Catching Harry Potter tomorrow, after CSS (SIGH)

Unfortunately, we met up with some more bee incidents today, despite the destruction of the massive bee hive yesterday. And the same old rat (I think) that we saw yesterday, was scampering outside our classroom. Its house probably got flooded by the very heavy rain this morning that it needed a new home. I think it was look for a new home amongst the stubs of grass in our "garden". See you soon, rattie.

PRESENTING.. THE BEEHIVE. Haha. Sekina actually snapped a shot of it. It's disturbing to look at.

Now I know why Secondary 1 students "live" on the top floor. Because it is the safest and brightest level. Hey juniors, be prepared for the worst down here. It's like you're so close to hell. Mosquitoes, BEES and even rats. Darkness. What more could we ask for?

I need to find something for RHD. And I hate this year. Missing out in all the fun. No house events. At all?! They should just abandon the house system already. It's already july and they haven't elected house captains. OK they haven't even elected/ commended official CCA leaders. Aiyo.

My classmates tells me funny things. Haha.

LONESOME BEES

OK this is bad news. My mouse is partially spoilt. And I haven't even be using it for the past few days. Goodness!

We are so lucky to have been able to avoid all future bee attacks because the humongous bee hive right outside our class has been officially destroyed by some heroes, lifesavers rather. It would spare us some screaming from top favourites like Sekina, Melissa and Laiting. Haha. But seriously, for these few days, we've got to entertain 5 bees a day, which is pretty tough eh? And not to mention, some rat was out and about around the classes, along the corridor. And that caused humour and fear, both at the same time, I can't believe it too. Yeah but all in all, thanks very much to Major Chua for his efficiency and ability! NO MORE WORRIES! (I hope)

CSS is a very sucky thought. I seriously think there's some mistake. When Arella and I entered the CSS venue, we saw unfamiliar faces. As in.. I don't think they are the ones we would usually see in remedial or whatever because I think everyone there does quite okay. HOWEVER, SOME people are actually not in CSS. HELLO, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME BIG MISTAKE. Honestly, I don't think I should be in there when I'm compared to SOME other people. Seriously, the school is leaving SOME people out there helpless. And CSS for another like what, term? That's just driving me insane. SOME people already starts to disgust me.

SOME people should just stop feigning cute or try to be funny because it gets on my nerves. And it's not like you would expect any responses from me. I think everyone'd rather give you a cold shoulder, so just stop it. Hello, you are already 16. Don't act like you're 8. SOME people just need to learn when to shut the hell up. I think things I say is rather direct and is kinda obvious. So hope SOME people would just stay away from me. I can't believe I'm repeating this again and again. I think my target is not being targeted well enough.

Yeah OK I seriously hope I would get to socialize less with SOME people. Freaking annoying.

'I need to wake up' by Melissa Etheridge (from The Inconvenient Truth)

Have I been sleeping?

I’ve been so still

Afraid of crumbling

Have I been careless?

Dismissing all the distant rumblings

Take me where I am supposed to be

To comprehend the things that I can’t see

Cause I need to move

I need to wake up

I need to change

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Something’s got to break up

I’ve been asleep

And I need to wake up

Now

And as a child

I danced like it was 1999

My dreams were wild

The promise of this new world

Would be mine

Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth

To listen to an inconvenient truth

That I need to move

I need to wake up

I need to change

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Something’s got to break up

I’ve been asleep

And I need to wake up

Now

I am not an island

I am not alone

I am my intentions

Trapped here in this flesh and bone

And I need to move

I need to wake up

I need to change

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Something’s got to break up

I’ve been asleep

And I need to wake up

Now

I want to change

I need to shake up

I need to speak out

Oh, Something’s got to break up

I’ve been asleep

And I need to wake up

Now

Credits: onlylyrics.com

I watched 'The Inconvenient Truth' last night. It was only then, when I realised how serious global warming has become. Let's just take today for example. How hazy and foggy was today? I almost thought it was rain. But it was just water vapour that got the whole Singapore so stuffy and humid. Maybe Indonesia is starting their annual forest fires again. Or maybe some damn factory is trying to meet the high demands. It's been predicted that in 50-70 years, the Earth would completely die. And I obviously don't want a time where we, probably in 70's or even 80's trying to conquer the unbeatable, struggling for survival. That would just be horrifying and impossible. Although it is believed that 'Nothing is impossible' but if you think about it, how can we fight against nature's destructions when they're uncontrollable and is what we have been living on? Plus, we are abusing the Earth in so many ways. If I were Earth, I would have avenged myself when all the torture and abuse started. It's really unfair to Earth, don't you think so?

I certainly don't want a day when we are all grown up and actually have the money to go on expeditions and great holidays abroad and find out that all the ice has already melted and swimming is made compulsory for every single human being on this planet to prepare against massive flooding and when all the animals have become extinct. What would be left of Earth to see then, anyway? Without Earth, we are nothing, we don't even have the chance to survive.

There's this serious misconception that humans must do everything we can in order to survive. But what about the Earth then? We are slogging our hearts out, busy studying for a simple piece of certificate that can get you some damn good job and you earn so much money that sometimes you don't even know how to get rid of. Seriously, think about it. What are we working for? We are working for ourselves, not the Earth which is just plain stupid. We need to think of ways that can make us survive and not to live. Surviving and living is different. Surviving is just to sustain life while living is living life well, and people actually compare living standards and quality of life. But again, why do we even need to live in bungalows and condominiums? Isn't living in a house made-of-straw good enough? Why did we go to such extents to satisfy the needs of ourselves and neglected Earth? Because we are selfish. We are born selfish. Why do you think logic exists? Hello, it's created by us. Why do you think we have ABCs and 123s? Do you think we could ever have iPhones when the Earth was non-existing? OK I feel like I'm starting to contradict.

The main point is, we are neglecting Earth too much and just taking everything for granted, everything! Everything we have is "originated" from the ground, which is Earth! And we really really really have to do something about. It's a global issue and we should all fight it together as the human race and there's no time for racism or any religious riots or any human war at least. It's going to be human race VS problems caused by human race. We need to start saving the Earth before having to face deadly and impossible situations. You see, ACTUALLY, my point is: advancements aren't always good. They usually have more negative effects in the long run. And that's exactly what electronics, machines and meritocracy is all about. It creates competitiveness, utter selfishness and destruction. I think the biggest regret for every human being is that we have advanced and transformed too quickly, that we can't seem to stop it or even slow it down. And the most disgusting creation I must say, is not slugs or cockroaches. It's humans.

This just reminded me of what position I'm holding this year. The almighty environmental rep of 4E3. OK Goodnight.

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY. STAY HEALTHY, YOU GUYS!

Almost everyone's down with flu-like symptoms and that's why, I think 1/4 of the class got sent home today. I'm still waiting for the day I fall ill. You have no idea how much I want to be sick. I haven't had mc since sec1. To everyone who's sick: Get well soon!

Today, although Ms Kaur was late for 30 minutes, we still had to run 2.4km. We were so excited that she was late because we didn't want to run. But in the end, we still couldn't escape from reality. I'm so thankful that I did a re-run. The running was totally horrendous. You're not supposed to walk, and once you see someone walking, you would tend to have this thought that it's ok to walk. And guess what? There were so many TAF members walking many rounds ALONG with us. It was so hard to stay focused. Yay good job everyone.. So damn tiring and tired. And jessie OBVIOUSLY ran an extra round. ): My previous timing burdened my overall to a silver, do you know how slow is that! OK so I got a gold. Yay. Now, I don't feel miserable anymore because I've been getting gold every year since we took NAPFA. Yeah ok.

Time to do some coursework again. I might just fall off the chair due to extreme tiredness. Hopefully, I would not collapse in class tomorrow. Haha, that'd be funny.

Goodnight everybody!

You had the best dad ever. Stay strong!

Prince I is so cool. OK everyone of them is cool. :)

I think they're the best brothers anyone could have asked for.

R.I.P MJ ♥

A good night's sleep would mean everything to someone who's running 2.4km tomorrow. Let's hope everyone, including myself can get it over and done with. All the best! :)

MJ's memorial. ):

We're NOT what they think we are

Have you ever felt like Tom from I Not Stupid? It's really disturbing, you know. I feel like watching Jack Neo's films.. All of them. Truly local, sad and inspirational.

Did you know?

People used to call me "short ass" and as soon as I started to grow, they suddenly bragged to the whole wide world that I have long legs. Yeah and I don't see where those genes originate from.

People call me "stupid/ dumb/ useless" because I got 209 for PSLE. At least I got into SMSS right? And thank goodness I'm in express.

I'm called stupid as well, just because my sister receives the edusave awards almost every year and I never received one. Only in P6 - Sec 1, but I forgot to collect the money. I don't think I'm the type who's motivated by rewards, but whatever. I don't even think I'm motivated.

Oh just got reminded of another reason. Because I'm not seen studying anywhere. So I wonder where my grades come from then...?

People don't even recognise my efforts/ contributions. Sometimes, I'm like non-existent to them. Yeah. No rewards. No awards.

And some people thinks I won't even be able to make it into University. As if I want to.

Am quite tired with this miserable life of mine you know! It's like, whenever you try hard, nothing matters anymore to them because they've already given up on you. But it's ok. I'm sure I'm not the only one! I seriously think parents need to attend Adam Khoo sessions, just to realise what they really need to be doing instead of putting their kids down. It's just plain dumb. And not parent-like. I hope I'll never get to be this type of BOO PARENT.

So, I'm going to tell myself to work doubly hard from now on. (I hope it works) so that I don't need to face a bunch of idiots who do not realise how hard it is to put on a mask in front of them, to act calm, cool and composed. My first goal, presently is to do damn well got 'O's. I want to get into a damn good school. I still hate school btw.

“This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!”

- Mariah Carey

I bought The Inconvenient Truth DVD just now. Am going to watch about it later and blame ourselves for what we have done. Remember your coursework! Goodnight. Goodbye.

GIVING UP THE SEATS?!?!

I just got home from Tampines. And I'm so angry about this encounter that I have to write about it right now.

So we were on the train home, with my sister sitting on the priority seat and I was sitting next to her. I was already joking with her that "You can't escape. Don't pretend to sleep because you must give up your seat!" And so she was like "Yes I will keep a lookout from now on." The train ride was about half an hour. My sister was drowning herself with music and I was just reading 8days. And this woman who was such a bitch boarded the train with her kids along the way. I don't remember where. One of her kids got a seat somewhere else and so her son and herself was standing at the glass panel next to my sister (priority seat) and she suddenly blabbered about us not giving up our seats to an old man. OK seriously.. did she not think that we have our own brains? I think everyone would be nice enough to give up our seats, it's just a matter of when and to who because everybody has a different definition of old, frail or someone who needs the seat. OMG THAT BITCH SAID THE WORST THINGS I'VE HEARD. So after she SCOLDED my sister indirectly for not giving up the seat for the uncle, (the uncle rejected the seat btw) SHE WENT OUT TO BITCH ABOUT US. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. It's been a long time since I had the urge to use the F word. This is so the right time. OK SO I'M GOING TO TYPE OUT ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID NICELY IN CHINESE WHICH WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME BUT IT'S WORTH IT BECAUSE SHE WAS FREAKING IRRITATING.

God knows if she's a local. I hope not!!!!!!!!!!!! That would only ruin our status.

She said stuff like these (in chinese):

• 二十多岁看到老人和孩子都不会站起来 (Twenty year olds' don't even know how to give up their seats when they meet the elderly or kids)
• 广吿都有讲, 你们都不会做 (Advertisements keeps reminding us about courtesy but nothing is done at all)

When her son wanted to sit down,

• 她们不要站, 怎么办呢? 要用枪指她们, 指到她们站起来啦! (They don't want to stand, how? Point a gun at them until they stand lah!)
• 二十多岁都不给你坐, 你哪里可以坐? 坐地下啦! (Twenty year olds' don't even want to let you sit, how to sit? Sit on the floor lah!)

