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2010-03-16T22:41:00.003+08:00

I think i'm the only crazy nut who'll update my blog when i still got loads to study. But oh wells.

I really dun wanna regret getting horrible results again, but I'm really trying very hard - hopefully it works. Time is not on my side, and I don't think I'll do very well but I won't pon my guitar prac just for it. =)

But if I could turn back the clock, I would want time to flow back to the time when we were all good friends again. Look at what it's like now - it's just sad. I'm not even sure if y'all read my blog anymore (when I still check all of yours at least X times a day). How will it be like when we leave RJ? I think that'll be the end eh...

On to happier things - oh wait, there's actually happier things? Maybe there isn't any at the moment ><

But there will be, i hope...

2010-02-10T21:16:00.003+08:00

GP TMR.

haha i realised i've not blogged for super long? I think that's the case for most ppl whose blog i check a few times a day. Well, life is a little more about sch work now and maybe it's time to work much harder - teachers have been complaining that we're not doing well for our subjs =(

Add oil everybuuuddddyyy :D

2010-01-30T14:32:00.003+08:00

An overwhelming sense of relief/melancholy/happiness is what I feel now. I'm quite confused about this weird feeling, but yea, I know another part of my life has just ended. All the times I've spent with the 31 others has culminated into an experience which I'll never ever forget.

So many problems cropped up yesterday but we still managed to pull it off! It was never easy, having had to do two times the amount of planning, spend how many freaking days recce-ing the places, spend so many hours appeasing the (sometimes tough-to-handle and pissing but otherwise nice) teachers, and all the late nights settling the admin. I honestly never thought we could really make it 1 month ago, yet we did it - all the way from EA Opening to The Outcome.

10 years down the road, maybe nobody will remember EA. 10 years down the road, maybe we'll not meet up anymore. But no matter, because the memories built over the few months will stay with me for a long long time to come.

Though it's time to move on with life, I am, and will always be, proud to be an EAgent!

Operation EA, Mission Accomplished :D

2010-01-14T21:49:00.002+08:00

Still feeling blessed and happy! But i'm glad that everybody's happier today too, no matter the reason! Open House ytd was really good la, just that i thought the school should have bigger banners around to have a greater presence, but the posters were really nice :D

Exactly 2 more weeks to Orientation leh. Siao, it's like the biggest event I've planned in my life so far. But i'm sure it'll be awesomeeee!!

But i need to do my hw and study. DAMN.

2010-01-11T22:16:00.002+08:00

I'm speechless. It's just this immense sense of relief, because finally something has gone right for me. But I must say I'm really lucky and fortunate, because honestly I don't think I deserved it mm.

And to my friends who didn't do well, I really feel your pain. Don't bother saying you're alright because I know you aren't. I'm here if you need anyone to talk to...

But the first day of school has been tiring. But there's many more days to come! Yeap, I'll rest well for tonight and jiayou for the rest of the year! The first day has been great, and it'll only get better :D

2010-01-08T23:56:00.002+08:00

how to survive! haiz, i wonder how j2 life is gonna be like.

So shagged today and it was really not that awesome because of many many issues. But glad to meet my juniors from CEC again, and hope they can bring it forward tgt :D

Okay, my thoughts are just sparse and disjointed now. Shall slp ASAP!

2010-01-07T00:21:00.003+08:00

Haiz, no time to do proper blog post yet! But glad that EA went better than expected (despite the lags by OGLs)~ Loads of work left for us to do, but everything can wait till tmr :D

Thanks to everyone who encouraged us along the way; I really felt a (slight) sense of relief after EA today. Maybe nobody will understand, but EA is more than just an Orientation "duty" to me, it's really a culmination of our endless sweat, tears and hard work.

Keeping fingers crossed for tonight, and I'll have a nice slp to reward myself :D

p.s. I think i'm able to look beyond some things alr. Yea, perhaps it's painful when ppl act like that, but I just don't mind that much anymore!

2010-01-02T22:30:00.003+08:00

Haha i cleared up my links section in my blog and removed blogs which died alr ><

Today wasn't THAT eventful, so shan't talk about it that much but council retreat was really really special to me. Hmmm, maybe i'll blog about it soon? Feeling a little tired today, but EA's seems to be on track to be awesome so i'm keeping my fingers crossed! :D

26 days moreeee to Orientation...

2010-01-02T00:47:00.000+08:00

I've a new younger brother :D

2009-12-25T15:20:00.001+08:00

AWESOME! Got my blog template back on Christmas :D

2009-12-24T22:38:00.005+08:00

Today is the last day at MINDEF for my internship and i must say it has been a tiring experience... Of course, there are fun moments and crazy moments but I must say it gave me the closest experience to working itself. Honestly, i don't really like 8-6 jobs that are far away from home, but they are really nice to give me Christmas presents and we went for a super duper nice Christmas lunch at Verve.

The food there was fantastic. I ate a Pork Rack with Parma Ham and Asparagus - wow it was good. The meat was crispy on the outside, and the first bite was really juicy! yum yum. It was then that i realised another good thing about interning there - all my colleagues are ladies (except for 1)! They always can't finish their food haha, so i ended up eating 2 kinds of pasta, and 2 slices of pizza too. Talking about the pasta, the Confit of duck was HEAVENLY. It's the best pasta i've ever tasted in my life, and i'm not joking. The description alone is delicious enough! "Lean duck served with simple olive oil, garlic, fresh sage and fettucine, topped with wafer-thin crispy prosciutto. Simple. Delicious". Must eat it again i tell u! Go to this website if you want: http://verve.sg/ :D

Okay, enough about food! Just wanna wish everyone a Merry Xmas here! I'm not financially comfortable now but i still wanna give ppl presents! Hmmm, will see what i can do ><

2009-12-19T11:10:00.001+08:00

I had a very bad argument with my mum this morning. =(

I wonder what's my threshold for all the stress. I might just lose it.

2009-12-18T20:45:00.002+08:00

I signed up for Jan SAT. Ouch, i've to pay the 89 bucks. >< But i'll work hard for it! Hopefully it'll be sth great to start the year with.

The past few days have been SUPER TIRING. Sleeping for 1hr plus per day sucks - it makes me sleep in the office during my mindef internship. Damn embarrassing la, but I still think it's worth it because all the quality time spent made me happier as a person. Especially spending time with my pri sch classmates - we're not that close but the fact that we made the effort to come tgt after like 5 years, it's quite amazing :D

Suddenly I felt that they are people whom I can trust, at least a bit more. In the past, I wasn't close to them at all but suddenly i felt like spending more time with them. Come to think of it, maybe it's all my fault. They're really quite nice lah >< Hopefully something great comes out of it...

Back to yesterday! Someone so popular, got birthday stayover, birthday dinner, birthday card, birthday present. I don't have any leh. (haha sorry for being petty) But i'm glad you liked the poorly planned celebration...

Hmm, holiday is almost ending. Hopefully I'll make it even more meaningful in the remaining few weeks!

2009-12-15T23:20:00.004+08:00

I usually don't post song lyrics, but I have been singing this song for 2 days (and will be singing it tomorrow for caroling at MINDEF for charity ><) and found these few verses quite meaningful. I dedicate this to all of you reading my blog, and more so for certain individuals =)

And I Never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try to feel the way we do today
And then if you can't remember.....

Keep smilin'
Keep shinin'

Knowin' you can always count on me for sure
that's what friends are for

In good times
And bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

2009-12-07T23:36:00.002+08:00

I'm glad to be back... And i'm sad too.

I really got a good break from everything, spent good quality time with my family. But haiz, I missed a lot too while resting in Taiwan. But it was a choice made and I'll live with it.

Sometimes I'm grateful for being who I am, sometimes I just wished I was someone else. Has anyone felt this way before?

Nvm all those thoughts, I hope to see everyone soon again! :D

2009-11-29T17:17:00.001+08:00

Despite everything, i'm happy for you =)

2009-11-29T13:45:00.003+08:00

I'm flying off tomorrow to Taiwan. Perhaps this is the break which i need from everything. Looking back at this year, there's so much to remember, so much to treasure, but also so much to forget, so much to let go.

The beginning of the year was an enjoyable one. Coming to a new environment, enjoying new experiences - i was indeed happier. I had high expectations about school life and my relationship with my friends. Through this short 2 months, I did have problems with both of these issues, but I bounced back and I'm glad everything turned out even better. I wish all these lasted; this was truly the happiest part of my JC life, but too bad it didn't last.

The next three months were ardous. It was the start of my council journey. Though I do not have any regrets being part of the 85 despite the ups and downs, the beginning was tough in every aspect. I accepted the results of IE, though painfully, and came out of it as a different person. Maybe stronger? Maybe not. Till now, I still do not know. But I took it in my stride.

Then came the June Hols which was eventful. I'm grateful for spending a full week working on something (which I don't really enjoy though) with people whom I will never ever regret knowing and being close friends with. But soon after, the agonising failure after June Hols happened. My studies were in a mess. I truly felt happy for others who did well, but I was just utterly disappointed with myself. I know I didn't work hard enough, but why couldn't I do well with everybody else? I really wished I had people to hold me up then, I expected some to be more understanding. It didn't happen - I broke down and picked up the pieces alone. Perhaps the fault lies in being who I am.

Fast forward to the past 3 months, I tried salvaging what I have and worked hard for everything I believed in. There were bittersweet moments, but without a doubt, these months were the most trying part of this year. The disappointment after promos was awful, but it was not the worst. It was the realisation that my hard work over the past year for studies and everything else was all for naught that dealt the punch. Honestly, this is the very first time when I felt tired about everything in my life. I still love what I do and I still love my friends, but I can see the problems building and cracks forming. Maybe nobody feels the same way as I do, but I am experiencing the stress and pain inside.

