rantingofjade

2009-07-26T11:03:00.010+08:00

Haha hello. There are simply too many people to thank.

By phone: -you
-Chermaine
-Georgina
-Sylvia
-No
-Ngeekiang
-Mengqiao
-Melanie
-Emilee
-Samuel
-Shaun
-Karen
-Fann
-Kheng
-Suenli
-Jingjie
-Xinru
-Baoqing
-Zixi
-Stanley
-Rasyiqah
-Song
-Ying
-Kulak
-Hong
-Shifu
-Shao
-Ningxin
-Amanda Goh
-Kaka
-Papa
-Korkor
-Huiyi
-Derek Pung
-Joel
-Jeanette
-Ping
-Raman
-Nggie
-Lizhu
-Geetu
-Anqi
-Kahswee
-Xiaoxi
-Qimin
-Kahlok
-Big
-Goon
-Adrian (son 1)
-Jason

In school:
-Chaiying
-Lilin
-Audrey
-Yiyan
-Yitong
-Weiquan
-Mr Lim
-Ms Lim
-s17

In Hwee’s card:

-Amanda
-Fann
-Ningxin
-Emilee
-No
-Karen
-Kaka
-Hwee herself
-Sihui
-an unnamed person
-Estelle
-Big
-Jiaqiang
-Jasmine Chiam
-Liyin
-Xinru
-Amanda Goh
-Aiman

In Estelle’s card:

-Estelle herself
-Yiyan
-Nggie
-Alwyn
-Raman
-Benjamin Kwok
-Ningxin
-Kahswee
-Dawn
-Wenloong
-Letts
-Christine
-Joel
-Trisha
-Jac
-Matthew
-Ashwyn (son 2)
-Weiquan
-Joshua
-Cheok

On facebook:
-Cassie
-Arvelia
-Jeren
-Melissa
-Fann
-Jed
-Weijie
-Jindao
-Shifu
(hope no one is left out, more names below by the way!)

Some recount..

Tuesday:
Had no school for NJ students, was off day in lieu. Towards lunchtime, received a call from mum who wanted to ask me out for lunch and buy my birthday gift!:D Haha but of course, being the usual me, I had nothing in mind. Didn’t get much, but she insisted on getting me clothes. I guess she got too tired of hearing me say I have nothing I want. Haha for the past few years I haven’t been asking them for anything for birthday. Hmm so I bought a shirt haha. After that I left her, to watch Haunting in Connecticut with Leena and Shaun! It had been a few years since I’ve last watched a horror movie. Dinner with family was GREAT. Seafood and more seafood. Haha! Went home, and when it was about 9..

Leena and Shaun re-appeared at my doorstep with POOH!:D
Invited them in, then we had a good chat and laugh before they left for home.

Thursday:
Got a card from Chuanmin first thing in the morning:D
After Chemistry consultation, Cherry and NgeeKiang ‘made a move’ first. The rest of us (Jasmine, Jocelyn, Rasyiqah and I) headed to Island Creamery because we missed the icecream there. When approaching the entrance, I saw two very familiar figures back facing me.
Gasp it was Cherry and Ngee Kiang at the table with 8slices of mudpie! Everyone starting wishing me an early happy birthday and sang the song. Wo de ma ya I was damn surprised also! Haha! And yay, I was only 1oyears old because they only asked for a large candle. Thank you girls! :D
At night, over the webcam, Shaun and I started doing some HAPPY DANCE hahahaha. But, only I could see him. He couldn’t see me, as I couldn’t activate my webcam. HAHA.

Friday:
Went school early at 65o to run with Hwee. When she came, she gave me a huge heart! Then after awhile she starting looking around for her dear hot pink water bottle. She thought she might have left it at the bus stop, so I went with her to retrieve it. When I reached the sidegate, wo de ma again.

Amanda, Fann, Norine, Kaka, Karen and Chuanmin surrounded a TOM AND JERRY CAKE (: (: haha I was in shock for a short while before I went to them. So they started to sing at the bus stop, and then the HC people left, the rest of us carried the cake in. Then I read the messages behind the heart, whoo, so many people wrote stuff. Later I will name one by one. Really, appreciate them.

Returned to class, Hwee called me again, saying I was demanded to go up to her class. Those who knew me wished me a happy birthday, then Liyin gave me a very well-cut lizard card :D

Went down to class again, Jocelyn handed me a gift box, wo de ma again again, it contained the many hairbands of different colours which I wanted very badly but had no time to purchase :D Rasyiqah gave me a gift too, when I went home I realized it was a soft toy puppy :D
Goon gave me a big card, with loads of DRAWINGS and a certain person’s pictures.. hahaha. And the letter was long, woohoo a long love letter. I know she loves me a lot. Haha okay kidding. Love the card :D

During break, Charis said she wanted to go down to the grandstand to take her shoes. So I followed her. When I reached, wo de ma for a 4th time, the Trackers were working on the candles for the cake from Awfully Chocolate, which Estelle bought. Haha so they kept saying ‘rewind rewind’, haha as they weren’t ready yet. But it’s okay, man it was a huge surprise. Estelle, one of the twins, Cheok, Benjamin Kwok and Huang, Alwyn, Wenloong were there. Hope I didn’t leave anyone out. So they sang, blew and cut the cake, took pictures, ate the cake then went up. Estelle handed me the card, it contained messages from many Trackers. :D

After school was Starbucks with Jasmine, Rasyiqah and Jocelyn(: had a good chat, then went to meet Estelle nextdoor for lunch at Newyork Newyork. Woohoo caught up with each other a bit, nice to be crapping and talking to her about life once again. Had a damn full lunch. Then it was time to meet OC. But before that, something retarded happened, as a prelude to the rest of the night..

Me: eh Hwee ar, we meeting at Beauty world there right. But I don’t know how to go eh. What buses go there?

Hwee: oh, you can take any of the 4 SMRT buses or 17o. call and tell me which bus you board, so that I can hop on.

Me: ohoh, okayokay.
-5mins later-

Me: hey I’m on the bus liao.

Hwee: which bus? I’m at the Nj bus stop already.

Me: oh. 66.

Hwee: -laughed and fainted-

Me: huh why?

Hwee: ancestor ar, SMRT buses lei, why you go and take 66?

Me: wrong meh? Hahaha. Okay I alight I alight.

-after alighted and met her-
Me: 66 not SMRT meh?

Hwee: it’s SBS la!

Me: huh? Oh so SMRT is the yellow buses ar?

Hwee: ya!??

Me: those not called ‘Transisland’ meh?

Hwee: that was like how many years ago!!!!!!!!!

Haha. It seems like, upon turning 18 I haven’t become wiser.

So it was at westmall with OC. The rest had dinner while I drank Karen’s sprite as I was too full already. Had another good talk, played with one another, joked, crapped, had fun then..
Wo de ma for a 5th, TAY KAHLOK popped out! :D he handed me a sunflower, pretty! Later I found out that he came here after Norine called him during dinner. Man, it was such a short notice. Thanks Bro you rock. And No, for calling him.
After that through the glass window, saw Shao and Qihui :D and Gucci also! Invited Gucci to join us :D
Then Mummy and sis appeared with a cake :D
At the end of everything, she sent Ka and Hwee back.

Reached home about 1oplus. I loved the next hour or so(: (: (: that was the 6th and biggest surprise I got. Thank you so much.

Saturday:
Met up with TM and Shifu. Had lunch, talked, laughed and they sang me the song too! :D the ‘little miss naughty’ cake was damn cute! But I’m so sorry TM I was pretty full already so didn’t finish it.. it was nice meeting up with her and Shifu again! Shifu I hope things go well for you in RP(:
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Haha. Pictures below.

PUNG YOU NOT SCARED KENA KARMA AR! hahahahhaah okay kidding :D

didn't have picture of the cake, so here's the box!

haha the rest of the pictures are on Facebook, if not they're not with me yet.

once again, thankyou everyone, really, really really appreciated you guys a lot. my 18th was WONDERFUL.

you people just rock :D

TAKE CARE, EVERYONE!

cheers, to the last.

2009-07-19T19:26:00.002+08:00

haha hello, i hope the past week has been overall good for everyone.

binged on friday.
binged on saturday.

haha i think the best form of indulgence is found in food, where all else could be ignored hehe.

don't spend on clothes.
won't care a hoot about accessories.
hardly bought books (opps!).
needless to say, albums too.

but,

have never been able to resist the temptation of good food.

haha if anyone has ever thought of going on a diet,
re-think about it!

haha. ah, yet to catch the Half Blood Prince. soon, hopefully. eee but my parents said it's quite boring. but for now, it's the Goblet of Fire! favourite episode thus far.

ohya, the run on friday was a refreshing one(:

haha take care, everyone(:
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trials.

2009-07-15T22:45:00.003+08:00

haha hello.

i just hope i've been a good daughter. not a bad one at least.

Happy Birthday Papa(:
--
a sudden realisation,
an urge to recall.

2009-07-05T23:15:00.002+08:00

haha today was the last Youth Day i'd ever get to 'celebrate'! it was pretty awesome(:

in the morning, after the rest of my family members went out AND after watching my favourite lelewo on Channel8, received a call from a certain PM.

and then started to flip through and talk about 2G's photos and stuff, woohoo aren't they memorable! also started to dig out each other's unglam pictures.. erhem sorry, i meant, mine were all glam. haha.

later, went down to Vivo and Clarke Quay. had a drink at TCC then proceeded outdoors for a walk. got caught in the rain, but it's okay; quite a nice seat plus good company, what more can i ask for.

night view was superb. rain didn't dampen spirits, in fact i pretty much welcomed the whole new feeling of admiring the same place. cool! (pun intended)

a great evening that'll be dearly treasured :D :D

haha hope the rest of the 91s have had a fantastic last Youthday too. haha!

all right take care, everyone!(:
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untie a knot.

2009-07-02T20:50:00.003+08:00

haha hello.

while stoning on the bus to school yesterday i was reminded of all the weird weird thoughts i had when i was little. things like:

there's this hole on some backpacks and beside it is a earphone kinda symbol. i once thought that music would come out once you plug your earpieces in.

having watched too many thrillers and horror shows (scared but still wanna watch), i always imagined that there'd be some murderer hiding somewhere in my house waiting for a chance to kill me.

i thought exams were like playing flying fox!! in school somemore. swing from one building to another. how do they assess students? who screams louder scores higher :D

sometimes when people wanna open a packet of chilli sauce, or sugar for tea in Macs, they'd hold an end of the packet and flick, flick, flick. i thought that action would soften the wrapper and hence, easier to open. so i did that everytime from then onwards..

when kids asked where's mummy and daddy, the answer we had most of the time was "zuo gong". (right right?) so, i used to think that every single parent in the whole wide world held the same job.

and many more. haha!

eh but i think i'm still as ignorant now. haha.

take care people!(:
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shadow.

2009-06-26T20:05:00.002+08:00

haha today Kheng and i did something naughty and stupid hehehe.

SORRY TO THOSE WHOM WE'VE DISTURBED!! hope you guys had fun too(: :D

haha we prank-called people..

first up was Norine.

"hello may i speak to Norine please?"
"yes speaking."
"this is calling from HC. may i know if you've travelled overseas or been to h1n1 affected countries?"
"erm no"
"okay, this is to inform you that school will be closed next week as a student has been infected."
"you are..?"
"mdm Lim"
*me in the background: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH*
-so we gave it away this time-

next was Toot. she didn't believe in the end. i think we almost did it until i burst out laughing at the mdm Lim part again.

then it was Big. haha ahh he kinda played along by saying "okay" to whatever we said but after that i messaged him and he said my message and private phone number gave it away. too smart already..

woohoo then it was Xinru. the most classic.
she was like,
"HUH?! REALLY AR? REALLY? who're you?"
"mdm *giggles* ng *HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH"

then it was an instant disappearance of excitement-

last was Amanda Goh.
she said "no" and "okay" to everything as well. (Xinru was listening to the conversation in silence over at the other phone) so she believed it, but we thought she was really cool in her reaction.

then we came to know that Xinru and Amanda had a conversation after hearing about the school closure.

Amanda: *gigglesssssssss* i was trying to be cool..
Xinru: wa you very cool ar, kept 'okay-ing and okay-ing'
Amanda: haha yaya that's why, omg wait- don't tell me that was you

then Xinru told her and she was feeling depressed and sad haha! SORRY AMANDA!!

later we came to know that Amanda also told Norman about it. and Norman went "okayokay! i will wait for the call"

omg hahahahahahahahahaha.

disclaimer: SORRY TO EVERYONE!!! haha everything was in the name of fun, our apologies!! and choichoichoi, we didn't mean to curse anyone..

hehe. and so my evening was rather fun:D

okay, take care guys(:
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the little things that matter a whole lot..

2009-06-22T01:12:00.001+08:00

i seriously, stubbornly, strongly had faith..
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and i still do.

2009-06-16T00:39:00.001+08:00

太多感受
绝非三言两语能形容。

2009-06-13T21:09:00.002+08:00

haha hello. i'm having quite a sexy voice here. HA.

a short recap of the week-

monday: went to school to study. met juniors who happened to be training woohoo! i missed them a lot, Mr Irwan as well. so i joined them for awhile, they were doing drills. HAHA. reminded me of the times when i was still trying to get the drills right. all the funny funny styles and posture came out..

tuesday: in school the whole day too. Track elections. it was rather fun! listening to their speeches and all. i think the new EXCO would be quite a dynamic combi. all the best to them! then chem consultation for like, 4hours yo. i fell sick that night. (not cos of the consultation la haha)

wednesday: OC outing, to celebrate Karen's birthday! was an evening filled with laughter and joy and.. retarded stuff. haha! caught Angels and Demons for the second time. took the last bus home phew.

thursday: studying at a freezing cold kfc. haha not bad though haha!(:

friday: yesterday? chem test which was argh nevermind but hoooray it's like, O.V.E.R!(: haha then the rest of the day was :D

today: hmm. watched my favourite erhem. shows. every saturday and sunday mornings.. whee! haha then went out to lunch with parents, sis and Grandma. went home, slept, watched tv etc. relaxing.
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i think this week has been quite a week. i learnt a lot, but at the same time it filled me with questions.

hearing someone tell you "i trust you" is one of the greatest rewards, from putting effort into and treasuring a friendship. really.

little actions speak a lot about a person's character.

some things are damn precious. to the max.

but how to judge whether you've treasured those things enough? what's enough.

why, why do friends upset one another when they're supposed to be one of the major sources of strength and happiness.

and i don't understand how'd anyone deserve to have..
why am i not the only one.

haha! on a lighter note, i realised i have more silent readers than i knew of, tsktsk :P hello you people. ahahha.

all right, take care everyone(:
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magic?

2009-06-06T20:34:00.002+08:00

haha hello, it's the school holidays now.

been doing quite a bit of work over the past week whoo, kinda satisfying haha. though it's not really that much.

met up with a few group of friends as well: childhood friends from the former MCYC (my childcare centre during primary school), MoNoLok the Kahlok-Norine-me group and Fe12. had fun on all three occasions and it felt kinda heartwarming how we can still play and laugh so heartily despite having not talked/met for months.

the friendships are uncanny.. yet beautiful.

visited the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at Science Centre. it was impressive, albeit i wasn't really interested in the mechanics/machines part. but it's still mind-boggling how the man could study and figure out and come up with so many types of machines. not all were actually made; some were just sketched out as ideas but they serve as the basis for huge part of modern technology. pulley, tank, anemometer, wind vane etcetc..

i was more thrilled about his art pieces. haha i'm not a pro especially when it comes to painting so i shan't go on about my comments. but bulk of the art section was on Mona Lisa. totally intriguing.

ah, man, i didn't know there exists a 24o million megapixels camera!!!!!!!

after viewing all the exhibits..

he's really a genius. thinker + biologist + physicist + artist + musician + mathematician + they said he had a beautiful singing voice..

BUT, i realised..

he didn't do Chemistry and Sports!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. okay self entertainment.

wth he was really an all-rounder. utterly impressed.

nonetheless, Einstein is still my idol. haha.

because he said,

"i don't believe in mathematics" hehe(:

haha all right, take care, anyone who happens to read this post(:
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"As a day well-spent brings happy sleep, so a life well-spent brings a happy death." Leonardo da Vinci

i think that kinda makes sense.

2009-05-20T22:55:00.002+08:00

haha hmm. NJ's having rescheduled timetables for these two weeks. pretty much welcome the less-hectic schooldays i must say. got to catch up with some friends, and more importantly, i don't have to isolate myself in my room to rush out daily tutorials and assignment each night but am able to spend more time talking to my family.

haha but the ironic thing is, for the past few nights my parents have been taking my place in front of the laptop at the study table because..

they're kinda hooked onto the game Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook.

and they'd take turns to beat each other's high scores. haha wow, they're even more excited and active on Facebook than i am.

quite cute to see them like that. haha.

haha well i'm just happy to slow down my pace of life.

yesterday went on a long busride (my favourite!). just randomly chose a bus and hopped on. didn't know where i was heading, i was just enjoying the scenery outside and stoning. then thought about stuff. then stone. i like this. thanks to the timetable that i have the luxury of time to do this.

when i reached the terminal, it was some foreign place to me. i've never been there. then i realised it was Toa Payoh interchange.

i think i need more random busrides like this.

haha okay, there's the flu and everything so please, take care(:
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this is it..

2009-05-06T22:32:00.002+08:00

haha. days have been quite unfulfilling without training. zzz.

-maybe sometimes it's better to share than to hide, even if in the beginning you'd think that things would be much simpler and happier otherwise.

-things do happen for their own reasons, in life you gain some you lose some.

