Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wow. Seeing as this blog hasn't been updated for an entire semester, I've dusted out the cobwebs and given it a new look. To whoever made the layout, thanks! I like the suitcase especially that little horsey in it. Colours are brilliant. If I know you and you've stumbled across this new post, I love and applaud you for being a loyal follower.
Last semester was hectic. I was studying on campus at Sentosa and naturally, being in a different environment meant that I had to adjust to new conditions. Sentosa is a place for playing and relaxing. I never got round to studying properly when I was there. I allowed my grades to slip. This is where I pick myself up. I'm aiming to be the same focused, motivation-driven individual I was in Year 1 when Sem 2.2 begins.
As with every term break, I've befriended the gym again. I'm hoping an overseas vacation comes my way so I can be rejuvenated. Oh, I'm crazily obsessed with Fringe, the tv series. It's another work of the great J.J Abrams who also produced Alias. You know, my heart breaks everytime I see Michael Owen in a United jersey. But as always, I will support him wherever he goes. This scenario just proves it.
As a kid, you always get asked what you want to do in life. Recently I've given my future some thought. My lecturers had advised against furthering our studies in tourism as a diploma is sufficient to join the industry. That piece of advice dashed my hopes of doing a degree in Adventure Tourism. Instead, I am now considering taking a degree in Animal Management after I graduate. So far the course at Kingston University and University of Chester appeals to me. Who's with me on this?
I've already caught 3 movies in the cinemas this break - The Proposal, Inglorious Basterds, and The Ugly Truth. Usually, chick flicks are not my cup of tea but The Proposal completely changed my perception of romance comedies. That movie definitely makes it as one of my all-time favourites, not to mention that the lead actor Ryan Reynolds looks very much like Owen. Inglorious Basterds was a bit gory but still entertaining to watch, especially with company like mine. Haha. I had high expectations for The Ugly Truth because everyone was raving about it, but it really let me down. The Proposal wins hands down!
Last semester was hectic. I was studying on campus at Sentosa and naturally, being in a different environment meant that I had to adjust to new conditions. Sentosa is a place for playing and relaxing. I never got round to studying properly when I was there. I allowed my grades to slip. This is where I pick myself up. I'm aiming to be the same focused, motivation-driven individual I was in Year 1 when Sem 2.2 begins.
As with every term break, I've befriended the gym again. I'm hoping an overseas vacation comes my way so I can be rejuvenated. Oh, I'm crazily obsessed with Fringe, the tv series. It's another work of the great J.J Abrams who also produced Alias. You know, my heart breaks everytime I see Michael Owen in a United jersey. But as always, I will support him wherever he goes. This scenario just proves it.
As a kid, you always get asked what you want to do in life. Recently I've given my future some thought. My lecturers had advised against furthering our studies in tourism as a diploma is sufficient to join the industry. That piece of advice dashed my hopes of doing a degree in Adventure Tourism. Instead, I am now considering taking a degree in Animal Management after I graduate. So far the course at Kingston University and University of Chester appeals to me. Who's with me on this?
I've already caught 3 movies in the cinemas this break - The Proposal, Inglorious Basterds, and The Ugly Truth. Usually, chick flicks are not my cup of tea but The Proposal completely changed my perception of romance comedies. That movie definitely makes it as one of my all-time favourites, not to mention that the lead actor Ryan Reynolds looks very much like Owen. Inglorious Basterds was a bit gory but still entertaining to watch, especially with company like mine. Haha. I had high expectations for The Ugly Truth because everyone was raving about it, but it really let me down. The Proposal wins hands down!
Labels: holidays, michael owen, movies, school, tv
11:54 pm
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
So ever since the last time I posted, I've been up to a lot of things. I've received my Year One results, dropped by a class chalet, went to a concert, caught up with some secondary school friends, watched Marley & Me, Slumdog Millionaire, French movies on Okto, gymmed, baked, celebrated spectacular Liverpool victories and visited Sentosa.For this Mar/Apr school break, I've not been able to let my hair down because I'm taking a vacation-term CDS (cross-disciplinary subject) at school. It's called Global Citizenship. And apart from one-week long lectures and tutorials, there is a study trip to Beijing and Tianjin which required a huge amount of planning. Well the teachers did most of the planning, but we students were also kept busy preparing for a project presentation and our individual reflection reports. That said, I'm off to China from 29Mar-4Apr.
Yesterday while I was at Sentosa with Marianne, we took the skylift and luge. I spotted a few exotic birds nesting in the trees on the way up. As for the luge, I think I got more kicks out of the one in NZ. Then I conveniently decided to check out the Tourism Academy campus. I used my free access card for entry into Sentosa for the first time. (: Having worked at Sentosa before, Marianne doubled up as my tour guide.
Once there, we immediately got bitten by mosquitoes. We passed by the password-encrypted toilet. Haha. There's a heights element obstacle course in some part of the campus. And although the drinks vending machines in every other part of Sentosa are way overpriced, thank god the one inside the campus isn't.
Seeing as it's school break, I don't think I bumped into any student. But I saw the cleaning uncle and aunty sitting at the canteen, the chef returning to his office, a couple of tourists lingering around, and possibly some teachers walking by every now and then. We didn't wander long because we were feeling warm, sticky and itchy.
Then on 5th March, I saw this guy perform live in Singapore for the second time:
Bravo if you can make out who this is!
It was beyond awesome. I don't think it's necessary for me to explain why. Anyway when I like a band, I go all out to enjoy myself. Some people don't get why others would pay so much just to watch a music gig live. I say they're missing out on the thrill, the fun and the atmosphere. J began by getting us hyped up on Dynamo of Volition, then in no particular order, Geek in the Pink, You and I Both, Lucky (with Joi Chua), Sleeping To Dream, Make It Mine, No Stopping Us, A Beautiful Mess, Who Needs Shelter, Live High, I'm Yours, and The Remedy.
Towards the end, J played my favourite Mr. Curiosity opera style! (Y) Most people around me had already mellowed from exhaustion but I was really pumped. That was the only song in which he didn't play any instrument and was simply standing there grabbing the mic stand, singing his heart out. I'd watched a similar performance by him on Youtube but it still had that same amazing effect on me when I heard it. His high notes reverberated throughout the stadium, simply sensational. It took my breath away.
At the end of the last song, The Remedy, everyone chanted for an encore. Sadly but understandably, they didn't accede to that request.
Other thoughts:
1) If anyone from Sistic comes across this, hi! Next time allocate free standing please. Seats are redundant for a Jason Mraz live performance. Thank you!
2) They should have put up a Jason Mraz backdrop for him to perform against instead of the bare curtains.
3) Merch vendors, shirts at S$45ea? Too expensive.
4) Damn you, camera. (I was very mad that my photos wouldn't show up well in those poor lighting conditions, and in a fit of anger, got very determined to take up lessons on photography.)
5) If I were closer, I may have caught one of J's polaroids (it's a norm for him to snap instant photos of himself and his band and throw them into the audience).
5:48 pm
Monday, November 03, 2008
It's been a week since semester 2 began. Things are going smoothly... till it comes to getting into groups for pw. Class politics and team dynamics are problematic. And people seem to be getting the wrong idea from each other's actions. Seriously. But oh well, gotta deal with it. I'm trying to get back into the momentum of studying. Learning French is fun! :]
Materialistic want:
Materialistic want:
Too bad it's out of reach. (1) It's only sold on Amazon, eBay and in certain parts of the US. (2) I can't use the adaptor unless I get a transformer because the voltage for american appliances differ from local appliances. (3) I don't know whether to wait for DSi to be released. I don't need the 3-megapixel camera function. Isn't it weird to be taking pics with a DSi?
