Friday, March 31, 2006
highlight of the I & E (innovation n enterprising) day: no lessons. well, not exactly so, but they're in the form of "fun" activities set up painstakingly by the various subject departments. in my opinion, this has somehow failed to achieve its purpose.for a start, putting in so many programmes means that each class could onli take part in some of the activities. furthermore, the event was kinda draggy, it onli ended at 2.45 after a debrief session with our PD tutor, and IMO a pretty stupid decision that the school gates would onli be opened after 3. doesn't matter to me though, cuz i had to complete the extra news commentary for GP. the scheduled routes mean that we've to stick together as a class. yups, 36 is indeed getting more bonded now. but certainly more can be done for the 1st intakers to blend totally with the 2nd intakers.may not hav sufficient time for blogging from next week onwards, the workload's starting to increase exponentially. will still try to update as often as possible. =)
those memories. 17:02
Thursday, March 30, 2006
in a flash, the pressure's all over me. the firm stance of my GP tutor tat 2 newspaper commentaries must be submitted on time already got me on the edge. didn't bother to argue with her though. should hav been able to complete it last nite. but ended up watching the amazing race. so only did 1. guess i've only myself to blame.the second wave of pressure came during geog and PW periods. there's tis presentation every group has to work on related to tectonic hazards. (was kinda fortunate my group didn't get the debate question) and while i had yet removed myself from the loads of information arising from the research, it was back to work on PI. damnit. it seems there's too much stuff to handle at one time.1) GP - 1 news commentary for today, 1 additional for tmr ;2) PW - continue work on PI, drafts to be in next fri at 12pm ;3) Geog - presentation, might need to meet up with group to consolidate info. presentation's on next wed.btw, now i'm still in school. hav to complete the news commentary ASAP. tata~
those memories. 15:01
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
met her during lib orientation in the early afternoon. tis time round, one of her frens joined in too. the session turned out to be boring, though. that is made worse by the fact that majority of the other J1s seemed to be kinda introverted. haiz. lots of dilly-dallying there. had to make a forced choice between lib and ava. we chose the former and apparently regretted tis decision. sorry, J2 librarians, but the ultimate put-off was the book report (review) the teacher-in-charge wanted us to do by next wed. pls lor, we already hav pileloads of work to be done.so the 3 of us decided unanimously to join some other cca. her fren wanted to join project eureka initially, but wound up joining ava together wif us. was sort of a coincidence that we saw the president from ava, desmond, jus outside the lib. didn't hesitate signing up then. that was perhaps the onli lifeline we had. missed out on ava's session on filming though. oh well.we walked to yck mrt stn after dismissal. she and i took the train to amk (her fren was waiting 4 the train toward jurong east. finally) back to the main topic. we had alot to talk abt tis time, unlike last wed. yups. the journey was long too. bus 165 to hougang, then NEL to sengkang, where she lives at. didn't forget exchanging numbers with her as well. the one thing that touched my heart greatly was tat she actually waited with me for my bus back home, saying that her frens always force her to wait for them. liddat also can ar. still, reali appreciate what she did. sacrificing her own time jus to wait for my bus. reminiscent of a matured girl of thought. =)could hardly find a fren like her in AJ. seriously. she has made me able to open up towards strangers. whether she's currently attached or not, i hope we can continue to keep in touch, at least for the next 2 yrs.
those memories. 19:41
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
had my com reformatted last night. installed quite a number of applications related to PC defence, like ZoneAlarm, Spybot Search&Destroy, Symantec Antivirus, and Ad-Aware SE. can be quite a burden at times due to the increased security level, but these are necessary to keep my com running in tip-top condition. slept only at 12 midnite. lols.back to skool tdy, nothing very interesting. didn't get to see her; our timetables simply didn't match. went to sleep again durin econs lecture. no lecturer present for phy lecture. lots of SDL stuff assigned for us to do for geog lecture (which i don't tink many will actually do). what a day. and to top it off, PE at the end. was reali rigorous, by the time the lesson ended, i can't even stand properly.tmr afternoon's library session. must make best use of the opportunity present. need to pluck up more courage. otherwise, ppl might say i'm a cowardly guy with time to come.
