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  • Nov. 12th, 2008 at 6:10 AM

Please do not interpret this wrongly... however hard it may be.

The Top 15 Reasons to Date a Dancer:
15. We've mastered the five positions perfectly.
14. We have perfect hip rotation.
13. We're used to getting on our knees and rolling around on the ground.
12. We have excellent stamina - we can go for hours, even when it hurts.
11. We have really good rhythm.
10. We are used to perfoming in minimal amounts of clothing.
9. Can you say nice legs?
8. Our moves are always perfectly choreographed.
7. We do it in front of mirrors.
6. We're not as delicate and fragile as we look.
5. We're perfectionists: we'll keep going until we hit it.
4. After a quick intermission we're ready to go at it again.
3. Sometimes, we perform multiple times a day.
2. We don't mind getting hot and sweaty.
1. One word: flexibility.
Hope and Patience

Memorable Article about NJC in Wikipedia

  • Aug. 17th, 2008 at 10:38 AM

I chanced upon this ludicrous entry of National Junior College in Wiki, thought i'd just share with everyone the more interesting excerpts...

"As of 2008, NJC has not produced a President's Scholar for 12 years running, the last being Lee Chen Ee in 1996. This is the longest President Scholar drought faced by the college, the second-longest being a 3-year drought from 1993-1996."

When I saw the term drought I knew I had to carry on reading...

"NJC was also the first junior college approved by the Ministry of Education to introduce a 4-year Integrated Programme (IP) in 2004 to provide a through-train education for capable Secondary 3 students, allowing them to bypass the traditional GCE 'O' Levels and giving them the opportunity and room for more creative pursuits which would be hard to pursue in the traditional GCE 'O' Level path. In practice, the IP is overflowing with sub-par students; and since there are no O levels to remove them, they remain in the college. In a political move to prevent demotion, the authorities have given them the best teachers to save the ailing grades, but efforts are largely unsuccessful. The NJC Integrated Programme disaster was adopted by Temasek Junior College and Victoria Junior College for their own integrated programmes, effectively sparking a chain of catastrophe throughout the nation."

Erm, up till here I couldn't believe my eyes, this is wikipedia for crying out loud! Much as I dislike being called "late bloomers" (I actually secretly hope to be one) this is seriously insulting... I for one may not be in the Integrated Programme but if such a passage repels even me, I can only wonder what our IP friends may feel upon reading this cynical albeit amusing expository. In addition, I believe one must question the degree of truth in which the blatantly written text is trying to portray. 

Regarding the imminent boarding school...
"It will also serve as a breeding ground for the more procreative students, essentially fulfilling the "building a family" bit of the college anthem"

WHAT IN THE WORLD~! If any of you didn't understand what that statement meant (however unlikely, though I must admit I almost missed out the underlying connotation of the seemingly neutral and short statement) I have saved your trouble by digging up the definition of procreative, just in case anyone mistake the term for 'very creative'
Procreative - producing new life or offspring; "the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions
God knows what those optimal conditions are though... but if we cross refer to the term "breeding ground" I guess that's kinda self-explanatory? Moreover any NJ student would have at least heard of the alternative meaning of 'building a family' bit of the college anthem.

"When NJC was first established in 1969, it occupied a small site at Linden Drive, off Bukit Timah Road. The College moved into its present premises in Hillcrest Road in 1995, and is presently one of the biggest single schools in Singapore in terms of land area (covering approximately 8 hectares). The original site which NJC occupied is now the site for Nanyang Girls' High School, which has such architectural beauty and efficiency that it puts NJ to shame. Currently, the plot of land along NJC Rise and Hillcrest Road is being developed as part of the College's expansion plans to squander on a hostel, slated for completion in late 2008."

I gotta admit, this paragraph definitely sounds like its written by one of us.

"Generally, the main school uniform is coloured grey - a colour chosen for its symbolism of humility as well as identification with the proletariat class. This was in light of criticisms upon the announcement of its inception that the College would perpetuate elitism. Consequently, the colour grey was chosen for the uniform to remind students of the College of their duty to Serve the Nation with Honour, and the need to be humble and respectful of others irrespective of their educated background. The metal epaulettes on the other hand symbolise the kind of discipline as well as professionalism which one needs to achieve success and ensure the survival of the authoritarian NJC regime. Female students have a pleated A line skirt with some choosing to wear shorts underneath, much to the disappointment of many male students."