Maybe I'll just go get the normal one in silver or black. Then again new product means better software... Funny, I'm getting DS just so I can play Zelda.
10:00 pm
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Ah my hair's dropping off and I swear it's because of PW.
I barely took time to enjoy my two weeks break and in the blink of an eye, it's already gone. I haven't read my fill, exercised as much as I wanted, gone to the beach nor caught up with all the movies and tv shows I planned on watching.
Now I just can't wait for the year to end.
"Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names &/or objects, but nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person you got this from has the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question."
1) 4 LETTER WORD: Band
2) BOY NAME: Brendon
3) GIRL NAME: Brittany
4) OCCUPATION: Bartender
5) A COLOR: Baby blue
6) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Boxers
7) BEVERAGE: Booze
8) FOOD: Brinjal!
9) SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Bathtub
10) A PLACE: BRITAIN
11) REASON FOR BEING LATE: Uh, Brina was bringing the British boy to the brick building?
12) SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: B#tch! (lol)
Kop-ed from Kevynaaa! :D
I barely took time to enjoy my two weeks break and in the blink of an eye, it's already gone. I haven't read my fill, exercised as much as I wanted, gone to the beach nor caught up with all the movies and tv shows I planned on watching.
Now I just can't wait for the year to end.
"Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names &/or objects, but nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person you got this from has the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question."
1) 4 LETTER WORD: Band
2) BOY NAME: Brendon
3) GIRL NAME: Brittany
4) OCCUPATION: Bartender
5) A COLOR: Baby blue
6) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Boxers
7) BEVERAGE: Booze
8) FOOD: Brinjal!
9) SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Bathtub
10) A PLACE: BRITAIN
11) REASON FOR BEING LATE: Uh, Brina was bringing the British boy to the brick building?
12) SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: B#tch! (lol)
Kop-ed from Kevynaaa! :D
1:57 pm
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Almost a week since break started and I'm not finished with any of my projects. Whoops.
1) IntHT report
2) BCS Liverpool Excel project
3) IntHT Railay Island PBL project [Group]
4) RHT finalised Singapore Flyer questionnaire + surveying on site [Group]
5) MicrEcons essay articles [Group]
6) CommSk finalised questionnaire [Group]
7) APEL portfolio
8) OB final report [Group]
I should really speed up x10. Yeah, I want to be relieved of all these shit so that I can fully enjoy myself in 17 days when Nic comes back from Canada! :D
Did pretty much nothing on Mon but I spent most of my weekend reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. Awesome book. On Tuesday, I went out with Des and Adel. Initial plan was to catch a movie but we decided to save up for SINGFEST. Window-shopped and talked at Lido.
Yesterday I went to Far East to meet the CJ peeps (PAE IG25)! They were predictably late and when I arrived, only Sheryl and Joanne were already there. Sheryl says I'm always on time. Haha. So we continued waiting until Hilda and Val came, then went to sit outside Subway where Sam(uel) was waiting. The 6 of us sat there for an hour wondering why on earth we were wasting our time sitting around smokers and breathing in secondhand smoke. But at 1.15 when Angie arrived, I left to meet up with Des at CCK.
There was a drunkard on the train. When the train jerked, he fell and knocked his head against the pole. Then he sat down in a vacated seat and started singing the National anthem at the top of his voice. He even stood up at the chorus as though he was doing a ballad. At some point, he sang at me and I was freaked out. Everyone ignored him except the people sitting next to him who scrammed. He changed songs singing a verse that goes "When you were born into this world...oh sad, sad world...your parents..." idk what, before switching to CNY songs.
I had enough and got off at Bishan, walked briskly back into the next carriage and sat down in peace. The drunkard later walked up and down the aisle of the carriages and saw me again. Was afraid he would do something stupid but he didn't. Anyway, Des and I used the study room at Warren. We were there from 2.30pm-10.05pm. I didn't really get much work done but I think it's my projects giving me a problem and not the environment. In fact I think that place is conducive. I like the feeling of being in country clubs, more so if there are no buildings destroying the peaceful panoramic view.
Today is Thursday and I'm at home typing away on the computer. I'm going to round up my IntHT report and see what I can do with the Excel project because I keep getting stuck. In Excel, once you're stuck you cannot progress until the problem is resolved. I hate Excel. Okay, that's all for now. I'm delving into those projects (or trying to). Going to hit the gym later.
1) IntHT report
2) BCS Liverpool Excel project
3) IntHT Railay Island PBL project [Group]
4) RHT finalised Singapore Flyer questionnaire + surveying on site [Group]
5) MicrEcons essay articles [Group]
6) CommSk finalised questionnaire [Group]
7) APEL portfolio
8) OB final report [Group]
I should really speed up x10. Yeah, I want to be relieved of all these shit so that I can fully enjoy myself in 17 days when Nic comes back from Canada! :D
Did pretty much nothing on Mon but I spent most of my weekend reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. Awesome book. On Tuesday, I went out with Des and Adel. Initial plan was to catch a movie but we decided to save up for SINGFEST. Window-shopped and talked at Lido.
Yesterday I went to Far East to meet the CJ peeps (PAE IG25)! They were predictably late and when I arrived, only Sheryl and Joanne were already there. Sheryl says I'm always on time. Haha. So we continued waiting until Hilda and Val came, then went to sit outside Subway where Sam(uel) was waiting. The 6 of us sat there for an hour wondering why on earth we were wasting our time sitting around smokers and breathing in secondhand smoke. But at 1.15 when Angie arrived, I left to meet up with Des at CCK.
There was a drunkard on the train. When the train jerked, he fell and knocked his head against the pole. Then he sat down in a vacated seat and started singing the National anthem at the top of his voice. He even stood up at the chorus as though he was doing a ballad. At some point, he sang at me and I was freaked out. Everyone ignored him except the people sitting next to him who scrammed. He changed songs singing a verse that goes "When you were born into this world...oh sad, sad world...your parents..." idk what, before switching to CNY songs.
I had enough and got off at Bishan, walked briskly back into the next carriage and sat down in peace. The drunkard later walked up and down the aisle of the carriages and saw me again. Was afraid he would do something stupid but he didn't. Anyway, Des and I used the study room at Warren. We were there from 2.30pm-10.05pm. I didn't really get much work done but I think it's my projects giving me a problem and not the environment. In fact I think that place is conducive. I like the feeling of being in country clubs, more so if there are no buildings destroying the peaceful panoramic view.
Today is Thursday and I'm at home typing away on the computer. I'm going to round up my IntHT report and see what I can do with the Excel project because I keep getting stuck. In Excel, once you're stuck you cannot progress until the problem is resolved. I hate Excel. Okay, that's all for now. I'm delving into those projects (or trying to). Going to hit the gym later.
4:23 pm
Saturday, May 31, 2008
I feel like doing away with a blog.
Seriously, I feel like I'm talking to myself.
Haha.
Anw, I'm currently super busy with projects.
Mid-sem tests also begin next week.
I'm v stressed trying to keep up with my high self-expectations.
Not doing as well as I wish to so far.
I'm considering a move to the other side of Singapore soon.
My term break starts Jun 7.
Friends, let's meet up then! I miss all of you so much.
