so long, farewell

the day is over.

we're officially alumnus. wow.
looking back, i'll seriously miss these 4 yrs. gone like e wind.
it was the most beautiful gesture for a farewell. period.

yes, maybe it was only held at sch, and nt some place like PRP (pasir ris park), bt in the end it boils down to the persons. how they managed to pull it off. and the result was splendid. so meticulously prepared. and nw e separation is pretty emotional(ahah).

the prez was a rather last min affair. met with tb thn han thn bryan. went to sch with gifts wrapped (thankfully). were in time for e 1st game, some ping-pong game. like static CS. or gunbound. man i just realised how poor my aiming was. haiz.

ok. time to move on. no point crying over spilt milk.

next game didn't involve us. no getting wet for us. its called dog n bone. ur number is called, run to a baseball bat, circle it 10 times, thn return and collect the 'bone' in a soap-water filled mat. there were some messy slips. as expected. we seniors simply sat down and watched it unfold. hahas.

nxt they let us play captain's ball. close match this one. i tore tb's slipper in e process. let's call it a tie, shall we?

very soon the entire choir was playing that game. we tried to differentiate who's who, but let's just say it got pretty knotted up. in e end we simply threw e ball around. no difference as to who won. or lost, for that matter. and of course, no one is ever collision-prone.

while leaving for e avt, jerrold and bryan challenged each other to a twister match. its rather suggestive details shall only be known to those watching.

thn left for avt. got our cca plaques and the usual. but surprise, surprise! mr toh came for e 1st time ever to a farewell. he made a simple, well-meaning speech. and surprise, surprise! on impulse, he broke into song. not that i have not heard him sing before, but it was especially special, as it was specially for the choir on that day. ever strong and unwavering. may his dedication last long into dmnchoir's fulfilling future.

then came the performance segment. the sec 1s did a good job playing the roles in 'deal or no deal'. the special contestant? none other thn bryan! ok so a headless barbie doll is so not monetary, but least he can sell it on ebay(oops).

both sec 2s and 3s also deserve credit for their dance segments. energy well spent. and it also reminds us of our dance for our seniors in 2006. this is one experience well thought of.

thn came all the miscellaneous. with pizzas by tonnage and a mountain of secret receipe chicken, who could still be hungry?

bryan was desperate for e bottles of sparkling grape juice i bought, but that priviledge went to aunn ning and wen xin (sorry bryan. but will get 1 for e new yr party ya? LOL)

i appreciate the presents. goes to show we will certainly be missed. thx to the sec 1s for e mug, sec 3s for the memorabilia-of-sorts picture frame-d, sec 2s for the engraved plate and the cookies, bass 4 e guitar pick (e 'sotong' insignia. how interesting...), and someone from whom i received a 'pretty princess' magnetic photoframe.

we thn played basketball with mr toh. he claims he hasn't played hoop for 2 decades, but after his team thrashed ours, i'm not really sure! (neither were e rest perhaps?)

after the last goodbyes, the sec 4s and some sec 3s came along to interchange mac to eat (somemore??!!) and chatted for like forever. we left at 0015, and eventually reached home whlist chatting with tb. thus ends my day, a day perhaps without pictures, but a day recorded in blogs and treasured in countless hearts.

adieu, dmnchoir, without which i wouldn't write such a lengthy post here and now in high esteem. thank you.
that's all for nw.
cheerio!~

~if i sing, you're the music. if i love, you taught me how.~

a cold cold xmas

hey all.

bitterly cold winter. wind blowing like its caught a cold.
now i've caught a chill...~

heng tday i'm having my off-day. else will work all through xmas. played on my xbox e whole day. that's 9 hrs of ceaseless game play, you hear? its crazy. spamming halo half e time.
wanted to invite pple to come over and play, so i did.

tb, shirong(who still hasn't got a job) larry and his younger bro (who btw is going to chung cheng high. wth.) came over to have some fun. halo rocked--as usual i was e victim. 3 v 1. now THAT is fun.

thn played medal of honor. its like halo, only less technically advanced. didn't really rock. again i was e victim. always murdered. LOL.

thn came doom 3. creepy game, with its floating skulls that shot at you, and ripped corpses throwing blasts of energy. throw in the darkness and some distorted music and viola! one hell of a scary tour. don't even bother fighting the boss at the end. he's invincible.

