hey all!
how's everyone?
been a couple of days since my last entry(:
and oh yeah,
HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!

that's the best man!
not because i get to slack,
but for the fact that i don't have to get up at freaking early timing to go to school!
and i can study at ease! (i truly mean it i swear!)



haven't had much happenings lately.
a quick sum up.



Wed&Thurs

usual boring sch day.
can't expect much can I?
haha.
was looking out for her.
but i guess luck isn't on my side yeah.
30 more days to seeing her...
can't help but to think of her...

Friday

had GP paper.
no idea how it'll be like when the results are out.
but passage 2 was seriously smth i can't really understand!
Essay was pretty ok i find.(:




Saturday

had dinner with my dad's colleagues at Maru Korean BBQ.
it was great!
and damn,
that area, Muhammed Sultan Road (Smth like that) where the restaurant i went was situated,
is packed with all the finest restaurant with the greatest ambience that i've been looking for!
im so gonna dine at that place when my horrendous papers have ended!



Today

pretty bored.
that explains why im here!
haha.
it's my day to relax and chill(:




shall be returning to school tomorrow,
to mark the start of my mugging days till the end of A levels.
the typical life of a Junior College student.


anw, something to engage all of you.
My father's colleagues and i were chatting on the other day back, (his family are korean, including him).
he was mentioning that his kids were in kindergarden, and he was astonished by what he saw in the nursery.
In fact, this is already such a common sight to all of us,
but it shows how much the society is changing now.

what he described was,

he saw his kids, sitting with some 20 other kids on tables and chairs, and a teacher teaching using the blackboard.


i bet most of you are with wide-opened eyes and reading at my entry with disbelief now.
but i swear, that was what he said.

let's think back.
when we were about 5-6 years old, what were we doing in nursery?
or in fact, what were we doing?
how about generations above us, like our parents?

i daresay, most spent their time outdoors, playing to their fill,
enjoying every minute and second of their childhood.
but look at the kids today,
i really sympathise them.

not much to be said anymore,
i guess all of you have your own ideas.

think about it yeah.
15 years down the road,
When you have your own child, what will be your decisions?

Chem spa Physics spa,
you're officially off my list! (:




glad that the horrendous spa skill A is over on mon!
i swear i had been dreaming of iodine vapour, sodium thiosulphate previously,
followed by bows, arrows and efficiency!





with left than half a year to go,
there's no time for any other distractions ehs.




However, being a human,
coupled that we're living in such an insane world today,
it'll be quite a feat for us to remain sane.
can I accomplish that?
only time will tell.


the scene at the staircase today,
it keeps replaying over and over again in my mind.
what a bad time to bump into her..
but certainly im praying for a positive ans.
best of luck to you guys too!

NYBMT's bbq night yesterday spells F-U-N!


we provided 250 bucks worth of food and service, hahaha.
and the forfeits,
batam-style~

bmt members will know what it means(:




shan't elaborate much.
it should be kept in where it belongs(:


Cheers.

and finally the long awaited weekends is here!
been stuck at home since 5 pm today.
stuck on books.




been blog hopping for like the past 5 minutes.
saw this blog of a friend's friend that's titled the irony of life.
this title struck me, had me thinking for quite a moment.

Had we always presume life to be good, thats why when things get harder, we say that it's ironic?



personally,
at least till now, im leading quite a good life and dont really expect it to be any much better
(perhaps just an aspect of it which i really dread to have)

given our age and years living thus far,
what have we got written in our book to say life's difficult?
in the journey of life,
i would say we're still greenhorns/freshmen.

many more years await,
and we've gotta just keep on facing it head on and carrying on with it.
full of ups and downs, that's a component of life.
it just aint right that we starting screaming

"ahhs dammit! life's running me down!"

every moment we're met with some sort of an obstacle.


i mean, yeah, it's natural reaction, of course
nobody will argue against that,
but much complain don't really provide remedies to the problem, isn't it?
we've just got to learn along the way.


but thus far, experiences i had taught several really important lessons.

*No one's perfect.

simple as it may sound, but how true it is.
for the fact that we're imperfect, we do make mistakes as we journey on.
at times, effects are devastating.
at times, it doesn't really hurt.

but no matter what,
we can't blame a man forever for his mistakes, for he is imperfect.
and perhaps, that's what make us human.

without imperfection, how are we able to see the perfection within one?


seeing this,
forgive and forget was then re-enforced within me.



**There will seldom be a situation in life you can satisfy both sides at the same time.


a quick and easy example.
You're caught in an argument between 2 good friends.
how many times had you been able to really break them apart and appeased both sides at the same time?
*laugh*


that goes the same for our normal daily lives as well.
often we're torn apart in between our desires, our visions and our goals.
and often we've tried to tell ourselves we'll be able to attain and sustain both.
but time to time, we're told straight in the face by life that

"look dude, it's just not as easy as you think".


but then again,
many times we're just unable to let go of either sides.
it takes a whole lot of courage and effort to let go of one.
what other choices do we have, other than to prioritise?



however, bad as it may sound, once we set our priorities out
then we know what we really want in life,
and many times we're often grateful than not for doing that, don't we? (:
just think of this,


if you had chosen your studies over your gf/bf a year ago, will you be how sweet you are today?

if you had let go of your personal commitments over school work 2 years ago, would you have great friends you had today?



subconciously,
we've been doing so many things which we had never realised how great/important they were.