First of all, the elitism statement should have ceased to exist by now. Next, I wonder what 'survival of the authoritarian NJC regime' meant. Following which, A line skirt means 'A skirt silhouette that is narrower at the top, flaring gently wider toward the bottom thereby resembling the letter A. Works well on most figure types; good for disguising bottom-heavy figures.'. I must question how did the contributor of the article regarding NJC uniforms identify that it is only SOME and not ALL choosing to wear shorts. Lastly, the last statement might have just revealed the gender of the article contributor. 

"Traditionally, the staff had to don themselves in blue and white along with their blue College ties for the male staff to distinguish them. This practice, however, was discontinued in the 1980s when the staff led a strike, protesting that the uniform was too uncomfortable and aesthetically repulsive. Hence, staff today only don white and blue on certain formal College events."

Just a bit of interesting history.

"It is reasonable for one to argue that the college uniform is a complete joke. Being made out of a full grey fabric that is somewhat similar to a composite of plastic & paper, it is also both waterproof & fireproof. The bright red tie is in such stark contrast to the dull grey uniform that it makes Ronald McDonald look down in shame. Generally, even the students of the college hate their uniforms, as most (or perhaps all) look like complete idiots in them, & this is made worse by the presence of 7 metal school badges on the uniform on top of the formal one normally pinned on to the collar. Finally, the uniform design has also been a controversial human rights issue, as students are forced to wear it regardless of how idiotic they think they look in it. Many argue that simply being forced to wear such an abomination of fashion is traumatizing & violates human rights."

I almost bold the whole paragraph. Talk about resonance.

"NJC was among the first 5 Colleges to be centres for the Humanities Programme alongside Hwa Chong Junior College (now Hwa Chong Institution), Raffles Junior College, Temasek Junior College and rich-brat Victoria Junior College."

I don't think it fits Wikipedia articles' quality standards? Its an inflammatory remark regardless of how (un)true it may be. (I do have friends in VJ, mind.)

Do check out the original website before its drastically edited, which I believe would be VERY soon, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Junior_College

Okay I guess that's all for now. Good Luck everyone!



p.s. Happy Birthday!

Hope and Patience

Jul. 28th, 2008

  • 6:13 PM

I'm pretty sure its not only me, but there are bound to be many others who simply hates choosing presents.
Let me get this straight, its not that i hate this person i'm getting a birthday present for (after all, whats the pointe of getting it in the first place?), quite the contrary, its the exact opposite. I suppose there must be plenty out there who will simply relish such an opportunity probably because they know exactly what to get, i think. 

Then again, it all boils down to how much effort one is willing to put into in choosing the present for the one one intends to give. That said, i probably hate choosing presents for my closest friends then. After all, despite pretending not to give a damn about what they think over what i gave them, i believe that i actually, subconsciously, do. I have always been telling my friends that we shouldn't be affected by other's comments and perhaps then we'll be less concerned and thereby saving ourselves from the unnecessary trouble of pondering over who is speaking ill behind, next to, or in front of, our backs. I personally agree that this method of facing comments from others may result in what most would perceive as arrogance or stubborn (however interchangeable they may be), yet this probably only works for those you really couldn't care less about. 

Haha, so much thoughts about a little present.

I wonder if it would be an overkill if you bought something like erm, how should i put it, beyond an ordinary student's budget? I can't help but feel that it may be kinda trying to give the impression that you are trying to "buy" your friend but that ain't what i intend to do at all. Jiahui mentioned something about trying to stuff my friend's mouth with money/gifts years back, can't believe it left such a lasting impression on me so much so that i can remember it clearly even till now. 

Item? Colour? Notion? Objective? Intended message? 

Argh, present choosing is almost as brain taxing as writing your own portfolio.

Wait, let me correct my statement, it is only close but definitely not as brain taxing as writing your own portfolio.

Blehhhhh, for all i know it might just be flung into the incinerator and burned down to cinders....

lol, who am i kidding...

on a side note while researching about aristal reflections i chanced upon this interesting excerpt...
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Chinese Dance spoke of grace, poise, flexibility and the music they used were appropriate for the theme of their dances.

I particularly like their first and last item. The first item had a huge impact on me and it did an extremely good job in kick starting the event with their awesome potpourri of grace and power. The use of drums and shouts by the guys blended extremely well with the use of the flowing fans used by the girls. The dance just had an oomph factor that is both inexplicable and magical.

The last item was terrific too though i forgot what it was all about except where the guys showcase their flexibility and poise. There was also one item in which the guys appeared half-naked and i guess it left the female audience drooling.

Kenneth was even speculating that the female dancers will appear on stage with the same amount of nudity.

