Memories to Last a Lifetime

I can't summon any strength

2011-08-17T21:54:00.002+08:00

Due to my laziness, I have abandoned the blog for the past few months already.

Well, basically the past 4 months flew passed due to NDP rehearsals 3X times a week

But overall it was a fun experience, different from the routine work in camp.

I am still undecided about my university course.

It depends on how things turn out over the next few months.

Hopefully, it will shed more light by then...

Halfway through NS

2011-03-27T00:09:00.005+08:00

Incidentally, today is the exact halfway point of my 22 months of National Service.

Attended the Chief of Army COC Parade at PLC yesterday.
It's been 3 months since I graduated from there but for some reason everytime I enter this camp I would get a cozy feeling. Maybe true to its name, it's really Home of the Specialists. The parade was very grand with fireworks and banners and VVIP. I was literally drowned by the crabs and stars walking around.

Well, on a side note, I have full admiration for MG Chan. The first time I met him personally was four days before our SCS graduation when he came to speak to us at Leader's Hall. He collated a list of seemingly unrelated questions and stringed together a combined answer which satisfied many of us present. Till this day I could still remember snippets of that dialogue. That's what I call an embodiment of poise and intelligence. The second time was during the actual graduation itself when I somehow mustered up my courage to take a picture with him.
Yesterday was the third and probably the last time I would see him in green.
There's no doubts someone of his caliber would excel in anywhere he goes.

Life follows a somewhat standard routine for me. Wake up, get to camp, settle some stuff, read the papers, interact with others and deployed for external stuff (read: dispatching, interaction sessions, parades) once in while. Go home, have dinner, spend some time with my parents and go to sleep.

Still trying to figure out my path after ORD now. At this point in time I am certainly not ready to make a decision yet. The meet-up with S01 guys two weeks ago made me re-think several options. Sometimes I wonder at an age of 20, how many of us are really prepared to make the the most crucial decision of our lives? In terms of Economics, what qualifies our decision as being the 'best'? Money? Prestige? Contribution to Society? Work-life Balance? Satisfaction?

It is tempting to take the easy way out. Take XXX local scholarship, get a professional engineering degree from NUS, work for XXX with a starting salary of SGD$5k, progressing up to ~$12k in 15 years realistically.
But is that what I really want?
Do I want to give up the world out there just for recession-proof job stability?

Sometimes, I wished someone in a better position is able to help me make the decision.
But I have the responsibility and I will have to do it myself.
I just hope I the decision I make would be one I won't regret, and it doesn't necessarily have to the 'best'.

End of Trainee Life. Start of a New Year & Job

2010-12-28T00:13:00.005+08:00

As Y2010 draws to a close, I am glad I have planned my time rather well and made it a fulfilling year for myself.

I have been in the Army for exactly 8 months now and it is rather amusing to complain so much about it and yet derive so many wonderful recollections from it. I have made one whole bunch of interesting friends in the army mainly from BMT & BSLC, after spending 4 months together. While we are now in different vocations, serving the nations in different camps, we make it a point to still meet up for dinner and chat about those fun times, albeit they were barely months ago.

On the 17th Dec, I graduated as a 3rd Sergeant (Combat Engineer Specialist) Yup, the Sorting Hat has decided that I am most suitable as an Engineer for the next 14 months of my NSF life and 10 cycles of reservist. Fortunately I am posted HQ, which means I do admin/office work and I stay-out. This also means I won't get to see my peers that often as I will be working with all the high-ranking officers and admin personnel that I have never interacted with before. A good chance to hone my ability to handle and deal with people in an office environment. Looking forward to the challenges ahead and learning all about office protocols.

After a few months hiatus, I resumed learning driving in December and passed my Traffic Police Test last week. Now, I am a qualified Class 3A DRIVER! The thing is I still don't have the confidence to drive on public roads. Hopefully I will be able to find time to practice using my father's car in time to come.

2011 will be yet another hectic year. I hope to be able to find time and more importantly motivation to read up some books and plan for my future.
Happy New Year in advance.

November

2010-11-06T00:51:00.004+08:00

November has always been an important and special month. Traditionally, it is the month when all the major school examinations in Singapore are held. A month that concludes the year, preceding December, the festive season. Exactly one year ago, I was buried under stacks and piles of notes trying my best to brush up two years worth of H2 PCME content. I am glad I pulled through that tough and trying period. Looking back, I couldn't have prepared better for the exams and am surprised by my own determination.

Exactly a year later, I am entering the last phrase of my NSF trainee days as a bridging specialist. All of us in Bridging Pioneer Commander Course will have to survive the next four weeks with minimum rest and sleep. Finish the course on 3 Dec and pass out as a 3SGT on 17 Dec. Being in the army, I have unknowingly allowed my alter-ego to take over me. Rather than giving 110% effort in everything, I do the bare minimum to get the job done. Maybe in the future I will look back and regret my decision of not giving my best to be an officer. But as it is now, no regrets yet.

I believe many feel NS is a waste of time, time which otherwise could have been used to pursue further studies and to engage in other fruitful activities. While I can empathise with them, the six months spent in the army has allowed me to reflect on my actions and decisions in the past few years. To some extent, I believe NS have made me more independent and mature. These two years act as a buffer period for me to contemplate my options seriously before making a decision on which path to take, a decision which would probably define the rest of my life.

The above post may sound rather emotional but I guess I feel better now after typing out my thoughts. Maybe I should talk about some light-hearted stuff now. I have been hanging out with my friends from various stages of my life almost on a weekly basis now. Heh, maybe army has taught all the guys to be more appreciative of their friends and family too. Hence all are quite keen on meeting up to catch up. Looking forward to increased pay, getting my driving license (like finally!) and chalets in December!

Sapper Specialist

2010-09-18T16:25:00.004+08:00

First week of training as a Sapper Specialist was quite tiring. But the things we learn here definitely interest me more than plain old chiong sua back in BSLC. I would love to share the stuff I learnt up till now but I can't because it is classified information. If I do, I will get into trouble. And trouble is the last thing I want in the Army. Stuff that goes K-A-B-O-O-M remains undisclosed.

Time spent in bunk is different nowadays without my BMT/SCS section-mates. Hope they are doing well in ASLC, Signals, RP, PTI, OCS, Medic.

4 more weeks in my basic engineer course than i am off to another 6 weeks of specialized trng as a bridging spec. Anw there were some interesting nicknames to the different branches of engineers.
1)Field Engineers - Grass-cutters 2)EOD - Teletubbies 3)CBRD - Houseflies 4)Bridging - Fishermen. The 3SG Rank is my motivation now. Exactly 3 months away.

Life's quite gd now. Hope it gets better after I get to know my new friends better.

Sort it Out

2010-08-27T22:32:00.005+08:00

I have been wanting to post this for quite a while..
Having just read my old secondary school friend's blog

Quoted:
"The positives are obvious. its a cast-iron job and i save my parents a hell of a lot where money is concerned (uni education isn't free).
but that means giving up my dreams because i'll be bonded for a certain amount of time. or maybe i'll still get a chance at them, but it'll take longer and its already faint enough, what little hope i have."

How true...I am in quite a fix now.

I want to study Medicine and I haven't been clearer on this before.
Even if it means taking up a loan, live overseas alone for 5,6 years and whatever it takes.
I will take a full year to prepare for my application.

But there are lots of uncertainties here. S$300k and whether or not I get a spot overseas.
So back-up plans...

Currently I am enrolled in NUS Chem Eng, standard course for PCME people like me. How should I put it? This course is one that I do not have much interest but I will probably do averagely well,graduate and probably land a job in a petrochemical firm in Jurong Island.

Well, then HDB came into the picture. Offering me a full local scholarship inclusive of everything plus overseas exchange programmes. Condition? NUS DDP I&S or Mech Eng + Econs or Biz.

I will have to sort this out myself.

Meanwhile I am finishing up the last week in SCS foundation term this week.
Hope to get some decent posting. Medic would definitely be the best result for me.

I want to ORD. I want to study.

2010-08-01T10:30:00.002+08:00

Hi there.
Its the weekends again.
I love Book-Outs.
Precious time in the civilian world.
Away from all those sh!t in the camp.
Five more weeks to completion of BSLC
~
Anyway things aren't that bad afterall
In my place, we get treated like future commanders (so they say)
Well, we actually do get more liberty and freedom of actions.
The stressful part is the amount of learning we have to do.
I am just grateful for the same section-mates I had in BMT
and the laptop with internet ^^

Weekend friends gathering has became a weekly event
Sat Night was s01 class dinner at Thai Express.
I met up with Adrian, Khonglim, Melina, Eunice, Menghua, Siliang, Chinmeng, Jitsheng, Jeremy, Bernard and Darius.
Juanhong and Junhe joined us for drinks at Starbucks later.
From dinner to about midnight, we did much catching up and found out what everyone has been doing in the past 8 months.
As usual, the guys had endless topics to talk about the life in green uniform.
Seems like most of my classmates are heading to either NUS or NTU to further their studies.
Congrats to Eunice for being accepted into Medicine.
I am sure all of them would do well in their field of studies.

Shall go relax and prepare for book-in =.=

Specialist Cadet School (SCS)

2010-07-11T11:29:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow I will be starting the next phrase of my NS in SCS, formerly known as SISPEC, as a Sergeant Trainee. Rather fortunate considering my sub-par BMT performance. But since SAF thinks otherwise, and feels I have the leadership potential, I will try to make the best out of it. More pride, more responsibilities and more pay! Which also means more SOCs, more outfield and more route marches. Hopefully I will have some BMT friends in the same section to keep me company. Still in search of my purpose in the Army...

Things haven't really been going according to plan this year. My original plan would allow me to start school in august and contribute to society and the army in a much more significant way than what I am doing now. Its still "Appeal received" for now. Remain optimistic because there have been cases of acceptance even after the school term starts. But knowing me, I won't allow a setback from denying my ambitions.

Had a good break from army this entire week
Two more lessons to complete my driving. Afterwhich the TP test.
Watching the World Cup Finals tonight with my family and
be on my way to my new camp at SAFTI 0800hrs

Halfway through B-M-T

2010-05-28T13:02:00.008+08:00

My 80th post. I will try my best to keep blog updated regularly so that I will have some memories to reminiscent ten years down the road.

