huh? what? when? who? where? why? how?

2011-01-08T11:32:00.002+08:00

What a great place to be.

Anyway, I should be rushing my work before my tutors come hounding for my tutorials. But these few days had got me thinking about many random issues, from approaches/methods to doing things, to perception, to associations. A busy schooling kid like me probably shouldn’t be thinking too much about these relatively profound stuff, but I guess everyone does it sometimes. It’s just how long/often they do that for.

Emm say associations. One way I’ve been thinking about this is wrt Dunbar’s number, and relationships/friendships that matter. Scientific research has indicated that everyone’s brain is only capable of making 150 stable “meaningful social relationships”. Haha some of us seems to realise that we know close to a third of our batch? Yeah, that plus your relatives and people you meet outside school? Easily over 150. Or 300. Even 500. Although the report did state a criteria of these meaningful relationships (knowing how each friend relates to every other friend, you care about the person, and you contact him/her at least once a year etc.), I still found it quite difficult to understand how that is being applied to us, or how we can cope in a situation like this. It actually isn’t surprising if you know how ~100 people are related to each other in school, you usually care for them, and being in a school, yes you do contact these people at least once a year. Furthermore, with facebook, this becomes painlessly easy. So, how does that work out for us? I can’t be sure, but assuming this theory is true, aren’t we having a ton of meaningless/ less meaningful relationships? The fact is that our number of actual friends isn’t limited by technology or time, but by human nature. Facebook probably does not help with growing your group of actual friends, but rather helps you keep in contact with those in your outer circle. This just doesn’t sound very optimistic because most of the people you meet in school are probably not going to be your friend in a year’s (or a few month’s) time, and scientists seem to classify them under “meaningless relationships”. Argh.

I keep thinking that I am hitting/ have already hit Dunbar’s number, which means I become restricted in making friends or feel less comfortable doing so. Also, it is difficult doing the shift – bringing new people you meet (and interact well with) into the 150 group, and taking some out to the periphery.

Bleh, just imagine people you know popping up in front of you one by one. When it’s in tens, you can say “That’s Shaun the lame, my secondary school classmate. That’s Justin the cool, my cousin. That’s Samantha the blur from primary school…” but when it reaches the hundred mark, the situation becomes hazier. Crossing the 150 mark just turns the group into a “group of people”. You are no longer able to focus and recognize any one of them, and you care less about any one of them. Crap, Dunbar’s Number at its best.

Omg, relationship management problems are so troubling. Maybe I should stop thinking about these issues scientifically, and… act by instincts, let things flow? These science-y human behavioral tools make it easier for me to put things into perspective, but then again, doesn’t solve my problems that much.

Yep, and this is just one of the several things I’ve been thinking about. Why can’t I channel these to tutorials. Bleh.

2010-08-10T15:57:00.003+08:00

okay, so I decided to drop by and take a look :)

yay even with the sun and clouds, my blog feels like a graveyard now (complete with rafflesian spirits). a place of dread but also serenity, where no one really comes to visit. little creatures still move around and vegetation still grows ever so slowly (like these once-in-a-while posts).

wonder who still takes the occasional strolls in cemeteries?

2009-12-30T17:18:00.003+08:00

omg. I cant believe there is still traffic (however little) on this site! xp

Manymanymany things happened since my last post, and i dont know which to rant about. Im just going to select randomly and only those that are more recent. Haha theres a reason why this is my blog right. Lets see... how about new moon with p760s? lol.

Arg who directed that movie... I thought it wasnt as good as twilight... Fine, it was even close to the first one. And considering twilight wasnt that great too... you get it. The movie had me bored for ~90% of it. It's not like i need action, but the movie was slow and featured bella's screams, emo-talk and emo-acts. :( And whats worse is that I've read the book, so everything seems predictable and in comparison, really lacking in substance. I kept looking at my watch and saw pple smsing in the theatre. Well, at least it was fun talking to the p760s! haha good company is the cure for a not-so-good movie. And after that, we all went to the ME to ME. haha after this, I can't wait for tmr! :D

A few days before that, was a picnic with the planeteers. Supposedly. Wanted to see those amazing pple again, but realised I've got things before and after that, and could only stay for a while. xp sry guys. I'll see you next year! we're the heroes! lol. :) So, I went to zw's house instead. haha the surprise wasnt that much of one. it was a little awkward, but i was really glad to see everyone again. like really. haha maybe no one knew then, but i was silently recalling the times while watching everything happen. yep, brain tends to work more when im tight-lipped. oh well, even with the lack of convo, i enjoyed the evening and catching up with everyone! thank you pj char ruth zw and family! :D

I'm feeling very random now. And after watching new moon and listening to Mayday's 夜访吸血鬼, I shall write about why vampires are sad creatures, according to the lyrics. I dont know anything about the existence of these creatures, but lets just assume they are real for the sake of my randomness. :P The song is sung from a (humane) vampire's perspective and through this you get to know how tough it is for him.

"I am filled with sadness yet I cant tear, I become irritated and tired but I can never sleep. All I can do is dwell among humans for all the days and nights, and the days and nights to come. I am a bat, but I cant lift my feet off the ground, trapped on the streets eternally. I fight the urge every second and every moment. It seems like all I am made for is to hunt, like I'm inflicted with some curse. I see people I love pass away, and the things I love wear out and forgotten. I am neither blessed with an angel's purity nor do I wield a demon's decisiveness. I am robbed of my ability to age and wither, so why am I still given the beauty of memories and thought?"

Okay randomness ends here. And soon the year too. Now this post. :)

2009-12-03T00:27:00.005+08:00

Haha recently I watched an anime I havent come in contact with for quite some time - Code Geass. And I'm really glad I decided to start the second season! :D

Okay, so this anime is about this smart high school guy called Lelouche. He is the son of the emperor of Britannia, but was banished to Japan, which was conquered by Britannia and renamed Area 11. Lelouche has a very sad past, and is struggling to forget it and create a future for him and his beloved sister, who is banished along with him, and is also blind and disabled at the legs. One day, he stumbled upon a girl called C.C and gained this amazing ability from her called the Geass, of which his is The Power Of Kings, which forces others to do his bidding, though there are several weaknesses he has to overcome. And so, in short, he uses this ability to try to change many things in the world, one of which is to rebel against his father, for the liberation of Japan, so that everyone there can lead peaceful lives. He also takes up the persona of a masked leader, Zero. There are too many things so I'm not saying all. :)

The first season left everything off on a cliffhanger, the failure of the black rebellion, capturing of the black knights, the supposed death of Zero, the fate of Suzaku, who presented Zero to the emperor... bleh too many things were left unanswered. So it had me desperate for the second season! haha now after all the work and exams, and 2 days of anime-spamming (aka anime addiction), I'm feeling very contented with the ending of one of the best animes I've watched! It's really smart and unexpected. :D I shan't spoil the show for anyone, so if you're interested, go watch it somewhere! (cant be sure that everyone will enjoy it, but personally, i did! and many did too.)

There are probably hundreds of reasons why I enjoyed watching this anime so much, but here are a few!

- Thought-provoking themes
in this relatively short anime, there are many themes presented, of which includes love & sacrifice, humanity, morality, justice, technology, loyalty, power and truth & lies. For example, the very action of Lelouche using his Geass to force others to do what they do not want, which is quite a common sight in the anime. It can be argued that forcing others to act in this way contributes to a greater justice, but can you thus deny others of free will and commit an injustice towards them? When do you cross the line? And who defines justice?

- Genre mix
a lot of genres are present in code geass, for instance, shounen, mecha, real-life politics, drama, there's some supernatural and romance too. So it should appeal to a large group of viewers! There are the cool combat scenes, the strategic duels, the emotional moments, the stories and explanations, the funny portions... yay. If you dislike some genres, you'll have to bear with it till it goes back to the parts you prefer. But the plot pulls you in, so that isn't much of a worry. (I watched lotsa episodes at one go, which is not recommended.)

- Likable characters
you'll like their characters a lot! okay, maybe its partly due to the artwork (lol, you might see the resemblance in the character figures between this and tsubasa chronicles!) , but still, their personalities are well defined, and its easy to empathise. so you might be happy when they are and feel sad when some characters pass away and stuff.

Great anime! :D

Karen, Lelouche, Suzaku, and C.C sitting

Lelouche playing chess, his best game.

2009-11-16T23:03:00.005+08:00

You know what? It's really difficult to start blogging after stopping for some time. It's like trying to run 20 laps after the exams (assuming you dont train during the exams like me). Nevertheless I shall attempt to do so, since nothing can be achieved if I don't try!

So... where shall I start. How about grad night?

Well the school doesnt actually want us to call it "Grad night" cos strictly speaking we're not graduating. Sad. So, we formally call it "Year 4 Dinner", but then no one can stop us from calling it "Grad night", right? haha it's like when you run and see a barrier or a hurdle and you know you arent supposed to be over the other side, but you'll still feel like, and eventually, leaping over them. (hey what am i saying!).

Grad night was quite a mess. but in the mess we found fun. like finding meatballs in spaghetti. Although I was part of the org comm, had to spend almost the entire afternoon after the irritaing HCL paper in the hotel preparing for the event, the event didnt go according to plan, and some people disliked the programme, had to stay back late (12+) to clear up and return some equipment, and nearly fainted when i reached home, I thought it was still quite an experience. Haha how many times do you get to go for a Sec 4 grad night?

Lol Im quite happy that I got to take photos with lotsa batchmates, who has been with me for the last 4 years, and mostly, 2 more years to come. (Haha, esp jack and I with sf sy! always wanted to take a shot, but forgot/didnt get a chance to!)

Argh ok, I've reached a point when Im tired and not sure how to continue. So as always, let the pics talk. xp (and sry for the crappy analogies)

The ballroom, before everyone came. Sweet eh?

Yay super nice pic of jt jt sf sy!

2009-09-05T23:49:00.006+08:00

Argh my brain is pretty painful now. And Im not sure why.
Cos of a tiring day?
Cos of a tiring week?
Cos Jack's hiking?
Cos I'm busy and bored at the same time?
Cos everything's cramming my brain?
Cos I'm blogging after >2 months?

Ok. I really don't know.

Well, it has been fun recently though.

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY! (i said this on 1st Sep) Thank you so much for all the care, concern, hard work, dedication and time you have placed on us! Haha, I admire you teachers, and am truly very glad to be a student of some of you. You have been a great positive influence to me, and I really aprreciate it. :D

Haha, teachers day with 4R was absolute fun. The day didnt start very well, with me forgetting the year head's presents, and having to return home to retrieve them. I still made it to school in time, so yea, teachers day luck, they call it. xD haha, so the day started with class celebrations! with Ms Huang! haha she got some weird gifts. everyone took out their food and drinks and poom, we've got a whole pile. I dont know what happened after that. people started playing stuff and chatted and wishing teachers and telling jokes and so on! lol, and some smart people got nuggets and onions rings from rj! haha.

then we went to the hall for teachers day programmes. em this years one was ok... "Resort @ BoraBora". the programmes were done quite last minute i heard. there was even some RE presentation which is quite unsuitable for such a joyous occasion. others like videos, singing and games with teachers were alright. Haha, the emcees did well though. thought they were quite a highlight in the programme! (wx lol)

after school was a bit of dota. haha played a few games, and I won 1 out of 3 with the class. haha im not exactly good, but still good enough to own several newer players. xD but of course the "wcg players" treated players of my level like dirt, and proceeded to "clean us up." a walk in the park for the pros.

Huanie's drawing!

Lame Club! lol i came up with this.

(note the crutches)

Haha on the actual teacher's day eve, was a gathering with 601 pple! Though we didnt do much other then eat and play games (simple ones and the arcade) and walk around and paste post-its and talk and talk and talk, I still think I enjoyed myself somehow. If it was a normal day out for me alone, I would have totally regretted the whole day. But then this was with 601. its different. Haha, havent seen many of them for so so long, and so its interesting and makes me happy. :D

Haha, those who tagged along, there are moments when we didnt know what to do exactly, but we still always had fun deciding what to do. even when we didnt talk physically, I felt that we did... er mentally. smthg like telepathy. cos its been said that true friends can meet, not say a word, and leave feeling that it was the best conversation they had ever had. so... thank you for sticking close!

Haha, that might not have been the best date, so some had to leave earlier. but its ok i guess, at least you turned up! :) Ok, this is making me look forward to the next one. hopefully more pple can make it, and if its after the Os, its definitely going to be much better!

Us waiting for wx's treat, supposedly.

2009-06-29T23:13:00.002+08:00

haha, and I thought I could post more during the June hols. xp

arg, lotsa things happened during the hols, which kept me really busy. more or less expected, but didnt really like how hectic it was.

Anyway, first day of school was better than I expected. haha, cos of the H1N1 going around, we get to go home early for this whole week. yesss. although somethings will definitely pop up in some afternoons, its good to know that we are officially supposed to get home early. xD

haha, spent the last night chionging geog greenwave, and we managed to finish it more or less. thanks, SF! was tired today morning, but looking at some of the hyper dudes in class made me more energetic. lol. was nice getting to chat and joke with guys in class. lessons went by quite fast, and I managed to beat fatigue and stay awake for all of them.

Lets check the list of things that is gonna make my first day (a list created to curb emo-ness yesterday) :
- Get to see friends! [YES]
- Get to see favourite teachers! (yay) [SORTA]
- Get to wear our super cool uniforms! [YES]
- Get to chat about our "wonderful" holidays! [YES]
- Dont have to stay at home rotting our butts off! [NOT REALLY]
- Get to take temperatures with classmates! (to appreciate how hot our friends actually are!) [YES]
- Get to eat canteen food which we miss so much! (pity no rj food though) [A LITTLE]
- Get to walk and climb a lot! (to get sexy leg muscles! xD) [YES]
- Get to learn! (yes, total passion for learning!) [YES]

Thank you Jack and Wan Jing for contributing to the "List of First Day of School Happy-ness of Mine"!
(this list actually made me feel better yesterday!) =D
(and the exclamation marks in the list were added so that the reader would feel enthusiastic!)

ok, so to conclude, the first day was good. I shouldnt have worried so much.

We're just another step closer to the Dec holidays!!!

(I might randomly post stuff on June hols events, maybe)

2009-06-05T10:50:00.007+08:00

What the. I got double-burned. Cos of interclass basketball. Fine, im more fortunate than jack, who got triple-burned cos of camp. xp

Interclass bball was held over 2 days, with classes clashing on courts. This being a CECC organized event, all the reps had to attend. Haha, interclass bball was fun. You should see all those sick moves the bballers did. How I wish I can have skills like those lol. anyway, other than the basic running of events, I was assigned the role of a photographer and events recorder too. Ran around with cam, snapping and tiring my arms and legs out. Haha, saw wan jing’s yfc group there. Was quite surprised they know about our interclass bball, which I thought wasn’t that widely publicized. But it was ok. Have to thank them for putting in lotsa effort in selling drinks to our players and other rafflesians! Really really thanks a lot! Knew you’al had to bear with the hot sun and err many bad attitudes… =( Sry bout those! I know the business at ri wasn’t that good too, so… thanks for all the dedication, effort and time put in. Appreciate it lots.

So, I took about 40+ photos on the first day. I went back and thought it was too little. And… the next day, I went home with 160+. Wth. As I was going around helping out, I got some chances to shoot hoops. And yay, still had some of the bball feel in me, and could still shoot okay. But my ballhandling’s like some crap now. =( Haha pleasant afternoons, spent watching batchmates playing bball together.

Haha. Ryan, another council guy, refing the matches. Really good job done over the two days!

Also, on the first day of bball, I had to stay till the evening cos of ayg flagbearing. Got chosen by the tnf pple to attend. It wasn’t that bad haha, just that several tnf exco pple didn’t turn up when they should. So it was some ceremony held at our main atrium, where the deputy minister and chef de mission of yog handed the Singapore flag to team Singapore, with ting wen as the representative. There were performances and speeches and food. Lol free dinner x). Was glad to see so many national team sportsmen there, as they are the ones who are going to strive their hardest for our country, and bring glory to our nation… This reminds me of what the minister said, about sportsmen needing to develop positive attitudes and strengthen their character. So I urge all sportsmen do so, and not become arrogant snobs, who look down on others. However good you may be, still, be nice, treat others kindly and respect everyone you meet, from deputy prime ministers, to photographers, to volunteers selling bubble tea to you. :)

2009-06-04T22:08:00.002+08:00

Ok, on the 23rd of May, Jack and I went for FF Distant Worlds Concert! XD
(oh yea, sry to the many people who criticized me for not getting tickets for/with them! Next time I know who to look for! )

Haha, anyway Jack and I rushed off after tiring ourselves out at RI open house (yep, it’s same day). We got some lunch and took the train to the esplanade concert hall. Haha, had to wait a while outside the hall, so jack and I peoplewatched, and scribbled random stuff on my notebook. We then entered and yeep! were one of the first to queue up for the FF merchandise! Bad news, I forgot to bring extra cash along. Good news, Jack did. Bad news, it wasn’t a lot, so could only get the album! Good news, many more pple out there don’t get the chance to buy these. (OK, this isn’t really good news, but at least it makes me feel better, and I have to end with a good news.) X) Lol, the guy sitting beside me bought all the merchandise. But he didn’t open up the artbook, so I couldn’t take a peek at the lovely artwork.

Haha, saw shaun there. Was quite surprised and also thought it was really cool, cos he brought his family along! His mum, bro, sis and grandma! =D So, I enjoyed the entire length of the performance! Arg, I being quite a music dummy, don’t know how to describe the performance. All I know that it was totally AMAZING! It’s like when they play the pieces, you can sorta feel emotions running through your body. Distant Worlds’ a good name for the concert, with the pieces taking you far away to a fantasy-like world. My fav pieces were: To Zanarkand! Liberi Fatali! Fisherman’s horizon! Memoro de la Stono! And of course, One-winged Angel! Omg, im gonna listen to them again, now.

Lol, Nobuo was funny! He went to join the choir for one-winged angel and was shaking as he sang lol. think he referred to the scores he hid under his slippers too. XD

Ok, now Im glad that I kept this cloud skin. cos FF just rocks. :)

2009-05-30T01:09:00.004+08:00

Finally some free time! Apologies for not updating for 2 months or so. xp

Ok, today happens to be the last day of school. but Im not sure why, I cant seem to feel the 'atmosphere of relief’ around, or see those usual smiley faces. or maybe its just me. all the assignments, homework, lessons, events, commitments are filing up my holiday time table. Especially, the 10 assignments (really!) to be completed during the hols. I can’t stand the sight of my schedule. This is sorta pressuring, as they term the month of June as school hols, but we all know how everything goes. Yep, 假期 means holidays. fake holidays. =( Argh crap, I don’t wanna talk bout this. Let’s just hope I’ll pull through the holidays in one piece… and most work done.