I really do. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVYNA! Primary school bestieee. ♥
Seriously, I feel like I'm talking to myself.
Haha.
Anw, I'm currently super busy with projects.
Mid-sem tests also begin next week.
I'm v stressed trying to keep up with my high self-expectations.
Not doing as well as I wish to so far.
I'm considering a move to the other side of Singapore soon.
My term break starts Jun 7.
Friends, let's meet up then! I miss all of you so much.
I really do. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVYNA! Primary school bestieee. ♥
5:18 pm
Sunday, May 11, 2008
For 10 years, I've had to mug my ass off on my birthday. Finally, finally, I have no exams falling on my birthday.
I saw Edwin in Friday's TNP. His Fuhua alumni team was featured under Weekend Warriors. & omg, he's actually the team captain! Hahaha. Cool man.
On Thu evening, I was feeling rather low because I was so tired from school and the whopping amount of projects raining down on me when just about 3 weeks ago, I was completely idle and enjoying some freedom. It made matters worse that Thu was the day with the heaviest timetable.
Then Nic called from Canada and she made my night. We talked until the line got cut off, then resumed our conversation online before she had to leave for school. Daryl texted asking how I was feeling as time drew closer to midnight and I said 'Great! My bff studying in Canada just called and I'm still buzzing." Although I felt so sleepy and the bed was inviting, I managed to stay up as usual. Saw bcs lab ec again. Muahaha.
Thank yous (omg I feel like some star writing thank yous for my album lol!): To Nic for the long distance call; Sri, Adel, Des, Yanyan, Junyi, Denise aka birdie!, Sheryl Yeo, Val Toh, Weizhen, Sri, Charmaine Low, my LRM class 1K09 for the 'surprise' complete with cake, Rahman for the collage, Daryl for the mini England football (that girl is damn thoughtful for taking my words so seriously); and not to forget my family for hunting down my favourite Sweet Secrets cake. I hope I didn't forget anyone.
PS. Omg, James Blunt in S'pore... Also I just found out today that Connie Talbot was in S'pore. Oh man, wish I'd know sooner. Watched her sing Over The Rainbow on Rouge and totally had goosebumps again, in a good way...
Pictures:
I saw Edwin in Friday's TNP. His Fuhua alumni team was featured under Weekend Warriors. & omg, he's actually the team captain! Hahaha. Cool man.
On Thu evening, I was feeling rather low because I was so tired from school and the whopping amount of projects raining down on me when just about 3 weeks ago, I was completely idle and enjoying some freedom. It made matters worse that Thu was the day with the heaviest timetable.
Then Nic called from Canada and she made my night. We talked until the line got cut off, then resumed our conversation online before she had to leave for school. Daryl texted asking how I was feeling as time drew closer to midnight and I said 'Great! My bff studying in Canada just called and I'm still buzzing." Although I felt so sleepy and the bed was inviting, I managed to stay up as usual. Saw bcs lab ec again. Muahaha.
Thank yous (omg I feel like some star writing thank yous for my album lol!): To Nic for the long distance call; Sri, Adel, Des, Yanyan, Junyi, Denise aka birdie!, Sheryl Yeo, Val Toh, Weizhen, Sri, Charmaine Low, my LRM class 1K09 for the 'surprise' complete with cake, Rahman for the collage, Daryl for the mini England football (that girl is damn thoughtful for taking my words so seriously); and not to forget my family for hunting down my favourite Sweet Secrets cake. I hope I didn't forget anyone.
PS. Omg, James Blunt in S'pore... Also I just found out today that Connie Talbot was in S'pore. Oh man, wish I'd know sooner. Watched her sing Over The Rainbow on Rouge and totally had goosebumps again, in a good way...
Pictures:
Lowlow took the first pic...
11:59 pm
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Reading about JC friends having taken their NAPFA last week, I really feel like taking it too. I know, I'm damn weird. Haha. But without the existence of PE, I'm feeling very unfit.
I have the urge to beat my 55 situps in 1min record. I want to reach my 210cm standing broad jump target which I've only managed once during practice. I want to do shuttle run under 10 secs which I've also only managed once during practice. I want 50cm for Sit and Reach, 20 inclines and 14mins for 2.4. Yeah, my stamina sucks in long distance running (though technically 2.4 is considered quite short distanced already). I've been doing 3km everytime I hit the gym but with it being not officially timed, I lack that urge to run as fast as possible. I heard poly students only need to take NAPFA in their 3rd year. Sucks lah.
I'm also in a dilemma about CCAs. There are at least 60 CCAs at TP to choose from. I'm intending to join just one. With only the name of the CCA to guide me, my interests so far are Adventure Club, Sports Club, Business Studies Club, Dragonboat, Netball, Waterpolo, Rugby, Soccer, Badminton and NYAA Challenge. Wakeboarding is cool but I think my interest won't last. Yanyan suggested I stick to netball and my brother said the same. I'm waiting for a CCA Bazaar of some sort before making my final decision.
Oh it's halftime now and the score for the Newcastle match is Owen 2-0 Sunderland. Haha! The magpies have to score another time to secure their 3 points. They aren't shooting at goal enough like the away team. I'm unconvinced. Seems like another boring game...
No lessons tomorrow, hence no school! Yay, I get time to exercise. Haha.
I have the urge to beat my 55 situps in 1min record. I want to reach my 210cm standing broad jump target which I've only managed once during practice. I want to do shuttle run under 10 secs which I've also only managed once during practice. I want 50cm for Sit and Reach, 20 inclines and 14mins for 2.4. Yeah, my stamina sucks in long distance running (though technically 2.4 is considered quite short distanced already). I've been doing 3km everytime I hit the gym but with it being not officially timed, I lack that urge to run as fast as possible. I heard poly students only need to take NAPFA in their 3rd year. Sucks lah.
I'm also in a dilemma about CCAs. There are at least 60 CCAs at TP to choose from. I'm intending to join just one. With only the name of the CCA to guide me, my interests so far are Adventure Club, Sports Club, Business Studies Club, Dragonboat, Netball, Waterpolo, Rugby, Soccer, Badminton and NYAA Challenge. Wakeboarding is cool but I think my interest won't last. Yanyan suggested I stick to netball and my brother said the same. I'm waiting for a CCA Bazaar of some sort before making my final decision.
Oh it's halftime now and the score for the Newcastle match is Owen 2-0 Sunderland. Haha! The magpies have to score another time to secure their 3 points. They aren't shooting at goal enough like the away team. I'm unconvinced. Seems like another boring game...
No lessons tomorrow, hence no school! Yay, I get time to exercise. Haha.
Labels: michael owen, random, school
9:23 pm
Let me start with what I did on Tue: I was remembering the Hillsborough Anniversary on this day in 1989. For the benefit of those who don't know,
"The Hillsborough Disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough, a football stadium home to Sheffield Wednesday in Sheffield, England resulting in the deaths of 96 people (all fans of Liverpool Football Club). The match was an FA cup semi-final between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest FC. It was abandoned six minutes into the first half. The inquiry into the disaster, the Taylor Report, named the cause as failure of police control, and resulted in the conversion of many football stadiums in the United Kingdom to all-seater and the removal of barriers at the front of stands." (Source: Wikipedia)
I went to meet Marianne at Harbourfront. We bought sushi and chips before taking the Sentosa Express to that little island. We sat out in the sun for close to a couple of hours and saw TV crew filming on the beach. One was a volleyball scene and the other was uhm, a drowning/swimming scene? They took ages to film lah. Then at 2 Mari and I washed up and proceeded to the Sentosa Office on Tanjong Beach for her job interview. Drank slurpee along the way. Mine was a mix of sour lemon, green apple and cola. Shiok! (: I waited till past 6 for her interview to finish but the place I was waiting at was pretty comfortable. I actually fell asleep on the couch!
