Monday, October 30, 2006
dark stone gollem owned by level 1 shining ray...
trying my luck on death teddy... (didn't get any good drops though)
hunting for dark ritual... (didn't succeed. and even died once here. zzz)
my mei (sister) in game. always asks for items and mesos from me.
look at the HP bar and nothing else -.-
those memories. 21:11
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The NE day learning journey was indeed an enriching experience.
The tour guide was effective, able to bring out the various characteristics of different religions and cultures.
Places visited: An-Nahdhah Mosque, Shuang Lin Monastery, HDB Hub, Kaliamman (Hindu) Temple (in this order).
It's all the more important to learn to be sensitive to different cultures in this multi-racial society, and this learning journey has indeed brought my understanding of religions to a greater level.
those memories. 14:50
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
It's time to make good use of it and do something productive.
There's the extra lessons, revision, more days of exercise. Not to forget gaming.
But I've also decided to get a part-time job for myself.
Cos there's no point asking money from parents all the time.
Need to learn to earn a living for myself, more so since I've been too lazy to undertake such jobs for the past 16 years.
One of my AVA mates told me during morning duty today that his classmate is looking for helpers for some clothes stall or something.
Not too sure about the details, but I probably won't miss out on any opportunity that comes my way.
*Blog updates*
1) Content has finally been aligned to the centre of the page.
2) Background music has been changed to Hebe and Fahrenheit's "Zhi Dui Ni You Gan Jue". I love this song lots.
those memories. 17:46
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Everything's going against me. I don't remembering offending anyone but apparently, my AJ classmates are creating chaos within the tagboard.
Well, I'll make them pay the price for doing that. The offensive entries have been deleted and names banned for good.
That's one. Another bad occasion:
There's this girl called Venessa. I won't elaborate further for the sake of privacy.
She'd ignored me ever since we met after AJ's open house. My link was removed from her blog.
I knew something was amiss.
So when I messaged her last night, probing deep into what's wrong, she said that I have a poor dress sense. And "although I don't really go for looks, there is still a certain expectation".
Eh, trying to act noble?
I despise people like you.
Superficial to the max.
Never try and judge a book by its cover.
People will hate and eventually leave you. You won't have many friends in the future.
My response is cut-throat and direct.
"Since you cant accept me for who I am, then no point being friends anymore. You can carry on being superficial. It's fine with me. Pretend that we never knew each other."
From this moment, there shall be no more comments about her. It's time to move on.
those memories. 18:01
Friday, October 20, 2006
The moderated results were just good enough to see me through to year 2, with a C, 2 Ds and Es.
But I really sympathise those students who still cant make the lowered promotion criteria.
This afternoon, our principal will be talking about the results during mass civics session.
Guess everyone's in for a tongue-lashing.
Nothing much to talk about for now. Check back for more updates soon.
those memories. 08:42
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
As expected, econs and geog are both disasters.
In fact, I did worse for these two subjects compared to the mid-yr.
Econs: 33%, geog: 44.5% (before moderation)
Simply no mood to do anything else.
Tonight, will continue working on the Written Report for a couple more hours before going on to play Audition --> just reached level 11 freedom last night.
But likely to get thrashed by pros in the Free server though.
those memories. 13:34
Woots. Passed physics as well. 45/80 ^^
Failed mid-yr but that only reduces overall score by about 1.5%.
But still, that's enough to make me drop from a C to a D =/
Three subjects down (with grades C, D and E. Not too good) with two more to go.
Hope that I won't fail the remaining two too badly.
The days leading to this Thursday, the deadline of PW written report (WR) submission, every afternoon has been reserved for groups to prepare and finalise it.
Guess there aren't many major changes to the WR that can be made at this point of time.
What I fear most is really the oral presentation (OP) part.
Will probably stumble at the Q&A section, like how I did yesterday during the OP workshop.
Well, I was anticipating some questions on the surveys conducted but that didn't happen.
The facilitator commented that I lacked confidence when answering his question on alternative ideas to my group's project. He also said that I was apparently too nervous throughout the presentation.
That's the problem I always face. Stage fright.
I have problems connecting with the audience and as a result, everytime will get nervous easily.
Worse, there isn't any well-known remedy to this.
But like I'd said in the previous post, regardless of the handicap, I'll just work my way out of this rut and end the school year on a high.
I've also bargained successfully for 2 hrs daily of gaming time after a rather heated argument with my parents over my scolding of our relative's son.
I just sort of lost my temper, got defiant, and acted in self-defence that playing online games on weekdays ain't any wrong.
And my mother actually gave in.
Kinda surprised at that as she has always maintained a hardline stance on the amount of play time I can have per week.
Before, it was 2 hrs per day on weekends and strictly no games on weekdays.
Hey, we aren't living in a closed command economy, you know.
This is a liberal society.
Freedom of choice does prevail, whether you like it or not.
Since I have my reasons (exams are mostly over), then you shouldn't even object to my request in the first place.
You may get appalled and disgusted at the unconventional way I achieve my desires.