those memories. 18:39
Monday, March 27, 2006
saw her during lunch break tdy, around 1.20pm. she was with her classmates and i was with my sec sch friends. she spotted me very quickly, within 30 secs i rmb. a veri gentle "hi", and naturally i had to return the gesture. didn't know what to say afterward though, it simply wasn't nice to interrupt her group's own small talk. so chatted with my friends abt maple, as usual, until her group left at approx 1.40. and not without a quick "bye" from her as well.there're just so many things i wanna talk to her abt. seriously. perhaps i didn't know where to start. the words stuck up into my throat but were simply unable to be spoken out. sometimes we do hav to wait for the right moment. will wait until wed though (cca day), then it'll be easier to find time for chatting. and i'll tell myself not to be so cowardly, as in the case of tdy.(p.s. if ur my classmate and happen to see this, u shld know who it refers to. but it's alright. i don't care much really. there's nothing between us, i swear. we're just ordinary friends for now.)
those memories. 14:08
Friday, March 24, 2006
oh man. the first component of Project Work, "Preliminary Ideas (PI)", is already a tall order to complete. draft is to be done by next monday, supervising tutor says, but next mon all will be following fri's timetable cuz AJ is commemorating International Friendship Day on 31 mar, so mon's timetable will be swapped with fri's. which means, no PW lessons until thurs. but i still have to work on my topic, development of the telecommunications industry in singapore. my home computer broke down last evening, meaning that any research will have to be done in school. so here i am. =)actually, my mind is in a mess now. i wonder why there are so many requirements to be met just for PI alone. even after clarifying with my supervising tutor, i still can't catch the flow. indeed, completing a task like this requires some sort of organisation of ideas. and everybody knows i'm the type who lives for the present, so i don't really care. however, PW is an exam subject, not the IPW we did in secondary school. perhaps i should start getting serious and stop complaining and whining about trivial stuff. this simply doesn't get me anywhere. maybe i need some inspiration from the 18th commonwealth games' paticipants, that perseverance and hard work gives rise to success.was nominated econs rep today. our subject tutor, mr toh, speaks english really fluently (he's also a GP tutor. no wonder.) and being his right-hand man (ie. assistant) will definitely improve my conversational skills over time. sort of relieved that i got nominated, cuz i know very well that i do not have the ability to lead a class of 22. yups. prefer subject rep over class leader.okie, need to continue researching on the PW topic now. till next time..
those memories. 14:23
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
been busy since term 2 commenced on 20/3. followed temporary lecture schedule on first 2 days, official timetable started today. already knew the PDG i was in on mon morning. 36/06. second last arts class. okay. not too bad. the subject tutors assigned to 36 are all fresh to me, except perhaps for miss johnson, our PDG tutor, PW supervising tutor and geog tutor. whoas. it's kinda fated from the first day of term 1 that we'll be working together for at least a yr. like her straightforward style. it's teachers like her that help motivate students to work hard.sadly, everyone from teca (orientation grp) was settled into different classes. some ppl i can recognise now in 36 include the 1st intakers from 31. a substantial number are from zhonghua, cedar girls'. but it's this diversity that allows the class to bond with time, i believe.there was a clash of timings for cca meetings between library and ava. both started at 2.30pm. told the J2s from lib that i'd show up shortly after, but by the time the session for ava, which was on familiarising the av controls for the auditorium, ended at 4.15, the library meeting was already over. in fact it had ended by 4. oh well. was kinda of a coincidence that a girl who was also present for ava intended to check out library as well. as i knew later, her name was janice. yups. so brought her there and we sort of just wrote down our names on a contact list of 6 other J1s. then on the way back, some similarities uncovered: 9 pts for o levels, and b3 for english. attribute this to fate again? hmm. should try n know her better before jumping to conclusions.tmr gonna hav PE. march hols never train. sure die. -_- but i don't giv a damn. seriously. i'll just see what we're gonna do and go with the flow. also there's PW tutorial in afternoon. time to continue researching on the first topic, momentum. check back next time for more updates! ^_^