they stayed till 7, thn left together. had a wonderful meal of 'san ba'(NOT bastard. its village in chinese) chicken and broccoli, topped with lotus soup. my mum hardly cooks, so this is a rare treat. just ysd went to DOME aft work with my family. the lamb shanks were wonderful. so was the cheesecake. so yeah.

back to work again tmr. the crowd shd thin. hopefully.
its e 25 of the mth once more so MERRY XMAS. may 2009 be less politically, financially, and environmentally depressing thn 2008. i have had enough of all that. nw just wanna be remembered whn farewell arrives~

so long.
~have a very very merry merry christmas this year!~

salary!

at long last! my first paycheck! finally i feel like a grown person...!

well hope i can make full use of it over e nxt few weeks~
*no details disclosed*

tday simply sucked. was so sluggish. keep on getting lectured. arrggh.
firdaus (work friend) changed off day so i didn't see him tday.
day was dragging on like forever. still, met some nice tourists and locals along e way.

just hope tmr would be better...:)

k nid to reach workplace @ 10am tmr. nite y'all.

~now i know how my dad felt as he started work long ago~

life.

life. sweet sour bitter warm cold friendly horrendous. however you describe it, its still life, like it or not.
as for me, i'm bored. i want my life back. i shall start studying after i receive my posting.
we may leave dunman, but its still where we spent our best times at.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
------------------------------------
Europe

we're leaving together
but still it's farewell
and maybe we'll come back
to Earth
who can tell?
i guess there is no one to blame
we're leaving ground (leaving ground)
will things ever be the same again?

chorus:
its the final countdown
the final countdown
ohhh~

we're headed for Venus
but still we stand tall
cos maybe they've seen us
and welcomed us all
yeah
with so many light turns to go
and things to be found (to be found)
i'm so glad we all miss her so

chorus:
its the final countdown
the final countdown
the final countdown (the final countdown)
ohh...
----------------------------continues-------------------------

i dun wish to write the whole song
too lazy yah?
hahah....

its a really good song from the 8O's. if you have the time and effort listen to it.

k i've got work tmr.
enjoy your holidays--while you can.
signing off~

~hope is false if you do not pursue it~

work--3 days

ok heres work summed up in three basic paragraphs over three days.

DAY I
---------
woke up early. got there early too. too early. store opened at 1030hrs. slogged till lunchtime, thn had lunch at burger king (damn ex), thn worked somemore till 1830hrs. went home and yeah, normal stuff.
made friends with a few pple. to survive, you need support.

DAY II
---------
got to work early again. met ronnie the store manager. nice guy really. and yep, the usual, only more hectic. lunch at far east plaza--no more ex food for me. soon back to work. more chores, more stock checking. and yes, more sales. went home with sore ankles :(

DAY III
---------
worked early (again). surprisingly (or maybe not really) not too many sales like on saturday. lunch this time consisted of home-cooked porridge. nutritious and tasty. slow afternoon, thn made a few successful transactions before leaving. had bbq later on. what a way to end my shift.

so yeah here i am now blogging. today (1 dec) no work, so gonna play like crazy...
its late now. will blog soon.
~sayonara

another day over;
another shift done.
i hope for a better holiday,
wanna have my fun :)

Job!

I clinched it!
woo~

i am posted to m&s wheelock. cashier i think.
training was ysd. whole day. picked up some ropes, and after lunch went for some cashier training.
thn had a simple test. didn't do too well. i just hope when i start tmr i can pick up more tips...

when i was done, went to collect my siblings. thn the family had jap dinner!~
k. enough talk. time to dig into my notes.

later~

no news yet.

today was interview day.

note to self: never sleep late before an interview, or any matter, the night before work.

met a recruiter who made me to fill in an application form.
amanda was late. lol. she wrote the application too.
there were 7 of us applying. and supposedly 15 slots.
it would be 1030am before my batch went up.
got lost in there. 10 mins(nt that i bothered to count) elasped before we found the recruting room @ marks and spencer.
clutching my CV, i waited.
and waited.
and waited.

it was my turn at last.
i stepped into the room, trying to fill myself with confidence, but somehow theres a hole somewhere, it was leaking out...
it was a in-1 min-out affair.
i was stunned: thats it? lol
amanda had a good 5 mins in the interview room...

well will not divuldge in the questions.
results will be known tonight.
should i be selected, training would be tmr
work commences this thurs. haha.
will counting the time away now......
catch up later~

oh and found this dark poem in the book FLYBOYS by james bradley.
epitomises the dangers of carrier war in WWII; the warning here is clear.

he loved his plane
and he loved to fly.
he never thought
he was going to die

now don't feel bad
and don't feel blue.
who knows tomorrow
it may be you.

take care of yourselves~

THX

no-one can walk through four years of secondary education alone.

which is why there are pple who have helped me to make these times bearable.

no, i am not gonna list every last name, but each and everyone who has made an impact to my life while at school at least have somewhere where they belong to.

firstly...
1f '05.
some may not rmb who i am now, but i thank you, despite the name calling, the tough time you gave me as chairman, and yeah. thank you for integrating me into this school, i can't have achieved this alone.

