ORANGE- Moving on, putting the past behind and being Positive & Optimistic:)

2008-07-25T06:57:00.000-07:00

Oh my my! I am back again...all the way from June. This will be for the past events that had happened for the past few weekends (which had caused me not to be able to go for Scouts). Here it begins:

International Baccalaureate and Interact Club Service trip to Chiangmai, Thailand. Date:8th to 13th June, Sunday – Friday.

Before you continue reading the rest of the letter/reflection, I really like to say a big THANK YOU to my parents. I appreciate all that you both have done for me. Going for the Chiang Mai Service trip wasn’t just solely just for CAS hours but learning and experiencing something that was once far away from my comfort zone.

Once I saw the village and the living quarters and the toilet, I started complaining to myself why I chose to come for the trip. I started to think about the horrible plight I will be in for the next few days. I forgot I was a scout and had done and lived in conditions much worst than that. Oh well, nothing could be done and I had to embrace myself and get on with the trip. After all, it was I who signed up for the trip. Throughout the trip, every activity was filled with fun laughter and lessons to learn. Every activity is worth remembering. The truck ride up the mountain was really fun, something like the four wheel drive we had at ‘Jarung Bisu’. In this trip, nothing is more memorable than being with friends.

Day 2’s activity was making the frames for the adobe bricks. It was amazing to see how the tribesman was able to use a small piece of bamboo to measuring the wooden planks and that these people made use of /recycled whatever materials/wooden planks they had. The same man was able to do amazing stuff with the wood that just causes me to ‘aw’ and see how smart he is. We went back to basics. ACS students moved into the school building where the living conditions improved a tenfold. A cold bath was so refreshing that it really caused me to become energetic.
Following dinner was a dance practice which was for the final night’s campfire.

Day 3 was brick making. We dug a really huge hole in the earth. It was tiring but we completed it! Following the digging of the hole was the mixing of the raw materials for the adobe bricks. And in order to mix the bricks, we had to enter the hole/pit and step with our bare feet. I was reluctant to go in at first but later went in after some persuasion and seeing two other friends going in. Once inside and stepping in the materials, it became really really fun. The highlight of the day was throwing rice husk at the teacher, Madam Ong. After mixing the materials was having them placed in the frames that had been made the previous day. Carrying the mixed materials to the frames was heavy and once again tiring. Then in the night, we had to practice for the campfire dance again. On this day, life at the village was getting better and l was starting to like it.

Day 4, I wanted to teach in the morning and go for the royal project in the afternoon. But my plans failed. I had to make the adobe bricks again. I was tired and reluctant to do so. But once my engine started, I happily carried on. But because of the sores on my legs, I couldn’t go in to the pit and mix the materials again. I saw my friends doing it and pitied myself. After we had finished placing the adobe into the frames, we finally left our mark of behind by carving out our names on the bricks. Following brick making was lunch and the royal project. Halfway through the royal project, while we were about to climb up the terraces, it started raining. That made it difficult for us to climb up the slopes due to the slippery and muddy earth. And when it finally poured heavily and we all got drenched, I was once again complaining. But it was fun at the same time. Really fun! And at least we did a good deed by planting that special crop that will helping the people economically and the ecosystem. By planting the crops the way the farmers do, it enables me to experience how tiring it can be, thus not wanting to waste food anymore. This crop that we planted could one day become the food on my dining table as after all, 70% of the fruits and vegetables from the mountain gets exported to Singapore.

Following the Royal project was the campfire/ culture exchange. The villagers came dressed in their traditional clothing. The villages did their item while ACS had our dance. We had fireworks. The night ended with us having to light up paper lanterns which were sent to the heavens. Each one wrote a special wish which were tied onto the lanterns. They were interesting. ACS had 5 successful launches while others failed some.

Day 5, the last day at the village. I did some teaching. From that very short peiod of time, I could see that the children were really smart though playful. It is such a pity that they might not get the opportunity to get a good future like us, unless our wishes come true. The children were really cute and adorable. After we left the village, it was shopping time...night market

It was a blessing to go for the trip. From the trip, I really learnt a lot. I have learnt to appreciate life, treasure what I have, my family and friends and school and not take what I have for granted. To study hard and have a bright future as there is still many out there who hope for the same life. To learn lots of money so that I could help those in need/ less fortunate as there’s many people out there who are still suffering and wanting a better life. What saddens me in this trip as said by Uncle Leslie, the children that are lucky get to work in the fields while those unlucky get sold to the bars, etc. for US$500 if their parents are really in need of money. This is really really sad and unimaginable. Children that we see now, so cute and adorable get turned into slaves that serve and satisfy the needs of others.

From the trip, it was an eye opener, experiencing something that I wouldn’t have experience in Singapore and living the way the villagers did. I discovered that I really like children and that I like to help others and want to do more charitable work. And at least we all did our part in helping improve the lives of the people in any small way that we could possibly contribute. The Best Is Yet To Be.

21st June- Wedding Church reception and Dinner to attend.

28th June- International Baccalaureate Residential Camp at DownTown East

5th July-Council Camp

12thJuly-Family Fiesta + Scout Gangshow'08

19th July-ACJC Interact Club Installation

2008-06-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

Buying time! In less than 3 hrs, I will be leaving for the airport. Muahahaha! I am so excited! One week of Service/Holiday. Followed by Scouts' Camp Nara. This mean that ONE WHOLE WEEK is lost.Muahahah! Then there will be the rush to finish off whatever Revision that's needed to be done. BYE! BYE! HAVE FUN MATTHEW!!! :)

2008-06-05T01:36:00.000-07:00

Good Scouts = Good in academics.....I broke the saying. So sad! Nevermind it the past. Went for Scouts and Ventures last Saturday after my return from ''MARS''! We all(ventures) were lectured/spoken to by Mr Chay for about 2.45 hrs.We were questioned about our commitment to scouting. And I actually do feel a bit guilty that I haven't really played my part as Venture Vice-Chairman. At times I do feel that I don't want the position but after this talk and hearing what had been said, I do cherish it and one to play my part. After all much have been gained from scouting and I cannot just simply break away. I cannot break away or leave. I will feel lost. Seriously!Scouts are always so concern about one another, their grades and well-being and always understanding...thats the X-factor! And of course I can't wait to go for a SCOUT CAMP THIS JUNE, I want to go! No matter how tired I am from my service trip, I will make it a point to go down. Yay, I am back!!!:)

And for those who missed out last saturday's meeting, here's the minutes.

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Date: 31.05.2008
Call to Order: 0900 hrs
Attendance: Samuel Leong, Matthew Chen, Nathaniel Lee, Jansen Loi,, Anthony Chien,
Soh Xin Wen, Eugene Chan, Mavin, Joel Kwok, Frederick Lee, Benjamin Khoo
Daniel Yauwan, Johanan Chua, Desmond Soh, Dominic Lim

Leaders: Mr Chay

Minutes taken by: Matthew Chen and Jansen Loi

Agenda: Straightening out Ventures’ role in ACS(BR)
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Discussed:

-Commitment to the unit: Voting out those that are perpetually not turning up

-Threatening the role of Group Scout leader:
Without a venture programme, it equates to no venture meeting. When there is no venture
meeting, there is no group present, just scouts.

- Without a programme, ventures’ will assumed absent thought they are present for the meeting.

- 3 Excuses that are not longer functional:
1. Exams are close, that’s why cannot come
2. My results are poor so I am grounded
3. Have another programme

-Mr Chay's new policies :
· Carry on doing activities, to be the best.
· Restoring ACS(Br) Venture unit back to its former glory.
· Discussing problems as a unit/family.
· All ventures are to get their President Scout award
· Getting badges
· Venture home meetings
· Submitting term grades to Mr Chay: Sec4s- to Joel Kwok, Grads- to Samuel leong
· Good Scouts= Good Academically

-Scouting Experience: SPIES- Which should be achieve in venturing
· Social
· Physical
· Intellectual
· Emotional
· Spiritual

- No more poor attendance
- Commitment is for at least 3 years and more
- Say I wanna be a leader and get trained to be one.
- Tell beforehand if there’s a need to leave early.
- Not all meeting must be held in school
- For the venture home meetings, ventures are to be able to describe their fellow friends’ home.

Programme for June Holidays:
- June camp 12th to 15th June 2008:
Excuses:
Samuel Leong - 13th June, Church Concert
Soh Xin Wen - Overseas
Matthew Chen - IB and Interact Club Service Trip to Chiangmai, 8th to 14th June(0000hrs)
Daniel, Johanan, Frederick, Joel, Eugene - Chem and Phy training to the 13th of June
Cumara – Religious and Family matters

- Movie Outing/meeting on the 10th of June
- Following the Moving there will be a home meeting at Mr Chay’s place

Commitment to the unit:
Samuel Leong :
Will make it a point to come, strengthening his position as Chairman, make a change, be part of the unit.
Matthew Chen :
Will be coming be back. Wants to be like Samuel.
Anthony Chien :
Keep coming down of course
Soh Xin Wen :
Try to commit during June. Will commit after June. Future leader wannabe
Eugene Chan :
Sacrifice sleep and recreational time and come. Be regular .
Mavin :
Make my Saturdays free
Joel Kwok :
Coming down every Saturday and anytime. Very good in studies.
Frederick Lee :
Start coming down every saturday
Desmond Soh :
Will make an effort to come, but have no commitment on sat
Dominic Lim :
Similar to Desmond..Yes! I am Committed.

Call to End: 1145 hrs

2008-06-05T00:47:00.000-07:00

Back again! From now on, I think I shall just blog once a month. Starting from the 16th of May. Was selected for 4th Students' Council Delegates....oh Yay! Finally something! Following on, that night was ACS (International)'s very own ''Passion of Dreams'' Concert which was held at ACS(BR) (Memories for me!). At the concert, I was helping out at the reception/entrance, tearing away the tickets and holding the doors open. I had to do this duty for the following night as well. Though I had to do duty, I still managed to get to watch the full concert...not once but twice...FOR FREE!!!
21st May: Then there was Wii Games day. Student Council Delegates were left to plan it, though the idea wasn't from us. WE HAD ONLY 5 days to plan it, come out with a proposal and publicise it. The Student Council Delegates were split into two groups, Alpha and Zeta. This two groups had to compete against each other in terms collecting the highest amount of money. I was in Alpha and Alpha won (thanks to our leadership! :) ) The money raised was donated to the China Earthquake Victims.

22nd May: Sports/ track and field meet. In Green Green Thoburn house. 1st from Oldham then to GHK and now in Thoburn. Can't I be like harry potter and remain in the same house throughout my schooling years. Haiz! Volunteered as a helper, as a first aider. Had nothing to do, while getting my CAS hours as there was a paramedic present. Muahahaha!
Following the the Sports Meet had to go for some school's(cannot mention in case I get into trouble) Interact Club investiture. Ohh it was terrible, messy and so disorganised. I think my investiture will definitely be 100xxx better. This day marks the end of the term and the start of the holidays. Yay!

30th May: Went out to watch Chronicles of Narnia with ACS(BR).... Will correct EL and post pics another time..bye!!!:)

2008-05-11T05:37:00.000-07:00

Haha! Get the bird out of the class! Get out! Screamed the art teacher. ACT1-Upon entering the classroom, Mr birdie was already in the room, the students in there were trying to get it out of the room. The teacher was scolding a student who apparently happened to open the window for fun and in flew the bird. The sliding glass doors were opened and out went the birdie. Doors closed. The bird was fed some muffins by someone. ACT 2- Glass doors open for ventilation as we were waxing our trial batiks. The drama begins again. In flew the same bird again. Flying here and there, causing the teacher and students scream and move away just to avoid it. Pictures were taken.Muahaha! One of the boys grabbed the legs of the bird and it started chipping and then so it was released...It continued flying around the room, finally settling down for a cuppa of blue ink...Muahaha!. Then came the cleaner who came and chased it out again. Door closes. The End. Good luck Mr Birdie...please don't die from poisoning.

Saturday/yesterday, went to Johor Baru to go some ''tree planting'' and river clean up as part of the Preserve Planet Earth Conference activity. Had to wake up at 5.30am just in order to reach ACS(Independent) on time for the bus at 6.30 am''SHARP''.The jam on the way the SIngapore side customs was so bad that we ended up being stuck in the bus for a 1hr++...We ended up arriving at our destination late. By then, the tree planting was over and half of the river bank was already cleared. But there was still stuff for us to clear. After clearing up we had to wait for a while before lunch, where the food provided were deem horrible to me. Yuk! After lunch, we carried waiting before leaving the place at 2+pm. It was certainly a waste of time if not for the ACTION hours for CAS.

2008-05-02T03:30:00.000-07:00

Hahahah! Laptop finally repaired. Time to blog again after such a long time..erm 2 months. Let me start recalling....Received my posting from Singapore Poly. I was posted to the faculty of Architecture. But I didn't reply at all...I am staying put at ACS (Int'l) On the 29th of March, went for ACJC Fun O Rama XlX. Haiz! So sad! Such a pity that I couldn't be part of something so big. Whahahah! Bought all the acs merchandise that I wanted. Went for the ACS(BR) Scout's investiture later that night. Saw the parade, passing on of the baton, tenderfoot invest, the sme usual stuff...etc. Kinda fun there! 5th of April went to ACS(I) for an Interact club Preserve Planet Earth Conference. Ohh yay! I learnt how to protect our Earth and keep it clean and green. Muahaha! It lasted the whole day from 8.30 am till 5.45pm...Haiz! Abit too long for me! Otherwise, it's okay. 7th April, International Friendshipday! Helped out at the Singapore booth for practically most of the time except for assembly(parade of nations), concert, breaks..etc. Also participated in the inter-class human sculpture competition. my class won...muahahah! Yay! Three cheers for 5w! 18 April...went to watch blood wedding...ACS (Int'l)'s very own drama production. Wow! Wonderful! Brilliant!....But instead gave my ACS(BR) very own musical a miss due to my laziness.

I also went to (blahblah land) to appeal...because I called up ( so and so) to ask if I was allowed to switch as I was taking this programme. And yes, I was allowed to! But when I went to the place, I was turned down, I wasn't even allowed to see the head. There was a 600 people waiting list. And so, I thought that everything went down the drain. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I won't say why. Though I still have feelings of going there, I am starting to like and enjoy the place where I am now....that was on the 11th of April.

School work: Haiz! Busy Busy Busy! What everyone says it true. JC/IB is very busy and stressful/and the hardest academic time of one's life . I have so much to do and I am certainly looking forward to the holidays. Everyone of my friends that I've asked said that they are feeling the stress as well. Oh ya! I received a commendation for my effort grades. It's certainly an encouragement for me to work even hard, to upkeep and improve on. Muahaha! Thank you lord! Let me for get about the past and now move on as the best is certainly yet to be. Muahahah!

2008-03-21T23:46:00.000-07:00

Hmm! I wonder if I should be feeling :) or ): . HaiZ! Prefects! I will never be able to become one! Failed attempt!!! Kicked out! Eliminated! Not Chosen! ACS(BR)11th Prefectorial board, My Scouts and Ventures! I let you down. I'm sorry! So sad right! Can't even do what I really want to do/carrying on my duty! Stupid people! Could be due to some''NEW Bird'' who influence and changed things! DUNT KNOW WHO, I won't say the name here!!! Said,'' You could put your leadership skills in other areas, prefects is not the only area. HAHAHAH! I already knew that! Hatred towards the person! Nah! Why bother wasting my energy! Must forgive and forget!!! Don't want me, FINE! I don't care already! Though I might feel abit....): !!! They're just losing out on someone who will serve dedicatedly!!! Maybe it's part of a brilliant plan from the above as he neither fails us nor forsakes us. One of my friend also says that despite not getting prefects, we could still do something even more special!!! Muahahah!

ACJC Fun O Rama XlX...a carnival every ACSian in ACJC goes through! I can't be in the place I want to be in and now I can't even try to feel and experience what it's like at Fun O Rama! Ya! Me being a bit EXTRA wanted to set up a game stall there but it failed in the end! Nobody wanted to help out. So be it! I'm still going to the carnival! :( Whaaahahahaha!

Arunan's going overseas to study. Why? It is because he can't get into ACJC. Though he could have gotten into other JCs with his fairly well O level grades! Perhaps it's the AC spirit that has gotten into all of us! We just can't fathom ourselves in uniforms other than those of ACS! Muahahah! Perhaps thats why I'm at ACS (International) and not in other International Schools!

Then there is also this thing that I am into, I am starting to dislike it! But I can't get out of it! Really finding a solution! Only then will I be smiling! But on the other hand, my parents are asking me to stick to it. But still, I'm going to try the escape route if given the opportunity and then see how things work out!

2008-03-05T01:22:00.000-08:00

Haiyo! Exactly a month since I last blogged. Let me start recalling what had happened for the last month. Okay! Chinese New Year! Angbaos Angbaos Angbaos!!! Gambling Gambling! Muahahaha!$$$$$$!!! Then I went for my first shooting lesson! And I must say that it is so so so boring! I went there and wait for my turn. and when it was my turn, all I had was just one box of ''fakes'' to shoot. Once that box had finished, that's the end and I had to continue to wait until everyone else had finished theirs' and then that's the end of the day. I must also confess that I can't aim/shoot properly and so, I will never rise. Muahahaha! And so I quited shooting. But I quit shooting partly because I wanted to join Public Speaking which clashes with shooting. Oh...too bad. Public speaking because in IB, there would be a lot of presentation and so, I need to know how to speak properly. Furthermore, if I become a prefect, speech becomes even more vital as much communication would be needed.