It's been exactly one month since I enlisted into the army. Currently, I spend 5.5 days a week on a remote island 15mins ferry ride away from mainland. I am in R Coy, which happens to be one of the toughest companies because our commanders want to keep the tradition of being the best. I am in Plt 4 and I live on the highest fifth storey, making every administrative trip up and down a mini work-out on its own. I am in Section 1 along with 13 other very helpful people, which makes the whole experience less painful. We are also the fittest section among the entire company. I also have the honour of being the toilet support (cleaner) along with a few other comrades, which means the platoon depends on us to pass our stand-by area check.
I also had one of the longest confinement periods which lasted 17 days. Straight after my first book-out, I had my field camp, which supposedly is the toughest part of the course. I am just glad it's over because unfortunately, it rained everyday and made our campsite way too muddy for humans to live in. But I have to agree its an experience of a lifetime. I I also cleared my IPPT last week. Still can't believe I cut my 2.4 by more than a minute in just two weeks.

There's going to be last two high-key events coming up over the next two weeks, after which we would just be preparing for our Passing Out Parade and see how it goes from there. So far, it has been tough but fun in a sense. I am glad to have the support of my family and friends to get through training. Tough time don't last, tough men do.

I am going to meet-up with my JC classmates for dinner later in the day and my secondary school friends for lunch on Sunday. Lots of catching up to do.
But I won't get to meet the person I miss the most.

For Uni, I got rejected by NUS Medicine and got offered Chem Eng instead. Then again, I still believe and essay and two interviews are insufficient to determine someone's future. Really disappointed but I think I shall take my mind off that matter for a while and come back to it after B-M-T to re-consider my options.

Motto: "One Times Good One, Raven 4"
Meaning do it once, do it good :)

Recruit Lim. All Over Again.

2010-04-27T12:48:00.003+08:00

Today is the last day of my five-month long vacation since the end of A'levels.
I am glad I managed to occupy my time very meaningfully in these few months.
Spent lots of quality time with my family and relatives.
I learnt a lot from my cousins who have been there, done that. Follow your passion and you won't go wrong.
Caught with my many of my old friends from secondary school, whom I lost touch with during JC years.
Took some time to really consider my future and university course, even managed to arrange for two hospital attachments. Medicine would be my career.
The rest of the time was spent on Tuition and Driving (completed stage 3).

Tomorrow I will start the next phrase of my life, National Service.
Surprisingly, I feel rather calm about it. Maybe its because most of my friends have gone through and survived it.
I am sure I can do it as well.
Four years of NCC have prepared me well for the regimentation part of army life.
It would also be really good chance to become fitter than ever.

Shaved. Packed. And ready to go.
I'll be back in mid May.
By then, the road ahead would be much clearer.

A Fighting Chance

2010-04-22T09:29:00.002+08:00

You can never expect what life has in store for you.
Last Thursday, the fateful day I received my Medicine shortlist letter, I was hit with an acute case of food poisoning. But that didn't even come close to stopping me from going for the essay test on Saturday even though I didn't do well for it at all. Happily, I went home to have dinner and fate has Round 2 of acute food poisoning for my mum and I the moment we ate that fish. Back to square one. I fought to get better and at the same time prepare for my interview on Tuesday.

Have you ever had the feeling of wanting something so badly that you just know you had to give it your all?
While nursing my illness, I probably mugged the MOH/SMC webpages harder than I did for A level H2 Econs paper. But not a single question on illness/policy came out. Well, i consider the entire ordeal a test of my character.
The first interview went quite smoothly for me. Nailed a couple of questions.

I am not angry at myself for not being able to express clearly during the second interview. I was glad I stuck to my core belief and never wavered at all.
As long as I had got through to the interview stage, I would have "a fighting chance" (as quoted from Dr. Ho KK where I did my attachment)

Come May, I would find out if I am accepted.

Marching through March

2010-03-24T00:00:00.005+08:00

The phrase "life goes on" can't be more justified than what I am experiencing now.
The whole commotion of A'lvl results has died down and everyone has just moved on with their respective universities and scholarships applications.
Personally I am getting tired of competing to become one of those high-fliers in the future.
I guess what's most important is to pursue the course I am going to enjoy for the rest of my career. No matter what it takes, within my ability to do so.
It's nearing April which means most of my NS friends are finishing with their BMT and I will be entering soon as well. Just resumed my training yesterday.
Meanwhile I have just engaged myself in "time-filler" activities.
Passed my FTT earlier this month and going to start my first driving lesson this Friday. Really looking forward to it.

Gatherings attended this Month:
19th 4H Movie Marathon @ ll's house
21th 2nd Chromates @ Marina Barage
28th 4H Guys @ JP,JQ Hse

What's limiting?

2010-03-08T12:17:00.003+08:00

I've got pretty decent results. AAAA CA
It's the very least I deserved for my work.
Sadly, some of my friends were short-changed.

To those people who want to do Medicine just because you've got straight As,
thinking it pays well and it is easy,
wait till someone's life is in your hands,
wait till you have to handle blood and pain,
wait til you regret choosing Medicine,
and not because you have genuine passion/experience for wanting to do so.
Pui. You disgust me.

I tried my best. Reciprocate

2010-02-25T20:23:00.004+08:00

Everyone is getting kind of panicky right now because we are about to receive a piece of certification which may restrict who we may become in the future.
Yes I am one of them, I mean who wouldn't be?
I do not pray for straight As, honestly
I just want to receive what I deserve in return for the effort I put in.
No more, no less.

It's true that in life you can't always have what you desire.
Be it relationship, university course, job and your very own future.
That's one lesson life, outside the sheltered world of schooling,
has taught me over the past three months.

I mean it doesn't hurt to try. Go for it.
I am proud to have given a try for everything I desired in life.
Sometimes I get it, most of the time I don't
I fail miserably but I do not just stop there
Move on because there's really much more to work for.

I felt I matured as a person in the past three months more than in the two years spent in JC.
At age 18, there's so many opportunities out there waiting.
Do not give up because you're blocked off from a few possible paths.
I am in the midst of pursuing my ambition right now.

Lastly, I also really began to treasure family and friends.
Appreciate the time that can be spent together before we get overwhelmed by our hectic lives once again.

Have faith.

Update

2010-02-03T14:01:00.002+08:00

It's been only two months since A'levels ended but it seemed like at least half a year. The past month was occupied with chalets and outings with my usual gang. This brings me to the question. What am I going to do for the next three months when most of my guy friends enlist this week? Rot?

Ok. So I have been actively trying to find something to occupy my time meaningfully.

Exercising. Realistically hoping to shave one min off my 2.4 timing from 12 to 11mins and up my pull-ups from five to eight. I will need to find some self-motivation after my peer-motivation is gone by this week.

For Driving, I just passed my BTT ytd and booked my FTT on the 8 March. Practical driving lessons should start towards the end of March and continue throughout April before I enlist. Hopefully I get through my FTT on the first try and get at least 15 solid practical lessons. (I am aiming to complete within 20 lessons for Class 3A)

Also, I am in the midst of applying for potential scholarships that can fund my overseas education. So far, I have crashed on EDB Scholarship and NEW internship. DSTA didn't even bother to call me in the their 1st round.

Well, with exercising/driving going on, I needed to find some assignments that pays rather well and allow flexible working time as well. There are plenty of admin jobs around paying $7/hr but obviously they don't fall into my criteria. Instead I took up some tuition jobs. Currently tutoring a J1 student Maths and Physics. Two more pending are tutoring IB student SAT II Physics and Sec3 Physics at some tuition centre. If successful, I would be earning around 700/month while working 6hr/week. Hopefully, I earn enough to cover driving lessons which are fuck ex.

A'level results in a month's time.

2010 Cross-roads

2010-01-12T15:55:00.005+08:00

For the post I am just going type whatever comes to my mind.
In the new year, I have already attended several interviews and tea sessions. I needed to find myself as many opportunities as possible. Truth is, I just wanted to pass time. I rejected both the Shell Surveyor job which pays freaking well as well as admin job at Integrated Resort. Frank took up the Shell Job though, I shall see that he sponsors for my expenses during 4H chalet. Kenneth enlisted last monday after we had a sleepover at his house so we have less khakis for DOTA nowadays. Last week, I bought a few "sociology" books at Prologue at Ion Orchard and I look forward to leisure-reading over the next week or two. Anyway if you are interested they are titled "The World is Flat", "Blink" and "Tipping Point". There should be at least two more interviews this month. So far i completed two BTP at Driving Centre, most probably would be able to complete most of my practical lessons before I enlist in April and then take the final practical test after my BMT. Oh, I am also going to start giving tuition for JC H2 PCM. First student happened to be someone in NYJC. I am not sure if I am a good teacher but it is worth giving a try. Hopefully by Feb I will decide to start working. Meanwhile I shall just continue working out and gaming. Ciao

The Month of Celebration

2009-12-13T14:16:00.002+08:00

Enjoying life at the moment
Let's recap what have I done

7&8/12 - NJ Grad Night, Supperclub
10/12 - 4H Jap Buffet at Nihonmura
14/12 - New RV campus trip, Bowling w frank,ken,pl
16/12 - Badminton/TT/Gym w jq,frank,ken,pl

Fill the gaps up with sleeping, dota'ing, reading and exercising and it pretty much sums up my holidays. Still contemplating what to do for the next 4 months and I will need to earn some cash too. Spent almost 600 bucks this month already.

1. Relief-teaching
2. Internship
3. SKW Job

Shall see how it goes.

EDB Round Two

2009-12-08T19:13:00.002+08:00

For the 2nd time in 1 week,
I made my way down to Raffles City Tower for my interview
I liked the place instantly
Colourful, Vibrant and the staff were mostly young people
Stepped into the lounge and it was just as I expected
a mass HCI and RJ Gathering.
Only one NJ, one SJII, one NUS high,
Half the guys were current NSFs

This round was very different as it was more of a Mass Act
Physical activities were relatively simple, just wanted us to act as a group
Next, they cut our time for individual presentation, which I painstakingly prepared, at the last minute. Rushed through and I was quite sure my idea didn't get through to them.
Also didn't have enough time to elaborate on my impromptu presentation, although I had a good idea to begin

By lunchtime, I knew I didn't stand a chance
and they extended the debate duration because they found our points "very interesting"
I was like "eh, wahlao I have prom later leh"
Anyway just went on with it.

Had two discussions/debate later on
one within a small group and another one among all 30 of us
I was able to come up with a few valid points
But it was hard to stand out especially among those elites
and I failed to do so sadly

I guess there goes my hope
Oh well, it wasn't a big hope to begin with
Try harder next time.

