rant, rant, and rant.

2008-11-03T00:11:00.002+08:00

lj now. Haha.
Byebye blogger!

2008-10-28T22:42:00.003+08:00

Chinese A levels are two days away, and I haven't even read through my ke ben. Panicpanicgaspgasp. YEAH RIGHT. Hahah!

I've been thinking alot about how people work for money and not for what they love. People take up jobs so that they can earn heaps of cash, but at the end of the day, they're so tired out and frustrated with what they've been doing and they just simply can't enjoy their money-filled lives.

What's wrong with taking up a job that earns just enough to get by, if it's truly what you love?

Maybe I say this a little too soon, since financial management isn't an integral part of my life yet. Maybe later on in life I'd think differently, when I really need whatever money I can make

But as of now, I'd love to work as a nature park ranger just roaming the mountains and bringing small groups of people and showing them the beauty of my backyard, regardless of the low pay and harsh working conditions. As long as the pay is enough to sustain me, I'd work for this one thing I love. For as long as my health doesn't fail me. Maybe even zookeeping, scraping through life with whatever I earn from caring for animals. Maybe even a freelance photographer, taking pictures all day and earning meagre amounts just enough to put proper food on my table and enough to put a shelter over my head.

After all, I really think work should be about what you love. Studies should also be what you love. I'd study what I love even though the prospective job scope may be narrowed with my choice of subject.

What's the point of all this money? Might as well use your life in ways that you will enjoy. These materialistic things, after all, would be non-existant in God's Heavenly Realm, whichever God you may choose to believe in. Working is such a huge part of adult life, why not enjoy it while it lasts? Maybe that's why I should leave for NZ. There's nothing here for me.

2008-10-27T00:09:00.002+08:00

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2008-10-26T00:27:00.002+08:00

I probably opened this page at say. 12.20am. But it's already 12.40am now and I just typed my first sentence. Haha. Shows how determined I am to blog.

Woohoo. It's 1am and I've started typing the second paragraph. Ohkay enough.

So much has happened since I last (really) blogged. Promos, results day, games day, going out, PW, handing in WR, Bintan and so on. But there's one thing I've taken out from all these:

The future, as much as I don't want it to be, is uncertain.

Ponderponderponder Thinkthinkthink.

I promise to study during the holidays.

I really, really want to go diving again.

Ahh, my mind is rather jumbled.

Byebye.

2008-10-24T19:58:00.002+08:00

Alright alright, I'll revive my blog....

... after I come back from tuition. Haha.

2008-10-07T22:50:00.002+08:00

Haha. It's been a month I realize.

But, I'm still too lazy to update. Haha. Bye!

2008-09-06T20:15:00.004+08:00

My timetable for the past week:

Wake up, get to school, study, balance when we get tired of studying, then back to studying. Go home, have dinner, study, sleep. Wake up, get to school, study, balance when we get tired of studying.. Slot tuition in between and yes, that's what my September holidays have been. No doubt it's been pretty fun here and there, but having to study offsets all fun and kills.

Balancing. Haha, oh, the fun. Refer to Aiman's blog for (alot) more pictures.

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2008-08-31T23:09:00.016+08:00

Teachers' Day Celebrations was a bomb. Be Yourself Day! The representatives of Lignum were damn good. (First picture)

The Track and Field Team also put up a surprise for the teachers. Thank God it was a success! Thank You all who made this possible! For being ever so willing to lie down on the grass though it was drizzling, for rushing down to the grandstand before it got too heavy. I'm so relieved it worked out the way we planned it!

And the last picture: Nostalgia at it's peak. The return to IJTP times! The Ij girls donned our beloved uniforms on Be Yourself Day. Apt, I say. Haha.

2008-08-24T22:03:00.002+08:00

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager/weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

- 'The Old Walking Song', J.R.R Tolkien, Lotr 1
Question is, which path to tread?

2008-08-19T22:28:00.003+08:00

Major negletion. Hahaha. Well, studies call out.
Do you know
Colours award ceremony at CSC in Bukit Batok on Friday. It was great fun, great food, great memories. The A Div Girls trackers all looked stunning, so did everyone else really! Chionged to Sha's house after school with Xr and Wc was already there. Changed bathed and her mum so nicely drove us down. Alot of picture taking. A LOT. And the super embarrassing performance. Took an 08s04 class shot with the retard TT players and the canoeists. And many more. Refer to Xinru's blog for pictures Haha.
What it feels like
Then Yan came down and we went to town on Saturday. Spent the whole day walking around talking shopping damn it was good. Celebrated Pohpoh's birthday in the evening with dinner at Peach Garden in Novena followed by cake at J's house. Then J came over to stay and we talked and talked and went to church the next day. And after tuition I went to meet them at J's house and Yan and I decided to go to town again! Haha! She bought her stuff and we came back satisfied! Good weekend, but no work done at all!
To feel this way about you
BAH now comes the urgency to study.
STUDY YOU BLOODY SHIT.
And not have anyone to talk to about it, cos I can't?
Alright night world.

2008-08-11T22:46:00.001+08:00

Study mode. (I hope)

2008-08-09T22:39:00.003+08:00

Cast and crew of Lignum's NDC skit

NJ Sprints Girls (:

Remains.

Sooo alot's been happening. Elections are over, thank God, but it was pretty fun really. Sitting down there listening to the other speeches while fanning ourselves due to the extreme lack of ventilation. Haha. Then NDC rehearsal after and NDC rehearsal again on Thursday and finally the performance on Friday which turned out pretty good thank God again and mymy NDC in NJ was more happening than I expected! Photos galore and then Suki Sushi buffet with Elaine Ling Xinru Aiman Matthew Sijia GC and Shalom who decided to follow us mymy the place was packed with NJCians something like 5-6 tables of NJC students and had plenty of fun eating crapping taking photos while visiting the toilet regularly in between. Joked the way to Xinru's house with GC Xinru and Ling and omg GC really went spastic on the bus laughing like a spas but it was super entertaining! Eventually we all fell asleep and I got down with Xinru at her stop played checkers at her house (and won! once.) and went to meet Alexis for dinner My word it was a great day! This paragraph is really long and the sentences are mostly really long too I realize but I'm too lazy to seperate everything out I just finished punching holes into all my worksheets and filed them up neatly on my shelf and finally took out all my Secondary school textbooks for recycling by golly this post is an eyesore. Alright I'm going to shut up now byebye.

2008-08-06T00:41:00.004+08:00

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

-LOTR 1, The Fellowship of the Ring

Meaningful poem, composed by the great J.R.R Tolkien. There's just something about it that draws me to it.

Decision. There're always pros and cons to whichever side you take. Sometimes, it's better not to have come across a particular subject and have to make a decision over it than to have any knowledge of it at all.

Now I don't know what I'd do. I want to go, but there're a million things holding me back. But I'd eventually move. I'm dying to. Damn it man. Just stop thinking about it, stupid.
Relax. There's still time.

2008-08-03T22:14:00.002+08:00

From the mountains, to the valleys.
Hear our praises, rise to You.
From the heavens, to the nations,
Hear the singing, fill the air.

Teach me to depend on You. Teach me to be independent. Teach me to release myself from this bondage that I bring on myself.

2008-08-02T22:36:00.005+08:00

Alright. Weekly blogging. Haha.

Took out the freaking stitches in my mouth on Monday. I feel bloody free now. Haha!

Rapture@Esplanade on Wednesday with the Emus. Nut you're such an awesome dancer! The concert was really, really good. The small kids from Kids on the Move and ACS are really, really good too. And the Crescent Sec and RP performances too. Damn good. Managed to sneak a few photos although we aren't supposed to take pictures in the Esplanade hahahah.

Watched Dark Knight with GC and Xinru on Thursday and damn it was good. Heath Ledger is truly a great actor, and the film industry has sadly lost one of it's most treasured assets. I'd give the movie a good 4 out of 5 stars, mainly cos of Heath Ledger's amazing acting ability.

Triple math yesterday. At least it's not quad math like last week. Nevertheless almost died. Flew home and slacked like mad. And (finally) collected my school grad certificate today. And had PW meeting with only Ling coming over to my house (haha).

2008-07-26T23:26:00.005+08:00

** Edit. The PrettyRetarded one wasn't happy with my initial naming her Retard in this post so here you go, you pretty retarded retard. (:

It's Saturday night. I don't want to do any work, but I have no choice. No life. Like the 4 periods of Math I had yesterday man. Really no life.

