off centre, off centre...

Today was listening compre. Haha met Liyi in the canteen and had quite a chat before reporting to the hall. [Look, Liyi!] Handsome=Tofu. Heheh.

We have to accept some things even if we don't like it.

Time management.

Have I found a friend whom I can place my full trust in? Sorry, it's not that I don't trust my current friends. I love them, but seems like there's no one who I can talk to freely for I know she will guard my secrets, and I too will keep them safe with me.There are things which cannot be said but I yearn so much to let them all out. Dammit.Everything is not as simple as in the past...everyone is different now. Why is it like that?

D:

2010-07-13T18:55:00.001+08:00

Tell me a joke tell me a joke...

Feeling down. Perhaps I'm numb already.

Thinking of Fri, even in my dreams.

NOPE.

2010-07-09T15:16:00.004+08:00

Hehe submitted consent form to watch YOG swimming at Sports School. 5 of us should be able to get tickets to see hunks :D

Ughhh there's a yearly book sale by NLB starting tomorrow! Super cheap, ranging from $1-$5. But it's at Expo! And Alison, don't tempt me :P I wanna go watch movie with you guys tomorrow but I can't.

n2dII? No thanks, can I just get the donations? Running 2.4 almost killed me and I have to clock in 5km?! But then again it seems kinda cool cos we're participating as a CCA!

Too many things happening next week. Damn...

Oh, do power naps work? I'm yawning.

Can't stay back next week to prepare for that *Two words* Jeslyn described on her blog :( Probably doing at home. So anticipating itttt! ;)

PS: Pup is sooo freaking humorous! Hmm did I inherit that? He's returning on Tues and we can say hello to the cute man again :) (and more titbits!)

SPECIALLY DEDICATED...

2010-07-04T15:54:00.001+08:00

Here I'm gonna say whatever I have to say, now that Kaleidoscope's over.

"Dan da xin xi" -Thum (No choice but to type han yu pin yin)

It was the day, on 2nd July 2010, Fri. We skipped the whole day of lessons to get ready - tuning, playing the songs, changing and moving the stuff. Off we went to VJ where dry run began. In no time, it was close to 7.30pm, the time we had been waiting for. We waited behind the curtains as the people started flowing in and a video of preparation before Kaleidoscope was played. Then emcees started talking. Some of us were nervous, shivering and trembling. Once the lights came on, we proceeded to the centre stage. Lin lao shi led us in playing Chun Jie and Endless Love. Then xiao zu's Shan Xi. After which was the highlight - Yi Zu and Yao Zu. And it ended. Everything happened so fast, so fast that one minute Thum was smiling at us and another minute the audience clapped when Thum got off the conductor's stand. Too fast, too fast.

I saw Jeslyn crying and everyone was sad...I didn't know what to feel; I was depressed and happy. Maybe I didn't play well enough and dong zuo not big enough but I did my best...in my heart Liyi and Kailing's words replayed and replayed. Before that don't know how many times I've cried, I was just overcome with emotions. When I saw Kailing's sms the night before the performance, I cried. She said it was probably the last time she would sms us about guzheng. I told her I've been saving her recent smses...all those nice and touching words, always starting with "Hi Zheng 3! :-)". And Liyi's "Lookup, Breathe, Move."

Never again, would we be able to see
-Thum walking into guzheng room, carrying his backpack like a small boy
-Thum scolding and making us repeat the parts we didn't play well
-Thum taking out his recorder to record the songs and let us listen
-Thum showing us videos on his laptop
-Thum making jokes and laughing like a small boy
-Thum making us stand
-Thum treating us to bread
-Thum asking "Ni kan dao shen me"
-Thum showing us a picture of guzheng and telling us about "Tong xin xie li"

Although Thum has made me stand several times and scolded me, it would have been worse next year cos of SYF. But I'd rather it happen. I must say, the most memorable lesson of all was last Tues when xiao zu when to hall and the rest stayed in guzheng room. At first he said it was rest time and he zou would start when they returned. But when Thum left the room, Chengce suggested we he zou ourselves. So we began playing...Thum came in and was surprised and he said he wanted to join in the fun. He told us that was just "wan wan, dan hai shi yao ren zhen". In all seriousness, he began conducting while the remaining people played. He was in his best mood ever, making us laugh and giving assurance. He said, "Bu yao guan ni men seniors zai bu zai, zhao tan jiu ke yi le." Gosh, how did he know what we were thinking? During that whole period, he did not shout or scold, he spoke so nicely to us. Then he asked for his guzheng tee, haha! Chengce then passed it to him while some seniors took photos. He even cheekily asked for a hug! :D Awww, that was really touching! He said he would wear it on Kaleidoscope, "bu ran yi hou jiu mei you ji hui le".

Unexpectedly, when he turned up on Fri, he was really wearing that shirt! So cool. :)

Lastly, when the concert was about to end and flowers were presented to the teachers, everyone cheered so loudly and screamed like nobody's business when Thum appeared! That made me feel so proud. Also, I think everyone was so happy to to see the seniors return to watch their juniors perform, really touching. This goes to show how bonded guzheng has made us. After the concert, everyone was snatching to snap photos with Thum. I felt a little sad cos it seemed like everyone left out Lin lao shi so we went to take photos with her. I think Lin lao shi is a good teacher too but we need to have more time together. She's caring and nice in her own way too.

So I guess that's the end and the day where everyone can get together again is on farewell party. To all the seniors, thank you so much, even if I do not know some of you very well, I will still remember you guys! I love you Liyi, Kailing, Tsui Yan, Claudia, Chengce, Gina, Geokmin, Zi Yan and many others!

Thanks for the memories, 2nd July is truly a day to remember. Thank you for teaching me what music is about, it is not only about playing but being meticulous, about everyone's breathing and movements in tandem. Oh and in LT5 I saw a few stupid childish idiotic guys making fun of Thum, imitating how he conducted. Please, you are too ignorant. That's called being engrossed, to bring up our feelings. You won't understand it, dumbo.

Wo kan dao dian.

Yadayadayadayada

2010-06-23T19:17:00.003+08:00

Hi! :D

Seems like the photo is too small. Anyway I took lame quiz on xinmsn (it's quite useful actually) and I am 44.4% vain. Haha!

Today was rehearsal at VJC, woohooo! Was after Chinese Dance but a lot of time spent on arranging and stuff. The effect sounded weird too...

Had lunch and while waiting for the bus, we went into the hall to watch the combined piece. Whoa, Band was so loud that it drowned Guzheng's melody. I like Shan Xi Diao ;) Before I forget - We missed the bus and were "left" outside debating what to do. In the end Ms Sia gave us survival tips and in the rain we found a bus stop and boarded 55 back. Impressive eh? :P

Kaleidoscope is approaching and so is farewell party. Ohh noo I'll miss Liyi, Kailing and the other seniors! Reminder: Take more photos!

LAST WEEK OF HOLS DAMN.

Ciao!

Boohoo

2010-06-15T19:14:00.002+08:00

Heyhey. Currently still flooded by holiday assignments! Oh damn I promised to upload Beijing photos by last week. Really have the urge to but it'll take a long time. Have so much to talk about this trip mannn.

Pleasee please please give us a change of timetable when the new term starts.

Having Guzheng these few days, hope Kaleidoscope will run smoothly! And it marks the stepping down of seniors :( Liyi and Kailing are the best section leaders we could ever have!

I miss Aust. I miss Beijing. But I'm soo glad that my buddy and I are keeping in contact!

Oh greattt Your Hand In Mine will be ending in Jul. Then again, the marathon 7-day session of Love will start. Wth. And thanks Audris for lending me Moonlight Resonance DVD ;) beats watching local dramas.

Till then, ciao!

WAY UP HIGH

2010-05-26T18:56:00.002+08:00

Oooh yeah tomorrow's the day. Flying to Beijing and it's my first school trip! Can't wait for all the fun with Emily Chua and Ang Jy. Okay with Alison, Jessica and Liya too 8D

Sadly, we won't be getting our report books until we return. Oops I'm supposed to bathe now cos I applied some oily skin mask. Ughhh desperately trying to keep my skin in good condition before leaving. I'm being paranoid and worrying about stuff I might forget to bring. Not forgetting loads of snacks. I wanna go shopping there!