Perhaps success is too important to me. Success in terms of work, in terms of friendship and life.

I came across this link from Audible Hearts: "http://www.audiblehearts.sg/realities/view-reality?id=4" and their depiction of friendship is one which is so fluid. Is there really no everlasting bond? I wish I can shout out all these to people. But even if I do, will things change? Maybe some people are just too busy to try understand how I feel, or have other priorities. Like how the wind blows and fruits ripe, bonds can shift over time and friends do change.

I'm just holding back. Hopefully, everything will be alright.

2009-11-18T00:49:00.003+08:00

Many of us are moving on in life, searching for different things and different purposes eh! Sounds chim haha, but I feel this is how stuff are going.

I'm taking life a step at a time, hopefully I will be ready for anything that comes my way - accepting facts, learning more about people, learning more about myself, learning more about how to live life better. ><

"Challenge everything."

2009-11-08T21:38:00.003+08:00

i used to enjoy snooping around ppl's blog for more than 10 times a day, but haiz, now there's not much point because a lot of ppl are busy/sian to blog. (hey, i just don't have stuff to write about k! ><)

i was just devastated after promos i guessed, put in so much effort yet it came to naught with such shit results. but what done's done, i just have to move on and work harder and harder till i get what i really want. BUT LET'S NOT DWELL ON THIS!

let's talk about sth happier: i taught my mum to play a duet with me on the piano (sort of)! the song's really really nice, and it's quite simple too. hope someone can play with me when there's a piano :D and I realised (again), that playing the piano is a good way to destress. Hmm, should do it more!

kk, i've to go back to study. to those who've gone through a rough patch, hang in there! everything will be alright... =)

2009-10-19T17:06:00.002+08:00

101st post eh... I've just been busy I guess, nothing much to talk about it.

I'm just glad with the way my life is now, however I really need to buck up for HCL. Never again will I get C6 for Chinese - i want my A. But there's so much to do before that, really...

By the way, I just tasted a bit of politics... Seems like I've much to be careful about, and people aren't what they look like on the outside. It's a learning process, hmmm.

When will there be a stayover??? ><

2009-09-25T00:30:00.002+08:00

This is my 100th post, and I'm glad it's a beautiful milestone for me, both for this blog and for my life. Our group has finished PW written report... It was mega tough, mega tiring and though I'm falling sick now, I am grateful for everything.

There is a lot I wanna say, but maybe I should save it for another day. But it has been an enriching journey, one of the most taxing and time-consuming one, but it is one I would not have wanted to miss (okay maybe not ><).

And thank you for the hug today! I needed it. =)

p.s. OMG THANKS KENNETH X 999999999999999999999. You're damn awesome :D

2009-09-22T21:36:00.000+08:00

Saranghaeyo... =)

2009-09-21T23:34:00.004+08:00

I know this is late, but sorry for being insensitive to what you really wanted... I'm sure it was not meant in a bad way.
I hope you know I'm talking to you. We've never forgotten you.
Anyway, I found out that my ex-classmate made a girl pregnant, and he went around borrowing $ to make an abortion. I dunno wat to say, hmmm. It's like quite bad that he's doing this at our age, and even if he did it, he should've been smart enough to use protection la. Well, it's really painful for a life to be lost like this. =(

I want to talk to you, I really want it to be like last time, but it's so hard...

2009-09-16T23:51:00.001+08:00

GRRR. My hotmail is being totally... Zzz. Can't open any emails even though I see the list of new mails I've gotten. Luckily they're not related to work, if not die. ><

2009-09-14T20:49:00.001+08:00

Omg. My phone bill for last month was $90.68.

I sent 1104 smses, had 244.6 mins incoming calls and 295.6 mins outgoing.

But... my dad wasn't pissed and he asked me to change to a better plan! Haha, damn surprising. But maybe that's because his own bills amount to $300+. Hmmm.

2009-09-13T00:43:00.002+08:00

Life is better when there's no schedules and no deadlines.

But life is better when I do not have to worry about stuff. Like work, myself and people. There are so many reasons why I worry about myself - what i do, what i feel, what i think. If only I was in kindergarden again, then I'll always be happy with playing and learning ABCs, being amazed with new gadgets like computer and be happy with everybody around me. I wish for that bliss.

My father told me some sad stuff today, and i must admit it's not illogical, but i hope it would not happen. hmmm.

okay, back to chinese and then to bed. ><

2009-09-11T15:53:00.000+08:00

I always say that I hate liars, but I realised I'm a liar too. I'm such a hypocrite. =(

After the exams, after PW, after all the supposed work, what will happen? I need support, now. =(

2009-09-11T10:03:00.000+08:00

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."

It's a brand new Friday, and my short holiday is already coming to an end. But my morning was special because I spent time with my old, close (and can be considered one of my best) friend.

It's really amazing how the 3 of us manages to stay together after 9-10 years as really great friends. We knew each other in P2, parted in P4 (he went on to GE stream) but we never lost touch. Honestly, I do not share my troubles with them (i do not share them with anybody anyway) to not weigh them down; though we meet up very rarely, we do not talk often on msn, I always feel very comfortable and happy when I spend time with them, when we have those crazy stay-overs when we sleep at 4am to play com games or dai-di.

I woke up at 7.45, but as usual, i lay down for a while and woke up 15 mins later - ending up late. (I just seem to cure this bad habit, grr) But he was completely fine, and before we know it, we just spent about 1hr plus jogging at the stadium, talking about stuff and catching up. Sometimes it's great to have a friend who stays near you. Really, a minute spent face to face is worth 100 times more than a minute spent typing in online conversations.

Anyway, I'm glad to spend the morning doing proper exercise, spend time with my good old friend and take stock of life. There's so much I want to say, but sometimes it's just hard, tiring and time-consuming. I wish I really had more time to do things I really want to do, like visiting the elderly at SPHERE, sleeping more, reading new books, or just sitting down to stargaze with my friends...

Time flies and we always do not know what may come our way. I hope I'll not migrate, but I really want to study in UK/US in the future, and it means leaving my home, leaving my friends and my life behind.How will it be like overseas? How will I do? What will it be like? Will things change? I don't know.

Hmmm, maybe I shouldn't worry till the time comes. But I hope I'll be ready then...

2009-09-06T17:02:00.000+08:00

I do not know what to say, but today's a really special but screwed up day. ><

Hmmm, the Sept hols has already started and this reminds all of us that 2009 is ending real soon! I really do not know why, but I feel that the J1 year is so much so much shorter. Perhaps it's the amount of workload, perhaps it's the super tight deadlines, perhaps it's the continuous process of meeting new people and doing new things that makes everything so rapid.

But I'm still holding on to everything that I have and cherish, and I hope that applies for everyone else too. Short post today, but at least a post! :D

2009-08-31T00:26:00.001+08:00

Get out of my life.

Dead?

2009-08-09T22:33:00.000+08:00

Oh no. My blog is dying again! But I just want to post a message today, because it's really a special day. It's National Day again! It's Singapore's birthday, and I must say there is always something magical here.

I met my council buddy family, till the 24th (which is 5 batch above me!) and we really talked for quite a long time. 3 are in Unis (2 overseas, 1 in NUS medicine), 1 in NS, 2 J2s and I dunno how we moved from random talking about life, to a very interesting intellectual discussion about Singapore and countries in general. It was such an eye-opener and they really made me think about the issue of Singapore being a "planned" society and whether this is something which is desirable. Honestly, will Singapore fail if our Government fails? It seems like our society is so different from what I know... Perhaps people grow to have different mindsets and ideas in different environments. BUT, I still love Singapore for what it is, and I'm grateful to be here because i know this is where i belong.

Never mind! On another note, the food there was awesome! Maybe next time I should go there with others. Mm, thinking of the food makes me salivate...

59.

2009-08-02T16:29:00.002+08:00

Wow, 59 days more to Promos. Seems like a long time, but I know it'll zip pass so fast and before we know it, the papers will be knocking on our doors alr.

Anyway, OGL selection is almost completed, and I'm sure there'll be joys and tears no matter what we do. Selection is always hard, and sometimes unfair, but we've done our best and I'll stand by every decision we make. I know I've let down some of my best friends, whom I know are truly capable, but circumstances are as such at times, and sometimes we have to accept it even if it's bitter. ><

On a lighter note, I went to see Battle of the Year yesterday at Downtown East! ZOMG, it's really damn freaking cool. Teams from 4 countries (myanmmar, japan, korea, thailand) fought it out on the dance stage! At any one time, 2 teams will face off each other and they can send 1 person or a group (from 2 to 4) at a time to showcase their super cool breakdance moves, all under time limit! It's super intense and you can see those people taunting each other with their freezes (i dunno those terms ><), hand-stands while the competition is ongoing. HOWEVER, they really display sportsmanship too! At backstage, there were a lot of friendly interactions and I can see that they commented on each others' dance moves and gave friendly hugs and encouragements. Really very cool! But sth to note: Downtown East is uber far. -.-

Back to my life. I finally realised that I am stressed up and physically exhausted. I fall asleep easily in the day, but have bad and draining dreams/nightmares at night. I forget names, simple things, tasks, appointments easily and I know it's because I've not been having enough rest and I've been under pressure since the poor CT results. >< But I'll work on it! Sorry to the friends whom I've been withdrawing from. My life will only get better from today!