2f '06
it may not be the most memorable year for me, but i hope for all the best for all of you, wherever you may be. the road has been long for some, and longer for others, but in the end we're still in the same boat...

3d '07/4d '08
these 2 years were brilliant! i may have had my ups and downs then, but somehow i am always lifed and revived, always energised. this year especially had been tough, but hey, we pulled through, and we pulled through well. there may be a rift splitting the fabric of our bond apart, i hope it can be mended...who knows? we could keep in touch for the rest of our long lives.

dmnchoir
soprano 2 '05-'06
bass 1 '06-'08
--------------------------
these four years in choir had been awesome. i hardly thought i'd last the 1st yr alone, but with a bit of motivation and some camaraderie, oh how the years fly!
the competitions, the concerts, the whole-hearted fun we've had, i shall hold it close to my heart and never let go...
and i see that dmnchoir blog has been set up. kudos to those involved :), and i sincerely hope it will record the many memories yet to come for many years more.
farewell bbq on the 28th of december! hope i can make it...

teachers '05-'08
THANK YOU ALL! some may not teach any longer, but without you all i may not be where i am now, typing this out. some special dedications.

ms thong/ms si
haha this year was fun. extremely. you brought fun and laughter an such to a year when we were so worried, so gunning for gold! haha we know you miss us and we miss you in return. thx for the memories, it'll be etched forever into memory.

ms yeo
wacky! since the day you pinched my cheek(ow) on a cold winter day in europe in 2005, we've known each other since. science teacher from sec2 to sec4, you certainly how to make yourself known. you know your limits, and i respect it fully. may you have more wonderful years of teaching to come, if thats what you love to do! =] oh and don't forget the helium balloons!

mr toh
you have brought me love for music, something i've never felt years before. you may have been strict, but fully understanding. you bought true meaning to the choir, and i hope you'll do so for a long time. thank you.

ms koh
form teacher 1f '05
you brought youth and charisma to our class, and even though you've left teaching, you will not be forgotten. you haven't been. wish you all the best for your future endeavours^^, and good luck with your exams!

as for the rest, your names may have not been written, but still your impact, one way or another, on my life is still palpable, and wish that you will continue doing what you love to do, being teaching or the such.

one chapter ends, another opens. i will go on to higher education, and meet new pple that may bring me to a whole new level, but never will i forget the days where the foundations were laid and paved the way for my future.

long dedication, but absolutely worth it. :]
bye~
~the chapter has ended, but its legacy will eternally stay on~

In memorian~

In memorian.
Of times come and gone;
of things so close and dear;
of people I am so fond.

2005.
The year I entered;
The year I found friends;
The year I found solace.
The auditions,
embarassing, but memorable;
the name-calling,
just incomprehensible.

The year slugged on,
SYF--gone.
My studies were faltering;
my hopes were dimming.
Then came my time--
Prague, Wroslaw and Vienna,
totally loved it there
enjoying with nary a care.

2006 came and gone,
a year to forgive,
a year to forget.
the gunman incident,
the great floodings;
BETA nearly doomed me,
thank goodness I broke free.

Then came 2007,
the year so bright
where I reached my apex,
my maximum height.
SYF was the defining moment,
the turning point,
where the choir's aspiration was finally realised.

The year quickly concluded,
the examinations ended,
but we all sensed the breath;
the silent breath before the storm.

2008, this very year,
the year which i shall forever hold dear,
the endless lessons,
the tireless teachers,
our choral finale,
our swan song.

From then on, it got rough
paper after paper,
boy, were they tough.
frustration, its hopeless
night lessons, they're endless
the days leaked away;
my mind was ready to burst.

It was time, we delved in
papers--both thick and thin.
Some interesting, some hard, some easy, some boring
nevertheless we started poring (over them)
The weeks drained away,
how joyful it was
as the final paper
ended--huzzah!
Little celebrations abound, though
prom: over too soon.
With the year's ending
the end looms...

