stars and stripes

2009-08-08T00:33:00.002+08:00

Moved to http://vaudevillane.livejournal.com/ for now, until I can find a solution to my problem :)
I feel so happy. I can finally post pictures after 1 solid month. I shall be very backdated and upload them all then!
Hm I wonder how to put a tagboard on LJ.
Anw, do check there, cause here will be dead as a doornail.

2009-08-07T21:58:00.001+08:00

i am changing webserver thanks.

Giants

2009-08-03T21:37:00.001+08:00

Isaac Newton:
If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants.

Get inside the criminal mind

2009-07-11T11:43:00.003+08:00

Get inside the criminal mind

It is believed that most serial killers have the emotional development of an infant less than 100 days old. This helps explain why stealing women's underwear is so common amongst them. They enjoy the feel of the soft material against their mouth - the primary sensory organ of an infant.

There's always more than meets the eye.

A lil exercise do you good

2009-07-10T19:24:00.010+08:00

A lil exercise do you good

Bjounkies.

"Occasionally, I can feel my thighs touch each other.
This is not acceptable."

One-mississippi-two-mississippi-three-mississippi

Oh yah, and I phail at eating Icy Grape ice cream !!

Chantel even gave me a TOWEL, and I stretched it out, and yet I still dripped at a speed of 3 drops/s until the distance-time graph grew steeper and increased to 1 drop /s consistently. And it had to drip at the MOST inappropriate places.

And I regret not bringing my camera. ):

I don't regret trying this out though! We jogged to Marie's, and CAROLYN somehow saw us and commented on how "cool" and "hardworking" we are, cough cough its just me being co-erced into this unusual bout of behaviour, and we passed Khaw Boon Wan's house, and we jogged around Bullion Park, etc. etc. Conquering the neighbourhood road by pathway, playground then estate. Woohoo. THOUGH it is only Jogging Trip with Chantel Bay #1. After I gave up and collapsed on the stone bench she promptly whisked me OFF and said "DON'T DON'T YOU JUST FINISHED EXERCISING LATER ALL THE LACTIC ACID FLOW TO YOUR BUTT AND IT WILL BECOME BIG" and we Went on the swings after that.

Lounging at her beautiful balcony with Breeze and Talk about drama indiv among other stuff is beyond nice, and so is the interesting mint ice cubes in our lime & lemon 100+ and our moneymaking plan.

Oh well, today is a good start to the healthiest regime ever. Next thing you know I'll be eating salad WITHOUT thousand island sauce for breakfast...

Btw, good job oral chicks!! See it was okay :)
Gah, my turn on monday. quick quick -
我爱华文!!!!!!! XOXO
7 exclamat!on marks for good measure.

Happy Birthday Karyn!

2009-07-07T00:02:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARYN!

(#) <-- sun!

Major LOL, it is NOT Joe Jonas' birthday today. That was a childish trick ! Eehee!

I finally feel young again, at the point when its just NOT Youth Day no more.

Wear your heart on your sleeve

2009-07-05T13:25:00.009+08:00

Wear your heart on your sleeve

My MSN says:
ARTS HOUSE JULY 04 4.30 - 7.00 PM Check it 'n' Back it!

And I'm so glad I did :D
I was hiding behind a wall when I saw Nadia and gave an awkward wave to her haha. I think the first thought she had through her head was probably: who is this little gherkin lah? but yah she very nicely sat with me and talked to me, among all matters, about school, giving much encouragement regarding my sitting for the Chinese O Levels, and nodding in wise acknowledgement and understanding regarding our school value of Sisterly Love. Ahahahhaha. I wonder why I am constantly entertained when people say that they dislike or criticize my school system (not that she did!) and I'm like a councillor, but I can just openly sit and listen to it. Hmm.
Anyway yeah she's really pretty and nice haha! And there is a small chance she has noted my existence.
-> Thanks Marie for suggesting I go and Sharon Way for accompanying me :D
It was mainly about depression, and how self-expression can actually help to cure that.
So after a film screening of "The Truth About Suicide" (I missed the Arrival, Speech, Unveiling of T-shirt designs and winners of the competition blahblah while waiting for people haha :D) there was a poetry recital session! Which is seriously super cool I hope to attend more of those in Singapore haha. Y'know after each poet comes up and leaves, I appreciate Singapore more thanks so such talented and open people.
Whilst I was waiting outside, there was this guy strumming the guitar and doing a Jason Mraz thingamagic cause he spoke so fast. After overhearing some conversation he had (I can't help but eavesdrop) I made up my mind that he MUST be a DJ or some performing arts fellow of some sort. Aah overwhelmed by the cool-ness of it all. Turns out his name's Benjamin and he performed later! Doing a guitar/rap dedicated to Shakespeare, reading a romantic short story about the telephone and the lampshade (aww melt!) another short story about the conversation between him and a duck. The second poet - Pooja (do forgive me if I spelt your name incorrectly!) was really witty haha :D Her I am Beautiful poem really made us all laugh :) and her telephone conversation with a confession struck a chord somewhere deep among us all I think. Not that we're addicts but perhaps, the guts to confess something to someone, somewhere along the way, is hard to have, and that sincerity and admission is somehow much more than your average spout of word vomit.
And the last guy wrote really beautiful poems that always took us round a revelation of his own. Such as the Woodcutter. Loved Skin too :D I think endings really impacted me yesterday haha - it is a pity and a regret that I can't remember his name now.
Following this consecutive trio extraordinaire, was a couple of youth band performances. Kudos Showmanship and Harmonising! cause this poor rapper's mike wasn't working and he couldn't perform ): but smiled and sat down all the same. End of event.

[There was also this damn funny part, completely unintentional, of course. I was sitting there intently observing the video presentation - and bzz bzz, I received an SMS. Fishing awkwardly into the tiny hole that constituted my jeans pocket I retrieved my handphone and read: Yo, turn around! unwittingly following instructions (if a terrorist told me to do that I think I'd do it without thinking, lah, thats how my brain ~~does not~~ work :D) and THERE STOOD TWO WIDELY GRINNING COLOURBLOCKS HOLDING UP A SIGN THAT SAID GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT cause I was too busy laughing at the suddeness and shock of it all. Hahahaha yes omg Dynamic Duo Greg and Cleo do Just for Laughs Gags justice.]

If there's another event like this I hope you'll go and support some Youth Causes :) we're the only future for the new world, y'know.

Oh and I shall share with you this quote from Pooja - hopefully she will allow you and me to use it freely HAHA.

"Perhaps people will realise one day that the calculator is a small scientific sign from God that we don't have to learn mathematics."

Eat that!

Since selfish blogger won't let me upload photos here until goodness-knows-when, this is the link for 4 quick shots ! I took at the arts house. Not while the event was in progress though D:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=134363&id=608760019&l=3d9480b08c

if i had a portfolio of my life i'd name it musings

2009-07-04T01:05:00.003+08:00

if i had a portfolio of my life i'd name it musings

Today, I dreamt I was dreaming a dream.

No, seriously. :D

3 generations in a single room,
bereft of commons but for
the gentle plucking of a
zither.

arts house tomorrow?
JULY 04 2009
4 - 7.30 PM
Wear your heart on your sleeve!
Come support Nadia :D

Though I don't really know her as she's from CAP Council and in charge of another OG (i think) and all, I think if I'm free I wouldn't mind taking time off to support a fellow CAPper and cause :D I like how I manage to learn new things every day,
and not just about excretion.

8-)

2009-06-29T21:24:00.002+08:00

Today is one of those days on wings which you really gotta be thankful for.

Especially DRAMA :)

Yeah damn happy.

Today we learnt about voice projection? Except that it was how to push the words out through your body, and we did many run - LEAP! (while saying it) - freeze exercises, and then we added the word 'throw' to the fray, and soon we were mastering it haha. And when we returned to the short text - Prologue for Romeo and Juliet, we did much better haha :) the effect was there. And we were all really afraid of not having time to practice / form our practical - cause oshkoshbGOSH our practical is THIS FRIDAY - but my group were really on track today haha, and we sorta blocked and devised the whole thing so its pretty much done and REALLY COOL. Like cliches to the minimum seriously. Though with 3 people its hard to get ideas and actually carry them out cause there's limited stage presence. WE DID IT! conquered on the dot when everyone finished practising haha. we just have to memorise our super lot of lines, rehearse, get RED SHOES, and yeh we're done, baby.

Plus, meeting dates all fixed. Yeahh.
And after our assessment and everything - we're going to work in new groups, maybe 4-5 even ! and its going to be so cool and eggciting haha. New ideas, new project, etc. Though its like going to be on a sick-ified text. Certain dramaddicts feel that the word Eunuch - has a sorta ring to it.

:D

Yeah new beginnings. Though its going to be for O levels, which is a tad scary.
And Indiv! Don't really like it blah. So alone and stuff, no one to bounce ideas off or gain inspiration from ): More brainstorming haha.
And now we have Mr Joshua and Ms Bridget observing our classes for a few weeks. A-nother Wong HAHA. Mr Jason gonna teach us more about Lighting, cause he's IC of some lighting production company thingamagic. Cool!

Andandand,
after ACJC's Culminatio,
the hype for productions has gone up.

Thus, was excited to receive an invite for HCIEDC (hci english drama club)'s production, MORE! and hope all of us dramaddicts can go haha. Hope it'll be good :)

Kay. When someone asked me interestedly a few days ago how was drama - and I said its OK, great - that was when I was dreary and weary from not completing anything, procrastinating, AVOIDING, our Greek Theatre piece - and not looking AHEAD. AND NOW fiery passion for drama has REKINDLED. (like a test for Oxygen gas or something) HoohahwooHOO!

I somehow can't upload a happy picture to show my extreme happiness. But I firmly believe that the power of a four-hundred-mega-watt smile can be expressed through an emoticon.

8-)

Noteworthy but not Memorthy

2009-06-28T00:35:00.003+08:00

Noteworthy but not Memorthy
Had a surprisingly refreshing time when I returned to church after ages of like, missing church. Good to know some fellas missed me :D heard the usual gossip and 'verything. Glad I'm not embroiled like just a bystander. Its fun that way. Ahh I love Reach the World. Happy Youth Sunday to all you youths! Haha. Yes I am going to make a conscious effort. ;D

Aida! & her friend. Shuqing! & the gang. Yeah we're all going to take the bus to Botanics together! And it turned out that lol, it was a super small gathering. So Sharon and I split from the drama peeps ): I assembled my new speakers and got some groove going man. Its supposed to be a freaking party! Anyway turns out that people turn UP fashionably late, so Rohan Rachel and Greg came later haha. OH I forget to mention that excrutiatingly tight hug by Enting. Thanks though :D makes me feel missed by a CAPper. Aw remember how you used to give such hugs to EVERYONE in the poetry slam room. Haha kay, so I'd take pictures in the grass, of the grass, and occasionally (okay for quite a long time lah.) sidle over to the dramaddicts, hence abandoning the CAP gathering we originally went there for. I know right. Anti-social shiz. It turned out awkward? but at least all right in the end. They loved my speakers and I got some great shots with the dramaddicts.

TURNS OUT, they're also going to ACJC :O wow like entire CAP council 09 was there haha. Anyway yes I did notice, Eleanor was in the last piece. She's pretty haha. Gosh every girl in ACJC is pretty, please. The concentration of pretty-ness is way high. Its saturated, k. Okay ACJC CULMINATIO. The acting was alright. Especially liked the set design, props, lighting etc. Simple, but effective. The dance number at the end that told the story was tre beautiful. The only little irk was that they sort of told the story directly to the audience - and not really tell them through actions, which would have turned out extremely powerful - but it was touching in the end so thats fine. I saw Nathan Hartono clearly for the first time and yes he did quite well, and as I hear ^___^ he can sing too and looks good. I'd never seen a real hyperventilation until today.

And I think close to nobody,
can appreciate my favourite kind of music.
Cause I was having a rare moment alone with my new speakers, fiddling with my iPod and decided to play Buble (ahh the magick) and suddenly Purple Rohan popped up behind and I laughed and said - listening to weird music. Hahaha I like weird music - and he shook his head.
Its at times like these, that I need you most Marie!
Argh.
Wish you were here today ):
Let's sway to Moondance next gathering k.

Today I saw a fragment of your perfection disappear,
Tomorrow maybe a fissure
Widening
Until you are but a
Broken Man
I once believed to be
Whole.

their girl friday

2009-06-26T21:12:00.005+08:00

their girl friday

Music: Muse - Hysteria - Absolution

I saw Kate Spade having a sale today, so I'm totally gratified.

When I grow up I'm gonna earn my own money and get myself something from there and that's the only expensive thing I'm going to invest in.

That, and a good laptop.

Tired after yesterday's rolling in the grass and sleeping at 3:45 :O so I slept for a coupla sections in Transformers ): oh well. If it weren't for the characters' personalities it'd be a bit boring haha. Megan's pretty hot, lah, have to admit it.

Got a new Techdget today (tech-gadget), portable speakers :) this is for the benefit of more gatherings, parties, good music to be shared, and good times.

And, I tried Bak Kut Teh (Meat Bone Tea) today for the first time. While waiting for the food to come I read the poem. And as I ate I was half-surprised, half-warmed to taste that it was exactly as was written. It was like a guide or a map, leading my tongue - And I'll never forget that pepper.

I best knew Michael Jackson today.
May your legacy live on forever.

Nature and Company

2009-06-26T03:05:00.004+08:00

Nature and Company

Company

I'm really tired so I won't blog. But a picture tells a thousand words and with Papa DSLR and Mini-Lookalike-DSLR, these pictures tell a million !

Reconnected with nature, mainly ants, squirrels (GAH BURN THE TREE DOWN!!), Ganush, bluejays, trees, flowers, swans, and each other :D
Realised it's not the quantity,

but the company,

that counted in the end.
Fantastic Four (L)

Alien

2009-06-25T02:01:00.001+08:00

WE SO ALIEN

WHEN I TOLD MY MOMMA WE OUT OF THIS WORLD

SHE SAY YOU OUT OF THIS UNIVERSE, YA???!

Valerie

2009-06-23T22:44:00.001+08:00

...but for three years I had roses and I apologized to nobody.

I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one.

An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.

I don't know who you are. Or whether you're a man or a woman. I may never see you or cry with you or get drunk with you. But I love you. I hope that you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better, and that one day people have roses again. I wish I could kiss you.

Valerie

X

We are SO doing this movie for our literature analysis project.

V for Vendetta (L)

green with ensanity

2009-06-23T20:14:00.003+08:00

thankGOD i did it.
my rate of productivity was starting to decrease steadily day by day.
BUT I FRICKING FINISHED ALL MY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
well except learning ting xie and mugging for whatever tests there are in Term 3 Week 1, cause I don't really care right now.
and besides lit project but i'm totally hitting the big G (Google) now so.
AND AFTER ALL OF THISSSSSSSSSSSSS, insignificantly minor SHIZ,
I AM GOING TO ENJOY MULTIPLE EPISODES OF BLISS WATCHING F.R.I.E.N.D.S

HAH.

You so want to be me right now.

Kla give my ego a well-deserved boost.

*Tore up that piece of paper you saw in my previous post that says Uncompleted :'(
CAUSE YOU'RE FRICKING OUT OF ORDER NOW!

Only Chantel

2009-06-22T23:42:00.008+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNE (L)

hope you like pink haha.
i really miss you !

and MALLAMALM.
Oh, the fun times and sleepovers.
hope you're doing well in RGS (though I just talked to you and Mayo over msn.)
XOXO!
(eehee so girly.)

LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT :)
the Completed :) pile's like, me!

154 bleh bleh.
And the Uncompleted :'( pile's like, Francine or something. Rofl.

look at the completed pile on the first day. it isn't even legal to call it a 'pile', lah.

look, my vices!
twiggies (CAP, love)

kinder bueno (this goes unsaid.)

my phone (though temporary, smsing is, never temporary.)

a... cup of green tea. (okay its just there to provide levels hahahaha.)

instead of Horrible History in the Horrible series, they should have Torturous Tumult of Tasks.

yah i'm just a beginner at photography can :) i was half scared kay. risked my life getting these photos at 10.50 PM. a lot of .. humans, walking around.

the alley

look! the epitomy of Chineseness. (we have to surround ourselves with the Aura.) a bamboo mug, a Ci Dian, and a modern-day Chinese *scholar. Kong Zi Meng Zi ah!
*subjective. :D

Only Chantel

Me: -points at Chantel's Geography Graded Assignment- I think it should be "come into contact with" instead of the water "contacting" the riverbed right...

Chantel: OH YA! Right. My standard of English is like f__ktuating...

Me: ... ohmygod you just swore!

Chantel: Huh?

Me: There's an L in fluctuating... omg you spell badly even when you say it out. :D
Chantel: OMG OMG yadayadayada... because I have a nose in my pimple -

Only Chantel Bay.
Hahaha :D

Homework Goals were ambitious.

But at LEAST we were a teensy bit productive.

And I wrote a weird poem :)
Gazing at the city at her balcony while she watches the 9 o clock show (which I denied her access for 15 minutes as I preached the benefits of doing Chinese instead) is strangely refreshing. :)

(look down) her every word is exactly in the centre of the box.

we're THAT bored omg.

What you become after you've been quarantined for 95 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES

2009-06-21T18:57:00.003+08:00

What you become after you've been quarantined for 95 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES

I swear I'm going mad kay

Its not fair, its the FREAKING HOLIDAYS!

And now its the last week. And it doesn't even feel like that.

And my fellow chicken nuggets + french fries ain't replying ):

Oh man!

Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally hope

CAP

OG 1

SIA

OUTING

is still on ):

Gah. Tried the guitar and piano today, wrote two songs. One's lame and I'd face indignation to say that the other's not as lame. So yep :)

I'll upload my "Fun With Homework and Pals!" pics with running commentary the next time I'm bored.

Oops, already?

OG 1 Gathering

2009-06-20T14:57:00.004+08:00

In case you don't have facebook,
CAP 09 OG 1 SIA! Gathering 25 JUNE
@ SINGAPORE BOTANICAL GARDENS where there are trees and more trees and lots of fun bonding time! :D

Hosts:
Gregory Alva Ng, Marie Tan, Megan Pang
Type:
Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Date:
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time:
10:00am - 1:00pm
Location:
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Street:
Near Orchard! Exact: 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569
City/Town:
Singapore, Singapore

Description:
10 AM - 1 PM
PICNIC ON THE GRASS

MEET AT 10 AM AT THE FLOWERY FANCY GATE RIGHT NEXT TO GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL !

PLEASE BRING ALONG your ez link card (to take the bus?), money (about 8 bucks maybe? for a possible movie afterwards) and SOME FOOD, just a little tupperware or picnic basket so everybody can share some food.

Our rough idea of stuff to do will be:
- Play Frisbee (Can Greg bring the Frisbee?)
- Camwhore (Megan brings Camera)
- Climb Trees (Um.. if you're not afraid of getting hurt and have insurance :D)
- BOTTLE GAME (If there's flat ground available! PLEASE BRING YOUR WATERBOTTLES !!! :D:D:D)
- Wild Hopping to Music (Think I'mma bring a music player :D)
- Eat (We'll be (not) environmentally friendly for once ): and I'll bring plastic cutlery, cups and paper plates for everyone. Food's every person's responsibility kay!)
- Talk (Reminisce about CAP ♥)

Other Technicalities:
- Buses 66, 151, 153, 154, 67, 171 go to the Botanic Gardens.
- For food, you're not restricted actually though NO to fried ants and cockroaches which is a delicacy in some countries, please :D maybe finger food, a bag of chips or a 1.5 litre bottle of drink will do. SMS your councillors as to what food you're bringing (Sorry for the trouble Gee and Mm) so that we have a bit of all kinds :D
- DO ARRIVE PUNCTUALLY AT 10 AM ! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! You may arrange among yourselves to go in groups so that y'all can take the bus or MRT together and remind each other not to be late haha. Touch wood if I myself can't wake up :D
- For the movie, we were thinking Night At The Museum 2 cause 1) It's PG! 2) It's Nice! Okay maybe some of you have watched it before, so we can discuss it on that day if you guys DO feel like watching one after the picnic. It's perfectly optional to go for the movie :) but do try to go for the outing so we won't lose our bond :)

SEE YOU THERE!
(PS if you see anyone from our OG not invited to this event on facebook AND YOU HAVE, INDEED, THEIR FACEBOOK please add them/ inform/ ask me to add kay! To find all of you is kinda hard haha so do accept my apologies!)

XXXX!

UK Drama Trip 2009

2009-06-18T12:36:00.005+08:00

UK Drama Trip 2009

I want to, fly away
Somewhere I could stay
If you just take my hand
We could both just stand so let’s
Fly away

张开翅膀,我要往上飞
找个自几的地方
伸出手, 我们一起走, 我们
往上飞

I want to, fly away
Somewhere I could stay
If you just take my hand
We could both just stand so let’s
Fly away (往上飞)

lyrics, roughly

see facebook for hundreds of images under Albums: 1) UK Drama Trip 2009 and 2) UK Drama Trip 2009 (2)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=130375&id=608760019&saved#/photos.php?id=608760019

wallpaper of my mind

2009-06-06T01:34:00.005+08:00

CAP 2009

I've agonized about a year and counting for this week

And its finally here and gone, in a flash, just like that ):

It was a REALLY AWESOME indescribable 5 days of exciting escapades.

From ducking under tables photographing sleeping councillors to writing stories in shopping lists to having staring matches with 4GB size cockroaches,

This camp is seriously the best I remember in a long time.

Or maybe forever.

Ok so since I'm tired and hungry and blah and practically NO CAPper in my msn is awake and online for me to reminisce with,

& tmr I have to pack like a madman for DUKY (Drama, United Kingdom, Yay! - for the uninformed.) in the morning and head off to a wedding in JB. Yah. No I'm not bringing PCK.
Thus the saying a picture tells a thousand words comes in handy here.

I'm sorry this post is meant to be super sentimental and long and wordy and touching and makes-you-melt like "But all I can see is you, and all I can hear is you!" but like the cogs not turning lah. Lah the suffix.

But then I realised that no matter what I say, or type,

No post or words, sad to say, can absolutely describe that magical experience of CAP.

(Corn + cheese) -y and such cliches can NEVER GET ONE INTO MENTORSHIP but can afford to use it here one last time haha.

THREE CHEERS FOR SIA, OG (1)!

And Ostentatious (in a good way) OGLs Greg & Marie who kindly gyrated on a chair for us during Orientation Games :)))

AND THE REST OF OUR SUPER AWESOME GROUP DEEMED CHICKEN MCNUGGETS BY G AND FRENCH FRIES BY M!
Marry me lah k I never want to let you guys go.

First off, check out CANDID marie and go figure!

Marie posing and Ephraim.. somewhat posing :D

The Dreamers

by The Observers

Haha actually a disturbing picture is due if I had recovered fast enough to whip out my camera but NO! Was too shell-shocked. Haha tell you about it later.

Yes boring lah, boring lah, only to show you the room haha. Quite good already okay, you don't see a fan but its up there ^.

The overall pretty awesome looking campus !

Michael Corbridge omggggg from the Pillowman and Much Ado About Nothing! He was teaching Drama and I was :OOO -gagushhhhhhhNOOOOOWAAAAAAAY- so this is for everyone who has watched the plays he has acted in haha.

While waiting for the bus. Insanely pretty. But sharon said they were probably allamandas, which are.. poisonous. :D

Bottle Game!! CAP tradition ah ! Don't learn then who are you uh. Haha just kidding, yeah its really really really fun and you feel really really really happy if you 'get it' haha. Its tricky at first but you'll get proer trust me. :)

The auditorium when its empty. I like it when its very empty or very full. Cause its either real quiet and I can hum a little loudly, or its plenary lectures OR, THE AMAZINGLY HILARIOUS GET TOGETHER TIME AHAHAHHAHA. CAP Council 09 is the most amusing group, they should just start an entertainment show. I'm sure everyone has heard of Anjunay by now (can't spell sorry!) & Rohan Rivalry haha. Chu & lighthearted jibes (at her and at other people) and various impersonations that will earn you waffles and magician pick up lines.
Btw aCAPella is a fantastic idea hahhaha I would always ravenously chomp up every issue once its in my clutches :)
AUNT AGONY HAHA B-)

(It's 2:22 AM btw)

Random kon kit and Joel shot in Poetry Slam, my performance workshop :D

Performance night. Sniff Sniff. that's probably Contemporary Dance :) So flexible and graceful ):

Hi SIA. I really love all of you and wish we could have more time to bond but I could wish for so many things and they wouldn't turn true so I'll just cherish what little time we had together :D
Our chemistry is like Caesium. Explosive!
Haha after this, discobombs Greg & Marie did a remix of their original HIT, Gyrating-on-a-lecture-theatre-chair. And Marie fell on Greg!!! Both their expressions were priceless :D Literally, if I had taken it haha I could be a millionaire right now -wink wink-
No haha I'm currently keeping all embarrassing photos (ah you Greg!) under wraps in the interest of Personal Safety.

SELFLESSly amazing CAP Council that made EVERYTHING possible :B

And its the exit for now but
you guys will always remain as the

wallpaper of my mind

that I'll never change :)

To you CAP, I've lost my transponder.

I.e. I've sold my soul to you.

I.e. Also would be willing to pay 40 bucks to get back together with you.

So CAPpers lets keep in touch :)
This is truly memorable and unforgettable. (The cliches are just streaming from my fingertips)

Yah k tired tired awready.

BECAUSE, CAP, YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND ALL DAY!

Eventful

2009-05-30T10:21:00.004+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST
GANNY-WANNY,
ULTRA PRETTY,
MAKES ME DIZZY,
ERINA TAN.

Yes, though I miss you a lot :) I hope you are having an awesome time celebrating your special day with your best buds in NJC. Hugs! Wishing you more seasons of ANTM paroxysm :D
AND yesterday was awesomely fulfilling. After an early morning sharing session conducted by Cleo, I felt that I had a better understanding of what being a leader was like, why it's so important to develop personally, and making an impact - having the courage to start things and follow through with them. I didn't formulate all these things in time though, so when she asked if anyone wanted to share I politely declined in my head ): Oh well. Then before discussing with the logs and food comm about Sec 4 farewell stuff, I made an important decision. Well, kind of two. And it taught me that when it all comes down to that point, just do it. Just make that decision after hours of thought and consideration and don't drag it out, and don't look back. It helps.
So after lunch at Macs discussing about the degree of salt speckled atop the fries with Carolyn, Sharon and Amandape, we went back for Friday Fever. St. Nicks has lotsa talent kay! If only Jolyne was there -cough- someone starred in the first item, singing love story by taylor swift. Kay don't really adore princess of imaginary fairytale land but their duet was rather sweet. The blue badge choir ensemble's arrangement was really original and superb :D and three cheers for Yvette and Swee En! (Don't worry 'bout cheer k. They don't deserve dancers like you and they know it.) I'll eat you up... haha. And Group 11 was so greaaaaaaaaaaat :D three guitars strumming in harmony, soulful singing and - best - Kris Allen infused style :) Yay. so glad that they got third place, and the choir ensemble got 1st - who said farewells don't come with ups as well. Like free chips (Amandahuangkimli: WHERE?! WHERE?!!!!! -rockets out of seat and prances on chair wildly gesticulating) yah.
Oh yeah congrats Martha, Sharon, Yvette for getting on HC Invitationals team! You guys have my undying support kay. Heck what people say about politics. Absolutely, Swee En and I will help you guys through if you need us :)
And I decided to go to Tampines One, told Martha I'd see her there :D But before that Mother went to fetch Ah Gong, and we went to this camera shop he frequents :) my grandpa likes tech stuff. He once bought a thousand dollar laptop and couldn't find the start button. but anyway he is the nicest grandpa on earth. He got me Erin/Eris, haven't decided which to name him/her or decided his/her gender yet :D He/she's a Canon G10 and is really pretty/handsome :D It's like the moment when you see someone/thing and you know - that's the one I want to be with for the rest of my life! I really love you and hope to take beautiful shots with you! Forgive my current n00bness kay.
Experimental photos:

And after this happy occasion,
I made my way to Tampines 1 and I saw Uniqlo! OH JOY. It's seriously the nicest shop in Singapore right now. Not only are there tons and tons of basics and jeans and parkas and such, the fabric is so soft and the colours are bright and happy :D and I just went mad there haha. We spent a reaaaaaaaaaaally long time there. & then dinner at this Japanese village place. Happy ramen, katsu don and fruitcake dessert. Looked around. Got a kitsch blue rose hairtie that REALLY reminds me of Kenley Collins. Then home. I apologise for the stilted language, I am being bugged constantly to go. Okay anyway, the walls are going to be painted different colours. I. Like. New. Perspectives.
And I'm quite sad cause I cut my hair this morning and UNINFORMED, i have turned into an ah lian by outer appearance. This is terrible.
I am going to go through SOTA performance, CAP and UK with this hairstyle. Oh goodness.

Kay bye :)

much ado about nothing

2009-05-29T00:54:00.003+08:00

GOTCHA!

Y CONGRATULATIONS LEESHUQING (JERICHO) FOR BEING ELDDS PRESIDENT 2009/2010 :D Y
I have really always believed in you since Secondary 1, when we first joined LD! Remember how we were all so freaking scared for the auditions and kept going: omg omg how if I don't get in the queue for the auditions is so long am I really better than all of them can I get in?? It's such a privilege how if I don't get in! but we made it through together, Green Badge 2007. And it was a year where we all got to know each other better :) We always complained about debate remember, and vowed we would all go to drama together.Haha. How wrong that hypothesis was, if we could see into the future, right now :D But in Sec 2 when I went to debate and you went to drama and even Sec 3 when LD officially split, I have always felt a connection to ELDDS! though debate no longer belongs to it. And I will always support you as a friend and ex-LDian :D be confident in yourself, I have always heard you rant about injustices in LD and to the sec 3s and I KNOW you can make a difference. (L), you're unbelievable.
CONGRATS TO JOLYNE TAN LI MIN (cannot always be confused with the other Jolyne haha.) for getting into LD comm :) Hillary, Tricia (hoping this big CAPS of your name will not boost your ego further ;D), and the rest of LD Comm 2009/2010. Believe in yourselves! (L)
So the term has officially ended, heck care about the word officially, I'm still returning to school tomorrow :D But I'm really happy I survived the first ever, ardous 3 TESTS IN A SINGLE DAY day, and week. And the rest of this hectic term. I didn't do as well as Term 1 but I'm becoming more independent and relying on myself in terms of academics so. Deproving is all my fault ! Hahaha just kidding. Must really thank God for still sustaining.
Sorry this structure is so looking like Shu Qing's blog post, but yes I do remember more important facts by reading her post :D
WE WILL BE GOING TO UK THE UK TRIP IS BACK ON DUKY IS BACK ON JAI HO!
7 June - 17 June. Pure. Magic.
Don't get'chyer knickers in a twist.
But it will be amazing. Means, I need to pray for this shopping 'curse' to be lifted! Yay hope to shop with Dramaddicts, if there's possibly time at all. I mean. CAP homework. CAP itself! Holiday homework. 11 pieces. + T3 Ting Xie. Aha wait. Stop. Pause. Freeze. Cleanse. Wipe all thoughts about homework and stress and studies from your cranium. Yeeeeeeeeeeessss. That's the way. As I was saying. God, please keep Singapore safe from the H1N1 virus. It has infiltrated SG but it would in time to come anyway, so now just happens to be the time. Also, keep all of us drama students and the teachers, Mr A Wong and Mrs W Ng safe! And the Ridings High kids. From all sicknesses. Touch wood. We're going to have a great time, if circumstances and mercy allow :D
Much Ado About Nothing by the Singapore Repertory Theatre was excellent :) though I did critique on the stagehands being a constant distraction and the use of the elaborate fountain and pool not being fully maximised and was drowsy for the last 15 minutes but that's completely my fault :) The acting was great and the humour was fun and witty. The few namely 'stars' there did live up to their expectations, and made the night a most enjoyable one. Recommend you guys, anyone, to watch. Still playing @ Fort Canning Park! Oh, do bring tatami mats and a picnic basket amply stocked.
Sec 4s. I know that other CCAs had their farewell today and we didn't have one! or at least I wasn't present if you guys did have a short little informal one. But what I want to say is I don't think I could ever say goodbye to you guys. We have known you'all... officially since 2008. And we've grown together. Faced so many difficulties together. Cried and screamed at each other and ended up hugging and sharing quotes with each other. Praying, especially with Claire, always beloved, at the helm, for the demise and 'kick their butts, woe the day they met SN debate' of every school during competitions. Baking. Planning to go to Escape Theme Park. I tell you, there is NO-THING we have not done together. One is blessed to have walked through such a journey with the most respected, admired yet friendly...people. One is unsure whether to call you a senior, role model or friend. The lines are often blurred. And this page with you has ended, and we will begin a new chapter; but it doesn't mean we'll never flip the pages and have a good laugh at our past memories; doesn't mean you guys will ever stop influencing our style of writing and
doesn't mean you guys didn't make the biggest, brightest mark on our lives, in debate, and as people.
Cause you did.
And "To be, or not to be: that is the question" - William Shakespeare's Hamlet , Act 3 Scene 1, Hamlet's soliloquy
Cliche as it may sound, there has come a time that requires me to face these questions. And what will be my answer? It is requested quickly. Too quickly, for my taste. But Que Sera Sera, whatever will be, will be. And when I made my decision, I pray that it will be one with no regrets, with confidence, with assurance, with commitment, and I really really really want to make the best of it, not let people down, not let myself down. It's going to be a challenge. Heck, everything in life is going to be a challenge from now on. It's just how we conquer them. With our mind and with our heart.

Not so bad

2009-05-26T00:08:00.003+08:00

Oh, and before i forget,

Just something to perk you up in case you've been slogging over SS Graded like Karyn and I :D

THANKS, SUPREMELY THANK THE STARS AND STRIPES FOR KARYN

Okay not really my intention to perk MOE to alert mode for not infusing proper SS Morals but whatever.

lost & found

2009-05-25T21:59:00.002+08:00

"if you should ever lose your way, of all things do not lose hope, and you shall never be lost"

soliloquy

2009-05-25T19:19:00.003+08:00

You're miles away
You just can't relate
Are you what surrounds you

You feel alive
At least you think that life is something in you
What do we know

There's a southern bound train tomorrow
Takes us out of this dirty town
Chase the sun back to the west coast
In eight hours we're California bound
We're California bound

They can't sympathise, so don't expect sympathy.
They don't care, so don't expect concern.
And lastly, they are unable to understand, so don't expect understanding.

I couldn't care less about the future
Some girl penning a suicide note
Or sulking by the road
These efforts are
Futile.

In a world where there is kindness, compassion and love
You say it exists, but
Just like the Baudelaires' tale
Perhaps the sunrise will never come
Or only after a
Series of Unfortunate Events.

UK trip's cancelled.

regular

2009-05-10T19:46:00.006+08:00

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Y
wish i could carefully choose presents for her and shuqing! but guess i'll just have to owe ):
feel bad inside,
another day not so well spent is about to pass :)
i've got to start mugging for biology tonight/tomorrow!
so these are my usual online window shopping treats to appease me :)

watercolour dress
just preeeeeeeetty

twilight jacket
okay i'm not a sucker for the movie but it doesn't look half bad to wear

loaded! wallet
this really looks like Benjamin Franklins. which is why its so uber-cool :D very into wallets with design right now.

ladybird watch locket necklace

super oriental cute
if i could i would buy it for way or my mother haha

hello kitty rainbow lunchbox
i bet you pastor carol will love this to the max if she ever catches sight of it :D its adorably gay.

gold shell stretch belt

it would look nice with any high waisted skirt :)

domo plush

aw it looks loved. but not enough! :D

images from fredflare.com & livejournal icons

have a pleasant day everyone!

2009-05-09T10:01:00.003+08:00

You hold your head up to the sky

You say what kind of blue are you, Are you

Then you ride your pony round and round

It’s diggin’ a hole, right through,

Right through

C A M P was okay, alright, alright, oh yes!

I won't miss the bathing and the heat and the lack of sleep but

I will miss the bonding, the rock climbing, the cheers and the cheery.

S C H O O L on the third day though.

We went back! Talked to claudia for the first time. She's really into DBSK, Jae Joong, Rain and her look-a-like-friend :D She's nice! and yvette had to go tell her she looks scary haha.

Odd conversations. Library all to ourselves

V I R T U A L debate - mounting anticipation, uneasiness on my part.

"You guys are for the motion, right?"

"For?"

And leadership took hold

Ali you're the best at dire situations!

And Way you're the best supporter.

And EVERY SINGLE debater was calm cool and collected.