咱们到北京去了！ ;)

Reaching Terminal 1 at 7.30am and returning on 5th June at night. Haha I'm imagining the others in school during assembly while we're at the airport. And I won't forget your birthday, Serene! :D

再见！

-沛盈

MILES TO GO

2010-05-22T19:53:00.002+08:00

Engrossed in reading a novel on the sofa. It was all I ever needed, something to restore sanity. Thinking of all my dreams...I know in my heart what I wish to be. But aspirations and ambitions do change with time. Nothing in this world lasts forever. Will I be able to hold on? This time, I've been greatly disappointed to myself. What had happened? There was a weird feeling within me - probably a sense of foreboding. I knew it would happen. What can I do to change it? I know I've let my parents down. They have given me everything. What have I done in return? Now, I'll always be hit with a pang of guilt. My inspiration...whatever has been spurring me on - I promise to work hard and do better. I will not let myself have any regrets. As for now, I just yearn to be up in the air...those good old times. Am I just a bystander watching everything from the outside?

TOOT TOOT TOOT

2010-05-12T20:22:00.002+08:00

Hey, hey! Oh yeah, left with listening compre tomorrow. Went to Bugis with Jolyn after Lit paper in the morning. Bought tickets to Ip Man 2, then ate at Swensens. Watched the movie in a chilling, paralysing theatre with a super full stomach. But it was great and evoked a lot of emotions. Maybe including my trembling. Heheh. Seriously, YONG CHUN ROCKKKSSS. :D

Oh and we proceeded to take our ID photos at some booth near Kino. At least it's better than facing akward stares or whatever if I do it at the studio. Hooray I'm getting an IC! Shopped at Bugis and took the MRT back together. I alighted at Toa Payoh and feeling kinda bored, I toured the first level of HDB Hub. Nothing really nice in the shops, so I walked out and ventured into the neighbourhood shops. Now I realise the beauty of it. Haha ;) Wanted to buy some clothes but didn't so I walked to the library. Wth, the bad thing about not reserving books is that you can't find the books you want. Dammit. Scouted the whole Fiction section to no avail. Ah well.

On the way back to the bus interchange, I passed one of the boutiques and saw this $5 skirt so I bought it. Okay know I'm random.

Ciao!

CHEEESSSEEE ROCKKKSSSS! (Obsessed with Mac's TV commercial)

Okay, I'm underwater. I know you don't understand :P I can't swim anyway.
Ughhhhhhhhh

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GETS GOING.

2010-04-16T17:43:00.004+08:00

Hi, I'm finally back. Time indeed waits for no man. Days pass even faster than I run :/

Okay, yeah there's a season for everything. The fun's all over, like Shine and Homecoming. Haha iceballs and pillowfight !-) And I sat the pasar malam's Viking! What a great achievement as compared to when I almost tore my mom or pup's shirt apart in Escape. Not forgetting the giant slide I sat with Serene, which made us wet like hell. And now - MYE.

Anyway, we officially moved in on 1st April. No, it's not April Fool's joke, heheh. This place has a better view and ventilation is much better. Near the blocks, several playgrounds are tempting me. Did I mention we don't have window grilles? But I'm not afraid to look out, though I might fall down due to my height 8D Still need time to get used to this new environment, and most importantly, how to get around. Luckily my sense of direction isn't that bad. But the thing is, I only know how to return home. Now I take 1h to reach Toa Payoh, and 159 irritates me.

Dammit, 3 tests next week. 3 weeks to MYE.

Signed up for Beijing bicultural, aniticipating it if I get in! But it will clash with trainings for Kaleidoscope.

I shall look forward to Monga tomorrow.

Till then, ciao!

Perth, Surabaya, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Lubao, Zhuhai, Macau.
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Need inspiration; this pursuit of happyness.

JUMBLED UP

2010-03-20T12:00:00.003+08:00

Hey!

My house is currently in a big mess. The movers gave us 50 boxes to pack our things and we've been finding, throwing, packing. Just gave away lots of clothes and toys, now my cupboard is almost empty :P And all my drawers - didn't seem to clear anything, just stuffed them into the boxes. Have a gut feeling my room won't have much space. Ugh.

So from Mon onwards we'll be temporarily staying at my aunt's place. For around 9-10 days. Ahhh I have to wake up earlier. And if school ends late, I'll reach home by X'mas. Oh oh oh, the main point! No TV! Gosh, not to mention no SCV. My cantonese channel...

Anyway, I'm gonna bear with it till we officially move into our home sweet home, Pup's favourite place in S'pore ;)

What's with the weather? Keeps raining. The rain almost ruined our class outing yesterday, but nevertheless it was a blast mann! First, we met in school at 10am but some were late and we only boarded the bus at around 11am. The whole journey to ECP was long which made Ang Jy hungry, haha! Had early lunch at Subway then rented bikes to cycle. After some time, it poured so we sought shelter in the hut. The guys being guys, played in the rain and got themselves freaking wet. Haha. Continued cycling, also went to Bedok jetty, nice view :) Took group photo there but it started to rain again. -_- Rushed for shelter again. Forgot how many times it happened but, oh well. Wanted to go to the beach after cycling but decided to go bowling. Some of them rented the shoes and started bowling while we watched. I have never bowled in my whole life and I doubt I will in front of everyone. They don't need a live circus. Emily, Jy, Leiyuen, Serene and I got bored so we went upstairs to the arcade. Used tokens to play some games. Haha parapara was a joke. Four of us stepped on one arrow each but still failed. After some time of playing, we had to leave. Walked the underpass and back to the bus stop when it poured. Some of us (like me) didn't bring umbrellas so we had to share. By the time I reached the bus stop, my feet collected litres of water.

We seemed to panic cos we were kinda lost but decided to board 43, except Emily. Luckily we weren't lost and got off at S'goon station, where Grace and I took 315 back. It was an eventful day but I think we bonded, though many of us could not go. At least I've learned how to go to ECP and return. ;D

Okay, gtg. Dammit haven't completed my homework.

Ciao!

S-H-I-N-E

2010-03-13T14:44:00.007+08:00

Yess I went for Shine in the end, afterall it's once in a lifetime. I wanna support my school ;)
Thanks Kim Meng for selling me your ticket!

So after Grace told me that Kim Meng wasn't going, I called him and he said he could meet me at Republic Poly to pass me the ticket. At first I hesitated cos I was alone and it was too rushed. But I followed my heart and called the others. Found out my seat was quite close to them and decided to go. Met Alison, Kelline, Yujun and Kaiting at Bishan and took MRT to Woodlands before taking 169 to Republic Poly. Haha met so many other people, some really looked different. I must say, Shine was fab. Especially love the song Red Card! Really meaningful man. After the musical ended, we waited for Eugenia. Superb job, her acting was damn good. Lastly, thank you to my noble Pup who fetched me so late at night. :)

SO NOT HOLS.

2010-03-12T17:08:00.002+08:00

Finally, pulled through this whole week 10. Guzheng camp's over, it was da bomb man. Each year it gets better, really must thank the fab seniors for doing such a great job !-)

Guzheng tomorrow followed by Break Out on Sun with Jolyn! Chi oral on Mon, Math remedial on Tues with test. Gosh what happened to hols?! It's like any other week. Just received progress report. A lot to work on - really a big jump from sec 2. It's gonna get harder. When school reopens, there's Sports Day and Homecoming. Okay, life isn't all about studying but it depends on how we see it. Anyway countdown to Mid Years; 8 weeks.

Typical TGIF. Bet everyone's going for Shine. Not going :( regret la! And I wanna watch Dear John and The Lovely Bones mannn.

Got loads of homework to complete, so ciao.

2 weeks to Toa Payoh!

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CAMP!