-maybe friends really needa go through a lot, a lot, together to bring their friendship to the next level.

-a friend who can touch (not literally) you with just a few words is one of those who're likely to stay by you the longest.. at least for me.

-what does it take/mean to care for a friend?

"if i wasn't upset then i'm not a true friend."

thankyou my friend.
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irreplaceable.

2009-04-23T23:32:00.002+08:00

六年的竞争与比赛虽然在这一天结束了，但一路走来所体会的道理和交到的知己；一切的点点滴滴..

都会是永恒的回忆。
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冻结。

2009-04-15T21:19:00.003+08:00

and so, today marked the end of my last track nationals..

would first like to thank all those who showed their support in one way or another, be it coming down to support and yell, giving me advice, messaging me, writing little notes for me, making something for me, or helping me buy drinks.. you know who you are. wouldn't have had the balls to stand at the start line, if not for you people who made a difference.

the 15oom race.. actually, i cannot exactly remember what happened. i just knew that i lost two competitors for a moment, but i overtook them again shortly after. oh, i heard people screaming my name, but the string of words that followed i couldn't catch.. nonetheless, thankyou still.

even though i didn't qualify for finals, a part of me is still happy.. because my entire race today could be summed up by this one sentence:

i've never felt this strong (mentally) on the track before.

so, i guess.. it was a good race ran afterall! :D

Estelle, i'm sorry you won't get the chance to miss school again to support me at finals, but i truly appreciated all that you've done or said to me. it'll be my turn to give you support at yours. this is the first 3ooom that we aren't participating together, but just wanna you to know that.. i'll be with you throughout your race.

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don't stop running, he said..
i won't.

2009-04-11T21:42:00.002+08:00

i sincerely hope that he's all right..

Come back to school soon please! ):
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why

2009-04-05T21:42:00.004+08:00

Happy Birthday, Mummy(:the cake was tasty.

4 generations

the supposedly younger ones:p

somewhat a family portrait(:

haha take care(:

十天。

2009-03-29T09:33:00.004+08:00

haha there're many many things going on in my mind.

how am i gonna start the race?
when will the lactic set in?
can i endure the lactic?
will i be able to stay strong and chase?

and the list goes on..

i'm being put to the challenge, once again.

2years ago in sec4, because a junior couldn't make it back from OBS in time for Track Nationals, i was subbed in for 4x4oom, an event i had never, ever trained for.

now, it feels like i've been transported back to that time period. except that this time, i have much less time to prepare myself mentally for it.

it was on thursday's training, i was late due to Bio. the rest were already finishing their last set of workout, i was all warmed up and stretched, as i approached Ms Eng..

Ms Eng: sunday, 4x8oom.
me: -stunned, eyes wide opened, jaw dropped, i thought i heard wrongly-

8oom. another event i've never ever trained for. i don't know how to run it, i don't know anything.

i had 3days to prepare myself for it. and i thought hard. every minute i wasn't doing homework, i was thinking about the race.

i think i just needa do my best.
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if you fall, stumble down, i'll pick you up off the ground.

2009-03-20T19:59:00.002+08:00

haha. this week hasn't been a holiday yo. not at all.

monday: training, Track camp then maths makeup lesson.

tuesday: no training, but went back to school from 9-6 to do homework. big thanks to Jiaqiang for maths.

wednesday: race, went back school to do homework till 6, then a very quick dinner near school with Mel.

thursday: training with CUTE cooldown! :D then homework, Chem consultation.

today: Chem mock test, homework till 4.

tomorrow: training at bedok, then homework as much as possible, then TS' 'bookout parade'? don't know what's that called, but it's gonna be his last day in OCS.

sunday: homework as much as possible.

haha kinda busy. but i think it's sorta fulfilling.. even though i still don't think i'd be able to finish everything, at least i've tried hard.

the frequent trips back to school (okay it's actually everyday) allowed me to first of course do my homework, but the more interesting thing was i got to talk to many different people.. who came over to my table (i was alone) for a little chat here and there.

it had never crossed my mind that one day i'd be talking to this friend (aquaintance then) about our dreams and the future we'd both like to have for our own. just miraculously happened on tuesday and it was really a good talk.

and i found out that this friend recently forgone an opportunity to compete overseas in a World Championship--the venue this year is furthermore the country he wants to visit most--because it's really really close to Prelims.

talk about prioritisation,
talk about sacrifice.

i thought that was pretty admirable.

oh and, he's already got a rough idea how he wants his future to be like. like, what he wants to do by a certain age, what he's gonna do before a certain age.

then it dawned upon me that, i've never really thought this far for myself.

hmm. turning 18 this year already, maybe i should start planning. or at least dream. haha.

haha all right, that was just a little update. take care(:

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日与夜酝酿的梦想
ballssyy.

2009-03-07T22:55:00.003+08:00

haha. today.. everything was screwed up before the race.

i was late in meeting the girls. supposedly at 3, but i reached around 32o. my bus was caught in a traffic jam, at 24o i was still around Little India.

then it began to rain real heavily, accompanied by thunder and lightning. everyone took shelter at any possible place, from the playground to the big tent. we just stood there like that for around half an hour.

had no time for warm-up.

our race managed to start on time, so off we went.

thankfully, nothing was screwed up during the race!

after dinner, Estelle and i were being 'baskets' (it was really quite mean of us) on the train home because.. we laughed at two middle-aged men with big bellies heh..

the first one was a little weird, because he had wires under his shirt at the belly part.. so Estelle went:

" hey, the man in front of me had wires for dinner!"

i INSTANTLY BURST OUT LAUGHING. because i was wondering about the same thing also.

then when i was still laughing i noticed another man with also a big belly. i kept mum about it but Estelle had to say it, " oh! there're two!"

i was out of breath already, laughed too hard-

finally, that girl went..

"hey, i dare you to ask either one of them, 'are you pregnant?' i'd give you 1ocents for that"

i nearly died-

hahahahahahaha. okay. i still think it's really really funny. but the both of us know that we were being super mean. so yup.. sorry Uncles! ): we meant no harm really.. sorrysorry!

heh. that's about all, take care!(:

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i don't wanna miss a thing..

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Reflections
this time i was pretty much on my own for the first half of the race. perhaps because there wasn't any warmup, i didn't feel at ease at first. the run wasn't as smooth as i'd want it to be. it felt like an.. un-strategised race. i started off faster than i would usually, i think. owed it to the cool weather. i couldn't sustain for long and toned down after awhile, but that start probably proved beneficial because it pulled me away from the bulk of the competitors.

as such, my 1st learning point of the day was: start strong, gain momentum later.

as i continued in the race, i saw two red figures about 3om away. they were Yiyan and Estelle. i kept my eyes on them and worked towards closing the gap between them and myself. then something happened once again. like in the previous race, someone tried to play mindgames with me. we overtook each other for i don't know how many times.. but this time, i won. i didn't wanna repeat what happened in the previous race. finally, i won. nonetheless, i'd like to thank the girl for helping to press on(:

continued to keep my eyes on my two other teammates. managed to reach them at the U-turn. it was an extremely tough and torturous part of the race because two other girls were playing mindgames with them..! for a moment, my determination wavered. "i don't wanna play it twice in a race, it's too difficult," i thought. haha i think i scolded myself in my heart for that. so i held on. followed them. again all thanks to Yiyan and Estelle.

the 2nd thing i learnt: you gotta somehow find a motivation during the race. if it doesn't come within you, it has to be something around you. but the best is if you've got both.

due to the wet weather prior to the race, there were puddles of water throughout the race route. BIG and small. the big ones, made all of us feel that we were running through River Nile.. okay for me i felt i was in the baby pool. but the point is that it was very uncomfortable! i think it affected my run, a little. but i ignored it after awhile.

this brings me to my 3rd learning point: to run a good race, you gotta disregard any, any discomfort that comes your way. anything can happen on the day itself but the crucial thing is whether or not you're able to overcome it.

at the last stretch, i did a sprint towards the end and yes! i crossed the line with Estelle, for a third time! i think it's quite cool to end a race side-by-side with a teammate(: furthermore it wasn't the only time.. oh. this time my finish was stronger than previously.

Estelle if you're reading this: 我们又做到了:D

all in all, i felt that it was a good race ran. not in terms of timing but i learnt from the race. good(:

2009-03-04T21:49:00.005+08:00

haha. hai.

many people, (maybe most) are feeling so tired lately..

and i think, i understand why.

but time seems to pass so very quickly, not only when i'm happy but also busy. it's probably a good thing i guess, because it means that Fridays arrive faster haha.

was being retarded in school yesterday, got scared by the 'dead body' in the canteen. freakingly screamed in the centre of the canteen it was super embarrassing! paiseh to the maximum haha. i still cannot believe that i actually didn't notice the 'body' on the floor. it was like:

Estelle: hey, i just noticed there's a dead body here! (pointed to the floor)

me: (was busy reading the announcement on the tables, looked down, JUMPED to a side,) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

browsed through my phone folders, and came across a picture taken just before Econs consolidation test.

we are the: partners in crime. *evil grins* 1oyears down the road if i look back at this picture i'd ask myself, why didn't i enjoy the crime more. hahaha. though i already had quite a bit of fun.

and in October last year our level was brought to OCS. below is the super ultimate unglam photo of a group of girls in o8s17.

NICE HAIR YO.

to Leena: rest well girl, recover soon so you'll be able to play to your fullest potential on the field.

Kheng and Thomas: take care, so many are falling sick.. get well soon too!

Touchruggers especially Piangs and Charis: CONGRATS:D all the best in the upcoming matches as well!

haha all right, people take care(:

If you lose faith in you,

I'll give you strength to pull through

2009-02-22T16:21:00.002+08:00

haha just felt like typing something here.

the weeks are getting more and more hectic, i don't know for how long more i can take it.

but there's just this thing in me that keeps me going, i can't pinpoint what.

though it's never easy and smoothsailing even with its help.

it seems like a miracle to me.

please don't let that strength disappear, i'm depending very much on it.

not to forget the energy hadouken and 15oJ of energy that two people gave/lent me to help me pull through the past 2weeks.

still in need of more crazy stuff to do.

been talking less to Dad, Mum and Sis. lowest record was to reach home at 1opm one night, open door " hello papa mummy nini (my sis' nickname)" then showered, packed bag, and slept.

felt a tad guilty the next day. so i spent quality time with them on friday, in the evening. great.

after that, everything resumes.

for now, Life's harsh.

okay, not entirely. maybe merciful once in awhile.

but the mental and physical toll remain.

& i hope at the end of the day, i'd be able to tell someone

" everything is starting to unwind and fall in place, feel like all that was put in is worth it."

really.

this is an incoherent post.
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realised..

2009-02-14T22:32:00.002+08:00

haha here to jot down a few reasons to be happy in the past two weeks or so..

1) today someone told me i gave the best present! it's my first masterpiece somemore.
2) i successfully surprised someone!
3) i received a very sweet and cute energyyyyyyyyyy adouken before my race(:
4) someone did something to my school collar pin so it has now become my favourite collar pin!
5) i got to spend more time with a few people who are extremely important to me! they know who they are.
6) BIO ROCKS
7) i have two new-found babies: a gas syringe and a beaker, both taken from.. _J :p more to come.
8) seeing them in school!
9) i managed to embarrass someone who embarrassed me on my birthday last year(x
1o) someone will be wearing a watch of the same model as mine to school.. haha!
11) improvement in running(:
12) someone always has funny stories to tell me on mondays, tuesdays, fridays and saturdays:D
13) someone likes to eat breakfast with me!
14) someone is happy(:
15) i entertained someone while i dozed off during Econs lectures:p

now for the reasons to be unhappy..

1) work is piling
2) tests aplenty
3) tired..
4) sometimes i don't see them
5) i can't do much
6) i'm spending less time with family these days, i shall dedicate my sundays to them! at least breakfast.
7) i don't understand maths
8) my trainings are affected by consolidations.. my own bad.
9) letting people down.

hmm. reasons to be happy > reasons to be unhappy. does it mean that i've got net happiness..? haha! all right, that was crap. take care people(:
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whenever you lose some, you'd gain some..

2009-02-01T01:02:00.002+08:00

haha at Mrs Lee's house today..

such is the happiness that never left me.

紧紧相依的心如何say goodbye

2009-02-01T00:38:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEIJIN! :D

haha first i'm sorry for not including you in the year-end post, i didn't know you read/know of my blog!

so now that i know, there: i'm dedicating a post to you(:

hey girl, thanks for being sucha wonderful person! your cheerful and hyper character always makes me smile and it's just nice to know that you're around. even though sometimes your sudden hugs and "DEAR!!!" scare me but they sure do brighten up my day! i guess to me you're quite special because you were in the same class as me in SA, and you came over to NJ together with me into the same OG and we even ended up in 17 together. i'm truly thankful for and appreciative of this affinity we share. oh, and not to forget i really love PE lessons with you.. especially back then in SA. you know what i mean yea? haha(: because of you we seemed more lively and enthusiastic, but i genuinely enjoyed the Floorball and Captain's ball games. Beijin's really funny! (that's a compliement)

here's wishing you a very very special 18th, cheers to our friendship and all the best! rock on!

2009-01-25T13:08:00.002+08:00

haha this doesn't feel like it's the eve of Chinese New Year. hmm but well, this is probably the only day (since school reopened) when i have a little time for myself.

the past 2weeks had been really quite overwhelming.

things like having to revise for a test after having lunch, go for a self-training session, then for the test itself and finally for a talk -- all within a span of 4hours -- do happen. time's really quite packed but.. thinking on the brighter side it might make school more fulfilling. haha i hope.

they always say, the more you know the more you don't know. i think i agree!

a few random thoughts i had, let me just quickly jot them down:

1) it's precisely because of the rare occurence of some things that makes them all the more wonderful/beautiful.

2) believe.

3) either i'm too protected or i'm really lucky.

4) it's a challenge to fly a kite, for long. (haha No will know what i mean)

5) time is really an important ingredient in many many processes.

6) i'm glad i realised..

7) the same thing always happens to me.

8) maybe sometimes it's better without options.

9) gotta do more crazy stuff!

1o) sometimes there's really this much we can see/say/know/have

11) dependence.

12) actually..

13) 会在某些时候选择离开

14) 真的很渺小

15) 无奈，只能以微笑对待

16) 很喜欢看周围的人笑

17) like only you understand.

haha okay end of random thoughts for now.. take care people, and enjoy (:
--

they told me,
"cos i can't live without them.."
"just do it without a barrier around your mind, the impossible will become possible.."
"you can somehow find it within you"
"although i don't say it but you know i mean it right.."

finally felt the strength.

2009-01-04T11:39:00.002+08:00

haven't had a dream in a long while.. or rather one that i could still vividly remember after i've woken..

but the one i had last night was..

simply too real.

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i wished it wasn't just a dream

2008-12-31T13:50:00.002+08:00

Haha hello (if there’s anyone here), it’s the last day of 2oo8, though I really hate to say this..

Some may be looking forward to the new year ahead, some may be dreading it because they haven’t enjoyed enough and thus aren’t ready to embrace 2oo9. Unfortunately, I happen to fall among the latter.

Gotta say that there had been lotsa ups and downs this year. Didn’t quite spend these 12 months happily, despite the occasional ecstasy and magical moments amidst the prolonged period of despondency, self-doubt and reminiscence.

Nonetheless, there are certain people who miraculously appeared in my life and in their own special ways, made a difference to my life. Those include old friends, new friends, or even some random passerby. It’s now time to pay tribute to my angels of 2oo8.. haha.

Not in order of importance:

SA OG22!
BIG! : haha BIG! I remember starting calling you that because you’re so thin and you wanted so much to be BIGger! And coincidentally, your name is the reverse spelling of BIG! No wonder you are so thin. Haha okay that was a lame logic that I came up with. Well, thanks for being the Brother in OG22, where there’s you, there’d be fun. Also for organizing gatherings. I never told you but I’m really really glad I have you here in NJ with me (we were the only 2 from the OG who transferred here), gave me a sense of familiarity whenever I see you around. Oh and, those talks about our ‘profession’—waiter and waitress. Haha thanks for your tips and sharing of experience, man you’re cool! Xinyan!

Zixi: yo girl! I miss you like so much okay. Thank you for staying with me throughout the OG days, couldn’t have survived without your company, in a totally new environment and foreign land (I’ve never been to Potong until this year). You’re really funny considering the jokes that you come up with.. and I won’t forget the times we sat in the CC sharing RV scandals. Gee, it isn’t something to be proud of but then I treasured those moments then. Hope you’re doing fine now (:

Vanessa Quek: haha Van Quek! You’ve always been the soft-spoken one but never fail to crack me up with your silly actions and jokes! (: thanks for telling me so much about yourself, I truly appreciated the talk, that talk when we went outta SA to have dinner and back for the Choir concert. That was when I really felt close to you and knew you better. Haha and there was once we got lost outside school, and had to wait for my secondary school friends to ‘save’ us! Heh I love those silly moments with you. I hope we’d get to have another of those mini-MacDonald’s gathering soon yea!

Yiwen: Yiwen! Haha you always have the 傻大姐 image you know, that’s what I like about you! Always smiling and smiling, you make people happy! Your optimistic way of thinking always cheered us up, even though sometimes it really seemed outta reach.. haha! I guess the most significant thing about you is your signature pose while taking pictures! Like you’re singing some Chinese opera or whatever not (: the OG becomes lively because of you Yiwen!

