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Friday, August 31, 2007 11:40 PM

teachers' day!

teachers' day celebrations in jj was ok. not saying that it was very exciting or anything.

ACES day was quite crap in my opinion.
number 1: more than half my class ponned school today. kind of expected.
number 2: I could barely hear the music!
number 3: no mass dance! =(
number 4: I don't really like dancing with some guys. no offence though.

then went up to LN after that to settle the presents. and I missed out the band video which we filmed! !@#$% damn sian lah. I only came in to the hall when they were showing the rugby team's video.
the skit put up by the student leaders was funny as hell! especially with zheyuan in his super tight-fit shirt, rubbish bag skirt and wig. he looks really, really comical! and everyone was like laughing non-stop at the skit. the behind-the-scenes scenario was already funny enough, not to mention when it's onstage. alot of the stuff was inpromptu, according to shihui. HAHAHA xD

went back to commonwealth with weiling by cab. and I seriously don't fell any affinity for the new campus. it's so... square. I miss commonwealth on the hill, I miss bomb shelter band room, I miss the blue uniform.. so many misses. talked to some of the teachers, waited for sarah to come, took a few photos..

spastic us! xD and yeah, we weren't in council in commonwealth. =D

since I had my grade 8 piano practical exam at 4 plus, I went to je to slack and went to the library to read.

thanks lots to zheyuan who lent me hp7 yesterday. and i've finished reading it already. partly it was because I stayed in the LN yesterday to read alot of it. actually I meant to borrow from shihui but it was already on the waiting list. so bo bian. =\

the exam was.. ok? but I'm not used to the touch of the keyboard though, comapred to my pinao at home. =(

oh yes, doing up the presents on monday in the LN was comical. x) we used waterproof markers to decorate the glasses, and the markers had to be shaken for 987654 times beforeit could be used. and worse of it. all of them were running low on ink. and so I did the writing(which looks damn ugly in my opinion) on one glass and zhenghan helped to decorate it! =D his way of decorating: writing all the physics formulae on it! WAHAHAHA. and we did 2 glasses! let's hope that whoever gets these glasses are physics teachers. LOL. and he's 1 smart guy who could be taking H3 physics! and alot of us wanted phys, chem and bio related stuff drawn on the glasses! I drew alkenes displayed formula, zhenghan drew something bio-related that was big shock to all of us and set us off laughing hysterically.
during a slight lull in the deco session, I went down to the canteen to slack for awhile. joined zheyuan, laixing, zhenghan, shihui and hema in playing laixing's pen game. which is to guess the number when the pens are taken away/rearranged. and until now, I still don't quite get the logic of it. and shihui's and zhenghan's expressions are just really funny when they tried to guess the number. LOL.
chatted with zheyuan and laixing in the canteen after the deco session was settled and me and zy started talking about hp7. for AGES. HAHAHA here's another hp fan! =DD

Labels: deco session, harry potter 7, teachers' day

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:24 PM

loves =D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TABS! my dear darling cousin.. though you might not see it, but all the same, stay cute always! =D

I can't wait for mass dance on ACES day, I can't wait to go back to commonwealth on friday, I can't wait for my piano exam to be over, I can't wait for 07S27[PAE] gathering next mon, most importantly...

I CAN'T WAIT FOR PROMOS TO END! =D

and at least this time round maths and econs are not on the same day. if not I'm going to get so burnt out again for revision.

the reason why 07S27 is love. because of us! =D
standing: yiqian, shihui, me, suern, michelle. sitting: eileen and peiting. =D

Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:02 PM

friday!

yesterday was fun for pc! ballroom dancing and mass dance rocks!! =D but unfortunately the guys weren't so enthu about it. it was as though the girls were more enthu.

stayed back in school to study cos I wanted to wait for shihui to finish her hockey training so that she can come to my place to take the white long-sleeved shirt that she needs for the ushering event today.

crapped with yongcheng, kanta and shihui before hockey training and the guys seriously are humongous eaters. especially kanta. the amount of chicken, rice and coleslaw on his plate was awesome indeed.

you know you're in for lame jokes, long rambling jokes, cold jokes, crap, and lots of laughter when alex toot and tommy suddenly comes banging down at your table. HAHAHAHAHA

they banged down at my table out of nowhere and said, 'you owe us $10 each!' !@#%@
which obviously isn't true. it was just a lame act. hahaha. and alex told me and irene a super long rambling joke, that was extremely lame. I just couldn't stop laughing at it, cos it's like 2 situations which seem to have no link at all suddenly come together. -.o but then again, it was really funny. tommy also had a few of his own. here's 1 scenario.

