Monday, March 26, 2007

NCC

Finally, i m done with all the intensive NCC work. Had the company camp last fri to sat and all the preparation for that was being done the week before, therefore being very busy. From Monday to Thursday last week, i stayed back everyday to meet the sec 1s or to do administrative work or to meet the teachers in charge. Was really busy last week. Sian ah then homework gotta chiong, felt really super tired. Then had more and more projects to do... i wonder how i manage to get through the week.

On friday, it was the company camp the sec 4s were looking forward to. It was tekaning time! After suffering for 3 years plus in NCC, it s time to torture others. heehee. actually matthew and i were very lenient and kind to the sec 1s. they made so many mistakes but we closed one eye coz i know they cant do that many push ups as punishment. We were always behind schedule for the camp thx to too much time wastage and last minute happenings. Anyway, we survived the first day and were waiting anxiously for the night. Coz it s time for the traditional 'Psycho Night'! It s a tradition every sec 4 follows and that is to torture the juniors at night when they are sleeping. But we are all very kind people, wake people up also gently and quietly then what we did to sec 1s were damn slack. just let them diam there for 45 min while we talk cock and say what went wrong and all the crap. scold scold nag nag, mostly matthew talking. aiya damn slack la. they didnt even do a single pushup, only stay in the position for quite a long time.

next day was damn damn damn tired. hardly even slept 1hour plus. wake up do PT then breakfast and IFC.IFC was a total waste of time. Air sucked in the planning. it ate too much of our time. suppose to get them ready for the parade later on. teach them drills, then this shit crop up and waste time. wa lao. damn. then we were pissed that they couldnt even master some easy stuff. after that was all chionging coz we were out of time. i was damn tired and even managed to take a nap in the afternoon. cannot tahan la. so i just nap for about an hour while sec 1s play games. then during the parents seminar half the people there were sleeping. everyone was damn tired la, psycho night and after all the activities. then it was the parade, they cant make it la, simple drills. must brush up during next training. even i made a mistake. when gonna exit the parade, i received last minute info that no need to salute, but then the timer said check up check down and then i paiseh didnt salute. the rest salute. damn. after that took pics and go home. straight away drop dead. sleep and sleep whenever i can. next day wake up at 3pm! rocks man. did homework then soon gotta go for grandma birthday dinner at toa payoh. grandma had gastric so the atmosphere wasnt good. but i was kept entertained by iRobot on tv even though i watched before ald. eat until about 10 plus then reach home 11, chiong whatever hw i left then slept.

School start again. damn. my life is darn boring. if you managed to read until HERE. congrats man you passed the perseverance through extreme bore document test...

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Full

Today is the most eventful day of my entire holiday. Finally, i think i used my time appropriately for the first time in the holiday.

Let's start from the beginning. Took father's car to Bishan as sis had to go school. As it was not convenient to send me to my destination straight, so he dropped me at the MRT station where i took the train to Somerset MRT. The train was super squeezy but after a few stops, there was more room to move into when more people got off. Then, i went to the toilet to change to my no.4 army uniform to bring 3 sec 1s to the PUB building for some energy conservation course. I was just an extra there so i went to the food court to sit and do homework while waiting for them to finish. Managed to finish my physics and 1 chinese essay.

After all the waiting, i changed out and took 190 opposite Phoenix Hotel back to school and crossed the road. After a few stops in Orchard, i realised Physics teacher Colin Lai was also on board. He alighted at SJI and walked at an outstanding speed. It was as if he flew. Anyway, i crossed the road and took 153 to Queensway. For what? For slayers captain lor. Went there just to get him birthday present. and i thought of a brilliant plan to save me trips to Queensway. I will get 2 birthday presents one for last year and one for this year. Aha! So Jer, you are one lucky fellow. Not gonna mention what i bought.

