Thursday, April 29, 2010
its rare to see me blog at this time huh, usually im either off to school or sleeping soundly.
i just completed my 4th draft of PI, hope its good enough, i don't want anymore sleepless nights.
school starts at 9am today :D
im so busy these days, i can't even spend time with my Secondary school buddies.... its just so cruel, sigh
long road ahead of you, YA, long road, just visualize it.
i feel like im just starting to take my first steps out into the real world. life in a secondary school was so sheltered. teachers always made sure you submitted work on time, made sure you absorbed the right knowledge, made sure that you took the right step and always picked you up when you fall.
in jc, teachers manage so many classes that they don't really have much time for you at all. so much stuff is shoved up our ***** and expected to be completed the following week.
its either you accomplish your own goals or just wilt and die. the teachers don't really push you, its actually oneself that does the pushing, because the environment is so competitive.
is this the real world?
i think i need a good rest.
yesterday night's interview was.... how should i describe it... scary.
basically, it was just an interview for an exco position in ODAC.
for me, it felt awkward. i was hesitant, took long pauses, stuttered a bit, embarassed myself, felt embarassed, and spammed alot and my seniors kept giggling at me, why!?
why did they giggle at me, was my posture wrong?
did they think my suggestion is funny?
did they think i bullcrapped that out?
did my face turn red while i spoke?
was my voice funny?
OMGness this worried me so much last night after i left the interview room. it was so overwhelming that i had to call Mel just to pour out my worries. thanks Mel.
anyways, its over, shouldn't dwell on that too much.
gonna head over to school now, so cya.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 7:46 AM
Saturday, April 24, 2010
nope i won't complain about the amount of homework i have due next week, the type of homework that always mysteriously piles up on Fridays.
for CCA today, i was taught to make fire in a pit in the ground using natural materials like dry twigs and branches.
we used up 2 matchboxes worth of matchsticks because the kinder(dried grass/ fire starter) was not dry enough XD
blowing on the glowing hot twigs to spread the fire was worse than cutting up onions! the smoke makes my eye water and i accidentally inhaled the smoke a few times, deeply! and when i did, there was this burning sensation down my nostrils and windpipe. eergghhh...cough cough.
also, i had to watch out as when i stopped blowing, the flames my just burst out a second later.luckily, my hair is short.
well, other than a grease fire, which started accidentally, nothing else was dangerous. cut myself a bit on the fingers while dicing veggies to boil in the pot over our group's fire, but its ok as the cut is not deep. haha, no one knew though :D also got a burn on the arm....
cooking is such a hazard~ a fun one.
anyway, feeling tired now so im just going to sleep, maybe wake up later to do some homework. i dunno when i'll be able to complete that pile of homework, let alone finish it by Monday.
my Mom just recently found out about the song ''I Believe I Can Fly''
unbelievable O.o
signing off.
YA is unable to write much because his life is so hectic. no time to rest, no sleep, lots of work. killer stress.may not post anything next week because of upcoming bio lecture test!
gambate! jia you!
ooo..... i smell like burnt wood now. got that ''chao ta'' smell all over my hands.
Call Of The Wild at 6:33 PM
Monday, April 19, 2010
oh a post finally in many days...
haven't really been updating my blog for the past week.
so here's some ''significant'' events that happened:
chem result sucked
our class bio ranking fell to the bottom, rock bottom... so we have to work really hard from now on..
school work is piling up
despite being the maths rep,i feel a bit lazy to hand up maths tutorials.
im suffering from the lack of sleep
im just 2 pull-ups away from getting silver for napfa
my papers are in a mess
interviews for cca position are around the corner
Jo said that he's not going to attend Ms Chee's tuition.
on the brighter side:
video clip for pre-u sem is almost done.
4 Hum bbq party on Saturday was great fun
i've managed to buy a good pen(finally!)
everyone in my class is in some kind of mess too.
same could be said for the rest of the college
i like my pw group
i managed to print out all my notes from that lousy printer!
i've completed most of my tutorials, except maths
Wesley is still in tuition, i hope...
i have renewed hope for the week.
oops, i have to leave for school now...
my eyesight is getting worse. when i take off my specs and look at a street lamp, it looks like a dandelion instead. pretty... i know. but not really good news.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 7:41 AM
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Love doesn't make the world go round, it spins you around and make you see life from a different perspective.
like a mother's love for her child, this love transforms and shapes the child's perspective of the world. this interaction, be it a simple pat on the back, a compliment, a giggle, a scolding; they are all acts of love. the same can be applied to friends and family, or even strangers. i dare say that love is the single most important factor in shaping a child's future.
that's because love is a kind of care and vice versa.
the new-born child, like freshly whipped batter, is without any lumps and fluffy.
it must not be left in the open for too long, or else the minute air bubbles will fuse and float to the surface, or the butter and dough start to clump together and form lumps. like a child abandoned, it has no shape; it requires someone to shape it.
thus the batter must be distributed into cups and baked.
then let love be the heat in the oven.
this love, must never be too much nor too little. just like baking muffins, too much heat will cause the dough to expand too much, with the top of the muffin charred black and its middle uncooked. just like a grown-up child, but with too much dependence on others; undeveloped and feeble in the mind and heart.
too little heat will cause the batter to become a muffin eventually, but it takes a lot of time.