Also joined the interact club which I actually have no idea about it. It only happens once a month, and so, it is not so time consuming. Lastly odyssey of the mind. It's so fun.! I think my brain works faster now. Muahahaha! But too bad....it's only temporary until April after the competitions.
And here in my school, there is so many trips around the world, thus causing me to be in a dilemma. There is a service trip to Butan (the happiest place on earth) costing S$4000, a holiday trip to South Africa costing s$5000, a interact club service trip to Chaing Mai costing S$635, an art elective trip to Osaka costing S$2500. There is also a complusary service trip for all year 5s to either Thailand, Cambodia or Vietnam( with class). However if I go for any for the other trips, I need not go for the class service trip already. But I've have considered until I have reached two countries and that is either the interact club Chaing Mai service trip or the South Africa Trip. Why? Chaingmai because I get built a house and that it is cheaper (subsidised) as compared to the complusary one with the class which I neither get to construct a house nor is it subsidised. South African as we will be going like on a safari holiday for 2 weeks...(one that I won't be able to go with my family in the years to come and of course it will be more expensive), an experience of a life time. Not Butan as I have considered why bother paying so much to go on a service trip and when there is nothing to see except mountains and temples temples and temples!!!. Haiz!

Last week, went for the Methodist Schools Student Leeadership Conference held at Barker Road....was there actually to cover a friend who was unable to attend. I must say it was so so so boring! I ended up skipping all the talks, which was more like preaching after attending one. Ended up changing in to my Barker Road Prefectorial board shirt and started sitting and walking around. People envied us!

Last week was the Anglo- Chinese Schools' 122nd Founders' Day. So grand! Erm! I vonlunteer myself to as an usher for both the school celebration and the ACS OBA dinner. For the school ushering, there's nothing much for me to talk about. But after what was needed to be done, I went to watch the celebration in the hall...nice+boring...the Guest of Honour, Radm Lui Tuck Yew, minister of state and education (an ACS old boy) said in his address that an ACSian has three things in them and that is: Availablity, Adaptiblity and Capablity. At the celebration, there was an announcement that Mr Tan Wah Thong has retired as Chairman of the ACS Board of Governors as well as Dr Ang Peng Thiam stepping down as president of the ACS Old Boys' Association(OBA) And for the Founders' day OBA, it was held at the Suntec City Convention centre. Stationed at the main entrance and thus say Teachers, Principals and VIPs. Mrs Veronica Lam was the first person...then was Mr Tan Wah Thong , Mrs Judy Yeow, Mrs Manley and a few more people. When we had to sell ACS merchandise, the people there, I must say are so stingy! Hmm! Bought some ACS merchandise as well which amounted to a hundred dollars to add to my already growing collection. And after my duty had ended, joined the Barker Road prefects...haha! I ate their food! Thanks people!

Yesterday I had my prefect interview...I hoped that it went well and that it was convincing enough. But I doubt so. Haiz! Trying to be hopeful! I want it real badly. When I entered the conference room, I was just expecting the P or VP to be inside but there were 5 people inside. OMG! I was shocked! I was asked if I had any experience, what kind of leader I am, how was it like being under a head prefect and senior patrol leader. How was it like being a vice-chairman(administration)/Scribe. What were the challenges faced. And on my own part, I said why I want to be and should be a prefect and how I can contribute. Muahahaha! And then I seek approval for setting up a game store at the ACJC Fun O Rama 19th. The VP said it was a good idea and that she will talk to the P about it. Muahahaha!

Security is being tighten up to catch escaped terrorist Mas Selamat due to security laspe. Haiyo! How can it happen. There is even soldiers(pairs on rotation) stationed right in front of my house at the wooded area to observe. OMG! I feel so safe! Muahahaha! :)

2008-02-05T23:07:00.000-08:00

Last friday, went out for a dinner with Russell, Arunan and David @ Din Tai Fung. All gave a treat to him...as a makeup for not turning up at his farewell party. Walk around abit and then went home. Yesterday, again went to Din Tai Fung to eat the Yusheng thingy with Russell Arunan, Cumara and Jia lin. After that, we all had to follow Arunan around Orchard Road just to help him find a present for his ACJC OG friend. Walk and Walk and Walk and only ended up buying vouchers as we can't find anything 'suitable'. Hahah lol!

Hais! Back to friday! Hopefully whatever someone had said was indeed a misunderstanding and that THE CONTROVERSY would die off quickly...Hahahah! Maybe it was just a mistake of someone that made a mountain out of a mole hill...hahaha! I guess all will be fine.... people with 10 years of ACS education, how can they hate it when I with only 4 years love it. Don't come and attack me now OKAY!

Muahaha! I just signed myself up for shooting. Muahahah! Don't even know if I can't shoot....it's just for the fun of it...Practice...training and with a good aiming skill,......who knows if I can go Nationals...Muahaha! Joking! Joking! Once again, I will run for Prefectorial Board again. And hopefully I get it as I will have to be interviewed by the Principal. Feel like joining Oddessy of the Mind...just to have one CCA for each section of my CAS programme...CAS: Creativity, Action and service.

2008-01-30T04:14:00.000-08:00

Where ever I go, whatever happens, it's God's Brilliant plan for me. My first few days at ACS (International). Erm...definitely don't have that feeling I had the moment I entered Innova JC. While of course it's ACS and at least I know some people there. Whatever Arunan said was true. People there are either from ACS(Int) Sec or foreigners and of course rich...and so they have their own clicks. but never mind. I'm am getting on fine. Will slowly intergrate into it. Muahaha! But Actually it's not so bad as I've already made a few new friends liao. The school size is pretty small I must say! The teachers there are seems friendly and helpful enough for me. But I notice that they seem abit slack...if there is nothing left to be taught for the day, we can leave the class. Did practically nothing for chinese. by the second period, half the class was gone. I have an Indian national as my econs teacher and a man from Kenya for english. It's home room system. But every form class have people of different subject combinations. And so when it's class time, everyone splits up, thus newer people can be met.
Erm...I'm taking- Higher: English, Mathematics and Economics, Standard: Art, Chinese B. Physics. And since I'm four weeks late, I'm kind off lost in what the teachers are teaching. I've already have a maths test on friday...on the four chapters they have learnt in the pass month. Logarithms...OMG! The best thing is that everything is course work and adds up to my final result after 2 years. That means I cannot fail anything but do my best. :) If I'm not wrong, another countries national anthem will be played on monday mornings besides Singapore's. this weeks' was the British. And aiyo! They treat the Reverend Dr John Barett like some king...have to stand up while he walks up and down the aisle before and after assembly, while being led by a prefect. The best thing now is to have more Barker Road friends over here. And so DO YOU SEE THIS, COME JOIN ME @ ACS (Internaional). Ohh Please! Muahaha! All the best actually! If those you can't get into ACJC, this is a good alternative! :)

2008-01-28T03:00:00.000-08:00

Haiz! So Wasted! Could have gone to ACJC if I had 16pts. Well I didn't. Apparently, Mr Ng was asking Mdm Jayanthi how much I scored and if I had 16, it wouldn't be a problem...just like her son. Hiaz! ! Wow! free excess into ACJC! Wonderful! But what to do! But I'm so touch! Really! He is really the best principal I must say. Help came rolling down! But just not at the right time. Shit! Thank you Mr Ng! I love you!You are the best!

First day in ACS(International)...okay!....blog more about it tomorrow.

2008-01-26T22:53:00.000-08:00

On Thursday the Os are released any Shit! Shit Shit! I did so terrible! One of the best years for Os and yet I.....I really feel very stupid. I feel disappointed. NEVER EVER GOING TO REVEAL MY GRADES! Muahaha! Why? What in the world happened! Not once but twice! All my major exams! Like my senior told me...It's all God's plan instore for me! I guess it's true...first to enter ACS(BR) Where I grew and acheived something and to love ACS....Now to ACS(Int)..there something waiting ahead of me! I do feel abit sad and sore that I can't go ACJC where all or most of my friends are going! Haiz! How I wish! but it can't be helped. I went on friday to apply to the school and was immediately accepted! Yay! I don't have to worry anymore! Thank you Mummy and Daddy for helping me once again! And it causes a bomb...but reletively cheaper than going overseas. And ultimately, I'm still going to be an ACSian. I told that be people there are BITCHY! Whoa! I better watchout! And that they have there own kind of clicks since they are like foreigners or follow ups from the ACS(Int) Sec. To all my friends! Since I can't get to ACJC, I wish you all the best and good luck in trying to fight your way into AC and have fun. :) Tomorrow I have to start school already! Yay! BYE INNOVA FOREVER! HELLO ACS (Int).

Over this weekend, when for the Venture Survival Camp...as a form of distress and to get things of my mind. Oh boh! Wow! Three days in the jungle of Mount Rosie! Hahah! As seniors. Erm! What did we do? Didn't do much actually...walk around, assist ppl. carry things, play fire and sit down and wait! First night, when into the jungle at around 10.30- 11.30pm after usual stuff have been done such as getting all the equipment needed, juniors had there bag checked, their excersie...blah blah blah. Stole, rather borrowed back to school two trolleys from Cold storage. And of course, it was returned back, the next day though. Scouts, We do silly stuff! but it will become memories that I will remember. Lets continue...settled into the night after finding a flat spot in the jungle(anywhere). We couldn't find our base camp in time as it was dark and the usual route was covered and blocked with vegetation.
The next day, the usual base camp was found and set up. The juniors had their water session( e.g drinking from a condom), traps session, navigation and a few more....I helped in building and example shelter for show with Gavin and Keith. At night, we had jungle bashing...my group got lost due to bearing problems and miscommunication. Ended up staying in there for like approximately 2 more hrs(can't remember). I was tired and shagged. Last day(today) had crawls again.

My lasy year's survivalcamp; copied from my older post: the first camp of the year was the Ventures’ Survival Camp @ ( I can’t say!). I was actually more excited than scared about it. The main highlight of the camp was drinking water form that… OMG! Condom. I was like laughing as well as wanting to spit out all the water. It tasted so horrible. All the chlorine for the pure tabs. Yuks! I guess it was the same for the rest of the ventures. It’s a tradition any way. I built my own shelter which I thought it was rather nice. It even had a miniature fountain beside it. And unfortunately, it poured heavily and we had to be evacuated out of the area which meant we cannot stay in our makeshift home……safety reason I think but actually it would have been fun. I ended up sleeping at the back of the Dnt block as a makeup for our solo nite. It was kinda of creepy and I scared myself by hanging my poncho out to dry on the railings and when the wind blew, it sounded as though someone was walking. I was darn scared. I quickly pulled it down and said my pray. I even covered face with wet tissue so that I wouldn’t see any thing. (When school reopened,I actually heard that the area was haunted as in the past, it was the swimming pool and that someone drown in it but thank goodness I didn’t know about it before the cmp or else I wouldn’t be able to sleep at all). The good thing was that I was dead beat and turned in early ( 9pm from what the seniors said). Due to my fatigue, I woke up late the following morning, I actually heard the whistle blown but it wasn’t so clear to startle me up that I went back to sleep. But it wasn’t me alone. We were all punished for being late. Sorry about that but I know you all wouldn’t mind right. Hahahah! I was told that most of us ate our dinner at like around 3pm in the afternoon as the sky was overcast and that the leader hinted to us that we could eat our dinner already and of course gullibly followed. We had crawls but I was already very shacked, I couldn’t even crawl properly but of course, crawling in the mud was definitely fun. Tore down our shelter and went back to school for an eating frenzy. We were supposed to eat up all our leftover ration. I couldn’t eat anymore, felt sick and puked. I was happy that it had finally ended and that I could go home and Zzzz! We stank and the worst thing which I hated about the camp was no water, no water to drink at all. We had learnt how to appreciate how precious water is. Hahah! Looking back, the survival camp was indeed enjoyable.

But As seniors, we by going back, it recaps lost infomation. Or even newer onces unheard before. And of course we have no rationing...all the food and water we need and no more solo night. But for certain activities like the crawls we still do. Fire fire...most played with it but I didn't

The Chalet

Me in the shelter I helped buit.

Group Pic

Keith and I

Naughtyboys!

The Crazy Fire

Our Lunch!

Nathaniel @ home

Jansen no longer smiling

Cumara Posing

Ben Khoo Cooking

Terry guarding his biscuits

Matty Crawling

2008-01-23T01:41:00.000-08:00

Had to do a poem on either friendship or love for a literature assignment and so I wrote this poem...dedicated to all my friends. The tittle is Friendship. Nice???

FRIENDSHIP
Friends Friends Friends Friends
Nothing beats the smile of friends
Fun Laughter peace and Joy
The Unpleasant cast aside
Friendship comes friendship goes
And so who really stays?
A close friend will help you out of a dark situation
But your best friend will always be with you even in the darkest of days.
They will always be there for me,
Listening to my pleas
Friends Friends Friends Friends
Always a helping hand
Encouragement comes
So’s the comfort
Making Fighting out
And so who’s the leader?
We’re all equal
And want to share.
Fun Laughter peace and Joy
Avid memories flies in and out
How I wish we were again out
Without you, I want to cry
So lonely and despair
And how I wish to hear your voice
The moment I see you I feel so proud
Of having such friends.
Where would I be in a world without friends?
Friendship,
It is the best of all
It’s treasure!
-Matthew Chen

The poem is about a boy in a place he doesn’t want to be in. A place far from his friends. He feels lonely and miserable. And memories about the fun times he had keeps flashing through his mind. This causes him to feel the importance of friendship and how he wishes he could return back to the past. Upon seeing and hearing his friends, he’s back to the person he was meant to be. It’s me!

2008-01-16T22:11:00.000-08:00

O boy! Had PE on tuesday! And you know what! I am totally unfit. A of course, it's totally crazy! Lets start counting! 225 Jumping Jacks! 75 push ups! 75 Sit ups! 60-70 of some strentching excercise and 60+ Squats! Rain drops fell onto my head and gotta fever! How poor my immunity system is! Joking! Joking!

And so when will the Os really be released! Some say it's the 25th. Others say the first! OMG! I had a nightmare that i got 29pts! It haunts me every now and then! :O Ahhhh! CCA NOW IS A WASTE OF TIME! WAIT TILL JAE BAH! And so what CCA do I plan to Join eventually! If it's ACJC I'm ever going to, Student's Council will be number one where I can continue my skills! What about choir! Alex had been asking me to join as he is already in the ACJC gold with honours choir....heard that the choir is very professional, the daily National Anthem and weekly school song is sung by the choir. also known as the Acapellla! Lalalalah! But my voice! OMG! Muahaha! Drama! Shariff's there, Arunan might continue with drama again! But my Drama Elective Programme failed and so...maybe it might not be suitable for me but it looks very fun though! Air Rifle! Don't even though if I will be able to even shoot! But I need some sport. First Aid Unit- Already have some basic first aid skills aquired during scouts.Art club! Hmm Don't know! Geography society! Will it be Boring ? I will need to choose a CCA which will enable me to rise! Okay talk about it again after the O results.

Academics: H1 Maths is OMG! A repetition of Additional maths again! OMG! Logarithiums! The Chapter I hate can't hate! How did I even sit for the Os! I like Geography! Geography is fun! And interesting and knowledgable! Economics is some new and interesting. Costant reviewing is needed by otherwise I like it as well! Literature, fun and actually am starting to like it. But I don't seem to be able to infere and extract the meaning of poems. And so I really wouldn't consider taking it again for A levels. Chinese. OMG! I forgot every thing! I feel like hiding my face. Ahhhh! People are getting good scores and...haiz! BIG DEAL MEH! Nevermind! WE ARE Barker boys, ACsian! C6 is a norm. But seriously I don't like chinese anymore, I hate it! Oh how I need to move to another enviroment where I can find similiarities.

2008-01-12T08:01:00.000-08:00

The harvest is approaching! Will the Angels be rejoicing in heaven? - Barker Boys will know what I mean. :) Will it be bountyful or rotten? It will be anytime between the 15th to the 25th. Most probably the 18th or 25th as they are on fridays! Heard from Mdm Jay!

Today when I went back for ventures, we were all scolded! Because we were not committed enough! I guess it was right! We deserved it! :) Every word was true, and at least it brought us to our senses..at least for me! Leaders are sacrificing their time to come back on saturdays to help us! And so forget about my previous post about not wanting to go back! I want to now! I will now! Simply because '' to whom much is given much is expected'' I've gain much from scouts and it's time to do something in return. The leader can do it, so can I! Wow! I didn't run for elections and still got voted as Vice Chairman....surely there must be something that the leaders saw in me to have me chosen . I now even plan to have it signed up as an external CCA if I get to a JC. Scouting/ venturing is still very fun. Without it, I would be missing out in lots off stuff. The survival camp is next and DUH!, It's fun! But hopefully the harvest would be bountyful enough for me to go! Hope that it doesn't dampens my mood! It will be a wasted to go seriously! To see the others in...blah blah blah! Muahahaha! :) If I get into a JC, I want to go for the NYAA Gold award! It will run side by side with scouting and the stuff I do in JC. Oops! A bit ambitious though for a person who is half away in his NYAA bronze award for let say 2 1/2 years! :p

And so let me: Look Wide and Be Prepared as The Best Is Yet To Be...To God be the Glory! :)

2008-01-12T07:51:00.000-08:00

So bored and so I decided to start drawing! :)

2008-01-11T00:06:00.000-08:00

Wooah! The week has just passed by really quickly. Once week down! Approximately 2-3 weeks left before the O level results are released. The count down starts! While! feel like getting back the results ASAP and get over it. But I'm scared of doing badly! I'm trying not to think about it but it just keeps coming back and haunt me that I might do badly! I keep on recalling about the papers, what if I get the answers wrong! I neither know how to do that question nor am able to complete. OMG! I'm getting paranoid! Helpppp!!! May I have a peace of mind and stop thinking about it!