those memories. 20:39
Saturday, March 18, 2006
well, for the past 2 days there was supposed to be 2 outings.. but unfortunately one of them, the teca outing (16/3), was cancelled.. cos many ppl last min say cannot make it.. haiz.. kinda yi2 han4.. but they probably had their own commitments..the ex-4e3 outing, meanwhile, went as planned on 17/3.. but not everyone came as well.. hong hao, ioky, myself, li teng, wee teng, yu hui, carmen, yong jian, ang hong, mel (last 3 came abit later) were there.. we went to sentosa's palawan beach.. didn't do much stuff apart from beach soccer and chilling out under the shade of the coconut trees.. the gals left at around 2.30, onli hh, yong jian, ang hong and myself were around by 3.. the sun on that day was realli scorching, all the guys went for a dip in the sea.. then the 3 guys decided to kick the mini soccer ball that hh brought into the sea and wanted me to be the catcher.. around this time, jia hui and rei horng, who happened to be in sentosa too for their respective CG outings, joined us.. time flies really fast and it was time to go back to the mainland.. all 5 of us (rei horng went back to join his CG) had dinner at seah im food centre (adjacent to harbourfront bus int) before going back via NEL.guess i won't get time like this after school reopens.. JC life will start to get hectic, since the 2nd intakers have settled in already.. with subjects like PW adding to our workload, it might be hard to cope with in the first few weeks.. hope everyone else studying in JCs and polys alike will not succumb to work stress.. just keep your minds fresh and it's unlikely that u will fail anything in particular =)*We may have parted after 2 years together, but our everlasting bonds will not be broken. Never.*
those memories. 10:14
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
celebrated my mother's 41st bday with a great dinner at a coffeeshop in AMK, together with some of my relatives. hahas. every dish ordered was like so large, we could onli finish about 80% of all the food. as usual, mi and my 2 cousins (the eldest one didn't turn up) talked abt maple again. the eldest and second eldest daughters hav already climbed to level 30, while the third is still stuck at 21. wad abt myself? 55 liao. hahas. tis afternoon went to VirtuaLan in bugis and chiong 20% exp in 1.5 hrs. fast rite? =P
tmr will be another day of maple training. then thursday and friday will be booked for outings. thursday, for my fellow members of the novitas 2 og, teca. and friday, for the ex-4e3 from xinmin sec. (but appears that few guys are going for the latter) yeas. so wont have much time to chiong maple for the rest of the week. will prob be busy during the weekend too. haiz. looks like it's impossible to reach level 58 by end of tis week. nevermind, friendships are more important than online gaming. i'd rather spend more time with my frenz than chiong 1 whole day of maple. :)
those memories. 21:48
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Aiyo, looks like my short-term memory has spread to my mother too. Yes. her birthday's just around the corner (14 march) but I still hav no idea what present to give. But still, cannot act blur.Last night, my family went to relative's hse opposite our block for steamboat, to celebrate their daughter's 1st birthday. Then my mother went to play mahjong and ended up losing quite a bit. There was one particular game where another player actually discarded her winning tile and yet she didn't see it. Even after I tried frantically to whisper to her what she had missed out on, she still had no idea what was happening. Only 1 round after then she realised, "Oh ya.." -_- and by then, that another player had gone on to seal the game liao.And secondly, when me and my mum went back home at abt 1.30am, she forgot to remove her nokia 3100 from her jeans pocket before soaking the garment. Even though she realised it very quickly, it was too late. Now the hp cannot be used le. And so, I became the scapegoat. She said she'll "temporarily" use my nokia 3200 and for myself, use the outdated panasonic x68. What the hell. The earliest where I can upgrade my hp is like one and a half years away. By then I'll be busy with NS liao. Dotz.I know birthdays are an annual affair, and so are very important. But does that give ppl the privilege to be absent-minded? Yes, I agree that we all are human and may forget things sometimes. But 2 times in 2 days - that is way too frequent. Hope my mother's mind is still working 110% as it always has been for the past few years.