Like a child, too little love makes the child develop slowly.
just the right amount of heat/love will allow the batter to form a muffin with an even crisp brown top and a fluffy inside.
like a child, their heart and mind is developed, mature.
but then others say, life's obstacles, friends and even the environment of the society affects the way an individual grows.
yes, i'll agree, but only to the extend that this will only affect the individual greatly if that person does not have strong bonds with their family or friends. because no matter what affects you, if a person possesses the right mindset, has good role models to look up to and has upright moral values, they can never sway too much from the right path in life.
and love, not only maternal but also from others, are like the oven that separates that still cooking muffin and the external environment. the oven shields the muffin from wind, humidity, dust and even from the reach of hungry/greedy people. it is a safe haven for the still cooking muffin.
but it does not last forever. the oven has a timer. like love, there will always be a time when the supply of love runs out, usually when the person passes on into afterlife.
could a deceased ever give you care and concern?
therefore, we should not take this love for granted, even now, our parents shower us with unconditional love. i must admit, i take this for granted sometimes. but to make it up to them, i try to be the well behaved and meet their expectations of me.
i don't know when it will ever be, but when the timer stops and the bell rings, the oven will gradually become colder.
time never stops. even though the feelings never cease, their hearts will stop beating.
so till then, cherish the love.
simple acts like a simple pat on the back, a compliment, a giggle, a scolding; they are all acts of love.
share it, spread it,so that the love becomes never ending for those who are living.
and this i've learnt when my paternal grandparents died many years ago. i do regret it even now, because i had so little interaction with them.
i've too, relearnt this important lesson, whilst baking muffins with my Mom, one Sunday afternoon a year ago.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 6:18 PM
Friday, April 09, 2010
i haven't really been updating my blog regularly. due to JC life of course. its so hard to manage time when you have projects, PI, lecture tests and tutorials to do.
now, even when i try to remember what i've done during the past few days, just to type out a blog post to describe the last 5 days, all i could think of was that i slept at 12+ each night doing work work work...
ok, i'll have to admit i forgot much of what happened the past few days.
so here's a list of 'significant events' of my past few days:
got back test results for Maths= fail T~T
got back results for Bio lecture test= whole class fail -.-
bought balloon for Veron and Veron bought a balloon for me to celebrate international friendship day on Wednesday. balloon was then decorated by a myriad of 'signatures' by a dozen friends.
some classmates had fun playing with the helium gas to make their voices high pitched :D
did 5 stations and 2.4km run (again~) for the 2 sessions of PE this week.
pasted a 3 sticker on the ladies sign on the science block 2nd floor girls' toilet. that made the ladies sign 'booby' LOL... YK laughed so hard at that.
ODAC did a treasure hunt instead of the usual PT this week.
im trying to decide which jc's concert to attend...
NAPFA is this Saturday, tomorrow!!! noooo...... chin ups.... T~T
more and more people know of my nickname: TANYA.
classmates are starting to think im a super runner or something...
pre-U sem project is going well, team started filming today :DD hoping the project will turn out well, feedback from teachers were really positive!
i miss my buddies alot....on Wednesday
i managed to stone through 1/4 of a maths lecture today, even though i was sucking on a lollipop. was in a daze when i walked out of lecture hall. Jun Cheng and Ivan was laughing at me dozing off.
i've decided to put more effort to studying!
im troubled over PI essay.
bio is just overwhelming...
i became frightened when i knew of the deadlines and important dates in my JC life.
i attended a lecture with my Mom for parents in JC at 7.30pm. it lasted about 1 &1/2 hours. the principal's speech lasted 1/2 an hour.
got stressed when the promotional criteria, university entry requirement slide came out.
omg OMG...
i've managed to revive my phone on Monday.
im saving money to buy tickets. im spending about $3 a day now. the least i've ever spend in a day was $1.70 :DD
well, that's all i could remember.
oh.... my balloon deflated after one day... aw~ it costs $2 O.o!!!!
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 10:28 PM
Monday, April 05, 2010
groan.... Mondays....