Rarh. Long breaks are coming! I'll take this chance to recharge, and MUG! Till nxt time then! =)

p.s. I edited the post for the poor grammar! I hope it's better now :D

Back at one

2009-07-30T23:15:00.000+08:00

I just had to share this song. It's so so so so nice (in my opinion). It's Back at One, by Brian McKnight! But it just so happens that the original recording version is not on YouTube >< But i think this one is not bad!

National Day and Teachers' Day!

2009-07-27T22:05:00.000+08:00

National Day's just around the corner and it's the time of the year when I can finally hear songs like "Home"! Honestly, I sing this song in the toilet when I bathe quite often ><

But I just realised 6th of Aug is celebration for National Day, and 7th-10th is a super long weekend with 2 holidays. Thurs-Mon. Wow! But it's time to rest and catch up on work before Promos starts knocking on our doors...

And there'll be a holiday on 31st Aug! This time for Teachers' Day. So another long weekend! :D

Okay, I shall not be fascinated about holidays and instead go do my HW before sleeping. Life's okay today. ><

Boo

2009-07-26T23:26:00.001+08:00

My feelings are mixed now. It has been an eventful day but I feel tired. I enjoyed the company of people at the expense of others. I spent time doing things at the expense of something essential.

Haiz. It's just tiring, but it doesn't matter la. When you think about it, what Mr Koh said is really qutie true. Maybe we should just try to treasure what we have, and accept what we don't have. It's just so sad, like how the class he taught only started to bond when one student passed away just so suddenly on a night. How would you feel if you received the notes of the person who was just joking with you the day before, but realised that he's no longer with you anymore? It's so scary, but it just might happen...

Life is fragile eh?

But I've also heard how my dad lost his best friend, someone he was like brothers with since childhood till something they did together failed terribly. Then it just ended. Perhaps friendships are fragile too. =(

2nd post of the day

2009-07-25T23:43:00.001+08:00

Maybe today deserves another post:

"i realised something important - that true friends don't need to depend on reading each others' blogs, or talking over msn frequently, or tagging on one anothers' tagboards all the time. real friends are people. they are people who.. may not talk to you every single day of your life, but when they really do go out to have a meal with you every once in a while, or maybe just when you happen to sit down with them for a little while, they are people who actually talk to you, and just go on and on and on about everything that happened in the past few days when you guys weren't talking."

I wonder how many true friends I really have. Hmmm.

oh no.

2009-07-22T21:29:00.002+08:00

Oh no. I'm getting lazier to not post any things on this blog. And the pace of school is starting to pick up already! Busy days coming man...

OGL interviews are ongoing, and I really hope some people make it to be OGLs! It'll be great to see the new J1s have a great time during Orientation! :D

Go O'comm and O'team!

Not in the mood.

2009-07-19T23:39:00.003+08:00

Not in the mood for posts, so no posts these few days!

But today's uni fair was -.-. Crowded, little info, not that many Unis. Hmmm, i really hope i can get into a great uni! Good schools are like good classes, and really make a big difference in a person. The impact 2E, 4B and SO6G have on me are so great that if I didn't go to these classes, I really dunno how I will be today. haha...

Hope everybody will not fall sick anymore. Hmmm...

Sorry!

2009-07-17T22:52:00.001+08:00

So many people have been down with flu and fever these few days! I really hope I'm not the cause. If I was, I'm really sorry! Do take care of yourselves yea?

i realised i lied. i'm sorry...

H1N1??

2009-07-14T22:25:00.004+08:00

Haiz, got back all my papers today alr. I really did very badly =( But i'll work hard! There's no room for slip-ups the next time round. Must learn from Patrick, Jerald and Lumpy. JS, you're quite good also la, but i think this time they pro-er, haha!

Okay, so I actually started falling sick yesterday, got some cough. But it got worse today, and I started having fever. But I still came to school, because this morning I was fine. I really hope it's not H1N1 though, because today I met Yvonne and she's pregnant and I really don't want to spread to her or any of you to make you guys fall sick! But anyway, I'm running a temperature of 39.2 degrees celsius now, quite high eh? I have an MC for tmr and thurs too. Thus i'm gonna go slp soon!

But before that, I must share my super duper weird exp with all of you. I went to see a doctor at around 8.20pm today and the clinic was within walking distance, yea so while walking back, I went past some low-rise HDB flats. You know those kind where there are flats on the ground floor, albeit elevated a bit? Yea... So while I was walking past 1 unit, I heard moaning. Yea, really like MOANING (like "uh... er..." yea, sth like that.) by a girl and a boy. I could hear that their voices are quite young and they were talking stuff like 'in the butt' and laughing a while. Since the unit is elevated, even though the windows are open, I couldn't see anything (door is closed), so I coughed a bit. Suddenly, it was quiet. THEN, this boy (maybe P6, or around Sec 1-2) went to the windows and looked out. He saw me and he was not wearing any shirt. Then I walked away lor, what else can I do? ><

Yea, i guess you guys can infer from my description on what could've happened. I dunno, it's a bit weird and bad? hmmm. Nvm, I shall go rest. Hopefully I can go band concert tmr night! If not, I'm really sorry... =(

Sms

2009-07-13T20:24:00.002+08:00

School week has begun again. Got back 2 results today, was lucky for one (though the result was still horrid), and totally flunked the other. I don't understand why my life is so full of flunking - work, results, life, friends.

Perhaps it's an adjustment period. And yes, I'll make my way out of it - to be ready once again for everything that's coming my way.

I read someone's sms this morning. But I didn't know how to reply, so I didn't.

wow.

2009-07-12T17:54:00.004+08:00

"To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."

And i'm inspired by this quote. Really. The meaning of it strucked me in its full totality when I read "because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."

I can't imagine if I grew up without daring to dream, without wanting to be somebody, without wanting to come to this school because I was scared of failing. Indeed, my desire to come to RI was the most correct thing I dreamt about.

I was not outstanding in my pri sch, I was not a prefect, I was not the top in class, I was not good in sports (i sucked, and still suck, at soccer), I was "considered" good in math because i was in this "math wizard club" (we actually performed a short skit to the school before! haha, it's really funny coming to think about it) but i never had excellent results and i only managed a cert of participation at SMO (which is totally embarassing ><). But I always wanted to come to RI, because my dad told me many great people came from this school, and because it was Big and Famous (i was naive, but it's still true to quite a large extent eh?).

Hmmm, I don't really know how it happened, but I was quite lucky and I got a good enough score to come to this school in p6. Well, if I didn't make it then, I really dunno how my life would turn out today, because I wouldn't have learnt a lot from ppl like Ms Chang, influenced by my seniors, met my friends and made these choices.

Yet sometimes, I regret coming to this school, because it's tough. I mean it, life in RI is indeed tough. School work is tough. Doing well in CCA is tough. Making close friends is tough. Even being yourself is tough. It's because Raffles is such a fantastic place, not being the best means that you've failed. Being too close to somebody makes you so vulnerable to pain when he deals that blow to you. It's so true and so sad.

Failure is so immense; it tears you apart and crushes you into small pieces. But at the end of the day, you'll still stand up once again no matter what. Whether you've become stronger is another issue, but yes, you'll survive. At least I have, albeit feeling more drained each time. Sad to say, this is something which I've tasted so many times this year.

Speaking of failures, i really do not know how to face my father tomorrow. How do i tell him the truth? What will he do? What should i do? What will happen? >< Haiz, what will come has to come. I guess it's something I've to deal with alone painfully. Nonetheless, I'm still standing and tomorrow will come - and it'll be a better day.

ANYWAY, I realised i've been updating my blog everyday. That's not such a great thing, because it means i've been spending a lot of time by the com =( But i'm really heartened to see that there's at least a person who reads my blog, because there's a new tag! :D

Also, I'm glad our group is shifting to higher gears for PW because I really want to get that 'A'! Anyway, who doesn't? ><

=(

2009-07-11T20:26:00.011+08:00

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

I know i've not being doing this, but honestly, how many people in the world actually dream and live this way? I wonder, I really do. If we do not dream, there's nothing much to see in tomorrow isn't it? If we do not live life as if there's no tmr (though I do not know how...), it means we've not really been living, have we?

I'm so afraid of losing people in my life, people who're so precious to me. Everytime I imagine someone leaving me, I can't help but start to feel bitter, feel a dread, a sense of helplessness. But what can i do? Sometimes really life is just weird and such a vacuum cleaner. Perhaps one day, you're still laughing and talking to a person, but the next day he would have left you and this world behind. Perhaps one day, you're still close or comfortable with that person, but the next day you just feel the break in connection, the lost of touch, the disappearance of that something special. It's so sad, so painful. Haiz...

Btw, after walking thru Chinatown for half a day, and going to Bugis for a few hours, before finally returning to Woodlands for dinner really drains a person. Shit, I just realised it's 8.46pm - no time... Haiz, I'm quite tired and dying to talk to someone, but I'm determined to not go on MSN. ><

Yes, I will survive.

p.s. Barry, I hope you're feeling okay! I know you don't read my blog, but still, yea. =)

p.p.s. All the best to R(JC)SB for their concert!

p.p.p.s. Hope National Day will work out fine this year, but I don't like the theme song. =(

p.p.p.p.s Some people just don't update their blogs! Zzz.

Fail.

2009-07-10T23:22:00.003+08:00

Okay maybe I'll use my blog afterall. I've managed to not use MSN, but I'm still reading blogs, using quite a lot of FB - reading ppl's notes, observing trends (maybe i'm oversensitive).