And she said all these RIGHT AT THE GLASS PANEL OK! Even the people on the train was like WTH at her. This girl right in front of us, being a youth also rolled her eyes many times.. AND THE WORST THING IS SHE BITCHED ABOUT US INFRONT OF US FROM WHERE SHE BOARDED TILL WE ALIGHTED AT LAVENDER OK. I THINK THAT WAS 20 MINUTES WORTH OF STRAIGHTFORWARD BITCHING.

And when we alighted, FINALLY, I COULDN'T STAND ANYMORE OF THE PUBLIC NONSENSE, She said:

• 讲到她们要下车才肯站起来啦! 去坐! 去坐! (Only until they're going to alight then they stand up. Go and sit!)

And so her son and herself LITERALLY BARGED TO OUR SEATS OK. DON'T YOU THINK SHE FORGOT ABOUT GIVING UP SEATS TO ELDERLY AND KIDS? SO DID SHE THINK SHE LOOKED OLD OR DID SHE THINK SHE LOOKED LIKE A KID? FREAKING HILARIOUS AND ANNOYING. MY WORST PUBLIC ENCOUNTER EVERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

It's 2.51pm now. It didn't take me so long after all to type my chinese characters.

And this is one of my important reasons for migrating next time. I DON'T WANT TO SEE SUCH FOOLISH IDIOTS EVER IN MY LIFE.

And firstly, she called us 20 year olds.

Secondly, she bitched about us.

I should have just gave her 2 middle fingers, in case she didn't understand, perhaps a punch on her eye would say it all.

THANKS FOR RUINING MY YOUTH DAY YOU YOUTHLESS BITCH!

OK SEE YA, ENJOY YOUR YOUTH DAY. :)

"Medium" weekend

What a week! It's already sunday. I can't believe the teachers call this a "long" weekend.

I haven't been catching up with any channel 8 shows lately and that explains why I keep forgetting to watch my shows! It's been this feeling ever since TLN, hardly any shows to catch. I need some memory boost, just to remember show timings. It feels a little weird to be doing nothing at 9pm every night, it's been a long time since I sat down and enjoyed a 9 o' clock chinese drama. I'm anticipating a nice drama soon.

I've been watching so much tv lately, despite the fact that I'm not catching any channel 8 shows. Watching The biggest loser every weekday night makes me feel so unaccomplished. They lose so much weight every week. It's simply inspiring but I don't think I can do it, yet. And watching Wimbledon almost everyday (depends) has been such a blast. I never knew much about tennis, unlike Mrs Seet. But it's really been exciting! It makes me wanna play tennis more often. (I play once a year or something HAHA) William sisters are so good. And AYG of course. Not being able to "support" our home team there, I "support" them on my couch. Who knew our team would bag so many medals? Way more than I expected. I hope we learn, improve and do better for YOG next year in both hosting and competing in the sports. And Korea totally dominated the world of swimming man! And some of them train so hard that they look like their disguised in a 20+ year old, especially the boys with abs (many many many packs) unlike our boys. And they're only 14 - 16 years of age. If anyone watched AYG's boys basketball finals, I don't understand why Iran's 3-point was not counted and China won instead. I'm going to find out now. OK I JUST FOUND OUT. IT'S SO STUPID. They shouldn't have FIBA 33. Normal basketball is so much better.

Enjoy this cold cold cold night. Yay. Quite excited because it's been hot almost everyday.

It's very humid and hot and stuffy and it's just burning hot here in Singapore. I wish I was somewhere else in the world.

I woke up at almost 11 and after a while of TV, it was already 1pm. The day seemed so short already. I wanted to go to Tampines today but my lazy sister got her butt kicked into bed (now) so, we didn't go anywhere. The twins (papa and bro) went out early in the morning to catch some live action of DRIFT, the car skidding expedition or something. I heard they only caught 1 hour of it because they couldn't stand the heat AND SUN. My brother looks almost like a girl because he is so fair. It's time to go swimming brother.. Anyway I hope he undergoes a makeover after he gets recruited into NS. That's the time for boys to change man. Hehe.

Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is airing tonight. Remember to catch them in action! I was so small when that movie came out too. And don't forget BOF. Bye.

Just a few more, man.

Today was all we have been waiting for.

The last day of the school week which meant a "long" weekend coming up (which is only 3 days). We would finally be able to stress out and relax ourselves from the taxing workload and intense lessons. It's cool to see us finishing the very last bit of all the textbooks! Finally, all those books costed about $100 and I can finally say that it has not gone to waste. OK wait, I'm not sure about chemistry. The biology test that I believe everyone dreaded. For the very last question with the boiled potato, I actually wrote that the potato (starch) undergone dextrinisation thus shortening the starch chains which then makes it easier for the salivary amylase to digest. That is so F&N. Oh my. And I almost couldn't finish the test.

Today was the day of chinese orals! Eh 'O' levels eh. Everyone was suffering almost a nervous breakdown these few days. And I so guessed the conversation man. I don't think I said a lot and I'm sure it does not necessarily guarantee me my distinction but I'm glad I said this much because I said much more than what I expected myself to say. Long and tricky sentence? Haha. Alright, I'm just so glad it's over. Nothing else to worry about for the TIME BEING.

Everyone in the quarantine room was from our class and we very openly discussed about out conversation. Everyone said funny and almost inappropriate things. Haha! It must have been a blast for F025 to invigilate. Sometimes, being a teacher gives you great experiences. :) They were very friendly so don't worry..

Anyway, not long after I boarded the bus, Mdm Wang Li boarded the bus. I was trying to hide myself. But she did not notice me in the end. That is NOT the point. There were these 3 NYGH girls who were showing their Taiwanese friends (I believe) around. I think it's an exchange programme. And so they sat AROUND/NEAR me. And they all spoke chinese. Fluent chinese. Even the NYGH girls spoke very fluent chinese, even in their own conversations because I think they're not supposed to speak in a language their foreign friends are not comfortable with, just like when we were in China. And of course, the foreign friends could speak the language so well. And they kept taking photographs of what's it like in the bus and our roads and stuff. It's quite funny to be near a scene like this. I wonder how foreigners react to us when we travel to their country. Yeah anyway. It's JUST AFTER my orals. And I felt super inferior because they could speak so fluently and well, of course. Afterwhich, I walked home from Golden Landmark again. It took me 30 minutes which was quite long. I must have been strolling. I don't even recall anything because right after I was out of school, I drowned myself with Taylor Swift.

It's weird to say this. That I can actually express myself better in chinese (words) rather than english (words). However, I'm much more comfortable speaking english than mandarin. But I like chinese. I mean.. I think why I actually used to hate it was because of the 课⽂. I can write 义论文 and 论说文 all day long. They never should have asked us to write any stories and that's why my stories always have weird plots, even for english. That is why my writing skills are so bad! I kinda miss writing chinese compositions already. But I think I would have to write them soon cos I have a strong feeling I would need to retake chinese.

OK on the brighter note, I'm going to skive now! See you soon. :)

822nd post

I think I will shift to wordpress when I hit 1000 posts. This year shall be my last on blogger, after so long.

This week has been and will be hectic. Studying for biology during the last minute (I haven't started and test is on friday) OK VEE JUST ASKED ME FOR A HELLO KITTY BEDSHEET! Haha. OK anyway. Chinese orals are on friday and I am so bad at it. Hopefully I would get nice examiners, F025 please be nice and good! Yes, coursework B is here and so we have to rush as well. And not forgetting we have to edit and finalise coursework A for submission by next week. And art girls have been REALLY BUSY too. So I think it's time people stop judging us just cos we don't take a pure humans because the subjects we take are so much tougher. Especially teachers. And how they rank the classes. We work doubly hard and more efficiently OK! Hope 4E1 & 4E3's hard work would pay off. Yes it will, definitely. C: (the yunwei smiley!)

Ok I'm supposed to be occupied with lots of things right now. I seriously and desperately need to speak chinese everyday from today till 2pm on friday.

So yesterday

Did the previous post in a rush. So let's talk more about the canteen.. food actually. I haven't brought money to school in the last 2 days so I didn't have a chance to purchase anything.

(Yesterday) [One year ago, pearl "broke" her neck]

We realised nobody was in school except the 3 of us, Pearl, Shini and I. Everyone else was said to be sick. As in my friends. It'd be funny to only see pearl and shini in school. We take our long but relaxing walk to the canteen. Across the parade ground. Under the almighty sun. We see people queueing up from far. The canteen looks the same. We were just caught in this unfamiliar "scene" where everyone was just peeping at the stalls and questioning everybody what's the prices. It seemed so primary school, when we first learn how to buy food with our buddy sisters in Primary 1. I miss that feeling. OK so everyone just stood in the midst of the crowd, hoping to go unnoticed, especially if they have already bought food.

From the looks of it, the food doesn't seem so good. I'm not sure about the taste but the price already is a very frightening sight, especially if they don't serve a lot. But what can we do about it? We can only compromise and get used to it because firstly, they are new vendors and we can't expect the school to change vendors again so quickly, can you?

And today, we had to sit in designated tables during recess. And I find this ridiculous (NOT that we have to sit in designated tables). They allocated 1.5 tables for our class and 2.5 tables for 3E5. (We share 1 table, so 0.5 each) Did they really think we would be fretting over exams so much that we do not eat during recess? If it's like this, we probably don't need to eat anymore because there wouldn't be any seats left for us. And we will starve. ):

Oh and today. ALMOST everyone brought their own food. I peeped over to 3E5's table (they were RIGHT beside me) and they all had their packed meals. Even we brought our own food. Maybe the food pricing is the reason. And today, there was hardly any "customers" at the food stalls cos everyone refused to buy from them. So, expect a SMSS recession (for the vendors).

Oi..

We obviously need to get a life.

CL Orals this friday! I'm so gonna freak out.

We just started out very busy 2 weeks.

Tweet tweet. (I don't have twitter)

THANKS IRIS AND VIVIEN!

My sister said (TO ME), "You're too cool to be a student. You should be an ice cube."

Last!

Last night was the AYG Opening ceremony preview which we were supposed to have attended. There was fireworks by the way. Couldn't see it but I heard it. At the floating platforms. I miss the national stadium! And there's gonna be another round of fireworks on monday, at the real AYG Opening ceremony. Anyway AYG has been so sloppy. They were barely prepared and AYG hasn't even started and there were already so many problems. Please buck up! We are hosting YOG next year!!!

And there were reports that locals are not supportive of the AYG, slow sales in the tickets and all. But don't they understand that.. the target audience for AYG is teenagers? And what are we having? SCHOOL!!! Having the games/ competitions during the day is more of a loss than a privilege because there would hardly be anyone there to watch. And honestly.. don't adults have to work? How dare they make comments about such things. And they should have proper basketball, not 3-on-3. It wouldn't even make it officially-exciting. Hoping YOG would be way better than this. Singaporeans are indeed not very experienced.

BOF was damn good. Junpyo is so nice, already. :)

Checklist for school:

• A working thermometer
• Tissue packets
• Travel declaration form
• Good socks
• A uniform of a suitable length (I hope I grew. Haha.)

How I wish tomorrow would never come. SEE YOU GALS IN SCHOOL!

Just done

I just finished my biology report on uncontrolled fishing practices. And through my research, I've learnt a lot about how why they sea creatures are being treated and how quickly they are being hunted down. It's really scary to see fish disappearing so quickly, even as we consume them. Sometimes, I can't think of why humans actually started to kill animals for food. Animals don't kill us, at least, not for food. They only do that because humans have disturbed them and it's just their way of getting rid of us. But now, it is almost impossible for us to stop harming them because everything we are doing, is indirectly hurting them. I am so afraid for the day that animals become extinct. Even plants have a reason to live. Humans don't, just for how much we have done to Earth.

OK this is so exciting. Go secondary 4 gals!

We are the world

I'm still up at this time. I've been on youtube searching for Michael Jackson's awesome performances. Oh gosh, I just can't get enough.

This is Chris Brown's tribute to King MJ

And I hope Neverland is remained and kept in honour of King Michael Jackson. Rest in peace. I've got to learn the moonwalk.

