Monday, December 31, 2007
11:31 PM
last day of the year..
it's 31st dec, and it's the last day of the year. how fast time flies.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAIYUN AND MAHMUDAH! =D
it's been packed for me these few days, what with 01 drawing ever closer.
went cycling with my cousins at ECP on saturday, we cycled from ECP all the way to changi and back again. it was at least 30km, we cycled for 4 hours plus and we cycled in the rain as well. subsequent result=tired+SORE BUTTS! oh my. but cycling in the rain was quite fun and refreshing, partly because I haven't cycled in ages, and I'd certainly never cycled in the rain before.
went back to school on sunday(yes, SUNDAY!) to help laixing and valerie(s23) with mass dance since laixing called me on sat night to ask me if I could go back to help. =D
today was maths lesson+test. at least mr leow's maths lectures are interesting. I felt as though I'd really learned something in this lecture, compared to my other maths lectures. maybe I shall crash his future lectures. =DD and the test wasn't as bad as I anticipated, but I was really exhausted these few days thanks to OGL and my recent activities. rehearsal for family performance was quite funny, family 1 combined with family 4. but the dance moves are fairly easy in my opinion, at least it's quite easy to catch it.
went with mayching for lunch at IMM's secret recipe after her dramafest rehearsal and my fam performance rehearsal. she showed me the script for dramafest, and I could have laughed until I cried, because there were some really funny parts in the script. but it's a combination of comedy and a tragic romance. for those who don't know what dramafest is about, it's something like promoting literature to the new j1 students who would be coming in within 2 days' time. and the play is to promote english lit. it's better than a whole lot of boring talks, which is more than enough to make ANYONE doze off. we met zhihao, mariana and melvin at IMM also, then we went our seperate ways. as it is, I met rachel at the bus stop outside IMM and we chatted awhile for the og presents and the tags for the pouches. and rachel volunteered to do the name tags. =DD
as it is, zhihao called me and told me about the tags and the pouches, so I decided to go back to JE popular to take the tags, even though I had just stepped into my house then.
I'm so tired these few days, what's more now I have a sore throat and I feel miserable. and I can't afford to get sore throat now because of 01 coming up. so now I just pray that the sore throat goes off real soon. and I think it came about because of not enough sleep. =(
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 TO EVERYBODY! =D
Friday, December 28, 2007
10:27 PM
'08 OGL camp!
busy rush against time again.
271207major re-shuffling of ogls in families. shiyun's now in my og! =DD she originally was from f2 og7 and now she's in f4 og 19 with me. =)
and og19 ogls are all girls. oh my. LOL.
beeteng, caiyun, shiyun, rachel and me. WOOHOO.
not so bad for a first day, though super tiring. and I had fun crapping and joking with huayning since she's in my family, but og16. =D even back in commonwealth, we never really talked that much. haha.
mass dance rocks as usual. =DDD but geeks get the girl is STILL confusing at the last part. oh my. but on the whole, to sum up mass dance, it was FUN and EXCITING. =D
wet games are always well, wet and dirty.
first game for f4 is flour game. oh my. so we were covered in flour. ew. and it smells as well. but wet games was still fun, despite getting smelly and dirty.
alot of j2 seniors came back. tommy and alex toot came back too! and oh boy tommy really rocks at rara-ing the crowd. his voice can drown all the j1 ogls' voices. no kidding. and he can really scream. the way he screams is just amazing. hearing him tease alex is hilarious. 'alex you toot toot you lok like woo!' LOL. everyone was laughing as a result. and alex responded back with 'tommy you noisy you look like woo!'
well, tommy and alex rock! =D though they weren't my ogls in 01, but knowing them is great! =D
and song-singing was 1 of the most unique experiences ever. not to say I'd never experienced it before. but this time round, it was really a get high session at the start. with all the songs like 'don't cha', 'we are the champions' and so on, everyone was high. woohoo.
and night games was like running 3 times worth of 2.4km. tiring, sweaty and sticky.