Was feeling damn tired after all the walking and the heavy load on my shoulder. So went home after taking 195 then MRT. Stopped at Simei to buy lunch for sis and mum. Ate one packet of chicken rice, one whole Burger King Mushroom Swiss Meal and one bowl of instant noodle! Haha. i was darn hungry at that time and was darn full after the 3 meals. it rocked! Then i went to bathe and then napped at about 3 plus. Wa i sound like a pig. Eat then sleep. But then my day isnt over, i was woke up by my father to realise i have dinner at Ritz Carlton Hotel! Hahaha. I m gonna gain weight.

Got changed and went to the hotel to meet the Director for Engineering there. His name is Mr Quek (dunno whether correct spelling) and was my father's student before. As he is leaving for China for work for about 3 to 4 years, he wanted to treat us to dinner for sorta farewell meal. The moment i step out of the lift in Ritz Carlton, i knew this wasnt an ordinary hotel. It was the first time i went to the hotel and had no clue what it looked like apart from what i see from Benjamin Sheares Bridge. It was really scary to see so many people wearing suits and formal gowns and i was just wearing jeans and shirt. Seemed totally out of place. Anyway, met Mr Quek and we went to the 'restaurant' (dunno whether it should be called a restaurant of cafe or something else) and was immediately greeted my a grand layout and beautiful music. Mr Quek was like a big shot in Ritz Carlton coz almost every employee there knew him and greeted him. Anyway, started to eat the buffet. The food there was simply delicious. Let me list out what stood out...
-lobster
-roast beef
-mushroom soup
-some prawns
-sashimi
-Service

the food was fresh and cooked to perfection. the service was outstanding. i dun remember anywhere else including at home where i received such respect and service. They call me Sir and were always smiling. I bet they were the top graduates at Shatec. There were more food that was nice but cant list out all. And the group of musicians which comprised of 1 pianist, 1 violinist, 1 celloist, 1 guitarist was outstanding. they provided soothing music for those eating and played all the way to 10 plus. The cost of the dinner i dun think i should say but it was paid by the rich man who we ate with. I was bloody full by 10pm after eating and eating, but i promise to run and exercise tomorrow to burn off the excess energy i gained from the food.

ok.. i think that should be all to blog. just wanna mention that i might change the music on my blog. maybe to something different. and also waiting patiently for Prison Break episode 20. Elian bluff me that PB in US is shown on Thurs but it is on Mons so i have to wait until Tue to get the next episode.. sry jer. ok gtg. really tired now after the long day...

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Tired

Today has been a tired day for me. I slept at about 2am yesterday and woke up about 7 to go to school. Did homework and then went to play soccer at CCAB. The sun wasnt too kind today. I m damn red now, esp face. I dunno how the sun works, but it seems like it is able to suck energy from me. It s a weird feeling.

Now i think my ears are just as red. When i touch it, i can feel the heat is produce. i think i sucked today. i must admit my shooting is quite on form today. maybe it s the confidence. this thing called confidence really does make a big difference. Before we entered the field, i had loads of confidence i can play better on the field and make good crosses. My feet did what my mind wanted me to do for the first few crosses. but then, it started to drizzle and rain. this caused the field to be wet and slippery. and when i ran up to the ball to cross, i slipped and fell. This caused my confidence to fall drastically and made my every step more careful, not wanting to fall as i wasnt wearing studs. in the end, my over conciousness made me think more of myself than the quality of the delivery. in the end the crosses were all off target and even turned out to be a wing lob shot. must really train my crosses. ming was waiting and waiting and i didnt deliver a good one in. feel disappointed with myself.

anyway, i also need to train headers. I dare to head, is just that my timing and direction is not there. sometimes i stay to my position is beacause i m scared if i move to a more advance position, then i will miss the ball as i already read the flight of the ball and where it was going to land. if i move maybe to the side a bit, or jump, i may miss the ball totally and that will eb worse. so i need to train to get my timing right, and also the direction so that i wont head back to the strikers in a match.