But anyway, I just feel tired right after the first week when sch finally properly reopens. It's so weird, having to start lessons again but finally, I'm spending more time with my class though of course at the expense with some others. Hmmm, the feeling of being disconnected from people when I'm at home is quite noticeable when I'm trying to not use MSN. Perhaps I just have to get used to it.

Well, enough of ranting. So to end off this short post, I just wanna say that I'm pissed/sad/displeased/angry/sian with someone, something(s) and my tooth. I dunno whether it's time to let go or move on, but I just feel indignant. Zzz.

Life's unfair. That's why ________________.

Hiatus

2009-07-09T21:28:00.005+08:00

I'm taking a break. Taking a break from MSN, and probably this blog too - yea, this is a hiatus. I think complacency is really an evil, and I should never succumb to it again. No more dota, no more MSN, less Facebook till I get what I should and need to do right. Since people can survive without this "life", why can't I?

Speaking of stuff in school, H1N1 has really disrupted a lot of stuff and many of us are pissed/sad about it. But well, here's the rationale that a teacher gave, and I think it's to a certain extent reasonable, maybe you would like to read it:

"Some of you obviously feel that the measures are rather extreme and perhaps even unnecessary since stopping you from having meetings and events will not stop the spread of the virus. With new cases or suspected cases coming up every day, no one is naïve enough to think that we can stamp out the flu in RJ by suspending all activities. What the college is trying to do, however, is to minimise contact between people of different classes so that if necessary, we can quarantine small groups of people rather than shut down the whole school or even an entire level. This is especially crucial because of the J2 cohort, since at this point of the year, the J2s really only have about 6 to 7 weeks of formal lessons left before their prelims and A levels and shutting down even one J2 class for one week will be a major disruption to their academic schedule - ie the longer we can delay or slow down the spread of H1N1 the better."

To end off, I've been reading quite a few people's blog today and I must say quite a few people are feeling down, for whatever reasons... But you guys, hang in there! We'll pull through everything together. I have more reasons to be sad, but I'm bucking up and still breathing. =)

So here's buh-bye for a long time, and till then, all the best everybody! :D

Math CTs

2009-07-07T20:26:00.002+08:00

I'm feeling so drained... This is really bad because I was so sleepy during GP and Chem lecture today! Hmmm, I read js and Pat's blogs today and both of them had so much to say, so much to reflect about stuff, and I must say I have too, just that i'm too lazy ><

Today, I got back my Math CTs and I must say I'm really grateful even though I didn't meet my own expectations... honestly la, it was not a tough paper so i'm really scared of what I might get for other subjs and for future tests.

Hmmm, H1N1 is really screwing up everything in Council, schedules and plans and events and even IHC! I really hope there's a H1N1 vaccine or cure soon...

Mm, I'm gonna go do rest and do PW later! Sorry for poor post haha.

2009-07-06T00:10:00.002+08:00

The worst part about playing games with other people, is to be afk and not being able to help it. I know people might see it as an excuse, but I can only say sorry.

Maybe it's time for a DotA hiatus. No, maybe not maybe, i think i should just do it.

2009-07-04T01:12:00.005+08:00

*Common Tests are over? It seemed like forever, and the toughest (close to last year's EOY in terms of stress and stuff) test period I've undergone. Glad that it's over, and i'm wishing and hoping for the best.

Hmm but after the Common Tests, I was really glad to spend time with 2 of my closest group of friends... Thursday's stayover with my 4B friends was nothing spectacular, but I really enjoyed just being there with all of you, it just makes me happy (really.) and... feel less lonely. Nothing else needs to be said la, it's something that is part of my life alr. =)

Next up was time with past RE group! Aiya, too bad Max can't make it, but it was really a long long time since we've done anything together - playing Wimbledon on Xbox360 (though we didn't do a proper rematch ><) and Fifa 09, screaming and shouting when goals were scored (or not lol). After that, I played tennis! Haha, I was epic fail and damn lousy, but I guess it's always a good start for anything. I promise I'm gonna try to improve my tennis - but nonetheless, i still like badminton and Whiff-Whaff more!!! Too bad, I borrowed ZY's bats but didn't ask for balls -.- Stupidest thing done for the day. Then lastly was a meeting and dinner with SHINE Prog Comm. It was an okay mtg, but I really dunno why I'm always like tongue-tied or I tend to stutter a bit when I talk at SHINE mtgs. Weird, maybe it's because I slept really late the prev night. >< But anyway, going to the dinner! Haha, the HK Cafe food was really quite nice - Milk Tea and Chicken Baked Rice! But one thing i'm guilty of, is that I didn't pay for the meal because Serene (our Prog Comm Head) treated all of us... Actually, I was a bit scared of her LAST TIME because i didn't do much work ><. But anyway, I had the opportunity to talk to her more on the MRT trip back! The conversation which we had was really enjoyable because her life is like so colourful and interesting, from being a Bball capt in Sec Sch, doing Scouts stuff (haha, *coughkennethcough*), dancing salsa, being a flight-attendant to working with SHINE and having a nice husband + a super handsome dog called Comet! I really respect her for who she is, and hope to talk and learn more from her! :D

Okay la, it's super late already. I'm gonna go slp! Hope everybody will stay happy and believe in the magical things in life...

*edited! some sections were cut off, in the middle. Dunno what happened though...

2009-06-28T15:20:00.003+08:00

woah... woke up with a glob of blood in my mouth today when I brushed my teeth. Hmmm, maybe I nosebled when i was sleeping but didn't know about it.

Time flies, and holidays are almost over! Tomorrow's the start of CTs, haiz. I'm really quite nervous and worried but I'll just try my best. :D

Will talk more about what happened yesterday! It was quite a bad day at the start, but turned out quite fun and well. mm, till another day.

Also, I just realised there's a holiday next monday! haha, youth day! I wonder what I should do... But maybe work will pile up so much that I need to play catch up already. But hopefully not. Okay, now back to final revision for Econs!

Just 4 more days. =)

2009-06-26T23:45:00.002+08:00

Nope, i'm not gonna let my blog die just yet.

But I just wanna say trust needs to be built upon. Indeed, friendship is built upon trust and reciprocity (not the material kind, but the emotional kind) too. It's quite scary how lonely people really are.

Okay, shall not talk about emo stuff! Woah, I really need more time (who doesn't!) but I think i might not die that badly for CTs afterall, since I managed to read thru Chem and Math in 1 day each, and I'm gonna prac the day before (hopefully can make it).

Looking forward to tomorrow's SHINE! Honestly didn't contribute much to it throughout the year, but hope I can make up for it tomorrow. Btw, hope everyone's feeling okay and great! But I wonder who reads my blog though.. ><

post-WLC blues?

2009-06-23T23:57:00.002+08:00

LOL, what am I doing here when I've so much stuff to study for? Haiz, never mind.

Reading people's blogs, I realised many people misses WLC. I must say that I'm glad I was part of it, but frankly and honestly, the event would've failed terribly if we had not gotten such fantastic participants. But I've enjoyed the experience, all the ups and downs, moments getting scolded and moments smiling and taking fun pictures, time spent with our group to chiong out a position paper which was so detailed and mature. I'm really happy to be in Environmental Law group!

But i'm not sure if we should really organise it again next year haha... I hope it can continue but we must see what happens (our commitments, stuff that might come up), at least after our CTs ba. However, I hope school reopens soon! (haha, don't curse at me, let me explain) I really miss everybody, my class, my friends, the lessons+fun stuff+work we can do in school, but of course not the tests. Hopefully, everybody does well for tests and we can continue our term happily!

Okay, shall not crap so much alr. Gonna go mug/slp/slack! Cya!

2009-06-22T10:42:00.000+08:00

I'm MEGA stressed... ZZZ. I need to study but I need to fulfill my other responsibilities. This is totally bad.

2nd last day!

2009-06-19T00:10:00.002+08:00

yawn... it's late and i'm gonna go slp. today's been fine, but i really think we have loads to learn from other people overseas and older than us. I really think people our school feels that we're able to complete stuff at the last minute just because we've done it before a lot of times, and I think this complacency should be changed.

Sometimes, attitude makes a big difference and if we get this right, i'm sure we can work towards even greater things! =)

Lol, never mind... I was being random.

2009-06-17T23:38:00.004+08:00

Nothing much to blog about today ba. Just that I had a super nice (but too big) cup of VANILLA MILKSHAKE at Marina Barrage. Niceeeee, but the place and guide not super nice la.

K, I'm tired. I got reminded about Ernest's* nobody nobody dance today. hahaha... but he doesn't read this blog, so it's fine. =)

Btw, someone in my class is going to have his b'day soon! Let's give him a nice celebration!

*EDIT: Just FYI, I'm referring to Ernest Aw from our school!

2nd day of WLC

2009-06-16T11:29:00.005+08:00

Well. I had so much to say in the day, but I suddenly do not have anything to say anymore.

Life is such a confusing thing, I wished I was still a baby? I never would've to know or think about anything. Even if I didn't know anybody else except my parents, maybe ignorance would've been a bliss too.

BUT ANYWAY, these 2 days have been okay so far! I hope WLC will work, if not we'll really be letting the people who came here down. 3 more days to go! And I should really squeeze time to study.

Btw, i'm like damn guilty for PW and for 10S06G. My group is like doing so much without me, and I just can't contribute much. for my class, they just had an outing! it's like BADMINTON and PINGPONG then SUSHI BUFFET, then MOVIE. Woahhh, those are the things that i really thought would be damn fun (that's why i suggested), but in the end, I can't go. ><

Haiz, life goes on. Seems like everything is fine now...

