17/07/2008

2011-08-03T20:07:00.001+08:00

Woah I haven't used this in ages.

This is nostalgic

2009-07-06T00:21:00.003+08:00

So i'm back from another outing with Clement and Neil.

Today we went to Vivo City to check out this Gundam "SALE" at Toys 'R' Us.

Having nothing else to do cos we were reluctant to buy anything, we decide to watch Transformers 2, again.

GV Vivo was too crowded, as usual. So we went to Plaza Sing which was surprisingly empty for a evening on the weekend.

After watching Transy 2, i've got lots of ideas stirring in my head for the possible sequel. I know, Iknow. The second movie kind gave a dead knot to the possibility of a third film, unless they create some crazy new one. Well I can't squeeze enough creative juices to think of any new story lines, but Bay did it for the second and could very well do it for the next.

Here they are:

(WARNING: The following may contain possible movie spoilers! Read at your own risk!)

1) Bring Arcee back! The only three female alien robot transformers (the three motorcycles in purple, blue and pink.) hardly got any screen time in the latest film! They originally intended to put Arcee in the first movie but changed they minds thinking that introducing gender might confuse people.

2) Show some robot love! Maybe once Arcee is back with more lines to say, they could hook her up with Bumblebee. They actually have a relationship, i think, in the Transformer comics. So i guess it wouldn't be to hard to put in on the big screen.

3) The idea of human Decepticons freaked me out. If Alice wasn't the only one, there probably are others. But I thought this was kinda out-of-the-world, being that the stereotypical transformer did not take on fleshed-forms.

4) You definitely have to bring Megatron and Starscream back.

5) Proper introductions to new robot characters would be nice!

6) Clothe the Decepticons and don't let them run around as naked infantry.

7) I can't think of more.

8) Maybe Bumblebee and Arcee could have kids? HAHA.

Well, these are just random thoughts.

No news yet so far on a Transformers threequel. However, there's still tiny cliffhangers that we can hold on to and hang our hopes for a third installment. Whatever that may be, Mr Bay do surprise us once again! But don't make it too crazy now.

Chinese Oral is in less than two weeks. Crud.

2009-07-03T23:05:00.004+08:00

THE. END. OF. BLOCKS.

HELL YEAH!

To add more joy to joy, school only starts on Thursday. Perfect for sleeping in after the previous late(or should I say early) nights of sleep. But i have to admit that the week of exams did feel good with the class peeps after our month-long separation.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IL SHAN!

Keep blowing that Hobo man! Make that sweet thing sing!

I should start partying now cos once I get my results, I might not get the chance to ever. again.

But the problem is, I don't party. :/

2009-06-12T00:40:00.002+08:00

The very Official 1st 09S75 Class Outing!

It was pot luck, at Yi Wen's. Thanks man!

Watched Land of the Lost today! After extra classes and amateur (its just me, not Yi Wen) Squash at school. Watched the movie at Plaza Singapura with Clement, Nicole and Hui Xin. HX was lateee, but managed to be seated moments before the movie began. Land of the Lost was hilarious! Slightly retro ring to it (probably the music), its a adaptation of the old one (it was monochromatic back then). Haha. Brad Siberling, who also directed The Series of Unfortunate Events (another movie I love) was the director. There was witty, sexual and slap-stick comedy all-in-one! But loving a movie like Land of the Lost is an acquired taste.

Oli came over and we went to Cold Storage Jelita to get ingredients for the brownies and chicken wings. Turned out to be quite expensive it total. Ah well.

We added Captain Crunch Cereal to it to make it crunchy, which was an instant success (well, there was baking time). All the food took really long to c0ok. The exact duration of the Get Smart movie. Haha. "Easter Islands, 99!"

We were approximately less than 2 hours late. Damn brownies. The gathering was fun! Bridge, Indian Poker, force feeding the lsoer to drink weirder and more disgusting concoctions as the game progressed, and the good ol' Mah Jong. Its qutie fun even though I don't know the chinese terms. Oli came hogging the dice! Won quite a bit of profit, which is Kong's cash in the first place. Jon decided to sleep over at Wen's. Haha. Jie Qi, Il Shan and Fifi were single-handedly (each offering one hand) played the piano. The tempo went very off but you could still figure out the song. Heh. Jeez, these people play the piano up to grade million! I should've sticked to an instrument. Hope this doesn't mean I have commitment issues. :/

2009-06-09T01:39:00.001+08:00

HAPPY

SEVENTEENTH

AMANDA

ANNIE

PRABHU!

2009-06-07T15:11:00.000+08:00

Preparations are being made.
Even if there's other work to be done, tests to study for or just life to cath up with, those things are second to what is happening this Monday.

2009-06-01T05:07:00.003+08:00

I miss Aunty Estella very badly. She has practically watched me grow up. Ever since back at Dover when she first came (she told me once) that my older siblings were hiding under the dinner table cheekily afraid of the new maid and i was playing with my toys along in a room. That was when she became a member of the family. However, her after many contract renewals and years of extensions of living with us she decided to go work at Spain hoping that the higher pay would well support her family better than her current revenue. The agency she worked with was very inefficient and kept postponing when she would leave for Spain and work for her new family. We still allowed her to stay even though the Anneline had already arrived and began working. I still remember the day of her flight, I was at Tanglin having fencing practice away from my phone. She tried to call but I didn't answer. I only realised that she was flying off that evening when I checked for missed calls, but she had already boarded the plane.

Now here whereabouts are pretty much unknown. We can hardly communicate, unsure if the agency had kept their word and sent her to Spain as planned.

Somehow her leaving our family hasn't come to a closure for me and hopefully this may help a bit.

Thank you Aunty Estella for everything.

2009-05-30T10:15:00.002+08:00

The Junes is back again!
However, it's not much of a holiday if you've got so much work on your hands, too many extra lessons in school and too little time to both work and play. Oh, and there's a major mid year exam- THE Blocks- waiting at the end of the month.
I'm going to need to prioritise. Work > Play! WORK > PLAY! WORK > PLAY!
Heh.

My blog's dying. Nooo! "It's the end of an era!" I guess i'll just keep typing what ever I want even if there are no views. That's kinda sad.

2009-05-04T02:05:00.002+08:00

Alright. So its pass 2 am. Tomorrow there's going to be a Chinese Test, a Chinese Spelling Test, a Math Test, Temperture taking exerciseS, PI submission, Class Photo Taking, Bio Make-up Lesson, Extra Math Lessons and Chem Tuition. 7.25am to 9pm.
Apart from the hectic schedule, the ol' self'-esteAm machine (pun intended) isn't working well. Appearance matters. Damn.

2009-04-19T17:44:00.002+08:00

There is so much I would give up now.
I don't even have time to sweep up and collect the pieces.
There's just no time. Too much to do. The focus, all boring.
I can't wait till the Junes. Where at least there's time to go out with the friends I miss so much and take it easy with studying even though the Blocks are lurking right after the holiday.
Dee is right. School is boring. It's not as fun as Tanglin times.
It's all so work oriented.
As i'm sitting here typing this post, i've got to revise for my Bio test tomorrow that'll take up 10% of Godknowswhat.
Percentages! Grades! Who or what defines intelligence huh?
If it wasn't for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang yesterday to supply the laughter, i might've gone crazy.
Sok was there too. Bio stud buds.
I can't be blamed to snooze off while mugging. It's damn boring.
Even my parents force me to do it. Turning me into an emotionless, work-oriented zombie. Geez, don't the kids in America get it easy. And they've got better weather too!

2009-04-19T17:26:00.003+08:00

Snape.

Malfoy.

Dumbledore.

Hermoine.

Harry.

Quidditch!

EXCITED? XD

2009-04-14T23:24:00.001+08:00

DOOM. I'm going to need to buck up, or ship out.
3 weeks, ticking away.

2009-04-12T22:17:00.003+08:00

Jay says i should make my blog posts more interesting. Hmmm, let me thing.
Here's a list of people who made my Birthday so awesome so far.
Mao
Deanna
Yi Wen
Gladys
Jie Qi
Kong Ying
Deddy
Fifi
Hansen
Jia Ling
Janice
Kah Hoe
Subha
Kenneth
Il Shan
Jing Han
Lu Qiang
Joan
Jia Quan
Alan
Jonathan
Olivia
09S75
08S75
Anzai
Jian Rui
Valencia
Sok
Hui Shan
Jay
Gou Jun
Ebony
OG19
Jennifer
Joshua
Amanda
Jin
Yamunna
Shu Han
Alvin
Tony
Rebecca
Clement
Neil
Nicholas Yeo
Nicholas Chung
Si Min
Jessie
Naimah
Dad
Mum
Sis
Bro
Yuqiang
Wei Lin
Okay i'm jsut trying to squeeze out people i can think of. To those people who i've not mentioned, SORRY and THANK YOU! :)

Go to FB for photos!
Okay so i had multiple celebrations.

With the class, they surprised me in the canteen while i was desperately trying to learn ting xie. Haha. They started singing but i was still trying to memorise the chen yus. It took me what, 2 minutes for me to realise they were singing "Happy Birthday" to me. Mao popped up from behind with a cake. A delcious home baked cinnamon, walnut, nutella and butter-biscuit-based cake, mind you. We were late for ting xie, not that we wanted to be there anyway. Haha. Then the class managed to persuade lao shi to excuse me from that afternoon's extra lesson cos we were going to watch a movie in celebration. Mao, Gladys and I (again, the same three that went the last time) went to Lido. Gladys wasn't in the mood for a movie, so it was just Mao, I and Knowing. It's quite a mind boggling and scary. We meet up with Gladys after the movie. Mao needed to leave so it was time for Gladys and I to search for earphones! We went to EpiCentre@ Wheelocks to an iShop or something at Cineleisure then lastly to Heeren HMV. We saw my Bro there with his platoon friend. Earphone hunt turned out unsuccessful.

With the OG, we had a small gathering at my place on Good Friday. It was raining. Sok was the first to arrived and insisted we mug Bio. LOL. I just got down to watching Saw while she hid behind the sofa with her notes. Haha. Ebony arrives, after much instructions on how to get to my place via phone calls. Jay tries to sneak up on us but fails miserably. Gou Jun, found her way with ease. We watch The Dark Knight and play many rounds Bridge. It's fun! But we stopped so we didn't grow sick of it. Gou Jun bought Sok and I a berry cheese cake with chocolate cookie base. Quite nice. :) They repeated the whole intro sequence in presenting the cake to both Sok and I seperately. Hilarious. Jay had trouble eating the cake, not that cos it was cheese but cos he didn't know how to hold the cake pieces together. Haha! We walk to Jelita Coldstorage Video Ezy for a short while. Gou Jun, Ebony and Jay cross the over head bridge to take the bus home. Sok and Hui Shan, who both could stay a little later, went with me to the playground at Henry Park Appartments where we had a lively discussion on Life. Haha. It was fun. :)

With Tanglin peeps. I missed Si Min's gig! Cos it was raining and we had no idea how to get there. We were at Bugis- Clement, Neil and I. I dragged around to find presents but no avail. Neil has leaves to meet his brother at Funan IT mall. Clement brings me to West Coast Park cos Jenn said she wanted to meet up with me. As time progressed, information on our visit at WCP at 8pm milked out from Clement. First that Joshua was there. Then that we met them unintentionally, ruining a planned surprise. Haha. It was funny. So they make me go to Macs but shortly call me back blind-folded. At first it was Nicholas leading me blind, but then it switched to more feminine hands. Joshua. Haha. He, being his usual ass self, made me spin around many times till i was off balance. When they took off the blind fold, i saw a tray with fries spelling out my name and a big mac sitting on an apple crumble with candles sticking out of it. The tray was covered in milk powder. HAHA! WEIRD PEOPLE! It also had little dishes of sauce that skillfully spelled out "HAPPY. BIRTHDAY. YUQI." So sweet. :) Apparently the candles were those impossible to blow out ones, but i just doused the flame in milk powder. Haha. Rebecca, Yamunna, Shu Han, Jenn, Joshua, Tony, Jin, Alvin, Nicholas Chung and Clement were there.
We eat at Mc Donalds before going home. Jenn gave me this impossibly wrapped present. Typical, her mischeiveous self at work. But everything was fantastic. :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS! :D

2009-04-11T01:54:00.002+08:00

I could be at camp.
But then if I was, I wouldn't be having such a great Birthday up till now.
Well, I really wanted to get in. But I guess sometimes things don't go out your way.
Gotta find an alternative CCA. But i've got my eye on Softball.