You may think life's a task,
but the little suprises it had in store for us make it all worthwhile.

sup folks.
finally, a part of Chemistry for A level is down.
Skill A, that is.


took the examination during a hot tuesday noon.
frankly, it was plain regurgitation, but that took a hell lot of brain cells.
at least it's over.
next up,
Physics Skill A.


preparation for that starts tomorrow.
somehow, i just dont feel right these few days.
have no idea,
it's just that i dont feel like myself.
there seems to be another mind in my mind
*sigh*

no idea what's becoming of me.
at least, the workload for these few days seem somehow lighter
for the fact that

*maths - was "forced" to complete the tutorial way before hand.

*chem - completed most of it, left only a part of nitrogen compounds.

what's worrying is physics.
it just seems that there's a system in my mind/body that refrains me from touching that assignment=.=



had a chat with a friend today in the library in sch.
it's not hard to realise how little time we are left with till A levels.
a rough approximation of about 168 days left.

the pressure's setting in.
and i still have no way of handling it now.
i need to force myself into this really focused, unmovable, can't-be-shaken mugger state real soon,
otherwise i'll be a classic example of a goner.

I haven't forget my target of 4As for A level (inclusive of PW).
I need to attain that target.



there've been many moments i nearly crumbled,
with all the wild and tedious distractions coming in at me.
but then again, this phrase i remembered,
it serves as my pillar till so far.

"The walls are there, to differentiate those who REALLY want it, and those who want it." - Randy Pausch



takecare folks.



P.S : Im stuck on this korean drama call Boys over flowers.
P.P.S : The settings for the drama, it's breath-taking.
P.P.P.S : Before you start sniggering and laughing at me, try watching it.

hey folks.
it's me again.
my posts are getting more and more regular ehs.
*laughs*


anyway,
when i was having trouble sleeping yesterday night,
i recalled how things were when i first stepped into college.
still a freshman then,
the start of a college life was a whole new experience for me.
memories of things that happened were still fresh in my mind,
as if it just happened days or maybe weeks before.



now im coming to the end of my college life,
in about another 6 months time.
fast?
a year had just passed like that.

Time and tide waits for no man.

One of the many cliché quotations that have been used through the decades.

simple, yet so true.

and i guess,

it's because of the fact that it's so true,

everything is in such a fast pace nowadays.

look around you people.

especially every morning.

how many do you see brushing past you in a haste?

how many have you seen busy talking on the phone even in the midst of meals and breaks?

important as it may be,

but people, we should slow down our clock.

in this pace,

you guys would have been missing out all the fun, laughter and all the little things in life!

try this.

from this day onwards,

if you see yourself rushing again,

working yourself through the day and let each day pass by just as it is,

slow down,

take a deep breath,

and take a look around you.

look at that man who's waiting for the train just like you are, yet constantly looking at his watch and drips of sweat down his face.

look at that man smoking near the bus stop, huffing and puffing every now and then, walking to and fro as he waits for the bus.

then, look at the kid who has his book out, reading as he sits in the train, with a wide smile on his face, fascinated by the book that engaged him.

look at the group/pairs who are chatting with each other merrily, with sounds of laughter heard every now and then.

little things happen in our life.

little it may seem,

but the joy and peace it brings is unmeasurable.

appreciate them,

you'll find yourself in a whole new world.

Cheers(:

yo folks!
2nd post of the day!
just got back from the mall.
caught the movie Angels&Demons




a little intro first.

the film tells the story of a dominant religion in Vatican (in the movie), Catholics.
The people had always have strong faith in the preachings.
However, a group begs to differ. The Illuminati. They chose science and technology over religion.
They believe science and tech was the origin of human life, rather than God (as believed by the Catholics)
The 2 went on to enforce and prove their stands in the ancient Vatican, yet the battle only to find its way into the modern world today, when a new Pope is about to be selected after the death of the predecessor.
Illuminati threatens to destroy Vatican and demolish the church, with a material named anti-matter, product of Science and tech, yet only to Professor Langdon (Tom Hanks) in its way.
Who will win the final battle?


the movie was great! (duration around 140min)
frankly speaking, for me i thought the movie is a good catch.
it's definitely worth the money you paid for it!

1st impression of it was the usual mystery film with bits of cool action and graphics.
but it proves me wrong.
I've nothing to complain about the plot!
Many moments i were held in suspense, trying to figure out the mystery.

not only that, the movie teachs us an important quality that we should uphold in this modern world.
Mutual respect, ( in the context, it was about religion and science and tech)
we're going to move into an era where religion and science and technology shall thrive alongside.