4H Guys Outing to Mind's Cafe

2009-12-08T18:36:00.004+08:00

Met up 4H guys on Sunday at JE MRT
YK, Frank, JQ, Edi, Joseph, Kenneth, Shaun
Then we went Clarke Quay in search for the cafe
After 30mins of aimless walking, we decided to just cab to UOB building
Damn Laukui =.=

Anyway PL joined us at the cafe and 9
3hours of games plus free-flow of drinks
Pass the Bomb, Sequence, Charade and some others which I forgot the names
When jokers get together, everything becomes fun

Left the cafe and met up with SD
and scammed him by saying we were going home LOL
After much suggestions and laming,
We went back Clarke Quay for dinner at MAD JACK

Went home after that.
Talked/Gossiped/Corked throughout the outing which makes it so damn fun.

Next time we'll be meeting up would be during Chalet
since Joseph YK are enlisting this friday
Shaun, Kenneth Jan 4th

Actually I realized everyone seems to have some activities planned for the coming months
Edi signed up for YFC course, JQ plays ping-pong
I should really think about what am I going to do for the next 5months.

Day ONE of Freedom

2009-12-01T23:01:00.004+08:00

I feel the air is fresher ever since the paper was over
I can smile for no reason and feel like i am constantly on steroids
maybe thats what you call
L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N

Woke up bright and early and headed down to
Raffles City Tower for my round 1 interview
The interviewer was a nice young lady
Didn't give me a hard time at all
I was completely honest with her &
hopefully I did enough to convince her
and proceed to on round 2

Walked around town alone til noon had lunch
headed back to JE lib and borrowed some books

Then went to play pool with ken,pl,frank @clementi
then it was left4dead,cs,dota
crazy fun i haven't experienced in months
Lot1subway and home

This is the way life should be.
Super tired now. Gd night.

Its Over

2009-11-25T10:44:00.003+08:00

We are finally (almost) done with A'lvls
Hasn't been a smooth ride these past two weeks

As if being stuck in a flood in your dad's car causing you to be an hour late and resulting in a panic attack in the midst of exams wasn't enough, you suddenly have yr CT sms you SEAB might just half your marks.
(sorry i just had to let this out somehow)
Well, I had it all cleared up and I am safe.

Physics, Chemistry and Maths papers were manageable.
The same can't be said of Econs and GP though
But I have done my best and shall leave everything else up to Cambridge

Past two months of studying were draining and mentally exhausting
Well, the next five months will be spent enjoying and setting things in place.
Cheers people.

Thanks to 4h,ncc,s01,harmoc,prisch friends who wished me a happy birthday on the 18th
Really appreciate it, especially when it was econs essay day.

Appropriate for a Year-in-Review

2009-10-03T10:51:00.002+08:00

This year is arguably the most hectic year in my 18years of existence.
OCIP, SYF, pre-enlistment procedures amidst preparations for A'lvls

I came into NJ wanting to excel academically.
But the irony was I only got to sit down and re-focus on my studies around June this year.
Since everything is relative to different people, I cannot classify the effort I put in as "hard work" or "average" or even "less than expected". However, in my opinion, I probably work harder than 75% of the average JC student.

I believe things don't happen without a reason.

Yes, I managed to achieve my target grades for PCM for prelims.
But looking at my scripts, that is not all I am capable of.
My parents are delighted, my peers are congratulatory
I am elated, relieved but a thought lingers in my head
What if it was a fluke? Nope.
It was probably effort combined with a tinge of luck.
I will need to maintain it for A'lvls

But now its definitely not the time to slack,
I have been rather stagnant for the past two weeks.
It's time to pick up the pace and focus on potential pitfalls
Its the last week of school, the last stretch, the last chance

I hope this post can motivate me.
I need a plan.

Second Last Week of JC

2009-09-29T16:51:00.002+08:00

Time really flies, graduating from NJC next week.
this all feels surreal.
all of a sudden O'lvls seems so long ago
when the memories are still so vivid
feels weird.

Got a call from NTU ytd evening.
High Dist. for NCTC.
Yeah I am dam happy, won't deny that.

I hope I get deserving prelim results.
Things all looking good for physics, shaky for chem.

And how am I suppose to pump GP in 6weeks.
zzz.

Sometimes you treasure things more when you came so close to losing them.

Post-Mortem

2009-09-18T23:05:00.002+08:00

Long time since the last post
Many things have happened in between these two posts
Basically it was a lot of mugging and revising and yea last minute cramming
but the US Open distracted me for abit haha.

I won't deny that I worked hard, could have been more efficient,
but it was almost 90% effort put in this time round.

Anyway I am going to review the papers one by one.

GP Essay- Just what I feared, the topics which I prepared for didn't appear the way I expected them to so, i resorted to doing the Singapore question. But it turned out alright, it least I felt it was convincing.

GP Compre- The passage was confusing, vague, hard to pick out flaws and best of all I went freestyle for summary and aq, ignoring any skills I acquired. Damn I hope I get at least a C.

Econ Essay-Did Qn 3,4,5. Managed to finish all, but due to time constraint lacked rigour for policies. Should be quite ok, at least I answered the question requirements.

Maths Paper 1- Wtf I just couldn't do the complex and implicit differentiation qn. Left out an entire term in the integration qn. That sums it all up. screwed. One of the worst papers.

Chem Paper 3- Hmm, took a long time deciding qns, but I made a last minute change again. Start with qn 2 and it was quite tough, but got easier as I went on. Probably because I panicked at the start. Probably one the best papers.

Phy Paper 3- Quite easy also, but careless here and there. Hopefully it won't cost me too many marks.

Maths Paper 2- I had to do well for this paper to get an A, and guess what? i couldn't even prove the MI, not to mention the subsequent recurrance relation part. Volume was calc. wrongly because i dunno how to handle eqn for curve. At least I got the first 3 qns right, if not I would be very disappointed with myself.

Chem Paper 2 - It was ok, definitely harder than paper 3 but I left 5marks blank, but attempted qns were manageable.

Econ Case Study - One of the other worst papers. I didn't think the questions were difficult but I didn't know how to go about answering them. Besides teachers didn't really work on CS. Probably have to buck up before As.

Phy Paper 2 - More challenging then paper 3 but could solve most of them. Careless again for the forces qn.

I definitely improved as compared to CTs and Promos.
Maybe because the papers were easier or just maybe hard work paid off?
Haha
Anw there's still MCQs to go. Gd luck.

COMMON TESTS O.O

2009-07-02T23:12:00.003+08:00

After a month of preparation less 5 days of outing and being distracted for the rest,
CTs were over today.

When I say I screwed up bad, probably no one is gonna believe
Tried telling some ppl, everyone just say "aiya dun lame, you cfm not tt bad"
Well, the situation is really quite bad.

The fault does not lie on preparation.
The problem came during the paper itself.
Panic Attacks. Mental Blocks.

I ended up blanking about half of my chem section C and random choosing abt 15 MCQs
wtf. oh well.

Anyway there's this nice korean drama called Boys Over Flower
You would have probably heard of it by now.
It's nice and different from those low budget taiwan ones.
It was also partially responsible for my distraction during last week of hols..

Til then.

Sing

2009-06-13T23:46:00.003+08:00

Yay so finally after being 'cooped' up at home operating at 30% efficiency for the entire week, I finally went out on friday.

2nd KBOX @ Cine
as well as to
celebrate ch,yj,fy bdaes

Mh and I met up with the three bday girls and made our way to somerset to meet up with the rest

Had lunch at Kobayashi, the set-meal was quite nice but not filling
As usual we starting gossiping abt some classified information.
Anw it was mainly jeremy providing the inside scoop lol.
Must say my guesses were quite accurate.

Then we went up to KBOX.
As we were abt to go in, edlyn said she wanted to leave
Uh uh of course we din let that happen
So all of us went in. Room 68!

Started with GET HIGH but we din really get high.
Only fy was high from the start lol.
but after a couple of toilet trips and the bday cake
we managed to get high. like finally.

Edlyn started to spam some english songs
Wn started to sing with mike
and even Chenghui SANG !!
but sadly tt song "hanged" halfway.

Den somehow jingwen managed to sneak in.
And we got even high-er at the last few songs, starting with this "P-p-oker" song
Haha we even exceeded the time
So this waitress tried opened the door and started her feeble attempt to make us leave
We responded by screaming Cao ge's bei4 pan4. Damn funny.

Finally we took a grp pic just as ting yuan wei ren dan ji ta was playing
Damn I know the rap lol.

Most of them left after we bought a bag for Ch.
Den jeremy, mh, sr and I went to window-shop at Paragon.
Went home after that.
Had fun
But I better get down to serious work soon

The Last Performance

2009-05-29T21:23:00.003+08:00

Harmoc 08-09 batch had our last perf ytd
Looking back at all our performances
(hoped I didn't leave out any >.<)

1. Peiyi Exchange 08
2. En Armonia I (most memorable)
3. Around the World at Esplanade
4. Peiyi Exchange 09
5. SYF
6. SISC
and uncountable number of practices

(Although this may sound cliche but I still going to say it)
This has been an experience unlike any other
Previously I wasn't too sure if I made the right choice.
However, I am certain I did now

Over the past year and a half,
I had fun, to say the least
Learnt the Harmoc
Had fun with the nicest instructor, Mr Tang
More imptly,
Forged many valuable friendships with 2nd chro-mates

The time has come to retire my chromatic and chuck it nicely in a corner (:

RandomTwo

2009-05-17T19:14:00.003+08:00

This week was at a much more relaxed pace.
Lol Take it easy man.
Went Bugis twice. Once with jh and another time with jh & cm.
Had fun walking around doing nth.
Tried Curry Wok on Thurs with 10 other S01 guys
and I must say its quite delicious.
Attended College Day
Liked Choir's second song and Western Dance Perf

I am disgusted with that baboon who taught me Sampling.
Fark man. Can't even solve most of the questions.
I am disgusted with my GP too.

Random

2009-05-07T21:18:00.005+08:00

Hv been going home straight after school these few days since there isn't any Harmoc.
It feels kind of weird reaching home so early as I seldom have the chance to.
I think its "high time" to start farming but I just can't seem to find the drive I had before 'O's
Let's just hope I can re-discover it soon. I must.

Anyway I stayed up to watch the Chelsea-Barcelona game last night which started at 230am.
Finally, at the 93 minute when my eyelids were on the verge closing, came the winning away-goal from Barcelona.
Interesting to see the Chelsea players shouting at the referee after the game. Drogba almost lost it.
I thought they deserved to win though.

And I hate people drumming into my ears.
On the bus home today, these two sec sch girls from this certain girls school near KAP were talking so freaking loudly about 1 metre from me that I couldn't even get a spilt second of peace for the entire journey.
It didn't help that I only slept two hours the night before.
I hate noise.