MY BIRTHDAY HAS BEEN REALLY AWESOME SO FAR! THANKS GUYS! LOVE YOU!
:D

Happy Birthday Sok!
All the best for your gig, Si Min/The Preamble!

2009-04-06T02:12:00.002+08:00

3 weeks of planning and work.
1 week of publicity stuns.
1 day to decide it all.
Man.
Campaigning, I am safe to say, has been rather fun. Painting banners, hanging posters, talking to random people, giving out toothbrushes, filming the campaign video, speaking to the entire faculty and soon to come Q&A. This is going to be tough. I'll just hope my occasional alert and witty self is with me on that day, the final hour. The last few moments to convince people why they should vote for me. I guess i've accomplished many for the past few weeks. Making new friends, and i'm probably confident to say that the odds of me getting in is close to 50-50 (compared to the first time the idea of joining Council came to mind). It's quite like a popularity contest, sad to say. But i'll try my best to shout out my presence.
I'm supposed to revise Econs now. Timed assignment is like in 6 hours time. I slept a lot today. Qin Ming was tiring, as usual. I've still have things to get done and so little time.
It's FIFI's and HANSEN's Birthdays! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU TWO! :)
Rebecca's coming back soon.
Okay okay back to Econs.

2009-03-24T22:37:00.002+08:00

THE DARK KNIGHT's on the telly.
Man, Heath Ledger's performance owns. Can't believe he's dead.
Tomorrow's a holiday for JC1 students. Founder's Day. Perfect opportunity for campaign preperation. I'm more relieved that the video is partly done.
Banner painting tomorrow.
BRACE YOURSELVES! ROOT FOR TOOTHS!

2009-03-16T01:39:00.002+08:00

Here's another irregular update.
I missed STJ cos of Z2H Finals. Z2H Finals Day 1 was fun, towards the end (after our nerve wrecking performance :/) but Day 2 was INSANE (towards the end, again.)! Haha. Head-banging and jumping to the music as our 'Lao Heroes' perform for us. Hopped on stage and bounced around. WHOOO!
I saw the STJ photos on Facebook. It looked like those who went had a good time. Urgh. Just missed a golden opportunity to get to know the senior and current class better. Oh well.
So it's the March Hols, but it won't feel like it cos it's jammed packed with activities and WORK. Great. Just great.

2009-03-04T00:12:00.003+08:00

ROLE MODELS.

Something you have to be and carry out subconsciously at all times if you're a Student Councillor.

But it's also the movie Mao, Gladys and I watched at Cineleisure after school. It would've been Marley and Me but the timing slots were so inconvenient. It's a hilarious show none the less. More than expected nudity and use of coarse language. There's really a big bench mark between NC16 and PG rated movies. Community Service is fun. But it's funnier if you watch two unwilling pair of screwed up guys, who end up benefitting from the court order and become not so screwed up guys in the end, doing community service. Especially at Sturdy Wings! You don't BS a BSer. LOL! Gladys slept at a point during the movie but managed to wake up just in time to not miss the prominent moments of the film. Overall, an average comedy that makes you laugh silly at the characters being stupid and in agony. Just the trick for entertainment after a mundane day of lessons.

Did some stuff involving lots of walking, getting to know a friend better and getting to make acquaintances with your friend's friend from RJ that fell off a wheeled-chair.

2009-02-28T12:58:00.002+08:00

DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP!

Post-Orientation Party was a BLAST! Not to mention that APOLLO clinched the Faculty Dance title and Faculty Shield! Whooo! Despite the fact that the other faculties gave impressive performances, that made us shake in our boots having an inkling of doubt we might not win, didn't stop us from moving moving and shaking shaking to our all! Dancing and cheering our heart out. Literally. My throat was split sore, mouth dust dry. But then didn't stop me from more dancing, singing and cheering with my favourite CT-- 09S75! Possibly the most happening class everrr. Haha. CT supper was fun! We played Pepsi Cola outside Venezia with the Apollo Fac Comm members after having our fill our ice creams and gelato. Note to self: The combination of mango, raspberry and rum&raisin kinda sucks. I rushed afterward to Serene Centre to meet OG19 but only caught some of the peeps who we on their way home. Oh well, last night was awesome!

Today's Final Party. And each band has got to perform. Urgh.

2009-02-22T20:10:00.002+08:00

I need to start exercising and studying.

My stamina isn't what it was 5800++ years ago. :(

My 2.4 timing was 15mins and more. Nooo! It use to be so much faster.

I also need to start forcing myself to complete tutorials and read through lec notes not at the last minute.

Okay so i've put my CCA choices. Hmmm. Not sure what happens now.

Half of OG19, Clement, Neil and NickY came over yesterday. It was an impromptu hang out at the den cos we had no where else to go after having a Mad Jack's Birthday Lunch Celebration in Angela's and Hui Shan's honour. :) We played Bridge (or learnt to play for Duong, Ricky and I)! I now have cravings to play it again. So there was Yi Wei, Kah Yu, Hui Shan, Jocelyn, Duong, Ricky, Jay and Sok who came over. Clement, Neil and NickY wanted to watch The Blairwitch Project but my rigid Region 3 DVD player and laggy laptop dissaproves. I'll need to devise a plan. I totally suck at Gundam on PSP. Total noob. :6

2009-02-14T00:21:00.005+08:00

We're officially REV-IT-UP(ed). These past two weeks of Orientations have not only just been exhausting and frightening (cos making new friends isn't easy with a hairstyle like mine that gives off a bad impression. Heh) but also extremely enjoyable.

Days like these will be hard to come by as we progress further into our JC life. No carefree days of just games and cheering. Man.

I'm really fortunate to be in two very awesome groups of friends- (09)OG19 and 09S75! Whooo! All of us in our CTs were relentlessly enthu during the campfire. Cheering our throats sore for our faculty of GOLD- APOLLO! And it wasn't a waste cos we dominated the entire campfire orientation program, claiming both BEST flag and BEST performance.

WHY ARE WE SO PRO? WE ARE APOLLO!

Next, we'll try to clinch the best Faculty dance title from Ares. But that will be a greater challenge. But we're still aiming for the gold!

Orientation campfire was fun. Singing mostly chinese songs, attempting to mass dance and screaming. Not forgetting that the lighting up of the camp fire was pretty cool too. The Student Council and Faccomms really put tremendous effort into the whole orientation programme. :)

Bring on the workload, cos i'm going to be prepared to mug. Kill-freaking-Joy!

Sok has only a few minutes left for her online time. Poor Sok. Don't worry Sok! You'll get used to your CT!

2009-02-07T23:35:00.002+08:00

Okay. Sis is flying back to UWA tomorrow. So Monday officially marks the beginnings of the year's work. Everyone's starting to have to study their butts off, work at their respective occupations and serve the country. Oh well. Whoop-dee-doo!

2009-02-07T00:24:00.003+08:00

Hwa Chong is very much NOT cheena. Like i've been trying to convince quite a few people for the past years. Haha.

A week has passed for the JC1 Orientation (Rev-It-Up!) and now we're being regrouped into our classes. Man. There were moments in OG19 that were really really awesome. The Orientation games were great! Mass Dance, very fun! Cheering really lifts my spirits. Fitting in isn't much of a problem anymore. But now that we're going into our CTs, oh well gotta hit the reset button. I'm hoping that i'll see at least a OG19-nian or two in my class.

We've been having OG dinners for the past 3 days and the later two was mainly pizza. Thursday was quite memorable. Being the fact that Pizza Hut at Bukit Timah Plaza had no seats to accommodate for the entire OG cos there were 3 there already. But the manager was very friendly at let us shift three tables, joining together to form a barrier at the walk way. Haha. I think they had to reject some customers cos we were taking up so much make-shift space. Last night was pizza again. But it was in school. Rites. Ordered. We had a slice left. So Angela and Gary generously dressed it with chilli powder and we used it as a forfeit, having to take a bite out of it if you lose. Truly events to be remembered. I'm loving it already. :)

2009-01-31T17:35:00.006+08:00

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2009-01-31T17:19:00.005+08:00

Remembering Sunday

By ALL TIME LOW

He woke up from dreaming and put on his shoes

Started making his way past 2 in the morning

He hasn't been sober for days

Leaning now into the breeze

Remembering Sunday, he falls to his knees

They had breakfast together

But two eggs don't last

Like the feeling of what he needs

Now this place seems familiar to him

She pulled on his hand with a devilish grin

She led him upstairs, she led him upstairs

Left him dying to get in

Forgive me, I'm trying to find

My calling, I'm calling at night

I don't mean to be a bother,

But have you seen this girl?

She's been running through my dreams

And it's driving me crazy, it seems

I'm going to ask her to marry me

Even though she doesn't believe in love,

He's determined to call her bluff

Who could deny these butterflies?

They're filling his gut

Waking the neighbors, unfamiliar faces

He pleads though he tries

But he's only denied

Now he's dying to get inside

Forgive me, I'm trying to find

My calling, I'm calling at night

I don't mean to be a bother,

But have you seen this girl?

She's been running through my dreams

And it's driving me crazy, it seems

I'm going to ask her to marry me

The neighbors said she moved away

Funny how it rained all day

I didn't think much of it then

But it's starting to all make sense

Oh, I can see now that all of these clouds

Are following me in my desperate endeavor

To find my whoever, wherever she may be

[Juliet Simms:]

I'm not coming back (forgive me)

I've done something so terrible

I'm terrified to speak (I'm not calling, I'm not calling)

But you'd expect that from me

I'm mixed up, I'll be blunt, now the rain is just (You're driving me crazy, I'm)

Washing you out of my hair and out of my mind

Keeping an eye on the world,

From so many thousands of feet off the ground, I'm over you now

I'm at home in the clouds, and towering over your head

[Alex Gaskarth:]

Well I guess I'll go home now...

I guess I'll go home now...

I guess I'll go home

2009-01-30T00:16:00.002+08:00

Posting results are out today, 8am. I'll probably fall asleep sooner or later even though i'm shaking with anxiety cos i'm exhausted from the past few days of activity.

Yesterday yesterday. Jenn, Martha and I made our trip to the airport at 6am to send Rebecca off. We ate a hearty Macs Breakfast with her before bidding farewell. We do a little time wasting cos we only had plans at 12pm. So we play hide and seek. Not that thrilling when you've got to walk from one end of the airport to the other. However, bookstores are good and comfortable places to hide in. Phones are good weapons in a game of hide and go seek. Making a 'short' stop at Jenn's before rendezvousing at Jurong Point with Naimah. Traveling can be a real chore. But more was in store when we arrive late for visitations at Jia Ying's. Much of my favourite peeps were there apart from a few. It was very fun. Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo on the flat screen is fantastically amusing. Jia Ying played a gregarious host. Puffy was there too! The final pit stop, before heading home, on Jenn and my list was Si Min's. Amusingly, she had to call it quits and we regroup with the rest instead for dinner at Secret Recipe. Much cam whoring was achieved with oreo cheesecake slices to tantalize your taste buds.