20 minutes prep

We made it, but we didn't make the win

But its alright, its a new experience :)

And the sms from Mackie was amazingly touching haha. Lighten up up up

T A L K

things are complicated

things were exchanged

things were broken

things were put back together

things are going to be

better

just remember, despite all things, despite everything

anyone could throw at us

SN debate is built to last.

(L), guys

F A R E W E L L

that's today :)

ironic emoticon but

let's have an awesome time everywun.

skirts ahoy!

built to last

2009-04-30T23:30:00.002+08:00

'Cause you are the sun in my universe,
considered the best when we've felt the worst
and most of all, most of all, most of all, most of all;
most of all
most of all
it's built to last.

i hope we never have to say goodbye

but its true.
the last day she's around.

just like you've said a hundred times silently, out loud, exasperatedly, willingly, grudgingly, sincerely,
i really want to say
i love you 9.9 x 10^192085019286235809217509
and
i will really, always, miss you.

& since leaving's kinda in right now
only He knows why everyone needs a daily dose of depression

wanna say goodbye to mr ng too, cause he has been an extremely passionate lit teacher for us, helped spark the F.r.i.e.n.d.s love (yes ! yes !) and yeah really gave me a comprehensive, great introduction to MSND.

How now, my love? Why is your cheek so pale? How chance the roses there do fade so fast?

I hope it's accurate ;)

so i guess
hearts and hexes to all who have impacted me
just like the saying goes,
guess you'll never know where your influence, like wildfire, will end.

pitstop7seconds

2009-04-25T00:21:00.002+08:00

Congratulations, Martha :)
8th is really an achievement.
Time to buck up, me.
Like a rodeo bull used by homo sapiens as entertainment. :)
Expected but partially unwelcome endings.
Over-imaginative minds. Don't!
Tiramisu got me as obsessed as Cruella DeVil (we were watching 102 Dalmations), it must be the liquor and the Korean strawberries and the cream and the sponge and the...
Ahh.
Going to watch Chandler tomorrow, on the big movie screen. Seeya.

CAP 2009

2009-04-22T23:35:00.002+08:00

Disbeliev(In.)g.

for a pessimist, i'm pretty optimistic

2009-04-15T17:35:00.006+08:00

It's been one of the worst weeks ever since i can remember.

Monday

-Couldn't remember enough info for geography test, leavesbranchesroots and whatnot

-Got lectured and mistakes magnified re: math matrices tests.

-Surprise english test moved forward which was really hard and I was so tired from sleeping at 1.30 in the morning that day that I zoned out and crapped out the entire vocab part and I think I'm going to fail

-Sunk into depression

Tuesday

-Submitted the draft as my summary cause I didn't have time to write it out and I went and told her and I asked if she would minus marks or discount it and she said maybe (insert hangman sign)

-Had prolonged nervous seizure (very like the HC trauma crisis, shall not go into detail) during zao bao lun tan presentation and effectively screwed my group's pprs figuratively left right centre

Wednesday

-Memorised half of the wrong chengyu's cause I forgot to bring my chengyu book before and didn't cross out those not allowed, thus losing 4 marks in the process of a perfectly pretty sentence which was not allowed after mugging 4 hours straight even postponing dinner the previous night

-Got another cheng-yu-in-the-blank wrong

Okay thats pretty much it for half of the week! Though I know there's upcoming E maths test and a barrel of chinese h/w among othersss to accomplish. Makes for a horrendous weekend.

But still,

I'm surviving this week alive.

And yay for that! :D

And see, out of the les miserables experiences, POSITIVENESS IS PRACTICALLY P(erishing)(ointless)(rocrastination)ROFOUND!

I learnt about Greek Theatre on Monday, which I like :D

Vanessa pretty Claire's birthday was on Tuesday! Which is great :D

And training was informative and interesting, talked a bit to sec 1 juniors, which was unexpected :D

Today we saw pictures of the Globe Theatre. And we're going there!!! And I actually knew what he was referring to, about Shakespeare's influences from Greek plays. Because of drama :D Antigone! =/ Romeo and Juliet! :D I love tragedies. :D

And it is Pei Ying's Birthday today :D

On a random note, I love 3 Hope more and more now haha. Its a crescendo thing.

___________________________________________________________

Cause T-Rexes are bedazzled by Awesomely Chic Floral Green Kate Spade pumps

sandwich

2009-04-10T23:34:00.005+08:00

sandwich

Sometimes we fail to notice
that it was always there all along.
:)
0904
Debate bonding session! Sec ones twos threes and fours. Great fun (tho they should eat more. eat! eat! like us pigs on the opposite bank.) iluvtiramisu. got to know each others names (i could name them off my fingers and toes) a little about their music tastes, shyness level - 98%, shared memorable experiences with them, and yep stress no politics! we learnt a common dance - hot n' cold by katy perry :d and we ended by dancing to low (flo rida druggg) yeah! charades wasn't played but oh well next session then!
1004
YAMs cme projekting ;d early morning :o i was a little late and yuen ping was late by... a long time! and nice chai showed me around her house and her brother and sister and mother and father and maid and family portrait and halloween portrait and carrot cake. did powerpoint & script while they went to buy ingredients for our mysterious homemade foodstuff. made it tgt (fun! word of caution: they are long and straight. note, not bent in certain areas. clues cease henceforth.)
Rushed downtown :o ate a lonely $9 curry katsu at mogumogu (oh sweet acdb8 memories) and joined the rest! Was really pessimistic at first cause you know, i have bad shopping karma and everything. but the dramedians (cab. flower. shubu. chantel. sharon.) were really optimistic and made me feel like acceptable : ) even though i was most obviously n o t ! yes, flabrms and fatboy legs. so i managed to buy a colourblock dress and lightning skirt :) all thanks to them :} and perhaps lucky toast wallet with envelope coin pouch? sharon and i minorly evangelised bay and shu, talking about the significance of today and the darkening sky and all. but really hope we can all be happy christians and go to heaven together :d okay not in the sad way! pizzahut. due to weakening attractive forces, another bonding may have occured.. :) got zaobaoluntan board at popular, then home... wished the outing could have lasted longer :]
mai(3)dong(1)dong(1) may have been somewhat productive,
but studying sure wasn't! i barely even tried!
ohwell, good friday to you too.
after exhausting admin work (finally finished collating all the particulars, extended too and weird tele relay)
did online window shopping :)

feifferfifteen

2009-04-07T20:56:00.002+08:00

Y

15

Love DND and the rest of my heartwarming friends. :)
Melt!
Lit tomorrow. ^^

P.S. The A and L in MALLAMALM remembered my birthday. So cool huh :) Thanks!

the pantomime

2009-04-03T22:48:00.003+08:00

Move on, things are going to get better

The paradox of belief.

Major swing of Ups and Downs today. Life's weird like that.

I'll be your company

2009-03-28T00:55:00.002+08:00

after the rain

We didn't win, but that's about all I have to say about it : ) life goes on, y'know?

Thanks everyone for the encouragement, and to the team and the rest of Debate, this is just the beginning. We're gonna have a long and fulfilling road ahead of us, and that path's a reality run to victory. This ain't the last time you're gonna be seeing us around :D

Dinner at Big O, Wheelock. We're gna start a wiggly worms band. : ) Xuwen = chief wriggler :D Claire = creative wriggle action creater (R rated music videos only)

Just the gentle bumps of tyres on uneven tar, a muted background buzz of inecessant chatter, the soft lull of Chris Martin's voice in my left ear, city lights flashing past and mysteriously dark highways slipping by. Sometimes that, simple silence and a friend is company enough.

And speaking of company, it doesn't have to mean literally that someone has to be beside you to give you that reassuring, safe, pleasant feeling. Xuwen will always be in our hearts, and when it's time to say goodbye, we'll miss your company, and your company will never go away. Memory. We love you.

Well, so what's new? More things to ponder, a rest to take, excitement to build (heheh juniors its your turn! U14s coming up!). The opportunity sounds great, but it'll probably create more problems for me, what with the circuit thriving on gossip = false allegations and all. On the other hand, I'll get to work with other people who have different styles of working on cases, and just like AC debate camp it'll probably be a lot of fun, totally unofficial, and I'll improve as well : )

Ah well. An option to take will be a choice I may make.

See you guys, on the other side of the brilliant blue

Friends

2009-03-23T20:33:00.005+08:00

As you all probably know me, I have T-O.C.D. (Temporary Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) but this one's not TEMPORARY, man. I am NUTS about friends :D

And Ross Geller.

Okay Rachel and Ross are insanely cute together!

Check out Pheebs lobster theory.

I'm Pheebs by the way, according to the facebook quiz thingy.

It says: Your weirdness attracts people.

How cool is that!

Ooh and Jolyne was having situational writing in English class today and one of her characters was named "Chandler Bing"! Coincidence? I think not! (She later got questioned publicly in class about the source of the weird composition character names. Maybe Ms Teacher wasn't used to the bing-thing.)

Okay, back to OCD lobster time.

Open quote:

ROSS: Rachel and I should be together and, and we should get some kind of me, message service.
PHOEBE: Hang in there, it's gonna happen.
ROSS: Wha, OK, now how do you know that?
PHOEBE: Because she's your lobster.
CHANDLER: Oh, she's goin' somewhere.
PHOEBE: C'mon you guys. It's a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life. You know what, you can actually see old lobster couples walkin' around their tank, ya know, holding claws like. . .

___________

ROSS: Alright, I'm gonna do something. [walks up in the middle of their conversation] Excuse me, are you Rachel?
RACH: What?
ROSS: I'm Ross Geller. Wha, I'm, God in your ad you said you were pretty but wow.
RACH: What are you, what are you doin'?
ROSS: Oh, oh my God, is this the wrong day? I don't believe it, uh, well, hey, I guess if it works out we'll, we'll have something to tell the grandkids.
MAN: Sure will. I've uh, gotta go. Take care.
ROSS: OK, see ya later, nice meeting you. [man leaves] You're welcome.
RACH: What?
ROSS: I was saving you.
RACH: Saving, saving, saving me from the pleasant conversation with the interesting man, saving me?
ROSS: Oh, see from where I was sitting I uh. . .
RACH: OK, Ross, listen to me, I am not yours to save.
ROSS: But, you are.
RACH: What?
ROSS: Uh, uh, well you're, umm, you're my lobster.
RACH: OK, you know what, are, are you being like, the blind date guy again?
ROSS: No no, you're uh, you're my lobster. See um, lobster, uhh, in the tank when, when they're old, uhh, they get with, uhh, they walk around holding the claws. In the tank, ya know, with, with the holding and. . . Uhh, Phoebs you wanna help me out with the, the whole lobster thing?
PHOEBE: Do the claws again.
ROSS: Rach. OK, forget, forget the lobsters, OK. We're, let's talk, what about us?
RACH: Ross, there is no us, OK.
ROSS: No, but. . .
RACH: No, listen to me. I fell for you and I get . You than fall for me and I again, somehow, get clobbered. I'm tired of being clobbered, ya know, it's, it's just not worth it.
ROSS: Well, but, but. . .
RACH: NO but Ross. We are never gonna happen, OK. Accept that.
ROSS: E-except, except that what?
RACH: No, no, ACC- ept that.
ROSS: Oh.

____________

JOEY: [pulls out a VCR tape] Hey Monica, what's on this video tape?
MONICA: Hey, you got me, put it in.
ROSS: [Rachel enters] Oh.
RACHEL: Hi.
ROSS: Hi.

MRS. GELLER: Over here Jack. OK. I see, Rachel's coming up the path. Oh doesn't she look pretty. Jack, get this. [Rachel enters with a huge nose]
RACHEL: Oh my God.
JOEY: What is with your nose?
RACHEL: They had to reduce it because of, of my deviated septum.
CHANDLER: OK, I was wrong, that's what they used to cover Connecticut.
MONICA: You know what this is, this is us getting ready for the prom.
RACHEL: Oh.
ROSS: You know what, you guys, we don't have to watch this.
ALL: Oh yeah we do. C'mon.
MRS. GELLER: Get a shot of Monica. Where's Monica.
MONICA: Over here dad. [he pans over and we see a torso taking up the whole screen]
MR GELLER: Wait, how do you zoom out? [zooms out and we see an extremely overweight Monica eating a big sandwich] There she is.
JOEY: Some girl ate Monica.
MONICA: Shut up, the camera adds ten pounds.
CHANDLER: Ahh, so how many cameras are actually on you?
MONICA: Oh, you look so great.
RACHEL: Ahh, so do you, beautiful. [they hug]
MONICA: Oops.
RACHEL: What?
MONICA: Shoot, I think I got mayonnaise on you.
RACHEL: Oh, that's OK, it's just the shoulder, it's not my dress.
MR. GELLER: Everybody smile.
MONICA: Oh, dad, turn it off.
MR. GELLER: It is off.
MONICA: Dad, it is not. What's with the red light?
MR. GELLER: It's the off light. Right Ross? [pans over to see Ross with an afro and moustache]
JOEY: Looking' good Mr. Kotex.
ROSS: You look pretty tonight.
RACHEL: Oh, thanks. So, uh, what are you gonna do this summer?
ROSS: Oh, you know, I'm just gonna, I'm gonna hang out, work on my music.
RACHEL: [the shoulders of her dress keep falling off her shoulders] Is my hook unhooked? These things keep falling down, I can't. . .
ROSS: Uh, hold, let me see, I don't know. So what're you gonna do. . . [doorbell rings]
RACHEL: Oh, the guys are here.
ROSS: ...this summer?
CHANDLER: Work on your music?
[Ross is sitting on the stairs with a laptop keyboard playing 'Axle-F']
RACHEL: Oh my God, look there's Roy Goblin.
MONICA: Ya know, Roy saw Star Wars 317 times. His name was in the paper.
RACHEL: Where's Chip, why isn't he here yet?
ROY: He'll be here OK, take a chill pill. [Chip pins Monica's corsage on, Monica then turns and whispers to Rachel]
MONICA: I just told Rachel that Roy touched my boob.
RACHEL: I can't go to my own prom without a date, I can't, it's too late.
MONICA: If you're not going then I don't want to go either.
ROY: Oh, I'm gonna kick Chip's ass.
MRS. GELLER: [to Ross on the stairs] I have a wonderful idea. You should take Rachel to the prom.
ROSS: Doubtful.
MRS. GELLER: Jack, give me that. Talk to your son.
MR. GELLER: Your mother's right. Take her, you can wear my tux.
ROSS: Dad, she won't want to go with me.
MR. GELLER: Of course she would, you're a college man.
ROSS: I don't know.
MR. GELLER: Well, c'mon. Don't ya want to find out?
RACHEL: I can't believe I don't get to go to my own prom, this is so harsh.
ROSS: OK. Hold my board.
MR. GELLER: Atta boy. [Ross scrambles upstairs to change]
ROSS: OK, you guys, ya know, I think we've seen enough, let's turn it off.
ALL: No, no, no.
ROSS: OK, fine, well I'm not gonna watch, alright.
MR. GELLER: C'mon kid, let's go.
MRS. GELLER: Ahh, are you handsome.
MR. GELLER: Let's show 'em.
ROSS: Uh, just a sec dad. [to himself] OK, be cool, just be cool. [walks down the stairs and grabs the flowers out of the vase on the endurable] OK dad.
MR. GELLER: [going downstairs] Rachel, ready or not, here comes your knight in shining. . . oh no.
[Chip has shown up and the four are leaving]
RACHEL, MONICA, ROY, and CHIP: Bye.
MRS. GELLER: Oh, dear. Jack, how do I turn this off?
MR. GELLER: Press the button.
MRS. GELLER: Which one? Which button, Jack.
MR. GELLER: The button, the button.
MONICA: I can't believe you did that.
ROSS: Yeah, well.
[Rachel, seeing what he did for her, gets up, walks across the room, and kisses Ross.]
PHOEBE: See, he's her lobster.

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Close quote.

Does a 'Janice' O m g, he is the sweetest guy ever *_* (starstruck) and she's equally sugary!

Oh gosh, toothache.

I could have one everyday and still turn out grinning.

I love F.R.I.E.N.D.S <3

Onto season 3. By the power of weird order, I went like this: Season 10, 1, 2, 3 and ONWARDS, TAURO!

Before long, I'll influence all of you to love this amazing utterly unbelievably funny and witty series.

Oh stop me now.

Credits: http://www.deviantart.com/ and http://www.rossandrachel.com/scenes/sc_prom_video.php

clAssic

2009-03-14T00:00:00.002+08:00

A Quarter of Love.

To God, Claire, Xuwen, the team and everyone who supported so selflessly, this was for you.

All the hard work, which encapsulates 2 AM restructuring of substantives, insertion of examples against dire longings of sweet sweet sleep, last minute hurried templating and heart-rendering shearing of speeches, constant agonizing and tears shed over stubbornly unyielding rebuttals, and millionbillionwillion other exhausting experiences. Those are not only the most mentally and emotionally exhausting times, but also the most exhilarating. Perhaps non-debaters will never know the feeling. Of a team so close in spirit and in strength yet bickering 24/7 over phrasing and links, of fustrations that run so deep only teammates and coach's logic, reasoning and encouragement can save you.

Tonight was Class A, classic.

By God's grace, we made it through.

Deal, or no deal?

Whatever the case, contracts have been made. And require keeping to.

So.

To all you innocent people out there, prepare to get the shock of your lives.

Ready to deal?

The Bangs Deal.

SNDEBATEFTW.

"In God we have faith, in Xuwen we have conviction, and in Unity we have victory"

P.S. The tiniest of things that make me happy and fulfilled - we have truly commandeered the respect of other reputable teams. Even if I did help a little, it's heartening to know that I lent a hand in constructing one of the best...aw.

P.S.S. It's also the last day of school (I'll miss Three Hope like crazy), end of Hwach Immersion/ Invasion week, demise of two tests and Friday the Thirteenth. I guess traditions don't hold out against true justification.

Let's get 'em hard.

crossings

2009-02-14T00:20:00.003+08:00

img source: black-balloonxx.lj.com

Thanks to everyone, really, who has made Drama Night 2009: Crossings such a success. I was really amazed and I'm sure the drama students from other schools were as well, by the ability and creative factor of the sec fours. They're really awesomee :) and to mention especially - improvisation! Wei Qing started crying out "Oh Gods, speak to me! Answer me! Tell me O Gods!" and it was so funny and clever and witty at the same time and everyone ended up laughing. We all had a great time, thank God I remembered my lines and most of all the encouragement and backing of my friends and SEC 3 DRAMEDIANS! My piece wouldn't have been HALF as okay w/o you guys. Pre-show jitters were FRIGHTENING - wouldn't have made it alright if I was alone. So here's some extra love on v-day :D Thank you Alison, Claire, Martha, Swee En, Sharon Way, Chai, Stonefish, Rachel, Christine, Baby V, Raeann & Roseann, Francine, EVERYONE so super-much for coming down. Dr Madonna Stinson was really sweet and encouraging too. Touched by a few words uttered by she and Mr A :)

Tonight, is truly a night to remember.