However, that was perhaps the only area in which they disappoint us.

All in all i would really like to congratulate every dancer involved for reaching another milestone in their lives and i would like to thank them for their efforts and sacrifices in putting up those amazing performances.

i daresay they not only justified the price of the ticket but also showed everyone what NJC dancers are capable of, inspiring everyone present at that point of time.

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I bolded the more interesting pointes. 

And damn it, that got me missing Aristal...

Hope and Patience

Sigh...

  • Jul. 20th, 2008 at 10:03 AM

I've been thinking, how great it would be if time can turn back all the way to the first time i joined njcd, and nj, for that matter... 

Actually anytime during the first semester last year would suffice, wishful thinking...

Its kinda hard to endure such times, when tempting movies surface every now and then and the stockpiles of revision and work seems to be screaming 'do me do me' right in your face... when you wanna ask your friends out but everyone else, including yourself is busy... 

Guess i'd just have to carry on with grit and determination then...

My mummy wanna me to cut class already, fine then i'll just have to take more classes after As to recover my eroding techniques...

After As...

If there was a thousand steps between us, all you have to do is take the first, and i'll complete the remaining nine hundred and ninety nine for you...

What a sweet statement, erm, not that it matters to me at all though.

Hope and Patience

Jul. 11th, 2008

  • 7:04 PM

So i wanted to to blog about LameDuckies outing

It was just a nice little wednesday and i have really been looking forward to it. Though i wanted very much to explore the careers and scholarship fair but honestly i know my odds of even getting shortlisted for anything... Nonetheless, i went around taking goodie bags and brochures, which was quite a haul, i must admit. Yet it pales in comparison with some of my friends, who essentially took everything every unit has to offer, resulting in overloading and had to deposit in the dance store to retrieve them at a later date. Reason why i couldn't stay for that long at the fair was simple, the outing. However, to my dismay, the school kinda locked us up and prevented anyone from leaving the school, unless perhaps extremely dire circumstances. So donn wen and i were stoning at the grand stand looking at the side gate and trying to open it with our mind. Our combined mind powers managed to summon the uncle to open the side gate eventually, although it was a very long time after we began stoning. We went to taka seoul gardens to have high tea buffet, with jenn and reg, with dee joining us shortly after. 

I had a really fun time trying to cook the food and all, not forgetting the humourous teasing of jenn and her 'best friends' hahaha... Well the flipside of the whole outing was that there was power outage for at least 5 times, which kinda ruined their appetite. Till now i still believe it was short circuit because wendy spilled the soup all over the area, and we cannot rule out the possibility of the soup reaching the electric flame underneath. Speaking of that, it reminded me of the oil/water molecules gaining high kinetic energy and seemingly got excited and 'jumped' to the next quantum shell, which is in this case, our skin. I think i got hit the most mainly because i was hungry and couldn't really care less, though it was still painful... 

Oh just to note, wendy is a baddddddd cook ._. She burnt almost everything on the frying plate. Thank god she didn't burn anything that was in the soup pot in the middle or she would have been conferred a prize or something... Dee will probably be glad she ain't mentioned as a bad cook hahaha... but thats only because she didn't get to really cook due to strong fears from reg jenn and donn arising from past experiences haha

All in all, i really enjoyed myself during the outing =D Thanks to jenn for organizing and making it possible and thanks to everyone who went =D Its a great regret the rest of the lameduckies cannot make it though =(

Future Times past sc dance concert

Baby tyrant totally owns. Period. On a side note, i think the standard kinda dipped. Still jaw dropping though lol

Exco interview

I felt we were showing blatant signs of biasness. It wasn't as easy as i thought it'll be though, although i was amused for a good number of times throughout hahaha, okay shan't be mean =X Had a really great lunch after that, thanks a million to boss wang and the teachers in charge =D

Handover

Okay this is gonna be looooong

The first thing i saw after i arrived in ds2 from a dragging maths lesson was the juniors doing barwork. The familiar music of barwork which i have heard since sec 1, still resonates with me whenever i hear it. To tell the truth, there was nothing more i wanted to do than to just change into my dance attire and join them. Yet i know, my time is over. Much as i wanted to go in and join them, i can't, mainly because i didn't bring dance attire anyway lol. Well, that wasn't exactly the reason, but i felt it really wasn't appropriate, to me at least. Okay, you can say i was just being slack and lazy since even i don't know why i felt that way. Looking at des hx wendy aud, enthusiastically dancing yanshen shen yun for the last time as njcd members (after stepping down, we are technically alumni) i can't help but feel as if my heart/time froze. Thats right, it will be the last time some of them are dancing for the rest of their lives. I may feel pity/sad because i am leaving this wonderful dance group but i will still be dancing elsewhere anyway, the loss to me is not as great as it would be to most of my peers. I truly hope they can find a dance group somewhere in their lives and find their joy of dancing once more, and not let their love or passion for dance fade along with time.... 