I'm going off to sleep now. And juniors are so lovely, we're having a farewell for the first time in all these years. Love all of you!

This is it.

I can't be more surprised about Michael Jackson's death earlier today, right now. Even before I officially woke up this morning, my brother was chirping non-stop about Michael Jackson being dead and when I woke up, he kept reporting the news to me. And I did not believe him. You know, it's like the unclear and blur moment when you have just awaken from a 10 hour long sleep. Until he switched channels to CNN where they were reporting about the breaking news, his death. It was real. So I kept watching the breaking news updates all morning and also found out that this other female actress Farah Fawcett also passed away on this very same day, she is popular and famous but someone I do not know of. So, there was just more and more of Michael Jackson's death reports. E News even added their latest breaking news, normally they would just replay E News all week, I think. And MTV even came up with a compilation of Michael Jackson's music videos that were an hour long. And as I was doing my work, my sissy played his songs on the player as well. I think everyone is just mourning about his death, even at this very minute as I type this. Just now, I was watching channel 8 news and they even showed footages of Michael Jackson's last visits to Singapore (1996) and his last sold-out concert here (1993). It's definitely shocking news to the world as it broke out at 2.26 LA time and I bet it stunned the world as much as it stunned me. He has so many fans around the world and he did so many wonderful things, except for his charges. Nonetheless, he was the King. The King of pop and will always be. The King of music. The King of dance. I would very much love to learn his famous 'moonwalk' but it seems almost impossible because it's HIS very own thing that differentiates him from the rest. His black and white change and colour scheme. His cool leather jackets. His curly hair. His sunglasses. His precious almost-plastic nose. Everything's just his and no one can take his place in anything. The number of Grammys won. The number of albums sold. I just hope nobody else in the world of music can outdo him (I mean, it's good but..) I just hope that he remains as the BEST the world's ever had, because he really is. And it was such tragedy to see him fall when he's just about to reach his peak yet again, with his 'final curtain call', his 'THIS IS IT' concert series which starts touring in London on July 8. I have been awaiting his comeback after he was charged for child molestation, I even hoped for him to do his final thing whether it was an album or a concert, because I think if he had his concert, it would be sold on DVD as well. Honestly, I've always been a big fan of his and I've been listening to his music since young and I will never forget how I would run and hide under pillows in my room whenever my dad played 'Thriller' on LCD when I was young. His songs are just so meaningful as well. He tried to put a message behind every song and made his meanings clear as well, by contributing to many charity organisations. He is a true hero! That's why I think it was great that there was Michael Jackson week and Motown week on American Idol because I think he really deserves the respect for his great creations. As for his concert-to-be, I just hope fans wouldn't kick up the fuss about refunding because it is quite stupid and almost impossible for the organisers to throw up all the refund to all of the tickets. I think it's best if the fans just treat it as a donation to Michael Jackson's involved charity organisations. I think that would be what Michael Jackson would want to see as well, charity in humans, especially his fans. Yeah but I know some fans wouldn't buy this.

I think this is shocking news once again because no one saw it coming. At least, not so soon. He's only 50 and it's quite a young age to die. It was a pity, a great pity. What we can do now is just to cherish everyday of our lives and the loved ones around us because we never know what may come our way.

'Life's like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get'

- Forrest Gump

All hail King Michael Jackson. For the last time.

Just maybe..

Looks like I talked too much about the movie, Transformers 2. Just watch it, my friends.

I guess we have to start a (hatred) countdown to the reopening of school. I had my long-awaited haircut this afternoon, and finally thinned my 7 months thick hair. Now it feels like nothing. ): Please grow quickly my hair.

Oh not forgetting, there's a biology test to study for because it's on the first day of school. What an unlucky day that is. Boo mr low. OK I haven't even done biology. Let's go..

Oh and maybe I would consider going to the gym more often after my sunburn heals and cools off. It's still very red. Shoulders especially. I have an uneven tan all over now.

Oh and somebody new won the National Scripps Spelling Bee. An indian girl.

I think more than 50% of the mini braniacs were indians. OK I think they're really dedicated to studying the words more than anybody else because they really love english. I wonder what I would love to do. I don't even know. Maybe that's why I'm not excelling in anything at all. Boo.

OK I keep editing my posts. Bye!

REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

I caught Transformers 2 just now with my sissy and brother at Bugis, at this fully packed cinema. I think everyone went down to watch Megan Fox. That's what I did too. She was so stunning, although she didn't have many lines. Oh and there was this evil bitch that was trying to steal Shia away from Megan Fox. And she was a robotic bitch, a deceptacon. She looked like she did a perfume ad before. Oh well. She died in the end, leaving the happy couple together.

Expect more robots, more destruction (they destroyed half the desert in Egypt or more..) and real action. I love the special effects. That's probably what I love most about the movie. It was surreal. I think I get distracted by visually appealing images (special effects) that sometimes, I don't listen to what they're saying. That's probably what happened at the 3D monsters vs aliens movie that we watched. I wasn't paying attention.

The movie was kinda weird to me. Cos I think I am more of a serious person, the movie wasn't superbly funny but it was definitely funnier than the first movie. At the same time, I did not catch a lot of their jokes while my sissy kept laughing (loudly) beside me. And halfway through, Optimus Prime died. But they revived him in the end, so you should watch the movie and see how they revived him. Anyway, it was quite a vulgar movie (for a PG) which was bad because there were lots of kids in the cinema watching this great movie so, think twice before bringing your younger siblings along.

This movie would probably gross a lot in the box office. Catch it soon. Oh by the way, the movie is 2.5 hours long..

And.. Transformers 3 will be back.

Oh and we aren't attending AYG opening ceremony preview anymore cos of the current H1N1 situation or do we call it a crisis? I was so looking forward to some fun and was being enthusiastic about such things for the first time. Ah well.. hope we clear this mess up.

Cooked by the sun. (cooL tuesdaY)

Oh i forgot to say this. 6 months ago, I was at sentosa with my friends. Remember, friends? (the photo up on the wall in class) How time flies.

So today, Lisa and I set out for our session at sentosa. The weather couldn't have been any better, it was super duper sunny. Imagine that on the beach, it was such a good day to tan or swim. The beach was awesome because it wasn't crowded at all and we were at Tanjong beach, the furthest beach away from beach station. And we forgot to get sunblock (the thing is.. we didn't realise that each of us had sunblock at home) so all we had was my bottle of Banana Boat aloe vera gel that does not do much. We were so.. burnt. I am so red (even as you're reading this now). I'm like glowing with redness or some sort, and when we went for dinner at Vivo, everyone was staring. Haha.. And Lisa claimed she has become darker (and redder) because of me. We only lingered at the beach for about 5 hours. We attempted chinese but was later distracted by gossips. No, actually, we didn't gossip much today. We were just talking about how no house events pretty much sucks!

We had fried rice by the beach!

Our "crib"

I love this pair of shoes. Anyway, look I stitched the hole.

We saw so many groups of people who came to play volleyball. (The courts were empty, you should play too) Most of them couldn't play though.

I am forbidden to tell you about the amazing bird story. But look at the bird I drew, it's such a perfect looking bird.

Along came a dog!

Much more with Lisa.

We had Subway for dinner and I think it was Lisa's first time or something, and she was so excited and was being so obsessed about it. She kept craving for another one. And she's gonna start having it very often now or something. Weird kid. OK BYE. Go art girls!

I forgot! (is it really today?)

I actually forgot it's father's day today, sort of because there was really no emphasis unlike mother's day! Anyway my dad and i'm sure every other dad also says this. That people honour only mothers on mother's day and when it comes to mother's day, everyone would be so lovey-dovey and they have MANY discounts and promotions. But when it comes to father's day, there's hardly a need for celebration. I don't know why this came in place anyway, just because mother's spend more time with family I guess. But come on! Dads are the ones out there earning the cash, doing the hard work behind the scenes unlike moms who are doing it in front of everybody. So it's kind of unfair towards dads. So.. go dads! We should honour both our parents equally next time.

Anyway my pa is hilarious. He twisted his ankle yesterday while walking. And today we stayed home cos he couldn't walk. And he sat on the roller chair and was treated like a patient. Haha. And obviously.. my brother was the male nurse. We call him the servant. Or even slave, sometimes. Whahahaha. And my pa says the funniest things. In our language, it would be 'People have no brains'. And today he said 'Those people's brains must be up in the asshole'

LOL. Funny..

Happy father's day to all dads out there who have somewhat been neglected all their life (almost) leading this role. Don't worry, we'll make it up to you'll someday.

Check it out.. my pa. Seriously.. I do not get any genes from him. I don't want to. Haha.

Have fun watching harper's island all you saddists, who watch them get killed. Haha.

The final say.

This is scary. The sequel to Final Destination 3. This should be the last of its series, so watch out. It's probably going to be rated NC16. And we turn 16 this year!



I want to watch this. It would help for people who are doing 'Uncontrolled fishing practices', which I am doing. The Earth is on the verge of death. Why? Humans are the reason.



In case you didn't know, asians are the cause of sharks being killed because we consume sharks fin. They should stop serving it and abandon this 'delicacy'. We may enjoy what we eat but we do not know what has been done during the process of killing the poor animals. You might think that at this age, and in this world, we are small fries and we can't do anything to help save the Earth. You are wrong! You can always start small, to save the sharks, go anti-sharks fin please! There are obviously other things we can do to save the Earth. You just have to take the initiative to find out more. Watch the Sharkwater trailer to analyse the present situation, its link is on the left. Marine Biology seems like a very important structure of society now.

It's time to visit Gramaphone to grab a few documentaries.

It's past 2am. I'm looking for my best friend.

It's past 2am and I'm talking to Lisa about everything we talk about.

I'm looking for my best friend.

If I had twitter, I would be posting a tweet every minute cos it's kinda boring doing nothing.

Gossip girls. are back.

Met up with Lovely Lisa this afternoon. Seriously.. we are Lame. Haven't gossiped in a thousand years. And gossiping is such a sin, yet so addictive. We better Limit ourselves Lisa, before we turn eviL. We had Venezia. Haven't had it in a Long time. Great. :) Thanks for 3 hours of "fun".

I cannot wait for cooL tuesday.

Wait for me, W350i.

All about L, for Lisa.

OK Goodnight.

Some people should watch their backs, for what they have done, be prepared for revenge, SERIOUSLY.

I get bored online. Introducing Hurley.

Remember WAY BACK when I said I would give everyone new hairdos? Here it is. I was pretty lucky to be surfing the net (really randomly) and saw this Dove advertisement about getting virtual hairstyles! The main point of getting your new virtual hairstyle was to see the hair damage from the new virtual hairstyle, to promote their haircare products.. Haha. It's a whole lot of fun for other purposes though! Thank you Dove!

Dear Lisa, this is for you! (Cooke house all the way..)

PICTURE REMOVED

Don't you think she looks like somebody? Somebody not so familiar.. yet. I remember him from a movie trailer that was played before Hannah Montana the movie. G FORCE! (The character is called Hurley)

It took me some time to find Hurley because the movie's not out yet.. But thanks to

LeeLovesHotTrends.com and www.filmofilia.com for making this possible. :)

I know all you are interested in getting back at your friends. So here it is! Dove's virtual hairstyling. Have fun, see ya.

Upturn the downturn

This is what I got off 8days this week. This is so cute, so creative. Never knew our ministers were so humourous!



In this downturn, workers may feel sad
When its upturn, we will all be glad
Go for help and e2i
Or call union hotline
Cut costs save jobs good for Singapore
With some help from SPUR and also Jobs Credit
U Care Fund and all our SEs
For U, from U
Let us stand in pride and unity
We are pro-workers oi oi
We are pro-business oi oi
Upturn the downturn.

(Credits: mrbrown)

Ok this may sound materialistic. But I got my eyes on this pair of Levi's. It's the sneaker-wedge. Look-out.. Anyway the Casio featured in 8days this week, is so sexy. Ok have got enough of cameras. Don't think I'll be able to afford one, maybe during O's.