those memories. 13:28
Friday, March 10, 2006
That's it. In a breeze, Term 1 of 2006 had already passed. Tis was the transition period for me between secondary school and junior college. Yupz. Now more or less can adapt to AJ's surroundings le. Events like the 2 orientations have helped in a big way. Once again, I'll not forget the (once strangers, now...) friends from Arbol (1st intake) and Teca (2nd intake).Today was another string of talks with respect to AJC's Student Affairs, PCCG, NE, PE and IT progs. Aiya, all those non-acad stuff larz. Then an activity not seen in orientation 1 : bonding session between J1 and J2 classes. Teca was paired up with 10/05, a rather funky class as we found out soon afterward. We were lucky to hav the bonding session in the Nexus, and I also realised that the president of AVA was from this PDG too! Kayz, now I've no regrets signing up for AVA. =)Everything was over by 1400 hrs. And that also spells the official end of Novitas 2. Saddening. Many of the Teca members didn't turn up today for some reason or the other. Some disappeared midway into the day's programme. As a result we couldn't take a group photo for Teca, unlike Arbol, which I'm still keeping the photo safely in the cupboard.Bought uniforms and checked the temporary lecture schedule before going back. Haiz. Really miss the days of fun and laughter. But life has to move on. The ultimate goal of enrolling into a JC is to excel in the A levels. So, when term 2 begins 20/3/06, it's time for serious work. And perhaps another round of ice-breaking in the making? Rmb, the J1s will be arranged into PDGs depending on their subject combi. Hope there's at least one classmate, by then, whom i can recognise. (sec sch fren, 1st intaker, etc etc...) Otherwise, I might find myself dragged down into the depths of loneliness. Again.
those memories. 19:29
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Finale of Novitas 2 this afternoon, with Incendio crowned as best overall elemental. Well, everyone, or perhaps most of the J1s, had fun throughout the orientation. The finale kicked off with the finals of the i-Apple competition (a competition of the most good-looking babes and hunks), followed by some finale games, like "Look closer" and a competition of the extremes. Then came the prize presentation. Madeira was crowned best elemental for games. Miracle sia. Next up, Eternal Loop taking centre stage, belting out 2 songs, I Will Survive and the orientation theme song We Will Make It, which pushed everybody's enthusiasm level to the maximum. Finally, to end things on a high note, the entire J1 population danced to the tune of It's Gonna Be Me at a speed of 140%.Now back to Teca. I'd said yesterday that we'll destroy every opponent. Materialised, but only halfway there. Teca won the first 2 games but lost the next 2. But I've got to admit, today's one where I really start to feel the team spirit within the og. Even I find myself leading the cheers liao. Sad thing that tomorrow's the last day we'll be together as a group. But wont forget the happy times we shared together for the past week. Teca rules my world. =)
those memories. 20:07
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Haiz. Apparently Teca did not have Lady Luck on their side today. We lost all the 4 games, and all by a reali small margin. =(Again, today's games involved little water, apart from the first one, the poolside buffet. But I shouldn't complain so much bahx. Every single member played their part and I guess we were just plain unlucky. Tomorrow we shall do a clean sweep and destroy our opponents hands-down. Hahaha. (Feeling cold? -_-")Chosen CCAs: AVA club, library. Decided on the former because of the many CIP hours that can be earned, while the latter was because I was already quite familiar wif the librarians in AJ. But AVA is still my 1st choice. =)Tomorrow, yet another long day. Last bit of games + Skit 3 + Finale. Will Madeira emerge as the winning elemental? We shall see.Bonding wif my teca members so far: minimum. I don't know why things are becoming like this. Perhaps because majority of them are science students while myself, an arts student. The only member whom I have a much closer friendship with is, in my opinion, ya jie from nanyang girls'.Why so? For the past two days I'm like her mentor, guiding her to the places in the school she might hav little idea of. Plus, we were able to talk quite abit about all sorts of issues, although mostly academic-related, of course. Yes, she will be going to science stream too. But really wish that we can keep in touch as often as possible. To me, she is by far one of the more approachable friends I have here in AJ, which makes it all the more important to cherish tis valuable friendship.