Fated.
But it isn't the right time yet.
Maybe the time will never come.

One Last Time on SYF

2009-05-02T15:42:00.005+08:00

Ok so I've been wondering/harping/rambling/cursing
on why the hell did the judges give us a silver for the past two days

I should just get over with this.
So I am just going to rant one last time.

WE TRULY DESERVED GOLD WITH HONOURS

To Harmoc ppl:
After the 8 teams performed, I was talking to my friend over at the area VJC was. Then Mr Tang walked past, and they asked him how did they do. He said generally alright, except the first song didn't hit the speed they wanted. (No offense CY)

So being the only red blazer guy around, I asked Mr Tang "NJ leh?"
His reply was one word "NJ HAO3" with a smile on his face
That made me felt all the hours of practice was worth it.

Lastly, I have came to a conclusion:
Never mind what those fked up judges think.
We know what Mr Tang thinks and that's the most impt.

SYF

2009-04-30T20:49:00.003+08:00

Sometimes things don't go our way
And there's nth we can do abt it

All 8 teams got silver
Despite the apparent difference in standard
Despite our running notes and dynamics being unparalleled
According to Jeremy's HC friend
the judges said smth abt
"every team having abt the same standard"
& "there are different types of silver"
& "should not have a medal-award system in the first place"
Load of crap
Fact that Mr Tang walked off before the judges' comments just says it all.

Just remember Mr Tang smiled after Barber
and remember he said we were good
and remember we know we did our best

And know we were the best on this day.

Mononucleosis aka "kissing disease"

2009-04-26T20:28:00.005+08:00

Glad that I've recovered from this terrible experience, except that i'm peeling right now.
Lets recap the whole shit that happened to me over the two past weeks.

14apr- Woke up with a sore throat. Developed a fever.
15apr- MC at home. Felt better. But rash started
16apr- Fever subsided. Rash worsened
17apr- Started burning. Went hospital for blood test. Diagnosed.
Felt like a furnace. Looked like a lobster.
18apr- Missed CHEM SPA. Rested at home. Felt better.
19apr- Rest at home. Recovering.
20apr- MC. Recovering.
21apr- Looked red.
22apr- Started peeling.

After this, I realised health is really very impt.
Take care everyone.

With SYF nearing, I am really starting to fret
Esp after what happened to Angklung
Shall take the last 3 prac very seriously.
Had seating re-arrangement on Friday.
So now I am sitting behind WN and btw the two juniors.
After practising Barber for almost a year now.
I want to hit every single note on tt day.
Gold w Honours.

NJ038

2009-04-10T20:24:00.003+08:00

PW results was released ytd
Somehow NJ038 pulled it off
I have no idea how we did it
It just happened
All of us got A.
That's definitely a good thing.
But let's not remind ourselves of the agony throughout the entire coursework.
Thanked my group-mates for the accompaniment and Maureen Ng for her advice.
I am just glad I didn't screw up (again)

FYI: ST reported that Meridian JC had 95% A for PW. Dig that.

Tml'll be having Peiyi Exchange at VJC
which means I finally get to see my old friend playing his horn for VJ

Its gonna be a busy week ahead.
Peiyi Exchange @ VJC
CSS Finals
Rehearsal @ RP
Harmoc X 3
CIP at Zhenghua Primary
Maths Consultation
Chem SPA
NAPFA

Maldives Pictures

2009-04-05T19:36:00.001+08:00

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=101906&id=625647574&l=605cb03530

Full Story Next Time.

Update

2009-03-07T14:49:00.004+08:00

Haven't been blogging recently
So shall do an update before leaving for OCIP Maldives

J2 life has been insanely busy
Tutorials, harmoc, ocip prep
Barely coping with homework
since I reach home at 9pm almost everyday.
But at least I'm done with all the tests and SPAs

Leaving for Maldives this coming Thurs
(LTTE if you read this, don't f-ing bomb the airport we are gonna transit)
the trip will last 10 days
reaching SG just one day before sch reopens
looking forward to making new friends and having fun at a beautiful place

On a side note, I feel quite bad for missing harmoc march camp and 3 pracs
Really sorry but I want to experience an overseas expedition before i graduate.
Will make it up when I come back
And 2nd chro's juniors are all nice ppl ( the tradition continues :) )

Ytd was the release of Alvls results
apparently NJ results were quite good
but I think the two seniors whom I am closest to didn't do very well.
Saw jasmine but didn't talked to her since she looked quite sad.
hai.

In one year's time it will be my turn.
and things are not looking good atm.
Chinese B
PW screwed
GP dead
I don't want to be crying over my results next year.

But I will throw these out of my mind for now
Going to enjoy my trip first.

4H @ CSS 19Jan

2009-01-23T18:09:00.007+08:00

4H gathered outside NJ and made our way to Mediacorp to support JM.
Pro sia. Got NJ, AC, AJ, CJ, JJ.
Like SY said, one year after graduation is when we really see how bonded we are.

Class Pic with JM

JM scored the highest that night and also first to get in.
I think everyone would agree she sings well, so let's hope she win the competition.
Reached home at around 12mn. Dam shag lah. But nice experience.
Lets go again next time :)

4H Chalet

2009-01-08T11:59:00.007+08:00

4H chalet, like in the previous two years, is the best chalet of the year.
Total of 23 ppl. All stayed at least for a night.

Day 1
Checked in at Aranda.
Dam nice place. Got living room, dining place, 2bedrooms, 2toilets.
Joked around in the guys room while waiting for more ppl to come.
Locked Ken out in the balcony :)

Played Poker. Hilarious.
Sd resorted to flashing his red underwear.
Ken, as usual, lost his bag of coins

Then ate at SuperDog. Nice cheesy beef fries.
Went back to watch TV.

Set off at 10 for Night Cycling.
42km route.
12 Singles 3 Doubles.
hs, sq, cheryl, lz, ll, xy, frank, joseph,
shaun, dm, sd, yk, ken, jq, jj, edi, pl and me.

I double-biked with hs at first. Then sq.
Cycled, Sang, Joked, Rested.
Reached ECP MAC at abt 1.

Then double-bike with frank.
This is the fun part cause we were going fast and company was great.
Lagged at Bedok Jetty to enjoy the breeze.

Continued.
We spilt into two grps for the airport straight.
The first grp was joseph, edi, cheryl, jq, jj, yk, shaun, frank, me.
The streetlights were off so we only had the floodlights from the runway.
For abt 7km we cycled with the same scenary around.
Airport on our left and jungle on our right.

Reached the road junction and took a grp pic while we waited for the 2nd grp.

Re-grped and went further.
Stop-over at Changi Village. Ate the famous Changi Nasi Lemak.

Next is an eye-opener.
We purposely cycled this loop and saw transvestites.
Ren3 Yao4 wtf.
Everyone had a shock cause they looked like models but their voices are LOW.
Reached the chalet at 6.

Bathed and played 6-man-asshole-pussy taidee.
Always left sd and ken PK in the end.

Day 2
After jh and ross came, we went out for lunch.
Then arcade, pool, bowled.
Most were fooling ard trying to curl the ball.
Sd tyco get turkey lol.

Went back to chalet.
Something legendary happened.
Wanted to take a class pic.
So some of the girls (5?) stood on the sofa. Wooden kind.
Just before the pic was taken, the sofa snapped into half.
Siao lo, the person see us children say cannot repair alr.
Ended up having to forfeit the $200 deposit.
We then took pic just outside the chalet.

After dinner, we went KBOX.
sq, michelle, lz, sy, ross, jh, ll, jm, joseph, dm, sd, yk, edi and me.
Sang from 8pm to 2am.
Didn't sing too much this time.
Jm, Mich and Sy can really sing.
Sang the A-mei songs until we asking issit the original singer.
Sd and I paid to enjoy hearing ppl sing lol.
By 2am, everyone cui.
Went back chalet and slept.

Day 3
Nth much. Woke up for MAC breakfast and went home.

Let's have another great chalet next year.

Looking back at 2008

2008-12-31T11:37:00.009+08:00

This year is coming to an end. After cleaning up my room and making my new year resolutions, I wanted to review on this past year.

2008 has been a whirlwind year which I spent most of my time messing around in search for a new direction.
With a new school, CCA, friends and even greater commitments, I wouldn't classify this year as a particularly good one.

Along with hundreds of other RVians, I came to NJ. Could have gone across the road with Prelims and appealing back during JAE, but I decided NJ was a better choice, at least I don't have to worry about fitting into the crowd. I have yet to regret that decision, but who knows, maybe, just maybe I would have been better off there.

For better or for worse, I was placed in S01, where many alike, chose to forsake places in the top two JCs. I realized "hey, I am not alone afterall". I think its fair to say that although my class is not as united as some others, we still do enjoy each other's company. This can be seen from the surprizingly high turnout rate for chalet. Also, I made a couple of good friends in class.
Although we are classified as "mugger-class" by some, I don't see what's wrong with completing our homework on time. That's on top of an extremely busy CCA and gatherings with friends mind you.

But I have to say, my biggest regret this year was being led into a false impression/illusion that I will do well because "i am in S01 so how lousy can I get?" and thus not working hard enough. This resulted in ranking among the top few in terms of worst results in class.
Stark contrast with my Upper Sec times, where being among the top few in class doesn't even come close to the term "doing well" w.r.t the rest of the level.

and then there was this thing called "Project Work".
Put in simply, Bad.

I signed up for Chem Olympiad but I wasn't ready to commit myself to it at all.
Ended up with nothing.

CCA-wise, joining Harmoc was another case of "following the crowd" (I need to stop that soon). Initially I was looking for a CCA so I can slack (which was one of the reasons I didn't join shooting) but in the end harmoc was ten times more hiong than I expected. Oh well, at least I can proudly say I once performed in the Esplanade. I guess the motivation for me to go for practice is the bond with thel grp of ppl in 2nd Chromatic.

Also after Promos, I worked out like mad.
Now I am close to clearing Napfa with Silver.

And I still miss 4H. The gathering two weeks ago made me wanting to go back to Upper Sec times even more. The guys are the funniest and craziest people I have ever met. Looking forward to our chalet next week.

Afterwhich, I will be more serious and work hard.
I will make the most of the coming year.

Remaining Days of 08

2008-12-26T20:59:00.000+08:00

How often do you have your best buddy as your role model?

Holidays!

