I think life just doesn't like me.
But no. I will be strong. This entire facade is nothing more than a simple transaction. There's a job that needs doing, I am the most suitable (and most convenient) person for it, and hence I am obliged to do it. Oh well.
*grits teeth*
I suppose there is nothing wrong with doing my team a favour. It's sorta bad to tell people that I've been sitting on the bench in the team for 2 years. Anyway, it ain't much better to tell others that I came in only because another first-team member has moved out.
Second best. Nothing more.
Anyway, back to business.
Today was OK. Messed up physics quiz AGAIN, despite studying 3+ hours for it. Ergh. Screwed. Had a talk with Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell, which was kinda funky. Haha, then stats lesson for the end of the day.
Gavel... nothing much to say I guess.
Went to get membership for gym after school! Haha yays, now time to start planning how to train myself - and stick to the plan. Zzz. This is gonna be hard...
*frustrated from the enigma puzzle* Thanks Zhao Ye. -.-
Btw everyone should see Nicholas Ho's solving of the 5x5x5 rubrik cube. =D
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Haven't been blogging
Yeah, these days have not been blogging much. Been sleeping early for the past 2 nights or so to catch up a little with sleep (which unfortunately caused me to procrastinate like mad the next day and made me feel damn guilty). Lol. Anyway...
Lets see, shall start with Monday then.
Monday was OK. Start of the week and all... went for SPF interview at New Phoenix Park in the afternoon, skipping stats and english class. Haha. The interview was OK I guess, but I was quite taken aback when they asked me to "introduce myself" as an opening question. I was expecting something... tougher? I don't know. Maybe I'm thinking too much again.
Went back to school for debate training, which resulted in me having to take cab back because I was super super late. Hahaha, it was terrible - I had to spend 11+ bucks to get back - but I guess I didn't have much of a choice. Debate started pretty late, and ended pretty late too. Met our new debate coach. She's... quite nice I guess. But gah, the training was exhausting. =(
Tuesday: Nothing much to speak of I guess. Got back two physics quizzes, and surprisingly, I didn't fail Mr Lim's quiz. Whee? Haha, had stats test in the afternoon, which was pretty disappointing because I was frantically rushing the last part like mad and couldn't check my answers to see if I covered all the loose ends. Felt damn guilty after that... lol. Heck lah.
Econs lesson was straight after that. Man I was like, about to drop dead already lah. Long day without any breaks leh... wanna die already. T.T
In the end, I didn't do much work at home when I got back and I went straight to sleep... and as a result I had to rush my work early on Wednesday morning - namely IR stuff (speaking about IR, I've been working on the freaking SSEF poster for almost every night I can think of and submitting it at least half a dozen times to Dr Seah. Zzz) - and then ended up late in school. In my haste, I accidentally dropped my phone on the pavement outside school and now it is SCRATCHED. NEW phone somemore. Haiz. Almost wanted to cry le. T.T
The talk was OK, though people were telling me it was a repeat talk conducted when we were in Year 3. Lol, I have absolutely no impression of the talk being previously conducted for us before. No matter, haha. Oh, BrightSparks came down to talk to us too... haha. I like their magazine. Very nice and has lots of info for scholarships and stuff. Kinda excited I guess.
Was asking around, and it seems not everyone is really keen for a scholarship, especially when there is a bond involved... lol. Ah well, I guess for me it's OK, since I've got not much preference on where I want to work in future, and I'll settle for any jobs that is provided to me. Haha. Simply put, a rice bowl to fill my stomach will be sufficient for the moment. Shall leave other things till then to decide. =P
Had council meeting, which was quite depressing because it was something like a session to get updated about the status of SLI, which I'm quite... well, intrigued about. The progress has been, well, not to my expectations, but still getting along fine I guess. Then went to see Dr Seah to rehearse our presentation. Dunno why, but I seem to constantly get the jitters whenever I present to her. Keep having this inferiority complex somehow. Zzz. With that over, I headed over for chem O lesson at NUS. The lesson was on spectroscopy! Haha, covered most of the stuff before, but it was good for revision. Could do some of the practice problems the lecturer gave us (though I suspect those are just the easier ones), which was quite heartening. And for once I DIDN'T SLEEP at all throughout the lesson! Yay! =D
Had dinner at Swensons after that - chem department's treat for chem O results! Lol was really fun. Ying Zhen, Weiling, Zhao Ye, Ernest, Meiying, and I were there with Mr Murali, Dr Yong, and Ms Koh to eat. Prof Lai joined us a little later too! Had a great time chatting and eating dessert - and I swear I will go for a less sugary alternative when going for chocolate icecream. Eating sticky chewy chocolate is SINFUL. T.T
Again, I fell asleep before completing all my work.
Today! Ah yes, thank goodness for free periods! Got the first part of the day to study for calculus test, which I think I did rather OK. Damn the integration of tan(x). >.<
Then after that Ying Zhen, Yuheng and I went to present our poster to Mr Goh. Felt more confident this time, now that I don't have Dr Seah breathing down my neck (LOL). And I did quite OK. Should learn to handle Q&As better though... I sound a lot like Reico whenever I explain things. Super longwinded and draggy. Gee. =\
Was late for stats class, but heck. Chi-square distributions are chicken feet. We did it for our IR, what can I say? =)
Econs. Elasticity. The concepts are getting harder and harder to grasp... Wonders if I will still have the motivation to continue into the econs module next sem? Haha.
Dance! I think I got waltz already. Finally grasped the steps, though I think Zhao Ye still doesn't trust my directions entirely. Can't blame her. After all, I'm not as good a dancer as Bryan. Haha. OK I think she'll kill me for this. Samba was... well, a different taste I suppose. Weiling got tickled at the waist by Mikel, and speaking of which, that reminds me to kill him sometime soon.
Oh, and happy birthday to Mikel. I want to kope his DS. =D
Debate training again. This time I was unprepared. Did terribly lah... felt like crap after that. Well, at least I learnt something valuable about the teammates we have in our debate team. *winks at Royston Tan*
Ah well. Need to go revise physics soon. What the hell do I do for tomorrow's discussion then? Gah. Need to read up.
Lets see, shall start with Monday then.
Monday was OK. Start of the week and all... went for SPF interview at New Phoenix Park in the afternoon, skipping stats and english class. Haha. The interview was OK I guess, but I was quite taken aback when they asked me to "introduce myself" as an opening question. I was expecting something... tougher? I don't know. Maybe I'm thinking too much again.
Went back to school for debate training, which resulted in me having to take cab back because I was super super late. Hahaha, it was terrible - I had to spend 11+ bucks to get back - but I guess I didn't have much of a choice. Debate started pretty late, and ended pretty late too. Met our new debate coach. She's... quite nice I guess. But gah, the training was exhausting. =(
Tuesday: Nothing much to speak of I guess. Got back two physics quizzes, and surprisingly, I didn't fail Mr Lim's quiz. Whee? Haha, had stats test in the afternoon, which was pretty disappointing because I was frantically rushing the last part like mad and couldn't check my answers to see if I covered all the loose ends. Felt damn guilty after that... lol. Heck lah.
Econs lesson was straight after that. Man I was like, about to drop dead already lah. Long day without any breaks leh... wanna die already. T.T
In the end, I didn't do much work at home when I got back and I went straight to sleep... and as a result I had to rush my work early on Wednesday morning - namely IR stuff (speaking about IR, I've been working on the freaking SSEF poster for almost every night I can think of and submitting it at least half a dozen times to Dr Seah. Zzz) - and then ended up late in school. In my haste, I accidentally dropped my phone on the pavement outside school and now it is SCRATCHED. NEW phone somemore. Haiz. Almost wanted to cry le. T.T
The talk was OK, though people were telling me it was a repeat talk conducted when we were in Year 3. Lol, I have absolutely no impression of the talk being previously conducted for us before. No matter, haha. Oh, BrightSparks came down to talk to us too... haha. I like their magazine. Very nice and has lots of info for scholarships and stuff. Kinda excited I guess.