Sprintsgirls BBQ night last night. It was overflowing with pure sprinter retardedness. Grace Yeo the Marvellous got lost on the way into my place and called me 4 times, and at the end of each phone call she'd say ohay should be ohkay from here I'll see you at your place! HAHA. And Wanching was not that much better, considering the fact that she's been to my place before. She got lost too lol. Can't blame them though. Haha. Ate like siao with Christine cooking most of the time and stupid Xinru playing on the hanging bars and turning round and round when she'd just eaten and surrounding Grace on the trampoline. Celebrated that pretty retarded Xinru's birthday with a cake! AND OMG. THAT SHIT. Planted a super disgusting chocolatey kiss on my cheek. Like monkey saliva isn't enough. HAHA. Went to the playground and wah we just had so much fun lah I'm gonna miss these times a great deal!

Yes, I know. It's supposed to be landscape. But I didn't rotate it so.. Haha. Shalom Me Wanching PrettyRetarded.

Pretty retarded Xinru holding her really, really nice cake.

At the playground. Christine PrettyRetarded Wanching Me.

Slacked off this morning and afternoon although I'm supposed to finish my math tutorial. Oh well. There's still tomorrow. Spent my time browsing websites instead and feasted my eyes on the various Nikon DSLRs. One of you lucky DSLRs will be in my hands soon! I hope so at least. Bought the GlobeTrekker New Zealand DVD online and looked through Jamie Oliver's website recipes too. Mmmm. Good day!

2008-07-23T23:38:00.003+08:00

I have to blog about today. It's just too glam a day to be left untold. LOL.

Got to school with 20 coronets in hand, and went to the atrium. The kissing monster arrived soon after and my word. Kissing craze today. She went totally mad. That's Xinru for you after all. Haha! Don't know how many kisses received/given! Celebrated her birthday during lunch with the 20 coronets and she went mad and ate 4 of them. How does anyone eat so many coronets at a go? HAHA.

After school, went to j8 with the pile of shit hoping to catch Dark Knight. But there was no movie timing so we ended up at Swensens sharing a pasta and spamming ice cream. And there was free flow of soft drinks. So, yes. There was alot of spamming going on. Spammed chilli flakes on the pasta, spammed ice cream, spammed coke. We were so damn dying but we wanted to finish everything. And that glam queen was as glam as ever. 'MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD ALL GO ON STAGE AND DROOL SO GLAM.' I shan't go into details. It's too... Glam. And the ice cream just got too jelak after a while so we had to play scissors paper stone to finish it. And the super sweetly disgusting maltesers covered in fudge in one of the cups. I will not, repeat, will not touch ice cream for a very, very long time. I think. Wahlao we laughed for so long, maybe cos of the sugar rush! HAHA. It was plenty of fun. With lousy Swensens service.

And now her birthday is already over. Time to get back to suanning her! Not like I ever stopped anyway. :D

2008-07-22T23:56:00.006+08:00

I love Maksim. Especially his song Exodus. Ohkay, it's not really the piano that makes the whole song so nice, but rather the interpretation. The emotion!

I feel rather empty without training now, but all that training time is now taken up by consultations and consolidations. Reality bites, and bites hard. All this for the promotion!

And it's already 12am on the 23rd of July, so,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY XINRU THE UNGLAM MONKEY. (:

Back to the blogging.

Was out on Sunday and I came across this huge 103" TV. Like how big is that man? The biggest I've ever seen! And it was in Harvey Norman so they were showing the usual scenery stuff to show how sharp it is and all. And my word, it was pictures of Alaska. ALASKA! I stood there for so long, dammit it was so bloody beautiful! Ohkay no one's gonna understand but the mountains, the lakes. The sky. My word. MY WORD. Can die for it.

I guess that's the price to pay for the security and safety of living in Singapore eh. No mountains, no lakes. Only Bukit Timah Hill and the various reservoirs. I miss the smell of eucalyptus in Margaret river, the gush of awe in South Island New Zealand, the thrill of bungy jumping in the North Island, hiking up Gunung Batur in Bali for the sunrise, the wide expanse of Mongolia, diving the depths of Pulau Dayang. I miss every moment of it. I'd do anything just to whiff that scent of fresh eucalyptus-filled air! And I guess for now it'd be to study hard so that I might have a chance of getting to those places again! Haha. And I know no one would understand how I feel but it's alright. No one really does. Gahh I feel like some spoilt brat bragging and complaining when I've been so thoroughly blessed.

As for now, I'll have to concentrate on actually getting to JC2. With the wonderful alphabets I collected from CTs, boy it's gonna be rough. I can't wait for Friday Night! BBQ WITH THE SPRINTSGIRLS. (:

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

- LOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring

2008-07-20T00:12:00.002+08:00

It's over, and with a very good end! 4th overall. We achieved what we set out to accomplish. Well done, NJ A div girls! And the rest of the team for that matter. (: Had dinner at Yiyan's aunt's condo which happens to be Huiling's condo. The function room was packed with hungry trackers and wah, there was so much food! It was really gooooooooood. Man I'm gonna miss every moment of this. I already miss it. Crappums.

Chinese listening the next day was crap. But well, what to do. And there're many many consolidation sessions coming in now. Chem, math. High time to nerd I guess, after the past few weeks of fun and tears and joy and missing school during nationals. I have too much to catch up on. Too much. Shittums I don't know how I'm gonna catch up but I have to asap! Before I get retained. PR!

I love my team so much! I miss training I can't believe it but I really realy do. NJ SPRINTER GIRLS! <3333333333

2008-07-14T22:35:00.005+08:00

Monkey I know you're still not ok cheer up soon yes!
Let this serve as a reminder for you and never repeat the same mistake again!
No chionging eom and solitairing in the middle of the night ok! (LOL)
Make it up with the relays. I'm so certain you would!
You told me not to let one defeat affect the next so you must do the same now! (:

Today was another screamful day.
400mh, 200m, 300om. Prayer preparation focus cheers screams shouts fighting finishing tears, to sum it all up.
Shalom Xinru Grace Lynette Jade Estelle I'm so proud of you guys! You all fought well and hard today and ahh, I'm just so proud of being in the Nj Track and Field team!
Team lunch with whoever was at cck today, haha and woah we hogged the xbox to play guitar heroes. Played pool and went to the arcade and had good food. My my, the simple pleasures in life. Hahaha.

Wednesday is the day.
Months of hard work and training will finally be put to the test.
It's all down to this day now!

2008-07-08T21:14:00.007+08:00

I've failed Math, Chem and Bio so far. U, U and U.
Screwed it up so bad this time.
As if Nationals weren't enough.

Ok, enough of that. Snap out of it.

Teow came over on Friday, and today. Super nice long talks with her in the park. And Mindy's finally back. And gosh, I can't wait to have a fresh beginning after Nationals. I will, I wholeheartedly promise, I will study hard. And not disappoint again.

2008-07-05T23:55:00.004+08:00

I don't know what else to say, but I'm sorry.
It was that simple, but I couldn't conquer it.
It was within my grasp, but I didn't reach for it.
Not just once, but twice.
Your efforts were wasted.
I'll train and fight harder next year.
I'll win that medal.
I won't give up again.
Please stay another year.
Give me another chance.
For nothing else would cure the tears shed.

It's over.

2008-07-02T22:16:00.006+08:00

'Cuz You're all I want,
You're all I need,
You're everything, everything.

- Lifehouse, "Everything"

Yes, You.

2008-06-29T20:13:00.005+08:00

Oh-lah monkey, nice one for you.

Monkey Makes Marvellous Mathematician, Monkey Manages Maximum Marks!

HAHA.

And I shall add in what I did today.

Woke up super early for church as normal and went for service after at least 2 weeks of not being around for service. Felt great man. Went shopping with Teow after lunch. Haha! Fruitful shopping. Dang I'm glad CTs are over. We bought matching star earstuds from Six. And spammed Iced Tea at Carl's Junior. And visited Candy Empire. And walked around Carrefour and parts of Suntec. And Tang's Marketplace in Raffles. Yeah, alot of walking. Hahaha. And I finally found the ancient Cubyrop sweet in the Marketplace. And we surveyed the wine cellars of both Carrefour and the Marketplace just for fun. And we played a game of Find the Most Expensive Wine and I won, with a jaw-dropping catch of $1,618.000. Nuts, I can but my DSLR and more with that!

And at the rate I'm going, I'll never save up enough for half a DSLR. Or even a bag for a DSLR fot that matter. Save Money for a DSLR fund is running low.

