tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325559282011-09-03T22:04:26.158+08:00M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1739086599836703242010-12-07T15:57:00.004+08:002010-12-07T17:04:06.210+08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>2010 Eighteenth Birthday Wishes!!</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>28th november // 281110</b></i></div><div><br /></div><div>1. daniel yuen</div><div>2. kegan lim</div><div>3. benjamin wang</div><div>4. jonathan wee</div><div>5. benjamin ng</div><div>6. jonathan poon</div><div>7. zacary tan</div><div>8. michael saat</div><div>9. kenneth teo</div><div>10. timothy lim</div><div>11. kegan lim (again)</div><div>12. douglas tay</div><div>13. nicolas soh</div><div>14. benjamin wang (again)</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>30th november // 301110 // actual day</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>15. dad</div><div>16. joel chew</div><div>17. gabriel chan</div><div>18. natalie nah</div><div>19. shawn ong</div><div>20. mum</div><div>21. wanli</div><div>22. michael saat</div><div>23. cliff lim</div><div><br /></div><div>(on the plane when we just touched down in brisbane)</div><div>24. eunice wong</div><div>25. ho jin yee</div><div>26. alison low</div><div>27. benjamin ng (again)</div><div>28. zacary tan</div><div>29. mervyn lim</div><div>30. james koh</div><div>31. wong jia wei</div><div>32. shaun ling</div><div>33. jonathan poon (again)</div><div>34. goh jia hao</div><div>35. ryan chong</div><div><br /></div><div>36. kieren kong</div><div>37. siach</div><div>38. daniel koh</div><div>39. joel ang</div><div>40. nathaniel loh</div><div>41. patrick koh</div><div>42. asad hassanali</div><div>43. timothy lau</div><div>44. sze wing</div><div>45. sandra chua</div><div>46. fiona chia</div><div>47. wayne ang</div><div>48. jonas chow</div><div>49. cheah weiren</div><div>50. ian loke</div><div><br /></div><div>51. aaron ngo</div><div>52. abraham lee</div><div>53. beatrice lim</div><div>54. nicole andrea tan</div><div>55. aileen tham</div><div>56. krez hong</div><div>57. melissa chua</div><div>58. masahiro tan</div><div>59. ainsley liew</div><div>60. benjaming liau</div><div>61. liana chek</div><div>62. tarun</div><div>63. james junianlie</div><div>64. ryan tan</div><div>65. koh wei xun</div><div>66. ananth ravi kumar</div><div>67. shaun low</div><div>68. darren ling</div><div>69. abel khoo</div><div>70. yaan meng</div><div>71. tan hao yi</div><div>72. rachel lam</div><div>73. ryan goh</div><div>74. sean ryan tan</div><div>75. dean chong</div><div>76. tiffany</div><div>77. pandre</div><div>78. kenneth teo (again)</div><div>79. nicholas tye</div><div>80. shawn saiman ang</div><div>81. sean liew</div><div>82. esther ho</div><div>83. elliot chiam</div><div>84. xingya yeo</div><div>85. kenneth yu</div><div>86. marcus heng</div><div>87. nicole evangeline poh</div><div>88. jeremy john kum</div><div>89. william tai</div><div>90. christopher isaach w.</div><div>91. sean liou</div><div>92. noelle tay</div><div>93. daniel lim</div><div>94. katrina brooke lam</div><div>95. oliver loke</div><div>96. andre chan (BUDDY!!)</div><div>97. cheryl lam</div><div>98. alex goh</div><div>99. yannting lai</div><div>100. caleb chiam</div><div><br /></div><div>101. florence yun</div><div>102. samuel tan (BUDDY!!)</div><div>103. samantha lim</div><div>104. jeremiah sim</div><div>105. mark ong</div><div>106. jonathan wong</div><div>107. alvin surya</div><div>108. ho jia lian</div><div>109. elizabeth saat</div><div>110. tan jun wei</div><div>111. chan wanyin</div><div>112. ming ann</div><div>113. joel tan</div><div>114. jolyn ng</div><div>115. aaron chow</div><div>116. michelle ong</div><div>117. jeremy eu</div><div>118. david sim (MENTEE!!)</div><div>119. edmund tan</div><div>120. valerie teo</div><div>121. glenn chia</div><div>122. charissa lim</div><div>123. jacinta chan</div><div>124. mark choo</div><div>125. danielle tan</div><div>126. albert arron</div><div>127. low ting wei</div><div>128. chua lee yang</div><div>129. levi shen</div><div>130. brian chan</div><div>131. jing kang</div><div>132. milton goh</div><div>133. tym teo</div><div>134. loo binn</div><div>135. christian chua</div><div>136. petrina liam</div><div>137. yannick yeo</div><div>138. ng rui han</div><div>139. dave kwong</div><div>140. malcolm chui</div><div>141. daryl lim shern</div><div>142. pointon sim</div><div>143. sasha martin</div><div>144. reuben foong</div><div>145. joel chew (again!)</div><div>146. lim guo sheng</div><div>147. wee yeong wei</div><div>148. ethan moky</div><div>149. ronda tan</div><div>150. elliot yeo (MENTEE!!)</div><div><br /></div><div>151. priscilla cheong</div><div>152. jo-ann quah</div><div>153. james aluwi</div><div>154. duane boey</div><div>155. walter yeo</div><div>156. matthew lee</div><div>157. leif yap</div><div>158. toh jiu jin</div><div>159. john tan</div><div>160. kristie soon</div><div>161. terence loh</div><div>162. kimberley han</div><div>163. jonathan lim</div><div>164. ray peh</div><div>165. michael teoh</div><div>166. (mr) allan lee</div><div>167. alexander ian oon</div><div>168. vinay rohira</div><div>169. shawn tan</div><div>170. kegan lim</div><div>171. zhang zhihong</div><div>172. nicholas phay</div><div>173. tan shengyu</div><div>174. jeremy lim</div><div>175. caleb pang</div><div>176. daniel ng</div><div>177. jonathan wong (the venture scout one!)</div><div>178. davin chia</div><div>179. jonathan aaron sim</div><div>180. ben sim</div><div>181. josh ng</div><div>182. jevon leong</div><div>183. ivan myo</div><div>184. benjamin khoo</div><div>185. jonathan lee</div><div>186. jecolia tong</div><div>187. koh tengyu</div><div>188. samuel lie</div><div>189. ridz</div><div>190. florence widjaja</div><div>191. winston chew</div><div>192. hans chan</div><div>193. gabriel chan </div><div>194. michael ong (not me, it's the senior!!)</div><div>195. samuel navindran</div><div>196. lin xunliang</div><div>197. sean ng</div><div>198. keson tay</div><div>199. nicole lee</div><div>200. michael wong</div><div><br /></div><div>201. ervin lim</div><div>202. marcus liew</div><div>203. stephanie loh</div><div>204. patricia karunungan </div><div>205. justin lim</div><div>206. hilary see</div><div>207. timothy koh</div><div>208. frederick chua</div><div>209. ken miura</div><div>210. grace chan</div><div>211. glenis</div><div>212. johanan chua</div><div>213. nat nah</div><div>214. yibin lin</div><div>215. michelle ong (SISTER!!)</div><div>216. euan tan</div><div>217. asher lim</div><div>218. xu zhuo'er</div><div>219. daryl tan</div><div>220. joel kwok</div><div>221. ho jun kiat</div><div>222. tan tingyu</div><div>223. mavis leong</div><div>224. xavier tan</div><div>225. jeremy tan</div><div>226. joseph gwee</div><div>227. kenneth tan</div><div>228. marie tan</div><div>229. michael liauw</div><div>230. tay ying</div><div>231. barnabas goh</div><div>232. maisie koh</div><div>233. leon ooi</div><div>234. jotham lim</div><div>235. joanna lam</div><div>236. bobby lam</div><div>237. jedd syn</div><div>238. eddie lim</div><div>239. isaac tay</div><div>240. michirure miyuki</div><div>241. nicole ng</div><div>242. daniel kwong</div><div>243. adrian chong</div><div>244. benjamin wang (once again!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND AND DEAREST WISHES! I REALLY APPRECIATED EVERYTHING! MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAYS AHEAD! XD</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-173908659983670324?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-60607554221603036402010-08-21T13:32:00.002+08:002010-08-21T14:01:10.937+08:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ioc's over, now on to prelims ...</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />i never thought i would be penning my thoughts on my blog once again ... it's been a while since i repeatedly wrote on my blog in a relatively short span of time ... anyways, it's the YOG now! and i've been catching some action on tv and of course rooting for team singapore! :D<br /><br />some thoughts;<br />- i thought our swimmers did relatively well ... despite not winning a gold, a silver by rainer was indeed incredible! i didn't even think we could come close to a medal. but that proved everyone wrong! we can now move on to prepare for the 2012 olympics where hopefully we would shine!<br />- kudos to other swimmers too like ... arren, sheng jun, clement, amanda, cheryl ... was really nerve wrecking when i watched the heats, semis and finals! i was going wild when they were midway through their races, hoping that they would really make it and beat their opponents. but oh well, the spirit of YOG is to have like a "friendly" competition right? so nevermind that they didn't finish top 3 positions.<br />- was watching isabelle in her opening match with the british girl in table tennis girls singles ... so happy when she won 3 games in a row! off to an incredulous start! ;D<br /><br />anyways, the past 2 weeks have been crazy. balancing ioc prep, aussie trip planning and studies prep for prelims. but oh wells, IOC ended on thurs. and lemme share with you my AMAZING experience about it!<br /><br />it was 7.50am. i headed off to the library and was told that kenneth was there studying. nicolette was there too. when i arrived, kenneth was all smiles and we all were like feeling the nerve bites in us. i couldn't study much because i had to be at the board room by 8.20am. i simply flipped through some king lear extracts and some poems, looking intensely at the Robert Frost poems of course (woodpile, mending wall, after apple picking). but i didn't neglect my favourite of all poems there, background and friezes. then i told kenneth: "please please God, please let me do some justice to the nigerians who suffered during the civil war and let me pick background!! i really want it (if I get a poem of course). and he was like ... "haha ... hope u get it then!"<br /><br />we went to the toilet. and only break before entering the board room to seal my fate. i was outside the room. seeing no one in sight ... i decided to pace up and down outside the board room until ms jacque yeo opened the door and said "michael ..." only then did i see the other 3 inside already waiting! and oh boy, i thought i was early when it was 8.20 - the time we were supposed to report. but then, okay, i went in, put down my stuff at the side table and took two pens and a mechanical pencil. i sat down on the fourth chair facing ms jacque yeo. in front of us were 9 envelopes, each containing either KL or a poem.<br /><br />ernest came first. so he picked no. 4. the next guy picked no. 2. keefe went next and chose no. 7. i wanted 7 cuz' it's like lucky no. 7 right? haha ... finally, it was down to my turn. i hesitated for a while. whether i should pick no. 7 too (cuz we are supposedly allowed to ... but later i heard ms yeo doesn't allow). but then i went by my guard feeling and chose no. 9. she opened the envelope, took the piece of paper out. from the back, it looked like a poem because there was no box outline. the other 3 had king lear extracts, while i was the only one with a poem. ms yeo said ... "you are given 20 minutes. i will signal to you 15, 10, 5 and time's up. the time now is 8.32, your time starts now..." my heart was racing. i didn't want to blank out. i entrusted this extract into His hands. i flipped the paper. and guess what? HALLELUJAH! IT WAS "BACKGROUND AND FRIEZES!" i was so happy then i smiled so widely!! so from then on, everything else was history. i wrote as much as i could for the 20 minutes.<br /><br />when i came out after my ioc recording was done, i walked around for a while to wait for the board room door to retrieve my stuff. and not long later, i saw tim lim, who came over to give support. we waited for kenneth to finish his ioc.before heading back to class. he got the same as nat nah though, edmund's soliloquy. so in the end, Tim got A5S3, Nat &amp; Kenneth got A1S2, Yuen got A3S4 and I got B&amp;F.<br /><br />but now that ioc is done, it's now time for prelims prep. physics is already underway with many exam paper practices. same for math, which needs alot of practice. same for econs, need to do alot of essays. and history, need to buck up for P1 espcially and wars questions.<br /><br />until next time, TA-DAH!<br /><br />;) mike<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">currently listening to: "Forever Reign" &amp; "The One Who Saves" by Hillsong from the album "A Beautiful Exchange"</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6060755422160303640?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-69003498660503431402010-08-07T22:52:00.002+08:002010-08-07T23:30:02.436+08:00<strong><span style="font-family:arial;">1st post in 8 months!</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">wow wow! this is my first post in 8 months! i really wonder how it feels to blog again. it's been so busy and my blog has been kinda dead for the past 8 months ... nopes, correction, it HAS BEEN dead. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">well, i guess you wanna know abit more about me in the past 8 months yeah? (haha narcisstic!) no luh, just wanna share ... it has been rather smooth for the first 6 months until the common tests came ... which really didnt meet mine nor the teachers' expectations ... and i was really disappointed. but im really glad that my friends and teachers supported me, knowing how i can still pull through despite what others might think or say. im really grateful for all their support and stuff. and God has indeed been so good, blessing me with all these friends and more. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">anyways, was at the commando selection thingy last monday and it was kinda well ... a looooooonngggg day spent there. shan't reveal what's there cuz' if you are 17 now and awaiting for that letter next year, then have fun! keeping you in suspense! haha :D </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">and oh yeahh ... i really wanna change my hp ... but that M1 is always pricing their mobile phones higher than that of Singtel! i'm so pissed ... i cant change network cuz my dad wont allow! grrr ... im really very very pissed about it. so, every weekend is like some "moment of truth" kinda thing ... hoping that the advert shows the lowered price for nokia E72! but it never happens ... cuz M1 still wanna have a high profit margin for that and it's almost natural in business to do so i guess ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">okay okay ... im now in a "streams of consciousness" mode ... i wanna lay down some stuff ... some aims for the rest of the year;</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. new handphone</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. new album (yupp, third one's coming out in Nov/Dec 10 ... supposed to come out last year ... to all supporters: you won't regret getting your 'hands' on this!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">3. new clothes (as in every now and then kinda thing)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">4. relatively good scores for prelims</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">5. relatively good scores for ib </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">6. worship God with all my heart, no matter what</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">7. rejoin back philos after ib </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">and ohh, some new music albums by artists coming up:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. taylor swift - speak now</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. katy perry - teenage dream</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">3. david archuleta - the other side of down</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">4. kelly clarkson (pending)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">5. britney spears (pending)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">plus, the following songs are my current faves:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. undo it - carrie underwood</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. king of anything - sara bareilles </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">3. somebody to love (remix) - justin bieber</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">4. our God - chris tomlin</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">5. california gurls - katy perry</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">until next time, tah-tah!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6900349866050343140?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-36891658583889162302009-12-27T21:55:00.003+08:002009-12-27T23:07:11.841+08:00(in no particular order)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>THE TOP OF 2009 (My List)</strong></span><br /><br />[FIRST] Top 10 Songs of 2009 (Mainstream)<br /><br />1. Poker Face - Lady GaGa<br />2. Just Dance - Lady GaGa<br />3. LoveGame - Lady GaGa<br />4. So Small - Carrie Underwood<br />5. Tell Me Why - Taylor Swift<br />6. You're Not Sorry - Carrie Underwood<br />7. No Boundaries - Kris Allen<br />8. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce<br />9. I Got You - Leona Lewis<br />10. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood<br /><br />[SECOND] Top 10 Christian Songs of 2009<br /><br />1. Run - Hillsong<br />2. You Hold Me Now - Hillsong<br />3. Yahweh - Hillsong<br />4. I Will Rise - Chris Tomlin<br />5. It's Your Love - Hillsong<br />6. The First &amp; The Last - Hillsong<br />7. You Are Here (The Same Power) - Hillsong<br />8. The Anthem - Planetshakers<br />9. Sing to the Lord - Hillsong<br />10. Majesty - Hillsong<br /><br />[THIRD] Top 10 Close Friends of 2009<br /><br />1. Jonathan Wee<br />2. Benjamin Ng<br />3. Michael Saat<br />4. Gabriel Chan<br />5. Kevin Lee<br />6. Timothy Lim<br />7. Kenneth Teo<br />8. Jonathan Poon<br />9. Zacary Tan<br />10. Samuel Tan (BB)<br /><br />[FOURTH] Top 10 Artists of 2009<br /><br />1. Carrie Underwood<br />2. Kelly Clarkson<br />3. Leona Lewis<br />4. Daughtry<br />5. Taylor Swift<br />6. Beyonce<br />7. Chris Tomlin<br />8. Hillsong<br />9. Kris Allen<br />10. Lady GaGa<br /><br />[FIFTH] Top 5 Movies of 2009<br /><br />1. Avatar<br />2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine<br />3. Angels &amp; Demons<br />4. Harry Potter &amp; The Half-Blood Prince<br />5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<br /><br />[SIXTH] Top 5 Teachers of 2009<br /><br />1. Mrs Yeo Chih Fong<br />2. Mdm Ruma Banerjee<br />3. Mr Bernard Low<br />4. Mr Brian Ng<br />5. Ms Diana Chng<br /><br />[SEVENTH] Top 10 TV Shows of 2009<br /><br />1. Glee<br />2. Gossip Girl<br />3. Supernatural<br />4. The Big Bang Theory<br />5. Desperate Housewives<br />6. How I Met Your Mother<br />7. Heroes<br />8. The Mentalist<br />9. The Amazing Race<br />10. One Tree Hill<br /><br />[EIGHTH] Top 10 BB Friends<br /><br />1. Goh Jia Hao<br />2. Jonathan Poon<br />3. Lu Si Yinn<br />4. Samuel Tan<br />5. Andre Chan<br />6. Shaun Low<br />7. Benjamin Ng<br />8. Samuel Wang<br />9. Eunice Wong<br />10. Zacary Tan<br /><br />[NINTH] Next Top 10 Friends (2nd Circle)<br /><br />1. Douglas Tay<br />2. Andre Chan<br />3. Cliff Lim<br />4. Nicolas Soh<br />5. Ryan Liew<br />6. Nat Nah<br />7. Sasha Martin<br />8. Chester Lim<br />9. Jia Hao<br />10. Lu Si Yinn<br /><br />[TENTH] Top 5 Church Friends<br /><br />1. Gabriel Chan<br />2. Tao Han<br />3. Sze Wing<br />4. Caleb Lim<br />5. Yaan Meng<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-3689165858388916230?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-28261652664355780092009-12-01T16:22:00.003+08:002009-12-03T14:50:54.141+08:00<div><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">carnival <span style="color:#ffcc66;">ride</span></span></em></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>the year has really been crazy. for the past few weeks, it has been even crazier and mad! </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>yup, if you didn't already know ... i did horribly bad for final year exams and i was on the brink of retaining/repeating. it was a really scary experience which really shook me and woke me up from my slumber! all i knew was that "27 pts 27 pts 27 pts" got stuck in my head and everywhere i see people in school comparing marks like "o! i got 34 points and all" ... i felt really demoralized and kept asking myself "was that your best you've got? how about the sec 1 &amp; 2 days where you were scoring so well?!" </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>oh wells, i also thought to myself: "this is the test of faith. your faith in God is really put to the test when you're in your most dire straits and this is clearly an example. you won't know what will happen. but you do know that there's someone up there, someone who's far greater and almight who is always beside you to guide you, to stick with you, to weather through the darkest storms and days with you". </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>i never did realize or imagine that this day would come. i've always been escaping those crazy moments and miserable times ... but nothing can compare to this ... it's really what people call the ultimate shame because it's like ... if you retain, you'll be with your juniors and you kinda will definitely feel awkward in a way or another. no one can understand this feeling unless he/she has been through such a thing. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>but thank God, and all my friends whom I've smsed to and told this sad tale to. because ... just 2 days before i left for m'sia for the bb primers challenge ... i received a call from the year director. he broke the news to me then. my heart was thumping as i heard the words that flowed into my ears. i was like "pls God, pls help me through ... I know You are the One who can truly help me through any crisis". and then the year director said ".. you're promoted. please work hard during this hols ..." and i was like "hallelujah! praise the Lord! you're truly magnificient and gracious and all the more powerful!"</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>just when you thought you're gonna fall into a pit, God is there to bring you back from your darkest moments in your life. people around me have been encouraging me and supporting me ... namely Tao Han, Ben Ng, Mike Saat, Gab Chan ... and so many more. I really must say thank you to you guys!! without you, i dun even know where i'll be hiding in regret and shame. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>anyways, for the past month, many things have happened ... and they are;</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>- ee/tok draft submissions</div><br /><div>- interviews for ee</div><br /><div>- focus camp </div><br /><div>- math port </div><br /><div>- bb sgb stuff</div><br /><div>- bb primers challenge (this will be coming soon!)</div><br /><div>- caroling + coordination </div><br /><div>- but the best part was ... my birthday (coming soon too!)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2826165266435578009?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-50459050200227968942009-11-30T10:55:00.015+08:002009-12-03T14:45:43.688+08:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HAPPY <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">7</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">T</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">H</span> BIRTHDAY (TO MYSELF)!</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">thanks to everyone who has made this wonderful day so beautiful and memorable. after a year of tiring work and activities, finally a day to remember forever! and here's to all of you who took time to wish me ...</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(23 Nov)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />1. Nicolas Soh<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(24 Nov)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />2. Samuel Tan (BB) (and again on 29th)<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(29 Nov)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />3. Jia Hao<br />4. Jin Yee<br />5. Lim Guo Sheng<br />6. Samuel Tan<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >(30 Nov ~ Actual Day)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />7. Douglas Tay (First Person!)<br />8. Tao Han<br />9. Natalie Nah<br />10. Gabriel Chan<br />11. Shawn Ong (Bro)<br />12. Mervyn Lim<br />13. Daddy<br />14. Michelle Ong (Sis)<br />15. Chester Lim<br />16. Mummy<br />17. Nicole Lee<br />18. Tym Teo<br />19. Eunice Wong<br />20. Birthday Alarm (haha!)<br />21. Sze Wing<br />22. Eddie Lim<br />23. Noel Cheong<br />24. Michael Wong<br />25. (Mr) Oliver Loke<br />26. Eugene Leong<br />27. Kevin Elbert Toa<br />28. Mark Yung<br />29. Chua Lee Yang<br />30. Hannah Tan<br />31. Duane Boey<br />32. Patricia<br />33. Dean Chong<br />34. Paul Enoch Koh<br />35. Huang Po Hau<br />36. Keng Gene<br />37. Marcus (BB)<br />38. Navkaran Singh<br />39. Nicholas Lim<br />40. Vikram<br />41. Adrian Chong<br />42. Xu Zhuo'er<br />43. Benjamin Wang<br />44. Joshua Ong<br />45. Kenneth Tan<br />46. Mark Ong<br />47. Joseph Gwee<br />48. Benjamin Ng<br />49. Zacary Tan<br />50. Jecolia Tong<br />51. Petrina Cheng<br />52. Alison Low<br />53. Danielle Tan<br />54. Nicole Andrea T<br />55. Agam Chandra<br />56. Florence Yun<br />57. Nicole Evangeline Poh<br />58. Elizabeth Saat<br />59. Eunice Wong (again)<br />60. Wee Yeong Wei<br />61. Alex Goh<br />62. Kevin Wong<br />63. Choong Jia Shun<br />64. Chua Hsieh Li<br />65. Jin Yee (again)<br />66. Mark De Winne<br />67. Daniel Kwong<br />68. Louisa Wu<br />69. Janie Chee<br />70. Tarun<br />71. Kurt Tanyu<br />72. Lu Si Yinn<br />73. Malcolm Chui<br />74. Joshua Liew<br />75. Kenneth Teo<br />76. Jonathan Wong<br />77. Zhi Wei<br />78. Alex Loo<br />79. Timothy Liang<br />80. Jonathan Wee<br />81. Vinay Rohira<br />82. Raemiguel Lee<br />83. Kevin Elbert Toa (again!)<br />84. Timothy Loh<br />85. Caleb Lin<br />86. Nicholas Zhang<br />87. Jonathan Wee<br />88. Zacary Tan<br />89. Gabriel Chan (again)<br />90. Zacary Tan (again)<br />91. Jonathan Wee (again)<br />92. Kenneth Teo (again)<br />93. Timothy Lim<br />94. Michael Saat<br />95. Cliff Lim<br />96. Kevin Lee<br />97. Fiona<br />98. Kevin Lee (again)<br />99. Timothy Lim (again)<br />100. Gabriel Chan (again!)<br />101. Nicholas Tye<br />102. Cliff Lim (again)<br />103. Chang Wan Yin<br />104. Amanda Goh<br />105. Nicolas Ng<br />106. Jie Rong<br />107. Sean Liou<br />108. Kegan Lim<br />109. Miyuki<br />110. Ian Lim<br />111. Jonathan Aaron Sim<br />112. Natalie Nah (again)<br />113. Jordon Lim<br />114. Johanan Chua<br />115. Sasha Martin<br />116. Adrian Chong<br />117. Natalie Wong<br />118. (Mr) Jonas Chow<br />119. Rachel Miao<br />120. Marcus Liu<br />121. Zhang Zhihong<br />122. James Junianlie<br />123. Hilary See<br />124. Clement Yue<br />125. Gek Lynn<br />126. Joel Chew<br />127. Christopher I. W.<br />128. Calida Chua<br />129. Grace Chan<br />130. Alicia Tan<br />131. Eugene Lur<br />132. Elijah Lim<br />133. Timothy Lau<br />134. Dennis Tay<br />135. Bryan Andrey Fabregas<br />136. Ng Boonhwee<br />137. Daryl Cheng<br />138. Tan Hao Yi<br />139. Petrina Liam<br />140. Lin Xunliang<br />141. Jeremy John Kum<br />142. Ervin Lim<br />143. Nicholas Tye<br />144. Mavis Leong<br />145. Darren Ling<br />146. Reuben Ho<br />147. Aileen Tham<br />148. Timothy Tan<br />149. Shaun Tan ZY<br />150. Ryan Lee<br />151. Samuel Ong<br />152. Lim Joonkiat<br />153. David Chong<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">(1 Dec)</span><br />154. Tan Wei Jian<br />155. Nicole Ng<br />156. Jia Hao (again)<br />157. Jonathan Lee<br />158. Alvin Surya Tjahyo<br />159. Adriel Chua<br />160. James Koh<br />161. Winston Chew<br />162. Ryan Cheah<br />163. An Nguyen Nguyen Ngoc<br />164. Daphne Ng<br />165. Winston Chew (again)<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5045905020022796894?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-52390792758323763922009-09-20T18:09:00.002+08:002009-09-20T19:09:49.324+08:00wow! it's been really a while since i've last posted. ah wells, let's have a recap of things. zoom zoom zoom.<br /><br /><br />hmm ... erm, let's see ... i remember celebrating saat's bday together with gabs, kev, ben, ryan ... about exactly one month after his birthdate. we surprised him and it was so funny to see him "blur blur" when his mum asked him to hurry up to the car. this was obviously all a ploy and i must say that her acting was totally flawless! haha, she didn't laugh ... but really just acted herself!<br /><br />haha, the cake was bannana chocolate .. and it was just so good! after the pizza dinner, it was immediately the cake. we were all so full to eat the huge slice each of us were given that we didn't finish it. sighs, such a nice cake, but too full to finish it! haha, then we were all treated to the exclusive world premiere of the mpac-only teachers day video 2009 which was supposed to be shown to the whole school, but the student council disappointed us once again.<br /><br /><br /><br />speaking of which, it has been a roller coaster ride having to work with the council. but ah wells, it's too long a story to tell. just know that, we're all just so upset with the way they work that we can be speechless to describe our working experience with them.<br /><br /><br />back to happier things, i commanded for morning assembly on FRIDAY! yup, just 2 days ago! it was scary. at first i was rather relaxed, but when the whole school became quieter and quieter in prep for the start of assembly, i became more and more nervous. my legs were shaking the moment i stamped before bursting out into the command "baris sediya".<br /><br />haha, oh wells, it's been a long journey ... and it's towards the exams now. had games + study session + lunch with bb y5s and y2s ytd. so productive!! haha, and erm been having study sessions before going home on school days too! thats good!!! forcing myself to study. :) and finally got physics tuition ... ah, THANK GOD!<br /><br />im also just waiting for year-end ... so many things bb stuff (oh rite, there was LAMP in sept hols) and will kick off post exams with CCC on 17 oct (i think?). and then also there's sdma for mpac and a whole load of other things. and coming soon: the summer palace meets winter! hahahah, anyways, yupp ... here's some shows to recommend:<br /><br />1. the big bang theory (for the funny)<br />2. gossip girl (for the lonely)<br />3. melrose place (for the paparazzi)<br />4. the vampire diaries (for the blood-suckers)<br />5. one tree hill (for the just-past-teenage-years-people)<br />6. desperate housewives (for the desperate)<br />7. glee (for the high-school-musical addicts)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5239079275832376392?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-67725280150237888452009-06-26T19:23:00.002+08:002009-06-26T19:41:23.610+08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">in the <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">middle</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">hey all ... it clearly has been quite a while since i've last blogged ... been busy with stuffs like STUDYING for the upcoming common tests. seriously, if it was not for ben-ng ... i would not have typed out this whole chunk of blog post.<br /><br />anyways, wells ... the june holidays were the most event packed one ever ... ever since i've joined the acs(i) ex-canoeing team ... haha (thx j.liew for the name!) ... back to what i wanted to say ... the june holidays kicked off with the wonderful wonderful WOW trip to phnom penh, cambodia! :) we did so many crazy things there - the chasing after the cows, the indian dance, the poker face dance off, the sining with the orphanage children. it's been a whirl of a time and only the photos on facebook would do justice to what we've done over the 7 days there. yeah, there were also awkward, political, funny, sad, jaw-dropping moments all within 7 days with class 5.14!! yeah ... so many stories to tell, just can't say all though ... unless you're in 5.14 :) :)<br /><br />then when i got back from the most wondrous overseas educational prog, it was back to tuitions and the last minute planning for the LDC BB Camp which was on fri - sun. though there were many last minutes, i still enjoyed myself in the camp. and gosh! i tell u ... being the day 2 I/C was indeed the most awesomest thing ... cuz i managed to communicate alot with the sec2s ... and also managed to overright some of gargar's concerns and what nots ... saying this acitivity behind schedule and all ... and also ... NOT TO FORGET ... venturing off into the magical kingdom of ACS (I) ... when people find their own slumberlands. plus, the behind-the-scenes of DANCE DANCE DANCE.<br /><br />uhuh ... and when that was over ... it was already week 3 of june hols!! arrrhhhh ... press the panic button someone!! oh right ... there was also erm ... fireac retreat the prev wednesday where we walked around the school for prayer walk and all ... also allocated our individual appointments. :)<br /><br />back to week 3 ... it was tuition tuition tuition!! can't believe i travel more than half across the island for 3 times for tuition! but it was also very enriching ... however, im sure that the fees will be due very soon ... AGAIN!! plus like sleeping late nights ... watching the big bang theory ... (YUP TIM! THIS SHOW'S THE BOMB!) heh ... and also scrambling for the hillsong united concert tickets ... wells, i've got mine, have you got urs??<br /><br />and so ... the official start of the studying begun last week and there was just so many things to cover ... espcially econs!! my goodness ... the concepts here and there ... then also physics ... barely any questions to do ... and the last topic ... WAVESSSSSS ///// eeeeeekkkkkk ... brings back memories of sec3/4 physics.<br /><br />okkaayyy, it's time for me to round off since i've overshot by 10 mins typing this post ... ermmm ... let's see ... righttt ... this week ... last week of june hols ... managed to complete about quite alot of studying topics ... so ... movin' on from there. and I SINCERELY pray that the H1N1 situation will ________________ ... seriously i dunno ... cuz ... OH NO!! overshot by 11 mins now ... okayy ... hhmm ... let's just pray and GO BACK TO STUDY! XD<br /><br />until next time, tah-tah /// (dunno when that would be though ... considering the large gap between this and the former post)<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6772528015023788845?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-44942272230632577382009-05-25T23:03:00.002+08:002009-05-26T00:05:39.941+08:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">mixed</span></strong>: <em>mish</em> mash <em>mosh</em> ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">it's been such a long time ever since i've last posted ... oh wells, many things have happened like all the tests are over ... some good, some bad, plus twentyfour 2009 ... which kicked off on friday!! it's was really a crazy week last week ... sleeping at 1.30am on mon - wed + 2.30am on thu ... finalizing the keynote presentation! it was really a week to remember especially when i had classmates and friends who kept me going, encouraging me and asking me abt 24 and such ... was so heartening! thx so much to kenneth, tim, ben, nat and all ... you guys have been great!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">haha, then there are other things like taking a break from ym philos for 1 month to study for common tests and catch up on ... wells, then there are other things also ... which are like overwhelming! but at the same time interesting. like the bb informal parade last week ... it was like BAMM ... the best parade in weeks!! definitely! plus the past few days were crazy with math portfolio ... it's madness!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">the past week was really crazy too ... esp when i found out that nicole was leaving for london!! she's going there to study ... oh wells, just when i was getting to know the class better + knowing friends like her better, then she had to leave ... now she's like the 5th classmate i know who's going overseas for studying or migrating!! so sad ... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">then there are like other things also ... well, more updates soon!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-4494227223063257738?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-83614657468101008762009-04-26T13:33:00.001+08:002009-04-26T14:23:20.306+08:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >M<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">:</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">IB</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">the past week yet again so eventful!! started off with </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >tuition</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> with ben ... haha ... celeste yet again ... and we saw nikhil again!! but we didn't laugh as much cuz' we were so tired! i still remember ben was so crazy the previous monday ... laughing like nobody's business and celeste thought we were mad!! oh right ... then celeste seemed diff this week ... the way she taught us maths seemed rather diff ... somehow ... she like didn't really care abt our jokes and whatever, they didnt seem affect her?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">well, that night, when i got home ... discussed with ben abt the free cones day. and before we know it, we were out of sch on tues, after his tying knots thingy for y-camp ... and we zoomed all the way to vivocity for the </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >ben&amp;jerry's free cones day</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">'s FREE ICECREAM!! i was super happy that we got an escape from all the busy stuff ... and got some time off to exchange info and stuff. haha ... but when we got there ... the queue was humongously long ... super super long ... and surprisingly, it wasn't made up majority by students ... but by ADULTS, working adults!! it was insane ... so, we decided to go somewhere to sit down ... carl's jr? no, burger king? no ... in the end, we stopped at coffee bean ... had quite a long chat ... abt an hour? sat down, ate the carrot cake (it's surprisingly better than i thot!) and the ice blended mocca ... it was nice!