Was asking around, and it seems not everyone is really keen for a scholarship, especially when there is a bond involved... lol. Ah well, I guess for me it's OK, since I've got not much preference on where I want to work in future, and I'll settle for any jobs that is provided to me. Haha. Simply put, a rice bowl to fill my stomach will be sufficient for the moment. Shall leave other things till then to decide. =P
Had council meeting, which was quite depressing because it was something like a session to get updated about the status of SLI, which I'm quite... well, intrigued about. The progress has been, well, not to my expectations, but still getting along fine I guess. Then went to see Dr Seah to rehearse our presentation. Dunno why, but I seem to constantly get the jitters whenever I present to her. Keep having this inferiority complex somehow. Zzz. With that over, I headed over for chem O lesson at NUS. The lesson was on spectroscopy! Haha, covered most of the stuff before, but it was good for revision. Could do some of the practice problems the lecturer gave us (though I suspect those are just the easier ones), which was quite heartening. And for once I DIDN'T SLEEP at all throughout the lesson! Yay! =D
Had dinner at Swensons after that - chem department's treat for chem O results! Lol was really fun. Ying Zhen, Weiling, Zhao Ye, Ernest, Meiying, and I were there with Mr Murali, Dr Yong, and Ms Koh to eat. Prof Lai joined us a little later too! Had a great time chatting and eating dessert - and I swear I will go for a less sugary alternative when going for chocolate icecream. Eating sticky chewy chocolate is SINFUL. T.T
Again, I fell asleep before completing all my work.
Today! Ah yes, thank goodness for free periods! Got the first part of the day to study for calculus test, which I think I did rather OK. Damn the integration of tan(x). >.<
Then after that Ying Zhen, Yuheng and I went to present our poster to Mr Goh. Felt more confident this time, now that I don't have Dr Seah breathing down my neck (LOL). And I did quite OK. Should learn to handle Q&As better though... I sound a lot like Reico whenever I explain things. Super longwinded and draggy. Gee. =\
Was late for stats class, but heck. Chi-square distributions are chicken feet. We did it for our IR, what can I say? =)
Econs. Elasticity. The concepts are getting harder and harder to grasp... Wonders if I will still have the motivation to continue into the econs module next sem? Haha.
Dance! I think I got waltz already. Finally grasped the steps, though I think Zhao Ye still doesn't trust my directions entirely. Can't blame her. After all, I'm not as good a dancer as Bryan. Haha. OK I think she'll kill me for this. Samba was... well, a different taste I suppose. Weiling got tickled at the waist by Mikel, and speaking of which, that reminds me to kill him sometime soon.
Oh, and happy birthday to Mikel. I want to kope his DS. =D
Debate training again. This time I was unprepared. Did terribly lah... felt like crap after that. Well, at least I learnt something valuable about the teammates we have in our debate team. *winks at Royston Tan*
Ah well. Need to go revise physics soon. What the hell do I do for tomorrow's discussion then? Gah. Need to read up.
Monday, February 25, 2008
IOUs
I just realized I seem to owe people lots of things... rawr. *sees pocket burn*
Ah well. Guess I'm the type who's a bit careless with the money that goes into my pocket. T.T
Better start saving and putting the money away. I've not been saving enough for the past few weeks already. What if I can't buy presents in the later part of the year? How how how? Lol...
OK. Shall get down to studying stats soon.
Ah well. Guess I'm the type who's a bit careless with the money that goes into my pocket. T.T
Better start saving and putting the money away. I've not been saving enough for the past few weeks already. What if I can't buy presents in the later part of the year? How how how? Lol...
OK. Shall get down to studying stats soon.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sick of school
Have you ever come to the stage where school work just gets so sickening that you don't feel like going to school anymore? Sigh.
Screw this. Time to bathe and do calc.
Screw this. Time to bathe and do calc.
Haha...
Oops. I slacked for the entire day. I think I shall do my work soon (stares at the clock)
Woke up at 11am and had brunch. Then, mum and I headed down to tessensohn road to sign up for CSC membership... only to realize when we got there that the office was actually CLOSED. Shit. My bad for not reading the website properly. T.T
So we returned home after wasting a trip out (ok not totally wasted. We still got lunch). Was trying to do my bio prac, but got distracted with life expectency and how it is calculated - there has been some talk about increase in age of full CPF withdrawal to 80 years, based on the idea that Singaporeans are "generally living longer", and the government has kindly quoted some stats for us, namely life expectancy. Haha. Then again, for those who are statistically trained, we'll probably know that the life expectancy tells us close to nothing about how long we can live - except maybe the probability of dying at a certain age. Haha...
Unfortunately. I've still no freaking clue as to the exact means of calculating life expectancy. For instance, the wikipedia article mentions a formula, but it seems to give the probability rather than an absolute age, unlike those normally quoted from statistics tables. Could anyone explain to me how life expectancy works? =\
Anyway, mum and I left home again at about 2.30pm and she sent me to Kent Ridge Park for IR. Met up with Yuheng and Yingzhen to go around looking for pitcher fluid for GC-EAD, but couldn't find anything (we suspect the hot weather has caused the fluid to all dry up. Not very sure of specifics though). After that, we tried searching for new plots of pitchers, but the ones we found were few and very sparsely distributed. Sigh. Bad day for outfield I guess.
So we decided to call it a day early, and headed back to school with Yingzhen so that she can pick up her bag, before heading to Vivocity. Met Dr Seah and Mr Koh there, and we had dinner. Initially wanted to watch 'L: change the world', but there were no seats left. 'Jumper' was another choice, but the movie starts quite late, so most of us weren't too keen. Aww. Still, chatting over dinner was really fun, and Mr Koh treated us to desert! Yay. =)
To end of the day, we decided to go GIANT to do shopping (yeah. Of all places, we chose GIANT. I mean, it does have most of what we need, and it certainly beats window shopping). Walked around and was crapping about for a bit, though the enthusiasm sorta fizzled out later. Yingzhen was tired, and I wanted to get home to do work (which I didn't do in the end. Grr). So after we checked out the shopping, we all left. I don't know what happened to me, but I spent like 10 minutes walking around Vivo, trying to find out how to get to the bus interchange on the opposite side of the road until I realized the MRT station acts as an underpass. Damn smart. -.-
Oh, my phone rocks. Hahah, ok not really, but hey it's got a beautiful display, good music playback, and a 3.2 megapix cam to boot. All that for 128 bucks. What more can I ask for? OK I ain't a high-end user of handphones, but hey, the phone's definitely worth the buy. Still, I wished it had WLAN capabilities (like Long's iPhone. ^^)
Gee. Tomorrow... got to study for calc, prepare debate script, do some calc homework, and prepare for SPF interview. Sheesh. OK shall leave them all to tomorrow.
*****
From a frail child,
Subject of bullying,
To a arrogant twit,
Who thought he was smarter than everyone else,
To a half-assed jerk,
Handling relationships as if he was a pro,
To a confused teen,
Worried sick about his future...
And now an apathetic youth
Who couldn't care less about what happens next.
*****
Lol. I sort of forgot about it, but I realized I archived a very long thread of emails dating back to 2005. Was typing random searches in my Gmail, and it popped up. I opened it and read it just for fun, and I was, well, lost for words... at how much of a jerk I used to be.
Meh, writing mushy emails was so 3 years ago.
Woke up at 11am and had brunch. Then, mum and I headed down to tessensohn road to sign up for CSC membership... only to realize when we got there that the office was actually CLOSED. Shit. My bad for not reading the website properly. T.T
So we returned home after wasting a trip out (ok not totally wasted. We still got lunch). Was trying to do my bio prac, but got distracted with life expectency and how it is calculated - there has been some talk about increase in age of full CPF withdrawal to 80 years, based on the idea that Singaporeans are "generally living longer", and the government has kindly quoted some stats for us, namely life expectancy. Haha. Then again, for those who are statistically trained, we'll probably know that the life expectancy tells us close to nothing about how long we can live - except maybe the probability of dying at a certain age. Haha...
Unfortunately. I've still no freaking clue as to the exact means of calculating life expectancy. For instance, the wikipedia article mentions a formula, but it seems to give the probability rather than an absolute age, unlike those normally quoted from statistics tables. Could anyone explain to me how life expectancy works? =\
Anyway, mum and I left home again at about 2.30pm and she sent me to Kent Ridge Park for IR. Met up with Yuheng and Yingzhen to go around looking for pitcher fluid for GC-EAD, but couldn't find anything (we suspect the hot weather has caused the fluid to all dry up. Not very sure of specifics though). After that, we tried searching for new plots of pitchers, but the ones we found were few and very sparsely distributed. Sigh. Bad day for outfield I guess.
