A post for a week

Hello. The last post was when holidays just started, and now, it s the end of the first week of term two. Been really busy the past week, including the second half of the March hols. Been busy mugging and chionging holiday homework, but in the end couldnt finish and was worrying and stressed up that i just screwed up my term 2 which promised to be more organised and better than term 1. Anyway, here to update more or less what happened in the past 17 days.

Uncle passed away on Sunday and had to make a trip to Malaysia for the funeral. Left Singapore for Malacca on Wed and the North South Highway is just as boring as ever.



>>> Just a fraction of the road that seems never ending



>>> After the rain



>>> That was how bored i was

Reached Malacca after more than 3 hours on the road and checked in at Bayview Hotel to spend the night. Stocked up on some snacks and had pizza for dinner before going for the wake. There wasnt much sobbing and sadness maybe coz it had been 3 days by the time we reached there. But i think mainly it s because he is considered as a person who has lived his life to more or less the fullest, having about 15 grandchildren as of today. The kids running about lightened up the atmosphere some how. I m not very close to him but yet, a loss is a loss, you cant do much after what s happened but to bid a final proper goodbye. Went back to the hotel for a good night sleep and a long day the next day.



>>> Was lucky that the hotel had Star Sports. Watched first half of Chlesea vs Derby.



>>> Cafe



>>> I need proteins



>>> Father said the building has been there uncompleted for 20 years. Developer ran out of funds to continue the project and it has been left there to rot ever since.

The funeral was not a grand and big one, but it was quite meaningful to stop by his air con shop on the way to the cemetery. Had a bus ride to the cemetery and didnt play much part in the burial as we werent close to him. Anyway had a bath and went back to Singapore after having dinner in the car.



>>> It wasnt easy staying up with this kind of conditions. Cooling and dark, repetitive tyre noise and some non-existent music.

My job was to keep my father awake the whole journey but was dozing off a couple of times. Hope that i wont have to drive long distances in future, it s a torture. Dropped by a petrol kiosk on the way back and stocked up on gums.

The rest of the hols were basically chionging hw and revising a bit of the term 1 work. But i ended up watching EPL whenever i intend to do serious work. How can i resist the charm of Liverpool?

Term 2 started and the first lesson was a chem lecture test. Was more or less able to do but not really sure about the second question. Spent quite alot of time on it and couldnt complete the last question, did halfway, but shld be able to pass. The day was long and i must really get used to it soon.

Tuesday was long and boring but i had something to look forward to at the end of the day. Had a soccer session at CCAB at around 5pm to 7 plus. Didnt play well but enjoyed the kicking. It feels so good after all the serious stuff in school.

Wednesday nothing much happened but i had to stay back to finish my GP essay. Fell asleep the night before while planning for it and couldnt complete. Stayed till 6 but i think it was still marked as late and will have 2 marks deducted. Oh well.

Thursday was another stressful day. First thing in the morning was some GP surprise test. Didnt know a thing about it. Forgot everything about the lecture in the first term about premises, fallacies and all the crap. Anyhow tikam at the last minute. Was mugging on the move last minute for bio test at 5 pm. The test was ok but couldnt do about 6 mcqs. Shld be able to pass too. Maybe i shld just take the risk and just answer the qn instead of beating around the bush, wasting time thinking but in the end skip it and have no time to come back to it. Anyway, was looking forward to Track training and sort of enjoyed the running. Had continual 100m sprints or rather striding for about 5 reps only since i was late due to the test. Then it was some 40m dash to see how fast we can go. At least didnt come in last among the 3. Bathed and met parents to have dinner at potong pasir. Met sis at AMK hub after that and went home.