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">ohh yeahh ... was supposed to join gabs and chins at island creamery for a little</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" > birthday celeb </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">thingy, but ... hhaa ... really wanted to go for this "free-cones day" thingy ... other ppl like jon, vin and all were supposed to go ... but in the end only both of them went!! ahha ... i SO DID NOT PANG anyone .... hahhhaa ... well, yeah ... so that day ... got home rather late? just like the day before after tuition that time ... and then stayed up late ... arggh ... must sleep early!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">on wed, really like died-ed in sch ... so tired ... and somemore all HL lessons!! what could be worse than that?!! with like new econs concepts, history info ... hiyo ... really felt like sleeping class!! but still wanna maintain my "</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >never-sleep-in-class-before</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">" record! yeah, so that day ... was mpac after school ... and worked out several twentyfour 2009 details with the trainer ... he's so helpful!! we even got a sponsor through his help!! this is awesome ... looks like twentyfour 2009 is gonna be a huge event this year!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">and thank God ... thurs was rather slack ... many free periods ... and in the evening, had a </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >fireac dinner</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for new batch of leaders from y5 ... yeahh, i'm one of them ... and great to know new ppl like sandra, eunice, tina ... while also got to know everyone's "testimony" sorta thing ... haha .. during the session, zac+joel camwhored alot!! mann ... gotta upload those soon ... yupp .... joel's the ultimate man! make me take consecutive shots of him running ... zac also ... incorrigible ib-ers!! it was indeed a good way to sorta round up the week ... and the week before all our tests begin on tuesday (chinese!! ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">had a nice chat with gabs+kev also ... hhaa ... sneaky little thing eh kev ... er-herm ... we all know what he did ... first was the facebook ... then now some </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >scandal</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> thingyy!! oh wells, even kev can even have ... then practically the whole world will?? haha ... jkjk ...</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >walk</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >A</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >C</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >S</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >walk</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> was madness I TELL YOU!! i'm part of the crew and many of them stayedover in sch to prepare all the stuff, including the crazy dance (will upload that on fb soon!!) ... haha ... didn't know nic soh, b.k even dared to dance!! and if u saw mansheng, u'ld laugh ... he was so into the dance ... like in a trance!! but overall, the event went smoothly ... especially the start ... the distribution of shirts ... where i worked with nathan ma + danielle ... awesome ppl ... who didn't get fed up even with the enormously long queue of y5 ppl ... haha, and so i worked my very best and efficiently to keep up with the incoming numbers!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">saw many friends there ... including like alot of my class!! hha ... tim lim, taylor, mansheng and i all same class and are part of the </span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >crew</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">!! when i first arrived at around 730am (so early!! was feeling a little sick too ... but still managed to arrive on time!), i met up with becky at the glass room and got my shirt ... at first i didnt know ... till i changed and looked into the mirror ... my name + 'crew' title was printed on the shirt!! i was like ... wow!! haha ... then i helped out with many many things thereafter ... and now my back is aching ... didn't expect it to be so strenuous ... must've been cuz of the bending up and down due to the shirt orders!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">oh wells, made new friends too through the experience ... and even saw brandon choo gettin whacked like crazy at his class waterbomb game!! he was dunked like crazy ... didn't expect the stall to be so popular as compared to isaac's shoot the water cans thingy!! yupp ... and also saw my great canoeing C junior ... ray ... haha, didn't expect him to come for such stuff tho ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">anyways, when i was goin home ytd, at dover mrt ... got the shock of my life when i met with the unexpected guest ... K.Lo! i was like ... oh shucks ... but then i was too tired to do anything (not THAAAT tired tho) ... so with my good acting skills, i managed to unanswer many questions .. and pretend that nothing has happened ... oh wells, MAY GOD BLESS HIS SOUL!! shrugged him off at outram ... lest he follows me all the way home!! scary!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">got home and watched the much awaited episode of </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >supernatural</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> ... yeah, finally .. after 2-3 weeks of waiting ... and even my sister watched too!!! what a surprise man! and i got a call from hadrian ... asking me whether wanting to canoe for acjc ... cuz they short of ppl for their competition today ... but i declined as i have lotsa work to do today (and i'm still bloggin!!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">well, in church today, i finally managed to sell yet another </span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >box of cookies</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to gab (that's like the 3rd or 4th box he bought from me alr!!) ... plus return back the *pck* after a loooooongggg time ... yeah and he shared the cookies with max + tye ... haha got compliments from max ... sayin "ohmygoodness ... these cookies are good ... tastes like those u buy from mark's and spenser" ... hahahaha ... thx so much!! will continue to retain the high quality!! and yeah ... gab wore the bday pres i gave ... the shirt ... hhaa ... suited him as he mentioned ... hahaa ... thank goodness got ben around to be a model to gauge (last week!) ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">pictures comin UPPP!! ;)</span></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8361465746810100876?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-75113892912746542622009-04-20T23:14:00.004+08:002009-04-21T00:00:16.612+08:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABRIEL!!<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yup!! A Happy 17th Birthday to Gabriel!! Can't believe it!! So fast ... it was just like yesterday that ben, kev + me were planning the surprise! but anyways, yeah ... you're turned another year older!! haha ... well, out of all of us + saat, you're the oldest?? haha ... wells, but maturity wise ... eh ... er-herm ... we shall leave that aside for now!!<br /><br />do have a great time and celebrate this day like no other ... spend good time with ur family!! hope everything will turn out fine today in sch (*coughs*) ... and do share with us all the (crazy?) stuff/experience ...<br /><br />IT'S OFFICIALLY 12.00AM!! ;)</span><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7511389291274654262?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-25118795957250185522009-04-19T16:30:00.001+08:002009-04-26T00:38:32.093+08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TwZIwlI/AAAAAAAABaM/mB4rl3rloPE/s1600-h/P1100928.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328669094214943314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TwZIwlI/AAAAAAAABaM/mB4rl3rloPE/s400/P1100928.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TgWJzJI/AAAAAAAABaE/yYoFf843IsU/s1600-h/P1100923.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328669089907461266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TgWJzJI/AAAAAAAABaE/yYoFf843IsU/s400/P1100923.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8Tdsk8pI/AAAAAAAABZ8/HBGef7-8OWg/s1600-h/P1110052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328669089196208786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8Tdsk8pI/AAAAAAAABZ8/HBGef7-8OWg/s400/P1110052.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TG4_izI/AAAAAAAABZ0/f4sQUCPX1Pc/s1600-h/P1110051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328669083074267954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8TG4_izI/AAAAAAAABZ0/f4sQUCPX1Pc/s400/P1110051.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8SwPp3OI/AAAAAAAABZs/6tgYXWZUR38/s1600-h/P1110050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328669076995300578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM8SwPp3OI/AAAAAAAABZs/6tgYXWZUR38/s400/P1110050.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM4bE5oTOI/AAAAAAAABZk/rWI4qsVhjIk/s1600-h/P1110044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328664821932510434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfM4bE5oTOI/AAAAAAAABZk/rWI4qsVhjIk/s400/P1110044.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-WEIGHT: boldfont-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >THE CRAZY WEEK</span> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />okay ... where shall i start? it was a week of eventful and crazy stuff!<br /><br />in school, we had many things goin on ... like first of all, for work ... it's the crazy <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">econs ee proposal</span> thingy!! i didn't know that we had to hand in so soon ... thurs! and so, when i got home on mon aft tuition, i went to chiong out the proposal. after discussing with b abt the topic (and he seemed quite happy with it), i churned out the proposal and tried perfectising it ... rephrasing stuff here and there ... and walah ... on tues morn, the first thing before lessons started was to hand in that piece of important paper!! and i was like phew! luckily it's done! many other ppl were like so fed up over the proposal thingy that i was thinkin "heng ah ..." if not will be like fighting over the teachers of everyone's choice!!<br /><br />and oh! after fireac on monday, went for the rew ... it was my first time attending this different type of <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)">rew</span> ... last time's weren't that well coordinated! well ... i went to help out and it was very gratifying to see so many sec 4s who want to rededicate their lives!! hallelujah! probably it was pastor jeremy seaward who reached out to them on such a personal level? but in any case, yeah ... it's great! ;)<br /><br />and during this past week ... many many many things happened in class as well!!! haha ... we had the planning for the <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,204,51)">WOW fundraising</span> stuff to be sold cmc and we came up with a million and one plans ... price setting and amongst many others! and they wanted to even price each box of my cookies at like what ... $15?!! i was like ... u sure ppl would pay so much? economic crisis now leh ... but then, they said ... for charity ... i'm sure the church people would pay no matter what's the situation ... and that's like 11 boxes in all ... (and well hmm ... was someone saying abt $7 is too overpriced?? haha ... if ur reading this, u wld know what is overpriced!!!)<br />[they sold the things today ... dunno how it went though ...)<br /><br />there was also the <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">international friendship day</span>! thanks to yuen wai ... our class made it for the japanese look as we're given japan as our country. and yeah ... plus kenneth's mum who made the lovely rice balls (though i didn't have a chance to taste 'em!!) ... aft english class ... went up to class and then, lur and the rest were exclaiming in joy after eating the rice balls ... i was like what??!!! i didn't even had the chance to try them!!! well ... kenneth will make some more ... (right?)<br /><br />haha there's one thing!!! some scandals? haha ... well ... maybe it's not really ... but so funny that everyone just burst out laughing in class! it's about naHtalie ... hahah ... well, there's some coomotion over the sean guy from y6 ... haha ... dunno whether it's true ... but it seemed so funnyy ... cuz his number was written on some subway <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">redemption card</span> ... then many of us started making up so many crazzzy stories!!! oh wells ... now we know that she's got scandal ... well ... who was sayin cldn't dig up some stuff abt her? gotcha!<br /><br />and onward to <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,255)">canoeing finals</span> on friday!! was there at macritchie from start to end ... and captured all our ACS races ... yupp ... it was cooling and nice filming for the first half ... but then second half was like so scorching hot ... had to resort to move to another not so good filming location. haha ... it was so nerve wrecking watching the races ... especially those like C1 ... cuz that was my race last yr!! haha ... yeah and it's so good to see your juniors and seniors exceling well in their events!<br /><br />anyways, i thot lunch aint gonna be provided ... so i bought like beehoon from the market in the morning before i left ... but to my surprise ... mr chad goh bought me lunch!! and it was subway sandwich somemore!!! so great! and like got 3 free drinks ... 2 h20s + 1 iced lemon tea ... hahaha ... but gave away 2 to the canoeists who deserved them more than me :) haha ... but it was like so cool! i used this filming thing to watch the races ... and also got free thingsssss ... haha ... well, GOD HAS REALLY BLESSED us all!<br /><br />yupp ... and our a div lost the title by just 1 point ... b div beat sji by 34 points for title, and c div, luckily, got bronze ... so yeah ... a collection of bronze, silver and gold this yr! so many things happened over the past yr which i didn't even know ... oh wells, this is how the world turns eh? yeah ... but so happy for ryan who managed to get his gold ... when he was contemplating on quitting previously ... hope the talk to him the other time helped ;)<br /><br />well ... then yeah ... took pictures with the cam too!! haha ... so great to see ppl like cliff, sj, sennett, jems, clare, kev, hadrian and so many others!! haha ... it was so great to watch the races ... will be back for moooorree next yr no matter what!! yeah ... so the photos and videos will be churned out in time to come ... hopefully by end may before i fly off?? keep ur eyes peeled! after the prize pstn, went out with part of the b div to carl's jnr to have a scrumptious dinner!! ordered the western bacon cheeseburger combo ... plus upgraded to chilli beef fries ... they were awesome! was so full that i took my time to eat 'em ... haha ... but it was a great fellowship with my juniors ... catching up with them ... and exchanging stuff abt ib and sec sch ... and vice versa ... indeed it was a great opportunity to know what's up with canoeing nowadays too!!<br /><br />next, <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,204)">walkACSwalk </span>is driving me mad ... so many things ... esp when next sat's is the actual walkACSwalk thingy ... and from what i heard some crew members need to be in sch by 5.30am!!! i was like what?! cuz im part of the awesome crew!! so many crazy stuff happenin ... like the alternative plan - dancin ... and im doin the media stuff ... with brenden ma! haha .. heard from gerard that it would be a miracle if he doesn't "molest" me?!!! i was like what??!! hhaa ... but i guess GOD WILL INTERVENE!! no fear, for GOD is here!<br /><br />had <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">bb handover parade</span> ytd ... yupp ... and was officially appointed as dy head primer ... woootss!! so happy and humbled by the leadership role!! ;) also saw video plus the skit ... yeah they were awesome! especially ... erm ... well ... keson and ... caleb =) =) X) X) hahah ... yupp, the mountain, the avalanche and amongst alot others!!<br /><br />after which, i managed to play some piano in the primers room ... and it's great that i memorised i will rise in 1 day!! ;) yay!! now on to more songs!! also ... ben + i zoomed off to j.p to have a lovely lunch there ... (we both bought from the same stall!!) ... yupp and went on a rendevous to buy <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">gab's bday prez</span>! went up and down the escalators ... plus walked up and down each level ... in and out of the shops ... but finally, we decided on the prezs! phew! by the time we ended the shopping, it was time to zoom off to his hse!<br /><br />aft sometime on the train, we got off and bought the cake and zoomed off to his hse ... on the bus, we got a shock aft ben got an sms sayin that he was abt to go out (sneakily!!) ... arrrghghghgh ... it was panic time. our hearts started to thump tremendously fast. we could hardly think. luckily, the bus ride aint too long and we reached there in time to stop him from flying away! all thanks to am, things worked out well ... we got in quietly, we put down our stuff, he went to check on gab, and when the coast was clear .. walah!! surprise!! though he didn't appear too surprised, but he was surprised in a diff way still ;)<br /><br />my prez for him ... luckily he liked it! plus ben's was an overlap of the songs (well, he wld know what i mean :) yeah, we played the new clavinova ... had millions of functions! but the grand piano sounded much nicer for the grand piano part luh ... we watched i am legend ... and haha am seemed scared at some parts of the movie!!! haha ... then gab kept asking million and one questions ... haha ben and i had to entertain only some as not to spoil the movie! (HINT HINT!! for future movies ;)<br /><br />we also bought him the cake and it was nice looking ... and tasting too!! also talked with gab + am ... learnt alot ... esp jo! hahahaha ... natural heating?! "the car ... oooh ahhh!" ate some dinner ... the pizza, pasta, chicken wings ... also talked to his parents and even mentioned abt my cookiess!!! ahhaa so honoured to get the compliment!! and his mum's so hospitable!! ;)<br /><br />today was <span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)">part 2</span> of the plan. we went to eat at yoshinoya ... had some crazy talk ... (with dean, vin too) ... yeah ... ben and his baby life story ... then later on we played arcade with jon too ... and saw my bro playin the basketball game ... we moved on to the cathay after sometime (without dean temporarily) ... then when we settled down at ben &amp; jerry's ... dean suddenly said he wanted to go over! what a trip eh!! and i learnt that jon + me same bday!!!! arggghh ... on the week of our bday ... er-herm ... ppl are gonna spend like allllooooooooooottttttttttt!!! hhahahhah ... well anyways, also played arm wresting ... and woots! i won kev ... so much for canoeist eh?! hhaha ... train hard!!!<br /><br />till next time ppl ... <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,255,255)">bb</span> ... gotta do lotsa work now!! ;)<br /></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2511879595725018552?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-87616510321056379132009-04-01T19:17:00.003+08:002009-04-26T00:02:06.003+08:00<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: boldfont-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">APRIL FOOLS &amp; MORE!!!</span></span><br /><div><div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwidat_BI/AAAAAAAABZM/ynm5jx5yY04/s1600-h/P1100899.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328656152679808018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwidat_BI/AAAAAAAABZM/ynm5jx5yY04/s400/P1100899.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwiCIOCkI/AAAAAAAABZE/7exuBP2cFzA/s1600-h/P1100898.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 321px; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328656145354459714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwiCIOCkI/AAAAAAAABZE/7exuBP2cFzA/s400/P1100898.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwizKJuVI/AAAAAAAABZU/qEV95IOxONM/s1600-h/P1100901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 621px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328656158515902802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwizKJuVI/AAAAAAAABZU/qEV95IOxONM/s400/P1100901.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwi6FQRxI/AAAAAAAABZc/jzxGNXrtnDs/s1600-h/P1100905.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 430px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328656160374408978" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SfMwi6FQRxI/AAAAAAAABZc/jzxGNXrtnDs/s400/P1100905.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">well well ... it's been a great week thus far up to this point!!! had more orders for cookies and i guess will be pausing at this point to focus on studies and shall continue baking in end may!! ;) so for those cookie lovers out there ... pls wait while the mong bakery experiments new stuff along the way. anyways, delivered to more people!!! woots!! more cookies on the way luh ...<br /><br />on sunday, went to settler's cafe for the 2nd time!! went with my small grp ... went there early ... so we sat down o nthe sofa first and chatted for a while ... even had some gossip!! hahaha ... yeah yeah ... and when i came back from the toilet ... i saw the other ysg ... haha chosen ones! and saw adriel loh there with them ... haha, first thing i came back, gab was like "eh come here ..." so crazy!!! i was thinking to myself "not the thumbdrive again?!!!" but oh wells, he ordered another box of cookies ... BUT BUT ... bargained for it to be sold at $3!! no way man i rebutted! finally, the price went up to original. anyways, without fail, i made my group play sitting ducks!!!! at first it didnt seem very funny ... but thanks to crazy wayne and andrew lai, we all went crazy playing the game! i also went super high ... laughing my hearts out ... hitting the sofa every now and then! haha, then was introduced to some game which i never heard of before ... oh wells, forgot the name FOR NOW ... but we wanted to play munchkins too ... but they didn't have the normal version.<br /><br />then, something funny happened at the end. when both our groups' 2 hours limit were up, the bill was given to adriel. 2 bills in his hand. for his grp he told the lady "oh, yup, i will pay for this one" ... but when the lady pointed out to him that the other bill was for my grp, he went "oh, this one ... they will settle themselves ..." i was like hohno!! they got a treat but not us!! he so rich leh ... how come never distribute his wealth wisely?? heh ... nvm luh, we left the place with dignity! ;)<br /><br />then, before long, monday came! was very late for the meeting with mr blake as the bus at dover on mondays are always crazy ... take so long to arrive ... like can practically wait for 20mins before u see one ... or rather one that's empty. so i arrived rather late ... 7.15am and was rushing in and out of the mpac room ... then finally left for the side audi at 7.20am! met up with mr blake there looking so flustered ... but we managed to fit the powerpoint and thumbdrive into mr wong's comp ... and ms chock was like looking at me and said warmly "hey michael, remember to stick to 7 minutes ... 7 minutes max ..." for a moment i was so stunned and humbled! i was like ... "eh ... it's the deputy principal speaking to me ... and SHE KNOWS MY NAME?!" but then again, she might have like registered the name alr ... cuz of several occasions which needed her approval for videos and stuff.<br /><br />went up to sit with class afterwhich and was looking at people's faces ... then i was like, hohno, what will their expressions be when they see video later ... ben told me this before i met mr blake ... then i was like ... hiya no worries one luh ... but then, come to think of it ... well yeah ... it might just be so scary!! but then during the sermon, by this guy who is some kungfu pro ... yeah ... this is like the third time im hearing him speak for chapel ... once in 2007, once in 2008 and once this year, 09. well, after his sermon, he said a prayer, a real long one ... in a reflective mood ... and then, my heart was alr beating like a drum ... going crazy! mad! panic! i told myself ... just calm down ... it's alright ... only when the images of poor innocent people whom that kungfu pro had injured did i managed to calm down ...<br /><br />immediately when it was a prayer by the pastor, i headed down for the side of the audi. i was still a little nervous ... well, when it was my turn ... i was like ... okay ... this is it! they played the video ... then no sound ... so they gotta restart the vid after like 5 secs ... k ... so audio was in, loud and clear ... the video played on ... and the rest was history!! everyone laughed at HOMER SIMPSON!! hahaha ... well, ben and i were laughing our heads off backstage ... madness!! it was rather good that people went crazy when they saw the vid ... especially the sec 1 &amp; 2s ... had very good response there! ppl went mad also during ben's infamous dancing about the tree scene ...<br /><br />moving on, yesterday, had p.e ... and we ran 2.4 and did chin-ups. i was so nervous then!! never run in like what ... 3, 4, 5 months alr?? how to run well?? but then, i did what i cld ... and managed to get an A still!!! woots!! then, chin-ups, though i know i cld do well last time ... dunno abt this time cuz no more canoeing ... but luckily, still managed ... another A ;) ;) Yup, then stayed back awhile to encourage the other guys ... some of whom kept saying they couldnt they couldn't ... but in the end, many of them could like what ... at least 5?! no need so modest man!! u guys were great!!<br /><br />hha ... and oh, forgot to mention our math teacher had lesson ob on monday too ... and ms chock came in!! i was like ... ohoh ... better be prim and proper ... the class had better be tidy ... luckily had tim ... haha, he was like so on!! cleaned the class while we were having chinese and all ... and oh, tim still owes me a BIG treat ... hahaha ;);) =P ... thx so much! haha ... then in chinese, while ppl were having chinese oral test, we were doing that crazy su yu test thingy ... and aft that ... chatted with jy for sometime ... haha ... so much to talk about!! now now who's the queen of _ _ _ _ _ _ ?? haha ... yup!!<br /><br />back to ytd math lesson, was just so funny ... talked to him regarding the usual SQA stuff and laughed so much ... haha ... good for that cuz many of us were like falling alseep alr ... didn't have much incentives to wake up for most of the class ... also highlighted to her abt the "lie" ... but she denied profusely ... ahah ... nvm luh ... small thing!! but then again, math today was also just as crazy ... first lesson of the day and was doing my usual initiate-laughter thing ... haha ...<br /><br />finally, well well people ... it was APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! and we had so much stuff!!!! we actually wanted to turn all our tables facing the back of the class ... but then, our dear class chair didn't want ... so yeah ... didn't luh ... but so many other things happened!!! josh woo superglued a coin at the ib bridge ... and ppl fell for it!! i even tricked greg!! haha ... looks like the guai boy persona helps alot!! yeah then ... there's this ketchup sauce thing that was like at my class door ... toilet door ... and many many other places!!! it was like ewww!!! luckily i didn't fall for the trick ... haha ... shall post pictures soon ... let me end off with a lil poem dedicated for someone ... to be given to someone ...<br /><br />only when blood is made known<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">will you know what is honed</span><br />eleven numbers may be great<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">but distance, i'm not afraid</span><br />pop! goes the bottle of gin<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">oh! it's so satisfyingly jin</span><br />bees contain many Es,<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">but is it truly worth grade B?</span><br />fond is the nature's gold<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">please let me catch hold</span><br /><br />", dedicated for _______ _______ --- to --- ________ ________<br /></div></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8761651032105637913?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-55523805236319616202009-03-19T15:14:00.003+08:002009-03-19T23:38:50.257+08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">SHOPPING SPREE (PART 2)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">didn't expect to go on another shopping spree ... but this time is more of window shopping than actual buying ... but anyways, after the chinese oral thingy in the library + some walking round raffles city basement (ate a hhappy stick strawberry flavour = it was great!!!) and watch yuen eating his mos burger meal + chatting for about an hour or so ... we parted to go our own directions.<br /><br />i went back to bras basah area ... went to popular to buy some essentials and then ... went to a guitar shop to buy my much-sort-after GUITAR TUNER!!! now i can finally play in peace ... and together with the pick ... it only makes me 2/3 happy for the guitar package ... what's missing is my own guitar (hmm ... when should i buy it ... what brand ... PAULL ... help me!!).<br /><br />yeah ... then before i slept last nite (this morning) ... went to tune the guitar ... so weird ... tuning the guitar at like 1.10am++. </span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">CHINESE ORAL GROUP DISCUSSION</span><br /><br />yuen + towgay + me met up at the national library to do some chinese oral group research + discussion ... went to the 7th level ... and realised we couldn't bring in alot of stuff ... mere stuff like bag had to be scrutinised ... like some airport security check.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJlcaRfSMI/AAAAAAAABYs/kPpZnbuqEI0/s1600-h/DSC00197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314922049014024386" style="WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 374px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJlcaRfSMI/AAAAAAAABYs/kPpZnbuqEI0/s400/DSC00197.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJmUYNldxI/AAAAAAAABY8/Kq5dsA9Sht4/s1600-h/DSC00200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314923010533455634" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJmUYNldxI/AAAAAAAABY8/Kq5dsA9Sht4/s400/DSC00200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />anyways, we proceeded with laptops, pen, paper and iPod!! haha ... couldn't survive the quietness without that i guess ... yupp ... and guess who we saw?! the council nominee who always ask u for ur vote upon meeting him ... and it's none other than JS ... ahha ... it was hilarious ... cuz what i just mentioned really happened when he came over to talk to us. and yuen + towgay told me some history abt him ... oh wells, this is reality ... can't avoid much of it. but the funniest had to be that ... yuen said the last time he went to the national library (which was about 1 year or so ago) ... he also saw JS ... haha ... some kind affinity both of them share eh?!! =) =) </span><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJlJgChddI/AAAAAAAABYk/O19pfy6B28o/s1600-h/DSC00196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314921724144350674" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJlJgChddI/AAAAAAAABYk/O19pfy6B28o/s400/DSC00196.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJmGWWu6FI/AAAAAAAABY0/LN7aUrBuby0/s1600-h/DSC00199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314922769516783698" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/ScJmGWWu6FI/AAAAAAAABY0/LN7aUrBuby0/s400/DSC00199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,204,0)">MASS CONVO</span><br /><br />after doing some work for abt 3 hrs ... (haha ... started late at like 9pm!!) ... while watching some tv ... including AMERICAN IDOL (man!! it was the bomb! country week ... and carrie underwood is singing tonight!!! yeah!!! can't wait!!) ... anyways, yeah ... american idol + work for me ended at 12am ... then went online after receiving the sms from gab regarding the irritating person on fb!<br /><br />and just merely 5 mins after logging on msn, a MSN mass convo sprouted!! and this time it was me, gab, dean, vince and jon. haha ... no ben this time ... cuz he slept alr! but anyhow ... we were discussing abt some outing ... which all of us were kinda unsure of ...<br /><br />for me = i was kinda like having this "not go out till u finish ur work" mentality ... but then, i was like ... "aiya ... let's see how ... maybe can"<br /><br />for gab = i think for him is like ... still got work to do ... cannot neglect studies ... but then again, must have some fun ... plus dean is a friend too!!<br /><br />for dean = i think ... he wanna go out real badly!!! after cooping himself at home for how long alr ... and sch aint starting till like 3 weeks' time for him ... so yeah .. i guess we can understand how u feel<br /><br />for vince / jon = not so sure ... but vince wld probably just go cuz sch aint started for him too ... for jon, beats me abt it!<br /><br />yeah ... so the crazy convo went on ... till like close to 1am ... by then ... gab + me signed out ... but after a while, while i appeared offline to clear my emails ... suddenly gab signed in again!! went high on mnms??! haha ... and ate the hard cookie!!! straight out from the fridge ... diaoz ...<br /><br />and after which ... the mass convo continued for another abt 15 mins or so ... but i left first .... cuz i had tuition ... (this morning!)<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">TUITION/LUNCH</span><br /><br />today went sch to extract the twentyfour promo vid ... and it was totally hilarious ... everyone will be in for a rude shock! (haha ... ben, we'll make this a success!!) ... yeah, then ... we headed to the bus-stop ... but halfway, i noticed a car rather familiar ... and woo-hoo!! it was auntie audrey's car!!!<br /><br />ben and i said hi! and guess what next ... we saw mike saat &amp; she gave us a lift to our tuition place!!! and God must've been so kind to us ... cuz it was like 10 mins to tuition ... and we reached our tuition on time! thanks alot man!!!<br /><br />and during tuition ... ben and i were so happy and blessed!! haha ... cuz dr chan ... praised us ... again!!! but we aint complacent ... cuz there were so many things which we were still unclear of ... had to ask questions to clear our doubts!! but in any case, we were really happy to have tuition today!! cuz we managed to not only have a better understanding ... but more importantly, we were PRAISED!!! yeah!!!<br /><br />after which, we went ghim moh for lunch and had a hearty lunch + talk. then, after lunch, ben had to go remove his bandage ... his mum picked him up! sigh ... should've asked for a lift ... i was carrying so many things ... but nvm luh ... exercised my way to the mrt. AND AND ... latest update, ben didn't remove the bandage, he got another one instead!! haha ... BLESS YOU FOR YOUR TRIP!!! </div></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5552380523631961620?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-25552959184683405102009-03-17T16:21:00.011+08:002009-03-17T18:33:12.251+08:00<div><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">the super long post!!</span></strong><br /><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">it's been a really really long time since i've last posted ... since like almost 2 months ago!! okay ... i hope to tell you more here! haha ... there's simply too too too much to say!!</span><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6600;">NEW CLASS</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">there is so much to say about 5.14 Corinthians!! firstly, people thought that it was gonna be so bad cuz of some misconceptions ... but actually, it's such a good class man!! there's people like douglas, kenneth, nat nah, tim lim and so many more!! and oh yeah, kenneth + nat nah + tim lim are like my study + full-subject-combi buddies ... we are there at practically everywhere we go ... canteen for free-period, econs project, econs video ... u guys are THE BEST! </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and ohh, i'm the class secretary this year! not gunning for the chair or vice-chair as other people should have a opportunity too!! let the girls run for it too!! =) speaking of which, we've raised like $400 over for our class WOW trip ... still short of $2200 for the class. we've sold like bubble tea + cheese nachos ... and they were like BAMMM!!! we were powerhouses at selling those and made a good sum of profit from it.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">also on the topic for WOW ... my class is going to sell my lovely cookies!! i was kinda "promoting" them during the orientation and pre-orientation period!! i'm sure it has gained some popularity. and i'm so glad that as of yet (TODAY!!!) i've received 3 orders for a box of like 50 - 60 lovely bite-sized butter cookies ;) yeah ... see the photos below ... yeah!! also, my class is gonna sell more stuff ... so please do support!!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314098413516814098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb94Wg8i9xI/AAAAAAAABXk/c3DGsprmkJc/s400/5.14+Ver+3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong>WORSHIP.PHILOTHEOS</strong></span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">i had worship prac on fri - and today was a special day to end off term 1. cuz ... not only were the lessons great - the teachers were kinda slack - or rather, allowed us to rest. then ... after school, gab + ernest came over to our sch canteen for dinner. we had some small chat abt acjc and acsi ppl ... haha ... had loads to exchange about and even touched on the fact of the incident abt some orange specs guy that wasn't shone in positive light. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">anyways, all of us had prata ... and it was the same as before!! lovely ... hhaa, too bad gab couldn't really judge our sch's prata as he hasn't tried all the food stalls in acjc!! gab, ernest + me took the train on the way to our respective destinations. ernest continued his ride home, while gab and i went on to church for worship prac. and there i gave some free butter cookies which i baked! (new experiment with milo powder ... but it turned out still good ... less sweet though). </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">worship on sunday was alright ... nothing very special, but the songs made the entire worship session different. after worship, spent some time chatting with gab, plus played piano for a while with my bro and gab. it was a useful time ... as i finally know how to play the song Laid Aside Your Majesty!! i mean ... like with the chords ... yay! an accomplishment ... took me abt 1-2 weeks to play that. ;) now moving on to guitar!