I would like to thank my teachers and friends
who have walked me through these four years
without whom I would never been able to find my two feet
without whom there would be forever unallayed fears...

bye~

Quiz~

k, so i've been made to do this quiz...~so here goes.

TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME WITH YOUR:
1)Fingers: jinghan
2)Chin: ji nvb nbn
3)One finger, eyes closed: jinghdb
4)Elbow: jinghan
5)Nose(!): jinghan
6)Palm:jinghan

I. List 4 random items you posess: laptop, handphone, ipod, wallet.
II. Slept on the back of a car before?: definite.
III. Dyed/cut your hair recently?: no.
IV. Four people you look up to the most: mum, dad, t'chers, friends (dunno how to pick, so i generalised).
V. Pets owned currently (numerical): none.
VI. Black or white?: contrast is great.
VII. Most played character? Game?: spartan 117, halo trilogy.
VIII. Stuck on the island with a friend or 5 aquaintances? Choose one.: a friend.
IX. Three aspects that define me: i honestly don't know.
X. If you were given a superpower what would it be?: america! joking...erm telekinetic.
XI. Last person spoken to: mum.
XII. Last person I said "love you" to: don't even ask.
XIII. First 5 words that appear in my head: wow, i, hope, for, something.
XIV. Things i could do better: lots. too much.
XV. Like the way you are?: i'm fine.
XVI. Pick: summer or winter?: winter.
XVII. Rain or snow?: snow.
XVIII. Water or ice?: water.
XIX. Odd things about me: am i? really dunno...
XX. Two bad habits: lazy, occassionally sluggish.
XXI. Biggest pet peeve: dunno.

Tag 6 pple: too lazy to. but if you wish, you may do it ^^for pple with too much time on their hands~
bye~

WOO~!

did anyone see this coming?

guess not.

after 4 gruelling weeks of EXAMS~the GCE Os~its over! haha. time has come that i get to SLACK!

k. today's paper concerns PHY/CHEM mcq. pretty ok actually. finished in 30 mins, thn took 20 mins to check (unnecessary), and used the final 10 to shade. when it was done, i was so happy...no more homework, no more tuition, no more lessons...haha!

went with tb, sam and hanwen to the latter's home. played mahjong for 2-odd hours (improving!). almost won once. aft that went with sam for lunch, thn coming home where i am now.

later going to see the choir. nice to be back to the norm. problem is, after that, what to do? play halo3 or blazing angels on xbox360 everyday? not too sure abt that...

+plus, i am gonna put up a new skin for this blog. or probably put up some music. time for some revamp...watch this space!

seeya~

Dawn of a new era

Sorry this post came so late...

courtesy of http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l66/mizgeek85/barack-obama-bw-1.jpg

On the 4th of November, 2008, Americans at home and abroad took to polling stations and cast their ballot for the 44th President of the United States of America. After tense moments of waiting and hoping, CNN announced the projected winner--Senator Barack Obama. The world celebrated: change has finally come. I myself was elated with the shattering of a racial divide, still running deep in the world's most powerful nation.

Kenya declared a public holiday; residents of Obama, Japan, celebrate the victory of their namesake. Everywhere, people cheered for a better USA, a better world.

President-elect Obama then made an acceptance speech in Grant Park, Chicago. About 200,000 people watched, and were moved, by his powerful speech. The whole world watched as well, inspired and emboldened with the words of hope, unity, faith and change.

"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there I promise you--we as a people will get there." Obama stated, acknowledging the fact that he would be inheriting an America battered by two wars, with failing international trust and most importanly, consumed by the global credit crunch.

Even rival John McCain, who had earlier criticised Obama's ideals at every notch, had been gracious. He called upon people, in his concessionary speech, to band together as one America and help the new President-elect to bring about the change that is urgently needed. Months of bitter rivalry has not soured the graciousness that makes American politics so special.

So now, our political faith will be tested, and my hope is that Obama can help bring America, and indeed the world, back into balance, a hope I think is echoed the world over.

As he had stated in his campaign website http://www.barackobama.com/, "I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I'm asking you to believe in yours". Yes we can.