I know that I have already done my best. The best that I could have ever done! My 100%! And now, nothing can be done already, nothing can be changed! And so I shall have faith on the lord and hope onto him. That he has raised me up to stand on mountains, raised me up to walk on stormy seas and raised me up to more than I can be. And that those who hope on the lord will renew their strenght, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will walk and not grow weary, run and not be faint- Isiah 40:31.

Okay now on my first week of school! Like I had said, it has passed by very fast. On monday morning during assembly, in my head, I was like ''WTH! WTH!''. Why? We were told to sing the school anthem which I kept my lips sealed. It's NOT MY SCHOOL YET! UNTIL THEN after JAE and if I have no choice but to stay there! And while it was being played, the principal was like refering to some paper in her hand while sing! Shouldn't she be like the lead one for all? Then Lectures Lectures and Lectures! They started real lectures already! I'm already using a temporary timetable, next week then start the real one with tutorials. I've heard like some other JCs like ACJC haven't even gave the students to choose their subject combi until later this week. I have no comments on the lectures, just that the lecturers are extremely like intolerant of lateness. I'm just taking these few weeks as a headstart for certain subjects like economics and geograph, so that I won't be lost if I continue a JC education after JAE and nothing more than that. H1 maths is like secondary amaths. Just finished logs and expo! Next week on quadratic eqn! Geography is like basics...not even a chapter to be tested! Econs! So far alright! Need ready up to help! Literature! A waste of my time! I don't even want to take it. I never know if I might find it interesting and aspiring enough for me to continue. Now @ Smiles, personification!

Still meet up with my OG ppl! My new class seems acceptable...might be too early to see how! Seems friendly enough, no notorious people. Only 16 ppl. The first PE with them was fun! And during econs lecture, as we were sitted right at the back, we started eating sweets and biscuits. Then we one teacher saw us! But the good think was that he never open his mouth. Feel much there better already! But how wasted I'm not in ACJC! :(

Okay,back to monday again! When I went back to school for the venture meeting, I felt really happy to be back there. Tomorrow I shall be going back again to resume my full position of Vice- Chairman (Administration). :)

Now I really see the importance of friends. Without friends, life's lonely, boring, gloomy and miserable. Not say I don't have any new friends which some might become good friends if the time is long enough. But of course for now, the old ones with strong friendship ties are definitely better and some thing needed. Thats why I really one to go ACJC where most will be there. And to the three (Alex, Arunan and Yee Ann) of your, thanks for your messages. I really appreciate them. They really help to bring a small onto my face. Do send more pls! Others, your all can send a message to me too! :) :) :)

And just now only, a man from the Singapore Press Holding came to ringing at my house. He wanted me to take a survey since I already finished my O levels. Questions asked was where do I planned to head? Poly or JC? Duh! JC! Oh! what makes you choose the place? select the given options . And my answer is:1st: reputation of the school: ACJC! So prestigous! Household name!, 2nd: my friends are going there! Duh! 3rd: Parents/ family advice! Duh! My mum! ACS BR teacher My Sis! Acsian! My cousins! ACSians! :)

2008-01-06T05:37:00.000-08:00

Sucky! Sucky! Sucky! Skip Christmas last year due to food poisoning from China. Daring enough to eat from those roadside BBQ stalls though which caused it. Can't even go to Church, annual party and Ventures' Night. Sian! Bored!Sick for about 6 days! Vomitting, Die-rreah, slight fever. It was terrible! Had to keep on going to the loo! Lied on the couch whole day long as I had no energy to do anything!:(

I missed Ventures' Night as I wasn't well still. And now I'm the Ventures' Vice-Chairman of Administration! WTH! I'am Shocked! I don't even want it actually! I told the last year's Exco that I also don't want anything, any position! Didn't even stand for elections! I can't see myself committed enough to come back every meeting! Forced to rather! Worst still on a saturday morning! Giving up my very precious sleep! Yes! I don't deny the fact that I would rather sleep that go back there! I would mind if it had been of fridays where I could just return back after school! I just want to go back as and when I want to! Not being force to or a need of commitment! I was about to resign the very next day I heard about it. Just nice Samuel called! And I will see how until then! Would I be really busy in JC? Haiz! Ventures' Survival camp is coming up! Erks!

Happy New Year! 2008! The release of the O level results! Which is in a few weeks time. The begining of a new chapter in life! Had the normal new years' eve dinner at my place! Really hope that it will be a good year ahead, just like 2007!

Okay! Asperazca! Thats the name/theme of my Innova Junior college Orientation. Kasran was my clan and Assyria was my empire. There, I feel alone! Just like when I was in secondary one! Maybe even worst! At least I had my mummy there! I really miss Barker Road! My friends, the teachers, the funny things people do! The disturbing the teachers, my afterschool bitching with friends, waiting outside the scout admin room chit chatting, going for prefect duties, the CCAs, the classes. Even chapel and the morning devotions. Without them, I really feel as though something is missing! Every thing is so quiet there! How I which I could go to ACJC. Where every thing would be much similiar! I really feel so miserable even though I shouldn't be! I know I should be glad that I have at least have a school to go to. But seriously I just can't intergrate in and find it very difficult to accept it. I just happened to listen to ''Josh Groban- You raise me up'' and I really feel like crying! Emo! I know boys shouldn't cry! It made me recall all my memories. I really didn't feel like going to school after the first day! My first time in a very long time. I never felt that before in Barker! I really enjoyed myself there! Good thing there was still encouragement from friends like Arunan and Alex every morning! I teary now! 9:

Summary: The was for Empire, the Aztecs, the Persians, the Assyrians and the Incas. They were at a war call Asperazca: The Quest for the Lost Relics! Each Empire had their own Sacred Relics which was stolen by the minions! They Empire leaders accused each other for the lost of the Relics thus a war erupted. Day one: There was the Station games where coins could be earnt. Games like street soccer, Captains' Banana(ball)..etc team games. Also had to built a tower which had to be a metre long, using A4 boxes and newspaper...not those scouts kind using poles or spars. Second day, learnt the school anthem which I refused to learnt, sounds like some national day song! Duh! It was composed by Dick Lee! Nothing is as Grand as ACS! Had war games: like using water bombs to destroy the other empires' towers, had to defend and attack of course, Mass dance which was one of Rock and Roll. Third day: Amazing race which was in Sembawang...had to take the the mrt there...on the way there, found out that there is a shopping centre( Causeway point) right behind the JC. In the night there was the Jam & Hop night where were performed our empire dance and later that, they turned the hall into a disco, with Disco lighting. Really typical...blah blah blah I felt! Those people really when crazy! They started to play like Gwen Stepfenie: Hollerback girl, Buttons...etc. OMG!WTH! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! My OG was fun though!

The Principal looks like some frog! Oops! I'm so sorry! A slip of my tougued. The DM is like even worst then Mr Tang! I feel like punching him! We are not even allowed to wear our Badge! Thats one thing I really don't like! That DM said that all other school badges are disallowed unless it was sewed on. Especially ACS Boys who caused a lot of problems! But seriouslyI rather wear my ACS badge! It's not my complete uniform! How can! Weren't we told at Barker that it is a MUST to wear the badge! I'm being forced to take H2 Literature! Why? Because I failed amaths and so I can't take the subject combination that I want: H2 Geog, Econs, Maths, H1 physics. But the freaking problem was that they fixed the combinations already and I was only given two choices: H2 Econs, geog, Lit or H2 Econs, History, Lit. Plus whatever H1. Of course I chose the former. My appeal didn't work too! I went to see the SH of maths and you know what I was told! They wanted to see all my work/grade/ report book from Sec3 to 4. And I said just let me take, I would practice. And the reply was (using a house as an example) once you have a weak foundation to matter how much you built on, it will still collaspe. You better just stick to H1 maths...if you're failing sec3 and 4 amaths, you will never get through JC. That really hurt me! I felt so discouraged. Where in the world would a teacher tell that to a student! And of course I didn't bother about it anymore! Oh BITCH! SLUT! TOXIC! Sorry! thats my vocab! So much so for their programme: Pursuit of Passion programme(POP)! Innovian, their motto: Ad Astra(To the Stars). BULLSHIT! RUBBISH! ACS ACSian RULES! TO GOD BE THE GLORY-THE BEST IS YET TO BE! ONCE AN ACSIAN, ALWAYS AN ACSIAN. THATS A FACT! :) ''CMON MATTY! TAHAN FOR A FEW MORE WEEKs THEN SEE HOW! HAVE FAITH IN THE LORD''

2007-12-23T09:09:00.001-08:00

Hello! I'm back from China! Hiaz! I received no call from ACJC about my appeal (as what my sister said)! Wahhahahah! I wanna cry, feel so disappointed!:( Now no choice but to go Innova JC for the first few weeks liao! Haiz! All alone again, starting from scratch all over again! Entering Barker alone and now Innova alone again. Wahhahahah...! Congrats to all those whose appeals worked. :) But of course how I envy you all! Duh! I have nothing to contribute to the school! But no matter what, deep down in my heart, ONCE AN ACSian, ALWAYS AN ACSian!

Ok! So sad that my trip to China has ended so quickly. I wouldn't mind spending a few more days there seeing the scenery, but not the Free and easy days! The scenery was very nice, the food was edible, some nice but practically everyday was the same, at least 3 veggie dishes, fish, fish that were boney, boney boney. The Free and Easy days were boring. . The temperature was 2*C and it was cold cold cold, smoke was like coming out of my mouth. And at around 5.30pm in the afternoon, it's already dark. Geography: Winter time, Long day, Short night!

Reached China at around 6am+ in the morning, took the Shanghai magnetic train. Then went to Chenghuangmiao street to look at the old streets and shopping. After that transferred to SuZhou, went to the central park there, then went to some Garden meant for the rich people, and at night, took a cruise around an ancient water town and since it was in the night, the lights were one and the scene was beautiful. The next day, went to a silk factory and then cruised in some lake.......Yawns tired. Continue tomorrow.

2007-12-13T09:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning, when back to school to photo copying some stuff from the report book....forgot that I had actually printed the prelim results already! Saw Mr Ng and was surprised that he is still in school. And still settling some stuff with primary 6 students parents. Asked me what was I doing in school and gave me a pat on my shoulder....And today, when I switched on the computer and logged into he PAE website, I saw: Chen Guanqi Matthew, posted to Innova Junior College arts! In my mind was oh never mind, it's my second choice. ACJC was my first choice. Muahahaha! My toes are laughing....then went to ACJC to do my so called ''self'' appeal. No letters no recommendations from teachers and principal. Just all by myself. I shan't say more Then there, I CAN'T SEE THE PRINCIPAL. I was prepared to see Mrs Chan, spent the past few days planning what to say. There was only that stupid Online application form. Haiz! Such a waste of time! If if had known it earlier, I wouldn't have even wake up so early to go (knew that I wouldn't get to ACJC alr) to ACJC and ''see'' people. But still at least I've tried to do something for myself and have nothing to lose, all to gain and so once again, I leave it to the Lord. I will get my reply on the 21st.
As for you all: Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me Luck! Wish me Luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck! Wish me luck Wish me luck! Wish me luck!

2007-12-10T23:42:00.000-08:00

Haiz! I'm getting bored! Can't wait till the 14th. By the time I wake up, half the day is already gone. Spent the next few hours watching TV and eating and by then, the day has ended. Bored!Bored! Bored! Sunday evening, followed mum and Jie Jie to Orchard Road to see branded bags. Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Louis Vitton and a few others. Just to see the designs and workmanship. Guess they were looking out for nice ones so that their money could be spent on them again. Walk here, walk there, see here, see there, until my legs wanna break. But never mind, I don't mind shopping. And in the end, yet another bag was bought. Really wonder when will they have enough bags on their shelves. The number keeps growing. Every shopping trip means new stuff. But seriously, these handbags are nice, they give one a sense status...you don't expect her working in a bank to carry some cheap pasar malam polyester imitation bag right. Wooh! workmanship in these bags are extremely fine. Chanel is the most expensive and so it can't be afforded at the moment. muahahaha!
Learnt a tip or two. To tell whether the bag has genuine leather, smell it, you can't run away from the smell of leather. Bags that are more triangular are known as Amazons while squarish are known as bostons. Hahaha! I also want to laugh! We waiting along Orchard, there was this man sitting directly beside my mum and he was carrying a male type of Gucci bag. It's so obvious it was fake. 3 things: The ''leather'' looks rough and lighter. The colour of the bag was lighter and the rims around the sides and edges were dark, very dark.

2007-12-10T04:43:00.000-08:00

Fours years have passed, which means many teachers have taught me through out the years. So how do I find them? They are always very friendly, always ready to help, the encouragers, concerned about my well being, always asking how am I progressing(NEC, John Chao) or making sure I go for make up lessons( Veronica Lam) Haiya! Always telling my mum when are her remedials so that I can't escape.Maybe I might know them better because of the presence if my mum (alot of them know us). People that had be a great help to me:
Mr Ng Eng Chin(seriously my Life Saviour),Mrs Siow Yim Kheng, Mrs Audrey Ee, Mr Damien Fong, Miss Ng Hwee Fern(Sec1), Mr David Wong, Mr John Chao, Miss Juliana Jaffar(Sec2), Mr Chia Choon Khai, Mr Ernest Chia, Mr Eric Loh, Mrs Veronica Lam, Mr Samuel Eio, Mrs Lynette Loh. A very Big Thank You!
Mr Ng: I'm in debt to him!
Mrs Judy Yeow: Friendly, helpful, willing to help
Secondary one:
Ms Ng Hwee Fern: Helpful but not fierce
Ms Carolyn Leow: The Best Geog Teacher! Encouraging!
Miss Pamela Cheng: Lazy!
Mrs Siow: Friendly, Caring, Encouraging
Mrs Ho Chee Sin: Boring! Yawn!
Secondary two:
Ms Juliana Jaffar: Crazy! Screaming every lesson but helpful
Mrs Catherine Wong: dedicated,Nice and friendly
Mr Alexis Ho: Funny! Disgusting & Dirty!
Mrs Shirley Ho: Aiyo! So soft, can't hear. Boring!
Mrs Lam: Fierce
Mr Ma Jun: China man
Secondary three:
Mrs Wong Eng Yong: ???
Mr Tang Chee Kuan! Abuser! Boring! Big mouth!
Mr Ernest Chia: Haiz! Always Disturb me!
Mrs Lynette Loh: Helpful but can be impatient
Ms Angeline Tan: The worst maths teacher ever!!!
Mr John Chao: Very distracted and forgetful...repeats his lessons.Mean, big mouth!
Mr LCK: Sarcastic! But Concern! Ya always asking me do drop pure science!
Secondary four:
Mr Chia: Muahahah!
Mr Glenn Wong: Another sarcastic one! ''My Toes are laughing!''
Mrs Veronica Lam: PMS! But Concerned!
Mrs Audrey Ee: Easy going, Helpful
of course there are more teachers

2007-12-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

Hahaha! Just finished packing my room. It's Nice and Neat as meant to be! Yay! Here are the pics. Please leave your comments so that I can enhance the look of my room. Had all my junk which includes old books and notes thrown out. Sold the paper stuff for S$11(Only paper, excluding books) to the Karang Guni.

From this to(the mass operation in progress).....

the loo!

2007-12-07T22:58:00.000-08:00

5 more days to the release of the PAE results, 6 to going Shanghai, 17 days to Christmas, 21 to ventures night, 23 to the new year. Time really flies by quickly, a month ago the Os ended and everyone gets exicited, relief that something major was over. Now's already early December and it's not before long that the Os will be release. Oh boy! I dread this day. But who cares, I already done my best and nothing more can be done and so, I leave it to the lord. But still, I have thoughts and little flashbacks about the Os which I just can't stop recalling. It haunts me every time when I try to sleep, but for the rest of the day, it's fine. How I wish I can just have a peace of mind. Tried reading through the book '' the basics..economics'' ( Economics is a H2 I have to take, or else I have nothing left.....not any science pls) and I must say that I don't quite understand it. I need a physical explanation as usually for it to sink into my head...Please don't say that I'm kiasu,kiasi as I'm just preparing myself for classes next year if I ever go JC so that I would not be blurr and lost when it's being taught by the teacher. Furthermore, it's a new subject and with no experience along with my terrible maths situation, I going to fail unlike smart pants people who may just play around and get good grades. Bitch!

Okay! I really wonder what JC I would be sent to? Most proberbly Innova JC. I applied ACJC as my first choice and Innova as my second. And so with my extremely high JC entry L1R5 of 20 pts, Innova would be the more ideal place I would be sent to. Oh well what should be the next move I should take to wriggle my way into the desired JC of mine! Haiz!

2007-12-05T23:36:00.000-08:00

Baked my very first batch of the so called christmas cookies. Butter Orange Fingers would be the name I decided to call it. The problem was that the dough I made as followed from the recipe was not those firm kind where cookie cutters could be used. They were instead very soft, exactly as stated in the book and a pipe bag was needed. However, it's difficult to use the bag and so the shapes of the cookies came out ''disfigured''. A bit too sweet still even though I had already reduced the amount of sugar by 20 grams.

2007-12-03T08:15:00.001-08:00

Went for David and Shannen's Birthday BBQ party today. OMG! can't believe I took the wrong train again(my third time). Supposely from Yio Chu Kang change @ City Hall to Bourna Vista, but when I changed to the other side, the train was heading towards Changi Airport. It was only like around Paya labar mrt when I say the route map on the wall where I then relised I was heading in the wrong direction. Changed back @ Eunos and after that, every thing when fine. I hate MRTs!!! Taxi yes! Met Yee Ann at Sunset way and then we went together to the party. Practically 3/4 of the class were present except a few. Played Monopoly, watched people play majong. Pasta, Sausages, Lamb shanks, Chicken wings, pork ribs,corn, salad was on the menu. :) Supposely to stay over but decided not to in the end. Got dropped off at holland village and waited for my Sis to come and be Gabriel and I up.