Yesterday, just one. I was allowed to wake up later than the previous day. Thankfully. School was as busy as ever, but i arrived during lesson periods and managed to avoid the crowd. Yamunna, Tony and Jennifer were in the English Resource Room (never knew there was one, till today.), already completed the task of sorting out heaps of English and Literature papers according to dates in dusty ring files, assigned to them by Ms Manjit. She treated us (not that I helped much) to pizza. 2-for-1 that is. Really filling but delicious 2-for-1 Hawaiian and some other spicy Singapore special, i think. Thanks a lot Ms Manjit! :) I pop by at my Grand's to wish Po Po a Happy Birthday!. Having canceling on us late the day before, Si Min asked us to come over in the afternoon. Bell seems bigger than Kimchi or Udon! But if i surgically joined both my food named cats together? Muahahaha. It'll be larger than Bell alright! Clement came by with the famous hokkien mee which Neil claims to be the BEST but having it da baoed and slugging in its packet for an hour doesn't quite make it a good eating experience. Heh. Si Min's family and us have dinner together at Swensen's. The three of us, being really full from our intense lunch, only order a side dish of soup and a pan-fried dessert.

Like I said, I AM pretty tired. There's Chinese Tuition at 1pm today. :/

2009-01-26T00:56:00.003+08:00

Damn you frigging emo blog songs!

Now i'm feeling the emptiness inside. I miss all those school days! Friends! You like see them everyday and now that we've got our own seperate ways to i'm suffering withdrawal syndromes! PE lessons were awesome. Lab pracs were to die for. Literally. With Josh as your lab mate, ANYTHING can go wrong cos he'll make it happen. But you kinda miss those hazardous days. Just plain old inattentiveness and note passing during class would be a bliss to do right now. Movie talk with Serene. Crazy cheesey conversations with Neil and others. Perverse Nick Yeo. Haha. Meaningful chats with Jenn, Si Min, Naimah and others. Emceeing with Amanda! Retarded Jin, Jon, Clement, Nich and Alvin. Moments shared. URGH. Even Chinese Tuition at Serene's seems good. All those school functions! Like Grad Night! Prom! Camps! National Day! What more have you? The Student Council! I want to relive those experiences again! NOW! I don't want to go to a different school!

I fucking hate this.

Let me sit for the O's again with you guys! I'll do it. Period.

Come with me, and together we shall assemble a time machine! Yippee!

2009-01-26T00:06:00.003+08:00

Alrighty!

We're finally into the New Year, so believed by us Chinese folk. The Chinese New Year. The time of year where all things red are good and if you go dark and dull you'll probably be dubbed as inauspicious.

Other ways to lure in good fortune is Spring Cleaning! (But its always summer in Singapore.) I tried my best to clear my unbelievably cluttered table. Being only half complete with no more time left cos we're already in to the C new year. So I cheat, and leave the rest for tomorrow. I mean today. Later today. But you always go visiting on Chu Yi (first day of the chinese new year), so i can predict a very angry traditional Dad dragging me awake to finish the rest of the mess i've caused on my table. URGH. There's just so much garbage. Pieces of paper and useless notes. Text books i don't even know what to do with. Sentimental stuff i don't quite have space for and not sure if I should keep them even thought they bring me back to such good memories.

I'm also going to try to hold a visitation for my friends. But it's probably going to turn out more hang out-ish, just with the good ol' tea and mandarin oranges and snacks.

Ang baos aside, i'll be going red from frustration this chinese new year. But i guess thats pretty auspicious too.

2009-01-24T12:43:00.003+08:00

Older Bro is finally home after 2 weeks of NS. Its just a short break for the CNY celebrations before he goes off again. He gave me a shaver. Lol. Gillette Fusion. They gave it to him for free at the camp but he already had one.

Stayed home for most of the day, yesterday. Serene came over. Couldn't watch Sin City or Pulp Fiction cos my DVD player en't multi-region and it lagged on my laptop. :/ So I made her watch Speed Racer instead, in exchange of watching the entire season of Spaced (20 epis, right?). I didn't get goosebumps at the Grand Prix (pronounced: Gr-un-d Preee)! Nooo! Have I watched it to many times or is it cos Serene didn't have it either?

We baked later with my Sis and Younger Bro for his Birthday cake. I ALMOST ruined my sister's muffins but the mistake was covered up with the chocolate icing. She let me decorate part of it as well. Heh.

Combined Practice was OKAY. We played Imitation. But also Love Song, which I did not. I don't even know where to go in. Haha. It's a song which just consist of vocals and keyboard. Oh well I guess I need practice.

Ran (literally) to Tiong Barhu Plaza later to have dinner at a Japanese Diner with the family. Really good raw salmon. Or maybe I was just hungry. I got Yuqiang a ball pump. Cake cutting was done at home. Fell asleep on Star Wars.

2009-01-22T19:59:00.003+08:00

Fried Mars Bars Balls at CHIPPY. Indescribable chewy chocolaty goodness! Thanks Gina for the intro! :]

Jennifer, Amanda, Yamunna, Jia Ying, Gina and (came later) Charmaine.

Carl's Jr fresh cut fries (like i've craved for). But i bought the Beef Chilli Cheese Fries. They got soggy after a while and weren't as crunchy and delicious. :/

Charades! Ridiculous charades however very wholesome and fun.

Caught up with Mum and Sis later.

Now going to Coronation to get cake supplies for baking tomorrow for the lil' dude and boyfriend.

2009-01-21T20:35:00.004+08:00

And we're skating, just as fast as we can

And we're racing, to out run the wind

It's just me and you and you and me

So wild and so young, bright-eyed and free

[Driving (Autobahn)- Anberlin]

Thats the word of the day. 'Skating'. Following it would be 'Swimming'.

The pool and Faber Crest has been one of the hot locations for the past 2 days.

Jennifer, Rebecca and Amanda.

Thanks Amanda for letting us come over and swim. Much appreciated for lending me your skates too. Our feet sizes aren't too far different. Thankfully.

Thank you Jenn and Reb for inviting me to tag along in what was one of the most exciting moments of my life so far.

Skating from Amanda's to West Coast was really fun. Dangerous. But fun.

Swimming was great too. Who says you need swimwear? Heh.

Failed attempt for a three person shoulder tower stacking. :/

2009-01-20T00:08:00.003+08:00

Changeling.

It's a really good movie! Clint Eastwood is pretty much the whole whopping movie package- he acts, produces, directs and even composes movie scores. Angelina Jolie delivers a phenomenal performance as a mother, Christine Collins, desperately looking for her missing child, Walter. A touching film but yet keeps you at the edge of your seat with its deceiving plot. Drama at its finest. The true story of a missing child in the 20s and a mother's perseverance against the people who claim to have found him, the LAPD. This movie is really entertaining, it's worth the watch!

Jenn liked it too. Yay! Even though she had a bad impression of it at first. Tried to make Yamunna go but she had to pay her bills and look for a post office. Haha.

Combine pract was kinda slack. We didn't know which song the play. Imitation or Hallelujah or Love Song or Love Story. Some of us were switching bands. We had to walk back to TBP cos we didn't flag for the bus and it just drove away. Jenn steals my shoe, she forms a kung fu duo with Amanda, Amanda shows off her ass slapping skills, jay walking. I guess it was fun but wasn't quite in the mood. Ate at Mos Burger. Took the MRT. Stopped at Commonwealth with Charmaine. Took 970 home.

2009-01-16T23:03:00.003+08:00

Mario passed away today. It seemed like a peaceful passing. I buried it in the garden. Poor little guy. :'(

I sent in my list of school choices 10 minutes before the deadline. I wanted to use as much time as i can thinking about the order of my choices. I'll probably get into NYJC cos its before CJC and thats before JJC. Amanda and Josh put JJ as their 1st choice. We were suppose to go to the same school together but its so inconvenient for me to travel there and back everyday and my family strongly discourages the idea. ARGH. It's one of those shitty choices you have to make in life. But if i do happen get in to JJ then YAY! :D

Z2H was really great. Met up with Josh, Jin and Amanda earlier at Tiong Bahru Plaza for dinner. Rebecca turned up with Jenn for practice. She was a big help, sitting by the speakers listening to how well i perform. Haha. Thanks! But probably it was a earful! However we too received the same deafening treatment when Josh plays the drums. Urgh. He's up to beat, maybe slightly to fast but he really slams the drums. It was really loud. But it made him feel better so oh well. Our suffering for his benefit. Heh.

Amanda was as usual, good. Jenn, the flexible reliable spine of the song. Han wee, getting really better. Rayney's solo is getting fine tuned. Nich, always the humble but always present bassist.

Midway party is tomorrow evening. Grading the day after. Whooo! I think we're ready for the big league! Haha.

2009-01-15T23:14:00.005+08:00

Remember this little pup, Jessie? :D
You always did like your chocolate didn't you?
Prom Night!
That was an awesome day. Freaky ride though.
Graduation Day!
Jelita Jelita! We hang out there a lot don't we?

I managed to reach Changi Airport at 5.25pm. 5 mins before Jessie has to go to her gate. She's probably in the plane now half way in her journey to London. Man, i'm missing you Jessie!

2009-01-12T23:07:00.001+08:00

Okay, so what now?

How does this ridiculous education system work?

2009-01-12T00:29:00.002+08:00

Just a couple more hours till we experience another life changing event.

It wouldn't be so damn scary if our whole course of life depended on it so much.

Urgh.

Good luck everyone.

2009-01-10T14:32:00.005+08:00

Enlistment. Pasir Ris Commando Camp.
Just us kids.

Here's what happens when you see a pool slide! :D
Dinner after the swim. Really good chinese food at Raja.
Madness! Correction, fun-filled madness!
I looked delusional.

The family. The pool.

2009-01-10T00:51:00.004+08:00

Cheer up Amanda!

Here are some photos of photos from the photo albums my Grandma showed my sister and I when we went over yesterday. They're so cool!
My parent's wedding. Aunty Geok Kee hugs my Dad. Apparently, she mostly took care of him while he was just a toddler. Perhaps thats why she's the closest of the sisters. (In the literal sense in the photo as well.) His other sisters in the background. They look so happy and young. Wanted to put the photo with my Dad and Mum kissing but I changed my mind.
My Mum and her sisters! Really old IC photos. They look like photocopies at first glance. Grandma sewed their blouses. She's real good at that. Mum picked up her skills as well. My Mum is the centre one. Aunty Sylvia on the left and Aunty Cynthia right.
Grandma and her daughters. Its black and white! They're so small. Most of the clothes homemade back then.
The three of us. Bro, me and Sis. Bro's serving NS now. First day. The camp was cool.
Mum and I. Taken at my Grand's old apartment, I think. All so long ago.
Me!
Aunty Cynthia and I! She's living in the UK now. I think my hair looks better in the photo than my current predicament.
Grandpa and I! His mighty chin chin! :D

Man, these photos make you realise how much time passes so quickly. Slipping through our fingers. All the stuff that happened even if you were there or not. It's nostalgic in a way. :'(

Thats all.

"Come one Nancy Drew! We've got a baby to sit!" (Random crap. I just needed an excuse to put her name down.)

Amanda cheer up and start feeling better!