Best of wishes, President-elect Obama. Change has come.

http://www.neublack.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shepard-fairey-barack-obama-1.jpg

a birthday thank-you

a final footnote for today. the most wonderous birthday i've got. completely unexpected. the punches which really did not really reach its destination, haha. and the numerous birthday wishes, never to forget. totally unforgettable.

a big, big THANK YOU to the following:

erika

tuanboon

zibin

lydia

yuling

samuel

yinghong

dawn

amanda

priscilla

jiamin

jasper

debbie

estee

xianda

yiliang

bryan

alvin

umar

huimin

warren

ms kwek

joel

ashley

wenqing

if you were part of this but are not mentioned, i sincerely apologise. stm i guess. thank you all!

--defying someone with willpower is akin to defying to the laws of physics--

10 days more~

ok so this may seem atypical, blogging in the middle of the biggest, most important exam of my life, but i think its also beneficial to one's mental health...though it may not be analogous to speaking to a psychy.

things are actually picking up pretty well...though i am rather miffed abt my physics--magnitude is SO NOT equivalent to distance! Magnitude is merely a measure of the SIZE of force. but otherwise, things seem to be on track, and i still have 40 marks to fight for (science) in 10 days' time.

at least the worst of it is over, and i can breathe with greater ease...

~oh when this is over, how exultant i shall be, conquering a test so proving of one's academic prowess~
--defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics--:)

my final say...~

haha didn't expect myself to write~

gonna go back to school later...
so ok heres a final, erm, poem, hopefully which will pass off as a proper one.

here goes...

this is it.

oh how the days will pass by

so quick, so swift

how my throat is becoming dry

one week to begin

and four to the end

still naught a schedule;

and nary a plan.

i want to get this done and over

just how much i yearn

to keep myself aloft

and not crash and burn

the cold sweats, sleepless nights

the hope in me that's still alight

i hold my breath

wish all the best;

wielding my sword,

i shall fight

right to the bitter end...

this morning went for basketball, just to get the blood going

then back to work...

will be back in 28 days

signing out~

~defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics~

*alonso wins once more @ japan gp!

Singapore Grand Prix 2008

dunno if i can do this...but here comes...

the exclusive cover for the tix...cool huh?

the 3-day pass...very sleek cards

racing car. red bull, i think. LOUD.

pretty nice pic by following the car as it made the turn. dunno who the driver is though.

same car, different lap. this turn does make the best pictures.

this is the best grand prix i've ever seen, albeit the fact that it's the 1st i've seen and that it's raced locally, so i'm proud of it. my love for fast cars rekindled...

earplugs worked a hell lot, but if it gets loose, watch out! (or listen out!)

the BMW and Carrera support races were cool too...1st time anyone dared speed on singapore roads and not get a speed tix for it. hah.

well this is my last post for the nxt 40 days or so, dun want to procrastinate any longer.

watch this space!

toodles...

--defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics--

more changes

drat.

this just in.

6.2 Without limiting any action available to SGPPL, it is a condition of sale that all Ticket Holders acknowledge and accept that it is a condition of entry to the Race that:
(a)
a person cannot make or reproduce or use any film or other form of moving picture, still pictures, photographs or any sound recording or any of them ("Footage") of the Race or any part of it for profit, gain, public advertisement, display or for any other purpose except for the private enjoyment of the person making the Footage, without the consent of FOM and / or FOA; and
(b)
if a person makes or reproduces or uses such Footage of the Race or any part of it with or without the consent of FOA and/or FOM, that person shall on request by FOA and/or FOM, assign in writing, all copyright and all intellectual property in the Footage to either FOM and / or FOA or their assignees.

therefore no pics...sry...
dratdratdrat...

that can't be helped, so nvm.
need 2 sleep now. goodnight.

-- defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics --

changes

ok i'm gonna change this blogskin real soon...

the pinkish font is so gay...
being a true blue MALE i'm gonna make some changes...after the Os...
dun wanna be mistaken as a girl or something

ITS TERRIBLE.

but never mind, all this will go soon enough...haha
gtg now

toodles...

-- defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics --

Paint My Love --excerpt

Paint My Love*
-michael learns to rock-

from my youngest years
till this moment here
i've never seen
such a lovely queen

from the skies above
to the deepest love
i've never felt
crazy like this before

chorus:

paint my love
you should paint my love
it's the picture of a thousand sunsets
it's the freedom of a thousand doves
baby you should paint my love

---------------------------------------------------

this is just an excerpt of this amazing song

my parents fell in love with this song some 10 years ago
and now its attracting a whole new generation...me incl.

that's how great songs go--timeless. everlasting. ever resonating.
if you can get yours hands on it, do so. it'll be worth your while--although i don't have one myself...
-------------------------------------

the world is beautiful. enjoy it while it lasts.
until then, its just another day.

toodles...