tommy to me: I show you a joke! *points to alex*
alex to me: I show you another joke! *points to tommy*

funny as hell. in other words, it's saying that both alex and tommy are jokes! HAHAHA!

while I was doing some revision, zhenghan suddenly smsed me, asking me something about singkiat. haha and when I first saw the message, I thought that he had sent it to the wrong person. 0_o and he was at cdc meeting when he smsed me about it. he joined me at my table with alex, tommy and jacinda. and the cold jokes from tommy and alex came in.

after the guys left, francis came in and we started to talk together about promos, promotion criteria and all.. and thanks lots to tommy and francis who helped me in my maths! =D

really, it was a funny day for me with all the funny jokes and chatting together. =D

Labels: cold jokes, lame jokes, long rambling jokes

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:16 PM

worry.

somehow I feel I'm not having the confidence that I should have.

even in these days, I'm not really in the mood to talk. if I do talk, it's only to ppl whom I'm close to and whom I can confide all my closest secrets with. it's like when I'm in a big group, somehow I don't talk much. but when I'm with 1 or 2 of my closest friends, I can chat with them like there's no tomorrow.

i don't know why I feel this way, perhaps it's just my thoughts are in a mess and I tend to keep some secrets to myself unless it's to a close friend whom you can really trust.

yesterday was frustration day for me. I got scolded during chem tutorial for nothing. just because mahmudah asked me whether I had any tissue paper, and I replied her no, and helped her to ask sijie if she had any tissue with her, I got told off as a result. and it wasn't my fault or anything. it's only a natural response on my part to respond to a friend's request. if I don't reply, how would the other party feel? it's as though you're ignoring that person on purpose. I so hate this kind of feeling. it's damn sucky. and for a split second, I felt as though I was near to tears. but in the end I didn't, of course. it was just so damn unfair that I got told off for a minor incident that had little significance. and it's like there are other people in class who are frequently disrupting the lesson. go vent your spleen on them, cos they're slowing down the pace of the lessons, and this kind of thing usually makes my irritation grow stronger by the day. seems like in every lesson yesterday, the tutors were in PMS mode. DAMN.

when the month of august is here, it means that my chances of going broke are high. the big reason.

TOO MANY BIRTHDAYS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST!

here's the schedule of my friends' birthdays in the month of august:
5th: me!
7th: padey, chayee
9th: minjun
14th: zhishen
15th: junie, nissah
16th: peiting
17th: eric
20th: zhihong
23rd: yiqian
24th: jiahan
27th: su ern <3
29th: tabbie <3
30th: shihui <3
31st: sabbie, shujun <3

that's one long list indeed. august really is the month of birthdays. that's all I can say.

Sunday, August 19, 2007 9:51 PM

busy busy week!

haven't been updating much the past few days cos too many things caught up with me. =)

WESTZONE SUPERSTAR 2007
all I can say was, it was great! =D the turn-out at singapore poly convention centre was quite good, and I enjoyed the experience of being a backstage helper and being PA to 2 great singers! =DD not to mention witnessing the behind-the-scenes happenings as well. =D
anyway, zhiwen won both JJ Superstar and Westzone Superstar titles. =D I kind of expected it as well, as I voted for him as well. of course, I voted for both engtong and jerald, after I'm their PA! =D the final battle was down to jerald and zhiwen and everyone, yes, EVERYONE, was chanting jerald's name so loudly that even from backstage, I could hear it, loud and clear. and Fantastic Four's performance was sooo cool! =D the dance movements were like wow. =)

all hail jerald! =D one of the best singers I've ever known in JJ. =D

JJ LEADERS' CAMP 2007
the camp was inspiring in a way, in terms of what we'd learned, like teamwork, cooperation, interaction..

1st day: learning about social and dining etiquette was interesting. during the dining etiquette session, the speaker was showing us the different kinds of wine and champagne glasses, and she nearly broke one of the glasses. collective gasp from everyone in LT5. next round, she really dropped and broke a glass. and the lunch was impressive cos it was like meant for us to practise what we'd learnt during the dining etiquette session. =) social etiquette was useful to us too, hopefully it'll be a great benefit in future. =)

what we had for lunch. =D yum.