2007-12-02T08:50:00.000-08:00

I coloured my hair light brown! Went for my Cousin's wedding on the 29th of November, Thursday. Woke up at around nine am to get ready to go for the tea ceremony. After that had lunch and left for home at around 1pm. The chinese ten course dinner and registration which started at 6.30pm of the marriage was at Swissotel the Stamford. Left around 5.45pm. Before that, had to drop my sis off to work/meeting. short jam along the way. The worst thing was that there was no parking lots at all. We waited a good 25 minutes but there was still no lots available so we had no choice but to just park at the side. In the end, we missed the registration.

2007-11-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

Went to watch Arabian Nights by ACJC Acsian Theatre. It was really nice. Too bad no pictures were taken. Surprising Tan Wah Thong was there!!! What's the synopsis?
The story of the thousand and one nights is famous and everyone at one time or another has heard one of the narratives or has read a fragment of the tales. They are part of the cultural memory of the middle east and across desert plains and in the cities the tales have enthralled children and adults alike. There are part of the stuff of dreams and of endless fascinating narratives of kings and lovers, of rich and the poor, of scoundrels and hereos.
A beautiful princess confronted with the bitterness of a king uses the magic of her wit and the grace of her beauty to tell stories that smoothe the pain of the king and to bide away he time. Scheherazade tells a different story each night and with each passing night the king Shahryar is made to see the folly of his ways and to recognise the pit darkness that despair and regret can create. As each story unfolds, Shahryar starts to realise the value of hope and the horror that is bitterness. Arabian Nights affirms all human beliefs in mercy, grace and kindness. It celebrates the magic of love and forgiveness. Retyped out.

2007-11-21T09:17:00.000-08:00

Okay! Last Friday when for the Ventures nite meeting and once again, I'm back doing administration again.Invitations Now. Okay never mind. I don't mind doing it, in fact I like it.
After that when for Mr Ng's farewell Dinner in the school Auditorium. Watch the Parade first. Nice! It's my last time watching school parades too. The table I was sitting at was the class of 2007 one and 80% of the people there was from 4a1 besides Russell and I. Listened to all the testimonials, watched the presentations. Its kinda of sad to see Mr Ng leave the school. The man who took me in and gave me a second chance, allowing me to be who I am today. :) Thank you Mr Ng! There was all the all boys from class of 1997 , the first batch till now, 2007. Some old teachers that had already left came back such as Khoo Wee Wee, Alexis Ho, Wong Swimming, Ernest Chia just to name a familiar few. There was even Mr Noel Ong who came from Hong Kong and Mr Melvin Sim from Jakarta. The worst thing was that there was no Kathryn Koh, Bishop or even a single board member. How much......can they be!( I can't say any thing here). I guess they must be ''busy'' lol. All the best to you Mr Ng. Walk by faith and not by sight, do not kick the ball into the wrong goal post, to whom much is given, much is expected.

Okay! Here I get my phone call from ACJC DEP saying that I was unsucessful in my Drama auditions. Haiz! Nevermd! At least there would be no more commitments anymore. I was just using it as a trump card to get myself into ACJC. Here it goes: Enter AC first, take up an extra subject and then drop DEP later. How cunning and sly! But it failed. Now I would have to use my 6 remaining approach to get in....I'm keeping mum to prevent any hindrance to my road to ACJC. Muahahaha! Those who got it like Arunan still have to appeal with the ACJC DEP teachers' to get into ACJC. Thus it isn't so bad afterall as now I don't have to worry about feeling bad if I drop the subject.

2007-11-16T08:21:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I went for my drama elective programme audition at acjc. I really wonder how I would fare. There were 16 auditioners including me. My day has the most number of people compared to the other three days. The other auditioners were basically very friendly, except one boy for Zhonghua Sec, so extra.....can stand it. But the was the second to go for the audition so I didn't really get to see/hear more about him. The rest for the people sitting with Arunan and I were very friendly, the two girls for SCGS, the two Tanjong Katong Girls School, one from MGS, one boy from Dumman Sec and one gir.l The were another 5 others which we didn't really mixed for example, RGS and River Valley as they were sitting at the other end of the table. Girls really out numbered boys. The Dumman boy seems to me to be unable to pronounce words properly thus causing me to be a more relief as there is one less competitor for me. He pronounced Arunan's name as Arudan.! He might have problems saying the word pictureque and grotesque. Ohya! The people there do not see to be so bitchy unlike Arunan and I as for example Arunan started calling me Don't be Toxic! The others were like looking at us in that shocking manner. I really wouldn't mind being classmates with them. I had to wait for like 3hrs+ before my turn. The for my interview, which was held in the dance studio, I was questioned by Ms Michelle Wong why was there a switch from scouts to drama and so of courses I answered back(not going to reveal) without hemming and hawing as I had actually prepared my answer. Ooops! The she asked for my prelim grades and then a possible A lvl subject conbination. I recited my comtempory script with a be of action with out looking at the script even though I was allowed to refer. As for the classical piece, I tried remembering at first....forget abit, ask to restart, A bit of memory work then with script reference. Haiz! I only read a small portion of the script and was stopped. The Michelle Wong said that it was enough for her to judge me already. This scares me further along with the judge smiles. Errrrh! She also said that a phone call would be given after she has finished all the people. Now I still have even received a phone call and I'm starting to get impatient and abit worried/anxious.'' Good thing Mrs Creffield wasn't inside. Hain ah! Ahhh...Don;t keep me waiting. Just tell me a yes or a no." Okay! I've done the best that I could possibly have done and so, I leave the rest up to God. The Best is Yet to Be.......After the auditions, when for lunch at cafe cartel and city hall(not so sure) then shopping at Tangs.

2007-11-13T23:35:00.000-08:00

Oh Gosh! Tomorrow is my ACJC Drama Elective Programme(DEP) Audition. I really hope I get it. Supposely to remember the two scripts given then recite and reproduce it on the day itself but then on the morning of 14th of November 2007, I received a call from ACJC DEP reminding me about my audition as well as saying that there is no need to remember anything at all. WTH! After I had stuffed up my brain. Okay what you are going to see below would be my two scripts:

Contemporary Piece
One–Act Play
Ray: Late teens – 20s; Rural America; Present.

As a rural family struggles to cope with the desertion of their father, ray, the oldest son, discovers a place of calm form which he can objectively contemplate their domestic situation.

Ray:
I’ve been there before. Why there’s a little house down there with a hole in the front porch, and it’s my home. I grew up there. There’s a nail on the floor board that catches my sock everytime I walk across it. My mother, occasionally, when she’s mad, takes a hammer and beats the nail back down again. But it pops up every winter or so. I know it all down there. On the left, not too far from my house, is a farm. They got watercress growin’ down there in the stream now. When I was little their barn got struck by lightnin’, a cow was bringin’ her calf into the world, and just as the lightnin’ struck the mother, the youngun was outta the sack and clear of danger. It’s good down there. At 2:10 in the mornin’ a train comes by. My Mama says the only time she woke up at 2:10 in the mornin’ was when the train didn’t come. Delayed a while back durin’ a storm. It’s home down there. When my Daddy left he gave my mother a 10 pound bag of flour as a going away gift. But he’s still in the house. I smelled him in her closet, and Lexy sees him in Mama’s eyes. My grandma’s dead. When she came to visit, she’d bring her own towel to place on our furniture to sit on, she thought the chairs were infested. Now, still, when I sit down in the easy chair I get itchy. Then I remember why. It’s good down there. It’s home.
by Yannick Murphy

Classical Piece (Men)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmund Rostand
Translated & adapted by Anthony Burgess
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a Cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being an incredible duelist, he is a remarkable poet and is also shown to be a musician. However, he has an extremely large nose, which is a target for his own self-doubt. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his cousin, the beautiful Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness forbids him to "dream of being loved by even an ugly woman" by his nose.

ACT I. In the theatre
We are in Paris 1640, in the era of Dumas’s Three Musketeers. The theatre is not a theatre as we know theatres. It is rather like a large indoor tennis court roughly converted into a place where plays may be performed before small audiences, or chamber concerts given for even fewer. There is a small platform which serves as a stage, and a number of benches accommodate the less patrician spectators. The gentry and aristocracy will be seated in a low gallery with chairs, while a higher one, chairless, from which the view is not good, is intended for their servants. It is evening.

CYRANO.
My nose, sir, is enormous. Ignorant clod,
Cretinous moron, a man ought to be proud,
Yes, proud, of having so proud an appendix
Of flesh and bone to crown his countenance,
Provided a great nose may be an index
Of a great soul – affable, kind, endowed
With wit and liberality and courage
And courtesy – like mine, you rat-brained dunce,
And not like yours, a cup of rancid porridge.
As for your wretched mug – all that it shows
Is lack of fire, spunk, spark, of genius, pride,
Lack of the lyrical and picturesque,
Of moral probity – in brief, of nose.
To fist such nothingness would be grotesque,
So take a boot instead on your backside.
Nothing more?
Just a fatuous smirk? Oh, come, there are fifty-score
Varieties of comment you could find
If you possessed a modicum of mind.
You have to leave my worsting to your betters,
Or better, who can best you, meaning me.
But be quite sure, you lesser feathered tit,
Even if you possessed the words and wit,
I’d never let you get away with it.

Gosh! It's actually such a relieve that I don't have to remember the scripts and worry about forgetting the lines. :)

Graduation Night

2007-11-13T07:59:00.000-08:00

YMCA! YMCA! Woh! It was one fun night! I love it! To those who didn't go: Haiz! What a waste! :P Food was good(Prawns, beef Redang, pasta...etc) ! Friendship and Camaderie(wateva spelling error it so be it k!). It was at Raffles Town Club. WTH! Not so hotel but nobody cares actually. Hmm! I'm sure everyone had a great time there till some people or lets say practically everyone went crazy. From some sort of dance thingy till best dress male modelling where some 5E1 guy place a tie around Mr Ng's neck. Human Chains formed all a sudden where we all started running around the hall. After which we had the YMCA thingy and of course, the night ended with the School Anthem. Throughout the night, I must say it was hilarous. Wahahahaha!:) Oh ya! Photos being taken every where, everytime......pictures.......trying to upload but blogger has their problems. LOL! :)

4a4-My favourite class

Mr Ng- The Best Principal

2007-11-11T07:06:00.001-08:00

On Thursday, went to Arunan's house for a depavalli lunch with Russell. The two of us were the only ACS BR people there besides all the other guest. WTH! After Lunch, we ended up b****ing and playing cluedo in the room. At around 5.45pm the three of us left the house to head over to Cumara's house for dinner. Now there were more people that I know present there like Jeremy, Yi Loong, Zhao Guo and 1o+ other BR students. On the way to the cumara house, we saw two familiar figures walking but it was only when the taxi had passed them and when we turned around did we relised it was Jeremy and Yi Loong. But it was too late to stop and pick them up.Practically ate the same stuff at both house which of course being Indian= Spicy food which I can't really take but nice though. Had alot of fun that day.

It's Overrrrr! Joy to me!

2007-11-07T07:14:00.000-08:00

Hooray! My O Levels are over and I am so relieved, so happy! Thanks to taking combine science, I have finished a few days earlier. Time really passes by very quickly.It now marks my end of 4 years of secondary school education. A start of a new chapter of life. How did I find the Os? I am not going to comment on them at all. It's like some sort of jixn when ever I say it's good........and my results will come out like ****. Overall, its okay.....better for my two maths definitely. But now I hope the markers won't be so strict or moderate down the marks...that will be terrible. O levels....I hope it will never repeat itself like the my PSLE ever ever again. But I've done the best that I could ever do already and so now I am leaving it all to God and I know he will judge everyone accordingly. Praise the Lord! Now what in the world am I gonna do for the next 2++months? First, I gonna have my whole room cleared out...throwing away old textbooks and notes that have been deem useless and irrelevant to me from today onwards. Become a couch potatoe watching TV day and night. A sleeping beauty waking up at 2pm everyday. Dye hair??? Maybe! Go cooking classes. Try to get into ACJC if I can't then work @ Barker Road. Okay! Today also marks the last time I fit into white and blue and pin on a tri-coloured badge.......maybe for now only lah! Woohoo!!! :)

2007-10-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

A Prayer Before Exams
If any of You lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.James 1:5.

Loving Heavenly Father!I am so worried and anxious about my studies. I am scared of my exams and I have absolutely no confidence on my own wisdomLord! You have promised to give wisdom to those who ask You. So I have come to You with faith and great expectations. Father! Forgive me for all the time I have wasted and forgive all my shortcomings. I realize the importance of my studies and I look to You for help. I totally rely upon You Master for You are the treasure house of all wisdom and knowledge. Even now Lord! I find it difficult to cope up with all the subjects and my memory power often fails me. Please strengthen my memory power and grant me Your grace to grasp my subjects easily. Without Your help and guidance I can never achieve any success Lord! I completely surrender myself to You and plead for Your divine guidance. Help me learn my subjects in the correct way so that I can answer my papers in an excellent manner. Please remove this fear from my mind and fill me with confidence. I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! So I depend on You Lord Be with me while I write my exam and hold my hand! Keep me in good health and peace so that I can do well in my exams. I thank You for helping me Lord. I take success in Your mighty name. In Jesus name I pray.

Loving Father,Source of all wisdom,help me to use my timeand my intelligence wiselyas I prepare for my exams.Help me to dispose myselfto listen to Your Holy Spirit,so that You, as my Loving Father,may place me in a state of prayerand lead me to understandthat the supreme wisdomis knowing I am Your child.Help me to remain sereneso that my work may truly reflectthis profound truth.Mary, Mother of my spiritual life,guide me in the ways of your Son,so that my work may helpto transform this world for His glory.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not flunk; He keepeth me from lying down when I should be studying. He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study break; He restores my faith in study guides. He leads me to better study habits For my grades' sake. Yea, tho' I walk through the valley of borderline grades, I will not have a nervous breakdown; For Thou art with me; My prayers and my friends, they comfort me. Thou givest me the answers in moments of blankness; Thou anointest my head with understanding, My test paper runneth over with questions I recognize. Surely passing grades and flying colors shall follow me All the days of examinations; And I shall not have to dwell in this university Forever!

Amen.

2007-10-10T04:04:00.000-07:00

I can't stand it, I need to blog: What the hell is your problem? Are you blind or what! I changed my status to busy on msn which means I'm most proberbly not going to reply.I was having tution and so how in the world do you expect me to reply you. And here you are saying to me that studying now WON'T be effective and of any help to me AT All. Why don't you just go and sit the exams without studying at all. Go and sit the exams with whatever limted knowledge you have. Sure to pass one! Oh! You must be gloating behind about how stupid I am. Whatever! I'm telling you straight that I don't care. If you think studying now is ineffective, I think otherwise. Oh gosh! You must be already ready to get all straight A1s right! While I don't think I will every get those grades but if you can't get them, I think you will be a loser. Best if you just shut that trap of yours and save your trash for yourself. I don't appreciate them or even in need of them.....a bagger wouldn't even want them. By the way, who's studying now....studying should be done weeks ago..it's called revision....get it?....You have all the time to come and criticise me right so I guess you must be already prepared. I wish you good luck...........bye....i mean FO..so much so as good friend I considered all along...get lost! Things have to change.

2007-10-01T01:04:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody! The Os are exactly 21 days or 3 weeks away or maybe 17days to my science pract. OMG! Panic! Ahhhhh! Gotta stop using the computer already. This will be my last post until the 7th of November. I going on a full scale exam mode already......till then.....wish me good luck. :)............Good Luck Peps! :P
For he who has the power helps those who help themselves. Miracles can happen! Do not give up yet! So lets slought for our final hurdel. Burning the midnight oil is worth while.

'' Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, run and not be weary, walk and not be faint.'' Isaiah 40:31

2007-09-21T02:48:00.000-07:00

Today! During Assembly, Mr Ng announced that the VP-Mrs Katheryn Koh had already left the school to go to the ACS Junior school as VP. Phew! The vicious is gone! Now Mrs Judy Yeow would be the only VP left. So much nicer and friendlier than KK though. Which VP or P would ever offer students help in their work, not Mrs Yeow. She offered to help mein chemistry after hearing my grades last time but of course I didn't go lah! Mr Ng sometimes also say to the school if anyone don't understand maths can go and find for him help. Today, I also got back my report book which shows that I have a L1R5 of 20pts and an L1R4 of 11pts......not so go though! Where am I to go? No where! DEP is all I have left to enter ACJC with such a high aggregate. Sian! I still have yet to received an email for ACJC though the teacher in charge Mrs Geetha Creffield had sent me an SMS stating that she had received my audition form, that she tried sending an email but it kept bouncing and asking for an SMS for my email again. Pls hurry so that I would know that I have been given a chance and that you never misread my sms too.
My Grades:
English- B4
Chinese-B4
Amaths-D7
Emaths-C6
Combine Science-A2
Combine Humans- A1
Geography- B3
CME- A
CCA- A1

2007-09-19T08:34:00.001-07:00

Okay! Today was Honours Day and Night. A day where students are recognised for their affords and contributions to the school.Yay! I so happy! My 2nd in two years. I got a Distiction for Scouts and a Meritorous Service for Prefects. Two certificates, two metals, one gold, the other silver. Should I say I deserved them! I guess so! I placed in my efforts in all that I do! Don't you agree? For honours day, the MC, Ms Olivia Li was so so sucky/ unglamouros, untrained/shameless. OMG! It was supposely to be a formal event though the GOH was the principal but she started giggling and laughing on start while reading a message. WTH! Where in the world would a proper MC do that! So embarassing, Good thing the GOH was not some big shot. Wore my bare and empty Ventures Uniform there with the other ventures and of course I would definitely rather wear my scout uniform with all the badges sewed onto it or my Prefects Blazer. Too bad! My highest award is from Scouts. This year the number of Awardees has way exceeded past years, reaching a number of 600 awardees. I really pity those Mrs Judy Yeow and GOH Mr Goh Jin Hian, Son of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong as they had to shake hundreds of hands. Muahaha! :p This year's Honours Night was not as Glamorous as past years due to the sheer number of awardees which cannot fit into the audithorium where else in previous years, Awardees and Guest ate inside there as well. The day was indeed a boring one as being sitted at the ending part of the hall, we all(distiction ppl) had to wait for all those with lower awards to finish first before it was our turn. Haiz! So tired! School tomorrow! :( Then at honours night! The scouts and ventures had to shake the GOH with our Left hand(supposely to be closer to our heart) but the GOH didn't know that thus causing most of the us(or maybe those few having merit award) to become a laughing stock. Funny Funny Funny!!! After the whole presentation was our catered dinner from Raseal which was supposely to be worth $20.00. Not too bad though! Shouldn't it be free? The UYOs then had a fun time again doing silly things as usual as well as a group photo. Today would be make it the fourth time I shaked Mr Ng's hand. Oh ya! I also wonder how come that there was a secondary 2 scout who received an award under commendation for scouts? 1st time in our scounting in ACS BR history? I guess so! Pulling of strings I guess!!!
Xin Wen, me, Desmond,sam, Dom & Alexx. Still have somemore pics not collected though!