*i haven't fully grasped the lyrics, so i apologise if there're any lyrical errors. sorry.
this song still rocks, 10 years and counting.

-- defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics --

jogging hurts

today was jogging day

i had to wake up very early, sleeping only 5 hours (i hit the sack @ 0040), so when i overslept, i had no surprises. all i needed to do was to shower, change, and do some preliminary warm ups. minor slip-ups still occur, and i arrived @ 0715, 15 mins late.

yh and sam were there already, waiting on me. qns abt where to place our valuables appeared, and in the end i had to lug everything with me. drat. that settled, we began running.

now i REALLY began feeling lyk an old man, with feet shuffling and heavy breathing. phew. 1st couple of rounds were ok. was able to stay ahead most of the way, till sam took me over frm 150m behind (how'd he do tt? its phenomenal) and i began trailing. 3rd round my engine began dying-2.1 km. @ the fitness corner i decided to call it quits when yinghong beckoned me to carry on. i did, and he gave me sound advice.

'dun stomp your feet on the ground all the time, you lose energy, tt's why u cannot run'

that's what friends are for-be it ex(ercise) or ex(ams), they push you all the way.

4th round my engine quit. 2.8km endurance. decent. yh continued running. so did sam. 18 mins-not too good. yh did 5 rounds; sam did 7. we were exhausted. my weak circulatory system made me light-headed, and sam barfed. oh wells-we weren't in top shape. thn we chat. no interesting details for that hour.

thn we ate. nothing interesting abt that either.

now my legs hurt-they're stiff.i haven't ran since cross country, so yeah. it hurts. will try jogging with frens more often. try to find more time during study leave. all the best...

just had a malay dinner. man it was good-beef kebab, briyani, roti john...dad says its to appreciate other culture's food. glad we do...haha

well that's it. back to school tmr! :0
toodles...

--defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics--

28 days more

well, the timer tells all...with the final month leaking away, i could not be more tense. haiz, mugging is priority...priority is mugging. at last, some exercise in all this mugger mayhem: tmr i am going out with yh, sam and i dunno who else for some morning jog-something lyk a rare commodity now...hah.

well at least i take back my words-back to 0750 mornings again...thk you so very much-can't allow a few latecomers to affect the entire lvl...

well, for whoever taking the Os, good luck once again, for this is the only chance to win some satisfaction...28 days more...! :)

toodles...

--defying someone with willpower is akin to defying the laws of physics--

bombed-out week :-0

school can be harsh on you....
its like taking a deep breath before a dive-the silence before the storm.
well this week is like any other boring week.
WORK WORK WORK.
yes life can be tedious, and immensely mind-numbing. i don't expect any changes...
and now, NO MORE 7:50 AM. WOW. why the sudden change in mood? night classes till 7-9 every night, and because of some pinpricks who come late you push it down on all of us?

this sounds like a rant now. maybe it is.

study leave's coming in 2 weeks, night lessons incl. phew.
well that's it for the week...haha.

ps. on the F1 grand prix thing, i think i am going. whoopee. if i do, i'll promise some pics, and tt's it...
toodles...

it's official

well, you've read it.

IT'S OFFICIAL.

this blog will periodically halt as of Oct 1st, due to the big big exams i'm taking (dun tell me you dun know), and i know i shd stop procratinating and such, but i'll try to keep this up till thn, however sporadic, shd anything interesting crop up.

well maybe my last big thing before then could be the F1 night race 'bout two weeks frm now. my dad bought grandstand tickets on the night itself, and i honestly don't know if i'll be able to go and perhaps get a few great shots for this blog. if this is otherwise, sorry folks, i'm in no power to make such decisions...so yup tt's abt it.

today
should i even talk about it? i'm really in tatters over this but, oh well. lets just say it involved alot of papers. absolutely boring day @ school. glad i am that such days are now numbered. till thn, its mugging down to the last paper...

even my physical well-being has taken two steps back, reeling in shock as the stress mounts. i'm growing in girth, my wrists ache once in a while, and i am beginning to have slight back and neck/shoulder problems. oh well-maybe i'm getting closer to feeling what a beer-belied, 40-yr-old is like (not that i want to be one-i'm still young!)-but this is all for my future:what more could be @ stake right nw? it'll be all worth it once it's over...

as such, i've made a few resolutions post-Os:

1. to be fit once more, so that i may prepare for ns in 3 yrs time;
2. find a job sometime in december( no point lazing all day @ home);
3. perhaps start reading more books; and...
4. GOOF!

well, that's it for now-will report on whether i can go for the F1 races.

toodles...

weariness kills

well it just happened that i am extremely tired coz of all the work i've been doing today...hmm lets see...