Ok, I’ll just write about random events in the past 2 months, which might make me feel better. On the 23rd of april, was tnf national finals. haha, got to leave school early to support. Went to the canteen for lunch and shirt. LOL. we got the informal tnf shirt which was quite cool, with “I’m Dashing” on the front. XD At CCK stadium, it was again all the schools around the stands, pple walking around, chatting, cheering, watching the races/ jumps/ throws. Haha, was excitng to watch the competition, but sometimes the waiting is really quite boring. So, had to chat and walk around to kill a bit of time. Although this time it was a little different, with RJ alongside RI, being part of the same team, I didn’t really sense the ‘spirit of one’. =( maybe we need some time. Anyway, met some people there again! It was extremely pleasant to see them after such a long time. RI didn’t do so well in the end, but its ok. I believe we’ll improve. And congrats RJ! haha, after that all the Raffles schools went to some Mongolian restaurant to celebrate. XD wee, despite some time wasted, it wasnt a bad day really.

6 May was learning journey day. and 4R got selected for the air force museum. haha most of us were glad with the selection, cos it somehow was the shortest. Anyway, we learnt mostly about the history of the air force, some plane models and the careers. Was an okay trip, made enjoyable with all the 4R pple, talking crap and cracking jokes. We went back to school for physics extra lesson with ms huang. oh wth.

A few weeks ago, was our napfa! yay, 30. Ok, I know its no biggie. but this was actually an aim I had set for myself at the start of sec 1. Can still rmbr the scene of my PSLs asking us to set our goals. Memories… So, I’ll have to try to maintain this, or improve! Cos I wasn’t that satisfied with my pull-ups, SBJ and 2.4. Good luck to me for trainings!

I might post more next time!

2009-04-05T00:57:00.001+08:00

LOL. after school on Fri, I went on a school trip to the ACM for the Kangxi Exhibition. Lotsa pple went, but guess they are really just going for the cultural points. In case you’re wondering, Im not one of them. hey really! So, sadly, had to miss the CECC meeting. Sry bout that, know you guys had quite a lot to discuss bout. Ok, so the trip went quite ok. Didn’t meet Kangxi in person, but still got to learn quite a lot bout him. Lol. thanks to teachers’ explanations and also a lot of self-reading and inference! Hes deemed as one of the most capable emperors of China, and hes skilled in many areas: management, PR, warfare, maths, sciences, Chinese LA, horse-riding, archery… wish I was as talented as he was. The artifacts there were quite exquisite, and some were amazingly beyond their times. For example the trigonometric wooden blocks, which was from the west. Many pple in school are dreading over trigo, and this guy specially ordered for the crafting of these high quality trigo cuboid-like things for his own learning and discovery. See the difference? So after the whole thing, I took a short walk to the MRT station with the 4Q guys. Lol, crapped on the way there. Went straight home to do some homework, and started practicing on my script a bit.

Cos yesterday morning was the HSSRP symposium! Reached NUS early, and so did Shayne, so we sat at the canteen to rest a while. Haha, saw Martin and Zhiyuan there. He was there for some NUS Geog race thing. Haha, hope they did well! Helped out with the setting up, carrying of booklets and stuff for the organizers… and it started very soon. Although I thought the organization could be improved (eg. Some pple had to sit on the floor and there was messy sitting arrangements. ><). We randomly found some seats. Argh, didn’t get to see moses emcee. Next was the GOH, opening addresses and presentation of certs. Haha looks like our hard work last year paid off with a merit! Which is the upper range, so =D. after that, were the presentations! Haha, yes they were absolutely marvo! A grp from RG presented first, followed by RI and NY. Haiz, junyang wasn’t available today! Hes supposedly the best presenter for ri’s grp, so their grp didn’t do as well. But still, It was reasonably good. Haha, the video clips shown by the NY pple were dam funny. “You people can’t fight here, this is the war room!” lol.

Before the tea break, we had our grp photo taken. 3 shots! 1 to the head, 1 to the body, and 1 to the limbs. Miraculously, every one of us stayed alive and kicking. (ignore the last 2 sentences pls.) Didn’t get to eat during the break cos of the crowd, and a little teeny bit of anxiety. Lol. we drank a cup of barley each and got to the presentation room. Haha first to reach! Jack was subsession emcee, so it was quite cool. XD Jrs arrived soon, and at 11 sharp, pple started streaming in. A HCI guy presented first, on dialects, and he seemed quite passionate about it lol, then our grp. Xp Shayne started off ok, then I messed up a little.
ARGHARGHARGHARGHARGH. How could I la. I’ve got the whole script in my head already. I’ve presented quite a lot of times. But I spoke too quickly, and forgot the point at a point of time. (Lol.) Argh, shouldn’t have committed this kinda low level mistakes, especially when it’s the final symposium. Sry guys, I’ll work on this. Jack was quite stable, and ended off quite well. haha thanks for the save! Ok, then it was Alasdair’s turn. Haha he was doing on some chim topic related to philo perspectives on sciences or smthg like that. Hes knowledgeable. Then the final presentation was by NY, but they seemed to have graduated already. So its HCI. Theirs, on consumption behavior of youths, was good, just that their presentation methods were a little less captivating. So everything ended, and everyone was allowed to leave. We stayed a little longer for the (fake) photo shoot. After, was the long journey home with Jack and Jeson. Enjoyable day. =D

2009-03-27T20:23:00.004+08:00

Went to attend the interschool X-country finals on wed (curriculum time! xp). haha it was better than I thought. (thought we’d be bored sitting around waiting for the crossers to return). Mathew and I were selected to take care of the sec 1s lol. so we had to bring them around. We reached there early, so we sat down and watched pple warm up, and pple walking around. Haha, quite cool la. Then at about 9.10, we proceeded to our ‘cheering spot’ with Mr cheng. Haha, Mr kwok also tagged along. Anyway, not long after, we saw the first of the runners come in, and we cheered for all the rafflesians! =D (had to take strepsils halfway though xp) Haha, the order is as follows: cdiv guys girls, bdiv guys girls, adiv guys girls. RI did ok la. Not that well, but not that bad either. about 4th placing overall. But the jc section did extremely well! Got 1st for both adiv guys and girls. Also, the two best runners came from ri(jc) too! Lol. argh, cant help feeling good for them. congrats! Everyone ran well, and some ran so hard they fainted, or suffered other problems. Derrick, hope you’re getting better! Haha, saw Minyi there, with the runner’s tag. Didn’t expect her to be there, running, cos I knew she was from a performing arts group. Lol. she got called by the team to fill up an extra place or smthg. Multi-talented.

Then, I went back to school to take my math make up test. So much for skipping classes… and yes, I just took my SS make-up test today. (make up as in replace, not cosmetics!)

Yay, first-week-of-term-tests are over! The second week should be more manageable. I think.

2009-03-19T00:14:00.005+08:00

Wee. The March holidays is much needed.

Ok, backtracking to Tuesday, 10th. We had our CEC investiture! A pity Jack couldn’t attend it though… So, we rehearsed thrice before the actual thing. It was a little complicated with the seating arrangements… and it didn’t work out that well. Argh… nvm. But still, the investiture was quite spectacular. Started with the march in, which had some really refreshing music to accompany it. Settling down was a little messy. Then, it was the speeches and opening. The first speech wasn’t that good. The second one was much better. Im not specifying, you guys know the order. Next was the magic crystal ball and the lighting up of the led screen. Haha the screen was super… omg. It was nothing like what you would see in a normal school function. Pinning was next. Mark and I felt dam weird, cos we were ‘special cases’ and didn’t have positions in the class, only in the council. Haha, so while everyone allowed teachers to make their left collars heavier… I was sorta stoning. Xp. Anyway, after all the pinning, all the council pple assembled at the right side of the stage. Wee, council pinning by the year heads! Got a tie pin. XD but of course that means the pin can only be worn on Mondays. Hope we get the council badge soon! All the presentations and the cheers… and then it ended. With the spotlights and fireworks, the spirit and the difference, =D.
Energize. Exhilarate. Electrify.
Argh, Jonsee why didn’t you take photos?! XD

Haha on Thursday, I was desperate for a movie to distress myself. I asked some friends too. Wanted to watch suspect X, but there wasn’t screening on that day. So we settled for push. I had no idea what push was before watching, but shaun said it was ok, so… ok. Lol. started watching, and then found out Dakota fanning was in it. The movie wasn’t as bad as what the critics say la. But it wasn’t exactly good too. Quite similar to heroes. Just that quite a lot of pple share the same ability. Also some parts were confusing. I thought the action was one good points.

Got some sickness on Saturday. X(

Anyway, I got to watch suspect X on Mon. lol. In the morning was CEC training. Was one of the trainers, but cos I was sick, it affected my performance quite a lot. =( arg. I couldn’t get worse. Lack of energy. Lost concentration easily. Weird voice. Soft voice. Sore throat. Sleepy eyes. Ok, I should stop. But it went ok la. There was good food too. ‘lectured’ on responsibilities, how to do stuff, tricky situations… so, after that, shaun and I literally ran to j8. For what? To catch suspect X! lol. bought the tickets. And found that we still had bout 15 mins. So we walked around for a while, and bought drinks and went to watch. Haha shaun and I were being lame while waiting for the movie to start. A few minutes into the show, and he went “oooh…. So it’s this one”. Lol. XD Suspect X was quite nice la. Had both funny parts and parts with suspense. Surprisingly, it’s a little touching too. Basically, it’s a faceoff between a Physicist and a Mathematician, of course both of them are brilliant, or else it would be exciting. Don’t wanna say too much here, cos it’s supposed to be a mystery, and if I said everything it wouldn’t be nice to watch anymore. After watching, I ran back to school again, for cca.

Part of the lecture, which was part of the training.

Argh. Was hoping I would recover before Wednesday. But things didn’t go so smoothly. Was feeling quite bad on Tuesday, but luckily today, im slightly better. Haha, cos of the not-so-often gathering with the 601 pple! (sry, tnf!) woke up early to get badminkets from wx. Thank you, wx! Got home and had some much needed rest. Argh, the freak sickness saps energy from my body.
Then… went jogging with jack and wan jing. Wanted to jog cos I haven’t been exercising much cos of the condition. Argh, didn’t do so well. Jogged for only… 6/7 rounds? The heat was quite bad though. Haha, good job wan jing, for jogging at 5am and at 11.30am, then 2hrs of badminton! So after a short jog, we went for lunch at hougang mall. lol, a short walk. Ate at café cartel. And chatted till it was time for badminton. But it so happened that shumin, del and wx couldn’t make it… so we settled for 5 pple +1. Haha, Jack, Wan jing, Kenneth, Tabitha and me, Joash came later. But I wasn’t informed, so it was quite a surprise. =D haha, overall, badminton was fun! The only bad (<- LOL) thing was that I overstrained my 4Rm (lol). now I cant write my Chinese essay. Xp. Haven’t played badminton since… sec 2, so I wasn’t that good. And I got even worse during the 2nd hour cos of the injury. Couldn’t exert much strength, and had to use a little of my left arm instead. So others had to take some of my hits. Thank you! =D and sry for the stupid mistakes. XP haha everyone played very well! Could see the difference between the start and end of the 2 hrs. and of course, Tabitha and Joash need no further elaboration, we all know how well they play! Maybe we should organize another badminton session next time! One with EVERYONE attending!
After reaching home, I suddenly felt very drained. Xp. So I decided to rest instead of going for the dinner. Sry pple! Hope all of you had fun!

Anyway, glad to see all the 601 buddies today! you guys brighten up my day! =) and hey, all of you might just help me in my recovery! thank you!

Ok, I should seriously sleep now.
Being sick is really sickening. xp

2009-03-01T01:11:00.002+08:00

Finally found some mood and time to blog.

Ok, I believe that the sec 4 batch in ri are really stressed out recently. You cant count the number of tests these weeks with your fingers. With assignment deadlines and other responsibilities, your toes wont be of much help as well. Argh. Bet everyone’s desperate for the March hols!

Yay, I managed to squeeze some time yesterday to watch naruto, which has been quite a good stress reliever. And Im proud to say that I’ve finished watching the lastest episode! (though its still lagging behind a whole lot, compared to the manga) Wo, Guren is dam cool, with all the crystal techniques. and she seems like a very nice person, especially by the way she takes care of yuukimaru. but I somehow think she’s going to meet some more-negative end, cos she works for oro. And I liked team kurenai’s appearance too. Haven’t seen them in a while, and they’re sure to have some new skills up their sleeves. (LOL, Shino’s bugs!)

Putting those aside, I’ve been having a good time with my “corner-deskmates”. Lol. Everyone there is constantly exposed to lame jokes, and Im loving all the laughter and interaction of wits. A few days ago, Jonsee finally made his first, highly anticipated, lame joke of standard! XD haha, everyone was looking forward to that, as he is a Pentium 1 in our group. (But I highly suspect it was accidental.)

Jonsee says, “Eh, can we ask Ms Huang to bring the physics test forward to wk 9?! cos we have 5 tests squeezed into wk 10, and its dam pressurizing!” I laugh. GW gives weird look. He thinks quickly. He laughs. Tells PY. He laughs. Shaun was sleeping.

Lol. I said that this is of standard because of the triple meaning in what he said, and also his super gl expression when he said that. Haha, for those quick ones, you should be able to catch the three!

The joking standard in the area has risen quite a lot since last year! :D Ok, heres wishing myself, and all other rafflesians in need, endurance, brains, luck… all the very best for the last two weeks of the term.

Guren traps Hinata in her crystal
Yuukimaru

2009-01-27T23:12:00.001+08:00

Whee. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! ^^
Chinese New Year had been really fun!

On 除夕，we gathered at our aunt’s house with my Dad’s side of the family. And I got to see lotsa my uncles, aunts and cousins! Was extremely =D. especially when I saw my third aunt’s family, cos I haven’t seen them for several years! (they’re staying in US). haha, got my first sight of my new cousin! he’s dam cute! X) Lol, everyone randomly went to watch 歌台 for a while. Chatted during and after the steamboat. Everyone seemed to be doing very well and I thoroughly enjoyed the comfortable, warm amosphere.

At night, we left for the gathering at our m. grandma’s house. haha, as usual, it was crowded with people. some of whom I don’t know. went to greet everyone and then the rehearsals started. so all the cousins got together and rehearsed the skit we came up with. Lol. it was dam funny. Jack and I played the bad guys, who had dao faces and stylish moustache. XD After countdown, we did the skit and it was quite good. After more celebration and wishes, everyone headed home to rest.

初一 started with us going to granny’s cos it was the nearest. Then we went on to many other people’s houses to 拜年. ended up at at granny’s again. we had dinner, and more fun doing lotsa things with cousins. haha, there was karaoke, mahjong, cards, food... Jack and I teamed and busied ourselves with epic card games which were dam fun.

初二 started late for us. cos we woke up late. ok maybe only sis. XP We went off to more relatives’ houses which is again, exciting. =D haha then in the afternoon, Jack, sis and I met up with some of the cousins, about 15-20 of us, and we went to catch a movie after starbucks. went to watch a bollywood movie called chandi chowk to china. haha, highly entertaining! the whole movie was cool cos it had a mix of chinese kungfu film elements, bollywood film dancing, songs and dialogues, and also hollywood-like plots. Haha the characters were funny too. Some pple might find the movie slightly crappy though. Another surprising thing was the intermission, which was really smthg new for me. Cos movies usually last whole 2 hours with no breaks. this one was about 2 and a half, with a short break. The intermission reduced the movie drag, so it was quite good. I found the movie quite worth it. Then we all went to granny’s for dinner and more celebration. After all the fun, it was home. bleh, that made me feel gloom. cos it kept reminding me of school.

Why had CNY been so amazingly SHORT?! (it’s not cos I used abbreviations) =(

However, I’m still extremely glad that there’s such an occasion every year that allows me to meet lotsa family pple and have fun together! Hope I don’t get sick and unhealthy after all the eating and slacking though.

2009-01-13T15:10:00.005+08:00

Haha, 1E and PSLs! =D

(cep for Aqid and some sec 1s...)

Arg. After the camp means that the work starts coming. And yes, it has came. X(

Wee, sis just returned to Singapore!! Havent seen her for a very long time, so the whole family's (me included) feeling really happy. =D shall treasure the time before she flies off again.

Ok, back to work...

2009-01-02T22:10:00.006+08:00

Haha today's the first day of school. Got to school at around 6.30 for preparation. Then went up to the 1E classroom with the other 1E PSLs: spsl gregory, and aqid, wenzheng, yikang, daryl. =D

Did up the board: scribbled welcome messages, worte our names, and some diagrams for assembly briefing. wee. was fun looking at the sec 1s entering the classroom with blur faces (i mean their minds are blur, not my eyesight). Haha, introduced and talked a bit with those in class. Then it was assembly, principal's talk, recess, FT interaction, tour+games and icebreakers+flag-making.

haha, Mrs Lim and Mr Mac were pro la. though i still need some time to get used to the way Mrs Lim speaks. She used lotsa props haha. and I enjoyed the video she showed! really smthg. Recess was a little weird. Lotsa blur wanderings. saw some guy emo. went to talk to him. he gave a one word answer and dao-ed me. nvm.

Went back to the sec 1 class for FT interaction. lol. Ms Grace and Mr Tan. I thought the tone for them should've been better. anyway, so we all learnt more bout them, and the class introduced themselves to everyone. but got lotsa admin matters which buffered the fun.

tour+games should've been fun lor. it was fun for me when i was in sec 1! but I dont know why some of them looked bored. ok, maybe its just me. or them. xp icebreakers+flagmaking was better. could see them having fun. and cooperating. keep improving! haha polar bear brings back good memories!

Thought we did quite well today! The camp's gonna get better! Hope to learn more bout them during the camp... lol and hope they enjoy it too! (please do!)

And thanks Alvin! For planning and taking charge of First day comm. Everything was quite well done! =D

(Arg sry 4R, didnt get to join you guys today! as much as I wanted to. hope to see y'all soon!)

Managed to take a pic of them playing one of the games.

2009-01-01T21:17:00.002+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
So, it's 2009. The start of a fresh new year.

There are some things I want to accomplish this year.
- Be a better person: vague as it is, I'll try my best to become better
- Make more friends, forge stronger bonds, continue to have lasting friendships
- Improve intra-personal and inter-personal skills
- Get better grades!
- Be very very happy and joyful!
- Do well in school, including PSL, CCAs, hopefully council, and as a student!
- Accompany 4R-m (lol) to success.

haha there might be more as the year goes on, which I will take note in my head and heart. =)

May 2009 be a happy, fruitful and successful year!

2008-12-31T16:59:00.002+08:00

ok so the last PSL planning meeting is over. and school is starting.
Arg. Dont like that feeling of school and homework. But at least I've got PSL stuff to be busy with. so I've got no lessons for the first few days. XD Sry, 4R! Really looking forward to meeting 1E'09!