To quote hanxie's quote, 'Do not cry because it is over, smile because it has happened' I think it aptly describes what we should be feeling now, yet... i don't know why but as i type till here i just can't stop tearing badly, dam, i think njcd really means too much to me, the people and everything. It is like losing something we hold very dear... As memories start to pour in, dam i dunno why i just can't seem to revert back to my nonchalant self. ARRRGGGHHH this is not me....

I never thought i would actually shed tears about this but i really really cant help it, even though i know it may be shameful and all. Darn, during the handover speech i was still pretty nonchalant about the whole thing and wanted to like, quickly handover, woohoo shiok... but deep down i believe i was already dreading it... The sight of emotional wendy trying in vain not to cry during her speech nearly induced me to start, partly also because the sight of her crying was pretty heartwrenching, in a platonic sense, mind. Thank god i managed to think positively or it would be dam shame shame hahahaha... 

Overall i felt that the handover was a pretty sad affair, for every exco position we choose to give to a single person, we would be depriving the other hopefuls of it. Ultimately, we must understand it is impossible to satisfy everyone. I believe that day we have deprived a great deal of potential exco members who are definitely positive and willing to serve. I do not deny that everyone can serve even as members, yet as an exco member (ex exco) and one of the best friends of the winner of the Most Enthu and Helpful Chinese Dancer in NJCD 0708, i understand that there are many psychological constraints (however one chooses to call them) I hope i can be wise enough to think that the handover was actually a happy affair in some aspects that i may have overlooked due to a lack of wisdom, however for now with the passing of the old batch and the dawn of the new batch of exco members i fear there may be more sadness than happiness. In anycase, for all our sakes, i hope the new batch, exco and non excos alike, can work together to the best of their abilities to bring NJCD to greater heights =)

I am glad i have not let jf yx and da jie down (i hope)

Cliche as it may be, but i believe while our Journey in NJCD may be over, the wonderful memories that we share will be etched deeply in our hearts for eternity...

I sincerely hope to dance with some, if not all the dancers under the same instructors (if possible) in the same dance studio someday....

National Junior College Chinese Dance. When we Perform, we are at our BEST! GOGOGO!!!

p.s. THANKS TO AUDREY FOR THE WONDERFUL LITTLE TURTLE (AND THE OTHER GIFTS) =D =D =D
p.p.s. THANKS TO THE JUNIORS WHO GAVE US THE BOXES AND TIGHT FITTING TSHIRTS =D =D =D
Hope and Patience

Future...

  • Jul. 4th, 2008 at 4:08 PM

Not feeling too good these few days, not exactly sure why though.

Okay that didn't exactly make sense.

Its like i will randomly experience sense of loneliness while walking along the corridor of the classrooms

Maybe its the fengshui...

I hope its because of no more dance practice that i felt lonely but even i myself (pardon the tautology) can't be convinced of that, since i haven't exactly halted dancing.

Contrary to popular speculations, i'm not trying to drive at anything here, i'm certainly not desperate at this pointe of my life (i hope), on top of my lack of time for anything else but mugging.

I tend to think about the future a little too much nowadays, even when i know i'm supposed to be just focusing on some thick file or reference book, wadeva... 

I'm pretty convinced i know what course i'm intending to take in the University though, thank goodness, although getting into the course with my abysmal results would be a totally different matter altogether...

Then i'll think about what happens after Uni, and stuff like that, i can already visualize myself being driven to work for an excess of 15 hours a day 6 and a half days a week, all in the name of saving up enough money for my family =) Though the obvious opportunity cost is that it is highly probable that i'll die from a lack of social life, or die from stress/workload, or die from my parents' repetitive complains of my absence at home (since i'll be spending more time in the office than at home, probably even sleeping there overnight)

Of course, an ideal scenario would be to have some job that i like to do, (i know its equivalent to bullshit) by that i mean a job that i will have interest in, say for example, dancing, but of course with my current standard i should be wondering why am i not finding some thrash bag to hide my face by even mentioning that... anyway the job should hopefully be related to the course i'll be taking, hopefully i'll like it, then i'll have time like at night, to take some night dance classes in dancepointe, hopefully like the same class we have now, wouldn't mind if more people join in haha, then weekend can meet up with all my friends or just have a simple yet meaningful family day.