I'm back (to SG)

2009-06-14T21:21:00.002+08:00

I'm back again! This time, not to blogger, but to SG! Went to Malaysia for 3 days, missed loads of stuff, but I guess nobody missed my absence. Hmmm, quite used to it already, so it's fine la...

It's a short trip, to visit relatives and stuff, a momentary getaway from everything - work, friends, essentially everything in my life for a short while. I'm quite grateful for it actually, because it allowed me to cool down and think about quite a bit of stuff!

Haha, I realised I missed my classmates (new and old), realised how bad it feels to be a slacker (and I realise i'm slacking a lot for PW, zzz...) But I'm happy to spend more time with my cousins, and we've grown to be able to talk much more with each other! Perhaps it's a matter of me becoming more mature over time.. haha..

I just realised that the second week is OVER. CTs are only 2 weeks away and honestly, i've not mugged ANYTHING. ggxxyzz. =(

I'm back

2009-06-10T18:41:00.002+08:00

Hey! Haha, i'm back on this blog after a long time. Nobody comes here anymore I think... But anyway, it's the holidays! Okay la, spent 2 weeks doing non-studies related stuff. Shouldn't have, but did already!

Hope everybody's doing well and happy? This is the first post since a long time ago! and many more to come =)

2009-02-15T23:23:00.002+08:00

School has started all over again... It's a new race, a new beginning.

Nothing more needs to be said, but yea, I've been inspired by my OGLs, OG and class. I'll make 2009 a great year. =)

End

2008-09-20T12:23:00.002+08:00

Okay, today I finished my RE Congress finals. I didn't expect myself to tear after watching the video, but really, I couldn't control it after thinking of all the times I spent with the children, and did what I can to make a difference.

Well, it's our final presentation and with that, I guess the project has ended, as well as many other things too. Closing this chapter in my life, I felt that doing this project was a right decision. But I guess the making of right decisions stop here.

Exams are coming. Progress of mugging not good. What should I do?

Meme

2008-09-12T22:44:00.002+08:00

Wow, long time since I posted. So sorry for those occasionally clicked my link for a while, expected to see something, but nothing happened.

I also realised my blogskin died. >< But anyway, I've been forced to do a meme, so here's it.

1. I dun think there's such a person. Not like he/she needed many anyway.
2. Joseph
3. A Caucasian living in USA , but only for 1 hour.
4. Zhiyi
5. Jerald
6. Eugene Gan
7. Many people!
8. Huh? I dunno. I'm in school.
9. My family.
10. My mum
11. Ben Yong?
12. -don't tell you-
13. Eugene Lee
14. -no comments-
15. I don't get this question.
16. Vincent
17. I think I am.
18. Someone who is like a princess / prince.
19. 4B-ians
20. Jerald
21. Kenneth Yong
22. Me.
23. I hate him now.
24. Ivan
25. Ben yong!
26. Haha, I wish I could.
27. I dunno anyone yet.
28. Barry, lol!
29. -don't tell you-
30. I'm sorry for being irritating and horrible through these, but thanks for being part of my life.

RAGE 13

2008-07-14T11:11:00.001+08:00

CRAZINESSSSS!

I really hope you guys enjoyed the night as much as I did... Thank you all for coming!

Dreams.

2008-05-24T19:53:00.001+08:00

Dreams are just like bubbles. So beautiful under the light of imagination, yet bursts so easily under the prick of reality.

16!

2008-05-22T21:00:00.002+08:00

16! Not much of a surprise today, but well, I enjoyed my day.

I just realised I'm such a boring person, and really think that you'll feel bored reading my blog. That being said, I decided to write a bit as I've got a bit of time on my hand. Well, what's wrong with 饮水思源？It's really a value which I think all of us should constantly remember.

Well, to share with all of you a joke on lawyers being materialistic. Well are they? I guess this is just a joke, but enjoy!

One day, there was this lawyer who had just bought a new car, and he was eager to show it off to his colleagues, when all of a sudden an eighteen wheeler came out of nowhere and took of the driver's side door with him standing right there. "NOOO!" he screamed, because he knew that no matter how good a mechanic tried to fix it, it never would be the same. Finally, a cop came by, and the lawyer ran up to him yelling. "MY JAGUAR DOOR WAS JUST RUINED BY SOME FOOLISH DRIVER!!!" he exclaimed. "Your a lawyer aren't you?" asked the policeman. "Yes, I am, but what does this have to do with my car?!?!" the lawyer asked. "HA! Your lawyers are always so materialistic. All you care about is your possessions. I bet you didn't even notice that your left arm is missing did you?" the cop said. The lawyer looked down at his side and exclaimed "MY ROLEX!"

Shhh

2008-05-17T20:42:00.002+08:00

Shhh. Don't make any sound.

Yes, I'm trying to revive my blog once again. To start off, I would like to talk about mental breakdown. It starts off with physical stress, moves on to physical fatigue, then becomes mental stress, mental fatigue, then weird stuff and actions before collapse.

I wonder which stage I am in now. I'm feeling quite depressed because of a few reasons, not those smaller ones like messing up my math TA and bio FPS (not that it's really small, but yea), but because of a few more sensitive issues, which I think you guys will might agree with me, or feel that it's because of my attitude and blabla.

Well, life is like that. Nothing is fair, but nothing's impossible too.

Emo?

I dun think so. I'm just speaking the truth.

REGISTRATION!!!

2007-12-21T20:01:00.000+08:00

WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. I'm so relieved. Registration Day is finally over!!! YAY!

I've not been posting at all for this whole holiday, because I really cannot bring myself to do it.. To lazy already. =( I don't have much to say, but just wanted to thank each and everyone who made today's event possible. If not for you, I would have screwed up even more...

In a blink of an eye, our holiday is already gonna be over. I feel really happy that I could've taken quite a long break, but quite sad that I didn't manage to do any revision or work. So much for being lazy...

I think I shall not elaborate already, so tired... Cya guys then! Bye...

Back.

2007-12-04T00:54:00.000+08:00

Hi. I'm back from Japan. It was really enriching and tiring, but nonetheless enjoyable and fun! I missed Singapore a little though.. I don't have anymore energy to type already. Haiz.. I'm still feeling sian.

Zzz...

Lazy

2007-11-17T20:36:00.000+08:00

Lazy is the word.

la·zy [ley-zee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -zi·er, -zi·est, verb, -zied, -zy·ing. –adjective

1.	averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.

2.	causing idleness or indolence: a hot, lazy afternoon.

3.	slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy stream.

4.	(of a livestock brand) placed on its side instead of upright.

–verb (used without object)

to laze.

This is the perfect word to describe me now... I can't even start reading the Red Building Dream book. That is so bad! I'm so irresponsible, and not a good boy. I'm so disappointed in myself lor. I need someone to scold me, chide me, splash me with a bucket of ice-cold water! (or poke me also can.. XD)

So sorry for people who complained that there are no updates to this blog. But I didn't have my computer for 2 days, so yea... But guess what, I upgraded my computer! I'm so happy... It runs so smoothly now. =)

For those who have a really keen eye, and observed a change, please be shhh about it. No need to go around shouting k? Yup.

Here's KC signing off... Till next time!

Inter-class soccer

2007-10-25T22:22:00.000+08:00

I saw the fire. The flame that burns with the intensity of a star. I felt the burning of our passion. The 3B passion. I heard the screams, the shouts and the cheers when we scored a goal in the last minute against 3E today. Even though we only got 4th (which is already a very very very very very good achievement), I must say that I'll be, forever and ever, proud to be in such a great class, 3B '07... Everybody in the field was inspiring, was enthusiastic and burned with the spirit to do our class proud. Even Mrs Low came down to support us!

I must say this is a great way to end off our year of 2007. It is a great way to show our class spirit. And it is definitely a great way to tell others how much our class rocks.

Also, I really hope I can get the class jerseys by the time we have a 3B BBQ party which I've in mind... =)

p.s. Crap. We didn't get into BCG. But, I hope all people who got selected can do well, so good luck!

Inter-class soccer

2007-10-20T16:23:00.000+08:00

Quarter-finals, here we come.

I shall ask a question, quoted from Jerald, "Who's the mugger now?" =)

And BCG presentation was.. okay. Hope all goes well.

Post Exam Activities

2007-10-17T20:55:00.000+08:00

WOW. SAF Music and Drama Company rocks.

WOW. Beat-boxing rocks.

and WOW. That guy's singing was totally like, rocks to my ears. Ouch (if you get what I mean). Okay la, I shouldn't be so bad. After all, he has his OWN album at the age of 16 and I must say that his arrangement and composing skills are quite pro. But honestly speaking, as a listener who likes to appreciate music, I think he may need to improve his singing a little if he wants to become more successful in this area.

Anyway, I completely loved the performance that the people from SAF put up. The Chinese Orchestra performance was awesome, I heard a Harry Potter tune and heard (omg...) Carmen on chinese instruments. I seriously think it was very interesting to hear so many genres of interesting pieces performed by an interesting orchestra (haha... interesting eh?). Next, I thought the Acapella performances was totally awesome too. Imagine yourself listening to a harmony of instruments, except that the instruments here are voices. Beautiful voices with a counter-tenor! (that's like WOAH, super falsetto...) And like what I said above, Beat-boxing totally rocked my socks...

I'm getting a little hyper over school already, haha... Let me tell you a story then.