2008-06-28T23:00:00.002+08:00

I'm blogging mainly because of..

MISS MARVELLOUSLY MAXIMUM-LEVEL-ED MONKEY LIOW XINRU. (:
That monkey, keep calling me monkey, and this is retribution. Henceforth, whenever "monkey' is mentioned on this blog, it'll represent Liow Xinru. After all, she IS a monkey. Who claims she has a big brain but in actual fact, she has a brain the size or her toe. Small toe to be exact. Woohoo!

CTs are over, screw it. Minimum 3 Us, highest hopes placed on Geog. Oh please, please let me pass that. Please!

Had fun with Jaims Trin Nut Lyn Ant last night at Lyn's. (: Yes, drown our sorrows and emo over the life Lyn has that we have lost. HAHA. Dammit I miss them so much. I miss IJ so much, for that matter.

Nationals. Thursday/Friday. Long/Triple. Training to the max on Monday and Tuesday. All out on Thursday and Friday. PB PLEASE. Monkey, we can do it. Sprinter girls, PB ftw. National Junior College Track and Field Team, we'll do it!

2008-06-17T20:50:00.005+08:00

I'm back from Dayang. Well actually I got back on Sunday at 11 plus pm but I haven't had the time to blog. Well actually I do have the time and the will to blog but.. Yes. Lazy. Haha!

So there weren't whale sharks or manta rays, but it was an experience all the same. Esp with my new handy WP-DC16! Loved snapping away underwater.

Point #1 I noted when I met the other divers: My camera is so noob-ish compared to the pro divers. Theirs have strobe after strobe that seriously create much better lighting and My goodness, there was this camera that was so huge, I nicknamed it Spider. It was.. Just huge. Pros. Shall just stick to the handy WP-DC16 for now. Till I (eventually) save up for the external strobe. It makes a world of difference man.

Point #2 I noted when the sun finally peaked (we arrived at around 6am maybe?): Dayang is so freaking beautiful. Oggle/drool/jaw-dropping-ly beautiful. Best beach front I've seen that's not a picture.

Yes, right outside the accommodation (which is super basic but who cares when you're there only to sleep/eat? Haha!) I could've almost imagined I was in Bora Bora, except for the fact that the waters in Bora Bora look alot clearer cos it's mainly sand-bottomed whereas there're coral reefs right off the beach here.

The dives weren't fantastic but the underwater cam made the difference. Had so much fun snapping away that I took 800 pictures in just 2 and a half days. But compared to Bintan, this place is WOAH. Saw hoard after hoard of fishes that're so friendly they swim right up to you. And there was a huge humphead parrotfish we caught a glimpse off just before we ascended from our last dive. Perfect way to end it off!

I absolutely love the feelin of just getting away for one weekend and feeling as though all your problems never existed. It's really a different world underwater, to gaze upon God's creation as youve never seen it before and simply throw all your worries away. Then comes the disgusting feeling when you smell Singapore air once again. CTs, Nat Jnrs, Nats. Hate it.

And this trip has really got me itching to go for the advanced. Too bad I didn't have the time to this time round. But next time I will. Then I can hop onto the leisure boat and head out to deeper waters. And do night dives! Eddie, one of the leisure divers who was my instructor in Bintan, showed me pictures he took while diving. And I've learned that it doesn't matter where you dive, it matters how patient you are. It matters not the clarity of water, but the correct lighting. It matters not seeing what you really hoped to see, but the experience of looking for it. So it's no big deal where you dive, but how you carry out your dive! That's alot of points to take note of.

Bottom line is I'll definitely be back in Dayang again man. Remote but dang beautiful!

Some pictures

Me, Cousin.

Ring Bubble Blowing! Haha.

I really liked these small fishes amongst the coral. Haha.

And my all-time favourite fish!

That's all the pics for now, Blogger's being sucha masak (HAHA. Grace Yeo's vulgar word).

And my word, I need to study but the willpower's so weak. Oh well.

2008-06-13T11:16:00.003+08:00

I wanted to blog on Monday, and on Tuesday, and yesterday night. But I didn't. Haha. What's new! So, I'm blogging now. :D

Interviewed Mr Khoo Swee Chiow on Monday. Boy, the pre-interview moments were hilarious! Every one of us looking out for bald people (which often times turns out to be old people!) and us getting off at the wrong bus stop and having to take the LRT in the end. Punggol Plaza is just too ulu for us. Haha! The interview went superb, managed to get plenty of info and even some advice! And he's nice, he actually answered all my weird questions. Haha! He is too cool. Mt Everest, the North and South Poles and the world records for longest scuba dive (I think) and longest skating journey are all under his wings! :D

Tuesday was Prawning day, with Xinru, GC and Ling. Pictures are up on Xr's blog. The cockles were so bloody and none of them wanted to touch the prawns that were caught. It was so fun! But I had to leave early for pool refresher, Pulau Dayang TONIGHT. (:

Went to school early to study yesterday but it didn't turn out so well because half the time I wasn't absorbing a thing. Piano-ed, Speed-ed and Bloodyknuckle-d with Xr, Wanching, Gibson, Aiman, Huimin, Cheok and Sotong towards the end and then went for training. Yes it was PB training! Xinru and her 350m/200m, and my long jump. Now I can't wait for Nat Jnrs! Treated ourselves to Famous Amos with Ice cream after that! Damn it was sinful but nonetheless well-earned! (:

And today was weights training at Bishan, 8.30 in the morning. Too eary man. Glad I'm home already. Hahaha.

Pulau Dayang awaits. Hopefully with whale sharks/mantas/anything! Adieu! (:

Realize there're many ! and (: in this post. That's how eager/excited I am about Dayang. Along with the handy WP-DC16 waterproof casing for my baby Canon! AHHHHHHHH. (: :) :D =D =) (=

2008-06-04T19:29:00.003+08:00

I just did my Bio VA quiz on KM, and got 5/11. Despite the notes being right in front of my face. Boy, I think I'm doing ohkay.

I haven't studied anything besides Geog. Even then, I haven't done much for it.

I told myself to wake up early to study this morning, but I woke up at 11.

I am going to Pulau Dayang, Malaysia, in a little more than a week.

I should wake up early to study tomorrow before training.

I am not going to be ready for National Juniors for sure.

I... am not screwed for CTs/Nationals at all. Not one single bit.

2008-05-31T00:32:00.002+08:00

I actually typed out a whole long post on the thoughts running through my head now. Then I decided to remove it. Haha. And now, I've decided to jot it all down on pen and paper instead. That'll cure the boredom I'm suffering from now.

2008-05-30T21:32:00.002+08:00

Clap your hands, all you people. I've started studying. Not homework for GP, not studying for Chem SPA, but real, solid studying.

What shit, the only thing I've done all day is human geog. Well, at least better than nothing aye.
And I have yet to start on that retarded Chinese VA.

Yesterday was hilarious. I had so much fun with the sprints juniors! HAHA. From Adam Road Food Centre to Cold Storage to the Grandstand, they never fail to lift my spirits! After GP lecture, the 6 of us headed for lunch at ARFC then we wanted to have Macs ice-cream but it was so freaking crowded. So, we headed to Cold Storage and had fun gawking at all the things we (wished) we could buy. Then, we saw it. Chocolate Caramel Elcair Ice Cream. There it was, all 2 litres of it, sitting on the freezer shelf, the one and only tub. So, we bought it. Haha! And we were debating whether to buy spoons or not, but in the end, I just grabbed a bunch of spoons from the cashier, saving us a whopping 80 cents. We also made sure we made a timely purchase so that we arrived in school just after 1 so that the side gate would be open. And when we finally got back to the grandstand and changed, we dug in together. Refer to Xr's blog for pictures! Then we played bloody knuckles, omp it was so much fun! I think we'll be playing it for the next few trainings to come.

Then the unthinkable happened during training.

And now, I'm stuck at home.

I'm sorry. Why now?

2008-05-27T21:32:00.000+08:00

Will there be no end to this freaking torture? I am exasperated beyond exasperated already. Just when I thought things were finally falling in line.

2008-05-27T01:11:00.005+08:00

It's 1.10am, and Norman just sent in our 1230810983123th draft for GPP. Dear God, you have no idea how much I desire, how much I require, how much I am dying for this GPP to be approved.

On a lighter note, the so-called holidays are here. What a holiday it's been, with my house turning into a hotel for first the PW group + Xinru then to Liyin/Pudge/Gibs/Sijun/Aiman/Liqiang. It's been great fun with them, and I know my dogs just love the attention they get like, every weekend. Haha.