</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33ff33;"><strong>SMALL GROUP LUNCH + SHOPPING SPREE (PART 1)</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099042941617234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb947JvHRFI/AAAAAAAABXs/jKBx50AX5w4/s400/YSGLunch1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">it was finally the time ... after much waiting on sunday, after worship services and waiting for all the AYSGLs in our group to finish ... we headed straight for lunch at ... Han's (sigh ...), but i still enjoyed it luh. had the hainanese chicken chop rice set ... haha, budget $6.80 ... and one thing i like abt Han's is that they have already included the GST in their menu ... so it makes things easier that way.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">we camwhored, we talked, we ate and did so much more! yiling was so camwhoring as usual ... haha ... the usual yiling poses ... yeah ... not much creativity huh?! but, had a relatively nice lunch with God's people. =) =) </span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099466690789554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb95T0UygLI/AAAAAAAABX0/pluahWy_600/s400/YSGLunch2.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">then, grace + sze wing + me + tao han + fiona + andrew lai + wayne all went straight to Ben &amp; Jerry's for some dessert. but, as i was still full, i didn't want to eat anything ice-cream and just settled to feast my eyes on sze wing's tempting ice-cream laid in front of my eyes. we talked more and viewed ym camp photos of 2006 + 2007 + some old photos of hilary and caleb!! haha ... they look so much different now as compared to last time ... also, grace took a shot of wayne's full name on his i/c and ez-link card ... haha ... we can a compare and contrast session!! we should do this for everyone!!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96SJvUO5I/AAAAAAAABYE/b1U3Nyhm4_I/s1600-h/YSGLunch4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314100537591085970" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96SJvUO5I/AAAAAAAABYE/b1U3Nyhm4_I/s400/YSGLunch4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96NAHPSII/AAAAAAAABX8/pXB_t5cjZP8/s1600-h/YSGLunch3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314100449107724418" style="WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96NAHPSII/AAAAAAAABX8/pXB_t5cjZP8/s400/YSGLunch3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">then, on andrew's macbook pro, we were able to camwhore using the various photo booth features ... </span><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96-_RdzyI/AAAAAAAABYM/tEQt1-C4kSw/s1600-h/YSGLunch5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314101307875643170" style="WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb96-_RdzyI/AAAAAAAABYM/tEQt1-C4kSw/s400/YSGLunch5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb97F9Xo9yI/AAAAAAAABYU/jv3JV8CNz7s/s1600-h/YSGLunch6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314101427623753506" style="WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb97F9Xo9yI/AAAAAAAABYU/jv3JV8CNz7s/s400/YSGLunch6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><em><span style="color:#666666;">MOVING ON</span></em>; i was doing some shopping afterwhich ... i headed for gramophone to buy kelly clarkson's new ALL I EVER WANTED cd ... her fourth cd!! i love it ... it's so much better than my december.</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">then, i took a major tour around plaza sing - fox, springfield and many others for a look at their clothing + jeans ... all okay luh ... but prices are just not suitable for the season now. yupp, then i took a train to city hall to continue this mega tour. walked to marina square and had to detour via esplanade as there were police officers. anyways, marina square was another place where was sorta aight ... cuz topman/topshop didn't really have the price to match their clothing ... too ex! but anyways, i walked over to zara ... and it was even worse!!! even more expensive!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">then from marina square, i walked to bras basah centre to see if there was the ib physics tim kirk book ... plus also bought 2 guitar picks ... wanted to buy a guitar tuner ... but it seems like i couldn't cuz the price was sky-rocketted $47! better go to peace centre for it.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">finally, from bras basah, i walked to bugis street to do some shopping ... and show many many things ... from bags to jeans to wallets to watches. but i was more interested in shirts and jeans ... several shirts were good .. and i bought one which cost me $20 ... didn't want to bargain as it was already so late ... and looked at some china imported jeans ... but then i told myself "nah ... nvm" after a while of looking at them. so, i went home happy with my budgeted $50 worth of shopping.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#00cccc;"><strong>twentyfour FILMING + SUMMER PALACE</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">we've reached the climax of the whole post! this time we were at the summer palace again ... filming in the vicinity for twentyfour ... had so many ridiculous scenes!! and the film crew consisted of; me, ben, saat, eddie, lur, noelle, uriah, kevin, gab, ben khoo + kevin elbert ... we were awesome!! doing so many things in one day ... and surprisingly, filming concluded within 2.5 hrs. ;) ;) good job ben!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the summer palace: this (perfect) tenth!!! visit of mine to this wonderful palace just became better! it was better and better each time and this time was no exception. this time ... we had nasi lemak for dinner ... plus - we were having so much fun checking out the facebook things and "dwelling" on the MSN contacts!!! hahah ... first day aint so bad ... </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">anyways, while saat slept early in his room (on the floor, in his sleeping bag), kev+me+gab+ben went to the entertainment room to talk talk and talk!! the M&amp;Ms were there to accompany us as well ... but after a while, kev and ben konked off ... (kev had canoeing today + ben ... is just ben ... haha jkjk... he was tired). that left me and gab a huge amount of time to talk ... if im not wrong ... we were talking from 3am right up to 7am!!! playing different different songs from both his and my ipod ... and playing the "song game" ... and i got distinction for that one!! yeah!!! it was such a good time to catch up and talk about many silly, crazy, weird, extraordinary and out of your mind stuff!!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">when we went back to the room, kev + ben + gab immd knocked out and slept. while saat and i were doing some math work ... and some funny thing happened to gab ... haha ... his ridiculous "morning reactions" ... haha!!! that was definitely solid! ... only saat and i witnessed it! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">while saat had tuition, auntie audrey and i went to cold storage and purchase the baking needs ... and on the way, she told me abt the snake story ... gave me chills at some parts!! but when we came back, some time later ... everyone woke up ... (yes, abt 10.30am??) ... and had the lovely breakfast ... lastly, when kev left for canoeing + ben for tuition, that left me, gab + saat. we managed to bake wonderful cookies!!! gab had this idea of putting M&amp;Ms inside ... and after 20 mins of in the oven ... WAHLAH!! they tasted and smelt good!!! awesome combo!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb97vk4mVDI/AAAAAAAABYc/a1DhOj4vx48/s1600-h/P1100859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314102142605612082" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Sb97vk4mVDI/AAAAAAAABYc/a1DhOj4vx48/s400/P1100859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">however, after this eating, funny things happened in the study ... on the com ... exchange of messages between a real and non-existent ... how hilarious it was! a match-made in heaven?! haha ... we shall see about that in the weeks to come. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2555295918468340510?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-29786744571036006672009-01-28T23:36:00.006+08:002009-01-31T20:39:52.089+08:00<div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">CHINESE NIU YEAR</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297430655385393138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SYRBHTSC1_I/AAAAAAAABXE/2DP2Hbkxw-s/s400/P1090558.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">happy chinese new year one and all! it's been quite smooth sailing for collection wise. though i know this year won't get so much ... but i'm grateful for every hong bao that i receive and collect. it's really a blessing to get in the midst of this economic crisis ... so thank you so much to everyone for being to kind and generous!! like i know of some friends with collection over $1K ... that's alot!</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">anyways, i've been over to both my grandparents hse to bai nian and collected some hong baos from them and relatives. got to see my nephews and niece ... all but one are so dao! maybe still young (or spoilt maybe ...?) ... but anyways, they're so cute ... haha ... so young and adorable (er-herm ... not speaking abt the OLD MAID though). then for the past 2 days, i've been recuperating and enjoying to the max at the summer palace ...</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297431157884490402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SYRBkjPKkqI/AAAAAAAABXM/ZihNE9ZnhFo/s400/CNY1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">speaking of which, we went to the railway tracks and midway station where we saw the changeover of "pass bag" - of which, we were told about the story and meaning of it. it was rather meaningful with the old maid entertaining us - singing - on the way. then, we had to personally ask ppl to vote for our video which needed the support of everyone in order to win viewers' choice award. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297434606663866946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SYREtS8PmkI/AAAAAAAABXU/eZSpbKMt9_g/s400/P1090625.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">then dinner was lao yusheng ... we had the crazy sound of "teng teng teng ..." when pouring of the honey sauce thingy. haha ... i almost wanted to burst out into laughter ... but hey, it's dinner time! no time for so many crazy stuff. had a wonderful dinner though ... and we were promised to have murtabak for the next dinner ... part 2 of the lao yusheng on fri!! (arggh .... saat!!! u know what i mean ...)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">on wed, gab, saat, kev, ben and i went to acsp/br to visit our old teachers and had a nice chat with mr elkan lim, ms woon, ms diana tay and ms tan bee po.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">for mr elkan lim, we had crazy convo many times ... and here goes; </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Mr Lim "woah oranges ah ... eh, but i like durians better leh"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Me "erm ... sir ... don't forget to watch your ... (showed hand action of his waist)"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Me "wow sir, u look very PROSPEROUS"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Mr Lim "woah ... all of u grow up already"</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Me "Yeah sir ... you've GROWN too"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. Mr Lim "I was thinking of taking sabattical leave to study on 2 things; one. baby noises ... and two. food"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. Me "wo-hoh ... the next time we see you ... we might not recognize you"</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. Me "Since you wanna study food ... u have the chart to look at everyday right ... (points to food chart on pantry wall"</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">for ms woon, we discussed about floyd and all. then for ms diana tay, we went into her class (6C i think) to talk about acs(i) and all. for ms tan bee po, we just merely chat a little. after the school visit, we + ryan liew went to btp to eat lunch at KFC (haha ... ryan was so against KFC ... all the transfats!!!)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">afterwhich, we made it to ben's hse for steamboat. before that we watched van helsing ... and we all laughed when dracula suddenly said "welcome to the summer palace" and also "right gabriel? the left hand of God ..."! for the steamboat, we had a wide selection of things to eat ... including abalone ... but surprisingly, kev, gab and i all don't like it! haha ... so only benedict, ben and saat ate em. and before we left, we received an angbao each! hhahaah ...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">then on thu, went over to yaan meng's hse aftersch for the japanese steamboat (shabu shabu!) ... wow ... it was great man ... and the girls couldn't cook! well ... most of em ... talk about hils ... saying the guys cldn't cook ... but hey, our beef turned out very well!!! and we also managed to eat grace's special cake which she baked ... it was so lovely ... everyone loved it! it was 10pm when we left the house and tim's dad kindly drove me home ... </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">just ytd ... went over to ryan liew's hse after sch and played guitar and learned new skills from him. we also managed to play the piano, table tennis ... o ya! he has a table tennis room on his third floor!! after which, we walked about 200-300m to the summer palace. we had liz's friend over for the lao yusheng ... and ryan liew too ... it was a last minute thing ... but he was invited over ... so hospitable! and oh, did i mention that it was my ninth time at the summer palace?! haha! we watched a little of ocean's eleven and played table soccer too! haha ... whoever paired with the old maid lost!! haha ... but then again, it was a very very close match! when i paired with him, we edged out 9-9 against gab+kev. but still lost by just a point to them!</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">and i forgot to mention ... it was a really depressing day for many ... but happy for some (very few though). it was the o level posting and many were upset or rudely shocked by the results! many were posted to their 2nd, 3rd or 4th choices. but then again, it's not just this year, but every other year. and cuz i know such thing wld happen, i prayed for many whom i knew. kev made it to acjc, and so did gab!! woah ... thank God ... he made it just by the cut-off! and this is really worth praising the Lord for. but then, other stories aint that merry ... like cliff got into acjc too (3rd choice), sze into acjc (and not ib which cld make it too) and many other ppl too ... sigh ... but i hope the appeals work of them. like sze ... i prayed for her ... and her appeal went through! thank God too!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">anyways, aft the summer palace, we headed for the fortress (ben's hse!) for a stayover ... saat and i. and guess what?! it was saat's first stayover at a friend's hse ... how rare eh?! then we woke up this morning ... ben and i went for bb while saat went for his CL tuition!</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2978674457103600667?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-75670676909240612962009-01-11T22:24:00.007+08:002009-01-16T18:13:00.444+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">OLD MAID!</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >[wed, 7/1] <span style="font-weight: bold;">billy bombers, transporter 3 </span><br /><br />we (me,saat,gab,kev,ben) went to watch transporter 3 ... actually, cld've borrowed saat's transporter 1 &amp; 2 to watch the last time ... but forgot ... and kinda, didnt really bother - cuz i borrowed some dvds from him alr. anyways, the movie was aight - honestly, it's better than the new james bond movie i watched last year. ben kept laughing through the movie (i think) ... esp the part where the lady said "you don't like me? you gay".<br /><br />for dinner was at billy bombers. SOMEONE said it was going to be $50 in total for the bill ... but, as usual, his words cldn't really be trusted (sorry, but it's true) ... so the bill shot up close to $100. luckily, he had the $15 voucher ... if not, he wld become a regular guest on the chronicles of floyd (he will get what i mean ...). then shopped around jp ... it was rather huge after the extension opened i must say ... and quite a number of new shops too. however, won't go there unless needed. SOMEONE also pang-sehed us halfway ... leaving us to wonder ... what happened?!<br /><br />[thurs, 8/1] <span style="font-weight: bold;">stayover, "blue ... i hate blue!", OLD MAID</span><br /><br />went to HIS house (can't reveal name for now ... haha) just before 2pm and got a call from gab while on the bus ... almost panicked ... cuz i didn't think i cld run to clementi in time. but kept my cool and managed to get to HIS house and then did the 3km run to clementi int. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">when the clock struck 1am, everyone (well, except Kev) went crazy! we were playing all sorts of games ... but the one that struck us most would be ... OLD MAID!! ben was the ultimate old maid ... having been 5 times during the game!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">[fri, 9/1] </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY SURPRISE ... x2!</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">it was just like any other ordinary prayer meetings ... but the size of the meeting raised some suspicion too ... this was by far, the largest group ever! so, after the meeting, we had lunch and we broke off into 2 groups ... the joel grp went for soccer, while the joshua grp went to go according to the birthday plan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">to cut the long story short, we held a surprise birthday celeb for joel. some of us hid in his toilet, while some of us hid in his wadrobe! but when the time came, everyone sprang out and wish him happy birthday. it was indeed a great time! and cuz' of this, i was late for worship practice! but wanli was so kind to say it's alright. ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">[mon, 12/1] </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">BB DAY! + release of O LEVELs</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">it was the best bb day ever ... seriously, we had it in the audi! so, abt 95% of us were priviledged to sit on the chairs ... first 10 rows, middle block! and there were some hiccups here and there, but hey ... that was what made the event memorable. and mervyn still pestered zhuo'er with her "diu!" thing. afterwhich, we had our bb meeting at holland v's coffee bean.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">then after which, most of us came back to school. it was time for the release of o level results. in short, joel got A1 for chinese after retaking (wow!) ... cliff got 7 points!! (best of all express canoeists this year) ... and the best i know so far still, KEVIN LEE ... man ... barker ... but, still, 6 POINTS! it blew our heads off when he said he got that! still recovering from shock ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">[wed, 14/1] </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">acps/waffletown/summer palace</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">went back to acps for a visit...surprise one ... but then, we couldn't really see many teachers cuz' of meetings and such. but we had a great lunch at waffletown and the secret of the G.C.e was revealed! haha ... yeah ...then a crazy thing happened ... a trip to the summer palace (for what we believed was the last time) came true! our wildest dreams ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">[thu, 15/1 + fri, 16/1] </span><strong style="font-family: arial;">the kevin retreat/summer palace</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">it was finally, for the first time ... a trip to kev's house ... and guess who i saw there? haha ... CURRENT canoeing captain, nick ng ... didn't know he lived there. and many secrets unfolded as the clock ticked ... we went crazy as well! haha ... including my altered chicken dance, gab's mad rolling on the floor laughter, ben's sitting on the pool table ... and for what may be the last time (before the holidays are in again) ... we played old maid! and guess what?! ben started the ball rolling by being the old maid once more ... now ... that's 6 for the record!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and we were roped in to have a jc/ib talk ... saying the pros and cons .. but o well, i guess that didnt work much cuz ... we know what decision kev made.</span></span><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7567067690924061296?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-16411183163620120842009-01-06T16:08:00.005+08:002009-01-06T22:49:00.315+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:arial;">went out with mr loke yesterday to holland v. (haha, i travelled more than half across the island just to eat lunch!) ... it was a treat for doing the bb tribute video to mr jonathan ng. haha, i guess i deserved it? well ... they saved money on getting a professional crew/camera man ... so they've decided to treat me luh ...</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">when we were there, i had no preferences ... so mr loke mentioned crystal jade xiao long bao ... never went there before, so i was kinda like excited - adding another restaurant to my limited "collection of restaurants i've been to". and some of my friends will get what i mean when i mention "CRYSTAL JADE" (that is if u are one of them who's reading this) ;)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">and so coincidentally, ben said that we should be eating crystal jade (that was the night before) ... and ta-duh ... we really went there! i guess it's one of the more prominent and better places to eat at holland v. the meal was simple, nothing elaborate ... both of us la mian each, one "long" of xiao long bao, 2 glasses of jasmine tea ... yeah and the bill after calculating 117% (yup, always remember that the next time you do ur sums!) ... it shld be around $30. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">and we had a long chat about bb, primers, mr ng (haha, yeah!), mr simon lai ... the evolution of christianity over the years and stuff. and i thought to myself ... hey ... it's actually rather interesting speaking to mr loke, finding out more stuff that i've never knew and all. cool guy luh ... and did i forget to mention ... i almost forgot to say grace before we digged in ... then he was like "so michael, would you like to say grace?". before that, i was like .. stirring the noodles in the bowl! how embarrassing come to think of it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">on the way back home, took 95. and let me tell you - the bus driver (a lady) was hilarious. she was asking me and a couple behind me where we were heading for ... cuz i think she was late/behind schedule as there was another 95 just 200 metres behind!! so she sped off to buona mrt bus-stop immediately! and i also gave the bus driver some bag left behind by some passenger (yeah! a good deed indeed).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">and now ... for today ... i went to film the ib results for the 2nd batch. it was totally awesome and by God's grace ... the 2nd batch did even better than the 1st batch. Just when everyone thought beating the average of 39 was impossible ... the 2nd batch managed to inch it up to 40.1 points! i was totally awestruck by the results ... and many WESLEY YM and BB seniors. now let's name a few ... <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">xunliang</span></strong> (41 pts), <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">yang jian</span></strong> (39 pts), <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">eugene phoen</span></strong> (42 pts), <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">kenneth lim</span></strong> (42/3 pts). i know some ppl whom im not close to from wesley ym and bb who also made it ... they are ... <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">TIMOTHY LIM DE MIN</span></strong> (45 POINTS!), <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">IAN LIEW</span></strong> (45 POINTS!), <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">gareth lim</span></strong> (42/3 pts) and lots more. can't really remember till i see the video once through again. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">hmm ... it seems like after looking through the results .. i'm really gonna compare the 1st and 2nd batch results ... then make a wise decision on which subjects to take. considering outside my boundaries now ... but i have to really wait for the subjects briefing. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">well anyways, after the that, we went to ghim moh market to have lunch - bought some bak chor mee ... (yeah, it was good ... with the chilli). and soy bean (which was supposed to be bought from the stall next to it) ... plus, carrot cake ... yeah!! lovely food ... c'mon join the food club! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-1641118316362012084?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-68466477086890637292009-01-04T00:10:00.005+08:002009-01-04T00:49:44.661+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">he's the man. yeah, that's referring to mr jon ng ... who has just stepped down from captain-cy of acs 12th i ... now mr simon lai takes over ... but like what mr jon ng said - the haunting days and countless nights of nightmares will CONTINUE as he will be going back to basics as an officer like before again!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">haha, was great today having the video i spent filming in a day with mr loke + editing in 8 hrs being shown as the video tribute today!! Though I watched it like 5-6 times just to confirm the smooth flow of the 13-min long vid (yup, quite long, but hey ... it's for mr ng ... he's stepping down, obviously gotta make a good one). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">then after the long day at bb, preparing for bb day + captain handover ceremony ... plus had prayer meeting with the rest ... i went to ben's church (well, so sad that i missed playing the ridiculous sitting ducks with the rest). well, at first you feel that the church ain't that very welcoming cuz' no icebreakers and stuff ... but after a while, you sort of settle in ... with kenneth (the leader) chatting with you and stuff. plus erm ... the acjc guy ... talking abt ms emily ong (and the duster story). o wells, memories flow back from there.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">today, not alone there though ... had gab, ben, kev, saat, ryan together to spend the day with. thank goodness there aint no hymns during service today ... cuz during the bb one, we sang like 4 or so!! arrghh ... like gab, they aren't really my type of songs aka cup of tea. prefer more poppish-anthem songs. we had a really funny mass dance which helped incorporate everyone into the church - cuz' it's a small group - so managed to blend well i guess. had barbeque as a close to the whole entire day where ben shared his ridiculous story ... i guess this is the second or third time i'm hearing it? hhaa ... all the magnificently-crafted hilarious stories - perfect for such gatherings!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">well ... anyways, in the coming days and 2 weeks ... wld be busy with all the planning for outings, gatherings, trips. also involved in the bb day rehearsal, mpac planning 09, fireac stuff (arrgh, don't wanna feel pressured into doing this - must go with the right attitude!). well, busy busy - same 'ol same 'ol. and oh, did i forget to mention that mr loke's giving me a treat for doing the bb vid? haha, yay! thx so much mr lok (if ur reading this). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">here's a group photo from today;</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287110427764720450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SV-W6_cuA0I/AAAAAAAABW8/hcIcpHO82FQ/s400/n521867820_1685762_6804.jpg" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6846647708689063729?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-12283140334478967162008-12-28T19:42:00.002+08:002009-01-02T23:49:22.165+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">what if one day you find yourself here, there, everywhere ... and had not much time with God ... except Sundays, and probably Fridays? well ... i think that was me this year ... yup ... michael like this ... hmm, where shld i start ... well, 3 CCAs aint easy, even as i may look like everything's got under control ... but, truth is ... it's very very very stressful ... even Superman aint perfect okay!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">well, i've been thinking thru, during and after the ym camp (which truly, made an impact in my spiritual life and christian walk with God) ... why do i spend so much time doing those when actually, I could focus on God? Canoeing, has taken a huge part of my life!! Like seriously ... any ACanoeist will tell u that ... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">just a slight update for the past month of 08, have been to wesley ym camp ... brought benjamin and ryan along for this camp. it was great to have 2 friends join me for the camp as this was my first time my life going for a church camp!! canoeing took up so much time the past years that i cldn't even go! the camp was so awesome and met new friends along the way ... especially kevin's friends - chin whye and gabriel chan (later on after camp...). we played large-scale monopoly (oh! that was fun) and many other crazy games/ice-breakers. haha, melissa couldn't really get the hang of animal concentration! how hilarious that was!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">then we had canoeing reunion at sakae sushi - our first ever such reunion! looking at how we've grown over the past 4 years ... it's really like childhood friends growing up! well, i was so honoured to have planned that ... haha, it was great seeing shaun ... and bryan poon!! aww ... so sad that he has pneumo -thorax ... just like ben. some more had relapse and had to be hospitalised ... well, just pray to God that they will both be healed and grow fatter ... so that they won't get this health risk.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">went out with michael saat, benjamin and kevin for countless times!! yeah!! first time in 3 years that i get to go out with friends so many times. we went to watch like erm ... eagle eye, twilight, the day the earth stood still, bedtime stories ... and soon we're gonna watch yes man (for mike saat, ben and I that is ... cuz KEVIN watched it alr!) haha, gabriel joined us for bedtime stories ... had lunch after that. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">o .. i forgot ... gab brought joel and jonathan (aaron sim mao sheng ... lol). </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">etc</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-1228314033447896716?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-77708546329643227202008-12-13T19:32:00.002+08:002008-12-13T21:18:55.976+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">finally, my cd collection wish list is finally almost complete ... got britney spears' circus (the 2nd best pop album of 2008) ... just need taylor swift's fearless to make it right. yuppz ... the hype of taylor's sophomore (thats right!) album has been making waves ever since october ... then in november ... kept on discussing it with cliff, jem, sj when we were working!! arrgh, i can't wait for the album to finally arrive in singapore! how frustrating.<br /><br />anyways, my fav track off the record now is "You're Not Sorry". dunno why, but the emo typa songs sound the best (talk about teardrops on my guitar).<br /><br />for all those music junkies out there, you have to agree that britney's "circus" track is THE best at the moment and for all those who are seeking for great music ... i recommend u ... most tracks on fearless and the first 6 songs on circus.<br /><br />this week's the most eventful thus far! with going to saat's house (for the third time this hols) and watching sweeney todd (there's no hype abt the blood ... even ben's pri 1 cousin said it looked fake -.-) yeah, and it was a 4 hr outing in orchard road ... plus walking from wisma all the way to plaza sing (cuz wanted to meet saat, but, he alr was walking to city hall ... argh!)<br /><br />the day the earth stood still ytd marked yet another outing with ben, kev. then guess what! we saw zac, sling, mervyn and more ppl (what a coindence!). haha, wont forget what kev said. saw too many ppl at plaza sing area - er, let's see ... nick low, some person from church, ex-canoeing junior, distant cousin ... and others (i think). well .. the movie was so-so, 3 stars max.<br /><br />been reading twilight ... midway now and it's still not the climax yet! arrgh ... i know, it's weird for michael to read books, cuz he only writes stories, not read 'em. but i promised myself to read sth this hols or i'll totally regret it ... preparing for next 2 yrs of IB EL.<br /><br />and i totally agree the following statement (for myself as well! hah!);<br /></span></span></span>yuck my body disgusts me. im becoming a fat geek ugh. oh wait i dont get fat. so just a digusting geek ugh<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> courtesy of cliff ... haha, gotta continue running soon, only ran once during the hols (bad michael!) .. well, keepin' fit on ur own kinda hard come to think of it.<br /><br />next week would be church camp! finally ... can't wait for it! never been to 1 church camp for the past 3 yrs ... cuz of? canoeing ... sigh, well, this time it's free time for me to go! and going with ben + ryan ... haha, dunno what castle story this time round ...<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7770854632964322720?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-59750064436807778322008-11-30T00:31:00.018+08:002008-12-05T21:38:34.710+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">happy sweet sixteen myself!! it's the most wonderful birthday ever ... with 3 celebrations this year held on 3 separate days ... what else cld i ask for? </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#000066;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!! <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">HAPPY SWEET SIXTEEN</span></strong>!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">let's list the people who <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>wished me</strong></span> happy birthday ... in order ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. church friends (early cuz of early celeb) - <em>hilary, caleb, tao han, aileen, grace, timothy, andrew, esther</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2<em>.</em> samuel navindran</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. my brother - shawn</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. zacary tan</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. timothy wang</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. family - dad, sis, mum</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. joshua ong (yeah!! same birthday!!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. jonathan wee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. clarissa</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. kapilan</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">11. tao han (again)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">12. abraham zee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">13. elliott chiam</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">14. douglas tay</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">15. abraham lee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">16. benjamin ng</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">17. my brother (again!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">18. glenda lau</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">19. paul lim</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">20. patricia</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">21. mr jonas chow</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">22. nicole lee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">23. shane yeap</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">24. nicole lee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">25. kapilan (again!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">26. chiam yunxin (sms-ed from China, thx so much!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">27. nicole lee (again!)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">28. kenneth tan<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">29. chester lim<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">30. jeremy tan<br />31. ray peh<br />32. patrick koh<br />33. jonathan wong<br />34. elizabeth saat<br />35. winston chew<br />36. michael saat<br />37. brandon wong<br />38. lin xunliang<br />39. eugene lur<br />40. raemiguel lee<br />41. davin chia<br />42. paul ooi<br />43. joseph gwee<br />44. michael gwee<br />45. michael wong<br />46. andrew fok<br />47. </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Stanislaus Constantine Low M.L.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"><br />48. alex goh<br />49. vinay rohira<br />50. daryl lim shern<br />51. caleb lin<br />52. daryl chia<br />53. eddie lim (at 11.57pm - 2nd last person to wish on 30 Nov)<br />54. jayne chiang<br />55. hafiz hanafi<br />56. sridhar gopalan<br />57. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">fly by night ppl (44 teams worth of ppl + judges + fbn organizers)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">58. timothy huang (again! at 11.59pm - last person to wish on 30 Nov)<br />59. cliff lim<br />60. michael saat (again!)