Ok, I've gtg. sry bout this short post.
Enjoy the last day of 2008! =D

2008-12-26T19:42:00.002+08:00

Today's another day of PSL meetings. Met up with all the PSLs at the LT and the different comms took turns presenting bout their plans and stuff. First day, Camp, Jric, Orient package... Everything was ok, and I thought some parts were quite well done. One of the exceptions was the shirt. Im extremely sorry, but it looked really not-so-good. With the talents in the team, and all the resources, I thought they could've done A LOT better. Dunno what problem they faced. The bad thing's that the shirts are already printed... argh. I cant imagine the new sec 1s and the PSLs wearing those. X(
We also had a short cheering + batch song session. Was quite enjoyable. Did the classic raffles cheers, some new ones plus our batch song, which we'll be passing on to the new batch. =)

Then Jack, Shaun, Jonsee, Weilun and I went to j8 for lunch, buying movie tickets on the way. Haha had lunch at long john's. and jonsee was a mess. took fries with chilli, but accidently spilt it on his pants. then took fish with chilli, and spilt it again. lol. we all finished up our food, and were sipping the drinks. just when we thought everything was over, he spilt his milo over his pants. wth. the 'design' was quite cool. and he was like wthing and trying to think of ways to hide the stains. He pulled his pants up and tucked his shirt out to cover it. wee, simple. as we were walking around, we saw the head prefect. lol. told him the story, and he answered," Tuck out your shirt my foot!" haha, poor jonsee had to use his bag to cover the stains as we walked. he even wanted to buy shorts, but was 'shorta' short of cash. lol. He wouldnt have ended up like that if he had listened to my advise. tsk. he should've used the chilli sauce to write "Raffles Art Club: on his pants. Not only does that increase the school's popularity, it is cool and a great way to turn the messy stains into highly valued and appreciated abstract art.

So, we walked around a little, and went to the library to read (and talk/joke with more RI pple) till we had to go to the movie theatre. Weilun went off to meet some other pple. Watched Bedtime Stories. haha I liked the funny parts. thought the ending was bad (as in the plot ending was good, happily-ever-after, but I didnt like how it went) and some parts unrealistic. ok, maybe thats how things are supposed to be in movies about stories, fairy tales, fables and so on.

argh, school's starting in a week.

2008-12-25T11:26:00.002+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
haha, here's wishing everyone lotsa joy this festive season!

Recently, I've been caught up with the PSL stuff. Sec 1 registration, PSL workshop, camp dry run and more. Sec1 registration was fun cos we could have a 'sneak preview' of the new sec1s. and it was pleasant interacting with the sec 1s, and the other visitors too. lol, the 'advisory duty' went well - talked bout books, studies, uniform, teachers and stuff. XD Though it might be difficult, I thought the planning could be improved. We cant hav the new sec 1s and guests taking half the same long route that we take everyday: from canteen to raja block. especially when they would be carrying their books... =( Haha now Im looking forward to the sec 1s in my support class. Lol, after that, Jack and I went to Shaun's house for anime appreciation. XD

The workshop was a little boring. I was listening attentively (i think) until the middle, when I started to lose it. Talked to Jonsee a little. And then I caught on at the last part. The contents were ok, but the presentor could've worked on some of her presentation skills.

Yep, so the orientation camp dry run starts tmr. Wonder what the camp comm has planned...

2008-12-15T22:39:00.003+08:00

Haha, today was ok. In the morning, we packed Christmas hampers needed for collection today, which involved many complicated processes. Waiting for the things to get ready from other departments, getting food, wrapping, sealing, sticking, sometimes tying ribbons… blar its not easy. Then, I went on a short delivery trip with Hannah to deliver two extremely attractive Christmas hampers. Haha, one was the rectangular orange box while the other was the round silver box. One to a company, the other to a residence. We went past rirghcinyghrgpsnjcscgsacs and manymany more schools. Joined Jack and Martin back in the Discovery Room after informing Jack (the manager).

During lunch, we met 2 of our RI seniors and ate together. Someone was cocky and got a little AP. Pissed another one off. 2 were trying to calm things. Last one couldn’t care less. It was quite fun talking to them. Wee afternoon was quite boring cos we were packing quite a lot of stuff. Haha, following that, we waited at the HR office hoping for the ‘tour’ around the hotel Elisa promised us (after we begged lol). She was in a meeting so we had to wait about half an hour. But it was ok, cos I found it extremely interesting listening to what and how they speak there. Haha humorous stuff. So we spent the time laughing at the people. Then she was ready and did all the arrangements.

Ok. We went up to see the rooms. They were quite cool. Looked very luxurious. But some of the rooms were slightly small. The views were nice and they have extremely nice beds. Seriously. Those that sink in went you lie in them, and applies the right force at parts of your body, making the whole thing very comfortable. Bleh Im not sure how to describe, you’ve got to try. Then we proceeded to the outlets. The restaurants, bars, spas… lol. Their restaurants are all dam nice. Pity we didn’t bring cameras. Elisa didn’t allow us to enter the bars, or else we’ll have a nice trip behind bars. We saw lotsa things but I shant write all cos Im really tired now. -_-zZ

Ok, so today’s best part was without a doubt, the tour. Thank you, Elisa! And sorry for taking up your time, we know you have lotsa work to do!

Off to sleep now. Got more work tomorrow!

Lol. Felt like posting this although Jack has already posted it. Cos its amusing to look at our uniform. (This is in the room which we use to pack the christmas stuff.)

2008-12-12T23:25:00.002+08:00

Lol. If you're wondering why I havent been going on to messenger these days, Im currently in the work exposure programme by our school. so I've been attached to Mandarin Oriental Hotel, together with Jack, Shaun-s, Martin, Matthew, Ed, and Leonard-s.

On the first day, only Jack, Shaun-s, Martin, Matthew and I went. so we got "directed" to the staff entrance. we met the person-in-charge of us, Mrs Teo, and our "大姐", Elisa. Haha, HR people. after some intro and stuff, we went for uniformfitting. Since Jack, Shaun, Martin and I got put to festive department, we got the common uniform, long-sleeved black shirt with black pants and short apron. i liked it. Shaun and Matthew, working at the international buffet restaurant, MELT, got some red shirt, and pants with some thin red stripes and long apron. haha. but they all looked cool. we got seperated into two groups and went to meet our managers. haha, dont know how theirs went, but we met our manager, Jack (coincidently haha), outside the pastry kitchen. though hes not a chef/baker. after introduction, we went to do lotsa christmas-y stuff. like santa's little elves. XD For the last few days, I have tried lotsa things, from packing cookies, tying ribbons, washing dishes, setting up tables, to doing deliveries, folding napkins... the list goes on. You cant tell by reading, but it has been a truly interesting and eniriching experience. I have learnt a whole lot. We've also got the chance to meet and work with many different people, from different countries, different backgrounds, different races, different ages, different gender, different personalities (emphasized by Mrs Teo, lol). I have to say that everyone there has been really really nice to us. And I cant thank them enough. Cindy, Elisa, Jack, Hannah, Esther, Ricky, Albert, James... to name a few. =D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELISA!
enjoy your 'appointment'!

2008-12-07T00:22:00.002+08:00

Hey... I think today's my blog's 3 year anniversary! lol.
Happy Birthday!

jokingalldaylong for 3 years already... and still doing it. XD

2008-11-30T22:23:00.002+08:00

Lol. Today we had an OIP gathering thing. Cos Huanie suddenly felt like.

We planned to spend our day at sentosa, but… only 7, out of the 12 or so people expected, turned up. Huanie (late!), Trach, Anurak, Shien, Sam, Roys, and me. After going through Paul’s wheel of reasoning, all the philosophical arguments, and hard-to-understand advantages disadvantages criteria longterm shortterm impact… we decided to walk around vivo. “Come in shirt and shorts for sports!” said huanie the previous night. Woa, good foresight. Lol. Trach and I read, and others had their burgers and fries. While having breakfast at BK, we saw Mr Lim-s, teaching brothers in school. Chatted for a while, then got tickets for Cape No.7 cos shien was telling us how good it was (he heard). Then, we went to Toys-r-us lol. busied ourselves by looking at those toys, reliving childhood memories... and stuff. Didn’t stay too long.

Woo, got to the theatre. At the start of the movie, I was lost, cos of the very different plots running simultaneously. But later, the movie started to knit together and I got a clearer picture of it. Although I felt some parts weren’t very realistic, many parts, I felt, were still very honest depictions of the Taiwanese lifestyle then. Shant elaborate, go find out yourself. But generally it was still ok. Quite an interesting story and plot development. Haha, went strolling again. Some pple became hungry. Didn’t know where to eat, so went to the foodcourt. Lol, saw some cosplayers there, mostly playing Bleach characters. So it looked cool, cos they were all in their shinigami uniforms. XD

Later we went up to the top floor and was surprised to see them there too. Huanie… lol. Didn’t know what he was doing, but Anurak and I were standing behind him. A real pro. Haha, they were having some photoshoot or smthg. But we noticed they spent some time slacking too (maybe). We took a few photos, and were wandering around there, cos there were many appealing sights. (Ok, it was my first time there) Saw some (ex-)rafflesians, and the rugyby coach lol. easy to spot. Arg, then it was some exercise session, before they all went for pool, and I had to return home. Drained. A few photos:

Lol, photo with Hisagi Shuuhei!

Random photo of the shoot. Spot the characters!
Group photo! (cept sam, cos he left early)

2008-11-29T23:44:00.002+08:00

Ah I got tagged by Darren! So I'll spend the next hour or so on this. Ok, what you see here are basically answers you'll get when Im tired, and feeling random:

1. What's your full name?
JIM after eating ten full bowls of rice fully, which fills me up full, making me feel like a fool full-stop.

2. Are you single?
Yep.

3. What is your favourite number(s)?
3 I think.

4. What is/are your favourite colour(s)?
Blue, white, orange.

5. Least favourite colour?
Ar… no particular.

6. What are you thinking right now?
How I’m going to complete 58 more questions.

7. Are you happy with your life right now?
Most parts.

8. What are your favourite subjects in school?
Geo-Math-RE (lol, read: geometry)

9. Do you shop at malls?
Yea.

10. Where do you wish to be right now?
Left.

11. What should you be doing now?
Chinese Assignment.

12.Do you have a crush on anyone?
Im not that fat, and I don’t go around crushing people.

13.When was the last time you bought a clothing item?
Em… cant remember.

14.What was the last thing you drank?
Saliva. I gulped some down, when I saw the number of questions.

15.Do you hate liars? Do you hate backstabbers?
YES. (I am NOT lying)

16.Can you make yourself sneeze?
Yes, with some pepper or dust. Or pepper dust. Or dust pepper.

17. Do you fall for people easily?
Em, depends. If someone close to me asks me to trip and fall, I might fall for him/her.

18.What does your last text message read?
I seriously don’t know, cos I don’t know when I’ll type my last. And I cant read the future.

19.Are you too forgiving?
Not sure.

20.How many windows are open on your computer?
5

21.Who was your last call from?
Nature.

22.What do you do with most of your time?
I use them.

23.Will you and your ex get back again?
Not that I have any.

24.Do you sleep with the tv on?
I don’t think I would like to sleep with the tv on me. Its painful.

25. Which of your close friends live the closest?
Jack, about a metre away.

26.Which item could you not live during the day?
I cant live the night during the the day. Obvious.

27.Would you share a drink with a stranger?
Eem, maybe during emergencies.

28. How was your weekend?
Ok…

29. Do you believe ex(s) can be friends?
Yea.

30. The last person you quarreled with?
Cant remember. Not a fan of quarrels.

31. The way to win your heart?
That’s assuming I’ll place it for a bet. Then, of course, you’ll hav to win.

32. What did you do last night?
Sleep…

33. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
Yes. Lol.

34. Are you looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Im only looking for-ward, at my computer monitor.

35. One song that is meaningful to you?
RI anthem?

36. Do you twirl or scoop your spaghetti?
Depends on the hardness, thickness, length, sauce, and the position and angle of the strand on my plate.

37.Do you drink milk straight from the carton?
Usually no.

38. How long is your hair?
Eight letters long, with some space in between.

39. Do you like Batman?
No. I prefer Goodman.

40. Who was the last person who told you they love you?
I think it was some person from Thailand, during OIP.

41. When was the last time you sang out loud?
Now, after I read this question, and couldn’t recall the last time.

42. What did you have for breakfast?
Kitkat, in under a second. Have a break, fast.

43. Is your birthday on a holiday?
No, its after the longest one.

44. Can you cook?
Yea, some basic stuff.

45. Where did you get the shirt you are wearing?
From some mall.

46. What was the reason for the last trouble you were in?
Cant recall the last trouble.

47. Which do you wear more- sweats or jeans?
Jeans most probably.

48. When is your birthday?
15 years and 10 months ago.

49.Do you swear alot?
Nope.

50. What was your first alcoholic drink?
Er, when I was 10 or so, I mistook beer for apple juice.

51. Do you have any regrets?
Yea.

52. Who would you like to see now?
Em… Jack.

53. Has the cops ever been to your house?
Yea I think, for those surveys.

54. Are you a social or antisocial person?
Not sure, depends on the environment.

55. Who are your best friends? Are you still friends with them?
The people. Depends on who.

56. Ever been in love?
Er.

57. Ever had braces?
Nope.

58. What do you wear to bed?
Shirt. Shorts. Sharts. Sherts. Shurts.

59. Who was the last person who disappointed you?
Ar… myself I guess.

60. Do you trust people?
Depends on who.

61. Who was the first person you talked to today?
Dad.

62. Who was the first person who texted you today?
Math teacher.

63. What was the first thing you did today?
Er, open my eyelids, but theoretically speaking, at 12.01am, I was about to sleep.

64. 10 people to tag
Anyone, who wants to play tag. “Tag! Your IT!”

Oh yea, as for OIP, its too long for me to blog in details. so I'll only continue blogging about it when I feel like. but feel free to ask me if you're curious! =D

2008-11-26T21:53:00.003+08:00

Day 3
The third was mostly learning about Thai culture. We took these EFVs (Emission free vehicles) to another side of the campus and entered this large room. There, the university pple from the day before, taught us A LOT about Thailand in general and Thai culture. Thai royalties, Thai government, how to do the ‘wai’, what not to do, some simple Thai words… the list goes on. Then we got to make our own Kratongs! (rafts in English) for the Loy Kratong Festival (Floating raft festival, I think). It was really cool how they make the kratongs, with different plant parts. Banana trunk for base, leaves for sides and structure, flowers to decorate… So, Yongsak and I completed our Kratong after a long time, which seemed impossible at the start. Determination paid off. X) Following that, there was some competition. Prizes were given to pple with the most beautiful Kratongs, most popular Kratongs, most environmental Kratongs and one more, but my memory fails me. Arg. Doesn’t matter, cos I didn’t win any. Lol.

Although the whole morning and afternoon had been quite boring, the night was fun. Seriously. After dinner, we all got to the lake in front of the university to celebrate Loy Kratong Festival. We tried lotsa great food, released our Kratongs on the lake, wishing upon them as they floated away, and played with fireworks! The fireworks were absolutely cool. Apart from the lame-y sparklers, there were sticks which you hold and they shot fireworks out, bolo-like things which you spin and fling into the air and sparks start shooting out from it… there are lotsa different types. Later, we also played with the ‘hot-air lanterns’. :D

After all that, we had some meeting which lasted quite long, before we all dropped asleep.

Here is where we had all the lessons on Thai culture and funny activities
These are 2 of the teachers who taught us. The one on the left is dam funny. XD
The Kratong me and Yongsak made!

The popularity judging...

Random shot, when we were having some time to rest.

Us releasing the 'hot-air lantern' into the sky! (hey, it works, k?)

2008-11-23T23:25:00.010+08:00

Omg. Im back from Chiangrai, but some things are still bothering me. Among others, one would be that I terribly miss everyone I’ve met on the trip. My RI friends, the Thai buddies, the teachers and staff that have taken great care of all of us, even strangers on the street. Argh, the trip was too short. Second would be me being ignorant of everything in Singapore. After being seperated from Singapore, I spent a lot of time reading newspapers and watching tv to get myself back here, mentally. Another would be that I do not know how Im going to blog about my adventure. I’ll try anyway. =p

Some information: Chiangrai is in Northern Thailand, and when we were there, the weather was cold (smthg like Genting), probably because its in the highlands, and further up the equator. The time is one hour before Singapore's. We were there from the 10th - 21st Nov, on our school's overseas immersion programme (oip).

Day 1
Ok, on the first day, we gathered at the airport at about 5 in the morning. I was 2nd to reach, and had to wait quite long… so I decided to use the time, looking at Singapore, which I wont be able for some time. Lol. After chatting, completing all the admin stuff, and having a little breakfast, we entered the departure hall. One of our two teachers-in-charge, Mr Chang also went to buy some bag that costed about $1800. LOL. then he was like, “Why did I buy this before even going on the trip?! Now I have to bring it there and back.” Haha, think before you spend.

Then we all boarded the plane! Our plane was quite good, with broad walkways, good service and interactive systems to have fun with. So, throughout the journey, I was listening to music, chatting or sleeping. We reached Bangkok airport and went for some food and shopping. It was another plane ride to Chiangrai.

When we reached, uncertainty shrouded us as we got out of the airport. Then we saw a group of smiling faces (with bodies. lol). Our Thai buddies!!! They helped us with our luggage, and went around looking for their buddies. I met my buddy Yongsak (or Kong as I learnt later), and we sat beside each other on the coach to Mae Fah Luang university. After introduction and stuff, I couldn’t resist looking outside the moving coach. The scenes were so different from Singapore that I was drawn to finding out more. i think I caught lotsa details. O.O

Unpacked our stuff in the room, which was fine. and… argh. I cant remember.
–checks itenary-
Oh yea, we had some ice breakers and went for dinner. Dinner was some nice Singapore stlye food. Suited everyone’s tastebuds. Later there was some mass convo, and some pple went camwhoring . Then we all went to wash up and slept for the night. At a place that none of us were familiar with. (even the Thais, it was their first time there)

At the Bangkok Airport

On the plane

Me and Yongsak's room!

Where we have our meals. Yes, there is a nice lake beside it.

Gathering at night

Day 2
Woke up with a weird feeling. Cos I reached for the snooze button on my alarm clock and didn’t feel anything. My eyes opened and yep, I was in the hostel room. Woke my buddy up, and washed up. Our room was one of the few/only that had faulty heaters, so I had to shower in freezing cold water. X( After that, we had breakfast. [Ok, this is too slow moving.] We went for an opening ceremony at the university which was the formal welcome. Had a tour around the university, which was really nice. Much better then universities in Singapore I reckon. Big campus, lush green fields, many huge lakes, spacious interiors… ok, you get it.

Then we went to some provincial administrator place to visit some mayor like person and some officials. Followed by lunch at this resort-like place (the most luxurious meal of the trip). After lunch was touring at many famous tourist attractions like Wat Rong Kun, which is the white temple, and the King Meng Rai Statue. After dinner back at the university, there was some welcoming party by the university pple. Lol, I missed half of it cos I went back to the room to get some stuff. Oh well.