those memories. 20:02
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Day 2 of Novitas 2. Everything went according to plan. But it's kinda ironic for us to wear the black novitas t-shirt when among the 6 games there was onli 1 which involved water, and to a very small extent too. Wonder who made this decision and the rationale behind this.Morning was subject talks part 2. Sianz. Other than myself, among the teca members, only lynn was also an arts student. The good thing, though, was the fact that I saw many of my friends from 31/06 (PAE). At least we might be able to see one another in class again. =) By 12, everybody was back in the hall for the AJ Rap. That was when the first elemental cheers began.The afternoon's games revolves around solving the case of who had killed the grand chieftan's son, which turned out to be the bouncer. Catch no ball sia. I only know that there's some sort of a detective's job to figure out the murderer. The rest I blur diao le. Still, Teca's performance isn't too bad. Everyone had tried their best, though we won just 2 games and lost the rest.The "much-anticipated" water games should be on tomorrow. Considering how hot the weather has been for the past few weeks, it'll be really cooling, I guess, if somebody pours a cup of water over your head. Nobody wants that to happen to themselves, but there are exceptions. =DAlso on tomorrow will be CCA carnival 2. Still haven't made up my mind. Library again? Current affairs? Interact club? Or other clubs/societies? Haiz, I also dunno la. See first bahx.
those memories. 21:34
Monday, March 06, 2006
Yupz. Compared to the 1st intakers, this 2nd batch of AJCians seem to be even more friendly (though the guys were abit weird sometimes). Again, I was placed in Madeira for orientation 2, but not Arbol (35) again. Instead, it was Teca (32).Basically, what happened today was, to a large extent, similar to that I'd experienced in the 1st intake. Firstly, our principal's speech, followed by 3 hrs of subject talks, then learning of college anthem before lunch break. That was the time my Teca members tried to know one another, amidst the noise in the multi-purpose hall. It was always an uphill task to compete with noise, so ended up only knowing the names of a small minority: rui sheng, liang bin, ya jie, lynn, qian hui, yvonne, boon siong.. (paiseh, the rest I'll try to know asap..)When lunch was over, time for some "entertainment". Madeira was slotted for mambo dance first, along wif acuatico and incendio. Looked forward to this activity the most, because of the satisfaction u get from getting all the dance steps right. Then at about 3.15, time for rotation games. Teca performed quite okay bahx. 2 wins, 3 losses. Guess the group needs more time for bonding.Another long day awaits all tmr. No dance items. Subject talks from 0845-1145. Water games coming up as well. Also subject registration will be on from tmr, much earlier compared to 1st intake, which was like almost 1 week later.Okay, need to take a good rest liao. Nitez everyone! =)*Friends are a very important part of your life. Without them, it'll be difficult for you to succeed in the future.*
those memories. 21:41
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Now for today's entry. Was so carried away with the singing that I'd forgotten to tell you something important to myself. I have secured a place in AJC for the 2nd intake. (relieved)Could have gone to a more prestigious JC if I wanted to. But getting to AJ is quite convenient (only 1 bus - service 72). Plus, the students there are quite warm and friendly too. This explains why I've decided to stay on for the next 2 years.Actually, when I was in sec 4, my thoughts were on polys - how life there is so relaxing, so on and so for. But ppl from JCs aren't 100% muggers either. Furthermore, I still don't have any career in mind. So it's better, I guess, to further my studies in JC and then to university. And more recently, the Tammy incident has discouraged me further from going to polys. Now I know how liberated poly students are compared to their JC counterparts. =/What lies ahead of me, though, will be really tough times. GP, physical fitness... Lots of issues spinning in my mind now. Haiz. I wonder if I can toil through the 2 years. But since I've already made up my mind, there's no turning back. I'll certainly try my best to excel both academically and aesthetically.