Alright. I am So stretched.

2008-05-18T17:26:00.002+08:00

Boring Sunday afternoon, so I decided to retake the tests. And yes. The results are kinda extreme and exactly the same. Hahaha.

2008-05-17T22:58:00.002+08:00

We had an 8-hour PW meeting today. Tiring but filled with plenty of laughs in between! Met Lingling at Bishan Macs after collecting cert and had breakfast with her. To think we were so sick of Macs breakfast just a few weeks ago! Then Norman came and we left for my house. Shamini and Wuhong came soon after. Laughed like mad at Norman and his high voice and the retarded birthday rubbish! I'm a freaking otter man. And I learned how to play 7 Poker on MSN. Yes, we digressed quite a bit but nevertheless, we got quite alot done in the end. (:

Yesterday was another retarded day. Started the day with a chinese compo. Retarded as the compo is, that's not all thet constitutes the retardedness that day. Ended the day with double chem tutorial, and I actually finished my tutorial (with plenty of blanks, of course) before tutorial that day. Went down to meet Frog and Nakedmolerat (haha!) after that and went to island creamery with them. And yes, some things happened in between. Like some frogs hopping away from teachers. Island cream-ed for more than 2 hours, with the 3 of us sharing a tub of soursop. Talked crap, laughed and then we left. Walked to the bus stop with Liyin while Gibson went his way. Then, that nakedmolerat said, 'I feel like eating cai dao gui. you want?' 'Ok!' And we instantly swerved into the direction of Adam Road Food Centre a few steps in front of us. Damn funny man. Then I called Gibson and he decided to come too. Haha! Funny shit. Finally left at 7 plus (for real this time) and chionged home. Then before I knew it, Teow called and I had to fly downto meet her. Had a good time walking around and talking and eating. Went to Carrefour and Marks and Spencer and all. Came home looking like aunties with shopping bags, not paper bags but plastic ones. Should make this weekly man. Hahaha.

That was so long and draggy. I haven't blogged this much in a long, long time. I'm tired.

2008-05-14T22:21:00.002+08:00

A picture is worth a thousand words. But not this picture. This picture leaves me speechless. NZ is just too ----ing beautiful, I'm seriously dying to get back there.

I passed my first test in Nj when I got my chinese compo back on Monday. I know, I know, shocker. I'm shocked too, that's for sure. And I passed GP too, wonderful week. :D Now it's just time to get back to training, now that I can. Stupid intestines. And by golly, common tests are coming up. I deeply sincerely (hopefully) promise I will use my June break to study, prioritizing my time and making sure I manage what little time I have as best as I can so that I can get promoted at the end of this year.

2008-05-11T20:15:00.002+08:00

Ohkay, Xinru. I'm updating. Hahaha.

Had dinner with the IJ juniors plus Wanching on Friday after the DSA preview. Thank God it went smoothly. (: The twins did a relaly good job planning for it! I had so much fun laughing along and talking to the IJ girls, especially in the canteen during refreshments. Shalom Wanching Cheryl Stella Jo Jac Nerine and I, crowding over one of the round tables and laughing like crazy. Taking turns to talk, the retarded Drink race. HAHA. I miss IJ like crazy. Had dinner with them minus Shalom and Nerine at Adam Road Food Centre and the Cookiemonster, Pudge, Ahpek and Frog happened to dinner there too. Saw Mr Francis Yap there so we went to say Hi to him before heading over to Island Creamery! And those 4 went there too. Hahaha. Talked and crapped over a tub of Apple Pie Icecream before heading home. Words just aren't enough to measure how much I miss IJ man. ):

Monday was Sentosa outing with some 04-ers, actually only 10 of us but it was great fun. Volleyball, swimming over to the island, basketball.. And yes, I'm too lazy to post pictures.

What else happened this week? Xinru just enlightened me. Chem trial SPA on friday was !@#(!@(#*. Sports meet on Wed was ohkay except for a few hiccups here and there but overall it was a success! Been getting more tests and well, we'll leave it as that.

Alright I'm tired. :D

2008-05-04T20:18:00.005+08:00

Chinese song spamming lately. Hahaha. Yes I know, Wow.

Well it's been a rather hectic week but it's been fun. Sports day heats, some finals, the 04 people having fun as usual. Liyin Pudge Liqiang Gibson Wuhong Sijun came over on Thursday during the Labour day break, had plenty of fun at the playground and at home. Then had self-training with Aiman and Xinru at Bishan on Saturday, followed by Macs breakfast with them and Matthew and Lingling. HAHA. All of us had Mcgriddles and Mcmuffins, and we all now promise to abstain from Macs for a while. Not because it's unhealthy but because the thought of Mcgriddles/Mcmuffins makes me slightly nauseous now.

I'm so thankful for S04. Really. College day turned out so much better than I anticipated. Though there were a few hiccups at first, like TB22 being locked up and all, I'm so glad we managed to solve all those and hang up everything on time! The booth looked great, just not sure how the sales went now. Played captain's ball for a short while then left with 10 of us 04-ers for Madjacks and Island Creamery. Can't say how much I love my class, thank you guys so much for cooperating and helping out so much for this food fair. It would never have been this great without you guys!

Ohkay, some pictures.

While setting up the booth

Part of S04, after an attempt at dunking Liyin into the bin

Wuhong, Gibson, (Gay) Ahpek and Aiman
Suzy the Beaver, i.e Norman's Girlfriend.

Aiman and one of the trees we painted

NJ Sprints Girls' Juniors! :D

04 Outing tmr. Wonder where we're headed.

2008-04-28T22:37:00.003+08:00

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt?
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart?

Not because of who I am,
But because of what You've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who You are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still You hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling,
And You've told me who I am,
I am Yours.

Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin,
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again?
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me?

Not because of who I am,
But because of what You've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who You are.

Chorus

So who am I to say life's difficult? He who carried the cross, who withstood flogging and insults, who bore those nail-pierced hands, who laid His precious life down for us unworthy. That's difficult.

2008-04-26T15:59:00.004+08:00

Pictures from National Cross 08 and Miaoqun's house. The twins being retarded at the playground, the runners stretching, the super cute boy at the playground and the NJ Girls' Sprints Team 08. :D

It's finally the weekend. A weekend that actually feels like a weekend. :D I'm so glad the week's over. There goes 4x200 heats, the whole chunk of tests and so on. But now comes the arrival of 4x2 finals, food fair, Geog VA, GPP etc etc etc. At least I got to sleep in today.

And by golly, I miss New Zealand. Was just talking to my mum about possible education routes after A levels. Oh boy. Good thing there's still time to think.

2008-04-24T23:16:00.002+08:00

Yeah yeah, woah ohhh.

Crazy week. Boy am I glad the most part of it is over. PI's done with, but now comes GPP. Almost like PI coming back to haunt, without word limit this time. Haha.

Bio test was crap, math test was worse, geog test was oh-my-word. Oh well. Let's leave it up to God for now. There're other things to worry about. Like 4x200m. = /

Cross country nationals were on Wednesday. Well done, runners! Headed to Miaoqun's house for dinner after that, Thanks Mr Irwan and Mr Lim for dinner! Man, it was so fun there. From the playground to the sauna to the steamroom to the snapjack. All in all, I love the NJ track team. And there was this freaking cute baby (or smallfart in Shalom terms) at the playground! AHH. :D

Time to sleep. Earliest in many, many days.

2008-04-21T01:05:00.002+08:00

One day, I'm gonna take my PI draft,
Crush it up,
Spray red paint all over it,
Dunk it into a tub of black paint,
Tear it up into tiny tiny pieces,
Put it into a container,
Fill it half-full with toilet water,
Close the container,
And shake those little pieces of shit silly.
All this before throwing it into the Kallang River.

I just finished my third and hopefully final draft of PI. Boy, if this doesn't receive approval, I'm gonna flip. Woohooo. Poor xrfos, her one kena rejected so many times already. But not to worry, I think your latest idea is feasible! (:

So the weekends have ended and it's time for school again. Thought there wasn't much of a weekend considering the Pulse Anniversary Dinner on Saturday, church on Sunday morning, AllComers in the afternoon and my Grandpa's birthday celebration at night. And there's GP and geog test tmr (or today actually), math lecture test on tuesday, bio test on thursday. Wonderful start to the week. :D

2008-04-14T23:26:00.005+08:00

This is what you get when you attempt to explain to a Macho Man that horses eat carrots but NOT necessarily potatoes and cucumbers.