Thu was Business School orientation day 1. There were 9 LRM classes and mine was 1K09. Idk what the 'k' stands for. I wonder how we were even sorted into classes. Anyway as fate would have it, I ended up sitting next to Nana when I met fellow classmates at the convention centre. She also stays in Bukit Batok! My Chinese classmates mostly conversed in Mandarin and I realised how rusty my Mandarin had become lah. I sounded weird. English has always been my first language. I made the SLs (Synergy Leaders) for our class guess my sec school CCA. They said I look sporty so one guessed Tennis while the other said Track & Field. Hahaha. They also said I look like a JC student. Activities-wise, it was super boring. All we did was sit through a welcoming speech, learn mass dance, LT games and watch other people play tug-o-war. There wasn't even icebreakers. And my sunburnt feet were immensely painful which gave me a hard time walking around. :/
Day 2, Business School became 4th time champs! :D In the morning, we had to sit through a very long presentation in the LT. I found myself dozing off. We met our course manager Ms Susan Goh, who also happens to be Care Person for classes 06 & 09! Was given our matric card, handbook and timetable. I have no lessons on Mon and lessons on Tue start at noon! Whoopie. Oh, we were also told that all LRM students would be involved in F1! Omg. That was exactly what I told Nana I was hoping for, and it really came true. :D
Later the entire TP freshies gathered at the grandstand to cheer our respective schools in the Olympiad, which is a series of tasks. There was 11-legged race etc. We were packed like sardines to the extent that I couldn't even stand up without knocking into the people around me and the lack of personal space really sucked. I got quite annoyed after a while. I must say I also wasn't in the best of moods though. I woke up that morning with bloodshot eyes lah. Always happens when I get less than 3 hrs of sleep.
And random shit, I am going to get hammered like nobody's business football-wise. Han Chuan informed me that he, Karthik, Clifford and Hugh, are all United fans. It's the 4 of them versus me. At least there was only Marcus in my CJ class! I am so getting suan-ed x4.
Uhm back to main story, Business won the Olympiad. Then everyone headed to Bedok Reservoir for the Regatta aka dragonboating cum performances. Business got 2nd for the first dragonboating race, best-spirited award for cheers, I don't know what else... After which they announced us as overall champs and that was when all the Biz students really started cheering at the top of their lungs. Hahaha. Woohoo! Pleasant surprise, I thought we would end up 2nd. Towards the end, we got to watch a wakeboarding performance by Sasha, the national wakeboarder. Btw we had to sit on sloping grass and I felt damn itchy lah, spiders kept crawling up my leg. But in the end the big win made that a small matter. Haha.
"The Hillsborough Disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough, a football stadium home to Sheffield Wednesday in Sheffield, England resulting in the deaths of 96 people (all fans of Liverpool Football Club). The match was an FA cup semi-final between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest FC. It was abandoned six minutes into the first half. The inquiry into the disaster, the Taylor Report, named the cause as failure of police control, and resulted in the conversion of many football stadiums in the United Kingdom to all-seater and the removal of barriers at the front of stands." (Source: Wikipedia)
I went to meet Marianne at Harbourfront. We bought sushi and chips before taking the Sentosa Express to that little island. We sat out in the sun for close to a couple of hours and saw TV crew filming on the beach. One was a volleyball scene and the other was uhm, a drowning/swimming scene? They took ages to film lah. Then at 2 Mari and I washed up and proceeded to the Sentosa Office on Tanjong Beach for her job interview. Drank slurpee along the way. Mine was a mix of sour lemon, green apple and cola. Shiok! (: I waited till past 6 for her interview to finish but the place I was waiting at was pretty comfortable. I actually fell asleep on the couch!
Thu was Business School orientation day 1. There were 9 LRM classes and mine was 1K09. Idk what the 'k' stands for. I wonder how we were even sorted into classes. Anyway as fate would have it, I ended up sitting next to Nana when I met fellow classmates at the convention centre. She also stays in Bukit Batok! My Chinese classmates mostly conversed in Mandarin and I realised how rusty my Mandarin had become lah. I sounded weird. English has always been my first language. I made the SLs (Synergy Leaders) for our class guess my sec school CCA. They said I look sporty so one guessed Tennis while the other said Track & Field. Hahaha. They also said I look like a JC student. Activities-wise, it was super boring. All we did was sit through a welcoming speech, learn mass dance, LT games and watch other people play tug-o-war. There wasn't even icebreakers. And my sunburnt feet were immensely painful which gave me a hard time walking around. :/
Day 2, Business School became 4th time champs! :D In the morning, we had to sit through a very long presentation in the LT. I found myself dozing off. We met our course manager Ms Susan Goh, who also happens to be Care Person for classes 06 & 09! Was given our matric card, handbook and timetable. I have no lessons on Mon and lessons on Tue start at noon! Whoopie. Oh, we were also told that all LRM students would be involved in F1! Omg. That was exactly what I told Nana I was hoping for, and it really came true. :D
Later the entire TP freshies gathered at the grandstand to cheer our respective schools in the Olympiad, which is a series of tasks. There was 11-legged race etc. We were packed like sardines to the extent that I couldn't even stand up without knocking into the people around me and the lack of personal space really sucked. I got quite annoyed after a while. I must say I also wasn't in the best of moods though. I woke up that morning with bloodshot eyes lah. Always happens when I get less than 3 hrs of sleep.
And random shit, I am going to get hammered like nobody's business football-wise. Han Chuan informed me that he, Karthik, Clifford and Hugh, are all United fans. It's the 4 of them versus me. At least there was only Marcus in my CJ class! I am so getting suan-ed x4.
Uhm back to main story, Business won the Olympiad. Then everyone headed to Bedok Reservoir for the Regatta aka dragonboating cum performances. Business got 2nd for the first dragonboating race, best-spirited award for cheers, I don't know what else... After which they announced us as overall champs and that was when all the Biz students really started cheering at the top of their lungs. Hahaha. Woohoo! Pleasant surprise, I thought we would end up 2nd. Towards the end, we got to watch a wakeboarding performance by Sasha, the national wakeboarder. Btw we had to sit on sloping grass and I felt damn itchy lah, spiders kept crawling up my leg. But in the end the big win made that a small matter. Haha.
12:39 am
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Don't fret, people! Weekend is round the corner. I'm saying this because JC peeps are really caught up in work and stressed out. Sri, take care of yourself k. I can't be there to save you if you faint! Hahah. Anyway I went for TP freshman orientation from Mon to Wed. On all 3 days, I think I was the only lunatic who sat on the train for 23 stops before alighting.
I got to campus and took a look at the name list. Was sorted into Phantos empire for the duration of the workshop. The only other Theresian on the list was Michelle Tan. During icebreakers, none of the GLs had ever heard of STC. I'm just going to say CHIJ to the next person who asks lah. Other freshies turned up with a whole bunch of schoolmates while I was technically alone so I started SOS-ing with my phone. Thanks Regine! (: I practically did that a whole lot until one of the GLs said "Wah Brina, very busy ah. Now Phantos time leh, can wait until over not."