SA PAE o8s13!
Yifong: haha another funny girl, the first I’ve ever come across to want to try on the RV uniform! Haha you totally look like a nurse when you wear that, a cute one. You’re easy to talk to, very approachable and friendly! Sometimes lame haha. There was once we had a long talk in the cafe while waiting for our respective CCAs to begin, and I loved it cos I got to know you better! I guess the period after the Os results were released had been tough, you were stuck between staying in SA and transferring to NJ. You eventually stayed on though I wished you could come over, and I’m really happy that things are going on well (or at least not as badly) for you(:

Shiqi: the buddy I always hung out with, during and outside lessons! Haha we even took the same bus to school. Remember ‘red light district’! (inside joke) also, I couldn’t have survived in the new class if it weren’t for you. You always shared your secondary school experiences and I thought they were funny to the max! Thank you for your lame jokes and company, they really helped me to pull through those tests and piling homework.. there were naughty times when we joked during lessons and not paying attention, but holy, they sure brightened up my days!

Weili: (sleeping) MONSTER! The one who ALWAYS sleeps in class, and turned out to get 8A1s for Os. How did you ever do that haha. Thank you for being the sporting one, the funny one, the approachable one! And for crying out loud, sometimes you’re really hopelessly lame.. haha but nevermind! That’s your style and I like it! You know even when now we’re in different schools, I can still talk to you online like I’ve known you for 8237649235948529 years, thank goodness for that(: also.. thanks for letting me know that Monster is still Monster, and I tell you now that paika here will always be paika. That’s a promise okay!

Seryang: ENERGY REP!! hahahahahaha the moment we knew what energy rep was, the class was like ‘what the h*ll?!’ haha I reckon that was the funniest shit that happened to you in PAE.. but hey, other than the duties that an energy rep was supposed to do, you gave the class something else: energy, literally. During those PE lessons yo! I think we all get high because of you! You’re so tall so macho and keep doing funny stuff and making funny noises! Thanks for being the Big Brother of the class, you always take good care of everyone.. you don’t make anyone feel left out and that’s what makes you a Big Friendly Giant (:

SA Girls’ Soccer
Coach: I still remember you liked to make fun of me.. knew I was (and am still) blur yet asked me to count the number of j1s that turned up for training. Count wrongly and I’d receive penalty haha. But I didn’t mind.. because you’re my inspiration and motivation. The talks you gave after every training session never fail to lift my spirits. I cannot ever express my gratitude enough, for your faith and trust in me, even though I make stupid mistakes, even though I was injured for quite long..

Yijun: my partner during practices! Sorry if I had always made things troublesome for you, like aiming off-target and you had to run after the ball etc etc. I’ve always thought you’ve got the potential of becoming a really good player, I believe Coach share the same sentiments.. I’m thankful Coach paired us up, got us closer and.. I wanna thank you for that busride, probably the last busride we would ever have together alone (that was just before the Os results were released) because you taught me to grab any opportunity that comes in my way.

NJ JAE o8s17
Jasmine the Goon/Toot: haha toot! You’re the very first friend I ‘knew’ after Orientation. Thanks for your company throughout these months and counting, really. Haha okay this will be another ‘serious’ message like the letter I wrote to you. So no teasing here ha! We’ve talked about this before and I still think it’s amazing: it’s amazing how our personalities are rather different and yet we still feel very comfortable around each other.. The 默契and (sometimes) telepathy we’ve developed in such a short span—you know the countless examples to back this up—is truly miraculous, and to be honest I’m grateful for that. I guess the period after my Nationals, I think late July till about August, was a really trying period for the both of us. Both of us were tired and weak, be it physically or mentally.. we went through our own ordeals, at the same time! (MCs, doctors, medicine, pain, work, remedial: we had them all) That was when you decided that we are best friends that share weal and woe. Haha. I still have that message in my phone(: I think our friendship is the result of a blessing in disguise.. if you know what I mean.

Jocelyn: Jocelyn! Though we don’t always hang out together, each time I talk to you I feel a sense of familiarity. You’re someone whom I can strongly relate to, somehow! Haha you know I really think that you’re a very sensible and mature person, even though you have those fun and crazy sides! Many a time you gave me new outlook and perspective about Life, thank you! (: I’m not sure if we would still be in the same GP class, (I really hope so!!) but I won’t ever forgot those rubbish we wrote and talked in class, oh and the jokes and laughter—silently or openly tsktsk. We always gave each other the knowing look and grin whenever the teacher.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

Uma: yoyo! Haha thanks for always being that ‘high’ figure in class, it’s more lively cos of you! Man, your crazy acts and thinking never fail to crack me up as well. You play a huge role in our class bonding, and kudos to you really. You’re happy most of the time and you unknowingly make people around you feel the same! But don’t forget you still have us to fall back on whenever you’re not.. haha and you know what I’m impressed (I’m not sure if it’s the correct word but anyhow, this is a compliment HAHA) by how much you like to take photos.. like seriously you know. Haha I guess that’s good in a way! Oh hey, someday, someday, I’ll punish you for not being my ally :p

Eunice: GG! My GG! The girl with good genes(: haha thank you for being my GG as well! And thank goodness for you, you were always the one (together with Seraphina) answering Econs questions in class! Haha the Econs rep here is rather useless heh. I must say that throughout this year.. I’m quite impressed by how you handle things calmly with maturity, other than the funny and lame side you show when you’re with Sonia and Yunjie :p thank you for always greeting me with the enthusiasm, brightens up my day! And for your encouragement (:

Thomas: haha okay I know you’ll never get to read this but. You’re on the list because you’re still in my class! I never thought I’d be in the same class as you after upper secondary. When I first saw you in the same classroom it really made me feel better coming to a totally new class. There was quite a strong sense of familiarity though you were the only other RVian and I never really got to talk to you back then in RV. Still, you made a difference man. Thank you!

Benjamin: you were the second person I noticed when I stepped into 17 because you were beside Thomas haha. Okay that aside. I think for your case it’s the same as Jasmine’s and Estelle’s, I got endless to say so I’ll just dump whatever I can think of at the moment. (no wonder you and Jasmine are allies..) thank you for your help throughout the year, whether in class or CCA, or out of school. Sometimes I’d look up to you cos you could handle whatever that comes in your way with grace, not everyone can do that yo. Haha and thanks for being one of the enthusiasts in class, you’re one big joker who goes around disturbing people but I guess that’s what makes your presence special. (haha hey that’s a compliment okay) I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this but you very much helped me tide over the tough period of trying to adapt to an entirely new Team and I’m really thankful. You always say I’m a stubborn girl (haha I know sometimes I am)—we’ve debated over many issues—but I wanna let you know that even though sometimes I hold my own views different from yours, whatever advice/encouragement/assurance you’ve provided: they’re important to me!

NJ Track and Field!
Mr Irwan: I can only say you’re a very strong motivation in my running days in NJ. Your trainings are undoubtedly tough, but let’s just thank you for believing in each and everyone of us.. including me. Your encouragement—those one-on-one talks: you allowed me to see hope once again.

Ningxin: haha Baneh! I never thought I’d be ‘physically’ in the same team as anyone again, and I guess that’s what makes you somewhat special to me. Always seen the potential in you, now you can fully utilize it yo. And you know, that busride from Amanda’s house to RVAthletics chalet.. I really felt closer to you then, thanks for sharing what happened, even though I couldn’t help much but I’m glad you were willing to tell. Hey man, anytime you need to rant can find me, I’d be more than willing to listen! (:

Estelle: first things first, thanks for entertaining me to the extent that you get bored yourself, I’d always ask you to repeat the particular accent which never fails to crack me up. “one dollar..” hahahahha. According to you, we began to get closer when we were given the same Track events. I think that’s one of the miraculous ways that fate has worked around the both of us. I’m not sure if I’ve written this in the previous letter I gave you, but just wanna let you know that you’re one major reason why I look forward to trainings, or even school. Thank you so much for your encouragement during trainings all these while, one thing I’ll never forget is the time you held my hands and prayed for me.. because of you-know-what. You always know when I need someone even though I don’t mention anything. And I guess one special thing we share between the both of us was the 3ooom race in July this year, the 14th if I’m not wrong. It was a very meaningful race indeed, haha till now I’m still very proud of the fact that I got to cross the line WITH you. I love to listen to your stories: meaningful ones, funny ones, retarded ones.. you got it all man. Because of you, I have the strength to deal with obstacles; because of you, school this year—no matter how demoralizing—has been quite fulfilling in some ways. Truly, you’re one blessing which has very much helped me overcome the waves in this vast sea called NJ.

RVHS
Leena: hey Handsome! (cos you always say yourself shuai) haha how long have we been friends? 6 years and still running yo. Even though now we talk much less in school, we meet less often, but I know our friendship still stands strong.. as always. Haha you may not realize but I was like super touched when you came CCK to look for me after your training at Novena! It was on your way home but still.. you could’ve gone straight home. I really appreciated your company a lot a lot and it made me feel loved. Haha. That was our unplanned date (: it’s always a joy to have you around, makes me feel very comfortable.. I love to see you around in school, especially on the field. Reminds me of Soccering days in SA and it tells me NJ isn’t a total foreign land afterall. Leeeeeeeeeeeena! :D

Emuilee: haha Emuilee! you know, when i first knew you were captain of NJ Girls' Soccer.. from the bottom of my heart, i was DARN PROUD OF YOU.. thank you for bringing the legacy of 4B Soccer Pioneers to NJ! sometimes for very brief moments i see 4B's prototype on the NJ field even.. and it feels good. in very few people i see burning passion for something and Emuilee, you're one of those. keep it there okay girl! i think you've somehow inspired me, and i really thank you for that. i love to see you and Leena on the field.. sometimes i'd take it as you two are kicking and playing my share away so i won't feel that it's wasted cos i hardly get the chance to play anymore.. so! you've gotten part of my share so you must play better okay! haha okay i know those two sentence don't make sense, i don't know how to express properly haha. anyway i just love you!

Kheng Hwee: haha descendent! If there’s a small part of me which doesn’t regret coming to NJ, one of the major reasons would be you. Thank you for your help all along, especially in studies.. couldn’t have persevered on if not for you.. even though I still let you down in the end! I’m sorry I’ll try harder. I like our breakfast dates though they don’t come often, thanks for sharing what’s bothering you, thanks for sharing your interesting stories about your class. I know I can always count on you, be it regarding problems in school or in Life. Each heart-to-heart talk with you is something to be greatly treasured! Never fail to feel better after speaking to you. haha I got so much to thank you for you know. And I think you’re the only one who would take the time to stay over at my place to accompany me just because I’m so scared of Maths paper(: I’ve told you this but I’ll say it again: I really needed that! I love you, my primary school friend!

Norine: No!! (: 虽然我们身在不同的学校里，但我不曾觉得离你遥远！孤单或快乐的时候总会想起你。很怀念那段同桌的日子。谢谢你一直以来的帮助与鼓励，漫长的求学时期，多么幸运能和你一起走。哈哈，我用华语倾诉，对你应该不陌生吧？每当我们心中感慨，就会用话语表达.. we both know we’re too busy to meet up often, but like I’ve said, fret not No, there’s always another day! That’s because we still have a lifetime of friendship ahead of us..

Stanley: Yongde! Haha never talked to you formally before right, let this be the first.. haha I also don’t know how you knew about me, somehow we just became friends! And to me it’s a very extraordinary friendship. I like the way you carry yourself, there’s no stress or pressure whenever your friends are around you. Thank you for always entertaining me online cos we don’t meet often, and the fact that you weren’t/aren’t in my class, school or CCA but you still talk to me and I still talk to you like you’ve known me for a billion years.. really makes me feel I’m not alone. Thanks for remembering!(:

Another special friend
Hongwei: hey yo, known you through Centre since primary4, haha looking at you now makes me feel that you’ve unbelievably grown up and matured a lot, in terms of thinking. Not to say that you were childish last time okay! I think after we’ve graduated in p6, this is the first year we really get to talk to each other again. Thank goodness for that! To me it’s never too late. Even though it’s just those few times that we had a heart-to-heart talk, be it verbally or via MSN, it’s always very heartwarming and encouraging and wonderful and.. the list goes on. And you know what I treasure the most about you? it’s the fact that you’re the only friend who allows me to know more about myself. Rock on yo(:

haha so that's about all, all the best for the upcoming year my friends! those whom i hadn't mentioned in this post, i love you all the same all right (:

take care!
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somehow

2008-12-08T11:20:00.029+08:00

haha hey it's been quite long.. haha wanted to start updating regularly but it didn't last quite long did it.. many things have happened over the span of 1month or so, shall highlight the major events.

first up we have the closure of JEC.. operations have stopped as they're gonna build the International Ice Skating rink for the upcoming Youth Olympics. how exciting, but then again, most RVians will be able to feel the nostalgia cos it's simply the mall that we can best relate to. pictures taken on the 31st October, the last day of operations before we see a new JEC a year later.

next up we've got OP, which marked the end of our 9month-project, PW.. haha i think our group is probably the only group which had taken a proper group photo only on the Grand Finale.. well better than nothing. haha just wanna say that i really had fun working with those people, even though it was a tough and painful process but nonetheless, i wished it has never ended. haha i'm serious. i think i kinda like PW.. heh

Yipei: haha thanks for providing us with the printing throughout this project, your IT assisstance, evidence that we needed to back our documents up. also, the transcript for our interviews. not forgetting your ideas too. haha had lotsa fun erm, gossipping with you and laughing, and thanks for just being there because i wouldn't have survived with the guys without you(: i really thank PW for giving me the chance to talk to you and know you better! haha i doubt you'll be at my blog but anyway, hmm haha it'd be good if you read this, by any chance. oh and i must must mention that you're super resourceful and knowledgeable, especially when it came to our project. that helped us a great deal girl.

Derek: hey, thanks for your ideas and contribution as well, muahahah what can you expect from an A1 in English huh? haha had fun looking up the meanings of various key terms which we had quite a bit of trouble with. even though you were and are still, lame, but i think that brought life to meetings. and i really really have to thank you so much, for always helping to carry the laptop, saved me a lot of trouble you know. i felt quite bad actually for making you do the chore. haha i think we kinda 'argued' a few times over our project cos we were on different wavelengths, but i'm still thankful that we overcame every hurdle that was in our way(:

Benjamin: yo dood, first of all thanks for coming up with the really brilliant PI, even though it was a tough nut to crack but i guess we learnt a lot more about the topic, and i gotta say we did quite a good job outta it. thanks for being the ever-so-patient group leader (even though i was sabo-ed to be the leader, i've always regarded you as the one), even though i went off-track at times you took the time to explain stuff to me. thanks also for turning up for all meetings, even if it meant that only both of us could make it. haha thanks for all the mindmaps which you love so much, they really made things seem clearer. haha it was fun making fun of how you always slept during meetings as well, albeit retribution followed after that :p

following, there were the recent Track Camp and Seniors' Farewell..

haha you know, this is supposed to spell "NJ T n F" we were supposed to like, stand right smack in the water and unwrap a chocolate bar, eat it, then go away. Adrian and i took super long to open so we were like wet wet wet. but somehow i couldn't squeeze any water from my shirt and i stupidly said " hey, mine is wet but nothing to squeeze out one le" the next moment, Lennon dragged me into the water for 5 seconds -.- hahaha anyway, in the end everyone was drenched to the inside :phmm.. i'm quite lazy to put up pictures for Seniors' Farewell.. they could be found on the others' blogs and facebook so.. haha.

there was also Carrots chalet but i didn't take any pictures so yup. haha it was rather fun though, thankyou juniors for the chalet! :D

haha okaydokay, that's about all, take care!

if only..

2008-10-21T06:18:00.002+08:00

haha hello. man i really felt the urgent need to blog about this before i go to school tsk-

last night i was in a madrush to look for a photocopy shop to print my group's Written Report as it was due today. well, perhaps i was too late or something so the shops i went to decided to play tricks on me..

1st shop: had no computer to open thumbdrive, or something like that.

2nd shop: provided colour printing but no binding; it was gonna close already anyway.

3rd shop: could print, but the computer didn't have MIRCOSOFT WORD.

4th shop: man, it charged me $o.7o for PER PIECE of paper. total SCAM.

5th shop (which wasn't in my neighbourhood this time): closed, and SHIFTED.

WHOA, i was wondering if i were really that unlucky you know.

in the end, i bought ink cartridges and printed at home instead -.-'

haha anyway those weren't my main point tsk. i'm here to thank quite a few people in making the printing of the WR possible:

-my dad.. he drove me to and fro in search of photocopy shops and most importantly, he forked out the near hundred bucks for the ink cartridges

-my mum.. for telling my what model my printer was, when she was busy cos she was in the midst of playing her computer game TSK

-my cousin.. for helping to set up the (already being chucked in a little corner of my room) printer and test print and so on.

-last but not least, my groupmates who were cooperative and willing to pay for printing at the SCAM shop, we decided to at first by the way.

BIG THANKYOU! :D

take care!

2008-10-19T20:15:00.002+08:00

haha hello, man i'm really slow BUT i found something funnay to the max on Peishi's blog..

HAHAHAHA the funniest shit as narrated by stanley.

here's the background story:

person 1 wong jingjie and person 2 dixon loo was trying to skip teachers day celebrations. as j2s are not required to attend the celebrations, they tried to impersonate as j2s and get away with it. the story starts with jingjie and dixon leaving the school but stopped by mr security guard HERE IT GOES

mr (handsome HAHA) security guard: j1s or j2s?

jingjie dixon: j2s

mr security guard: show me your student card(transaction made)
mr security guard peering: 91. 91 not j1?

jingjie: no, you are wrong. see, 91, 92, 93, 94 , 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 is 18 years old sir

mr (not so handsome anymore) security guard: oh yes, move along

HAHAHAHHHAHA JINGJIE YOU ROCK YO :D

take care people!