281207fire drill at the very incredible time of 3.45AM. OMG. and I was quite dead during PT and when they said mass dance, I was happy, but I really had very little energy to do it as I was really too tired. during the final debrief, me, shiyun and laixing were constantly discreetly pinching one another on the arm to keep ourselves from dozing off. the best news is that maths test has been postponed! to 31st december. o.o and finally we got the campers' list! but in f4 there're only 2 commonwealth people cos I recognise their names while the rest of the names are unfamiliar. =( sadly in og19 there are no commonwealth people. =(
dividing up the contact list was easy, the harder part was calling them to inform them of the details.
after breaking camp, hung around at the band room for awhile before going for lunch with mayching. =D
knocked out would be the right word to use for everyone after ogl camp. everyone was bone tired since during the family time when there was a lull, alot of people were sleeping, especially those guys in games attach.
bananas in pyjamas =DD
Labels: '08 ogl camp
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
7:39 PM
merry christmas? not so merry. =(
this isn't the merry christmas that I hoped for.
my mood got killed when I received a message saying that there would be a maths test this week. WTH. it's very (x100000) dumb since school's going to reopen
soonnext week. and it's been confirmed that the test is going to be on saturday, RIGHT AFTER OGL CAMP. WTH. what is the world coming to?!
no kidding. I'm like swinging around like a pendulum, between misery and irritation.
some systems are so damn effing
screwed.
Friday, December 21, 2007
6:15 PM
mass dance trial
number 4 ogl meeting today. mass dance! =D
pity I missed out number 3 ogl meeting which was wet games, because of band fest commitments and I was away for rehearsals.
and the batch dance for next year is complicated! so much turning around for the girls and alot of posing for both girls and guys. I don't mind the posing, but it's the turning around part that gets me absolutely muddled and dizzy. oh my. but it's not so bad for me, cos even though it's my first time learning the dance, I somewhat managed to catch the movements for the first part of the song, and for part of the chorus.
I guess what's needed now is more practice. =)
and I have to go back to school tml for banner painting. =0 I don't really mind it though, it probably means a suntan for me. that's if it doesn't rain. and please, I hope there's no rain tml.
yeah wow. like I can control the weather according to my wishes. lol. but rainy weather's a drag, and all it seems to do is make everyone sleepy.
I want more mass dance! =DD
Labels: banner painting, mass dance =D
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
7:48 PM
sigh.
i've slacked way too much this hols.
and I flunked my chem re-test by abit. crap.
it's time to study. no kidding.
but holidays seem to beckon playing and slacking alot more than studying.
oh my.
Monday, December 17, 2007
11:34 PM
misses.
it's just a day after band fest '07 officially ended, but I feel so empty inside of me.
it just seems so different now that it's all over, it really went by too fast. I miss the times when we all sat at the back of the room, gossiping, playing bridge and daidee, chatting together, playing our parts together as a section and a band, our section lunches together, our camwhore sessions on performance day.. many more!
but most of all, I miss seeing you guys. within a short period of 5 days, it seems as though we're part of each other already. and it's so fast that now we have to part again, and we might eventually lose contact with one another.
though the advantage is that we can finally catch up on some very much-needed sleep, but to me I feel that being there with your friends means much more, despite feeling super tired and exhausted.
life's really like a blur of memories indeed. so many things happen to you in your life, yet not every single event impacts you in a certain way.
it's not what you're doing and where you are. it's the company that matters a lot more.
3:06 PM
band fest '07!
band fest yesterday was great! =D
holst percussionists are the best! =D
anyway it was great knowing all the holst percussionists! =D
and I took too many photos, resulting in my handphone battery nearly dying, and my memory card keeps running out of space. O.o
so I'll let the photos do the talking, since pictures speak a thousand words. =)
nice decorations at esplanade =)
esplanade pass. alot of people only had their chinese names printed on it, without their english name. and i'm no exception. rah.
fennell band at practice
zilian mode while watching fennell practise
camwhore alert in holst girls' dressing room
zilian in the holst guys' dressing room x)
LOL. alvin looks hilarious here.
presenting you the holst percussionists! =D
esplanade backstage corridors look like hospital corridors. I still have the same opinion of it and this is my second time at esplanade backstage. o.o
we used this party popper for one of our pieces during the performance. though the result was that we had to clear up the mess of confetti left behind o.o
me, desiree, mariana, joaquina and cassandra =)
j1 jj girls =D
jjcsb j1 girls. though not everyone of them was there. zaidie helped us take this pic and all I can say is, his photographing skills suck. =\
second proof that his photographing skills are omg.
me, joanna and crystal =D
=D
holst percussion again =D
junye and eugene tried to be emo but eugene didn't make the mark cos he ended up smiling LOL xD
many-armed alvin HAHAHA XD
yep, we rock. and I mean really rock. =D
holst percussion with mr tan after our performance =D
szehou aka jb and me with our esplanade passes
alex and me in concert hall lounge after holst and fennell performance
jjcsb welfare =D look what alex is doing LOL xD
=)
ending off..
holst percussion! =D
there're still other photos in other cameras. shall wait until they're uploaded in friendster/facebook, or until ppl send me the photos. =D
Labels: junior college band fest '07 =D
Saturday, December 15, 2007
9:44 PM
band fest rehearsals
back again after being busy for the past few days.