Overall Day One we did icebreakers, cheers, empire flag, performance night preparation and station games around Tampines central. It was mundane but the GLs did their best to hype up the freshies. They were uber RAH-RAH. After Day One, I contemplated not turning up anymore but a few strong factors convinced me to just go. No1, I signed up for it and should be responsible by following through with it. No2, the GLs put in a lot of time and effort. No3, I was buay song because Phantos got joint 4th place in house placing so I wanted to come back and change that! No4, As the staff IC explained, I am privileged because there was limited vacancy. No5, I have nothing to do at home.
Day Two was better because more people warmed up and for me at least, had motivation to win. I didn't dare to take charge, so I was a follower. Although fewer people turned up, Day Two was tons louder and more enjoyable! I didn't exactly get high, but just hell unbothered about stretching the capacity of my lungs anymore. We did cheers, learnt TP handsign, school song, mass dance and played station games in school. TP mass dance damn nice! Simple and fun. One of the Phantos GLs looks strangely like one of the footballers for the red lions, and one of the freshies is a Park Ji Sung lookalike. Performance night was held in the evening. Because of our enthusiasm, Phantos emerged top 2 on Day Two.
Day Three, I went to school delighted because Liverpool won 4-2. I was also wearing an LFC shirt because Phantos decided to show that we're special and have everyone turn up in either red or orange. But I was also super tired because of the match and the previous day's events. Had to take Strepsils the night before. We cheered again, played water games, Huntgry/'treasure hunt' and ended off with mass dance and such. I was sort of just going through the motions but really screamed the cheers to the max. For Huntgry, the IQ task ended up with me for solving. I also helped make a voodoo doll for one of the station games and it became a sort of mascot for Phancee, my sub-empire. One of the GLs named it Cee-cee aka Sissy. Lol. TP seniors are so damn funny and crazy I tell you.
I think one of the ultimate reasons why Phantos didn't win was an insufficient sense of urgency (it makes a lot of difference cos if we hurried we could have squeezed in more tasks), butdeal or no deal win or no win, it doesn't matter much cos I don't regret turning up. That despite the fact that I didn't make many friends luh. Couldn't really click with fellow freshies. :/ And I want more sports involved in FOW/C! I know NP had sports camp for freshies. The CJ orientation that I attended also had a lot of sports involved. Damn shiok! Haha. At least we were told that there's dragonboating during school orientation next Fri! Business school ftw.
Phantos, the freshmaker! :D
I got to campus and took a look at the name list. Was sorted into Phantos empire for the duration of the workshop. The only other Theresian on the list was Michelle Tan. During icebreakers, none of the GLs had ever heard of STC. I'm just going to say CHIJ to the next person who asks lah. Other freshies turned up with a whole bunch of schoolmates while I was technically alone so I started SOS-ing with my phone. Thanks Regine! (: I practically did that a whole lot until one of the GLs said "Wah Brina, very busy ah. Now Phantos time leh, can wait until over not."
Overall Day One we did icebreakers, cheers, empire flag, performance night preparation and station games around Tampines central. It was mundane but the GLs did their best to hype up the freshies. They were uber RAH-RAH. After Day One, I contemplated not turning up anymore but a few strong factors convinced me to just go. No1, I signed up for it and should be responsible by following through with it. No2, the GLs put in a lot of time and effort. No3, I was buay song because Phantos got joint 4th place in house placing so I wanted to come back and change that! No4, As the staff IC explained, I am privileged because there was limited vacancy. No5, I have nothing to do at home.
Day Two was better because more people warmed up and for me at least, had motivation to win. I didn't dare to take charge, so I was a follower. Although fewer people turned up, Day Two was tons louder and more enjoyable! I didn't exactly get high, but just hell unbothered about stretching the capacity of my lungs anymore. We did cheers, learnt TP handsign, school song, mass dance and played station games in school. TP mass dance damn nice! Simple and fun. One of the Phantos GLs looks strangely like one of the footballers for the red lions, and one of the freshies is a Park Ji Sung lookalike. Performance night was held in the evening. Because of our enthusiasm, Phantos emerged top 2 on Day Two.
Day Three, I went to school delighted because Liverpool won 4-2. I was also wearing an LFC shirt because Phantos decided to show that we're special and have everyone turn up in either red or orange. But I was also super tired because of the match and the previous day's events. Had to take Strepsils the night before. We cheered again, played water games, Huntgry/'treasure hunt' and ended off with mass dance and such. I was sort of just going through the motions but really screamed the cheers to the max. For Huntgry, the IQ task ended up with me for solving. I also helped make a voodoo doll for one of the station games and it became a sort of mascot for Phancee, my sub-empire. One of the GLs named it Cee-cee aka Sissy. Lol. TP seniors are so damn funny and crazy I tell you.
I think one of the ultimate reasons why Phantos didn't win was an insufficient sense of urgency (it makes a lot of difference cos if we hurried we could have squeezed in more tasks), but
Phantos, the freshmaker! :D
1:54 pm
Friday, April 04, 2008
I keep dreaming you'll be with me.
So I went to Novena Square 2 around noon yesterday and got to satisfy my craving for the best chocolate crispy waffle I've ever tasted. (: It's sold at a corner shop called Butter Cup and they've won a spanking good Culinary Award before. The only complaint I have is that waiting time is a tad bit long. But no big deal knowing what I'll be getting is quality food.
There was this guy at the entrance of a cafe/restaurant trying to get passers by to try the donuts he was carrying on a large tray. He told us, "Hey you want to try these donuts? Not very sweet." Marianne and I just burst out laughing after getting some distance away, cos what made him think we don't like our donuts extra sweet? Donuts are supposed to be sweet, right?
But my smile soon vanished. Some distance away, I could see an Indian man lying motionless on the floor by the wall. A Transitlink officer was crouching beside the body and a CID officer was on the phone trying to contact someone. The man, dead or alive I don't know, but there wasn't any blood visible. Perhaps he had a heart attack. That's our guess. I made up so many theories until the two of them didn't want to hear anymore.
Anyway we scrammed and cabbed to CJ. Stayed from 1 plus to 6 plus. Like I'd anticipated, it wasn't any fun actually. Su was so excited and crazily obsessed with the school. o_O In the canteen, I saw __ who was sitting at the next table facing me, so I told Denise he was my eye candy and she was being hundred per cent obvious that I like him! Omg. I tried to make things sound better but she ended up saying "BUT I KNOW YOU LIKE ANG MOH RIGHT?!" Embarassing x100. Even Spiff said she was embarassed for me. Omg!
During the 5 hours, I met quite a handful of familiar people. Nicole Liang was the first person I bumped into. Saw Nictay, Aloysius (Mah), Joanne, Annabelle, Fern, Sheryl, Hilda and Priscilla. Alex Poon crashed too. Val and Junyi came to look for me at the grandstand. Junyi stayed to chat for a while. (: I even saw Ivan, not sure if he saw me. Saw Elisabeth too. I walked past 1T01 and spotted Marcus. He was totally looking out of the window, not paying attention! Haha. They've moved back up to the fifth floor. Then Su insisted on wanting to see the netballers. We did see a few. I wanted to find Mdm Wee but didn't succeed. SOMEONE PLEASE LEND ME THEIR GC, I WANNA PLAY PUZZLE BOBBLE!