<br />61. kevin lee<br />62. nicolas soh<br />63. dennis tay<br />64. jonathan poon<br />65. douglas tay (again!)<br />66. benjamin ng (again!)<br />67. cliff lim (again!)<br />68. arthur ong (in perth!)<br />69. jeremy tan (again!)<br />70. mum<br />71. jonathan wee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">72. petrina</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">73. wei shuen<br />74. samuel tan</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">75. james koh<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5975006443680777832?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-18336577443023197882008-11-26T20:13:00.004+08:002008-11-26T22:27:42.270+08:00<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">it was a totally awesome day today!! had to perspire, gossip alot and talk alot. well, let's go through the day slowly ...</span><br /><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">woke up very early ... after so many times of listening to the "miss independent - kelly clarkson" ringtone i purposely set to wake myself up ... then i changed into my cks house tank top + shorts ... before long, i was running with my dad ... almost hurt myself when i fell towards the last part ... darn it ... the person blocked my way!! </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">came back, bathed and slept ... until ...</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">woke up ... again ... and then used the com for a while before making my way to city hall to meet up my small group ppl for my first of three ... yup, u read it right ... first of 3 birthday celeb! </span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">at city hall, saw hillary, esther, tim sitting on the steps waiting for the rest + me (oops ... so sorry for making u wait .. but hang on, u guys said 11.45 .. i was on time ... o wells ...). yeah, then tao han + caleb joined us and we made our way to kushin-bo (to all who wanna know where ... it's suntec city tower 2 lvl 3). it was what a spread ... free flow of sushi, drinks, dessert, fried rice, fried stuff and more! hah ... we had so much fun time, eating, chatting and gossiping ... haha ...</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272972211872282946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SS1cSg8nOUI/AAAAAAAABWs/TkrQRI9K9Rk/s320/MBD08-20.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272972614215351794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SS1cp7yrPfI/AAAAAAAABW0/1O_3Ygb0meo/s320/MBD08-19.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">saying all sorts of things like ... gossip girl is not for guys ... and then, andrew realised he lost his wallet!! arggh ... so sad ... he specially took half-day off for me ... to celebrate with us my birthday ... and then ... he somehow lost his wallet ... then, we moved on to discuss abt christmas lunch and stuff ... so sorry caleb, we just joined in the fun of planning together with hilary =)</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">later on, visited cliff at his work place ... so lonely at the 7-11 ... so stayed abt an hour or so talking to him about ... basically ... erm ... everything under the sun. yeah, from canoeing to jobs to dr joint to dota to ... aiya ... to many to name. yeah ... so poor thing ... faced so many rejections from so-called "potential customers". and some more ... no one to talk to the whole day ... and hardly cld do anything but stand, sit, stand, sit and the cycle repeats! even the cashier had ringing business and great queues. i wonder how i wld ever survive such a day! jia-you cliff! you can do it ... just remember what i said abt counting and stuff ...</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-1833657744302319788?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-36806039890551431232008-11-22T20:40:00.003+08:002008-11-22T21:20:45.024+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:arial;">it was so fun working with cliff, sheng jian and jeremy today!! haha ... catching up on some old &amp; NEW stuff ... suan-ing ... and more ... haha ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">we first met up at ikea, then, we headed for the "supposed" factory place ... then i said "stock-taking", but the secuirty guard was like "huh ... who are u looking for ..." and he even went on to "pretend" to know who my neighbour was ... so joke!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">so, we went to the nearby coffee shop to have some little "breakfast" ... while i went to call to find out how to get to the real location ... haha, i broke the news to them afterwhich, saying that wasn't the location (luckily this time i got it right!) ... so we headed for the "factory" ... which looked much better than the previous one ... and thank God, we weren't late ... cuz people just started to go in ... and we didn't start work till like 9am or so ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">it was so sad the 4 of us were not working together (unlike planned) at first ... but somehow or rather, sj &amp; i + cliff + jems were working together ;) haha ... then, sj and i were like the first in stock-taking that we were given 1.5 hrs or so to chat! man ... the supervisor was awesome ... and his name's jackson ... will never forget him! well, it was a good time to catch up with some old friends ... whom i havent had the chance to speak to for like ... months now! (ever since nat'ls ended).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">talking-freely then chalked up abt 3 hrs in total! sitting on the stairs, random gatherings and finding precious "missing" items ... the one i was supposed to find was like $200!! my goodness ... that's ... heartbreaking ... if i was the boss, my heart wld have swelled ... for the wrong reason (well, yeah, whatever). but i never knew that working with sheng jian was so fun, sharing stuff and knowing each other better!! yeah, i've always wanted to do that ... but u know, canoeing always restricted time. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">well, i guess this holiday job aint that bad as i thought it wld be after all .. it's better than expected! totally fun, relaxing and wild! for lunch, we had hotdogs from ikea. at first, we wanted to only buy 1 ... then go to anchorpoint to lunch at foodcourt, but then, after our first bite of the first hotdog, we could not resist the temptation of another round especially so when it's only $1 for 1 hotdog ... how worth it can it be ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">yeah, then at the end of the day abt 5pm+, we were like made "I/Cs" ... (sounds cool eh, but so not, if u know what i mean ...). haha, our job was to like tell the rest of them to go arrange the boxes on the shelves neatly ... then some girl was like "wait lah, can relac anot, wait 1 min can ..." my goodness .. so much for the title "I/C" ... then sheng jian at the end was like "eh, michael, so now we promoted alr ... pay rise eh ..." </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">well, we'll see ... i doubt so anyways ... i'll promise you guys to find good jobs during this holidays!! ;)</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-3680603989055143123?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-56000097942382181732008-11-12T18:46:00.002+08:002008-11-12T20:26:11.657+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">heyhey!! it's been a long (about) 2 months since i've last posted ...and nopes, i don't have canoeing (just in case u don't know ... i've graduated from it since july) ... i was busy with many many many other things ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">k ... let's list them out;</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. bb coy camp</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. mpac camparty</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. mpac meetings</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. mcyc meetings</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. nyaa gold meetings</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. sleepovers</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. movies</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. filming for competition</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">and what's to come:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. competitions</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. my 16th birthday</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">11. birthday celebrations to attend</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">12. canoeing rod</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">13. mcyc camp</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">14. christmas carolling</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">15. church worship</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">16. canoeing ROD party (finally ...)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">but mainly ... it's mpac thats takes up a lot of time ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">k ... now for some random stuff ... it's time to rate my top stuff in 2008 ... (<strong><em>in no particular order</em></strong>)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[FIRSTLY] Top 10 Songs of 2008 (Mainstream)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Love Story - Taylor Swift</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Take A Bow - Rihannae</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. Just Stand Up! - Various Artists</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. Crush - David Archuleta</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. Apologize - OneRepublic</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. So What - Pink</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[SECONDLY] Top 10 Close Friends of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Jonathan Wee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Chester Lim</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Cliff Lim</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Douglas Tay</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Michael Saat</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. Benjamin Ng</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. Nicolas Soh</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. Tarun</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. Jonathan Poon</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. Hadrian Ro</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[THIRDLY] Top 10 Artists of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Carrie Underwood</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Taylor Swift</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Beyonce</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Jordin Sparks</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Leona Lewis</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. Rihanna</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. Hillsongs</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. Chris Tomlin</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. Casting Crowns</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. Natasha Bedingfield</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[FOURTHLY] Top 5 Movies of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Ironman</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Batman 2</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Get Smart</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Bolt (Coming soon)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Eagle Eye</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[FIFTHLY] Top 5 Teachers of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Mrs Elaine Lee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Mdm Siti Hajar</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Mrs Ho-Toh Ling Lee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Mdm Ruma Banerjee</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Mr Cao Hui Zhong</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[SIXTHLY] Top 10 Television Shows of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Samantha Who?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. The Big Bang Theory</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Desperate Housewives</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. One Tree Hill</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. How I Met Your Mother</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">6. Gossip Girl</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">7. Calefare</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">8. First Class</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">9. Heroes</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">10. The Amazing Race</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">[SEVENTHLY] Top 5 Close Canoeing Friends of 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">1. Cliff Lim</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">2. Wei Jian</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">3. Joshua Liew</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">4. Leon Chng</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">5. Ray Peh</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000066;">that's it for now ... till next time ... goodbye!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5600009794238218173?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-71688666999892655672008-09-24T15:34:00.002+08:002008-09-24T15:50:11.385+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">it's been what a month ...<br /><br />let me list a few things which made me so high and happy and emotions running high;<br /><br />1. studying (first time actually studying, rather nervous)<br /><br />2. watching tv (nanny daddy, mio TV's Supernatural Season 4, Season 3 + (hold your breath ...) Gossip Girl!! ... now i know why people put xoxo gossip girl on their msn nicks)<br /><br />3. farewell chapel + honours day 2008 (today is the day when i really went almost from bonkus to ... super bonkus ... jumping around 3 seats from 70 to 418 to 651 ... the 418th to 651st seat jump was the most exhilarating one ... and for the record, i was on stage for 4 times today!! which means i've got none other than 4 awards ... so happy and zipedee-doo-dai-zipedee-day ... okay ... for the record ... these awards were for i. Pastoral Care, ii. FPS, iii. MPAC, iv. Canoeing)<br /><br />4. many more things like ... mpac last-minute competitions, planning of camps, last-minute homework (tsk tsk ... not our fault that it was given so late), helping out a friend in need [ ;) ... for the person whom im referring to and reading this, don't worry ... i'm always there for ya]<br /><br />until next time, chao!<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7168866699989265567?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-24579703330128069702008-08-22T15:20:00.006+08:002008-08-23T23:06:22.846+08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">it's so long, so so long ... ever since my last post on canoeing nationals ...</span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">anyways, for those who have yet to get an update on our school's canoeing, here goes;</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SLAmeHilEFI/AAAAAAAABDo/8R_auIp2GYg/s1600-h/Onward+Canadian+Canoe!.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237728665493901394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SLAmeHilEFI/AAAAAAAABDo/8R_auIp2GYg/s320/Onward+Canadian+Canoe!.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">A Div - Champion</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">B Div - Champion</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">C Div - Runner-Up (lost 1 point for championship title!)</span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yes, like all ACS(I) canoeists would agree with me that the 1 point would really determine our caoeing future. 1 point for grand slam, 1 point for complete success. But if you look from another point of view, would the 1 point really determine that we will do well next year when our current sec 1s are not up to mark yet? well ... i'm just very sad that my <strong>graduating</strong> year didn't have a three-tier level of accomplishment. In any case, it's a very good run and the next time the team can ever achieve a hat-trick would be 2 years down the road ... good luck to all ... hope you all can make it.</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">much has happened since the gruelling 4-day canoeing c'ships ... but it all happened in a little over a month;</span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">July: canoeing c'ships / twentyfour day 1 / bb founders man award ceremony / fps finals / cmps report submission</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">August: national day / olympics / uyo awards / etmr installation / twentyfour day 2 / bb rod parade</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">July &amp; August: COURSEWORK!!</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">speaking of which ... twentyfour was the most crazy event i've handled this year ... not even the bb ta camp can come close to this ... it has indeed been a mad rush preparing and the week-long competition process. and i was so nervous initially speaking ... but then, after many many speeches to large and small crowds, i gained back my confidence ... </span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;"></span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SLAicVXb-YI/AAAAAAAABDg/tGsAif4PyCY/s1600-h/24take2_09.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237724236799015298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/SLAicVXb-YI/AAAAAAAABDg/tGsAif4PyCY/s320/24take2_09.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">it's really great to be the president of mpac!! it has really allowed me to open my heart and desires + i could do things with ease and painlessly, most importantly. here, i would like to thank my wonderful committee ... eddie, kapi, saat, sridhar, hafiz, allister for putting up such a superb performance. </span><br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;"></span></p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">immediately after it ended, i was already thinking of <strong>twentyfour (CUBE)</strong> if that is what it will be called next year. i am so happy and satisfied that i want to do it all over again!! haha ... it feels like american idol ... one year later and stuff. </span></p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">next, what has inspired me for the past 2 weeks was none other than the olympics. and im sure it did to many singaporeans. my class decided to take up table tennis ... in class! playing matches like i never imagined ... i must say that they have improved over the past 2 weeks ... and I finally showed interest when I played during free time on thursday!! i must say it's quite fun .. never regret that decision ... hmm, anyways, heard brian lee saying he wanted to take up table tennis next yr as recreational sport.</span></p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">earlier today was the canoeing 500m finals. i watched all on CHN U, delayed telecast. but ... it was still there for me to watch at least. i was nerve-wrecking. current world champ for 500m and defending 1000m 2nd-place, adam van koeverden (whom everyone has been talking about) faltered in his 1K race coming in a disappointing position (if ur interest, go find out!). then, his 500m race ... he charged out like usual, only to be beaten by the australian just by a bit. he thus had to settle for a silver medal. talk about being left out? he came back strong in his forte event ... which must be applauded for. hard for an athlete to retain double honours in his pet event at consecutive olympics (unless ur another phelps lah!).</span></p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">well, looking ahead, there's still the <strong>FPS Singapore Finals Results (aka Australian Finals Qualification Results)</strong>. it will be arriving in approximately 2 days if all goes well (monday). i'm certainly waiting for it and can't wait to go to Melbourne! but first, i need to cross 2 hurdles ... firstly, preparations for final year exams and (if we get in), intensive fps/cmps trainings. till next time (hope it wont be long again), toodles.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2457970333012806970?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-61347393276704591282008-07-09T15:39:00.002+08:002008-07-09T15:54:56.594+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">both days of heats have officially passed. now, it's down to Day 3 (semis) and Day 4 (finals). it was very nerve-wrecking for me yesterday for the 1K heats. i didn't start properly at the 1K starting line ... and even before i cld adjust myself ... the starter said "start within 10 seconds ... go!" ... and the HCI guy was next to me for the first 200m ... and my leg slipped on the slippery floorboard too ... that explains why it was not a good start ... so, later, he caught up and pulled away while I was still rowing zig-zag manner ... (sigh ...)<br /><br />anyways, for today's race ... it was more or less more comfortable ... well, as usual, james pulled away at the start ... and halfway through my race ... i heard some guy (either sji or hci) shouting "arrghh" ... it made me speed up just a little to avoid any sudden sprints and battle it out ... but after that, i made sure i was still in position to make it through to the finals. so ... it will be 2 finals events on friday ... and i pray to God that he can give us good weather (the rainy weather this morning was frightening ... but i know that He will make a way!).<br /><br />well, after the competition, there's gonna be photos and all. so watch this space! haha, funny and intense competition photos coming right up! anyways, i wish everyone in the semis tomorrow a very good luck and for those straight to the finals, don't be complacent and fight for your life (well, that includes me too ;) ... hehe).<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6134739327670459128?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-49333656323779018182008-07-07T19:42:00.002+08:002008-07-07T20:08:43.989+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">there's simply too many things ... indeed! term 3 started off with a bang; change of timetable, the 1-week-only chemistry relief teacher, 2 weeks of relief teaching from K.Lo for lang arts b before Mdm Sharmi comes back, MPAC's vid to the sch for twentyfour, bb ug awards stuff, charity cafe planning, cmps, fps rush ... and finally, canoeing preparation;<br /><br />tomorrow is just the start of the canoeing competition! this year they spanned it over 4 days cuz of the shortage of space for all 3 divisions - a, b, c ... which is good cuz' that means everyone has the opportunity to rest and charge up for their next race.<br /><br />well, i am really emotional about these few days being my last good days of the canoeing season. it has really been a carnival ride for me throughout the 4 years and this is my final chance! everyone has a chance and so do i, so i'm going to do my best for it and bring the glory to God. well, now this is my time ... i'm going for it.<br /><br />more updates coming soon.<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-4933365632377901818?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-40964424641973472192008-06-01T15:40:00.002+08:002008-06-01T15:59:40.515+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">yup! if u read the title above, im very busy for the holidays ... so here goes ... dual trg on mon, tue, thu ... then cmps meetings 3x a week, and 2-3x a week mpac meetings! i've been packed to the core ... out from home at like 6am and back at like 7pm+ ... now ... that's worse than a hard-core office worker! then, my only so-called free days are wed and fri ... but then, i still have my phy tuition on wed ... sigh ... that's why it's so called a "holiday" season.<br /><br />just ytd, when shaun and i were taking train back from bishan, we took the TODAY newspaper ... then i flipped ... to a page where got this A - Z list of fun places to go during the june holidays ... then i thought to myself, "hmm ... how i wish this could happen to me for my JUNE HOLS!! ... but it seems that this will never happen until like eh ... after army?" 2008, canoeing / 2009, study for t3 / 2010, study for t3+ib / 2011 - 2012, army. so ... i only have my year-end to enjoy and relax!<br /><br />so, back to cmps. we've been working very hard on our topic - _____________, oops ... sorry, can't reveal our topic! heh ... yeah, we've been contacting the various organizations already and got very quick response ... THANK GOD! i think we're like the slowest cmps team in the whole of singapore right now ... but it's alright, we will persevere and do our best to get through to the MELBOURNE australian finals in october 2008!<br /><br />i really, really, really, really ... want to go to melbourne (though it may not be fun lah, but ...) ... it's a good big break from all the stress and many things on my head in singapore. after last yr's perth finals, i've been dreaming of entering the next finals as a proper team ... not like 2007's alternates thingy.<br /><br />anyways, for all those out there ... here's an exclusive from us at MPAC: <span style="font-style: italic;">twentyfour</span> is back TAKE 2! this is the 2nd yr running that we're hosting twentyfour. it's gonna make its comeback on 25 - 26 July. the registration, briefing will be held on the 25th and then, at 5pm sharp ... your 24 hours of a lifetime begins! you can check out more at http://www.twentyfour.co.nr/<br /><br />for all acsi students, you're not left out! we've decided that this year ... it's going to be open to you as well! so, you will can also be part of this twentyfour competition as well! do look out for our official presentation once term 3 begins, the first monday 23 june (i hope) ...<br /><br />onto fps now ... our seniors - zhang, both kevins and daniel ... are in US right now ... MSU ... in the michigan state competing in the WORLD finals of the FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING competition. they won the regional finals last year at Perth and are representing S'pore at this yr's International Conference. kudos to them ... i'll share with one and all about the results once they come in ... chao!<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-4096442464197347219?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-9559117449583101312008-05-27T20:32:00.002+08:002008-05-27T21:07:00.149+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">i'm back! more alive and kicking than ever! the american idol finale was last week ... and it was such an emotional moment. the double-davids finale was like a once in a life-time thing ... and when we switched on the t.v in the SAC when it's the SUPPOSED last 10 mins ... (around 9.50am) ... they have yet to announce the winner ... and Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood were still singing ...<br /><br />at first i thought it was their strategy to put 2 front-runners to sing ... then i was wrong ... at 10am ... Ms Salinah B. received an SMS saying that David Cook had won ... then some students were like ... "madam ... don't spoiler lah ..." then when it's really the last 10 mins ... ppl started to crowd round the t.v ... and when the results were announced ... some ppl's faces were like ... "oh my gosh ... how could this happen" or "yeah! woo-hoo!".<br /><br />anyways ... the holiday season has started ... the first thing to kick off is our CL o level ... it was alright ... just that the CPE was really very 'scary' ... cuz when it was like 45 mins left ... she said "guys, please take note that you have 15 mins left" ... then, everyone in the hall was like "HUH?! WHAT?!" ... people started to turn their heads and gave that "what the ..." look. she realised her mistake and then said "eh, sorry, u have 45 mins left ..." it was such a wild ride!<br /><br />if u had read ytd newspapers home section ... i totally agree with it!! it says sth like holiday, not a holiday ... schools still conduct lessons and this and that ... and im part of it ... so i can understand how the students feel ... sigh ... and i just realised that it's down to the last 1+ month or so ... it feels kinda emotional ... the last month ... after all these years ... you know ... it's like i really treasure the friendships forged during these 3.5 yrs ... and as a cap, it really brings joy to me whenever my juniors do greatly in the sport ... especially those in the C family ... those in C1 are the closest ... ray + leon ... doing all the sets together and enduring all the pain ...<br /><br />well, i'm kinda pumped up for term 3 ... as it has alot of activities ...<br />1. bb founders man award ceremony - 26 july<br />2. hearts aflame - 25/26 july<br />3. bob 3 - 18 july<br />4. twentyfour competition - 25/26 july<br />5. ip symposium<br />6. more to come ...<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-955911744958310131?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-68276454559002093352008-04-26T13:07:00.002+08:002008-04-26T13:10:51.910+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">hey all ... it's gonna be some time before my next blog post appears ... cuz ... this mid years is crucial ... i dun wanna suffer the same fate as last mid-yrs ... it was horrible! i wanna do well and close the first semester with beautiful memories ...<br /><br />well, look what's left to study;<br /><br />lang arts [?]<br />chinese [done]<br />c math [all]<br />a math [all]<br />physics [15 chp]<br />chem [all]<br />geog [all]<br />ihs [all]<br /><br />and there's like only 1 week left before all start to unleash!! it's gonna be a crazy week of exams ... gtg now ... bb<br /><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6827645455900209335?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-73568138022012094362008-04-06T19:55:00.003+08:002008-04-06T20:16:49.992+08:00hey it's been about a week ... anyways, well, the 2nd day of nat'l juniors was pretty interesting. since i cldn't remember much ... well ... here's the gist of it;<br /><br />i didnt make it thru semis by 1 sec, alot of ppl made it thru the semis though ...<br />an exciting 1,2, X, 4 finish by our very own Sec 2s! darn that SJI Sec 3 who took part in the U15 k1 race. spoilt our 1, 2, 3 finish!!<br />a disappointing finish for our ib k4 ... sorry josh ... mr see was debriefing me ... so i cldn't take photos of u guys.<br />it rained heavily and everyone was scrambling.<br />wei keat + sean had to race in the rain ... thus a confusion between sean/wei keat ... who got into finals ... in the end ... sean made it in and everyone was surprised!!<br />my lovely junior - proud of him: ray peh - had a wonderful finish of 2:39 ... beating my heats timing and his heats timing of close to 10 secs.<br /><br />our school finished off tops (incl. nat'l team in that case) ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the post-njcc school days</span><br /><br />after the njcc ... there was some kind of lathargy ... dunno why ... school seemed to be abit dull. had experienced the most dull days in school since day 1! but then, there were many many things that happened during this week also.<br /><br />monday - took C2 with leon. first 10 mins = hell; directional, balancing problems. 10 - 20 mins = getting better, almost got thrown off boat. 20 - 30mins = much better, can go straight at times. 30 - 40mins = thank God! we could actually row straight for 10 consecutive strokes. 40 - 60mins &amp; beyond = rowing down lanes, 1st failed attempt at sprinting, 2nd attempt onwards improved alot!<br /><br />really enjoyed the monday! leon ... you really made my day man!<br /><br />tuesday - dragonboat. only had 2 corxsen. so, we took 2 x 20 men boats. we had a tiring trg. i was at first the last man. then switched with ab ... so 2nd last man. switched with sj, so 3rd last man. then, mr goh made a 'wise choice' ... put me right in front where nick ng is supposed to be = point man. then, had a 10 min rest right in front. after which, had to switch back to the front again ... rowed with winston's blade (sdba). very very taxing. then, another switch with nick ng. finally, rowed point man again. this is like the most switches in a day. it's almost equivalent to from T to C to K to T to K to T ... etc.<br /><br />wednesday - bb/mpac madness. had to do some bb stuff then crossed over to mpac room. the apple shop guy came. he brought our pro and our final cut pro disc got stuck in the mac. HATE IT! first, he told us he was sick ... so cldn't come to deliver (the previous week) ... now he says our disc stuck! i'm gonna hammer him man! but save apple shop sponsors good products for our event. then, left at 4.40 for bb awards.<br /><br />thursday - back to C1. had a long day ... rowing technicals. then, suddenly, there was a Cat 1 warning. headed back to shore. had to do chin ups. then ... when i was doing my 70th or 80th, it started to rain real badly. we all did our chin ups in the rain. when mr see told us to quickly go back to shed for shelter, everyone scrambled. we ran for our dear lives as it was raining really very badly + wind = madness.<br /><br />friday - bb/SL. had the best day of all. settling some bb stuff ... then heading for SL where i had a better supervising time this round. then, chester gave me a ride home.<br /><br />saturday - trg=8km row. had a good time catching up with ray and shengyu. talking while paddling the last k, but bad directional problems. then, we had sprints of 100m. loved the day.<br /><br />then, went for lunch with wj and sl. when i headed home, i felt sleepy and tired, so didn't go for the rehearsal.<br /><br />sunday - sing, sing, sing. tuition. cut hair. now = blogging.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7356813802201209436?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-72887880416447669002008-03-29T19:50:00.004+08:002008-03-29T20:09:23.264+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">(this is gonna be the shortest post ever...)<br /><br />just when i thought my canoeing career is reaching a new peak ... that changed the perspective when i competed today;<br /><br />i left the house super duper early at like 6.50am when im supposed to be at mac only at like ... 8.45am! anyways, i went there and arrived at 7.45am ... close to an hour early. helped leon and then ... </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">while</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> carrying saw joshua lim getting 1st in his heats ...<br /><br />then later, it was time for racing! just before the race rush here rush there ... last minutes ... borrowing number card holder at deposit of $10! (thx mr loh!) then later, it was taping ... then warm up ... hmm ... when i got up i realised it was like 50 mins to my race ... dang ... when i went down on water again ... i was back to getting "cold" but "hot" from the weather ...</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-4vaD05SfI/AAAAAAAAAlU/esWcLk-jNdk/s1600-h/IMG_3751.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 209px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-4vaD05SfI/AAAAAAAAAlU/esWcLk-jNdk/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183132345900288498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">went up to 1k ... saw the 3rd &amp; 4th heats taking place ... saw James ... and he said good luck to me TWICE! such a nice guy man ... then, the race started ... i wasn't nervous at all like last time (maybe cuz this is my 2nd time racing alone - first was marathon). but then, the strong head wind caused directional problems and i had to sweep ... went zig-zag ... wasted a huge lot of time. in the end: 5th of 5 possible positions in my heats.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />when i checked against the results ... i saw one heats ... only 2 ppl made it ... 1 dq, 2 dnf ... then another heats ... all 6 ppl had timing above 6 min! could not believe it! i didnt sulk ... but felt that i could have done better ... at least to improve my timing so that could get into semis. i was just 1 person away from getting into SEMIS!!!<br /><br />heh ... anyways, here are the results for today;<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-4xJT05ShI/AAAAAAAAAlk/nlSt-JrxIzo/s1600-h/P1050124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-4xJT05ShI/AAAAAAAAAlk/nlSt-JrxIzo/s320/P1050124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183134257160735250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">me; heats 5th<br />leon; b final 2nd<br />cliff/ab/dav/sj; a final 4th<br />cliff/ab; b final 2nd<br />eugene; b final 2nd<br />eugene/nick; b final 3rd/dq<br />rae/tingwei; c final 1st<br />derek/ken/jo/winston; semis 5th<br />handy/josh/amos/jimmy; semis 4th<br />hadrian/adrian; a final 6th<br />neil/shengyu; a final 3rd<br /><br />(^^ nick ng intensively watchin' da races)<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7288788041644766900?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-56956212946275353162008-03-21T14:30:00.005+08:002008-03-21T14:37:27.862+08:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >hey! it's been a long, super duper long time (okay, 1 mth) since I last posted. heh ... alot of things happened in the past month ... loads of stuff.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" >k, let's start with homework ... our teacher constantly pile us up with homework even as the common test drew nearer and nearer ... it's simply so frustrating! the crazy days prior to the tests ... sleeping at 12am constantly for almost 2 weeks really drove me to madness ... led me to have like sleepy eyes and blurrrrred vision cuz of insufficient rest ... my eyes started to wonder all over.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" >anyways, at least i had good marks for geog and la(b) essay ... but overall average was not up to standard but better than i expected. im so gonna improve on those weaker subjects ...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" >in between all these, i had FUSION 2008 practice with ppl from pentecost methodist church where I met cool ppl like Jonathan (from same sch! yeah!) ... and Samantha. also had some ym-ers like mag, elliott and jotham who sang too. during practices ... we were like so crazy ... especially jotham and I who sang like same high note at the same time ... so bewildered ... here's a pic we took ...