And once again I am reminded -

There is nothing quite as beautiful and captivating as theatre.

victory is not a march

2009-02-06T23:56:00.002+08:00

"I [We] can do all things through Christ who strengthens me [us]"
JGs Preliminary Round 1. SN said: Bring it On! and so it went.
Proposition: UWC, Opposition, Us
Without going too much in the mechanics of the debate, I'll just mention a few things :)
- UWC had good style -> calm, confident; and most importantly a good case setup which did not make us raise our eyebrows (which happens a lot of the time, trust me). I however disagreed with their content haha.
- Shirley had a sudden fiery outburst towards a POI. But a judge liked it - FIERCE!
- Marthadramamama. (Also known as the Singapore Bullet Train.)
- Alison best speaker!
We won the debate :)
Everyone felt it was a really well deserved win. Thank you God, for blessing the speakers with the ability and courage to speak passionately and with conviction. Thank you God, for granting us something that we have worked so hard to earn, and have deserved. Thank you God, for that defining moment.
I literally broke down. There was just something inside me that started the flow of tears - it started, and then all of a sudden it wouldn't stop. It felt like a breakthrough - THE breakthrough. Emotionsoverwhelmedatonego. But thank you to everyone who calmed me down and petted me like a strange animal to be wary of (indeed).
I was very honoured to have met Mr Gaurav :) I have heard all about him of course, and have heard his eloquent style of speaking. But the fact that he adjudicated the debate, debriefed us (even speaker by speaker) and ranked it a four-and-a-half-star-upon-five performance on the whole just made me awestruck haha. He is really wise, and xuwen extended some of his comments in telling us how to improve as well. Of course the other adjudicators were great - this nice guy who assured the speakers that they did well and will do well. Really glad they chose a more equal weightage - style, content, structure to judge the debate so its fair and a definite win.
Also, no words can express our gratefulness to Claire. Through good times and bad times, she has always stuck with SN debate team. Even in TJ she is missing us like crazy! And today she herself cooked a sumptous meal for us, talked to us over dinner etc. Really encouraging, supportive, motivates us all the time :) Makes us wanna do well. Jolly came too haha :D support level was really high today, what with Magdalene (heart!) giving us flowers and a heartfelt note of encouragement. I'm really touched that she did that for me too! though I don't really "know" her well haha. And Swee en & Our Adorable Juniors gave us very beautiful flowers :) Martha's two friends Vic and Stacy went too, and it felt nice knowing that some people (esp in busybusybee triple science!) would come down and support their friends in competitions haha. Basically there's a lot of people to thank sincerely.
Amelia, thanks for sharing your views with me haha :D I think i'm over-opinionated at times haha. Glad the debate sailed by in near-perfection.
Xuwen, thank you so much for your guidance and confidence in us. You, and even Mr Searl and Ms Fazi, have never stopped believing in us. And today's triumph is not singular, but shared with all and by all :)
Still, we must not be complacent - that I reminded myself frequently today. God has recognised our potential and rewarded us, and we must continue to strive - especially if it is my turn to be speaking next! Must have confidence in Him and my abilities. Happy now, but celebrations later :) WE CAN DO IT.
Valentine's Day is around the corner! And what better way to begin by shouting out to the most beloved of posse(s)' - DEBATE TEAM (EVERYONE) I LOVE YOU MORE THAN TWENTY, STAY BEAUTIFUL CAUSE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY VALENTINE ;)
Keep the faith.

party monarchy

2009-02-01T22:37:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, Shuqing invited me to her family's Chinese New Year party at her house, which is at Sirat Road (super near Yi Ning's house!) Anyway it's really cool, three storeys. I sneaked into her pretty little gay room (pink walls, self-explanatory) and vintage curtains to give Mar's and Grabeel's gfs a scare! (Shooby-doo-where-are-you :O) And while they were internet perving on celebrities (young stars aiming for Cambridge beware cough cough) I ransacked her closet. Multi-coloured super cute clothes :D
I bonded with her bolster. Or so Flight SQ puts it. It is so LOVELY to hug.
Okay i'm just leeching stuff she said from her blog because I'm so lazy to think of what happened! :D
Chantel left early):
Oh there wasn't enough space (tens and thousands of members of the extended family were lounging around the house) so we took our food from the buffet and sat in a ring on the floor to eat. Then one of Shu's aunt's said we looked like homeless people. And she asked where the homeless people were from. Shu: One from an Arts school, one too smart went to a JC, the other two taken from a zoo. Moira: Megan's the tourist and Manda's the ape.
Aha I forgot where jeannette was from! Maybe the PLW. (Psychotic Laughter Ward.) but it is so infectious, must control. Pun intended!
All watched Jolyne (and co-stars wink wink) in her Christmas skit on Youtube! Link cheesy pick-up lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZAtr_SDQLI , ah lians beating jolyne up scene (SEE MORE MORE): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcdqF7CucFw&feature=related, jolyne dates the devil (playboy): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDFLsk42Ds&feature=related PLEASE WATCH. IT'S REALLY REALLY FUNNY (GOOD.) I am dying of regret because I didn't go. ))): EVERYONE PLEASE REPLAY, THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE 10 000 VIEWS! :DDD
Then we played Bluff. I couldn't believe it when I won the first round! I said 'Uno' on purpose when I had one card left, haha. Moira won the second game (:O) and in the end my lying was so wretched that Moira and Flower had to share my ONE deck of cards :) Shu can't lie lah haha. Manda snatches the cards barbarically after we rat her out. Wethinks she likes hoarding them too.
Sparkles!
Okay cannot keep using Shu's broken english LOL. It's meant to be spark-ler-s. Everybody say it together. Spark-ler-s.
Shu made many rings of sparks and they flew :D but they seemed to burn out really fast! And then we played pepsi cola haha. I have this thing for winning first rounds. Then I die really badly (got killed by Shu when trying to defend HER neighbours.) the second round. ): So unfair. I befriended this plant she stepped on. We were the anti-shubs clan for awhile.
Moira caused some violence on Manda. Some arm exercises.
Okay hope people can get some photos up for me to steal haha :O cause I can't upload.
Today was the CNY party at Keefe's house, which was kinda nice cause Auntie Jesse was a great host, Keefe has his own music room (no shiz) and we watched Enchanted. And it fills you up with a happy little working song. :)
At night was the thailand-people-gathering :O
Don't really know what to say haha. Mindless things, confusing things and mugging things.
Hope it's going to be a GREAT and PROMISING week! V.V.V.Important.
And ohnoshujusttookalookattheDramaNightguestlistandguesswhat..
some V.V.V.Important people are coming
(I) HAVE TO GET CRACKING!

letter

2009-01-26T22:20:00.002+08:00

Dear CAP,
I have decided against trying out for your highly acclaimed programme this year. Why so, maybe, perhaps not, these phrases chased each other about as i twiddled my thumbs, waiting for a conclusion to apparate. Oh, such a dilemma! has never seen the light of day since Hamlet's.
Firstly, I found no trace of inspiration in the dusty shelves of my cranium! Indeed, only cobwebs remain. And they seem to go like this:

"Light.
Glaring, blinding, light.
He blinked furiously, eyelashes struggling to shield his helpless pupils. The cuffs choking his wrist went clink, clink, and then clink no more. Short, sharp footsteps - followed bya clang, and the metallic grinding of a thousand cogs easing into place.
He was alone.
Lead clad feet.."

And then a screech, pause, stop. It refuses to carry on. And the momentum evaporates, like vapour in the wind.
Thus, I am unable to concoct a beautiful, deep, touching story. I seem to favour the happy endings though they don't really go well with the palette of exploration.

Secondly, (I delude myself) that there is no time! to write. I am brainstorming, always, unconsciously. But nothing seems to make me grasp the pen, yank off the cap like drawing the hilt of a sword and plunging headfirst into a good short story. Nothing! And I seem to get distracted. The passion is not there, I chided myself. If it were, you could have written those 5 pieces in a jiffy. No nosebleeds, no sudden proliferation of white hairs, no random jogging in circles (indoors) at unplanned intervals. But there you are. And there is no more time left to write wonderful pieces that I can feel proud of, and look back and say "That was a good piece of writing. Even if I didn't get in, I have recognised it as my style and I'm happy with the way I created it." Or the alternative, lazy folly.

Thirdly, self-justification. As they say, once bitten, twice shy; Though it is different this time, I understand the rules and regulations of entering much better; I don't think I could live with not getting in again. Pardon my pessimism! But I feel that even if I do get in, I can't just turn on the tap and write. The lack of reading for months, the lack of taking time off to sit down and write, even if its just a paragraph or two- all these contribute to what's happening write now. Oops, I meant right now, scratch that. Writer's block. And if I don't get in, then well. Will it be the end of the road for me? All that hopeless believing in my articulation and expression skills. Down the drain to mingle with canal rainwater?
Absolutely not, Mr Higgins!
Right, that was a tad out of place. What I meant was, I have always felt a need to justify myself in terms of writing. And now, when it seems such an unfortunate time, I don't think I can do that well. The future is there. If my career will be based on writing, then let it be. I will be ready for whatever the future holds, in due time. But right now til that positive happy beam of light, I shall make a concerted effort to read more, write with flavour and passion, and mature in terms of writing and style. And I shall try not to judge myself on the achievements I obtain.

This seems very personal indeed. It is, and at the end of the day may sound like a truckload of excuses, but at least I can understand why I made this difficult decision. CAP is really a wonderful opportunity to rediscover one's abilities, hone one's strengths, have a lot of fun and gain a lot of wisdom in the process. And I am not ready. For that.

May you have talented participants this year (Please please pick Martha, Sharon, and Marie Chong! Blooming blessings to literature, they are - no pun intended) and may CAP flourish and continue to enrich young writers.

P/S: I shall return to reading The Screwtape Letters, thank heavens for WLZ.
P/SS: This accent is awfully absurdly addictive.

Yours Faithfully,
Cherryeris

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2009-01-22T22:00:00.001+08:00

"Debate is, the best and the worst thing, that has ever happened to me"

Words that touch beyond bounds

Empathy 220109

Obama's inauguration speech

2009-01-21T21:13:00.003+08:00

Welcome the Obama presidency :)

Inauguration Speech, taken from CNN
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My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the fainthearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again, these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions -- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them -- that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control -- and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort -- even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West: Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment -- a moment that will define a generation -- it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed -- why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive... that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
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The most beautiful and promising speech I have ever heard.
I hope, as I'm sure the rest of the world do too, that these promises will be fulfilled and we can strive towards a better future.
Change is here: And Yes We Can.

competitive sphere

2009-01-17T21:53:00.002+08:00

MOF
It wasn't a total flop, but I didn't shine at all and was very monotonous, despite what we had practised the other day. The mood just didn't feel right to be all dramatic :o I had comments that my sub was O.K., but I know I need to work on delivery and sound more convincing. I can see the girl that I want to be, but I can't step in her shoes just yet. Alison was great :) very pretty, calm, measured and had pleasant tone of voice that makes you release endorphins. The only catch in this personal self-reflection is...
It's not personal.
In fact, it's national
YES it's ON THE INTERNET ON A NATIONAL WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWERSHIP AND SCORN, TO THROW POPCORN AND I WISH I HAD NEVER BEEN BORN.
Okay maybe not so drastic
Good effort, let's step up to the future

MJCs
Negative comments withheld.
Despite the unhappy sentiments shared and grumbled over during the course of the day, I felt a sort of affirmation during the preliminary debates. For the prepared motion RE: terrorist negotiations, there were some famous lines made (yes, history in the making) "Do you think that terrorists are nice friendly people who bake cupcakes and have tea?" "We cannot give in to certain demands made by terrorists. If they want America to be wiped off the face of this earth, do we give in to them? NO!" (or something to that extent.) Sharon W. really hit a lot of major rebuttals/ flaws in their case very well and tackled them at appropriate moments. Unfazed when the opposition rudely said "Down, ma'am" (no we are not dogs. I refrain from using the alternative swear word here.), she gave a convincing speech full of hard hitting evidence. Not like addressing Hamas and Hisbolah (so H) and excluding Al-Qaeda and IRA from the debate (vowels, sirs and ma'am). Amelia was really fluent and effective as a speaker. Entertaining, yet with sense! In short, though they're my seniors, I'm really proud of them.. the whole team today did really well and deserve to advance, well above other teams. I feel that we're respectable enough and are trying hard. So let's do it and strive for the better!
"Invest, Improve, and believe in winninginour In-vest-U."

I am doing something terribly immature right now :D

But anyway, St. Nicholas is READY for JGs.

z

2009-01-11T19:20:00.004+08:00

" a crow i may very well be,
but one with wisdom and dignity "
- response to 'Z for Zerrorists'

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

2009-01-10T18:17:00.004+08:00

Frozen Angels - a really good play. I'm sure many of you have heard already but I cried about four times during the performance :) Really touching. Basically, the plot revolved around three different stories, based on how stem cells could affect future relationships. There was an old geezer who makes life difficult for everyone and his daughter went away; and now all he wants is for her to come back. Subtly intertwined is the record of filipino maids taking care of him and their own families and dreams. There's a pair of 'young' college sweethearts who stayed together til they were 200, but all their friends and family were deceased. A bangladesh worker and his china immigrant affair brings about complex relationships as well. I enjoyed the post-show dialogue session afterward, though the director Alvin Tan wasn't there, the man co in charge of the fringe festival gave enriching answers to the questions posed by the audience. Anyway, the filmmaker Loo Zihan explained the effects utilised as well, so that helped in my understanding and made my observations more in-depth, as what Mr A had requested us to look out for. By the way, guess how many people were in the cast? ..... Two! Yes, two. Najib (we've been seeing him repeatedly since Sec 1 but he never fails to amaze us time and time again) and Siti. The latter is very expressive; I haven't seen her acting before but this first impression really made an impact on me. I have a feeling she'll get really far in life :) or at least touch many people with her skill. Whats more, they acted multiple scenes! Sometimes even having to change roles ON stage. It's a really big feat that can only be the beautiful result of professional acting. So applause and encores for them! Oh going back to the part about the post-show dialogue, it really opened many thinking/reflective doors for me. What would eternity be like? I personally don't see the need to live longer on earth.. God awaits :) but even so. "Live your life like there is no afterlife; and you will have no regrets." one of the things I learnt today. Also, the contrasting ideas that came out - i didn't really realise them until a attentive member of the audience voiced it out. That in the presence of absence, people miss them more. And every passing day is hard to get by without thinking of our loved ones. Many more concepts but they just can't come to my mind right now.
Fabulous production by The Necessary Stage. Looking forward to more innovative plays with themes that dare to explore.
By the way, sitting in the first row has surprises in store! During the post-show dialogue, while silence pressed on painfully, the host uttered "Students?" and swung the mike in front of me. I gave a weird comment :o ahh. Christine went so yay! but she didn't cry omg but laughed. , and it was the first time all three batches attended a play. St Nicks domination :)

Watching
Waiting
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

D.U.K.Y.

2009-01-05T23:06:00.002+08:00

I'll cut to the chase.

WE'RE GOING TO UK, BABY!
RIDINGS HIGH SCHOOL YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. INVASIONNN ! :D
No one is safe (from Shubetty)
I'm so EXCITED and HAPPY and THANKFUL and GRATEFUL and DELIGHTED and JOYFUL that our wish came true.
Thank you God!

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HEAR THE END OF IT, GUYS!
Ahahah okay so mean. ϋ
I should start packing my bags now.
And I'm going to wear my glasses.
Though the Entire England may think I'm an absolute Nerdy Klutz,
I want to capture every single moment
Relive every single second in my head
Enjoy every single minute there with my friends & the Ridings High students. (Teachers like ahem Awong are kind of floating somewhere in that equation. :D)

Okay thanks Mr A for helping us fight for the trip :D

DRAMAROCKZMYSOCKX
And Drama, United Kingdom Yay shall never have to remain a secret again :]

*Go to http://www.ridingshigh.org/ and look at their photo gallery, especially. If those pictures were taken in their school, I'll DIE of spasming! :D

one of the(m) girls

2009-01-04T22:43:00.005+08:00

katyperry4life.

I know almost none of you have probably bothered to click the third picture when your MSN Live Today update popped up. And thus I shall kindly post the pictures courtesy of http://entertainment.sg.msn.com/ ! Katy puts the 'K' in Kitsch candy indeed.

I'm no style guru, but based on my own whimsical taste I shall provide my personal comments! :D Feel free to agree or have spontaneous fits of protest!

Simply done, but giving the basic dress a little twist. Talk about making a (political) statement, with Obama smiling magnanimously and bright yellow lined with black here and there. Not too much to appear bumblebee-ish, though. With a cute glove to direct the already overwhelming attention to the mike and hence to her superb voice. Cute cut of the dress, reflects the flower petal-y nature of the print! Contrary to my status quo impression of flowers, gaudy never even crossed my mind. Always one for unique, there seems to be an origami strip poking out. Cut out for quirk haha; good work showing off her legs (most of her outfits do) and the pink heels sweetly compliment the ensemble.
Talk about unusual, the eyes probably shouldn't be placed there, exactly.. then again, they should. The layers of the eyes make it even more intriguing, while the funky lashes add an edge to them (as if the dress isn't edgy enough.) The electric blue suits her to the T. And I am positivelysure I saw that pink cupcake accessory somewhere on the web! Must be inspired by her haha.

Note how she can carry off elegant as well. On first sight, the colours seem to blend like melted ice cream of various flavours: yam-purple, strawberry-pink, vanilla-white.. okay not to get carried away. The design is quite cool, paired with golden heels. What can I say.. -sighs in bliss- Aha, why is she sitting on a banana throne.

I like the layering, and of course the choice of LOUD colours :) of the same colour scheme, of course. The red buckle belt holds it nicely in place, reminding the shiny-chiffon-looking minidress not to get carried away and credit Katy by showing of her figure. :D

This is probably my favourite picture! Thank you msn today again haha. It makes me want to sit a carousel again : ) I'm pleasantly surprised that she can rock out at the awards wearing this on her body. It must be rather heavy (my guess is its made of plastic?) Amazing how the chunky bottom portion can STILL show off her legs well. Lol. Spunky girlish, the colours are all of a lighter shade - yet so many of them make such a harmonious lot, this dress just can't be ignored. Her high heels are pretty!