2008-10-18T16:00:00.003+08:00

haha okay, Uma tagged me to do this like 4 months ago.. tsk..

SEVEN THINGS THAT SCARE YOU

1) BUTTERFLIES/MOTHS
2) clowns
3) Barney, yes Barney!
4) getting lost, even in Singapore or NJ.
5) angry people
6) public speaking
7) oh tickles!

SEVEN THINGS YOU LIKE THE MOST

1) LAUGHTERS
2) batons
3) test tubes!
4) lab coats
5) ah, heart-to-heart talks with my cousins/friends
6) Running!
7) eating GOOD food

SEVEN IMPORTANT THINGS IN YOUR ROOM

1) my pillow
2) my friends' letters to me
3) laptop
4) yearbooks
5) SHOEBAG
6) photographs (as in the hard copy)
7) hmm, my diary

SEVEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOU

1) i laugh a lot, easily amused (x
2) no sense of directions
3) BLUR..?
4) i love to run
5) i can sleep anywhere
6) i think sunburns are fun
7) for hotdog buns, i eat the bread first then the hotdog.

SEVEN THINGS YOU PLAN TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE

1) i wanna hug those who're dear to me!
2) huh, this is hard
3) make a (positive) difference in someone's life, if possible
4) get a last sunburn
5) eat something GOOD
6) watch the sunset
7) haha, surprise someone. anyone.

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO

1) laugh at a joke for 3 months
2) stone
3) sleep while standing
4) mistake beer for Chrysanthemum tea
5) forget to pee
6) well i did flag a TRAIN before..
7) spend 2o minutes thinking about what to write for the 7th thing that i can do

SEVEN THINGS YOU CANNOT DO

1) remember my mobile phone number
2) maths
3) multi-task
4) play ballgames
5) talk to animals
6) read scores
7) complete this quiz

SEVEN PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU LAUGH
(everyone has had made me laugh at some point in time, but those 7 below are those who make me laugh like a piece of crap whenever they speak)

1) LIRUI
2) KAHLOK
3) Kheng Hwee and her siblings
4) Ananda
5) Norine
6) Leena
7) Stanley ah Teck

SEVEN THINGS YOU SAY THE MOST

1) sickening
2) die already
3) huh?
4) opps sorrysorry
5) really/serious ar
6) haha
7) crazy

SEVEN THING THAT ATTRACT YOU TO THE OPPOSITE SEX

1) gentlemanly
2) very very mild temper
3) fun-loving
4) caring
5) tanned
6) nice hairstyle haha
7) would be cute if he's a little blur. hahaha

SEVEN CELEBRITY CRUSHES

i have none. tsk!

okay! done(:

2008-10-16T22:13:00.004+08:00

haha hello! it's been almost a month or more than that? heh..

okay before anything else, here's an announcement for class of SQ 6H'o3:

event: CRASHING Mrs Lai's place
date: 25th October, saturday
time: 1pm ( maybe slightly earlier)

people please get back to me asap whether or not you're going! there are many ways to do so:

1) pigeon
2) post
3) radio broadcast/ song dedication
4) advertisement (TV/ newspaper)
5) email
6) MSN
7) message
8) call

take your pick, and please try to make it!

this would be the first year upon graduation we haven't visited our primary school teachers so please do come!

--

ho yay training has resumed since monday! will be doing loads of strength&conditioning, and correction of running posture.

3 trainings so far, they've been rather exhausting actually.. hmm or maybe i'm the only one who's tired hahaha. but i can't be happier despite the tough sessions because trainings are fun fun fun whee!

oh haha and, this goes out to all J1s/IP3s working on PW right now. tsk. it's quite hard to imagine that we've worked and come this far. we've gotten past PI, GPP, EoM and almost through WR-- we're reaching OP and I&R which probably spells the end, except waiting for results to be out. just wanna say hang in there! it's really taking up a lot a lot of our time but hey, work hard now and if ultimately we get an A next year it's gonna be a huge sense of accomplishment. all the way!

haha let me see, what's there more to update about. (Uma i'm really thinking you see (: hahaha)

oh, i think i got tagged by someone to do something. long ago..

1. The person who last tag you is: Ningxin Niangs

2. Your relationship with him/her is: ex-classmate and Teammates+friends for life

3. Your five impression of him/her:
-TALL
-sporty
-hip
-super coke lover
-LAME LA hahaha

4. The most memorable thing he/she had done for you: oh there was once in sec4. i wasn't in
school so she compiled an entire list of
homework for me. plus some funny and
some nice messages i think. haha

5. The most memorable thing he/she had said to you: i can't remember!

6. If he/she become your lover, you will: wear high heels HAHAHA.

7. If he/she become your lover, thing he/she has to improve on will be: her jokes. too lame (x

8. If he/she become your enemy, you will: shoot her legs first. tsk, but that won't ever happen!

9. If he/she become your enemy, the reason will be: cos she doesn't want me anymore ): but i
that won't ever happen too right!

10. The most desired thing you want to do for him/her now is: buy coke.

11. Your overall impression of him/her is: haha fun-loving!

12. How you think people around you will feel about you? BLUR. definitely

13. The characters you love of yourself are: hmm. easy-going perhaps? oh and i love to laugh.

14. On the contrary, the characters you hate yourself are: too blur and forgetful, will tend to
trouble people sometimes

15. The most ideal person you want to be is: kind and benevolent

16. For people that care and like you, say something to them: thanks so much, for appreciating
me for who i am. love you all too.

--

haha okay that'll be all for now, take care people!

but the heart keeps telling you don't give up.

2008-08-30T21:56:00.002+08:00

hello haha. yesterday was Teachers' Day celebrations.

for ACES day workout we had body combat, and gotta say that the instructor was really trying very hard to get the crowd doing but then..

actually the day started off quite boring-ly until the moment came when we could change into whatever costume we have for Be Yourself Day (reminds me of 4B Black Parade on RV Be Yourself Day last year)- i was so excited, could finally wear the RV uniform once again; i think Uma best understood how i felt because i sensed her urge to change into her Cedar uniform too.

haha nothing much to talk about the concert, it was quite okay except i didn't dare to look at the Batman and Joker performance.

Benjamin and his BPmates ponned the concert so that they could catch their secondary school teachers. should've done it with Iron12 actually.

let me fastforward to the visit back to RV!

you know, the moment i stepped through the gate i felt awocnelfndsnclmdnflsdgfjlsdhjlsa i don't know how to describe. it's been long since i felt at home, in a school.

from far we (Iron12) saw some people in orange: JUNIORS!

almost everyone who saw me greeted me with the question " why are you wearing the RV uniform?" haha i told them it was to blend in with them and to look young (even though i AM young muahaha)

Mr Chia (no.77 yao) and Mr Wong were on the field playing SOCCER(: it was just nice to see that nothing there has changed; teachers still as crazy over a game of Soccer after work, the basketball courts forever occupied as long as there are no lessons..

familiar scenes. in NJ, there isn't anyone i know on the basketball courts every morning and nobody plays Soccer other than the school teams.

and omg Mrs Lee was playing Captain's Ball and she was the captain! Emuilee said she looked hot in the shorts and sports shoes.. gotta agree man. she SMILED (:

haha still the same old her, so pia, we couldn't even have a chat with her after her game. she told us some other time because she had to go through the Physics paper with her students ):

oh then Kahlok and i talked as we walked around the school track. he's like the only one who would ask to do that but then it was really nice.

Mrs Lim called Thomas as Timothy HAHA freak funny! then 4B guys all went "wahhhh Timothy Thomas Liu Zhi Hua sia..!"

and i think she broke Huimin's heart because she couldn't remember her name too. Huimin was wailing "nooooooooo Mrs Lim nooooo.. you can't forget me!!!" hahahaha

--
4B dinner was a success, we had the highest turn-up rate since after graduation.

as usual while we were waiting for the rest, Bena and i were bickering with each other. we were comparing whose eyes were bigger. (apparently both of ours are smalllllll)

me: small eyes..
Bena: better than you.. no eyes..
me: what.. *tried to open as big as possible*
Bena: still smaller..
me: small eyes good what, smaller scope of vision means more focused..

Bena: (something i cannot exactly remember)
me: huh why, then no point what..
Bena: what no point, got point..
me: ya Jurong point, Causeway point..
Bena: point her..
me: point him
Bena: point them..

haha lame zzz

oh then Bena and i saw this little boy holding his mum's hand then he kinda slipped. but because he was still holding his mum's hand so before he regained his footing, his mum was dragging him as she walked on..

then the both of us exchanged glances and "am-chiour" (laughing secretly in Hokkien) awhile later i couldn't stand it so i burst out laughing.. sparking off a whole 1o minutes of laughter.. Bena went to time how long zzz

Bena: 6 mins..
me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Bena: she really knows how to self-entertain..
Kah Han: whoa can get abs already like that..
Kahlok: what she laughing at??
Bena: some kid who fell and got dragged by his mum..
Norine: eh sadist la!
Bena: 8 mins already.. jiayou..
Bena to Huimin: next time we shall aim to make her laugh for 2o mins..

gotta admit that i'm sadistic though..

we went to the iceskating rink after dinner then we saw this another cute little boyboy (next victim hahahah) wearing a yellow helmet skating.

Kahlok: eh eh eh, you see that boy ar, he so unstable but diedie also won't fall one le!
me: ya hor..
Waimin: his looks damn cute with the helmet..
me: *laughs as the boyboy loses his balance*
Kahlok: his actions look like duck la..

after laughing at him for another 15 mins..
*boyboy FELL*
me: WHOA FINALLY FINALLY FALLS ALREADY!!

satisfied with the fall, i turned to tell the rest.. "okayokay cannot laugh already, later will have bad karma.."
then Kahlok went " now you can start laughing at yourself!"

awhile later we went to the photo hunt machine. some played some were entertained by Lirui as he talked about all the funny characters in NJ. then the whole class ended up sitting in a circle and listening to one another talk about their schools' funniest people. omg i think my lifespan just lengthened by don't know how many times already, laughed too much..

yup so we ended the day with the talk in a circle, which was quite heartwarming (even though it was in the iceskating rink, cold like don't know what)

--
haha it's the start of the holidays, which is also a hellweek. but nevermind let's all just work together(: go everyone, go 17, you can do this!

till then, take care people!

the ones who know best.

2008-08-02T15:26:00.002+08:00

haha i'm so sorry, this thankyou-post came so very late, but i thought i have to do this post no matter what. (it was in my drafts all along actually)

hey thanks so much people for making 24thJuly2oo8 sucha wonderful day:D

thank you the following people for flooding my phone inbox with birthday wishes!
-Suenli
-Qiulin
-Han
-No
-Ngee Kiang
-Fann
-Jeren
-Sis Ling
-Yiyan
-Kaka
-Samuel
-Hong
-Uma
-Amanda
-Jasmine the Goon
-Shaun
-Ah Teck
-Yukai
-Jiahui
-Leon
-Darren Shifu
-Elaine
-Emuilee
-Estelle
-Shaoying
-Mummy
-Waimin TM
-Mr Chiaaaaa
-Ying
-Chaiying
-Juehong
-Karen
-Sylvia
-Lynette
-Kahswee
-Siqi
-Ruiqi
-Bena Kulak
-Song
-Thomas
-Ningxin
-Weixiang
-Leena
-Chuanmin
-Kahlok
-Ping

on Friendster:
-Oty
-Sis Lian

on the phone:
-Chuanmin (supposedly but i missed the call heh)
-Sian! (really thanks a lot, didn't expect you to call when you're in your bunk during NS :D )

thanks Kheng, No and Kakaaaa for the mini celebration in the morning! man.. after i alighted from bus157 outside NJ i saw Kheng sitting at the busstop. she asked me go sit with her as she was 'waiting for a friend'. so i accompanied her. then, while i was messaging on my phone, a chocolate cake appeared in front of me. oh my gosh, it was Norine and Kakakakaka! haha the two silly girls came over from Hwa Chong with the cake. i promise i was so surprised that i teared looking at the cake. haha. thanks so much my dears.

thank you Nggie for your necklace(:

thank you Pung for the bigbig card with all my unglam but PRO photos (:

thank you Uma, Thomas and Benjamin for the card, baby pillow+bolster and milk bottle (:

oh, and thanks o8s17 girls for singing the Birthday Song after assembly! :D

thank you Adeline, Jocelyn, Suenli and Uma for the Yakault, Nata de Coco, Cereal, Apples(:

thank you Mum and Dad for the dinner treat and birthday money, i ended up using a quarter of it to pay for Mummy's groceries though haha (:

yup, too many things to tell everyone and i can't really put them in words. all in all, thank you once again and i love you all:D

遗憾

2008-06-20T15:18:00.047+08:00

Last Christmas with family yao. FORFEIT.

younger cousin who's taller than me

my entertainers!

bestest cousin

fantastic four HAHA

fourBidden at Pastamania

fourBidden on Racial Harmony Day

fourBidden at Mr Chia's place during CNY

MoNo

after playing at WCP

a conference at IMCB

fourBidden's greatest sense of achievement/satisfaction: The 4Black Parade on Be Yourself Day

all it takes is all you've got

making the eye contact

bowling strike pose yao

hoping for another renunion like this-- team22!

caught slacking in class

well at least she visited!

i was thinking; not stoning.

partners in crime yao.

she.. detergent..these weren't all for lunch.. (Bingeing on Pasar Malam food with Jasmine)

our.. lunch..

some toot played tic tac toe on my skin..

before Track camp

i like this effect

i promise, that was the first time i saw that thing

Jasmine's the stalka

new hairdo

please clap for the professional waitress. haha.

fellow goon: Jasmine

after dinner at Seoul Garden

gonna miss you so dood

over the past 6months or so.. haha

you know, things aren't always what they seem..

therefore,

although my blog seems dead, it is not! haha :p

take care people (:

from now, till then.. woaehfoawielsknvlkmvl,dfglskhrgpisjhp;eogj'jgla;slgkhdslkglwkreghldsngl,dfngl,skdlg

2008-04-26T19:11:00.011+08:00

last wednesday, 23rd of April, was the National Schools Cross Country Championship. come to think of it, it's my first Cross Nats race.

the Team left class at 10am, had lunch and retreated into the Dance Room to sleep. the atmosphere was still quite okay, until 2pm when everyone was supposed to wake up.. gathered, and listened to Mr Irwan announce the team lineups for various divisions.

i think all of us had different emotions within the span of 20-30 minutes. ha, till now i can still vividly remember what Mr Irwan said to me. i knew that he didn't mean to stress me out, but his words almost immediately sent tears down my cheeks.

because i knew how much the Seniors wanted the Title.

even just before warming up, his words kept ringing in my ears. but i managed to calm myself down a bit and went ahead to prepare whatever that were needed for the Race. at the reporting stand, i was already all-set to run. my goal was clear in my head, i did visualisation of the route, and reminded myself of what to do in the event i got tired--to open my strides. really all-set.

the honk went, marking the start of the Race. i was following Melissa and Miaoqun from behind. i thought things would be great if i could maintain it this way. unfortunately, just about 3min into the Race, my head started feeling heavy. and extremely heated. felt the dizzyness, but still continued to run.

slowly, i began to lose sight of Melissa, and Miaoqun was further and further away from me. it's okay, i told myself, keep up with a steady pace. arrived at the upslope and i pushed even harder. it's always there where runners either make or break. i kept thinking of the other 5 in the Team.

went out of Botanics, it was then the 2nd last part of the route. i was really 'burnt out', and could hardly open my eyes. the only moments when i opened my eyes to run were when i needed to ensure i was still on the correct path. supporters lined the edge of the path. screams, cheers..

turned into CCAB, and it was the last 1oom to the end. with the little energy i'd left, i tried to sprint. about 4om to the Finish Line, i heard NJ shouting. that gave me more strength to push. furthermore, at this point in time, Estelle overtook me! :D i couldn't have felt happier. i followed her past the Line. i've completed the race.

that was my last thought, before i fainted.

thank you First-aiders, thank you Estelle for being there throughout, thank you Ningxin for supporting me although you're really too tall, thank you teachers for your concern, thank you Short D people for your concern as well.

thank you Lynette and Qiulin for your cards and bananas, thank you Kahswee for your words of encouragement, thank you Shufang for your reassurance, thank you Melissa for your hug, thank you Aaron for your motivation.

thank you FE12 and Raina for your good-luck messages, thank you junior Carrots for your 'jiayous', thank you Uma, Rasyiqah and Manuel for COMING DOWN TO SUPPORT.

thank you Qimin for your mp3 although i didn't use it, thank you Kheng for your pat on the back. thank you 17 for your your faith in me. thank you Pungpung..

if i've missed anyone out, thank you too, and my apologies..

but i'm really really sorry.. because i performed so badly. especially towards the seniors, it was their last Cross race, and yet i couldn't help them at all. prepared, and yet still fell short of expectations..

sigh. well.. nonetheless, the Race made me even more driven to train hard and harder for Track Nats and for next year. how i felt that day after regaining consciousness was what i never ever wanna experience again. hope to do it together with the rest of the Team, especially the current j1s..

hmm okay. haha here're some of the pictures taken on that day.

hmm. stretching.. haha. just before reporting..
Uma and i (:

after the race, all of us headed to Miaoqun's condo's function room for dinner. she ordered buffet for us! thank you so much! hmm. haha koped most of the pictures from Kahswee's blog tsk. (thanks too haha!)

delicious food, yum! (:

The Three Musketeers :p (Benjamin, Kahswee and Letts)

Hung, Venezia, Ningxin and Aaron (hahahah)

the guys, before dinner.