2 chemistry papers...
1 a math paper
2 compo pieces...

ALL IN 7 HOURS...!!!
when will the nightmare end???

sorry i simply wanted to get this off my chest...the LARGEST amount of homework i had to do in one day...EVER.

but other thn that, IT WAS FINE. swollen eyes in the morning, but nothing more. hope i can survive the last 5 weeks to the Os...at least when you've frens, it doesn't hurt as much, coz they are squirming and rolling on the ground lyk i am...

trying to get the most out of my sleep nw, coz WEARINESS KILLS. honestly.

well, good nite world-new day new paper(sss)...
toodles...

study session...

well, maybe i didn't see it coming. tuan boon, zibin, sam, pris and i were free from the arduous 4 hrs tt was to be the e math "nite" lesson, and so during lunch we debated on where we shd study...sch was taken, so we had plans to do so @ a void deck. too cramped they said. too cramped. thn, something popped in my head.

"there's no-one home this aft, so..." i began, and sam quickly caught on my brainwave.

1/2 hour later, i was home to a scene where a tornado seemingly struck: shoes scattered, clothes strewn and items cluttering the table. i cleared as quickly as i could, whlist they took a break watching some television.

1515hrs. TV off, table aet, we began work. i will not even begin to describe this part, but lets just say it involved a fair bit of discussion. that's it. end of chapter.

pris came fairly late @ 1630hrs, but managed to get to work nonetheless. some punch and snacks helped us along, and a joke cracked once in a while help soothe the tension. esp. tuanboon. haha. sam would thn leave @ 1700hrs due to tuition, but oh wells. there were still 4 of us.

1735hrs. i suggested that i maybe cook for em. perhaps it was ridiculous. i sweated 20 minutes doing it. but i believe it was all worth it. spegetthi, with saussies, bacon and scrambled eggs, mixed together into a nameless jumbo. maybe i shd name it. hmm...

well, they tried it. it was a little salty, i admit, and the noodles were not sufficiently thawed, but they liked it nonetheless, which was encouraging, given the fact that i flunked my home econ cooking practical 2 yrs back with tasteless chicken rice and soup tt tasted like crap. maybe i shd improve on this new-found dish. i may not grow up to be a renowned chef, or a chef at all, but i hope it can somehow be something unique. always.

after chatting a little while they packed up and left. what a pity, i thought, sam left early...oh wells. when i improve, perhaps he could get the better version? haha. study with a quick meal?

ok...this is all the time i have now. hope i can write more soon...
toodles...

42.5 days more...

today was really uneventful really...did a little of papers and am now having the rest of the day to myself...siblings out for fencing competition and such, so pretty uneventful...

well tmr is back to school, so sayonara to holidays (if it was), and bonjour to the new, and last, school term. to those O lvl students who think the national exams are a lifetime away, please scroll down to my countdown timer @ the bottom of this page to remind yourself how pitifully short of time you are, and thus make it enough of a reason and a motivation to take that practice paper more seriously.

and to my friends taking this monumental hurdle in their stride, GD LUCK!!! 7 weeks more of painful, brain-swelling torture and we become ordinary teens again...

oh well, good day :)

Race to the Os

44 days to go. that's what i tell my self. just like a beijing olympics. 100 days seemed so far away. now, 13 days have gone since the closing ceremony. how time flies. how 50 days are gonna conclude. very quickly, i hope. quick and painless. O level exams is just another ordinary everyday ordeal, i tell myself. phat.this is the ONE exam which will determine my future-whether it will skyrocket it or undermine it. oh wells. 2 papers a day won't hurt now, would it? or 3?

today's quiet. all is well. 2 papers finished, another one coming. that's how it is. practice, practice, practice. just for 20 oct-12 nov, i will fight for my life, my future. it all grinds down to this. and i shall walk out of the exam hall, no regrets, no worries. for my life depends on it.

hahas. and i shall play lyk mad once this is over. a 5-year-old i will become. 8 mths have gone, so what is 2 mths gonna be?

zibin, wanna see you cut ur fringe!!! (sry but i really do)

hope i'll write soon, lyk i said, blog may be in hiatus till an unconfirmed later date.
toodles...