The ideal scenario is of course, assuming ceteris paribus. By that i mean that i don't get sacked from my dream job (whatever it will be), i don't get disowned by my friends, it also means that ms foo hopefully will still want to teach us overgrown babies hahaha... and also mean that hopefully no more dancers from our class quit (although it would mean we would require a larger studio...plus occasional performances/competitions yayee) Oh 1 last thing, provided i can earn enough to support my parents and bring happiness to my own family, especially my other half =) Which basically means i must at least have enough to own a decent house (my perception of such a house is likely to change as i grow older, so i shall not define it as yet.) and i definitely wish i'd have enough (jia yong, erm, whatever you call money that a guy gives to his wife) so that my other half can choose any job she wants, quit as and when she feels like it and not have to worry about $$$ or being discriminated by the boss, or harassed by horny colleagues haha...erm, assuming she doesn't run off with some other guy of course, haha...then i suppose that will be a perfect future =)

As you can see, i indulge in such idealistic thoughts of the future...haha...

Hmm, so i must work hard to strive for this ideal scenario i want, gogogo!!! 

Sheesh, time's up, time to get ready to meet tauhuey and jennibull to watch baby tyrant's concert! (i've succeeded in provoking 3 people in a single sentence)

-to be continued...

Hope and Patience

Alamak

  • Jun. 27th, 2008 at 11:38 PM

 Argh....wasted....

It was like a real once in a lifetime opportunity!!!

Haha, its okay though, i can always take part in more contests and it seems like i have quite good luck in such contests =) haha

Although someone seems tempted to participate in these contests seeing how i keep winning hahahaha....

Okay la, next time i'll let cha know when they have some fabulous goodies up for grabs again, i honestly doubt they have food as prizes though ._.

Anyway went back rv today, saw Su lao shi and Wang lao shi AND Loong lao shi (Mrs Tan) woohoo!

Oh!!! I met charlotte there as well, seems like she came to Singapore for holiday and coincidentally visited rvds at the same time as us lol, talk about a small world... 

Not sure if Su lao shi wants it to be kept a secret, so i shall not reveal the name of the dance, but the syf dance for rv next year looks so familiar haha

Sigh, makes me miss dancing that particular item, it so freaking rocks, now that i think of it....Good ol' times, makes me miss Aristal 07 and 08... =(

Su lao shi commented that i became fairer and fatter though ._. i'm not sure if i take that as a compliment hahaha... yes, i'm sure someone must be feeling glad she didn't go or else she will tank that latter comment instead hahaha okay, that was mean =X

Oh and su lao shi commented that he likes the dance jacket a lot too! haha, makes me wonder who doesn't... bet the same someone would be feeling high now lol ('wadeva')

Heard that rvds going japan (or somewhere overseas) soon, like WHOA, so freaking lucky... Never in my batch's rv nor nj life did we ever get a chance to go for overseas dance immersion sniff sniff =(

Because of that Su lao shi hopes that they can also get the jackets from our supplier -hint hint-

Anyway, much as i still fear him, its great to be able to meet him after so many months =)

After which hx went to makan dinner with boss wang and the juniors at vivo, i went home with des and yj, i must mention that I have really great friends haha =)

Poor puma armani, she had to rush home for tuition by taking a cab and not only did the cab fare cost a whopping 27.50 bucks her tuition was cancelled at the last minute, like zomg man, thats so saddening... If she went for dinner with boss wang and hx the 27.50 bucks probably can make both herself and boss wang bloated, hx will simply not feel full because it will be insufficient to pay for his exorbitant luxury dessert which is a vital component for him to feel full lol

The End.
Hope and Patience

So...

  • Jun. 25th, 2008 at 5:26 PM


GOOD GAME COMMON TESTS!!! I've never seen so many Us in any of my tests before!!!

Oh well, i must say i've totally deserved it =( 

Just to quote something i read somewhere just very very recently 'great passion for dance, spent too much time for dance, and almost none for studying' -wink wink- haha

And till now everytime i spontaneously think of the marination joke, there will be an extremely hilarious image of someone holding an imaginary salt/pepper/tartar/mayo/teriyaki/tabasco sauce shaker and shaking it at herself LOL ('i want to marinate myself first hahahaha')

Gosh, i still can't stop laughing hahahahahahaha

Ahhh, i'm listening to the aristal music now ._. break of dawn! dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum.... (starting part, after the bell chimes)

I better change music soon cause its breaking my concentration (oh... did i say break? no pun intended...)