I ate wonton mee from Noodle King. I don't really miss it as much as the fruit stall! Their smoothies are so good. I had my mango ice blended. I need to go back for the oreo crush and starfruit-orange juice soon. Anyway, I sat with Michelle (from netball), Denise, Mari and Spiff waiting for the heavy thunderstorm to subside, then went home with Denise when it did. It was great to be talking to her again after such a long while lah. We talked all the way home. A pity I didn't get to meet Yanyan. It would have made the whole visit perfect, apart from seeing Adel too which I didn't get to. Hopefully there will be another time! I wanna crash sports carnival.
I'll be going back to STC in a couple of hours to see friends. It's Theresian Awards day.
So I went to Novena Square 2 around noon yesterday and got to satisfy my craving for the best chocolate crispy waffle I've ever tasted. (: It's sold at a corner shop called Butter Cup and they've won a spanking good Culinary Award before. The only complaint I have is that waiting time is a tad bit long. But no big deal knowing what I'll be getting is quality food.
There was this guy at the entrance of a cafe/restaurant trying to get passers by to try the donuts he was carrying on a large tray. He told us, "Hey you want to try these donuts? Not very sweet." Marianne and I just burst out laughing after getting some distance away, cos what made him think we don't like our donuts extra sweet? Donuts are supposed to be sweet, right?
But my smile soon vanished. Some distance away, I could see an Indian man lying motionless on the floor by the wall. A Transitlink officer was crouching beside the body and a CID officer was on the phone trying to contact someone. The man, dead or alive I don't know, but there wasn't any blood visible. Perhaps he had a heart attack. That's our guess. I made up so many theories until the two of them didn't want to hear anymore.
Anyway we scrammed and cabbed to CJ. Stayed from 1 plus to 6 plus. Like I'd anticipated, it wasn't any fun actually. Su was so excited and crazily obsessed with the school. o_O In the canteen, I saw __ who was sitting at the next table facing me, so I told Denise he was my eye candy and she was being hundred per cent obvious that I like him! Omg. I tried to make things sound better but she ended up saying "BUT I KNOW YOU LIKE ANG MOH RIGHT?!" Embarassing x100. Even Spiff said she was embarassed for me. Omg!
During the 5 hours, I met quite a handful of familiar people. Nicole Liang was the first person I bumped into. Saw Nictay, Aloysius (Mah), Joanne, Annabelle, Fern, Sheryl, Hilda and Priscilla. Alex Poon crashed too. Val and Junyi came to look for me at the grandstand. Junyi stayed to chat for a while. (: I even saw Ivan, not sure if he saw me. Saw Elisabeth too. I walked past 1T01 and spotted Marcus. He was totally looking out of the window, not paying attention! Haha. They've moved back up to the fifth floor. Then Su insisted on wanting to see the netballers. We did see a few. I wanted to find Mdm Wee but didn't succeed. SOMEONE PLEASE LEND ME THEIR GC, I WANNA PLAY PUZZLE BOBBLE!
I ate wonton mee from Noodle King. I don't really miss it as much as the fruit stall! Their smoothies are so good. I had my mango ice blended. I need to go back for the oreo crush and starfruit-orange juice soon. Anyway, I sat with Michelle (from netball), Denise, Mari and Spiff waiting for the heavy thunderstorm to subside, then went home with Denise when it did. It was great to be talking to her again after such a long while lah. We talked all the way home. A pity I didn't get to meet Yanyan. It would have made the whole visit perfect, apart from seeing Adel too which I didn't get to. Hopefully there will be another time! I wanna crash sports carnival.
I'll be going back to STC in a couple of hours to see friends. It's Theresian Awards day.
3:05 pm
Monday, March 31, 2008
I registered myself for TP freshman orientation workshop. It's being held from 7-9th April. Gosh, wonder what I've gotten myself into, this one was non-compulsory but we're 'strongly encouraged to go'. Don't know what to expect. I have another compulsory school orientation on 17th & 18th.
Other than that I am bored to death. Whenever I feel like going out, there's no friends to hang out with cos everyone's mugging their ass off in JC and I feel bad to distract them. Everybody's got their new friends to hang out with for the next two years too. They're like settled in already while I haven't even started... It sure feels strange. Anyway, it's been a good week football-wise with Liverpool's derby triumph and Owen scoring for Newcastle.
I was so bored the other day to the extent that I watched Singapore play Lebanon at home. Then I watched Gombak play Albirex Nigata just because I live there and also mainly, to see what Precious has been up to lately. Never had expectations for them, hence no disappointment. Want to hear something ironic? The Gombak players don't train at Gombak stadium. They use the one at Toa Payoh. What the heck right. I used to see them around all the time.
I baked again. White choc chip cookies this time.
Other than that I am bored to death. Whenever I feel like going out, there's no friends to hang out with cos everyone's mugging their ass off in JC and I feel bad to distract them. Everybody's got their new friends to hang out with for the next two years too. They're like settled in already while I haven't even started... It sure feels strange. Anyway, it's been a good week football-wise with Liverpool's derby triumph and Owen scoring for Newcastle.
I was so bored the other day to the extent that I watched Singapore play Lebanon at home. Then I watched Gombak play Albirex Nigata just because I live there and also mainly, to see what Precious has been up to lately. Never had expectations for them, hence no disappointment. Want to hear something ironic? The Gombak players don't train at Gombak stadium. They use the one at Toa Payoh. What the heck right. I used to see them around all the time.
I baked again. White choc chip cookies this time.3:55 pm
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Haha, this pic makes me laugh. It was what we did in sec 4 to tackle boring lessons and to relieve stress before prelims. Kat was absent that day so her white tama isn't there to make the picture complete.
Remember Kitty aka Tiger (the school cat whom Denise insisted was called Tree trunk)? She died in 2006 supposedly of cat Aids. Nic and I used to play with it before and after school while waiting for friends and it recognised us after some time. If I was sitting on the bench outside the staff room, it would come towards me and rub its fur against my leg. Aww! I was also asked to feed it once when the aunty wasn't around to do it. I suddenly miss her. Super random post huh? I'm following the Liverpool-Reading match now so it's either that or a football-related post. I chose not to blog about the latter so, lucky you! x)
11:56 pm
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Nothing interesting to blog about actually.
My package from TP arrived in the mail on Sat morning. I have to 1) Register for enrolment online 2) Go for medical check-up 3) Mail back the relevant documents 4) Apply for Ezlink card 5) Register for freshman orientation online 6) Attend compulsory school orientation programme
For the freshman orientation, I'm supposed to choose either workshop or camp. Workshop is non-residential. Workshop is a safer option since if it happens not to be fun, I can just absent myself for the rest of the days, but Des warned me that I might meet the boring group of people there. On the other hand, there will be no escaping if the camp isn't fun plus sleeping overnight on campus isn't exactly appealing unless I've made friends by then. Oh man, I don't know which to go. Help!
I miss PE. I want a game of frisbee! & I'm itching to play drum mania.
My package from TP arrived in the mail on Sat morning. I have to 1) Register for enrolment online 2) Go for medical check-up 3) Mail back the relevant documents 4) Apply for Ezlink card 5) Register for freshman orientation online 6) Attend compulsory school orientation programme
For the freshman orientation, I'm supposed to choose either workshop or camp. Workshop is non-residential. Workshop is a safer option since if it happens not to be fun, I can just absent myself for the rest of the days, but Des warned me that I might meet the boring group of people there. On the other hand, there will be no escaping if the camp isn't fun plus sleeping overnight on campus isn't exactly appealing unless I've made friends by then. Oh man, I don't know which to go. Help!