2010-03-05T13:09:00.002+08:00

Bye, off for guzheng camp till Sunday. My camping bag is so freaking huge, like I'm eloping. Haha. Cos I squeezed my bigger-than-usual- (I don't know why) sleeping bag inside. Ah well.

Ughhhhh totally running out of time. Reaching home late on Mon and there's 2 tests on Tues, 1 on Wed! Plus homework.

Okay, rushing Glogster while continuously digesting beehoon and milo.

Ciao!

MY DAD'S DAY!

2010-02-27T20:06:00.002+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PUP!!

Thank you for always being our chauffeur...
Thank you for always buying titbits...
Thank you for always being our tour guide...
Thank you for being so knowledgeable...
Thank you for always setting fan...
Thank you for being the cutest man!

MORE THAN THOUSAND WORDS.

2010-02-19T18:29:00.008+08:00

Kar Har and Kar Wai :D

Candid!
Kids. :)

Oops. It's a piggybank actually - without pants.
Haha looongggg story behind this scorpion.
On the way to view our new house.

From the recent trip.

THE LONG AWAITED

2010-02-19T13:22:00.002+08:00

Back to school, but this week's been less stressful. Wed was half day cos of good O level results. Hopefully we'll be able to get full day next year! :)

Having lunch at Auntie Soo Mee's tomorrow and reunion dinner (again) next Tues. Aghhh next week is freaking scary. Tests almost everyday. I want my sleep! I've accumulated thousands of sleep debts in my whole life. Haha.

CNY was great. Having a chance to meet relatives or people that you only see once a year is a blessing. Last year really passed quickly - can still remember the details of CNY last year. So I guess this year is gonna be super-fast-forward. Everything changes as time flies. Especially miss 姨婆. Unlike my bros who were taken care of my my grandma, I stayed with her at a tender age. I will never forget her love and care for me. She always gave me whatever I wanted, and I always have this memory of her buying cup ice cream for me. There was once she and 姨公 brought me on a trishaw ride. Now, she is getting weaker with her age. The worst thing is, she is forced to move out cos the few blocks in that area have to be demolished. Whenever I visit her, she will always tell me about my toys in the room I used to sleep. I will always let her have a good look at me. That look in her eyes...I know it.

And now, I'm moving house too. All those fond memories. Just like when my grandma shifted years ago. Haha, wonder if we can still play that fire thing next year. This year's gonna be exciting.

Okay, posting rest of the photos another time. Something is seriously wrong with the com and I'm forced to use the laptop which is programmed in Chi.

CNY EVE

2010-02-13T11:35:00.003+08:00

Hi all, I'm in the CNY mood now, you? :) Guess what I said on my fb wall - "Dear cousins, hope we will not snatch the crackers from the yu sheng during reunion dinner later. And please don't cry :)"

Yesterday was as usual, TGIF but it was SPRINGGG! Woohoo we had it during Sec 1 too. This time it's with a different class. Not bad, everyone worked together and brought all the old newspapers and clothes from blk 916 to 918. CNY celebrations were okay but I still miss the one during Sec 1, cos Mr Chia was still with us. And the coolest thing is that we wore our PINK class tee. Haha Foong Sipin calls it pink panther. At the front is our class motto, "own or be owned", and at the back is the periodic table with everyone's names and index nos.

And last night was the last episode of some cantonese show I was watching. Which reminds me, I'm super pissed. Thought we can watch all channels on Starhub from Feb 12th-28th! When I could only watch the preview channel which is like combination of ch48 and 56. Dammit.

So this year we're going to Uncle Benny's house since last year we went to Dr Leong's. Pup and his friends take turns. Actually it was supposed to be at our new house but it's not ready yet. Yay renovations starting soon, should be moving in by mid March.

Okay, I gtg. Was smsing Sipin. Haha didn't know last night she sent me a text, asking me to wish her happy valentine's. When I replied, she wanted me to say I love you. Wth. And only later she did the same. Yeah I know, she loves me too much. :D

ABCDEFG!

2010-02-07T15:19:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow will be the start of another busy week. Bombarded with tests.

Anyway it's gonna be CNY soon! :D

Highlight of week 5 was Guzheng welcome party. Thanks to the seniors who put in so much effort for planning, bet we all had a hell lotta fun! Played games like Whacko, Bang Bang and DOUBLE WHACKO!! Haha I must say Jeslyn was the victim cos we saboed her ;P And Foong Sipin, I know you loved it too!

Hmm and yesterday was another round of shopping with Mom. Just went nearby to AMK Hub and surprisingly I found a pair of gladiator wedges. Sweetttt. Ended up buying a polka-dotted blouse too.

Last night was super cool. Stayed up to watch FD 3! Damn exciting. Wouldn't say it's scary but it's gross. I wanna watch FD 4!

Okay gtg, have to do some research for Lit.

That thing that happened recently...
Totally agree with Ms Tee. She must be under a lot of pressure now but she's a really good and responsible teacher. I'm sure the school will handle this in the right way. Let's stop it and don't let those malicious words spread anymore.

HEY, HEY THERE!

2010-01-30T19:32:00.003+08:00

HEY, HEY YAPPLE! Haha I've become a fan of Annoying Orange cos it's really irritating. For people who like it, watch the Annoying Orange: Younger Years. It's super funny, think it's the fake one.

Anyway, I had a great day out with mom at 313@Somerset. Bought 2 dresses from Hula and Co, $29.90 and $19.90 for 2nd piece! :D Also purchased high waist belt. Now I need shoes, mom says I should wear gladiators with wedges.

School is getting busier and stressful! Ugh I'm so worried. But at least I'm finally done with CAP portfolio. At least I did my best. If selected, we can stay at NUS hostels for 5-day Creative Arts Seminar! And some mentorship under and author with a chance of publishing a book I think.

Haha CNY decorations on Fri was damn funny but tiring. Stayed till 5plus cos we didn't want to continue next week. Yes I'm proud of all of us. Haha Emily said if we don't at least get 3rd place, we'll be damn pissed off. And I think we're really creative okay, like we came up with 2 plants, and pasted 发 etc. Put in a lot of hard work, hope the class will be surprised on Mon. Oh and thanks to the guys who stayed back!

Okay, off to have my dinner. Another busy week ahead.

HEY, HEY BYE!

I wanna eat p.

3 MORE WEEKS TO CNY!

2010-01-22T15:41:00.004+08:00

Gotcha Alison! :)

Flash Mob!

I LOVEE THE ANNOYING ORANGE!

Hmm...school's getting exciting? :P

Nothing much happened, but one thing's for sure - Ms Yeo is a free thinker. Haha. I don't know why but when we greet teachers after the lesson, we'll say "may god bless you" at the end. So Ms Yeo got really worked up and said, "Stop there. Don't say may god bless you!" There was once when we said, "Thank you Ms Yeo, goodbye and have a nice day...STOP!!" HAHA!

But on Thurs, someone said "may..." by mistake and we had to repeat 13 times. She was there counting while we shouted and we attracted a lot of attention -_- And today, we said it 24 times! Aghhhh.

Ms Chia switched our places and I'm not sitting with Ang Jy anymore.

We're not performing on 31st anymore! Why?! Hello, we spent how many hours each week, staying back to practise and learn the new songs? And now it's cancelled! Supposed to practise today but while returning from lunch we found out about it. It's Natasha's bday so we bought a cake for her and returned to school. Haha had fun hiding, doodling on the whiteboard and taking photos! :D

Later on I'll have to rush Lit portfolio. Gosh it's due on Fri! I'm like planning to type 7 stories plus reflections. I'm dead man. I think my expectations are too high. Why is it so difficult to get into CAP? :( But I won't give up.

Okay bye for now!

: / - -> : )

2010-01-15T17:15:00.002+08:00

Can't believe today passed so quickly. Chi after recess and school ended. But we had to stay back for Guzheng. What if Guzheng lessons are everyday? Seriously, it's beginning to dominate my life since the start of Sec 3. Didn't expect everything to come so quickly. But I think all of us are loving the performances :D and I love the Sec 3 guzheng mates! Haha everytime after school we'll meet and buy lunch either at coffee shop or 7-11 and eat at the void deck and crap there. It's always reallyyy fun.