Just now at Balestier, I saw this girl who was really.. tall. I think she was 1.8m. I was like !!! !!! !!! and she was right behind us in the queue at NTUC's cashier. And when we left, I was telling my mom about how tall she was. And my mom was like 'I think I missed it. I didn't see her. Where? Where?' In my mind I was thinking 'How could you have missed her??? SO TALL!'

Let me grow please!

Addiction. is. hard. to. handle.

Hey!

Yesterday, at this time, I was actually in the gym! Kudos to myself for yesterday! Cos yesterday was the first day I've been to the gym in this entire year. (I know.. Am such a fit-less dude) But today, seems like a no-no. Have been doing math so much these days. I haven't touched the Benchmarks but I have finished 2 Pass with Distinction E math papers! I've never been so addicted to math in my life!

Alright.. It's a very "want" period now cos it's GSS. I've been thinking about cameras and phones (my contract is ending so it's not really a "want". I don't mind sticking to u700) and I think I'd be gearing up for guitar soon! I've never been a fan of musical instruments (nor music but recently I've been so crazy over Taylor Swift that I've been listening to her day and night trying to get the lyrics right and Hannah Montana movie soundtracks are great too!) although I really wanted to learn piano when I was young, but instead, enrolled for violin and as you can see.. I dropped violin classes in primary 5. I was barely grade 1 then. Haha but guitar would be good, I hope. Am going to buy a guide book to self-teach myself. I am pretty clueless about music so it might take a while.. I think I have a problem reading notes (musical).

And Lisa and I are making a trip down to Sentosa next week, planning to do homework on the beach? How nerd can we get! We're just gearing up for exams. And this is just the beginning..

I can't wait!

CMT 2009

My computer is going to crash and burn soon because I'm on it everyday! But before it does, watch this! I am so obsessed right now. Oh and Taylor Swift's LOVE STORY won female video and video of the year. :) Remarkable! AYG Opening ceremony!

Now.. Just in case if the video doesn't work, watch it here!

HAHA OK THE VIDEO DOESN'T WORK

More CMT Shows More CMT Videos

A random search..

This is so random. Look what I found?

More historic photos! Anyway that photo is so embarrassing.. But it's good to show the world what we were like in the past with the CCA now gone. None of the medals/ trophies are mine by the way. I don't own any. I was a reserve back then with Kimberly. Running was never my forte and never will be.

For your information, in clockwise direction: (starting from 12 o' clock)

Rahkmine, Yufang, Dharshini, Jacqueline, ME, Kimberly, Sanjana, Chandini, Rhondda, Vanessa, Natalie, Samantha, Charlotte and Sathiya.

Everyone's in SMSS except Kimberly, Natalie and Charlotte but we never behave like before, as a team. I'm still kinda waiting for the track reunion that was meant to be held 3 years back.. apparently nobody planned. Eh we are graduating already alright!

Alright, gotta run now. Got to run off to complete coursework BY tonight so that I can scurry to school to submit it tomorrow! See ya.

I didn't watch Coach Carter yesterday like I said I would.

I watched Twilight instead.

Am so in love with Bella.

And starting to like Edward.

I hate people who camwhore

I hate people who act cute

I hate people who repeat themselves just to get the attention

I hate attention seekers

I hate people who laugh at things that aint funny

I hate people who act the way they aren't

I hate people who flaunt their wealth or whatever else

I dislike people who have no self control

I dislike people who splurge

I dislike being with friends

I abhor fashionistas

I abhor people who dress to impress

I abhor those who try to blend in with the trend

I despise trends

If I were to go into songwriting, I would have so much to write about. Maybe poetry'd be good.

Today is coursework submission. I haven't done anything since friday. And to whoever I made a promise to (in class), I finished 1 E Math paper from Pass with Distinction. More to go..

NBA Champions: LA Lakers (I still believe in Magic)

One and only best playoff series I've ever watched. Goooooooooood game! It's funny how all the teams I support end up on the losing end. Next year, I should support the team I don't like and maybe the teams I'm secretly supporting would win. Anyway, it's heartwarming to see all the teams work so hard and just put all the losses behind them and just keep moving ahead. Their fighting spirit is really strong and commendable and that's what brought them to where they are now. Orlando Magic really played well and honestly, noone thought they would make it thus far, I was thinking maybe Cleveland Cavaliers or Boston Celtics. Nevertheless, they really proved everyone wrong. Great players everywhere in this playoffs. Odom. Lewis. Bryant. HOWARD. Superheroes. They have really stepped up the game! Speaking of which, I can't wait for the next playoffs! I'm going to look for the jerseys.

See you next year.

Failure is a part of success. So having to lose the first finals after so many years doesn't mean the end of the world for Magic! SPUR ON. I think I want to watch Coach Carter again.

Love Story

I remember when I first heard Taylor Swift on the radio with her hit then 'Teardrops on my guitar', I thought she was black. Absolutely wrong judgement, I was shocked when I found out she was not what I thought she was. I kept asking my sister if that's really Taylor Swift. But nevertheless, I LOVE her. Her songs from her album FEARLESS are really good. It's all well written about her personal feelings and all, she was being very true to herself for writing such great songs. I can't believe Jonas ditched her. I hate Jonas for that, extremely hate Jonas. 



I would definitely go for her concert, IF she comes here. Everyone's touring America. Hope they go International.

Ouch!

We secretly went along with the juniors to play basketball yesterday. It was a good attempt to burn the fats off but really struggled with the stamina factor. Haha! Seriously couldn't run continuously for more than 5 mins. We won 1 game out of 3. It's probably the BEST game we have won, considering the fact that we have never (even) won any, I think. Yeah and coach told us not to go for any games anymore. Haha cos we are so useless. 

Alright anyway back to the 'Ouch!' I fell so many times on my knees that now both knees are bruised and my right knee is almost pitch-black due to bruising (HAHA exaggerating..) BUT THANKFULLY! They're not scars. :) Hope it would heal by term 3. 2 weeks! 2 weeks to complete the piles of homework as well. 

I've been watching so many movies. Just watched Night At The Museum 2 last night. No comments, really. And.. BOF had such spectacular views of the cool islands! I've never seen the oceans so blue.. And the sand so clean. 

Adios.

Holidays. are. here.

Bad news first. Magic lost to Lakers. But it was a close game! It's ok, the next match is important. It'd determine if Magic still stand a chance! Go Magic!

Good news is that.. Holidays are here! But what remains is just this short 2 weeks where we are supposed to stuff ourselves with much math homework and others.. And coursework submission was NOT today. Tuesday! Great, now we have more time to complete it. Let's just get done and over with it, gals.

OK this is what I've been doing the past few days. Photographing the sun and the moon. I will buy a guidebook for my SLR soon, I have no clue how to set the settings. 

This morning's sun. It was orange. And I never knew I could see the Changi Airport (control tower) from my house. 

Last sunday's moon. I think I should study astronomy or things beyond because the world is confusing.

OK and smacking that ass. 

Yay, indulging in worthy moments tomorrow. :) 

Goodbye! Rest well everyone, we can stop having to wake up at 6am. 

Go Magic!

Good morning world! It's 6.47am now. And I woke up to try to do some coursework at 6! Today is the last day of SCHOOL and we're finally experiencing holidays (with plenty of homework, definitely) YAY. And this looks like it's gonna be a mathematical june break as there's much more math homework than any other subject. 

Also, today is game 4 of NBA Playoffs finals. I'm going to be praying every minute that Magic wins! Go Magic! 9am on ESPN I think. 

OK time to go now, before I turn up at school, LATE. Have fun pals! 

Do you believe in Magic?

Yes, I do!

Orlando Magic is back after defeat and going strong! Come on Howard, work your Magic on court! GO MAGIC-IANS! Beat Lakers! Finals Game 4, friday 9am.

OK I'm so not done with coursework but I'm just going to turn in now and finish coursework during 7 hours of F&N tomorrow. I'm so glad we're so close to holidays (officially, finally) TGI(going to be)F!

Professional Day 2009

 

Goodnight.

Uncivilisation.

I have no more stamina for 2.4km which is coming up soon.

Anyway I hate living in the world of uncivilised human beings. Vulgarities never work. So shut up. Be an introvert if your vocabulary is only limited to vulgarities. And I am going to have to start to despise those who is so chinese speaking that they even swear in non-english. That's just sick.

Oh yes, 2 days ago, at the end of Professional day, we were given half an hour (initially one hour) to do reflection about our days spent in SMSS. 4 years must have been a long time, that flew by so fast. I still remember secondary one orientation when everyone was so unknown and wouldn't talk to each other. In the end, I did churn out quite a bit of reflection (the whole a4 page given my handwriting size).. However, I don't think I've written enough. 

Everyone was thinking very hard about what to write, even myself. SMSS has just been such a big part of me, I think the biggest part actually. Unlike ms arella ho who mentioned to us that SMSS meant nothing to her. I think she must have been such a toot these 4 years. Ha ha. That's besides the point actually. I wrote about how we change our "hate" to "love/ going to miss" for the school and teachers when we grow up from secondary 1 to 4. OK no, I wrote very vaguely. 

Then, the huge chuck after that was about CCA and how we would lose every game and still exist in school quite dominantly. I love the team. :) And the last part was about the leadership opportunities I had been exposed to in the short 4 years. I mean.. There was so much more to write about! I wanted very much to write about times like 'It's SHOWTIME' (What Jessie wrote), never-ending fun house events and class events as well. Even the china trip and the problems we faced and overcome then. I think we're never given what we wanted, if not, then everyone would not be doing anything. Hence, we got to work hard for what we want to achieve. And we have to start now! 4 more months before we leave the school. Hopefully, we get enough fun, do enough work and let's strive hard to achieve the best for 'O's! 

Today, last year. Goodbye China.

My life would suck without you

Yesterday, I survived 3 hours of coursework time in the freeze-lab. And Ms Yati has officially made it possible for us to have 7 hours of coursework time in the freeze-lab next thursday. Good luck to us.. I think my eyes would die on me someday, soon. 

So today was Professional day (what I want to call it). And being me, the usual camera man, I did not bring my camera mainly because I only have an SLR which I did not charge battery for, and my 5 megapixels Olympus camera's batteries that died on me long ago.. Hence I do not own a very handy camera now. I want to get one soon. But nevertheless, those who missed it might just want to look around. Because I think photographs would be here, there and everywhere on facebook and blogs and eventually year book so just wait- if you've got the patience. 

I wanted to take photographs with Ms Chan Li Yan. I wanted to take some class photographs. I wanted to capture today's moments but I did not have a camera with me. I guess you don't get your 'wants' and only your 'needs' eh? I didn't even get a chance to talk to Ms Chan although I very much wanted to. I guess I should have 'needed' to talk to her..

So everyone was all dressed up. Heels. Black. White. Skirts (especially high waisted). Pants. I think I was the only who was wearing shorts. And I did dress pretty shabbily for Professional day. My top was not even office-wear, just wore it cos it was the best thing that with the most professional bottoms I had. It was a great and fun day! For all you girls who ponned, I hope you regretted because I think it's the only time where we could have fun in non-school uniform, with classmates and most importantly in school. So think thrice before you think of ponning school. Furthermore, it's our last year in SM(S)S. 

Then we caught Monsters VS Aliens 3D at the Cathay. Tickets were $13 and I was half the time sub-conscious because I couldn't concentrate on the voices and graphics at the same time. I think my head was spinning then. And charisse.. fell.. asleep. $13 was definitely not worth it. I was so unlucky to be "shini" to sit beside popcorn. Because behind me was this mother and child and the child couldn't keep still and he kept kicking my seat. And I think the mother did not care because she was enjoying the movie more than the restless kid. And when I was eating popcorn, he came in between my seat and the seat beside me (which was empty) and mumbled some words. Ok not mumbled, in a talking voice. I mean.. if it's something I could understand then it wouldn't have been so bad but he was talking in some language I couldn't understand! And he kept coughing. I mean.. I might look calm on the outside but deep inside me, it was like.. BOOM. Seriously.. the mother should have been more concerned. And people in the cinema kept laughing and their laughter was really bad. It was so un"sightly". Awful laughter is the worst you can ask for. And they were laughing at parts which I did not find that funny.