Goodness. I laughed at the screen like crazy. GOOD ONE, MACHO! HAHA. And she's still trying to persuade me that it makes sense and that she's a genius. Her MBTI test was inaccurate for sure!

Ohkay, I think it can't be seen but here's how the convo went:

ly says:
potato?
ly says:
or cucumber?
ly says:
i mean.
ly says:
BREAD?
ly says:
horse eat bread meh?!
8) says:
HAHA OMG
8) says:
POTATOES?!?!
ly says:
AHHAA
ly says:
no meh?!
ly says:
carrots potatoes and cucmbers belong to the same family right?
ly says:
i mean, ok, imagine this
ly says:
if u're a giant
ly says:
and u finish eating Mr Tan
ly says:
and there's no more Mr Tan
ly says:
so u would eat Mrs Tan and their kids right?
ly says:
same family what
ly says:
same nutritional value, only diff taste!

The brains of a canoeist. As big as a frog's leg hair. HAHA. Right, frog? :D

2008-04-13T19:35:00.003+08:00

KL was superb. This year, things were different. Joss sticks were traded for hymns, paper offerings were exchanged for pages of the Bible, chanting for prayers, heat for warmth, bowing for sharing, smoke for songs, burning for tears. No more having to wait for the auspicious date, no more having to bear the sweltering heat. Just more looking forward to the years to come.

Qingming will never be the same again, and it's all thanks to You, God.

When the oceans rise and thunders roar,
I will soar with You above the storm.
Father You are King over the flood,
I will be still, and know You are God.

2008-04-10T21:47:00.007+08:00

I got bored of stoning. So, here's nonsense.

First things first, Happy birthday, Frog. (In red some more) This segment's just for you. Aren't you so bloody honoured, of course you are. Get well soon alright! And best of luck for tomorrow!

Some thoughts on my mind now. What the hell will I do if I do get retained? (I know alot of people are gonna say Noo lah you won't! but what if I really do? There's a really big chance it would happen.) What do I want to do in Uni? Local? Overseas? Will I even make it to Uni? What about just quitting school? Can I have more time to study? Why on Earth am I here blogging when I have so much work to do? Can I defeat myself in the upcoming Long Jump for Allcomers? What if I disappoint again? Can I have more time to train harder? Can I go on a holiday now? Will I really be going to Sipadan in June? Can I? Please? Ohkay I know. Alot of thoughts, not just some. And I know for those who've read through all that, your eyes would've probably rotten at all the questions and question marks.

Ohkay. Bye kids. I have Chinese, Math, Chem and Bio homework calling out to me. (Man. That's almost all the subs I'm taking.)

so try to taste the summertime
when you're feeling alone
I'm right around the corner with sunshine

2008-04-08T23:28:00.001+08:00

NICE. Hahaha. Yeah yeah, the nice taste of a frog. Haha.

2008-04-08T20:55:00.004+08:00

First and formost, Happy 08S04 Day! :D

The most part of the family came over today. Both past and present 04-ers. It was great fun! Went to Sarpino's nearby for pizza lunch after we deposited our bags at my house and played retarded games while waiting for food. (Lips can touch. Elaine cannot touch. Lingling cannot touch. Xinru also cannot touch. But, Marcus and touch. Matthew can also touch. So can Amanda! (: ) HAHA. It was hilarrioussss. Eugene left for Cat High after lunch, hope he didn't get too lost with the directions I gave him. Marcus, Matthew and Norman went back to the house to get their stuff and left too while Tingyun and Ziqian left to go to j8 for a while. The rest of us stayed at my house. Xinru took a spin on my mum's scooter. Good thing never crash. HAHA! Played Mj for a while then walked out to fetch Wuhong and Sijia. Tingyun and Ziqian also came back soon after. Opened another table and my grandma came out to play with Wuhong Sijia and I. (cos the others don't even play fong! HAHA!) Elaine's Mj skills are WOAH. Haha! Suddenly in the midst of the more-or-less silence.. PONGG!! Hilarious. Xinru and Jiani left at bout 3.30 then the rest left at almost 5. Man. That was a good s04 Day Celebration. (:

And no more moping, no more looking back, no more regrets. Just more training!

2008-04-03T22:10:00.002+08:00

Ohkay. I'll update, Ling. But no pictures again. Haha.

Lessons suck. Failed my first chem test like crazy. I know I'm gonna fail math too. 5 billion %. AHH WELLLL. Other than lessons, school's been superb with the 04 bunch. I love school cos of them lah! Sadly, I don't have many lessons with the PAE s04. Only Geog/Chem lectures. ): Damn sad.

Celebrated the April Babies' Birthdays today. There are like 7 April babies in s04 man. So decided to bake a cake and celebrate everything at one shot. Hahaha! Thank God I managed to get the cake to school without dropping it.

Ohkay. Only 3 more days. Eleven eleven eleven eleven!! Please!

2008-03-31T22:27:00.002+08:00

I'm so so so so so so so sooooooooo angry/annoyed/pissed. Our Tsunami video.. ): After that whole day in the sun filming it. After spending the most part of the March holidays stringing the damn thing together and thinking of what else could be improved. After spending hours on it. Dammit lah.

BUT! No point feeling like that though. What's done is done. It'll be our class's own internal joke. :D At least we had fun making it! Man. The fun made all the hard work so damn worthwhile! (:

Good training today. Hopefully tomorrow too. 6 days more!

2008-03-30T23:12:00.002+08:00

SPH relays yesterday/today. WELL DONE NJC! A Div Champs! Goodness this is so overwhelming! Well done relay runners! Xinru Shalom Grace Lynette Usarin etc! :DDD All the tough trainings have finally come to this!

Rushed off right after the 4x1 race today for the long-awaited 4/4 dinner. (though only 6 out of 8 of us were there!) Made so much noise in New york new york that the people across us gave us death stares! Haha! Gosh I miss them so much. Jaime's laughter, the talking and laughing and just well, spending time together. I miss the Emus. And Antonia will be leaving for Vancouver soon. AHHHHH. ): And Jaime has an S5is (like some others eh). This is too much. TOO MUCH. Hahaha.

Ohkay. I've only completed PI this weekend. Trigo/chem tutorial all not fully finished. OH WELL. Too bad.

2008-03-26T19:51:00.003+08:00

Time for weekly updates. Pictureless update though. Haha. Lazy to upload rock climbing pics.

So enrichment week's over. Monday was so fun! Rock climbing plus bowling. And no, Xinru, I am NOT a monkey. You are. Hahaha. Then lunch with the s04-ers who were there! AHH. S04!! Miss them so freaking much.

And today was Visit Ij cum Tomyam day with Rachel Goh the Retard. Man, she really hasn't changed at all. Still as retarded as ever. Nice catch-up session today man. And more to come! :D

Ohkay. No more dilly-dallying. Time to get serious. Can't even bloody finish my inequalities tutorial. This is too much. Need to study more. And not forgetting training in between. 6th April coming up already. Time to buck up like nuts.

2008-03-22T23:17:00.004+08:00

More pics from Perth. Finally, blogger's behaving.

Ohkay. This is not Perth, it's the inside of the new T3! :D

Candy Cow! Check out the number of flavours of fudge man.

Mary-anne from next door.

Winston, also from next door.

Haha. Photo opportunity while climbing the 61m-high Gloutcester tree!

Sunset at the Margaret River mouth.

Coastline at Bussleton Jetty. Love it!

And.. the poor pigeon who fell into the sea at Bussleton Jetty. Watched it flap it's wings in a last drastic move to try and get out of the water. But the people workin at the underwater observatory said that there's nothing we can do about it, pigeon's just aren't suited for water. Watched it drift around the waters for a while, prayed for it, each time willing it to try flying again. Poor bird, must've drowned to it's watery grave..

2008-03-20T23:00:00.002+08:00

Ohkay. Since Xinru called me a cheater, I shall blog. Haha.

First and foremost, HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY ELAINEEEEE! : D

Enrichment week's been retarded. E-broadcast workshop itself was a bore but the s04 made it so much fun! Filming it was really fun. Like Gib and his nerd make-do and the ripping paper. Then came the editing.. Xinru's group's video totally owns man. Thanks to Aiman and his eternal retardedness. HAHA.