2009-01-08T23:17:00.003+08:00

Enlistment!
My brother's about to set off to the most life-changing events of his life- National Service.
Oh well.
He's the first born son going through military training.
It'll be my turn in 2 years time. Let's see if it sounds worse than the stories i've heard.
But i should just focus on what's going to happen NOW.
Countdown: 5 days.
Urgh. Its a jungle out there!

2009-01-07T18:16:00.001+08:00

Watch this really cool music video!

2009-01-05T01:30:00.002+08:00

I had a dream.

More like a nightmare.

While I was sleeping in my comfy Hilton hotel room on the floor cushioned with blankets, I dreamt. I dreamt that I received my O level results. And the points were more than 10. And I wept. Seriously. I think I did it subconsciously too! I think. It was quite scary. And depressing.

Joshua's going of to Sarawak today. Funny eh? I leave, he arrives?

Mum's watching Sweeney Todd now. My 4th time? I'm starting to like Mrs Lovett's Pies and Mr Todd's bloody shaves.

I saw The Spirit! In Kuching. Star Cineplex. But its pretty rundown. The theatre, not the movie. My brother sat on a seat and it broke apart! The movie was sad. Sad being that it failed to live up to my expectations. It was dark and dialogues slurred, although the discolouration was their intent. But i still enjoyed the movie, I guess. Really much cos of Samuel L Jackson's performance as the Octopus! Also with the really sexy and strong actress ensemble. Wheee! Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson)! Sandy Saref (Eva Mendes)! Ellen Dollan (Sarah Paulson). Lorelei Rox (Jaime King).

The trip to Kuching has been great.

"Breakfast time is Hilton time" Yessireee. The breakfast buffet was to drool for. And its the only place of our lodging with a tv.

(currently on real time: "BENJAMIN BARKER!!!" *Sweeney stabs and slashes Judge Turpin's neck. Blood spurts in all directions* Whooo!)

The rest of the days were spent exploring the city. Thats pretty much it. Yup.

2009-01-02T21:12:00.004+08:00

Greetings from the land of a 'Truly Asian' experience. More specifically, the 'Cat City' (meowrrr)- Kuching! The first thing we bought once we touched down in Kuching airport, safely brought across from Singapore to Malaysia by SilkAir, was... Golden Tequila! Excited? Yes.
We taxi or, otherwise known in Malaysia as, teksi our way to Permai Rainforest Resort, intending to spend our first night in one of their special treehouses. However, it turned out to be a normal reasonably facilitated hut on reinforced stilts. But at least we're more or less in the trees and its all about the experience eh? What we do for the day: Explore a little, lunching at their cafe, and... KAYAKING!!! With brother at the back, we arm thrusted our way as far from the beach as possible. With alot of difficulty, we beat those damn waves crushing back to land and starting pedaling. From an slightly isolated tree at the tip of the coast to a rock out at open sea. The South China Sea, that is. I got a little sea sick towards the last quarter of our sailing excursion and persuaded my brother to pedal back to shore. He sang 'Row Row Row Your Boat' at this ridiculously monotonous rythym, which didn't helping. When upon having to return our rented kayak, we saw tiny hermit crabs struggling on shore against the waves. It was fun, to see them suffer. Every time being burried under the sand and popping out again. We took some and put it on our kayak before returning the thingamajig. A little thank you present for the guy who works there. Drove out to have seafood. Quite okay. Had to net our own fish from the tank. Well, TRY to net. I drank line juice diluted tequila. Had a bitsy taste of vomit.
Morning, we had breakfast. Woke up to a lie. Dad said it was 10am and the free buffet breakfast ends in half an hour. But when i reached the cafe, it was only 9.40am. My father's sneaky tactics. Before checking out, we do a little mountain trekking. It was fun. Lots of roots, leave, slippery rocks, streams and hideously large ants. We saw a Longtail Macaque.
Our next intended destination of temporal residation- some National Park. Lots of animals- Sunbears, Bear cats, porcupines and Orang Utans! The orangies were cheaky! They saw that we had bananas and stood against the wall, arms reaching out, gesturing to give the fruits to them. We had our little sadistic fun of tempting them. But one of them threw a stick at us! Crazy thing! The long house was disgusting. We saw this huge kiss bug and decided to go straight to the city to stay. Sharing a teksi with this South African Lawyer Lady named Saranne (very 'Tonks'-sey with red spiky hair), she adviced us to spend the night at where i am now. This lushious, tranquil travellers inn called SINGGAHSANA LODGE! (http://www.singgahsana.com/main.html) It was such a shock to us to see such an amazing place. You have t take your shoes before entering. You dont get to wear them anywhere in the premises unless you're leaving. There are clean common bathrooms. Gender seperated, ofcourse. Went around to sight see in the evening and have dinner. Came back comfy with KFC. Very close to Hilton, our next hotel for the night. But i think we're going to find it hard to leave here already.

WELCOME BACK SERENEEE AND WINONAAA!!!
I miss you guys. Especially, (at the moment) Serene, Winona and Si Min!

Bro wants to use facebook.

2008-12-30T23:43:00.002+08:00

Met Jessie today. She brought me to the Daily Scoop and then we walked at the train tracks at Sunset Way. Bad idea to wear slippers, but you'll survive. It was quite scary cos you can't walk on the wood planks cos they're rotting and I didn't trust the rusting metal bridge to keep me safe from plummeting to my doom. But like a bridge, it served its purpose. We then reached Clementi before taking the bus to my place. Attempted to watch Monty Python's Holy Grail, apparently a cult favourite, but it was boring hell. Cheesy boring jokes. Oh well.

I worked. I can't disclose much infomation. However, it was quite an unforgettable experience. I need to learn to interact with strangers. I think this may be a one time thing. But hell yeah would i want to try it again. Until i get bored.

Today's the eve of the last day of 2008.

Tomorrow's the class countdown. I hope it turns out well.

The day after tomorrow is when I go to East Malaysia and also when Serene finally returns home after her month long Europe back-packing trip.

2008-12-30T01:11:00.003+08:00

Aren't the other two good lookin'? Haha. Random.
Gelato fantastico! Amanda treated the gelato. :/
I love the t shirt! Thanks Amanda!
Screwed up looking Joshua. Haha. :)
Octopussy and distracted Amanda. Joshua treated Starbucks. :/

'Practice' at Jenn's turned out to be a movie screening of The Golden Compass. She hasn't seen it yet, but not anymore. I lent her Hairspray. She hasn't seen it either. She's been living in an ivory tower. Haha. I managed to also try her keyboard out. Pretty fun. Managed to play the distinct tune of Bella's Lullaby. Well, CLOSE ENOUGH. Heh.

We didn't go see Naimah. :/ Cos it was kinda late and...

I had a prior arrangement to have dinner with Joshua and Amanda. (Photos above) It was fun. Sushi Tei food was kinda good. Nice fried eel things, wasted green peas. Cow shit (keychain) presents! :P Hide and Seek at Holland V. (Not really). Treats at Gelato Swensens (cookies cheesecake gelato) and Starbucks (they're lovely signature hot chocolate). I feel bad cos i didn't treat anything. But i will, soon enough. Drank orange juice diluted vodka! First time! Thanks to her cool Mum. But i dont think i'm that good at handling my alcohol. I drank only a glass though.

Thanks again Jenn, again! For the Speed Racer DVD and letting me come over and lending me the Twilight OST. Notice the change in song? :D

Thanks Amanda! For the great presents- Joker shirt, cow shit keychain and Rudy the crossed dressed Reindeer Bear! Heh.

Thanks Joshua, for being you!

2008-12-28T23:46:00.001+08:00

the INTERESTING thoughts of EDWARD MONKTON

This guy's a genius.

2008-12-25T23:03:00.003+08:00

Like most other christians who celebrate Christmas, they begin the day at church.

I haven't been there in a long while, to be honest. But it really helps to complete the true spirit of Christmas. Its not just about presents and a make-believe-spare-tired-bearded-man-dressed in red who breaks into your home through the chimney, but the true origins of this heavily commercialised day is the birth of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Emmanuel, Prince of Peace and what have you. I sat humbly at church with my mother, younger brother, sister and Joseph to sing praises to the lord and hear people preach his word through song and sermon. I day-dreamed a lot during the sermon. Heh. But i got the overall message.

I'm driven to Vivo in the ugly monstrous family goods van to meet Jenn. It took me sometime cos we were playing hide and seek in Daiso. I spotted her mum first before i met up with her. Haha. Then Nicholas, Jon, Jac and Clement catch up with us to watch The Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3D. I refused to watch Yes Man. Refused. The movie was cool with all the in your face 3D pop-ups. The movie itself was reasonably fun to watch.

With the movie done, mindless window shopping was next on the list. But it didn't take long for boredom to settle in once again. So we decide to go to Raffles Place. City Link mall. But WRONG! City Link mall is at City Hall. Act smart la Jon? Haha. My intention was to go to HMV to check out stuff even if it takes me to drag my friends around. :P Jac and Jenn wanted Santa hats! Haha.

I take the train to my Grands, which pretty much completes the circle to my happy christmas. :)

Dinner is at home with the family, minus older brother. Ordinary dinner. But i managed to force my family to watch the beginning of Speed Racer. :D

Jaclynn! Thanks for the candies mate!

Jennifer! Thank you very much for the Speed Racer DVD!!! :D

Christmas is almost over. But the spirit of giving will linger a little longer.

2008-12-25T01:27:00.003+08:00

PY C

HRIST

MAS ! :D

FELIZ NAV

IDA

D!!!

2008-12-24T20:54:00.006+08:00

So its Christmas Eve. The more exciting things that happened today was

1) I've finally met up with Jessie after so long.

2) We did the YV scrap book. It was fun.

3) [TOP SECRET]

4) I ran back home in the rain. It felt so awesome.

Now i have a cold. Haha. Merry Christmas Eve! :D

I'm really no where with my Christmas shopping. Urgh. I'm lacking the financial power. But i'm not deterred! I'll start with 'em Christmas Cards first.

Christmas spirit is dying in me. I've been missing that fuzzy warm christmasy feeling for years now. Maybe cos i'm growing older.

2 more hours till the real thing. It seems like just another day. :/

2008-12-22T16:15:00.002+08:00

Cousin Martin besid me with his wife,child, mum and grandma. Oh and there's Dad.

Instant noodles that looked great on the tv and i just had to try it! It was okay. Bought some home. Lots of flavour.

See that spec in the top rigt corner? Thats actually the sun! It looks like a perfect round orange ball hung in the sky cos of all the pollution in the air that filters its rays to a perfect sphere.

Parakeets? Haha. The last hotel i went to had them. :D

You have to try it! I went to the KFC and they sold these warm egg tarts oozing with passion fruit juice and bits. I want more! But this tarts from heaven are only sold in China.

Something like Hotel 626 just slightly more cheery.

Thats all the pics from China folks!

2008-12-21T10:24:00.003+08:00

A mini padifield (?) in your own backyard.
Weirdly tightly packed.
You see a lot of them in the village areas, along with the droppings all over the place.
Window picture to XiaMen. I know i wasn't suppose to have my handphone switched on but nothing happened. Only a little turbulence.

I'll post more photos of China next time.

This is a bad photo. Amanda's flying off to the land of the roos. She wont be around for Christmas. So guys, you won't see Santa this year cos he's on holiday. ;D Will miss you Muaves!

Have a fun safe trip!

Whooo Prom Night! :)

West Coast Park with idiots. :D

2008-12-21T00:35:00.002+08:00

Yesterday

-Was the last day of attachments. It also means Christmas Party! However, it ended up more like we were performing for ourselves. Fortunately enough, the clients seemed to enjoy the BINGO segment in our party. So i'll count it as a success. YV dance was fun. GREASED LIGHTNING!