2007-09-14T01:09:00.000-07:00

AHHHHHHHHHH!!! Hiaz! Gotten back all the prelim results on monday which were extremely SuCKy. SUCKISH that my....almost burst. So disappointing! Looks like I would have to be staying @ home for the month of January until the O level results are out. What to do? It can be help! Only can work harder now lol!!! Really have to work like shit now. My grades would get me no where but of course there's still lots of room for improvement and that the next 37 days are exremely CRUCIAL....CRUCIAL until alot of changes can be made. Must tahan! I must now cut down on using the Com/watching TV and wasting time walking around already. I must be discipline to sit down take out my books, study and practice. HeRe's my grades:
English: C6.....WTH! Still can cut down to B3(which I'm suppose to get..dam whore who marked it so strictly, Moderate! I need 1%=C5).
Chinese:???...............Have to wait till monday.( Hopefully B3..worst B4).
Combine Humans: A1...Don't be complacent!
Geography: B3........Shit! Not enough time like I said. Could have gotten A2......cut down to A2 for Os.
Emaths: C6.........Er Hrm! This is terrible! Fail= Dead liao! Can't go any where! Must Practice now till I get an A2.
Amaths: D7.....At least better than a F9. Have improvement! Must continue practicing for a B3. (Dam Helmet head doll who don't want to give me another 3 more marks to pass even though the final anwser is correct but not the working.)
Combine Science: B3.... Can't you pls moderate so that I can get my A2(68% only)?Hiaz! Toad!....A1 now for Os! Hm!
Current L1R5: 19 without Chinese
L1R5 with Chinese: hopefully 22:)
Can't go any where you see...................not even under 20 for a JC eduacation. I so disappointed. But least I'm not like the last few students in class anymore. :) But still Terrible though. I've yet to reach my fullest potential yet. Still have at least 9pts more to minus of for the Os. Make it 12 0r 13 pts. I can do it. I must have Confidence!
'' I'm not going any where with my grades like that!!! I can't afford to be LAZY now! God helps those who help themselves! Miracles can happen! Do not give up yet! I can do it! Forget about the prelims. They are Useless alr! The Os are the real one! They can do it so can I!I've a dream to chase. I don't want it to haunt me forever. Regret is the foolish thing on Earth. You Gotta work & Practice Matthew!'' My Inspirational and encouragement phrase.

Okay! enough about the Prelims....... For Honours Day and Night, I will be receiving a Distinction for scouts and a merit for Prefects. Yay! But I'm so disappointed that no one from scouts got the Most outstanding UYO award. Haiz! Somemore the Venture Uniform so bare.....I wouldn't mind wearing my Scout uniform with all the badges on it...right guys! Or my prefect blazer( which obviously I can't as prefects' not my higher award). Haiz! Should I be smiling or frowning??? :) :( Can someone please follow me and complete the NYAA??? Xin Wen???

Just now after dinner, the door bell rang and I opened it. I saw this teenager maybe like around 18-20years old standing outside. I approached and asked him how I may help him. He was selling ice cream for some fund raising or something related. Can't really hear what he was saying properly. I said, ''okay, walls ice cream is it? But I would like to see the ice cream.'' ''No, it's Magnolia.''''Oh!'' He called his friend over to bring the ice cream over and "NO SHIT" it was like some ice cream that those ppl cut and sell outside our school along with the wafer. The ice cream was taken out from like some styrofoam box which was dragged by some Karang Guni trolley. NO WAY WAS I GOING TO BUY FROM THEM. Yuks! So disgusting, unhygienic and low grade. CHEAP! EE yer! The price was ''night'' light robbery not day light. $ 16.00......$13.00 after discount as they want to sell and go home liao. So cheap yet they sold it at a high price. WTH! I can purchase a Ben & Jerry's ice cream for $11.50 for 7-11 which is definitely 100x times fresher, more hygienic, cheaper and nicer. I won't know if the ice cream was like some defecto ice cream that those people collect and sell. Worst still, I smelt the smokey smell that came from cigarettes. No Shit! So poor already that they need to sell stuff on the streets/housing estate still want to smoke. No way am I going to support them. Must definietly some delinquent kids. If they were from some organisation, firstly they would be wearing the org T-shirt instead of some old clothes and that if they were selling products from magnolia, they should at least have some proper ice cream cart. Cheats! '' Sorry my mum don't allow'' I ended up saying. If I had said what was in my mind, they might become agitated or what ever and attack me or something. Ahhh! Shoo! Go away! After that when I went for my run, I saw them still selling. What eva lol!!!

2007-09-09T07:37:00.000-07:00

:( Failed amaths again. Paper1: 37/80, Paper2: 36/80. Haiz! D7. Least better and and F9 and 20 something for each paper. Improved slightly still. There's still room for lots of improvement. Arhhhhh! Can't stand it! Okay! Told my mum about the Drama Elective Programme and that I want to go for it. Mummy was so supportive about it as Drama is Useless and Irrelavant to want I want to be next time. She rather me go poly than take Drama. And Art over Drama. What she said is definitely true. She said if I ever make it to University, between 3 ppl wanting archutecture, who would the lecturer choose. A. A poly Architect Graduate, B. A JC science(phy) and maths stream student or C. An Arts stream and Drama Student of course we a contrasting subject though(me)? The answer would be A & B. Drama is Useless actually. But it fun though. Nevermind, I'm still signing up for the auditions and play along as time goes by. If I ever get in, I would need to take 3H2 and 1 H1 at lease so this are my most prob combinations:
1. H1GP. H1PW, H1MT, H2Geography, H2Econs, H2DEP, H1Phy or maths.
2. H1GP, H1PW, H1MT, H2Econs, H2DEP, H2Phy or maths, H1Phy or maths.
3. H1GP, H1PW, H1MT, H2Geography, H2DEP, H2Phy or maths, H1Phy or maths.
4. Worst case Scenerio: H1GP, H1PW, H1MT, H2Geography, H2Econs, H2DEP, H1maths & H1Physics........Back to School tomooorrooww. Time to get back more results.

2007-09-08T00:06:00.000-07:00

Okay! Went to Cai and Jeffery's Birthday Party last night at Binjai Park. The house is definitely bigger than mine. Met Cumara and Jeremy before going walking into the estate. It was a distance inside...a further distance compared to mine. Saw some familiar faces there. Duh! The food that was not too bad, from Mana Pot...definitely better than some other caterers. Muahaha! I ended up playing Monopoly the whole night with David, Jeremy and Cumara. Didn't mix around much as I don't know most of the other people there. Reached back home @ around 11.30pm. Today woke up at 7.45 am to prepare myself to go to Russell house to meet Arunan and him before heading over to ACJC for the openhouse. I will be signing up for the Drama Elective Programme(DEP). There will be an audition held after the Os which if I pass it, it will allow me entrance for the first three months as written on the application form ,''for admission into ACJC in Jan 2008''. Muahaha! Errr....Confidence? I think I should be fine. Nothing can be worst than what I did for last year's Gangshow. OMG! Wearing High heels and a blouse......Criss- crossing my legs while walking and speaking like a.............OMG! -.-" Shhhhh!!!!! Pls

2007-09-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

Okay the week is about to come to an end already and school would be like starting in four days time and by saturday my family will be back in town. Haiz! Haven't really been doing much for the past few days except my tuitions and some geography and cooking. Somedays when I wake up, practically half the day is already gone so in the end the day passes by quickly. I made my brownies(see the pic) and my pizza, I packed my room. Yesterday, Arunan, Russell and Cumara came over to my house to study for about 3 1/2 hrs. We did the amaths holiday homework.However with my slowness I yet to complete a paper. Today in the evening, went out with ACS BR for a Drama Performace by the ACJC Drama elective programme @ the DBS Singapore Reputary Theatre at Clarke Quay. I was late. Suppose to meet them at Clarke Quay MRT at 6.45pm but I reached like around 7.20pm. Muahahah! Ended up having to pay their cab fare as we were Late and could waste any more time to take a bus as the Drama was starting at 7.30pm. The whole Performance ended around 10+ and we headed to Mac for Supper than back to Clarke Quay MRT to go home. There, the train overshot the entrance and had to reverse(see the pic). muahahaha! Reached home like around 11.40pm.

2007-09-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

Slept like around 3am today and woke up at like around 5.30am after 2 1/2 hrs of sleep this morning to send my mummy, jie jie and kor kor of the Hokkiado,Japan along with the other relatives. Haiz! My mum actually wanted to bring me along but my dad did not allow as he says that the Os are few weeks away and that the time should be spent studying. But it's not like I'm going to study 24/7. My mum actually says that 1 week would not make a difference. But had I gone for the trip and did badly for the Os, my dad would then blame my mum,'' See lah, told you not to bring him Japan now he does so badly. That one week very important.'' Went back home and started to sleep again till around 1+. Haiz! I would now have to spend a week at home by myself. So boring! But at least I have a list of activities to keep me occupied during the week besides tuition, tution, tuition. On Wednesday people are coming to my house to study. Thursday, Friday Saturday, Drama concert in the night, Birthday party, ACJC openhouse respectively. Also went to Sim Lim Square wanting to buy my Ipod Video but every where, it was sold out. New stock coming in soon. One shop says in a 1weeks time while another a months time. Looks like I've gotta wait patiently again. Even @ comex and other Ipod shops, when I called to check, they said that all had been sold out. Haiz! :(:(:( My mum promise to bring be on the hols immediatly after the Os, just both of us as the rest have already gone to like Tokyo or New Zealand or Seoul. But I still want to go to New York, Mahattan, Pennslyvenia, the whole eastern coast of USA(places I which to migrate to next time! Muahahah!:) )but my mum say that I would have to wait for that until we visit our relatives in Toronto, Canada where they will drive us all the way down. When will that be? Next how about London? No! I have to wait until next year for my cousin's wedding there. How about Aussieland! Yes! I might be following my uncle and aunt there for my cousins graduation. Yay! There, I can stay in their house(PR mah). Haiz! why did my parents sell their house(investment, which I only stayed there for 2 weeks) away there which was only a few units away from my U n A's place. China? Yuks! No THANK YOU! No more Asian Countries for me! I need some where high class and Ex place after a long time break...after all I love travelling........my list of places would grow longer now. Yay! I can't wait.

2007-08-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

Muahaha! Just came back home from my post- B'dae celebration. Combined it with Arunan. It was a Sakura Orchard. An international Buffet. The food was not to bad. There was like this frying area where one can keep on ordering different types of meat to be fried for you e.g BEEF(Oops! Did I say Beef? Sorry Cumara and Arunan, We ATE BEEF) . I ate till I felt sick. And of course people would do funny things at the dinning table such as playing pranks with the food. This was what we did to Cumara. Firstly, Jeremy place Chilli on the underside of Cumara's Sashimi Sushi and secondly, we placed wasabi on the underside of Cumara's straw which also went into his drink. When Cumara suck it/drank it, we all started laughing. Here are my presents that I had received.

Yay! ok........In the morning after the Movie Evans Almighty which was Okay! Went to Marks and Spencers to buy all my favourites( in my favourites list above) Went to Borders/Coffee Bean for Brunch with the usual people, Alex and David followed behind for a while before going off to read books and listen to music. Bump into them again while we were leaving, followed Russell to apple to see Ipods and after we all went our seperate ways home.

2007-08-30T01:49:00.000-07:00

Yipee! What a day it had been! Today, I received back the exam scripts for three subjects. My Combine Science, my geography paper 1 and my combine humanities. For my Combine Science, like I had metioned in my previous post, I have a 67.5% now +1 more mark 68%(which is still a B3) but I now at least passed a science paper within the past few years. It's defintely better having a B3 now for a combine science instead of 2 F9s for pure. Like VP said to me,'' Don't you feel good?'' Hahaha! I feel good. And like what Mr Ng said to me as well '' At least now you secure another subject......I see that you are more of an Arts person just like your mother.''It has been an achievement for me. I have now even more determination to work harder now for an A1 for the Os.
For my geography paper1, I scored 28/40(70%) which I'm rather disappointed but it;s not like I would die. I lost my stupid marks in the map reading section and a few tricky qns. Toad or else I would have goten at least 30+. Haiz wasted.
For my combine humanities, I got a Distictionm, not an A1 but an A2. Never mind it's better than nothing. 35 for SS, 36 for History. Total= 71. Muahahaha! Hooray! I so happy. This is a good belated birthday gift. Okay I also will be receiving a distinction for scouts for Honours night for what my mum told me. Yay!. Also just now in the concert hall, I saw one selfish sucked up person whining to another person exactly like him( from A1) I guess he didn't meet his expectations and was whining,'' I know.....but can't he just give me one more mark?'' His face was like frown up and his eyes teary. Muahahaha!:P
After school, while I was giving out teachers' day gifts to all those teachers who know me Mr Lau Chee Keen saw me and asked me to help me usher people for his IT workshop which I had no choice but to obliged. Make me all so sweaty and it was like for 1/2 a hour long. And as a result, half of all the teachers left already by the time I had finished. Haiz! Now I would have to still have them given out tomorrow morning. Tomorrow there will be no lessons as it's teachers day celebration and the school would be going out to Lido to watch Evan Almighty which I've heard that it sucks and only have a rating of 2/5. Hahaha! Happy Teachers Day to all teachers. Yipee!

2007-08-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

You know I had been eyeing that utlra-light small Tablet notebook for months and now you bought it for yourself. Ya! I want it! ''But you already have one''.'' Can't you let me sell it and buy another one?'' ''No, it is a waste of money! Be sastified with what you have''. Haiz! Looks like I have to wait patiently again. :(

2007-08-28T01:53:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!
The Prelims are over today.....Cya! Going to Celebrate. Muahahahaha! :) Thanks for your well wishes and greetings guys!.....................Today was the end of the prelims and Emaths paper2 was the last one. I thought it was horrendous. Hope I can just pass it. OMG lah! Then came another shocking news. My combine Science results was below expectations. I got a B3(67.5%). WTH! Hoping to find a few more marks here and there along with hopefully some moderation. to acheive my target of an A2. But actually I kinda not feeling so/very upset about it as I'm like already above the average and at least I passed my science since God knows ages ago. And now since I'm that close to an A2, now I must aim for an A1 in the Os. Muahahaha! My target for my prelims L1R5 has now changed from 12pts to 16pts and know as long as it's below 20pts. Haiz! Today is my birthday but it's a boring one as I would only be celebrating it on the 31st. Should I be feeling :( or :) ? Hahaha!

2007-08-25T07:39:00.000-07:00

Geography Shit! I'm starting to hate writing Essays. I had the Geography paper 2 yesterday and I don't think I would do very well. Why? Because I did not have enough time to finish the paper and was scribbling through the last question. Blame it on my poor time management. There goes my hope of getting an A2. B3 now please? It's not like I would get close to full marks for the rest of the questions that I have done. Haiz! I now hope I would still be able to get at least 65 marks. Have to score in the paper 1 MCQs already. I did questions 2345, Vegetation, Rivers & weathering, Wind, pressure belts, monsoon rain, Climatic disasters and population. Haiz! I think I was a bit too long winded at the start that why I ended up with not enough time to complete the paper. Haiz! Now I must practice doing and completing geography paper 2 within a limited time of 2hr15min for the next one and a half months before the Os. Not finishing the paper......that cannot and must not ever happen during the Os. Emaths on next monday and tuesday along with geog paper 1. I better go and practice somemore.Oh my my.......can't take the crazy chances.

2007-08-22T03:12:00.000-07:00

OMG! I think today's Amaths exam is passable. Hopefully around 45marks. According to my tutor after going through the paper1, I've like managed to pass on the spot @ 40marks. Hooray! But the problem was that the paper was suppose to be easily but I never throughly learn those chapters e.g intergration, Logaritiums, Binomial theorem, functions as I focused on those chapters that the teacher actually gave us to do for the prelim paper 1 pratice, e.g, Matrix relative velocity, remainder factor theorem, cubic equautions thus causing me to do some very last minute revision before the paper. This was due to Mr Ng switching the papers( paper 2 become 1) the last minute and Mrs Lam didn't have my contact number to reinform me about the change where else she did inform some others( I shan't say who) but at least she apologised. Haiz! I would actually have a much easier time out there. But this is the first time I can do relatively a number of questions instead of leaving more than half of the paper Blank Blank Blank. Waaahahaha! Now since that I'm like able to pass, I'm sure many will get their distinctions.......Right AleXx.....Cheerios to myself :p

2007-08-21T08:22:00.000-07:00

Amaths tomorrow! OMG!......Okay! I can do it. I must be positive! Planning to fail= fail already. I wonder how I would fare for the next two days. I didn't have to go to school for two days, including today as I don't take the subjects and I could sleep late. Waahahaha!All the papers for the next 3 days would all be in the afternoon. My first time too. Something new. This means that I would be able to have some studying time before going to school as well as a few extra hours of sleep. Yay! This would hopefully allow me not to be affected and feel tired during my paper due to a no need of waking up early in the morning/6am which causes me to usually take afternoon naps .OMG! it better not happen. Hope that my chicken essence , phamaton , Brain Vitamin C would help as well. =P. Had been practicing my amaths but I know that I still very weak at but what can I do. All I can do is to continue and practising and practicing as like the old proverb says, Practice make Prefect. After all the Os are like than 1 1/2 months after the prelims end. So why not struggle for one month. .....why not don't give up......why not try my best.....why not take all chances......Why not.....

