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Saturday, August 25, 2007 at vance
only human
unfortunately i could not find just the song alone without the video as this is the only video of only human uploaded so i guess this'll have to do
Friday, August 24, 2007 It was a normal day, and i originally thought that it would be yet another 'holiday' wasted but i was wrong (thank god). Later in the morning left for school to study there. Under the heavy rain from home all the way through to school and even for awhile for after, fortunately i had my umbrella so i wasn't really wet.
Memorised (or at least tried to) some econs inflation and unemployment as well as policies, and did some maths paper 2 stats portion. Yep, you would never expect me to be studying but here i am. Getting a good grade for prelims is definitely a top priority for me, as i want my laptop. In the end, studied till roughly 3+ before going to causeway point in woodlands. Really a very big place and only second time i've been there, bought bubble tea from sweet talk™ and a thumbdrive from popular™. Later on went to the basement near cold storage and queued for half an hour to buy 6 donuts from munchy donuts™, the wait was worth it! =)
Thursday, August 23, 2007 While playing starcraft just now, I had a thought. Lately i've been playing too much and neglecting my homework, which is definitely not a good sign. Looking back, it has happened during every major examination unfortunately, be it dota, starcraft, world cup and more. Yet through most of them i managed to barely scrape pass and move on to the next hurdle. Obviously it worked then, but whether it will work now or not no one will know, and i dont think even a single U for a's would be acceptable. Get your act together, it's not O levels anymore.
Today after school went to amk hub to eat fish & co with bong yf simon and gm. Only the five of us, yep. Played a fool as usual before and after eating there and was suaning each other till high heaven, with gm being the center of the 'war'. R sadly was unable to join us due to complications of his own which was truly unfortunate, for he would enjoy himself should he go. Obviously the food was expensive but apparently it's cheaper during lunch, which was probably the only reason why we would go there instead of..say...pepper lunch or something. Movie was on gm's mind, but as we might not have enough time gm's suggestion was overruled. We had a good time there and after drinking loads of water countless times, went our separate ways and returned home. In the end took 86 with simon back home.
The past few days in school were pretty interesting, on monday went to toa payoh cc library once again to study with gm bobby and r, and on tuesday went with r and simon to kovan for beef noodles and plant shopping. Holidays are coming, although technically a holiday, it's actually a study week with the second half of prelims lying at the end of it.
*something emo, not really my style but i'll give it a try* Maybe it's just me, but i already felt like i've given up; Even before the battle is to be fought.
So coursework is a thing of the past, that is good i guess. Heh. Earlier today went to sizzler with r bobby tch joel erik hanwei and me, and had lots of fun there at the salad bar. Spilling ice cream due to there being a hole at the bottom of the cone is nothing wrong. The food there was the same as it was almost a decade ago, which was about the previous time i ate sizzler (actually only around 8 years) and still as good, the salad bar remaining the same. It was definitely worth going and might be going back there sometime soon =)
Later on took 153 with r tch and bobby to kovan to buy plants despite the bad weather. Looked high and low through the unforgiving rain through the many nurseries there for rosemary, before resorting back to far east which r doesn't like. Cold weather, ongoing rain, and without an umbrella we hunted high and low for the elusive rosemary, in the end resorting to asking the worker who said they were sold out. After that, took bus back home just in time for my father to fetch me for tuition...tired...
Recalling the past few days, the much fun we had in class, the two phototaking sessions for the school magazine. Especially yesterday when during sdp lesson, we went out to the pond to take and later on another photo in class by another person. Super funny. At the end of yesterday after the survey of the school, went back to class to take more photos when a milk the cow session turned into a one-man taupok, with amrish emerging victorious over the defeated bong. Bong was flat and r went over and started slapping amrish's ass, which in turned spelled a taupok for r himself. Only four people on him though, much less people than anticipated but oh well...Utterly funny.
Time passes by very fast, and in the blink of an eye a week has gone by, and only a week left to first half of prelims. Makes me think as well, about life in general, like time, opportunity only knocks at selected hours, and when the opportunity arises, seize it and do not let go, lest you live to regret it. Even a small opportunity you let go can lead to dire consequences.
Friday, August 10, 2007 Alas, it is time for yet another of my intriguing entries. Given that it has only technically been one day since the previous entry, i like to see that it’s actually been two days since the previous one was during midnight.
Like a bullet the days just flew by, and national day is already over and so is the school holiday that we were given. I personally did not take advantage of the “study days” and neither was i in the festive mood either, i guess i’m just worried about the oncoming prelims. Moments ago, it was the end of the Mid-year Examinations and now, prelims very soon.