those memories. 09:10
Tis entry was supposed to be for yesterday's but onli got in today becos my mother refused to let me use the com. My apologies for that.Why do I admit that I'm outdated? Well, cuz yesterday's the first time I visited cathay cineleisure orchard, with stefani and 3 other frens of hers. Purpose of going there: singing. We went to kbox at 8th floor, and after all the admin stuff was done, it was time to welcome the karaoke. The majority of songs we chose are from jay chou and jj lin junjie, along wif some english songs too. 2-5pm. That was how much of the afternoon was spent.By the time the bill came, we were kinda taken aback. After all the additional charges (drinks, service charge, GST, blah blah...), it was $107.80 for 3 hours of singing. Which translates to $21.56 per person - $7.19/hour. Come to think of it, the cost is quite reasonable bahx. But there seems to be tis feeling of being cheated. Dunno why there's tis perception. Mayb we all think it's too ex lors.Money talk apart, I guess tis was one of the very few outings that made me reali enjoy. Though my singing ain't that great at all, at least now there's more courage within myself to step out and realise my true singing ability, which is like onli 10% that of jay and 20% that of jj. Hahas.
those memories. 08:24
Friday, March 03, 2006
To: st -I've thought it all over already. And I guess I went abit too far. Sometimes, I just cannot control my temper.Perhaps it's due to the fact tat i'm the onli child in the family, so my behaviour tends to get abit extreme. We've sorted our thoughts out, and I sincerely apologise to you for my outburst. I do not ask for your forgiveness, but I'll surely appreciate the advice u gave me. The Internet carries all kinds of risks which can potentially derail a once stable friendship.Thanks alot for your advice, I know you mean well. Promise u that I'll be more sensitive with my words and also be less bad-tempered in the future. This incident is just a test of how stable our friendship is. Regardless of whatever may happen next time, we'll still keep in touch.
those memories. 17:38
Thursday, March 02, 2006
How fast time flies. I still remember tat period where I was 100% wary of my classmates from 31/06. Now, 2 months down the road, we've reached the end of our journey (for now). How cruel to separate everyone when we were just starting to get bonded as a class. Haiz. Really cant bear to leave just like that.Well, at least I might meet some of them again come the 2nd intake, I hope. But to the rest who's minds are not on AJC anymore, adios amigos! (farewell to u) May all your future aspirations come true.Yeah, u can say tat I'm at a loss now. Suddenly, everything is gonna change again. Those enrolled in for 2nd intake will hav to go thru another round of orientation, which I dun realli look forward to. Another Orientation Group (OG) = more ice-breaking stuff coming up. Mayb u may say I can make more frens. But after the orientation ends in week 10 (6/3-9/3), some OG outings mite be on the cards during the ensuing 1-week sch hols. Then its down to serious work. Classes will be out. Yet another round of ice-breaking to be done.Which is why I'm very much supportive of the single intake measure tat takes effect from 2008 (or is it 2009?). It helps lots in saving manpower and things like reshuffling of timetables and high student turnover rate will not happen anymore, at the expense of the students' social circle.Tmr I will be checking out the posting result. Shld be able to stay in AJ if there aren't any surprises (which I hope there won't be). Meanwhile, let's pray tat Novitas 2 (the name of orientation program) will be a smooth-sailing and enjoyable experience for all.Some lyrics to ponder on, describing how saddening it is having to part ways.S Club - Say GoodbyeIn the years to comeWill you think about these moments that we sharedIn the years to comeAre you gonna think it overAnd how we lived each day with no regretsNothing lasts forever though we want it toThe road ahead holds different dreams for me and you
(Chorus)
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts in your heart
is the only way for destiny
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts
is the only way now for you and me
Though its the hardest thing to say
I'll miss your love in every way
So say goodbye
But don't you cry
Cause true love never dies
In a year from now
Maybe there'll be things we'll wish we'll never said
In a year from now
Maybe we'll see each other, standing on the same street corner though it rains
Each and every end is always written in the stars
If only i could stop the world i'd make this last(Chorus)And when you need my arms to run into
I'll come for you
Nothing will ever change the way i feel
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts in your heart
is the only way for destiny
Sometimes goodbye though it hurts
is the only way now for you and me
Though its the hardest thing to say
I'll miss your love in every day
So say goodbye
But don't you cry
Because a true love never dies
those memories. 15:31