Estelle, Qiulin and Yiyan supposedly catwalking.. tsktsk (:

Estelle and i found this fire engine at the playground.. cute right! i mean the both of us. haha!

haha okay, that's pretty much about all for this post. sorry for the late update people! take care everyone (:

有时候痛过才知道甜..

2008-03-22T22:51:00.014+08:00

heyhey, so yesterday was Good Friday. met up with my VA group and did some editing of slides and coming up with new lyrics to the song "Breaking Free" haha.

and guess what, i wore uniform out -.-' i thought there was school until i was at the bus stop near my house.. being lazy to go back to change, i went around Singapore with NJ uniform haha. people laughed at me! eg. the 2 people below:

Beijin! aiya, couldn't get her unglam shot tsktsk.
gotcha.. haha

haha on thursday before eBroadcast, the class was in the canteen.. having nothing much to do other than waiting for the rest.. i decided to make good use of my camera phone.. heh heh

08s17's beloved CT rep Derek..

Beijin yawning? Jeaness laughing? Yipei thinking? i think..

haha i don't know what Rasyiqah was eating.. but Uma here on the right was eating MILO POWDER dood..

oops.. i think Jasmine caught me.. but Jocelyn.. haha

class people.. with Mengqiao trying to eat and Manuel yawning here.. tsktsk.

Jocelyn and Suenli trying to talk over huge tower..

HAHA.. here's showcase of Suenli's unglam-ness.. :p

hello..??

lost..

coooooool right! :p

this is Jeaness' and my ALL-TIME favourite.. look at her mouth tsk tsk!!!

haha okay! that's pretty much about all that took place. take care! (:

if the toilet's door is closed..

it doesn't mean it's locked.

2008-03-18T22:02:00.016+08:00

haha today was 2nd day of Enrichment week. after the Arts workshop thing, we had a lot of time left. so we went first to Coronation Plaza for breakfast, then to Island Creamers for a chilling session. haha.

this is how you'll end up, if you spend almost everyday with crazy people like.. Jas, Jo and NK.. :p
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE CANDID SHOTS. AHAHAHA

haha Jasmine and Ngee Kiang dao-ing. actually looks quite symmetrical!

Jocelyn and i. hahaha this doesn't look right at all. quite anti-climax i was. haha.

haha eh. this is what you get when 2 persons are left alone with an interesting camera phone(Jocelyn's). haha my first constipated face yo. actually wanted to make funny faces. but.

Jasmine and i. haha first photo with her (:

triple bang towards Jasmine! who ask her always bullies me nyeahehehehheh. haha kidding. the gun at the top is mine.

yahoo! claps! Ngee Kiang's (on the right) first funny face! and Jasmine trying to punch her haha!

hey, i think this is so artistic :p heh!Jocelyn and i, SHOOTING each other.

Ngee Kiang and i.(:haha Ngee Kiang and Jocelyn with a mini man-made fountain.

haha this shop is quite cute, after eating.. they provide you with first-hand toilet roll.. to.. WIPE YOUR MOUTH DOOD.

and it all ended with a smile on our faces (:

haha that's pretty much about all, what happened before training. then i went back to school to stone in front of Chemistry with Jasmine.

TRAINING! did 3x1000m sets today. sigh. haha but it's okay. hmm. did try my best? i guess.. haha. so Kah Swee (if you'll ever read this) cannot be too discouraged yea (: gogogo!

ha, and when i was doing cooldown with Hang beside me.. something happened. haha. Yiyan who just finished her lessons, walked by the track and towards us. haha she suddenly stopped in front of me, so i braked and while doing so, strained my left calf and i just..

collapsed. haha cramped.

but Yiyan really wasn't to be blamed, i felt the twitch in my muscles while running already. so i kinda anitcipated the cramps.

haha. didn't imagine it to be so bad though. that was really the WORST cramp i ever had. i get calf cramps quite often in my sleep, but all i could handle on my own.

this time, i really collapsed and started yelling. haha. i was biting my shirt and closed my eyes, so i couldn't see who chiong-ed towards me. but when the teacher came, he stretched stretched, rubbed rubbed, pressed pressed my foot/calf/knee.

i totally YELLED like i was a pig in the process of being slaughtered.

they tried make me laugh, and really succeeded haha! so after awhile, the cramp wasn't there and i paika-ed all the way home. haha. reminds me of what s13 likes to call me. PAIKA.

haha yup, that's pretty much about all that has happened today. haha. quite an eventful day for me, on second thoughts.

take care, everyone! (:

wonosfnlgnaworenogfeafnvlagfdlsafdnlskdfls.woerowiesdfjls.

2008-03-14T11:03:00.008+08:00

heyhey. haha two weeks of not updating. the (very few) photos pretty much sum up what took place.

yesterday was 22's reunion at Jethro's place! due to the rain, Jethro's mum had to cook the (huge amount of:) food at home.. couldn't go ahead with the barbeque.

but hey, that made the entire evening/night more heartwarming. as there was too much food left, we had to play 'zhong ji mi ma' to force ourselves to finish an entire tray of thick+cheesy+spicy sausages, chicken wings and garlic bread AFTER DINNER.. when we were all 9/10 full already. haha. nonetheless, we had great fun!

bickering, laughter, suaning, care&concern for one another.. are what that make up 22 (:

evidence of illegal gambling (I)

evidence of illegal gambling (II)

Yiwen and i! haha. out of boredom just before dinner and after the arrival of Gibson.
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hardly taken any in Nj.. haha hopefully i'll have the motivation to take more soon.

shy Jasmine aka Crazy Shooter! my OGmate cum Classmate of o8s17.

so super happy that he came back to visit-- Bro.

hug and cry, shake hands and say goodbye..

my very first class in a JC, in which we shared one another's joy, sorrow, frustrations and excitement..

my greatly missed SA o8S13 of 1st intake..

haha yup, that's about all, take care everyone! till then. (:

another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.

2008-03-02T18:49:00.000+08:00

heyhey.

haha hmm. these two weeks or so have been quite tough i must say, with all the catching-up to do in terms of schoolwork and admin matters. and i've gotta admit that i'm still trying to adapt to the NJ style of doing things. even though they say NJ works just like RV, i think i still need some time before i can truly and completely embrace this 'new' environment.

i hope things are getting better though.

make-up lectures have been causing the 2nd intakers to be dismissed quite late each day. ahhh. but i guess those are necessary to help us cover whatever that were missed. persevere! haha. i think next week is the last week of make-ups already, and the term will end.

haha on a brighter note, quite a few gathering/reunion sessions are currently in the process of planning, and i thank goodness for that!

two of such are OG 22's and 6H's (which i'm working on with Mel)! :D

there might be difficulties in getting dates due to everyone's busy schedule but i'm sure we'll get something worked out soon.

haha. for OG22's, i'll have to thank Gibson, Jethro, Natasha and Raina (i think it's those 4) for planning each and every outing we have. as time goes by, i think it's more and more difficult to get all of us together again but i know you all are trying your best so kudos to you :D

as for 6H, haha hey i think it's kinda cool that we're still enthusiastic about having a reunion (as could be seen by the recent convo we had). it's the 5th year after we've graduated from SQPS yo. haha. people i really need you to reply ASAP to the suggested date for the outing so that Mel and i can make changes if need be, to accomodate as many people as possible. thank you very much!

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Anthony needed staff for last night's function, so i was called back to work. i heard it was the last Chinese wedding dinner from now till about May. aww. so during this period of time it'll all be either conferences or buffet functions. and zzz, i'm still slow at 1-to-2, more often than not, i needed the Captains/my colleagues to help me serve my 2nd table.

haha. failure man ):

haha okay i guess that's about all for now, take care people (:

-rounds and rounds-

2008-02-23T23:12:00.000+08:00

heyhey.

hmm. 3days in a new school. don't really know what to say.. mixed feelings about it.

went back to SA yesterday right after Roadrun. haha i don't know. just had a strong urge to return.. i wanted so badly for the morning event to end.

i crossed the Bridge at Sa's Village, and it all felt so familiar. the only thing was that.. there were so many more new faces. kinda shocked at first. couldn't recognise any, some even looked at me as though i was an alien.

then it dawned upon me that,those were the 2nd intakers.

finally, students began to stream outta the CC. met quite a number of friends, who remained in SA. Zixi! VanTan! Shiqi! Weena!

goodness. i felt so much better. really missed them a lot.

exchanged a few sentences with each person, before receiving a call from Yvonne.

"..we're waiting for you at the cafe! come now !"

you know, immediately i rushed and ran past figures dressed in white and navy along the way.

i reached the cafe, heard some familiar voices that went..

"paika! paika!"

haha. my heart really beat faster.

o8s13.

man, i was really so super happy. so much happier.

we went for lunch at Macs, did a bit of catching up, laughed, played like crazy. then we went back to SA to rockclimb. okay i didn't, Cassie Dawn and Mason did. i just watched and laughed and stoned. and thought. about the days before the dreadful Jae.

after that the rest left, and i talked to Yifong in the canteen for about 2 hours. like wow. we never talked so much before. it was.. just great.

she left for CO.

then came VanQuek, whom i was supposed to meet to go to the Choir concert.

talked a lot a lot too. i think we really made full use of our time together cos we spoke a lot. she was telling me about SA after Jae and other stuff that she never shared with me back then.

we went out for dinner, talking along the way, talked over dinner and strolled back to SA in the rain, still talking.

surprisingly and i don't know to be sad or happy about it.. but both Yifong and Van started one of their sentences in the same way:

"..haha since you're not in SA already.. actually.."

haha. i gotta know both of them better after i've left SA. ironic eh.

but still, i thank goodness for it.

at least my trip back to SA was fruitful.

haha sigh. just some afterthoughts from yesterday. take care everyone (:

-and you begin to wonder why you came.-

2008-02-19T21:58:00.001+08:00

heyhey. hmm. so it was the release of JAE posting results this morning. got the message from MOE (i think) at around 6+, was still on the bus when Jeremy suddenly asked me if i've gotten the results.

and argh i deleted my one and only message from MOE accidentally.

hmm. anyway. okay think it's confirmed that i'll be spending my next two years or so in NJ.

hmm. had mixed feelings about this though. was relieved because then i wouldn't have to travel so far to SA which is in Potong. but still, deep down i was quite sad that i'll have to leave my dear ones in SA. okay not quite sad, but very sad.

Joella said it was very scary to see me stoning more than usual today. i've lost count of how many times she asked me not to be so stoney. haha. i couldn't help it. apart from being really tired and drained physically, i was actually thinking and thinking about the past events that i've been through in SA, with the people. (OG22 and o8S13).

it started with OG22. haha during LOST we really forged the bond via the games and stuff. knew this wonderful OGL Shaun. even after the orientation, we kept in touch and met up for meals whenever we could.

slowly, after spending like a week or so with our classes, we began to stick to our classes during free time. still, we acknowledged one another if we were to meet along the way.

hmm. i guess the later part of the 1st intake would be more of 'bonding' with our classes. erm.. at first i didn't really like like o8S13 because there were obvious cliques and everyone didn't get together like as a class. so i was with Siqi, Rachel and Yvonne.

then as time went by, more and more people 'came in' and it turned out to be like now, when we always walked about as a class.

well. that lasted for 1week plus or so, because on this fateful day, it happened to our last day in SA for some of us.

haha like wow. how time flies.

hmm. made a slideshow for the class, and presented it today. haha was pretty nervous before showing. and i'll really have to thank the class for appreciating. haha. what i wanna say to the class was pretty much all that was in the slideshow.

and i can't forget a bunch of people-- SA Girls' Soccer Team. haha. eh, even though i was so useless to get injured for so long and hardly attended trainings for two weeks, i guess i've learnt a lot from Coach and the girls. hmm. nice seniors, fun peers. haha. and it's always exciting to watch matches. hmm. so yea, thanks for everything.

haha ahhh. i don't know what to say. my points are all over the place.

haha so..

all the best everyone. erm. love you? haha. and i'm so glad that i had you people.

take care(:

sigh.

2008-02-19T21:58:00.000+08:00

2008-02-09T20:51:00.000+08:00

hey hello.

haha it's CNY (:

this year's CNY.. isn't that exciting/fun so far for me. haha Bro said maybe we're used to it, perhaps. haha

anyway! on CNY's eve, met up with Carrots at Vivo and we had reunion lunch(: and finally for once, Fe12 had full attendance! aww Joanna sprained her right ankle as well. but it seems like she's recovering pretty well (: it was a good lunch, gotta see some of the seniors whom we've long lost contact with.

went to Mrs Lee's (our most beloved Physics teacher) house today. hehheh she's as cute as ever, i promise. haha. somehow each year our class would have 1 person who forgets to bring Mandarin oranges to Bai Nian, and he/she would have to become Mrs Lee's maid for the day. last year was Bro, this year was XiaoPeng.

later on we went to Mr Chia's (the nicest History teacher in RV) house. the girls were so famished that they formed a 'gang' which was situated just beside the dining table, where all the titbits were placed. and tada, bags and bags of chips were devoured.. oh and his cute little son, Ezekiel was really cute (:

pictures taken today are not up yet, will have to wait for Waimin aka my TM to upload.

Mandy!

Emilee! the one who understands why SOCCER rocks. white Vs black! Joanna! my fellow Paika.

DREAM TEAM--IRON12 :D

Chrislyn! Chuanmin! the one who made me take picture even though i was still chewing my mochi (x

Karen!hmm. didn't get to take with each and every one of the other 11 Fe ions though.

haha okay that's about all for this entry.

take care people.

we'll carry on.

2008-02-05T23:13:00.000+08:00

heyhey.

went to shop for sporting gear and then saw some really tempting shoes. ASICS GT-2120.

gosh they really almost made me drool. i'm still deciding which one to get. simply too many nice models and colours. ASICS!

haha should make another trip down Queensway real soon. there're lotsa stuff which i've yet to get.

ohya it's CNY Eve tomorrow!

take care people. and eat all you want. haha

next time.

2008-02-03T20:10:00.000+08:00

heyhey hello.

haha sigh. i think my week was kinda screwed, except for the pre-Chinese New Year celebration after Soccer training.

TRAINING.

it's been a week.. come on man, it's been a week without running and kicking soccer balls. what could have recovered in 3 days hasn't, and it's only a little, slightly, better. i know i haven't been giving it enough rest, but i did try my best to, other than that i really needed to travel, or work.

putting the fact that my fitness level is going down the drain aside, i'm rather.. i don't know what word to use. as much as i understand that now isn't the time to rush it, i cannot stand not being able to exercise! ahh i'm really on the verge of just heck care everything and go sprint on my favourite curves.

sigh. sorry i don't mean to rant like this. but i very much dislike having to contemplate whether-or-not-i-should-run kinda thing. it's training again tomorrow. we won't be spending the time on the uneven field, it'll only be just running sets.. but that would be dangerous enough. for the entire day today, i've been thinking if i'm gonna join them, or just sit aside and watch (which is what i've been doing for past trainings). up till this very hour, i still haven't come to a decision.

very useless.

haha because this is not the first time i'm experiencing this, i'm really quite PEK WITH MYSELF!

and then now this feels like when i was in sec2..

or maybe a more recent incident in sec3 when i had one of my darkest times.

i hope the wait is sweet this time.

2008-01-29T20:56:00.000+08:00

hello Ms EX!

yes SIR?

what's your shoe SIZE?

ahh. i wanna EXERCISE. hahaha okay that was random. but i really really really wanna hit the tracks and kick soccer again.

take care everyone. (:

so take the photographs and still frames in your mind.

2008-01-25T01:14:00.000+08:00

hello.

sorry Mr Tan, sorry 郭老师。

the Geography and Higher Chinese results were rather disappointing.

haha. the 2 subjects that i had the highest expectations for.

felt rather lost after i saw the grades. walked around aimlessly, occasionally people will come in and ask how i fared. sometimes along the way, a friend would come crying to me, apparently because of disappoinment with results also. knew that at that point in time, saying anything wouldn't help much, so i just whispered a few words and lent my shoulders.

and then i realised, how much i lagged.

i didn't cry when i saw the slip. i didn't cry when i talked to the 2 teachers mentioned.

after that i walked back to my seat. Norine appeared and then i started tearing HAHA. walao.

okay. then left for Soccer. then dinner. then came home.

hai. sian. haha.

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on a brighter note, today's (24thJan) Waimin's birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TM :D
hahaha. i shan't type what i wanna say to you here. it'll be super long.
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haha okay. i needa go. take care!

sorry jade.

2008-01-23T21:42:00.000+08:00

haha hello.

tomorrow's a big day for all sec4s who've just taken the Os two months ago.

i don't know how to feel about it actually. haha.

all the best people.

72 storeys..

2008-01-13T21:55:00.000+08:00

heyhey hello.

so the lectures have begun. sigh, i don't know why.. during each and every lecture/tutorial, i would feel like sleeping. sometimes it's not as if i didn't have enough sleep the previous night.. ): gotta find some way to concentrate really soon haha. for now maybe i'll just turn to stall1 for sweets and mints :p

hmm. so everyone's now in their respective classes. i feel kinda weird though! i guess i'm quite attached to Team22 already. but the good thing is that we'll all try to meet up for a meal whenever we can.

the workload is piling up.. with the need to complete tutorial worksheets before tutorials. something really really different from secondary school days. more independent learning, rather than just getting answers from our teachers (which we used to do most of the time). this is real test of our attitude towards learning, oh man.