Androgynous didn't really strike me as something she would attempt, but I'm glad she did :) Her cheeky grin really lights up the curious yet phenomenal outfit. Converse - connects with me twenty.

All in all Katy Perry, good job! :) I love your singing too, but your fashion sense really gave you a big star from me. Will update more with links to her youtube videos (Mannequin LIVE@KISS, Thinking of You LIVE@KISS, Hot 'N' Cold official music video). Okay maybe I shant. Please take the first step to go search from them; you won't be disappointed!

So ready for drama tomorrow. I couldn't possibly be any more agogo then Katy!

*the post is entitled such because the abovementioned is just not one of them girls:) she's a whole new bombshell on the block.

colour wheel fields forever

2009-01-02T22:16:00.002+08:00

The not-so-tech-savvy-netizen has finally constructed her blogskin obtained from spare parts. As you can see, it's abnormally funky and NEONful.
Anyway, applause! I have finally awoken after hibernation.
I mean, I had to get up for the first day of school.. -grumbles-
Anyway, i'm in Three Hope 09 (hi guys, i'm sorry but you're gonna have to be stuck with me for two years. peace!). Form teacher = Lee Ruo Ning, or ningning as is her pseudonym. But we know her real name so yup. She wrote us a note and let us write back to her : ) guess she seems like one of the rare form teachers who care about her pupils, what they like and their concerns. Also, she talked about her life story, going to Canada and getting a degree in chemical engineering before deciding that teaching was the job for her yadayada, and now we know her much better!
I am secretly touched that S abandoned C(4) to sit with me for the first day of school. But a few leaders were really busy with PSL and all haha. Glad to be stuck with Amanda (Faithhuangkimli!) Efron. Who has a really vibrantly polka-dotted bag named inappropriately, 'Dickies'. New friend Angeline! Sorry to say but an exact manda clone. Supremely zany and funny. Second best, loves shopping! During the safety & security talk, manda woke her up by screaming "SALE @ FOREVER 21 NOW!"
Lol it was like striking the lottery. Ding-ding-ding! said her eyes.
During our lovely one hour recess (yes, recess has been shortened to half an hour due to excessive cutting of queues and 1 minute indecisive pondering of what to buy at the counter) Christine and Erina came to visit! And yay Chaotah gave me a supah cool shirt when she went overseas : ) She gave Sharon a cute christmas Spongebob that occupied me during the whole free period. I played dress up with it :D sadly, the HC pants are unable to be removed.
I like its socks lots.
After school, )COUNCIL! meeting.
I'm in Defensor! How cool is that, huh.
I told Ms Rockey that my badge shattered into a gazillion pieces D: lol i always seem to have problems with my attire.
Neway, wouldn't like to call it rules or resolutions (because the former is meant for breaking and the latter is meant for postponing) but i'm gonna try and keep to some guai things this year :D
: treasure my friends (just because, there are a trillion reasons but the first will always be cause they're my super cool greatest friends :d)
: be more responsible (seriously), not use my handphone in class too (aw)
: kick the bad habit of procrastination! (yeah die sucker!)
: blog more (not cause my dreary lifestyle is in any way interesting, but it may help me in my articulation and expression and kill some boredom stones.)
: cut down on gaming - mapling (i heard abstinence is the best policy. eh don't give me that sick face :p)
Though i love my BL, DDV and whole family, some things I've gotta let go.
):
*SEE YOU AT THE END OF SEC 4, GUYS!
Hahah yes okay luh I'll ban myself from it :)
Night!
Making music with wine glasses

a day of dedication and drama

2008-11-14T19:40:00.003+08:00

Investiture today was a blast(: except that I totally lagged and hai-ed the entire OSAT half can! Haha but we got comments that it was really good all the same. My parents were there, but the camera went all loco on them, so well (H)
I really like the Sec 4 Councillors dance. Nutcracker suite + Womanizer + Shake It :D some of them were singing lol. The Exco dance was funny(:
Baby pictures hahaha.
The whole council's really an inspiration to me, from peers like Carolyn Chan Ching Ching (Cx4!) - future classmate. to exco members like Cleo Chew (okay it's not my fault everything's alliteration in C major). Quote Alison: "I recognise that leadership is a privilege, a service, and a learning experience." She's been rather stressed lately but she really pulled off the event spectacularly, together with the student leaders' co-operation.
I seem to be going backwards haha, but let me just comment - Gloria and Amanda Faith Huang Kim Li's award portfolio was imba. Both drama toppers too! Haha supah superb.
Farewell letters are sad but touching ): gave all haha. I am going to miss them terribly.
But quote Christine or some random song lyric;
"It's sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life starts with a goodbye"
Ah well. We'll KEEP KEEP BLEEDING LOOOOOOOOVE then.
Moves on to Stupid Cupid (L)
It was of course, professionally done, humorous with more than a few pinches of drama.
And There You Have It!
The Perfect Love Potion.
Hearts and hexes to all the seniors in the Drama Wing who rocked it out there!
I'll never look at love in the eye again without laughing.
Really proud of them, Rebecca, Celine, Shijie, Weiqing, Shereen, Trishia, Geraldine, Cathleen, and da CRAZY CASHEW COOL director, Natalie Hennridge!
Inspiration to me!
Really must work hard to be as good a dramedian as them.
ps. boybands are IN, shizz.
backstreet's back, ALL RIGHT!

the kill list

2008-11-12T23:31:00.002+08:00

i know, i know. this is terrible timing. -wrings wrists-
but, i have to give an explanation. for my horrible procrastination. erase inexorable excuses i fabricate.
face. the. deadly. truth.
killist.
1 act as a chinese premiere defending and justifying your stand on economy vs. environment supporting China's actions. 3 page essay due nov 12 wednesday, midnight.
2 carefully designed letters for friends who are going away to various junior colleges for IP. due nov 13 thursday.
3 youth worship for sunday. song selection, powerpoint and score/chord-hunting to be done. i promised, darn. due nov 13, thursday.
4 chinese tuition homework which completing it in a day is physically, spiritually and mentally impossible. due nov 15, saturday.
5 ne crossword puzzle, blanko, photocopy, send to lady in charge as well. ne kids powerpoint, to be modified from the powerpoint sent as a proposal. due 16 nov, sunday.
6 testimony for the youth camp. approximately 2 page speech due nov 21 friday.
now you see it. but i betcha you won't soon.
wake up call.

ps. cashmere mafia rating: 2/5 for the first episode.

dandelions

2008-11-10T22:53:00.002+08:00

free! like the wind. wish. from all responsibilities and strained friendships and darkening days. from leaving ladies to sombre secrets and even stressful fun. oww my thumb's 'bout swollen from logging approximately 10 hours of xbox today alone.
and because history repeats itself, it reinforces a couple of lessons.
even when all else does, don't give up on yourself.
-the dandelion free fall chase

suddenly i see

2008-10-27T00:19:00.003+08:00

I think I would admire

Anyone who would pluck up the courage to ask someone for a long-gone friendship back.

I know I can't feel the emotional pressure you're feeling, the distance building a brick wall around you

Don't let it consume you

You shouldn't have apologized

And I shouldn't have accepted

Because I wasn't there when you needed someone to tell you how important you are

I might be close friends with someone now

But here today and gone tomorrow

Like a flower bending in the wind

We're not definite

Nothing is

So for all that it's worth

I've got your back

I've got your back.

You can count on me now.

Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)

Why the hell it means so much to me

-KT Tunstall

SARS

2008-10-23T02:11:00.002+08:00

incessant insanity over ice-cream ingestion 22/10

i love you rayman's raving rabbids

marry me

ps. stockholm's assured rabbid syndrome

season 1, episode 7

2008-10-17T20:25:00.003+08:00

Wow I've actually finished an entire season, of Project Runway. And is it sweeeeeeee-eet!

Season 5 is really great, but the contestants get really competitive at the end and stuff, so watch out for that haha. I love Kenley's style and creativity, I bet nicole would too! but I suppose she's got to watch how she portrays herself to people. Korto's talented, a good mom and wife I think, and a great designer. She has been really consistent throughout the show and all. Leanne's runway show was amazing, because of her simple yet wonderful inspiration, water. You just have to see for yourself haha.

So yes, been catching up with news about Christian Siriano, Blayne Walsh, remember Gillian and Rami too, Chris the drama drag-queen etc. It's been a blast!

So, having completed the latest season,

I cast my eyes onto.. faraway exotic islands.

Like Gossip Girl.

I know Zane says he can't stand it any more what with his friends talking about it all the time and the partially slutty parts and over-adolescent emphasis, but.. it's still kinda cool and everything. So I'm going to follow it! Since I don't like shows which are into their 11th or 12th seasons or something, I feel totally outdated haha. So best not to follow it at all. (: Anyway I like Serena's character, at leaaaaast for now. And Blair's style is really pretty. Shows that a girl can be un-blonde while not baring a lot of skin, and pull off a flawless look. I love her eyes. They're fierce.

Again dreamily recalling Shu and I wishingggggggg harddddd to meet Christian Siriano one day. Maybe, maybe it'll come true!

Anyway, while Gossip Girl takes a century to load (sometimes you just get impatient), I juggle it with.. ANTM! As Sharon likes to call it. America's Next Top Model, if you're not familiar with the term, like I wasn't(: Onto Cycle 11. Isis looks awesome when she's modelling. Just proves that you don't judge a person through without knowing the real facts and talking to that person enough.

Ugly Betty? Desperate Housewives?

So many shows, too little time

And cause my mother's getting pissed watching me hooked onto the com 24/7. (:

navy-trimmed lace

2008-10-13T18:23:00.003+08:00

the grey screens rolled down mechanically, secluding the couple from the rest of the patrons in fish and co.
the two waiters giggled and tiptoed out of the way.
we craned our necks like kiasu aunties to get a slice of the action.
the bait had meddled with our minds.
suddenly, we envisioned dimming lights.
the romantic ambience.
a velvet, gold-lined box which contained a 13- carat ring.
an impeccably dressed fiance and his fiancee.
we thought.
we thought.
unfortunately we beeseeched the waiter to tell us if the man in the blue suit had proposed, but no such luck.
not only was it a misjudged proposal by the likes of our imaginative minds, but the supposed couple were..
two men.
and they had caught us staring straight at them.

by project runway season 5 spree

salvation point

2008-10-07T16:59:00.002+08:00

One, Deception Point is a damn good read.

By Dan Brown. And this is the mark of how darned good it is because it's ranked second to none on my priority list, and the following is definitely pristine priority in its prime.

Two, freedom beckons. Tomorrow, tomorrow

Will be the day.

way back into love

2008-09-23T22:49:00.004+08:00

I've been living with a shadow overhead,
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine,
I've been searching but i just don't see the signs,
I know that it's out there,
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere

All I want to do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it through without a way back into love.
And if I open my heart again,
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

All I want to do is find a way back into love,
I can't make it through without a way back into love,
And if I open my heart to you,
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do,
And if you help me to start again,
You know that I'll be there for you in the end

-way back into love, music and lyrics; drew barrymore and hugh grant

pardon the hiatus

constellation

2008-09-18T22:56:00.002+08:00

One day I'm going to get a house with a big view. And a trapdoor leading to the rooftop. And I'll watch as shooting stars and fireworks ignite the black canvas above my head. And I will feel happy and loved because all the people in the world are under the same sky. But the wind tells me I am special.

it's camp rock, daniel

2008-09-07T22:28:00.002+08:00

the book of Daniel and Camp Rock have a lot to teach me about staying true to myself, my feelings and my faith (:

i feel so happy.

plus, nick jonas looks quite cute!

haha i've got most of the songs already, renee is really good solo.

but nothing beat's this is me (which keeps playing in my head in the shower xd) and

PLAY MY MUSIC by the JONAS BROTHERS ((:

Music's in my soul, I can hear it

Every day and every night

It's the one thing on my mind

Music's got control

and I'm never letting go

No, no,

I just want to play my music

:D and so i end off on a terrific note. the sights and sounds of king kong are truly magical.

besides the earthworms and creepy crawlies eating / fighting the humans bit.

breathtaking sunset

beautiful,

beautiful

a haiku for you

2008-09-01T22:35:00.002+08:00

credit: threadless.com designs

inspiration from the bountifully broad (literally, you'd get lost easily) and beautiful botanic gardens.

ooh, alliteration.

a random musing

You watch

I laugh

And you smile

- the audiovisual

a couple of mediocre haikus

Sun's crooked teeth latch

Onto our backs, radiates

Warm, honest brilliance.

- the sun

Still and slow, you glide

Tendrils lap gently, merge Brown-

ian tranquility.

- the lake

Sit in a circle

Under a thatched roof so worn

Guitar plucks sweetly.

- reunion

Selfmade sings sombre

We're waiting on those grey clouds

Bottle up the pain

- S

Technicolour bau-

bles. Spheres of iridiscent

light rest on the breeze

- bubbles

September, the time

For sleep is now, cradle me

We thread through slumber

- september

Pursed lips closing in

Effortlessly lean towards

Barrage of freedom

- O

Sprawling springy moss

Carpets canals cheeks of stone

Simpering solitude.

- A

Dorian gray jungle

Leaps out at you from the depths

Of it's still, deep, dark.

- Jungle

Joker cracked gravel

Crisscross lattices of scars

Say: Why so serious?

- the joker

10 :D my favourite number for sets of haikus. oh well !

peace out guys

born leftie

2008-08-30T21:32:00.003+08:00

i didn't know the Bohemian Rhapsody is a song about AIDS.
anyway,
on to more crucial things!
i think people pin too much hope on me. i'm not a beacon of light of leadership, actually. i'm really irresponsible.. especially about today..
yes, Youth Evagelistic Tea Party 08. i found out about a lot of really last minute things. besides the skit, i was also part of worship. i also didn't have time to do the gift packs during the week. and the response slips just slipped clear outta my mind. sure i bought decors but i didn't do it, was stuck in the city O.O gosh. point is. don't get me to be IC or something next time. i'm just not up to it. thanks kester and keefe for helping me through so much, i know i'm insane and you both have excellent tolerance standards.hahaha. sorry to nick too you covered for me by playing the piano extra loud ): gah let a lot of people down.
anyway.
quit being sorry and whiny and moany and everything.
i think my blog needs a serious revamp sometimes):

well today zane measured everything in threadless shirts. "oh if i didn't get this, i could buy about erm, four and a half threadless shirts." i like the darth vader trimming grass shirt and the sweet creep shirt and the giraffe shirt and the shirt on my blogskin (what did you eat for lunch today?) and many many many more designs! haha. bryan and zarnae are super cool to hang out with. they say things like "hey bryan, you know where has free facials, right?" and "let's head to Heeren/ taka."
ooh i want to go to ann siang road with them. i'm sure some stuff on the set (maybe even the awesome mirrors which created that fantastic eerie effect) are at some shop called the asylum. awesome.

niccy's birthday is coming! september 1st. this probably means i'm gonna owe her it for like one month to come.

want to watch wallE. but can't. haha :D
"walle!"
"eve!"
"walle!"
"eve!"
"walle!"
okay this is essentially everything haha. according to christine the chaotah bunny and jeanette flower the murder doll. -sick lopsided grin-
knife, schick schick.
but its really touching about the earth dying and all that. awh, trash (literal) is impactful.

The Reservoir's mood was kinda down ;O

OH! met with six pa o6 girls. and managed to pass my three chocolate wrapped gifts to ms goh (s.h.), yang lao shi and mrs celia lau! they are still as i remember. gosh. they really made a difference/impact in my life. :D heh. good to know they're proud of me. though i could be achieving better! oh well haha. i shall quote from cha's blog.

"Charyl, Clara, Binny, Nanthini, Meaghan, Izabella, Janel, Abigail, Yining, Rosie, Zerline, Megan, Laisum, Samantha, Melodi, Priscilla, Megan, Alyssa, Carissa, Clara Siew, Sheen Yih, Huilin" turned up :D

haha we had lunch at pastamania (finally, i was starving. 20 hours lack of food much?) and then hung at the library to talk and apparently camwhore (don't pronounce the w, laisum. its HORE.) yep. which i don't really like but it turned out to be quite fun haha :D we didn't manage to get a little coloured box though! there are some creepos in the library sometimes. some people who really shocked me, because i thought i knew them from long ago.. now they/she seems just kinda. like let go of herself. its so weird knowing that all your friends have the possibility of changing like that. changing and never coming back to their old selves like they were before.

oh well. we pranked called.

:D

awesome shit. binny keeps saying sick words at totally unexpected times and i burst out laughing or cover my ears ( to no avail ). and her descriptions. she's a born capper, i tell you.

okay i quote from charyl's blog. copy wholesale cuz i'm lazy to type. thanks charyl. i didn't ask actually. :D

"Like, Meaghan prank called someone and quickly hung up. Not long after, he called and Meaghan went, "Hello? Who're you? Sorry wrong number. I really don't know you."And she hung up and erupted into laughter, "I wanted to say I found the phone in the trash!"

YOU KNOW THE RI DEBATER OF THE ARENA ----- -censored-!!!! The super kawaii one that you all find him gay?! HE'S NOT GAY OK. In fact he's full of raging hormones that fills his brain with certain desires. Eeyer I don't like him already HAHAHAHA.

And then Clara's -censored- senior kept talking to her on the phone and Meaghan got irritated."Trisha, do you know you're interrupting a once in a year gathering over here? Do you mind if you call back later or tonight or tomorrow or something?"