So we decided to call it a day early, and headed back to school with Yingzhen so that she can pick up her bag, before heading to Vivocity. Met Dr Seah and Mr Koh there, and we had dinner. Initially wanted to watch 'L: change the world', but there were no seats left. 'Jumper' was another choice, but the movie starts quite late, so most of us weren't too keen. Aww. Still, chatting over dinner was really fun, and Mr Koh treated us to desert! Yay. =)
To end of the day, we decided to go GIANT to do shopping (yeah. Of all places, we chose GIANT. I mean, it does have most of what we need, and it certainly beats window shopping). Walked around and was crapping about for a bit, though the enthusiasm sorta fizzled out later. Yingzhen was tired, and I wanted to get home to do work (which I didn't do in the end. Grr). So after we checked out the shopping, we all left. I don't know what happened to me, but I spent like 10 minutes walking around Vivo, trying to find out how to get to the bus interchange on the opposite side of the road until I realized the MRT station acts as an underpass. Damn smart. -.-
Oh, my phone rocks. Hahah, ok not really, but hey it's got a beautiful display, good music playback, and a 3.2 megapix cam to boot. All that for 128 bucks. What more can I ask for? OK I ain't a high-end user of handphones, but hey, the phone's definitely worth the buy. Still, I wished it had WLAN capabilities (like Long's iPhone. ^^)
Gee. Tomorrow... got to study for calc, prepare debate script, do some calc homework, and prepare for SPF interview. Sheesh. OK shall leave them all to tomorrow.
*****
From a frail child,
Subject of bullying,
To a arrogant twit,
Who thought he was smarter than everyone else,
To a half-assed jerk,
Handling relationships as if he was a pro,
To a confused teen,
Worried sick about his future...
And now an apathetic youth
Who couldn't care less about what happens next.
*****
Lol. I sort of forgot about it, but I realized I archived a very long thread of emails dating back to 2005. Was typing random searches in my Gmail, and it popped up. I opened it and read it just for fun, and I was, well, lost for words... at how much of a jerk I used to be.
Meh, writing mushy emails was so 3 years ago.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Gym!
Haha... today was the first time I completely dozed off in stats class through one entire period. Grr. Can't help it if it was that boring. T.T
Gavel was OK I guess. Still smarting over the fact that the onus is upon me now to participate as first AND reply speaker for all subsequent debates. Why? Nevermind I guess. Good experience after all, and it'll be pretty obvious who's fault it would have been if we still continue to lose debates. =(
Haha the best part of today was going to the gym at CSC Bukit Batok! Kenwei took me, Mikel, and Eugene there to show us the gym he did his workout in - and got him from 0 to 12 chin-ups in 5 months. The place was pretty decent, and the rates for members were not too bad... haha, and Ken was being really nice and played the role of "PT instructor" to all of us there. Haha. Thanks Ken! =P
I'm so gonna convince my mum to get me membership to that gym. Still on one jump start for chin ups. Aiming to hit silver before napfa (or gold if I am super siao-on? Haha yeah like real).
Got back home pretty late though. Now I'll wait for the inevitable sore on my muscles that will come when I wake up tomorrow morning. I still have to go outfield in the afternoon leh... die. T.T
Gavel was OK I guess. Still smarting over the fact that the onus is upon me now to participate as first AND reply speaker for all subsequent debates. Why? Nevermind I guess. Good experience after all, and it'll be pretty obvious who's fault it would have been if we still continue to lose debates. =(
Haha the best part of today was going to the gym at CSC Bukit Batok! Kenwei took me, Mikel, and Eugene there to show us the gym he did his workout in - and got him from 0 to 12 chin-ups in 5 months. The place was pretty decent, and the rates for members were not too bad... haha, and Ken was being really nice and played the role of "PT instructor" to all of us there. Haha. Thanks Ken! =P
I'm so gonna convince my mum to get me membership to that gym. Still on one jump start for chin ups. Aiming to hit silver before napfa (or gold if I am super siao-on? Haha yeah like real).
Got back home pretty late though. Now I'll wait for the inevitable sore on my muscles that will come when I wake up tomorrow morning. I still have to go outfield in the afternoon leh... die. T.T
Thursday, February 21, 2008
YOG 2010
Lol... Congratulations to Singapore for being the host country for the Youth Olympic Games 2010! Haha. Something worth cheering for I guess. =)
Working on poster again. -.-
Working on poster again. -.-
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Cure for the Itch
Damn it. I must have eaten something I shouldn't have yesterday. Now, my entire body is covered with large red spots which are emitting heat like crazy, and are damn bloody ITCHY. Gah. Allergic reactions.
I need a cure for the itch. T.T
Rushing poster now...
I need a cure for the itch. T.T
Rushing poster now...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Who reads my blog?
Hahaha Ros seems to be able to pull some interesting results from her posts on her blog. Hence, I shall try something similar to see how things go. Lets see who reads my blog.
If you read this post, shout "lalala"
If you don't, well, shout anything anyway.
If you just wanna tag, at least leave a name that I can recognise. =P
Hmms. Back to work.
If you read this post, shout "lalala"
If you don't, well, shout anything anyway.
If you just wanna tag, at least leave a name that I can recognise. =P
Hmms. Back to work.
Ahhhhh
OK I can't stand it anymore. I need a gym membership. KENWEI!!!
OK my titles are getting really crappy now. But hey, who cares?
Ah I freaking failed physics quiz on induction! I can't believe how stupid I am. Ah well. Time to buck up.
Hmm. I am not going to like what's coming up for debate either. First speaker cum reply speaker for EVERY DEBATE? Shit man.
English speech ain't going too well either. Oh. Reflections due end of week. Damn.
So much homework so little time...
Speaking of time, I just recalled how I wasted an entire afternoon using photoshop to work on a poster on a com WHICH FREAKING REFUSED TO SAVE. TWICE! Gah. That's a good 4 hours burnt for nothing. Thanks Yuheng - I mean, your com, which apparently is "hotter than my friend Allan..." o.O
Gah. Little time left. Better start homework. Must finish physics assignment by tomorrow! Still amazed by how Greg made the assignment seem bloody easy... T.T
OK my titles are getting really crappy now. But hey, who cares?
Ah I freaking failed physics quiz on induction! I can't believe how stupid I am. Ah well. Time to buck up.
Hmm. I am not going to like what's coming up for debate either. First speaker cum reply speaker for EVERY DEBATE? Shit man.
English speech ain't going too well either. Oh. Reflections due end of week. Damn.
So much homework so little time...
Speaking of time, I just recalled how I wasted an entire afternoon using photoshop to work on a poster on a com WHICH FREAKING REFUSED TO SAVE. TWICE! Gah. That's a good 4 hours burnt for nothing. Thanks Yuheng - I mean, your com, which apparently is "hotter than my friend Allan..." o.O
Gah. Little time left. Better start homework. Must finish physics assignment by tomorrow! Still amazed by how Greg made the assignment seem bloody easy... T.T
Monday, February 18, 2008
Studying atm
Why do I get the feeling that somehow, something from my past seems to be trying to come back and get at me again. Lurking in the shadows, somewhere out there...
No. I can't lose concentration. It's bad enough I'm currently afflicted with senioritis anyway.
Damn it.
No. I can't lose concentration. It's bad enough I'm currently afflicted with senioritis anyway.
Damn it.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Homework rush
Gah I can't believe it. I'm rushing homework again.
Damn my flu. Damn everything that didn't go right this weekend.
Then again, all I'm asking for is that I won't be too sick when I go to school tomorrow...
Back to work. Screw this.
Damn my flu. Damn everything that didn't go right this weekend.
Then again, all I'm asking for is that I won't be too sick when I go to school tomorrow...
Back to work. Screw this.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Dynasty Warriors!
Haha today was quite funky. But I guess I shall start by elaborating a little about yesterday.