Racial tensions are what i would like to touch on today’s entry. Of course, being a local you've definitely learnt about the racial riots way back in the 1960s and how detrimental they are to the development of the nation. Fortunately, as time goes on races have learnt to be more tolerant with each other but of course, they are exceptions. Hell has broke lose in t22, with all racial insults hurled at the indian and malay members of the class. Obviously, none of that was truly meant as an insult but more of a playful gesture by an almost all-boys class but sometimes we can get too far. Playfulness is ok once in awhile, but if these racial slurs continue on a constant basis, i truly can’t imagine what the future of the situation would be. Even though chances of something major happening are slim, i would definitely not want to take the risk and hopefully these acts of racism would cease.
Thursday, August 09, 2007 I wonder; if you read my post on subliminal messages, do you think that it is more obvious that it seems, or that it is just a simple coincidence? Sure, you might say that it is meant for the reader to discover it or is it just placed there for someone to express his/her true feelings somewhere even though nobody discovers it...just a thought as i come across them occasionally, wondering if i have accidentally stumbled onto a very private secret not meant for me or anyone else for that matter.
Secondly, as today is national day (yes it has passed 12am already when i started) i guess a mandatory entry is required and that is what i shall give. Heck, i'm so bored i think i could just blog out my life since the last entry, which was only on a saturday. Even though i am bored i still will not give a crap entry, and this will be as full and complete as any other entry, and as an additional twist, i shall start from today and work my way backwards to monday.
Today, we had national day celebration in school and i have one word for it. Retarded. Yes, they student council/whoever who is in charge as well as the teachers have probably put in a lot of effort into it and of course kudos to them for their effort. In case why you think it's crappy, it's mainly due to two things - the t-shirt, and the morning assembly. Next time, when people are not ready, do not call them down for assembly, seriously. Got down to the quadrangle at 7.45am, some action and commands were shouted and people marched towards the flagpole before nothing happened until around 8.10am, and we just stood there like idiots while the catholic students return from their mass. Time is money my friend, and by wasting time you're wasting money and i can say that this morning's assembly was a waste of time. Obviously, i was not the only one as many people complained and with majority of the population in green t-shirt and sweating profusely, was it ever any doubt? Meanwhile, it was finally time to start and the assembly proceeded as per normal. After the boring two speeches, we proceeded to the auditorium, if not for sitting down at least for the air-con as it was so hot outside and the t-shirts aren't helping. Kept shouting gay throughout since the well celebrated geography teacher is hosting and glad to say that he's actually quite sporting and willing to show his sexuality in public, glad to see that. Every j1 skit was a disappointment sadly, but at least the j2 skits were funny, congrats to t21 for clinching champion.
Moments later, the 'celebration' ended and we quickly headed back to class for photo-taking for the school yearbook photo before leaving for seoul garden at ngee ann city. Everytime we (r gm me bobby tch peter) go out, there will always be a debate and today is no different. First off though, we missed the 132 or rather it was too crowded so we had to devise another plan to get there just as it opens. Even though it meant crossing the road, we had to do so and crossed to take bus to toa payoh and then a train to ngee ann, but we were too late, due to the debate of crossing or not crossing we missed the 105 that would've taken us to toa payoh unfortunately. Especially since we would've made it if there had not been a debate earlier, so we stoned at the bus stop basically. Like always, saw simon and his (girl)friend board 151 as it sped off into the distance...wah so romantic!
Just before people were about to get into one of their mood swings, 153 came and we squeezed but managed to make it on board as the last few people. Expected much less people to board actually but apparently everyone wants to go to town. After alighting, we boarded the train and went to orchard and then to seoul garden. Little did we expect however, that it is so crowded with loads of other cj people as well but as it was empty (just the queue for it being very long) we managed to get a seating but had to leave by 1.30pm. Obviously, we ate loads and i basically survived on fish and beef throughout, almost never touching the chicken or anything else for that matter and at around 1.40pm, we were 'chased' out. Usually r would go home after eating but he instead chose to humble us with his presence as we went to shaw to watch rush hour 3. Since the movie was almost 1 hour after we had bought our tickets, we went to the lower levels to do some window shopping before going to watch the movie. Seeing that it is indeed a good movie, i shall not spoil it for you, the kind reader who actually made it this far, and since nothing much happened on tuesday and monday, i guess i shall stop here.
Saturday, August 04, 2007 Ok, so it's been over a week since the previous update and as I'm feeling bored and waiting to play Starcraft™, I guess I'll enthrall you with a short segment of my life.
So yesterday whole class decided to leave clb early when the teacher left for meeting with the principal. Great job. Played milk the cow in class, which was...not very pleasant. After school went with R tch peter and black to far east flora, before meeting bobby and going to Pastamania™ at J8 to eat, before leaving.
Today went fish & co. at tampines mall with R peter gay to eat, before peter left and we went shopping for stuff. Got a bag and a collar shirt, i must be very proud i guess.