Then came the marine conservation talk on tuesday. OMG. I loved the talk! I hope everyone who went for the talk brought home the main message of not consuming sharks fin! And I think I looked abit small-kiddish trying my hardest to get that shark's tooth. Which I now proudly carry around. Haha! Body combat after was rubbish.

Weds was inline skating and sex ed day. Inline skating was really fun. Aiman's really pro. Tried to learn some of his tricks but couldn't. Sex ed talk was fun only cos of the people in it. The speakers were abit boring. But Xinru Aiman and I were so sleepy that we were dreading it towards the end. Haha! And had another great dinner with PAE 08s04

And today. Personal effectiveness workshop. Damn full of crap once again thanks to the PAE s04 people. Haha! Anthony Ty Xinru Ling and I were in the same group. SUPER FUNNY. Person E! HAHA. And the Evolution!

On the other side of the fence, training today was ultra, ultra crap. I need to train harder.

2008-03-19T23:44:00.001+08:00

I'm too lazy to update. Refer to Xinru's blog for updates and the spastic video we did for the international friendship day thing! 8)

2008-03-17T21:13:00.002+08:00

Ohkay. I know. Time to update.

Back from Down Under. Man, that was sucha relaxing week. Everything about Margaret River really makes me miss it now. The weather was just perfect, not too cold, not too hot. Low 20s. The air is always fresh cos I was always surrounded by trees. Especially the Eucalyptus trees around Gilgara, the place I stayed at. The air there seriously smells damn nice. I just felt like bottling it up and taking it back to Singapore with me. And it's autumn! Peeling barks, falling leaves.. ughhh freaking nice. Yes I know. There I go againnn.

I got to drive there again! Whee! Drove alot more than in Adelaide almost 2 years ago. Actually managed to drive on a small road cos it's so freaking empty and serene there. Waaaah cannot take it. I really wanna go back there and just have a whiff of the eucalyptus!

And not forgetting all the vineyards/wineries/factories we visited! Candy Cow was jam packed with sweets and fudge. And we got to sample fudge for free! So many flavours! Ahh. Too much. I shall just let pictures speak for me. Blogger's being annoying. I have alot more pictures to put up but no, they won't allow me too. Another time. These 4 for now.

Kookaburra!

At the Eagle Heritage Wildlife Centre

Cape Leeuwin

View atop the lighthouse

2008-03-06T21:46:00.003+08:00

Today was Speak Chinese Day. Which didn't last me more than 5 mins of my free period. Yes, I know, my chinese is superb. Right, Xinru? :D Wo de hua yu hen bang....... sai. HAHAHA.

Then came a crazy 2-and-a-half hour intra-class game of captain's ball. Man, our class is seriously hyperactive. We played from 2-4.30. Even then, we stopped only cos most of us had CCAs at 4.30. Like Xinru and I. Wah, it was total madness. Anthony is so damn pro at catching/defending. Wuhong took after him and managed many one-handed catches. Woah. And of course, there's the ultimate monkey, Aiman. Running up and down like he's never tired. Xinru and her constant interceptions, pro pro pro. Eugene was damn funny, hurt his ankle already still can use the bag of ice to whack the ball. HAHA. Twins joined us halfway through the game and we played till we had only about 5% of our energy left training. Everyone played so well today! Man, we'd totally own the other classes if we had an intra-school netball tournament. (:

Training was killer after that, esp for Xinru and the sprinters. 300m. No joke, especially after 2 and a half hours of madness. Twins and I did long today in the freaking sick pit. So many times in a row some more. Jump and jump till we could've just rolled around in the sand. My poor babies got so brown and disgusting, good thing I'd have time to scrub them clean this weekend. :D

What a tiring day. And not to mention the disgusting timetable I received today. Totally hate it. I'm in S04 but I'm not having lessons with s04. Except caal/contact/pw/gc of course. Totally, totally sucks. Even my free periods aren't in sync with theirs. I want my old timetable back.

2008-03-05T19:43:00.002+08:00

Emo Belated Birthday Lingling!

It's been madness these few days. Filled with non-stop laughter and fun! PAE 08s04 Bonding games are so freaking fun! Squirrel and tree, Virus, the Guess the number game. And yes, the forfeits. OMG. Refer to Ty's blog for details. HAHAHA.

Just got back from a movie with Xinru and Sijia. Leap years. Please do me a favour, don't watch it. Cheeeeeesy man. Was really falling asleep. Thank God for dried mangoes/chips and Xinru's occassional poke on the head that keeps me from wasting 6 bucks. Haha! The last scene was the funniest. Sijia kept laughing and laughing even when we were outside the cinema already. Omg, some "touching love story" that turned out to be. Oh well. :D

And I recently found out I won't be around for the 1st All Comers. There goes long jump for All Comers. And for National Juniors. Freaking sad. Oh well, at least there's still triple. I hope. And I didn't apply for the KSA programme in the end. And I still haven't decided. Cambodia? Mongolia? Ahh, there's still time to decide at least.

A's results are coming out already. So fast! All the best guys! :D

2008-03-01T23:41:00.004+08:00

The IJ spirit's living on,

it's stretching far and far beyond.

It's never gonna die,

it's gonna live in each of us.

And we will keep it burning, burning strong.

The flame of zest lies in us all along,

always inspiring us,

to go on.

Officially the very last mass in IJ for us Sec 4s of 2007 today. More sad endings, but the memories of the joys and laughter in between sure makes it a great closure to our IJ life. The people in IJ are all still the same, like Miss Jo Teo and her everlasting retardedness and Mrs Low the greatest form teacher ever. Even the juniors are the same. But bring in Nj is so different. So much more sober, so much less hugging, so much less sharing of love. Nonetheless, the IJ spirit shall forever inspire us to go on!

>Once an IJ girl, always an IJ girl.

2008-02-29T23:35:00.006+08:00

I was actually feeling too lazy to post about the past few days. But I decided to in the end.

So much has happened, so many more s04 memories created, so much more about s04 that I'm so freaking gonna miss. Amazing how we bond so quickly and so tightly in a mere 2 months. The official headcount of s04-ers left in s04 is 8. Karen, Jiani, Sijia and Vidhya are on their own in other classes. Elaine, Ty, Anthony, Marcus and Haslina have left us for s13. I'm so sad, I wish we didn't have to do all this re-shuffling. And I really hope they fit in well with their new classmates really soon. Cheer up, guys! Especially you Karen! You can come over and visit us anytime, ANYTIME. Dammit, Emoooooo.

So let's lighten up the atmosphere a little. S04 originals decided to be small kids again yesterday and play Double Whacko right in the middle of lunch break. It was so freaking full of laughter! OMG. We played with our class chinese names that some of us came up with and omg, too much lah. Seriously could've teared playing. And in the end, Wuhong and Anthony had to re-enact the Titanic scene right in the middle of lunch on a raised platform! FREAKING HILARIOUS. Check out ty's blog! HAHA!

Then there was the Gelato treat by the equally retarded Mr Neo. Yes, I crashed their math tutorial again and he brought us out for gelato after. I seriously feel like a student there already, I've crashed about 10 of their tutorials already! Math tutorial in their class that day was utter chaos! Ohkay we did do our work and all but it was soooo funny! Just thinking back makes me smile like an idiot at the computer screen!

And Aiman walked into Geog tutorial today with a smile wiped across his whole face. He plonked himself down beside me and then exclaimed SOME NEWS to me with such gusto. HAHAHA. Super retarded, he was so high for the whhhhole lesson! And unusually responsive. And I bet he'd never skip school again. For reasons most of s04 knows already. HAHA. :D

Then there was training today and a really fun soccer match after. Xinru and I decided to crash the soccer girl's training after weights training today and we played a match! Obviously, our side lost. ): But it was nonetheless fun! Man, soccer is actually quite appealing. But no, I won't join. Xinru! You should join lah totally. You're freaking good! :D

Wow, this was a long post. And I'm barely done. There's just been so much going on especially within s04. Just looking back and the recent past makes me smile like mad. Ironically, it makes me feel super emo too. I haven't felt this emo for a really long time. There's just too much to be missed. I still remember the Step Up orientation at the back of my hand. How we took such a short time to develop friendships through those really fun activities like the Quest. Mass dance sessions, gang bonding sessions, dance party, station games.. Omg. I really feel as though I'm gonna cry.

God, help the others find their places in their new classes please. And may the new 08s04 bond together quickly and help us all feel at least some of the bond that we share with the original s04, though those memories will never, never be replaced. It's gonna be tough breaking us up. It's gonna take a long, long while. But nonetheless, help us. Thank God for Thanksgiving Mass tomorrow, or rather in a few hours. At least that's something to look forward to.