Yesterday was, well, interesting. Reico was going on and on about how he will screw up SAT (which he did to some extent anyway). Got me real mad. Wanted to punch him, but I guess there ain't no point to doing so. Anyway, physics and stats was OK (no quizzes!), and in the afternoon a group of us headed to science centre to attend the SSEF briefing. Hmm, pretty informative. Didn't fall asleep this time, which was quite amazing considering my dozing-off rates at times like these. Was looking through the names of participants who made it to the final round of judging for SSEF, and saw several familiar names. People from past events, the "usual" people - if you get what I mean - and I even met my former classmate. He's currently at NJC... no surprises. He's smart after all.
After the briefing, the group of us returned to school to attend the level tea session for the evening. The first talk was dead boring. The lady was talking stuff about parenting which I think even I can talk about (and considering the fact that I don't have any experiences raising kids at all, that says something about the usefulness of the talk, yes?). And no I am not bragging about myself, but I just felt that some of the content mentioned in the talks were a bit... duh-ish?
Buffet dinner (i.e. free food)! Whee, the group of us year 6s got our dinner from there. Managed to clear out all the food on the table. Heh.
The last talk of the day: Accreditation update. While the first part of the IEP seemed rather vague, the second part - Project [Re]D - was more informative and crucial. Dr Hang was literally living up to his word, "carpet bombing" UK and moving towards the US and Australia this year. Haha, Dad doubts his chances of success in the States, but I guess we shall give the man the benefit of doubt for the moment, shall we?
*wishes to add certain sensitive comments about some parts of the content presented*
Wait, I remember something about Dr Hang keeping tabs on posts with 'Hang' in it. I guess I best not take any chances on my blog, though he is more than welcome to read the rest of my posts if he chooses to, though I highly doubt he is that free a person to do so. =P
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Moving on! Today was great fun. Ros and I went to Dr Seah's house at 11am to wish her happy chinese new year. Met Yuheng there, who was doing IR poster at first. Then, just when I was interested in starting work, Dr Seah suggested the PS2, and then...
Work was history. =)
Grabbed the PS2, set it up, and started playing Dynasty Warriors 5. Really fun game, even though Dr Seah's characters are now all totally hax and the game was mostly mashing through enemies. Still wished there were a bigger screen to play on though. ^^ Yingzhen joined us later and played DW too, though she didn't stay very long; she had to rush off to some meeting at downtown. Haha, anyway, later on Vera, Joyce, Flo, and Eun Kyung came down as well, but they stayed for a couple of hours before leaving. Oh, and Reico joined us too. Thank God, otherwise I would have been the only guy there. -.-
Besides playing DW, we also played a couple of other random games, like NFS Carbon, and Metal Slug 5. Haha, and the left directional key on the PS2 controller clearly doesn't like me. Rawr. After that, we watched a movie, Disturbia, which got rather jerky towards the end and got us all rather irritated. Haha. Later on we decided to change to watch another movie, but by then it was 5.30pm, and Ros and I departed.
Damn Reico for mentioning something he should not have mentioned. I knew I should have finished it faster. =S
Haha. That's about it for today I guess. I better get back to work soon, though I am feeling kind of feverish at the moment.
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DAMN MY INTERNET CONNECTION. I had to force reset my router and internet modem in order for the network at home to be able to access Google and its related sites. Gah. Freaking frustrated.
Yesterday was, well, interesting. Reico was going on and on about how he will screw up SAT (which he did to some extent anyway). Got me real mad. Wanted to punch him, but I guess there ain't no point to doing so. Anyway, physics and stats was OK (no quizzes!), and in the afternoon a group of us headed to science centre to attend the SSEF briefing. Hmm, pretty informative. Didn't fall asleep this time, which was quite amazing considering my dozing-off rates at times like these. Was looking through the names of participants who made it to the final round of judging for SSEF, and saw several familiar names. People from past events, the "usual" people - if you get what I mean - and I even met my former classmate. He's currently at NJC... no surprises. He's smart after all.
After the briefing, the group of us returned to school to attend the level tea session for the evening. The first talk was dead boring. The lady was talking stuff about parenting which I think even I can talk about (and considering the fact that I don't have any experiences raising kids at all, that says something about the usefulness of the talk, yes?). And no I am not bragging about myself, but I just felt that some of the content mentioned in the talks were a bit... duh-ish?
Buffet dinner (i.e. free food)! Whee, the group of us year 6s got our dinner from there. Managed to clear out all the food on the table. Heh.
The last talk of the day: Accreditation update. While the first part of the IEP seemed rather vague, the second part - Project [Re]D - was more informative and crucial. Dr Hang was literally living up to his word, "carpet bombing" UK and moving towards the US and Australia this year. Haha, Dad doubts his chances of success in the States, but I guess we shall give the man the benefit of doubt for the moment, shall we?
*wishes to add certain sensitive comments about some parts of the content presented*
Wait, I remember something about Dr Hang keeping tabs on posts with 'Hang' in it. I guess I best not take any chances on my blog, though he is more than welcome to read the rest of my posts if he chooses to, though I highly doubt he is that free a person to do so. =P
*censored*
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Moving on! Today was great fun. Ros and I went to Dr Seah's house at 11am to wish her happy chinese new year. Met Yuheng there, who was doing IR poster at first. Then, just when I was interested in starting work, Dr Seah suggested the PS2, and then...
Work was history. =)
Grabbed the PS2, set it up, and started playing Dynasty Warriors 5. Really fun game, even though Dr Seah's characters are now all totally hax and the game was mostly mashing through enemies. Still wished there were a bigger screen to play on though. ^^ Yingzhen joined us later and played DW too, though she didn't stay very long; she had to rush off to some meeting at downtown. Haha, anyway, later on Vera, Joyce, Flo, and Eun Kyung came down as well, but they stayed for a couple of hours before leaving. Oh, and Reico joined us too. Thank God, otherwise I would have been the only guy there. -.-
Besides playing DW, we also played a couple of other random games, like NFS Carbon, and Metal Slug 5. Haha, and the left directional key on the PS2 controller clearly doesn't like me. Rawr. After that, we watched a movie, Disturbia, which got rather jerky towards the end and got us all rather irritated. Haha. Later on we decided to change to watch another movie, but by then it was 5.30pm, and Ros and I departed.
Damn Reico for mentioning something he should not have mentioned. I knew I should have finished it faster. =S
Haha. That's about it for today I guess. I better get back to work soon, though I am feeling kind of feverish at the moment.
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DAMN MY INTERNET CONNECTION. I had to force reset my router and internet modem in order for the network at home to be able to access Google and its related sites. Gah. Freaking frustrated.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
V-Day
OK before I go anywhere I'll just make this post short because I've got lots of stuff to do in so little time:
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My SAT is screwed like shit. Retaking this June. I can't do any worse than I currently am doing, can I? =\
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Screwed again. I can't find the Youth.SG book that Mrs Kan loaned us for Pre-U Sem. Shit. I'll probably get screwed by her again. Sigh. So much for my 'heck-care' attitude.
Thank God I don't take any humanities.
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I conclude that cha-cha seems easier than waltz. Keep mis-stepping and forgetting the moves during dance lesson today. Gahh. And when Bryan swapped partners with me - he wanted to - I had to dance with Gnia, and hence, got pwned shitless upside down.
Yes, I don't dance very well. =(
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V-Day is fun! Haha did not receive a lot of stuff, neither did I give out a lot either. But the idea that I did something for others is... well, satisfying? I guess. It's something that can't be easily put in words. After all, this is the last V-Day I am spending in high school, so I'd better make it count.
Some reflections: Valentine's Day is not just a day where people get their valentine(s) presents and take them out. It's a day where we commemorate the power of love, be it in terms of familial love, sibling love, friendship, companionship, etc. It's about remembering those who love you, and showing them a sign of appreciation. It may be a simple greeting, to baking cookies or writing a card, but regardless, the most important thing is to let the other party know that "hey, someone cares for you". Yeah.
OK enough chatter. Sorta felt disappointed wiht myself at the end of the day though. Sigh. A little hard to explain but I guess it is part of the process of growing up.
To her, thanks for being my valentine. It made all the difference. Nothing but the difference. =)
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Mikel, I salute your bravery. You rock man. =)
***
And I cannot think of anything else to write. Guess I shall post some song lyrics before I get to writing my speech. Thank goodness there is no test/quiz tomorrow!