And one of the lessons pissed me off. I don't wanna think about it anymore but I know that person already has a bad impression.

Nvm, although I always don't get enough sleep and get super tired and grouchy, I'll improve and make the best out of it.

Hope our class tee will be out soon for Homecoming! :) Think our class is getting closer now.

Okay, ciao.

WEEK 1!

2010-01-09T12:46:00.002+08:00

Pheww this week is over. First week was really hectic and tiring. I'll need to catch up on my sleep, I'm burnt out.

Okay so here's roughly what happened:

Got to know our form teacher Ms Joan Chia (Joan Chia wish your girlfriend was hot like me!) and saw the rest of 306. There's 42 of us in the class with only 18 girls. I think the guys are already quite bonded but we're not yet. So we played some cool ice breakers and had some admin stuff. We were released after assembly, and something funny happened during that time which I can't broadcast here!

Had Eng with Ms Fizhah, damn funny lesson. She said she saw some familiar faces blablabla.
Ms Fizhah: "So what colour do I hate?"
Some students: "Pink!"
Ms Fizhah: "What food do I not eat?"
Us: "Pork!"
Ms Fizhah: "Of course, besides that?"
Someone: "Lard!"

Hahahaaa.

Had E Hist with 307 and Ms Chia. Not Mr Tan :(

Our Chem teacher is Mrs Devan and SS is Mrs Karen Goh and Mdm Juliet Yeo, HMT is still Ms Tee :)

And here's the highlight!! Math teacher, Ms Annie Yeo. She's really as cute and funny as Mrs Khor man! She was telling us the rules and said, "Never bring your textbook, you do a good deed." Haha she meant that we have to pay $0.50 to class fund. And we began talking about paying in cheque and for next year. She said some people are so generous they always wanna do good deeds. Heheh and she took out her notebook to show us how many people have paid. Ms Yeo is also very in love with ACE Learning. She said whatever we wanna ask her or talk to her, go to ACE. Haha! Guess she's really fascinated cos we can type Math sums and formulae in the emails there. I practically doubled over laughing! OUR CRASS LOVES HER! :D

Lit teacher is Ms Siva :) and she told us about the opportunities and I'm so excited and looking forward! Next up is Mr Zhuang, our Phy teacher. He's kinda hilarious too. At the start, he told us about the true story of Wilson the Indian. All of us laughed so hard the moment we saw the slides. And in the story, he hurled Eng and Hokkien vulgarities at the police, not Tamil. Haha! Mr Zhuang said cos S'pore is multi religious so all of us can learn any dialect or whatever.

Oh and we had our first performance during Sec 1 Orientation. We girls bought the same black shoes ;)

I'm so excited about this year and there are so many activities lined up for 2010! Homecoming, Sports Day, Shine, Kaleidoscope II, 65th Anniversary Gala, XG65, Movie Marathon and many others!

Lastly...
I'm not really used to Upper Sec life yet but I'm beginning to adapt. I still miss 203 and instead of writing (12), 306, I tend to write (7), 203. Still keep thinking I'm in 2009. But I'm still happy and touched that the 203 people always meet for recess or in the canteen, which is really great! I enjoy talking to them and finding out about their new class and teachers. Now I don't feel out of place anymore. School life will be much more fun!

Ciao.

A COOL NEW CLASS

2010-01-08T20:18:00.002+08:00

(Think I'll update about first week of school tomorrow)

HIIII TGIF: Thank God It's Fri! Hahaha. And tomorrow is FRAG DAY.

OOOHHHHH WE LOVE MS ANNIE NG TO THE MAX. :)

We just took our height for PE and I'm 1.6!

LAST OF 2009, HI 2010!

2010-01-02T11:07:00.009+08:00

A FRESH NEW YEAR! :)

2010-01-01T15:03:00.002+08:00

Hi there, today is 2010! We slept at 1am last night and I'm still yawning. Oh and I bought the Jan issue of Seventeen today, totally fits the date.

Yes yesss we played last night and watched TV celebrations to welcome the new year. Played sparklers first followed by the 'grand fire thing'. And why must people always spoil our festive mood?! That year was that man who threatened to call the police, last night was some I-don't-know-male-or-female-dumbo who stood by the window at the opposite block and watched our movements. The moment we played with that 'fire', that person began shouting or saying something. Please, it's just a small fire which lasts 5 sec, after that it'll be so teeny weeny we can just use water to put it out. Stop being so paranoid!! It's not like we've not done it before, we're experienced. Ugh! After that we just played with candles, battling the wind. Haha. That person was still watching like an eagle. Wth. We were like mumbling, "See what see? Come down and join us la! Playing candles only, you can't do anything to us."

Bla. Nevertheless it was fun and I'll post the photos and video soon! :D

Last night my junior FOONG SIPIN began smsing be and we talked for like hours until it was 2010! Haha the longest conversation ever. It began with school and teachers, then towards the end we were telling each other to tell our moms that we're cute and funny.

Here's part of it:

SP: "No-_-! Hate my com! Can't wait for my o level to over, so my mom will buy me a new one :-D hell...4 more years to go!

PY: "Time flies la. Heh mine will be faster."

SP: "You are just one year older than me. And my mom never promise to buy you one so don't get so excited..hahaha."

PY: "Hahaha my mom didn't promise to buy you one too."

SP: "): Tell your mom that I'm cute!"

PY: "Same! We both are cute and humorous. Coolio."

SP: "I'm not going to tell my mom that :)"

PY: "Me too. Why are you copying me? PSP-Parrot Si Pin. Didn't know I was so creative. Pei fu!"

Haha. Oh earlier I smsed Emily too *ahem* and her reply was damn funny. But I shan't post it here. Those who know me can ask :)

3 more days to school!

4 MORE HOURS TO 2010!

2009-12-31T20:06:00.002+08:00

I really wanna blabber on and on about the trip but looks like it won't be this year. Haha.

Anyway today, the last day of 2009 was spent out. Initial plan was to go to Popular and slack at home, but Mom called and asked me out for lunch together with Aunty Sharon and her kids (Yun Teng and Mun Wai).

Took MRT to Raffles Place and walked to a Jap restaurant with the rest. We didn't really talk, shy kids. Haha. Mun Wai has ipod touch too, and the two siblings love Korean songs. The moment I mentioned Super Junior, he began doing that Sorry Sorry move. After lunch we were walking back towards MRT station and jaywalked across a road. It was full of cars and we just ran across. Guess what? One side of Mun Wai's Crocs got stranded on the road. He had to hop back. Heheh. After that went to Dolly's shop and stayed there for a while. Aunty Siew Ken, Aunty Sharon and Mom were thinking of bringing us out on Sat, maybe for Kbox and movie.

I travelled down to City Hall, planned to look around at buy my things while waiting for Mom to meet me after work. Walked in City Link and was in HMV when Jiarui called. She wanted to meet me for a while since her tuition had ended :D Meanwhile I was on the phone with Jy and we chatted for quite a while until Jiarui reached. So both of us walked around there and Raffles City. I was looking for a wallet and saw one at Billabong but didn't want to buy first. Haha we were all so pissed off cos the whole shopping centre didn't have a decent shop with nice wallets! Also went into Topshop, River Island, Singtel and many other shops. Went to Guess for fun and there was a wallet for $39.90! Can you believe it?! But I didn't like the size and design. I've been looking for a wallet for decades already. Nowadays it's difficult to find nice and budget-friendly wallets man.

Wanted to catch a movie with Jiarui but she couldn't so we had a drink at Gloria Jean's and waited for our moms. Haha I love Jiarui cos she's funny too! She told me this joke about her swimming instructor which made me laugh so hard that I didn't notice someone walking towards my direction and sorta bumped into her. So glad we hit off well and always meet up ;)

Our moms got lost but finally found us. Aunty Siew Ken and Jiarui left so Mom and I walked to Pop @ Central. Spent a nong nooong time there and I didn't manage to buy Seventeen! Agh I've been wanting to buy. Oh well.