Oh and because tomorrow is the auditions for Singapore Idol, they had queue lines set up outside the Cathay for KS people. And there was indeed.. people there already. Most of them had guitars and food and clothes and some comfortable pillows or something as they were getting ready to camp overnight there! I don't think I'll be expecting much this time round cos the queue lines they set up were pretty short as well, compared to previous seasons. Oh well.

And there's this whole problem with friendly tomorrow which I am rightfully not even supposed to be involved in. All the sec3s have disappeared really badly and B Div only has 1 person to fend for itself. So I think I need to go down there and try to make a difference (which is not alot..) because then, there would be 2 people in B Div! You need minimum 5 players to play for your information. And everybody else is not free tomorrow. And I had to text all the way thru the movie and on the way home about this matter.. And I met Pat on the bus. It was like the moment I needed her help but it was not like there was any time at all to ask her and she probably would refuse to help the juniors, as usual. Ok, good luck for your test tomorrow, Simin! Just do it. :) 

I watched Hannah Montana the movie last night. It was awesome. I love Miley. 

'Life's a climb, but the view is great.'

This post is pretty long. And I would like to reminisce on China again but I think posting photographs would take some time, so another day I guess, or simply log on to facebook. 

I need a break. Goodnight.

I think I'm a very lousy friend. I mean, I just realised. Haha. 

So I went out with Lisa for our East gang reunion. (East gang only consists the both of us) We went to "our" favourite hangout, Bugis and had Swensons. It was a little weird because she paid first because the atm queue was very long so I didn't have time to withdraw money. Haha, thanks anyway east gal. Then the day was disrupted by cramps. ): Sorry! 

Happy 15th. :)

Happy birthday to Laiting too. Everyone is turning old, except youthful Yanru. 

Now, on to nostalgic times..

1 year has flew by!

More photographs another time.

Yay. Chinese 'O's are over, not a very good feeling about it, but at least it's over. Always look on the bright side of life~

Anyone knows where to get proper software for ipod files conversion, for mac? Please comment, thanks. I'll be glad if I could get some assistance here. 

School. 

Flickr has the best images. Great avid photographers.

I keep adding to my posts. Haha, poor memory. Sorry. 

Anyway I am happy because I bought SPACE JAM and THE LEAP YEARS today. They are movies btw. Okie byebye.

Denver Nuggets lost.

Denver Nuggets lost. 

I've been telling everyone this since they lost. The feeling is just like when we lose (all the matches apparently) ok more of this talk makes it feel more nostalgic. 

And so, we're supposed to be slogging hard this weekend for MT 'O's on monday. 

There's one thing I feel like doing now. And that is either dying or fleeing because life is so sucky. And obviously I can't do any of that. 

Damn it. Study hard pals.

5 more days to Chinese 'O's

Ahhh Cavaliers! Go Lebron! 

I've almost never realised that a captain is someone who doesn't score as much because we just didn't have the chance to experience that. Being captain is nothing at all, other than the CCA points that you get from it, it's quite worth it for a CCA that doesn't win like the others. Anyway I hate coming to talk about victorious CCAs. It's ok, work hard, train hard, and just enjoy yourselves! Nevertheless, a fair play is to be observed. 

Cabbed home with the cabbies today. Yay. So fun. And lisa said that the cab uncle said that we sounded very hardworking cos we kept talking about school. And lisa is getting old too, leaving me youthful and young. Haha. Anyway I realised that upper sec is very different from lower sec, not that I just realised that but because we'll be so in to our conversations but in the end, we never fail to talk about where we want to go. It's like this topic is stuck at the back of your mind everytime you speak. It's hard to avoid it. And everyday we talk about it. I can't wait for professional career day. We'll probably get to see Ms Chan again! Yippee. 

Anyway,

SAJC Soccer try-outs for DSA is on 6th June. 

Interested? Please comment. (And I'll try to find out details. Haha.)

Annabell is getting old. 

CHECK OUT BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT 2009 SEMI-FINALS ON YOUTUBE. DIVERSITY IS SO GOOD. I HAVEN'T WATCHED THE REST.

Released. Relieved.

I'm not supposed to be back here so often, I think, cos everyone else is cutting down on computer usage! 

So anyway, today today today. Was still as warm and.. lethargic. 

Managed to pass EL mid-years on the dot thanks to the kind addition of 5 marks. A math, did not pass but was just as close to a pass. I'm glad because I know I have improved but it's yet again, so close yet so far. Biology was shocking because I really really did not think I would get those marks because I really really was panicking the day before cos I only started studying the day before and I couldn't finish studying the whole chunk about hereditary and DNA stuff. I'm really thankful, really. I failed chemistry. 

A teacher said this during level meeting (as told my Ms Lee):

"Tell a joke to 4E3. 1 second later, 1 person will laugh. 5 minutes later, they will finally understand then everyone will start to laugh." 

I think it is humorous what the teachers say of us. I think every teacher finds a problem with us because we never ever respond as a class to anything they say. And the teacher will find herself repeating 3 or 4 times before we actually do it, for example, greeting. That is just the way 4E3 is. And it's good, better than the other classes I believe or perhaps, I hope.

6++ more days to MT 'O's

Today is the worst day ever. 

The school started off with extremely bad weather. Our school's parade ground is always said to be unique because it is built in a ___-shape. However, it was not even windy at all. 

Results after recess were disastrous. Didn't think I would do so badly this time, especially for E Math, my goodness. The happiest thing of today is probably that I passed SS (for the first time ever since we took this subject in sec3) Quite surprised I passed F&N as well, despite not studying. Essays were pretty badly written, in horrible handwriting, horrible marks too. 

Funny mistakes of mine:

-Northern Island instead of Northern Ireland. (SS)

-I read child labour as like.. giving birth kind of way? When it was supposed to be children  working. So I got 0 for that question. Absolutely snubbed by the marker. (Geog)

Nothing more that's funny I can remember.

Laiting, XX and I would always be joking during MT Intensive. But today, it was filled with mixed feelings and moods. Everyone was getting moody as the day went by, with the release of more and more of our results. It was really bad. We were just suffering with chinese in lethargy and hunger. It was so stuffy in class and we were perspiring like pigs, if they even perspire. Just wished we had a tongue like a dog to remove latent heat. Woof. 

And just as we thought the day would get better as it was coming to the end of Intensive, it got worse. I went to the toilet at 4.45 and found that the whole level was well evacuated, leaving 4E3, the corner classroom behind in that dark alley. And laoshi kept reminding us that we couldn't leave till 5pm. I felt so stupid. And perhaps our class is really that innocent to keep to the rules, when none of the other classes did. 

Went to relive the joy of eating macs with Arella after that. It's been a real long time since I went to serene, I think. So now I have the blue cup which is a new addition of my collectibles which include robots, I've yet to buy more, Olympic Coca Cola cups from Macs as well. Fatty food is bad for health. 

There's this message written on our class' board. 

"Everyday is a blessing and not a given right. 

Cherish each day."

I don't have sports channels, so I've been catching up on latest NBA news since the playoffs. And it's actually the first time I'm watching NBA. Haha. Anyway.. Cleveland Cavaliers lost to Orlando Magic. And dear Lebron James is injured or I guess he overplayed to try to win for his team. And Magic came back so strong. Just love their fighting spirit, envy them actually. NBA rocks.

Nuggets beat Lakers! Their team names are so cute. WILDCATS! 

Boom. Boom. Boom.

Everyone was so excited in the morning about the results. And at 10 in the morning, there were rumours that Kris won. And Ms Lim sure reassured Arella of it. Haha. If only I had bet, I would have won because as far as I know, all my fwens bet on Adam and Anna was getting to emotional over Danny (still). So in the end, it all came down to Kris Allen! Yippee! Go Adam, too. Everyone in this season would make good records, seriously, even Tatiana (?). 

Would definitely miss the thrill of American Idol now that it's over. Next January it is then. As for now.. Let's just hope Singapore Idol is at least 5% as good as American Idol. If you can't sing, don't bother to go for auditions. It's not like we have a Simon Cowell for you to befriend. 

So.. it's been a week into MT Intensive. It's really stressful. It's actually my first time being stressed, or I think we are stressed. I think maybe it's not stressed but depressed. The torture is.. the heaty classroom and the bad climate that makes it unbearable. And it totally made things worse. It all seems a little too late for us to catch up, I'm not sure. But I seriously hope I do not have to waste such time and space in my brain for this all over again so let's all give our best and get it over and done with. Yes, anticipating Lisa's birthday because it's the day after chinese Os and the feeling would be much much better. 1 more week to go, only. 

After we were crowned with the AS status, the school went RARA. Firstly, we had to form the army of SMSS. The polka-dotted cadets. And now, whatever comes out from our mouths have to be controlled and standardised as well. I mean.. get a life. We are absolutely not real cadets because I do not even stand at any position well enough to make it into UG. And even so, if we were cadets, it's not like we are actually willing to be doing whatever we are told to OK. 

And I would like to address this very important point to teachers or even to ourselves. If you want to scold, especially in front of a big crowd, you should check on your own english and perhaps then reconsider scolding. Haven't we always been learning that we should check on ourselves before we say anything to the others? cos Firstly, it sounds horrible and I don't think the intended "audience" would feel anything about it. And secondly, the slang certainly does not help. Proper articulation and just be yourself please. I hate people who feign. Urgh. Even if I were to get scolded, I would really love to be scolded by someone who can speak well, and fluently so that I can still "enjoy" her lecture. Urgh. Urgh. Urgh. Infuriating. More talk on this and I would really really not resist not listening to scoldings anymore.

And I love the whole new idea about the 2 forthcoming (suddenly reminded by mrs seet that it's not upcoming) universities. Awesome.

Last few days of play

MT Intensive has been pretty fine. Time passes so quickly in class cos we keep talking and side-tracking. Hopefully, we are able to be serious about this and read 好作文 everydayand night and try to even with the smarties. I do not wish to speak about them anyway because it's frustrating to think about it. I believe everyone is smart in their own way, we can do it, the not-so-smarties! 

So our surprise plan on shini failed yesterday. Everything was so last minute, we didn't even know what was coming next. Watched Slumdog Millionaire. Very disappointing, wasn't that great after all. Her present for 2009: $100 Adidas Voucher. Enjoy shopping for something nice, but I still think Nike is better so please consider Nike Vouchers for me dear friends. Haha. 

The blindfold that never works

Deal or no deal was damn tough. I got $500, thanks.

We went to chill at Miss Pang's house after waiting in school for an hour for our dear Dash that was not done with her tamil with Mrs Subra. And I heard Starbucks is opening beside coro, at where the Shell petrol station used to be. Awesome, hope they open soon because we will be graduating soon. I want my chocolate cream chip! Yes so we did absolutely nothing at her house except eat, play with dog, eat, watch tv, talk, play with dog, play with dog, raid all the rooms, play with dog x10, forced her to play piano, talk, play with dog, eat.

Happy 16th birthday.

Pearl. Volunteered to finish the food. 

See you soon Amigo. :) 

OK It took me forever to arrange the photos here nicely. That's why I want wordpress. 

Aren't we absolutely looking forward to chinese homework everyday for the next 2 weeks? How great is that! 

 

Bye! 

Photoshopping stories.

I can't get enough of TV. Anyway, the world is going gaga over American Idol. Aren't you? Adam or Kris? Rocker or Dark Horse? Dark horses are really doing well this year, just like Joanne Peh. Haha, ok, can't wait for their performances.

Kris fans must really be happy with this. Looks familiar? It's David Archuleta's album, photoshopped with Kris' face. ^^

Boys over flowers!

This is really good. I'm not a K-fan, by the way. I'm usually more into Taiwanese dramas but this, really, is good. 