Morning chat after breakfast

At the formal opening ceremony
The huge garden in the university

The lake in front of the university
A Chinese memorial hall place we visited

The White temple place (this is only one of the white buildings)

There seems to be some gold ones too

A drink they gave us, with lotsa funny pple on the sides.

I shall stop here, and maybe continue next time. Arg too tired.

2008-11-06T18:02:00.004+08:00

Yesterday was cool, but also tiring. Jack, I and all the humans club pple went to suntec convention hall for the clean and green schools’ carnival. Reached there 8 in the morning, and started with the final touching up (lol), setting up, sorting of equipment and duties. haha, its been a long time since everyone came together to do something big. Our booth was situated at a position which allowed us to get suanned quite easily. argh, the MERIT. after we got the booth ready, I went with sngzheng and martin to get food, since everyone was hungry. lol. bought some bread and oreos.

after a while, the primary school green game started so I ran around to help, while taking care of the booth. Wargh, was really tiring. but I thoroughly enjoyed it. it was fun bringing the pple into our booth and telling them bout stuff. I just felt it was really nice to attend to pple who came to our booth. :D Many of them were also very friendly. haha, this year I cross visited many other booths, and learnt some very interesting stuff. Later, I also helped out with the secondary school section, and was impressed by their skills. I have so much to learn… Then I continued with the manning of booth. After some time, I reached quite a bad state, cos I was really too tired, so I decided to walk around the hall to listen and learn. some of us also tried hide-n-seek. lol. and of course, I gained more knowledge in the process. Also, I got the chance to amuse myself with the performances put up. Songs, dances, fashion shows and more... all revolving around the environment. Haha, I also met some familiar faces. some actually required me to dig into the depths of my memory, and came much of a surprise. xD I wanna say THANKYOU to everyone whom I met there, for making my day!

Sadly, I couldn’t make it there today, cos of RE presentation practice and overseas trip training… oh well, these are of greatgreat importance as well.

RE presentation practise was useful. Shayne’s first practise with us. lol. Thanks for the comments and suggestion! And the trip training was all about bonding, dancing, singing, preparing and admin stuff. it was cool seeing everyone dance to the moves our group choreographed. although it isn’t like perfect or amazing, it was still effort put in. haha, im glad everyone appreciated it too. It was really good job, guys! Strive on!

Oh Im going to have so much fun in Thailand! XD

2008-10-29T19:58:00.003+08:00

ARGH.

Got back almost all my results. Most were actually quite satisfying. Lol. but a few made me =( . oh well… I guess this happens all the time, doesn’t it? And posting my results is smthg I don’t want to do, cos it makes me =( . So, as it always have been, I’ve got to work harder, learnt from my mistakes, and remember never to make them again. A good advice for me and for everyone who needs it, follow the 3Rs. (from Jonsee and my CLE poster!) nope, not reduce reuse recycle. But rest, reflect and react! :)
~~(I received suans)~~

CCA hasn’t been a breeze. Even after the exams, I’ve got so many things to attend to! (peer support, overseas trip preparation, class stuff, phototaking…) gotta try my best to squeeze time for CCAs. Also, the exams + mugging seems to have degenerated my body. I DON’T WANNA ROT. Argh, a little training has made me ache all over. X( X( X( X( X( hope I can get into good form soon!

ARGH.

2008-10-21T17:30:00.006+08:00

I havent updated in a longlong time. Sry about this. XP

Anyway, I had my last paper yesterday and thus, EOYs have ended! Finally! After enduring all the anxiousness, nervousness, sleeplessness, muggerness, playlessness, brainlessness… … :D Haha, but today, my RE teacher contacted us, and told us to get ready for the research presentation judging. Lol. But luckily I actually like doing my RE. so I guess its ok.

Today after the last paper, some guys in the class suggested LANing, but some people like me didn’t bring clothes to change into. (must’ve studied too hard) so I couldn’t go with them. So, instead I went with some 2D friends to j8. Haha, they’re still as fun! We went to GV, but it wasn’t open yet, so if you were there, you would see 6 ri guys standing in front of the metal grille, pushing one another, trying to peer into the tiny holes. weird. We were looking at the movie timings on the screen lol. after debating for some time, we decided to watch 20th century boys. After a long lunch, we got into the cinema.

Lol. The theatre was dam big and had only 10 or so pple. But the movie was slightly disappointing I have to say. Too much stuff left unlinked, which gives pple the sense of randomness even in parts of the story which are of importance. Arg. Here are some criticisms:
- Only after watching did I realize that that was only part 1 out of 3! (WHAT, I have to go through another 2 of these? Trying may be possible, depending on my mood)
- Argh, plot isn’t that good… (If you compare this with Death Note, you’ll find this owned!) Maybe it's cos I find too this too far-fetched and unrealistic.

However, I did like many small sections of the movie too. Like when Kanna was talking to her uncle, Kenji. so cute lol.

So, after the movie, we decided to go to the library to read. While reading, we spotted 2 youths on the roof of the other building. We looked at them, and they seem to be having fun blowing bubbles, and using their laptop. Wth, how did they get there in the first place? They waved. So we waved too. Then, we went back to the books and went home shortly after.

By the way, Im going on an overseas immersion in November. And I got selected for Thailand. Why not KOREA?! (was hoping that I could also visit the Korean exchange students) And some lucky pple like sheryin, shaun and bennah kept the suan on. Omg. Arg, I have to look on the bright side! =DDD There’re friends, teachers, tomyam soups, Bangkok, and even… omg, border conflicts. NO, be optimistic! Imagine all the fun im going to have there! :D

at least i hope it will be.

Haha, the empty cinema.

20th Century boys manga. The actor looks better than this lol.

2008-09-22T23:53:00.003+08:00

Omg.

Looks like DMPs have a 'good' amount of homework too. Geog presentation with ppt of about 30-60 slides? Report of 500 words? In 4 days? ok... thats similar to completing a whole year's RE in a few days. History's slightly more manageable, but still not not easy. I shall encourage myself. Jim, WORK HARDER! ><

Also, Happy Birthday, Chloe! Hope your wishes come true! =D

2008-09-21T16:33:00.003+08:00

DMPs are fun, and it’s true.

For those who aren’t too sure what DMPs are, DMP is a programme of about 2 and a half weeks, when you basically choose what lessons you want to attend. You sign up for what you want, but have to meet a certain amount of hours. There is a good variety of lessons, from nanotechnology, to metaethics, social theories, drum course, pop singing, dissecting frogs, cooking and so on.
And I’m enjoying DMPs a whole lot. I think its because of the doing away of the STRESS factor. Like, you go for lessons to learn what you are interested in, passionate about, and not just so that you can ace the exams. Haha, it seems like many others are enjoying theirs too.

Anyway, I filled my DMP timetable up, fully. I took 1 SS, 2 Maths, 1 Philo, 2 Geog, and 1 Hist module. Lol, no sciences. Cos the science modules that interested me already got filled up. -_- Maybe I’ll try getting them next year. Haha, the modules are really fun (and meaningful). Like in the history module, we got to play SPORE! Omgomgomg. Its like how new, and the school/teachers got them for us? ^^ Other games also included Civ, and RoN. And Mr Koh even promised us at least 6 hours of gaming, so that we could learn about, and experience, the social and historical theories in depth. Cool. I liked the math modules too. One was bout logical thinking, and the other, on financial management things. Haha, like you see a sign saying “Please ignore this sign”. And what do you call that? Lol. For some modules, there are also field trips. For mine, I’ve got 3 – Cemetery, Halfway house, and Biscuit factory. Lol, should be quite interesting. I found some of these skills and knowledge to be very practical and useful, so I believe they’ll last for a lifetime. =D Ok, so one week’s up, another one and a half to go.

However, beneath the many happy faces, you’ll also find glum ones. DMP is also the time for mugging of the EOYs. EOYs… =(

2008-09-04T21:33:00.001+08:00

Wa… it’s the holidays and we still have all the hw and assignments to deal with!!!

Ok, maybe its expected.

Yesterday, reached RJ early in the morning for training. Haha, coming to think of it, training’s gotten more manageable for me. =) Now, I get less muscle aches and know more people (which really helps to make training fun, especially when training gets boring/tiring). After training, I got home for lunch, and did some work. Then rested for like 10 mins, before setting off for project work at WD’s house.

I met YH at Kovan, and we walked to WD’s house together. Lol, had lotsa fun being lame on the way there. Unfortunately, it started raining (it wasn’t because of the rain trees!) when we were about halfway there. But fortunately, I happened to have an umbrella then, and we rescued ourselves. Haha, haven’t seen his family for so long already (we met on a holiday trip a few years ago)! So we got to work and breezed through the whole first part of the SS project. But then came the second. wth… a video?! We fiddled around with windows movie maker, and made a small part, before finding that the software’s specialty, wasn’t in the area of the assignment… we had to change. Couldn’t find another software then, so we decided to wait for the interviewee to arrive and then get more out of him, to aid in our assignment. Lol, played comp games. (O.O) WD didn’t look like a gaming pro, but he was. Learnt some skills from him while playing some FPS and strategic/tactical games. =D haha, while we were playing, his sis came in and I thought she was quite good too.

Then the interviewee we were patiently (lol) waiting for, came. Haha, his dad! We talked a lot, and I thought the whole conversation was really interesting. We even talked through dinner. We got what we wanted and started adding more stuff into the report. We didn’t know how to complete the video, so I decided to figure it out another day, at home. Continued with games, since YH was so enthusiastic bout it. It was really cool (both literally and figuratively) playing good games on a rainy evening. Soon our parents came, and home we went.

2008-08-30T11:04:00.004+08:00

Yesterday was teachers day! After sleeping for 4 hours, I woke up, and got to school. Slept late because of teachers day celebrations programme preparation, and getting the gifts and cards ready, and woke up early for CEC duty in school. We had to greet, wish and escort teachers upon each of their arrival. Haha, but I thought there were too many people assigned to this. Then we had to escort any random teacher to the hall, giving them gifts, which the Humans club had prepared, on the way. The gifts were good: lunchboxes, untensils... which scrap the need for disposables, saving the environment greatly if all teachers use them. =)

I though the celebration programme was creditable. The theme was: Heroes. And I think they wanted to portray teachers as (Everyday) Heroes, saving the students. They were songs, skits, contests (HEROES VS ZEROES), and lame jokes! Haha, jokes created the necessary atmosphere in a celebration. I had to present Ms Huang (my FT) with the class present at the finale! Haha, she is someone of few words, so she didn’t say much. All she said was, “Thank you! And Jim, remember to study hard ah!” Haha, I was laughing as she was, but trying to figure out the link… Ok, I think found it. She’s a teacher, and teachers are supposed to make students get good results. One way was by studying hard. Went back to my seat and enjoyed what’s left of the celebrations. Then I met up with the ex-rosythians. This year, the group was larger, because of the merging of SE and GE, so we got to know more ex-rosythians. But then we had lotsa time, so we went to do whatever we liked. Jack, Del, YS and I went to the library to watch Stormbreaker. Lol. The Alex Rider book. The plot was good lol. And the main character was cool. so I enjoyed it overall. Just that the air-conditioning in the tech-hive was bad, and I got sick (Literally!). But I guess it was also because of the lack of sleep, which makes your body more vulnerable. So as we waited for others for lunch, I rested as much as I could. Then we all went to j8 for lunch. I tried smthg hot and soupy, hoping it would make me feel better, but I scalded my tongue instead. =/

Then we all took a bus to rosyth, with me, again, sneaking some rest on the bus. We reached and the gate wasn’t open. So we sat on the benches under the void decks. I was like telling myself, CMI lar. I rested again. Then lotsa pple came, and we went in at 1.30. Rosyth's still the same, the I-CARE values and the plump guy from BB painted on the walls of IBC, and the... principal. I was feeling extremely unwell at this point, but couldn’t do anything, as I amused myself with all the familiar faces, unexpected seniors and juniors who were ex-rosythians as well. Chatted a lot, and stoned a lot. Couldn’t help it, I entered trances every few minutes. I felt sick, and thus didn’t go talk to many people whom I wanted to talk to. =/ Saw Mrs Ng, and Lee lao shi! It was nice talking to them! After catching up with many classmates, we saw Mrs Wong! Lol. She permed hair, and looked like she had mixed the wrong chemicals in a lab. She was funny with the sunglasses and mole with hair. We then left and talked under the void deck. Haha, many things to talk about. Later, we went to Hougang Point since we felt sian sitting there. We ate some dessert and talked more before gong separate ways.

Don’t know why Im so busy with teachers day celebrations this year.
- Humans club: designed, printed, and packed cards into gifts for teachers.
- CEC: Got class presents, wrapped, and got card, duties…
- Student: Planning of celebration programmes, prepared individual stuff for my teachers
Omg. I don’t want to write more. These things led me to the little sleeping hours and my illness. Pfft. Hope I recover soon.

And heres wishing a HAPPY TEACHERS DAY! to all teachers in the world. You have enlightened, and made an enduring impression in many lives put under your care. Your contributions to the societies are permanent and crucial. You have made the world a better place, whether directly or indirectly. Thank you! =D

2008-07-17T20:55:00.007+08:00

Firstly, a really happy birthday to Sis, Pei Jia, and Zhi Wei!
(sry, it's happy birthday celebration, since all of you are already born years ago)
Anyway, enjoy yourself on this special day! May all your wishes come true!

yesterday, after lunch, I set off for cck stadium to attend the track and field championships finals, to support the raffles schools of course! but when i reached, i found out that i was there an hour early. xp. i knew i couldnt get into the stadium, cos tickets were needed. so i went to a void deck near the stadium and started reading my erp book. (thank heavens i brought it along!) but, then i got bored, and decided to rest my head on one of those stone tables where the elderly plays chinese chess on. there was graffiti on it. then after a seemingly long wait, it was 2pm and i made my way to the entrance of the stadium to meet up with the other tnf-ers. (it was then that i found out there were stalls there that sold food, where i could have rested before with food, oh well...) we then entered, turned left, to the raffles area. we sat down and chatted since the first few events werent that exciting. later, the stadium became more crowded, and we cheered while watching teammates do their best. I was amazed by all the athletes' speed, strength and stamina. watching them even gave me some kinda aura, that left me breathless watching and cheering for them. i was glad watching the fruits of their hard work. after all the competition, we all went down to the field for the announcement of the results. wee, ri b'div got 2nd and c'div got 5th* if im not wrong. it wasnt bad lar, considering it is still an improvement. good job ritnf! and work harder next year!
*[Jian Wei says its 7th]

lol, when i was there, i saw many friends, but most of them didnt see me. lol. nvm. anyway, i had a good time chatting with those who did. =D After the whole event, national anthem, institution anthem and 'unite', ri and rgs got onto the chartered buses and left for swensens at suntec. everyone was dam noisy and I was one of the few who more quiet. Heres an apology to everyone affected by us! X( there, we got into our tables and ordered food. but there was chaos all around, with some pple pre-ordering food, some ordering on the spot, some running around, some looking for seats... the situation was omg. so the food came late, and some customers complained. arg, sry! but i still enjoyed the tasty food nevertheless. =D spaghetti + frosted chocolate malt!!! i especially liked the heavenly frosted chocolate ice cream thing!

after the food, everyone chatted, and left soon cos it was already quite late. i was one of the last to leave, cos i was waiting for friends, who were busy calculating giant amnts of $ to pay swensens! had to count $ from each table, from ri and rg, and gst, service charge, and some prepaid pple... (jiaxuan had a nice time smelling the notes. lol.) they had a hard time, and so the swensens cashier came. she was really pro and counted the $ like a machine. we were awed. (and also blaming one another for not doing what she did.) after all that, we started heading to the mrt station, but luckily, haozhi was taking cab, so i went with him since i live near him. =D thanks a lot! had a really good time talking to him about how small the world is. and then, before i knew it, i reached home! (and a serious level of fatigue)

Us watching the events.

(Half) The Swensens sign

Us outside swensens.

My spaghetti =)

My FROSTED CHOCOLATE MALT! =D
The pic is blurry cos i was desperate to take a mouthful, and was shaking cos of the temptation. And of course, i didnt bother to retake.

2008-07-07T10:12:00.000+08:00

Philosophy is so FUN. Last Saturday, Jack and I attended the interschool philosophy dialogue, and we were selected for the topic: Girlfriend from Hell. Haha, however intimidating that sounds, it was a really interesting topic about insults and that
- the capacity of the insult to hurt would seem quite independent on of how one regards the words. OR
- insults will only hurt you if you allow them to.

After a long briefing on the community of inquiry, we had a short tea break, and went to the discussion rooms. lol, then many of us found out that our room had only RI and Zhenghua (if im not wrong) guys. it was funny to see how some pple reacted. so, we sat in a circle, no, we sat, forming a circle. then our facilitators arrived and we started introducing ourselves. Apart from the participants and facilitators, we also met Alvin and Celine (couple in a deteriorating relationship), who sparked off our discussion for the day. On and on we discussed, while trying to think well and fast to keep up. At the end of the discussion, I found it a really enriching experience, I discovered new ways of looking at the topic, and learnt a lot from the fellow participants. however, it would have been even better if the zhenghua pple voiced out more. cos for an interschool event, I heard mostly from the RI pple, which was good, but not best.

Whee, today is YOUTH day! I think I do feel slightly more youthful! but most probably because there isn’t school today.
I feel that youth is a time when we are most energetic and courageous, giving us the potential to do lotsa great things! so I urge all youths in the world to seize these advantages, realise each and everyone of your potentials, build the foundations for your future ,and not waste time and these advantages, only to regret in the future. lol. Here’s wishing all youths (or youth-at-hearts) a really joyful and youthful youth day! =D

(there’s no school on Friday too! + APCG’s next week, so the RI guys will be having a long 10 days off! of course, not forgetting the homework which WILL be given…)

2008-06-16T23:38:00.002+08:00

on Sat, I attended the National Youth Envirolympics Challenge (NYEC) with Jack, MengSiew and SngZheng (lol, the tattoo is still on the back of my hand). Wee, it was really a highlight to my dull holidays. had lotsa fun running around sg, solving clues, finding stations, completing tasks and racing against the clock (and other teams). tasks include charades with the public, carrying 'sign-on-me' boards around for signatures, doing limbos, problem-solving, telematch-like games, a 'answer-weird-questions-to-cross-bridge' game and collecting newspapers. we were lucky to have gotten a good faci. YuXuan was nice, helpful and could also keep up with us easily. Thanks a lot!
Our team didnt do that well without JS, but he had private matters to attend to. so we tried to make up for it by getting points for being the first few teams to reach the destination (we were the 5th team to reach). however, it seems that our points wasnt enough to make top 10. but nvm, it was still a really enriching experience and a good training in all ways.