ying lun said i play better as a striker. i beg to differ. i m the most comfortable at right back. but sometimes right midfield is good for me. at right back, i can make overlapping runs, but in slayers, i dun find the freedom as we emphasize on defence and afraid to be caught out of position. i myself do not want to get caught out of position as i experienced in previous matches. like when i move up for throws. ah.. that reminds me i have to improve throw ins. foul throws are as embarrasing as miskicks.

but now, i think if our midfield aint enough people, i think i can play on the left flank or as a DM. i think maybe i should exploit my shot power. by playing on the left, i think my left foot is able to make some decent short crosses or low cross. but should be more effective cutting in like jeremy. as DM, i will not be the usual DM who protects the defence and sit back. but will ram like siao esp from long range. i like to use my momentum to power my shot but really have to speed up the time for me to take the shot. i should not waste so much time to put in so much effort in making a quality shot (except free kicks) but just ram as soon as i get the space. that should be what ying lun mean.

damn, i still fear for my cramps. i wont be able to last a full match. that s for sure. even though my stamina is good, my legs cant take it, or rather my blood aint up to standard. pity shawn that he 'sprained' his ankle. to be honest, i think shawn is the most versatile player in our team.

he is
-fast
-able to dribble
-can shoot
-can cross
-quite clinical
-shot power ever there
-stamina levels high
-good vision
-posses good positional play
-good reader of game
-fast reaction
-determined

i think there s more qualities but he need to improve on heading like me. other wise he s a really good player. he s speed and crossing abilities can land him on the flanks. His dribbling and vision can land him in the centre. Being clinical and having shot power is good enough for a striker. and being a good reader can place him as full back. one thing i like about him is that he persevere and never say die. that s inspirational. let s say even though he s not a defender, he will track back and even sprint to attempt a last ditch tackle if the opposing striker is clean on goal. being a goalie in his team is really encouraging as at least you know your defender tried his best to help you.

shawn can play DM and is a better candidate than me. however, i think the best man to be there is still ying lun. we need a tackler there to break down opposition's play. but he may just stay up field and tackle the opposing defenders instead. jk la. everyone wanna score goals but i think i prefer to prevent a goal than to score one. i rather make a goal line clearance than a close range header. that s why i think i m more suitable as defender. the mentality is different.

today at ccab, shawn kept asking zi xiang to stay back and be last man. but then he said 'crazy'. see the difference in mentalities? a striker will always wanna stay upfield as far up as possible to score as many goals as possible. but for me, i rather stay back and be content to do the dirty work and will be very satisfied to be presented a rare chance to pop in a goal or two. think Jamie Carragher... my inspirational leader.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Busy

Today is more eventful compared to the past few days. Went out to meet NCC peeps supposedly to pass them some admin stuff and at the same time do some homework. So, went to school about 12.30 and then went to Serene Centre to eat lunch. After that, we went to Matthew Koh's house which is at The Shelford. I think it s spelt this way. It is like a condo just that the highest level is only at 4 or 5 storeys. but it s a nice place, very grand, for rich people. As he always say, he's loaded.Whatever. After that went out by the side gate and realised that the place I was at seem very familiar. Then i remembered that the Sji Slayers gang was here on CNY Eve. It s opposite Coronation Plaza. Interesting. Then crosses road to take 67 to Beauty World to meet mother there to buy school uniform. My pants have been very tight at the waist area. Last time i went there to buy, the stupid woman keeping nagging and nagging about the pants cannot be too loose and low and blah blah blah. Then my mother also scared of her nagging so in the end bought some just fitting pants. Then now i grow fat ald so cannot wear. Esp when after eating, the stomach expand then have to unbuckle, like Zi Xiang.haha.

After that, met up with father to go to Botak Jones in Clementi to eat dinner. This time ate Cajun Chicken instead of the steak last time. Next time must eat something different. Sian ah. I eat my portion finish still have to eat more fries and coleslaw. Eat until dun feel too good. Shit man, got a lot of homework to do.