2008-02-29T21:33:00.003+08:00

08s04! Pictures pictures and more pictures. Help yourselves! Click on the photos you want and they'll pop up in a new window where you can save them. And thanks Sijia for the photos! :D

2008-02-26T23:40:00.003+08:00

Tiring, tiring day.

Lessons all the way without a free period thanks to the PW sharing which turned out to be rather interesting. Had PE and that was probably what sapped most of my energy. Mister Sun chose to appear only when PE started, when it was so dark and gloomy and cooling before that. Thanks ah. Played a tiring game of basketball with 3 canoeists while waiting for training. So it was 3 track girls against 3 canoeists who were all guys. WAH, tiring. Haha! Then came training. Was freaking tired before it even started! Jumping power + triple jump. Freaking frustrated with triple. I've been wanting to jump so badly and now I learn that what I've learnt for the past 4 years has been wrong. And it's so difficult to correct that mistake. Ommmmmg.. I NEED to get it asap! Before I freaking die of frustration. Was so tired by the time we finished jumping. Seems everyone had a tiring day cos we were all moaning and groaning during strenghtening! And training ended just before 8. And tutorials are killing me now. I think I've used the words tired/tiring quite a few times within this single paragraph.

Time's flying by way, way too fast. I need time to halt or at least slow down. Can't believe we're almost done with our 9th week of school already! Soon we'd really have to get down to mugging. Then common tests. Then competitions. Then promos. Then 2009. Then A levels. Then uni. Too fast lah!

On a (much) lighter note, Happy 17th Birthday, Matthew! :D

Ohkay, time for my date with the Chemistry lecture notes.

2008-02-25T20:59:00.002+08:00

Abit slow I know but Yay Singapore 2010! Hahahha.

My dad and I were just talking about how nice it'd be to be able to walk over to Bishan stadium to watch the gymnastics competition since the stadium's so close to our house. I got all excited thinking woah, once in a lifetime man. Then I realized... By 2010, I might not be in Singapore already. Might. ):

Class re-arrangements started today. I was so happy to be in s04 again. Then I found out that onle 8 of us fro the original 08s04 were left. The rest disperesed to s22, s02, s13, s06 etc etc. ): No more Elaine, Vidhya, Haslina, Tingyun, Sijia, Anthony, Marcus, Jiani and Karen. Damn sad. Contact was so.. not normal today. Ahh, I miss the original 08s04 so freaking much! No more Elaine and Lingling and their Emo nonsense, no more fun and laughter during caal/contact, NO MORE 08S04. ): But Oh welllll, the new people in the class now seem pretty nice, man I really hope we bond together real soon!

And yay, JUMPS TOMORROW for training! At least I hope/pray so! :D

2008-02-22T19:54:00.002+08:00

NJC Road Run 2008 today. No doubt tiring (though I didn't run) but it was all so worth it! Well done everyone! And a special Well done to Lignum! Second!! :D

Woke up extra early to be in school by 7. But turns out Xinru and I didn't have anything to do until after assembly. Gave out number tags, ran round and round looking for people during the road run, ran once with the sweepers just for fun, cheered, got sunburnt. Man, it was really really hot out there today. Especially towards the end, poor j2s had to run under sweltering heat. Haha. And collecting those electronic number tags back was no joke, spent hours counting, taking out safety pins, arranging and all. Finally finished everything at 12 plus and us trackers were so famished we were practically crying out for food. Thank God for the leftover cake the twin's class didn't manage to finish. HAHA.

Soo the whole lot of us namely Joce, Chris, Cheok, Ching, Shalom, Grace, Yu and I made our way down to Suki Sushi at Cine for fabulous lunch! Grace and Yu joined their class while the rest of us just plonked ourselves down next to the twins and Cheok's class and ordered so much food. Can't even remember the number of servings of salmon sashimi we ordered. Haha! Well it was a buffet and we were hungry! :D The time spent there was seriously unforgettable. Like Ching and her post-it on the conveyer belt where all the food goes by. HAHA. Laughed like mad, ate like mad. Then went to watch Jumper! Ching's treat! :D Nice show with a sucky ending though. I wish I could jump like him. Then I'd be able to visit all the countries I wanna. :D

Urgh I'm still feeling the effects of the buffet just now. The countless number of plates we had, the long awaited cream puffs and all the juice. Gonna take alot of running to put all that off. Time to train man! :D

2008-02-19T18:55:00.002+08:00

Cough sniffle sniffle couughhhh.

Went to school with a freaking sexy voice. Skipped geog lecture, skipped PE, skipped Chinese. Wth did I go to school for today man. Hahaha. Maybe cos it's the last day of school and some of us are leaving. Buttt some of those who were leaving didn't come to school. HAHA. Best. Ahhh well, we'd see them another day. (: And poor Xinru, she got it real bad today. First the SP thing then y'know, cramps. Totally ridiculous and downright unneccessary lah the SP thing. Anyway, hope you're feeling aloooott better now! :D Be comforted by the thought of wearing new spikes on thurs!

No training yesterday, no training today. I feel damn unfit already. Oh well.

I'm so gonna miss the original 08s04. Man, I hope most of us stay together. I love my class toooo much. :(

2008-02-16T14:08:00.002+08:00

Just got back from a very unproductive study session with Rachel Goh the retard. Hahaha! We were talking and catching up half the time lah. Ohhhh wellll.. :D

Lets see. Valentines on Thursday was really well celebrated by NJCians man. You see balloons/flowers absolutely everywhere you turn! 08s04 played secret valentine and mine was Vidhya and she gave me chocolates! Thanks Vid! :D And thanks everyone for the really sweet gifts! :D So touched! Had training after school. Yes, so sad. Training on Valentines day. But us trackers went out for dinner after training cos we're all loners who don't have dates. HAHA. Tomyammmm was a lil disappointing but the dinner was great! Super tired by the time I got home lah. Poor Xinru, she stays so far away so she got home like more than half an hour after I did.

And yesterday was yet another retarded 08s04 class outing. Yeah, only 11 of us turned up but wth, it was so fun! Ended gym training pretty early so Xinru and I played basketball with a few bballers and trackers and Aiman came down soon after and he can do really really cool frontsommers and allsorts lah! Changed and Xinru Aiman and I headed down to Toa Payoh to meet the class. As expected, everyone was late. We were already 10 mins late but there was no one there yet. So we sat down and talked and talked until Lingling Haslina Wuhong Jiahui and Sijia came. Met Marcus outside Pizza hut and Aiman was in a real hurry to order cos he was so famished! HAHA it was so retarded, 10 of us sharing our appetizer: 8 meatballs! Elaine joined us towards the end and we went off to Macs for dessert. And wow, Wuhong treated everyone to ice cream. Hahaha. Jokes were shared and laughter was aplenty. Man, that was a great class outing. So sad to think some of us (cough cough!) are leaving. But it's alright, it's for the better. :D

And ahhhh, I can't wait for the hyper Mid D spikes to arriveeee! Hahahhaha. :D

2008-02-13T23:08:00.005+08:00

Woo, the week sure flew by. It's Thursday tomorrow already. Late day! Wonderful. :D

This week's been rather normal. Except that everyone came back on Monday complaining about how much weight they've put on and how much they'd have to do to lose that weight and yada yada yada. I don't really care about all this so ahhhhh well. :D

It's the commencement of 24.365 for JCC today. My slot's from 1-1.30am. Man, why did I choose such an odd timing! But never mind, I'd stay awake till then. (: Maybe the cookies I just finished baking would help me. :D

Argh, starting to feel the regret. Regret, regret REGRET. That was a total hasty, biased, downright dumb and if I may say selfish decision. Really starting to feel that I should have. Wtf, this is too much.
But wth. Life still has to go on. Let bygones be bygones. We'll get on just fine. What on Earth am I even stressing so much over this for? It's over.

2008-02-10T22:46:00.000+08:00

Bali bali bali. Yes I know. Countries again. But I can't help it. I miss Bali. :( Especially the gorgeous sunrise trek up Gunung Batur's caldera. Darn it why do I miss visiting countries so much??? It only makes me feel worse remembering all the wonderful holidays I've had.

But I know God has blessed me with such holidays, I shouldn't ask for more. They're much more than what I'm worthy of, yet He blessed me so abundantly. I don't even deserve the gift of life, yet He gave it to me, and showered me with more than just life. Friends, family, education. Man, I'm so imperfect. So much so that I even lack the simple acts of appreciation and of gratefulness. That's why I need God.