MT Intensive is such a party pooper. ):

World's Most Extreme Homes

I was watching World's Most Extreme Homes on Channel 5 at 12 noon. I like it that Channel 5 plays many foreign and unknown shows that people do not watch, some of which are boring but some are really good. Some examples would be this, and Hey Paula! I switch on the tv and randomly look for shows to watch, so you should too. 

Anyway, the homes they featured were really good and creative and don't quite feel like a home to me! Since it's the Star Trek season, I would like to share this with everyone! So firstly, they featured this home in Hinckley, England. It's this man right here, Tony Alleyne who is a really good interior designer. (I don't know if that is his profession) He designed and built everything in his house himself, I mean whatever that looks futuristic and hard to build is built by him. He stays in a 2 room studio apartment which he transformed to make it look like a spaceship. It's really really cool, even his doorbell that "rings" with a very alien-ated tone and is greeted by "Welcome to the future!" (in star trek tone). 

Secondly, this "house" in Scotland. It's actually a 16th century Scotish castle named the Ballone Castle. It's really really really awesome. It definitely makes you feel like you're of the royal blood because not only is it huge but they have been able to remain its very antique and medieval feeling. They actually transformed a very old, abandoned (I think, or maybe not?) and almost-gone castle into their paradise. Lucky for their kids.

They actually featured another house in Austria which had spectacular views of the alpines, and it's called a glass house. I couldn't find any photos but if you Google glass house, there are many other spectacular homes as well. Its name probly reveals it all, the many glass walls let them have the freedom to enjoy and make the best out of their view. The master bedroom is great. The couple faces the alpines when they go to sleep and they actually wake up to the great view of the alpines and probly the sunrise. And their house is very wooden too. And the best thing is that it's designed by the architect himself, the dad of the house. And they have 3 young daughters that really love the house because they have their own playroom with really many toys. I mean, who wouldn't? 

You can check out the other featured World's Most Extreme Homes here.

Perhaps we can look out for more of these awesome shows. :) Most of which are aired in the morning, so when we actually have a day off, we could spend some time on the tv in the morning rather then sleeping all day long.

3 days ONLY

I think many are at school either having art, drama or awaiting the NE Quiz. All the best art girls, let your mind flow as you paint. Anyway, exams was a blast! It was pretty challenging to try to have to remember so many facts in our head and having to do math again and again.. But it was quite fun, just that I did them too last minute, always the day before so it was very risky. But, we should really take this time to take a break! And chinese intensive would be back on on monday. It's not that I dislike it but because the long hours are really really going to be tiring I guess, facing chinese characters all day long. And I can't believe that Mother Tongue 'O' Levels are in 2 weeks. I don't think I'm even half-prepared for it. Hopefully everyone works really hard within this 2 weeks of hardcore mother tongue intensive and make it for at least an A2 for mother tongue. Go, sec 4s! 

Sayonara Danny. Next week would indeed be a big ding dong. And the person I would want to meet most is Simon Cowell. He is so great, isn't he? "Lord Cowell" says Ryan Seacrest. Gregg Pritchard is Britain's Adam Lambert. Search him on youtube. :)

Oh anyway to whoever who asked, I think shini, what is the thing I would want to do most after the exams. I would love a full body massage! Haha, alright, bye.

We remember..

I should have studied harder for today's paper. I should have.. I hope I don't do really badly although I think I will. It's really up to Him this time. 

Anyway yesterday, while witnessing SM wedding on ch8 (Shawn and Michelle) I was messaging Arella and we were talking about our weddings. She still dreams about it.. Seeing them wed was really cool, because they were the celeb couple and it's also an experience for everyone I guess. It was really really good, your loss if you missed it. I would love to have been there, at Ritz Carlton! Yeahp, that's not it of course. Every little detail of the wedding was great. :) Congratulations.

I had Yoshinoya's student set meal alone at Ngee Ann City. When I started eating, I saw a familiar St Margs gal walking past Yoshinoya. It was Cheuk Kwan! But it would obviously be embarrassing for me to scream her name despite the very low human count at that time so I just kept on going, gobbling my food down. Afterwhich, I went to Stadium and they had 40% clearance sale. I really wanted to get something but it would have been

 better if I started saving, so I did not. Then I stepped into Ngee Ann City's Gramaphone outlet and peeked and Leona Lewis' Best Kept Secrets album and placed it back on to the rack. I moved on to the movies section. I searched high and low for High School Musical 3 VCD but they did not have it. Then I started to look for cheap local productions. One leg kicking, The Little Nyonya came before me. But I was wanting to buy this movie which I forgot the title of the show. It was the one I watched with my pals on February 29th and it was the first time we saw the Singapore Flyer and it was the show that starred Wong Lilin. But I just couldn't remember the title. I looked again, knowing that it was 'The..' but to no avail. So I had to leave Gramaphone empty handed. Then I proceeded for dental, where the dentist grinded my teeth so hard that I almost could not feel it. As I laid there in fear for 50 minutes, not knowing what she was doing with my teeth because I could only feel the sharp pains when she poked into my gum. After the long and fearful period of time, my teeth was alive again. It was free, without braces. So now, I've to do with retainers. Went for a few X-Rays and dentist said that my teeth was great. It was only then, the movie title came into my head, 'The Leap Years'! Why did I not think about it previously? So I walked to the bus stop and ran for the bus 175. So I came home, with Yunwei's present. Haha. 

What a day. Haven't been posting much about my life these days, this should do.

Also, today is 12.05.2009, today, we commemorate the destruction that was caused a year ago on this very day, the Sichuan Earthquake that killed many many people and left many many people homeless (I'm so sorry, I do not know the numbers). If you could, perhaps, give them your one very precious minute as we remember those who have suffered and passed away. 

Sichuan is definitely in my "Must-travel" list. I really hope to wonder around the world when I'm old enough to do so. 

我来自偶然像一颗尘土
有谁看出我的脆弱
我来自何方我情归何处
谁在下一刻呼唤我

天地虽宽这条路却难走
我看遍这人间坎坷辛苦
我还有多少爱我还有多少泪
要苍天知道我不认输

感恩的心感谢有你
伴我一生让我有勇气作我自己
感恩的心感谢命运
花开花落我一样会珍惜

What about greens?

Please kindly spend 7 minutes watching and listening to the "Earth Song" by Micheal Jackson at my "Hit it!" widget. As a geography student and environmental rep, I do not wish to see the world being destructed any further. So please, save the earth whenever possible. Start by recycling paper, paper wastage is probably the main reason why so many more forests are deforested. 

Everyone has a part to play. Earth day might have passed but earth day can actually be commemorated everyday. Enjoy. :)

Studying out? Again? Think twice.

I have not thoroughly studied for f&n and it doesn't look like I will, later because once I get lazy, it's deadly. Haha. 

There's been this thing about "I can't study at home" as my friends (even my sister) around me say, and decide to go out to study, hence wasting more time and money which I think can be used for better and more effective uses. Many say they can't study at home, why so? If you're one of them, you would know exactly what are the "distractions". The electrical devices: Television, gaming devices and computers are the most popular answers I would get. 

But think about it, if you focus and set your mind on work, would you even think about going on Facebook or playing NBA on xbox? It's simply your personal mindset and focus. Having your macbook right in front of you does not pose as a threat or distraction even if it's switched on because if you use it, it is a voluntary action that you have decided to use the computer, not that the macbook has "attracted/ influenced" you. 

So friends, we take biology and it's a voluntary action, just that you guys treat it as a reflex action and are afraid to stay home with fine technology as they make you "distracted". So would you rather study at the expense of money (by studying at Starbucks) or have many FOC study sessions? Perhaps many would like to continue to study at the expense of money, fine then. Eventually, you will dislike the outdoors for burning a hole in your big big pockets. And I hate people who do that because, think about it, as a customer, you are waiting to get a seat at Starbucks but inconsiderate and selfish students takes up 2 tables and 3 chairs where they pile their books, bags and laptop with 1 iced Frappe and give you the "I'm also a customer" stare. And I have experienced that many times before, so I do hope they ban studying at eateries. You need to study but they also need to make money.

And.. I simply don't understand why some always needs to have study buddies. No offence if I have offended anyone by saying anything, I'm not referring to anyone. Some might think that it is peer pressure that pushes you to study. Some gather with their girlfriends and hit the craziest mall in town to study IN the crowd. Some merely gather their girl power gang and basically, obstruct places like macdonalds. I wonder if you are more easily distracted by food or by chitchatting with your friends. Seriously.. you might need the peer pressure to act on you before you're really pushed to the limits to study and eventually excel. But again, will your friends always be there for you? You might think that you are sociable and that there will be friends and colleages whom you would pick up in the future alongside work and relationships, but will they always give you amount of peer pressure you need, when they are also facing challenges in life? 

Don't be too dependent on your friends. No one would be guaranteed to be with you all your life, even your other half, supporting and giving you advice. I hope everyone understands. 

Happy mother's day

Happy mother's day! 

Rising Diva <3

I'v been surfing youtube for nearly 3 hours now. From NBA to Britain's got talent (some really good acts) and to X-Factor, origin of rising diva, Leona Lewis.

I think Leona Lewis is really really great. Her voice is so enlightening. She is certainly the next Mariah Carey but I hope everyone sees her as Leona and not Mariah. And she is so so humble, a sweet young girl. Such great honour for London, as she performed at the Beijing Olympics last year. Places like UK have the "X-Factor" (Singing-talent search) whereas over here, we have "S-Factor" (A JOKE). Perhaps we should change our perspectives? And look for more essential "materials" than.. no-class girls. 

I love Leona.

Look ahead..

A week of exams have come and gone. And monday (chinese) felt like it was very long ago. I don't even remember what I did on that day. The time spent on studying and revising is really a lot. But all the papers haven't been great. Maths was the worst, both math papers. So let's all work hard for both their paper 1s! 

Biology today. I actually only started studying yesterday and I did 10 chapters straight from afternoon till night. I didn't feel accomplished at first because there was s total number of 20 chapters that were being tested. And by doing 10, it only meant that I was halfway there. But I stopped to think again. In less than 12 hours, 10 chapters of notes and colourful diagrams is actually pretty good, for my first time studying. So I rushed through the rest of the chapters on the way to school and in the gruelling 3 hours before the exam. And in the end.. The paper was so disappointing! It featured nothing much of the topics we covered last year and I think everyone really studied and only studies so hard for Biology. But, hopefully everyone would do okay. :) 

Now it's quite relaxed for us already. Just 3 more papers to go! And NE quiz. I better read some pro-singapore sources. 

Spend your time well this "long" weekend, pals! 

Dark Silence

What is Silence?

forbearance from speech or noise : muteness —often used interjectionallyabsence of sound or noise : stillness 

- Adapted from Merriam-Webster dictionary

I'm pretty sure we know that Silence is to be observed in examination halls or even classrooms, no matter how lively or excited one is. It is pretty disappointing and disrespectful for a teacher to stand at the front of the class and not to receive any attention from her students at all. Manners does not only come from the first few rows of the class, girls. Manners has to come from everyone, no matter where you are seated. I hope YOU('ll) would be more respectful by keeping your mouths shut whenever it is appropriate. We have a week more of exams, and I hope to be able to wait in Silence as we await the teachers' arrival or what so ever. 

Wishing everyone the best of luck, again. 

Pre-MYEs jitters?

Tomorrow is the start of exams proper! I've never ever anticipated exams in my life but I pretty much want to get this MYEs over and done with. And the same goes for O Levels. Being under the pressure is not as good as you think. Well, you will find out when you're 16. I can't believe I'm fretting about this, poor A Level students.

Anyway, wishing everyone the best of luck the exams. Just know that all we need to do, is to do our best! After all, it's time to prove yourself, and to everyone that you have studied hard and well. And God will be there to do the rest. So if you haven't studied, last minute work is better than nothing. Get on it! 

P.S. Exams are in the classrooms! And I'm not happy about that. No aircon! The smell of air "fresheners" freshens up our class, literally. Ground floor is really the least conducive environment for classrooms. I miss 4th floor where it is bright and clean and insect-free. 