BLUE - U MAKE ME WANNA
You know you make me wanna.
You know you make me wanna.
To start it off I know you know me
To come to think of it, it was only last week.
That I had a dream about us, oh.
That’s why I am here, I’m writing this song.
To tell the truth you know I have been hurting all along,
Someway let me know, you want me girl.
Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I’m a poor man and you’re the queen.
Oh baby, you’re the only thing that I really need.
Baby that’s why…
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
Well I know that these feelings won’t end no, no.
They’ll just get stronger if I see you again.
Baby I’m tired of being friends.
I wanna know if you feel the same
And could you tell me do you feel my pain?
Don’t leave me in doubt.
Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I’m a poor man and you’re the queen.
Oh baby, you’re the only thing that I really need.
And baby that’s why…
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I’ll take you home real quick
And sit you down on the couch
Pour some Dom Perignon and hit the lights out.
Baby we can make sweet love.
Then we’ll take it nice and slow.
I'm gonna touch you like you’ve never know before
We’re gonna make love all night.
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
***
My SAT is screwed like shit. Retaking this June. I can't do any worse than I currently am doing, can I? =\
***
Screwed again. I can't find the Youth.SG book that Mrs Kan loaned us for Pre-U Sem. Shit. I'll probably get screwed by her again. Sigh. So much for my 'heck-care' attitude.
Thank God I don't take any humanities.
***
I conclude that cha-cha seems easier than waltz. Keep mis-stepping and forgetting the moves during dance lesson today. Gahh. And when Bryan swapped partners with me - he wanted to - I had to dance with Gnia, and hence, got pwned shitless upside down.
Yes, I don't dance very well. =(
***
V-Day is fun! Haha did not receive a lot of stuff, neither did I give out a lot either. But the idea that I did something for others is... well, satisfying? I guess. It's something that can't be easily put in words. After all, this is the last V-Day I am spending in high school, so I'd better make it count.
Some reflections: Valentine's Day is not just a day where people get their valentine(s) presents and take them out. It's a day where we commemorate the power of love, be it in terms of familial love, sibling love, friendship, companionship, etc. It's about remembering those who love you, and showing them a sign of appreciation. It may be a simple greeting, to baking cookies or writing a card, but regardless, the most important thing is to let the other party know that "hey, someone cares for you". Yeah.
OK enough chatter. Sorta felt disappointed wiht myself at the end of the day though. Sigh. A little hard to explain but I guess it is part of the process of growing up.
To her, thanks for being my valentine. It made all the difference. Nothing but the difference. =)
***
Mikel, I salute your bravery. You rock man. =)
***
And I cannot think of anything else to write. Guess I shall post some song lyrics before I get to writing my speech. Thank goodness there is no test/quiz tomorrow!
BLUE - U MAKE ME WANNA
You know you make me wanna.
You know you make me wanna.
To start it off I know you know me
To come to think of it, it was only last week.
That I had a dream about us, oh.
That’s why I am here, I’m writing this song.
To tell the truth you know I have been hurting all along,
Someway let me know, you want me girl.
Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I’m a poor man and you’re the queen.
Oh baby, you’re the only thing that I really need.
Baby that’s why…
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
Well I know that these feelings won’t end no, no.
They’ll just get stronger if I see you again.
Baby I’m tired of being friends.
I wanna know if you feel the same
And could you tell me do you feel my pain?
Don’t leave me in doubt.
Everytime you see me what do you see?
I feel like I’m a poor man and you’re the queen.
Oh baby, you’re the only thing that I really need.
And baby that’s why…
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I’ll take you home real quick
And sit you down on the couch
Pour some Dom Perignon and hit the lights out.
Baby we can make sweet love.
Then we’ll take it nice and slow.
I'm gonna touch you like you’ve never know before
We’re gonna make love all night.
You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night.
You make me wanna hold you till the morning light.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
I know this is a feeling that I just can’t fight.
You’re the first and last thing on my mind.
You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall.
You make me wanna surrender my soul.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Love at First Sight
Another great song from Blue. Talk about it. I'm hooked. ^^
BLUE - LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Yeah
See if you can relate to this one
Hope I’m not disturbing you
Because you look in deep thought right now
I don’t mean to be rude
Cause this is normally not my style
Can I take you out
I feel if I don’t ask chance will pass
And I'll never see your face again
I’ll never see your face again no
You may be thinking I am strange
Not every single day no
Beauty comes my way,
so
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
I could be the man for you
I can make all your dreams come true
Maybe I’m a fool
For saying I’m in love with you
You may be thinking I am strange
Not every single day
Beauty comes my way
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
You say fare well
I say so long
You say goodbye
I’ll say you’re wrong
Cause here in my arms you belong
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first, love at first sight
To love, love at first sight…
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Haha personally I don't believe in such thing. But oh well, the unexpected do happen I guess, with a probability p = 0.0000000001 and a non-normal distribution caused by taking it from a small sample size. Gah. Damn binomial distributions.
Damn it. I'm losing it already. Must be V-day. Right.
BLUE - LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Yeah
See if you can relate to this one
Hope I’m not disturbing you
Because you look in deep thought right now
I don’t mean to be rude
Cause this is normally not my style
Can I take you out
I feel if I don’t ask chance will pass
And I'll never see your face again
I’ll never see your face again no
You may be thinking I am strange
Not every single day no
Beauty comes my way,
so
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
I could be the man for you
I can make all your dreams come true
Maybe I’m a fool
For saying I’m in love with you
You may be thinking I am strange
Not every single day
Beauty comes my way
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
You say fare well
I say so long
You say goodbye
I’ll say you’re wrong
Cause here in my arms you belong
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first sight
Do you believe in love at first sight,
Tell me does that book you are reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by,
Turn a blind eye, to love
Love at first, love at first sight
To love, love at first sight…
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Haha personally I don't believe in such thing. But oh well, the unexpected do happen I guess, with a probability p = 0.0000000001 and a non-normal distribution caused by taking it from a small sample size. Gah. Damn binomial distributions.
Damn it. I'm losing it already. Must be V-day. Right.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Senioritis
Gosh I think I am suffering from 'senioritis'. T.T
Senioritis is a colloquial term used in the United States and Canada to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school careers. By definition, Senioritis is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition such as hypothyroidism or insomnia but is typically said to include: slowness, procrastination, apathy regarding school work, a feeling of entitlement or privilege and a tendency toward truancy, increased drug use, malingering or feigning illness in order to avoid presence in a school setting, cognitive impairments, and changes in sleep patterns. Many high school students find themselves in a type of lame duck situation: their plans are made and a new chapter in their life is about to begin, so finishing the current chapter (the current term separating them from graduation) becomes just a formality or "holding pattern." Even though high school seniors tend to be the bulk of the victims, high school juniors and sophomores are also known to have it.
Senioritis usually results in a withdrawal from school-related extracurricular activities and school spirit events and a reduced concern for social acceptance, instead focusing on graduation (and the end of compulsory school) in June and/or acceptance to college in September. It can also manifest as increased social and extra-curricular activity, which comes at the expense of academic duties, with the student preferring to "have fun" rather than work academically.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senioritis]
*gulp*
I need a medical doctor. Lol. ^^
Senioritis is a colloquial term used in the United States and Canada to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school careers. By definition, Senioritis is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition such as hypothyroidism or insomnia but is typically said to include: slowness, procrastination, apathy regarding school work, a feeling of entitlement or privilege and a tendency toward truancy, increased drug use, malingering or feigning illness in order to avoid presence in a school setting, cognitive impairments, and changes in sleep patterns. Many high school students find themselves in a type of lame duck situation: their plans are made and a new chapter in their life is about to begin, so finishing the current chapter (the current term separating them from graduation) becomes just a formality or "holding pattern." Even though high school seniors tend to be the bulk of the victims, high school juniors and sophomores are also known to have it.
Senioritis usually results in a withdrawal from school-related extracurricular activities and school spirit events and a reduced concern for social acceptance, instead focusing on graduation (and the end of compulsory school) in June and/or acceptance to college in September. It can also manifest as increased social and extra-curricular activity, which comes at the expense of academic duties, with the student preferring to "have fun" rather than work academically.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senioritis]
*gulp*
I need a medical doctor. Lol. ^^
Monday, February 11, 2008
If You Come Back
Today's calculus test was OK. A far more satisfactory performance than the stupid quiz 4. Damn it.