</span></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-NWRz05SdI/AAAAAAAAAlE/AEd61I2B5Bo/s1600-h/n508689479_379128_7521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-NWRz05SdI/AAAAAAAAAlE/AEd61I2B5Bo/s400/n508689479_379128_7521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180078860376033746" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R90K47g7TII/AAAAAAAAAk8/YEK0pOAgPGM/s1600-h/n508689479_379128_7521.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178307119710686338" spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R90K47g7TII/AAAAAAAAAk8/YEK0pOAgPGM/s1600-h/n508689479_379128_7521.jpg" style="'width:24pt;height:24pt'" button="t"><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></a></span></p><p style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" > then, it came down to the day of fusion where I saw so many familiar faces and I almost had stage fright ... not to mention wobbly feet! no lah ... just kidding ... had so many friends surrounding me singing together to form the CHOIR! thanks mag for being so patient and ever ready even when we were so</span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" > hyper.<br /><br />it's been a rollercoaster ride since ... as i always receive emails regarding the outing (which until now hasnt been settled). but anyways, im looking forward to working with you guys for the next fusion (2009?).<br /><br />well, moving on, it has been a great time spending the holidays ...<br /><br />1. bb ta camp<br />2. cmps meetings</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" >3. mpac meeting<br />4. ym prac<br />5. ym service<br />6. canoeing/dragonboating<br /><br />the ta camp was a blast! had lovely sec 1s ... like ting yu (whose bro is the pro violinist), kheng gene (who is so chatty), samuel (who's in the same church as muah!), benjamin (who is in same cca - mpac - as me), joshua (who was in bb in primary sch) + more ... </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:130%;" ><br />thanks guys for giving me a chance to stay awake even when i didnt feel like opening my eyes. the rain, the 12 midnights, the combat skirmish, the meals, the laughter, the altar call ... you guys really reminded me of my sec 1 ta camp where my seniors really took care of me too. and when i was leading worship, it was really speechless to how you guys sang your hearts out and seeked the Lord in prayer<br /><br />lastly before I go ... just to inform you guys ... my 4th single is going to be released by month's end or at least in april 2008! gear up for it. below is my single cover;</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-NW6D05SeI/AAAAAAAAAlM/GDEqkVDCazE/s1600-h/DSCN2227.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/R-NW6D05SeI/AAAAAAAAAlM/GDEqkVDCazE/s400/DSCN2227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180079551865768418" border="0" /></a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5695621294627535316?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-10727012887781659362008-02-12T21:08:00.000+08:002008-02-12T21:32:55.488+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000066;"><span style="font-size:130%;">hmm ...</span> it's been such a busy CNY holiday season. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;">had visiting last week ... my relatives ... had reunion dinners. well, it seems i feel more festive about cny this yr ... (but so not the cny concert). it was rather dull new year this year though ... i was complaining to my parents that i've made a 50% loss over last yr's amount ... but now, it has since dropped to 30%?? hehe ... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;">haha ... im so happy to hear that my idol CARRIE UNDERWOOD won a Grammy (for this category, second year running) for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her anthem-hit Before He Cheats!! well, i guess u won't know about her much, do you? but anyways, the song also won the songwriters another grammy for Best Country Song. she also performed it on stage!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;">anyways, I was thinking through about my album ... and to inform everyone ... my next single ... the fourth from my sophomore album will be coming out very soon ... most probably next month ... March! Look out for it ... together with an Unplugged, No-background-music, vocal-only recording of the song. My favourite and ppl's fav song off the album. the recording was recorded back in 2006 or 2007 ... and i sound totally different in that one ... maybe i should re-record it... heh ... don't forget to download it off my website ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000066;">cya ... (lots of projects to do...)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-1072701288778165936?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-84461225497877040942008-02-05T22:39:00.001+08:002008-02-05T23:11:59.097+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">well, it has truly been some time since i last blogged about my eventful life. it has smooth so far and I pray I can keep up with this pace ...<br /><br />first of all was the highlight of jan ... the LDP to M'sia (again). at first, i thot it was gonna be another boring malaysia oep which has nothing nice but food. but i was proved wrong. before i set off, i prayed to God to help me see light in this trip. and i truly did.<br /><br />there were so many beautiful and strange things that happened. when we stayed at the ipoh hotel, my roommate and i were about to sleep ... when we heard noises coming in from the connecting door. we eavesdropped (too bad people!) and realised that it was those half-past-6 tour guides. they were discussing out-of-the-ordinary stuff (or at least to us) ... like about teachers and students. it was because of this ongoing discussion that interrupted my roommate's sleep ... and he slept only at like 2am while i was like in concussion alr!<br /><br />then we had like the highlight of the whole trip - whitewater rafting. it was real fun. even to the canoeists. but unfortunately, my favourite+exp. nike watch got sorta spolit because of that ... but it's a fun experience anyways. i would wanna go for it again if i had the chance. getting stuck in between rocks and almost falling off the boat made the ride exhilarating and totally NERVE WRECKING.<br /><br />fast forward 1 week later ... the CANOE MARATHON @ KALLANG (Marina reservoir ... that's what they call it ...). a total crazy adventure ... embarking on 14km alone in a C1 is not the last thing u wanna rmb. however, i did managed to do all the crazy stuff like blocking other ppl's way as a strategy for the marathon (like everyone knows that...).<br /><br />then, when it was down to the final 3.5km, it became very very exciting. there was like this hwa chong boat (whom i previously thot was a secondary sch boy) ... we were both racing ... neck to neck ... sticking next to each other, even with waves and wind from all directions. finally, i managed to block out that boat ... so I thot i was like 6th, 7th, 8th position or sth ... since so many boats were far ahead of me (that was what i thot). then, suddenly got 2 boats pass by me (which in fact, i was in 3rd position before they passed me). they had like so much energy left and had good control of their boat, while i was panicking with the wind charging at my face. then, at the prize presentation ceremony, when they called out for 5th position C1 ... i was so stunned to learn that it's my name! cldn't react proper ... and had like 10 sec stunned-moment.<br /><br />now it's back to school again ... and speaking of which, the teachers had piled us up with lots of homework ...<br />1) Chinese oep proj, 2) Geog coursework proj, 3) Adv Maths, 4) study for physics CT, 5) study for chinese CT, 6) read up for IHS, 7) written commentary on sacrifical egg, 8) Chem w/s, 9) ISO and CMPS stuff to settle<br /><br />it;s starting all over again ...<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8446122549787704094?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-3522543913547193902007-12-30T15:43:00.000+08:002007-12-30T16:38:58.646+08:00<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">x'mas carolling this year is over ... i'm rather disappointed with it ... cuz there's lesser places than last year (according to my sis) ... well, the best place so far is still novus @ the national museum. sigh ... i hope next year would be better ...<br /><br />well, today was fellowship week ... and i can't believe it's the first time i actually went out with the group ... i thot girls wont overpower guys today ... but i guess i was wrong ... only 2 girls and like 5 guys today ... we ate at macs for breakfast and had some small talk + gossip session ... then the 5 of us (guys, not girls) went to watch I Am Legend. it was rather nerve-wrecking at times ... so silent ... then suddenly bam! loud shrieks of the mutated human.<br /><br />it was rather funny to sit next to (small) tim, who graciously offered everyone his gummies ... he was covering his ears like a small child (k, no offence, though ur one year younger than us ... we understand that). so funny ...<br /><br />anyways, though the movie wasn't worth the $9.50 i paid for ... but ... i must congratulate will smith on his stint of staying his home apartment for 3 weeks without getting out of the house in preparation for this movie. the plot is rather weak and could have been better. the success around the world .. at box offices goes to show that ppl love the show. oh well, that's the result - international success.<br /><br />with 1.5 days left of 2007 ... im gonna reflect back on what has happened this year (both good and bad):<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- major conflicts during oep in shanghai</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- did badly for sciences</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- joined fps for iso</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- appointed vice-chairman of class</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- jwee came back twice or thrice this year</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- did not make it to the top 4 k1s (k2 ppl)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- had a change in canoeing partner</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- got 5th in finals (thank God for seeing us through to finals)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- got 2nd for dragonboat, 1st for team event</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- b div gold</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- auditioned for ym philo<br />- made it in for ym philo and joined yangshen's beloved band<br />- topped class in term 3<br />- did not make it for fps finals as team<br />- entered fps finals australia as alternates<br />- won 3rd for fps alternates<br />- won 1st for inter-class debates<br />- received pc award (waited 2 yrs for this ...)<br />- had to go for day camp for phy<br />- managed to go for iba during day camp period<br />- passed phy re-exam<br />- appointed bb head awards nco<br />- appointed mpac president<br />- appointed canoeing captain (thank God for blessing me with so many things!)<br />- made improvement in canoeing after making a transition<br />- celebrated birthday, biggest celebration ever<br />- released second digital lyrical album, reintroduction<br />- joined ym carolling<br />- sang at many places<br />- made many many new friends from ym philo and carolling<br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-352254391354719390?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-69076537561144701012007-12-21T16:58:00.000+08:002007-12-21T17:33:19.253+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">it's the time of the year to say "merry christmas" again! i've not been blogging cuz of so many crazy activities that have been filling up my november+december schedule ...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" >quick-check</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">birthday celebration (check)<br />bb ldc 2 camp (check)<br />bb sgb - 2 days (check)<br />ym carolling practice (check)<br />ym carolling @ many places (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >ongoing</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />mpac meetings (check)<br />canoeing trainings for 07 (check)<br />canoeing rod/agm (check)<br />friends gathering (check)<br />christmas dinner (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >coming up</span><span style="font-size:130%;">)<br />bb faa (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >coming up</span><span style="font-size:130%;">)<br />bb ta camp meeting (check)<br /><br />today was at wheelock sakae sushi havin small lunch gathering with ben, mike and kevin ... it was nice to meet up together ... the first time in 1.5 years ... actually sitting down and reliving memories (okay ... we're not that old, but ...) yeah ... it was very nice to be talking about all the primary school stuff ...<br /><br />today i saw so, so, so, so, so many acs ppl ... firstly ... there was this acsi yr 4 guy at the city hall stn (with a shirt sayin 4.14) ... then also saw ... eh ... wei en and gang (plus primary school friend jed) at taka, also saw (ex) canoeing senior "mr magician" with his girlfriend? then there was tim lau ... 2 gep cf persons ... acsp mr kelvin lim (the swimming/pe head) with his </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >(er-herm</span><span style="font-size:130%;">) little children 'swim kids' ... finally (i think) ... there also was my cousin (who also was an acsian) ...<br /><br />anyways, backtrack ... ytd was the first day of carolling. we met up at bb hq for practice/warm ups and had some pretty last minutes. singing ... and filing ... then we headed over to ritz carlton for our very first carolling at felicia's parents cell group dinner ... we had amanda who said 'shit' cuz' i think she's nervous and anxious as she couldn't find the page for the first song ...<br /><br />just before that, yangjian made some blunders ... by speaking without thinking ... that's not totally unforgivable ... cuz' sometimes when you're so excited ... you tend to do something stupid ... so to yangjian: IT'S OKAY! so long as the next time round you just think harder! ;)<br /><br />after the carolling, we were treated to a quick 10-minute 2 course dinner ... a wonderful bowl of prawn dumpling noodles + aloe vera dessert. kenneth was like "eww ... i'm eating flowers" ... well, but it tasted so very good ... jotham and i were like commenting on it ... and the prawns as well ... those kind of fresh ones which have the tingling feeling down your throat which would make me vomit almost immediately.<br /><br />after that, while a group of 4 of us were leaving the restaurant ... i was close to the entrance/exit of the restaurant ... when a totally outrageously funny thing happened!! drama time! i turned behind to look at the rest of the group as they were making their way towards the exit ... when i bumped into the side decoration with a porcelain pot/vase + some ornamental sticks inside ... jotham managed to save the toppled porcelain ... while he let go of the sticks ... cuz of jotham catching everything ... it looked as if he was the one who fumbled all these stuff ... (sorry jotham) ... just as he caught hold of everything ... he said "oh my God" </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >(do not use God's name in vain ...) </span><span style="font-size:130%;">so loudly that the ang-moh couple at the side was laughing ... it was such a hilarious sight i tell you! we were laughing as we exited the hotel lobby to our next location timbre@substation via taxi.<br /><br />at timbre ... i also saw familiar faces like eugene, "vocal powerhouse" eric, "drummer" david luo and super grand canoeing seniors ...</span><br /></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6907653756114470101?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-636128845660733462007-11-30T17:34:00.000+08:002007-11-30T23:08:01.263+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">thank you everyone for making this week so wonderful (<span style="font-style: italic;">for the birthday side</span>).<br /><br />it was such a great time celebrating my birthday with ppl like Cliff, Zac, Doug, Nick and the rest ... with ben ng "rushing" to the party after he landed from his switz/italy trip. haha ... speaking of him, luckily with his appearance he made everyone laugh with his funny accent.<br /><br />fetched cliff from the station ... as he may not know the way (but an excellent geog student though) ... so funny to see him in shorts ... then, we played all sorts of bizarre games which kinda made everyone loosen up. josh ng, doug and zac were like so wacky during the course of the day ... especially during millionaire ...<br /><br />taboo was the new game introduced and was a great hit ... didnt expect such a good turnout. but one thing i didnt like was that ... tuesday's training made my legs/hip area so painful ... and walking was such a difficulty. it was better than i expected this year ... as i was hoping for ppl like mike saat and others to come ...<br /><br />>> bb sgb opening ceremony 07 (30th november)<br /><br />today was the day ... both bb big day and my big day!! spent several hours over at amk hub being the line of honour for the PM to come to kick off the official sgb. then i came to realise that it was also josh ong's bday ... plus some year 5 too.<br /><br />before i set off for home, i received 2 sms-es from jeremy tan and paul lim. jem sent at like 00:11 ... which i think was the sweetest as he stayed up so late to wish me! (thx once again jeremy!). and i was so surprised to hear from paul as we didnt chat much in the year ... though we did engage in convos once in a while. thx bro!<br /><br />when i reached there, the first person to wish me was ... jeremy also ... cuz he also reached there early. then i was ben sim ... then zac tan, then shaun ling, then joel tieh, jon poon, min kai. we finished at 12+ and then went to eat lunch together.<br /><br />i would like to thank the following for making this year's birthday so wonderful and memorable ... thanks for your early messages and birthday wishes:<br /><br />wesley chong<br />michael saat<br />benjamin ng<br />kevin lee<br />douglas tay<br />cliff lim<br />joshua ng<br />nicolas soh<br />zacary tan<br />adrian chong<br />nicole lee (+ family)<br />yunxin<br />brian lee<br />jonathan poon<br />jeremy tan<br />joel tieh<br />min kai<br />ben sim<br />shaun ling<br />nicholas ng<br />mr oliver loke<br />mr jonas chow<br />everyone-in-my-family<br />jonathan wee<br />chester lim<br />eugene leong<br />joshua tan<br />brian winata<br />derek hum<br />patrick koh<br />tao han<br />jia jun<br /><br /><br />i think that's it? will be adding more to list as they come ...<br />thanks alot you guys ...<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*updated 9.59pm, Fri, 30 Nov 07</span><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-63612884566073346?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-24384043602515698502007-11-13T19:27:00.000+08:002007-11-13T19:50:11.638+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">wooohooo! physics reexam is over and so is IBA (though i wish i could work longer, office work is so fun ... to me at least). now, canoeing trainings have begun again and it's so lovely to see all my juniors and seniors once again after on-and-off absence during the 2 hectic weeks.<br /><br />today, training was like all over again for me ... trying to regain back my C stroke ... which i changed to a new style which is much easier, but it doesn't seem to work very well either ... always gotta stop and hold water.<br /><br />it was kinda embarrassing to let k.L do the talking of rod today cuz he made a very, very democratic "poll" on the day and menu of rod. i also felt that it was like my fault for not briefing him before he went on with that. i'm so sorry that Mr See had to scold you for that ...<br /><br />anyways, josh tan is finally online! he is finally back from his o-levels ... which ended like super early this year. haha, i really needed someone to talk to while rowing ... thx josh for ur accompaniment.<br /><br />then, after training, had lunch with z.T at plaza sing. then while we were eating, both of us felt so paranoid. it's like every other teenager around seem like kinda familiar to us. it felt like we know people around us, but it turned out otherwise. then, we went looking at nitendo ds stuff ... comics ... speaking of which, i'm really waiting for the arrival of the new lite.<br /><br />we also went to watch The Game Plan (which i heard was good from my brother ...) we headed down to the cinemas and really enjoyed with all the laughters + really sad moments of the movie. that's why i really enjoy disney movies (most of them, rather) ... cuz they have the x-factor and high quality. not like those kinda no storyline, no plot and chalk up your time just whiling your time away.<br /><br />i must say that "The Rock" a.k.a Joe is an excellent actor and admire his courage to take on such a role! way to go!<br /><br />anyways, here's Reintroduction's Official 3rd Single's Picture Cover:<br /><br /><br />And ... my 2nd single (finally, the digital release of the dual-single is here!) is coming out sometime this week and will be hitting the MBStore very shortly after.<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2438404360251569850?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-85111702767584218342007-11-06T17:38:00.000+08:002007-11-06T18:17:56.748+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">initially, i thought that i survived my first week of iba by working with this irritating, problematic, super-auntie C. Jia Shun. i'm not really concerned if he even gets the chance to read this or not ... cuz ... no one would be very happy to work with him ... (even the lawyer is stressed cuz' of his never-ending questions).<br /><br />firstly, when i wanted to go to a food court to eat ... he said go to MACDONALD's instead when we just had a Western lunch the day before ... and i had to compel with his words ... at macs, he laughed at me for buying an apple pie ... (how stupid and childish can he get??!! he gets on anyone's nerves)<br /><br />he always thinks that he is right ... he doesnt give in to you (maybe only once or twice) ... then when im like typing the documents ... and he got nothing to do (cuz he was just too free and didn't dare ask for what to do) ... he just pretended to be busy by like standing at the back of my seat ... looking at what im typing ... such stressful times ... (im so happy he's not coming tomorrow!! yay!! thank GOD)<br /><br />then ... when we were in the High Court library today, i told him that i want to go back to the office to do documents-typing ... but then he was like "<span style="font-style: italic;">wah lao ... u so stupid ... come here then don't want to listen to the cases ...</span>" ... so i happily walked out of the library ... then when i was at the city hall mrt station ... he called and asked "<span style="font-style: italic;">eh ... how do i get to the mrt station ah? which one is the nearest</span>" ... so i kindly told him ... that's like the so ironic thing ... he wanted to stay on for the case-hearings ... but he simply gave excuse that that place was so cold, so quiet ... so empty (which was what i said previously and he snugged at it ...)<br /><br />then when i came out of the lift of tanjong pagar stn .. he called for the third time and asked me for directions again ... then he told me that he was at SMU when he was supposed to be at the City MRT stn (outside st. andrews cathedral). he told him dunno how many thousand and one times to go to the white church (st. andrews') but he simply couldn't get me ... then i was like thinking ... (OH MY GOODNESS, a guy so tall who is not street smart and still dares act big!!)<br /><br />back at the office, when there was a paper jam (when it was his fault very very extremely obviously ...) ... he told me to "screw it and go away" ... and still said "thanks for giving a wild goose chase just now lah ... fine lah ..." ... what a stupid "RETARD HE IS!!!" really can't stand him anymore!!!!!<br /><br />I pray to the Lord to grant my wish of putting some sense into his head ..<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8511170276758421834?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-60132370314767827852007-11-01T22:28:00.000+08:002007-11-01T23:01:22.057+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">november 1st, 2007. that marks the start of november ... of which has many birthdays ... and to begin ... there's ...<br /><br /></span></span></span></span> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">HAPPY</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">BIRTHDAY</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">JOSHUA TAN</span>!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">i'm really thankful that my bro joshua tan and my previous partner, dav chia for giving me a BIG card last year during the rod ... which also was my birthday (kinda like a celebration but ... not really). anyways, do pray for him and other sec 4s as they go through their final lap of exams in their secondary education.<br /><br />next, about my iba. at first we were all sorting out files according to serial number ... year ... then we met Ms. Sharma (a lawyer who is in tip-top condition ... "like a durian" <span style="font-style: italic;">as quoted from the other lawyer</span> ... strong on the outside, soft on the inside). she's very outgoing and happy-go-lucky. she knows her stuff well and is indeed a lawyer whom i look up to. we took taxi to court and back ... and the taxi fare which she kindly paid for ... what a L-A-D-Y!!<br /><br />in the afternoon, just before we left, she bought for us some chewy doughnuts from amara ... they were really kinda chewy ... i ate the peanut flavour ... and when you bite it, some cream just oozes out from the core of the "bread" ...<br /><br />sigh ... there's quite number of things still left undone:<br />- mpac camparty<br />- bb company pot luck<br />- canoeing r.o.d (assisting)<br />- mpac 2008 stuff ...<br />- bb 2008 ta camp<br />- school work ...<br /><br />anyways, my 3rd single off Reintroduction, <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Bridge to Heaven</span>, arrives at MBStore on Monday, 5 Nov by 9pm. It's the most anticipated single of the year as it closes the year with hopefully a hit? thank you so much for supporting/downloading just why (13 weeks at #1), reintroduction (11 weeks) and Reintroduction (album) [2x Platinum ... soon to become 3x].<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6013237031476782785?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-3034178099986210322007-10-29T22:55:00.000+08:002007-10-29T23:19:19.622+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">leaving school is kinda sad actually ... it would mean ... countless canoeing trainings, too-many-mpac-emails-that-my-fingers-can't-count-them-all, exciting IBA job, one-out-of-nine day-camp, extra-impulsive bb-parades ... and loads more<br /><br />there's like also many things to remember for the last term ... like 3 prize presentations for me in the last week of school ... namely PC award, debate + fps. i won't forget the people in class who made my year went round and rounder ... d.t, c.l, b.l. i can't say anything else but a big big thank you for keeping me going during the course of the disastrous 2007.<br /><br />i also won't forget the perth fps trip with mixed reactions ... people whom i roomed with ... eddie, felix and most definitely kevin!! o ya ... there's a one-night-only mr azmi who brought over his god-sons for some chatting. it's surely something to remember ... and also ... always thinking about CHINESE take-out in the afternoon after lunch for the night ... also the toilet without lock, but had a lock cuz of eddie's brillant observation of the can-opener fitting. as well as for felix's great cooking skills of indo mee in the morning when i felt juz so tired.<br /><br />there's certainly many birthdays coming up too and one that has just passed ... <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACARY!</span></span>! (<span style="font-style: italic;">a.k.a peterpan</span>). i'm also looking forward to mine no further ... but just that, on my very birthday, there's this BB SGB opening ceremony where the prime minister would be there as GOH i think? yeah ... i gotta spend my day at amk for the ceremony ... how sad is that ... i thought this year i could finally settle down for some decent meal and enjoyment with friends on my actual birthdate ... sigh ... i guess that is just a sign that one year older = one year more of responsibilities ...<br /><br />speaking of which, i'm quite skeptical of ppl saying that mr see is gonna retire from his position, in canoeing at least ... it's kinda sad ... or rather mixed reactions ... like what n.n said in his blog. after 15 years of in club, he's taking the "golden handshake"? it's pretty too fast, too soon, too shocking for me to sorta handle ... after seeing him watch us grow up from sec 1s to now ... well, i guess that's the cycle of life ... it's just like a roller-coaster ride<br /><br />on a lighter note, i bought 2 CDs this week ... those 2 which i have been waiting to grab hold of ... hit American Idol winner Carrie Underwood's 2nd album "Carnival Ride" which is currently at No 1 on iTunes U.S and successful country-group Rascal Flatt's latest "Still Feels Good". if you notice, im more into country/pop now ... an influence by carrie since her debut on AI two years back ... so my next focus might just shift to that *<span style="font-style: italic;">hint, hint</span>*<br /><br />anyways, my full-edition packaged 2nd dual-single is coming out 31 October, while my newest 3rd single "Bridge to Heaven" will arrive at MBStore on Monday, 5 November 2007. it is packaged with an exclusive material ... don't miss it.<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-303417809998621032?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-63110232940658143442007-08-16T19:24:00.000+08:002007-10-14T20:43:12.763+08:00<p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s really been quite some time since I last posted … anyways, I’m currently in Australia (Perth) for a competition (FPS ~ future problem solving 2007). It has been about 3 days since we’ve arrived here and had been away for day tour + the actual competition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">I would like to share about my personal experience of sharing rooms with my friends + ABA. For ABA, he was so kind … always treating us to meals and small items. He is truly like the “fatherly figure” around … guiding us through everywhere and covering up our losses. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">However, there is this “cow” which keeps on “feeding on grass”. IT is so irritating and incredulously painful to see it roaming about here and there … its “moos” were so awful that even looking at scarecrows are better than seeing it aimlessly wandering about. I had no choice but to respond to the cow’s “moos” in a very ungentlemanly way … I simply did not answer its calls even when it was angrily staring at me … it’s too bad that it was born a cow … now you know why life is so unfair …<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It has been “roaming around Perth” for quite a few times … but yet still can so ignorant in certain things … it has also been known as the animal with no courtesy and no mannerism. It doesn’t need to have a specific time to just let loose its “bad breath” … with the winter soon approaching, I predict that it will not have enough fur/hair to cover its body … probably because it is very prone to losing hair. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The cow is so horizontally challenged that it demanded for 2 seats just to fit its wonderfully crafted buttocks in the shape of scrambled eggs. It is so soft that you can break the “yolk” and allow the original shape to deform. But I prefer burning it … it is the fastest possible way or riding this type of irritant. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">If you see a cow,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">You’ll probably wonder how<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It has so much capacity<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Of milk; What a pity<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">I simply love to peel the skin<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Even though I don’t intend to be mean<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">I hope it falls into the winding river<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">For it looks nothing but plain blur<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">O what audacity it has to escape<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Because it does not believe in fate<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Reared in the countryside,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It has yet to see the light<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Fighting till the very end,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaves behind nothing to defend<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">With such snow-white skin,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Look underneath if it’s clean<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Stumpy and less than 1 foot,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Crunched in the undulations of sickening boot<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Stuck within the reigns of mud,<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Dropped its soul, mind and heart</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6311023294065814344?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-58028479686581021362007-08-05T15:17:00.000+08:002007-08-05T16:28:07.406+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">the week was filled loads of stuff ... from coursework down to f.o.p. it was a crazy week with lots of things to do and figure out. last minutes and activities are how i can describe the past 7 days.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">firstly</span><br />we were supposed to have chinese test on fri (3/8), but our c.L teacher suddenly told us on monday that it was wednesday instead ... (1/8) ... we were so disturbed by it and i suddenly lost faith in her. she used to be a very organized and well-defined person ... but now, i think everybody agrees that she's not up to the standard like before. i was like ... "how am i supposed to study chinese + complete ihs + complete geog coursework all by this week?? God please help me!!"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">secondly</span><br />PRAISE THE LORD! Indeed He has helped me ... we asked our geog teacher for an extension of deadline ... and she agreed, after we kept so quiet and "praised" her throughout the lesson. geog lessons are getting so much more interesting and fun ... after 7 months ... i don't know why ... but it seems like for sec 1 and sec 3 (alternating years) i only appreciate geog in the third term ... strange (maybe because the sec 1 & 3 teachers are more professional?)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">thirdly</span><br />mpac. we organized <span style="font-style: italic;">twentyfour</span>, a 24-hour film-making competition for secondary schools and jc students. only about 13 teams from 5/6 schools participated. my friday was so busy ... and i couldn't take it but to take a short nap in the mpac room in between the pre and actual event briefing. (but i really pitied z.Q's foreign exchange student from japan who barely understood a word we said and zQ had to speak to him in japanese instead)<br /><br />halfway through, i received an sms from j.L saying sth like ... "u going for f.o.p? there's a free shuttle bus at 6pm ..." it was 5pm then. i was so lost at that point in time ... why didn't they arrange earlier?? why must it be 1 hr before the event then sms ... then came along the next one "try to come/rush down asap ..."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">fourthly * 21st FESTIVAL OF PRAISE 2007</span><br /><br />immediately after my tuition, i rushed for the f.o.p. had to take cab there instead of bus + walk ... cuz it was alr 5.30pm ... and edward re-informed me that doors open at 6pm instead of the usual 6.30pm. the actual taxi fare was $1.10 + flag-down fare of $2.50 + peak-hour surcharge fare of $2.00 = $5.60 ... which was exactly how much i could give for small changes to the taxi uncle (two 2-dollar notes, one 1-dollar coin, two 20-cent coins, two 10-cent coins).<br /><br />it was such a long queue over there ... so many ppl ... i tried to cut the queue to join up with kenneth, kristopher, edward ... but then, the usher was like "sorry, please be fair to the other ppl .." so, no choice, i found them when i went in, they found a good spot - near the screen, after much banging of closed doors. afterwards, we were joined in by joel and bryan ... who were playing psp (sigh...) i also saw lots of ppl - w.C, b.N.K (2), n.T, n.K, n.S, s.TZY, t.T. it was such a great turn out that some had no choice but to sit outside the foyer area to watch from the screen.<br /><br />delirious? and don moen energised us so much that we jumped alot ... and then our legs were aching after the whole thing. the speaker "dr pringle" from australia was superb ... the best speaker i've ever heard so far ... he could engage with us through video and modern~olden days related stories like the mary and martha one ... he has questioned us indirectly whether we are good Christians or just acting like one... this has strongly touched me because ... it's very true in real life when ppl think life is all a play and multi-dimensional.<br /><br />after that, i saw derek and leon ... i sorta "gave them a fright" when i greeted them with a "pat on the back". after the kfc meal, headed home with the lift of edward's most gracious and kind parents (but i had to lead the way...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">fifthly</span> * <span style="font-weight: bold;">NATIONAL DAY SUNDAY</span><br /><br />headed for faith methodist church with j.W + OwZ. i saw quite number of ppl there ... including derek (again), nic, tim, mr. jonas chow, s.Y + many many more. the worship was quite good (drummer was great), but song selection wise ... i think my church was better at that ... (still good overall!!