shiyun and yiqian were both in my group. =DD

me and shiyun =D
oh yes, and I must say..
BALLROOM DANCING ROCKS! I wasn't that hyped up about it actually cos I preferred mass dance. but in the end, when we learned the movements, we got so enthu, everyone was dying for more rounds of ballroom dancing. =D we learnt how to do the cha-cha and everyone was hyped up, we kept demanding for the song to repeated again and again. and if we get to do this for ACES day, along with mass dance, all the better! =D and literally all the leaders were like 'ballroom, ballroom, ballroom!' can imagine how hyped up everyone was about ballroom dancing. =D
afternoon games was fun too, we ran around the school like many times in a go, having a great deal of fun.
vision-casting was kind of an emo session, and my first time in seeing mr chua so emotional. in a way, I could imagine how he felt. we discussed the problems that was faced in leadership and in jj itself, and darren brought up a point that was qite tongue-in-cheek, and it's the kind of statement that not everyone would understand immediately. but when you think back again, what he said really makes alot of sense.
'WE ARE NOT GIVEN ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO FAIL, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FAIL'
I agree whole-heartedly with his statement, because it's very true that we learn from our failures and our past experiences
and sadly, cos vision-casting was dragged on, bidding night was cancelled, where we could have bidden for foods that we wanted. I feel sorry for the councillors who planned so long for this segment, and that it got cancelled. I can imagine the disappointment they felt.
2nd day: happy birthday to sarah! as in sarah the president of jj 27th students' council. =D
after breakfast, I went back to the hall, and the music was going on at full blast. yes, everyone was at it again. BALLROOM DANCING! =D we went crazy with abit of mass dance again subsequently, I really miss mass dance and song-singing sessions alot, it brings back alot of memories from 01 and 02 shadows moments.
about song-singing, I think jerald might be tired of singing already, cos it's like half the time, everyone cheers and eggs him onstage to perform a song for us, and we demand an encore all the time. hahaha. =) but it can't be denied that he has a great voice. =)
the songs sung were all the same as both orientation periods, and it made me feel really sad sometimes cos I really miss the shadows periods, where we all were constantly waging war against the time which was rapidly running out on us. it was as though we were kind of mellowed down into more serious people during shadows period.
went for lunch with shihui at imm after we broke camp, and both of us were super tired. but not tired to the extent where we felt like sleeping over our lunch. at least it wasn't as exhausting compared to olympic dream.

Labels: ballroom dancing, leadership camp, mass dance =D, westzone superstar

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:45 PM

tuesday.

I'm just sad these days. not really in much of a mood to blog these days. and plus, promos are coming in 44 days' time. how fast it is, only slightly more than 1 month left to promos. and it's 78 days left to the big A levels i'm not wrong.

I don't want to do badly, I don't want to get retained. but it seems so hard to do well, especially with the mountain of work that needs to be done, the amount of revision that needs to be done. it's really alot to cover.

so, I might not be blogging regularly from now on. I need to throw in nearly all of my heart and soul to get through my promos. it makes me wonder how some people can be so smart and get As like effortlessly, while others have to struggle, and they barely scrape through. sadly, I belong to the second category. so it looks like a tough road ahead of me.

I managed to get a tip from christofle on how to study. and his tip is pretty much the same way that sabbie uses for her studies. let's hope his tip works, I really need to get through, and JC life is no easy route. in fact, both JC and poly are no easy routes. it depends on how people view it. if they prefer jc life, naturally they'd say that jc life is the easier route, and vice versa.

he was funny earlier, when I told him that I had seen his sec sch class photo before, I told him that he was very distinctive in the photo. and he was like 'handsome right?'
HAHAHAHAHA xD
actually it's not strictly the actual class photo. it's the photo in nanhua yearbook. sijie lent me her past yearbooks and I went to scrutinise everyone I knew from nh who are in jj now closely. hahaha. and I shall not say why he's distinctive. the reason is kind of funny too be frank.

Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:55 PM

long long entry

haven't been blogging recently cos I was bogged down with hanging out, studying.. so here's a ~~brief~~LONG entry.

movies!
within a space of 2 weeks, I watched 4 movies. yes, 4. the first 2 was treated by my friends, the rest I paid myself. and it kind of took a toll on my pocket.

Harry Potter and The Order Of The Pheonix was so so only. nice effects. but the chronological order of the story wasn't there, and some parts were cut off! RAH. but I expected it anyway, cos the book itself was so thick, 800+ pages! if they made the whole book into a movie without cutting off scenes, I bet the movie would be 5 to 6 hours long. watched it with tabs, and it was quite great, considering I haven't watched a movie with her for ages.

leaders' investiture was so-so. band did an ok job. but I had to reach school so early in the morning! I was so sleepy then. and I rushed for nothing. cos alot of ppl were late as well. -.-
went with shihui to IMM to have lunch at the hong kong cafe, and we chatted about alot of things over lunch. then we went to west mall, I was supposed to meet tabs for simpsons but she couldn't make it at the last minute. so we roamed around west mall, then went to mac to buy a drink, sit down and talk more. I went home around 2 plus to change, before meeting shiyun and suern to watch secret.