Took train back and reached home quite late. Blablabla.

Tomorrow will be 2010. All the best everyone! Even if 203 won't be together already, we'll still be schoolmates and furthermore we have fabulous memories! It will be the new year to work hard, get to know new people, new things and have more understandings. I'm recharged. I know there'll still be certain people there for me and I love them!

Such a pity there's no family gathering or countdown. Nvm we can watch the HK countdown programme and celebrate on our own. Haha I'm gonna shout out of the window later!! And as usual, my bros and I will be playing with that fire game. That's fun okay. Last year some stupid man saw us and threatened to call the police -_- it's not dangerous! I know you don't know what I'm talking about. Maybe I'll take some photos cos it's really cool. And we bought sparklers, which reminds me of what we did with the relatives in China :) Our own fun way of celebrating the new year, woohooo!

*Looney Yinonn kept making me laugh like crazyyyy. Why is he so funny? Tell me why!
Oh and what will happen if we laugh backwards? For me, it'll sound like I'm having asthma attack.

Okay ciao!

FAWESOME DAY, XOXO

2009-12-29T19:52:00.005+08:00

Hippo, pig, monkey and elephant for the four of us!

Fantastic lovely day out with the girls :)

First met at AMK station before taking MRT to Somerset. Went to Cotton On where Jy wanted to buy a pair of jeans but didn't in the end. Walked on to Cineleisure and boughts tickets for Bodyguards and Assassins. Haha on the train we were deciding on either that or Sherlock Holmes; majority won. And Jy kept complaining she was hungry so we had lunch at a Japanese stall. I was telling them about the trip too - I know I haven't updated about that 11 days, I'll need a nong time. Jy was reallyyyyy famished and even ate our noodles! 8D

Caught the movie after that. 3 of us cried, except for Jolyn (again). A good and meaningful movie, about the uprising of the Chinese and those who sacrificed for the rebellion. Jy loves Nicholas Tse!! Haha.

Took neoprints and we chose that machine with a step behind and were rushing after each shot, climbing up and posing. Frantic. Didn't turn out that good but I still love them, especially how Jy and Emily so mischievously decorated them. I suggested taking again, afterall the last time 4 of us took together was last year, and I simply love taking neoprints. Jy also agreed but the rest didn't -_- Agh nvm.

Jolyn was looking for earrings and ended up buying them at Diva. She chanced upon 4 necklaces selling for $18 and bought the set! So pretty and cute, just nice for the 4 of us man! Friendship necklaces :D When we were about to return home, I was so excited and wanted us to take photos with our necklaces. Began taking outside the building and I kept losing control and laughing. So some unglam shots are not up. Heheh.

Anyway I just love my clique! Although Jolyn will not be in the same class as us, we can still meet up. Also, we already have a lot of great memories together!

*Now I have so many movies to watch - 听说，不能没有你 and Dear John, which is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks! I can't wait man.

Ciao!

2009-12-28T10:34:00.003+08:00

Hi world I'm backkk! I have so much to update, which I'll do asap. Oh and I'm in 306, same as Emily and Jy! And Merry belated Xmas, I was overseas so I couldn't send smses.

Missed Dong Zhi, Xmas.

But there was shopping, sightseeing and *ahem*.

Now that I'm back, I'll miss Zhuhai/Guangzhou/Lu Bao/Macau. Yes, we went to that many places.

Firecrackers, sparklers, thrill ride, sky chair, steamboats.

Going to Jy's later, bye!

2009-12-16T19:21:00.001+08:00

I'm left with a bit of packing and I can slack. Have to wake up at like 5+am tomorrow cos we're catching the 8am flight. So I have to rest early.

OKAY, BYE FOLKS, I'LL BE FLYING OFF TOMORROW! :D

Pup is bringing the laptop so I hope I'm able to update and post some photos.
17th-27th is such a nong nooong time. I'll miss my friends, my house, my bed, food and everything in S'pore!!

Ciao!

Kbox and Coffee Beannn

2009-12-15T19:12:00.003+08:00

Only found out this morning that Emily's staying over at her cousin's house and returning tomorrow. Was supposed to be a meetup for 4 of us and Jy didn't wanna go anymore. Didn't manage to meet all of them before leaving for my trip on Thurs :( Probably meeting on 31st, watch movie and take neoprints. Agh hols are ending!

In the end I met Jolyn at AMK cos she wanted to pass me my pressie. Thanks a lot for The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks, the sweet card and the diary from China. We sang our hearts out at the Kbox at Broadway Plaza (Haha I didn't know it's called that) and had lunch there too. And we found out that we had too much catching up to do, so we decided to have a drink at Coffee Bean and chat. Yeah, we had a long and nice talk and she was telling me about the China trip. Simply have endless things to talk about with my bestie :D

Haha were talking about shows and songs etc. I really reallyyyy can't bear to leave my clique.

After that we walked around and came to this damn cool shop! It has gorgeous clothes and we tried on some. Ended up buying a top for $12.50 from the '50% off' rack, and Jolyn bought a dress. Really cooool. The dress is very unique and it suits Jolyn a lot, but not me. I'm happy with my blouse though! We should do more shopping another time!

Okay I have to start packing my luggage already. 2 more days.

Oh and one more thing - Yinonn ate potatoes everyday in Perth, haha and he said if not for the gym workouts, he'd be fatter. That's what they call "jia kantan".

2009-12-14T10:25:00.002+08:00

Our fridge is almost full of magnets, mostly from places we've visited over the years :D

Hi and good morning!

Yesterday we were out the whole day and we went to pick Yinonn from the airport. He's back from Perth, which reminds me, I miss Aust.

Anyway we were on the way back and he was telling us some stories. The bus driver said, "Up ahead is the nudies' beach, but we won't be going there for obvious reasons." The rest of them were like, "Huh, go lehhhh!"

HAHAHAHA.

Btw he bought us shirts, and he thought I wouldn't fit into mine. I'm not that fat. Yeah and from the photo above, you can see he has good taste huh. Haha the wordings are really interesting.

2009-12-11T17:48:00.002+08:00

Woohoo this is my 100th post. This blog was created last Nov. So I've celebrated it with a change of blogskin. How's it? I changed the colours and edited the headers. Tell me in the tagboard! ;)

Bye I'm off to read my novels.

2009-12-10T19:20:00.005+08:00

This is my youngest cousin Kar Yek. She's so lovely! ;)

Oh we saw this in Taiwan. The picture of the head can shake and from far I thought it was Yinonn. Funny.
I think this is really damn hilarious!

Hahaha.

The afternoon was totally messed up and I got really pissed off. Thankfully, I had Jiayi to talk to and she listened to my grouses. Thanks a million Ang Jy! 8D

Anyway here are some random photos I koped from my bro's phone.

Btw I'm doing X'mas cards for my dear friends :D Haha, learned it somewhere. Yeah I'm being secretive but Jy knows a little. The first time I'm doing this kind, hope they will like it! And I have to pass them early cos I'm not spending X'mas in S'pore. Aww.

So long folks!

2009-12-09T18:15:00.001+08:00

IPOD TOUCHHH!
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Club Penguin!
What are you thinking? They're playing Taptap!
My cute lil toy fish which was abused by Emily Chua.

Yeah, Juniorrr.

What a windy day (but not in my house)

Rubberband skipping rope.

So I was getting ready to go and meet Jiayi - to be exact, changing- when she called and was all flustered so I rushed to find her. Turned out that she thought she was lost but she wasn't. Haha I thought she took 159 from the wrong side or something and she couldn't see Sheng Siong. Phewww. I saw her waiting all alone near the childcare centre. And she didn't wave to the kids! :P

Went to the 73 bus stop to wait for Emily who said she'd be late. Jy and I talked while waiting and a bus arrived. Yeah Emily wasn't on board and we continued waiting. Then a second bus came and we were like, "No, Emily surely isn't on the bus!" but she was. Haha. Walked to my block and Jy the clever one kept guessing wrongly. :)

We started by experimenting with the smoothies and it wasn't really successful. Sorry girls, it's also my first time! We followed the recipe but the fruits weren't frozen and there were no strawberries so we just put ice and tried our luck. The product was some green sour drink. Quite sour cos of the kiwi and pineapple juice. Jy, the one who has a sweet tooth added loads of honey and we blended it. Poured into the cups and drank...quite okay.