-Nich's dance performance at Ngee Ann, which i managed to make it on the dot. "DANZATION". It was quite cool. People coming together with a common interest- hip-hop and all sorts of other street dancing. "Look like Banana," (most of them were dressed yellow) and "Look like those working at QB house," (they were wearing vests) Alvin comments on the dance costumes. Heh. We went to Macs after where i discovered two things.

1) The Video Ezy at King Albert Park opens till 12am.

2) I missed my last bus, 61.

Today:

-Caroling! Woke up late, my trend of the late, so Alvin came over and together we went to Aljunied. We meet Henry Lau.

See also: Few time slots available.

It was a surprisingly enjoyable movie. Very cool. I have to admit, i had a tiny ounce of doubt in me thinking i'll probably be disappointed of not getting my $8.50's worth. But HEY, it impressed me. I heard the sequel, New Moon(?), will be directed by Chris Weitz(?), The Golden Compass director. Hmmm. I think he could've done alot better with TGC, hope New Moon won't suffer the same choppy fate. It'll be a pity if it does, cos Twilight was good.

I'm glad that i got to go out with the peeps after so long. Even though its enough, it leaves you hungry for more. Heh.

I'll blog about China some other time.

It's 1.19am, there's our Christmas Party at BWell later at 9am. I hope i won't be late.

Joshua's at camp at going on holiday shortly after.

Amanda's flying to Perth this Monday midnight.

Neil's away in Malaysia coming back Monday.

NickY in Cambodia, coming back monday i think.

Serene will be back January.

Where are you guys man?

Tons of stars. Its magic.

2008-12-11T23:36:00.002+08:00

Visiting Jenn at The Women's and Children's Hospital (or something like that). Hope you feel better always Jenn.
Nicky Yeo's Japan Pressies! I got the rabbit horse tone in the end. Thanks Nicky! He's in Cambodia now.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLEMENT (yesterday)!!! Cake that Nicky found in his fridge. Haha. Part of his dad's golf cake.
Clement snuffs out his burning wooden skewer candles. Nicky's reinvention of the candle. Haha.

Tip coated with cooking oil for flame durability.
Note the pink party hat on the postbox. We found it at Nicky's condo while we were trying to find his house. How coincidental.

Clement! I know the celebration wasn't much, but i hope it stays in your head as a tragic comedy of a birthday celebration. Haha.

Star Wars Force Unleashed is damn awesome. Played it on Neil's Matte Bronze PSP. Effing fun! Haha. Fuzzy waves of the force being blasted in all directions. The main character is so force-filled! Heh. But Neil left for Malaysia already. 10 days. Thats such a long time.

Attachments at BWell Elderly Day Care Centre is a really fulfilling experience, even though it eats 2 weeks of weekday's time. YVIP, it's something you don't regret joining.

China: tomorrow.

2008-12-08T21:13:00.003+08:00

I'm bored.

We're the peeps?

NEIL! AMANDA! SIMIN! DANIEL! JOSHUA! CLEMENT! NICK YEO! JENNIFER! NAIMAH! JESSIE! SERENE! WINONA! JONATHAN! ALVIN! AND WHOEVER I MISSED OUT!

I MISS YOU GUYS!

Attachments begin tomorrow. Not sure how it's going to go. :/ But i'm sure my grp 13 teammates are going to help. :)

2008-12-06T13:14:00.002+08:00

YVIP'08
It's a 4D3N experience of a lifetime!
Apart from the awesome fun-filled games, groovy dances, catchy songs, you learn essential skills and attain a love for volunteering.
My TF (Pei Jin) and group mates (Joanne, Hui Xin and Lynette) are great! Go Group 13! Go Majulah!
Highlights of the events:
Disability Lunch- You're paired up with someone. That person is blindfolded and your hands are tied up. Since you can't use your hands you have to carefully instruct your partner, who is blind, to feed you and themselves. You switch disabilities later.
Disability Challenge- Each group mate adopts a different disability or two. I was blind. Urgh. With the help of dropping 50 cent coins, cotton wool, tape and plastic sunglasses. Hui Xin had to sit in the wheel chair throughout the journey. Joanne was suppose to pretend to be mute and deaf. Now all we have to do now is start from TKSS (Eunos) and trek around Orchard completing tasks. Its quite scary being blind, having to depend on my team mates to be my eyes. At Taka, i was sitting down with Hui Xin. Cos you can't see much, you tend to close your eyes. And then i just snoozed off. Haha. Another group's blind guy, Suraine(?), caught me sleeping cos my head was hanging over and i was nodding. Heh. We managed to complete all the compulsory task. Even the one where i have to ask for assistance to find 'Uni Tofu Dessert' from the public by myself. I was saying "Excuse me. Hello is anyone there?" To mid air, hoping someone nice wont ignore me and give me a hand. Haha. I managed to get help from this nice lady, not sure how she looks, and the closest thing we found was this beancurd tofu dessert thing. PJ said it counts cos he just wanted all of us to have the experience. But i knocked into things a couple of times. Wheelchairs, side of walls and even the elevator door! Apparently the door hadn't open yet and i just walked into it. Ouch.

But overall, the camp was worth attending. No regrets, much was learnt. And i'm looking forward to the 2 week Attachment at BWell Elderly Daycare Centre. I'm even considering adding nursing into my list of future proffesions after the Elderly Workshop during the camp.

2008-11-27T10:57:00.003+08:00

I had the weirdest dream.
It seemed like one i've dreamt of before.
And in the dream, i knew that too.
So i handled the situation in the dream differently.
And had a different ending.
Flying Goods Vehicles and really weird stuff.
Maybe I THINK i've dreamt of it before cos it was the dream itself.
But here's what i'm certain, i was a little off balance between dreamland and reality when i woke up.
Took me sometime to realise the big disappointment.

Sis is coming home soon, with Mum and Grands.
Not going to reveal the date due to some individuals.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

2008-11-27T00:38:00.001+08:00

Arnold Van Der Walt's Notes

Very INTERESTING CONVERSATION

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Classroom the Problem Science has with GOD
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him..
Most of us would attempt to Help Others who are ill.
But GOD didn't. How is this GOD Good then ? Hmm ?
( Student is silent )

Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
Let's start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
And GOD did make Everything. Correct ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?

( Student does not answer )

Professor : Is there Sickness ? Immorality ? Hatred ? Ugliness ?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?

( Student has no answer)

Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD ?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD ?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD ?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter ?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son ?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes. Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat ?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold ?
Professor : Yes..
Student : No sir. There isn't.

( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don't have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor ? Is there such a thing as Darkness ?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness ?
Student : You're wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something.
You can have Low Light, Normal Light , Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light Constantly, you have Nothing and it's called Darkness, isn't it ?
In reality, Darkness isn't.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you ?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is Flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how ?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life : just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you Teach your Students that they Evolved from a Monkey ?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir ?

( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
are you not Teaching your Opinion, sir ?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher ?

( The Class is in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever Seen the Professor's Brain ?

( The Class breaks out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever Heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, Touched or Smelt it ? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
you have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir ?

( The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable )

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . .
the Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

Enjoyed the Conversation ? . . . and if so . . .
you'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you ? . . .
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . .or FAITH

It turned out later that the student is Albert Einsten

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=36389054105&id=656402301&ref=nf

Edward showed this to me. :)

2008-11-26T02:14:00.004+08:00

'Life's complicated' that may not be the right words but they're the first that come to mind.

Now that's an understatement.

There's never things we can fully understand. Even if we're living on the last few drops of life.

FAMLIY. FRIENDS. ETC.

Why do people do those things they do?

Why do some people feel more than others?

How I can feel the greatest of feelings but others, crap.

Look different from others?

How one can cause a ripple of unforeseen effects from their course of action.

How some people can fully empathize another and another oblivious to one's feelings.

Where people are loved more than others.

People doing those things they do.

The funny thing, time.

Slipping through our fingers.

How I can actually waste precious seconds writing this post.

STOP.

2008-11-25T22:34:00.001+08:00

A Day Late- Anberlin

So let me get this straight
Say now you loved me all along
What made you hesitate
to tell me with words what you really feel?
I can see it in your eyes
you mean all of what you say
i remember so along ago, see I felt that same way
Now we both have separate lives and lovers (and lovers)
Insignificantly enough
we both have significant others

Only time will tell
Time will turn and tell

We are who we were when
Could have been lovers but at least you're still my day late friend
we are who, we are who we were when

Who knew what we know now
Could have been more but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when

But thoughts they change
and times they rearrange
I don't know who you are anymore
Loves come and go and this I know
I'm not who you recall anymore
But i must confess
you're so much more than I remember
Can't help but entertain
these thoughts, thoughts of us together

We are who we were when
Could have been lovers but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when
Who knew what we know now
Could have been more but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when

My day late friend

So let me get this straight
All these years
and you were no where to be found
And now you want me for your own
But you're a day late
and my love, she's still renowned

We are who we were when
Could have been lovers but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when
Who knew what we know now
Could have been more but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when

We are who we were when
Could have been lovers but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when
Who knew what we know now
Could have been more but at least you're still my day late friend
We are who, we are who we were when (fade out)

2008-11-21T12:51:00.004+08:00

I forgot my password to my blogger account. It took my three tries to get in.

Yes.

That's how long i've not blogged.

Ben & Jerry's, very much lovelove.

No Narnia, but its all good.

You guys are very awesome.

Smelt of aquarium. Urgh. Dead crab in pool, yet i swam. But more of involuntarily.

Zero to Hero Theory test later. I'm starting to enjoy myself. I'm definitely going to enjoy myself.

Amanda,

Serene,

Naimah,

Si Min,

Jessie,

Jennifer,

Joshua,

Daniel,

Neil,

Clement,

Jin,

Jonathan,

Nicholas Chung,

Rayney,

Don't hide your face,

You cannot erase,

The pain that stays in your eyes.

Lay down your guard,

Show them who you are,

Behind your disguise.

You guys are very awesome.

2008-11-11T08:49:00.005+08:00

It's been quite some time since i've updated. Not that i don't have the time to, but it's more like i don't feel like it. Heh.

PANIC!

I went to school at 7:47am today for CLB Listening. I couldn't find the class! I thought everyone was already seated and couldn't answer their phones, which were in their bags. I was running around the school. Until i saw Mr Teo outside the examination hall giving last minute tips to the students taking their MCQs today. We went to the private candidates room, to ask the invigilator. Funny thing was, he told me to show him my entry proof. And there it said, CLB Listening was at 2pm. Urgh. I panicked for nothing. I even tried calling Ms Chu and Neil. :/

Listen to:

About A Girl by The Academy Is...

Life by Brides of Destruction

Rock & Roll by Eric Hutchinson

Yesterday was...

JOSHUA'S & WAI SAN'S BIRTHDAY!

It was supposed to be placed in the Parade Square, but it was raining. :( So we put it at the second level open space. Had to pin the papers down with shoes, iPods, books umbrellas etc. cos they were flying around.

Happy Birthday Mate!

Daniel at Jenn's place. He's too preoccupied with Need for Speed Carbon City on Jenn's PSP to notice Rocket Boy eating the back of his head, let alone me taking this picture. Heh. We walked around aimless at Vivo after.

Ms Chu, now officially Mrs Lee, was great. Few people from our class went, kinda expected cos its plopped in the third quarter of the Os. The first wedding i've been to. Having to take the MRT to Choa Chu Kang, then an LRT to Jelapang(?), we finally reach the humble building of the Covenant Evangelical Free... erm... Church.