The most memorable thing that happened today was during econs lecture, i was kinda concentrating on the whole exchange rate policy lecture when i think somewhere around the part when ms ng was explaining what the exchange rate policies are used for (like curb inflation, economic growth etc) then this dude in front of me was nodding off like no ones business ._. Usually, it would be so common that we don't even bother to snigger, but this dude suddenly jerked his head all the way back and rammed hard against the edge of my foldable lecture hall table. OUCH! Okay that was what i thought he must be thinking, actually it was a loud BANG! LOL It was seriously darn obvious, cause the whole lecture hall was very quiet and ms ng obviously noticed it and commented 'some of you are actually sleeping and not paying attention' I admit it was quite funny lol, but wendy couldn't stop laughing. She had this sudden short pulses of hysteric laughter and trying hard not to laugh out loud. Oh and she drank water halfway got reminded of the joker and almost regurgitated everything ._. It was a harzardous situation cause ms ng kept glancing at us like i was joking to her or something... Plus it was really difficult to keep a straight convincing face at ms ng cause the whole predicament wendy is in, 'i can't stop laughing so long he is here' was starting to make me laugh as well, yeah. (I can already sense the 'wadeva' from here lol)

Here comes the more hilarious part, ek hx des sher huzaifah were talking about betting on turkey, they were actually suggesting each other to bet on turkey's win over germany in tonight's match, 2 bucks. However you know the usual lingo, 'go buy turkey 2 bucks' or something along those lines, and SOMEONE thought they were gonna go buy a TURKEY (pok pok keh wait that's a chicken, never mind, you get the idea, the edible kind)  for TWO BUCKS! ROFLMAO!!!! Seriously don't erase the 'eating' for hobbies/interest 4,5, and 6 hahahaha...

Its really great to be able to temporarily free our mind (even though it lasts as long as the excitation of an electron to a higher energy level PLUS coming back down) from the burden of our disastrous results and the constant worry of breaking the news to our parents while laughing, don't you think? =)

Well for the caal period, mr brightsparks/jobscentral/dashing(dershing) came and sorta advertised his company, but he prefers to call it giving us a 'condensed version of the scholarship/interview etc workshop' Though he had quite an obvious advertising intention, nonetheless, i must say i have, at least, benefited from what he shared with us. Now i think i have a better idea of what interviewers are looking for, and i am delighted that he has supplied us with some interview questions =) -blink blink- (this blinking thing reminds me of werewolf) Haha, good good, now we will have more insightful questions for the coming exco interview haha The only flipside of the whole scholarship talk is that with my current results, i can't even pass As, let alone a scholarship haha 'q and a session lets ask him if we can get a scholarship with our current results' haha 

After that we got a telling off by ms tan ._. It seems past speakers have commented that we were rude and rowdy, this affects our (NJC) image and will therefore affect our scholarship chances, ms tan said. Not to be rude or argue or anything, i honestly think it might be to our favour instead, assuming ceteris paribus (yes my petpet i know) that is to say, assuming that they judge our image after the filtration process of candidates and solely start stereotyping us by our schools in the interview room. This is because then they will have a lower expectation and even our normal self (which is not rowdy and rude) would appear much more well mannered and polite. I know its a warped argument but this is what i would call an opportunity (i hope. lol.) However, i doubt true professional interviewers will allow prejudices and stereotypes to affect their experienced judgement, hence, pardon my frankness, i must question the professionalism/experience of these interviewers if they do happen to stereotype us, again, we must assume ceteris paribus (no not my petpet), because yes, i know humans are infallible and even the most professional interviewers are entitled to some margin of prejudices, so to speak ._.

Beware, rant approaching...

Being in PES C can have its advantages! I don't have to take NAPFA lol!!! Rats speaking of which i have forgotten to photocopy the medical status form for mr sham... need to make a mental note... the disadvantage however, is that you'll get teased for being in PES C, while occasional teasing is of course just laughed off, hearing 'haha, PES C, haha' , 'wah lao PES C' in a mocking tone for at least 10 times on the same day by the same person can seem rather insulting... Jiahui says it was extremely insulting to call someone an albino, in which i was being called as last term haha, i didn't thought of it much as i was actually laughing cause i thought it was quite amusing to be called that, i know i'm like dumb or something lol. No its not i don't know what it is, its just i thought he was just you know, trying to be funny, i mean, i don't mind being the subject of the joke at times, but this really a bit too much la. The reason why i remember this well was because jiahui was so worked up when she heard it, and i was bemused cause i wasn't half as agitated, perhaps not even a quarter ._.