Second, we tried by blending ice, milo powder (supposed to be coffee), sugar and ice cream. Turned out to be sweet and chocolatey so not bad I guess! :D

Jy used the com and she wanted to create Club Penguin account! Haha I was so surprised. Emily and I played her ipod touch games. Taptap and other fun ones! :) Super nice. Endless games and fun. Emily showed us SJ videos and some parts were hilarious. I showed them a handsome dude but they thought he was so-so. Haha nvm I still think he's a hunk.

I switched on Miotv and showed them Chace Crawford in Gossip Girls. He's another suave one, and they agreed! Haha :D Hopefully I can watch season 2. Okay then we changed to Mobtv and watched I Not Stupid Too and I showed them my friend who acted! Some episodes were very funny. Oh actually my house doesn't have board games except Monopoly Junior so I suggested playing that. And I said since it's Junior, we can set whatever rules we want. But we weren't really keen on playing after a while. Had nothing much to do so we went downstairs to play badminton. Oh yeah sorry, we've not played badminton for ages so the rackets are a bit 'rusty'. Came back up and I wanted to play the Mr Bean vcd but I just couldn't find it! Wth. Luckily my bro found it which I don't know how. So we watched it and I fast forward-ed to some nicer parts. It was quite late already so I walked Emily and Jy downstairs.

Btw thanks for the presents! I love them. And sorry our drinks weren't very successful and you all were quite bored. Nevertheless I still had great fun cos of you guys. Meet again! <3

P.S. Emily Chua I love your ipod touch! Haha your games are coool.

2009-12-09T10:57:00.002+08:00

EHHHLOOOOOOO.

Another 1h plus and I'll go downstairs to meet Ang Jiayi at one of the staircases opposite Sheng Siong. Then we'll wait for Emily Chua at the 73 bus stop. Jolyn is still in Chinaa so there's only 3 of us today. Nvm when she returns we'll go to the movies and take neoprints! 8D Oh and our massive Kbox date, although we haven't contacted the rest yet. The hols are gonna end soon so we must make use of these few weeks to hang out. Yeah I'm again reminded of the fact that we don't know our classes. Pissed off man.

Should I list out the stuff that I bought from Shop N Save? Okay! Apples, pears, oranges, bananas, kiwis, pineapple juice, yoghurt, ice cream. :) Cool eh? Wanted to spend around $15 to get 1 stamp but exceeded budget. And didn't manage to get 2 stamps. -_-
We're gonna experiment with smoothies! There's one recipe that needs strawberries but I didn't buy them cos they're too many and it's a hassle. So I don't know what we're gonna replace it with. And lots we can do at my house hahahaha!

Ciao!

2009-12-07T21:50:00.002+08:00

A day to remember <3

Took my grading exam in the afternoon and after that Pup sent Yintat, Mum and I to Novena station where we took the train to Somerset. Shopped around 313@Somerset and I bought a long-sleeved blouse from Bossini. Yep we have to start scouting for clothes to bring for the trip. Had some food at Toast Box before we headed to Bugis Junction. Wasn't anything much there, so we took the train to Kallang and Pup picked us from the bus stop. He brought us for dinner at Geylang Serai (the place with the rojak stall). He wanted us to try this Malay stall but strangely, most stalls at the hawker centre were closed. So we walked on and on and settled on a Malay coffee shop. Tasted the traditional Malay food (some too spicy :P).

I think that's how my day was spent. Time passed very quickly but it's a very memorable day and I'm so happy. YAY I'M OFFICIALLY 14! :D

A big thank-you to those who wished me happy birthday, be it sms or FB. I really appreciate the sweet messages and I'm so touched ;)
-Family, Jolyn, Emily, Jiayi, Jiarui, Berlin, Seryun, Germaine, Alison, Jeslyn, Natasha, Dezhi, Lin Rui, Suryani, maybe Sipin, who knew it's my bday but purposely didn't wish me happy bday haha, Weilee, Jaz, Yupei, Jieying, Yifei, Yongwen, Haikal, Xingjie, Randall, Keith. (Sorry if I left out anyone's name)

I have nothing to do tomorrow but I'm excited about Wed!

Ciao!

2009-12-05T21:18:00.002+08:00

Oops it's been donkey years since I updated. (I'll miss Jolyn!)

Recently, I've been thinking and reflecting. Yeah, it's the hols, but the thought of any assignment appearing on Xmoogle kinda scares me. I'm quite tired. Throughout this whole year, studying, doing homework, projects, exams. When the stress is at its peak, I always feel like collapsing. I've been slacking, resting, hanging out, rejuvenating. But these few weeks are never enough. Why can't we extend the hols? In the blink of an eye, the hols are gonna end. I've not really been doing anything. I will get started. Example, read more. In the world of books, I get lost in paradise. And I'm thankful that there are fantastic authors in this world.

Anyway, 2 more days to grading exam. 2.50 pm, wish me luck.
Oh and I was surprised when Mum passed me Jiarui's birthday present yesterday. It's my first gift :) But in the end, what significance does a birthday hold? In a couple of days, I'll be officially 14. Finally. But after that?

Haha enough man.

I'm very happy and blessed that I have beloved friends, family and everyone. That's why I love the 3 girls in my clique. They're the sweetest girls I've ever met, and I'll never forget all we've been through <3

Yep, I'm sooo looking forward to next week and so on. Excited about girlfriends' hangout and family's overseas trip. And on Wed, Emily and Jiayi are coming over to my place! We can make lovely smoothies with my blender, chat, watch tv, play Hotel 626, surf the net and play. Greatt :D (But Jolyn can't make it cos she's in China.)

Lastly, I've been enjoying my time at home cos of Miotv. There are wonderful programmes and movies to watch! Hahaha.

So long, folks!

Love, the essence of a full and wonderful life.

2009-11-28T13:55:00.002+08:00

Hiii I'm back from open house while Emily is still in school. Haha I'm NOT being sarcastic. Anyway my shift with Germaine, Dezhi and Honghai was only 9am-12pm. Was busy talking all the way. And we were like so shy and hesitated talking to the parents. In the end some walked away :/

And I just found out that Germaine is a very comical person. Haha. Oh and if you're wondering why Jiayi isn't in my group, she's in JB now. Yeah she just SMSed me and said maybe she's going to JB, will tell me in the morning if there's traffic jam then she won't go. What is this man. Haha.

Ciao, maybe I'll log into Stardoll for a while.

One last thing - I'll be going to Chinaaa and maybe Macau from 17th-27th Dec. Yinonn isn't going so my grandma is taking his place. We'll be visiting my grandma's hometown too. Think this trip's gonna be a meaningful one. Trace my roots.

2009-11-26T09:27:00.002+08:00

Hi there, I'm currently having my breakfast while typing this.

Yesterday, Mum, Jiarui and I went shopping! Cos Judith wasn't in S'pore, Mum suggested us going out. From Orchard MRT station, we went to Pull and Bear (where Jiarui bought a top) and River Island. Then we walked to Far East Plaza. Okay that place rocks man. It's quite big and there are many nice shops with reasonable prices. I bought a necklace and later on Jiarui and I bought a cardigan each :D Yayyyyy. We walked almost the entire building, looking around (haha and peeking into tattoo parlours). Talked and talked, and Jiarui recommended me some songs while I told her about The Last Song. Oh and there was this military inspired jacket which is so cool, and I wanted to try it on but I didn't want people to see the tank top I was wearing inside :/

Jiarui and I also went to some shops and tried some cosmetics, haha. Mum was trying some shoes at a shop and the both of us were like trying on the high heel shoes and comparing them. Haha :) It was dinnertime and Jiarui had to leave cos her dad came to fetch her.