2008-10-03T23:27:00.001+08:00

PSLE starts today.

17 days more to MY major exam.

Haven't been blogging often. Have been busy with all ERPs and stuff. End up falling asleep before I can sign in. Heh. Update next time!

Adios Amigos! All the best!

2008-09-22T22:52:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICHOLAS (ALVIN EXTRA! :D)!!!
Hope you had fun man, but we could've done more!

Update next time. Tired.

2008-09-21T21:42:00.003+08:00

Someone's Birthday coming up, eh? :)
Kimchi's being shipped off to Korea! :O

Mum's Birthday @ Some restaurant along the Changi Beach Restaurant stretch.
Aunt Geok Kee (beside me) and Uncle John (in front of Aunt Geok Kee). Their friends to the left. Made this for my Mum. It's last minute, but STILL.

Dad's Birthday @ Longbeach, Dempsey Hill.

Garlic scallops. There were cheese ones too!
Everyone's reading Twilight! Just ask Mum!

The music flows through my body!

Dad's close-up.

I said PIRATEY, Mum! C'MON! PIRATEY!
Mum poses with china.

2008-09-20T09:35:00.004+08:00

It's very Greek. Haha. That's MAMMA MIA!
I'm not a big fan of ABBA, but they're songs are really good. Haha. It's a really nice movie to watch and it makes you feel good on the inside. All warm and fuzzy. Heh. Watched it at Vivo with Charmaine and Jennifer. It was a SPONTANEOUS decision, the other movies weren't as good anyway. HONEY HONEY!
Dad's and Mum's birthday this week. One on the 16th and the other 19th of September.
On both occasions, we went to eat seafood. I think i've had too much crab.
Went with Nicholas to meet Daniel at Queensway yesterday. SORRY DANIEL! He decided to go to Douby Ghaut(?) to get them G Strings. NickC and I looked around Queensway for the time being. Finally finding what we wanted, we waited for Daniel to come back before purchasing it. We explored the third level of Queensway. Its a really confusing place, but somehow with my "exceptional" sense of direction, it wasn't difficult to weave ourselves around in the compound. Daniel arrives, we get the shoes and go to IKEA! To get ourselves those neato hotdogs! Yum! If you're familiar with IKEA, they sell hotdogs at an affordable price of a dollar and you put your own sauce- Ketchup, Chilli or Mustard- By squeezing their udder-like dispensers. It was such a fun day. :) Headed home later to make me Mum's present. Went to some seafood restaraunt along the Changi Beach stretch. Uncle John and Auntie Geok Kee were there with their really good friends. But no introductions was needed as my parents already knew who they were. Dinner was delicious. The night air was cool and breezey. Uncle John and Aunt Geok Kee had their usual fill of jokes. My Mum was happy. :)
Papers so far were, as Ms Chu usually puts it in her "encouraging" manner, "DOABLE" but i'm afraid if the standard of our Prelims is below that of our O Levels. Which probably means that Prelims won't be much help to gauge our standards.
I'll post more pictures next time.

2008-09-17T22:19:00.004+08:00

A night's hard work!

Neil's card!
Jenn's witchy side starts to surface! Haha.
Just can't wait!
Heat till liquid-ey.
Honey, Cinnamon Sugar, Brown Sugar and Hot Water.

Retards! Haha.
NickY pets cute kitty.
Cute kitty likes Neil. (Note: Daniel is dangerous with an umbrella!)
Everyone sees cute kitty.

Cute kitty!

2008-09-16T00:21:00.002+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIL!, DADDY!, AND LEE KUAN YEW!
Haha! Speaking of "Happy", Class 97 Yas LOVE was doing a short poll on 'Your Favourite Action Movie'. She complained that she received a variety of movie choices and can't tabulate a top 3. Heh. I smsed in SPEED RACER! And she read it (mostly the entire sms)! She thought i was a girl, i think. Cos she questioned if it's my favourite movie cos of RAIN! Bleagh. Heh. A few minutes off midnight! WOOHOO! Didn't record it though, caught slightly off guard and didn't have enough time. :/ Haha. WOOHOO, again!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIL!, DADDY!, AND LEE KUAN YEW!
Especially NEIL AND DADDY! Love you guys! (Neil and Daddy, not Lee Kuan Yew. But "appreciate" what he has done for the country and everyone. Heh. ):D

2008-09-13T23:53:00.005+08:00

Haha! Nicholas was squeezing me.
whysoserious?

Childrens' Section!

Nicholas, his laptop and Warcraft!
Everything was like really mini. The stage, tables, chairs etc. The only things that seemed bigger were us! Haha!
Find the eraser Jenn threw out of the hole!
Aw. Meow meow!
Amanda! Wvhat are you doing!?
Neil, expert of camouflage.

"You are NOT prepared!"
Studied at JE library with Jenn, NickY, NickC, Neil, Clement. Alvin, Carol, Jon were there too. Daniel came later after church. Haha. It was a good day. :)
We went to the Children's section in the basement. It's more conducive for studying than you think! Maybe if its towards later in the evening when the library is about to close. NickY brought his laptop! I feel like playing Warcraft again! He let us watch the cinematics. Its really cool. Especially the hot Night and Blood Elf babes! The Night Elf shapeshifts into a sleek pantha and the Blood Elf sucks the soul out of a transparent-magical-dragon-eel creature.
"I believe in miracles!
Where you from,
You sexy thing!
I believe in miracles!
Since you came along,
You sexy thing!"
Haha! Saw Derrick and Liufan at KFC while we were about to leave. Liufan was wearing the Joker shirt we got him for his birthday! XD YEA! WOOHOO!!! GO LIUFAN! GO! :)

Gotta catch up on Physics. Need a haircut. So much to do so little time.

2008-09-10T21:44:00.003+08:00

Large Hydron Rap.
Introduing... THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER!
Know more about this potential milestone in Particle Physics experimentation.
It puts the Big Bang Theory to the test.
BUT
If all goes awry, it might shake the very foundations of our existence.

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-cthadron0910.artsep10,0,6923966.story

Listen to: Collide- Howie Day

2008-09-09T22:14:00.002+08:00

I'm watching The Noose now. It's hilarious! Its just so dumb and alot of the humour is in what they say and how they react. It's a really good laugh, especially in a time like this. Haha.
http://thenoose.mediacorptv.sg/

Oh, the water heater is working. But it feels weird. I've been bathing in cold water for so long that bathing in warm water feels foreign.

Tomorrow's Chemistry. Let me at least get a B3! B THREE!

2008-09-08T22:41:00.002+08:00

Well, well, well... Tomorrow's the start of the Prelims. We've been here before, the exam pressure i mean. But not as immense as this. We may have experienced it in Primary school but probably forgot the anxiety in a blink. Now its back and it wants more. Don't screw this up peeps! Even if its just before the REAL thing, treat it like it is. All the best!

Met Naimah at Jurong Point at 1-something-pm. Went with her to Popular to get study materials. Reached Amanda's around 4pm. I don't know. :/

2008-09-06T23:28:00.005+08:00

Cutting to 60 (so says my Unlce, but I think its 80) good years of health!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AH MA!
The sponge-cream-fruit-mousse-biscuit-based cake!

Pot Luck!
Cousins and an Uncle!
Alfresco Dining!
There's a mini DYI fountain at the left hand side.
VOILA!

As tradition, the ridiculously huge handmade lattern suspended in the middle of the court.
Not that coy at all! Haha.
35th Student Council Mass Dance!
Wu Shu Warriors! HWAH (CHONG!)!

HWA CHONG MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2008!

All the decorations were DIY-ed by the HC35th Student Council! Its damn impressive. They installed a water fountain which screened a customised green lazer show, put together metal stands (wearing hard yellow helmets and harnesses) to piece the back ground up, painted and fixed a huge cloth latern, webbed lights in specific designs that net above the court and hanged ropes of chinese characters that were lit up with fire. Its all hard work. Good hard work that paid off. That's Hwa Chong's many years of School Culture for ya.

Ah Ma's (my father's mother) Birthday was today as well! Held at Aunt Geok Chengs at Binjai Park. Watched Meet Dave. Its stupid. But quite funny. Food was good, especially cake! :D

2008-09-06T01:12:00.003+08:00

LIBRARY GALLERY
Nick and Nick!
Neil and Daniel!

Traffic light!
Bon liki liki!

Vandalised!

One Week. Two Libraries. One Goal. Or should I say Several. Haha. Illegal pictures from the library!
Went to town with Serene for a short while today to look for iPod Nano 3rd Gen. skins. No avail.
Did Chemistry at JP Library. Daniel, Neil, Naimah, Clement, Jenn, NickY, Nick C and (unexpectedly) Wei Kai. There was a trapped bird in the library. Poor thing. Hope it got out. People voluntarily entered the Quiet Reading Room Gas Chamber! It was fun. :)
Ran la Jog la Ran la Jog! Went to the stadium near (understatement) JP (forgot its name). Legs sore, but satisfying.
Late nights, and unfinished business. Unfinished A Math tuition homework.

2008-09-03T23:45:00.003+08:00

Let's be honest.
Sure, i've been doing more work than normal lately. And normal meaning the occasional A Math tuition homework. But am I actually ready to sit for the Prelims? No.
I've spent the first 4 days of my precious September Hols at JE Library studying. But at a really slow place. I'm always saying that it's the only place conducive for me to study, besides school. However, it's all about DISCIPLINE! I see Jon and Neil sit themselves down and really go through what they have to to do well for their Os, and I ask myself: "I'm a lazy piece of shit!"
Now i'm growing more and more concerned. I really enjoy spending my time with Neil, NickY, Naimah, Clement, NickC, Jenn and Jon at the library. Working till it closes. All those late nights. Their fun and memorable and I just love it.
But FUCK! I've got to really start doing something about my life! Jeez! I WILL NOT FUCKING SCREW UP MY O LEVELS!

2008-09-03T10:08:00.003+08:00

Movie trailers galore! Pick and match their names!
Max Payne
Watchmen
Twilight
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Terminator Salvation
The Spirit

2008-09-03T09:26:00.002+08:00

Quotes from Pushing Daisies!

Ned: I asked you to not to use the word zombie, it’s disrespectful. Stumbling around squaking for brains, it’s not how they do. And undead? Nobody wants to be un anything. Why begin a statement with a negative? It’s like say I don’t disagree. Just say you agree.
Emerson: Are you comfortable with living dead?
Ned: You’re either living or your dead. When you’re living you’re alive and when you’re dead that’s what you are, but when you’re dead and then you’re not you’re alive again. Can’t we say alive again? Doesn’t that sound nice?

Emerson: Words that sound alike get mixed up in my head.
Olive: Me too. I used to think masturbation meant chewing your food.(pause) I don’t think that anymore.

Emerson: We all have childhood issues. I have horror stories.
Ned: I kind of killed her father when I was 10.
Emerson: Maybe not horror stories.
Chuck: I’ll be so mad if you’re lying you’ll have me scratching the drapes.
Ned: I’m not lying. Please don’t attack the window treatments.

Chuck: You said it was for justice. I don’t think justice was on the menu. Was it an entree?
Ned: More like the special of the day-can we drop the metaphors?

Chuck: So I really have to sit in the back from now on?
Ned: It’s for your own safety.
Chuck: You sound like my dad.
Ned: If my hand brushes yours, you’d be dead.
Chuck: He didn’t say that.

Ned: I’ve always wanted to be a Jedi.

Ned: Everything we do is a choice. Oatmeal or cereal. Highway or side streets. Kiss her or keep her. We make choices and we live with the consequences. If someone gets hurt along the way we ask for forgiveness. It’s the best anyone can do.