2008-12-05T18:35:00.015+08:00

Let the pictures do the talking

11/11 --- Sectionals @ Jeremy Hse

21/11 --- 2nd Chro @ KBOX

25/11 - 26/11 --- S01 Chalet

No Pics from the Night Cycling though

3/12 --- Harmoc Chalet

Today marks the 1month anniversary of the death of PW
Had lots of fun in the past 30days

Have to start on hwk soon
Not to mention 3X harmoc from next week onwards !!
And 4H Outing and 4H Chalet to look forward to.

Happy B'day

2008-11-18T21:51:00.002+08:00

yay I turn 17 today
which means i have lived for 17 X 365 = 6205 days
come to think of it
that's an awfully short time lol
there's so much I haven't done yet

First of all, a BIG Thank You to all those who rmbed my b'day
4H ppl, S01 ppl, NCC ppl, Harmoc ppl, Pri Sch ppl
Quite shocked so many people wished me this year
Rest Assured I won't forget yours too

Today was also SChO
Went to NUS and sat through the 4 hour paper
40 MCQ manageable
60marks of structured only know how to do abt 5 marks lol
I think only pro kia like Darren can do lo
So finally one year of hard work over
No way I can get a medal

Then had buffet dinner at International Business Park with parents
Ex meal once in a while
Gotta run tml

3 More Days

2008-11-02T16:02:00.002+08:00

3 More Days and I am freed from PW
This has been a nasty yet enriching experience
why enriching you might ask?
tts because I bonded quite well with 3 of my groupmates and they 're fun people to say the least
anyway I'm glad its going to be over soon

Still pondering over h3 or not.
My results barely allows me to take
But I think chem is a subject that I enjoy and will not feel burdened to study
Almost everyone I know are determined to take or determined not to.
But I just can't make up my mind.

Then again, after Tues 1pm
I will be free for 2 whole months
doubt I will really go crazy over Olympiad cause its too tough and too late
Didn't get selected for the standard chartered CIP
But at least I have two chalets to look forward to.

End of J1

2008-10-18T22:50:00.002+08:00

One year seemed to have just flew past
Orientation memories are still vivid in my mind
how the activities sucked but nice OGLs made it fun

Still can remember minghao and i deciding what cca to join
and jasmine teaching me how to play doe-ray-mi with ngiam talking cork

For Promos,
class did amazingly well
100% overall pass for all subjects if i am not wrong

Personally, I improved and achieved my target
For chemistry, physics and GP

and if there is one subj to work on during the holidays
it will be to practise all j1 maths topics
i don't want to use the excuse of
"i am lousy at maths from the start" as an excuse anymore

hopefully we will get a permanent econs tutor next year
not that i am blaming all the relief tutors
but yeah it can't be totally my fault too

i still don't feel the bond within the class
there are many fun people
but also a few wet blankets
lets just hope the "fully-subsidised by Mr Tan" chalet will help alleviate the situation

for now it will be PW day, night, and in our dreams

PW and more

2008-10-12T13:22:00.002+08:00

I hated PW from the start
but now is really not the time to just give up
hope nj038 can pull through this last lap

Decided to look for Ms Russia Choc on Thurs
Ms Bowl caught wind of it and yeah u guessed it
Openly GL us in class but whatever lah
Fuck off

So from 450 to 620 we thrashed our WR out with the best in the business
Found out our WR really lacks secondary research
We did not have an answer to most questions she asked
Valuable suggestions she made
Now I got a new-found motivation to chiong PW
hope my groupmates feels the same way

This coming week is going to be HELL
Everyday PW
and
Results coming back
and i am having mixed emotions

Promos Over

2008-09-26T18:28:00.003+08:00

finally last paper today
totally drained during these few weeks
at least can slack now all to way to next year.
(dun remind me abt pw)

except for maths and econs
the other subjects were easier than Cts
so i hope to get better grades for them

econs essay wrote on elasticity and it was the last topic i expected to come out
focused everything on mkt structure so yeah sucks

maths was a killer, impossible to simplify anything unless u r pro in trigo

chem structured was easy but i accidentally missed out the gibbs free energy part
some brainless mistakes for mcqs

den physics structured was much eaiser than cts
and hopefully the teachers are generous with the whole e.c.f. thing
den the essay qns were bad.

oh yeah i almost abt GP. it was the first essay i actually wrote many many many real life examples, lets see how i fare. compre was bad though.

i m going to enjoy myself for the next 3 months :)

Olympics Post

2008-08-08T20:29:00.002+08:00

8/8/08
Can't resist blogging not blogging on this date
i forgot how many significant events happened since i last blogged but i shall try write them down so ten years down the road i can still recall events happening in my teens.

got back my CT progress report and its really disappointing to see my pathetic grades. and thats after i did all my tutorials. i have to focus man. i have to rid all distractions and work harder for promos.

harmoc gt an invitation to perform at the esplanade concourse.
really didn't want to go for it because this is a crucial time period and i cannot afford sacrificing my time. but i guess going for it will be the right thing to do.
afterall i came jc to study and not for any other purpose.

life is so stressful i dun even where to begin lamenting
acad. harmoc. pw. personal.
nth seems to be going right at this point in time.
today had national day celeb in sch afterwhich i collected my new specs at queensway
then i went to see a doc. hopefully everything is fine.

enjoy olympics opening.

youth day doing EOM wadthehell

2008-07-07T20:40:00.000+08:00

edited by chunyin lol. PW sucks.

Life after CTs

2008-07-07T01:10:00.003+08:00

JC is tough.
much tougher than i thought it would be.

so anyway this week was YET another one of those hetic weeks.

had harmoc interview and stayed all the way in sch til 930pm
basically i just gave my honest opinion on everything.
no use trying to fake 'enthu' ness for that 10mins
hope the best candidate for each post gets chosen

also we have a 1day-camp coming up next week.
so yeah have to prac some songs
2nd chro is going to put tgt a mix of catchy advertisements songs
i think it will be interesting

got back some of our CT results.
so for PCM its ECB
its better than what i expected luckily
but cannot be compared to what others are getting
its really time to concentrate man
i wonder how i managed to cut off all distractions before O's last year
cause its like impossible to concentrate now

lost my interest for orion
but its such a pity to give it up right at the last stage
shall see how it goes. no use forcing myself

today (6/7/08) had a 4h reunion dinner at vivo since xinyue came back from perth
$45 jap buffet
buffet means eat til you drop
so we 'ping ming chi' beef salmon scallop prawns unagi
edison appetite super zai one
haha super fun man

frank and kenneth showed their magic card tricks
impressive but they dun want to teach. sucks.
but i guess it worth it cause its not like we see each other often nowadays
later some of the guys wanted to watch midnight movie at jec after that but closed.

tml is youth day so NO school !!!
have to complete my EOM tml and i am clueless on where to start.
damn it PW is like endless source of troubles.
just thinking abt preparing the OP is enough to kill

lets hope life will get better.

Wake-up call

2008-06-26T16:57:00.002+08:00

As the title suggests
this post serve as a wake-up call
i better buck up if i dun want to get retained

Cts were hell
worse exams i 've ever taken
but let this be a painful lesson
i am going to write down what exactly went wrong
and make sure they don't happen EVER AGAIn

ECONS.

essay.
not going to blame the teacher who ate our 5mins
because i knew i panicked since the start
my essay has no strucuture, no exemplification, no conclusion.
worse, i din't even finish. sry mr tan and mr lee.

case study.
blanked out on the whole section on external economies of scale
result? 5mark qn blank

i hope i scrape a pass

CHEM.

my fav subj and possible h3 choice
lack time management
took 40mins to finsih MCQ
but it was really Section B that killed me
wasted too much time thinking
left the last two pages which had a give-away born haber qn blank
wadthefuck
i know how to do de lor
not to mention having full of blanks all over the paper.
i wasted time trying to work out difficult qns
cause i was stubborn not to skip
result?
left the easier but highest weightage qn blank

MATHS.

best paper out of the four
lost abt 20 plus marks but at least i know i am going to pass
was dam happy i solved the conjecture lol.

PHYSICS.

MCQ.
it was ok.

Section B.
out of 7 questions, 5 left me dazed
my mind was not thinking
just kept on skipping page by page
ah fuck. dam disappointing.
single most screwed section of the whole CTs

Section C.
generally ok. cept for the careless substi of wrong values. zz

I swear i am not going to give these kind of shit results again.

en Armonia, with love from us

2008-06-10T20:44:00.006+08:00

we did it

6months since i first touch a harmoc

9 june 2008

nj harmoc 1st concert out of school

not at a nearby committee centre

but at esplanade

it definitely sounded much better than the preview one on friday

it wasn't flawless

but its good enough

cause everyone tried their best

altogether i blew 8 songs lol

1. barber
2. william tell
3. feng zhi qiu
4. phantom
5. that thing you do
6. cannon
7. sound of music
8. ju hua tai

haiz quite sad that the j2s are stepping down

dam sweet of SL for the small note and flower

we will miss teasing ngiam and mrs ngiam

lets do smth for the seniors alright

glad that through the concert

2nd chromatic bonded tgt

especially through the 2 weeks of intensive practise

took so long for us to really open up

now that we've done so

2nd chro is so fun so crappy so lame

and having the right bit of seriousness

harmoc gives me a sense of belonging tt i nvr felt before

finally

i hope nj harmoc will continue to be zai

to continue getting GWH

and to have en Armonia II, III, IV,... TO INFINITY

CHEERS

to Mr Tan CW
although you only taught s01 for 2months
i know deep in my heart you really want the best for us
thx for failing my econs test so i had the consultation session with you
i promise i will do well for econs man.
Rest in peace.