Anyway..
Sara Watson's piece of artwork. 

Credits: BBC UK

Goodnight everybody.

"Harp"er's island

I did chemistry, half of natural vegetation and some log. And I feel so happy that I managed to get the answer for.. 3 out of many attempts at log questions! Wonderful! Have got to keep working harder, though. 

Anyway, listen to the wonders of music. I mean.. the wonders of this girl who actually did this. Awesome. I would do it too if I was expert enough in my poor violin (that I have already outgrown) Harps are really elegant. 

Enjoy! 

Countdown to MT O levels. 30 more days. 

I have been updating my iPod the whole morning. Of cos, listening to Arella "rant" about her love. Hee. Alright. Must get down to earth, soon. 

Time for lunch! *hungry hungry, very very!!!*

"Brrrrrrrring!"

I find myself rejoicing when the school bell rings. And I immediately pack my bag and hurry to the bus stop. I literally have been rushing home immediately after school this past week. The feeling is so good. Cos I am reminded of my sec 1 days when I used to go home so early as well, ok, even earlier to be accurate. 

Firstly, you avoid the peak hour (5-6pm) crowd especially on trains. Secondly, it seems like you have a lot of time for homework, revision and play. However, being in the crowd of students boarding 48 is very bad. It gets so packed and you are seriously overwhelmed by the childish and inconsiderate lower secondary students. 

Anyway, I rush home, wanting to hit the gym in mind. But once I get home, I sit down for a few snacks and end up watching tv.. And there goes 4 days of exercise! I don't even start work till evening. So.. basically, I rush home to give myself more time to relax. You should too. Stop lingering around in shopping malls or especially food outlets because you not only pamper yourself non-stop with food, you also put on weight. So better go straight home after school. ^^

This is scary. It's May Day tomorrow. And it marks one more month to MT O Levels! I am supposed to be freaking out right now. I never knew upper secondary was so draining and tiresome and.. troublesome. And stressful! 

OK Goodbye Matt Giurad. Alison is next. 

P.S. Do consider watching 书包太重 because it talks about how our school bags are so heavy (which is basically the show title) and that our local standard of chinese is very low. I actually have to agree.. 9pm every weekday! 

Shameful

Met really disgraceful SMSS juniors on the bus. I feel pretty ashamed of us being autonomous. We, especially lower secondary students should do a bit of self reflection. Oh wait, secondary 3 students as well. I nearly fell. But someone really fell, on me. 

I felt stressed when I peeped at the MT Intensive timetable. I just hope we don't die of exhaustion of chinese. And we would not hate chinese for what it is after 'O's, no matter what. 

2 more weeks till the end of examinations. I'm sure everyone can endure thru this. Just think about meaningful song lyrics when you feel like giving up. Hold on.

Please grant me the strength and stamina to endure 2.4km tomorrow. Amen.

Moving on

Let us be reminded that it's "better" and not "bedder". I just can't stand the fact that the standard of english in school is so low. Sometimes, I find it difficult trying to understand or piece out what the teachers are saying. I'm sure many others feel this way too. Perhaps we should start promoting good english all over again, not only in students please.

I hope Swine Flu's conditions over at the other side of planet Earth would improve. 

Feel free to check out my latest widget updates. Especially Orisinal. ^^

Here's a song. "I'll Move On" by Olivia Ong. 

This road that I'm taking twists and turns
My life my chance turning dreams into reality
Down this path faced with so many things
Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away

Can't seem to go on
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I? Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember
All those times you've bought me through
I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near

I'll move on I'll go on
Lord I will take your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say come what may
I'll hold on to my hope
Yes I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on

Here I am Once again caught in the rain
Looking back I've come so far and I want to carry on

Take a step a little time it's alright
Even through this rain
I want to smile again

Don't hold back now
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I? Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember
All those times you've bought me thru'
I can feel the sun shining down on me

Here I am Here I am
Lord I will take your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say come what may
I'll hold on to my hope
Yes I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on

Time constraints

'1.30, 1.30, 1.30' the class chanted. When the school bell rang, everyone stopped work, packed their bags and immediately ran home. This is how excited sec4s get when we get an early dismissal. 

I would like to wish everyone whose birthdays have passed or is coming a very very big Happy Birthday. Happy birthday Xin Xuan! I am so sorry, but I am trying my best to do the nicest cards and give the most original birthday presents I can think of, especially for sixteenths'. But time is certainly of an issue. I hope I would be able to present people whom I know well enough with at least a birthday card by the end of my SMSS life. I might just surprise 1E1 06' with a graduation certificate with your photos, I mean sec 1 photos! It's all in my hands. 

Anyway, I would still like to influence everyone with my nostalgia. Haha. Just making sure everyone is cherishing every moment of their lives, school life now, even if we like it or not. More photographs of TRACK 05'! And Dash would obviously kill me for this, yet again. :P

Top: Samantha, Vanessa, Rhondda

Bottom: Kimberly, DASH!!!, Yufang

 

STARDOM

Firstly, I am a very homegrown local kid. I love watching chinese drama serials than anything else. 

I was extremely annoyed when DYT snatched best newcomer from my Paige (ARELLA!!! >> OK you must be going crazy about your bf now.. :$) Ok no one at home was happy at all about DYT. But.. Tao-jie came back for it! 

Soon after, awesome Chen Hanwei that never looks old. BOOM. Joanne Peh! Ok, mixed feelings actually. Mixed feelings for Jeanette. There's always next year ^^ 

Watching them collect their plagues and hearing their thank-you speeches made it feel a little like O Levels. Also, Top 10 similarly portrays that only a few will make it to the top for O Levels, and that we must really work very very very hard, indeed, we must do our BEST to try to work our way thru to the top. For a start, everyone is a contestant. The winning few depends on the amount of effort put in. So, come on gals, we can do it. 6 more months! 

That might have sounded pretty nonsensical. This is why my writing does so badly. Ok.. off to sleep, in peace, knowing that dear Joanne Peh got her time of her life. I'm waiting for mine.

Run like the wind..

(Top row: Dharshini (!!!), Sathiya

Bottom row: Me, Yufang and Kimberly)

Just as I promised awhile ago, about posting up photographs of my "shorty" days. We should call for a meetup soon, before everyone ages. Captain/ V. Cap, please do something! 

Anyway, I can't help but to keep watching the video of Cooke's cheerleading. I really think every cheerleader did a good job. I'm so going to miss all the house events. We're already getting deprived of house events this year, how un-fun can our last year of SMSS get? ): 

I am so excited for tomorrow's Star Awards. 

Trainwreck!

I'm so glad I got past O Level F&N practical and EL mid years. I did the composition on "What do you do to relieve stress?" I hope I did okay, just trying to stay positive. Let us bear in mind this quote: "Do your best, and let God do the rest." All the best of luck to everyone in whatever obstacles you may face! 

Anyway, caught Amanda after school and so we went to out favourite hangout (Bugis) to catch 17 Again. Let me say this again. Zac Efron is superrrrrrrrrrr HOT! And that's why HSM is so successful ey? ~We're all in this together~ 

I suddenly feel very nostalgic after surfing YouTube and looking thru some SMSS videos, they remind me of the fun we had back then. I'm going to be ultra sad when we graduate! 

I miss these times, when we were away from examinations. It was so fun. And our props are always the best! So proud of everyone. And I will always remember the fun we had in Cooke, much more than victory. I still don't understand why we didn't win. Blah. Thanks Siti for uploading! 

I think I should start studying really hard. It seems quite late already.

Nervewreck

I'm almost done with f&n. It took me so long, gosh. I went down to 7-eleven at 11.45pm just to get Hello Panda for the box.. How very insane. Just when I thought about how rip-off to buy hello panda from 7-eleven ($1.85) normally only $1.10+, the cashier said that with an additional 10cents, I get another hello panda. Haha, just can't stand the late night offers that 7-eleven secretly offers! I'm so glad I can sleep soon. Tomorrow is bio SPA and f&n day. Oh and I did not even touch english.

Anyway.. hope you read Life today. Mr Teng was features, his wife looks young. He is still young. Oh yay, I passed A math. It's been a long time since I last passed. :) 

OK Goodnight. Or is it good morning. -_-"

HAMBURGERS. Hee.

Inspired by smileyssweetsandcreations, thanks CK for introducing it to me. I love their cupcakes! (Take a look at their webbie please..)

Here is my very own creation of my larger-scale hamburger cupcake! I know mine is very very very far from the real thing. I couldn't find sesame seeds and I toasted instead of using an oven. Gosh.. 

(Yikes, I ran out of cheese!)

And the awesome packaging. I found cheap and good baking paper to wrap my hamburgers although the instructions on the baking paper said "Do not use for other purposes except baking", Oh well. Desperate time calls for desperate measures! Remember the sticker? (It's just for display :P) 

Ok I'm going to be so relieved after I submit coursework, and even after the practical. Life is enjoyable as it seems, huh? 

Good luck to Choir results and Chinese dancers! Go XX! 

That girl in the Green Scarf

 Acted mysteriously to surprise Jessie yesterday morning. Hope you were surprised. Hehe. 

Photos are up for grabs on facebook. 

The sun was brilliant, playing its part to cause us to perish.. in sweat. But we didn't make it to tan. 

Instead, we watched Confessions of a Shopaholic. And the movie simply exemplifies that nothing is impossible, even the worst spendthrift managed to overcome her challenges. So jessie! It was good. I really like Luke's accent. Am going to watch 17 again soon, don't worry. 

And.. spending the whole day out yesterday made me realise that I have so many things to do but so little time. Am probably not going to be able to complete all my homework by tomorrow. Time is passing so quickly. I have no time to hate school. It's already coming to the end of term 2. 

7-up-down

7 days ago. 

7 days was really short! Being caught up with homework and more homework and more coming.. It doesn't feel like we're 16. It doesn't feel like we're taking Os this year. But I do feel a little sad when I think about leaving St Margs. ): 

7 more months and everything will be over, which might not always be good. 

I'll have to go crazy about f&n this weekend if not, I'm never going to finish. 

And Adam Khoo. I can't believe almost 4 months have flew past just like that. I still can remember those hardcore Adam Khoo days. It was pretty fun but exhausting. Camp was the best. I want to camp one last time in St Margs. 

7teen again. (!!!)

Oh lisa. There's this cafe at Iluma called BenTen. Better go there soon eh? Hehe.

Funny lil' thing

CK and I went f&n shopping again today. So funny. She is so weird. Haha! F&N is almost settled.. 

Remember to catch American Idol results show tonight at 10pm. Miley Cyrus is singing 'The Climb'! 

Here's a video that Mr Low shared with us in conjunction with the topic, Mitosis. It's really entertaining, so enjoy!

Jumping for Joy

I passed chemistry mole concept test! It was rather miraculous though. 

Ok anyway, juniors won mayflower today! And they apparently.. thrashed them. Good job gals! 

So.. tomorrow is 4E1's execution, am so excited to see what they're doing! And in a week's time, it'll be our turn. I'm so not prepared yet, haven't even decided what to cook! But nevertheless, looking forward to the very fun-filled execution that we would have in the kitchen. 

Have been really busy, studying. Or just trying to make myself busy with studies. 

P.S. I watched 10 mins of Red Thread just now. -Silence-

Ok ciao! Have fun this week. IFD on friday though! (Don't think there'll be any "school discounts")

Eulogy

I find this advertisement very touching and innovative. Perhaps, those in this field should work towards these engaging short advertisements that would melt viewers' hearts especially at the auspicious hour of chinese drama serials, 9pm. 

You can view this in the 4 different languages (official languages) on YouTube. I still like the chinese one though. Because 家 brings about more meaning to me then the word 'Family' which can appear pretty vague. 

Adapted from YouTube's descriptions:

"Funeral" is a new TV commerical launched by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) which looks at relationships in a different light, through a woman at her husband's funeral. Ultimately, the TVC celebrates the beautiful imperfections that make a relationship perfect. This is fresh off MCYS latest Viewers' Choice 2008 win for last year's Family TVC which promotes the importance and value of family bonding. 