Today was soccer in the morning at PP CC court with Zi Xiang, Jun Jie, Shawn, Ryan, Donavan and friends. Played well at the start and end, but was pretty off in the middle. Went to SAJS after that to clean up and went home for lunch. Slacked around for a few hours listening to music on the stereo and went to Raffles City for dinner. The place is Shukudo. Its some Jap restaurant that has a similar system to the food loft in Thailand. They give cards with 100 bucks credit and you go around the food stalls to order and they deduct from the amount in the card. The food s pretty good but obviously ex.



>>> Good environment, good food.



>>> Raffles City basement 1 - food paradise

Walked around Raffles City after dinner and to Marks and Spencer when sis spotted this.



>>> Yep, it s just some solid organic milk chocolate bunnies for Easter. There s some stuff toy rabbit head to the chocolate.



>>> Notice anything wrong?



>>> How about this?

NOTHING IS PERFECT!!! and people makes mistakes all the time. [ but the deformed rabbit look cuter, heh]

Walked around and noticed a new fashion trend!



>>> The caveman-like costume is back! Just have to cover half of your top!

Left Raffles City and drove around with family to Marina Bay to see see. Saw the IR works and nothing much, it s pretty much dead there. Used to fly kite frequently there. Yes i m serious, fly kite, not the funny term. It was quite fun to fly kites there, it requires skill you know!

Decided to visit the Flyer to see see look look.



>>> First time there



>>> Oh how my camera phone sucks at night



>>> This is how the passengers board






>>> No wonder there s Safety First sign there la. Yakult rainforest discovery???!!! Since when yakult is into rainforests! Anway the 'rainforest' is just crap la, just some plants in there. No trees or anything.

Left the Flyer after that for home and here i am typing as i m dozing off. Good nightz!

Start of March Hols 08

It s the March Holidays!

Yep, it s the time to catch up on everything i missed out including my new class and soccer. It has been quite eventful the recent days. The Wednesday of the last week of Term 1 was CCA sign up day, and i left my name at Track and Badminton. So that means i ll be in at least one CCA coz no matter how sucky i am, i ll still be able to get into badminton as long as i dun miss the shuttle everytime. But i still hope to get into track since Shawn and Ying Lun should be in there too.

Friday was suppose to be a day when the 435 gang goes back to SJI and own the street soccer court. But it turned out that it was SJI's Parents-Teacher Meeting Day and the street soccer court is out of bounds. Had some pics taken that day. Ok i m not a very enthu photographer and as usual, the pics werent taken by me...



>>> But by this person, Mr Su Ying Lun



>>> The focal point isnt the word RAFFLES, but the person in green. [One of the 3 Chao Bin Sisters!] Yep, Reuben, it s the 3rd stall auntie. hahaha.




>>> Ming in the street soccer court



>>> I was there too, in SA uni.

Played at the court but was chased out by Mrs. Pennie Ong after awhile then migrated to Tanglin CC to kick. Ended up playing basket ball with Nicholas See and gang. Owned them since we had Ming. Took a break at the cafe, missed the Blueberry drink totally. Went back to the basketball court to practise some crossing and headers with Shawn and Donovan. Then migrated to the hockey pitch to practise shots. I love my legs! Had some of the best shots so far with my right foot. And the best shot for my left, top corner stuff. Power shots were the ordeal of the day.
Joined NCC after that, stole a bit of their dinner, chit chat with Matthew and Elian before the soccer people left. Left SJI for the NCC night walk. It was quite fun, spending time with the people i spent 4 years with, talking rubbish and telling lame and racist jokes, just like good ol' times. Took the same route 2 years ago, walking through Botanical Gardens and to Dempsey. It was quite dumb though, walking into Dempsey just for the sake of walking into it then walk out in one round and back to Tanglin. Went to Wheelock place eventually and chilled out with Elian at Starbucks. Espresso Frappucinno Venti! There goes my 7 bucks though. Awww... heart pain. Went home after that with my stomach filled with caffeine.

Saturday was basically slacking in front of the TV and com. Watced a movie in the early afternoon and then 5 episodes of Prison Break and another movie after that. Prison Break rocks totally. The scriptwriters are geniuses. I wonder if Mas Selamat is one of them. Toilet Break.