2008-05-15T22:00:00.003+08:00

going for an exam is as though

going on stage

you rehearse it for the whole year

just for the that one performance; in that few minutes

econs teacher is leaving us

but he left us these words

just as a competition

even when the coach cannot be present,

the players still continue playing

we will continue to

PLAY ON

HELL HETIC

2008-05-05T19:02:00.003+08:00

5/5/2008

its off-in-lieu day

happy b'day to my best buddy

5months since JC life started

i am gonna break down very soon

as if the 4H2s weren't enuff

now PW is killing every bit of soul left in me

anw

On labour day holiday, we had a 4h class dinner. 12 of us went.
(ken pl yk sd frank shaun jh ll ross sy jm)

Dam long never see them alr. Haiz

Seriously i won't mind going back to Upper Sec

at least life was more fun preparing for then

oh yeah and go watch IRONMAN its worth it

On Sat, there was college day

in school from 730am to 830pm

CHEM SPA screws

my class earned a marginal profit of $2.50 selling CHOCO MUSHY

ok i finsihed ranting..

back to compiling GPP

2008-04-12T23:01:00.002+08:00

those tutorials pile up

faster than i can clear them

every one of them has a few qns tt i cant solve

and i've only gt the weekends for hwk

weekdays are just too busy with cca

chem va next week

dota compeition coming up

lol its gonna be funny

i will pull thru all these

2008-04-01T21:08:00.004+08:00

1 april 2008
happy april's fool day to all
had an eventful day myself

morning assembly
h3 successful applicants out in atrium
din bother to check the list
ard lunchtime mh & pl said they saw my name on the board
dismissed it as a HAP joke
but its unlike mh to bluff me

so went to check it out
really sia wtf
IMRE summore

after being convinced e-star was better option for me
didn't know why my name appeared there
managed to find teacher-IC
he said he forgot to help me change to e-star
but i got in h3 anw
managed to opt out and apply for e
really nice guy
thanks loads

argh fuck i sound dam fickle-minded
but at last
its FINALISED

bottomline,
no more h3
signed up for e-star
got over the whole competitive issue
nonchalent regardless of the result
better not wear a hat too big for my head
might just dig my own grave
hope i made the right decision
definitely felt relieved
after everything was finalised

had harmoc later on
unpleasant stuff's' happened
partially due to my fault too
shall not elaborate on it now....
but i will try harder

as what I've done for eveything

I FEEL GOOD TO LET EVERYTHING OUT
and THERES NO LESSONS TML :)

2008-03-27T20:15:00.003+08:00

had a fucking dizzy spell that lasted thru both lectures
felt nauseous and crap
almost went home
but i had to stay
had to go for interview
i wanted it badly
then,
stayed in sick bay to rest for abt an 1hr
some rehcaet just refused to leave me alone
damn it

felt better went back for lessons
pw, chem, orion
den had interview
the teacher asked
"what expectations do you of yrself from h3-star"
so my answer
"to be FRANK, i wanted the experience"
i realized i wasn't fully committed yet
i had doubts whether i shud miss CTs
but now at least i wont have to worry abt that
cause my H3-Star changed to E-Star
hopefully i still have the chance

it just wasn't meant to be
i m not regretting it
i had second thoughts before
i agreed myself
cause i wasn't sure i can handle H3
i hope got it right this time

the interviewers were nice ppl though
one was really concerned whether i shud take up h3.
he convinced me to convert
one was teacher-IC of SPARKS
really nice teacher

i will settle down soon.
and be HAPPY :)

2008-03-21T17:07:00.002+08:00

almost 4 months into year 2008
i haven really settled down yet
jc life is so unlike sec sch
firstly you have to stride from classroom to classroom for lessons
secondly you have to attend mass lectures which is so fking hard to concentrate
thirdly no more having lunch as a class after sch which equals no more fun

i like my subj combi
i hope i can like my class better
i hope i can cope with sch work yet find time to play
damn it i flunked phy VA ytd
say byebye to 10% of promos
there's 3 tests coming up nxt week

shoot me.
harmoc 3 times a week
maybe even more if cannot cope

theres H3-STaR & Orion
although its still a question of whether i will really finally confirmly get in
wad if i cant handle.
wad if committing myself to these cause me to lag behind my H2s.

i shld stop worrying. soon.

2008-02-08T22:48:00.000+08:00

Some Pics

Plain Sailing

2007-12-22T12:46:00.000+08:00

Its been more than a month since my last post. So here goes....

Ytd went Nj for their subj combi briefing. Took bus 66 there and found out the whole trip took slightly longer than 30mins. There were abt 300ppl there and only abt 40 RVians. Frighteningly little to me. Then at 9, the teacher began to talk abt the various subj combi and why some were more "recommended" than others. The whole talk lasted abt an 1 hour and 75% of the things he said can be found in the letter they gave us lol. So I have decided to take the PCME course which will be one of the most common ones.

After which I went Suntec for a book exhibition with Ming Hao. Browsed around there and bought my first novel. "A Thousand Splendid Suns". Heard from Chun Yin its a nice book and since the library is "SOLD OUT" on this book, I shall buy it ^_^

Nothing much really. The holidays are ending. I haven't done much except playing the comp, reading some books and just plain slacking. I hope next year will be a great one.

Almost Over

2007-11-05T13:50:00.000+08:00

There are three more MCQs to go and O'levels are over. Yeah. Thats a nice thought.
I guess all the papers are quite okay except for Physics.
I can't say I screwed it up but I won't be surprised if I don't get an A1 for it.
AND I AM DEFINETELY USING IT IN MY L1R5

Here's a list of things I want to do after exams:
1) Get a new Handphone
2) Play DOTA
3) Play Pool once I turn 16
4) Do the things I haven done in a LONG time :)

Last Day

2007-10-05T17:19:00.000+08:00

Last Day

I didn't expect this day arrive so soon.
Four years ended just like this.
I could not forget the excitement I had during the first day of Sec 1.
So fast so sudden that I didn't even have time to brace myself for it.
Prelims are over. I gave it all I could and got what I deserved.
Graduation Day is next Wednesday, where we will receive our final result slip in RVHS.
Then its the intensive consolidating of 2 years worth of syllabus
Then its the last hurdle, last step, last obstacle that we must all cross together.
I am sure everyone can go to their dream JC through SHEER GRIT AND DETERMINATION.
There's two whole weeks to make that dream a reality
Hopefully we will all see each other again in JC.
All the best to whoever is reading this.
Good Luck for 'O's.

Its been years since (ROD)

2007-08-05T20:08:00.000+08:00

Its Been Years Since...

Friday was ROD for Sec 4 cadets. After four years, its over. Like Darren said, we would not know what we would have become if we had join NCC by choice, by force or by a stroke of luck. I don't excel in my CCA but at least I was there to witness it shine. But it doesn't matter now since we have all left NCC as better individuals who made up a platoon in the past. We parted ways but our bond stays on.

Pia for prelims. No regrets.

Explorer's and Connector's Week

2007-07-20T16:33:00.000+08:00

Explorer's and Connector's Week

This week was one of the best weeks I had in 4 years.

Wednesday was Career Talk day. Basically we had talks after talks and no lessons! The first one was by the principal on her personal experiences, followed by another talk on pursuing further studies in Australia. I don’t think I would be going there anyway.

The first choice of my career choice was Banking and Financial. The person giving the talk used a lot of technical terms so it was quite hard to understand at first, I guess she can’t help it as business terms are naturally ‘chim’. But, we still thoroughly enjoyed listening to her workscope and investments choices. For the second session, seeing no one to accompany me for the engineering talk, I decided to “career-hop” to the entrepreneurs which was conducted by the very comical Mr Sim. I learnt a new term called ‘intra-preneurs’ and this job looked attractive enough, with the huge amounts of money involved.

Lastly, we had a closing address by Miss Singapore Universe. It was much anticipated and it was really unusual for a celebrity to be coming to our school. It was quite an experience for us as it is for her I guess. We got a sort of a inside look at the dark side of a glamorous competition. People are not what they seem to be.

Since Miss Tan is away at OBS, 4H got a relief English teacher. His name is Mr Dee and he is a SINHALESE. After learning so much about Sri Lanka, it was exciting being able to meet one real life. He is also a Chinese-speaking Tamil and was graduated from RV last time. So yeah he is super funny when we talk-cork with him during the last lesson. “I got so numb to racist jokes to the point I create them myself” LOL. I guess it must be cool to learning a foreign language instead of your own mother tongue. After a while, the talk became a little ‘side-tracked’ to his personal view on stuff so details cannot be disclosed here hah. Hmm, he is the kind of person who makes life a hell lot more interesting than it already is so I would probably remember him for quite a while.

Today was games day! Frank, Kenneth, Jiaqiang, Pinglin and I played captains ball. First game was against 4B and the second against 4J. The first game they kept jumping and falling into us super gaoxiao and we only won by 1 point in the dying seconds. The second game was easier although Kenneth was pretty traumatized throughout. Maybe because we won by a smaller margin so they gave us less points for it. In the end we got second place because 4J had super lots of points for the guessing game. But still, second place sounds good enough and we had fun. After that we had a ‘mini-celebration’ for Joseph’s Birthday. We had a sample of the Mai Ya Tang that we were suppose to sell on Heritage Day. I think we will have good business. Everyone also chipped in for the birthday cake. After that Mrs Look talked to us about some stuff and we were finally dismissed.

Time passes so quickly…. The last fun week spent in my soon-to-be alma matter and I definitely enjoyed it to the fullest.

Random

2007-07-11T19:16:00.000+08:00

Work as if you don't need money,

Love as if you've never been hurt,

Dance as if nobody can see you,

Sing as if no one can hear,

Live as if the Earth was a heaven.

2nd Week of School

2007-07-06T18:35:00.000+08:00

Stage: Term 3 Week 2

Status: Completed

What a week it has been man... so basically many many things, both bad and good, happened.
1) Failed DSA -checked
2) Mishap in class -checked

BUT it is always good to be FORWARD-LOOKING. Forget those unhappy stuff because life is too short and I am not going to waste it by dwelling in the past :D

Hmm, I got my new specs after like 2years and I think its quite nice.

Have you people wondered how the rise in GST may affect us?

NCC Day

2007-06-30T17:04:00.000+08:00

NCC Day Parade 2007

Yesterday was NCC Day. Woke up at 5.30am just to reach school on time. The Indian lady asked me to help her open all the second-floor container classrooms because her leg was hurt. Then we went to fall in and size up. The parade went well with all the usual stuff but we stood there for a much shorter time. Janson led the NCC pledge. After that we stayed back to cheer and take pictures together for the last time. Also, we received our very nice "Dog-Tag" with our names on it, right jianyang? :D My mum says every soldier wears a tag, in an event he dies on the battlefield, his comrades would be able to pick up the tag. Lols thats random sorry.

We didn't get to play softball because we were in our no.4 for the last time ever, not until army that is. Really did not expect this was the last time we would be wearing our uniforms complete with badges and all. So on the last day on the first week of Term 3, I had my fourth and last NCC Day parade, skipped PE, screwed up physics practical and had maths remedial :)

I will probably miss doing the stuff like PTs and Drills we used to do together. Let's hope we all still see each other in JC. If not, we will remember each other for life, all 26 of us. After ROD, it will be til' then guys.

Coming to an End (June Holidays)

2007-06-21T22:35:00.000+08:00

Coming to an End

Congrats to myself for :
1) Successfully finishing my homework (except' Hist & Chi)
2) Trying for DSA
3) Keeping my hands off all computer games.
4) Taking ample time off to relax and enjoy
5) Being recharged and all ready for school
6) Giving up on something that used to be important. Now that I am happier.