Once upon a time, my relatives had a maid. Today, they found out that she's pregnant. She got sent back to Philippines. End of story. Moral of the story: Don't give ill-treat your maid, but also don't give her an opportunity to be naughty. =) In my own opinion, it's absurd for a maid to be pregnant. It's like, OMG. Poor maid, I wonder how she's gonna live when she return home (she was actually quite nice).. But yea, what done is done. Good luck to her then.

OIP Training

2007-10-16T18:12:00.000+08:00

Okay. I feel sad. You there, sitting comfortably in front of the computer screen. Cry with me now. -WAILS AT 300 DECIBELS-

Haha.

Hi! Enough of crying though, but I feel really sad because I can't go for Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP). WHY... Watching others making more friends, watching them getting ready to go overseas, knowing that they will learn many things and enjoy the experience of serving, I hate myself. Hate myself for being not being able to go to OIP. Hate myself for choosing CCA trip over OIP (wait, I shouldn't hate myself for this. I wanna go to Japan anyway XD). Okay, so I shall hate myself for not being able to go for BOTH trips. AHHH...

It's not only for fun. Hearing how Patrick and Jun Sheng enjoyed themselves when they were at Taiwan helping those visually impaired people and knowing so many friends in Taiwan made me regret for not being able to persuade my dad to let me go. Reading Patrick's blog on how he felt when he touched someone else's life made me feel guilty as a person. I've always talked about wanting to share my joy, wanting to help others who are less fortunate than me, but honestly speaking, I have not done much. I really wish I'm given this opportunity. This opportunity to make a difference for those who are needs our help.

Hmmm... I sound solemn. I need a hug. (Lol, I sound like JayyH...)

Hope I didn't bore you with this post. Till next time then...

LAN

2007-10-15T22:06:00.000+08:00

Wow. Lanning is fun... XD It was my first time going to a LAN centre to play, and I must say the experience was unforgettable.

Well, JayyH & JiggyX & KY & BLow (jerald came up with this nickname) & Mark & Xiong Wei & me went to Paradiz Centre to play dota. But once again, I'm late because my mum wanted me to eat at home and she only finished cooking at 12.15pm. So I quickly finished my food and left house at 12.35pm (after bathing). But anyway, I must say I enjoyed lanning with them as 3B people are always nice. Not to forget that the games are always exciting too... It just feels different to play sitting beside them. Dunno why...

This was quite a random post, but yea. Nothing to do anyway... Just looking forward to tmr's OIP training (Yea, right.). So how's your day? I hope it was good. =)

Movies

2007-10-13T14:57:00.000+08:00

Meow! Last night's stay over at my friend's house was fun... Well, we watched 3 movies: Air Force One, Secret (the Jay Chou movie) and Mean Girls. Haha... I especially liked Air Force One. It was a very cool show talking about this bunch of terrorists hijacking the US President's plane and how the President actually jacked them all to save the world. It was so exciting and thrilling! And guess what, I slept at 5.45am this morning... =)

Okay, enough about movies already. I apologise for the grammatical errors and poor sentence structures in my previous posts, I'll go edit them. Anyway, I'm a bit lazy to update my list of weaknesses today.. Well, till next time? Cya soon then!

Meow.

2007-10-12T19:33:00.000+08:00

Meow... Many of you must wonder why I like to say meow so often. =) That's because I really like My Especially Old Watch. Haha.. Anyway, I'm damn excited about meeting the old folks again tmr... It's been so long (since before DMP) since I went to SPHERE to visit them. They were really very warm and friendly, and taught me how to fold cute little triangles that can be used to make pineapples! It's really cool... But well, I'm going alone tmr. So anyone wanna come? XD

Since there's nothing much to talk about today, let's move on to my list of weakness.

4. I sing very horribly. This is like so duh right? Every time I sing, people always say "My ear-drums going to burst liao la! Shhh..." Lol. I'm used to it already, but yea, I still love to sing. Really don't know why... >.< Lalala... =)

5. I am damn noob at soccer. Omg. I feel damn sad for this as many (almost all) of my friends like to play it, and I always don't play well. But ever since I'm young, my face (not my leg) always had a close affinity with the soccer ball because the ball always like to smash into my face. Ouch. It's really unforgettable, when I was in Primary 3 and I was running in the stadium near my house, this soccer ball rammed into my nose and I nose bled immediately.

6. I'm really very blur. I can actually trip over a cordless phone (haha.. if you get the joke..). Come to think of it, it was actually my fault for being so blur to call my friend when he's busy using a penknife... Well, it does not really feel too good to have a thumb get cut by a penknife >.<

Okay, I gtg to my friend's house le for a movie marathon... Bye!

Meow. =)

World in Conflict

2007-10-10T21:47:00.000+08:00

Wow. 10/10 rating in Digital Life. RTS some more.. Hmmmm...

Although I wouldn't like it that way, but the World might really be in Conflict...

Over.

2007-10-10T17:29:00.000+08:00

I felt like a part of me is over. This cold and empty feeling that sucks you dry. This very urge that makes you wanna cry. -Sobs- Anxiety. Fear. Confused. When I saw the clock ticking slowly to 1.03pm, I was feeling a whole bottle of ice cold sake bursting within me, burning me with that fiery alcohol while freezing me to the core. I knew it was true. It was all over.

Eh wait. Why am I sounding so emo? HEY!! I should be damn happy now, because the EOYs are FINALLY OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) I know I sound like a childish kid who just got his birthday present, but I really felt a sense of relief and gratitude when I heard the teacher said "You can go." Though I didn't do that well for the bio paper, I just felt sort of accomplished. =) Hmmm...

But anyway, I shall not blog on how I did for my exams, but talk about something more interesting: the (tons of) weaknesses that I have, but I shall first name 3 today.

1. I'm ugly. Everything I look at the mirror, I feel depressed. I go like "HAIZZZ... Why can't I at least look a bit better?" The fact that even my relatives always praise my better looking cousin in front of me, makes me feel sour. But what to do? This is life.

2. I'm not smart. Watching how other people always do homework, revision and tests better, faster and more efficiently than me, I feel suaned. This feeling that makes me go, "why am I in this class??" Even in the case of Japanese. I can start mugging like 1 month before, but I always get like 5-10 marks lower than Zhao Kai who mugs like 1 day before. I'm not being jealous or what, but seriously, haiz... Why am I not smarter?

3. I'm always very slow. Seriously, I'm trying to change this. Every time I realise that people are always way in front of me in terms of time management, and I always realise that I take the longest to leave the class during recess. (Probably that's why people always pang seh me. sob.) Please remind me to be faster next time k?

There are so many more that I can think of now. But I shall not post them now.. So, to those who have just finished your exams, how are you gonna spend your time? I think I shall take a nice long rest. (and to those who didn't call me to go to you-know-where: -POKE!-)

Yup, cya then...

EOYs are coming...

2007-09-27T10:24:00.000+08:00

Hey.. I'm sorry for not updating for so long. I've been very busy with mugging (duh!) for EOYs... Well, this week hasn't been very exciting, but I would like to share this message from my friend, though some parts have been taken out. Yup, please read...

"don't you notice? jokes that were funny aren't as funny now...

most people try to blend into the world, extinguishing their own fires. most just try to be who they aren't at times. today i look back at the past and look at it again in the present. how things have changed and how people have changed. fickle-minded creatures! you give someone power, he will yearn for more. he will start to remember all the hatred he has harboured for you over the span of his memories and unleash them onto you. others, you give them face. They slap you, they think they are popular and they dao you. Yet another group, you give them respect and knowledge. they turn around and eat you up, giving you no chance to return from a fall. that fall is sure to break your ankle.

we were coded from a single cell; we are all brothers. yet our power to think, i fear, is just a mutation. it works against our survival cuz eventually we are going to fight for money, fight for that chio girl in the rj canteen, fight for pride, fight for the sake of fighting. just when you think you have fought everything, fight yourself. well, that's addictive but its just like dota. you overuse your brains and risk deep-vein thrombosis. since we somehow harnessed the emotions, who can hold us back?

what keeps us wanting to stay alive? the hope of a time machine? don't be who you aren't. cuz those who try to, will end up miserable.

everything can be viewed as LAME for some. why i write so much huh? so lame! why you sing so much? so lame! why you whole day play rugby? so lame! why are you drinking dao huey? so lame! whole day play dota? no life!

be it lame, lamb or lamp, life goes on.

however, a new breed of human can be happy being who they aren't! wad are they? they are those who cannot be happy who they are."

Actually, I think some parts of this message are really true. I wonder if you'll agree with me... Lol, I'm feeling a bit emo. But never mind...

One more thing, I'll not be updating this blog till after 10th of Oct. Eh, but why am I saying this? Nobody reads this blog anyway...

Ceramics

2007-09-20T22:10:00.000+08:00

I'm really appreciating my chem DMP more and more! It's so cool... I'm really excited about seeing the colour of our bisques (pronounced as biscuit. Yum..) after it's burned in the great furnace... Hope it'll be nice and cool!

Ah, forgot to comment about Patrick's birthday. Glad that you liked the present! I must thank those ppl who included me in the buying of the present. =)

Now, RE finals is on Saturday.. I really wish we could do well in it, I guess it'll be an important milestone in my life. (LOL, i sound serious.) Also, many people have been saying that I'm over-reacting very often and always putting on a black-face. Please tell me when I'm like that to help me become a better person k? :)

ANYWAY, I still don't like the idea of people who wants everything for the sake of wanting everything. Nvm. This is just some meaningless ranting.