Call Of The Wild at 6:55 AM
Sunday, April 04, 2010
i forgot to blog last night...
blame it on PW, because i've been brainstorming for ideas since that morning.
i also kind of got distracted by Facebook while doing my research, so blame it on my lack of focus too.
which caused me to spend the whole day to do one freakin small 500 word essay. now im trying to tackle the 500 word limit.
anyway, yesterday and Friday was kind of slack, i didn't venture out of the house much. its just those few days you feel like sleeping the whole day:)
i managed to contact XH like after so long. so i chatted with him for quite a while on MSN. turns out he's in Melbourne, and he's still as hardworking as ever. good luck in your tests XH :D
maybe we'll meet again when you come back for NS in about 2 years time.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 6:44 AM
Friday, April 02, 2010
April fool's day was a balanced sort of day.
well, it happened in the morning, the first laugh out loud situation of the day.
i reached school and went into the science block guys toilet. as i was standing under the fan trying to cool myself, Stephanie rushed into the toilet, then stared at me confused.
then came the sudden realisation that she had entered the wrong toilet by mistake came. then she said: ''Ooo.. o.. sorry.., you didn't see that !...'' then rushed off to the girl's toilet.
so hilarious.
then i came out of the toilet and some of my classmates were sitting along the corridor of the bio lab. (we had bio practical in the morning). i sat along the corridor too and just chit chat when i dragonfly suddenly collided with my shoe, overturned, and frantically fluttered its wings, trying get itself back up again. then i looked around and saw that they were like at least 2metres away from where the dragonfly was. Cindy even ran all the way to the toilet...XD
i just blew at the dragonfly to flip it over and then it flew off.
we pranked the Miss Choo by faking that we forgot to bring our rags, at the same time blaming it on Melvin (not melvin tan). so it was like double pwed~
Miss Choo even believed us and allowed each of us 3mins to go down and buy a rag. then the whole class pulled their rags out. tadaa.. April fool's!
lol, when i greeted Miss Choo today, i bowed to the back to the classroom instead of bowing to her XD April fools...
during CT period in the hall, i was kind of disappointed that my video on carbon sinks was not chosen as the top three, i really did put in alot of effort. actually i wasn't so concerned about this, but the winner of the video competition was some video that seemed really mediocre -.- oh well.... nvm
as part of Green week, there was a Green quiz among the teams of the 3 top entries for the video competition. also a guy sang some ''green song'' which made no sense whatsoever. the lyrics made no sense and the everyone just stared and giggled. we still applauded at the end.
the came chem lecture test... and i became a bit temperamental after the test because i spent so much time revising the notes yesterday and my mind became blank when i was doing the test. i felt so helpless and confused.
YK and I whined about the test.
econs lecturer pranked us today by bluffing us that there was a test today..lol
then i felt a bit happier and cheered up. i managed to survive econs lecture without falling asleep and recorded lots of notes too.
PE was just another 2.4km run....
so i just ran. ppl keep saying that im damn fast. but i just shrug it off, i like being humble:)
so i'll sum up today with a poem:
Hey! im a normal guy too!
im not acting cool
even though i run fast in shoes!
i don't go to the wrong loo
neither do i say OOoooo
LOL @ Miss Choo
and also at all of you!
because everyone's gonna rule
on this April Fools!
now allow me to snooooze.
ps: i went back to HIHS with Huixin and a couple of her friends to get our grad, cert.
all i can say is, i got a sense of satisfaction when i received it and the i sort of had many flashbacks to the past,of the fun times back then.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 2:01 AM
Thursday, April 01, 2010
damn, i didn't manage to donate any blood today.
my class ended at 2.30pm and there had to be a uni-seminar meeting for 1/2 an hour after that. then my CCA started at 3pm... till 6pm+
by then, the blood donation drive had ended.
blood donors had a really cool bandage thingy around their elbow area and they even received a really awesome pin + a certificate...
its so sad for me, i missed that new experience today.
CCA was... shock, horror, faint*
training for 5 stations =.=
but we didn't do all 5 stations, instead, we did exercises that could improve our performance at the 5 stations. i can say that they are even worse than the 5 stations themselves. seriously, every sport cca is in some kind of NAPFA mode... even PE lessons, we don't have games during pe currently because its just physical training every session. what a bore...
hopefully tomorrow's pe doesn't include 5 stations again.
i was so tired when i got home, but i mustered up every ounce of willpower i had and mugged my way through the first 2 chapters of chemistry and tutorial. so here i am now, taking a break. it was seriously the first time i mugged in jc. gosh-.-
im having a chem lecture test tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unfortunately for me and many others, chapter 3, which is on redox reactions is too confusing.
so im stuck there, which may require me about 2hours+ to extract any understanding from that pile of chem papers on my bed right now.
and because i become really untidy when i study, the papers look like a blanket covering my bed.
plus i'll have to hand up chem tutorials 1,2 & 3 tomorrow.
omg... i feel my eyelids drooping
im going to continue reading that blanket of papers tomorrow, i'll just post this and go sleep
so today's a tiring day... wts
i hope tomorrow will be a perfect day.
ps: the school cafe opened today! its called the Good News Cafe. lol
i really like their fruit tarts! although that large amount of custard filling makes me feel kind of guilty...
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 12:32 AM