it's been a mad rush again, preparing for band fest performance. but I really enjoyed the preparation process! =)
and the holst percussionists are just fun. we hung out together during lunch hour, when we have no parts to play for 'october' or when the conductor's talking and there's a lull, we play bridge and daidee. LOL. =)
I'll miss it when band fest ends, it means that we may not be able to meet up that often. it's been a great time knowing them, especially within a space of a few days, we managed to click quite well.
jj band girls on 179 on the way to NIE =)
coincidentally, for all the JJ band members who are taking part for band fest, all the girls are J1s, while the guys are all J2s. WOW. =D
yj percussionists 'posing' on the very long flight of stairs HAHAHA xD
more photos coming in tml! =D
Labels: band fest
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
11:00 PM
torn between 2 tough choices
I feel really torn right now. it's hard to prioritise which one is more important to me, because both events have a very significant meaning to me. between band and OGL, it's so hard to determine which one is more important.
band fest means alot to me because of percussion, and the pieces that we're playing. they're tough, yet they're the kind that i'm eager to try out and enjoy. and also, I'm eager and excited to perform at esplanade concert hall. no doubt, I have performed at esplanade theatre hall before last year, but it would be equally cool to perform at esplanade concert hall, it'd be a great eye-opener to me as well, to actually see what esplanade concert hall looks like, and if it's any different from the theatre hall.
but OGL has a greater impact on me since the start of the year, when I first stepped into JJ. for the first time, I felt as though I really and truly belonged. but that doesn't mean that I felt out of place at commonwealth. it's just that the atmosphere in commonwealth and that in JJ is completely different.
OGL somehow brought me out of my shell, I enjoyed myself tremendously. it was OGL that made my days in JJ extremely memorable, from being in love fiesta to 02, when I was in SCDC shadows, to other leadership activities in school, and to now, being OGL for 01 next year.
it was OGL that made my days in JJ really fulfilling, exciting, enjoyable and thrilling. and some of my commonwealth friends also noticed a change in me, because during PAE I really skipped alot of lessons, which was quite unlike me back in commonwealth. example, when I was in commonwealth, I skipped only 1 remedial class. during PAE, I could skip up to 3 lessons in a day, and on the very last day of PAE, before 02 started, I ponned a whole day's worth of lessons with my friends.
see the contrast?
it was through OGL that I knew many of my friends, and we could have fun together, whether it's mass dance, water games or just hanging out together after school lessons and just chatting about school and personal stuff in general.
even by typing out all my deepest thoughts down, I still can't decide which is more important. maybe I should just see it in the time span each activity has.
band fest starts from tml until performance day on this sunday. OGL has wet games+mass dance trial on thurs, OGL camp on next friday to saturday, and the big 02 when school reopens.
I really don't want to miss out on the wet games+mass dance trial on thursday, since they might teach our batch dance, and possibly plan out our family performance. what's more, I really want to be involved in the performance itself too. I don't want to give it up, but who knows what might happen. it's hard to say.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
4:40 PM
band camp
yeah, back after 2 days 1 night band camp.
I seriously have no idea what's up with me, but my whole body was aching and I felt really sleepy despite sleeping at my usual time of 12am on most normal school days, and getting up at 6+am. maybe it's the previous day's banner painting, maybe it's the cold, rainy weather. when the weather gets cold and rainy, it means 1 thing for many people: SLEEP!
and it didn't help that it was freezing in the band room. no kidding. it was like sub-zero temperature(hahaha, it's just an exaggeration), I was lucky I thought of bringing a jacket. or I'd really freeze.
actually I was supposed to go back to PE porch to repaint our og banners, but as it turned out, gary called me when he was passing by the band room and he saw me, then he told me that there was no need to repaint our og banners again. =D
and many thanks to alexTOOT for giving me your chem notes! =) though I couldn't bring it home with me after band camp cos my bag was too full and there wasn't enough space in my bag for it. PLUS, it's really heavy as well. o.o
and as it was joaquina's birthday yesterday, and band camp was on friday, me and mariana went out of school around 9+pm to buy her birthday cake, and hiding it was a problem cos she was inside the band room, tidying up the library(it's like a paper warzone there). but in the end, we still hid the cake in the band room.
and we played night catching in the field, and elbow tag. it's worse than 2.4 run, no kidding. and before we started off night games, we actually saw a shooting star!! =D and yep, the common thing said: 'make a wish!'