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">sixthly</span><br />outlook for the week:<br />mon - uyo awards + school + trg<br />tues - cross-country + trg<br />wed - nat'l day celeb + mpac twentyfour prize presentation event<br />thurs - nat'l day<br />fri - nat'l day holiday + trg<br />sat - bb rod parade + new admin posts official announcement<br />sun - church with friends<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5802847968658102136?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-6163679604949703122007-07-21T19:36:00.000+08:002007-07-21T20:43:31.117+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">the lights have been turned down. the blinds have been set free. the solids have turned into liquids.<br />this is the time to burn the flame brighter and project out ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">eee ... eew ... eiw ... iiw ... iil ... ill </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">/ <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">it's a bad time, really</span></span><br />when the competition's over, you think it's time to just slow down and lighten the mood. but no, that's not it. there's the flu bug that goes around ppl ... recently, quite a number of ppl have been hit by it ... me, yb, benedict, jwee, zac, shaun, josh ... too many ppl alr ... "<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I pray to God that you will heal the sick and wounded. I ask for your blessings to be shared amongst everyone who praises Your name...</span>"<br /><br />with this flu ... there's alot of things u cannot do:<br />1) run without having the need to stop and breathe in (ALOT)<br />2) sing without worrying about choking due to lack of air<br />3) drink/eat in peace<br />4) talk to people normally<br />5) sit down and listen to classes properly<br />yeda yeda yeda ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">route to fps - training sessions / national qualifying round</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">chester, me, brian, eddie ... the fps team ... we stayed back everyday after school from wed - fri for the practice problems ... and it was kinda lucky that we managed to CHOPP our classroom for it ... also with chester's laptop ... it made the sessions so FUTURISTIC ... not really actually ...<br /><br />anyways, we were down to serious work and business ... we had to shut the ppl in class up when they played their crazy hit-the-tennis-ball game ... we concentrated on everything from step 1 - 6 ... and thx brian for pointing out my double-problem in 1 ... if not, we would have minus alot of marks from the comp this morning. thank you team-mates for pushing each other and having fun during this time.<br /><br />we were like laughing at all the crazy and wacky ideas that we had today ... especially the "dating programme" ... "face-to-face interaction" ... "...foundation"<br /><br />more stuff to come ...<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-616367960494970312?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-40715408690184649852007-07-14T18:29:00.000+08:002007-07-14T19:43:13.573+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">[<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">customized music: "</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">sober</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">" by Kelly Clarkson</span>]<br /><br />the long and winding journey began fourteen months ago ... the ups and downs of this period took us through the different events and phases of canoeing. for ac-canoeists, do you remember the times of the new k4 try-out? do you remember the long and crazy runs + sprints? do you remember the stormy seas and crashing waves? all these have been happening ... but did we treasure them? first of all, thank you God and the Seniors for pushing us to the limits; especially Nick Lam. You deserve my respect and I really am grateful for every single punishment you have enforced.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">a total re-cap of 2006/2007 season</span><br />06 | july | national canoeing championships<br /> aug | annual general meeting<br /> sep | round ubin marathon<br /> oct | <span style="font-style: italic;">official return<br /> </span>nov | r.o.d party<br /> oct - dec | <span style="font-style: italic;">year-end training</span><br />07 | jan | seletar marathon<br /> mar | national junior canoeing championships<br /> jun | national inter-school dragonboat competition<br /> july | </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">national canoeing championships<br /><br />thank you seniors ... nick lam <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">yibin</span> daniel <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">clifton</span> shengyu <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">joshua tan</span> brian khoo <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">ming shen</span> nick low <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">neil tan</span><br />thank you for the past 3 years of fun.entertainment.enjoyment.memorable moments.<br /><br />this year's race was the closest and tightest i have ever seen! our c div contributed to the medal haul of 4 golds + sliver + bronze. this is indeed the best c div performance ever ... and kudos to everyone in c div for working so hard, continue to do so and i'm sure they will be able to claim back the long-wanted c div title.<br /><br />the b div showing was also very very exciting. especially the k1 500m race where brian khoo fought hard + joshua lim constantly not giving up, k1 1000m where clifton exhausted himself to finish the race, t1 500m where yibin and joshua tan battled strong winds to the finish line as well as C2 500m where adrian & hadrian, nick lam and sheng yu had to keep their minds clear from distractions and the wind conditions + many other factors.<br /><br />it was also a tough fight for weng ngai, ziqiang, lucas, jimmy, fengze, amos, handy in their a div races. all made it to the finals and contributed points to the team. the most intense and nerve-wrecking race was definitely the a div k1 500m race where weng ngai triumphed forward from fourth to second within a length of 100-200m.<br /><br />overall: c div - SILVER (missed the title by 1 point)<br /> b div - GOLD (proud of everyone)<br /> a div - BRONZE (first time clinching it with 4 races)<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-4071540869018464985?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-26859924924275967372007-06-23T20:12:00.000+08:002007-06-24T17:07:15.852+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">it's close to the end of june ... and it's reflections time ... what events happened (besides canoeing of course).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">THE </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-family:times new roman;" >month</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> of <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:times new roman;" >MAY/JUNE HOLIDAYS</span> 2007</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">canoeing</span> </span>[took up about 75%]<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">mpac video editing/meeting</span> [close to 5%]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">bb camp</span> [close to 7.5%]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">dragonboat race</span> [close to 5%]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">fps session + physics project</span> [close to 7.5%]<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">church+GOD </span></span>[timeless ... 100% ... invisibility is what makes a difference between you and I]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UP FIRST</span> >> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">canoeing/dragonboating</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />every week, it's between 4 - 6 times a week training ... and that's, like i've previously mentioned, practically everyday. but, now that june holidays is gonna be over very very soon, i've come to realised that though the move from mac to kal was rather troublesome ... but, it's worthwhile. 1) it's closer to my home, 2) i can sleep longer, 3) kal is more scenic and windy (talk about raining!!), 4) more toilets for shower, 5) got to travel up to the merlion, 6) dragonboat training was more fun (cuz more people)<br /><br />well, the bad thing is ... how low or how high pontoon is to the stairs is subjected to</span></span></span> the high/low tide. mishaps and unforseen circumstances happened ... but well, this is reality ... kal is far 'fiercer' than mac with the wavy conditions and stuff. i'm just glad that no one got seriously injured ... anyways, the runs at mac was actually far better than kal such that people wont cheat themselves so badly ... check out the place and u'll understand why ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">dragonboat race 2007</span>: surprises & not-so-fanciful ideas<br /></span>today was the annual inter-school race ... had early breakfast and needless to say - superb early lunch ... surprise no. 1 ... while shaun and i were on the bus, i was mentioning to him abt the slope at bedok ... then, as we peered out of the 'window', we saw davin crossing the road and then, looking up the bus directory to find out which bus to take ... he seemed kinda 'confused' ... so i decided to give him a call to inform of the correct bus to take ...<br /><br />that aside, the dragonboat atmosphere this year was far 'less strong' than last year due to the participation figures i guess ... then i saw my s1 jnr <span style="font-style: italic;">t.W</span> ... with someone who looked familiar ... (but i've finally figured out thanks to gossipy c.L ... haha, if u're reading this, don't be offended) it was quite unexpected ... then i saw joon sin's dad kindly bringing us packets and packets of sandwiches (of course no macs cuz there's still embargo) ...<br /><br />i was the point-man together with davin for the 10-men boat ... and it was totally nerve-wrecking ... mr goh didn't tell us about the holding-the-'buoy' kinda thing until this morning during briefing ... and the front-right man had to hold+release the thing ... so scary!! when we were at the 500m point ... my heart was pumping like crazy ... beating like the drum ... for the heats, our strokes were so fast that there was no difference for the entire set ... and we managed to clinch a spot in the finals ...<br /><br />after a brief 10min mini-break + some stretches ... it was the 20-men finals ... everyone gathered and got down to business ... mr goh was the corxen ... (yay! his aura was superb) ... my heart settled down for this one after much roller-coaster ride previously ... we rowed our best ... and had like what ... 3 hard-tens?? i had almost lost balance of myself due to the incredibly lightning-speed kinda rotation ... but overall, it was fun to row with the s4 snrs for the last time ... how emotional for that ... we stick to our gold-title for that by a rather close margin?? (someone pls rectify this for me)<br /><br />not long later, it was the most intense race for the day (in my opinion) ... it was the 10-men b division finals ... i followed what hadrian said 'bout the 'buoy' thingy ... and it worked ... but then, after the horn sounded and letting that go ... it was down to concentrate for the very very competitive race. sji was on our left, our s4 snrs were on our right ... midway during the race, i saw sji catching up so close and then ... pulling ahead of us ... in the end, we had to wait for a respectable amount of time for the results to be out ... 1st) sji, 2nd) us (s3), 3rd) our snr (s4) ... we overtook the s4 by just 0.42 of a second to take the silver<br /><br />prize presentation ceremony was crazy with the girl schools screaming and cheering for their teammates ... our b div didn't know who would take home the overall 1st title ... and when the announcer announced our school ... i was so relieved that we managed to defend it. well, that's more or less about the race ... except ... for one more thing ... the distribution of medals ... it was rather unfair for someone to receive it ... cuz that particular person only turned out for 2 or 3 d-boat trg and skipped several runs ... i'm not quite pleased with that ... and oh, i surprisingly saw AB's sister and parents (again), but this time got the chance to say 'hi' live in person ... that's surprise no. 2!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">footnote: adrian hit my right eye ... and it hurts ... i'm still thinking of how to deal with him ... forgive and forget maybe?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-2685992492427596737?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-4402150300879774082007-06-15T19:40:00.000+08:002007-06-15T20:30:01.665+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">busy, busy and even more busy. i'm totally packed up with activities this month ... with canoeing training practically everyday (except sunday), f.p.s sessions (which were most of the time cancelled due to whatever reasons kept to the group leader C.L), video editing (which is in sch and have to travel half across the island to 'play around' for 2.5h) + other personal stuff (like homework and working on my second album).<br /><br />however, this week was rather fun-filled with loads of stories to tell everyone. but then, it seems like it's gonna be another long post if i have the 'feel' to post that long ... xD.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">situation no. 1</span> | monday 11.6 | canoeing + video editing<br />went for training on monday. at <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">macritchie</span> as we conducted the huge movement from mac to kal. it took us approx. 3h to finally settle down at <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">kallang</span> in the end ever since the move started at 6.30am. s.T & I thot that train + 156 combination would be faster than the usual transfer to 93 direct-to-mac kinda everyday arrangement, but it turned out to be the same when i was walking towards the overhead bridge cuz i saw the 93 stopping at the bus-stop. it's so stupid ... woke up half an hour earlier just to take the early train ...<br /><br />zoom zoom zoom to 7++ to around 8am ... we uploaded the boats and then hopped on for a ride to kallang, where all the lucky sec 1s were waiting. i was very fortunate to be allocated a front seat with the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">truck</span> uncle by Mr. See ... then during this 1 hour-long ride (extended due to a particular reason), the uncle talked to me about people dashing across the road, not treasuring their own life kinda thing ... yeah, it's rather cool to talk to an uncle who also mentioned about even graduates nowadays don't have jobs ... so it's very important to be at least a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">University</span> graduate in order to stay in the competitive society in Singapore - very political there. and the truck uncle, followed another truck uncle, who didn't really know the way and made a huge loop around here and there, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">JUST TO AVOID THE <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">ERP</span></span>. save $2 or 3 if dont pass the gantry.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">keep it short</span> >> we had a orientation around kallang and training ended at an all-time late of around 12pm?<br />Day Factor >> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">B+</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">situation no. 2 </span>| tuesday 12.6 | canoeing + f.p.s (was unable to go)<br /><br />it's our second canoeing training at kallang in 2007. we had to balance ourselves in the wavy conditions and they were rather crazy. the sprinting up and down was tiring and we almost lost track of our counting. overall grade of canoeing that day >> B.<br /><br />when i went back home for shower, it felt rather tired and wanted to rest, so i sorta 'skipped' that session which was held in school. i scared if i go, i halfway slam my head on the table and enter dreamland, so i decided to just stay put at home, hitting for the bed. but my sleep was interrupted by C.L and W.S calls throughout my 3-hour sleep. i was so fed-up that sometimes i just continued sleeping, but my phone ringing volume was so loud that i could not avoid it.<br /><br />Day Factor >> <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-weight: bold;">B-</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">situation no. 3</span> | wednesday 13.6 | canoeing<br /><br />this was the extra training, which the 3 K2s went down for. it was a totally unexpected programme and extraordinary day. Mr. Goh told the 3 of us that we were going to row all the way to the Merlion and back. throughout the 8km distance, we had topsy-turvy moments when shaun and i almost felt like cap-ping several times ... like Mr. See said "front man enjoying themselves, but backman terrible time balancing the boat..." (of course not word for word lah... just roughly).<br /><br />we got the chance to see the floating NDP platform upclose as well as the Merlion and the future I.R site/plot of land. the currents were typically wavy and heavy ... throwing us about ... with side wash, back wash and ... all kinds of right-smack into your boat with water!! we were trying to keep control of the boat and not just enjoying ourselves. in the end, we had to do several sets of sprints as part of the training programme for the day ... but ...<br /><br />Day Factor >> (is as expected) <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">A+</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">situation no. 4</span> | thursday 14.6 | dragonboating + donut factory...<br /><br />we firstly had a new route for running ... which was totally terrible ... the scenery wasn't nice at all ... we have to run up and down, up and down, which was rather mental-block-ish. have energy, but don't have the mind to run at a faster pace. WEIRD. then, we headed for our d-boat. we split ourselves up into 5 boats (4 small, 1 big). Mr. Goh was corxing (aiya donno how to spell lah) our Sec 3 10-men boat ... we were in for a big treat. we had big laughs here and there, but had also put in our more-than-usual confidence, speed and power to the boat. it wasn't one of the very good small boats (i think), but we still manage to keep up with the other 4 boats. it's rather strange that we could ... cuz the previous sessions, we were still struggling to survive with the rest.<br /><br />*blink, blink, blink* it was 11-ish, zac and i were at raffles city shopping centre (marketplace). we firstly went to the mph bookstore, before we queued up for the famous DONUT FACTORY. i didn't know how come i had this crazy idea, but i queued anyway ... the first 2h 20min, we were playing a game to pass time away ... of friends/family members we know ... starting from A - Z. then zac had to leave for a movie with mervyn and whoever lah ... so, he left me with his g.b to play for the next 2h 20min. for the first half with him, we barely moved much, but after he left, the queue was much much faster. i couldn't believe my eyes when the queue was shorter and shorter in front of me. the total waiting time: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">4 hours and 40 minutes</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">. i bet you would have ran out of patience by 2 hours!! haha, go beat my record of waiting that long ... and i shall reward you with a ... handshake for beating my record.<br /><br />Day Factor >> <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">friday, 15 june 2007<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">donut factory & more ...</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-440215030087977408?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-89222553089714193312007-05-27T20:01:00.000+08:002007-06-02T12:51:15.222+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">how many times did people touch your life? does it come easily, through sheer determination, hardwork or both? singing is one of the greatest things to touch our hearts very very easily. i can relate that with the American Idols Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and newly-crowned Jordin Sparks. when you know that you've done better than you've expected, like for example hitting a key that you've never thought you would have achieved or sang in a soothing, yet powerful tone.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the recap</span></span><br />after intensively listening to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jordin Sparks</span>' recent weeks' performances, i truly would have crowned her the 2007 Idol title. She has done herself proud by choosing perfect songs "Broken Wing", "I Who Have Nothing", "She Works Hard for the Money" - these are songs that can showcase her range and top-notching vocals. Her winning song and single "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">This Is My Now</span>", to me, is very special, especially the lyrics and the way she sang it was magnificent, constantly reminding me how <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carrie Underwood</span> closed both Final Performance and Finale nights with "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Inside Your Heaven</span>". In the market now, Jordin and Carrie would be fighting for the best debut album sales when Jordin's album releases hopefully by year's end.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the formula</span></span><br />all winning singles (if i'm not wrong) have hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the past few years, so, I think "This Is My Now" would be no exception. they all have the winning formula of having slow/mid-tempo and inspirational lyrics. every singer longs to have one (should be) as it can project their vocals and attract listeners.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the experience</span></span><br />i've passed the youth ministry worship team auditions and carried on with the interview earlier today. i'm truly thankful that God has led me to this route and i really wanna repay back what he has done for me all these while. it has truly been a great time for me, listening to all the Christian music, which has the same feeling as the winning songs of american idol.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday, 2 June 2007</span></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8922255308971419331?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-18532812782058594942007-05-19T12:05:00.000+08:002007-05-19T15:47:51.692+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">it's been some time now ... many thought this blog is gonna go anytime soon, but hey, it's back ... with more of life. It is so fast, one semester is up yet i feel it's just the beginning of a new year. More quirky stuff are coming up ahead.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">exams</span></span> | <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">a frowning curve</span><br />all results are back and are bad. it's totally unheard of for anyone who hears my results, so i'm not gonna elaborate much on it. people can celebrate for passing this and that, but failing is also common. never will i be free again, but study is now priority over the rest.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">teachers </span></span>| <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">going, going ...</span><br />it is very sad that our Chem teacher, a strong believer & messenger of Christ is going back to the previous school he's teaching. He has been truly dedicated to his job and even telling us the most important points + putting up a website for us to download his notes. i dont think there's any teacher that would be so dedicated like him to update it very frequently and regularly, so much so that he has stayed up till the wee hours to finish up his task. I really do respect his mission and his teaching, he is an amazing teacher.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">worship </span></span>| "<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">singing Majesty </span>..."<br />for the past few months, ever since 2006 Christmas, i've been thinking of joining my church (youth section) worship team/band after the X'Mas carolling last year. my singing debut on stage (haha sounds so official) in school was rather nerve-wrecking and somewhat exciting too cuz' you get to present your vocals. it has propelled me forward to gain confidence to join the worship team. and originally planned to join after the canoeing season, but i'm simply too impatient to serve God. He has shown the way for me many many times and this is how i "repay" back by serving Him!<br /><br />it's truly a blessing that i would be able to sing during the BB Camp in june also and my audition for the church worship team is comin' up very very soon, so yeah, please keep it in your prayers (thanks for your help).<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">album </span></span>| <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">let's make a "Reintroduction"</span><br />much have been said about my second (sophomore) album ... "Reintroduction" comes to you in the second half of June 2007. The album is still in production and has about 5 more songs to complete to make it to a total of 14 original songs. this album is edgier, a wider mass-appeal to different genres - from country right down to pop. it will be available for pre-order soon as it is expected to have a jammed website when it officially releases worldwide via <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/mbscompany/mbstore.htm">MBS store</a>.<br /><br />i've been working on this ever since "Tearful" was officially released last june. although it may seem only one year later, but tearful began its pre-release in november/december 2005, so ... "Reintroduction" would come up to be about 1.5 years after "Tearful". already off the second album is its debut hit single "Just Why" of the pop/rock genre. so what are u waitin' for ... go download now!!<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">saturday, 19 may 2007<br /></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-1853281278205859494?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-36422604403278501942007-03-24T19:33:00.000+08:002007-03-24T21:08:07.201+08:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">a rough week. both pleasent and unpleasent memories. never in my life had this kind of experience. a love-hate relationship with something. never will it be brought up again as the future unfolds like a flower. tears may have meanings, but to truly define the exact one is definitely difficult for an individual. fret not, help is ahead. as the blog theme suggests: who knows what's inside</span><br /><br />well, cL, zT & I had a very fun time at the track &amp; field finals ytd ... laughing here and there, making jokes of all sorts and i was so crazy as to even shout "ppppp" before the starter could even start the first race. that was how random the day was, starting out with a hot and sunny afternoon, before raining like cats and dogs.<br /><br />i saw many familiar faces on the track, both good friends and close friends. i saw the sec1s (from the psl grp), sec 2s (bb), sec 3s (same house + friends), sec 4s (bb), yr 5/6 (friends). when i reached there, i saw so many ppl doing their warm-up, but i couldn't be bothered to loosen up my legs for a job around the track cuz i was feeling so solo doing it by myself and also to actually do it after a tiring week of ups and downs.<br /><br />but when the 800m race started, i was off to a very fast and energetic start, when passing the 300m, i could hear Shaunold's voice saying "come'on michael" and also many ppl shouting here and there ... then the second lap started ... i began to slow down like crazy due to insufficient warm-up/stretches and i had used too much energy for the first round to stay at #3, behind farhan and zhiming. then, i was soon overtaken by the rest while i pushed till the end from what was left of me to carry on. later on, i ran the 4x100m baton relay together with patrick, zhiming and andrew fok. this was my third time running since i made my debut back in 2005 (sec 1). we were at #2 position till it came to the final runner, andrew. but because of so many trekkers at the end overtaking andrew, we had to settle for a fourth placing, same as last yr. the day then ended with a downpour.<br /><br />then today, it came to a new partnership with sT in canoeing, a rather surprising day today, but shan't describe it cuz it was rather bizarre. then went back home after training, getting ready for the annual bb enrolment service in school. it was the first time zT, jL and i attended it in 3 years cuz past 2 years always had sth on. it was war games when we arrived, but couldn't join in cuz of embargo. hmm ... it seems like the war games was so slimy with water, flour, chilli sauce etc flying all over here and there. many people were 'injured' with sauces and also, they had a great time in the 3-hour game. let me end with a light note:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">life is too short, don't take it so lightly when you can do alot of things within a stipulated time. no one will be telling you of when it's time's up or the beginning of something new. get past unforeseen situations and move on. all this because there's an Angel watching over you. and that's none other than God. <span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">saturday, 24 march 2007</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-3642260440327850194?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-88348533838438631732007-03-04T19:44:00.000+08:002007-03-14T18:04:06.690+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">k ... it's time to post again ... yay ... fine. whatever, for now. it's been a crazy-o-a-doodle week for me since it started off with many things ... like ... getting back results .... right down to founder's day ... then to life sciences symposium. all details will definitely be explained ... and revealed, but just not for the results part, though some will be ... o well, fine, just wait and see.<br /><br />NO. 1 | <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the results</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />my favourite results would be no doubt be ... Advanced Math + IHS ... as for the not-so-glamorous (<span style="font-style: italic;">ooh ... close-say .. close-say: fergie's song ...</span> o well ... crazy me) ... would be physics + chinese (for the first time in 3 years!!). then ... i was so surprised to be one of the did-better-few of the class for C Math ... very unexpected and surprising there ... then our teachers were scolding us left, right, centre, up, down, in, out, flip-side, flip-flop ... well, i shall just keep it short here.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">founder's day </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">| NO. 2<br />it was our school's 121st founder's day ... and the eight one i've watched ever since i joined the primary side of acs ... (acs primary in this case) ... yeah, i started off with filming the event which started off with a rainy morning. everyone thought that it was gonna be a wet-weather programme, but by 7.45am, everyone except the awardees and teacher helpers evacuated the hall and went down to the field to experience the grandest marching contingent ever since i joined the school. but while most of the school got a wide range view from the astro-turf, ppl like ms jamie tan + me + other photographers (dot.dot.dot) got a bird's eye view from the top, in my case was the top level of the IB building. filming was rather fun as it was my first time filming in wet conditions, but under the shelter of an umbrella. and the poor (as in unlucky) marching contingent had to withstand the rainy condition for quite a while ... especially during the GOH inspection ... and o, special mention goes to mr joseph wong for co-ordinating the parade ... fantastic job!!<br /><br />during the awards session ... i admired all those who received award ... especially the multi-awardees like ... Top in Level, Top in Class, Top in Subjects ... the most was like ... 5 or 6 ... so total ... the person gets like 7 or 8 certs + plagues. well, anonymous ZT received like 3 awards ... enough for me to drool over and ponder over how hard have i been working over the past year + how can i improve on. it really sets people thinking how in the world they work so hard to achieve that level of smartness ... while abraham zee who was filming the event with me ... told me that "during the holidays, they don't go holiday one ... they stay at home study" ... i truly believe this for the scholars cuz their parents spend so much money to send them here ... but for the locals ... skeptical abt that ...<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">NO. 3 | <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">life sciences symposium</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">on the day of life sciences symposium, we still had lessons, unlike the year 1 + 2 who could explore the various sites in the school ... and my dear dear friend z.t was confined to a room no bigger than the size of a normal classroom (in da agro-bio lab) ... poor him ... really pitied him as he had to be there from 8 - 5 ... wondered how dry his skin was after staying in the air-con for so long ... that very day ... we were also supposed to watch a movie which we've long wanted to ... but in the end ... he only stayed thru the day for the l.sc symp ... while i went ahead to watch da movie alone ... after the movie, we met somewhere at the citylink there and walked all the way to the 7-11 b4 walking back to the station ... sometimes it really worries me how all these duties have made him abit quiet at times, while some other times ... hyper-hyper-and all the way-super hyper.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">bb parade</span> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">| NO. 4<br />we (zt, jL + me) were on our first parade since a long, long time ... we had the usual flag-raising, then it was off to a mega-start with LIVE! praise ... i will always go for live! praise ... never leaving it ... it was one of the factors that carried me thru till now ... though we worshiped in an air-con-defunct LT, i was very thankful to see the new batch of sec 1s + the year 6s + the rest all together in 1 LT. then, it was time to give out the bb week cards, which officially begins on 11 mar and end in early april ... (it's weird that it stretched till apr this yr...) inter-wing games was held next and both wings T & S were incorporated inside G,C,P,E. we all had fun especially when wing <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">COLOSSE</span> is da best!!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">NO. 5 | <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">bb d.i.t.c camp 2007</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />it was yet another camp ... the first in six months, ever since the Hike/camp was held back in september last yr. i thot it was gonna be as gruelling as that or like the LDC camp we had last june, but it was rather a more thrilling, exciting, refreshing, and simply entertaining camp. our night games was super-free-of-rules except the fact that when my grp was bound to win ... they decided to change the rule of the game ... instead, they went for a one-for-all, all-for-one kinda game when each of the four wings had to grab the S.P (special pass). but still, that did not stop us from winning the game, we managed to grab hold of it and end the 2-hour mad-rush. o ... and water bombs were used for this again, as usual, but it was very fun.<br /><br />supper was pizza as i've always loved ... and then, lights out was at 11.59pm. zac and i were chatting for close to 20 mins after lights-out, before we soon went into each others' world of darkness. every hour, i would be waking up for abt 3 mins to check zac's watch to see what time it was ... 01??, 02??, 03??, 04??, 05??, 06?? hrs ... before finally waking up at 6.20am. abit late there though, we head off to the astro-turf for our 5BX at 6.30am, 15 mins before reporting. then, we made our running debut on the turf at abt 7am+. after which, we either played captain's ball or soccer, surprisingly, more people chose captain's ball ... correct me if i was one someone ... we were off to changing into our sunday's best, then to Q.T, finally off to breakfast where we had a spread of any thing that was available - jam/nutella/nutella with peanut butter/peanut butter/kaya/peanut butter with jam ... lovely ... i took 3 slices of bread, though i wanted four ...then i gave it away to tye-r.<br /><br />we were then off for church service where we saw mr wong ping loong singing ... and i also saw familiar faces ... joshua woo, jeremy (yr six). it was indeed a great time to er-herm ... relax our minds and hearts as we dwelled into a time of worship. it wasn't as bad as previously i thot cuz ... the service was in the audi with brighter lights and fresher air (thought not really lah). lunch was next on the programme list with us, travelling to dover market eating chicken rice ... hainanese chicken rice to be exact ... and some primers were confused with the better stall and the rather okay stall. we also ordered various drinks ... my favourite being the grass jelly this time round.<br /><br />hours later was drill where we had the time to ourselves for about 20 mins to prepare for our group drill performance. we then headed for the 3.13 classroom where we watched 2 videos (one prepared by the yr 6s, and one by us yr 3s) - farewell videos of course. it was truly touching and inspirational as i looked back and saw three photos of myself from sec 1 till now. we had a second worship for the day and had a powerpoint presentation by mr jarett kan ... we prayed for each other and ... words just can't describe the two and 1/4 yrs we had together ... truly amazing.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">wednesday, 14 March 2007</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8834853383843863173?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-72490096540511498522007-02-18T20:56:00.000+08:002007-02-18T23:49:13.799+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;">"just why" can't i be searching for you ... this sentence is taken out from my new single, titled ... "just why" (which is also from my new album - this second album will be released in june 2007). after not posting for almost 2 whole months ... i am back to share with you my crazy experiences which i can share with you through the new song.