And Bindhu prank called someone and was like,"Hello? Uhm, I found this phone in the trash can and I called you cos you were the first in the list and your name has a little heart beside it so I was wondering if you might know the owner."And later she said something like, "Ohoh, I think I better put it back into the trash can"

HAHAHAHAA.AAHAHAHAHAA. I miss the good old days! 6 PATIENCE FTW! "

so true indeed. thanks charyl. -cheezelsmile-

oh, bindhu's mom is MRS NATH's best friend.
AMAZING CONNECTIONS.
haha i shall INTERROGATE / DISSECT her when school reopens i tell you. (: however could she be in CONTACT with such a sick minded (not)innocent little girl (myfoot) such as bindhu unni.
she has veiled secrets hidden in the shadows, indeed. skeletons in her closet. -mutters darkly-
haha i live near her actually wow.

life really rocks when you reminisce. all the good stuff keeps flooding back.

only hear the good stuff.

claude

2008-08-27T23:02:00.008+08:00

and when it rains..

ohh, paramore.

haha, i hope my blog won't become some sort of freak show with all these pictures. i only chose them because they carry a humorous but clear message! haha.

and

i feel so free right now! free from the looming prospects of physics c.t. two and first ever drama indiv. i'm free because its over. (: thank God, the group prayer really helped calm me down. could've improved in drama definitely, but i'm glad i didn't lose my train of thought or break out of character while doing it. physics was gonna turn out bad all the same haha. whoo single digit score!

anyway today is the day listening to hsm can be excused. (:

okay let's shout it out again :D

DRAMA INDIVIDUAL IS OVERRR!!!

haha. i went no. 7. supposed to be a lucky digit, the rainbow and all.

everybody did really really really well. it's like free great performances by friends. and they're all awesome. so guys, i really hope you all won't quit drama! unless your other commitments outweigh it of course.. but still, by the rate you guys are going, you'll be.. unstoppable. :D darn pro, chumz.

quotes!:

Shuqing: "there's no youtube.. except the fallopian tube! but she's kinda boring."

Cabbeh: "gimme more (x100)"

Amanda: "You'll come back when it's over, no need to say goodbye; You'll come back when it's over,

no need to say goodbye" -the call, regina spektor

Erina: "your perfumed scent is that of a natural garden!"

Xin Ling: "we will be reunited. in our happy place."

Nicole: "i need to.. go wash my grandmother's feet now."

Marie: "good night, larry. goodnight, larry. goodnightlarry. good night!" - tranny heaven

Jolyne: "

Allons enfants de la Patrie,	Arise, children of the Fatherland,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !	The day of glory has arrived!
Contre nous de la tyrannie,	Against us the tyranny
L'étendard sanglant est levé. (bis)	The bloodied banner is raised. (repeat)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes	Do you hear in the countryside
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?	The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras	They come right here among us
Égorger nos fils, nos compagnes !	To slaughter our sons and wives!" - national anthem of the french republic

and lots more actually :D

just really relieved after all the stress! and now i hope to get a good night's rest after i glance briefly at yuedubaogao format(: last test of the term haha! then i can start mugging for eoys. -dubious- must get into the mood!

haha and somebody PLEASE PLEASE turn up or accept or ask me if you want to go the the youth evangelistic tea party thing lolol. i'm like the publicist IC together with Alex and yet not a single person i am sharing the gospel with. )); if its any help, i'm going to be acting as paula abdul haha. okay must begin learning her traits. :D

oh yeah, support AIDS, guys. (: hope i made an impact today. (and always, hopefully, if one replays the video. haha.)

"i wear a red ribbon

i wear a red ribbon, proudly

would you wear one?"

quiz

2008-08-17T23:20:00.006+08:00

GENDER: Female

7 Things I want in a partner: (1st being the MOST important!)

7th: he mustn't be afraid to cry or embarrass himself (especially in front of me)

6th: knows what i'm thinking even when i'm not saying anything
5th: good-looking (looks good to me, though i must admit love is blind)
4th: speaks proper english mainly
3rd: has talent; be it for a musical instrument, singing or somewhat else (not referring to anyone in particular! imagine if every song was dedicated to you -dreamy impossibilities-)
2nd: smart
1st: (charming?) funny and entertaining so that i can talk the universe away with him

yup. thanks for the tag li. :D guys check out her blog jaena! for awesome ndp pics. mine sucks compared to hers :D except for the candidniu shots of nathan hahaha. and that's just because she doesn't have a cuzzy called nathan.

cheers! the above quiz, i answered honestly to the best of my capabilities.

its just short of mentioning the perfect name

(bravo, corny line invented 11:34 PM, sunday August 17 2008.)

olympic table tennis & shopping

2008-08-17T21:47:00.006+08:00

we need another corner. desperately.

for the commentator of the 2008 olympic games women's table tennis finals match.

his undying charisma

and witty quotes.

HAHA :D

(putting words in yining's mouth when she missed): "And she can't BELIEVE she's not perfect."

and "Ooh a lead for Singapore ! I don't know how many more times i can say that."

-singapore scores-

"Aha, there i said it again."

a short meander to the Olympic Panda Mascot!

it was dancing to the "insanely catchy techno beat" of Crazy Frog.

and it was doing half squats and jumps which made it look very cute and uber cool!

Mom: "So obscene."

Well! back to the awesome commentator.

while randomly conjuring wisdom from the depths of time spiralling into history.

"zhang yining, i heard, is breeding a panda"

"it's right beside her hotel"

"we should all go check it out!"

and good attempt at speaking chinese haha! YGYG.

"amazing technology. you can see everything in slo-mo!"

they slowed down the part where the manly china player ( the doubles player beside zhang yining) wiped off her sweat with the palm of her hand :O

then he went "Art! Artistic!"

o_______o

-heahhahahahhahahahaehehaha-

well end of quoting!

zhang yining looks so cool haha. i wonder if kwee yining is anything like her now.(:

singapore did well haha, despite ironic smiles.

and keep the faith, keep the faith. poker faces and don't give up when the going gets tough. that's my only odd advice to them haha.

i could be an Olympic Online Window Shopper.

you should see this in purple. magnificante.

wool cloche hat, banana republic

such elegance, such poise. hard to find on the sunny laidback streets of singapore. especially with style this eye-catching.

big floppy hat, banana republic

this is 60 pounds but i still love love love love love love love it. note the seven times i typed the sacred, most meaningful word ♥. its absolutely conquered the gold medal on my wishlist

harlequin dress, topshop

what can i say, so original ;d

morris lee vol. 1 shirt, graniph

so pretty. though obviously i would trip heels over head in this! (and head over heels for this.)

steve madden floral print wedge, asos

i'm a bit baffled by the shape. but who cares its funky.

paul ryding shirt, graniph

simpsons! i'm sure this would be a favourite shirt (if i had it) of zane's if he peered into my wardrobe or something, haha

maggie emerald shirt, junk food

the expression and mouth twist is cute. not to mention the print.

sushi shirt, david and goliath

sorry this is a tad displaced. super cute ice cream print nevertheless!

jerrin tote, paul frank

preppy! wouldn't mind wearing it though!

argyle sweater, forever 21?

don't look at me like that! these type of designs/tees may seem lian and stuff but there are jap words! and cookie monster is a kiddie/teenager favourite. :D

cookie monster tee, topshop

so wanlin style :D but one must experiment!

petite check shirt, topshop

i like this a lot too. unique and lovely colour tone.

palms jumper dress, paul frank

my friend says its "so normal!" but i disagree. nice colours and cool to wear out every day (:

pete tee, paul frank

teal, one of my favouriteeeeee marguerite colours. and long sleeved! aww.

boone raglan top, paul frank

gah gah gah love this as well. just hope i know how to carry it properly.

julius shoulder bag

pink and brown. not my classic pair of colours but they remind me of soft serve ice cream! and something on the smoother side of life.

neapolitan ipod case, paul frank

there. (btw, my pf soft serve tote came today! so awesomely shizzamm coolio!)

heehee reverting to childish english right about there.

oh and i'm going to bangkok. and i really really really want zane to go so that niccy, him and i can get our merch and start our online shopppp together!

december -cries plaintively-

hugs my virtual harlequin dress and sucks thumb to embrace slumber

scrambled eggs make my ham

2008-08-15T16:57:00.009+08:00

I am a Malibu Peanut.

I have realised this fact after learning the various amusing acronyms of other animals (tsks condescendingly at their behaviour)

HAHA but yes they are awesomely hilarious friends. note, friends. not barbarians in a zoo. :D

anyway, debate is going to soar. lets give three ambiguously vague reasons here but three awesome reasons exist in real life. just to not give you guys a chance to getchyour hopes up.

1) zhang the great wall almighty knowledgable XW is staying

2) amazing new T.I.C

3) possible new lady famousse.

dreamscapes can come true after all

oh there's actually another reason. we have a new motto.

^^
triple S!

with that comes tripleTKA :D

sndebateftw

no "innuendo" intended

news,news. phelps, lin miaoke and yang peiyi, tao li and li jia wei.

georgia, russia

not going to year end road trip with nic and zanery ): too long, may miss out on the last time i get together with the meanies leaving for IP. ahwell! sacrifices.

dupedbyrecyclings industries another time keh in the near future.

h a j i l a n e w e g o

merrily merrily merrily merrily gently down the stream! (replace with name haha)

NDPix

pride u.f.o.s - uber friendly outreachers
theme

noah, foreground
formation
ponchoslant
candidniu#1
candidscrunch#1

candidniu#2
five stars arising
black knightrail
flymboyant
the photographer

uniform
candidshotspecs #1
candidcool #1
candidcool #2
did you know that only on national day 2008 at the ndp stadium when i pressed my palm against my phone camera lens the picture turned bright red and no other colour

fangift

fireworkspawn
heritage abstract a rising nation of clubbers

aww

add this at the top of my extremely long wishlist

i don't want to lose a ham like you

national day

2008-08-07T22:58:00.002+08:00

credit: *gnato

and deviantart

happy national day guys!
big slice of cake for you above!
yep, this festive occasion is just around the corner.
ooh, tmr's holding hands day :D so amusing. i really hope i won't wilt in the sun (student motivator chyeah my foot)
sweeen (haha, mr philip!)'s birthday party tomorrow, august 8th!
which also happens to be the day of the beijing olympics! cool right. (haha, debate.)
which also happens to be gayday (inside joke on the above)
oh well. events events events!

there's also the farewell party for mel and charmaine this sunday. bbq thing. :O
and, erinamirabelleganniewannieiwillmissyou is going.
going!
to NJ. ):
well, along with angelique, li lin, lai sum, neubronner. saacha too.
ahh, another farewell song, another goodbye cake.

angel food ftw.

eating in the studio - fire away samson
stacy's mom - fountains of wayne
it's oh so quiet - bjork
reinventing your exit - underoath (aaron gillespie) ;acoustic
call me irresponsible - michael buble
chasing pavements - adele
fall for you - secondhand serenade
feels like tonight - chris daughtry

marks the end of my odd playlist. i can almost imagine you guys rolling your eyes and making fake puking noises and staring at me laugh hysterically and the death glare all at once.

then again, almost never won you a bucket of squid at gnommish roulette.

respect

2008-07-29T22:30:00.002+08:00

i seem to be getting revelations more and more often these days.

well deborah came back to sn today to adjudicate and then debrief our team.. she's really inspiring yes. she talks more about the "technical terms instead of the issues" - not just cause there aren't any good issues we brought up hahaha but cause she wants to help us and boost our morale for future debates.

guys, i know the 千钧一发 (imminent peril!) hwachong invitationals are coming. but we can't let that break us! let's face the facts. we, green badge, have not broken for U-14s. and another hard-hitting fact carved into stone, how we didn't even clear AJCs with a decent chance. i'm sure there's some more embarrassing stuff in the middle. but the point is, what deborah said is right. for the poor - we have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. ( of course i don't mean stealing like robin hood here etc. etc. ) and even if we don't win competitions and emerge champions or what, we might just be able to give good debaters, improve our style, gain a little respect. and personally, we'll emerge better listeners, with more things stuffed inside our brains (substance, substance) and well. yeah. additional benefits, 多想想.

前事不忘, 后事之师 . (learn from past experiences so that they can act as a guide for the future!) we can. what we deserve, we will get. we just have to stop being so pessimistic about the present.

in actual fact, we are not 每况愈下 (getting worse and worse, detioriating.) its this idealogy and psychological mindset we all have. the "i'm-screwed" looks on our faces.

we will not be recognised as a pushover.

but now, what we can do, is to treat every debate seriously. yes. even read the straits times or today cause we're too young for the economist haha. yes. small little steps, guys.

i 破釜沉舟 (haven't considered giving up.) will you try your utmost to help me, us, you? after all, we only have forward to go. there is no point in feeling sorry for ourselves and letting things remain as they are right now. there is no hope in that.

so, if we 人尽其才 (everyone does their best), we will get what we deserve.

one day.

*in my desperate attempt to delude myself that i am blogging for the sake of learning cheng yu as well for the other impending doom ie: ting xie, i have included the above ones that can possibly be included in a reasonable revelation.

yes. the road to respect will be a 如火如茶 (intense and exciting) one!

online shopping

2008-07-27T20:19:00.005+08:00

http://www.asos.com/ rocks. check out the women's apparel. too bad i don't have a cashcard or/and a perfect model height/size. can't believe i'm actually doing this but i think i need a ~~dress~~, yes you heard me right for church events and stuff. so i won't have to fret over non-existent formal wear D: i'd wear jeans for bottoms of course!

oh and i have the juno cheeseburger phone :D don't rob my house! too bad i don't have a freaking phone socket in my room ): tears the walls down and invents a makeshift one out of coarse birchwood sticks rubbed together.

looking at paul frank now :D even the official site doesn't have my checkerboard shirt colour! haha, go F1 trend and bangkok :D

http://www.fredflare.com/ to while your life away. head for accessories and items, they're cooler than the clothing no offence :D

http://shop.paulfrank.com/ for cute monkey wear hahaha.

http://www.threadless.com/ for original designs

http://www.delias.com/ to lookieee

jingwen/gina's helping me order this thanksthanksthanks :DD

there!

my wishlist:

lomo cam :D there are colourful ones too !
wicked
or if the colourblock headphones are too expensive, check out the one below -
awesomely cute pouch. meant for donald trump if you can imagine.

more equally nice stuff below. polaroiddd cardboard cutouts just so you can't have the real thing :D
mr moustache, touchetote ;)
cassette. omg. i'd name it cassie hahaha

don't tell me you're too free now :D

the bright knight

2008-07-25T22:34:00.004+08:00

guys, you have have have have have have have definitely got to watch the movie of the year, 2008.

yeah you've guessed it, the batman sequel : The Dark Knight.

and trust me, and certain movie reviews, it does deserve the awe-inspiring record 9.7/10 score. i mean c'mon, $200 million flooded in after simply five days of screening? fuh-shizz, man. it's really really good.

the best actor award of course, goes to Heath Ledger. even though i didn't hear of him at all before this movie, his skills are truly remarkable. in fact, the second i got home i began researching on the movie in general, and then onto him. he actually stayed alone in a hotel room for about a month, immersing himself in the character of the "Joker" and even writing a daily journal to get into his mind. it's true, selfless, passionate drama. obviously, he carries it off wonderfully. i wouldn't jump to conclusions about his premature death, but i really really wish he didn't die): darned narcotics and drugs. hear ye hear ye extinguish them. well, Heath may just be in heaven! diabolically laughing at us cause we aren't angels yet, haha.

"R.I.P, Ledger! You're actor of the year for me"

sorry to those who haven't watched it yet (what, sitting duck? go freaking watch it gogogo.) this is gonna be short & sweet :D

the beginning development was not so good, the climatic parts were excellent, almost unpredictable the whole time. the tensions were 9,10,9,10 the whole two hour plus duration, but it wasn't boring at all, just kept our eyes glued to the screen. the joker's character developed the most, you could see his mind whirring yet you can't figure out how he works. extremely intelligent yet lacking logic, this villian truly tops the list for me in this sequel. the greatest mastermind is a psychopath. (the great thing is, he didn't die!! didn't even drop into a vat of toxic waste :D)

okay haha. i think harlequin is cool. did you know the joker has a love interest? yep, Harley Quinn. she's like the female counterpart, in red black and (white face paint?) i bet christine will love her.

speaking of that, thanks jeannette (flower mommy :D), newyorklyn, sharon and christine chaotah-bunny (happy birthdayyyy !) for inviting me and JY and C having a delicious dinner plus dessert together. ended late but felt really accomplished :D friends friends whee.

wonder if batman will take over my favourite DC movie series, spiderman :D hmm!credits for images: msn search live, deviantart

check out this page okay guys!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_%28film%29

en garde!