But who cares?
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what methods you use to accomplish your goals.
those memories. 09:19
Monday, October 16, 2006
Got back two subjects today. Both made it past the 45% mark. *relieved*
First up, GP (H1) : combined scores (compo + compre) = 55.5%, mid-yr score 56%, final score slightly more but about the same.
Secondly, Maths (H2) : 49.0%, final score slightly lesser because of poorer grades (44.3%) in mid-yr.
What's left :
1) Econs H2 (confirm gone case, 80% of JC1 cohort failed. even moderation can't help much)
2) Geog H2 (complete screw up in both DRQ and essay. fearing the worst)
3) Physics H1 (some hope of passing because the front questions had many giveaways)
What I need to get promoted : ONE more H2 pass, but looks unlikely given my own pessimistic outlook. Then again, I've only myself to blame for not revising in detail for both Econs and Geog.
Let's just pray for the best in the results tomorrow as "The Perfect Storm" awaits.
those memories. 20:03
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Been busy gaming for the past week, just here for a quick update of what to expect next week.
Have quitted Pangya because the hacks are spreading like wildfire there.
Though MapleStory has many times more hacks, they don't spoil the game as much as Pangya hacks do.
Current progress of main character in Maple - lvl 71 priest (aquila)
Spending more time in Audition than anything else. Aiming to reach lvl 20 clubber by end of this year. Current : lvl 10 novice (600 exp more to lvl 11 freedom.)
In-game names (IGNs) for both games: chris89757.
Feel free to contact me. Will be online on most nights, from 8-11pm.
Will be getting back promo results on Tuesday.
All papers will be returned within a two-hour time frame.
But that's good in a way. Let the pain and agony come and go once and for all.
And you thought that's the end of year 1 and I won't have anything to worry about?
Then you're so wrong.
There's still one final obstacle: Project Work oral presentation exams. (most likely on 13/11)
My conversation skills suck since primary school, so this is really one daunting mission to accomplish.
But who cares? I'll just gonna fight my way through this handicap.
[Latest changes to blog]
-->Tagboard has been changed (apparently, http://www.tag-board.com has closed down for some reason i don't know either. Currently using Cbox.)
-->Display picture changed (x6 perfect is nothing to boast about. Wait till i reach x10.)
those memories. 22:45
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
finally, after 8 long months, i've managed to level my main maple character to level 70. wooo. strong sense of acheivement cos i trained the character all by myself over this period. now for the journey of the priest.
studies-wise, the next 3-4 weeks will be very boring. apart from preparation for project work Oral Presentation (OP) exams, festival of life, and some lessons, there isn't much interesting stuff that can keep one motivated and on track. which means i'll spend more time mapling for sure.
audition got patch tdy. zzz. 10am-5pm, but confirm will delay until late at night = further incentive to maple.
those memories. 11:44
Friday, October 06, 2006
i'm so screwed. zzz.
i virtually wrote word after word, line after line of CRAP for the whole of my geog exam. my mind just blanked out upon entering the exam hall. nothing sensible came to my mind. so there you go.
i think i'm gonna fail my promos so badly. but who gives a damn? nobody really does.
the whole of the promo exam period was a hellish time for me. it really doesn't help your eyesight having to squint through set after set of notes. add to the fact that my mum banned me from using com this whole week, it's a great relief to be reunited with my com again.
okay. i shall stop here liao. time to get my online game journey up and running once more~~
those memories. 19:16
studying in school for geog, my last paper. but cant seem to absorb anything now. sian. who cares even if i screw this up? it's really disheartening and not worth it when you study so hard only to get results that doesn't match up to expectations.
blanking out in the exam hall is NOT an option. often, the nerves will get the better of you. there's half an hour more before the 3-hour paper starts. think i shall just rest my mind and not bother about anything else. when this is over, it's time to head straight for my fav online games, Audition and Pangya. miss them lots for the past 2 weeks.
keke. time to rest. will update you on my reflections of the promo exam period tonight. just a foreword: do not expect lots of fantastic and positive opinions from me.
those memories. 13:58
Monday, October 02, 2006
sian. the GP paper today was horrible. especially the compre part. the summary was a total screw up. but well, at least i finished it. 122 words. VERY short. but then again, what's over is over, so no point dwelling over it.
tmr will be an even tougher day. econs + physics. my intuition tells me that there's a 90% possibility that i'll fail both subjects. and i don't mean sub-pass. i mean ungraded. the worst of the worse. even if you ask me to go study today, it's useless. maybe i should consider sacrificing one subject (physics. less confidence in contrasting subject) for the other (econs). good idea? >.<
to make my mood even more depressing, my mother has ordered a total ban from my computer for this week. when i go back home today (blogging in school now) the computer room will probably be locked up as it was last night. damnit. without it i wont have any mood to study. will end up sleeping for god knows how many hours.
hope this week of hell can end quickly. please. think i cant stand it anymore.
today was alr a pretty bad start, so let's finish everything once and for all. man.
those memories. 11:35