And dear God, please bring Mindy Steph and Alexis safely home from Jakarta tomorrow! :)

2008-02-10T16:44:00.001+08:00

And there goes the cny holiday. Yippee, school tomorrow. How bloody excited I am.

At least this cny was good. School on Wed was a total waste of time but the time spent with the family was really great. The farm stay in Kahang was really nice and all the eating and eating was much enjoyed. Dammit, too much eating. Thank God for training tomorrow though. : D

Ahhh, swiss alps swiss alps swiss alps canadian rockies canadian rockies canadian rockies alaska alaska alaska NZ NZ NZ. : (

2008-02-05T21:50:00.001+08:00

School yesterday, schol today. Good news is it's hols for the rest of the week!

******IMPORTANT NOTICE********

LIOW XINRU SHALL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED BY THE PHRASE "XINRU'S FULL OF SHIT", OR IN SHORT, XRFOS. : D ETCH IT IN YOUR MINDS PLEASE! THANK YOU!

Omg I'm so dead. But heck, it's CNY and she's going back to m'sia tomorrow. HAHA. : D Lime green Fbts!

Soooo nothing much happened yesterday/today. I still love being in 08s04 very much. (and forever will!) Today was full of shit man. Firstly, Xinru and I wore the NJ uniform just for the fun of it. Then Karen, Marcus and I crashed their Math tutorial and oh my horses their tutor is full of crap lah! Their math tutorials are like, laughing sessions. With Lingling and Elaine leading the circus. Haha! Crashed their econs tutorial too, cos Miss Lim didn't mind. :D Then I went for Chinese after PE and left after stepping into class. HAHA. :D

Was just talking to Miss Ting (my physical geog tutor) about studying geog in NZ and what she said made me wanna go even more. Argh, thing is, when? Or more like I really really hope I get to.

And yay, Yan and her family are finally here. : D Off to go enjoy my cny now! Happy new year everyone, just in case I don't post till I get back from Malaysia! Shall end off with another wonderful picture of NZ! Yes I know, I totally have something for that place.

Ughh someone bring me back thereee.

2008-02-03T23:14:00.000+08:00

Ij track & field steamboat yesterday was real good. Man, it was nice seeing Mr Loh again! Really miss all the trainings we had with him last time. :(

Cold weather these days. Makes me feel as though I'm not in Singapore. Makes me feel like taking a long uninterrupted journey somewhere. Was just watching a show on the Swiss Alps on Friday and fell completely in love with it. And today, Rev Chang began his sermon with a few pictures of the Swiss Alps. Man, the torture. Mountains, snow, trees, untouched beauty. Perfect combination.

One day, when I'm older, I'll travel there. And I don't care if no one wants to go with me. But for now, it's time to hit the Mountain. Of homework, that is.

2008-02-01T21:02:00.000+08:00

Lessons have been getting more and more heavy-going. Today's math was a killer. Almost died trying to do the questions. And I still get confused when I try doing them again. Wonderful. :(

But on a lighter note, it was Anthony's birthday yesterday. Happy belated birthday, Anthony! :D Celebrated with a cake during lunch. And yes, another cake fight. HAHA. Been having so much fun with the class that I can't bear to leave. From the clappy-slappy cheer that Xinru came up with to all the laughter we have from Elaine and the Emo 'theme' that our class is so closely following. Haha! Man, I really hope we stay as tight even after JAE.

Watching heroes now. I'm so freaking hooked. I can't stop watching it. I'm so gonna be watching it the whole night! I just took more than half an hour to type this post out because of the show!

And oh my God, I really hope I made the correct choice.

2008-01-29T21:11:00.000+08:00

What is up people. :D

School sucks. Tutorials suck. Lectures suck. Waking up early sucks. Damn, Why do I even bother going to school?

BECAUSE OF 08S04 BABY. :D

Omg, the past few days have been just downright retarded and bloody entertaining. From Aiman and his tied-up hair to the emo game we came up with today. HAHA. Just thinking back makes me wanna burst out in laughter! And not forgetting Xinru and her G.X-C.S-tttt! (Haha, only those who were in for the free period today would know. That was really retarded. :D) I just can't imagine what life'd be like after these few weeks of school before posting results are out. Damn I'd miss this class so freaking much. :( I hope at least most of us will be in the same class!

And I've been itching to dive lately. Can't get enough of it since scuba diving in Bintan last Dec. Arghh and it's not like diving here in Singapore will be of much (if any) enjoyment. Pulau Dayang/Manado wait for meee! :D

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth,
would care to know my name, would care to feel my hurt?

2008-01-27T22:07:00.000+08:00

It's only been a week since I reopened this blog. But I'm getting kinda lazy to update already. HAHA. :D

Tried to buy spikes in Peninsula Plaza yesterday but they either had no size for the ones I liked or simply had no nice spikes at all. Darn, gotta make use of the old pair for now. Please don't give way!

Had dinner with Mindy and Steph at a small Jap restaurant in Central. The food was good! :D Followed by an ultra long walk from Clarke Quay MRT to Outram Park MRT. Why we walked, I really don't know. Hahaha. But it was fun walking and crapping along the way anyway. (:

Hail to the fifth week of school that's about to start. And to end the post off, a picture. New Zealand. (: Dang I really wish I were back there, enjoying the cool air and taking the time to soak up the awe of the landscapes beyond. Just you wait.

2008-01-25T22:16:00.000+08:00

So the suspense has finally given way to tears and laughter, grief and joy. Whatever results you've received, great job everyone! Look forward towards a new phase in life, no point looking back and regretting! :D

s04 outing to fish&co and minds cafe today. And yes, Xinru and I were late. HAHA. Spent 2-3 hours laughing and playing retarded games while eating in fish and co and move on to minds cafe. Damn far away from where we were please, hahhaha! :D Pang seh-ed the class (sorry! :D) to go ice skating once we reached the cafe though. Hahahha! I'm really sorry guys! Ice skating was fun, we practically had the whole rink to ourselves! And not forgetting the freaking retarded chick flick we watched, 27 dresses. Ugh, those retards were squealing at the "good-looking" actor. So not please! :D

Man, it felt like a Saturday today. But I'm so glad it's only friday! And I'm getting too lazy to say anything much else so bye world!

2008-01-23T22:59:00.000+08:00

Deleted the emo post today. Too much lah. :D And I'm feeling alot better so bye bye emo post! 8)

2008-01-23T18:26:00.000+08:00

Yay, going for Arab dinner with Alexis soon! :D Man I can't wait. Haven't seen her for quite a while! And bloody O level results are coming out tomorrow, good luck to all who are receiving their fate! :D

2008-01-22T20:36:00.000+08:00

This is gonna be brief. Bloody tutorials are calling out to me.

And to add on to the thank-yous, thank you Gil and Rach for the uhh, really REALLY cute and pretty pink poodle pencil case and the water bottle! Damn I love it. And by "it" I mean the bottle, of course. :D

To end it all off, PE kills and Chinese class is freaggin useless. And that's a wrap! :D

2008-01-21T21:26:00.000+08:00

Most wonderful time of the year yet again. :D These are truly the days I'm reminded time and time again how lucky and downright fortunate I am to have such wonderful family and friends. God, words aren't enough. But let's get down to the thank-yous anyway. :)

Thank you ij trackers for the cake during the CCA fair on sat. :) Thank you Teow for going all the way to taka to get the stuff! I feel so freaking grateful for you guys. Man, it was just great that day. :D

Thank you twoeight '05 friends for that really laughter-filled night on saturday! Omg it was so hilarious and damn enjoyable! And Ant getting so high and drunk at night. HAHA damn that was unforgettable. :D

Thank you FOTS for the celebration on Sunday. :D Thank you 4/4 friends for dinner at night! Recalling all the whacky stuff we did last time really makes me miss yall so much! So, so freaking much.

Thank you 08s04 for the uhm, Surprise today! And the cake fight after that! (ahem, XINRU. :D) Gosh I feel so lucky to be in this class lah, really! I didn't expect yall to do so much just for me! And thanks Nj trackers for the ice-cream cake and cake fight #2 after that! That was so much fun! :D

And to end it all off, Thank you everyone for the sweet cards/presents/messages/EVERYTHING. :D I really really am speechless and am so damn grateful for you guys!

2008-01-20T23:57:00.000+08:00

Yes, I've decided to re-open my blog. I need an outlet. :D