1. Maths TYS
2. Maths Transformation and all the stuff i didnt complete properly
3. Maths Project
4. Chinese 4 Essays
5. Biology Test Paper
6. Chemistry one stack of revision papers
7. Physics Sec 3 Paper
8. Geog Project

This is crazy. I really have to chiong or else no time to mug and revise last year topics...

Monday, March 12, 2007

Music

Had a change of mind about the music thingy in the background. Was visting some blogs and thought the music is good at creating an ambience. Kinda nice. Anyway piano pieces aint a hate for most people some it doesnt cause that much problems for those reading my lame blog entries. ok, enough for now, gotta go mug and do homework. hmm.. gotta exercise and run later to prepare for the match. cant wait for the day...

Friday, March 09, 2007

Changed Blogskin

As promised, i changed my blogskin. At least this look at bit more decent, but a bit more feminine as it's created by a female. Obvious. Hmm... I've been thinking whether to add music or song but thought maybe it s better not to.
Firstly, it s illegal. So if get caught, school will know, then everything i blogged about school will also be known. So it's better not to.

Secondly, if the person who visits my blog hates the song or music, he or she wont even bother to read.
Hopefully i made the correct decision. I've been know for my poor decision making this few months. Maybe i should think thrice before making one.
Ok, school term just ended. 1 week march holidays start today. I m suppose to start homework today and end it asap but just lack the motivation. However, i m sure that i will at least take it out later tonight and put it on the table. A good beginning is half the battle won. Ok whatever....
Plan to go soccer tomorrow... need to improve my skills and stamina, especially for the last match i m gonna have in about 8 months. Stamina training is also for NAPFA which is coming up in April as usual. I wanna beat the 11 min barrier, that s my aim for this year's NAPFA. Had a little setback this Thursday when i realised that my medical condition have an impact on my sporting ambitions. Thalassemia is in my way. This condition involves the deficiency of red blood cells. They die very easily and quickly and result in a decreased number. As i learned in biology lesson, the red blood cells carry oxygen and transport it to every part of the body. However, for my condition, when exercising, my muscles will receive very little oxygen and cannot work properly. And when the muscles don't get enough oxygen, they will get cramps and i cannot carry on with the exercise.
Now, dearest friends, do you understand why i always get cramps? I think each time i exercise, i should take more deep breaths to allow my small amount of red blood cells to carry as much oxygen as possible and transport it to the muscles, this way, i can at least delay the cramps or even prevent it. Or i can eat more protein and iron to stimulate the growth and production of red blood cells. However, having this condition has it's benefits. It s like what we learn in bio lesson that mutations has its benefits. Thalasemia patients are immune against diseases like malaria and coronary heart disease. Interesting, eh?

Life is so precious. That day i just shared the video of the soccer Benfica soccer player who died on the pitch in 2004. It s really creepy. He died due to some heart complications. ok anyway enough of all this things. On this note, i would like to leave you with the pictures i received on the interclass soccer this year , happy viewing...

> Gloomy faces after a draw due to the controversial penalty given against us...

> Very happy Sec 4 Inter class Champions 07!!!

Monday, March 05, 2007

Weird

This is a weird time to blog. but just felt like blogging. today PE played hockey. was keeper for a Thaddeus penalty. high ball leh. damn. wanted to use stick to save but thought my hands aint too good. so decided to use foot. suay suay last second the ball bounced awkwardly and rammed my ankle. ouch. now still blue black. a bit painful. hope it s ok.

Lessons were damn on for today. i mean i was enthu. the day started with house cheering. lost as expectedly thanks to first cheer. heck. then chinese 2 lessons. i was damn enthu coz teacher told us to read out the passage for practise and i read and read until damn tired and voice ald qutie worn out thx to cheering. then chem lesson weas asked question and demanded explanation blah blah. managed to get away with it anyway. actually i mugged quite a lot for alkane alkene so is wasnt much of a prob just that a bit rusty coz quite long havent gone back to the topic. eng managed to finish the compre. achievement.