>>> Pic courtesy of Jeremy

Sunday, went to Yishun to play field with Kumz. Suppose to be a 7 a side but in the end not enough people and played a 6v6 mixed. Didnt play well, but no one played well actually. Maybe only Sathia. He s quite good. The rest werent really serious.

Trained to Causeway Point after that to meet up with 1T26 for Desmond's birthday at Seoul Garden. Met Wei Wen at the entrance on the way up then Edmund, Sean, Eileen and Kathleen in Seoul Garden. Samuel joined and then Desmond followed by Olivia and Shan Shan. Burnt and tired as usual after soccer, i went home after the buffet while the rest went to Eileen s house to play. Ok, i shall TRY to remember to put sun block next time.

Monday was tiring, but the sense of satisfaction is fantastic upon completing the day. Went to KK for some eye check up in the morning and then went to Queensway to buy new school and street soccer shoes. Got another Sala with Shawn s recommendation. White and red. Went to IKEA after that to wait for father to fetch me to Orchard. Came across this and thought something was wrong.



>>> Shouldnt it be 'at level 1'?

Anyway, bought 11 tics at The Cathay for the 5 pm 10 000 BC show and slacked around for 2 hours before meeting the 9 people. Timothy Hahn backed out at the last minute. Really last minute. We were suppose to meet at 4.30pm, and he messaged me at i think 4.29pm. Anyway watched the movie and it ended late 6 and we walked to PS to waste some time. Walked 1 round around the 2nd level, instead of standing at one spot. Then Gabriel wanted to buy lip balm so we all went to Carrefour to buy the lip balm. This time, it s Hui Hui who s taking the photos, and she s always slanting the camera, add style maybe?




>>> Yong Pin and Gabriel having a hard time deciding which lip balm is better





>>>Lois and Mann tricked into taking a picture.




>>>At least Vanessa and Cassandra didnt fall for that



>>> Sorry Nicholas, i broke my promise that i wouldnt use your pic anywhere online. heh.




>>> A secret snapshot at Fish and Co. waiting. All stunned.

Went home right after dinner alone on the MRT as usual.




>>> What a big bird crashing into the flat!!!



>>> Nah, it isnt a bird. It s a butterfly on the window. It has been there since yesterday.

That s it for now, happy waiting for the next post. ;)

Week at Saint Andrew's

Amazingly, without posting for about 2 weeks, my blog isnt that dead. Thanks people for showing so much 'moral support' by tagging. Ok quite a lot of things happened in the past week or so.

Strolled into Saint Andrew's Junior College on the 20th of Febuary 2008 for the first time. Was totally lost and didnt know where to go since i entered through the gate at the kindergarten. SA Village comprises of Acension Kindergarten, St. Andrew's Junior School, St. Andrew's Secondary and St. Andrew's Junior College. Obviously, those who visit the village for the first time will definitely get lost. Followed the crowd and received a few calls from Samuel, Shawn and Ying Lun. Eventually found my way to the Cultural Centre for assembly. Orientation started and many didnt have the mood. The OGLs werent good at getting us to socialise and interact. My OGL was Zhi Yang who was previously from SJI as well. Even though i ve never heard of him before at SJI, he appears to be quite a big shot at SA. House captain of Gomes i think.

Anyway, had some familiar faces in my OG. Jun Jia, Hilmi and Hao Yi. And a PAE CJ PLMGS girl who coincidentally happen to be Jeremy's classmate. Ok that s quite a long abbreviation. I think her name s Mei Ya. Could hardly even remember more than 8 people in the group, that shows what a failure SA orientation 2 is. Had some icebreaking and captain s ball before everyone start to pon. There was the Saintsational Race which was just plain walking around to do some activities. Then it was the 'Finale' which was just presenting prizes to the best OGs and suppose to do mass dance. The song suddenly played and they expected everyone to jump up, find a partner immediately and dance. Obviously only some people danced while the rest stood around and watch. Couldnt even remember the steps that we just learnt earlier. The mentors or something came in and had a band performance that includes some unknown songs and some known songs like Chasing Cars. The only interesting thing about the Finale was 3 plastic beach balls that was thrown around in the crowd. Everyone were eagerly waiting to kick, hit and smash the ball as far as possible. Everything ended at 6 plus. Went home, sleep.