2007-08-18T07:47:00.001-07:00

I'm Gearing up for all my maths now. 5 hours of solid maths. 2 hour of Emaths tution, 3 hours of Amaths remedial. I went to school @ 4pm today for my amaths remedial. 4pm in the afternoon. Such an unusual timing. I ended up waiting for 1/2 an hour as the teacher was late. I was the only one from my class there that it became so boring, no one else to talk to. But course there was a few others from A1 and B1. She gave us muffins from Mrs Fields to eat and some tips on the topics coming out for paper 1 amaths which now I can also use it to defer what is coming out for paper2. Muahahaha. Gonna continue working and practicing for the next three days so that it would hopefully do me good. But I think I would still fail Amaths but not Emaths anymore.
There was one question which was out of the syllabus that the teacher gave us to do that need 4 equations for solving simultaneous in order to find out the values of a b c & d. I kinda have more confidence in my Emaths already. Yay! =D Practice makes perfect. Never say Die....

2007-08-17T07:26:00.000-07:00

HaiZ! Itchy hands of mine caused my Blog to be screwed up. This caused me to have to recreate my Blog. Now all my post are all gone. Wasted ah! The prelims is already have way through. Combine Humans was on Monday followed by Science Chemistry and Science MCQ on Tuesday, English on Wednesday, Science Practical on Thursday and finally Science Physics today. English 'O' Lvl oral was on Wednesday as well. Some how, I've gotta good feeling that I would do pretty well this time for Science, may be an A1/2. After all it's combine science not pure. How gald I'm not to be struggling with the pure sciences. I kinda starting to like science again after failing like every test and exam from sec3 onwards. Muahahaha! I've got like 11/15 for my physic component for practical, chem I think I would do equally well. 29/40 for science MCQ. Yay!

2007-08-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

Founder’s Day
Yay! Founder’s Day GOH and Flag Party escort. Good! But my marching Screwed up…to bad.:p

Founders Day Dinner
What we did when arrived at the hotel......Russell, Ian Cai, Cumara and I shared a cab to Orchard Hotel. When we reached there, in our blazers, we purposely continued to sit down and wait until the doorman came and open the door for us. So like actcy of us. We were actually in a rush so even before reaching the hotel, Cumara juz gave the taxi driver an amount of money we expected the fare to be then when we reached, he ask the driver to Keep The Change. Sounds as though like so rich. In the end,the change was only like 20 cents.8 Courses.....''Sharks'' fin soup and vegetables soooo starchy...omg. How to eat?Picture with KKPicture with Jakarta people

Flying off to Jakarta
Day 1- woke up at around 5.45am juz to get to the airport by 7.00am. After finishing checking in our lugguages and having breakfast at Mcs, boarded SIA to Jakarta(1000hrs). Lunch onboard plane. Reached there around noon (not sure abt the time yet..jkt time 1hr b4 S'pore). Next we took a bus to STB-ACS Jakarta(International). My 1st impression, very big. heard 5.4acres, something like that. How big is it? There's 7 tennis courts (4indoor,3outdoor), 1 full size soccer pitch,2 small fields, 3 indoor basketball courts( I haven't seen),a swimming pool(which is currently being built), a sports complex(building too).
Their auditorium is similiar to our concert hall but the number of seats is lesser there, like our drama theatre (seats are also so small, no leg space). However this auditorium is the best in Jakarta with don't know how many hundreds of lights, automatic system & controls and sound systems as like what the head master claims. Next after touring the school, we had the time to play soccer but of course I didn't. Yuks! Juz rained. The field is so muddy.No way was I going to play and dirty myself. After that we left for our hosts'(Raziqah) homes where they brought us( Ian Cai & Me) out for dinner. Nite time nothing much. Juz played xbox and studied a little for spa.Day2- Went to school with our host. There,sec4s went for physics(learnt light, like sec2) and bio for two periods. Next it was snack time at their cafetaria. After that we left for a place/village call chiangnaneng, a two hour bus ride away. There we did all their cultural traditional stuff like dance, kueh making, musical instruments,puppet making, rice planting and suppose to bath buffalos which we did not (juz saw them). To plant the padi, we had to cross like a small river, walking thru it with my slippers almost getting washed away. After that we were suppose to go to the factory outlets for shopping but in the end it was cancelled due to the lack of me. After returning back to school, we met up with the jkt host and went back home. The night was spent at PIM( Pondok Indah Mall). Xbox again at home.Day3-Went to school, after that we went to Taman Mini, a tourist site to see Indonesia in a smaller scale/ a smaller version of the country. It was like so boring there and we only went to to states there Sumatra and Bali. At the Sumatra area, there was this monkey performing. It was so small and skinny even though it's an adult as young monkeys can't be trained that well. Its head was as big as my phone....that small. It's difinitely as sign of animal cruelty. After that we went to a shopping mall. There, we were given about 2 hours free & easy. I did not buy much. Next we returned back to school for a farewell reception. At evening time, we went to PIM again now in the other section (2 malls jointed together, so bigger than Vivo City) for dinner and shopping. Once again nothing much to buy. Xbox again at night.Day 4- After waking up, we went to have porridge for breakfast from a push cart stall/hawker in front of the ex-Indonesian president's (Suharto or Sukarno) son's home. The porridge was the ex-president's late wife favourite even though it was from a push cart stall. The house from the outside was old so as to prevent people from thinking that they are using people's money for their own use (corrupt). However, according to my host family, they once managed to catch a glimse of the garage where they saw many expensive cars like Rolls Royce inside there. After that, we went to the airport, which can never be compared to Singapore's to take a flight back home. After returning back home, I came for the Scout investiture.
In Jakarta, it cannot be compared to Singapore in terms of beautiness, cleaniness and so on. Their roads juz away from the city have pot holes, a lot of them. I've yet to see a clean white wall there. Every single wall there is vandalised in some form, full of graffiti. The road system is not properly plan, at night, the street lights are not as many and not as bright as S'pore. In the CBD, there's even still people selling things in push carts. The air there is polluted. I would never wanna live there. oh ya! There's even a man selling newspaper on the road.Others Dinner at a restaurant* Click to enlarge

Donuts Donuts
Yuks! I am so sick of eating donuts. Had been eating them for the past one week eva since day 1 in Jakarta. Even brought home a dozen. 3 kinds of donut shops in Jakarta....J CO.....Dunkin.....& Crispy Kream. J CO rocks! There's even funny flavours like green tea donuts. Sounds horrible. My favourite donut? Those filled with strawberry jam.

Dead Terrapin
Yesterday, I had finished a long 4 hours of Chemistry tuition and was walking pass a fish shop along the way to the carpark. What I saw? A dead terrapin. It most proberbly overturned on it's shell and unable to turn around, thus drowning in the water. So sad! :(

PLTC
Haha! Went for Patrol Leader ''Tenkan'' Camp (PLTC) last weekend. Was it as Xiong as mine/our batch's? Day 1: We went to Sarimbun. Next the flag pole set up with ventures....After that we sat down in air con room and slack......Afetr that we had dinner where DK shouted at an ACS (BR) scout for eating his dinner(drumstick rice fishcake veggie) in a cup( shan't name who).........Took pictures of the rain falling, looked like crystals at first but the pictures looks like normal rain...too bad( pixs yet to be transferred to com. See Xin Wen's Blog)........After dinner, it was slack time again, we played 7 up then went to lead the ''Blinded'' scouts in the blind man's trail. After that went back to the doms....shower(mass shower), played cards and celebrate a scout's birthday there. Ate mini Conatos(ice cream) there. We continued to play cards until like 2+ then we ate supper that Mr Chay had bought for us. After we had eaten, the scouts had their fire drill which they took a bit longer than expected. There were still scouts walking and yawning, taking their time. On the other hand, we ventures were wide awake, still laughing around. Only after the fire drill we were forced to go to sleep.Day2:Woke up and had morning PT. The first PT that I actually did without wanting to stop. Next we had breakfast. Aftrer breakfast we had flagbreak which was extremly long becos scouts could not get their uniform right. One had the beret badge on the right side and another had the woggle upside down. After Flagbreak was the morning inspection. After that, the scouts had thier lectures and the ventures were once again left to slack. We could sleep somemore. Next was games. After games was more lectures. During that time, the Ventures played baseball ( can't really much about what we had done during this time) Next was Flag lowering. And finally time to go home. Yay!

Acting Vice- Principals
KK left. Now John Chao & AMY are now currently the acting VPs of the school. OMG! But this does not mean they will confirm become VPs because others may come from other schools. Don't get into Mr Ng's way.....rather busy and grumpy these days. Don't ask me how I know because you know why. Pls don't tell others first. Thank You! :)

Recalling Cheapthrillers
Remember our PLC's pioneering session after school last year. It was fun doing this! Yea:)

Haha! Have 3 Short video clips on them but I can't upload them here because I can't even watch it /open it on my com(only on phone). Live In Action!

Fishy Fishy
Yay! Upgraded into a bigger fish tank already.
From this.................. to this ......................... hopefully something like this

My Weekend
Hello, Wishing you a BE-LATED HAPPY EASTER.. Three weeks time to the mid years, Think I better start mugging hard. I must try to pass everything, espicially my 2maths and sciences. Any studying tips please tell me. Hehe! You too should start too. Its never to late to start. Good luck to you and may God bless you after reading this.OMG.......I haven't even started my catechism (sunday school) yet for the past four years. Everyone is now having their confirmation soon but not me. Regrets :(. I gotta wait till next year but I would be all alone. Wanna join me? Never mind, it's never too late to get confirm. I will start first by choosing my confirmation name. It's Nicholas. I wanted a Brian Nicholas. This will be added after the''Matthew''. Any other names? Care to tell me? You must be wondering what is confirmation right? It will be a rebirth in christ, confirming that one would be a true catholic, a soldier of God.
Oh Exam Exam! How close are you?
I had juz created my new timetable for my exam preperations. Hopefully it will work. While planning it, one would be able to see how short the time left for studying is, while there is still so many chapters to cover. OMG! Better start early/now. Law of nature: You will reap what you sow. Good luck. :)

My Weekend:Ventures & Camp Alpha
On friday, in the toilet behind the admin room , in the first cubicle, I saw this enormous piece of POO there and it had not been flushed away yet. Reason being it was choke by a blue balloon. I think it must be from a fat Indiamn NSK,as big as a Gorilla. I t's comparable to those of large animals. but why choke up the toilet bowl with the balloon. NO BRAINS and DIRTY. I pity the cleaner. Haha! Good Luk and have fun Mr cleaner. I went for ventures first, there I played handball and learnt some situation rescue and first aid, I had forgotten most of my first aid and ''killed'' the victim(gavin). Yap! It was funny and I started laughing while someone was speaking (due to all the action). After that I when for the Prefect's Camp Alpha. It was already halfwat through when I went there. We had Blindman's trail where there was a Nominee who went missing and we and to go and search for him. The person was actually injured and went away without telling the rest. After that was supper than wash up. The day ended at around 4am. Five of us slept in the design studio with Mr Fong. Mr Fong was ''chased'' out of the staff room due to Ms LSL sleeping at like around 11pm. Actually we jokingly asked if we could stay in the design studio and Mr Fong allowed.Did some studying till like 3+am on history. Woke up at around 5.45am later and at 7am, We were watching the nominees have PT. Next we had breakfast. It was Nasi Lemak where the chilli was so so so hot that my mouth was on fire. Haha! Listen to half a lecture by Ben Ho, after that I brought the people to play games. I saw the Scouts playing scoccer. Lunch was next. After that was another game. After the game was area cleaning then debrief. After the nominees were dismissed, there was another debrief for the prefects, I reached home only at about 6.30p. The Camp was a bit boring and I was a group i/c. I think after this camp, I would say most of the prefects would hate Ms LSL. She had many activites cancelled and she was such a ''*****'' and a nag as most would say. After a shower at home, I ate an early dinner and went straight to bed at 7.15pm and only woke up at 11.30am the next day(sunday) to go to church, skipping my tuition which was at 9am. :) More details ask me

Oh Exam Exam! How close are you?
My revivsion is being carried out fine. Well, following the time table that I had plan. What about you? Lots of things to remember and such a short time left. Better start now and stop waiting, time is running out, 06 more days to go. Practice makes perfect. Law of nature: You will Reap What You Sow. Good luck & God bless :)

Sammi! Please get well
Sammi, Sammi are you feeling better, are you alright. Please get better and well as soon as possible, please don't go. Sammi have fallen ill and seem to be like going. Sleeping all the time, not wanting to eat and walk. Having the runs too. I hate to see this happening. May God please make her recover asap. So sad! Crying crying :...(

Sammi to the Vet
Yesterday, Sammi seem better but we still brought her to the vet. There, the vet found out that Sammi had some infection in her mouth, the cause of sammi not eating and feeling well and that sugery was needed( I shall not say any thing about it). And so we left Sammi and the vet for some in-house treatment and stay. I also found out that she is actually 8-10 years old which is 56-70 years in human age. I was cheated when I adopted Sammi. The pet shop owner (a father's friend) told me that Sammi was only 4 years old. Thus with her advance age, a blood test was needed to test if she was fit for sugery. The test caused me $250 already. Sammi's sugery was scheduled today.

Yay! Sammi's back
Yay! Sammi can return home. After her surgery the vet called and asked me to come and collect her. She was doing find and she was so happy to go home. However, Sammi would have to continue her medication for the next 2 weeks, twice daily,morning and night. A follow up session/check up would be needed to next week to check if anything was wrong. Ah ya!.....sign. Sammi's visit to the vet has caused a bomb: $600 in total.

STRESS! The Exams are just 2 days away! :o
Arhhhh! I am feeling stress because the exams are just 2 days away. Well., of course I shouldn't be afraid as I revised but you know there is always that feeling of like not knowing your stuff or having this thought,"Oh shit, I forgot this....noooooo there is still so much left. Ahhhh, help!" Haha! Ok I just hope my gastric would not return to full scale this time and for the rest of this year. Everytime I get stress,even though I don't think I'm, my gastric may return and that would mean a horrible routine of going to the toilet too puke every morning or once I've eaten a meal. Normally it happens doing the morning after I've eaten my breakfast and after I have reached school. That too will mean that I will not be able to eat properly. That is also a caused why you people always see me not finishing my food. I just can't eat much. My appetite is small. I cannot eat much for breakfast even if i'm suppose to be alright, just a slice of bread thats it. I have moods. I tend to eat more at home than when I am out too. I can eat alot at home (I really mean it, feeling like eating all the time, again and again) but not when I am out, espicially when I am at camps.For now, I am fairly ok..can feel it coming...icrease in like gastric juices, feeling sick once a while in the morning. Yup! you wanna know the reason how I gotten the gastric, when I was young, around K2, you know those vitamin C sweets like ribena which is acidic, I ate and ate them, addicted to sweets, haha....Thats how I got them. That also why now I have a weak stomach and I cannot drink tap/water cooler water as my stomach will get bloated( even though some times I don't care and still drink a bit once a while espicially after games, I still take precautions espicially during camps were I wouldn't want to suffer with a bloated stomach and no proper toilet 4 me to...you know what.)Can't take sour stuff too(1-2 slices of oranges and thats all).Worst still, I don't really fancy veggies which is good for me. Haha... wierd. But I am not ill. :)

Scouting Queenstown District soccer champions! :)
Oleh..Oleh..Oleh! Congrats ACS(BR) Scouts for winning the cup back for the troop. Yup! Must thank Mr Xin Wen (the only venture present)for his help in the match. They couldn't have done it with out him. Right Xin wen? Chuckles,hehe :p. Of course the team work too. And now, we can live up to our name as URBAN Scouts. No field, still have trophey. This is wonderful! Brilliant! Impressive! Definitely an acheivement. Don't any one of you reading this agree??? Yay! Oleh..Oleh.. Oleh.. Oleh.. Oleh!

Exam Exam! How much worst will you be?
Yesterday was the start of the Mid Year Exams. Chinese was the first paper and gosh, the paper 2 was very very difficult. I was struggling to finish. I didn't even understand the passages. I might have even misunderstood the passage. Okay! Today's paper were English paper 1 and Geography paper 2. For the English paper 1, it was terrible I think. The section 2(report writing) was fine. Every went well, my hand written was neat. But come to the Compo section, I didn't really know which topic to chose from. In the end, I ended up with this topic" Describe the scene of a typical day afterschool'' something like that, can't remember the real one. There, my hand writing was like shit. I didn't not even have the time to rewrite again, unlike previous exam. Worst, I forgot to leave 2 fingerspacing. OMG, GGX :X I just hope I can get at least 20/30 for this section. Now for Geography, the first question was good, second slightly better, the last one is terrible.My hand writing for the first question was nice and slowly it got very bad. I was scribling and fitghting for time. Still finished the paper,but there goes my A2/1. Just hope everything goes well and that I can get 50++/75 for this paper. Must definitely bang on my Paper 1 MCQ now, at least 30/40. Oh wells....Helppppp.....!!!