Anyway, I am falling in love with songs from Blue - yes I know they are classic, but hey, who says we can't love old songs? =D
BLUE - IF YOU COME BACK
C'mon c'mon
Yeah
Can you feel me?
(Baby can you feel me?)
I've got something to say
Check it out
For all this time
I've been lovin' you girl
Oh yes I have
And ever since the day
You left me here alone
I've been trying to find
Oh, the reason why
So if I did
Something wrong
Please tell me
I wanna understand
'Cause I don't want
This love to ever end
And I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yes you are
I watched you go
You've taken
My heart with you
Oh yes you did
Every time
I tried to reach you
On the phone
Baby you're never there
Girl you're never home
So if I did something wrong
Please tell me
I wanna understand
'Cause I don't want
This love to ever end
No, no, no, no
I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yes you are
Maybe I didn't know
How to show it
And maybe
I didn't know
What to say
This time
I won't, this time
Then we can
Build our lives
Then we can
Be as one
I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yeah
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me)
Oh yes you are
And I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yeah
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
*****************
Heard this song before long long ago, but never got to know it was from Blue. Yeah. Rocks to the core. =)
*kisses the medal on the table*
Anyway, I am falling in love with songs from Blue - yes I know they are classic, but hey, who says we can't love old songs? =D
BLUE - IF YOU COME BACK
C'mon c'mon
Yeah
Can you feel me?
(Baby can you feel me?)
I've got something to say
Check it out
For all this time
I've been lovin' you girl
Oh yes I have
And ever since the day
You left me here alone
I've been trying to find
Oh, the reason why
So if I did
Something wrong
Please tell me
I wanna understand
'Cause I don't want
This love to ever end
And I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yes you are
I watched you go
You've taken
My heart with you
Oh yes you did
Every time
I tried to reach you
On the phone
Baby you're never there
Girl you're never home
So if I did something wrong
Please tell me
I wanna understand
'Cause I don't want
This love to ever end
No, no, no, no
I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yes you are
Maybe I didn't know
How to show it
And maybe
I didn't know
What to say
This time
I won't, this time
Then we can
Build our lives
Then we can
Be as one
I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yeah
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
'Cause baby
You're the one I want
(Come back to me
Come back to me)
Oh yes you are
And I swear
If you come back
In my life
Baby, till the end of time
(Come back to me
Come back to me
In my life)
Oh yeah
And I swear
I'll keep you right
By my side
*****************
Heard this song before long long ago, but never got to know it was from Blue. Yeah. Rocks to the core. =)
*kisses the medal on the table*
Sunday, February 10, 2008
CNY over
Yeah so CNY's over and it's now back to the mugging mood. Sigh.
Anyway, CNY day 2 totally rocked. Woke up pretty late and rushed to get washed up and dressed. Our family was supposed to be visiting my cousin (AKA Kyros') house that day, and we were supposed to be there at 11am, but thanks to Ros and Dad, we ended up reaching there at 12.30pm. Zzz.
Anyway, I sorta skipped lunch altogether there, because I had an extremely heavy breakfast of pratas (1 cheese, 1 egg, 1 paper, 1.5 plain). Lol, gonna grow fat. Anyway, I spent the large part of the day just locked up in Kyros' com room, watching people play com and then subsequently using my laptop to play LAN games. We all played games like Starcraft, AVP2, and a little bit of UT2004 towards the end, but we had a lot of fun, so much so that the whole lot of us "children" were left behind at my cousin's home even when all our parents have left for our other aunt's house! Hahahaha... great stuff. =)
Must go visit Kyros some other time and play LAN again. AVP2 rocks - even for an old game.
And now CNY mood is over, it is time to procrastinate - again. Approximately 8 hours left to rush everything I got. Fingers crossed!
Anyway, CNY day 2 totally rocked. Woke up pretty late and rushed to get washed up and dressed. Our family was supposed to be visiting my cousin (AKA Kyros') house that day, and we were supposed to be there at 11am, but thanks to Ros and Dad, we ended up reaching there at 12.30pm. Zzz.
Anyway, I sorta skipped lunch altogether there, because I had an extremely heavy breakfast of pratas (1 cheese, 1 egg, 1 paper, 1.5 plain). Lol, gonna grow fat. Anyway, I spent the large part of the day just locked up in Kyros' com room, watching people play com and then subsequently using my laptop to play LAN games. We all played games like Starcraft, AVP2, and a little bit of UT2004 towards the end, but we had a lot of fun, so much so that the whole lot of us "children" were left behind at my cousin's home even when all our parents have left for our other aunt's house! Hahahaha... great stuff. =)
Must go visit Kyros some other time and play LAN again. AVP2 rocks - even for an old game.
And now CNY mood is over, it is time to procrastinate - again. Approximately 8 hours left to rush everything I got. Fingers crossed!
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Some goals
Hmmm a good shower at 2am in the morning has woken me up quite a bit. Don't think I am intending to sleep much on this first day of CNY! Haha... So anyway, while I was showering, I felt that it would be apt for me to just place some of my more important goals onto my blog so that I won't forget them too soon.
Here goes.
Long Term Goals:
1. Practice medicine locally/overseas.
I want to become a doctor. What more is there to say? =P
2. Earn a stable income enough to support my parents, family, and still have enough to indulge myself in. =P
Ah well, my family isn't very well-off to begin with. Hopefully if I can achieve this, I would be able to ease the burden on my parents and let them live a relaxing stretch for their golden years. =)
3. To settle down with my spouse and establish a family with two kids - hopefully one boy and one girl.
What can I say? I'm one who wishes to place a strong emphasis on family-career balance, and I really want to raise kids of my own in future. Nothing can be more challenging than parenting, considering what my parents have gone through to raise me. Haha. Let's me make a difference to my kids' lives too, in some sense.
4. To travel to different parts of the world!
Self-explanatory. =)
5. Own a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Haha... ok this sounds pretty far-fetched, but it would be good to own one if I had the cash, right? ^^
6. Live life happily and meaningfully by making a positive difference to the lives of others.
Self-explanatory. To make a difference. =)
Now, enough said about long-term goals. How about some short term goals:
1. Train to pass NAFPA
I'm not too particular about getting silver or not already: just passing would be a major feat for me at this point. Now, I better start to list some basic stuff to do: Train every Monday and Thursday evening, do pushups and crunches before sleeping every night... what else. T.T
2. Get into IChO team
The pinnacle of my ventures with high school chem, I suppose. Gee.
3. Figure my way out on how to apply for university admissions locally/overseas and scholarships.
Currently am still pretty lost on where I should be heading towards. Or rather, I am rather puzzled about whether I am even good enough for the places I want to go. Sigh.
4. Be friendlier to some people I know in school.
I mean, this IS my final year in NUSHS, and something tells me I will never see certain people ever again. Best treasure the good times we have left together.
5. Get a girlfriend soon.
Do I need reasons for this? =\
And now for the immediate goals:
1. Get enough rest
2. Do my homework
3. Study for all the upcoming tests and quizzes
4. Never disappoint myself ever.
OK. Really tired now. Good night.
Here goes.
Long Term Goals:
1. Practice medicine locally/overseas.
I want to become a doctor. What more is there to say? =P
2. Earn a stable income enough to support my parents, family, and still have enough to indulge myself in. =P
Ah well, my family isn't very well-off to begin with. Hopefully if I can achieve this, I would be able to ease the burden on my parents and let them live a relaxing stretch for their golden years. =)
3. To settle down with my spouse and establish a family with two kids - hopefully one boy and one girl.
What can I say? I'm one who wishes to place a strong emphasis on family-career balance, and I really want to raise kids of my own in future. Nothing can be more challenging than parenting, considering what my parents have gone through to raise me. Haha. Let's me make a difference to my kids' lives too, in some sense.