HAHA on a sidenote, Bena and i agreed so much that Civics tutors (aka Form Teachers) sound very much like some 好公民 teachers.

oh yes and another thing. the SA timetables (at least for the J1s) are really a lot less packed than those in secondary school. there'll be a few breaks here and there, ranging from 30mins to 1.5hours. the most i have is two consecutive lectures/tutorials before i go for a break in the canteen.

hmm. depending on how different people view it, it's both a relief and torture. haha because of my 1.5 hours-break on a particular day of the week, i've got PE lesson until 5pm starting from 4. but then again, my stomach wouldn't have to growl in the midst of lectures.

yahoo! my niece was born yesterday in Gleneagles! got the same doctors as my sister. hahaha anyway. my cousins are still contemplating over what name to give her. the mother wants Celeste, the father wants Nicole.

welcome! to our bigbig family!

(those are my cousins only, with my Grandma. taken 5 years ago on her 80th birthday-)

take care people. (:

to do or not to do,

with regrets or without.

2008-01-06T01:48:00.000+08:00

"hey look at that!"

"it's OG22!"

haha. so Orientation's over. LOST! (:

hmm. from everyone's MSN nicks.. it seems like my friends like their OGs a lot, regardless of what college they're in now. well, that's great!

haha because i love mine too.

but then again, that doesn't mean i click very well with the people. haha i guess for me, it's gonna take quite some time before i blend into a new environment, with new friends, forming a whole new family. i miss those rocking members a lot though! very friendly. we've got very outgoing girls and very gentlemanly guys. haha (:

OG22 we are! led by a fantastic OGL named Shaun yay!

hmm. shan't elaborate on the most of the activities cos that's gonna take ages to end haha.

till now, i'm still quite shy in my OG whereas 9/10 of them are already like buddies to each other already haha. man, really useless right. luckily i had Zixi with me right on the very first day, or else i would have just died in SA. really.

nonetheless, it's still fun to have them around because there's always some joke to be shared and then we'll all laugh till our sides hurt.

we weren't really bonded at first but i guess as time went by, with the games and all the cheering.. we gotta know one another better--even went out for supper and shared cab home. surprisingly, within such a short timeframe, OG22 seems to have built a strong "one for all, all for one" spirit. i think that's really heartwarming.

on the second day, after the Flood ended, OG21 & 22 had to go out to shop for the stuff for the Identity. i couldn't go because of my curfew.. so with the little time i had left, i went onto the track for a run behind Peishi. meanwhile, my OG stayed back to wait for Shaun to finish his OGLs meeting before leaving for Chinatown.

haha i wouldn't even have dreamt that my OG members would cheer me on when i ran past them yo. i was still really really paiseh when i was approaching them and didn't dare to make eye contact..

until they clapped and yelled "jiayou! jiayou!", and Jethro said something i couldn't make out.

oh man, i've gotta say that i was really touched. thanks so much people.

hmm. and the OGLs of Nahane! (a tribe that OGs 21-27 belonged to). think they really tried very hard to get all of us to cheer. so much so that they had sore throats but still continued to yell and scream. haha and we won the Best Cheer. heh heh. really sorry to them, for being so unenthusiastic at first.. must have been hard on them man. hopefully we haven't let them down eventually! they said Jerico's (the tribal head) voice was really sexy because it turned super hoarse. haha. so.. a very BIG THANK YOU to all OGLs of Nahane! (:

aww ): so sad. the Finale night is over. but good thing we'll still be together as an OG because the classes are not out yet. i hope Shaun stays with us! but he said he'll be busy with academics. afterall, it's gonna be his As this year. hmm.

well, as much as i don't really dare take initiative to mingle with people, i enjoyed the activities and the company of OG22/Nahane a lot. Kudos to the 30th Council! for coming up with the interesting program, closely linked to the theme: LOST!

haha hopefully we have more OG outings and that Shaun could join us!

so it's lectures on monday.. haha

have fun, everyone! and take care of yourselves :D

we do not remember days; we remember moments..

2008-01-01T20:57:00.000+08:00

hey so it's the first day of 2oo8, Happy New Year everyone (:

school starts tomorrow. i'd feel very very lethargic on the eve of reopen of school.. always happens.

may everyone enjoy school nonetheless (:

ah, THANKS SO MUCH CARROTS :D FOR EVERYTHING. LOVE YOU ALL.
Iron12 girls, i miss you all so so much.

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haha okay, so i still don't know how i should feel about tomorrow! i've got Elise and Shaun to travel to school with me, but i'm all alone in my orientation group, without any other RVian. sigh.

new environment, new people..

guess i'm really resistive to changes.

good luck ar, jade.

i want 2Gaoxiao.
i want 4Bidden.
i want RVA.

i don't want JC! ):

take care, readers. till then (:

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2007-12-18T11:38:00.000+08:00

oh man, i met Samuel Chan at MCYC's Christmas celebration on saturday!

he's my primary school friend who transferred out to Henry Park in primary3. so we were classmates for less than a year i think.

after 7 years i met him at this Bukit Batok CC, surprisingly.

haha when i first saw him i was still thinking whether to acknowledge him, so i started to stare at him real hard, until he looked at me like 0.O.. as if i were some psycho.

haha to think we always played the monkey bars before school started.

so that's how it feels to have met someone whom you've lost contact with for so long haha! was kinda excited about it.

anyway, on sunday i worked from 10am-12am! 14 hours with Waimin and Peishi. that was my first time working for such long hours. it was first a wedding lunch, then a wedding dinner.

i began to feel a little tired after the wedding lunch..

but! after the wedding dinner i became real hyper, perhaps the only hyper one among the 3 of us. the other two were like -_-"

i'm so sorry TM ): glad that you enjoyed your chalet.

today! went for training. after which i came home and here i am, in front of the computer.

gotta go to Uncle David for a guitar crashcourse later.

last night, Peishi told me i'll have to play the guitar for Anthony (my manager) on thursday. good game man, i haven't touched mine for 2 years.. therefore the crashcourse today and tomorrow. ah, 2 days to make up for 2 years. it's gonna be a real great challenge.

i told Anthony my skills have turned rusty, but he said this :

"don't worry. never say die. that's life. you can do it."

ah okay, i'll do it for him. hopefully i don't screw things up then. best if he'll be the only one listening..

haha hmm that's about all for now! sorry Piangs for the slow update! i'll see you on.. Saturday.

take care (:

two faces,
two sides.

2007-12-10T21:53:00.000+08:00

hey so i've started work! been there 4 times so far.. did wedding dinners, company Dinner&Dance.

stepping outta my comfort zone to work has been really.. different? especially as a waitress i gotta meet many kinds of people, be it them appearing as my superior, colleagues or guests. although it has only been 4 days at work, i guess it indeed does broaden my horizon by quite a large extent.

some people aren't really as nice as they seem on the outside, sadly..

all along, my mindset has always been like ' whoever-that-comes-to-me-is-a-nice-person-and-means-no-harm'.. to put it simply.

then i realised that it may not be true all the time ):

nothing serious happened to me, just observed that from the surroundings.

haha anyway! Waimin and Peishi are my colleagues! Hocksing as well!

our Boss is called Anthony. quite an interesting guy.. everyone calls him Anthony. his colleagues, even his subordinates. some call him 'ang dao ni' behind his back.. means Red Bean Paste in Hokkien i think! or Red Soya Bean Milk! haha :p

me: Mr Anthony, here's my POSB account.. (gives him the numbers)

Anthony: don't call me Mr Wong or Mr Anthony. i'm paid to do my job as well. so no Mr. thanks. see you later

*was totally stunned when i read his reply*

his son, Darren, who's also a waiter at the country club, is Waimin's and my mentor!

i think i've really let him down man. i don't dare to debone fish, i don't dare to portion out the rice/noodles. every little thing that i don't know i ask him.. really grateful that he hasn't flared up so far and in fact being real patient with me. i've tried not to approach him that much already but each time he notices that i'm quite lost he'll offer his assisstance. that's why i feel quite bad cos i'm always troubling him when he's busy. sigh.. on the other hand, Waimin is very very independent! she's a fast learner and can handle stuff very well. that's my TM (:

during my previous shift, Anthony told me something that made me extremely touched.. it might not have been a long long speech but it made me feel quite appreciated there for the first time.

Anthony: jade i'm sorry these few days i don't have time to train you..

me: nono it's okay.. i'm really sorry i like bring you all a lot of trouble..

Anthony: no please don't say that.. (and he went off to serve the guests)

ahh. imagine a Big Boss saying that to a lowly waitress.. haha i'm not saying that i'm 'dua pai' but yea.. it shows how nice Anthony is. i think the way he treats his workers is rather sincere though sometimes he does throw temper. lucky to have such a nice boss at my first job :D

haha more details about collleagues are on Waimin's blog!

some interesting things that happened during work..

we were all assigned to take charge of two tables each, meaning you'll have to 'take care' of the guests sitting at the tables that you're in charge of.. like refilling their drinks, serve them food etc.

therefore naturally, you'll have to stay around the tables! the tables have to be within your scope of vision and vice versa, you'll have to be within the guests' scope of vision.

when i was on standby, an uncle sitting in front of me signalled and i went forward..

"wah 小姐，我跟你很有缘，一直看到你.."

*stunned for awhile and laughed then walked away.. and once again on standby.*

and then there was this vegetarian wedding dinner..

an uncle (again) signalled to me..

"小姐，为什么吃来吃去都是一样的菜？把肥肉端上来 lei! "

"huh? 哈哈这个晚宴是素的.."

*his wife starts whispering to me*

"你去厨房hor，拿一块肉给他就好了!"

*the people sitting near to them started laughing hysterically.. and i did the same*

wow. my guests are kinda fun. and weird.. haha

all right, shan't go on anymore haha. this post seems like it's.. for my own entertainment.. so sorry..

haha till then (:

a wall, a fence,
and a knot.

2007-11-28T20:15:00.000+08:00

haha class chalet was fun, fruitful and funkayyy..

went there to break record of number of hours spent sleeping. sorry 4B! for taking up the space for so long and depriving some of you of sleep. ):

we had our 'last dinner' at Sakae, with most of us going on buffet except Emilee and Norine. wooh. those people can really eat yea especially TM who surprised me the most! eat so little in school but..

oh yea and we did some naughty things like playing with water bombs and water itself.. caused some lucky passer-bys to be wet as well. haha was very very fun but felt very bad after that, as water is precious..

later on in the room Kahlok was demonstrating the correct and PRO way of doing CPR. haha don't play play this guy learnt lifesaving and attained the Gold* Certificate (for swimming i think). he's gonna be a lifeguard soooon! haha okay anyway, poor Abel who just happened to enter the room, became his Dummy.. i think the girls learnt quite a lot! Emilee was enthusiastically asking him questions about the rescuework heh.

"1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5,

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 10,

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 15,

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 20,

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 25,

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 30."

thanks to those who helped in a way or another. the organisers, the 'carriers', the entertainers and the entertained. our chalet this time turned out to be much much better than last year's so kudos to 4Bidden'o7! :D

haha yup that's it for the past 3 days of my life. take care (:

something really worth living for..

2007-11-22T14:04:00.000+08:00

haha! finally blogger likes me again. heh. okay so on the 19th, it was Gradnight.

oh man, everyone looked really good then! except for me though. my eyes looked even smaller with the eyeshadow. haha okay Bena if you're reading this please keep in mind that your eyes are still smaller. HEH. okay kidding. all right, shall put some pictures up.

we were at Fann's place, getting ready to go off.

just arrived at the Hotel, we didn't dare to go into the ballroom!

still taking pictures outside.. Georgina!

finally inside.. Descendents 1&2 and Ancestor!

hey don't playplay.. lead singer of 3:45! Kahlok!

woohoo! my GORGEOUS TM! Waimin!

my dearest Founder of SEA! Irene! and the President of SEA--me

my friend for 8 years and running! Zijia!

2G girls! some of us that is.

2G girls who met in the toilet!

haha don't mess with the Silent Rockers.. Jj!

haha rare chance to have a photo with him! Hockey Singer!

Mr Chia! one of my two favourite History teachers! he's just become a father (:

my favourite Geography teacher Mr Tan! he bent down like almost 90 degrees :S

KHan! another rocking member of 3:45!

Lilin! my fellow jokecreator-cum-tablemate in sec2!

my Buddddddddayyyyyyyyy! Chuanmin!

my most musically-talented and cutest junior! Zeming!

the hot junior who never fails to bring laughter! Junxiang!

haha the night ended with an Ah Long pose by CARROTS!

haha overall the performances were great, food was all right and phototaking was fruitful! hmm i kinda enjoyed myself though felt quite awkward at the beginning.

a big thanks to RV SC! thanks for your effort and the slideshow! (:

yup, that's about it.. more pictures on friendster.

take care!

last dance, last glance, last chance..

2007-11-13T21:45:00.000+08:00

hmm. today the Os just ended..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGINA! (:

ahh. how time flies. four years already, we've been close friends up till this day and of course will still continue as how we are. still remember the very first time i really talked to you was in a particular evening in sec1..

lessons ended quite late and everyone went home after that. the West Coast campus was rather empty (at least for our block). our classroom was the only one with lights switched on.. with you, the ever so responsible Class Chairperson doing cleanliness duty.. even though it wasn't within your job scope.

that day, that very day.. we got back our Maths test results. i failed it.

i didn't wanna go home that soon.. ha when Mr Tong went through the paper, i realised that i could do most of the questions.. i shouldn't have failed. was really in a lousy mood then.

i sat on a desk, looking at you sweeping the floor. and then i cried.

you didn't turn back to look at me. you continued to backface me, but spoke words of comfort.

ha i think i really felt better after talking to you. or rather, after you talked to me. haha

so from that day onwards, we became friends who shared weal and woe.

ahh. thank you so much for that. haha i don't need to elaborate too much, you get me yea.

once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear (: love ya.

always..

2007-11-10T10:24:00.000+08:00

haha Thursday was Deepavali..

went for training. haha Junxiang and i were the only RV people there. trained with Coach's Poly Athletes. their drills and sets are very, very hiong. i didn't do the same stuff as them. too lousy ha.

now my whole body aches like crazy. haven't had such bad muscles aches before haha. even my feet hurt.

then yesterday met up with a few of 6H people to study and collect chalet money. sighs haha we're met with obstacles after obstacles. but nevermind, i'll make the chalet a success.. hopefully with the co-operation of everyone else (: planned so much already, to give up now is a no-no..

hmm today.. still not sure what's gonna happen or what am i gonna do. but yea i'm gonna dedicate a song to LOVE, Na, Jiamin, Erning, Athletics, 4B, Kaka and Kheng as usual.. haha if they're listening to 93.3 tonight. cos usually they do.

haha 13th November marks the official end of Os for Biology students.

it's also a special day for someone special. hoho.

in life,
you gain some,
you lose some..
-quote: my class table lady-

2007-11-06T21:19:00.000+08:00

haha today no papers..

went to Gombak earlier than arranged for a run. hey felt really good to be back on the track again. juniors began arriving at the stadium, exchanged a few sentences and they are as cute as usual. haha.

then i left when the juniors started warm-up. met Kahlok at Westmall to look for some stuff. had lunch there, then headed back to stadium.

Joanna, Peishi, Abel, Jingjie and the both of us were there to celebrate Coach's birthday which is tomorrow, together with the juniors. we sang the birthday song twice for Coach, and he seemed really happy and touched.

the cake wasn't enough for everyone, and through that, i really saw Junxiang's and many other juniors' attitude. well, very very good attitude.

Joanna and i helped cut the cake into around 20 pieces. after that, the first thing Junxiang said was..

Junxiang: seniors 先, seniors 先.. seniors 一人一块，then 我们share lor

he turned to look at Zeming who was on the right, and the latter nodded and smiled.

the other sec3s like Huishan Jasmine and Esther agreed immediately as well.

ahh. ARK. a random act of kindness of them really touched me, really.

after feasting on the cake, juniors began to leave in groups for home. the sec4s and Junxiang stayed behind and talked for awhile.

there was much laughter, as Junxiang was sharing interesting stuff that happened in school haha. we were laughing hard throughout and yea, guess everyone was really happy.

hmm. haven't had such gatherings in a long long time. ha. today's wonderful.

oh ya i've gotta mention that the lower sec juniors (aka Seokyin's gang) were so cute. as Coach's birthday falls on the 7/11, two of them respectively bought 7 and 11 tubes of Mentos (which is also Coach's favourite candy)..

from 7-Eleven.

the spirit that seemed long gone..
returned today.

2007-10-29T22:02:00.000+08:00

hmm. haha it's 2nd week into the Os.

the toughest week has passed and so i guess things will go better for most.

hmm.. only comment i'll give is that today's EMaths paper1's questions were rather weird. haha perhaps i haven't been exposed to many other questions.. but some of the questions asked were really.. alien heh.

been having isomnia these days, not sure what reason though. wasn't worrying about the papers (though i've got not much confidence), wasn't feeling unhappy about anything. haha just couldn't sleep. can be quite terrible man, especially when i have papers the next day. hopefully i can sleep better from tonight ha.

and.. yea was very touched by Mr Faizad as he sent a message to everyone of us (i think in 4B and 4J), wishing us all the best and reassuring us. so sweet haha. and he isn't our form teacher.. that's why i think it's exceptionally thoughtful of him to spend 70+ SMS-es at one go.. for us. haha he won't be reading this.. but yea thank you so very much, Mr Faizad, you really rock. that message alone gave me the drive to do well (i hope) for English.

hmm. yea the Os are gonna be over soon.. very very soon. heh. all the best to all for the remaining papers.

jiayou pros yo. haha but remember to take care (:

the more you know.. the more you don't.