Today is the 21/6/07. My father drove Joseph, Edison and I to NJC at abt 7.30am in the morning. There are about 110 people there I think. Met many more RV'ians there as well. Jerome! (LOL we may become future classmates). At around 8am, we went to gather in the LT1 for briefing and stuff.

Then we headed for the first test. The IQ test. Its basically just selecting the missing piece to fit and complete the jigsaw puzzle. But there are 60 questions to be done in 20mins. Some were really easy but some were really random and I ended up leaving 6 blanks. This very pro girl on my right finished everything and had time to drink water somemore wadde. Had a 3hr lunch break and the three of us walked 20mins to this plaza along the road for lunch at this ulu shop.
On the way back, we thought we became smarter taking a bus. But in the end, side-gates all closed sian, end up had to walk 15mins just to reach the campus. Sianz

Slacked a while in the LT and then went to the hall for Test 2. Maths Test. What to do lah... its like RV standard so just had to try my best. After I did the first round (by doing those I know and skipping the rest), I went back wanting to fill up all the blanks here and there. I think like 2 questions not taught before and the rest of the questions was because I am just plain Noob in Amaths.

Two hours passed quickly. Had a short break then continued with Test 3; English test which was going to last 2.5hrs. For the Compo, I wrote 'The Ideal School' along with the usual crap phrases I could think of. Then the Compre was interesting. It was about kite-flying. I spent the last 45mins just doing the Summary alone while Joseph finished the whole paper in 1.5hrs -.-"

Crossed the road and took 67 headed for CCK and passed by Sunhine Place :)

I hope and hope for the day, 4th july

4H Class Outing

2007-06-14T00:07:00.000+08:00

4H Class Outing

Yesterday (13/6/07) was our class outing. Met everyone at around 12pm at Jurong East then we took bus 51 to Leon's house near West Coast Park. He has a big house with 3 storeys. We ate pizzas and settled down to play some games in his house. At around 2+ pm, we walked to West Coast Park which was about a15min walk away.

Then for the next few hours we played captain's ball, went Mac, played more, went Mac again. Lols, really sweated it out. Took some pictures at the entrance there then went back to Leon's house. There was something for everyone to do or rather everyone found sth to do; BBQ, Xbox, Mahjong, Computer Games, Card Games, Eat. Yeah, so we occupied ourselves fully all the way up to 9pm+ before going home. The bus ride back home was memorable too.

Thanks Leon for inviting us to his house. Thanks to his parents and maid for being such great hosts. I am sure everyone who went enjoyed it as such as me. People who went: huishan, siqi, peizhen, cheryl, lizhu, juehong, ross, lilin, xinyue, pinglin, jiaqiang, shengda, edison, shaun, leon, yankang, ken, frank, xihong, deming, joseph and me. This may be the last class outing before our final exams. To say the least, I enjoyed myself thoroughly.

And I got shortlisted for DSA. Man, since I already made it this far, please let me do well in the selection tests. Gd luck to me.

Halfway Through

2007-06-09T18:12:00.000+08:00

Halfway Through

Half of the holidays are over, but I am not even halfway through my homework YET. So far I finished 4 sets of Maths and 3 Chemistry Assigns and English. Wahlao History hwk is fked up. Sian.

Went to school for two days this week for hours of Chem lessons, well at least Mrs Lim makes it interesting with her stories. Also, I went to Frank and Jiaqiang houses to play. I guess that nothing much left in the holidays except for doing homework, finishing 神雕侠侣 VCD, catching NBA Finals and Class Outing next Wednesday, hopefully.

How did I spend the first three days of the holidays?

2007-05-30T21:13:00.000+08:00

How did I spend the first three days of the holidays?

Due to impending exams, all the Sec4s had to attend remedial classes. So for the first three days of the June holidays, we continued having lessons. At least the school is much quieter with lesser people running around. But surprizingly time passes particularly quickly and we are only left with one more day of remedial next week.

Today was quite a fun day. Arranged to meet in school at 8am to play basketball but because of Mr.Suay-Kenneth it started raining almost immediately after we started. Ended up, for the next two hours, they copied maths in the library while I slacked. Maths lesson was conducted in 4G and it was a refreshing change! and History remedial was a bummer. What the hell, suddenly give so much homework. So much for saving the best for the last man. After school, we spent 35mins waiting for the bus 97 which just so happened to come in a pair. Blame it on someone.

Then 8 guys; xh, dm, shaun, sd, ken, jq, frank and I went to the place near frank's house to make up for the 'morning rain'. The sun was sorching, the place was deserted, the people were hyped-up and we spent the whole afternoon there.

Ate and drank THEN we went home :)

Last but not the end

2007-05-25T20:32:00.000+08:00

Last but not the End.

Today is the official last day of school and that concludes Sec4 Term2 in my life not counting remedials. Time flies, half a year passed, half more to go before O'lvls. For Mid-Years I got an L1R5 of 16 which is nothing to complain about. We received sufficient homework to ensure these june holidays was going to be a fruitful one. I will have to buck up on all my subjects especially Amaths &Physics and I got the whole month to do it. Not forgeting clocking 20 more hours at the Library.

Yesterday, Delta'07 had our first ever photo-taking session. We will always be ONE.

I like my KFC Whipped Potato mixed with chili.

Institute of Mental Health Visit

2007-05-19T22:28:00.000+08:00

Institute of Mental Health Visit

Met the guys at 10am at JEC. We played LAN then ate at MAC before heading to AngMoKio. Waited a while for the rest to grab a bite before taking a bus to IMH.

We reached this huge compound which was pretty lively considering it is a mental hospital. We had a briefing which initially made me abit scared of whats gonna come next. But actually those patients were literally like little kids. Everyone took a while before settling down in the female ward but the atmosphere was still tense during the magic tricks segment, but luckily the singing session was very successful. I enjoy singing at the top of my voice as if it was I was alone in my house lols.

Then we proceeded to the male ward which was much more 'dull'. The first event that happened shocked a few ppl but yeah they manage to get over it. We sang again lol, this time even more heartily. Gave out the tibits we brought along and although they just snatched from my hands, I am sure they appreciated it.

Finally we had a de-brief and went off. This has had to be the most self-fulfiling CIP I ever did. Also, this was the most united class effort in 2 years. To those who could not make it for the CIP due to other commitments, you all are an important part of 4H, please do not feel ostracized if not it will just defeat the whole purpose.

Aftermath

2007-05-15T17:38:00.000+08:00

Aftermath

Today was an unpleasant day. On the bus to school, encountered this indian worker who squeezed his way between me and another person. Talk about being guailan.

Then we got back some results. E Maths was ok. I admit Chemistry was imbal but for the rest of the subjects, I only barely managed a pass or even fail in the case of physics section B. I guess you cannot have the best of both worlds. At least I got a couple of 'A1's this time round. Just physics and Amaths is enough to make my L1R5 explode.

Also there was health check-up in a setting perfectly suitable for real-life counterstrike. The nurse checked my eyesight and wished me all the best (to whatever she meant). Actually I did nothing but to read out some enlarged letters. Class photo-taking was in the hall and went well initially until someone stole the spotlight right at the front.

After school, the situation was as bad or even worse. There was CCA photo-taking, then heard it was cancelled, then confirmed to be on (changed into uniform), then postphoned to next week. Crap, is it just me or everyone also realized that we always get the shit treatment?

2007-05-09T20:30:00.000+08:00

Pulled Through Its Over

Today was the LAST, yes LAST day of Mid-Years Examination Sec 4 Year 2007. Although I will probably fail Amaths, I must still say I am delighted its over. With the exception of computer minds like Darren, how the hell those teachers expect us to do so difficult questions?

So after school the guys went JEC for brunch. Most of 4h guys went to watch SPIDEY 3 while some others like Frank, Kenneth, Darren, Xiang Yi went to Chevrons to play Pool. Spent like a few hours there then Frank and I decided to head towards my house for basketball instead of playing bowling with the rest. Damn unlucky lah it rained suddenly so we ended up playing trading cards in my house. WWE yeah.

I am going to enjoy the next two weeks AT LEAST. Everyone deserves a break :D

Half-way Through

2007-05-05T09:56:00.001+08:00

Half-way Through

Yay! 3 more exam days and it will be over.

My modem went bust ytd and my dad and i just went mad. So today my dad changed it to a Mio. I wonder how come my modem spoils every few months when its suppose to last years ._.

Alot of exams are over. Some were alright. Social Studies SBQ was a mess. How the hell ASEAN? I did 4 questions instead of 3 for Chemistry. Seriously how dumb can I get. When Kenneth told me section B only need to do 3 questions I laughed at him. In the end, I was the clown. I DID NOT READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and wasted 15mins on that stupid question that is eventually going to get a big fat 0. I could have well used that time to fill up those blanks in front. SUCKS.

Now left with physics, english(insignificant cause you cannot study for it), history and Amaths. AMaths =.=

The New Buzz: Mid-Year Exam

2007-04-25T16:28:00.000+08:00

The New Buzz: Mid-Year Exam

Yes, it is round the corner. But the only thing different from previous years is I started revising earlier. So we are the first year to have integrated programme at PSLE, SPA and the LAST batch in RV to take O'lvls. I am wondering whether its good or bad thing.

Once I heard some of my sec 4 seniors saying that secondary schools is the best time of your life. Hanging out after school to have late lunch is one of those simple but yet very fulfilling things. I am going to CHERISH it before it is gone.

Thinking back actually school its not a dreadful thing. I can get up every morning at 5.30 just to reach school before 6.50. Although my plans to do some work always ended up in attempts to win the bid (bridge), but I must say I am not regretting it.

Yay. Today we did a N.E. Quiz. Although I spent a while before knowing how to play the game, I still gt 574k points which is equivalent to EXPERT BUILDER !!

Best of luck for Mid-Years ppl. Lets not make it a struggle.

I shouldn't be here now.

2007-04-12T16:59:00.000+08:00

I shouldn't be here now.

CIP screwed.
That means i have to set-aside 20hrs during june holidays to be spent in the library
Despite having everything planned out, we got played out by the school again.
Sucks.

Wednesday
Yankang tried to smoke pass by boarding 953 through the back-door without tapping his ez-link.
Lols. And yeah he got caught by the driver, if not this wouldn't be funny right? That's what i call balls man.

Thursday
Failed Napfa. Pull-ups argh.
Had to cancel tuition in the end because Mr Lim wanted us to stay back for Trigo revision.
As expected, it proved to be quite useless.
But thats the reason why I have the time to blog now.

粽子 hah.