The next few days were basically the same. Just lectures after lectures in the CC and attempts to not fall asleep. Couldnt catch up since i lost touch with a lot of the things due to the transition. So in the end was wasting time for about 2 weeks in school. Then the time came to choose subject combinations. Shawn, Ying Lun and Yew Tong all wanted to take 4H2s. And when i consulted my father, he said might as well take 4H2s since there s better chance to get a scholarship. So in the end i took 4H2s comprising of Bio, Chem, Maths and Econs. Was posted to 08S19 and there i made some new friends. ok i ll try to recall their names.

Darren

Nicholas

Zheng Da

Gabriel

Wei Li

Yong Pin

Timothy (Dong Seok)

Cassandra

Pamela

Lois

Hui Hui

Vanessa

Mei Wei

Jocelyn

Christina

Mann

Jing Yan

Samantha

Joleena

Woei Xin

Double checked with the contact list and was realised something s wrong. There s suppose to be 22 people in the class but there s only 21 people in the list. Hmm, have to check it out. oh ya, not to forget to mention, my class tutor, Ms Ye. Tall female bio teacher. Think she can be quite fierce and times. Better be wary. But otherwise, she s ok to communicate with. Had the class committee election and was saboed to be the Welfare person who s in charge of all the birthday things, outings, etc. In short, the fun person. Do i look fun to you??

Oh well, will try to do the job well since i ve experience in organising countless events.

Had a soccer session with the usual peeps at CCAB the recent Wed. It was considered a failure since the netabll peeps from St Margaret s and Cedar stole the courts and we had to go to the basketball court to play. It was SA vs the rest and it was quite a fair match. Took a break and everyone started leaving. In the end only a few of us stayed behind to continue kicking. Played basketball with a soccer ball and a 4 v 3 that was quite fun. Was quite satisfied with my solo goal, proving i do have some skills after all. But there s more room for improvement though.

Thursday was pretty boring. But Friday was good. There was hardly and lessons and even if there is, i was busy doing Sudoko. Visited the soccer court near Potong Pasir CC and played against some SAS peeps. Played average. Went back for Bio and continued playing at the track for awhile before returning to the court and back to SAS since the court was too crowded. In the end, played with the Acension Church people at the SAS basket ball court. It was really a fun affair. Played well. Just love the spirit of my team mates encouraging each other, particularly Zheng Qing, Kenneth and Eugene. Hope to be able to play with them again. I just enjoy practising heading! Heading and skills improving! Just as what i wished for. Fitness can be way better. Should start running regularly since Shawn encourage me to join track with him. Let s see how everything goes huh.

Had some badminton at the windy court yesterday with sis. She just won the dunno what competition. Came in First in the Girls Doubles catergory. not bad at all. Better play more if not will keep losing to her in future, si bei pai seh.

Went to Swissotel today for lunch since there s still the vouchers.

Food was pretty good. Took plenty of appetizer and even desert before hand coz we were late and they were clearing everything soon. Soup was very good. Cream of Celery. Wonder what they put in besides cream and cerelery to make it taste so good.

Some random picture found in my phone. Timetable for next week.

Haha. An even MORE RANDOM picture, and YES, his picture is also in my phone. Thanks to the MMS sent by Singtel.

If you have any info regarding the whereabouts of this man, kindly dial 999. (As if any literate Singaporean doesnt know. :D)

Signing off for now!