2007-10-10T19:37:00.000+08:00

this is dedicated to 4Bidden'o7..

hmm. yea it's been two years since we've entered the 3Bus interchange, parked side by side with the other 37 Buses.

honestly speaking, all the way till the beginning of this year, i was still living in my memories of the previous class. as in.. i was actually still hoping like i would be able to study in the same class with the same people. not that i disliked 4B, just that i wasn't still adapted to new environment. since young, i'm a person who is very resistive to changes so.. it took me more than a year to feel attached to the class, to the people.

当初还以为不会。

but these few weeks really proved me wrong. knowing that we'll be parting or rather, stopping lessons and going on for study break, i really treasured the times with the class a lot, a lot. this was one of the reasons why i wanted a Steamboat session so badly, this was one of the reasons why i decided to go to Queensway to collect the teachers' mugs even though i was quite worn out at the end of the schoolday..

i think it's kinda special that nobody in 4B really bear grudges towards anyone else. haha okay maybe other classes are just as harmonious but. there are bound to be small bickerings and 'arguments' here and there but they only spice up our lives in the class. it's amazing how we could always laugh things off without somebody coming back to complain as in really complain about how he's been mistreated.

Heritage day.. 3B Parade.. Taman Jurong CIP etc. it was events like these that truly made me realise the value of the class. even though during discussions before the real thing, most of us appeared unenthusiastic and didn't bother much.. on that day itself, it wouldn't be only a few Buses who worked hard and put in effort.. it was everyone of us that went an extra mile with the class' welfare and success in mind. for that, i truly thank 4Bidden.

#1 Jiamin: thanks for being such a responsible Chairperson all these while. though you might nt be outspoken, your efforts are really appreciated by us. you're like the unsung hero who always 默默地支持着我们。you always say you feel that you haven't contributed much to the class but i tell you, if that's the case then perhaps 就没有人算是有贡献于4B already.

#2 Xinran: a quiet person but never fails to volunteer to help in class activities.. you're a person who really touched me whenever you asked if there's anything you can do to help. thank you. and yes you have a very nice and wide smile. it'll be one i'll never forget.

#3 Dawn: ahaha. you're kinda funny at times when you praise yourself muaha. i enjoyed the times when Norine and i sat behind you and Irene. our groupwork were always full of laughter (okay mainly mine)! thanks for being so sweet i'll never forget what you told me online just a few days ago. and please take very good care of yourself yea i want Dawn to be healthy (:

#4 Irene: founder of my SEA association! thanks for bringing my so much laughter with your cute actions and words. hoho. thanks for being such a benevolent Treasurer cos i always forget to bring class fund. tell you that time when you asked me for a photo i was very touched. haha and have more faith in yourself (:

#5 Dee: a very hardworking student and efficient Cleanliness Rep. thank you for coming up with the schedule with Huimin. you never complained about anything even though most of us don't do our duties. i'm guilty of that at times i really sorry! thanks for being such a pro Goalkeeper during matches and i'll never forget that you were with me at the Museum.

#6 Dorothy: hardworking as well and very smart girl.. i'm extremely proud of you as a classmate. i haven't been a very close friend of yours but on 24/07 this year you really made a huge impact on me. the cookie though eaten already will forever be appreciated Doro. (: thanks a lot really.

#7 Emilee: thanks for putting in so much effort into class activities as well, especially where artwork is involved. you never fail to impress us with your creativity not only with paint or poster colours, but ideas that made us stand out from the rest. your consideration of the welfare for every single person in the class is what i think have most made you successful as a good class Chairperson. thanks a lot

#8 Xiuyi: haven't been really close to you and we don't talk that much.. but i find that you're quite a fun girl to be with, which can be seen when you're with Elizabeth or Bena. you also gotta speak up more hehe though i'm not exactly 'open' also. thanks simply for being my classmate and i'll remember that you ever encouraged me when i needed some support.

#9 Yuxiao: 晚出生半年的！haha i got to know you better when we were arranged to sit together in class last year. thanks for encouraging me on to strive for results and also providing me with entertainment. haha your lame jokes and lame stories. i'll never forget the stupid jokes we had so much fun making up.

#10 Waimin: my TM! thanks for cheering me up whenever i'm down. even though your jokes are not as funny as mine, i appreciate them all the same HAHAHA. thanks for sharing stuff with me. oh and also i'm really sorry for always getting foolscap paper etc. from you! thank you for not being calculative or else my debt can never be cleared. i can only say you rock.

#11 Zijia: my classmate for 6 years already. i really thank Fate to have put us in the same class for so many years. your whacky ideas and sweetness never fail to brighten up my life girl. thanks for all your concern and support these years and i appreciate you very much. i really can't imagine without seeing you in class anymore but yes i hope the 6 will extend up to 8.

#12 Huangbei: Bei-san! every since the english project last year we've been calling each other -san! i think it's very heartwarming heh. you really shocked me with your tears and crying the past few days but at the same time touched me with the sentimentality of yours. i thank you for bringing life to the class and i will definitely miss you .

#13 Huimin: another Cleanliness Rep who always does the duties for us =p thank you! and also the one who shares the passion for Biology. but the thing is that she excels and i don't hehehe. thank you Huimin for your wise words they never fail to help me in whatever decision i have to make. please stay as happy all the time though your laughter is loud but i like!

#14 L.Ningxin: heh heh Tweety Bird! still remember Mr T.Chew said that you looked like Tweety. actually i think so too. haha i can see that you're willing to contribute your ideas during class discussions and that's really good. though we don't know each other that well but it's a pleasure to have you in class. oh and you dance very well!

#15 Cheyenne: the girl who never fails to excel in Sciences! once topped the class for all 3 sciences. really look up to you girl. though you're quiet but i feel your drive to strive for the best in everything you do. way to go! thanks for all your help when i ask you questions related to whether Biology Chemistry or Physics homework.

#16 Erning: i've always looked up to you as someone who's able to truly attain "don't care too much about how others feel about you, asl ong as you feel good about yourself." your courage quite inspires me. but girl don't give up! if you don't work hard you'll never know what your true potential is. have no fear about not succeeding because without failures you'll never really taste the sweeetness of the fruit of your labour.

#17 Enqi: haha i alway hear Na call you puipui.. you really very cute know! i don't know i just like the way you laugh and talk. hahaha. you're always smiling and that makes me happy. thanks for crapping with me online about random stuff. hoho. i still remember you helped me scan Chemistry notes last year. though it's an usual act but i just wanna thank you.

#18 Bena: Na! thanks for all your not-funny-humour! haha nah kidding. some are really lame and i wonder why you can still walk. thanks though, for all your encouragement and help in homework. we always talk when we see each other online and i think by far you are the only one in my contacts that i can engage in a conversation all the time. though we talk lamely..

#20 Norine: No! hehe thanks for being there to listen and to advice me on certain things. couldn't have made some decisions without talking to you beforehand. ahaha. you've been a great help and i really had fun sitting beside you in Commonwealth. thanks for bearing with my laughter which can go non stop for 15 minutes.

#21 Janet: Tongtong! you're so so so cute! hehe. i'll miss the times when we always kachiao each other. heh though you're quiet in class also i find that you're actually quite lame and naughty naughty.. heh heh. and your maths really very pro. thanks for always lending me a hand when giving out Chinese assignments. really appreciate it.

#22 Stephanie: hardworking girl also! like Janet, she's also very quiet in class but in fact is very lame and loves to 'disturb' people hoho. her Amaths is superb as well man. hmm though we're not very close but i'm glad that we still do get to talk and play with each other in school !

#23 Janice: Geograpgy Goddess of our class! hahahaha sometimes i'm seriously amazed by your knowledge of the physical landforms. those that i thought are not in textbook/notes or those not easily explained, you know it. hahaha you live up to your name! and being such an active and enthusiastic girl, you bring happiness, joy and life to 4Bidden.

#24 Theophilia: haha Theo! always bicker with Elizabeth and Ningxin. i may not know you very well but i can tell that you have very ah soh actions! grins. and for your diligence i think you really deserve your good results. thanks al ot for making funny comments and statements that made me laugh till i drop.

#25 Elizabeth: though i don't talk to you quite often but i just wanna thank you for helping me out with Maths worksheet questions. you're a quiet but friendly person who always helps others in need. your temper is really very nice. Physics pro right ! hehe

#26 Y.Ningxin: haha one of the tallies and loudies in class.. always hear your voice and laughter.. but neverimnd it brings life to the classroom. thanks for being such a responsible Chemistry rep and being so tall such that you face the greatest lightning risk hahaha okay kidding. glad to have you in the same class.

#27 Nicholas: haha the Tsar. don't always say "fail le la fail le la.." cos in the end you don't fail.. always like that haha so must believe in yourself and more optimistic.

#28 Xiaopeng: thanks XiaoPeng! like Emilee said you're really the happiest person we've ever seen,always smiling. you never hesistate to help us when we're in need and i sincerely thank you. and as PA Rep, thanks for allowing our lessons go on smoothly!

#29 Khonglim: Chemistry pro hehe. don't know how you do that honestly. hahaha but you're a very quiet guy in class and hopefully you'll turn up for class outings in future!

#30 Guzheng: haha your laughter is really classic! i always feel like laughing after hearing you laugh. 难忘一起上作文班的日子，有你喊起立行礼！

#31 Minghui: ahahah sat in front of me in class for a few months and i realise you're a very crappy person. thanks for all your entertainment when Kahlok Ningxin and i were bored in class!

#32 Thomas: i guess you're the person whom our class guys like to kachiao the most.. hahaha and you laugh with a high pitch =p but i think you bring fun and laughter into the class so thanks a lot..

#33 Abel: Abel rocks! hahahaa lame^1000000000000. looks very 'decent' but can crap a lot a lot. runs like the wind.

#34 KahHan: good Biology Rep! but must learn to relax when need be don't stress yourself out.. thanks for contributing to our classjokes and always making us happy (=

#35 Lirui: ahaha. major 'joker' in class.. your actions and sound effects seriously.. make the class go HAHAHAHAHA. thanks Lirui for teaching us maths and encouraging us to persevere.

#36 Szekiat: haha another blur blur person like me. only difference is that he's smart i'm not. haha yougotta come outta your own world once in awhile! (: thanks for doing all the PA stuff..

#37 Kahlok: haha.. another silent joker.. immitates advertisement REALLY well.. entertains the class liek don't know what. haha thanks and you're really a gentleman.

#38 YenChen: eh haha always get suaned by people.. but rarely flare up so i kinda pei4 fu2 you also.. humanities like quite good also. and please you and KahHan eat more.. haha

that's my beloved Buses.

hmm as we leave this class we bring along fond memories.. even though i don't want just memories i think i should be contented at least i have them..

thanks for making myl ife in RV a memorable one and.. love you all.

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

erm.. so today was Graduation Day.

met Emilee at Jurong East interchange and went to school on 97 together. i guess that was the last time we'll be doing that already. had a great chat on the bus, though she did most of the talking .

first thing we did was the give out presents and letters to the Buses. as we were the first two to arrive, it was done quite quickly and we went on to the other block of classes.

after much climbing of stairs up and down, we finally finished giving our last (or probably second last ) gifts to our dear friends either by putting them on their tables or personally. went back to class and proceeded to the track for assembly.

then it was SEC4's CEREMONY.

it started off with Ms Ek's speech which i thought was quite meaningful.

then prize-giving. really proud of those prize winners although i don't know some of them.

4A went up.. when theirs was about to end, 4B lined up according to register numbers downstage and waited for our turn.

i held Mdm Guo's mug in my hands.

Bena was in front of me, Norine behind me.

i started to tear.

the 'queue' started to move forward as Jiamin was first to step onto the stage cos she was gonna give the speech.

the speech began.

i was still tearing.

the speech was crafted by Norine, Emilee, Huimin, Bena and i.

Norine began to softly recite it along with Jiamin. she was so familiarised with the speech that she could almost memorise it.

and then i cried really hard. Norine patted me on the shoulder. i calmed down.

Jiamin then came to the Chinese paragraph dedicated to Guolaoshi. it was the exact paragraph that i crafted..

i cried hard again.

by now, i was already one of the next few to go onstage.

managed to suppress my emotions and moved on with the line.

Jiamin then read about the part dedicated to Mr Chia..

this time i really hecked about suppressing. tears just started to stream and i had a little teeny weeny bit of difficulty breathing.

then i went up. couldn't speak properly to Guolaoshi as i took over my report book from her. hugged.

went towards Mrs Lim. she asked me to continue to work hard and wished me all the best. she then asked," can i give you a hug?" i couldn't say anything and i just embraced her.

remained on stage and stood beside Dorothy. she cried as well, looking at her trails of tears. i saw Zijia, Xinran, Dawn, Irene and many more.. they asked me not to cry and smiled really sweetly at me. i turned and looked at Jiamin still making the speech.. i cried again. i remember when i was onstage, i just kept using a piece of tissue to wipe my tears.

".. we're 4Bidden'o7."

that was what Jiamin last said.

we bowed to thank RV after our very last command from the two Chairpersons, "起立，行礼.."

went downstage, took class photo and sat downstage once again.

4C
4D
4E
4F
4G
4H
4I
4J
4K
4L..

i looked at every class.

and that was probably the last time i would ever see my entire co-hord onstage.

2007-10-03T19:10:00.000+08:00

hmm. haha.

1.the person who tagged you is
Waimin aka my TM

2. your relationship with him/her is
classmate+TM

3. 5 impressions you have of him/her
friendly/ethusiastic about class outings!/helpful/loves to laugh!/sentimental

4. the most memorable thing he/she has done for you
inserting little notes into my pencilcase

5. the most memorable words he/she has said to you
".. i will never forget you.."

6. if he/she becomes your lover, you will
LOVE

7. if he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be
be more lame HAHAHA

8. if he/she becomes your enemy, you will
that won't ever happen

9. if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be
beacause "friend" and "enemy" now mean the same thing

10. the most desirable thing you want to do for him/her now is
pull through difficult times with her

11. your overall impression of him/her is
:D

12. how do you think people around you will feel about you
not sure..

13. the characteristic you love about yourself is
sotong. haha

14. on the contrary, the characteristic you hate about yourself is
many to mention know..

15. the most ideal person you want to be is
a happy person who derives her joy from making others happy

16. for people that care and like you, say something to them
i feel the same towards you

17. pass this quiz to 10 people that you wish to know how they feel about you

1. Kheng
2. Melanie
3. Aiksong
4. Emilee
5. Chuanmin
6. Peishi
7. Dawn
8. Irene the founder of SEA committee
9. Georgina
0. Shaoying

who is no.6 having a relationship with?
(Peishi) haha no one i suppose

is no.9 a male or female?
(Georgina) female

if no. 7 and 0 are together, will it be a good thing?
(Dawn and Shaoying) haha that'll be funny

what is no.2 studying about?
(Melanie) huh

when was the last time you had a chat with no. 3?
(Aiksong) last sunday

what kind of music does no.8 like?
(Irene) haha i'm not very sure. Chinese pop?

does no.1 have any siblings?
(Kheng) yes! elder brother and sister. both friendly!

will you woo no.3?
(Aiksong) WAHAHAHAHA

how about no.7?
(Dawn) i think she'll woo me! hahaha

is no. 4 single?
(Emilee) hehe yes for now but who knows..

what's the surname of no.5?
(Chuanmin) Foo

what's the name of no.0?
(Shaoying) need i say more? haha

what's the hobby of no.4?
(Emilee)the one and only other person who shares the art of Stoning as i do.. so there you go!

do no.5 and 9 get along well?
(Chuanmin and Georgina) i guess so! though they're aquaintances

where is no.2 studying at?
(Melanie) Huayi Sec

say something casual about no.1
(Kheng) NOOBEST hehe

have you tried developing feelings for no.8?
(Irene) haha she'll freak out if i say yes. okay. YES. hahaha we're classmates! so no need try

where does 9 live?
(Georgina) Tiong Bahru

what colour does no.4 like?
(Emilee) GREEN

are no.5 and 1 best friends?
(Chuanmin and Kheng) no

does no.7 like no.2?
(Dawn and Melanie) they don't know each other.

how did you get to know no.2?
(Melanie) primary school friend!

does no.1 have any pets?
(Kheng) haha nope

is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?
(Dawn) ask her! haha

2007-09-23T02:29:00.000+08:00

hey thanks TM for uploading my 'artpiece'! haha flattered and shocked..

hmm. went to Georgina's place after school on friday. but before that, we stayed in school canteen for lunch-

*went to different stalls to get food*
*i went to the Malay stall to get rice and met Emilee who was at the next stall*

Emilee: hi jade!
jade: hello Emilee!

*continued to order the dishes and paid, received change, and kept the change*

jade: (walking away) bye Emilee!

*went off with Georgina who also finished buying her food and on the way..*

Georgina: hey jade 你买什么？
jade: (looks at her own hands and..) oh i forgot to take my food!!

HAHAHA i laughed so much and hard that Georgina couldn't eat in peace heh.

--

a few hours ago was steamboat dinner with 4Bidden! very very heartwarming and fun. played Pool for the first time.