Courtesy of http://www.thepiemaker.com/

2008-08-31T12:27:00.006+08:00

Teachers' Day performance for the afternoon session.

Rainbow ring around the Sun during PE one fine morning.

Ironman! Heh. Science teachers are artist! Haha.
Joshua with a small pigtail.

MASS DANCE!
Original MASS DANCE! location. But its wet.

WHOOO!!!
Candy Apples SOLD OUT!!! NOOO!!!
Oishii! Cold Udon.

Here are the photos I promised. There'll be more to come.

2008-08-27T22:51:00.003+08:00

Today was shitty.
Just came back from Jelita Coldstorage after ERP. Got Teachers' Day stuff.
AT 12.30am tomorrow, you're suppose to be able to see two moons. Something to do with the alignment of the Moon and Mars. But when I looked up, all I could see are stars! (All I can see are bees! No problem! I mean BIG problem! Haha.) A whole sky of them. More than usual anyway. I really want to see the two moon thing!

2008-08-24T19:50:00.002+08:00

NATSU MATSURI!
Carmen, Don, Yong Xiu, Neil, Nicholas Yeo, Rui Xian, Xuan Jin and I went for the Japanese Summer Festival! We took a shuttle bus from EXPO to the Japanese Primary School in Changi. The school is way bigger that ours. The venue was packed with not only Japs but also with people who love the Jap culture just as much. There were rows of stalls selling Japanese food, toys and games. Neil and I wanted Candy Apples cos we saw people walking around eating them. But by the time we found the stall, it was all SOLD OUT! NOOO!!! Carmen, Don, Yong Xiu and Xuan Jin played this fishing game. Haha. Since it was raining, the Mass Dance was held in the Gymnasium instead of the already-decorated-field. Bummer. But it was all good fun and a great experience! We really got a taste of the Japanese lifestyle.
I'll upload the photos and vids next time.
Mug mug mug! Candy apples candy apples candy apples!

2008-08-19T23:32:00.000+08:00

Prom promity promity prom.
Probably what everyone is talking about.
Haha. But the fun comes only after the Os.
Got to work hard. Kinda have the JCs in mind.

2008-08-19T23:23:00.002+08:00

Lodestone Resonator Replies:

Edward: Cool. Places like that interest me. Yes. Cat's do climb trees. Haha!

Gina: Woot. Probably Amanda. Or should i say prabhubly Amanda. HAHA!

Jenn: The boy was weird. Haha. Boo what? Booyah?

Muaves: Who's he? Haha. There's a bed to lie on! Heh.

Serene: LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA!

JLynn: Alright. Took you long enough! Haha.

2008-08-17T21:39:00.006+08:00

FUCK-TARDS!
Nick has flings with everyone!
GAAAAAAAYYY! Jon isn't any more faithful! Heh.

Badminton in the hall.
Meet Jenn's doppelgänger!
Nick act cute! Clem what the hell!?
This kinda has a artistic thing to it. That's what I think. Haha.
Josh! It's your wife! Haha.

Ms Chu reads doodle on whiteboard.
Blow Wind Blow!
Jeff invents Basebasketball!
Mr Chan reveals his inner previous Badminton champion self!
But there's no volleyball champion in him. Unglamorous.

2008-08-14T22:30:00.003+08:00

I went for ERP (Evening Revision Programme, not Electronic Road Pricing). You just get supervised by two teachers and everyone does their own work in the canteen. No listening music allowed. Full concentration. I did my homework and thats about it. Exposition and Lit. I guess this is the kind of environment I need in order to do my revision. Hmmm. But i'd get more work done if it were longer.

2008-08-11T11:05:00.002+08:00

Happy 43rd National Day, Singapore.
Clement, Jon and I leave for Borders at Wheelocks. Nicholas and Jenn were supposed to meet us there. So we eat at Pepper Lunch to buy time. The food there was awwwesommmee *groan* (Jon, Clement and Nick should get what i'm doing. ;D) Haha. We filled up this survey under Alvin's name and all his particulars. Heh. We head to Borders. 15% off all items except on newspapers and magazines or items already on other promotions. We walked around for a really long time. Jenn and Nick were still not there. I bought something and we decided to wait at Burger King.
Jon needed eye drops and this led to his "Harvey Dent impression" where he spreads his eye lids apart exposing more of his eye. It's fugly shit. Yet, he still complains about dry eyes. Retard eh? Jenn and Nick arrive at 4pm. Late.We go to Queensway to get Jon's tennis racket (which he brings around the entire day) restringed. On the way there, Naimah calls and we decide to catch ourselves some NDP fireworks. At Queensway, we split up to look for our seperate stuff. Jon for strings with Clem, Nick for iron-ons for his beaney(?) with Jenn and I and we were keeping an eye out for jerseys. Cos we make a good team. ;) No avail. For all of us.
We go to City Hall to meet Naimah.The train stopped a few times in the tunnels, which freaked us out abit. We even saw policemen at City Hall. But we realised it was caused by the crowd going for NDP. Heh.
Naimah dressed in green and white. Very patriotic Naimah. Haha. We go to Marina Bay, only to be told to return to where we once came as there was no view for fireworks there. So we go back to City Hall and decide if we can see anything from Library @ Esplanade. But then, the underpassage to Esplanade was closed up. So we redirect ourselves to Marina Square. I Love BJ! (and its not Beijing! Haha!) This really cracked us up! Something from New Urban Male.
At Marina Square, we walk around the shopping centre to find a good view of the fireworks. We walked around for so long, we actually gave up and wanted to go eat and miss out on the action. But when we realised that there were people on the roof, seen through the windows in the ceiling in the main hall, we rushed up the escalator. The fireworks had not started yet, thankfully. We kept ourselves busy by taking group shots.
Then, the sky sparks went off. It was really dazzling. Jenn took a video of the whole thing. There was a moment where Naimah and I went "WHOOOOO!!!" at the same time and I jinxed her. Haha. We went down in search of food. Thinking that he fireworks were done. But we heard more distant explosions when we were ALREADY in the shopping centre. Bugger.
There were pillars that were like metallic shiney and we took pictures of our distorted reflections. Jon did more of his "Harvey Dent impressions" and Jenn flashed him in the eye. He winced in pain. Muahahaha! The guys took a picture outside this lingerie shop. Haha. TRIUMPH! Heehee.
We decided on going to get to City Hall to go somewhere else to eat since all the fast and relatively slow food chains were packed with people. Somehow, we got ourselves stuck in this snail paced crowd. Sardine-ning through the two opposite row of shops. It was insane! We formed a human chain, Jon snaking a path through. People who just watched the NDP and shoppers were going in opposite directions. Shoulders rubbing off shoulders. It was frustrating.
We DID manage to get out of the impossible mob and paced to City Hall station after, what seemed like, 40 minutes. Escalators were not functioning due to safety hazards. Crowd subsided, built up again, subsided, built up again. We sang our way through the crowd to hopefully makethe whole thing pass faster. The ticketing gates at City Hall station was blocked by pushy people! ARGH! After quick thinking, we moved up the escalator out of the stuffy station to the cool air-conditioned Raffles City Shopping Centre. We sat ourselves in a corner at the side of the escalator floor. We were exhausted. Jon took a video and said that we were Tsunami survivors stuck in the shopping centre. Haha. We grew delirious and started singing again. Sigh.
We got to our feat at walked around shortly for food, only to be stopped by another decision to go back to City Hall station, thinking that the crowd may have subsided. But no. The same ridiculous mob was still struggling through the ticketing gates. Again led by more quick thinking, we get ourselves to Funan IT mall and caught bus 197 after missing 196 seconds earlier.
The bus took us all straight to Jurong East where we ate Macs for a late dinner. Jon stayed awake throughout the bus ride, he claims that he couldn't sleep. I think different. ;) Some of us hadn't eaten for the entire day. Naimah left while Nick, Jon and I were at the toilet. Apparently she called Jon. I wanted to walk her to the train station. When we got back to Macs, Naimah called Jenn about some guy stalking her. WTH!? Concerned. But she said she lost him in the train and managed to get back home safely. Relieved.
So we ate our fill, I could hardly stuff myself anymore. And so then after, we parted ways. And I arrived home around 12am. Tired, sore but with a sense of achievement and brainloads of unforgettable seconds.

2008-08-10T23:30:00.003+08:00

Ate Subway for lunch today with Amanda, Jenn, Umesh and Alex. (Umesh and Alex being Amanda's Dad and Lil' Bro respectively. I write their names cos its easier than saying: "Amanda's Dad" and "Amanda's Bro". Heh.) They were late. Jenn and I had to wait. Haha. Amanda said they ahd problems parking. Umesh said that Amanda was whining about having to walk. Haha. Umesh paid for our meals, AGAIN! Seriously, I feel guilty everytime but I gave up trying to persuade him not to. I guess he thinks he has to since he's the dad. Bugger. Let's just make him happy. :) We talk over lunch. Cheese Steak is gooooood. Jenn tried the Meatballs, my recommendation. Heh. Count on me to claim credit. After lunch, Amanda and her family had to leave. Jenn and I look for handphone pouches and screen protectors. More like me drag Jenn along to look for my stuff. We did stop at Gramophone and some pet store. But we left the pet store real quick due to 2 things:
1) Some prakeet was screeching effing loudly when we were looking at it in the cage.
2) Some caucasian kid brags to us about how his father is going to buy this cute kitty on display (poor kitten. :( ) cos he's got tons of cash and starts to describe how kittens can climb trees.
Yea. Haha.
I decide on getting a screen protector in the end. Got it for $10. Bloody rip off. I forgot to ask for the price BEFORE this cow-eyed shop assistant put in on my phone. It was not in place properly by the way. Paid extra for fucking shitty service. I kept on taking it off and repostioning it. So now i've got some dust stuck at the edges and an air bubble in the bottom left corner. But I like it better because:
a) It's in place. With better skill with what the guy did.
b) I could possibly replace the douchebag at his job and provide friendlier service quality.
c) DIY successed make you feel good.
So yea. Went for tuition after. Serene is in a good mood. Yay! Watched part of Blade Runner before going off. I want to see the rest of it, Serene! :D
So part of Fencing on the Olympic Channel 601. Boring. (Sorry Alvin! Haha) It was Epee. So learn this peeps, fencing is more fun than what is seen on teevee! It's you fencing that is the good time. Not being a spectator.

2008-08-10T20:45:00.007+08:00

Flash testing.
WASTED! Haha.
Spot Wally! Spot Nick! Haha. Kimo-Kid(?)! or Beanie Baby! Haha!
The sardines in the between the aisle of shops.
Cheeeesseee! NAIMAH! More interested in fireworks. Heh.
Survivors! Awesomeness!

Nick and Jon were giggling at this. Note the man holding the kid close to his private area. Haha. Pervs!
Upside down. Bouncing on the ceiling.
(BEFORE) Marching Contingent marching accross the road.
(AFTER) Find Wally! Find Jonathan! Haha. Crowded.
Whole road blocked out. No vehicles, no people. Empty. And yet the pavements are packed.

Posing in TRIUMPH! :D
Bleagh.
On the bus 197 to Jurong East from Funan IT mall.

2008-08-09T09:08:00.003+08:00

At Jon's house now. It's 9.15am. Nicholas left for BB soccer. Clement is asleep after being drained from a sleepless night of Maple Story. His brains are probably fried. Haha.
Olympics was insane. It took so long till it was Singapore's turn to march out. I can't say that the opening ceremony wasn't impressive, but it doesn't beat the one in Athens'04. There was alot of chinese culture poured into the performances. I would've to say that my favourite parts were the sea of chinese-character-imprinted-blocks that moved like water (there was a person in each box, so the coordination was really good), the fireworks (definitely :D), the ldrum light things were kinda cool, the giant scroll and last but not least, the lighting of the Olympic torch to signal the official start of the Beijing Olympics 2008. But it was kinda draggy.