<br /><br />first up in the year was the much-anticipated <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Sec 1 Orientation Camp - PSL</span> situation. you would say it is a waste of time .. but then, i would rather do this than anything else then ... cuz there's not only a bonding session with your new junior in school, but also, you can look forward to them looking up to you as a role model and be inspired to be PSLs 2 years later. i have truly experienced what it is like to be a true-blue psl ... and what's more ... the camp commandent commented on us ... mentioning that all the teachers found us to be mroe helpful than previous batches of PSLs ... we were more confident in what we were doing.<br /><br />moving on, was the 7 Day <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;">Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou</span> trip which was bitter-sweet. many things happened which can't be described nor be told ... juz go find out urself k? it's rather personal bits and pieces of the whole story. many people involved, many hearts hurt, many things resolved ... at the very end, everything went back to normal ... but in the midst of all these craziness, i finally realised one thing ... true friends only appear after your know them longer than you think, though it doesn't necessarily be too long.<br /><br />moving on to more recently ... just 2 weeks ago ... i almost lost my <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">canoeing</span> paddle ... then i only managed to recover it a exactly a week later. 7 days of worries ... 7 days of troubles ... 7 days of patience? 7 days of hope? well, i've experienced it all ... then it came down to the point where i finally saw what God had arranged. i was indeed very thankful ... even though i had to go through the 7 days of fear in me. God, had put my faith in him and my patience to a test ... He wanted to see how strong a relationship i had with him ... to all out there, u may not get what u want in an instant ... but u might finally realise one day ... be it 24 hours or half-a decade later ... that God had a purpose in what was installed during that period of time. I would like to reach out to everyone out there that u must strongly believe in God and also pray too - however, don't demand things from God.<br /><br />and then ... it was the crazy week in which 2 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">projects</span> had to be handed in ... 3 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">common tests</span> were conducted ... i almost couldn't wake up due to all these late-night-stay-ups-to-complete-the-tasks. then my vision deteriorated ... my right eye started to not be as clear as my left ... but as i prayed to God ... and slept much more than the previous week during the weekend, my eyesight came back ... but all these are with God's help ... i really couldn't just depend on sleeping.<br /><br />next up, my new single "<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">just why</span></span>" which was released on 14 February 2007, purposely to coincide with valentine's day, cuz it had alot of meaning ... it is related to love and would be very appropriate song for heartships too. this is the latest follow-up to the Gold certified "<span style="font-style: italic;">another voice</span>", which is of an r&B genre. this latest single goes back to my original roots of pop/rock. however, you can expect a more rockish side to the second album due for june 2007 as compared to the 2006-release "tearful" album. Go to MBStore to download all the previous singles including the latest one: <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/mbscompany/mbstore">MBStore (MBS Company)</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>(first time adding a picture ... anyways ...) This is the single cover for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">JUST</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">WHY<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> >>><br /></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Rdh0ovboq0I/AAAAAAAAAko/1jqmvA6VuMo/s1600-h/DSCN1604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AWnLw8YM4CY/Rdh0ovboq0I/AAAAAAAAAko/1jqmvA6VuMo/s320/DSCN1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032900826862496578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />well, for chinese new year so far, i have nothing much to say ... but will post abt it soon ...enjoy ur new year everybody!! May Jesus continue to Take the Wheel.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">sunday, 18 february 2007</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-7249009654051149852?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-90710665339866266452007-01-01T19:13:00.000+08:002007-01-01T19:55:19.029+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">ok ... finally, after like what ... 3 weeks? u r getting the full inside info of what the second day of sgb repayment was on tuesday, 5 dec. a quick look and more updated info coming up after this post.<br /><br />after a 13-hour thrill-ride of my life on sgb: repayment day one, i was bound for more duty in the second day after canoeing trg. what a rigorous schedule for the day! first up, after changing, we took a bus to j8 and ate lunch there with zac + neil (<span style="font-style: italic;">surprised? he's gotta do cuz' he's missin' on the actual day due to personal commitments ... like a holiday</span>).<br /><br />we were eating at macdonald's when we witnessed, or rather only I managed to witness a married lady sitting directly opposite her husband having breakfast. she wasn't satisfied with something about the coffee and went to complained with an 'ugly' attitude. meanwhile, the manager was superb with her professionalism which i think anyone would have noticed. she came back with another cup of hot coffee and with compliments, a macdonald's voucher which usually comes with the newspaper - yup, that kind of voucher.<br /><br />then, we were off to bb hq via train. as neil claimed that he was tired ... real tired ... he sat down on the train leaning next to the closed-door till we reached raffles place for transfer. luckily he leaned against the door ... cuz' earlier on, he was leaning on us ... and his head was heavy. but another thing about on the floor is that it embarrassed us - we were all in our bb attire. once on the train heading for tiong bahru, he quickly sat down and slept a for a good 10 minutes.<br /><br />the day at warehouse was like ... sigh ... what can i say ... bittersweet? at first i thought it was simply arranging stuff here and there, carrying things here and there, always listening to the ppl in-charge ... but, i was proved wrong. i met familiar faces like samuel chan and really got to know him better too, shane, caleb and joel tieh. oh yeah, talking about joel, later in the day, when the in-charge was asking for 3 volunteers, they called out zac + me to help out ... and then, joel came along as zac pulled him out too. we then proceeded to the van with this guy who looked like someone on tv, but actually, not ... he was just a 20-plus driver, who was rather cool, chatting with us during the wild-ride of collecting s.o.p bags.<br /><br />on the way, it started to rain ... it poured real heavily. however, our spirits were not dampened as we still continued collecting the s.o.p bags from various places and while we were travelling to our destinations, we played cards (tai-ti) ... and i won all 5 rounds that we played... luck, i guess? for each station, we switched partners - we started off with zac + joel, then, joel + me, zac + me and so on ... it was great fun locating the places especially the one at Ang Mo Kio and some plaza. we were rushing like crazy ... and then, we came to the outram park or chinatown one ... it was such a crazy ride as we had to use trolleys to carry the rice packs and other heavy items. in the end, the driver kindly allowed us to buy stuff from old chang kee as he claimed that he was very flexible and easy-going ... and HE DEFINITELY IS ... kudos to him.<br /><br />back at the hq, when we discovered we've got no dinner, one of the officer-in-charge managed to help us get some ... and before long, it was soon the end of the day, time to go home ... via 16 and then train. zac + me managed to pass by the wonderful orchard road full of lights! i will never forget this day ...<br /><br />original: 6 dec<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">new: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">monday, 1 jan 2007</span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-9071066533986626645?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-58506900289867651482006-12-06T11:41:00.000+08:002006-12-25T18:06:49.978+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">hi guys, it's very rare that i post after a week of the previous. anyways, i've been going for the SGB - repayment of last year's - and i'll be sharing with you all of my experiences + updating on what i've been up to so far too. this will be the first of two-parter of the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2006 SGB repayment </span></span>mini-series. and you'll find that this post will be way longer than the Birthday edition post. competition's really heating up!!<br /><br />i've been continuing works on my second album titled "Reintroduction", due to be out next June 2007. it has been really challenging writing songs again after six months of promotion for the debut album "Tearful" which has done extremely well ... download figures much better than expected ... if u like love songs, like "Heartbreak", "Seems Fine", "Broke Up" from the first album, then, you'll be looking forward to the brand new love songs that will make up about half of the next 14-track album. many ppl have been asking why only lyrics but no tune ... i would have to reply for once and for all ... that's because ... i'm not that professional to go and record them ... i don't own a music company u see ... but i'm very, very touched to see so many ppl actually wanting to hear the songs. u've been my source of hope to continue...<br /><br />[<span style="font-style: italic;">Status</span>] Tearful (Album) - 2x Platinum (<span style="font-style: italic;">as of 6 Dec</span>)<br />[<span style="font-style: italic;">Singles Status</span>] Stay On Forever - Platinum / From This Moment On - Gold / Heartbreak - Gold / Another Voice - t.b.a<br />[<span style="font-style: italic;">Next Album/Single Update</span>] Reintroduction (Album) - Release in June 2007, Just Why (Single) - Release on Valentine's Day, 14 February 2007<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SUNDAY</span>, 3 DECEMBER 2006</span><br />much about the music side has been said ... now, it's down to the start of the longest post ever. on sunday, i made my way to the bb hq opp. great world city for the annual BB SGB (sharity gift box). after finding how to make my way to the hq the previous night ... i finally found out the most efficient way: mrt to tiong bahru, then 16 or 195 to destination. it was less than thirty minutes for the total distance travelled and was much faster than what mr. sim mentioned ... <span style="font-style: italic;">walking to the hq from the mrt station</span>. -.-<br /><br />anyways, this year, i would be doing 4 days of SGB, two of them being a repayment of last year's due to other activities and the last two being as an entire 12th coy (pri, jnr, br, i). though many might find it very waste-of-time, i found it to be rather interesting and exciting until ... i will say it later in the post. i saw shane, kenneth, arthur just outside the hq waiting for mr. sim + caleb sitting on the bus-stop bench. it was kind of a casual meet as we chatted here and there and about ten minutes later ... mr. sim came ... in a taxi, and not a car? i was puzzled there. after which, we proceeded to the canteen for a pre-sgb internal breifing. the tables (in yellow) and benches (in blue) reminded of my primary school canteen back at ah hood rd ... the tables and chairs were sticky - drink stains + food leftovers, and also unwanted waste from little creatures like lizards. then, halfway in the briefing, mr. zac tan <span style="font-style: italic;">(blog rival)</span> came strolling in ... without his cap on. mr. sim said "you wanna die ah ... never wear ur cap" ... i was happily giggling away as zacary always puts the blame on me for things, but this time ... he couldn't.<br /><br />all the bb boys + primers + officers then went to the Glasgow room (<span style="font-style: italic;">i guess the name got 'coped' from Scotland where bb was founded)</span> for the half-hour long briefing ... led by the unprofessional not-so-good-command-of-english Sgt from another coy. the way he presented himself would have gotten him no where near distinction if were a project work ... cuz firstly, he was reading off the slides, secondly, he didn't explain/elaborate much (<span style="font-style: italic;">where's the p.e.e.p??</span>) & thirdly, he wasn't that clear in his speech that led him to pass the mike to a fellow Sgt. then, we watched the new video, unlike the video which mr. sim described to be "the same, yearly video which he has watched for like seventeen times". but still, he preferred the old video cuz' it was sorta more sincere and touching. later, we were dispatched to the different collection areas + wish tree locations after choosing places which were left to preferences. zac &amp; i were dispatched to the Marine Parade area and were very fortunate to have mr. sim accompanying us along. after receiving $10 per person for lunch + dinner, we headed for the bus-stop to take bus no. 16 together with kenneth's pair. they alighted at dhoby ghaut to head for their wish tree location at YMCA, while mr. sim, zac + me continued for another half-hour to Marine Parade. just before the door closed, mr. sim threw kenneth's cap out as he had left it on his seat ... what a sharp-eyed OC we have!!<br /><br />during this half-hour, we were chatting about canoeing, the Asian Games ... etc. talking about the games, TV mobile was showing the match between Sun Beibei (SIN) vs. her China opponent. it was such an intense match ... Sun had lost the first 2 sets, before regaining an upperhand in the 3rd & 4th set. it was like ... she could loose the set anytime ... but she woke up in the third set before winning the entire match by chalking up her scores in the last three sets, thus enhancing the women's table tennis team chances of entering the finals, which they eventually did, but lost to China. back to reality in S'pore, zac wasn't abt to finish watching the 5th game in that match, cuz' we had to get down the next stop and he gave the -.- look. we got off the bus and walked past the Church of Singapore ... (<span style="font-style: italic;">which wasn't Zac's church ... supposedly to be his ... i thought)</span> we continued walking up straight and when we crossed the road, zac said "welcome to my neighbourhood-estate" ... but i didn't believe him in the end. cuz' it seems like he didn't really know the way + the area besides the Salvation Army & the old library. luckily we had mr. sim to lead the way to NTUC fairprice and made a ke-kenan belok while walking (<span style="font-style: italic;">kidding</span>).<br /><br />well, in the store, we made our way up the nice escalator (<span style="font-style: italic;">i guess this is the best NTUC i've ever seen in S'pore?</span>) we looked around ... it was rather neat and a little packed with people considering it was Sunday ... we wanted to approach the store manager, but the door had a "RESTRICTED" sign or sth like that. so we decided to visit the loo first before carrying on our 10-hour mission. on da way to da toilet ... a fairprice staff actually kindly informed us of the "Have a heart, share a gift" box. minutes later ... we were off to pushing (me) and pulling (zac) it ... with mr sim's help too, we managed to get out the approx. 50cm by 75cm box. we placed it next to the atm machine as well as next to da bench where 2 elderly were sitting while waiting for their transport. quick-witted mr sim thought of a plan which he had used in previous years to conquer the area outside the entrance by taking over the bench too!! he also decided to use ... er-herm ... the green baskets to fill up the box ... so that ... well, i shall not reveal...<br /><br />the first hour was mainly just explaining and doing little "promotions" by giving curious passers-by who peered into the box the flyers that were on the mini-table. by 1230, the box was rather filled with stuff ... rice, sugar, can food ... and many more. this carried on as the members of the public kindly helped us out by buying more items and filling up the box to encourage others to do their part too. as we continued working for the next 2 hours, many things happened too. firstly, it was a cleaner who kept smoking and talking on the phone ... as it was breezy, the disgusting, unbearable, harmful smoke swept up to our faces ... and we could not bear but to face the other way, but at the same time, maintaining our professionalism. secondly, it was a very chatty ntuc staff who joked with us by saying that since we had lots of food already, why not donate some to him? all these stuff happened ... until it was lunch-time at 2pm ... sound kinda late huh ... but it was zac's idea!! he made us suffer for 3-hours.<br /><br />after we had our lunch, zac mentioned that he saw joshua lim at the mcdonalds earlier...<br /><br />t.b.c<br />original: 12 december 2006<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">new: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">friday, 22 december 2006<br />monday, 25 december 2006<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-5850690028986765148?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-31773006000530714822006-12-01T13:40:00.000+08:002006-12-01T15:29:50.725+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">my 14th year has finally arrived and so has my 14th birthday!! it was the biggest celebration this year, with one or two mini-ones coming up in december. i've never expected such a great turn-out. be sure to stay in touch with this post as it will be the longest-ever! the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">fourteenth-birthday edition</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">touchdown ~ 24 November (first)</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >last friday, exactly one week ago, i had my birthday celebration - the official one this year. it was pushed forward by so much this year b'cuz my dad wasn't available on the planned 29th. it was a more successful party than last year's with less disruptions and more I.T-savvy using the laptop (not mine) for a second year (for the games). the invites has stayed more or less the same as previously drafted: 8 (<span style="font-style: italic;">though two couldn't make it</span>).<br /><br />one new (zacary), and others the same people including my neighbour, nicole. this year's theme was: doubles and everyone had to pair up. i thought that they would like to do the pairings themselves, or else they would blame me for choosing a wrong partner. but then, things headed for a change: instead, they decided to turn to me for help. the four groups were then announced after much considerations. but when everything was ready by 10.30am, they were too engrossed with the x-men 3 which ben brought ... (<span style="font-style: italic;">maybe next time no movies at all!!</span>) i had to snatch the DVD controller and pause the movie. but just when i was walking up the stairs, i heard jean grey's voice ... i went down again and saw jean & cyclops talking face-to-face ... ||| (<span style="font-style: italic;">diaoz</span>).<br /><br />new games edition were played with one newly added (<span style="font-style: italic;">Wordle</span>). i was so happy to see the games + the questions that i've crafted out over the 2 weeks to be such a huge hit amogst them. we had the interactive game titled "link of words", now in its fourth year, where everybody were in a group and shouting out the words linking with the last letter of the previous word, so on and so forth. everybody had their last laughs until the twin champion were clarified at the end of the game. and of course, the highlight of the day was the song game - What Am I? the number of songs were doubled to thirty following a feedback from ... er-herm. but it was a promotion session for each song ... cuz' after the party, the majority wanted the song list! (<span style="font-style: italic;">pictures will be uploaded soon ... for the first time</span>)<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">bottom-line: new friends were made, new year ahead</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >explosion ~ 30 November <span style="font-weight: bold;">(second)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">just ytd, my 14th birthday had arrived and i'm gonna fill you guys in on the full details. it was started with a big bang in the morning waking up early in the morning for canoeing. i had to carry the heavy bag of sec 4 seniors' presents + mr see's gift to macritchie, what a pain for a birthday boy. anyways, then we were told of the most xiong training programme yet ... the 2-3-4-5 sets. initially mr goh wanted to do 4 sets, but then, luckily upon revising it through with the Ts, it was cut down to three. i was like <span style="font-style: italic;">phew</span> ... the most tiring morning on a birthdate i ever had!! but luckily, with good co-operation with <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">davin</span>, our k2 was able to sustain through the entire prog. at the end, mr goh changed the prog with some sprints and the funniest + most entertaining snake-like rowing back to the finish line from 1000m mark. now, that's what i call a good one.<br /><br />following that, while packing up, we heard some screw-ups here and there, forcing some scoldings ... but luckily, all ended well with several jokes, so as not to spoil the ROD later. and at that time, when we were released, zac & I were still having 'what ifs' in our mind, like ... <span style="font-style: italic;">what if the caterer doesn't come at all</span>. after changing and collecting money (what a gruelling four-day process that was), we were headed for the bus-stop with the presents and life-jackets. instead of taking the 49-minute route (162 + 143), we decided to change it to the 35-minute route (93 + 51), which ended us up reaching the final destination an hour earlier than expected (11am). i played games like tai-ti, bridge with benedict, zac, adrian, lucas and later in the party, playing a 5-player <span style="font-style: italic;">slu*</span> tai-ti with enthusiastic clifton, hilarious shengyu, cool-guy nic lam/cheater adrian + swift da-ge yibin.<br /><br />once the caterer was done with the setting-up, we were led into a prayer with outgoing Captain Weng Ngai, before breaking into lunch, following the canoeing tradition of Yr 4/5, then Yr 3, 2, followed by the Yr 1s. everyone seemed interested in the food and i was half-hearted then. only when i asked seniors like lovable Jingwei, caring Weng Ngai about the food, they replied that it was good. only then could i heave a BIG sigh of relief, after worrying for days and nights. i would like to thank zac for helping me and being a very obedient servant. seeing the team enjoying themselves and feeling comfortable playing card games, entertained by Godwin, the superb magician and the x-box 360, i was really thankful that God has also seen through the proceedings.<br /><br />some had gone for a game of soccer under the scorching sun which left mr see to saying "i wouldn't have let them row under such conditions, but ... they still can play soccer" it has indeed amazed him. =) though this years' event wasn't as elaborate as last yr's, but i could sense the bonding with one another, the fun and full throttle of entertainment. later, i, with hr & zac were being santa claus handing the out-going sec 4s their life-jackets and a joy/peace/happiness/love booklet as a farewell gift for each of them. it was meant to be something special for each of them and aside from previous years where, i guess the seniors were just presented with their l-jacks.<br /><br />close to the end of the party, Mrs Jean Woo commended on the smooth-sailing party, which had no hiccups + she wanted to know more about the caterer (<span style="font-style: italic;">KCK Catering - Singapore's No 1</span>). I must really thank her for saying that!! it was also her first time seeing catered-food so very well-received that nearly everything was cleared. mr see thought that i over-catered as he instructed me to, but in fact, i under catered like what Mrs Woo mentioned - ppl always under cater, if not there would be a lot of left-overs. the party ended with godwin playing his card tricks once again, which was an excellent form of entertainment + the highlight of the day. finally, we (<span style="font-style: italic;">zac, shaun, josh lim, me)</span> were sent home by kind Mr Sim. a happy ending indeed!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">thank<span style="font-weight: bold;">you</span>: <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">God</span></span></span> | for making everything possible<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">Joshua Woo, Mr & Mrs Jean Woo</span> | for allowing the ROD to be held in their house<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Mr See</span> | for overseeing the entire ROD plannings + party<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Canoeing Seniors + Grand Snrs</span> | for being available at the party + leading the way in canoeing<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Yibin, Nic Lam, Clifton, Zacary</span> | for giving your undying support + helping in alot of ways<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Everyone present</span> | for making the 2006 ROD party a mega success<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" >thursday, 30 November 2006<br />friday, 1 December 2006</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-3177300600053071482?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-84784111586029142702006-11-22T19:38:00.000+08:002006-11-22T20:06:17.075+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">winter is already here ... but some may wonder why the weather opposes your thinking ... well, leave that aside and go on enjoying your holidays ... (this is a light post)<br /><br />> now it's the mid of the holidays for many of us, but just the start for the primary school students. well, my holidays this time is more jam-packed than ever. but let's recall ... what my <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">holidays</span> have been like for the past few years...<br />20<span style="font-weight: bold;">03 </span>| the first time planning my debut birthday party<br />20<span style="font-weight: bold;">04</span> | school optional trip to brisbane + juggling with 6th SVA project + planning for da bdparty<br />20<span style="font-weight: bold;">05</span> | first time have sports trg during the hols + bd-planning<br />20<span style="font-weight: bold;">06</span> | (currently) planning for canoe r.o.d + canoe trg + bd-fast planning<br />as you can see, it's not easy surviving through the holidays for several people out there too ... imagine you throw in christmas party, class party, thanksgiving party, graduation night ... etc ... you'll probably be seen in a neighbourhood coffeeshop with bloodshot eyes (that's if you're a coffee lover ... with more coffee powder added to each drink ordered).<br /><br />>> talking about <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">birthday</span> ... in the canoeing team, there are 5 ppl celebrating their birthday this month (of november). firstly, we have the t1 rower (who just flown back from london today, from his chamber orchestra performance ... not canoeing) joshua tan. next, for three consecutive days starting from twenty-third november, we have three sec ones turning thirteen - eugene, nicholas, derek. then finally, ending of the month of birthdays, would be mine on da last day of november. which conincidentally is also ... some important day (go find out yourself ... if you can).<br /><br />>>> and also moving on to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">canoeing r.o.d </span>... you guys can hear the full details in the announcements tomorrow. the cost, the venue, the time, the duration, the distance (to the venue), the route (to the venue) will all be revealed tomorrow during the debrief.<br /><br />it's been a hard time planning for the r.o.d ... since there's only zac and me doing it full-time. but it's kinda fun this way, cuz if we have an open session, it'll only create more disorder, if not, confusion and arguments. you are assured of entertainment, or at least, self-initiation at the r.o.d party. but all can only be found out on the actual day itself. no garuntees whatsoevers ... so ... i hope you'll enjoy yourselves as much as possible.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;">wednesday, 22 november 2006</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-8478411158602914270?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-69374277749363563322006-11-14T22:48:00.000+08:002006-11-15T16:16:04.994+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" >time has really past real fast ... it's really my pleasure to share my past ten days with u guys ... and here it goes (please bear with the long, nice post)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">canoeing</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">under the sun</span></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" >for the past two weeks, canoeing has been rather fun, tiring in a different way and interesting. while i've been taking a k1 ever since the end of examinations (with the exception of partnering zacary once), i've never got the chance to experience the twin-engine powered speed (k2, that is ... sorry for the chim-ness). just last saturday, and since then, i've been taking k2 with davin. it's a rather pleasant experience, a much different one when i last took with AB. probably it's because our fitness level has improved more? anyways, it was so much fun taking k2 with davin too ... although sometimes things might go a little wrong (like boat wobbles a little).<br /><br />it always seems bright and sunny in the morning when we row, but when we travel back home later, we would find that the clear blue skies would begin to turn greyish, giving people the moody-feeling. that's why it's called canoeing, under the sun and not the rain.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">happiness</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">under one roof<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">although most of my time has been taken up by canoeing, i still find time to enjoy the holidays with friends like shaun, zacary and mr ivan sim. after canoeing trainings, sometimes we will go out and eat at respectable fast-food restaurants and talk about many different topics, or even very contagious jokes. and just yesterday, after muching on our brunch, and heading towards the mrt station, there were a group of teenage girls asking people for donations ... claiming to be helping ex-convicts ... under the company aty-something pte Ltd.<br /><br />i didn't really like that kind of persuasive attitude and anime-like pitiful look which really tricks people into giving money ... it's rather bad to do such things. whether or not the money benefits ex-convicts, they or anyone who does such things should really convince people by showing an official stamp which people can trust ... for example ... some well-known company or sth similar. but luckily, i managed to escape using a smart idea (can guess it?).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">music</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">under development </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">(inspirational message)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">many of you might have been inspired or feel that you have an urge to follow many lyricists' footsteps ... well, i too are like those out there who have been struck by the many great songs in the world. (the lyrics on my front page was from my debut album entitled "Tearful") i wanna bring a message across that ... if you want to achieve something, don't be afraid, just go and work your hearts out for it.<br /><br />the first selected inspirational song from the album is the most well-received song to date "Stay On Forever". it speaks of my feelings from the time when i entered the prefectorial board in p3 till my final days in p6. you must endure the pain that you are expected to go through and don't give up even if you are pushed to the limits. take some time off to know what you are going to do in the days ahead.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">for full album download: go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">www.freewebs.com/mbscompany/mbstore</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(includes hit tracks like "stay on forever", "from this moment on", "heartbreak" & "another voice")<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">wednesday, 15 November 2006</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-6937427774936356332?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1162724694579779942006-11-05T19:03:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:10.859+08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">it's finally a post after a two-week absence and you can expect alot from this post...</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">the first thing</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">the PSL (peer support leader) training on monday and tuesday was very exciting and innovative! though we had a few lectures which were entertaining, we still managed to find time to have bonding sessions together. the <em><span style="font-family: Arial;">trust</span></em> game was surely one that made sure everyone showed support for one another. and abseiling was the highlight of both days, definitely the most-anticipated event of the training. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">then we also had some <em><span style="font-family: Arial;">body parts</span></em> game led by my group's teacher facilitator, Ms Jean Luah, who cracked her brain for wild and creative ideas for the wacky game. we had 4 or 5 in a team and she would say somethin' like 2 hands and 3 legs ... so we gotta find some ways to do that within a certain limit. the group that takes the longest time to do the mentioned would have 1 demerit and the winner + runner-up gets 1 Merit each. at the end of the whole thing, my group got the lowest points and we were instructed to pick up millipedes as a forfeit ... how disgusting!! but i manage to overcome my fears of them as they coil up once you touch them (not really that easy though) ... it's creepy and crawly ... </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">i totally look forward to be the care-taker or school guardian of some secondary one students next year! it can be called a <em><span style="font-family: Arial;">junior-senior-promotion</span></em>!!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">the second thing</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">canoeing trainings this week have been nothing but tough ... Mr Goh introduced the new training method of canoe then run instead of our traditional run then canoe ... tiring would be the word to describe the new formula. and i garuntee you (unless you are super-chaoji-fit) that you would feel very shag for the first time in your life if you do it for the first time. but this helps us eventually ... so, what is there to complain? </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">but the only thing is that the drop in discipline and stuff would come a heavy price - punishment ... that is push-ups and more push-ups. we were told to do the 8x10 in two seperate continuous sets of 5, 3. you would feel like the sky is gonna fall anytime when u get up from the p-up position ... but some people still feel so energetic that they can talk non-stop while walking back to the shed ... (sigh)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">the third thing</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">you will not believe it ... i just got another promotion ... and this time it's for BB (Boys' Brigade). and i'm super proud of it (in a nice way of course). the last time i got promoted from Pte/2 to Lcp/2 was about 2-3 weeks ago ... and now ... 2-3 weeks later, i'm promoted again from Lcp/2 to Cpl/2. that's the best christmas gift that i can ever receive this year!! i wasn't expecting my promotion so soon ... but i'm really thankful to Mr Nicholas Chen for making it possible and a success too. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">the drill exam 2 today was also very fun with the 3-2 ranks exercise which made the whole 40-min long exam very very very super duper refreshing. with the Primers - Primer Arthur, Tim Tang - commanding us and giving us encouragement along the way ... we bonded together further and strived for the very best during that period of time ... o ... i also forgot to mention that the last Live! Praise for a BB Parade (in school) this year was held today with insiprational songs like <em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Power of Your Love</span></em>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I must thank Jesus for giving me an opportunity in BB and learn many things including perseverance (the BB hike), patience (the LDC 1) and change in thinking (throughout all the parades in the year). and on a more serious note, He has helped all the BB boys through many crisis and our times of need in 2006 right from the start of the year during the BB Day trainings all the way till today's 42nd parade (2006). </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">the last thing</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">upcoming events (TO LOOK FORWARD TO):</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(i) the BB barbecue party (ii) the 12th Coy SGB (iii) the 14th BD of muah (iv) family holiday trip</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(v) christmas day (vi) new serials coming up </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">and more to come ...</span></em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Georgia;">saturday, 4 November 2006</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-116272469457977994?