In the end, Mum and I walked to Wisma and Ngee Ann City, and I bought a top from Mango! Yeah, yesterday I was damn happy cos of all the things I bought. But one thing - I'm gonna give up my pair of grey flats, period. After all the walking yesterday, my feet hurt. Mum bought that pair for me, and it's already the biggest they have. My feet are really big. Anyway nvm as long as we had fun :D

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Just for laughs:

Puiying: "Guess what? My mum bought a blender, and it can blend ice!!"
Jiayi: "That's why it's called a blender."

Jiayi: "Hmmph for two weeks nobody called me!"
Puiying: "Oh...I help you save your phone bills!"
Jiayi: "Sorry hor, my phone is unlimited."

Haha I always have hilarious conversations.

2009-11-24T16:31:00.002+08:00

Hi :D

Mum and I had foot reflexology at AMK Hub, then we looked around and I managed to buy a checkered top! Haha now I realise AMK Hub is quite big. Also, we went bought a blender from NTUC. Finally, we can blend some stuff and create nice desserts! We had Subway for lunch before returning home. Yeah that's about all.

Tomorrow there's CCA, and after that I'll be going out with Mum and Jiarui. 8)

Think I'm going jogging later. These fat legs of mine need some toning. It's time I get started man.

And for the umpteenth time, I miss 203.

2009-11-23T17:35:00.005+08:00

Hi, let me talk about yesterday first.

We went to Expo to check out the furniture fair but there was nothing much so we proceeded to the food fair. Gosh it was damn crowded! All the stalls were like giving samples of their food, haha can have lunch there! We bought many packets of nougat there. After that we went to the John Little hall and so many things were on sale! Bought some stuff there too. And then the main point - MPH book sale! Hahaha. Seriously huge place with books in boxes here and there, I didn't know where to start so I randomly walked around. Books there were like $5 or $8, heheh cheap right? :D
After a long time of scanning through, I finally found a book, Nights In Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks! Yay man. Oh and there were many of James Patterson's books. Yeah but I'm damn happy with my buy. Right now I also have The Time Traveler's Wife to read.

Okay, today I met Jolyn at AMK station and we went to Plaza Sing. We've been wanting to eat at the Ice Monster shop (the one that I had at Taiwan!) and it was really delicious. Quite bored after that so we watched A Christmas Carol. Didn't watch in 3D :( and it wasn't that nice, in fact the beginning was quite scary! I think it'll be worse for little kids. Just walked around and went home after that.

I can't wait to go overseas for a getaway. Dad almost booked air tickets but didn't in the end. We're thinking of going to HK/Macau/Zhuhai/Guangzhou ;)

I WANNA KNOW WHICH CLASS I'M POSTED TO!!

Sorry, I know I'm always making you worry about me. I don't know, but I just feel that way. I've been sick for several times already but you still show concern and take care of me. I'm very grateful for that. Start exercising. Start exercising. Start exercising. Start exercising. Start exercising.

Ciao!

Dedicated to my dearest class

2009-11-19T19:52:00.003+08:00

In Jan 2008, 40 of us from different schools came to know each other as classmates. We didn't know each other and were like strangers; afterall we had to adapt to the new environment too. I remember that Randall and Petrisson were the first to talk to me. Haha and they asked the same question - what I had for recess. I thought that was really nice, making me feel not so lonely in class.

For Sec 1 orientation, we had great SLs like Zi En and Wei Yeat who were our mentors. They were really nice and led us in playing ice breaking games. Later on, we had orientation campfire, where we had to perform. It was memorable, all of us dancing together. I came to make friends like Jiayi, Emily and Jolyn, and of course, the rest of the girls, as time went by. We weren't that bonded yet, and there was still a boundary between girls and boys. Come to think of it, it's weird. In Pri school, all of us were very close, including the guys, even going out and taking photos together. But in Sec school...not quite the case.

Slowly, there were some changes in the class like Jingpei who transferred out. (Don't remember the details though.) Sec 1 was a relatively easy year cos there weren't Mid Years. Throughout the year, we familiarised ourselves with the school and teachers and got used to Sec school life. Oh, and CNY celebrations! Haha that was really coooolll. Mr Chia, the VP who's always very comical, sang 财神到 during the performance. But he's no longer our VP :( It's saddening cos good teachers like him are hard to come by. Anyway, there was also newspaper collection during that period, and we went around the estate collecting old newspapers and giving out flyers. As a class, we participated actively, and gradually built up class rapport and class spirit. Also, we donated canned food for hamper distribution :D

April was one of the highlights - Homecoming Day! As beginners, we weren't familiar about the planning and preparation so we just sold keropok. It rained on that day, and after the rain, we walked around with those packets in our hands, selling around the school. They sold us fast! In August, we had our first class outing after National Day celebrations. We had it at Palawan Beach :) where we just relaxed and had fun. I think our first class photo was taken there, at the beach. Yeah I'll never forget that!

Haha forgot when we started having CCM, but it was plain borrrinnggg, right? ;) So throughout the whole year, we came to understand each other, had lessons as a class, went through countless tests, and finally EOYs. But we made it, and that was our first year! (Not forgetting chalet!) :)

203 2009! By this year, we're already damn close to each other! But Suhailla transferred out, and Xingjie was our new student! We're still in lower Sec, but at least we're now seniors to the new batch of Sec 1s! And the unforgettable events? This year's Homecoming was totally a success! All of us were really united and displayed our class spirit. From last year's experience, we knew what to do. Our coke float and cheese fries were hottt and yummy :D Needless to say, business was really good and we earned $1900+!

And again, CCM continued. Haha we crapped and talked and laughed during lessons, ignoring what the teacher said. Cool huh? A must mention - Teachers' Day celebrations! The best ever man. Some teachers put up a skit, acting as XMS students, and that really tickled us. We didn't expect Ms Kuck, Mrs Lee and Ms Oh to act as Nerd, Pai Kia and Vain Girl respectively. Funny to the max.

Then there was inter class games, where some of us who took part fought hard and clinched 2nd place! That was exciting! All the celebrations and fun came to an end and we had to work hard for EOYs. All of us could feel the pressure and stress from homework and tests. It was a stressful period, but encouragements from jour classmates and teachers made us hang on and persevere to the end. Phew, finally EOYs were over and I guess we're happy with our results? ;) Even if we didn't do very well, as long as we put in our best effort and do our best, we won't have any regrets.

But that meant that we had only post exam activities left. I think we made good use of our last few days together as a class, like Arab St *ahem* and SAM excursions. Lastly was our UNFORGETTABLE AMAZING AWESOME SPLENDID FANTASTIC WONDERFUL class outing! Yeahhh, Palawan Beach again, but who cares, as long as we had a great time there! This year's was definitely more fun and exciting than last year's. Played games, played in the water (with lots of splashing, haha) and took lots of photos! Jumshots, candid, whatever. Definitely a day to remember and I'm sure all of us had great fun!

203, you're the most terrific class in the world and I'm really glad to be a part of this bonded class. I'll never forget all the jokes, crap, laughter, mugging times and crazy times we had together. Even if we go to different classes, we'll still be in the same school and that's the connection holding us together :) It has been 2 crazy and amazing years with this class, and I love 203! Now that we're progressing to upper Sec, let's continue to strive towards our goals and do well. All the best everyone! (Look forward to the completion of Aesthetics Hub!)

P.S. I'll miss our assemblies together, having PE lessons, laughing at Mrs Khor's cold jokes, making so much noise yet exceptionally quiet during some lessons, (girls) hating the guys' stinking and wet PE shirts on the 'clothesline' in our class, laughing together, worrying together etc...what a blasting 2 years indeed. <3

2009-11-15T18:02:00.002+08:00

Not-so-exciting Family Day.