The Opening Ceremony of Athens'04 is still the best. It's back where it all began, you can't expect it to be shitty or ordinary.

Walked to and ate at Macs around 1am. We slept at 3am (guesstimitaion). Jon slept like a log. Nicholas and I woke up a few times in the night. Jon was like moving around in his sleep. So I could hardly sleep without interruptions. Haha. We three had to share his bed. Clement was on the computer through out.
Going to Queensway and then Borders @ Wheelocks or vice versa. Serene said there was a sale going on at Borders and she checked it out yesterday. I wanna go see if I can get any good deals.

Wesley: [to Sloan] Do you make sweaters, or do you kill people?

2008-08-08T19:33:00.001+08:00

It's 7.41pm.
Grandsies are at my place instead to watch the opening of the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Mum bought food from Curry Wok.
Dad bought three crabs cooked in three different ways.
This is going to be so deliciously awesome!
:D

2008-08-08T18:08:00.002+08:00

Cineleisure.

The invisible man! Note the 'suspended' spectacles! Haha.

Push Pop Patrol! :)
So long ago. Thank God.

We should get jerseys! Cos we make a good team! But some of them got turn into daisies! Haha. Ask Jon and Alvin why. ;D
Lady and the Tramp scene. Haha.
Jelita!
Jeno! Hah.
Airport by accident!

Beijing Olympics 2008 today!
Kai Heng's Birthday today!
Jonathan's sleepover today!
Things start getting better today!

2008-08-06T23:30:00.003+08:00

WE SHOULD GET JERSEYS, COS WE MAKE A GOOD TEAM! :D

1st August.
Went to HMV Heeren with Nicholas, Jenn and Naimah. Met Serene there.
I told Naimah to get off the train and wait for us at the platform, since she was coming from Boon Lay and we were not there yet. But when we got to the platform, the train had already arrived. It was also the train Naimah was on and just boarded off! We were trying to get on the train and signal to Naimah to do the same! Jenn, Nick and I managed to get on the train in time. But we suspected something was wrong. Naimah wasn't on the train even though she tried to hop back on! The doors shut close in her face. Haha. She was waving outside the door frantically. We waved back telling her to meet us at the next stop. But as if our prayers were heard, the train doors popped back open and Naimah rushed in at the opportunity! Extreme dumb luck! It was quite surprising! Maybe the train control man (whatcha call them?) saw Naimah and decided to open the doors again for her or someone got stuck and the doors had to be opened to set him free. Haha. Whatever it was, it's amazing! HMV was as successful as the Clementi MRT Fiasco. We didn't get what we intended to due to the shortage of cash. But we did walk around Cineleisure and it was fun. Ate at KFC. They kept repeating the same song. Conquered the Zinger! Only a little sweat! Went home.

2nd August.
Skipped Focuses for tuition. Met Jenn, Gina, Nick, Clement and Naimah at JE library. Jenn, Nick and Naimah got themselves really neat anklets at Cineleisure the previous night, when I left with Serene, and they got me one too! XD It has green, white, black, red and purple. If you're bright enough, you'd guess why the colour combination was so contrasting. Haha.

4th August.
After school, went to Tampines with Jenn and Naimah cos they intended to get shoes. The train ride to Tampines was damn long. That includes having to take a deteur cos we switch trains ignorantly and got ourselves deported at Changi Airport instead. Haha. There was this FILA Sale at Tampines mall. It was packed like sardines! Naimah and Jenn realised that the shoes didn't fit them even though they were on offer. Instead, after an hour of tedious mining, Jenn and I found identical Germany cotton sports tees! We wanted to find three so Naimah could join us but there wasn't any. :( We ate at Macs. Conquered the McSpicy. Perspired more than the Zinger. I'll get better with more practice. Heh. Went to Cheers. Saw those Name Magnets that have your name origins and the meaning behind it. Took pictures of those names which were familiar. No Amanda though, neither was there Naimah nor Yuqi. Haha.

Cos life keeps getting better all the time. Gettin' better oh yea! Gettin' better oh yea! Gettin' better oh yeeeaaaa...

2008-08-03T19:10:00.003+08:00

"The truth en't like puppies running around and you pick your favourite! There's only ONE truth." -Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies.

Carol says today is the last episode of Pushind Daisies Season 1! D:

Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Teaser is out!
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/
It's freaky.

2008-08-03T13:56:00.002+08:00

Went to the library with Naimah, Jennifer, Nicholas, Gina and Clement yesterday. We all had a kick on using each other's handphones to spam random and pointless messages. But I got framed mostly. =/ All in good fun, I guess. Heh.
Juno and Be Kind, Rewind are good movies. Be Kind, Rewind is hilarious and Juno has got substance.

Things are going weird.
Don't look back in anger.

2008-08-01T23:18:00.004+08:00

Say CHEESE, Alvin!
Naimah all hyped up to dissect hearts!

Sneaky Sour Serene. Heh.
Selling till midnight but still lovin' it. :D
Low. Serene Low.
Edward and Jasmine!
Amanda loves her chicken nuggets. Heh.

You'll love this, Amanda! One of the farms in Perth owned by a Singaporean. Amazing view.
Don't stop smiling, Joshua! :) No matter how sadistic. Heh. ;)
A is for Amanda. A is also for Awesome. :)
Everyone's an 'Achiever' but me. :( Haha.

You guys are the best.

2008-08-01T00:56:00.003+08:00

Just watched Cold Case. Its this series where a group of investigators investigate past cases that were left cold for years. So the people involved were old in present day. Cold Case is a really depressing show cos when they solve the case, they'll always show the victim all young again and maybe his loved one old in the present and a sad song playing in the background. Urgh. Its so sad.
"We're the lucky ones. Always remember that."

Talking to Naimah. Its 1 am. School's in 6 hours. I'm still stuck with Math Tuition homework and i've yet to do English, E Math P2 and revise SS Ageing Population. ARGH. I won't survive school.

2008-07-30T22:22:00.002+08:00

Focus Focus Focus. Boring like hell, except for Physics. I like SPA Skill 3 practices.
Hand Ball after Focus. Fun. Hot. Tiring. I tried being keeper when we were having "warm ups" but Jon, Joshua and Jin throw the ball like they want to pop your head off with it. Freaking brutes! But i'm going to give it another shot. I'm going to take the bullets, bite it AND love it. (I'll try.) Haha. So my team had Jenn, Tony, Joshua, Soh Jia Sheng, Shawn Ong and Charmaine. Our opponents were Alvin, Jin, Jon, Carol, Jeremiah, Nicholas, Jaclyn and Min Jia. We didn't keep track of the score. Tony has this really cool technique on how to score a goal even with Jon as the goalie. I wanna give it a shot. But my balls don't fly fast.
Walked to Clementi with Nicholas, Charmaine and Jenn.
Met Jessie at the bus stop near home. Went home and left shortly after for Jelita. Borrowed DVDs from Video Ezy: Be Kind Rewind, Juno and Darjeeling Limited. Then we looked around at Times. As we were leaving the store, Jessie saw her neighbour Daniel. He's weird. I don't quite like him, neither does Jessie (I think). Not one bit. So she was in a hurry to go home after I bought milk and bread from Cold Storage, she didn't want to board the same bus as him. I was slightly freaked out by Jessie's reaction and I started getting freaked out by Daniel. Luckily, bus 7 came just in time and delivered her from evil. Haha.

2008-07-29T21:33:00.002+08:00

Some Sec 3 SCs had their EXCO interview today. Si Min, Syaheera, Jue Ying and I were there to ask questions and observe. The thing lasted till 4.50pm. We missed English Focus entirely. They were going through Oral, since the English O Levels is in two weeks. You really get to hear the views of the Sec 3s on the Student Population, the Student Council and how they would want to improve it. It's in these moments where there's this visible bond between the Student Councillors.
Mass Dance! I'm like trying suggest the entire school population do a Mass Dance on National Day Celebration or something! It'll be so awesome and fun! We're going to build a Tanglin spirit!
Why it sucks to be too tall: I was on bus 156, on my way home after tuition. This caucasian man, seemingly in his teens, boards off the bus. He taps his ez link card and tries to walk down in brisk style. But cos him being too tall, knocks his head at the "Door Closing" sign. The thud was really loud. No one laughed though, that'll just be cruel, unless its your closer friends. Than THAT will be funny. Speaking of bumping heads, Amanda complained about her forehead hurting cos she woke up in the morning and somehow her head slammed onto the table. Talk about a wake up call. Heh.
Oh, Serene had her DPA interview today. Fingers crossed, Serene! All the best! :D

2008-07-28T20:52:00.001+08:00

Take a look at this uncensored assassination in one of Tanglin's very own filthy toilets! The smell of the rotting corpse would be masked by the stench of urine cakes and the stinky yellow-stained tiles.

2008-07-28T20:15:00.002+08:00

The Joker: You look nervous. Is it the scars? You want to know how I got them? Come here. Hey, look at me. So I had a wife, beautiful; like you. Who tells me, I worry too much. Who tells me, I ought to smile more. Who gambles, and gets in deep with sharks. One day they carve her face. We have no money for surgeries. She can't take it! I just want to see her smile again. I just want her to know that I don't care about the scars. So I stick a razor in my mouth and do this... to myself. And you know what? She can't stand the sight of me! She leaves. Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always smiling!

The Joker: [speaking to Two-Face] Do I really look like a man with a plan, Harvey? I don't have a plan. The mob has plans, the cops have plans. You know what I am, Harvey? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do if I caught one. I just *do* things. I'm a wrench in the gears. I *hate* plans. Yours, theirs, everyone's. Maroni has plans. Gordon has plans. Schemers trying to control their worlds. I am not a schemer. I show schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are. So when I say that what happened to you and your girlfriend wasn't personal, you know I'm telling the truth. [hands Two-Face a gun]
The Joker: It's a schemer who put you where you are. You were a schemer. You had plans. Look where it got you. I just did what I do best-I took your plan and turned it on itself. Look what I have done to this city with a few drums of gas and a couple bullets. Nobody panics when the expected people get killed. Nobody panics when things go according to plan, even if the plans are horrifying. If I tell the press that tomorrow a gangbanger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will get blown up, nobody panics. But when I say one little old mayor will die, everyone loses their minds! Introduce a little anarchy, you upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I am an agent of chaos. And you know the thing about chaos, Harvey? It's fair. [with the gun in Two-Face's hand, he places the gun to his forehead; Two-Face pauses and takes out his coin]
Two-Face: [showing the unscarred side] You live.
The Joker: Mm-hm.
Two-Face: [flipping, showing the scarred side] You die.
The Joker: Now you're talking!

The Joker: [holding a knife inside Gamble's mouth] Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was....a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. Turns to me and he says "Why so serious?" Comes at me with the knife,"Why so serious?" He sticks the blade in my mouth. "Lets put a smile on that face!" And..... Why so serious?

Courtesy of www.imdb.com peeps! It's awesome!

2008-07-27T20:36:00.003+08:00

Pushing Daisies at 10.30pm!

My mum's confiscating my phone for a week starting from 12am!

I wont reply any smses for a week. So just talk to me in person or give my house a ring.

2008-07-27T20:29:00.004+08:00

It's time for... CYANIDE AND HAPPINESSS! :D

All ripped off from the explosm.com.