Strong winds blow..

Attended Bel and Simin's birthday party last night. It was quite a sight. Haha, I loved the cake. :) 

Pictures on facebook. 

Oh. Who wants to go for the Little Nyonya musical with me? Maybe Melody. Haha.

Let's end of with this wonderful picture. The almighty east gang! 

(That is not my middle finger. I am not so vulgar, unlike the other east gang member)

I can't believe I forgot. 

Happy 17th birthday dearest Bel and Simin! Age is getting on you gals. 

Today was really miserable. Firstly, we had many surprise free periods because of the teachers' absence. Secondly, the school did not want to let us off at 1pm. What difference does that make? Seriously, more time should be spent to consider ways to resolve these kind of "problems". What a sickening day. 

And I actually found something that I really want to cook for F&N. 

Tortillas! 

I love Miley's "The Climb"

I've got to cherish the days being a brace face because my braces would be removed next month. Sounds like I'm going to die. 

Anyway! Coursework is due in.. August. Infuriating. But anyway, we still have to get over it. Looking forward to the practical. Hope my food turns out well. I've a lot to do over the "long" weekend. 

And so, we aren't granted access to leave class to watch the juniors' match tomorrow. It's ringing in my head. "How come the netballers can skip a 100 hours of class and everything remains fine?" I can swear all about it now. Favouritism is bad. Very bad. 

Ok am going to finish my additional math. Have got to work doubly hard for additional math this time! 

Goodbye. 

A picture paints a thousand words. 

I sort of misplaced all my ancient stuff, eg. these photos, ever since I shifted. I hope I can find them around the house by the time I shift out. 

Did you eat Geylang Serai's Rojak? 

I just got reminded that we're no longer 13.

St Luke's

Flag day was so tiring and the weather was really good, for tanning at the beach. 

Now I know how it feels like to be "rejected" by the public. So, please kindly donate to people, especially students doing flag day every weekend! Well, you will realise the fact when YOU do your OWN flag day. 

OK chill out dudes.

Oh yes, with reference to Dharshini's post, I shall share this awesome "motivational"(as described by her) video of 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus. It's really good! I still love Miley. ^^ Going all out for Miley (her favourite colour is purple, if I'm not wrong)

Enjoy! (Be motivated!) Love Miley! GO GO GO Students. :)

Oh I forgot to talk about the band's performance and EXCO 2009. 

But I'm sure you can read my mind. If not, please feel free to come and ask me about what my honest opinions are.

Overall: Boo. 

I hope there was a "STOP" watch

After looking at all the old track photos (which I'd post up soon) and all the SMPS peeps facebook profiles, I finally realise how much I miss SMPS and primary school life! 

Well, really sad that I didn't cherish the freedom back then, and especially the teachers. Even when we return to our mother school now, all the teachers that used to teach us have all either retired or left the school. 

I hope there would be a 6 Patience reunion soon. 

Oh yes. And i suddenly remember that I used to chat on MSN with Suet Ning (remember her?) very often in sec1 and after we reached sec2, when life got a little more tedious, it stopped. I miss everybody! Oh yes, Jean Ning too! The person I want to meet most would still be Kimberly Teh! My long-lost track buddy when we were the slowest in the team, and the reserves! Ahh, I miss track too. Ok this is getting too nostalgic.

It's been so long since we collected our PSLE results. Just look at your EZ-Link card and identify the drastic changes. Time is flying past, too fast. 

Post April Fool's joke- 2.4KM!

The biggest joke was that we had 2.4km run today without notice. And that really stirred up much trouble for everyone. People were sick here and there and having really bad muscle aches cos the last time I ran, was probly last year's NAPFA. I was one of the slowest in class today, my goodness. 2 more runs to go.

I dislike running cos I am not a cheetah. I can't run anyway. 

Cheer up Indian dancers. You guys are awesome! :) 

All the best to the other dance groups and chamber ensemble! :) 

OK 9PM. Not gonna watch ping pong. DM by tmr! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? ): 

Bye.

SAVE ME FROM MYSELF.

Check out my phone. 

This is not a mirror image. This is the real image of my phone. Yes, with words that are laterally inverted. And with almost negative colours. 

I don't mind using this phone, although it might be a little difficult to figure out the words. Haha! 

Ok goodnight. CSS results show soon. So sad for Rachel. ): 

Woohoo! My printer is alive and well again. 

Thanks to this expensive ink cartridge. Have you ever wondered why it costs so much? I am puzzled by many things in life actually. 

I think what the school did this morning especially the lower sec, was uncalled for and was indeed very disrespectful. Although he might not have the best vocals, but he still plucked his courage to go up there, alone, to lead the school in worship and praise. And despite all the laughing, he still continued to sing right till the end. Well, if you laughed at him today, I dare you to take the stage and not freak out. If you succeed, good for you. If not, just keep your mouth shut the next time alright. Show some respect PLEASE.

I want to go to the beach soon.

I AM SO NICE. UNLIKE LISAAAAA

I shall be nice since it's my last year in school.

I will and I shall do the Cooke house board on monday. I was asked to do it, maybe 2 years ago. Haha, the paper is probably decomposing behind the glass panels. Ok, gotta crack some ideas up.

Goodbye my Thomas

Say goodbye to my 3 year-old rusty old Thomas & Friends. Say hello to my broom-ing new, CARS (Lightning McQueen!!!) pencil case. 

Earth hour 2009 was pretty unsuccessful. Self-centred people just sat around with their lights on, tv on, everything on and knowing that the earth would die faster that way. May you inconsiderate people live a more miserable life. I didn't see vast difference in the lightings. Perhaps we should try switching off the many lamp-posts we have, it would make such a BIG differerence. 

More updates tmr, or soon. 

What the hell is good parenting?

I think some parents really need to receive counselling and parenting seminars. It would be good if my "lovely" mother could get some help. No, I think she needs some help desperately. She has a fucking issue with everything. Seriously, I cannot wait to die. And I thought I could enjoy life.

I better lock things up, damn it. 

Take a good look..

Adam's just so good. He is the next American Idol. 

Goodnight and Goodbye.

Not even 17

Zac is such a hottie. Gotta watch this.


I need to get some life off from school. And schoolwork. And more schoolwork. School has never felt so dreadful before!

And I'm finally done with my 2 months overdue CME presentation. I still have a 1 month overdue F&N coursework to complete, another day of course.

Alright. Need to catch my precious 4 hours of sleep now. I'll probably be dozing off in class. Maybe not. I guess I really need to catch up.

Goodnight. Or Good morning.

P.S. And YOG only accepts volunteers that are 18 years old and above (on 1 March 2010) By then, I'll only be 17. I wonder when is the next time I'd have a chance to get so close to volunteering for an event like this. Boo.

Kiddy Palace 4E3

Hola! 

New seating arrangement this term. It's so cute, you've got to check it out! Haha, Ms Lee is so innovative, making sec4s sit like we're in Primary 4! But it's cool, we like it cos it's so kiddy. 

Don't sob jessie! I'm sure you'll make a new friends just like how I would. 

Go juniors! 

B-O-N-D

Good morning everyone! It's already saturday. How many of you have actually finished your holiday assignments? That's really the WOW factor. 

So.. Basketball outing yesterday. It was pretty ridiculous because of the weather. Oh well. This gives us another chance on another day to go out again, to bond. Haha! How cool, only me and dash were the only seniors there. From Ikea to e2max to wisma to melia's house. It's a very standard itinerary. 

The exciting pictures awaits! 

Oh and somebody from the Women's Anti-Smoking campaign "booth" approached us at Wisma. And they offered to take a picture of us and develop it with the "when you're 60 year-old" effect. (Left: When we're 60. Right: When we're 60 and if we smoke) When we saw the photo in the printer still printing, we got a shock because we were assuming that the left was the PRESENT and right was FUTURE. It obviously cannot be cos we're still so youthful. Heh! Hairsyles coming soon..

I hope everyone appreciates chinese music better now.

Jamming~

Today is one of the craziest day ever! 

1. I woke up and decided to be late because from the experiences of the past 2 days, I seem to have a lot of time to spare after finishing the paper. So I took my time and left house half an hour later than the usual and boarded 145 rather than 67. So I missed 186 which Arella was on and so I had to wait for 186. The time then was already 7.45am. And chinese starts at 8am. So.. 186 came at 7.59am, a minute more to chinese! So I arrived in school only at 8.25am. To my surprise, approximately 3 minutes after I settled down, Ms JESSIE Tan arrived! How grand. To my horror, I still had 30 minutes left even when I came half an hour late. I was so irritated with myself then. And everyone else seemed to be doing paper 1 super slowly.. 

2. Jessie is weird. She irons her socks! Haha. She expressed that she wasn't wearing school socks cos her school socks are in the wash. Desperate situations call for desperate measures. She ironed her socks, in an attempt to dry her socks. To her shock, she realised that all of us were not wearing school socks. And there she went.. ranting. Haha! 

3. Tried to take my time during paper 2 but ended up with quite a lot of time left as well. I'm wondering what happened to me during the EOYs when I had no time to complete paper 2, in total, losing 11 marks. 

4. Jessie had a lunch date with dear Timo. Ok this is so random. Don't get pissed Jessie! 

5. 4 Monkeys came. Noise started its emission. Played basketball. So sucky by the way. Blegh. 

6. Went to macs. Laughed insanely because of the language deterioration. Might get reported. :Z

OK nothing much after that. The sun was just very big. Anyway, the sun was orange in the morning. And the sunset was so strong that my door (facing the sunset) was burning hot. Alright.. Am totally not progressing in the homework area. Kill me now. 

OK I hate you so much more right now. Sounds like Jessie's PM. But it's meaning is real. 

Jam~

1 more chinese mock exam to go, tomorrow. And there goes 12 hours of life. 

I've yet to start on any holiday homework. 

So obsessed with Jam Hsiao! He is so good. I want to watch 超級星光大道. I know, I am especially outdated. 

Glowing brains

It's very tragic that I think I got bacteria on my camera while taking pictures during the very "deadly" bacteria infected workshop. 

And arella, jessie, shini and I actually sat in for the paper airplane guy show that Mr Low urged all of us to watch. It felt so embarrassing cos it was all kids and their parents, folding paper airplanes and we blended in together with them whilst in our uniforms. Gosh. 

The more tragic thing was that Manchester United lost to Liverpool by a very blunt difference. I'm not a fan of soccer but I stand on Manchester United's side cos I think their crest is nicer (OK Please don't get back at me) Oh well. How a very sweet victory for Liverpool. Manchester United still leads, anyway. 

I'm not done with my TYS yet. Remember your chinese dictionary! 

Arella bids farewell to hometown

Last day of the term. 2++ more terms to go and we will be gone. Today was not that significant, or perhaps in a different way. 

Everyone was so burnt (sun) and tired and sick. People were sneezing and coughing away and it was highly difficult to stay awake after being deprived from sleep for the many consecutive days leading up to sports day. Even the teachers were sick. And I'm quite sad for not falling sick nor lose my voice. Poor charisse, hehe. 

So Arella and I caught Marley and Me after school at Shaw Plaza. Also, it was Arella's last day staying at Balestier, her hometown cos she's gonna be shifting to somewhere.. So sad. That was why we actually caught the movie. It was to relive the Balestier days once and for all. It was good. Such a sweet story. I still love Jennifer Aniston although she looked a little old in the movie. Her body was so toned. So hot! Ok anyway, we smuggled KFC in again. And we almost got caught, I mean, they saw. ): 

Progress reports was not as good but I didn't expect it to be this "good".  Not studying for any tests made quite an impact on my results. And it was already rare to get E8 for english because almost everyone got F9. But I wasn't so lucky. I will work hard next term. I have to! 

Alright. Have a great night. 

And am not so excited about the genetics workshop at Science Centre tomorrow. I'm getting quite sick of Biology actually.