"Good" its a "Friday"

2007-04-05T20:58:00.000+08:00

"Good" its a "Friday"

Tml is a public holiday which effectively cuts the number of school days this week by ONE.
The good thing is :
1) Lengthens the entire weekend
2) Save us from the "Friday Afternoon Activites".

Had Physics Test ytd.
At first I thought i did well
Until i found out about the F-up (rod+ metalrod+ pithball) aka 8 mark question
So I got tricked by the paper and my eyes.

Then there was NAPFA today.
Ran and poof
13.29.

At least there's 3 days to rest and recharge.
Mrs Lim is really inspiring.

Running Through

2007-03-31T11:10:00.000+08:00

Running Through

Quote from KS: "I only thank RV for the friends it has given me".

Had a 5mins drill session yesterday. Its been a long time since we did that together. Brings back memories of the good old times.

Ranks might differ but our bond remains.

Things are changing for the better now.

To the many tests coming up and mid-yrs in less than a month's time,

I WILL be strong and OWN it.

CAMPED-OUT

2007-03-15T18:29:00.000+08:00

-CAMPED-OUT-

Our Annual UG Camp ended a few days ago. Lots of mistakes here there everywhere. A camp without pumpings, without changing parade, without making cadets feel like they could just collaspe and faint is not a camp. When we were in Sec1 we probably got punished more severely than the Sec3s now. When we were in Sec3 we probably were more exhausted from the changing parades then all the PTs combined. However, things are different now.
But on the lighter note, its really fun being a spec. Able to book-out to buy stuff at Vivocity and sleeping in air-con classrooms.

Awaiting us was the mountain load of homework. I am currently left with
1) All of EMaths Papers
2) All of English Writing
3) History Essay
4) Amaths Worksheet
5) Geography Worksheet
6) Physics Mid-years

Hopefully everything pays off.

Put on the Thinking Cap

2007-03-02T21:21:00.000+08:00

Put on your Thinking Cap

This entire week was busier than bustling Singapore. Monday- Chinese culture performance; Tuesday- CCA; Wednesday- Learning Journey; Thursday- Tuition; Friday- CCA. Got back our common tests results. L1R5 = 15. Sian, although almost same as last year's EOYs but others improved alot.

Went to the Eurasian Association of Singapore for our learning journey. Quite enjoyable, especially how the minority group can play such a crucial role in our history. Only thing unpleasant was being scolded by our guide there. "Sorry for drinking water while you were talking" sums up what happened. Two interesting facts. #1. How the Japanese pawned the people. Damn Perverted. #2. It is directly opposite the president's house.

Today was CCA. Something really hilarious happened.
Scene 1 (All contents translated from chinese to english)
(Kenneth, Yankang, WeiQuan and me walked into a "apparently" deserted NCC room at about 5.15pm)
Kenneth: Wah siao, no one here sia.
After a few seconds of looking around, four of us burst into laughter when we saw Jerome (spotting a white cap) sitting among the container boxes doing homework.
Kenneth: Eh Jerome is that RV 50th Anniversary cap?
Jerome turns around, giving everyone a glance of his exclusive Harry Potter cap.
Everyone laughed again.
Kenneth: Eh the ceiling not dripping water leh, why u wear cap.
Jerone (serious tone): No, its becauseI may fall asleep while doing homework. This cap tighter so when I wear it I will not fall asleep.

Laughter is the best medicine. This is comic relief. I swear that scene was one of the funniest moments in my life.

Good luck to everyone running X-country. Safety first *_*

Reminiscing

2007-02-25T20:01:00.000+08:00

Reminiscing

Term 1 passed very swiftly, almost a quarter of Sec 4 life is over now. What's left is just a few more months and everyone will go parting ways. This reminds me of the Primary 6 year. The initial reluntance to go to different secondary schools, but eventually everyone got over it and found better friends. I wonder what will happen if we stayed together. Maybe we would all become a different person now, for better or for worse.

Got back some of the Common Tests Results. Some surprizes and some disappointment. But I guess we will all pull everything together before the final O'lvl. I found out the only way to make school less boring is to keep a high interest level in whatever we learn. Urgh, don't talk abt differentiation, totally no link.

At least there's a learning journey to some Eurasian Association, Annual UG Camp to "look forward" to as well as the long-awaited break. Kind of regreted not signing up for the Perak Trip, ah well its too late now.

May all of you have a fulfilling March Holidays.

The Week of Afternoon Naps (Common Tests)

2007-02-15T21:05:00.000+08:00

The Week of Afternoon Naps (Common Tests)

Common Tests are finally over. Again. All of them were quite ok, especially Sciences. The only exception was the killer AMaths Paper. I guess I didn't had the perserverance to PIA even for the last subject. Thanks to people who gave me chocs and sweets on Valentine's Day. After school, xh yk sd dm jq pl shaun and me went to watch the movie "The Ghost Rider". Generally the plot was simple and graphics were nice. Plus some eye-candy too. I should not elaborate anymore here, if not I will get flamed for spoiling the movie. LoLs

Managed to get over the B3 set-back already. Maybe it wasn't actually that bad afterall. Life still goes on and who knows maybe I will not need to use Chinese as my R5 if things go as planned. Tml is a half-day. Cheers. Arrangements are made to come over to my house to play basketball.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. As usual, going to spend the whole weekend visiting relatives. Two words to describe - "insanely mind-taxing". Sometimes its not that you do not like them. Its just that in order to break the unbearable silence, they will tend to ask questions which they don't really care. "How old are you this year?" "Woah, you have grown so tall". Then year after year, they ask the same questions. Adults will be reminiscing the past for the nth time. I guess I will be gambling with my cousins for remaining of the time.

Happy Chinese New Year All.

Seventh Heaven to Ground Zero (O'lvl Chi)

2007-02-09T19:10:00.000+08:00

Seventh Heaven to Ground Zero

So it had to a B3...after studying HCL since primary4. Wondered what went wrong.. Was it the oral about young people wasting money? Was it the compo on 3-generations living together? Or was it the 4 compres? I admit I did not make put in 100% effort to revise for it but I really didn't see this coming. Chinese was never a concern for me but this time I was pulled right back to reality. Now I understand the plight of people who struggled with chinese. Now I know why some of my cousins migrated abroad. From overconfident'ness' to absoutely being left with nothing but a useless B. We always write politically correct model answers for questions in exams. Young people should always be able to withstand set-backs and overcome times of difficulty. However, its easier to say than done. Deleted all the games from my computer. From now, its going to be frantic dash for 'O's

Am I going to retake my chinese? Hell no.
Am I screwed for O'lvls? Not if I can do a damn thing about it.

The Tale of the Father's Day Jacket

2007-02-03T20:04:00.000+08:00

The Tale of the Father's Day Jacket

Another week is over. I discovered that I have been blogging on a weekly-basis recently. Next week is Common Tests already. So fast but at least we get to finish it before CNY. Every week is like a roller-coaster ride for me. Even though its just school between home, every week has its own unexpected happenings. No wonder optimistic people always say that life is colourful and wonderful. Since I 'fen xiang' my gift for father day's during Chinese, the teacher have not failed in calling me every single lesson. Especially when a 'someone' also wrote the same jacket as me and was free from all these 'attention' from the teacher. Heard that O' level Chinese Results is going to be released next week. Stress sia. If I could get an A1 for it, that would be the best gift for CNY.
Btw, sorry Jonathan for kicking the ball into your face during CCA.
Good Luck for Common Tests ppl...

The Last Days of January

2007-01-27T08:52:00.000+08:00

The Last Days of January

This week passed fast. Didn't even realized its saturday again. Lessons were OK, used to getting picked already so nothing special to be called every single lesson. -.- But some lessons were still quite "eye-catchy" for me. Since school started, it has been home->school->home again, except for weekends. CCA became boring to a whole new level. The reason for moving to Malan Road was because of its facilities. But nowadays, the basketball courts are fully occupied by basketballers, the track is packed UG ppl drilling and all kinds of CCA running around, the hall is so crowded with BMT,TT and Wushu that they have to take turns using the hall to train. Conclusion: It is still very congested to the point that its cramped up lol. The only fun event was the NetBall Meet which occupied much of 4H nCC guys + SD + WQ's attention.

Also, recently the school have taken a serious stand on their disiplinary issues, especially slacking during CIP and BGR. On tuesday, all the Sec4 NCC ppl were called to go to the conference to discuss about something. Lucky me got picked out by Miss Ek to talk about my views of whatever we were discussing then. I feel that regardless of who was in the wrong first, the whole thing is being too "blown-up".

Things are Falling into Place

2007-01-20T21:10:00.000+08:00

Things are Falling into Place

This week was a rather STRESSFUL one. Geography test postphoned again and yet again. Carelessness pawned the Maths Test. And before you know it, History and Chem SPA is next week. However, the essence of hetic school life is coming back again. Spotcheck on hairstyle and attire wad conducted and it was far too seriously taken by the teachers. The scurried paces of students around lessons venues and the BUZZING CROWDED canteen. For CCA, activities were far more fun with gym sessions as compared to those darker days where they were nth but hell. We had a chance of participating the 21km kayaking expetition and getting a silver award (following the 1-Star we had last year).
Kenneth's and my first reaction: No way man ! LOL

Finally i got the Creative Zen V. Enjoying every minute of it.
Just found out something interesting:
My cousin is Ms Ek's family doctor (Yes, its our present principal if you were wondering)

Lessons Begin (Again)

2007-01-12T23:52:00.000+08:00

Lessons Begin (Again)

Its been 1 week since school started. Lessons going on as usual. The teachers this year are pretty much the same. Except for Ms Chemistry and Ms Chinese (i dunnoe how to spell their name lol). To my surprise, we were allowed to choose our own seats. So everyone is pretty much with their best friends. This means ALOT of noise.

In class, a group of us formed a singing clique. Not really singing but somehow self-entertaining ourselves inbetween lessons. Teachers took turns reminding us that our 'O's are near, and yeah...its getting to us. Life nowadays is way different from the holidays when we upsetted the balance of day and night.

And yes...not to forget CCA. NCC i guess it became must more interesting recently. More fun and laughter, not forgetting comical antics by many people.

2 tests coming up next week.
GL HF

Life's tough in Sec 4. But time flies.

I Swear its Time

2007-01-07T01:30:00.000+08:00

Every New Year people makes new year resolutions... but hardly keep to them beyond the first month. These are mine, hopefully i can keep to them.

1) Studies (common and indeed IMPT)
2) Stop staring at the comp too much
3) and Something Personal

Good Luck to Everyone who reads this abandoned blog. :)