I sort of believe in it too, and so I did just that. and anyway, it was really nice, since it's the first time I've ever seen a shooting star.
set up joaquina's birthday surprise, and it was successful. except for the fact that the candles got extinguished thanks to a breeze.
and I seriously think that there's a problem with my sleeping hours. usually when it's hols, it's common to wake up at 9-11am. and the weird thing is that no matter how late I sleep, whether it's 1am or 2am, my eyes just open at 7am, or even earlier.
because, I slept at 1+am, and I was knocked out pretty fast as well, because of running so much, my aching body and plain exhaustion. and I opened my eyes at
5am. with my mp3 earphones still on my ears since I was listening to music before I dozed off. and it took forever to go back to sleep since lights on was at 0830. O.o
and shengjie drove me, mariana and weizhi out to the market to collect breakfast and lunch. I have to admit, it was a different feeling when I got into his car, since I'm so used to an adult driving, it's quite a change when it's your senior who's driving. HAHA.
and I'm currently really addicted to this song, it's really a great song! =D
Change The World-WestlifeSince you've gone, well it seems like everything is wrong
And deep inside, I know that I've lost much more than pride
Well happiness is getting further away
Girl I miss you more than words can say
I need a miracle now
So tell me
How can I change the world
'Cos I sure can't change your mind
Where's the miracle I need now
Got to get to you somehow
'Cos I can't change the world
I can't change the world
No I can't change the world
Losing you, well it's been the hardest thing to do
So I close my eyes and tell myself that somehow I'll survive
Well you gave me heaven then you took it away
Girl I miss you more with each passing day
I need a miracle now
So tell me...
How can I change the world
'Cos I sure can't change your mind
Where's the miracle I need now
Got to get to you somehow
And it's so sad that you have to leave me
Just so you can find yourself
And it's so sad that you just can't see
I love you more than life itself
No I can't change the world
How can I change the world
'Cos I sure can't change your mind
Where's the miracle I need now
Got to get to you somehow
'Cos I can't I can't change the world
Got to get to you somehow
No I can't change the world
Labels: band camp, westlife =D
Thursday, December 06, 2007
11:13 PM
banner painting
family 4 banners
today's painting session was quite good, we managed to finish painting all 5 banners and our family poster. but we have to redo our og banners cos of the size of it. drat.
bananas in pyjamas is cute!! =D
going off for band camp tml. o.o
Monday, December 03, 2007
12:58 PM
=)
bye november, hello december!
december=christmas season=shopping!
also..
december=banner painting=busy=ogl camp=double busyness=preparations getting underway at last! =D
and sarah's left s'pore, and in australia. i'll miss her lots.
CD shopping mission was somewhat successful, I managed to get hold of westlife's first album finally! i'm left with their latest album, and jay's latest album.
and tabs revived my obsession with pokemon on sat when we were at comics connection at jp. LOL. yeah, I loved pokemon alot when I was young, and till now, I think that the characters are cute too! HAHAHA
I got a pic online, and the other I found in the depths of my com. =)
westlife is love! <3
their songs are really brilliant, not like other boybands.
rainbow effect of jay. nice! =D
here's one of westlife's lyrics. meaningful and the music is soothing to the ears. =)
I Don't Wanna Fight-WestlifeI can't sleep, everything I ever knew
Is a lie without you
I can't breathe
When my heart is broke in two
There's no beat
Without you
You're not gone, but you're not here
At least that's the way it seems tonight
If we could try to end these wars
I know that we can make it right
'Cause baby
I don´t wanna fight no more
I forgot what we were fighting for
And this loneliness that's in my heart
Won't let me be apart from you
I don't wanna have to try
Girl to live without you in my life
So I'm hoping we can start tonight
'Cause I don't want to fight no more
How can I live
When everything that I adore
And everything I'm living for
Girl it's in you
I can't dream
Sleepless nights have got me bad
The only dream I ever had
Is beeing with you
I know that we can make it right
It's gonna take a little time
Lets not leave ourselves with no way out
Lets not cross that line
(That line)
I don´t wanna fight no more
I forgot what we were fighting for
And this loneliness that's in my heart
Won't let me be apart from you
I don't wanna have to try
Girl to live without you in my life
So I'm hoping we can start tonight
'Cause I don't want to fight no more
Remember that I made a vow that I would
never let you go
I mean it then I mean it now and I
want to tell you so
I don´t wanna fight no more
I forgot what we were fighting for
And this loneliness that's in my heart
Won't let me be apart from you
I don't wanna have to try
Girl to live without you in my life
So I'm hoping we can start tonight
'Cause I don't want to fight no more
I don´t wanna fight no more
I forgot what we were fighting for
And this loneliness that's in my heart
Won't let me be apart from you
I don't wanna have to try
Girl to live without you in my life
So I'm hoping we can start tonight
'Cause I don't want to fight no more
It's a lie, without you, without you
Labels: jay, westlife