Good night then!

I don't care

2007-09-17T00:36:00.000+08:00

I don't really care what you think about me. If you think I'm like that, so be it.

Shook hands with PM Lee!!

2007-09-16T11:03:00.000+08:00

WOW! Yesterday's CIP was quite interesting (at least the part in the night), but I reached home at around 11.30pm. Zzz... But, it was fun to see families have fun together and hear great singers sing songs and one of Campus Superstar's contestant was also there last night!

It was really fun to make many new friends during this time too, and see them get dunked into the tank of water.. Haha... (Isn't this building one's happiness on other's misfortune? OOPS...) Anyway, they were really sporting and daring, to do something like that, when they didn't even have extra clothes. Lol...

BUT, the best of all, was to have an opportunity to shake hands with PM Lee!! And we took a picture with him too.. Haha, that was really cool..

Hope I can have more opportunities to know more people through these projects. :)

P.S. Correction for the previous post, I only know the 3 top positions for the Morrison EXCO, so yea... Sorry if this caused any misunderstanding.

Nothing happened.

2007-09-14T23:23:00.000+08:00

It has been a tiring week, and we did painting for the ceramics today! It was so fun, though a bit tedious.. Haha.. =) You can imagine me spilling water and paint again and again due to carelessness, yea I know I'm blur..

Nothing much happened for these few days, but would like to say that I'm quite happy with the choices made for Morrison house EXCO! We'll win the House Championship next year! YES!!! That's about all I guess, and congrats to Eugene for becoming Guitar Chairman.. :)

Cya then!

DMP

2007-09-10T23:08:00.001+08:00

I like DMP! Especially when Mrs Kua is my Chem module teacher... :) Today was supposed to be a great day, with only 1 module (which I like) and then can go home le. BUT, there was this SS presentation that I had to do after school. Thus, I waited from 9.20am to 3.30pm in school...

However, my SS teacher made a mistake about the day for the presentation, and in the end, I found out that I stayed back for nothing. 6 hours. Wow.. Still, it wasn't that bad, with things to do and some cool people playing rubik's cubes and chatting with me. Well.. Hope tomorrow is another interesting day.

Oh yea, regarding the truth that I found out that day, I would just like to say that I respect someone for being who that person is, and not what that person is.

Yup, cya then!

and YES. I'm pissed off with You. (You should know who you are if you're reading this.)

Nothing much..

2007-09-08T20:59:00.000+08:00

Hi! There hasn't been anything interesting since this hol started, except for ytd's Kbox session and today's lunch with our teacher mentor, Mrs Doreen Ang, and our expert mentor for MPP, Mr Eugene Tan! I went to Toa Payoh with Leonard and Yee Siang (there should've been more ppl, but nvm...) for Kbox, and simply loved it! They are fantastic singers (of course better than me la, duh!), I'm so envious... Haha...

Anyway, we went to Cafe Cartel for our lunch, and it was very very nice... Especially when Lee was joking with Mrs Ang. =) It was really funny, I wonder how he jokes so well... So we're talked and chatted and ate and laughed, I guess it was an lunch that was very worth it (though it's very expensive, especially when we treated both Mrs Ang and Mr Tan). I must say Mrs Ang was very nice, and didn't want to make us spend too much money...

In a blink of an eye, this holiday is ending! O.o Hope whoever who reads my blog had a good rest, because "term 4 will be a very challenging term"... =) That's all from me I guess.

Oh yea, we got into RE congress finals. YAY! XD

Guitar Concert (part 1)

2007-09-01T01:05:00.000+08:00

Hey.. It's 1.05am now. Hmmmm... But I must still say that I feel proud being part of RIGE, after completing the concert that we had prepared for so many months and with so much hardwork, sweat and blood (some of us really bled..). It's rather late, so I think I'll post about the details some time soon. Thanks everyone who came down to support us!

Yes, I think this concert is the most memorable that I've had so far. And thanks everyone in RIGE for giving me this experience which I'll never ever forget. =)

Sixth Article Review (Social)

2007-08-27T08:15:00.001+08:00

Sixth Article Review (Social Issues):
Opportunities for older workers

From: http://www.letshelpinc.org/images/article_photos/61.jpg

Newslink - "Bonus for those who wait to tap Minimum Sum"

Newslink - "Leg-up for older workers: More Workfare and a chance to be rehired"

Working longer. Higher retirement age. All these point to one thing, and that is Singapore is having a greying population. In the recent National Day rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had stressed the need to give more opportunities to the aged, and securing a better, safer and happier twilight life for them. Indeed, this is a pressing issue that Singapore needs to face in order to progress as our population is ageing at a rather rapid speed and for one, I complete agree that there should be much more things done to ensure that the older population is not left behind.

Our Government plans to do a few things, and the first being to double the payout for Workfare, “an income supplement scheme for less-skilled workers who earn lesser”, to older workers. By doing so, the Government had made a very clear stand in wanting to give an opportunity for people to work longer. Even though I am not in the working force now and may not completely understand the constraints of hiring older workers, but if I were an employer, I would definitely reconsider before wanting to hire younger or foreign workers to replace the older ones because firstly, they have become more competitive in terms of hiring price and secondly, they definitely have a greater wealth of experience to tap on.

Secondly, the Government seeks to raise the draw-down age for one’s CPF from 62 now, to 65 by 2018, so as to ensure that the older workers will have enough savings to last them through their golden years. In my opinion, there is absolutely a need for the Government to put in place schemes to protect Singaporeans, who are living longer lives, or else repercussions will be aplenty. Yes, I could imagine all the tedious and tiring work hours that I would have to endure till 65 before being able to get a good sum of money for my retirement, but I believe that this “painful” move is definitely essential to secure a better life for myself when I become old.

In my opinion, Government seeks to encourage more Singaporeans to work longer so as to have a more fulfilling life, and to play a more active role in contributing to the society. Putting myself in the elderly shoes, I understand that many might think that the Government wants them to work like a horse for Singapore for their entire life. Although I am not old now, and may not fully understanding the troubles of being physically less active, I believe that many people would still want to play a part for Singapore in whatever way they can, regardless of age differences, and understand the Government’s efforts in making Singapore a more inclusive society.

In conclusion, I understand that there are limitations to my complete understanding of the current ageing situation and the effectiveness of these policies proposed by the Government due to my tender age and lack of experienced, but I believe I can gain more insights by asking and listening to people who have gone through more than me. It may be true that not all policies will make everybody happy, but I strongly believe that our Government is doing its best to make Singapore a great home to call, and a City of Possibilities for all.

Fifth Article Review (Environmental)

2007-08-27T07:50:00.000+08:00

Fifth Article Review (Environmental Issues):
"Better" rice for all

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/865000/images/_865946_rice.jpg

Newslink - "Fighting climate change grain by grain"

Newslink - "Biofortified rice set to improve life for millions"

I always like to deliberate on my bowl of rice before dinner. The more I think about it, the more unique I find it. It is really something special, something that millions of people grow and harvest as a mean to survive, something that millions of fortunate people like me, eat as a commodity. However, I also realised that it is something that millions of poor and hungry people need to fill up their stomachs.

I understand the how tough it is to be a rice farmer, having to worry about extreme weather destroying one’s crops and harvest, and having to worry about losing one’s livelihood. I could also imagine how pitiful a boy in the developing country could be, being malnourished because he does not have enough nutrients to grow up healthily.

In India, rainfall patterns have shifted in the past five to seven years, “reducing rice production by up to 3 per cent”. Extreme weather conditions like cyclones or droughts are also reducing rice harvests worldwide. In an effort to “fight climate change grain by grain”, scientists worldwide had worked overtime to create and breed new rice varieties that are more resilient to extreme weather, and contains more essential nutrients that humans need, such as zinc and vitamin A.

Taking the viewpoint as a farmer, I would applaud the scientists’ effort and achievements for creating new breeds of rice that are less vulnerable to bad weather, and helping me to secure a better harvest to feed my family. If I was a boy who is suffering malnourishment in a developed country due to the lack of proper food and nutrients, I would be glad that the scientists had created these new breeds of rice that can aid me in my healthy growth. Also, as a Government official of a rice-producing state, I would definitely welcome these new breeds of rice as they would ensure that my rice industry is more stable and can generate more avenues.

However in my opinion, all these acts of conducting in-depth research and using sophisticated technology to create new breeds of rice that are better in quality holds a greater and more meaningful purpose. All these, I believe, reflect a move taken by scientists in wanting to make a more significant and greater difference to the environment and our society, and personally, I think this is a great step-forward for humanity. The use of Science in this case, definitely serves its intrinsic purpose of being “a study of knowledge for the betterment of Mankind”.

Although I might not fully understand the worries of green-groups, such as Greenpeace, of these breeds of transgenic rice “sowing variants in the environment in an unpredictable and uncontrollable way” and causing great damage to the environment, I can definitely read up more to gain a better understanding of this issue.

All in all, I believe we can and should make a difference to the environment, like the scientists, in ways that we can by not wasting food and resources. However, I believe I should start by finishing my bowl of rice before my mum scolds me again.

A new day..

2007-08-18T17:41:00.000+08:00

Hey hey! Finished Guitar Exco interview today.. It was really quite scary. Never mind about that, what done cannot be undone. ANYWAY, I got caught in the super heavy rain today, while going to collect the poster that we've done! Fortunately, no damage was done to it. =)

I guess I've not much to say today, there's a lot of work for me to do.. Cya then!

Interesting stuff...