Sweets Sweets! Go away :(
I think I must be eating too much sweets. Had two packets of Gummies finished in less than a week. OMG what had I done. HAHA! Bad habits die hard.
Mc Flurry :)
Last week when I was absent, I ordered the Mcdonalds for lunch (deliver). The Mc flurry that I had ordered was full to the brim instead of just half a cup. Wow! :)
Sparrows
Yesterday, while I was using the com, I heard birds chirping coming from outside my window. When I looked out, I saw three sparrows sitting on the flower planter. Cute but they dirtied the place with their droppings.

COoKiNg CoOkiNg
Wow! It had been some time since posted. This post should be back dated to the end of the mid year exams. The day I had finished my CL oral, I went to Cold storage to buy my groceries for my cooking experiment. Yup! That day, I was trying 2 new recipes: Caramel custard and lemon garlic chicken wings. YES! The caramel custard turned out perfectly well but the lemon garlic chicken could be a bit tastier, may because I had the marinating time shorten. Still of course it's edible. Haha. The next day, Friday, I tried another two prawn recipes: honey glazed prawns and breaded prawns. The breaded prawns was nice while the honey glazed prawns is OKOKay only. Ya! There was also the honey glazed bacon. SOSO only. Haha! :) Wait, During the exam period, I also made my ham & egg sandwich. . Next recipe to be tried: Chocolate souffle and panna cotta.

Caught Ya Sammi
Haha! Caught you sammi. What are you doing in my crumpler. I had left my school bag open on the floor and Sammi went and snuggle in it. It was cute and soI quickly took some shots of it.

Baby Bunnies
A few weeks ago, before the mid year exams, I was at at pet shop and I saw some baby bunnies there. They were very small and cute. I want one. Haha! :)
SYF Nite: InSPiRe
Last night, I was at the bi-annual SYF night, theme Inspire. It was nice. Drama was the best followed by the Choir. Regrets! Wasted! Why I did not join choir or drama, but of course there's Scouts. Haha! Never mind, there's still Gangshow '07. I still can join if I ever make it to ACJC. Below are pics of my fellow frends/scouts Alex and Arunan. See if you can spot them in a blurr cam phone picture.

5 MoRe DayS to ChiNeSe 'O's
I am starting to feel rather worried about the now nearing exam that could determine the fate of my life. Don't you people feel that too. I guess so. Hopefully I can get a pass, let alone a B3/A2. What Daniel Khong said last friday was rather nerve breaking: A1 to a C6. OMG. Ahhhh, Paper 1: compo and letter writing, I am fine with that, Oral: ok, Listening: Ok (I pray I can get the same grade like the MYEs 18/20), Paper 2: OMG. I hate the ''Zong he tian kong''. Thats the section which I am most worried about. I had been scoring an average of like 3/10 for this section. The other sections are okak/ definitely better. Oh well. : School too had been rather boring, Chinese chinese and chinese everyday. I so sick of it. Thats why I am taking 2 days off but of course I got to do practice too. Haha!:)( Also don't bother asking me about my MYE grades because they suck. Really! Gotta really slought during the June hols. CYA :p

Cya School 4 a month
Today is the last day of school for the first semester. Hooray! But it is also the beginning of craziness and stress as the 'O' lvls Mother tougue paper is 3 days away, followed by the science SPAs. Futhermore, this June break would be no holiday as I would have to slought and practice alot for whatever acadamic goals I have. :(. Oh ya! Today's Venture meeting was rather boring but we came out with a rough plan for our skit which is HEROES and SAW within the 3 hours. Haha! I would most proberbly have to take up a female role for a second time in 2 years. OMG.!Any other roles for me? Oh ya! Today is also ''Officially'' the last CCA day for us and that we won't be seeing Mr Wong JC for sometime as he would be flying off. New VSL??? Good news or bad news? Are you relieved or not relieved???
Sammi into my room!
Haha! Once again I am allowed to bring Sammi back up into my room, provided I keep her extra clean as now my mum has to clean the upper floors as there's only one maid left. Hopefully Sammi will not poo on my room floor again. That led to her ban in coming upstairs, only the first floor was allowed.

COoKiNg CoOkiNg
Yap! Tried my new recipe, chocolate souffle/ brownie. Looks horrible, like poo. Taste bitter at first (dark chocolate) after I tried baking a small amount. Thus, I added more sugar and in the end it tasted better. It's suppose to be eaten with ice-cream but I didn't have any at that time. Recipe from Florence Leong( Sam leong the chef's wife).

Phew! The Chinese 'O' levels are over.
Phew! What a relieved. The chinese 'O' levels are finally over, on monday. I pray I get a B3/an A2. But of course my ''Zong He Tian Kong'' sucks big time, I most proberbly get 2/10. Haha. Oh shit, I still have the listening compre and oral when school reopen. Better practice my speech. Haha! The Science SPAs are also finally over too. I hate practicals and I'm gald they are over. Hope I didn't screw up anything and do well instead as it's 20% of the overall grade. God pls grant m2 these wishes. Thank you! t

Deal or no Deal? What a Waste!
Do you guys remember the TV programme Deal Or No Deal? There was this sms contest where one could just sms to the given number the case that you think contain the money. It's S$1000. Just now,my mum chose forme the case number 4 and ''YES'', it was the case that contained the money but in the lucky draw (I've got no idea what they did), we ended up with nothing. Besides my S$1000 gone, I also lost a year supply of heaven and earth drinks and S$200 body n Spa vouchers. Shit lah. Wasted! Not fair! I'm so disapponted.Hmm! I gonna try again. I better get something this time for the Lee Hwa jewellery sms contest I tried too. S$ 588 pearl necklace for my mother. Pls I want it. I want money! Haha. Where's my lady luck? :(

Miss Universe! OMG!
Did you guys watch Miss Universe 2007? Miss Japan, Riyo Mori won the tittle. The Top 5 are, Miss Venezuela( 2nd runner up), Miss USA(4th runner up), Miss Korea(3rd runner up), Miss Japan and Miss Brazil( 1st runner up). Why? Miss USA Slipped on staged on her butt when just about to start her catwalk. Haha! Miss Korea's answers might had killed her. Her question was what super power would she like to have and what would she do with it. Her answer was MONEY....to help the poor. Like real! She should have said the power to bring peace to the world. ( In fact, she's better looking that Miss Japan). My mum wanted Miss Venezuela to win. I wanted Miss Brazil! In the end Miss Japan took the crown. Haha! There was 4 Asian counties in the top 20, Miss:India, Japan, Korea and Thailand.

Oh June! You've arrived
Oh June! You are here. Hi everybody! Today's 1st June, the end of 1 semester. That means 4 more months to the 'Os'. Oh No! Haha! Time to start working very, extremely, super hard. There's a lot of catching up for me to do. All my maths and sciences. Ahhhh! I can't wait for the holidays to end because by then it will be the carnival. Haha! What should I start with? Lets start with maths. Happi holidays everyone. Cheerios! :)

Teachers' age
Haha! I didn't know that Mrs Veronica Lam is actually younger than my mum. She's only in her late 40s like Mr Ng. I thought that she was actually older than my mum. Is she rich? Earlier this week on tuesday, after my Physics SPA, she gave me tuition( thats becos I failed my exam badly and that she was just going through my mistakes with me) and I noticed that she was wearing a rolex watch and carrying a Gucci handbag and samsung handphone. Guess whether Mr John Chao,Mrs Yau Man San, Mdm Sin Yuan Yee or Mrs Jenette Wee is younger or older than my mum. The answer is Mr Chao, Mrs Yau and Mdm Sin are. Mrs Wee is the same age as my mum and she's already a grandmum. I'm only how old. Haha! :p

I want you Ultra mobile PC!
So small so cute but surely very expensive! I saw an advertistment on this small mobile PC and now I am thinking about it. OMG! I cannot be to greedy and that I should be sastified with what I have now. But it's really so small and portable and cheaper than a normal one (if I saw correctly but still above S$1000). I hate windows live messenger PLUS! Because once after installing it, I kept on having pop ups and internet favourites that are added into my favourites list which cannot be deleted. So irritating! All thanks to you alex for asking me to change. :( Not much difference with the PLUS! Only like some sounds and contests. Haha! Once after uninstalling it, everything is back to normal. I'm so gald. :)

Rather Noisy this month!
The National day is appraoching but it's in like 2 months time but of course the Army still need to train, thats why it started to become rather noisy recently around my house. This is due to Jet planes and helicopter flying pass, disturbing my very presious Zzzzz! This would definitely continue for the next few months. Oh Ya! It happens every year. The planes must have come from the seletar airbase. You see, Upp Thomson........seletar airbase......check google Earth and see if they are that close together.

Mini Peach Tarts
Here's another one of my simple, experimental, tryout dishes/food.
The Cream Puffs was a failure....no so bad lah!!!

Carnival ACS 2
Today was the Carnival ACS 2. It was both fun and boring. My traffic duty for scouts was @ 1030 hrs which was like neither here nor there. I wanted the first shift and actually I was but there was a swop in shift with my friend. Thus I had to wait. Then when my duty started, like all other scouts and ventures who did it, we had to wait for 4 long and boring hours. For me, while I was doing my duty, which was not to let anyone park along the sides, While I was asking one car to move away, all a sudden this man, let me say, stupid, unreasonable, snobbish TOAD, SLUT Bi**H POS man who I ancounted. Who insisted on parking, say don't know what I'm not a policeman and that I have no right to order him, no yellow lines so he is free to park, then ask me why those other cars can park, then I replied that they were already parked there long before, in the morning. Then he locked his car and walked away before I even finished speaking.Toad lah this man! :O After my duty, went back to the carnival. Walk around, play the games and I was on an eating spree. I ate so much, all the junk food and sweet stuff, 3 cups of ice creams, beef burger..........many more. Did you people see my class store'sking size pau, it was really really huge, as big as like some said, half a football. I was shocked to see it. As the carnival was about to end, I still had like some coupons left so I just continued to eat, buy ACS sovenirs and treat people. Ya! like everyone said, the sun was scotching and burning, my face and chest received sunburn. Then when the carnival was finally over, Mr Ng gave his closing prayer and speech, there, we were all sitting on the burning floor with our butts being cooked. Haha! Ouch!Yup! The carnival was a ''Sukcess''! Hoped we reached our $250 000 target.
Mr Ng being Dunked!
Banner which created that wasn't put up in the end. Hias! What a waste of time!:(

Toad Man's Car! Not even some big shot or what! Only driving a Toyota, not some merc or BM. Hm!

Study Groups
During the last thursday of the holidays, Arunan, Russell and I went to the AMK library to study chemistry as well as to do the holiday homework. I thought it was fine, at least one could immediatly ask something you don't know or discuss things together. But on the whole, I still prefer to stay alone and study and home as I won't waste time moving here and there.
Mr Bunny, who's your owner?
Just now, while I was talking sammi out for her daily walk, I noticed a small white rabbit running freely. OMG it was in the middle of the road then to the grass and back again. It could be knocked/ run over by a car but the good thing was that car driver spotted it too and slowed down. Then a person inside the car came in and help me to catch the rabbit. I then brought it back home as the other people have no cage or any thing to house it where else I have my old Guinea Pig cage. Haha! Time to type out some form of notice so that the bunny can go back home. It's actually so tame, its hair is really really very soft like cotton. If no one comes and clame it, I would then keep it myself. Hahahahah! Cute right! I think I will name it Kiki for the time being.

Subject Woes!
Next week, I will be moving to a new class, most proberbly 4B1 as I had just dropped two pure sciences for one combine science. Shocking right? I was in a dilemma and I had a very though time deciding whether or not to drop. I was feeling rather sad! I did not even have this feling when I did badly for PSLE. Yup! I dropped and thats for the better. Why not get an A1 for combine science than to have two C6 or even a fail for two sciences. Looking at my present pure sciences' marks, they woulden get me any where far. It's however easier to get a distinction in combine if I work even harder.Like many people said. Anyway it is just to play save. Without a pass in science, I would not be able to go anywhere. Of course, the disadvantage would be that I would have to go to another class as the A band do not have any more pratical. Oh well! Never mind, I will ''TAHAN'' the next 3 and 1/2 months. Minus the holidays, weekends and prelims, it will end up only 60 odd days left with the whatever class I would be going to. Oh ya! minus off the days that I will be staying home for home study! Of course I really dread going to a new class but never the less as like what I kept on telling and reminding myself that I am going there for the better, not the worst. Like I heard somewhere, It's better to be the prettiest among the ugliest than to be the last among the prettiest. Now this is what I edited to it. It's better to be the best among the worst than to be the worst among the best. But of course, in my heart, I would definitely be a student from 4A4 not some other class. I've chosen the poly way thats why next week I am going to apply for DPA. I am choosing not to go to JC. I don't want to study anymore. Overseas would be the last resort. For now, I would prefer to keep quiet until I make the move so those would see this post you know what to do any don't talk or ask anything about it to me, espicially you Alex( Don't come and tell me want NSK or whatever stuff that you think is low/ degrading shit). Thank you! Pray for me!

Phew! What a Relief!
Yay! I can remain in 4A4 and I don't have to drop to the B band anymore. Why? Because most of my class teachers would know that I have dropped pure sciences from Emails sent here and there, or/and maybe Mr Chia told Mr John Chao. There, JC told my mum volunteerily that he would speak to Mr Ng for me. My Mum didn't want to bother and disturb Mr Ng anymore as he had already been a great help to me by taking me in to ACS (BR). Without Mr JC talking to Mr Ng, I would most proberbly be in the B band already as JaJa Bean said that as long as I switch, I would have to go down to the B band due to the science Practical. But now, special arrangements are being made. From what I heard, Mr Ng agreed because he find that it would be no point going to the B band in such as short period of time. Futhermore, it would have all the hassy solved and that it would have alot of trouble solved for just 2 people. I knewed this about 1 1/2 weeks ago as my mum told me but I told no one. Then came today, news that shocked and made me feel angry. During recess, I went to Mr CCK classroom and there he told me that I have been shifted to the B band. Why? He said someone's mother called to school to complain why their son has yet to change class yet. I knew that only two students switched so I immidiately went to find my mother and asked if she was the one. But of course she wasn't the one. Why? Firstly, she could have just went straight to the office and ask, there's no need for calling. Secondly, my mum knows that I had been longing to stay in 4A4 as she knows that switching classes was one of the reason that caused me not drop to comb science. Thirdly, she already knew that I was staying in 4A4. Yup! It was the other boy's(Chew Tai Li) parents.Mr Peh panicked and immidiately shifted us to the B band. WTH! I was shocked! I thought that I already had first hand infomation about my class posting. After checking with my mother, I went to find Mr Peh and question him about it. He claimed that he did not receive any infomation about Mr Ng's approval for me. He then called Mr Jaja bean to check and yup, Mr Ng did approve it. Then while waiting for Ventures to begin( which never statrted), Mr LCK saw me and told me the same news again. Yes! Everything solved! I can have the better of both worlds. Remaining in the A band and having better grades. Yay! To the other boy. Why so Kiasu and Kiasi? you really want to drop to the B band meh? Be paient lah! Wanna drop, don't drag me down! Slut! :( Don't have me affected. Thank You Mr Ng and Mr Chao. Oh Really! I also just learn that Mr Peh is only like around 35+ years old and he was my mum's student when she was teaaching in Anglican High. Look like Ah Pek already! Mau Hahahahah!

Phew! What a relief 2
Ok! Today after my history remidal, I went for ventures! Then I was told that the ventures skit was cancelled for the Gangshow as people like me are anxious for their prelims so we don't turn up or because our parents don't allow as the prelims are appraoching in less than a month's time.OMG! Of course, I was feeling both happy and sad. Sad in the way/case that I would not be able to act in my last year. I am happy in the sense that all my trouble in finding time to come for both ventures and my tution is solved as my new comb science tution is @ 5.30 to 7pm. Now I don't have to worry anymore after all CCA is supposely to be already on stand down. Most probebly turning up at the gangshow as a guest so please have me invited.

Direct Poly Admission(DPA)
I've already signed myself up for the Direct Poly Admission(DPA) already. It is the Diploma in Architecture(DARCH)(which is what I like and I am following my passion) at Singapore Polytechnic. Since I've already signed up and if I'm lucky to be selected, there would be no turning back for me anymore as students doing DPA cannot switch to JC or other courses once accepting a place in the Poly. Pray for me that I will get it! Thank You!:)

Just came back home from celebrating Russell Wee's advance Birthday! Today's actually my paternal grandmother's birthday but I missed the dinner. :) Russell treated us to a Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie @ Vivo City Gold Plus worth $30/person. That's not something to be missed. Furthermore, it's my first time@ Vivo. Vivo is big! Before the movie, we went to have cakes @ Sweet Secrets. At the Gold Plus cinema, the chairs there are difinitely more comfy which can be adjusted to my liking, e.g adjusting the leg rest and the back. Furthermore, one could order drinks and food inside like fish and chips, Nachos, popcorn, the usual stuff or like some people did, order wine or seafood platter. The movie was good, but not as good after reading the book which I did last december and I knew what was happening. The movie was cut short by so much. I want to do the same thing for my birthday! Maybe combining with Arunan as our birthdays are only 6 days apart.

Yay! I have the new S$20.00 note which is just out and limted in my hands. Had it exchanged from my Sis's BF. Selling for S$40.00, anybody want it? Just joking! I myself wanna keep it as it is still not out in circulation yet for the time being and I wanna add it into my note collection(which's very small).