Ah it's Sunday and as usual we went out for breakfast. Had noodles at Balestier, then went to Kino. Saw The Book Of Tomorrow there :D It's a little expensive so I'll have to borrow it at the library. Anyway Cecelia Ahern is gonna Skype in S'pore on 19 Nov at Kino! Simply love Kino cos of the wide variety of books. And The Last Song is a fantastic novella. Cried while reading. This book is gonna be made into a movie and I'm definitely going to watch it. There's Miley Cyrus and super hunk Liam Hemsworth. It'll be out in April 2010. Now my favourite author is Nicholas Sparks cos his books are really amazing. :)

Okay then we visited my grandfather. I love my grandfather and he's the nicest old man. There was once when my mum bought sandals for him, and he bought the number on the shoe's sole. Guess what? He won 4D! Haha and he split the winnings between his grandchildren. He's a cute and nice person, and when he sees us, he'll always say, "Hello! Good!". Hahaha. He also always has his meals damn early, like breakfast at 8am, lunch at 10am, dinner at 4pm. I've always hoped that he'll tell us stories of the world war.

Had lunch at Botak Jones, which was so-so. Quite disappointed, but at least we've tried the food. Mum wanted to go to Expo for some exhibition to source for ideas to furbish our new house, but we didn't in the end. Yeah we'll be moving to Toa Payoh in about 5 months time. So sadddd.

Tomorrow's the release of the combination results, but I don't feel anything :/

Ciao!

2009-11-11T15:02:00.002+08:00

Okay I'm back, shall continue about the super fun class outing. Yesterday after tuition, I took the MRT from Kovan to Harbourfront. Was SMSing Emily to find out where she was (she was on a different route), since she was going to meet Jiayi. We were talking and talking when she asked me how many stops left to Dhoby Ghaut and I asked her too. Then it seemed like both of us might take the same train cos she had to transfer line. Yeah I was so excited cos I wanted to meet her! But when the train approached Dhoby Ghaut, I didn't see her and was quite disappointed. SMSed her again, and we found out we were on the same train! Haha damn funny. I kept looking around and trying to control my laughter. Finally after a few stops, we saw each other. Haha and we walked towards each other like the male and female leads where they meet. :D

Emily and I waited for Jiayi at Harbourfront station, and in betweeen, there was the biggest joke of the day - "Daniel". Hahaha. We couldn't stop laughing la. After a while, Jiayi came with some of the girls and we walked to level 3 for the monorail. As usual, guys were late so we went to Food Republic to have lunch first. Emily Chua, I bet you remember the stall named "Confirm Today"! :P Then we went to the top level of Vivo to play in the pool. After that, the guys arrived and we bought our tickets for the monorail. On the monorail to Beach Station, we saw the construction of the theme park. It's super cool and all of us were so high about it! The roller coaster ride looked so thrilling. I'll definitely go there after it's completed, maybe it's even better than Genting!

We walked to Palawan Beach, put down all our stuff and started with the games. Remember we played "What time is it Mr Wolf", "Ice and water", "Catching" and some others which we weren't really enthu. Haha I think the class comm gave up. We ended up playing on our own before Mdm Abey and Ms Salihah came. They brought yummy nuggets! ;) So it was kinda free time and we bought drinks at 7-11 and went to the little I-don't-know-if-it's-fountain-or-pool-place where all of us got thoroughly wet. Ugh and I didn't bring extra clothes okay. Thanks Randall and Jiahong, for splashing me with lots of water. Haha. But it was fun. There were little kids also, and Seryun and I went to talk to 2 Caucasian children. :D

Oh I love Palawan Beach cos it's full of coconut trees! Really serene and wonderful place. And from the photos, you can see that we took Bollywood photos. Had a great time and took lots of photos, and the jump shots were fun! The part where we went to the waters was hilarious. Randall suggested doing Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry" MV and Jiayi took the video. It'll be posted on facebook :)

In the evening, Emily, Jiayi, Berlin, Seryun, Simone, Randall and I packed our things, took some of the titbits and went back to that little "pool". Sat there and talked while munching on the chips. Anyway it was a great time. Before I forget, this is a must-mention. Randall piggyback-ed Berlin cos she injured her leg. Haha so caring huh. They were so shy but we still took photos of them. It was already quite late so Emily, Jiayi and I decided to return home. Sorry to the rest, we couldn't join you guys for dinner!

Thank you everyone for making this class outing such a memorable, fantastic and awesome one. It was way better than last year's. I will never ever forget this splendid day in which I spent time with people like never before. Great great greattt :D Guess this is the last time the class is meeting up, but I'm sure some of us will still go out together in the hols!

Ciao.

203's boomz class outing!

2009-11-11T09:21:00.013+08:00

2009-11-10T20:53:00.003+08:00

Hi quick post cos I'm super duper tired. Today's class outing at Palawan Beach was fun to the max! Totally enjoyed it :D

Have lots to say which I'll continue tomorrow. I can only say, 203 rocks everyone's socks and we're an awesome bunch of people. Also have lots of photos to post, like jump shots, candid shots and really really fun things. Can't wait to blog and post on facebook tomorrowww!

Till then, bye! (CCA tomorrow.)

2009-11-06T13:52:00.002+08:00

Hi there! Haha I'm on hiatus now so I only blog when there's interesting things to talk about.

Anyway, yesterday, Emily, Jiayi and I took the MRT to Novena cos we wanted to shop at Velocity's Cotton On. Yeah it's the main Cotton On store in S'pore! Really huge man.

We walked around and I saw some nice clothes but couldn't make up my mind so we went to find somewhere to have lunch. First we went to Kopitiam but it was too crowded due to lunch hours, then Burger King where it was too expensive. Chose KFC but there weren't any seats. In the end we walked everywhere and even to Square 2 and kinda got lost :P So confusing. Oh we settled for KFC cos we didn't want to waste time. The moment we got a table, Emily and Jiayi went to buy food. They were eating and all of us were chatting when Jiayi kept commenting on the guy sitting outside (she was facing the glass). Haha our conclusion was that he was trying to convince a client to buy insurance. We were gossiping and saying why he had to choose such a crowded fast food restaurant to talk about serious matters. And I suggested knocking on the glass and shooing him off :D

We went back to Cotton On (actually we went back thrice but I forgot the details) and Emily and I went to try on a blouse. I took a long time, hesitating on whether to buy or not. In the end I bought 2 blouses and 2 tank tops to go with it. Sorry Emily and Jiayi for taking up so much time! Actually the clothes there are really nice but I have a tight budget. Had my eye on another top but decided to give it up.

We went to MPH to look at the books and Emily saw this book called "Dirty Signs". As you can see from the pics, they're really dirty and hilarious. Haha we had a good laughing time. There's also other series like "Funny Signs" and "Chinglish".

At around 3+, we went to the MRT station to return home while Emily had to go to Pasir Ris. Thanks Emily and Jiayi for the nice day out! <3

4 more days to class outing! The sun, the beach and lots of funnn!

2009-11-01T16:57:00.002+08:00

What a lovely day :)

This morning, Mum drove and we picked up Aunty Siew Ken and Jiarui. We went to East Coast Park to cycle. It was really great, the weather, the people and the whole environment. Cycled on and on, admiring the surroundings. Seriously, I think some beautiful parts of S'pore are yet to be unravelled. I love the freedom and the wind caressing my face. It feels awesome. And yeah, Jiarui and I hate jogging. See, cycling will be a much better choice. (Hope I can go to the gym for a workout soon!) Btw Jiarui is Aunty Siew Ken's daughter, and she's 1 year my junior. Despite this, I feel that we can chat without any "age gap". We've become close friends ;) She's really cool and straightforward, and a fashionable girl. Those in my clique know that she always passes me clothes that she can't wear. That's why 3/4 of my clothes are hers, and they're all so pretty!

We ate some food and had some drinks before setting off for NUS Kent Ridge Guild House. It's a nice and high class place man. We changed before going for karaoke. Sang for 3h, had drinks and finger food. Nicceee.

Mum drove us back at around 4+, all of us dead beat. But it was fun filled!

Ciao, off to eat banana nut crunch with chocolate milk.