2008-07-22T23:00:00.003+08:00

credits to yanilyn

EN GARDE!

to my time management skills(:

hola, i managed to think, get through an entire day of suffocating (un)succulent school (with its obvious vacant absence of moira, gah), complete my notes for physics common test, learn the square dance (thanks to wenen! though we got called romantics and all.) and learn fencing. :D and made it to training, albeit being late, and got half a hilarious debate plus informative debrief.

i shall not ponder how i accomplished all this! miracle, miracle. :D

let's talk about fencing!

its actually 4000 years old. awesome shizazz.
i learnt the beginning stance, which is called the en garde. all terms are used in french, cause it originated from there! there's an L shaped position you have to do, with knees bent as well.
then there is the forward and backward movements, with your feet taking steps (short and long) respectively. its hard to explain but fine to demonstrate.
then there's the touche (i love saying that) which is a simple move designed for "aha! -flourish- i win."
and finally the hard lunge. my legs need to be more flexible so i can stretch them further and lunge a greater distance! haha.

ps: ms anna leong is very nice. so is the funny male instructor who likes holding the female instructor's hand.

so here goes my wonderful afternoon, inclusive of rushing to training to learn about corporal punishment in schools. :D

hwachs, you guys can do it manz. believe in the sole power of your debating soul!
behind you guys all the way (:

geog and physics,
do your best
photoshoot,
walk the talk

there's no need to hide from the truth

EN GARDE (:

countenance

2008-07-17T19:51:00.007+08:00

am i going to sit on my haunches, bemoaning the fate of myself and my *achievements, or lack thereof?
is this the second debate which murders all passion and stride?
most importantly, will i allow it to happen.
NO.
despite all that has happened recently, i know this is just another roadblock obstacle. and yeah i brake and backtrack sometimes, but i'm definitely not gonna end up roadkill.
"roadkill
–noun
Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle. "
situations have caused me to know what is truly needed to run this race.
acceptance
adaptation
calm
determination
passion
as advised by a certain guru (specialised in debating),
may my interest always be fueled by the continual challenges thrown at me
this a sombre yet sincere reflection and (deter)mination-drive paragraph for myself, now
i trust that i am not alone, yet some setbacks i will go forth and conquer on my own.
my only words to the rest out there are,
don't give up.
let's get going
we can't see the end
so we won't stop at "forever"

:O /../ <(:>)

l l
ll ll
aim: sustainable development. :> (arrow) forwardsmile, aye.

over the fence to success

2008-07-16T21:56:00.004+08:00

Can we carry on?
Can I carry on?
Let's examine these in not that minor detail.
For we knoweth our tresspasses but heck hath not stoppeth cross'er line.
Into black pits of granite ice and stone
AJCs weren't fated to be.
Some opponents were just fated to be.
Some cases are just fated to be (screwed up)
Sometimes, the people on your side don't understand you
And then they do in other rights
The words "inherent contradiction", "worst screw up", "should have" and a few others come to mind.
Yet the words "it's okay", "it's not the worst screw up", "we don't blame you" and "get over it" cause an eclipse
And all that's left
Thanks for the timely life-saving.
To teammates dnd 1314, seniors who cared about us and bothered to come down while encouraging us, xuwen, a close friend and the great adjudicator who didn't scold us that much.
For friends, random or classmates, for asking how it went
To Raffles Institution and Yishun Town as well, congratulations in your own right
Will we ever bring glory to the school?
Will the school ever recognise the problems that deter us from becoming better, in a faster period of time?
Will miracles happen for us?
Childish desires to simply incur wins overwhelm me.
Theme: ~~Environment~~ Debating
THBT going ~~green~~ forwards is going backwards.
-

vow(el)

2008-07-12T00:22:00.006+08:00

ajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcs

ajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcsajcs

i failed on friday, july eleven, year two thousand and eight, nightfall.

i vow on saturday, july twelve, year two thousand and eight, 12:30 morning shuteye.

i cannot afford to fail again where i must not.

so, quote my drama journal,

MAJULAH, MEGAN

(onward, herself)

aim to be like the very determined fell-ow (musically intonated), above

he is inspirational! born to race. so

don't pressurepump about worship leading, homework, loose emotions or AJCs.

the world as you know it is counting on you!

five minutes for prayer and a lifetime of clasped hands for you

2008-07-05T23:48:00.002+08:00

i'll be rooting for you,

and Jesus too

for freedom,

and understanding

don't let go, dinnie

for every hurtful word someone has said

or any tongue someone has twisted

solutions

will come

and shower upon you

he's here, even if you can't see him now

i pray one day

the expectations will wash away

and you'll be left brighter than you ever felt before.

concave heart scream

2008-07-04T16:01:00.006+08:00

hey.
i think i'll be blogging a little less here, haha.
just blogged my heart out on the alison FC - oops, i mean the campaign blog meant for her haha.
i hope you'll all visit it! (: not just to read my post lol.
here,
http://votealison.blogspot.com/
anyway, campaign rallying, giving out of souvenirs and stickers, has started. i'm pretty happy with the way things went today, but i'm sure we can do more (right, guys?) yeah so i'mma bringing a snare drum and cymbals on tuesday (if i can remember and lug it to school.)
two things i'm gonna highlight in this post -
-how to vote (from your heart)
-child labour

haha but first, happy youth day!

haha principles of design,

small words,

got you to move closer,

screams:

GOTCHA! attention

be you jolly homey young or old. we're all saints at heart.

images credit to hakanphotography and unknown gifted photographer.
okay. so on
HOW TO VOTE, (FROM YOUR HEART!)

today i saw something terribly odd in school today.
yes, a procession of people campaigning. woohoo.
but the weird thing was, not all of them were smiling and (it seemed) cheering wholeheartedly. why?
so really, the very simple message is,
vote from your heart.
don't let anyone's power/position, big sweetly glaring eyes or overwhelming words overpower you.

stick to your wishes, or if you truly feel convinced, go with the flow (of your own arteries.) yeah, i think how to discern who is the best candidate is through the rally styles and speeches (delivered on 9th july). so watch out for what's important, and don't let the rest cloud the BEST!

next, about child labour.

some of the youtube vids are quite scary): mrs nath is like obsessed with youtube. and technology, pretty much. i think she enjoys putting up stuff on edulearn. well the point is, it's really tragic how many children have to suffer, underpaid and restricted (from their own rights and freedom). There was this little boy in the video we watched in class, who had hurt himself badly because he was making some fireworks for a factory. he wasn't even allowed to ask for help, let alone a medical subsidy. the factory simply hushed the situation up, and threatened his family not to speak a word or they would all be fired. such horrendously real cruelty appeared in invisible welts on his disfigured, "melted" fingers - the cruelty of greed, and selfish human nature.

there's a zillion other causes out there, and i know i'd be labelled a passive activist or something if i just started ranting: save the world. TODAY. because you know you have to. ladada. but this one has motivated me to raise my voice, and pray for their inward cries to be heard.

to say that the world is unchanging is terribly off the mark.

to say that there are some things which never change may be true.

like torturing mr koh in math class, although he is a nice man. ^^ or two justice being wacky and funny when bargaining with teachers about homework.

to say that the world is a confusing planet

now that is absolute fact.

some care, some don't.

i hope that there is still love in the world

to fuel the hopes of many.

-where is the love

black eyed peas

relevance.

oh this weekend, there is much to do. like the tonsssss of homework. glad tingxie's over. did my best in two days! there's drama journal too. i think i'm pretty convicted that i'm not dropping this sub haha. it's all i've got when i feel like i'm too confined to the world of endless chapters in boring textbooks, plus i get to develop in more ways than one through the lessons. soyup, nothing's changing there. &-) i notice that & is a fish balancing a circle on it's head. ((:

p.s: comments/advice are greatly appreciated if you wish to help me out with (drama) indiv! -hugs-

theme: what it's like to be a girl.

if this is too touchy for you,
"wrong number".

news

2008-07-01T18:59:00.003+08:00

haha i think i've changed favourite photographer. he's h a k a n p h o t o g r a p h y on dA. haha. anyway, i have newssssssss
- i got a shared WII :D awesome ahkong.
-noah applied for dsa to r.i. noooooooooooo :'( imagine telling people my cousin's in R.I.! argh! oh my gosh. imagine if nathan gets in too. he's completely restless. -shocked at the sudden horrific revelation.- okay maybe i'm just jealous haha. not?
-i love my new blogskin, rofl.
-i just learnt that nick is in mep. :O cool we're both in electives. and he gets high too! rarely though, kinda like basil. haha.
-liking weird old songs. like "escape (the pina colada song)" and "hit the road, jack". not sure if that's the title. omg, i'm turning into a Golden Oldie. @.@ lyrics and tune are way cool though haha.
-new girl, krystal - singaporean, though she stays in beijing and comes back occasionally during holidays. :D it's her summer holiday now! she studies in an international school, which sharon and i were bickering about, lol.
-we abused mr koh as usual. he's traumatised. and, he says he's getting an mc just to skip teaching our class tmr, 2nd july.
-oh, happy 1st of july. wedding church bells rofl.
-I TAO(3) YAN(4) GYM.
I CAN'T EVEN DO A FORWARD ROLL, ON THE FLOOR. ONLY ON THE NICE PLUSHY SOFT BED I CAN ROLL ENDLESSLY LIKE A HYENA CAN LAUGH. DIZZY, THOUGH. AND MUCH LESS (IMPOSSIBLY) A BACKWARD ROLL. WEDNESDAYS = HOSPITALISED. SPRAIN BACK, NECK AND CRANIUM IN AN HOUR. HECK, IN A MINUTE.
okay the rant is over.
i just mean i'm hopelessly inflexible.
-andy studies LAW and he's gonna have his mock test soon ! cool right. i wonder what he studies in his lessons.
-okay i shall have to learn tingxie soon. @.@
-vote for alison :D does stickers 24/7 in class so that nothing goes into my head. :D so i guess these days, my IQ will really take a drop from gym and not listening in class. ):
history's okay. gah, maybe i shouldn't have not opted for it?

sftm

2008-06-27T23:30:00.002+08:00

sftm

sorry for the misconceptions

onward, forward, whatever with you,

youths.

sh-cool

2008-06-26T20:18:00.008+08:00

sh-cool

i like school

kudos to:

my awesome rad partner li lin ♥

the funny high-pants-and-belt-but-nice-guy new chinese teach

insightful information

time for improvement in debating :D

physics doesn't seem that bad!

fun campaign planning and rallying!

VOTE FOR ALISON OR DIE!

that was just a minor introduction :D i'll be thinking of many other penalties or death threats. hahaha. just kidding.

elephant!

one-hour-long music lessons are with LOYALT(ea)!

more involvement and exploration in drama! we're getting better!

the first c.t. of the term is...

home econs

hahadramaHAHA

soup

2008-06-20T19:54:00.003+08:00

Things I have learnt these past few days:
-i am socially awkward
-i want a friend who i can be transparent with and proclaim to the world that he/she is my best friend and i am able to confide all my instabilities and inadequacies in. of course, this is merely a dream or wishful thinking/longing.
-which comes to mind that i think about random quotes or philosophical ideas from books like tuesdays with morrie or the five people you meet in heaven. but i haven't learnt yet how to apply them in my life. application was always the hardest part
-war is childish. i have been further enlightened greatly on the middle east conflict, but the ridiculous conclusion i gain is that it's all child's play :/ just with egos and guerilla warfare.
-xuwen's secret love. for D&T. so much so that debate was a second cca in her secondary school. we were shocked by the lameness that erupted from it all. is she still considered cool?
-i'm wondering if i'm doing the right things, making the right choices. when is it alright to socialise? do you socialise just to find that friend or acceptance at the end of the rainbow? (i don't believe in free money=gold) if so, why? when did your heart go missing
-i am retarding as i cease to contain the willpower which dr william tan often says. my homework is left intact. that is to say, i have not scrawled meaningless answers on it. which is at least better than ignoring it and burning deeper through that hole in your heart.
-dinnie is an extremist. in terms of mugging. she practically mugs. she has a freaking schedule for mugging. she, is also second in her level. that is imba. that is also crazy because i do not have such determination like her.
-i am also backsliding in terms of debating. i confessed to xuwen today and pretty much my teammates, that things seemed to be getting worse. u14s was the best i ever felt debating, but that's not something to be happy about because what's important is now. and right now, i can't deliver properly. somehow things just go fine during prep time, and then when i'm on the floor and i see people staring at me, expecting something as they would from a third speaker (they must be innovative. they must have perfect labelling and structure and frame of thought and thorough understanding because hello, they are third speakers.) and i just blank. and i clearly demonstrate how i am utterly not convinced in my team's case. and i end up spewing something that is not coming from me. and during the hwach spar, reiterated the importance of knowledge. you can speak 120 miles per hour like a steam train because you're on the right tracks. i don't need to learn how to break the speed limit, but then i can't deny i most definitely need to garner knowledge.
-term three is going down the drain. i know this time of year is always the fall for me, and i am anticipating it. negatively.
-back to my beloved cca, options. would i quit if there are two empty holes in my team? maybe. i don't want them to leave. but someone is just as eager to depart. and i don't know why the strongest urge and pull but i could ask for nothing more than [u]us five[/u] prepping, slacking, debating, annoying each other, and sticking tight like we always do til the end of sec four.

chicken soup for the soul

sentimental

2008-06-14T21:33:00.002+08:00

haha i've just come back from my cousin's house
actually i spent the day out, but it was kinda uneventful and such, so i thought it wouldn't hurt if i hopped over to the hokkaido people get together
the whole gang was there, except ryan! he must be mugging or something
so shawnkingston (pure dramedian.), nathan, daniel (cherryking), noah, naomi, andrea and i had fun (:
we went to the park, swinging (mopped the floor with their hair), scootered, ds-ed/psp-ed, laughed at daniel being only ten years old and knowing nothing :D, drank coke (daniel poured it in a bowl and lapped it up like a dog.) and ate dinner together.
then chocolate fondue :D
oh and..
i touched the piano
i spontaneously did
and it didn't combust
haha what i mean to say is..
it felt really good to be able to play again.
i feel relaxed when i think no one's listening to me
so i just kinda blocked out all the noise, and there was the melody flowing out, a few wrong accented sharps and flats, but
i guess that i'm blessed i could play after so very long.
god is good
maybe i shouldn't have broke off with it.
ohwell
they went home so i decided to go to..
naomiwongjiaqi, ahma and ahee sent me home
and naomi picked up this toy that she never failed to eye whenever she came over to my house.
it's called "Tu", and it's a tree spirit, a green aquapet. i got it in p3, when li en gave it to me. actually, she gave it to anne and shu en too.. i totally remember it. when we were best friends and had sleepovers all the time. it was a mark of our close friendship.
anyway,
so being the spoilt girl she was..
she hinted like crazy that she wanted me to give it to her.
then she tugged relentlessly at her mom's shirt
then she grudgingly pleaded with me
the eyes don't work
i grinned and said "so you want an iPod or this?"
she seemed to hesitate
i put in an extra word,
"it's dead you know.. can't work any more."
pursing her lips doubtfully,
"really? how if i change battery?"
"nope.. i don't think so."
gives one final glance, then runs towards the door
"i think i'll take the iPod. its dead anyway.."
"mommy, i think i want the iPod.. you know why? ........"
i'd never have given it to her anyway
because it is a gift i will cherish
i hope my friends still remember this little pact, like the sisterhood of the identical toys
thanks for being my friends
in primary school you build foundations (:
friendship is the only ship which never sinks

shoutouts

2008-06-14T00:33:00.005+08:00

you can see how this message is in front because i would not like this to mess with the other good stuff down below.
you can see how there's no heart behind his/her/it's name :O and a heart looks like this --> ❤ do YOU have a heart?

someone : i could wish i wasn't born this way, or that i had enough money for plastic surgery or something stupid like that, but i guess i won't because to me, i've done nothing wrong.. so if you would like to explain it to my face in clear logic links and prove with sustainable evidence the terrible atrocities of my ways that you are not able to tell me straight but have to spill to other people behind my back then well
i could change you know
if there's anything wrong with me
but i don't think so, albeit a few wrinkles that could be smoothened out
so tell it like it is,
and i might just start taking you seriously
ps: i laughed when i found out it was you
pss: tag me lah i dare you to :D unless you've given up on me because of my at'titu'de

shoutouts

do you hear me, when i'm calling your name?

to avoid controversy, i'll play your games

i hope my words will help, but, i guess it's not the same

just hope it'll be better after i came

and added my thoughts to the equation.

to

dinnie❤ : hey, just wanted to let you know that no matter what, friends will stick with you through the good times and the bad. we sure had our good times, but what matters is beyond and after that. i'll pray for you and you just keep your faith in god okay? as long as you are honest about what you say, and are not forced into any intentions then you have a clear conscience.. don't let the world get you down today, or any other day! thanks for being my great friend and sorry if i ever teased you or anything haha.. i'm confident you'll do great in debate competitions. so, run the race, keep the faith

my new friend ❤ : thanks for everything! fun times, haha. drumming which sucked, haha. little pop-up bunnies. power-up and total ownage. by luck i guess. lucky day. road maps and directories, mos is better or pepper lunch rocks the best..? haha.

organisers ❤ : i really really really really really hope to go for the post-camp get together thing. but i just don't know if i can postpone my drama project argh! it's really important to me. they both are actually. so here's the catch - what'm i gonna do?

youth ❤ : let's treat someone with a bit more respect;

drama group ❤ : so the crib's my house? aww shucks.. okay.. still wondering if i should tell you guys my dilemma..

e'vryne ❤ : happy friday the thirteenth.
hooked onto "i'm yours" by jason mraz.
i just called xuwen in russia.
yeahh, time extension for debate homework.
still not starting on it.
i am seriously weird.
oh and sammy keyes rocks forever. i can't believe there's no awesomely good new story just waiting for me to devour.
i think i shall reread the whole series.
people if you wanna read, wendelin van draanen.
don't bother searching under youths - it's in the juvenile readers section
(:
what can i say?

good fiction.

:D church camp :D

2008-06-13T23:13:00.002+08:00

okay. stop giving any excuses. stop depriving your readers. stop spamming on msn. stop wasting your life, for goodness sake. and just blog!
here goes.

:D church camp :D

day one
listening to: black eyed peas feat. sergio mendez - mas que nada

i'm so sorry guys. this is going to be another booooooring trip.
i hope not.
:D
okay it's definitely eventful (:
(rock)ferry!
45 minutes of black eyed peas. esp mas que nada. anyway
real cold. & i'm sick. hugs ld jacket.
beautiful view at batam terminal though.
instant bus shipped us to holiday inn,
for once we get to shop together ! (zane and i.)
anyway, place looks great.
so are the refreshments.
~~donuts~~ doughnuts are OMG
i watched kes, lionel, keefe, john play postition taiti
i think i only understood overtaking of ranks. nothing about the game. lol they just screamed stuff like "ownage!!!" and you prostidude (vulgarnation)
okay dots. i must get keefe to teach me.
kes and john began the royal couple.
they got the royal "flush".
ha !
okay seriously this camp is turning me super lame.
lame bus jokes.
"上车睡觉觉,下车去袅袅."
"头发乱, 头脑不要乱"
"actually holiday inn is four stars one. but then one star fell from heaven and became five stars lor"
anyway it was an interesting experience. i can't believe it, they forgot to bring the haunted game. screw, i like being scared (when there are friends around me to face the omens and stuff!) so i wandered around not daring to try any free drinks cause of the many conflicting reviews written clearly on everyone else's faces.
played 我的两毛钱怎么不见了
rachel rocks :D
= not very good at it. haha joking (:
amos, alex, joshua (for the army!) guys
were the unstoppable trio. haha,
they taunted,
teased,
giggled at,
confused
the guesser. the sad person in the centre, going loco.
:D
inspiring. new tactics.
*don't give the guilty face
*always maintain eye contact with the centred.
*don't always have to pass the coin in one direction
*mock the centred LIKE CRAZY.
see.
turning out to be an enriching camp in all aspects indeed.
finally got our room keys.
stellar accomodation. but lazy to upload pics. :D
rooming with pastor carol ! LOLOL
hello kitty lady :D
put two blur people together .. and what do you get?
you'll find out later.
went to zane's room (oyster password changes every three hours. just clap your hands like a happy clam and you're in.)
official pw: eternity
2nd pw: eagle's wings
LOL yes they are all of the coolest worship song titles.
i'm like spamming out sacred code names. oh dear.
anyway i spent the rest of the late afternoon plugged in to my prison break !
(should have uploaded more eps. grawr.)
night - forced to press ppt for worship. ( mum's leading )
i edited the ppt too.
then icebreakers...
then bartholewmew 1 meeting..
then more announcements about camp booklet..
then group meeing again..
they asked us to meet at 8 am batam time for devotion. :O
then worship planning.
then worship practicing.
(at 11.30 pm eh eyes closing)
i got called cute cuz
"when you drum ah, cannot see your head
only the sticks flying"
LOL.
i'm starting to write like how dinnie blogs.
which will kill my readers. nah, kidding :D
miss her.
okay jump to the point
you want the point?
i broke the drum set.
yes.
i tore the skin cover right through.
and now no other drummer can play it. :'(
actually nick played first..
then i noticed a teensy tear.
and i thought it just affected the pitch and sounding of the bongo.
then i hit it in a moment of jubilation and exhilaration and it gave in.
literally.
so screwed.
;x
figuring how to break the news to im lightly...
uncle yuen long was present during the destruction
thus news spread fast. lol.
called alex's room up.
they attempted faking.
and telling me a freaky joke about this chalet.. and the toilet.. and..
go hear it from alex.
real *creepy.
(:
anyway nick was quite nice about it actually. just a simple aww shucks. but oh man . D:
watched prison break all by myself under the covers!
okay wow. at last, the end of day one. which ended at like 2am sg time.
still, i am not finished.
i need to censor this part because some people might have conflicting viewpoints and reasons but this is a blog and i intend to voice a couple of my opinions even if they don't matter.. i'm willing to stick by my "brother" and good confidante
i hope you guys can give him a chance.
i hope you guys can give her a break too.
he deserves it because he is your friend
no matter what he has become.
and a friend who has stuck by you, laughed with you, eased your burdens at any one time of your life, is your true friend.
think about it guys.
okay, i am finally finished.
with this horrendously imba post.
ok i'm finished.