Timetable
New Timetable for my prelim preparations! Hopefully it works out! God bless to all those taking the prelims and work hard. Cheerios :)

Prefects investiture, ROD Dinner & Napfa Retest
This was supposely 2 weeks ago on the 20th of july. I felt both happy and sad. Happy in the sense that there would be no more duties for me to do and sad in the sense that I would have to go for morning assembly and of course, I am back to a Normi. Wahaha! No more power already. After the prefects investiture, I went into the office and there I was sitting at the front counter with Russell and two other prefects. I was doing some chemistry first before I went to hel the Admin Personnel to print and stamp stuff.....It's just to kill time. My friend had the previlege to pick up phone calls as usual as Mdm Shanti allowed. I wanted to but chickened out at the end.From this..... to this
The following week, I had to redo my Napfa test again due to the stupid Standing broad Jump which caused me to fail the first time round. At least now I passed everything! OMG! Aching pains, back and legs. I could not even get up of bed easily. That showed how unfit I am. Wahaha! My 2.4 km run timing was 13.26min. A deprovement from the first Napfa test but now who cares! I hope to get a Silver. :)
On friday, the 27th of july, I went for the prefects Relief of Duty ROD for short dinner at the Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Cost me $60.00. Most of the prefects were there except the scouty prefects who had drill. What a pity! Haiz! Mr Ng, Mrs Yeow, KK, all the teachers in charge and DMs were present. It was a fun night with great food and fellowship. I really enjoyed myself there. I was sitting with the new exco, Russell and a few others. The came Mrs Janet Ong who came and sat with us as KK was sitting at her place. Mdm even so called ''played'' with us by throwing flowers or biscuit sticks back at us after we had thrown it at her. Haha! :P Finished at reached home at abt 12.20+am.

ACJC???
I am still in a dilemma! Now I don't plan to go to poly anymore after DPA. I don't even know if I will be accepted via DPA. How fecal minded I can be! I wanna try for ACJC now but I need to get at least 12pts for my L1R5 before minusing 4pts for CCA and Affiliation. OMG lah! I really have to slought like shit for the next 1 week to the prelims and 2 months to the 'Os'. I think I am just going to stop amaths for the time being. I'm gonna just concentrate on my Emaths which is slightly better than Amaths but still a fail. I have to pass maths or else the consequences are undesirable....I can't go anywhere. Scary isn't it? :p But I feel that I will do better and that I'm no so panicky of maths now since I have just changed my A/Emaths tutor which is a MJC teacher and that she gives me alots of work to do. I think the first tutor that gives me so much work to do and now it's also my first time doing so much maths in my life. I'm like doing maths everyday! Phew! Oh boy! She says that one should never stop doing maths for more than three days or else one will forget everything/ warm the engine up again. I didn't do that last time. Wasted! :p

I learnt about my maternal family history from my mother: My great great grandmother is a portuguese. That makes us supposely Eurasians. Portuguese are Catholics and thus that might explain why I am catholic too.That might also explain why my granny has greyish eyes and my mum and sis brown hair before dyeing. Furthermore, being Perenakans( look at the clothes my grandmah is wearing), there would be Malay Blood somewhere along the bloodline as Perenakans are the descendents of straits chinese who married enthic Malays. Yay! Also learnt that my Great Great Grandfather some landlord and he was wealthy. Wealthy enough to afford a car and a chauffer back in the 1940s. My great grandfather was also a supervisor in the Bristish Army and he was also a landlord. That explain why they were rich! The land is now presently the empty field at the hillview area up till the Ministry of Defence, don't know how many hectares of land. It would now have worth up till S$ 500 000 000. But the government claim it in the 1970s and paid them S$5 000 000 which was worth alot back then. The money was split among the children but being in a male dominant society, my granny and her sister each received only S$500.00 while the males received millions. WTH. My mum was really disappoint, disappointed with her grandpa until she did not want to do to his funeral after he died, going only due to filial piety. My mum's 10 brothers were disappointed as well ( Ya! My Mum was the 11th/last and onlly girl, favourite child of my grandpa). My Great grandfather WAS A SCROOCH. STINGY OLD Fellow. Even though he was rich, my grandma and her family still lived in poverty due to MALE DOMINANR society. Waahahahah! Now my grandmother's brother's family have very little till nothing left. Why? Simple reason! With the money, they went to Gamble. Gamble till they lost their wealth! Wahahahah! I say retribution but my mum say not.All deceased already while my grandma is the only one alive. She has just celebrated her 97th in english calendar and 98th in chinese calendar birthday last weekend. I pray for her good health and that she would live till a ripe old 100. Though of her advanced age, she is still in pink of health. She still can remember all her perenakan recipes, names of people, history, WW2 and she's still pink in health.

Scouts Gangshow '07 :)
Okay! Gangshow 2007 was lemme me say not good but brilliant! Haha! Okay like everyone says, it gets better as the years passes by. Its the 5th Gangshow by the way. I went to school about 2+pm and I did some work before going for the Gangshow. In the concert hall, the light technicians were fixing the hall lights. Now I know how they have the lights changed everytime. There is actually some sort of mechanism that lowers the light until a certain height. Look at the pictures. Let me move onto the performance part. For the secondary 1 & 2s as usual like every year, the skit would be those related to movies and stuff like that... this year's was some pirate of the Straits of Malacca and pokemon. I didn't really get understand the skit during the rehearsal until I watched the actual one. Come the secondary 3 skit, I thought it was the best performance of all and the funniest....as usual. They had like some India and Japanese language being spoken. Here's all the funny part of the skit: Two people speaking Tamil, a India girl(Cumara) speaking Chinese and slapping someone after say''wretched woman'' in chinese, Cumara's deal or no deal role when he jumped onto the table, bang the table and say''Excuse me'' and finally Jansen wearing cups and a dress. The highlight of the evening was the dance part where they danced umbrella, joined by Shariff and Arunan. I loved it...really! Okay let me now comment on the guest performance. St Nick's(My sis and Terry's sis ex guide troop) performed some sort of dance that I don't even know what was happening, the music changed like 2-3 times. The CD they gave even had some defect I think. There was also two don't know what school scouts singing. At this Gangshow, I was surprised to see 3 scouts whom I thought had quit returned. Two of them played some music with the piano and violin which I think Alex could have done better while the other acted in the sec 3 skit. I think every year, the scribe tradition gets worst. From Shariff as Julie Yen in MGS, me in a top and heels till now jansen in a dress with cups. Who knows what will be next's years? Ohya! The GOH, the VP Mrs Judy Yeow was late.....her bus arrived late.Okay! Thats all I've gotta say! Cheerios to all the people who worked hard to make this Gangshow possible. Truly the best is yet to be.........next year will be even better.

OMG! So boring! Okay I went for the 1st ever combine ACS National Day Parade and it was so boring. It was not even interesting.....a complete failure. I had to wake up at 5.30 am in themorning to get ready as my mum had to pick up Mrs Audrey Ee at 6.20am. The only thing that caught my I was the Parade. 3 Guard of Honour contingents and 17 supporting contingents. The Colour Party consisted of all ACS(I) UYOs. WTH! Not fair! What happened to Barker Road. I was there helping out as a prefect( wearing my badge for one last time),thus there was no need for me to wear my house T-shirt and seat out in the sun(actually the area where the Barker Road ppl were seating wasn't where the sun was shining directly). Prefect duty for me was rather slack. I volunteered. How extra right? Who cares! It's over. I spent most of the time talking to Russell, Cumara and Zhao Guo. I didn't even watch the games and prize presentation. How I wished I had had carried out my plans of spending my time sleeping at home! That would be so much better. After the whole celebration had ended, I turn down an invitation to go out with Arunan, Russell, Cumara and Shariff as I wanted to go home and Zzzzzz! Furthermore, I had a free ride home. Okay now lets move on to the 9th of August NDP. I think the Marina Bay NDP was brilliant. The world's first n largest floating platform. I think I watched mainly the Parade part compared to the performances, after all, every would be about the same and just as boring. Of course this year's NDP was grander than previous years as this was the first time out of the National Stadium, the 42nd birthday(which is going to be renovated) and for the first time they can include water performances........I rather spend my time studying for my prelims which are only in 3 days time. OMG! PS: Pardon me for my EL as I'm typing very fast n not checking.

The Prelims are just a day away. OMG! I am feeling rather stress up now.......not that I never study but I to keep on thinking that I have to do well. 12pts that is my aim to ACJC. I don't even know if I can achieve it...........Wat eva! I can do it! I can do it! I will get my 12 pts! I will get to ACJC! Is that what I'm suppose to do? Like ACJC principlal, Mrs K Chan said, I must have a dream, with a dream, then work towards it. The 'O' Level Mother Tougue results will be out this monday! The thought of it gives me shivers. I wonder how I would fare. I pray for an A2 as I'm counting chinese into my L1R5 since my Amaths is hopelessly finished. 1 down, 5 more to go, English Emaths,Cscience, Chumans and Geography. Also on this monday, the results for the DPA would be release as well. I doubt/ I've already given up hope on it and chanelled all my thoughts in going to ACJC as supposely shortlisted candidates would have to go for an interview unless too good lah. The date has already pass which was 7th of August. Waahahah! I don't think I'm so good as to not go for an interview. Furthermore, others that I've known who DPAed also did not received an invitation for an interview. Pray for me! Must mug and mug hard to get good grades!.............I wish all my friends good luck for your prelims. :) cheerios.............We all can do it right!..............

Let me now blog about the past 3 years: I did badly for my PSLE with only an aggregate of 195. I entered ACS(BR) via DMA( Direct Mother Admission) through Mr. Ng. I am like greatly in debt to him. I don’t even know how I’m going to repay him, except buying him wine bird nest and abalone every year. I’m so grateful to him. Without him around, God knows where are would be now. Of course thanks to my mother as well and lastly God who had everything planned out. I always believed what Mr. Ng always said, that by God’s grace that students are in ACS (BR), a school of grace, a school of hope. This is the place where I really opened up with more confidence and so on. A place where dreams are born too. Never did I expect to do fairly / reasonably well now. From a tail end 1B3 class to the A band 4A4. I will continue to work hard.Okay for secondary one, a new person to the school, not many friends around except those in my class. There was like very little academic competition in this class, I was like the top 5 always(can’t remember) The first CCA I signed up for was Scouts, due to the pressure by my parents but I later drew out of it. I signed up for bowling and I got kick out on the trial day. Waahahah! WTH! Never mind. I joined the Chinese Orchestra next where I wasted ¾ of the year there. It was freaking boring there and I couldn’t stand it seriously.I skipped more than half the lessons. Haiz! Wasted all the money I spent on CCA co-payment and my stupid instrument which is now sitting at the corner of my room collecting dust. Haiz! I should have listened to my parents and join scouts. Okay I quited CO and now had to have a new CCA chosen. I considered the following, Drama & Debates, Choir, Chess, BB or Scouts. And of course you all know my final decision was scouts or else I would not have known you all as after encouragement from my mum and sis who were both guides. I wanted prefects too. I wanted to join immediately after I quit but was told to join the following year as it was kinda of late already.
Come secondary 2, immediately during the first week of school, I signed myself up for scouts and I attended the very first meeting. I still can remember learning knots during the first day by Tao Xin. Haha! I hated my class, 2A4, I was like so noisy and of course I couldn’t stand it, I was like counting down to the end of the year so that I could finally leave that class .Once again, little competition and I was like 3rd in class. The sec 2 camp to Kota Tinggi sucked big time! But I loved scouts! I made more friends here than anywhere else, really good friends. I think I attended practically every meeting and I worked hard. I got my Scout standard faster than….let me say ???. I don’t know what tied me to it. But of course, it was really enjoyable and I loved it! The first time I ever performed properly was at the Gangshow where I was like some Caveman and Gang member of the shortfarts. The camps were fun and there was the project Esies at the end of the year where we had some presentation to do…..the use for it, I still don’t know.
Secondary 3, my one of my most favourite year for now as 2007 has yet to be completed.I was promoted to and I love the class, 3A3, a pure science class for the top 120. But here, there’s lots of competition I was like the worst few among the class dure to my maths and sciences lol. Hahah! But at least at the end of the year, 99th in the level. I became a prefect too. The recruits camp was the first camp for the acting PLs. I was acting PL of Mohawk Patrol. And on this faithful day, the 21st of January, I got scalded on my hand while cooking sausages. It was not even done by me. I kind of not try to bother about it anymore but I really get infuriated when the person does not come for scouts and criticize scouts. Then came the investiture where I was made Troop Scribe. I never did expected it to come. But now, I loved it! PLCs were on every Tuesday. The ,ost boring part of a scribe was to type out minutes every week after the PLC and have them sent to the teacher. The June camp was rather fun and I enjoyed it. August came and I had Outward Bound School(OBS). I went there on my Birthday(WTH!) with the Scouts and BB. There was this boy who got onto the nerves of everyone including me. At the last day, I passed to him burnt bread with ‘encouragement’ of others. Waahahahaha! This OBS was really fun, more fun especially with all your friends around. The kayaking was kinda of tiring as it was my first time kayaking so much and I kinda of hate the sea after I went on a 3 day sailing course at 9 years old and having my boat get stuck in the sea due to no wind blowing but I never capsized okay! Don’t belief, ask for my cert.The end of the year scout camp was actually a exploration hike test. My hike group me members were Jansen as the leader and Alex as my fighting partner. Wahahah! Kept on having small arguments with Alex( even till now) throughout the hike with Jansen as the mediator. Whahahahaha! That kept as on I think! Halfway throughout the hike, we met up with Dominic and his group and we carried on together for the rest of the hike.
Secondary 4, I still am in the same class with the same old people and I still love it. I loved my scribe job, when to Jarkata.Okay the first camp of the year was the Ventures’ Survival Camp @ ( I can’t say!). I was actually more excited than scared about it. The main highlight of the camp was drinking water form that… OMG! Condom. I was like laughing as well as wanting to spit out all the water. It tasted so horrible. All the chlorine for the pure tabs. Yuks! I guess it was the same for the rest of the ventures. It’s a tradition any way. I built my own shelter which I thought it was rather nice. It even had a miniature fountain beside it. And unfortunately, it poured heavily and we had to be evacuated out of the area which meant we cannot stay in our makeshift home……safety reason I think but actually it would have been fun. I ended up sleeping at the back of the Dnt block as a makeup for our solo nite. It was kinda of creepy and I scared myself by hanging my poncho out to dry on the railings and when the wind blew, it sounded as though someone was walking. I was darn scared. I quickly pulled it down and said my pray. I even covered face with wet tissue so that I wouldn’t see any thing. (When school reopened,I actually heard that the area was haunted as in the past, it was the swimming pool and that someone drown in it but thank goodness I didn’t know about it before the cmp or else I wouldn’t be able to sleep at all). The good thing was that I was dead beat and turned in early ( 9pm from what the seniors said). Due to my fatigue, I woke up late the following morning, I actually heard the whistle blown but it wasn’t so clear to startle me up that I went back to sleep. But it wasn’t me alone. We were all punished for being late. Sorry about that but I know you all wouldn’t mind right. Hahahah! I was told that most of us ate our dinner at like around 3pm in the afternoon as the sky was overcast and that the leader hinted to us that we could eat our dinner already and of course gullibly followed. We had crawls but I was already very shacked, I couldn’t even crawl properly but of course, crawling in the mud was definitely fun. Tore down our shelter and went back to school for an eating frenzy. We were supposed to eat up all our leftover ration. I couldn’t eat anymore, felt sick and puked. I was happy that it had finally ended and that I could go home and Zzzz! We stank and the worst thing which I hated about the camp was no water, no water to drink at all. We had learnt how to appreciate how precious water is. Hahah! Looking back, the survival camp was indeed enjoyable and I wouldn’t mind going back next year again to help only with one condition and that is to bring in my water. And of course now, I am pack with knowledge on how to survival in the wilderness.
Ahhhhh! I'm feel very stress up and anxious! I gotta a slight feve, sore throat and cough right now! My normal stress symtoms. Grastric juices are also increasing as well. Now because I wake up like around 9.30 in the morning, I won't feel sick. But at 6 to 7am, I've like morning sickness, espicially during morning assembly. I actually had gastric starting like 2 weeks ago....very mild. I hope it does not come back(Choi!touch wood). I'm also like and an eating binge. I keep on eating here and then. I've finished I tube of pringles within a night! OMG! Better cut down......bad for health. I am really worried about monday. Both the exam and 'O' level MT results. Yes! Monday is SSH prelims my best subject but there's so much to remember. Ogosh! I gonna go crazy! I think I will just focus on going to Gerpensia. Oop! Forget it! I never say anything !Try to relax! But the truth is that I can't! What if I get a B3 for my chinese which most proberbly would. What am I going to do? I feel faint! I pray to the lord to keep me healthy and carry me through this second last lap of secondary school life and for an A2. :(

Die Die Die
Stupid chinese, I hate chinese! Okay I did extremely badly for my chineses. C6! The A2 has already become dreams already! Haiz! What a shock isn't it? My standard of chinese had never been in the C range since sec1. I still remember having A2 for chinese and winning the chinese composition writing competition in Sec 1! OMG what happened? Why I think it was my oral that killed me. I only had a pass. A pass! Not even a merit! Should I retake? Now tables would have to turn. I thought I could give up on amaths if I had at least a B3 but looks like now I have to do amaths again as without my amaths, I only have 5 subjects left. Shit lah! Will just be equally as bad or even worse. Haiz! What to do! Nothing can be done! I think I will just reseat the exam. Now harm trying already. I can't be any worst. Wwaaaaa! Wwaaaaahaahahah! :(...................Haiz! I also never get my DPA. But never mind! At least now I wouldn't need to worry so much on whether or not to accept it and try JC! Wahahahah! Let me now just concentrate on doing well. Everything has a plan. A plan by God. So I gonna just let it be and just continue trying my best. :) Let me continue smiling and not let things stress me up! :)