There were many things that happened. to get more details and photos go to jacks blog. lol.
... and maybe i should go memorise the Singapore green plan 2012. xP

2008-05-25T00:22:00.004+08:00

Yesterday wasn’t that good a day. It must hav been the worst [last day of term] day. I spent the whole morning worrying and panicking about the English assignment since the instructions weren’t clear and I didn’t really know what to do (and yesterday was the deadline!). The day started with a disciplinary action in the hall (not on me!), and then it was our physics practical. It was quite easy, as little knowledge of content was needed. After breezing through the practical, we rushed for PE. Since the NAPFA tests were over, and it was already the last day of the term, Mr Romi allowed us to do any sports we wanted. I joined the pple playing basketball. Did fine, but got scratched on my right hand by. Someone. Violent. And later, my nail on my left thumb started bleeding. And it was caused by. someone. Violent. My nail got slightly separated from the flesh. It was painful, so I couldn’t play anymore. Wth. Did my best to wash the wound, but there were still traces of blood. During recess, on my way back to class, I suddenly remembered leaving my uniform on the canteen bench. Sprinted back, and found nothing. I asked around, but to no avail. Decided to run around the school asking. Chanced upon a band (called XD if im not wrong XD) playing at the atrium. (marcus was in the band) So I stopped to appreciate the music. Coincidently, I saw Shaun, and greeted him. He passed me my uniform. I had an ‘omg, how lucky am I’ kind of expression. Thanks a lot, Shaun!

After enduring the thumb pain throughout recess, it got better during lessons. I was thinking how fortunate I was to hav injured my left thumb instead of the right, cos I wouldn’t be able to write then. X)
Lol, during english I sat beside yh for the first time since we changed the seating plan last week. Haha, didn’t blame him for causing me slight lonliness, cos he was sick. And phew, Ms Koh told us that there was extension for English assignment! To next Friday. =D
Chem was quite good, we learnt a lot of interesting stuff from the sour teacher. “Primary School kids also know this”.
After a quick lunch, I chionged to chem lab to test out the chem car that we built on thurs. lol. We kept changing chemicals, from peroxide, to citric acid, to … to acetic acid (vinegar). Why. Why must it be acetic acid?! It stank. We tried very hard to refine our method of release, but… nvm. I shant say too much about this as we didn’t do that well. But the process was fun lar. And we gave the lab techs a really good “aroma-therapy” when we were done. With fatigue, I carried the car and stuff home.
Ok, maybe the day wasn’t THAT bad. Cos some things came out quite well. But for the last day of the term, it’s bad.

Today, Jack and I got to ngee ann poly for the chem car competition. Saw many familiar faces there, and tried to calculate the chances. Gave up trying halfway. And wth, my pro grp member, DoubleH, fell sick. Arg. So we held on tightly to luck, and… yay, we didn’t reach the 10m required. I think 3 teams from ri didn’t too. Cant blame us. We used only two days to build the whole thing, get the formula and chemicals, test and blah. A team reached 10m, but wasn’t top 16, so… oh well. Should’ve sent the science club. X( And in the process, the acid entered my injured nail, and I got a hot, burning sensation. Lol. We received a debrief and analytical session from Mr Koh, and learnt our lessons. We then observed the the other schools’ cars to learn more. Nygh’s teams were omg pro. Many of their teams entered the semis and about 3 of their teams made veryveryvery accurate calculations about the distance. And they dominated the whole competition, sweeping first and second prizes with them. All of us were impressed, and some even promised to return the next year (for the first prize). We went home stinky, again.

2008-05-16T22:48:00.005+08:00

Wow. If my blog was a puddle of water, there would have been a dengue breakout already. Sry for not updating my blog. xp. Cos I didn’t have much time and I didn’t feel like updating in the past month or so. Many things happened in the past month, so I guess I’ll just touch on a few.

You might have already received the news that I have transferred to the sprints section of TnF. this is due to the unfortunate closure of the throws section. =( omg, it was so sad lar. but im not the worst affected actually. many people were affected more. like that sec 1 who was committed to throws, and had some long-term leg injuries. he didn’t and doesn’t hav much choices. hope he feels ok. and Jack too. Jack is the most senior and committed thrower to have been affected (sec 4s get to finish their last year). after such a long period of hard work, and then having to switch, its not easy. Jack joined scouts 01 and I, after a long and hard decision, decided to stay in TnF, in a different section. So I had to learn everything starting from the very basics. and since sprinting required very different parts of the body, I had quite a hard time adjusting to their training. I’ve improved slightly, and will continue to work hard! I hav to thank a lot of the TnF pple who helped me greatly, in one way or another. especially Dedrick, who has been teaching, providing me advice, and encouraged me a lot. (ok, I’ll work on my technique, leg power, and confidence!) Thank you!

Oh yea, recently, we had our NAPFA test. I got 29 points. Could’ve gotten 30 if not for my pullups. but im glad I got gold. =D (will try to get 30 points next year!)

(Oh no I cant remember what happened, maybe the exams killed too many of my brain cells... will update here if i remember any)

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Random, philosophical section (read this to get a possible headache)
Part 1

I saw Wan Jing saying that she’s a liar. and I randomly thought…
In what situations can someone call himself/ herself a liar?

-A person who speaks the truth, wouldn’t say that he is a liar. (A truthful person would tell the truth that he speaks the truth.)
-A person who tells lies, wouldn’t say that he is a liar. (A liar would not say that he does not tell the truth.)

Therefore, no one can say that they are liars!

However,
This is assuming that a person ALWAYS speaks the truth/ tells lies. (which is not practical in real-life)

Nevertheless, Wan Jing, I believe you are not a liar! =D

Part 2

This part is on why we shouldnt lie.
1. You should do only those actions that conform to rules that you could will to be adopted universally.
2. If you were to lie, you would be following the rule: "It is permissible to lie."
3. This rule could not be adopted universally because it would be self-defeating; people would stop believing one another, then it would be useless to lie. (and the rule would be useless, since it might be a lie)
4. So, you should not lie.

This is adapted from my sec 2 philo course.
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2008-04-05T15:26:00.002+08:00

this morning, jack woke me up at about 7.50am and i remembered that i had to go for the viriya flag day(our level cip). omg, 10 minutes to take breakfast, get ready and travel there?!! impossible... however, i managed to reach at 8.30 and found out on the way that we were supposed to reach at 8.30. lol. thanks, prefect py.
at amk mrt station, i met up with many rafflesians and chatted for a while. then we headed to the collection point. the collection point was dam crowded!there were many pple from different schools. everyone was clumped in a small area, and the whole place was choked like some clogged drain. they seriously need to improve on their organisation. we got a small "bag", lotsa stickers and a newsletter each. then me, Jienyeu, Dinghao and some pple went to find a suitable spot together. we settle for a spot beside amk hub as there was crowd.=D
but i didnt like the sight of others slacking: spending their time playing their psps, gulping down soft drinks, and enjoying the aircon. and some pple even went shopping i think. X( after, standing there asking for donations for about 3 hrs, i felt tired and went to macs for a little food and rest. i went back to my place, and completed the 4 hours, and got back to the collection point to "bank" the donations in. (i think some pple even had empty bags.)
took the same bus as Jienyeu, and caught up with each other on school life and events. wee, havent had a good chat with with him for about half a year alredy! =D

haha, Jack's still doing flag day at woodlands. XD

2008-03-25T17:19:00.003+08:00

There isnt any school today, as it is staff training day. and it will be till thursday! =D however, the teachers also called this "e-learning week", and thus, all subject teachers sent us assignments to complete (and they are not easy) at home.
Because of this, I had the opportunity to see sis off at the airport. she, after having her vacation, is leaving for US for internship, as part of her uni programme. So, mum, Jack and I accompanied her to the airport in the morning (Haha, it was also my first time stepping into terminal 3). After checking the luggage in, we went to eat a little, while waiting for the flight. we talked a lot, making good use of the time left before she left. Then, she had to depart. We gave her our blessings, and bid her farewell, and watched as she went through the customs into the departure hall. Bye, sis! Enjoy yourself!

After seeing sis off, Jack and I went back home. We did some hw, watched a little anime, had lunch, and then headed to school for the Interclass Soccer league. didnt do much there, cause Jack and I arent exactly into soccer. But we went to support our classes, nevertheless. It was good for Jack, cos many pple from his class was there. For me, I only saw 4 classmates, + 1 who came later. -_-. I told the whole class to go support our class!!! nvm, 3R better turn up tmr.
I watched quite a lot of soccer matches. I find my batchmates dam pro lar. was really impressed at how they play. It would be a miracle if I can header a ball without getting any brain damage. wait, I cant even kick a ball properly. =p
Ok, as I was waiting for my class' match, something struck from above, and everyone ran away in all directions, screaming. was it a bomb? a bird? a ball?
no, it was rain. + sry, there were some errors. Most people [not everyone] ran to the canteen [not in all directions] for shelter, in a calm manner [definitely not screaming]. Some of them were still playing in the rain.
we waited for the rain to stop, but it just got heavier. maybe thats because no one sang, "rain, rain go away, come again another day". lol. after a while, the committee decided to postpone the matches to tmr. sad. I thanked classmates who came to do a part for the class, and also apologised for the unseen circumstance. After that, I went home, while Jack went to j8 to eat with his classmates.

3R, you guys better turn up tmr!

2008-03-20T21:09:00.003+08:00

Today's RI community day, a special day in RI's 08 calendar of events. It is part of our 185th anniversary celebrations this year. So, I went for CIP with the track and field, and X-country team. All of us had to wear the anniversary tee, which was green, black and white (as usual). We were allocated to a few different primary schools, and had to hav some activities with some children there. I was allocated to Chong Zheng primary (i think) at the tampines area. It was only when we reached, that I, and many others, found out that we were working with children with slight behavioral problems. It was perfectly ok, though. =D

Their school is bright, colourful and cheerful, with lots of paintings and plants. After lunch and some waiting, we finally saw the children, and they were running all around the basketball court. we had to settle them down, and then get things going. it was fairly difficult, and we started everything off with a basketball match instead of the original plan. we scrapped all our plans from the start, and did watever felt right. some of the children are rowdy, and thus, there were some slight injuries, even when everything just started. after playing for a while, I was called by our teacher, to interact with some of them who didnt want to play baketball. So, a facilitator, Jack, ZiYang, JunYang and I brought them to another room, to have a seperate set of activites. We had to think on our feet(figuratively) about what activites we could hav for them.

We started with self introduction, as usual. It was from this introduction, that we got to know these children, and that they got to know us. Also, from this, we saw their personalities and behaviors. Some were attention-seeking and some were extremely shy etc. Throughout the activities, I tried to get those shy ones to participate more, and those more attention seeking ones to give others chances etc. we played some games like hangman and jenga with them, which I really hope they enjoyed. Not long after we started, we had to leave. So, we packed everything up in the room, and got to the assembling area, with the children and facilitators. we took a group photo. We then thanked everyone there, the facilitators, teachers and the children. and we left the school.

I really enjoyed myself on this visit, especially interacting with the children. The children might hav slight behavioral problems, but I believe that, if they exercise discipline, hav some self-confidence and develop the right way, they will surely overcome the challenges, and journey into the bright future ahead of them. I might want to participate in more of these activities next time. Furthermore, I got to know more of my ccamates (from other sections), through all the activities and chatting. =D

A scene of us before leaving, and you can take a look at our T-shirts.

2008-03-20T20:50:00.003+08:00

On Tuesday, I, together with my class, went down to Kallang Tennis Centre to watch our school's tennis team play against ACSI in the finals. We watched all the matches standing up, as we couldnt see anthing if we sat on the bench. Haha, was quite happy, cause I finally got a chance to see Yuho play, live! The class and I supported and cheered for him throughout his match, which he played very well. He was pro lar. After watching his match, we also went to watch others play. They played their hearts out, and we enjoyed every second of their matches. =D The finals ended with us triumphing, 3-2! I found it extremely pleasant to see everyone in high spirits, espcially the tennis team! After their hardcore training and excellent matches, they really deserved the Champion trophy!

Yuho is on the left. lol.

2008-03-16T22:28:00.002+08:00

the holidays are over. its time for school.
arg, may the next holidays come soon.
anyway, i hope everyone enjoyed your holidays! =D

2008-03-14T18:10:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I went to school for physics extra lesson. I missed the bus, and was rushing to the physics lab, getting mentally ready for a scolding and some criticisms (by the teacher and 31 classmates). but it didn’t turn out that way. when I reached, there were only 2 pple there. lol. py and shaun, prefect and cec respectively. so I joined them in waiting for the teacher (or in playing psp). Ms Huang came, and got us into the lab. she said she was late cos she had to get some filming equipment ready. we turned around, and saw this pro-looking camcorder. then this lab staff came in and started recording. all (or 3) of us were like “omg”. we felt a little uneasy, but got better as the lesson went on. the lesson felt so much different from usual lessons, without the disruptions. after that, the three of us decided to go to the library, since py had to wait for his mentor, and shaun likes wasting time and dislikes going home early. I, had a little time to spare, so I stayed for a while. lol, we played psp on the sofa in the library (I think its allowed, I think), while the librarians are having a library camp or something.

Today, went to school for cca with Jack. arg, I haven’t trained for sometime, and so I found some simple drills a little more difficult. =( then, we started throwing. the coach got us to keep throwing. I think he wants us to remember the basics and practise. A few seniors got scolded, cos they didn’t do the basics properly, I think. it was quite sad, cos the coach seldom scolds us. but in the end, all of us, managed to correct the faults, and could do a lot better. (just that we had little strength left) after completing some other exercises, we left. I left for home, while Jack had to go for a chemistry course at ngee ann poly.

wow, look at how time flies. it has no flappy wings, no large jetpacks, no antigravity tools, no nothing. but it still flies fast. holidays are almost over, and Im just beginning to feel the starting part of the first day of the holidays. wth. I think that’s because about half of my holidays are spent in m’sia. so now, im left with a few more days, for me to complete my hw and, to enjoy… pfft.

2008-03-09T00:37:00.004+08:00

On sat, I went for an environmental camp (CONduce camp) at Nan Hua sec. after a long journey, jack and I met Meng Siew at their canteen. Saw him playing psp, so we played as well. Then we had our breakfast, and we got into our groups. I was in group 5, and had Judith as my facilitator. Had lots of ‘interesting’ icebreakers, and got to know my groupmates and pple from group 6, a partner group with Huiqin as their faci. While learning about the environment, we had some fun with games and stuff. Later, we went into their nice auditorium and watched the oh-so-famous Al Gore documentary on global warming, which I had watched last year, when we were having the future problem solving talk. Lol. We then had a short presentation on environmental stuff by the SMU pple, (I think) and we had to answer questions too. I preferred the documentary. The QnA session of the presentation was bad. she didn’t choose fairly, and some questions were giveaways. Then we went for lunch. Lunch food was quite sumptuous, and I thought it was quite tasty. After eating and chatting for a while, we went on to play the mass games, which consisted of many stations, and we had to visit all of them. My group didn’t do well for almost all of the games. There were stations where we played games in the dark, had to do a treasure hunt thing, and lots of funny things. (I even did the totally tough tongue twister ten times!) But they sorta related all the games to the environment, with a lot of environmental facts to know and activities to do, so I guess it was good. We then had a group debrief, and a camp debrief, which was when we got our prize… for being the second highest scoring group! lol. We didn’t expect that, and were stoning when the person announced the results! we lagged, and only got onto the stage after 10seconds of stoning. we took a photo, and went down to distribute the prizes. lol. had lots of snacks. chocs, biscuits, crackers etc. lastly, we took a camp photo, and then left for home.
Wee, had quite some fun there. although I didn’t learn THAT much, I still enjoyed myself, as I could interact with lots of people, and I made some friends. =D

omg, i dont think i will hav time to change my blogskin... Xp

2008-03-07T20:38:00.002+08:00

it's last day of school.
but what's with the projects... =(

On Wed, i had to go meet my NUS mentor, with Jack and Shayne for our research education project. We got there late (cos we couldnt find the faculty in that giant campus -_-), but luckily he didnt blame us. It was our first time meeting him, as he couldnt make it to the mentor's tea the previous time. so we went to his office and discussed A LOT on our topic, and how to go about completing it. (which isnt easy) after about 1.5 hours, we thanked him, and wandered around NUS, looking for an exit. we found the exit finally, and took a bus out of the campus. then it was a long way home.
on the same day, my class was chosen to go for tennis match support. and i was really looking forward to it because Yuho's playing. (wah, i cant believe that i havent ever seen him play a single match) but since i had to go for the mentor meeting, i didnt get to watch him play.
but others too. lol. it rained that day, and the match was postponed. to thurs.
so the next day, we were about to go to the tennis centre (again, for some pple). so many of them werent very happy. then, it rained again. lol. the match was then postponed to term 2. argh, i'll have to wait till term 2, i guess.
Yuho, everyone's waiting so long for your match, so you better do a good job! =D

2008-03-01T11:53:00.002+08:00

Last weekend, jack, my sis and I went to watch L change the world.
although I thought this movie wasn’t as exciting as the last two, I still found it good. well, he cant be too smart in this movie, or else it’ll be over even before it begins. This death note spinoff, placed the spotlight on L, and mainly what he did in his last 23 days of his life. (cos the deathnote can only exercise control on a person’s life for up to 23 days) This time, it was directed by another director, so there were a few scenes that were slightly exaggerated. (I think the director has done lotsa movies of ‘thriller’ or ‘horror’ genre.) This movie talks about L trying to solve this case about viruses and people within 23 days. And two children are the key to the case. There are many scenes in this movie that I really thought was worth watching, like when L stood up straight for the first time! lol, his back had the cracking sound and he went back to his slouching position, so the scene didn’t last very long. but, he’s definitely >1.8! We got the L chocolate! it was so nice that we couldn’t get ourselves to open the plastic cover.

death note rocks!