day two
listening to: boys like girls - on top of the world

panic.
we're late.
it's TEN AM, SINGAPORE TIME.
means, NINE AM, BATAM TIME.
we just freaking missed the entire devotion.
"!"
and pastor carol's a worship leader and devotion leader!!
oh dear..
what happened was..
i set the alarm on my handphone.
and switched it off when it annoyed me twice in the morning.
the little bugger.
my room didn't have a telephone :(
so no fixed preset room morning call!
arghh....
eternal embarrassment. seriously.
chionged down to eat breakfast.
so here i am, in crystal ballroom
pourin my ~~heart~~ thoughts out into this handy notebook.
during theme talk / sermon.
so guilty.
;x
rofl, the many mistakes that claim me.
shivering guilt.
"come to the dark side, we have cookies."
anyway nick's actions for 我赞美你 were carefree and enjoyable lol. anna you were great too.
okay nothing to write about now
i'm still sick
( missing talking to my new friend, ____ already. D: )
( yes, yew. )

listening to: augustana - wasteland
table tennis
my fingers are getting very TIRED blogging everything out.
it's my journal and i went completely imba on it!
let me summarize, please
SNOOKER/POOL/BILLIARD ROCKS.
i love it alotalotalotalotalot.
thanks for the funny gang who taught me, coached and let me try it out ! haha.. i owe you guys for the matches (:
lol tim came into the room, and the current player missed or something (suffered bad luck)
"yes tim, your prescence is felt."
LMAO.
and he miraculously tyco-ed. which meant he did a little "point!" jig.
HILARIOUS, I TELL YOU.
i met cockroach, a player's best friend.
all in all, good entertainment.
blahblah. fast forward.
late for worship prac again! arghhh.
dinner @ dragon inn with a patronizing mom. haha she was real nice though.
worship.
someone smiled at me, it made the night worth it. :)
after feeling rather dejected cause i was being late all the time :'(
youth workshop.
learnt how to spread the gospel
in chinese fuffwaw.
guess who's my guinea pig (if i can meet it..?) to test it and convert said animal to believe in God!
yep. yew.
:D
(CRAP FORGOT TO USE IT ON ___ !)

listening to: pussycat dolls - stickwitu
ps.s. guys please stop it with the ___ calling please

day three
listening to: t-pain feat. akon - bartender
i made it early for devotion.
humiliation is a good incentive.
breakfast.
timothy eats bacon strip ( x1000000 )
omg. they wouldn't take my money for the pool games though! nice guys.
sermon.
everyone's in orange today.
note:
received end
1 call - $1
1 sms - !0.50
so altogether, its been..
...
...
...
$3.50 for me.
sender (in sg)
1 call - free
1 sms - free
!what?!
sender (in batam)
1 call - $5
1 sms - $1
-.-''
omg i can't remember anything.
just at nagoya hill shopping centre. tagged along with the guys and some girls,
saw this AWESOME killer pair of CONVERSE kicks - $20 sing !
crazzyyyy
guess what
i didn't buy it
whole night emo-ing, staring at zane's feet.
haha
):
( wan sui )

day four
listening to: gwen stefani - cool
spamming about acsi debate camp. db8ing ):, i miss you!
and i was bored so i listed out all the people i love that i got to know through the camp..
haha! don't needa list, you know its all of you. lol.
yes, even organisers and facils xd along with my lovely great team, sn seniors, new friends i've made, sn team etc.

gosh. and that marks the end of this post.
don't read this post. if you want to stay alive.
-june church camp 2008 - becoming a disciple maker

much ado about nothing

2008-06-06T20:02:00.003+08:00

much ado about nothing

"Megan, you left a note for rohan? Along with a kinderbueno?"
"Uh..huh? What about it?"
"And passed it to noel? Max and walter passed it ard the ac guys (they read the note) and ravaged the choco. Thot you might wanna know.."
"!"
I was genuinely surprised and rather amused, grinning as I typed the reply.
"Oh how did you know? Oh man do they all know who i am now?! Okay I am dying to message Walter about this, believe me but I'm in tuition"
"Avery asked me if i have a junior called megan. They do know who you are now.."
"><"
"Okay. Go message walter and forward me his reply ah XD"

Okay. Cue end conversation with Shirley, my beloved senior. (You are so dead.!)

Beginning conversation with Walter.
"My respect for you has been smashed to smithereens! Haha anyway hope you guys enjoyed the chocolate. Buenohola"
"Oh! Sorry, who is this? I don't have your number"
"Megan. I think you've seen me before"
"OH I think I adjudicated you just yesterday but WAIT why has your respect for me been so badly smashed!?"
"You hath thrown my gift into the lion's den. And read mine private message. Don't waste your breath protesting innocence!"
"Huh? I didn't do it! But I shall find out the situation for you and clear my name!"
Cue extreme suspicion and uneasiness.
"Oh, don't go to all tht trouble! I think my source is wrong oh no.."
"Oh its okay. Don't worry!"

Cue: damn.
Dinnie goes onstage.
"How can you say nevermind?! Let me go message Walter and Max!"
(She messages Walter, Max AND Ryan)
"hi ryan, what's walter's number?"
"its _____"
"Ok thanks. I need to scold him :)"
"Haha. Were the activities that bad?"
"no! he went to eat the kinder bueno my team mate got for another team mate who wasn't there ytd. so we asked walter to pass it to him and he and max ate it up. Grr them :("
"Ah. I know that noel has the note for rohan, but you sure that walter ate the kinder bueno?"
"are you in cahoots with ryan"
"Meh? this IS ryan o.O"
"SORRY TYPO HAHAHA I MEANT ARE YOU IN CAHOOTS WITH WALTER"
"Haha typo. And no i'm not! When you call walter let me know, this sounds interesting (:"
then at this point in time, she stopped smsing him.

Cue back Walter. (Geesh man I am so sorry for your bills!)
(Dinnie again.. -wince-)
"Eww why you go and eat that kinder bueno and read the letter? I'm disgusted!"
"Haha sorry but hwo are you, I dont have your no.! But WAIT! I didn't eat the chocolate or read the letter!"
"Heard that you and max wong ate up that kinder that megan bought for rohan :( you evil person"
"NO NO ! Wrong intel. WAY wrong. Both of us didn't even read the letter because I passed it to Noel, the u14 captain as he was responsible adn would be the first to see rohan. I didn't see the kinder ever since."
"hmmm. eh megan may have gotten the wrong info. oops. oh and btw i'm dinnie from nanyang."
(Now blossoms the beautiful, promising beginning of a new friendship!!!)
"OH so like everyone from megan's group thinks max and I did that!? Omg, we need to clear our name... I know the source anyways so I'll clean it up soon."
(Or not.)
"Ahh what's the source? oh you know what, I kinda believe you. sorry!!! :("
"Haha you should believe me because it's the truth! Don't worry lar, nothing to be sorry about. ERM one of my juniors and one of her seniors."

Woahwoah. Conspiracy sia.

"Did megan sms you or something? She says she's eternally sorry for the miscommunication. and so am i :( sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry!!! D:"
(Ever-sweet-Dinnie :D)
"Haha yes! Don't worry lar nothing to be sorry about, no harm done :D"
(Ever-gracious-Walter :P)
"No there IS harm done. Take the smses and your mounting phone bill for a start. Then the emotional trauma I caused to you etc etc. Okay i'm crapping. But really, sorry D:"
(Ever-insistent-Dinnie [they're doppelgangers!!])
"Hahaha yes you are starting to crap, its actually quite funny. Don't worry, it's something quite alot of debaters do, again it's okay. Nothing to be sorry about :D"
(Ever-bewildered-Walter [see i told you])
"What? Alot of debaters say you ate their chocolate??? HAHAHA!!! megan and I wanna buy 1000 kinder for you and max"
"Hahaha no as in alot of debaters tend to crap like our exhibition one yesterday. Lols definitely no need to do that! I can't even imagine 1000 kinder. Hahaha."

"Oh okay... I assume that you... don't mind? Yay then. Thank you!!! :D I'll buy you kinder if i EVER see you again!!!"
"I don't mind but there's no need lar! No worries thanks though. But I believe I will see you soon enough, there's going to be a debate camp follow up, I think."
"REALLY??? gosh tell me about it! I'm missing camp like crazyyyyyyyyyyy :( though I DO NOT LIKE WASABI. eh, was the initial plan to finish the entire tube?"
Haha that's good that you're missing camp! ERM we're still in the midst of planning, will definitely let you know once it's finalized. Haha er yea it was! But I changed it because I knew not alot of people like wasabi either."
Woohoo!!! Db8 Camp Part Two? :DDD Team United Forever!
"not alot -.- oh my teammate (basil) put ALOT of wasabi on the orange. and i refilled my wasabi accidentally. i was crying lor. cause i never tasted it before :( heh."
"OH i though most people would have tasted wasabi before. but yeah i don't really like wasabi either! Haha but at least it was fun right !?"
"EH it wasn't lor. it was messy. oh but anyway my friend wants your hotmail. ahhaha. don't ask me why. we're all in a desperate bid to increase our contacts :)"
(Eh, i am not in a DESPERATE BID TO INCREASE CONTACTS !!)
(Oh okay not me ah.)
"EH I had fun that day lor! But yeah it was sort of messy. Haha okay I won't ask why, but perhaps who? Lols nothing wrong with that, everyone needs contacts!"
"AH WELL. you had fun cause you didn't have to undergo that arduous wasabi task lor! evil :( you were probably slacking away. ahhaha. what were you doing then anyway? oh, erm, eunice from nanyang. i dont exactly think you know her. GOSH I CANT BELIEVE I SENT 60 SMSES JUST FOR TODAY. i'm pro arent i? :D"
(LOL Dinnie)
"Hahaha i was not slacking okay. I had to rotate all the stations and help carry heavy stuff for some stations! Plus I had worse stuff last year. Yes I don't know her but sure. Well that is quite alot, but I have ever sent more."
"hahahahahaha. your reply was super funny. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. okay thanks I THINK I WILL ADD YOU TOO HAHAHA. lol thanks for smsing me :)"

Okay I'm so sorry Dinnie but I will pause here. Everything else flowery-friendly is redundant and there is more intrusion of privacy because I am unwittingly blurting out everything personal D:

Thus I called my "beloved senior Shirley" up!!
And I began rolling on the floor laughing while I explained to her the entire, KWA ZHANG-ed, gigantic, blown-up escapade.
Oh-hoh.
Then..
"MEGAN?! YOU MENTIONED MY NAME?!"
Oopsie-daisies.

Thus I will clear Walter's, and any ACS(I) guys' name who were involved in this mess ><>eternal apologies as well, to Dinnie, whom I screwed up her handphone bills. Grawr ): Sorry you rock girl.

And the next time I see you guys I owe you all an indefinite "Kinder buenos for the entire team. Courtesy of me. IOU which never expires"

And I proclaim that..

Zürich (♥†♥) says:
at the end of today
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
that you are a very very very very nice and friendly person!
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
and obviously my respect still remains hahaha oh adjudicator

and...

Zürich (♥†♥) says:
at the risk of sounding cliche...
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
you guys ROCK
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
^^
and he replies..

"hahah no worries, compliments are never cliche."

ACSI DB8 camp day two

2008-06-04T20:37:00.005+08:00

Today, fun and games day at Orchard! :D

Persuaded Clara C. to turn up!

So, reported at ACSI, had a weird briefing by Crawshaw and elaborated typing by Max (I think he's the striped shirt fellow).
Clue sheet!
Two circuits, 4 and 3 questions per, respectively. Various locations.

Ended up traveling EVERYWHERE.
Majority on foot –gasplutter-
Like from Wheelock to Botanics (imitates Rohan: omigawsh! My PEDICURE oh okay sorry I'm just applauding his professional bimbotic skills)

Okay I'mma only gonna list highlights.
WE HAD TO STUFF BITS OF ORANGE SLICES IN OUR MOUTHS, NOT BEFORE SQUEEZING WASIBE FROM TUBES PURCHASED WITH CHINGBLING FROM OUR OWN POCKETS. DROOLING, DRIPPING, "DRIBBLING" TO THE DROP POINT A NARNIA AWAY, WHILE FACILS SILENTLY MOCKED OUR MISERY AND INWARDLY RETCHED AT THE SIGHT OF BARFED OUT ORANGES COATED WITH WASIBE. TIMESTWO THIS ENTIRE PROCEDURE.
(Thanks for the tissue.)
So amusing please. I love our team anyway, so LET'S DO IT AGAIN AHAHA.
Oh wait. Better idea. MAKE JUNIORS DO SOMETHING AS GROSS AS THAT NEXT YEAR.

Nickq is extremely sick and twisted; hint: lingerie zoom action, disturbing content in books
We had to find disgustingly mushy words in various books in Borders. Not allowed to look in dictionaries. and in the process, discovered some unearthly horrific eternity-scarring love scene (valentine’s day massacre)

Rohan likened me to a guinea pig
Rohan kept calling all of us "you silly children", including facil Nickq
Rohan update again. Yep he managed to fool facils Nickq and Eehsien that we actually asked a security guard a stupid question ahaha. And we got three points.

Basil was FINALLY forced to be unglam due to Shirley's station. I GOT PHOTOSSSSS :D

Adil is nice. Taking pity on the fact that we could lift our lead-clad feet no more, he and Lloyd leniently presented us with 2 points if we managed to down an entire pack of Chipsmore. Obviously with our amazing teamwork we stuffed our face quickly and efficiently with aplomb

Guessing straws – park mall, suns, fareastnearwest

Getting pelted by water gun attacks by sadistic sharpshooters (actually no cause they weren't very concerned with where they were hitting) at Botanic Gardens (asci seniors damn evil, abused daddy Rohanshah –f5-)

Taking the relaxing bus ride back and throwing caution to the winds near the finishing line by jayrunning desperately across the road honking full of traffic

"I'm smelly."

P.S. OBAMA WON :DDD WOOHOO HI-FIVE SHARONGIRAFFE

P.S.S. I think it's damn sad that I love my fricking group too much. I wonder what will happen once this short-lived but fun-filled camp is over? Team spirit and funny escapades 1314

P.S.S.S. DO NOT DESPAIR, GUYS. PEEKTURES UP SOON. BLACKMAIL FOR WHY-OH-YOU (Y-O-U), BASIL!

blackmaaaaaaaaail

2008-06-03T21:29:00.004+08:00

BLACKMAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL

Clara ♥ says:
o.o
Clara ♥ says:
OMGGGGGGGGGGG
Clara ♥ says:
WHAET!!!!!!!!111
Clara ♥ says:
WWWWWWWHAAAAAAT
Clara ♥ says:
LOL
Clara ♥ says:
LOL
Clara ♥ says:
LOLLLL
Clara ♥ says:
LOL
(continuous spamming. it's pointless to continue.)

Clara ♥ says:
can i go tmr? D:
Zürich (♥†♥) says:
get to see ______..
Clara ♥ says:
looooooool
Clara ♥ says:
YAR LOR
Clara ♥ says:
YEAHHHHH~!
Clara ♥ says:
YESSSSSSSSSS

Clara ♥ says:
I MISS SEEING NO_____
Clara ♥ says:
OR NO_____

(do not be confused. I AM DEPRESSED is the same person as Clara ♥. )
I AM DEPRESSED says:
OMG IS DINNIE PRETTY? <-- (les. Dinnie don't be scared thx)
I AM DEPRESSED says: OGOGGOMGOGOGMOGMOGMOGMOGMOGGOM
I AM DEPRESSED says: OGMOGMGOMGOGMO
I AM DEPRESSED says: YOU KNOW DINNIE?
I AM DEPRESSED says: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I AM DEPRESSED says: OMG!@@~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
I AM DEPRESSED says: MEGAN I LOVE YOU
I AM DEPRESSED says: I WANT TO KISS YOU

I AM DEPRESSED says:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I AM DEPRESSED says:
YOU TALKED TO HIM?
I AM DEPRESSED says:
HAHAHAHA
I AM DEPRESSED says:
GET HIS NUMBER?
I AM DEPRESSED says:
HAHAHAHAHHA

I AM DEPRESSED says:
I WANTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
:D
I AM DEPRESSED says:
________'S NUMBER
(#) Zürich (♥†♥) says:
omg.
I AM DEPRESSED says:
eeee i so despo
I AM DEPRESSED says:
OMG
I AM DEPRESSED says:
SHIT
I AM DEPRESSED says:
BLACKMAIL

I AM DEPRESSED says:
OMG SO COOL
I AM DEPRESSED says:
THIS LIST ROCKS!!!!!!!11
I AM DEPRESSED says:
_________ AFTER CLARA
I AM DEPRESSED says:
SO COOL

I AM DEPRESSED says:
MEGAN
I AM DEPRESSED says:
NO BLACKMAIL
I AM DEPRESSED says:
OR I DESTROY YOUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!11111
I AM DEPRESSED says:
YOUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
I AM DEPRESSED says:
HOUSE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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you won't believe how many filters i had to put this convo through just to protect viewer discretion.
may the people in invisible ink on underscores, which this post refers to, be safe from the treacherous torture out there.
aka, clara chua.
((:

point of information, acsi db8 camp 08's fun.
made friends, etc. etc., antagonized clara, tralala.
ri guys say screw and f too
we're all humans, people
human, human, human
charles darwin says:
no we are apes.