4. To travel to different parts of the world!
Self-explanatory. =)
5. Own a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Haha... ok this sounds pretty far-fetched, but it would be good to own one if I had the cash, right? ^^
6. Live life happily and meaningfully by making a positive difference to the lives of others.
Self-explanatory. To make a difference. =)
Now, enough said about long-term goals. How about some short term goals:
1. Train to pass NAFPA
I'm not too particular about getting silver or not already: just passing would be a major feat for me at this point. Now, I better start to list some basic stuff to do: Train every Monday and Thursday evening, do pushups and crunches before sleeping every night... what else. T.T
2. Get into IChO team
The pinnacle of my ventures with high school chem, I suppose. Gee.
3. Figure my way out on how to apply for university admissions locally/overseas and scholarships.
Currently am still pretty lost on where I should be heading towards. Or rather, I am rather puzzled about whether I am even good enough for the places I want to go. Sigh.
4. Be friendlier to some people I know in school.
I mean, this IS my final year in NUSHS, and something tells me I will never see certain people ever again. Best treasure the good times we have left together.
5. Get a girlfriend soon.
Do I need reasons for this? =\
And now for the immediate goals:
1. Get enough rest
2. Do my homework
3. Study for all the upcoming tests and quizzes
4. Never disappoint myself ever.
OK. Really tired now. Good night.
CNY!
Lol wishing everyone a happy and prosperous chinese new year! =D
Today's been rather sian. Went to school in the morning for CNY celebrations, and then after that left with Ros to go Macs for brunch. Haha. Celebrations were rather mundane, apart from the "Mr Lim Ee Tuo farewell" segment. For some strange reason, the auditorium was noisier than usual - wait, much more noisy I mean. Must be those silly juniors. Even Yun Zhi had to stand up and tell them to shut up. How much common sense do those talkative brats have? Gah.
What's weirder, was the staggering number of people that came in school uniform. I mean, we often lament about having to wear our rather "ugly" uniform, and on a day like this, some people still wear uniform to school? Gee. This can't get any weirder.
At Macs, I saw a group of NUSHS juniors playing cards at a table behind me. Ros told me it was her level mates, so she knew them. Was considering whether I should be a whistle-blower at that point, but looking at them I couldn't help but laugh at their absolute stupidity. Look here's why: 1. Of all cards, they decide to play POKER cards. Fine. 2. They are playing it in BROAD DAYLIGHT in a PUBLIC place like MACS. I was like, wtf can't you guys go somewhere private? Gee. Oh, and 3. two of them were in SCHOOL UNIFORM. What a disgrace. Makes me wonder how much common sense these guys actually have.
Before leaving, I went over to sort of tell them to stop playing, but when I turned away, they seemed to be resuming their game from where they left off. Gah, am really tempted to beat the shit out of those idiots. Nevermind. I've done my duty as a student leader of the school already. I better not overstep myself.
Met mum and dad and we headed over to Ah Poh's place - my mom's mom's place. Haha. Had lunch there and was having quite a bit of fun playing around with Melissa. It would have been better if I didn't suffer from a flu then though. Ended up I was staring into space without an appetite for a great deal of time when I was there.
Left the place at about 2+pm, and came back home and slept all the way till 7pm, before leaving home for my dad's mom's place. Haha. My other grandmother's house basically. Everyone was there, and we had quite a bit of fun. Didn't talk much to my uncles or aunts though. I was huddled up with my elder cousins most of the time in a room, playing com or watching videos. The Taxi french comedy Maojie showed us was hilarious! =D
*sees Ros come home. Time: 0053*
Hmm, Maoler said something which caught me quite off-guard though. We're chatting about what we've been up to these days, so I said something like "ah the usual, you know, mugging, going to school and back, stoning, slacking, occasionally going out with friends. Quite boring." Then he replied that he was spending most of his time going out with his friends too, so I said "oh, your girlfriend I suppose?" Maoler gave me a half-grin and said yeah... then he asked if I was going out with a girlfriend too. Then, I just said half-heartedly "nah. Still single. My contacts ain't as wide as yours lah..."
He replied, "Really? It's surprising to know that someone like you is still without a girlfriend..."
I was speechless. Ah well. Guess some people like me are just totally unlucky to not be going out with anyone. Hmm.
Anyway, my mom, dad and I left thereafter at about 2230 and went home. Ros stayed on at grandmom's place to play... haha. Attempted a C&C3 mission and got screwed at it. Ah well, I shall try harder.
My inability to be who I want to be, has always been limited by you. I don't care how you think of me, or my character. I will push for anything I want, and will stop at nothing to get them, regardless of the means necessary.
And when I bring those milestones back, you will shut your mouth and eat your words for underestimating who I really am.
Today's been rather sian. Went to school in the morning for CNY celebrations, and then after that left with Ros to go Macs for brunch. Haha. Celebrations were rather mundane, apart from the "Mr Lim Ee Tuo farewell" segment. For some strange reason, the auditorium was noisier than usual - wait, much more noisy I mean. Must be those silly juniors. Even Yun Zhi had to stand up and tell them to shut up. How much common sense do those talkative brats have? Gah.
What's weirder, was the staggering number of people that came in school uniform. I mean, we often lament about having to wear our rather "ugly" uniform, and on a day like this, some people still wear uniform to school? Gee. This can't get any weirder.
At Macs, I saw a group of NUSHS juniors playing cards at a table behind me. Ros told me it was her level mates, so she knew them. Was considering whether I should be a whistle-blower at that point, but looking at them I couldn't help but laugh at their absolute stupidity. Look here's why: 1. Of all cards, they decide to play POKER cards. Fine. 2. They are playing it in BROAD DAYLIGHT in a PUBLIC place like MACS. I was like, wtf can't you guys go somewhere private? Gee. Oh, and 3. two of them were in SCHOOL UNIFORM. What a disgrace. Makes me wonder how much common sense these guys actually have.
Before leaving, I went over to sort of tell them to stop playing, but when I turned away, they seemed to be resuming their game from where they left off. Gah, am really tempted to beat the shit out of those idiots. Nevermind. I've done my duty as a student leader of the school already. I better not overstep myself.
Met mum and dad and we headed over to Ah Poh's place - my mom's mom's place. Haha. Had lunch there and was having quite a bit of fun playing around with Melissa. It would have been better if I didn't suffer from a flu then though. Ended up I was staring into space without an appetite for a great deal of time when I was there.
Left the place at about 2+pm, and came back home and slept all the way till 7pm, before leaving home for my dad's mom's place. Haha. My other grandmother's house basically. Everyone was there, and we had quite a bit of fun. Didn't talk much to my uncles or aunts though. I was huddled up with my elder cousins most of the time in a room, playing com or watching videos. The Taxi french comedy Maojie showed us was hilarious! =D
*sees Ros come home. Time: 0053*
Hmm, Maoler said something which caught me quite off-guard though. We're chatting about what we've been up to these days, so I said something like "ah the usual, you know, mugging, going to school and back, stoning, slacking, occasionally going out with friends. Quite boring." Then he replied that he was spending most of his time going out with his friends too, so I said "oh, your girlfriend I suppose?" Maoler gave me a half-grin and said yeah... then he asked if I was going out with a girlfriend too. Then, I just said half-heartedly "nah. Still single. My contacts ain't as wide as yours lah..."
He replied, "Really? It's surprising to know that someone like you is still without a girlfriend..."
I was speechless. Ah well. Guess some people like me are just totally unlucky to not be going out with anyone. Hmm.
Anyway, my mom, dad and I left thereafter at about 2230 and went home. Ros stayed on at grandmom's place to play... haha. Attempted a C&C3 mission and got screwed at it. Ah well, I shall try harder.
My inability to be who I want to be, has always been limited by you. I don't care how you think of me, or my character. I will push for anything I want, and will stop at nothing to get them, regardless of the means necessary.
And when I bring those milestones back, you will shut your mouth and eat your words for underestimating who I really am.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Miss them
Haha... it's been two days since the Beijing people left, and some of us are already beginning to miss their presence already. Especially Reico... haha, for "special" reasons which I shall not mention.
Am I missing them too? I don't know.
I only hope that NUSHS gets more of such opportunities for our future students. They've indeed proven enriching, enjoyable, and a good way to escape boring school life. =P
CNY!!! =D
Am I missing them too? I don't know.