2008-02-29T21:57:00.005+08:00

yay, and im almost fully recovered! and CCTs are finally over! Its time to enj... ... Nope. There are still tests (which arent CCTs) next week, five or six assignments to complete, and homework to finish. pfft. -_-

random post on 26/2
on Tuesday, there was prefects’ investiture. but I was down with a bad flu and sorethroat on that day, so I wasn’t in the best condition to watch the proceding. we all had to go to the hall during the assembly period. I’d say that we were quite fortunate, cos the sec 1s and the people with third lang had to watch the investiture in the LT, on the screen, which is a lot a lot a lot more boring than watching the real thing. They had to watch it at the LT because there wasn’t enough space for them. The staff, parents, guests etc. took their space. My flu didnt make me feel very well, so I was stuck to my seat the whole time like a ~~couch~~ chairpotato. the investiture started really abruptly as they were behind time. after the staff, GOH etc had entered, it was the prefects’ turn. the way they entered was similar to last year’s, with the entering, pacing, getting on stage, and pose! precedures. lol. then it was the speeches, and the handing of certificates to the newly elected prefects. followed by the prefects' pledge and Head Boy Master Thia’s sacred speech. haha. the prefects’ investiture was ended with a “special performance”, which I thought wasn’t much of a success. sry. but I applaud you guys for continuing to sing when there were technical problems. =D and lastly, we had our institution anthem and the unite cheer! just that I thought we didnt cheer clear enough and heard some people (schoolmates) doing the rg version of the unite cheer by screaming at the end of the lines. lol. (funny but not good to do so when there are guests) then we all exited the hall, leaving behind our footprints, and for some, their heartprints(the theme). lol.
after leaving the hall, I went to the reception area. lol. cos Charmaine said that she would be attending. haha, saw her there, in the blazer, but didn’t talk much cos: 1) couldn’t speak properly cos of sorethroat 2) didn’t want to spread the flu bug 3) she had to go for the school tour thing.
haha, this is the third prefects’ investiture I hav attended in RI! and I thought the previous years’ ones were better. (sry, to those who worked really hard in planning) in atmosphere, the special performance, logistics etc. but this was still a success la. good job.
After that whole thing, I went straight home with Jack. On the way home, I nearly fainted. felt weak and vision was a little blurry. So I found a bench and sat down. I rested and drank some water. after I felt better, Jack helped me and we got home quickly. Thanks, Jack! =D

2008-02-10T16:39:00.000+08:00

on wed, I went to RI in the morning, and collected oranges at the atrium for my form teacher. during morning assembly, I stood up, with other monitors, and presented oranges to our respective form teachers. Wa, it was so weird la, standing up in the middle of an announcement and people + I had to use mandarin to speak to her cos its chinese new year and im supposed to say some greetings/ blessings to her. (I usually speak English to her!) and then we proceeded to the hall, for the performances. The performances were quite good. There was performance by RICO, RV, PRC scholars, some S-Pop guy, and TEACHERS! Teachers’ performances were the best lar. There was some chinese dance, where our year head(male) and our deputy headmaster(male) performed with ribbons and fans! omg, it was dam funny! but I liked it a lot. =D also, there was a fashion show done by the teachers too! they had a lot of different costumes… and the male teachers had masks on. we were supposed to guess the teachers. and as expected, we were good and got all of them in one guess. X) omg, it was entertaining. Then, the RI pple from rosyth gathered near the hall, and we took a bus to rosyth.
at rosyth, we saw this huge banner, stating the achievements of 2005 and 2006. I was thinking: look at the difference between the two years. what has the new principal been doing? i didn’t (want to) care much bout that, and walked into Rosyth. I saw lots of familiar faces (of staff, students and ex-students). =D Instead of going to the ibc, we went to the statue area. we gathered with other classmates and waited for mrs Ng. She came and talked to us… and we took photos. Then, we went up to the canteen to… err stone… and talk. I know stones don’t talk, but… nvm. then I saw this group of students playing soccer at the parade square. many were from ri, and they were playing in school uniform. so Weixuan and Kenneth and I decided to go and ‘book’ them. lol. we had nothing much to do, so we chatted and left when mr Singh came.
after that, Jack, Darren, WanJing, Delwyn, Weixuan, Kenneth, Simin, Shuren, Ray, Yeeshing and I (eh, I think there’s someone else…) went to amk hub for lunch. we strolled around and settled for pepper lunch. it was my first time there. we talked and ate and then went home shortly after.
Wee... It was so nice to see all of you! =D

2008-02-02T00:19:00.000+08:00

wooty. the first month of the year is over. =)
many things happened in this one month. like tests. homework. assignments. and getting used to wearing long pants. (Haha, Darren!) also, i got this chance to get into the CEC (class executive committee). i've never had a chance like this before in ri. so i'll treasure this. last tuesday was the investiture, and i got the badge - green one! this year's badge looks nicer than last years! lol. but of course wearing the badge, also means taking up many more responsibilities. so i've been busier, doing my own work, solving class issues, attending meetings etc. =p. luckily, i've got the help of the other CEC, Brandon - black badge (he's from rosyth too). he has helped me with many things and i wanna thank him =D. While Shaun - white badge, the last CEC in our class, hasnt been doing much, except for collecting a little $ for the class treasury. Shaun, you better put in more effort! I really look forward to working with 3R this year!

2008-01-27T22:25:00.000+08:00

OMG
Happy belated birthday Wei Xuan!
Im so sry!!!
and Im so guilty that I dont even dare to post on your tagboard. oh pls forgive me! ='(

2008-01-25T20:51:00.000+08:00

On the second week of school, me and my new classmates went to pulau ubin for obs. on the bus to punggol jetty, Jonathan and Gabriel were telling me and Shaun about some funny stuff they did in camps, etc (cos they were from scouts) and we laughed our way to the jetty. then we split into groups and got ferried to pulau ubin. There, we got greeted by the obs staff, and we met our friendly instructor, Cindy. We had some icebreakers and then went to change into wet suits for kayaking. kayaking was dam fun la. cos my triyak (cos it was for three pple) buddies and I were like five times faster than other triyaks. we learnt how to manoeuvre a triyak, had capsize drills… and played a lot of games out in the sea, on our triyaks. this is most probably the most fun activity.
I forgot what was the order of the activities from this part onwards XP, but I’ll just talk bout some random ones.
- Trekking: on one of the days, we had to move to another campsite to spend the next two nights, so we carried our camping stuff, our tents (which is super heavy, with the groundsheet, flysheet, poles and stuff), food, water, and manymany other things. and I, together with Jonathan and Gabriel, were the food ICs. so we had to carry everyone’s food with us. wth. imagine canned food, bread, biscuits etc. we gave some out to our groupmates, but it was still a lot. and it was also bulky. so we decided to squeeze our stuff into two bags, so that one guy can carry the food. I got to carry the bag. the heavy bag. on the trek, we had to find these little signboards around pulau ubin with quotes on them. omg, I forgot them alredy. =(. we somehow managed to survive the trek and made our way to the second campsite.
- Rock climbing: at the second campsite, we had to climb a rockwall. me and some friends were assigned to the most challenging side of the rockwall. and only one or two managed to reach the top. and I was one of them. =D our instructor told us that she’ll give us extra time for rest for every person who reached the top. and we got about 23 minutes.(but they were spent cos we were late for a gathering.)
- Sleeping on water: on one of the nights, we set up our tents at some wilderness area. and cos we were the latest to reach the clearing, we took the lousiest area, which was beside a depression... that night, a few minutes after we entered our tents for sleeping, it started raining. we were happy. cos we liked little drizzles which keep temperatures down. lala. then the rain became heavier and heavier. wth. i call it a downpour. and our tent, started flooding. millimeters at a time, it reached a record height of around 7cm... =p especially when our tent was near depression which stored water. so, we decided to put our bags on our lifejackets, so it didnt get soaked. then, we continued enjoying sleeping on our cool "water bed". and it was dam cold, with the rain, wind and flood. but we couldnt wear jackets or longsleeved shirts, cos they'll get wet, so we shivered and tried very hard to sleep through the night. lol. in the morning, there was a stench. of rainwater, mud, soil, perspiration etc. =( in short, the tent was stinky, cold, wet, and disgusting. however bad it was, it was a really memorable night!

We did many other fun stuff, maybe I will add more next time.

I would like to thank my tentmates, Jonathan, Gabriel and PeiYuan for being such nice tentmates. And also for helping me out with stuff like building the tent and cooking, which all of them are so proficient at. cos they are all scouts!!! and I only found out on day 2. I was slow. secondly, I would like to thank my instructor, Cindy. for taking care, teaching and guiding us for the five days we were there. thirdly, I would thank my classmates for going through this obs journey with me. lastly, my family and friends in Singapore for hoping I hav fun, wishing I hav a safe journey, and patiently waiting for my return. thanks!

This is me packing my things back, after that long trek, at night.

This is a photo of the rock wall which i didnt climb. and some peoples' legs and thighs.
Look at how messy the place is.
This is us on the ferry back to the main island of singapore.

(I couldnt take much photos cos they sorta kept our cameras. =p)

2008-01-17T00:04:00.000+08:00

Sry, i havent been updating for some time now. but im busy trying to complete hw and stuff. =(
and i know my blog is like totally problematic and sucky now, therefore im forced to use one of blogger's templates. i will try to correct this when i have a little time. if u wanna tag anything, u can email or sms me. and i will respond ASAP. SORRY! =((((((
i might blog about OBS next time.

2008-01-05T10:20:00.000+08:00

ok, after three days in school, i've met my classmates, most of my teachers and... our sec 3 curriculum. my class is generally fine, but i still see some people being left out and some not being able to communicate or work with people from the other stream.(SE and GE merged this year) i guess things like this will need some time to work out. =) lol, and Im still sitting beside Shaun in class, in the same classroom, on the same sit as last year. what are the chances of this happening? The first few days hav been more slack, since we hav to stand up and introduce ourselves for every lesson, for our classmates and teachers to know us better! (lol, for self introduction, Yuho said his hobby is making new friends!) of course there are some teachers, who are more unfriendly and dont want to know us (we dont want to know them too!), so they start teaching on the first lesson. pfft. and all teachers still take the oppurtunity to giv us homework during our weekends. especially this one, cos we're going for obs the whole of next week, giving us 2 weekends to complete hw. but i think they shouldnt, the weekend before obs is for us to pack and get ready both physically and mentally, and the week after obs is for us to rest and recuperate, before the busy school term really starts. oh well, i guess being in ri has been like this all along. i hope i can make new friends and do well this year!
ok so i'll be leaving for obs on monday, and will only be back on friday. bye!
our obs shirt is nice! =D

oh yea, ri and rjc will be merging, just to let ur know. (rgs gave some reasons for not joining the merge) im not really sure how it will benefit us, but its always good to work together. lol.

2007-12-27T23:32:00.000+08:00

Random post.

suggested to me by Wan Jing since I was feeling bored

Today was boring cos i spent almost the whole day at home. ok, Im at least going out for a jog tmr. In the afternoon, Jack and I felt bored, so we took out our fullmetal alchemist dvds to watch. I still think FMA rocks! Watched some random episodes (its around 20+). Its somewhere around the part where Maes Hughes gets killed and where his family, friends and the whole military attends his funeral. his young daughter was asking his wife why they are burying her 'Daddy', and she said Daddy has a lot of work to finish and was asking her mum to stop them. everyone was crying. wth, it was dam sad and touching. Hughes loved his family and friends so much and is such a good person la. If you watch, you'll understand.

(ok, most of this post is about FMA, but... oh well. its supposed to be random anyway.)

Here's him with Roy. (Hughes on the left, btw)

2007-12-27T22:23:00.000+08:00

yesterday, Jack and I went to our cuzzin’s house in the morning. later, we decided to go to the library, to complete our 30hrs of cip. so after an early lunch, we got to the library and started ‘working’. everything was going on per normal as I was shelving in the children’s section until these two little girls came to me and asked if they could help. I was sorta shocked. so I said hi and asked them if they knew how to. they replied that they learnt from someone last time. so I decided to let them try. handed them one random book each. and… one of them was dam pro. turned, walked and shelved, quickly. the other girl was younger (like in kindergarden) so she took a little longer, but she knew how. I let them shelve the nearer and easier ones, cos I was feeling guilty to let them help me shelve, as it was supposed to be my job. lol, ‘little helpers’ (sounds like santa’s elves). the older girl asked me old one has to be to work there. O.O I didn’t really know, so I said any age. after a while, their mother came and they left. they seemed very enthusiastic (they even said that they wanted to work in the library next time!), but im not so sure bout this when they grow older. just as they left, I went to shelve the adults section and I saw Charmaine! no wait, she saw me first. said hi and stuff. and then I had to continue shelving. later, she had to go to school, so she left. after shelving for a few hours, me and jack left, looking forward to the time the library calls us back for the certs. 30hrs! lol. went back to cuzzin’s house for a lot of fun, and then it’s dinner and farewell.
however, Jack and I didn’t manage to attend the class gathering, which is sad. argh, looked like they had lotsa fun. =(

2007-12-25T22:59:00.000+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Heres wishing everyone all around the world a very happy christmas! (especially students who are going to start schooling very soon.)

2007-12-21T00:58:00.000+08:00

had a 601 class gathering yesterday! (im only posting today cos I was rushing my stupid book report yesterday… it was long and difficult. but I managed to finish and now im relieved and happy! I would be VERY relieved and happy, if I had finished reading my thick 古典小说 too.)

so, the day started with the alarm clock…… NOT ringing and ranging to wake me, or us up. cos I overslept. I rushed to get everything ready and left the house hastily for the class gathering at habourfront. and I got there. 15 minutes late. Im so sry, Darren and Wan Jing, had to make ur wait for so long. xp. we went to search the vivo automated machine thing, and we decided to go to starbucks. but jack and I don’t usually drink coffee, so we had to watch Darren and Wan Jing drink theirs. after they spent their $7.90 on them. we also compared the two cups of coffee, and looked at children outside riding on some fake robotic animals like giraffes, horses and ponies. lol, they looked funny. then we went back to habourfront mrt station to meet up with Delwyn, Yee Shing, Shu Min and Wei Xuan (In order of their arrival, lol).

Next, we went to mac’s for a quick bite. mcflurrys and burgers and fries. oh ya, thanks delwyn! who wanted to treat us but everyone was too full. Someone suggested pool, so we had to look for the closest swimming pool. but was unavailable. so we had to take mrt to dhoby ghaut, which also had a place for pool. Watched Heroes on Delwyn’s Ipod touch on the way there. We went into a place which looked ulu and I found that my seniors, Victor, Han Sheng, and Wen Jie were playing there! (splashing water on one another. lol) And we started playing too. we booked two tables, one for pros, and the other for the beginners. and I of course, could be found there) It was mine, Jack’s and possibly Wan Jing’s, first time playing. we played against Darren, 3v1. lol. Jack was pro lar. didn’t know how, but he was good, sinking lots of balls. And Wan Jing too, two times doing the final sinking of the black ball successfully. whereas, I was not that good, and was only able to handle left-handed shots. xp. but after some games/practises, I got a little better. Later, my seniors wanted to switch players. I was reluctant, but… oh well. after our playing time was up, I bid farewell to my seniors (whom I am going to see later).

we then went to the arcade at plaza sing. and on the way, Shu Min went off, without us knowing. lol, started with Wei Xuan and Wan Jing playing the House of the dead. haha, Wei Xuan was dam happy when he cleared the first area, while Wan Jing failed at the last part. but after he chose his path, it was GAME OVER for him, like quite instantly. cos the zombie jumped on him. lol. then we went to play the basketball shooting game. and I wasn’t used to it and kept using too much force, resulting in the ball bouncing back. hitting Wan Jing once. Sorry! Later, Darren went to play the Drumania thing. I think he accidently chose the easy ones, so he was looking quite sian when playing. lol. While Wei Xuan was whacking the “drums” like some maniac. lol. he battled against dunno who and had a record of 1 win and 1 lose. and I thought it was good workout for him cos he was sweating when he finished. and I was too busy watching others play that I only played one. we then went our separate ways, cos Delwyn and Yee Shing went to World of Sports and we others headed home (without a group photo again…). Thank you Wan Jing and Darren for your presents! Loved them! + the pea pods were nice too! =D

Jack posted our only photo taken there, so i wont post it.
lol heard that there will be a duck tours trip or smthg. isit.

2007-12-19T21:02:00.000+08:00

yesterday, jack and i went to the library for cip work again. but, its only the two of us. cos Wan Jing was down with flu, and Darren’s still overseas (I think he should be back very soon). today’s was weird because we didn’t get to sort the children’s books, which is such a huge section, taking up most of the first floor (considering that there are only two floors). today, we did mostly the general and the adult fiction sections. the adult fiction section is so much easier to shelf as compared to the children’s. im not sure why, but most probably because of tidier shelves, books in better conditions, and less books + shelves. lol.
at around 3+ or 4, while jack and I were entering the lift, Wan Jing appeared suddenly and came with us to the second floor. I was slightly surprised. and then she left after we got to the second floor, since she wasn’t on doing cip. oh ya, we got a fifteen minutes break too! which was like… the first time we got smthg like this. so, jack and I went out of the library to get some food to fill our tummies. and got back. on time. after all that work, we still haven’t reached the 30h mark. =(. maybe we’ll find some time to go soon, again.

argh, books remind me of school…. and homework!
sry, I gtg do my hw now! *rushes to do book report*

2007-12-17T16:37:00.000+08:00

today, as usual, jack and i woke up early in the morning and went to school for cca. we passed by ri, got to the rj track and waited there for others. but our senior smsed and we suddenly remembered that our training was at ri gym. so we ran back to ri. at ri, we found out that the gym was locked. wth, so we had to go to rj (again) for training. we did all the same stuff, but were a little slack, cos coach wasnt there.
after training, we were supposed to for a sec 4 farewell lunch. but all the throws pple didnt attend it cos... dont know if its the bad relations with other sections or that sec 4 throwers just dont wanna attend the lunch or wat. so, all the throwers went to subway for lunch. on the way, we met our captain, Martin, and he went with us! its my first time going to subway, if i dont remember wrongly... so we ate that bread and cookie. after we finished, we went out of the subway (lol) and saw the trackers going to pizza hut for the farewell lunch - last year was a farewell dinner.
not that i dont want to bid our sec4 seniors farewell, but i guess... (cant say)
Sorry. but i promise i will go for the farewell lunch/dinner/breakfast/supper next year!

Farewell, my respected sec4 seniors! I wish all of u the best for your future endeavours! And many thanks for fighting so hard for Raffles all these years! (you might also consider continuing to fight for Raffles in RJ)

2007-12-13T22:24:00.000+08:00

Warning: this post is totally random. And if u do not like philosophical or confusing stuff, then I advise you not to read it. But if u insist, then suit yourself. (I, Jim Tan, shall not be held liable for any headaches or any form of injury inflicted on the reader.)

I have taken up this challenge, of proving an argument/ statement incorrect, to clear a doubt of my friend, Wan Jing.

I quote from her blog:
time=money
time= life
life=money

since our life= our time on earth, and the ever popular saying
goes time=money. is money = life?
-Quote end-

Firstly, I define the [=]. (this might not be accurate, but should be roughly the same)
P1.Time is [as precious as] money.
P2.Time [is needed in] life.

S1.Thus, Money [is needed in] Life.
(note: to get this, one must sorta substitute the terms in the premises.)
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1 ) Note that the two [=]s are actually referring to different forms of equivalence. Therefore, the links are broken. It is difficult and might be incorrect to merge the two premises together, to form the final statement/equation.

Assuming that the equation is smooth,
2) See that there are two definitions of [=] and it is also possible that the final equation is: Money is [as precious as] Life
This has a similar meaning to Money [is needed in] life, but there is a slight difference which is noticeable.
(maybe) 2.5) Also, what if the equations are reversed? They can be reversed since they are equivalent. (Like in maths, 2+3=5 is equivalent to 5=2+3.) It becomes: Life is needed in money. AND Life is [as precious as] money. Is there a difference?