2007-08-17T22:44:00.000+08:00

Hey.. Sorry for not updating for a few days. I guess it had been VERY hectic for me, given that I've been sleeping consistently at around 1am-4am for my RE (which I'll elaborate later) and History project (which I'm very grateful that I managed to finish in time...).

Our Moot Parliament debates ended on Wednesday 15th August. I guess we really tried our best for it and we're proud of our own efforts. Although, I THOUGHT we didn't do that well at that time. Well.. I guess I thought wrong. Against all odds, we managed to achieve Best Government Team, and Runners-up for Best Bill, and earned the Challenge Trophy for RI! =)

This is a great milestone for myself I guess.. MPP provided me with much invaluable experience that will follow me for the rest of my life. Hope I can work again with my RE team next year! Other than that, I'm happy that I've finished 2 CCTs this week. :)

I guess that's all for my spamming today.. Hope you'll have a nice weekend, and energy to tackle your everyday... (Hope I've the energy to tackle my Guitar Exco interview tmr.. Hmm...)

Cya then!

Meaningful quote..

2007-08-13T20:45:00.000+08:00

Here's a cool quote that I got today from my friend.. Hope this inspires you.

"Man have enough energy to tackle one day, and that is today. It is the frustrations of the yesterdays and the worries of the tomorrows which cause us to be unable to tackle the only day that we can and should be tackled, that is, today."

DMP Module

2007-08-09T23:13:00.000+08:00

I took 48 hours of DMP! (Considered quite little) Reason for this: Wanna take more time to study for EOYs, which I hope I can achieve. Anyway, I just realised how hard it is to combine 2 maps using photoshop. BUT, I did it! :D

If the effort I put in didn't pay off, I'm so gonna do sth about it. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!! Quite sad that I didn't manage to see the National Day Parade this year.. Went out to eat with my family at Orchidville (I doubt anyone knows where that is.. hehe).

That's all for today I guess, thanks for reading my blog.. This few weeks will be tiring and exceptionally stressing, but I'll continue to do my best!

がんばります！

X-Country!!

2007-08-03T20:39:00.000+08:00

Today = X-Country. X-Country = 4.2km of running. 4.2km of running = Fun, but very tiring. (Especially in the HOT HOT HOT sun)

Haha... I think I did quite okay for Cross-country today, given that the weather was really BURNING. However, I think I could've done better to get 1 more point for Morrison! Yea! Anyway, Morrison Debates has been postponed AGAIN to next Tuesday. That is not good, but I've to accept it.. More importantly, these few weeks will be very very busy. History and SS assignment, Chem and Bio CCT, MPP debates! All in a span of 2 weeks. (Y)

Enough of ranting.. I better go study or something.. Bye. =)

Slowly..

2007-08-02T22:57:00.001+08:00

YAY. I'm in Interact Club! Finally joined it, after missing the recruitment drive in February.. Anyway, thanks for reading my (dead) blog. It was about 20 days since i posted eh? HMMMM... Sorry for the short post, it'll increase in quality and quantity soon. =)

Debates

2007-07-13T21:04:00.000+08:00

I guess I've to improve on my debates skills. I was nervous and that really caused me to screw up something that I should've done much, much better. Haiz.. What to do? But gonna go Malaysia tmr for my uncle's birthday dinner on Sat.

Fortunately there's not many homework for this weekend, so it'll be easier for me. I guess that's all for today. Thanks for reminding me to update! =)

Kbox

2007-06-28T20:43:00.000+08:00

I realised that I like singing! Lol.. Went Kbox today, and guess wat.. Yee Siang is damn pro at singing! Pity leonard didn't get to come, if not he'll sing very well too.. This days my post are quite short, hope u dun mind. Cya!

School reopening..

2007-06-24T19:52:00.000+08:00

School is reopening... And it is tomorrow. A whole new term of excitement and challenges? Hope it'll be fun and cool...

Zhuo Yang's Birthday

2007-06-21T23:51:00.000+08:00

A short post since it's so late... I must say today was fun, eventful, inspiring and a little disappointing. Fun because my RE group celebrated my friend, Zhuo Yang's, birthday. Eventful because we did a lot of RE! =) Inspiring because I read a very interesting book regarding teenagers and I finally realised that being positive, encouraging, upbeat and confident will help me a lot in my life, and I must say I've learnt a lot. Lastly, a little disappointing because the class outing that I've planned did not materialise.. Haiz, it's a bit sad but life goes on!

Tomorrow will be a better day.. Cya then!

Class Outing

2007-06-19T13:14:00.000+08:00

Class outing isn't such a success after all.. only 15/33 is going. What to do? I'm just a little disappointed. However, we'll still make the best out of this! YEA! For now, it's just studying and mugging and "homeworking" before the holiday is over.. Haiz, time pass really fast when you're having fun.

This is a very short post, sorry for it. I gtg le, bye!

Back in SG!

2007-06-12T22:48:00.000+08:00

YO! I'm back in Singapore! Went to HK for a few days, so didn't update again. HK was really a very cool place.. But it's a little late to post on my trip now, so I think I'll just elaborate on sth else.

Today on the MRT, I heard 3 girls blasting the song “本来” on their handphones and started singing like no one's business... Then after that when a man asked them to lower their volume, they just shouted a lot of vulgarities. Hmm, isn't that interesting? I think it really reflects how "cool" Singaporeans are. Maybe it's time to change eh?

Perhaps it's me who was not brave enough to speak up. I think I dun deserve to complain so much.

Enough of ranting, so how are your school holidays so far? Fun? Eventful? Or chao-busy? Hope you're at least enjoying your rest then... Will seriously try to make a super long post on my HK trip! Cya then...

Charity Drive for Lion's Home for the Elderly

2007-06-06T19:26:00.000+08:00

OMG. I'm so sry for stoning and being extremely lazy, to not post a new entry. Well, here's a short post for today! I went to City Hall MRT station at 12.30 and started by picking up an empty metal can with 4 full sheets of stickers... In the end, I managed to return back a full can of money with only 1 sheet of sticker left! I felt a sense of accomplishment man! XD

This is actually my first time doing a flag day for CIP. I guess it's quite an enriching experience to actually say "Excuse me Sir/Ma'am, would you like to donate to the Lion's Home for the Elderly?" for over 300 times? O.o

I also saw many interesting stuff, like a guy taking a sticker and pasted it on his forehead and whenever a canner (which is me) walks close to him, he just points at his forehead and walks off smiling. And guess what, there are even people who say they didn't carry any money with them when i asked whether they wanted to donate! How cool is that? Fancy not bringing ANY money with you when you come to City Hall... >.<

But still, I think there's a few lessons to bring back home after this trip. (And some advice for canning in the future...)

1. Must be humble and smile all the time when you ask for a donation, and when you're rejected, smile again and say "Thank you very much sir/ma'am."

2. Enjoy your journey around the place that you're supposed to ask for donation, go around places and try to make new friends...

3. Ignore advice for not asking for donations in front of MRT stations. They are the best place for spamming! (Oops, i did that... =D)

That's about all then... Hey, I managed to post a long entry! Haha.. Thanks for wasting your time to read this post. :)

Cya soon!

Fourth Article Review (Teenager issues)

2007-05-19T14:05:00.000+08:00

Fourth Article Review (Teenager issues):
Elitism in school

From: http://niftyken.stanford.edu/gallery/d/14416-2/elitism.jpg

Taken from The Straits Times, Friday 18th May 2007, Students of top schools worry more about elitism

Elitism. Is it true that Singapore is becoming an “elitist society”? Many teenagers today regard others who are academically strong or graduated from top universities as members of the elite. However, what does being an elite mean? I strongly believe that this issue has a great impact on my life, and possibly many other teenagers’ too, and therefore wish to understand different people’s view on this.

Many people view us, students in RI, as elites of Singapore and that we have an unfair advantage in terms of opportunities and resources over others. In my opinion, this is the root of the many arguments on why people think that we are arrogant and that we discriminate against those who are not in the so-called “elitist group” leading to some people who are from more humble backgrounds to feel neglected and think that they are not being treated fairly by the society. But, is it true that Singapore is much more inclined towards those who belong to the elite, and ignores all other people in the nation?

Despite all the conflicting views, I still think that our country tries to give everyone an opportunity to excel in whatever we do by providing a common starting ground for everyone, and that is compulsory education. It is a matter of hard work and conviction that one puts into whatever he is doing that decides his or her future. Nonetheless, I strongly agree with PM Lee that we should not only attribute our success to our hard work and strengths but also remember what our family, friends and society had done for us.

Standing in the position of students from non-elite schools, I agree that Singapore “seems” to be more accommodating for the elites as they are the ones who usually get a higher pay, and better jobs in our society. However, I still think that there are some elitist behaviour, like the looking down on those who are not as good as us in some ways, that shouldn’t be tolerated even in the view as an elite, because it strains our society’s fabric and will cause unhappiness and disparity among us. Now, upon taking a stand as an outsider looking upon our society’s make-up, I think that more can be done to give more opportunities for everyone, for example the implementing of more programmes in “non-elite” schools by the Ministry of Education.

However, given that I am still part of the “elite”, I may have views which were more inclined towards policies that are more beneficial to me, and that may have clouded my judgement on certain issues. Nonetheless, I still believe that acting on my knowledge as a student, in one of the top schools in Singapore, who is having education here, and asking my friends from other schools about their individual opinions on elitism in Singapore, can help me obtain a more mature and meaningful insights on this issue of Elitism in our society, especially in school.