I miss PE. I want a game of frisbee! & I'm itching to play drum mania.
Labels: school
3:06 pm
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
The quickest way from home to TP by train is 24 stops. Omg I would probably just sleep and miss my stop everyday. Also being in poly means I am no longer entitled to student fare! Wth.
You would think I'll be enjoying myself with all the free time I have until school starts in mid-April but truth is, not really. All my close friends have gone to the JCs, so I can't hang out much. They've only just begun but are already starting to feel the strain. Oh well. People say poly is easier, but I think it's not any different. I have a feeling I'll get my share of workload once term starts. I'll be so blur and lost on the first day. I don't know what to expect of poly life...
I'm supposed to find something constructive to do and I came up with a whole list of things from the top of my head, ie. drumming, picking up another language, working at pet lover's centre, to name a few. But currently, since there is only a month left and I might be tagging along on my dad's business trip, not to mention the outings planned with different groups of friends during the March hols, things are a bit hard to work out.
I've also been asked to work out an itinerary for my relatives who will be visiting from the states. Isn't it such a tourism-related task? Haha. I've to start applying whatever hospitality skills I have already. Bring it on! I'm making them visit the Singapore Flyer (which also happens to be featured on my current blogskin) for sure. :]
You would think I'll be enjoying myself with all the free time I have until school starts in mid-April but truth is, not really. All my close friends have gone to the JCs, so I can't hang out much. They've only just begun but are already starting to feel the strain. Oh well. People say poly is easier, but I think it's not any different. I have a feeling I'll get my share of workload once term starts. I'll be so blur and lost on the first day. I don't know what to expect of poly life...
I'm supposed to find something constructive to do and I came up with a whole list of things from the top of my head, ie. drumming, picking up another language, working at pet lover's centre, to name a few. But currently, since there is only a month left and I might be tagging along on my dad's business trip, not to mention the outings planned with different groups of friends during the March hols, things are a bit hard to work out.
I've also been asked to work out an itinerary for my relatives who will be visiting from the states. Isn't it such a tourism-related task? Haha. I've to start applying whatever hospitality skills I have already. Bring it on! I'm making them visit the Singapore Flyer (which also happens to be featured on my current blogskin) for sure. :]
10:56 pm
Sunday, March 02, 2008
I'm staying at Temasek Poly for good.
Doing Leisure & Resort Management.
Leisure = clubs = football = Liverpool = meee (haha!)
I want something that has to do with LFC.
Work as the stadium tour manager or whatever.
I would settle for working on a cruise liner too.
Ah, it's going to be an exciting yet daunting journey ahead.
I miss these people. 1T01 first intake! ♥
Doing Leisure & Resort Management.
Leisure = clubs = football = Liverpool = meee (haha!)
I want something that has to do with LFC.
Work as the stadium tour manager or whatever.
I would settle for working on a cruise liner too.
Ah, it's going to be an exciting yet daunting journey ahead.
I miss these people. 1T01 first intake! ♥
9:01 pm
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Now that it's all said and done
I can't believe you were the one
To build me up and tear me down
Like an old abandoned house
And what you said when you left
Just left me cold and out of breath
I fell too far, was in way too deep
Guess I let you get the best of me
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
And now i'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
You took a hammer to these walls
Dragged the memories down the hall
Packed your bags and walked away
There was nothing I could say
And when you slammed the front door shut
A lot of others opened up
So did my eyes, so I could see
That you never were the best for me
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
I'm putting my heart back together
'Cause I got over you
'Cause I got over you
I got over you
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
Over You - Daughtry
I've appealed! To Singapore Poly and Ngee Ann Poly.
I want that tourism course at SP. Their orientation is on a cruise!
Hope all goes well this time.
Now that I've settled the appeals, I'm actually feeling less burdened and more cheerful. I'm fine Val, no worries, but thanks for being concerned nonetheless. (: You can always hang out at the grandstand with others, woman. I won't ever forget that place - it's the best! Haha.
Other than that, the hottie caucasian ex-Barker dude who lives in the unit directly below me walked out of the lift I was about to take when I came home just now. Omg! My mum was jokingly scolding me saying that next time I would be biased to my foreign tourist customers such that I will give my 110% service excellence to caucasian tourists while other tourists will only get 100%. LOL. & now that I am free until mid-April, I'm trying to take up drumming and Spanish!
I can't believe you were the one
To build me up and tear me down
Like an old abandoned house
And what you said when you left
Just left me cold and out of breath
I fell too far, was in way too deep
Guess I let you get the best of me
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
And now i'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
You took a hammer to these walls
Dragged the memories down the hall
Packed your bags and walked away
There was nothing I could say
And when you slammed the front door shut
A lot of others opened up
So did my eyes, so I could see
That you never were the best for me
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
Well I never saw it coming
I should've started running
A long long time ago
And I never thought to doubt you
I'm better off without you
More than you, More than you know
I'm slowly getting closure
I guess it's really over
I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces
And spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together
I'm putting my heart back together
'Cause I got over you
'Cause I got over you
I got over you
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through
I got over you
Over You - Daughtry
I've appealed! To Singapore Poly and Ngee Ann Poly.
I want that tourism course at SP. Their orientation is on a cruise!
Hope all goes well this time.
Now that I've settled the appeals, I'm actually feeling less burdened and more cheerful. I'm fine Val, no worries, but thanks for being concerned nonetheless. (: You can always hang out at the grandstand with others, woman. I won't ever forget that place - it's the best! Haha.
Other than that, the hottie caucasian ex-Barker dude who lives in the unit directly below me walked out of the lift I was about to take when I came home just now. Omg! My mum was jokingly scolding me saying that next time I would be biased to my foreign tourist customers such that I will give my 110% service excellence to caucasian tourists while other tourists will only get 100%. LOL. & now that I am free until mid-April, I'm trying to take up drumming and Spanish!
3:30 pm
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I already miss IG25.
I already miss 1T01 and our winning ways.
I already miss spying __, __, __ and __ with Marianne.
I already miss the netballers.
I already miss games PE.
I already miss mass dance.
I already miss trademark lame jokes.
I already miss the koi in the pond that keep following me.
I already miss climbing 5 storeys everyday.
I already miss the chirpy birds outside our classroom.
I already miss Mdm Wee's Chinese lessons.
I already miss Noodle King.
I already miss mango milkshake, orange-starfruit juice and oreo crush.
I already miss avoiding the giant spiders that live on the bridge to school.
I already miss watching ODAC train every morning.
I already miss the grandstand, my favouriteemospot hangout.
I already miss random get-togethers before, during and after school.
I already miss people-watching especially when they're having PE.
I already miss the long bus rides home on the highway.
Take me back to the way things were.
I already miss 1T01 and our winning ways.
I already miss spying __, __, __ and __ with Marianne.
I already miss the netballers.
I already miss games PE.
I already miss mass dance.
I already miss trademark lame jokes.
I already miss the koi in the pond that keep following me.
I already miss climbing 5 storeys everyday.
I already miss the chirpy birds outside our classroom.
I already miss Mdm Wee's Chinese lessons.
I already miss Noodle King.
I already miss mango milkshake, orange-starfruit juice and oreo crush.
I already miss avoiding the giant spiders that live on the bridge to school.
I already miss watching ODAC train every morning.
I already miss the grandstand, my favourite
I already miss random get-togethers before, during and after school.
I already miss people-watching especially when they're having PE.
I already miss the long bus rides home on the highway.