to all jay chou fans, this movie's for you!
I must say, jay's really pro, actually making his first attempt at directing and acting in the movie. the movie was quite good, and though there was a part which I couldn't really understand at first, I could understand the ending. and oh yes, not to forget..
HIS PIANO-PLAYING SKILLS ARE EXTREMELY GREAT! it's the kind that would make your jaws drop and go wow. watched it with shiyun and suern at grand cathay. the theatre hall was PACKED. for a first day release, it really was a tremendous turn-out. and alot of people were impressed by his piano playing skills.

the 3 of us went to cine to eat after that, and we met chinteng at the bus stop.

had dinner at pastamania, then I left after that to go to my cousins' place.

friday-met shihui to go study at je library. because we were both late, we didn't manage to find a place. so we wanted to go to macs, but mac was crowded, and we didn't think we could get a good, quiet spot to study. we went to kfc, and I thought I saw zaewe there. and really, it was him, with christofle, jiamin and cassandra. they saw me and started waving. then me and shihui just sat down and studied for awhile, before going for korean lunch, and to the macs near old commonwealth campus to have a drink and catch up on more revision.

yesterday- band farewell! =D met cass and jiamin to buy titbits and drinks, before meeting christofle, zaewe and kahyeow to go sentosa together. and we attempted to fool them in thinking that we didn't get the tickets for them. hahaha. had fun playing! =D me, cass and jiamin played daidee while the guys went to find a volleyball, and we left our phones in our bags. we didn't hear our phones ring. and when I checked my phone, I had 3 missed calls, 1 from mahmudah, 2 from christofle. and he was like 'I called all of you guys then you all never pick up your phone..'
damn paiseh lah. we played volleyball after that, and I think my arms are slightly red as a result. went swimming after that, I was the only one who went in fully-clothed cos I didn't wear a swimsuit beneath my clothes. and I don't have a bikini. played monkey in the water. hahaha kahyeow and zaewe forever were the monkey! and it was nice to swim in the seawater in this hot weather, it's so cooling and comfortable. =D
suntanned with qixuan after that, and we spent a good time talking, and in the evening we sat at the shore and talked about random things. =) AND. I kept getting seawater and sand splashed and kicked over me! =\ the result of this trip=fun+sunTAN+sunBURN!

Labels: movies week, sentosa

Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:53 AM

sweet, sexy 17!!!

I"M OFFICIALLY 17! at last! =D
thanks loads to suern, shihui and shiyun who celebrated with me, shiyun and suern particularly for springing the birthday cake surprise! =D I love you guys loads! =DDDD
thanks also to the people who have wished me so far, through sms and msn =)
suern, shiyun, dina, christofle, yiangshan, peiting, yiqian, qijian, pearl, sabrina, laixing, cynthia, shujun, jiajun.. bet there'll be more in the morning. =D
christofle said sexy 17. WAHAHA. xD

today was packed for me, like yesterday.

common test was ok. except for physics. went to watch 'alone' with s34 girls yesterday at jp. intended to go to cine but it was really troublesome. and I didn't really want to watch 'alone' cos I'm quite scared of horror movies. only after much persuasion then i stayed. and the movie was scary at some parts, but when it came to the ending, I didn't feel any fear, instead, sadness. and jiaxin treated me cos it's my big day soon! =D

then today.. out of the house for nearly the whole day. westzone rehearsals in the morning. and from now on, I really am not going to say things on impulse when it pops into my mind.
I was casually remarking to jiaxin, steffi they all that I was half-hoping that I would be eng tong's PA for westzone. and really, I got him under me. and I was just making a casual remark. =0 but he's a nice guy. and both the contestants under me are jj guys! OMG! =D
dashed off to band room with mahmudah after westzone, then ran off to meet shihui and shiyun at lakeside. we intended to watch hp5 at vivo but the tix were all sold out for the first afternoon show. =( so we watched 'gone shopping', some local movie. it was real crap. couldn't understand it at all. like 3 stories in the movie, but not linked together. =\ not worth my money at all. met suern after that and we went to the open-air water area. and there, is where cam-whoring starts. =D

the dark patches on my jeans are the wet spots cos I was too rough and I accidentally splashed water on myself. the lighter patches are there cos I rolled up my jeans earlier. and I splashed water on the rolled up part. kuku me. -.o

we went for dinner at pastamania, then shihui left, leaving me, shiyun and suern. went up to the open air water area again with shiyun while suern went downstairs, and suern called saying that she couldn't find her way, cos it was too dark. shiyun left me to go and find her, and when they came back..
SURPRISE!
they came with 2 small cakes for me with a single candle on it! =D
omg I love you guys lots! <3333 you guys really made me touched and really made my day! =D