There are three things that i observed from this exchange, first, his character (doesn't need too much elaboration haha), second, the approximate number of good friends i have in class (self explanatory), third, jiahui is in my circle of closest friends indeed! =D

Argh, what the heck, i thought he was a really good friend =( 

Back to academics...

Every tuesday chemistry test plus remedial lessons

Every thursday mathematics remedial lessons

Physics and Econs and GP remedials yet to come...

Complete all physics papers by next monday...

Complete chem specimen paper by friday...

Complete hypo testing by friday...

Complete Thermodynamics tutorial by dunno when...

Just the tip of the iceberg (nah, i'm just exaggerating... i hope... -gulps-)

All the best everyone! 

Now i'm feeling hungry and i shall go (home) and eat -hint hint- haha =)

Byebye!

Hope and Patience

Jun. 20th, 2008

  • 7:35 AM

Morning everyone!

I've just got to share this bizzare dream i got last night...

I was at a grocery shop with a friend looking at cadbury chocolates...

Then i believe there was a conversation but i don't remember the words ._. (with my friend, not the chocolate ._.)

The only thing i remember saying is, 'like the chocolates can kill you, haha.'

SUDDENLY, the cadbury chocolates grew larger and larger and started doing flips... HOLY

Natural instinct is to RUN FOR MY LIFE!!! 

So i hastily grabbed my friend and we ran...

Run run run...

run run run...

I've forgotten how long i dreamt of running away with my friend from an oversized cadbury chocolate ._.

Here comes the plot twist!

My doods arrived!

Don't ask me why for some strange reason they were holding PLASTIC knives (yes i know it makes no sense)

Then they bravely charged forward and STABBED the chocolate(S) into pieces LOL!

After which they sat down and enjoyed their victory (by eating the big pieces of cadbury chocolate)

Strangely enough, i turned and saw the counter, so the natural instinct is to pay for purchase, and this magical object just appeared in my hand, i forgot whats the object though ...

Somehow i tossed the object onto the counter and the auntie scanned it with the previous lot of goods ._.

Guess what??? The price of the total goods was like a 6 digit sum which i obviously can't remember the exact numbers, i think it starts with a 1, thankfully

I still remember the auntie exclaimed with a chuckle, 'thats my favourite number'

I gave the ._. look cause i find it incredulous that someone actually has a favourite 6 digit number (apart from your birthdate of course)

Yet i couldn't fork out that much money, so i told the auntie to cancel the order, and she say she don't have the overwrite key ._.

I forgotten whether i was about to strangle the auntie or make a run for it (strange i didn't do anything wrong lol)

Anyway I just instinctively escaped from my bizzare dream, sat up and went to brush teeth ._.

I know i'm odd to remember my dreams in such detail, and i'm somehow just able to wake up from my dreams as and when i sub-subconciously feel like it ._. 

p.s. It's a TRUE dream, though i must admit it sounds totally out of the world ._.

oh well time to go to school! byebye
Hope and Patience

It's time to...

  • Jun. 19th, 2008 at 12:27 PM

PANIC!

Yeah, what with a miserable few days of holidays left and 4 physics papers, 4 maths papers, hypothesis testing tutorial, chem bonding review, chem transition elements, chem revision package, plus unknown amount of gp (i shall follow ruo bin and assume that there isn't any, i must say this assumption is going to save at least 2 lives) oh, before i forget, there's econs homework too! Oh well, since econs tutorial is next thursday, i shall allocate my time well (heh heh)

The only thing that puts me off while doing all these papers is that the notes are too brief. Yeah, sure, then we are supposed to go find additional reference materials to reinforce our learning... Come on, we are supposed to be at a transition stage (pun unintended) where we prepare for Uni courses so our teaching methods are inclined towards gearing us for Uni yet we are given secondary school schedules ._. This is erm... ridiculous? I don't know, you tell me. Darn, i'm complaining... nonono, i should just carry on with GRIT and DETERMINATION! yayee! ._.

Anyway i'm eating lunch as i blog so let me savour my meal slowly... hmm lets see... oh movies, Get Smart was a pretty funny show, would kinda recommend it, but its a bit predictable at times, nonetheless still hilarious =D ek and sher proposed the notion of a movie marathon, that we watch incredible hulk next, followed by shaolin girl, obviously, the notion was rejected, like we had that time and money ._.