Take me back to the way things were.
11:40 pm
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Lots of blogging to do... Let's see.
Last Sat. Celebrated Danny's bday with her and Des. Arcade at PS. Drum mania, I'm stuck at a C grade. So far only perfect score in practice rounds. My aim is an A in Russian Roulette man. Ajisen dinner. Town. Pacific Plaza. Lovely Red/white/black pair of Nike dunks. Both Des and I love it! But I recently bought a pair already. Cute Paul Frank shirt with a band graphic at the front. Alas it's above my budget. Borders. Sat there with Danny reading Neil Gaiman kids stories until her parents arrived to fetch us home.
Sun. Spent with Kat, Yanyan, Regine, Lin, Fer and Weizhen. Barcadi. Raspberry's nice! Des and I brought them down to the clubhouse for pool. Kat left early, we went to the bball court with Des's bball and skateboard. I can finally control my speed on the skateboard. Next step, direction. Dinner. Ordered pizza, smuggled into KTV room. Ate. Watched Spiderman.
Mon. Straight home after school to study for Geog CA. Woman from Music Junction called saying my pre-ordered copy of the SP album has arrived. Buzzing the rest of the day.
Tue. Geog CA. Games PE not as eventful as the week before in which I hit a homerun in softball. Had mock test in listening compre for Chinese lesson. Out with Valerie after school since my secondary school form teacher messaged midway and told me my testimonial wasn't ready to be collected from school. PS to get my CD and shop for vday gifts.
Wed. Math CA. Out with Sri after school. Met at Potong Pasir. Train to Harbourfront. Shopped at sports shops and gift shops. She bought me a stuffed dog for vday on condition I name it Chester. Subway lunch. Toys R Us. Des came. Shopped more. We each bought those personalised name keychain thingys. Standardised skull ornament at the end. Dinner. Picnicked at open deck area in Vivo.
Thu. V Day cum Friendship Day. Des overslept. When I finally got her on the phone, she said she wasn't going to school and I ran all the way from outside her house to the bus stop some 800m away. Reached school on the dot at 7.30. Had Chinese spelling. Found out I topped the class in listening compre with 9/10. Shocking! Went home, fell asleep. Met Des at 7.20. Lot 1 to catch a movie. Jumper. Not bad.
Fri. Mr Adrian Ho not present for physical PE. Mr Michael Tan takes over. Picks up a medicine ball and leads us to basketball court. I predict we're playing captain's ball. Was right. Edwin not on my team, which is a disadvantage cos he's big, tall and athletic. Goals were the basketball poles up to a certain height. I scored the first goal. Dribbling was allowed, so when I got passed the ball, I dribbled all the way, saw a teammate there and passed cos I didn't want to be self-centred and go solo. He took the ball, immediately took aim, missed. Dang, chance wasted there. Michael Tan then tweaked the rules, saying no one-two passes allowed. I think we lost 3-2, but both goals I scored. Second goal's more satisfying cos many of them were guarding me, especially Edwin who was right in front of me, yet I just turned and with my back to goal, tried my luck at a shot. GOOAL!
After school, went back to STC with a few people to collect my testi, then back to CJ for Rockafella. Envy the drummers. I keep saying I want to learn drums... It's about time I put my words into action.
Last Sat. Celebrated Danny's bday with her and Des. Arcade at PS. Drum mania, I'm stuck at a C grade. So far only perfect score in practice rounds. My aim is an A in Russian Roulette man. Ajisen dinner. Town. Pacific Plaza. Lovely Red/white/black pair of Nike dunks. Both Des and I love it! But I recently bought a pair already. Cute Paul Frank shirt with a band graphic at the front. Alas it's above my budget. Borders. Sat there with Danny reading Neil Gaiman kids stories until her parents arrived to fetch us home.
Sun. Spent with Kat, Yanyan, Regine, Lin, Fer and Weizhen. Barcadi. Raspberry's nice! Des and I brought them down to the clubhouse for pool. Kat left early, we went to the bball court with Des's bball and skateboard. I can finally control my speed on the skateboard. Next step, direction. Dinner. Ordered pizza, smuggled into KTV room. Ate. Watched Spiderman.
Mon. Straight home after school to study for Geog CA. Woman from Music Junction called saying my pre-ordered copy of the SP album has arrived. Buzzing the rest of the day.
Tue. Geog CA. Games PE not as eventful as the week before in which I hit a homerun in softball. Had mock test in listening compre for Chinese lesson. Out with Valerie after school since my secondary school form teacher messaged midway and told me my testimonial wasn't ready to be collected from school. PS to get my CD and shop for vday gifts.
Wed. Math CA. Out with Sri after school. Met at Potong Pasir. Train to Harbourfront. Shopped at sports shops and gift shops. She bought me a stuffed dog for vday on condition I name it Chester. Subway lunch. Toys R Us. Des came. Shopped more. We each bought those personalised name keychain thingys. Standardised skull ornament at the end. Dinner. Picnicked at open deck area in Vivo.
Thu. V Day cum Friendship Day. Des overslept. When I finally got her on the phone, she said she wasn't going to school and I ran all the way from outside her house to the bus stop some 800m away. Reached school on the dot at 7.30. Had Chinese spelling. Found out I topped the class in listening compre with 9/10. Shocking! Went home, fell asleep. Met Des at 7.20. Lot 1 to catch a movie. Jumper. Not bad.
Fri. Mr Adrian Ho not present for physical PE. Mr Michael Tan takes over. Picks up a medicine ball and leads us to basketball court. I predict we're playing captain's ball. Was right. Edwin not on my team, which is a disadvantage cos he's big, tall and athletic. Goals were the basketball poles up to a certain height. I scored the first goal. Dribbling was allowed, so when I got passed the ball, I dribbled all the way, saw a teammate there and passed cos I didn't want to be self-centred and go solo. He took the ball, immediately took aim, missed. Dang, chance wasted there. Michael Tan then tweaked the rules, saying no one-two passes allowed. I think we lost 3-2, but both goals I scored. Second goal's more satisfying cos many of them were guarding me, especially Edwin who was right in front of me, yet I just turned and with my back to goal, tried my luck at a shot. GOOAL!
After school, went back to STC with a few people to collect my testi, then back to CJ for Rockafella. Envy the drummers. I keep saying I want to learn drums... It's about time I put my words into action.
10:43 pm
She criticises us for handwriting.
She criticises us for bad grammar.
She doesn't allow drinking of water.
She cannot condone soft chatter, even if the subject is relevant.
She accepts no excuse for late assignments, even though it is valid.
She singles out people.
She brags about being the 'perfect index' in terms of how much Singapore has changed. (?)
She tells us that we should be a 'good kaypoh'. (?)
She accepts only her own point of view.
She says handphones are a silly invention but obviously owns one herself.
She creates stereotypes.
She's easily distracted by the slightest movement.
She makes assumptions that are wrong.
She gets on my nerve.
She criticises us for bad grammar.
She doesn't allow drinking of water.
She cannot condone soft chatter, even if the subject is relevant.
She accepts no excuse for late assignments, even though it is valid.
She singles out people.
She brags about being the 'perfect index' in terms of how much Singapore has changed. (?)
She tells us that we should be a 'good kaypoh'. (?)
She accepts only her own point of view.
She says handphones are a silly invention but obviously owns one herself.
She creates stereotypes.
She's easily distracted by the slightest movement.
She makes assumptions that are wrong.
She gets on my nerve.
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