3) Now look at premise No.1: Time is [as precious as] money. This is a popular saying. However, there is another form of the saying, which is: “Time is [more precious than] money.” With this as the premise, the final equation changes. It can become: Life is [more precious than] money. (this is possible because the substitution can still take place)
(Note: This, unlike others cannot be reversed, in this case, into Money is [more precious then] Life, because the link is no longer [=], it is now [>]. Like maths, 5>2 is a correct equation, but 2>5 is not.)

Life is more precious than money. Ok, I agree more with this than “Life is as precious as money.”
There are even more forms of defence and arguments, but my brain is strained and I guess I shall have to stop here.
Lastly, I apologise to those who have read this. To some, I might have been crapping around. Sorry.

2007-12-13T16:19:00.000+08:00

Tuesday was another day at the library. but Darren wasnt there cos he was (and is) in japan. it is still the same duties: shelving, shelf-reading, straightening, and also helping people find the books that they want. this time, I had the chance to shelve at the young people section, which i've never did before. (but Wan Jing got the videos/films section. shes so lucky.) oh ya, this time i felt better, because I managed to be more of help to pple. I helped this woman find enid blyton books, with some help from Jack, cos he looked under the J section which had 2 enid blyton books, while I only found 1 under JP /JS. I also helped a few other pple in finding books for their kids, which made me happy. =) we left slightly earlier and got the chance to walk in the rain. I enjoyed it. X)
Jack and I have also finished watching the 2 studio ghibli movies. I really liked watching both of them. they are simple, everyday-life-ly, but at the same time, emotional and captivating. i find both movies fun to watch. Ghibli movies always leave deep impressions on me. =D I wanna thank them for producing such excellent works.

Whisper of the heart
A shot from The cat returns

2007-12-09T20:34:00.000+08:00

On friday, jack, mum and I went to the dentist for a checkup. cos RI doesnt have a dentist... but I think we should hav one. look, even rosyth has one. haha, could still remember the times I went there. X) anyway, the dentist said that my oral health was good. he used those scary-looking tools to clean my teeth. but i thought the process wasnt that scary. oh ya, and my gums bled. quite a lot. my teeth was also polished. but they dont look much whiter than before. oh well, in short, just remember to brush ur teeth at least twice a day and floss them at least once per day (lol, i can still remember from the health education textbooks/lessons!)
On saturday, I went to granny's house in the evening. after dinner, I went to play my cousins' ps2. we played a naruto game which I didnt know how to read. i think it was narutimate accel. anyway, it was a game which i hav been wanting to play cos the psp version had SO little characters compared to the ps2 version. and it felt good using those characters... first, second, third hokages, drunken lee, chiyo, haku, kurenai, kimimaro, sakon n ukon and the list goes on...
later, we played another bleach game. i think it was bleach blade battlers. this one was fun too, but is more difficult to play. again, i loved using the characters! grimmjow, yammy, urahara, ururu, hinamori... =DD
oh ya, recently, me and jack bought two anime films from studio ghibli: whisper of the heart, and the cat returns, adding to our collection. =D havent finished watching them, but I would like to do so VERY soon!
I just cant get enough of anime + their games!

2007-12-04T11:57:00.000+08:00

yeay! I just completed FF7 crisis core! ITS FUN! (just like other FF games!)

This game totally rocks! although its in jap, but i found a translation on the net. lol. so i managed to completed the story (with understanding). Crisis core is part 3 (i think) of the FF7 compilation. The storyline is intriguing , graphics are awesome, sounds are outstanding, and gameplay is marvellous. and you should try it, whether or not u are a FFF (final fantasy fan)!

The main protagonist of crisis core is Zack. He dreams of becoming a hero, just like the hero in his heart, Sephiroth. Then things will start to complicated in the middle of the game, where he faces both physical and mental challenges... I shall leave the rest for u to find out!

Here are some of the characters in the game, Genesis, Angeal, Zack, Sephiroth, Tseng and Cloud. (left to right)

This is Zack holding the renowned buster sword in the famous pose.

"Never lose your dreams. Also, no matter the situation, never let go of your pride as a SOLDIER." - Angeal, Zack

2007-11-29T20:38:00.000+08:00

class allocations for 2008 is out! =D
I got into 3R.affles!
I think yuho, shaun tan and the other pair of twins are in my class! XD
Im excited that im happy! lol.
Anyway, I hope I can get along well with my classmates next year.

2007-11-26T23:13:00.000+08:00

Today was fun!
Me and Jack had cca in the morning, and we had to buy our sec 3 books + long pants! =D so… we reached amk mrt station a little late for a small gathering with Darren, Wei Xuan, Wan Jing and Yee Shing. We planned on going to Botak Jones’ for lunch, so we took buses there. Only to find that it was moving. Wth. We decided to try out another branch of the botak guy. At Toa Payoh so we took some buses and reached the jtc there. And I don’t know how, but we found Botak Jones. And I ate a lot a lot. Its really filling. That’s y I couldn’t finish the tomatoes. Lol. I also spilt my drink there. I think I was daydreaming then. Xp Wei Xuan and Wan Jing were playing with their food and the vinegar too. Someone asked me to smell the vinegar. So, I started to bring it to my nose. When it reached 15cm away from my nose, I couldn’t stand it. Omg, the vinegar smells like rotten fish in a stinky sock that hasnt been washed for a million years dipped into a pile of cow dung. How fragrant. Wei Xuan went to pour vinegar on Wan Jing’s food… and we left. Running.
We didn’t know what to do, so we flipped coins and it brought us to j8. we went to the arcade to play bishibashi champ. But this time it was more ex.. $1. scammers. (At least me and Jack beat Darren and Wan Jing. Muahaha.... sry.) Wj also bought a psp game for her sis. So kind of her. Next, Wei Xuan generously (or reluctantly) treated us to fondue at Haagen Dazs, after some persuasion from Darren and Wan Jing. LOL. PART OF our Christmas present. Hey, we paid too! Haha. The fondue was nice! =D but I was full and couldn’t really eat much. Thank you, Wei Xuan! I hope ur not sad or smthg. Then it was a random trip to NTUC. To look at everyday items, like instant eggs. Lol.
Today, we ran around a lot. But it was worth it. =D

Jack's plate. CLEAR!

Fondue sticks. Pokey.

Our Fodue!!! =D

I didnt post all the photos, cos some are alredy on Jack's blog.

2007-11-21T19:52:00.000+08:00

sry, i havent updated for quite some time, because of cca, events (like weddings and meetings etc. really!)

today, I couldnt wake up in the morning. cos i sorta forgot to sleep last night. i was lying on my bed and was being unconcious. but not sleeping. dunno whether my eyes were closed or not. but i woke up suddenly and "found out" that i had been daydreaming (or nightdreaming, or dreaming), so i slept. freaky. and, i woke up 10 mins late. however, i reached school early for cca. (but didnt perform at my best) =(

later on the afternoon, me and jack went to watch enchanted at amk hub. i think we're one of the earliest pple to watch this movie. (actually we watched it cos we were being random) the movie was nice, with the blend of fairy tales and reality, and disney. at the start, it was nice, and in the middle, i felt it was too disney-y for a movie. but in the end, everything turned out well, and like all (or most) disney movies, they end with the audience feeling good. lol. oh ya, the popcorn there's too sweet for my liking. (this is in contrast to the one i ate in marina square)

2007-11-15T23:08:00.000+08:00

=D
15th november - hey I did open my mouth, or at least I improved.
today, some 601 pple went for the gathering. namely, Wanjing, Cassandra, Shumin, Tabitha, me, Jack, Delwyn, Yeeshing, Weixuan and Sheryin. we went to marina sq, and we started off with bowling. I didn’t do so well, but heck. I got to laugh at my own gutter balls (and others’ as well). lol. so when I suddenly got a stike, I was surprised. while bowling, we were also cubing. I don’t know why I brought my cube, but I did. lol. we were sorta having cubing lessons. lol. Sheryin and I were teaching Wanjing and Shumin how to solve the cube. but it is quite impossible to learn it within a few hours, so I don’t blame them. and I saw Biquan, my former class prefect, there! he was bowling with some rugby pple I think. haha.

then we went to the arcade. I don’t know how long I haven’t been to an arcade! we played Daytona, but I was noob, and got last for a few rounds of the few rounds we played. I also played the bishi bashi champ thingy. sometimes it was like spamming the buttons, but it was fun, funny and also cheap. I played against jack and Tabitha, and also the machine, and Tabitha was pro and got first. then I went around watching pple play.
next we went to watch the gameplan. the movie was quite good lar. it had action, comedy and was a little touching. pple were spilling popcorn all around me! haha. could see popcorn surrounding me when I was leaving. XD lastly, we went to kbox! haha, I never thought we would go there, but it turned out fine. some of them sing really well! I was so joyful when I saw everyone singing together. lol.
I just want to thank those who came and say that I enjoyed being with everyone of you! 601 rocks! =D

2007-11-14T22:55:00.000+08:00

Your Blog Should Be Blue

Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere.
You tend to avoid conflict - you're more likely to share than rant.
From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Haha, im thinking of changing my blogskin, but im not sure how and what it should be like...

ok, maybe i'll try blue.

2007-11-11T15:40:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, i returned from a cruise trip on board superstar virgo. and since i havent been on a cruise ship before (i think...) , i was sorta excited. the ship was... gimongous. lol. it had 13 stories, swimming pool, cabins, a gym, a lobby, restaurants, shops, theatres, arcade, library etc. its like, you name it, they've got it. each of us got a card which was smthg like an IC in the ship. it proves your identity, and it is used like a credit card as well. my family and i had a cabin as our room for the whole of the journey. and its so cool, with the whole house squeezed into a small cozy cabin and the ocean as the view out of the window. =DThere were many activities, but i guess some didnt fit my liking. i'll talk about a few. i attended two game shows: who wants to be a millionaire, and the price is right. for who wants to be a millionaire, my senior, who is also my cca vice-captain and the deputy head prefect, participated! lol. he was good, he reached 32/64k, pity they didnt give out real money... he won himself a soft toy or smthg. a contestant from australia reached a million dollars! she got hinted by the host, which was unfair. she was (only)good in answering those literature/film questions. the other game show was quite bad, so i sha'nt talk bout it. I also went to watch 2 performances on the ship at night. they were entertaining, with drama, acrobatics, dances and songs. me and jack also borrowed a board game, Trivial Persuit, to play. and it was... difficult(because of the tough questions). but i can imagine a group of GEPers having lotsa fun playing that.On the ship, i saw quite a number of rafflesians. at least 2 from each ri, rjc and rgs. weird. lol. although this trip has been generally quite fun, sometimes it feels boring because of the lack of activities catered to teenagers. =(

well, at least i didnt get seasick.

(i dont know why my eyes are small here)

2007-11-02T23:29:00.000+08:00

time really flies. even without wings.

today we celebrated the last day of sec 2 schooling. and the atmosphere in school was really different. first, we went back to class to get our annual student reports. hehe, the results got moderated, so i did a little better than i thought. =D then, we went down to the atrium for our last year head assembly. not surprising, it was fun! there was prize giving for some cohort competitions, and then there was the lucky draw, in which one lucky person from each class will get a "mysterious prize". lol. (one of the prizes was a big plush toy of the donkey from winnie the pooh. ee-yaw.) we were shown some slide shows of our sec2 photo collection, which also contained our precious memories, and the form teachers' comments on their class. ms hanna's comment was sweet. =D next there was a performance by 2A, their Mov performance, bollywood style! although i couldnt really hear them, it was still humorous, especially with the song and dance. lol. they were the ones who got first for the drama competition. they deserved it. followed by...

Mr Law's (our year head) DANCE!!! haha. he danced to a song, together with mdm hafiza and ms chia. they were dressed in some funny european (i think) costume. there were three parts to their performance and it just got better and better. (the one in the photo was the last part, when he changed his costume slightly, and did some fast and stylish dancing) it was really entertaining to see them dance. its not everyday do u see teachers dancing. we ended the whole session with our batch song, and a large cake! singing the batch song with my friends then seemed exactly like the time we did in the orientation, but it also seemed a whole lot different. its the same song, the same people, the same cohort, the same spirit, but different bonds, different understandings and different time and the different place.

argh, i miss 2D. being in 2D has been very enjoyable and everyone's a friend. hope to cya guys in school next year! ms hanna has also been very kind, nice, supportive, friendly, helpful, understanding.... the list goes on. other teachers hav also been really nice. and i want to thank both the teachers and my classmates for everything. and i mean everything. ms hanna's leaving for further studies, and we are seperating into different classes. i just wanna wish all of them the best in their future endeavours.

2D equals =D

smile!

2007-10-29T21:14:00.000+08:00

The results are out for the drama challenge! in the auditorium, mrs smith was announcing the results from the bottom to the top position. and there was increasing tension. my class was woah-ing after each position. we were like: woah. woah! woah!! woah!!! woah!!!! woah!!!!! and so on....my class got 4th, which is quite commendable. afterall, we're competing against 15 classes. we were really happy, cos our hard work paid off. we've got lollipops and ferrero rocher. lol. but the real fun is actually when we are performing. results are secondary. jack's class got... ok, i think i shouldnt tell. now, for the last week of school... ...

2007-10-24T21:08:00.000+08:00

Ok, i've got my results back. They werent that satisfactory. you wont believe this: my eng, math, sci, and geog all required 1 more % to get into the next grade point. and for my chi and history, i required 2%. omgomgomg. why cant i just get those little percentages... ='(
i will hav to work harder for next year, or else my results will drop again. i just dont understand how some of my classmates can get GPAs of 3.8 or smthg, which is equivalent to ~90%. do they read books and study all day long? some do, some dont. but i truely admire those that dont. it shows that they hav a good balance of work and play, time management, and studying skills, which i really hav to improve on. pls, jim, u have got to improve.
and it has been a long break for my cca trainings. on monday, i went for my first training after the exams... and i didnt do so well. could feel that i deproved and had muscle aches after training. but today, i feel much better, and training was more successful. maybe i would need a few more trainings before i get back to my state before exams. i hav to say that i really like training in TnF. although it's more strenuous, and physically demanding, i still like it. furthermore, my teammates are nice and friendly, and i can get along with them. they, especially jack, has helped me a lot to adapt and learn. I sincerely thank them as i continue to strive for excellence and improvement.
ok, i've got to buck up and put in more effort in both my ccas and studies from now on! =D

2007-10-21T21:17:00.000+08:00

On friday, we had our sec 2 mass swim.
but... it wasnt all that massive. cos many people didnt swim. they sat on the stands and did their own stuff, while others, like me, swam. I deproved! but this isnt surprising considering i havent been swimming for the past year. XP
i swam like... only 20+ laps, and this was fewer than last year's which was 30+ laps. nvm, at least i swam. lol, only 4 pple in my class swam. maybe i'll swim more during the holidays...
also, the end of friday marks the end of our post-exam activities, and we are gonna get our papers back on monday. i hope i dont get a heart attack or smthg. I hope i (and whoever's reading) get good results! =D

2007-10-15T19:57:00.000+08:00

ok, the EOYs hav ended.
and a second ago, it seemed like i was still suffering under piles of books...
so, isit good that the exams hav ended?
i dont know.
but i shall assume that it is, because everyone likes holidays, right?

for the past, 300 days or so, I felt really busy. now, im feeling much better, having time to rest, relax and rejoice. but because of this, it feels a little weird.
weird, nvm, i guess i should just forget about this.

haha, ri's having holidays till wed, so it was, and will be a good rest. then, we're getting back our results. i hope i dont do too badly. Xp I hope everyone's enjoying themselves after the exams!

2007-09-21T22:16:00.000+08:00

On wed, our class performed our MoV drama production at the lecture theatre. In the course of the last two months, each class had to create their own adaptations of specific parts of the play, make a production, and finally perform it. My main role in this drama production is as the scriptwriter. of course, there are other scriptwriters as well. we chose an egyptian setting, which we thought was unique and very different from venice, the original setting. we felt that it was interesting to portray this scene in a different light. it was really cool to see our own adaptation of MoV come alive in our performance. My class was lucky to get the climax of the play, the trial scene. I felt that we had put in a lot of effort into this performance, and we did well(hehe, so our eng grades would be good XD). In the play, i also had a minor role as a servant. and i was supposed to fan the pharoah. lol. (but i really liked the big peacock-feathered fan that the props department made.) The whole class deserves to be commended!

2007-09-09T21:33:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, i went to watch 'brave story'!! And it was really nice. there are not many anime movies that reach singapore screens, so i wanted to watch this one badly (the previous one was paprika, but was rated nc16, so i couldnt catch it). the animation was great. and i liked the characters, cos they were cute lol. even their music was great, i especially liked their ending song, i think its titled smthg like ketsui no asa ni. although the storyline isnt very clear-cut, but it is still able to bring out the theme of the story and is still entertaining. =D

Today, i went to help out with the singapore tnf open. although it wasnt easy, with officials screaming at me sometimes, and also standing under the hot sun for hours, i still felt that it was a good experience, as i got the chance to witness pros run, jump and throw. and they were really good! there were both local and foreign sportsmen. and some countries included japan, thailand, australia and thailand. i helped, mostly with the javelin competitions, and learned quite a lot too, by observing and learning from the officials and sportsmen. talking with my team mates was fun too! but i had to say, some pple (juniors) from my school were like disgracing our school by playing truant... for example, they threw around glass bottles containing drinks meant for the sportsmen and officials, and broke some.X( anyway, today was fruitful, and i enjoyed the time there. (although i got sunburnt)

2007-09-03T15:58:00.000+08:00

last friday was teachers day celebration. and i was happy (i hope the teachers are too). in ri, we watched "ri tv"!!! and it was dam nice! we had like... this video which had people acting like they were from pokemon (with really funny pokemon battles). advertisements. performances. quizzes on teachers. lol.
then, sheryin, jack, yeeshing and i went back to rosyth. but we werent allowed to enter until 2. i was ok with that. but i didnt like the security guard's face. he acted all tall and mighty and there was this invisible message written on his forehead: SEE MY UNIFORM?! I AM IN CHARGE OF THIS PLACE AND I WANT U PPLE TO SCRAM! wait. i couldnt have seen it. and the message was too long, it would have stretched to his nose. anyway, we decided to go to sheryin's house to rest before heading back to rosyth. but yeeshing had to go for squash training, so he left first. at sheryin's house, we played some random games and then went for lunch. then darren called and so we went to meet him in school.
in rosyth, i sat down with my friends and talked. i saw a lot of familar faces which brings back some memories. actually i wanted to talk to some of them, but wasnt sure whether they remembered me. as for others, maybe i felt a little awkward. then mrs ng came and we went to talk to her (or she came and talked to us). it was nice to see her. afterall, she really help me a great lot. next, we went up to the canteen to hav a drink. rosyth's canteen is small, i couldnt help but compare it to ri's. everyone was tired and so we decided to return home.
=D i wish all teachers, (a happy teacher)'s day!