Xiaopeng was a very very good host (he worked there before) and took charge of collecting the money and ordering the soup. basically, settled everything and everyone down making things easier for us (: thanks!

and i saw TM! TM wasn't in school on friday due to a medical appoinment. TM! (:

Lirui said i was saddistic and later, self saddistic because i laughed at everyone and myself for shrieking when the hot oil splattered onto our flesh HAHA

i couldn't pronounce "clean plates" when i needed them and asked from Na.

me: hey Na you know where can get "keen" plates? *LAUGHS*
Na: (stares blankly at me)
me: you got "keen" *LAUGHS* plates? *LAUGHS*
Na: (gave the huh-what-you-talking-about-look)
me: (gave up talking and used sign language)

and we went to take fruits..

me: eh? why only these 3 kinds of fruits?
Na: ya lor
me: 去年有水果.. *LAUGHS*
Na: huh??

i was thinking about watermelons.. hence water translated into Mandarin would be 水..
man what was wrong with me! hahaha

after eating was Bowling with the girls. quite fun! after Bowling was ice cream (:

went home after that and here i am.

all in all, had some fun these few days from going to eat Tangyuan with Norine, to playing at Georgina's house, to walking around in FarEast with Emilee and Janice, to Steamboat with 4Bidden and finally a talk-crap session with 6H in a few hours' time. really gotta treasure/treasured the happy hours yea.

oh yeah and and i watched my first NC16 movie! ): "A Rogue Assassin" or something like that. it ruined my image of an NC16! ah! no more NC16 for me in near future! NO MORE..

haha okay that's about all, take care (:

life is too precious for one to take his own..

2007-09-19T21:14:00.001+08:00

Hi Jade...

Here's your tm hacking in.
Your artwork

Love, TM

2007-09-14T22:33:00.000+08:00

haha most of the sec4s party-ed today..

a small group waiting for monday to come and end heh

during Physics on wednesday, there was this funny invigilator Mr.L in our class. first he sneezed so loudly which sent the whole class laughing except for me because i was stoning haha. then he asked us to make an amendment to one of the questions in the paper-

Mr.L: change the 'nm' to 'mm'..
Class: huh? ( as there wasn't any measurement in nanometres )
Mr.L: ohoh sorry sorry, so the change was made

*halfway through the paper*

Mr.L: oh! sorry is change the 'mm' to 'nm'..
Class: *giggles*

while i was working on the second question, my Athlete nose decided to go for a run and hence the small pile of used tissue on the top left corner of my desk. having spent quite a while on the previous question, i had to rush and write quickly to make up for the lost time. and when i just started on the fifth question..

me: *writing and pen moving furiously due to fear of insufficient time*
Mr.L: erm, could you please throw that away first? *points to the small pile of tissue*

-me momentarily stunned and Norine who was sitting in front, turned around to look at me-

me: orh okay. *stands up, collecting the pile and walks briskly to the dustbin and back to seat*

haha okay i know that my pile of tissue could be unsightly and unhygienic but i was very very amused by Mr.L who actually asked me to throw it away in the midst of an examination, especially when i was really rushing for time and had none to lose.. no sacarsm but i'm really amused even up till now.

gees and i can still remember the huh-what-is-his-problem-look that Norine gave me.. and the gong expression on Lirui's face when i was at the dustbin (he was just in front of the dustbin)

later at night, I FELT THE TREMOUR for the first time!! (: kinda excited yesyesyes i've finally experienced it and sounds mad to be fascinated by it but.

--

to those who are ill, take care and rest well! it's time to recharge yourselves for the last stretch. make good use of post-Prelims to rest it'll be back to work during pre-Os.

haha yup i guess that's about it.

oh ya and TM please take care! sleep more sleep more(: thanks Huimin, Norine and NA for the pens heh heh

familiarity results in the reluctance to move on in some..

2007-09-10T16:18:00.001+08:00

i'm sorry Mr Chia ):

2007-09-03T21:08:00.000+08:00

haha this week has been quite fruitful towards the end.. i don't get to post so often so this would be full of photos i really want to put up heh

Elaine and i (:

Sharon and i (:

the three of us!

at my niece Chelsey's birthday party..

Di and i (:

that's Han (:

Ping, Han and i (:

Ping,Ying and i :D my beloved ladies.

Sian and i (:

presenting our BillaHong (:

Brother Tony's floating away with the Helium balloons!!

PZ and i haha (: i had to ask him thrice for this

my nephew Jaren (:

:D it's the 3 of us again!

Ying and i (:

that's all from the party..
now for pictures taken some time ago (:

this was during Geography test =P

SOCCER PIONEERS! :D

gees. Lirui and KahHan (:

Jiamin, Erning, Waimin (: hold on to the ball

hmm at my place on different days, different times..

cloudy..

this is beautiful.. i like this haha

one fine day after school (:

the rest of the pictures are some other evidences of beautiful memories. i browsed through all my pictures in the computer and..

you know, it's those good old days (:

the POWER Team :D

the POWER of sec4s'o7!

Mr Chew with 3Busstop'o6!

i miss you, Miss Yew! (:

4Bidden'o7 on SOCCER field! :D

gees. my sister Jess :D

Georgina and i (:

erhem. we're at a conference at IMCB. haha :P

we were preparing for our k2 Graduation dance--Bumblebee :D heh where am i?

6H last year on Teachers' Day (:

6H's barbeque session last year :D

see the coin as topping? :P

2Gaoxiao'o5 girls (:

my Granny's (80th?) birthday party :D

friends.. for life (:

how long ago was that & will this day come again?

ahh.. at Nats (:

that's part of Iron12 for you (:

this is my TM. :D

haha okay will stop here for now..
take care (:

go ahead and have the time of your life..

2007-08-29T17:57:00.000+08:00

hey it's been long since i've written something down.

hmm today some 4B girls went to take neoprints heh. the first momento (other than class photo) that i have from 4B. really loved it.

and yesterday had KFC Family feast with Waimin (again), Bena (again), Enqi (again), this time also with Janice (as our catalyst) haha because the previous time the four of us had it.. we took an hour to two to finish the entire meal.. with Janice this time,we only took half an hour? (:

friday morning's SOCCER once again! really missed it a lot a lot.

oh ya, hey LOVE aka Tm if you're reading this, just wanna tell you don't be upset already okay! all the best to you too! let's have the Family feast again soon (: when you're not sick of KFC anymore haha

yea erm i guess that's about all, take care!

2007-08-09T01:25:00.000+08:00

I’ve got like so much to say about today that I don’t know where to start from. This entry may end up being very short or on the other end of the spectrum, extremely long.. I don’t know.

This morning I came to school exceptionally early because of two reasons: I was plain lucky to be able catch the earlier bus even though I left house as per normal. Second because we’re playing SOCCER!!

Okay short recap: on 2nd August 2oo7 that fateful day, I, yes jade the scared-of-ball-girl overcame her phobia and she played SOCCER! Though basketball is still a problem.

Yea and so Norine and I took the ball and played passing to each other all the way down to the field and on the field. We ran to and fro the length of the field umpteen times. Then Qimin Emilee Amanda Peishi Janice Joanna joined us and we began to play a friendly match!

The results wasn’t of our least concern because we didn’t even take note of that. It was just the pure fun of it man. Haha I had so many opportunities to score but I was too slow.. heh heh the most comical one was that I had the ball all the way from midfield to my scoring zone.. we were playing last defenders so there wasn’t a fixed goalie at either side. That point of time, I was right ahead and there was no defenders from the opponent. It was just so easy to score yea? I kicked the ball and it just stopped right in front of the goal post. Literally in front, I just simply had to kick it with 0.000000001J of energy and it’ll get into the goal post. Guess what I swung my right leg and I missed it! Janice who rushed quickly from behind just took the ball and threw it to her team -_-“

Later Bena Leena and Lirui joined us when it was about time for us to go change. But we still stayed on haha cos it was simply TOO FUN TO GO. We did lame things like a ‘triple goalie’ where 3 of us just stood at the goalpost to be goalies and the ball tried to pass through our Shadowless Legs.

During the entire 1 hour of SOCCER, I was laughing and yelling all the way like a toot ( in Emilee’s words ) as if there were no tomorrow. It might have been irritating to others I’m not sure, but one thing I could be sure of is that:

That hour was one during which I had no problems at all.

i kinda forgot about everything and I just wanted to have fun. Running across the SOCCER field even without the ball makes me happy. Everybody was just having the time of their lives and of course I did!

It’s just about the getting-together-and-play-a-game thing.
I just wished that 7.30am didn’t come.

Everybody saw the siao side of me today and I didn’t mind. Because it really came from the bottom of my heart. I was really happy..
Today can never be replaced. Each day holds different events and happenings in store for us.. none of the 365 days in a year will be the same as any other day. I never thought I could be how I was like this morning. The only regret was that I wasn’t able to share it with Georgina Waimin and Kheng..

I miss those laughter, I miss those yells and I miss those innocence. When we all stepped on field, everyone just became little kids. Nothing to worry about, except how to get the ball into the goalpost.

Look at those smiles, look at the excitement and look at the actions. Genuine stuff. No one put on a mask and there was nothing to hide. Thanks all, who were there to bring me that joy. Never had such a hearty morning in a long, long time..

Just play-as simple as that.

Haha okay! Take care whoever is reading this..

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I hope my kites can fly freely in the sky without being caught between tree branches..-kites that have to leave, eventually will..
ears are the most beautiful part of us because they listen..
I fly my kites with all my heart.

2007-07-28T22:53:00.000+08:00

Grp Pic!
Getting ready for the jumpshot.

Haha..
4B atheletics ppl
I wonder who the hand belongs to.
The ultimate race of the year - with emi and amanda chatting and nx posing.
Now getting more serious....
And off they go!
Grp Pic!
Grp Pic. Omg I just realised peishi got antenna

Candid!

HEEHOO:) I love WAIMIN my dear tablemate because she rocks my socks! She tells me funny lame jokes and always does stupid stuff like getting stuck in her jacket that cracks me up totally!

Ok I admit this is WAIMIN, not jade here. You can like obviously tell la right. Only I do the 1 big pic 1 sentence thing.

2007-07-24T22:28:00.000+08:00

Ahhhh. Too blessed..

I wanna thank:
-PEISHI THE FUTURE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER
-Beixin
-Ningxin
-Fann
-Norine
-Jason
-Emilee
-Kaka
-Sis Ling
-Peishi (AGAIN!)
-Melanie
-George
-Chuanmin
-Karen
-Mama
-Amanda
-Stanley
-Qimin
-Joanna
-Leon
-Sylvia
-Jeren
-Lilin
-Elaine
-Xue En
-Bena
-Dawn
-Huiyi
-Di
-Shaoying
-Kheng
-Xintong
-Jeanette
-Aiksong
for flooding my phone inbox and msn windows with birthday wishes.. really thanks a lot for remembering, be it by memory, friendster update, birthday alarm or ringo alert.. in any way.. THANKS SO MUCH!

And also big thanks to..

-Felina, Elise, Marian, Georgina for the ENORMOUS shades
-2G especially the ‘writers’ Georgina and Elise, for the toilet roll ( it’s one of a kind ) you know, I have 1o1 reasons to love you all too.
-Qimin for the freshly toasted.. snack? I could still feel the heat when I reached saw it !
-Dorothy for the large cookie and card
-Norine for the memory file ( really brings back lotsa memories )
-Kulak aka Bena for the card
-George for the cap
-LOLS, Lizhu and Shaun for the lovely orange carrot toy
-Qihui and Shaoying for the notebook
-Elise’s mum and sis for the candle and scented toiletries (hee)
-and FeTWELVE for the wallet in the shoebag, and the shoebag in the cake box!

Man.. thank you people for putting in your money, time and energy to prepare those stuff.. although it’s too late to ask you guys not to get anything for me, but yup just wanna let you all know I really appreciate it like crazy.. thanks a lot..

Today.. yup.. it’s a day.. haha

And i had a really ‘good’ start you know! I woke up at 7.15am realizing that I had forgotten to set my alarm the previous night so I was late for school! Heh heh. Thanks a lot Mum for driving me (: when I alighted, I saw Junxiang and the other Disco SCs. Heh. And Geraldine took down my name (: haha quite funny for a start. She was like “ what time is it now? “ smiling. (in mandarin) hahaha.

Luck was on my side cos when I reached school, the rest of the students were just dismissed from morning assembly. One I didn’t have to stand in front of whole school as a latecomer :P two, I wasn’t late for the English test.

Went to my seat and saw the snack that Qimin toasted for me. haha pleasantly surprised! Then Norine passed me a file, having many photos compiled together.. like penguins with my photo stuck to the heads etc. brought back lotsa memories there were pictures of the track and batons. Later was the English test. I read what was written inside the file and then I teared. Thank you No.

Later was Biology I think. Then Dorothy handed me a piece of cookie and a card. Oh man. I was very very touched because I haven’t been very close to her and yet she gave me something.. really appreciated it loads Doro. And also my Kulak aka Bena! She gave me a card drawn personally by her.. heh the cow farm is so cute. Thanks a million too (: when Bio ended, the girls sang a birthday song for me just before I stepped outta the LT :D thank you 4B!

After that was recess.. while queuing up for my food, George accompanied by Chuanmin passed me a Nike cap which read “ from runners to runners” or something like that.. was very touched when I read that. Thanks dude!

Then it was history.. then maths.. Norine spotted something hanging on the door handle outside class after that.. it was an orange carrot from LOLs Lizhu and Shaun! Hahah they didn’t dare to ask me outta the class so they hanged outside :P xie xie ni men!! then physics.. then Geography. Mr Tan wished me a happy birthday! Hahaha thanks Mr Tan! And not to mention.. Janice with a dramatic fall which sent the entire class laughing like crazy. Gees. Then Waimin my dear tablemate wrote a birthday message on my hand. Thanks Waimin you’re lovely too (:

After school, I went around looking for Peishi Hendy and others with Kheng.. on the way being poached by 4G people to buy their class coupons. Hahaha. While climbing up the stairs back to class, Amanda who was outside suddenly told Kheng:

“ hey, we had difficulty burning that thing, you better come in and take a look. “

So Kheng went in. and I didn’t wanna be kpo and look at what their class was doing, so I headed back to my own. Then Amanda stopped me and:

“ jade you come also.”

Haha I was like huh? But nonetheless I just entered.

THEN. FeTWELVE sang a birthday song for me! I was in shock for a moment then I went all paiseh. Then they asked me to “cut cake”. Fann passed me scissors even! Hahaha to cut cake. So I opened the box and found a shoebag inside (: then Emilee said there’s something inside. A wallet! Haha oh ya and they gave me a blue bulb as birthday card :D haha so there you have it: a wallet in a shoebag; and a shoebag in a cake box. Thanks girls, I like it a lot (:

After school! Was movie with Coach and Team. Haha Transformers. Thank you all those who turned up, and those who sang a birthday song for me (: though the purpose of the outing today wasn’t to celebrate my birthday, but I appreciate your presence anyway.

And of course BIG thanks to Coach for forking out $14o++ for the movie tickets!

Before leaving Vivo, we met Peishi and took a group photo hahaha.

Ahh. I can’t thank you people enough because I’ve been repeating the same word all over and over again.. I’m really touched by every single person who sent their regards in a way or another. It’s really heartwarming to know that there’re people who still care for you. Sighs. I know I don’t deserve some of your kindness cos of my forgetfulness, I tend to forget many people’s birthdays. Thank you all still, for remembering. Okay I’m very long winded.. but then

I LOVE YOU ALL (: including those who didn’t wish me, cos I know that you are still there!

i feel.. very blessed.

THIS POST PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YEW BY THE GREAT TAN PEI SHI BECAUSE JADE'S GOOGLE DECIDED TO GIVE HER A LOVELY B'DAY PREZ BY CRASHING ON HER! POOR JADE YEW'VE LEARNT YOUR LESSON NOT TO LET PS INVADE YOUR BLOG.

2007-07-19T12:57:00.000+08:00

Ahh.. so it was the end of the 48th National Schools’ Track and Field Championships 2oo7..

I must say that this year has been quite a fruitful one for the Team, will various divisions and events chiong-ing into the Semis and Finals.

Well done Carrots, you’ve done yourselves and others proud.

Today at the 4x400m finals, I was given a chance to run because Kexin’s away at OBS. Really sorry people, for pulling the gap further apart during my run. Guilt aside, I’m really really thankful to you all for not blaming me. and also, the opportunity to run today was more than a miracle that has happened to me. never did I dream that I would still be able to watch Peishi run right in front of me, receive the baton from Amanda, and then passing it on to Joanna. Thank you so much for the chance. Though I know Kexin would have done a much much better job than i.

After dinner Ms Or gave us a lift home. Very grateful to her. She’s one of the few teachers whom I’ve met to be so dedicated to her students and CCA. You rock teacher. I can never thank you enough.

Was the first one to alight. I went home with this empty feeling- just like the day 2G spent our last day together as a class.

Nationals is over. Poof, gone just like that. Today was the last official race that the sec4s are gonna take part together, as Carrots. The sec4s are gonna step down very soon. Man.

It’s over.

These 4 years spent in Athletics have really taught me a lot. From a girl who knows nuts about anything, to one that has learnt how to care for others, to work as a team.. it’s just like a second family. the seniors have certainly left behind their legacy.. and I hope we this batch of sec4s are also able to leave ours behind.. for our beloved juniors to look up to. Thank you juniors for your utmost support, for never failing to motivate me to go on. Thanks for being so sweet and encouraging. In you guys and girls I see the perseverance that will definitely bring you all to great heights in time to come.

Fe12, you’re the bestest girls’ team that I can ever ask for. Amanda Chrislyn Chuanmin Emily Fann ,jade Janice Joanna Karen Leena Ningxin Peishi- everyone of you has made a difference in my life in a way or another.. I don’t know when we can all run together in an official race again, but I know one thing for sure that you’ll never be replaced.

I can’t imagine life without them. And the sec4 guys. And the juniors.

Once again, thanks a lot to those that gave their support, yes I heard you all shout for us (: thanks.
Team Carrots: the best there ever was, the best there ever will be.