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1161768723090738162006-10-25T17:12:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:10.645+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">it was such a wonderful day today and the past two days too ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><strong><em>on <span style="color:#990000;">monday</span></em></strong> we were informed of our classes and i was a shock when i was placed in the same class as shaun ... which meant that we'll be in the same class for 5 years if u include next year ... da longest i ever stayed with a classmate through since pri sch. and then i was like checking which destination we were going next yr ... and it turned out to be Thailand ... (chiang mai), i was rather upset cuz' malacca was rather humid this yr ... and didn't want to end up perspiring in Thailand too.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><em><strong>on <span style="color:#00cccc;">tuesday</span></strong> </em>it was training at macritchie and then we were back to running 5 rounds with 10 p-ups per round ... it was tiring ... dead-beat .. didn't run in almost "a million years" ... no stamina ... no strength ... no nothing ... was just running my hearts out and dripping wet at the end of the first round. after the canoeing session ... we were told of the situation for next yr's nat'ls competition ... first in 2004 was in Kallang ... then 2005/2006 at MacRitchie ... and then 2007 - Bedok (very high possibility)!! and now the committee is trying to merge the A Div with the B & C Div competition which means the races will probably stretch over 5 days or so ... was totally stunned by this piece of information </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc9933;">today</span></em> </strong>first it was the long announcements which had some pretty interestings one too... then we moved on to the old audi ... hearing Dr Ong's very meaning lecture which i hope some will listen and change for the much-much-super-much better ... and then he announced that 3.16 (my class) will be going to Shanghai instead of the previously planned Thailand ... i was hitting my chair with great joy in my heart ... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">then, he introduced our new Year 3 Director ... who turned out to be none other than Mr Lim Eng Kong ... my ex-Canoeing teacher ... who is strict and precise with words, but generally respects others if u give him respect too. he was the one who encouraged me to go out to the 1000m mark with my K1 last year ... it was very memorable. and then later in class was watching X-Men 3 ... and also the issue of report books ... + so many more things we had to handle ... all the spare time was dedicated for practicing our Inter-Class Vocal Music (Yr 2) song - "This Is The Night".</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">it was time ... 1320hrs ... almost everyone was seated in the hall ... about 40 minutes later ... after 4 classes had performed ... it was time for twang and i to go up on stage to sing ... our hearts were beating non-stop like a drum roll with unexpected unpleasing sudden pauses ... this affected our breathing and stage-presence. well ... twang started off the song very low cuz' of the mike wasn't very loud ... then it was my turn to sing the chorus ... it was frightening when i sang solo ... so i focused towards the right of the audi and looked towards that direction for the entire song. it turned out during the results that the IB Teacher mentioned our performance to the best among the lot ... and we were the CHAMPIONS for Yr 2 (2006) Vocal Music!! yay ... but it would be even better if Mrs Elaine Wan was around ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#000000;">wednesday, 25 October 2006</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-116176872309073816?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1161411313604423312006-10-21T13:41:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:10.434+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#666600;"><em>the posting season is back again ... after three weeks ... sorry guys, had to tend to some important stuff ... be prepared to read this super-long-post ...</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">yups ... the exams are over, while others may feel high and relaxed ... i'm the total opposite of them. failure to study well resulted in me having to look back on my performance and feel guilty about it. though i started two weeks before, it took me most of that time studying geography, which mostly came out from the later chapters ... and history took up less than five days. the rest of the subjects were between 2 - 5 days. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">and just on thursday, the results were released ... my heart was thumping while the rest of the class were chatting with one another. no matter how nervous i was, i could never revert back to what it was before two weeks ago when the exams started. neither could i undo what has already been done. <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">depression</span></strong> would be one word i can mention when i received all my results. i had only 3 A1s and the rest were 6 B3s = not-high average, but still manage to be one of the top fifteen of the class (still bad). though 5th in chinese and topped for art (which shared same score with three others), i wasn't really satisfied at all. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">one PERSON in my class was like so happy when he beat me for 2 - 3 subjects ... and that his average was beating me at that point in time, but when the rest of the papers were given out ... he was too ashame to compare. this kinda people should really learn not to be a proud-blabber and instead be modest ... but i guess ... if he wanna be like that all his life ... well then, i wish him good luck. o ... fyi, his average was not as well as he thought it would be like, but instead i managed to overtake him.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">well ... now for the happy side, me, JL & HR took part in the preliminary round for the annual inter-class chinese quiz 2006 and we were told that we made it to the grand finals (top 3 classes fight it out) three days later. just ytd, we challenged 2.2 and 2.13 (the only IP class that made it through). it was basically general knowledge questions and some school-based ques. too ... 2.2 was leading at the start, followed by us and then last was 2.13. at one pt, we overtook 2.2 by 5 points, but they managed to answer a difficult question and ranked first by winning 20 points. ok ... not to confuse u any further, the final score was: <strong>2.2 (65 Points) 2.7 (60 Points) 2.13 (- Points)</strong>. and there's gonna be a prize presentation on monday in front of the whole school for this quiz thing ... so it has sorta make me a little happier. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">next up, it would be on this coming wednesday ... there's an inter-class vocal music (general music) singing presentation ... each class is supposed to send a representative grp to fight it out. and i'm glad to say that i'm part of it! *yay* we haven't really decided what song to sing ... but we have came up with a list of five songs and will choose one on Monday during music lesson. but we have decided not to pick the original song we sang during the preliminary round (julie garland's somewhere over the rainbow). however, this is only for the year 2 level ... so ... for other levels who wanna hear it ... i'm sorry, but probably u might've to ask ur teachers abt it. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">then just ytd afternoon + last night, i fell sick ... had dirrhoea and feeling nausea ... so didn't make it for canoeing this morning ... but now slowly recovering after following Mr See's + Mr Goh's method of drinking lots of water and lotsa rest. i hope will fully recover by tmr and then will be able to go for training on monday. talking abt mon, on that day ... we might be able to know what class we're going to next year (Yr 3) ... feeling bitter-sweet about this cuz of the new IP class i will be assigned to ... and new friends ... dunno whether will have some old friends that i know ... i definitely hope so...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#000000;">saturday, 22 Oct 2006</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-116141131360442331?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1159517635682599032006-09-29T15:20:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:10.237+08:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">after doing people's quizzes and stuff, it's time for some fun with my newly-created personal, yet not so in-depth kinda questions ... don't expect full complete answers </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff9966;"><em>who knows what's inside?</em></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>[<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">warm-up</span>] Who's/When's/What's your</strong> ...</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">01 - <strong>best friend/s</strong> = jwee + jpoon + ztan (go find out who they are)</span><br />02 - <strong>best pri sch teachers </strong>= (eng) ms woon (cl) ms tan bp (sci) mr elkan lim (math) mrs mona tan<br />03 - <strong>best sec sch teachers </strong>= (eng) mdm phua (cl) mrs mary lee (math) mdm loh cm (p.sci) <em>undecided</em> (l.sci) <em>aslo undecided </em>(hist) mrs lim chiaw yen (geog) ms. emily ong<br />04 - <strong>best time in sch</strong> = singing in class<br />05 - <strong>best time at home</strong> = composing songs<br />06 - <strong>best time around the world</strong> = los angeles/disneyland<br />07 - <strong>best time ever</strong> = making good friends/bonding with family<br />08 - <strong>best tv show</strong> = too many to say ... but some might leave bad memories or speak abt things unexpected<br /><br />[<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><strong>commands</strong></span>] What would you do if ...<br />09 - <strong>a girl comes up to you on the street and says she likes u =</strong> tell her thanks, but no thanks cuz she might be suffering from post-break-up blues<br />10 - <strong>your parents demand you to joing a karaoke contest</strong> = definitely, but define the word "karaoke", i won't join the ge-tai stage type<br />11 - <strong>you get called up for a nickelodeon show "blue's clues" as a cast</strong> = i might as well join the sessame street team<br />12 - <strong>you tripped over a guest's foot and vomits right after</strong> = runaway, leaving no traces behind ... besides the vomit lah<br />13 - <strong>you get the chance to be the opposite gender</strong> = use my sixth sense and wear high heels<br />14 - <strong>a man in his golden years offers you a massage</strong> = SCREAM for help!!<br />15 - <strong>a book-worm geeky 8 yr old boy asks you to define the term "pulmonary artery"</strong> = politely reject him and stay far far away from him ... (you know children nowadays ...)<br />16 - <strong>your dream true love appears right in front of you in real life</strong> = dunno lah ... stutter i guess<br />17 - <strong>you get stuck in your fan's house filled with candles and a rope </strong>= jump off the window<br />18 - <strong>you are asked to play Pikachu for a commercial</strong> = i will join the desperate housewives cast instead<br />19 - <strong>you could fly</strong> = join The Amazing Race<br />20 - <strong>you could never die</strong> = thank the Lord<br />21 - <strong>you could stay slim forever </strong>= eat food that are yummy and eat more than 10 meals a day<br />22 - <strong>be your idol's personal assistant</strong> = ask for the autograph and grant me a monthly salary of $1mil (joking ...)<br />23 - <strong>no one on earth would ever be sentenced to jail/death</strong> = tear down the most ugly buildings in the world<br />24 - <strong>you could change into any animal</strong> = change into a cat and scratch my most hated enemy's face<br />25 - <strong>you could be anyone for a day</strong> = be a president and grant everyday a holiday! (like that would ever happen...)<br />26 - <strong>you had a very masculine body and very fit</strong> = purposely run past a group of obese (no lah ... don't wanna demoralise them)<br />27 - <strong>your good friend was a high-ranking official in the government</strong> = join him for breakfast, lunch, tea-break, hi-tea, dinner and supper everyday<br />28 - <strong>your fans ask for your autograph in front of your enemy</strong> = throw in free photo-taking sessions<br />29 - <strong>your enemy was your mother's best friend's son</strong> = too bad ... i'll tell my mum's best friend that he broke the windows in class, caused a false fire alarm, talked back to his teacher, prank called the school office, damaged the chair cuz he's way above weight (when he's only 30kg) and forced a school cleaner to quit cuz his toilet business is always too unbearable + has a PSI level of 102 (<em>even before i can complete saying everything ... she would be fuming mad ... so .. why shld i waste my time, juz say the first one is enough</em>) <strong>this is unrealistic</strong><br />30 - <strong>your long-time enemy was a celebrity and you met him/her at a red-carpet event with lotsa media coverage</strong> = purposely step on his foot and say sacarstically "oops .. i'm so sorry ... i like didn't see you thats why ... probably you should wear shoes which can elevate you way higher ..." and then walk away standing tall<br /><br />who should do this: 1) Nick Ng 2) Zacary Tan 3) Davin Chia 4) Josh Tan 5) AB<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">friday, 29 Sept 2006</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115951763568259903?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1158310155760637352006-09-15T16:15:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:10.058+08:00<span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">this post is different from the rest and actually wanted to start writing my stories, but decided to do this instead ...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Skin colour</span></strong>: tanned brown<br /><strong>Hair colour</strong>: black with brown reflection under sunlight<br /><strong>Eye colour</strong>: Hazel<br /><strong>Clothes colour</strong>: white<br /><strong>Wardrobe colour</strong>: black, grey, red, blue, white, yellow, orange<br /><strong>Seven memorable things <em>last+this</em> month:</strong><br />1. received official document of entrance into IB<br />2. went for BB hike + SANA + Fireman's courses<br />3. planned for studies<br />4. acting as a maid during SANA<br />5. started joining in Bible Study<br />6. visited ACSP on Teachers Day Eve<br />7. made new friends<br /><strong>Six people you talked face to face this week</strong> 1. Jonathan 2. Dennis 3. TWang 4. Ryan 5. Yibin 6. Joshua Tan<br /><strong>Five things you bought recently</strong> 1. Malay Kuehs 2. 8 Days Magazine 3. Pen refil 4. Doughnut 5. Hashbrown<br /><strong>Four people you saw today</strong> 1. Yibin 2. Dad 3. Zacary 4. Jonathan<br /><strong>Three people you want to talk to now but cant</strong> 1. Nick Ng 2. Mr See 3. Nick Soh<br /><strong>Two things on your mind now</strong> 1. Writing stories 2. Penning new songs<br /><strong>Lastly, you need to tag 13 (your age) people to do this quiz</strong><br />it's at the bottom, why mention it twice?<br /><strong>grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18 and find line four</strong> "Each company has a Chaplain who is usually a minister of your Sponsoring Church" - BB Handbook = very comprehensive with lotsa badges i wanna get<br /><strong>stretch your left arm out as far as you can:</strong> wadrobe<br /><strong>last thing you watched on TV?</strong> My Lovely Samsoon Series Finale<br /><strong>without looking, guess what time it is</strong>. 3.50 <strong>The actual time?</strong> 4.33<br /><strong>what can you hear with exception of the computer?</strong> cars on the road<br /><strong>when did you last step outside?</strong> this morning <strong>what were you doing?</strong> walking to MRT<br /><strong>what did you look at before you started this survey?</strong> Carrie Underwood's webpage<br /><strong>What are you wearing?</strong> school uniform + bermudas <strong>did you dream last night?</strong> no<br /><strong>When did you last laugh?</strong> yesterday when CL teacher told us abt his police experiences<br /><strong>what is on the walls of the room you are in?</strong> windows<br /><strong>anything weird lately?</strong> ryan drenched <strong>what do you think of this quiz?</strong> crazy<br /><strong>what is the last film you saw?</strong> hmm ... Garfield 2??<br /><strong>becoming a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?</strong> World Bank<br /><strong>tell me something about you that i don't know who are u?</strong> i sing while i row on k1<br /><strong>what one thing would you change about the world?</strong> mentality of people<br /><strong>do you like to dance?</strong> yeah, sort of<br /><strong>if your first child is a girl,what do you call her?</strong> i don't think so far<br /><strong>your first child is a boy,what do you call him?</strong> Mr Michael Ong the 2nd (joking ...)<br /><strong>have you ever considered living abroad?</strong> duh<br /><strong>what do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?</strong> i respect HIS decision ... so, no preference<br /><strong>5 people who must do this in their journal or blog</strong> 1. AB 2. Patricia 3. ABBIE 4. Yibin 5. Nick Lee<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">friday, 15 Sept 2006</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115831015576063735?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1157788839783173732006-09-09T15:24:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.899+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;">the new week begun with an interesting bb course "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">SANA Anti-Drug Abuse</span>" at sengkang (sigh ... brings back memories ...), anyways, on the morning train i saw <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">joshua lim</span> at the (NEL) dhoby ghaut station, but didn't talk to him till we got off at sengkang (<span style="font-style: italic;">not that i'm cold, but was too tired - o, thx for understanding, how thoughtful of u</span>). we walked to the sengkang community hub, which is just opp. compass point and it was very new. went up to lvl 5 and first person i saw i got out of the lift was joshua wee constantly waving at me, and asking us to quickly go into the room for registration.<br /><br />firstly, i would like to comment on the woman wearing pink who was one of the usherers ... she was very rude by harshly informing us to enter the room without considering our feelings. she had no respect for us at all and i was utterly dissapointed with their service. about half an hour later, after all the registrations and stuff, we settled inside the mega-big meeting room (for a community club). we were arranged very randomly and were not allowed to choose our seats (another dissapointing moment). i thought .. what kind of "pock" course is this ... 1st > rude person, the 2nd > no choosing allowed ...<br /><br />we were briefed through by this CNB officer, who looked rather professional, and made things easy by telling us to memorise only those words in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RED</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">and the rest, we need not bother = <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">30%</span> important + <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">70%</span> unimportant. </span>this really worked out alot and more people paid attention than the usual figures. the 20+ slides was rather exciting because of the study-made-easy lecture and then we moved on to the 31-slide lecture by another instructor who works with SANA. after which, we watched a short clip and were off for lunch. but before we were released, we were told that when we come back, we must be prepared to dicuss within our group for the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">ROLE-PLAY</span>.<br /><br />on my way to lunch, i discussed with zacary abt the role-play ... i thought off acting my alter-ego = yati (a fillipino maid, no offence to anyone). things just started to become comedy-like. the 12th coy (yeah!!) bb boys went to mac for lunch and most of the rest of them started to talk about DOTA and sorts. an hour later, we were back at the lecture theatre watching a ten-minute video of mr bean ... (how un-funny actually ... cuz' i've already watched it many many times).<br /><br />then, everyone was back to business. we had group discussion on the role play to convey a message "not to take drugs + drugs is bad". so, we brainstormed for less than 40mins to come up with our script. no rehearsals were added in, so we just had an impromptu role-play. our members consisted of Deepeka + Sharon (from Northbrook SS), Kristina (from Orchid Park SS) & Zak + Me. i was the highlight of the act cuz' my part was the climax - the funniest part of all. i was <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">yati</span> = a maid and my most tickling line was "sorry boss, sorry boss, please don't fire me ..." it was spoken in a comedic way and had the crowd going = the best play of all. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">deepeka</span></span> meanwhile, at the start, also acted very well, with her snapping mosquitoes - what a hilarious sight!! <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">zacary</span> acted as my boss and he couldn't stop laughing while acting, cuz' the role-play was too funny already. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">sharon</span> acted as the narrator and forgot to introduce us at the beginning, but her pleasant voice spared us from deduction of points. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">kristina</span> </span>had the most challenging part in the role play as she had to act as two people - first was the "drug-pusher" and secondly, my fellow "drug-pusher maid-friend" next door. kudos to my team for putting in so much effort!! together, we were <span style="font-style: italic;">drama-mamas</span>. in the end, our group were one of the Top 4 groups (the exact position weren't mentioned) and we each won a kNow Drug bag. ironically, all 3 bb-canoeist (me, josh & zac) managed to win a prize (the bag) each!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">special mention of the post</span>: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">deepeka, sharon, kristina, zacary<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">saturday, 9 Sept 2006</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115778883978317373?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1157533746785232792006-09-06T15:52:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.723+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">updated version (as of 9/9/06)</span><br />"<em><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">God will make a way when there seems to be no way</span></em>" ... this part of a song is indeed so true that i can't deny it. at the 48-hr hike from friday 6pm (1/9) - sunday 6pm (3/9), our whole group was not coordinated at all and were not encouraging each other at all. the night fell on friday and we were sleeping under the stars. i had been wishing that one day i would be sleeping under the stars and feel the cool breeze passing. now it's been fulfilled and i could not ask for more. it's all thanks to God without whom this would not have been made possible (ok ... sounds common here, but it's true).</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" ></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" >then the next morning - our group arrived at yishun at about 9++am for the commencement of our hike. i had to be the pacer as i was not assigned any job and i counted ... and counted ... and counted ... for about 4km which = 4000/100 x 75 paces = <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3000 paces </span></strong>(claps, claps, good job michael!!). then we took a break for lunch at some Nee Soon Park i think ... there we were cooking under a small hut with vulgarities filling the wall. and if u stand in the middle of the hut where it says "stand, voice, echo" and talk, u would be able to hear your echoes through a circular motion. and + there's still this really cool toilet. when u go in, the button to lock the door is a touch-button (not press) and once locked, it will say "<em>you have a maximum of 10 minutes to use the toilet</em>". then, it was music time - they actually played some classical music inside for you to relax while doing your business!! how thoughtful of the toilet management.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" ></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" >then after lunch, it was back to my turn and then mervyn took over for a while and then it was back to me. so in all, plus the night hike ... i had calculated pacings over 6 - 8km. that was really tough!! it was day 2, i woke up striked my tent and walked out for breakfast together with my bb group partner, Jonathan Poon. i looked straight ahead and saw the cute little LRT which came every 4 mins (much faster than the NEL, NSL, EWL) ... but anyways, i never really did see an LRT before and managed to get a good look at it. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" ></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" >much much later, we were at sengkang (yes, it is very very far, but yes, we made it) ... we walked through the deserted IMH and went there to refill our empty bottles. we had planned to cook at the carpark, but the fierce-looking security had already scared us inside out. he might just report us to bb hq, so we decided not to take the risk and settled at a HDB carpark, which was ... jus next to a rubbish dump (but closed up of course). we were limited to a packet of maggi mee for 2 ppl due to some "war scenerio" where there's a supposed shortage of food. we were admiring the McDonalds opposite and even drooling too (<span style="font-style: italic;">eww ... of course not!!)</span> dot dot dot ...<br /><br />finally, two hours after noon, we took the EWL via NEL back to school and had this weird rounds of game started off by mr albert ong (the 2nd) ... quoting from him: "a boy travelled on the train from choa chu kang to sengkang to yio chu kang, where did he go next?" ... and all sorts of funny questions started popping out. only mervyn and primer yeong wei managed to break the code, which was rather very silly. anyways, it was a good 48-hour hike ... considering we had *er-herm* <span style="font-style: italic;">treats</span>... and finally with the 2500xp, i can be promoted ... in a month's time ... diaoz |||.<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">saturday, 9 Sept 2006</span></span><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Arial;" > </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115753374678523279?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1156427074244829412006-08-24T21:28:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.606+08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">pain, destruction and imperfection have been crawling over my mind the past 2 weeks as i received back all the remaining ct3 papers ... sigh ... while i was reflecting on my results, my friends were like "hey mike, what's ur average??" and i was too sad to reveal, simply replying "it's not up to standard, please don't compare, don't demoralise me any further ...." but they still insisted on my results ... to stop the frustration ... i revealed to them and SOMEONE in class was such a pain ... after comparing he did not consider my thoughts nor feelings and said "haha, i beat u ... haha ..." this kind of singaporean is very TYPICAL and UNSYMPATHETIC at all ... not worth BEFRIENDING. but days later, i forgave him ... (without telling him f.y.i) and leave that bad day behind because i know that there will always be a better day ahead...<br /><br />I prayed that night and true enough ... a week later ... which was yesterday ... the Term Report and IB Results were released con-currently during English lesson. We did not expect that it would be out that quickly and we were all worried, tensed and went around to wish people good luck. I was like the rest very concerned about our future and did not know what's to come ... mdm told us that out of 20 ppl who applied in class, only 5 got through and this was when i felt even more nervous. only a quater got through and now that's scary. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">mdm phua</span> called my name first, i went up, hoping to receive my results, but only to give out sweets to the class. my other friends were like did he get in? she firstly said no ... but very softly she whispered ... actually Michael got in ... I was like so HAPPY, yet had this undecided-feeling = bittersweet. it was such a relief!! very very lucky to get in. so friends from the ip currently, see u in the new pre-ib life experience next yr.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">what you did not know ...</span></span><br />my friends who did not get in came up to me and nagged ... "hey ... not fair, why could u get in and not me when my average was higher" ... some even slapped me on my lap (not that hard though) ... venting their anger or rather bitterness. i could understand how they feel especially when that SOMEONE made fun of me. but all was explained during the ib briefing about why some of them did not get through or were put on probation ... i hope that they are recovering from it now ... I pray that GOD will gide them through and comfort them.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">special mention of the post</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">mdm ann phua</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />she is the kindest teacher that i've ever seen. you are simply young at heart and very active in spirit too!! happy teachers' day 2006.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">thursday, 31 august 2006</span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115642707424482941?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1155807729937156842006-08-17T17:17:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.487+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">have been busy lately and got back my CT3 results this week - rather dissapointed my results and very jealous of SOME people in the class who got a higher average (out of the 4 subjects that we got back), would not like to name them though. also, i have not been attending canoeing trainings cuz' mr see was so kind to let the yr 2s off to study (<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">special mention</span>: thanks <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">mr see</span>, ur so kind, ur da best in da world, oops ... i forgot that he'll not be seeing this</span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="">, but who cares anyway).</span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >juz b4 the rugby match, my friends n' I went to the crystal jade at holland V for a scrumptious lunch, and i was so grateful to "twanger" for giving me a treat (for a bowl of Century Egg Congee). but even so, i didn't know what i was ordering as i simply copied what my friend ordered (cuz' he was saying in cantonese to the waitress and i didn;t know a thing, but since his judgement for food is like usually gd, so juz agreed) then when slurped the century egg, i could feel like this funny 'jelly' and the yolk. it was like so "eww" and i almost spat it out, but said to myself "this is posh, high-class restaurant, so must have high-class attitude and eating manners".<br /><br />the c div' rugby team of my sch went to the finals ytd and defeated RI 15-10, actually i expected our team to win anyways, so i was studying when ppl were crazily shouting their hearts, lungs, mind, soul, body (</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >face n' spa...) </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >out ... those super-enthu ppl even when to the grass patch to get a closer view of the match. but on a lighter note, all i care is the flipping of the score-cards as the match progresses, but it looks like it didn't happen this year. no, but seriously, i was not all-prepared to cheer because of the four-week exams (...must be trying to copy the great s'poe sale record of eight weeks).<br /><br />today, when i heard that 2.1's geog marks ranges from a 65 to 17, i was thinking ... they are really too stringent ... even a discount is 75!! so was very scared for the results after receiving a half-past-six marks for english. and tomorrow is a holiday thanks to the "cool-breezers"</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > for their great accomplishment. because of this: we've got 12 golds this yr, 10 yrs of c div' rugby gold, 10 yrs of top boy sec sch.</span><br /></span></span></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">thursday, 17 august 2006</span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115580772993715684?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1155384644195954852006-08-12T19:43:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.375+08:00<div style="text-align: right;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:120%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >the week has been rather strenious, yet very very meaningful ... let's recall back on the past few days <span style="font-style: italic;">-</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">tuesday</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > was the nat'l day celeb (with all the singing of chapel songs + 2005 theme song "reach out for the skies" .. again, cuz' our sch music teacher composed it ... i was wondering she must have a super hyper-active baby as she still has the energy to dance around!! but seriously, she's a wonderful and creative ),<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >wednesday</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > was the actual nat'l day (yay!! finally got the chance to eat popiah, my fav since young, but juz that when i wrapped a few rolls ... most of the fillings dropped out and i was like diao... |||)<br />then </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >thurs</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > was the 22-km round ubin "rehearsal" (sounds kinda like a musical - we rowed n' rowed n' rowed ... got to row in the straits for the first time and i encountered some dirty rubbish floating about ... and i think i saw an underwear juz next to my boat)<br /><br />k, let's cut the crap and move on to today ... we had the ROD parade for BB and the "eagles" were flying for the final time (adapted from p.d.2 movie). it was rather emotional for me to see the outgoing admin (yr 4s) in their smart full-u and hearing their painful experiences over the last four years in the old cpa + got to watch the video presentation they did. even though mr prefect (zac) thought that it was boring (the speech), but i found what mr snr prefect a.k.a w/o wesley chan said was very true "the sec 3s admin must work 2gether and care for their sec 1s next yr, one year is very short indeed, before you know it ... the new admin for 2007/2008 will arrive".<br /><br />but the highlight of the day was mr ivan sim's talk ... he mentioned that he regretted having not to choose to handle this yr's batch of sec 1s and that he cried when he went back home... mr sim is kind by nature and very "quiet" in the sense that he rarely shares with us abt his personal life - almost everyone knows this by now. during the video present., we watched and laughed and laughed - and we found out that mr sim was FAT last time 4 yrs ago ... but a yr later reduced to his current size. later, it was the incoming admin's official installation ... they were flying high and i dunno why but i keep feeling that every yr's csm is a prefect + in the bb band (0405's daryl chia, 0506's wesley chan and this yr's one also) ... anyways, it's been very touching = the words that wesley + mr sim said have touched my heart and i will work on my attendance for bb, i feel guilty whenever i miss a parade (i know ur laughing there in front of the screen, stop it .. nope, dont argue with me - ahh .. stop, NEXT!!) </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">next - courtesy of high sch musical</span></span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">saturday, 12 august 2006</span></span></span></span><br /></div> </div> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115538464419595485?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1155290395221973632006-08-11T17:58:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:09.183+08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >today, i've finally got through some obstacles which are really freaky ...<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >it was life sciences exam today and i strolled in class as usual ... then a "pock" person came to class bugging us abt the test later on ... moments later, the class fell silent as though no one was there, a rare thing for a class who doesn't really bothers about studies - "look not on the outside but the inside..."<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >blah blah blah ... during a break between classes, i was singing at the back like every other day with my friend, as though we were singing a duet (song - breaking free - abit oldish but who cares), anyways ... yeah my friend stared at me halfway through the chorus. he gave that blur look like the one in manga with three stripes on the face and i had no choice but to hide my face behind my literature book...how dumb can i be?? (errr...)</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">friday, 11 august 2006</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115529039522197363?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32555928.post-1155289540392496562006-08-11T17:43:00.000+08:002006-11-14T22:42:08.933+08:00<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >finally, after much efforts, i've finally managed to launch my successful blog which took much time to plan and prepare ... hope this will be much far apart from my MBS website<br /><br /></span></span></span></span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">thursday, 10 august 2006</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32555928-115528954039249656?l=stand-still.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M!©HæĹhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101545253851742225noreply@blogger.com