2007-08-25T01:24:00.001+08:00

ahh, finally! the tests hav ended and i feel much relieved... but then... its time for projects. Xp
some of you might hav heard about my plans for cca change. im joining track n field. currently, my track n field teacher is trying to get my NP teacher to release me, so that i can join, and i thank him for that. i know that this might be shocking to some, but i guess i dont really hav interest in NP. so this change might be good. i also find track n field quite fun. however, there are also some setbacks. firstly is to catch up with the standards of other sec 2s which is tough because of the late start in trainings. secondly is to make friends with new cca mates. thirdly, is that i hav to sorta 'leave' some friends from NP. but, i still hope that i stay in good relations with them. forthly, is that my cca points would be lower because of this change.
argh. looks like i just hav to wait patiently for my results.

2007-08-18T23:34:00.000+08:00

last friday, i went for a 601 class gathering. we met at bishan mrt station, and i found that many pple didnt come. =( was it because we didnt manage to inform everyone? (if its because of this, then im really sorry) or was it because they simply couldnt bother? some came, but didnt like our itenary, so they left and did their own stuff. or maybe they didnt know... i feel that its a class gathering, so... even if one doesnt like the itenary or watever, one should still go and at least try to catchup/bond with old classmates.
nvm.
but the class gathering wasnt all that bad. we had enough pple for some games. like captains ball. it was fun, considering i havent played captains ball for like more than a year le. and playing with old classmates is a bonus. we also played this 'werewolf' game which was quite fun, cos we had enough pple. its difficult to explain the rules here, but its smthg like the 'polar bear' game, where pple sit in a circle and get to 'sleep'. we also ate together at long john's. and also went bowling. omg, im lousy at bowling, so dont ask how much i got. XP i really liked talking with my friends, even when i didnt say much.
i hope that our next class gathering would be a good one though...

2007-08-06T23:00:00.000+08:00

my school held our annual X-country championships last fri. we went to bedok reservior instead of the usual macritchie cos it was under renovation i think. and so i ran. i found that other pple from my batch were dam pro. they were like sprinting all the way. i got 36th position and jack, 37th. we only met each other when we were reaching the finishing line. jack tried to catch up, but i chionged. =P sry jack. actually my performance this year wasnt that satisfactory, but at least i improved. i was so happy when i finished the race. i clutched the number token tightly in my palm and wiped off my perspiration rolling down my face. jack handed me a packet of drink, and i would like to thank him. i needed it. i couldnt even see my surroundings then. when it was our turn, we exchanged the token for a badge. yay, top 50! we looked at the badge, and we thought that it was worth it. Shaun was looking glum, so i went to chat with him. he was sad that he didnt get top 50 and had let many pple down. i told him that if he had tried his best, then there's no worry, no regrets. just train more, and he will be able to do it next year. Dont fret, Shaun!

yay, i didnt fall this year! =D

2007-07-30T00:35:00.000+08:00

yesterday, i went to watch the NDP preview. i thought it was impressive and unique, cos it is a change from the stadium. it was at the marina, which was so refreshing with the breeze in your face. =D the performances was also more interesting, for example, the navy/marine performances was possible with the water. there was also the fighter jet performance, which was cool, forming images in the sky. but my fav was the fireworks!! it was just so amazing with the fireworks just in front of you. and the NDP bag was creative as well. the bags were made up of strips with zippers which could be removed and zipped together. and so, you can hav your own combination of colours when u exchange the colours with others. i feel more like a singaporean after watching the parade, hehe.

2007-07-27T23:50:00.000+08:00

this week of tests are finally over...
but wats after this? the next week of tests! =p
i hope i get good results.
Baloo's back for two weeks!!! the whole class is happy, as we met our 'long time no see' friend studying in dubai. it is always a pleasure listening to him cos he is so dramatic. lol. and this time, he told me about cars he saw and rode in, in dubai, which are all dam expensive!!! sheryin, being a car fanatic, was green. with envy. also, i try to help him with studies here, as he would not be used to this after schooling in dubai.
anyway, tmr, i will be going to watch the national day parade preview. lol. and this year's celebration/preformance seems more interesting than previous years'. oh yea, must dress in red. and white. (i think i will look weird. XD)

2007-07-18T17:15:00.000+08:00

just came back from school... had to go for this chinese tea appreciation thingy, but it was boring, so i left a little earlier. and i guess i know enough about tea alredy. XD
yesterday was so many pple's birthday. it was my sis', peijia's, zhi wei's and shaun's granny's. i celebrated my sis' birthday, together with my family. and we were really happy.=D cos she just returned to singapore, for her summer holidays, and we havent seen her for such a long time. looks like i should spend some time catching up with her, hehe.
also, on monday, i completed the last NP dry shoot session (we use revolvers, instead of normal pistols and rifles). yay, now i can go for the classification shoot! now i can aim quite well (but i cant beat charmaine, of course), but it didnt come without hard work. i am right-handed, but my 'master eye' is my left, thus it was quite difficult to aim. so i decided to use my left hand instead. i spend some time trying to get used to using my left arm and i did it! shooting is quite fun, but my classification shoot wouldnt be until next year, if im not wrong...

2007-07-02T14:13:00.000+08:00

argh! sry, i havent been updating my blog for quite some time. ever since school reopened, i have been trying to finsh my hw (reading yuefeizhuan, MoV, all the zuowens, projects) and getting myself into the "studying mode".
classmates... pratically the same. but its so fun being with them. XD
my geog and science teacher changed. my geog teacher is mr wong, an ex-rafflesian, and he speaks with superb clarity and precision. lol. my science (or bio) teacher is mr teo. i think hes our prefect master. but hes quite fun in class la. (says lots of interesting things)
lol. after going for three days of school, we had a five day break. becos of staff training n youth day! haha. oh yea, i wish all the youths in the world a happy youth day!

youth:
1.the condition of being young.
2.the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young.
3.the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm.
4.the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence.
5.the first or early period of anything: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
6.young persons collectively.
7.a young person, esp. a young man or male adolescent.

Youth is a time of great advantages which must be seized and best made of. =D

2007-06-17T17:38:00.000+08:00

omg, time passes so quickly. im left with the last week of the holidays to finish my homework and assignments... =(
anyway, jack returned to singapore on monday! and i am happy. =D
dun ask why, it's obvious. and for the last few days, i have been spending my time watching animes and playing comp games with jack. (i know im slacking!!!) cos nver see him for such a long time le, so we got to "bond". lol. sounds weird eh? nvm.
today is also Father's Day! I wish all fathers in the world, a Happy Father's Day! ESPECIALLY MY DAD! (no offense to other fathers, in all parts of the world).

ok, i got to start chionging my work. cya.

2007-06-13T10:00:00.000+08:00

yesterday, i went for yet another course. SANA (singapore anti-narcotics association, i think) course. so i went to school early in the morning, only to find that were other schools there at our school! (ok, so maybe i wasnt that early...) there was kuo chuan, bishan park, pierce, CHIJ st nicks and cat high. we entered the LT and... i was feeling a little bad because that LT we were using wasnt in a very good condition. =(
we then got divided into groups, mixing us with other schools, ensuring that everyone doesnt get grouped with anyone from your own school. we than watched some videos and listened to talks, with some breaks in the middle. after lunch, which wasnt too bad, we got scolded by our area officers and had to clean up the canteen... ok, i guess we deserved it. we then went for our formal SANA test. then we had a role play which was quite fun. in our groups, we had to come up with a skit like thingy to pass the messages of anti-drug abuse. my groupmates were very nice, so we did a really good job (lol, snow white in crime watch) and we got third. hey, its a good achievement, considering the number of groups. good job, Bravo 1! and then the course ended. but there was an assignment that we hav to do. transfer agent... if i come to u, then u will know what the assignment is about.
I feel that was a good course as we learnt a lot about drugs and also got a chance to interact with other schools, which we hav to work with in the future, for bigger projects.

2007-06-10T14:28:00.000+08:00

yesterday, i went to watch ocean's 13. and it was good! the plot is a tiny bit unrealistic, but its still really exciting to watch them plot the downfall of a casino, named Bank. $_$. and the slogan was cool too. "What are the odds of getting even? Thirteen to one." with a picture of a dice. lol. pun-play. although this is the third movie in the series, i dont think u hav to watch the first two to enjoy it.

2007-06-08T21:11:00.000+08:00

can anyone believe it. today was my FIRST school event since the holidays started. cos my cca just... stops during holidays, which might be good/bad. so, i went for my civil defence course for NP from 9-3. the yishun fire station was the venue of the course. NP from kuo chuan was also there. we learned about first aid, fire fighting, CPR etc. lastly, we took a test which had some commonsensical questions and some questions-which-i-dunno-the-answer. hopefully i can get a badge. the medic guy who taught us CPR was funny. he kept joking, saying what "hey dun kiss the dummy pls", "what are you looking at?" (when he asked someone to repeat the steps. and he was doing the breathing check, cos u hav to look at the person's chest. rise.)
btw, now, im officially a lance corp le!=D i just received my rank and some badges at the previous parade. (but they didnt giv me the rank immediately cos of some admin stuff) they also owe me some badges...
finally... one ikan bilis on my shoulder.

2007-06-06T21:13:00.000+08:00

yay. a few days ago, i was bored, so i went to do some gunbounding and... i reached a new height! and its not about the ranks because ranks will drop, sadly (especially for me who cant play much after the holidays). i got a new highest damage done, 1385! =D

This is me with my really old (but trusty) avatars:
This is the new set that comes for free when u create a new account. (which i did) =P
And i also joined a guild with a funny symbol that look like this: . lol. And my guildmates are all damn pro, especially in bunging. Furthermore, they all hav their own bunging suits. Biggies and JDs are a forte.

2007-06-03T20:30:00.000+08:00

argh... my holidays seem kinda bad. cos of boredom, mostly. can anyone suggest things i can do to save this state of me? =)

im was so bored that i decided I go for jogs when im bored. lol. anyway, i wanna sweat all those "toxins" that i've accumulated, out of my body.

im also anxiously waiting for every next episode of naruto to come out, cos... it's really good. after watching episodes from shippuuden, i sorta miss the old naruto a little. so heres a pic for everyone (including me) to enjoy.

2007-06-01T20:46:00.001+08:00

omg. y cant i just sit down and do my holiday hw?!!! y do i find it so difficult?!!! X(
heck. i dun wanna talk bout it...
also, jack just left for a learning journey to china... for bout 10 days.
and so... i temporarily hav one less company, companion and comrade. X(
hope u enjoy urself though!
to add on, i've been eating too much junk and exercising too little... and i think im falling ill... X(

anyway, i think there are lots of good movies coming out this holidays (or somewhere around this holidays) like: oceans thirteen, shrek 3, pirates if the carribean 3, spiderman 3 and harry potter and the order of the phoenix. and i wanna watch them! =D
k, whether or not the holidays start well, i gotta make the nest out of the it!
note to self: just dun fall sick or else this would fail.

2007-05-26T21:51:00.000+08:00

hey everybody! im back from malaysia! we spent four freakin fun (haha, im better than someone in alliteration, no offence) days with our batch mates in this montage.i dont think i can tell u about the whole four days of this trip because it will take... very long. maybe i shall tell u with many thousand words. because pictures do so. lol.

Random pic in the bus which i travelled on, for the whole trip.

My roommates: the psychologist and the psycho (there's still one more)

A pic of us trekking

The view from my hotel room window

Groupmates fighting for sugarcane (lol)

Us watching an exciting game in which we control remote controlled cars with darts and balloons on them and, u know the rest...

A pic of Mush as a groom at a malay 'wedding' at a village we visited for homestay (sry, Mush!)

Us trekking in an extremely tough trek.

The beginning of the treetop walk...

Look at the height! (and the bridge is shaky!)

Us at the chocolate house with manymanymany chocolates! (i bought some for my family and friends - but dun know how to pass it to some friends...)

A pic from the KL tower. I look down on all of u! MUAHAHA! jkjk.

A fountain at the bottom of the tower.

My friends at Putrajaya. Left - My other roommate, who is very friendly. Right - My bro's classmate, who is also my groupmate.

This pic is dedicated to Qiao Yu. Hope u hav a safe trip to Shanghai. Farewell! (the second person who is migrating from my class)

At the Batu caves (the cave was so BIG! with many stalagmites, stalagtites and rocks. lol)

I was looking through the pics in the camera... and found that there wasnt any pics of me except for this one. i guess i forgot to take pics of myself... i was also hesitating whether or not i should post this, cos it looks... nvm.
(actually i took a lot more pictures, but i cant possibly post them all)

anyway, i took loads of pictures and memories. made loads of friends and mistakes. had loads of successes and fun. (its amazing i was allowed to bring so much things across the immigration check. cos i thought my luggage would be overweight. i guess its because i left my money and my footsteps there. lol.) i thank my teachers, my guides, my friends for everything they did for me there! Thank you!

2007-05-20T15:34:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was the RI open house! and i was there, with some other NP cadets, as a road marshalls. at first, i thought i had to direct cars or smthg, but it was actually to greet the guests, help and guide them to where they r supposed to go. we were situated near the entrances of the school (so there wasnt much shade). i dunno why, but i liked interacting with the guests. so... i did not take much breaks and... got sunburnt. (Xp) And the sunburn marks are funny becos of my uniform, like the V-shaped mark below my neck. many of my teammates kept slacking... a few were playing gameboy adv sp in the hall, many were walking around the school, and some were chatting and eating in the canteen. i think jeson was the only one who did duty with me for the whole 8 hours. thanks. although there are no obvious rewards, i think i hav got three. i contributed to the school, did my part for my cca and got a free lunch.
i was also trying to get the white raffles band, but failed. the bands are cool. i think it was unfair lor. the ushers got the raffles band + a free open house shirt... and they were under shelter the whole time. not like the NP cadets, who had been under the sun, trying our best to help the guests hav a good experience in our school. ok, maybe not all of us, but i think we should still get smthg small, like that band!!! ok, nvmnvmnvm. i shall stop thinking about it.
anyway, i recently had a NP parade, from which i collected two of my badges. but... there was a mistake in their administration, so i did not get my rank and a badge. i think i will only be getting them after the holidays... other badges of mine havent been sent to our school by the hq. =( and so... kenji kept suan-ing me, saying his rank is higher than me, has more badges... blar.
yesterday was also my grandma's birthday. so, my family and our relatives all went to a restaurant to celebrate. the food there was nice! after finishing the dishes, we took out the birthday cake. the candles were lit and we sang the birthday song! we then sliced the cake and filled our already filled tummy. my grandma might be old, but she is an active, kind and (very) friendly woman. i often look up to her for her attitude and character. i think she should win the what best senior citizen award or smthg.

2007-05-18T22:40:00.000+08:00

I know, I havent been updating my blog for a month or so. Its because my internet connection faced some problems... then, my comp. so i had to solve all this problems before i can continue to blog. now, the situation of my internet connection is good. my comp, quite ok. but i dont know when they will crash again. X(
Anyway, i will be going to the sec 2 malaysian montage next week, so i wont be blogging or going online or anything. and also, my next post will most probably be on the malaysian montage (and u can expect some photos). if u wanna know, im in grp c1 and my teacher in-charge is mr chong (muscular guy). lol. and. after the montage... its the holidays!!!
*not forgetting the holiday homework =(

2007-05-05T16:44:00.000+08:00

today, i went to school early in the morning to participate in the special olympics flag day event. i collected my can, and took a bus to tampines (our collection area) with some NP friends. we then started going around to ask for donations. at first, i didnt really know how to ask, but after a while, i got used to it and could do it much better. i decided not to keep moving around and stay at one place, so that it is easier to collect donations. i situated myself somewhere near the tampines MRT station cos i thought many pple would surely go there. and i was right. i definately collected more money there than just wondering around. i dont know why, maybe because this is my first time, but i sorta liked collecting donations. so i didnt even get a break and stood there getting donations for nearly 4 hours. X) in the end, i collected more money than many other cadets. and my stickers hav ALL been given away! i returned to school at bout 12nn.
through this event i found that singapore is quite a warm and kind society afterall. many pple donated willingly and some even empathized with us having to work so hard for charity. and it was cute when some couples gav their young kids coins and told them to drop it into my can. ^^
(however, some pple saw us like "ghosts". they didnt want to get near us. some just ignored us. some even criticised us! but i guess u cant expect everyone to be kind and friendly, so nvm.)im really happy today, becos i did something to help the unfortunate. cos it has been long since i did so the last time.

2007-05-05T16:38:00.000+08:00

Yesterday seemed to be a really bad day. but i soon found out that it wasnt as bad as i thought.

health booklet
i was supposed to bring my health booklet, but i forgot. X( i would hav gotten scolded by ms hanna, but she was in a real good mood,so she said i could bring it on the next day. hehe.

2.4km run
i had to run napfa 2.4km when my legs are painful. and very unluckily, under the scorching sun (which was so bright that i couldnt even see where i was running.) but my PE teacher said he couldnt control the weather, and we had to run no matter what. so we reluctantly ran. i paced with yuho who had amazing stamina (despite his size). he run with me all the way, until the last length of the track of the last lap. he said he was tired and let me go ahead. although i did, i was sad that he couldnt finish the run with me. so, i ended up first (currently, cos some pple havent ran yet) and yuho, second. my timing was about 10.3 mins so i got an A. yay!
Final score for NAPFA: 28 points, Gold. =D

Chinese compo test
after recess, we had our chinese compo test which i was so worried about. (i was mugging real hard during recess) but in the end the topic we got, was easy! and i could finish it without much difficulties. hope i get good marks anyway.

These are how the bad things took a turn to the good side. maybe i shouldnt worry too much in the future.

by the way, i have finished watching naruto and started naruto: shipuuden!

2007-05-03T16:25:00.000+08:00

Last sunday, my family and i went to saomu. we met up with our relatives at my uncle's house and went to sao mu together. Everything was fine just that the smoke keeps getting into my eyes.
"Argh! i cant see!" - Carl (in the jimmy neutron movie when he accidently sprayed his own eyes with his inhaler. lol)
After that my famly decided to visit some farms. Although some of the farms were quite boring, it was a good experience as we hardly ever go to these places, especially with relatives. =)

On monday (no school, cos of our achievements), i met up with bennah at simei to do our science assignment. I was amazed that he actually got the materials ready! cos sometimes hes quite... slack. (sry, Xp) So, we completed our assignment quite easily, except for some minor parts. I also had lunch and dinner with him and his family. It was some great dinning experience! (we had a disscussion about lychees and longans at dinner, cos they hav similar flesh and i forgot how their skins look like.) although there was a lot of hard and tiring work, I had a really enjoyable day and i thank them very much.