After school did NCC stuff chasing people around and then played soccer. Ramming was quite off. although power was still there. accuracy totally off. only certain times was ok. rammed up on the roof 3 times then had to go up and take. hands ald show some signs of over rubbing. reddish. decided to practise left foot then over used and screwed it with one shot. wanted to ram full force but sole hit ground first, so had some impact on the foot. a bit painful and sore. should be fine. its only the joints. either that it s due to the hockey ball again.

gtg do hw. promise to change blogskin during or just b4 hols.

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Bad week

it has been a pretty bad week. On monday, skipped house cheering session and stayed in class. got caught by HOL. kena scolded. my class got 10 people pon. 436 got 3. so in the end 13 got punished. after that, found out 433 also got 2 people pon but didnt got caught. we were made to stand in the middle of the field for about half hour then ran around the track 4 rounds. ok la so so. but then there was more. had to see HOL the next day at 7am. gave up pink (reprimand) form. meaning quite serious offence. it s green, then yellow then pink, in order of increasing seriousness. ok blah blah he try to scare us with the parent calling, warning letter etc. told parents about it anyway. in the end the punishment was to clean canteen tables for 1 month. but after 3 days, he say no need ald. suppose to stand in front during the cheering but didnt anyway. end of incident. was quite scared at first but then when i compare the offence with other more serious offence, like violence etc that s nothing.

tuesday went to URA Urban Redevelopment Authority building. near chinatown. for enrichment day. went there to see how singapore s land is planned for use etc. Ok la, a good day for time to be wasted. didnt regret going coz the place is air con and could get out of sch to eat at maxwell hawker centre. chicken rice there is well known so ate it. zx and reuben also ate that. not sure shawn did. then went back played soccer, ball got confiscated. blah. coz not suppose to play at that time. then gotta go back class for some sharing. next day quite boring just a normal school day.

thursday was a bit more interesting but also nothing much. just that went to PS to eat at cafe cartel after sch. shared 3 meals with 7 people. price was 6.50 after splitting. then in the ened went home do hw. sleep.

Friday went for house meeting. didnt dare to pon. but some classmates decided to jack HOL by hanging PE clothes on the window to re enact monday's scene. quite funny. cheer cheer then got house T shirt. at least better looking then previous years. was late for NCC. sec 1 s were ald there. matthew one man show coz kian tat, li yang, benjamin all not there. then only got julian there trying to help. i went there try to settle some stuff but we decided to use the 435 classroom as a venue to compile the uniform sizes and admin stuff. it was raining and the band was playing freaking bagpipes outside. damn noisy. in the end, ms wee wasnt too pleased with us coz the sec ones were running up and down making so much noise. some one even broke test tubes. shh... it s alwyn's. then she made them stay in push up position for some time. they weaklings cannot take it still wanna argue. serve them right. but only 3 got punished. later we decided to teach them a lesson and made them do even more push ups. blah. then Mr Mok brought them down to canteen to have some 'welcome tea'. got 2 chocolate cakes and he treated everyone drinks. buy anything he pay. almost everyone bought kickapoo or 100 plus bottles. the most expensive. aiya, was busy cutting the cakes so i missed out on the drinks. damn. anyway they all ate and then the throwers, ming and belmond came to ka jiao. see some left overs so belmond 'helped' to clear up. after that gave out some forms then zhao. the training was quite a failure coz we kena scolded. anyway next week will be better.

ok it s the final stretch of the term. hopefully i will end it well. heard that i didnt kena PTM. cant believe it. academic like shit. then kena pink form but still didnt kena ptm. really lucky. shit thinking about lucky. MAN U. wa lao damn lucky. i watched the second half at a smoking coffee shop. liverpool were dominating and man u was so damn lucky to score at the last 3 min. they shouldnt have won given the kind of standard and performance. after the match, i was fuming and then i realise McDonald s was showing the match! wa lao. could have gone there to watch. got air con screen bigger. no smoke. DAMN. next time i know. if got big match i think they will show. ok gtg liao. blog next week.