Yet for movies, there's a few i wanna watch in the not so distant future, such as, the Red Cliff, (cause i'm a die-hard three kingdoms fan, plus its the highest production budget show in asia, or so they claim) i'm pretty sure not many people would be interested in this though, i hope i'm wrong, but its okay, i'll watch with my parents then =D Next would be the Don't mess with the Zohan, Dark Knight, Wanted, Hancock, Wall-E, The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, okay include the Incredible Hulk and shaolin girl. HOLY COW, its a whopping NINE movies, my god, even if i had the financial ability to watch 'em all, i need to study...... Anyway i bet everyone would be busy studying, and i never watch movies alone, so, oh well =( (p.s. if anyone interested to watch any of the above, please lemme know thanks, sheesh i sound desperate ._.) I'm predicting that Wall-E might be a potential dance outing movie, most probably after exco interview or the day of stepping down, when everyone would be all teary and the atmosphere would turn gloomy AND the place of stepping down would momentarily turn into a funeral service of sorts ._. So... thats definitely not ideal for watching movies, imagine watching a 2 hour movie with puffy eyes ._.

I believe there are many performances coming up but i don't remember any one of them ._. sorry, my brain is too saturated with (ahah, i bet you thought mugging, but its MOVIES! LOL) The only one that i remember, cause i'm going to watch, is Kelly's performance! SC Dance Night, although there's only 3 pathetic souls from our class watching only ._. I'm not going to waste time commenting on how godly their techniques are, cause its more convincing to see it yourself. Oh and there's SBA concert but its way beyond my financial capabilities (plus i have no idea howsoever to get the tickets) sorry shanice ._. 

I highly recommend the korean drama taewangshashingi. Its arguably the best korean drama i've ever watched, aside princess hours and the da chang jin. Catch it every sunday from 1900-2100 hours on Channel U! (Do i get some royalties for advertising this???) Or you can be maniacs like wendy and me, buying one set each, i bought it because my mummy paid for it (how else would i be able to afford it?), yet wendy bought it simply because her sis asked for it, and she paid with her own money! Zomg, what a caring (albeit rich) sister! I feel kinda embarrassed, financially as well x_x  While i bought mine first, wendy chiong-ed finish the series first, like WHOA (no thanks to wendy for being an ending spoiler ._.) Tsk tsk tsk, and she still say she is busy mugging ._. Please avoid buying from west mall, thats where i bought mine for 26.90, instead go to Lot 1, where wendy bought hers at 3 bucks less ._. darn i feel SCAMMED, she only bought it a day later than me ._.

Its a bit wasted, the whole show was damn good until the end ._. In the end i don't think Sushin King finished building his entire sushin kingdom, he merely crushed the combined forces of later yan and north wei (40,000 gogouli troops against the enemies' 100,000) then voila, he went back to heaven and the end. I disagree with wendy's spoiler that everyone died though, they only clutched their hearts in agony, that still leaves some room for interpretation (i know wendy will give the 'wadeva' statement if she sees this lol) If they all died, its like what a waste of talent, my favourite character from the show is the Gao Xiang Yu general, the Sushin King mentor since young, he is like so righteous, loyal, and most importantly, didn't die till the very end in the show =D Okay i realize i'm being a worse ending spoiler than wendy hahahahahaha... x_x

Okay i finally finished my meal, let me end off with some long overdue pictures...

Aristal continued...


Boss Wang and me!


Audrey and Me!


Audrey and me in a failed attempt at the Gu Yun pose ._.


JunHong, topless HanXie and Me! (Hanxie's expression is ._.)


One of the Gu Yun pose


Oriental Beauties! Can't believe i thought of that cheesy name ._.
(note - tingzhi requests for everyone not to look at her)


~Celebrate Boss Wang B'Day!~


Boss Wang hard at work...


SWENSONS!!! LOL Look at boss wang!!!


Typical Hanxie hahaha


~Dance Chalet at Costa Sands~

On our way to Tampenis


-Stares worriedly at package-


Heck, eat first... ahhhh


Ummmm....


Holy holy, -double checks package-


Opps got discovered, but box not big enough to hide ._.


Desmond and his california roll!


Sakura Sushi buffet


Boss wang hastily approaches our table to grab sushi (reason why the photo looks blurred)


-Grab-


Chen Da doesn't look too pleased


This is what happens when boss wang attacks your sushi when you are not around ._.


This is what happens after a grueling chopsticks battle with boss wang (managed to save a piece of fish ._.)


Attention grabbing jackets ._.

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