I only hope that NUSHS gets more of such opportunities for our future students. They've indeed proven enriching, enjoyable, and a good way to escape boring school life. =P
CNY!!! =D
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Fun day
Hahaha... the title speaks for itself.
Yesterday, at 2pm, Reico, Lei2, Leslie, Zhao Ye, Yuheng and myself brought our buddies out to Chinatown together. Trip there via MRT was hilarious. Made a couple of silly blunders here and there etc... ahaha. And I had the misfortune of having to help one of the PRC female students (i.e. Yuheng's buddy) carry her bag for her for the entire trip. Gee. *no comments*
We went to Chinatown to shop for about 1+ hour. Li Ji and I went about the shops, buying souvenirs and some stuff that looks good to eat. Haha, and after the shopping (which ended pretty quick because of the rather irritating crowd and the rain which became increasingly heavy), we left for Cineleisure to watch a movie.
And here is when things got interesting: After buying tickets to watch Shattered (we took it because the timing for the film was convenient, and the only other alternative was Cloverfield, which I heard sucks), we went to have dinner. Then we headed to the cinema to watch the movie... and then it happened. The movie started screening for about a minute or so, and then...
It went blank. -.-
And the next thing that happened was that all the lights suddenly lit up and rock music was being played. I was totally stunned, and my mind was running something like "wtf is going on". And then the screen answered my question: "We're running into some difficulties..." Yea. You guess what happens next.
Sat there waiting for about 10 minutes, until the guy in-charge came over and said that they could NOT screen the show at all. It was one-of-a-kind. I've never witnessed a blunder so big in a cinema before - not to mention at Cine! Haha! In the end we got our money refunded to us PLUS a complimentary ticket to watch any movie we want that lasts for 3 months! Whee... Not bad. =P
In the end, the lot of us went to play pool for an hour. Taught Li Ji how to play, and he learns pretty fast, that bugger. =D
We left Cine pretty late, and my buddy and I arrived home at around 10.30pm. Then we relaxed a little and washed up. Tried to do my homework at around 12 midnight, but couldn't bring myself to do it - somehow I felt too drained to continue. So in the end I just knocked off on the sofa.
Today, my buddy and I started off the day with a walk at Bishan Park. Then after that we went to eat breakfast at Ya Kun Toast (Junction 8), before heading towards Ang Moh Kia via MRT. Walked around the entire AMK central looking into shops for interesting things to buy. I chose to bring him to AMK because I knew that most of the rest of the guys/girls will not bring them to heartland areas to experience the true "Singapore" essence, so I decided to do so. =P
We went window shopping for a dozen shops or so. Bought some CNY tidbits for him to bring home to enjoy. Heh. Besides poking our heads into random corners, I brought him to AMK library to browse the books and magazines. He was reading a One Piece manga, while I busied myself with some random X-Man comic. Lol. Then we headed back to the MRT where we headed south to Toa Payoh.
Met mum there for lunch. We had kolo mee, which I think is one of the best meals I've had for this entire week. =P Then we went shopping for quite a bit again before returning to hostel. Gee. Time flies really fast. >.<
Upon reaching hostel, I rushed to pack up my clothes and brought it back to my mum, who left thereafter. After resting for a while and waiting for the rest of the guys to return, I joined a couple of guys to go down to play basketball. Sadly, I didn't play very long because: 1. I didn't bring the correct shoes to play ball, 2. I was perspiring like crazy, and 3. It was raining. Sigh. Well at least it's good to see that the Beijing guys were enjoying themselves. =)
After the game, we came back and took a shower. Meanwhile, I resumed working on my stats quizzes, which I think I need to get down to marking pretty soon. Bleh. Anyway, we left at 6.15pm and headed to a restaurant at Vivocity. Had lots of fun suaning Zhao Ye about... *ahem* ^^ Took lots of photos there and exchanged well-wishes. On the way back we were even singing on the bus. Ahh...
Now we're back, and it seems that everything's going quiet. Gonna send them off tomorrow morning... Wonder if I will ever be able to wake up. Oh crap, better get back to mugging calc. I can't afford to lose to Ching Pin for another quiz! >.<
Yesterday, at 2pm, Reico, Lei2, Leslie, Zhao Ye, Yuheng and myself brought our buddies out to Chinatown together. Trip there via MRT was hilarious. Made a couple of silly blunders here and there etc... ahaha. And I had the misfortune of having to help one of the PRC female students (i.e. Yuheng's buddy) carry her bag for her for the entire trip. Gee. *no comments*
We went to Chinatown to shop for about 1+ hour. Li Ji and I went about the shops, buying souvenirs and some stuff that looks good to eat. Haha, and after the shopping (which ended pretty quick because of the rather irritating crowd and the rain which became increasingly heavy), we left for Cineleisure to watch a movie.
And here is when things got interesting: After buying tickets to watch Shattered (we took it because the timing for the film was convenient, and the only other alternative was Cloverfield, which I heard sucks), we went to have dinner. Then we headed to the cinema to watch the movie... and then it happened. The movie started screening for about a minute or so, and then...
It went blank. -.-
And the next thing that happened was that all the lights suddenly lit up and rock music was being played. I was totally stunned, and my mind was running something like "wtf is going on". And then the screen answered my question: "We're running into some difficulties..." Yea. You guess what happens next.
Sat there waiting for about 10 minutes, until the guy in-charge came over and said that they could NOT screen the show at all. It was one-of-a-kind. I've never witnessed a blunder so big in a cinema before - not to mention at Cine! Haha! In the end we got our money refunded to us PLUS a complimentary ticket to watch any movie we want that lasts for 3 months! Whee... Not bad. =P
In the end, the lot of us went to play pool for an hour. Taught Li Ji how to play, and he learns pretty fast, that bugger. =D
We left Cine pretty late, and my buddy and I arrived home at around 10.30pm. Then we relaxed a little and washed up. Tried to do my homework at around 12 midnight, but couldn't bring myself to do it - somehow I felt too drained to continue. So in the end I just knocked off on the sofa.
Today, my buddy and I started off the day with a walk at Bishan Park. Then after that we went to eat breakfast at Ya Kun Toast (Junction 8), before heading towards Ang Moh Kia via MRT. Walked around the entire AMK central looking into shops for interesting things to buy. I chose to bring him to AMK because I knew that most of the rest of the guys/girls will not bring them to heartland areas to experience the true "Singapore" essence, so I decided to do so. =P
We went window shopping for a dozen shops or so. Bought some CNY tidbits for him to bring home to enjoy. Heh. Besides poking our heads into random corners, I brought him to AMK library to browse the books and magazines. He was reading a One Piece manga, while I busied myself with some random X-Man comic. Lol. Then we headed back to the MRT where we headed south to Toa Payoh.
Met mum there for lunch. We had kolo mee, which I think is one of the best meals I've had for this entire week. =P Then we went shopping for quite a bit again before returning to hostel. Gee. Time flies really fast. >.<
Upon reaching hostel, I rushed to pack up my clothes and brought it back to my mum, who left thereafter. After resting for a while and waiting for the rest of the guys to return, I joined a couple of guys to go down to play basketball. Sadly, I didn't play very long because: 1. I didn't bring the correct shoes to play ball, 2. I was perspiring like crazy, and 3. It was raining. Sigh. Well at least it's good to see that the Beijing guys were enjoying themselves. =)
After the game, we came back and took a shower. Meanwhile, I resumed working on my stats quizzes, which I think I need to get down to marking pretty soon. Bleh. Anyway, we left at 6.15pm and headed to a restaurant at Vivocity. Had lots of fun suaning Zhao Ye about... *ahem* ^^ Took lots of photos there and exchanged well-wishes. On the way back we were even singing on the bus. Ahh...
Now we're back, and it seems that everything's going quiet. Gonna send them off tomorrow morning... Wonder if I will ever be able to wake up. Oh crap, better get back to mugging calc. I can't afford to lose to Ching Pin for another quiz! >.<
Friday, February 01, 2008
Hmms
Weekend!
And I need to chiong my homework. Sian.
Damn why am I feeling so cold in my hostel room, even though my fan speed has been set to two? Gah.
And I need to chiong my homework. Sian.
Damn why am I feeling so cold in my hostel room, even though my fan speed has been set to two? Gah.
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