The day isn't complete without...

who had ever wished that these were all but fleeting dreams?
who had ever dreamed that the days would just...fly by?
heck, how i did, how i grieved,
as the sands of time began to run dry...

man, that was how i felt yesterday...too soon, just too soon...hey, the food was great, and all we did was to get our bellies bloated, and the coke wasn't making the situation any better. all yiliang did was to play basketball and puke doing it. actually, its was pretty quiet the entire time while the entire group sat around ms kwek and listened to her struggles all these years...shortage of manpower, troublesome syllabuses and students...and the list goes on.

9:20PM. is "lau sai" the best answer we could give? couldn't we find a better way to conseal the real purpose of the party-to celebrate (very early) her birthday while we still could? anyway, it worked. hahah.

the cake was huge. nobody could have finished it. ashley cutting it into 32 slices wasn't helping either. but heck, it tasted good. but best of all, the present. she said the best present is our pictures and writings, and guess what? that's exactly what we gave. 2 years of wonderful memory condensed into a little album as a little keepsake. and the blanks? that's her story.

and to top the day off, we foolishly went to do something we had earlier detested-basketball. 2 minutes of running and jumping and i ended up camping. catch, hoop, score, and that's all to it. more people puked-and laughter really killed us then. ow...

well, i m not a guy of pictures, so words are as far as i go...and 11:15PM was as late as we could get. well, that's all for now, i m sorta lazy...see you around...

ERRATA: ms kwek's birthday is only nxt mth, so any birthday wishes can still count...sorry misinformation can really go a long way...

NOTE: blog may be in hiatus until november 1st, so any irregularities...well...its too bad. SORRY!

I'M BACCK!!!

YES!!! After THREE days of static, ITS BACK!!! Sry, but i'm itching to write right now, but later i have to go for ms kwek's bdae party!!! HAPPY B'DAE MS KWEK!!!

although the 4 years @ dmn has been swift as err...swift, there will always be a precious memory of all the teachers whom have taught us there...heres a poem which hopefully would echo a time past too soon...

IN DEDICATION:
many years have come, and come to past,
and yet memories are hardly overcast,
as we just reel back in absolute shock,
while the days seem to just run amock.
through days, weeks, months and years,
through the hard work, exams, laughs and tears,
there will always be someone to fall back to
while days are bright, or dark and cruel,
to laugh with us when spirits are high,
or lend a shoulder to those whom may cry.

and now as we run towards this ultimate goal,
believe me, it isn't just some simple stroll,
the teachers will always be around,
to look after us when we are down,
thus pushing us all the further down,
saying "look, this is really the final round"
soon as the dust settles, and calm has come,
the dreadful parting-the time has come.
yet lets not be sad, as the chapter ends,
coz' we'll still remember you-the teachers-as friends.

happy belated t'chers day! :)

drat i m late, see you around!

a chapter reborn...

there's always a first time...and here it is. anyways there'll be many more firsts, but it just doesn't seem to be coming fast enough...

today is one of these rare days when my com doesn't screw itself up, so i'll be thankful now, and (yay) my siblings are out today so i have this all to myself. my legs are sore, still, so looks lyk no more playing catch...

looking back at my secondary school life, i am shocked at how fast time has flown, and how much things have changed...and now, with the year drawing to a close, i realise how precious these memories are, and never will i forsake them. haiz, why does it have to end so freaking soooooo-n?!

i still remember when i was having auditions for joining e choir. elroy and andre (my seniors) were testing me, and i ended up singing "twinkle twinkle little star" in front of them. how embarrassing! i thought i was dumb for singing that (maybe then, but DEFINITELY not now!), but in the end, i was selected to sing in front of mr toh himself!!

by then, i was in the room with quan feng and tuan boon for the auditions. after the usual tests, he asked me several questions, some of which i have regretted, especially this:

mr toh: what do your siblings do? (dun ask me why he asked tt qns, i can't rmb myself!)
me : they fight. (dun ask me why either; can't be bothered!)

yep but anyways i got in with the 2005 cohort, and i've never looked back. countless performances, scoldings, mishaps, competitions, trips and awards later, i still live without regrets. not one bit. the memories i hold there will last perhaps forever, and the friendships everlasting...

looking forward? only time will tell, and i will record these memories as i go along. well that's all for now. how i wish the warmth i feel now would last 4eva...^^