Religions have flaws, because us humans have flaws.

what appeals to me is the twist the director added on to close the story.
such a simple, used-to-be-commonly-used technique
yet so effective.
it took the movie to a whole new level i would say(:

what you waiting for?
Go catch it now!(:




aft the movie was a chatting session over the food with the friend on mine who i caught the movie with(:

been long since we last shared our views and thoughts.
a great time it was.
all i could say it,


Live life happy(:



Cheers!

hey folks!
signed myself up for this nuffnang ads thing today!
if i one day my pockets are tight and i decided to put up click ads,
do help me to click like crazy yeah!
thanks a bunch!
i'll be grateful beyond words =D




so anw,
to ALL NANYANG JC STUDENTS OUT THERE.

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT
BOOK COLLEGE LIBRARY'S DISCUSSION ROOM 2 UNLESS YOU HAVE YOUR JACKET WITH YOU.
THE AIR CON IS FREEZING COLD IN THERE!
so unless you love being chilled alive, refrain from entering without extra clothes!
haha.


Cheers(:

dang!
something pissed me off totally when i was returning home from school that made me have this urge to blog now,
instead of doing tutorial.
(it's not an excuse!)


well, today had been rather fine.
stayed in school for a floorball competition.
managed to fight till the quarter, before we were knocked out by another team.

then i thought it's about time to return home for some long desired rest.
so as i reached amk, i went up to the platform (with ron)
i was totally stunned by the crowd infront of me!

Apparently, smrt says that for some reason there's a disruption of train service from amk to yishun.
stoned there for like 10 min before we decided to get out to get a cab.
guess what.
everyone was flagging for cab like crazy.
queues at taxi stands were so long that you might think that there's a concert there=.=
end up, taking train to orchard for cab.



and at orchard, ron did smth ass funny.
all the passerby were like staring at him.
i was like laughing so hard!
and we were wearing school related shirt=.=
ohh great.


Look at the pic below.
that was how packed it is!

hey there peeps.
i've created a new livejournal account.
Reason being?
im kind of sick of blogger.


yet at the same time,
blogger seems quite fun as compared.
let's see how things goes.

My livejournal.


Cheers(:

alright.
second post of the day.
with a gap less than 1hour.
HAHAHA.

i should be studying
but hell no,
i end up looking at my second blog's archives.

it's real fun reading through it.
sometimes,
when we think back of our past actions
we burst out laughing, or smiling.
like what i did just now.

to see what had bothered me back then
what had made me laughed
what had made me fall into sorrow
what had made me furious
what had made me troubled


compared to now,
though there're still some similarities
i've seen how much i've came through.

some things had changed for the better
but some for the worst.

Looking back,
i could feel that joy/happiness within my post,within the words
the simple yet true feeling of joy.

looking at my posts now,
i dont think i can find it anymore.
sad?


i rather think that
as we get older
we come to face more problems
more things start to bother us
more things start to get more important to us

that we start to lose that simple joy/ that little kid we have in each and everyone of us.

it's all part of growing up.
isn's it?

after all, things come with prices.
and some
it comes with hefty prices..

sup people.
how's ya break so far?
Mine's been doing fine! (:
and i have another day to go
tomorrow!
Cheers~


anw, came back to blog because i was too bored.
don't really have much in mind
and i dont really know what to write either
given the fact that i dont have a single idea who comes here and who does not =/
but at least now i know there's a mate of mine who does visit often(:

so, a good news for everyone first (though it's a bit outdated)

Mas Selamat is caught!

and


Singapore's Pandemic Alert Level drops from Orange to Yellow tmr!
(Sorry folks, i left Yellow as pale orange because the it'll simply be too bright if i left it in yellow.)


these 2 pieces of news spells joy doesn't it?(:
Let's hope for a greater good news ( i.e. we're out of the crunch) in time to come!




anw,
i've just deleted away what i had been typing for the past 20 minutes or so =.=
it just felt so plain and boring..
damn, i need a bloody good and wide range of vocab to really spice all this up!


btw, what i was typing just now.
it's about Sleeping.
this article i read off newsweek,
states that


a group of people who sat for a memory test
proved that after they memorise/study and took a break to sleep, while some didn't, those who slept remembered better than those who didn't.
Cool huh?

The Human body's amazing.
speaking of that.
go watch this documentary named Man Vs Wild.

it's damn nice, i assure you.
all about survival in the wild.
The man's called Bear Grylls.
(If im not wrong)


Critics have been slamming the doc. for being a phoney
as well as Bear.
But still, i think the doc. is great, and it's something really worth watching.
No matter what, that job he has, it's still quite a feat for him to do all that.

If you are so against him, calling him a fake, then try doing what he did(:
Prove me, and i'll shut up.


Sometimes, words just seem to come out of our mouth without going through our brains.
Yes, that happened to me, i admit that.
No one's perfect.
The thing is to learn from it after that.
Cases and cases i had seen, people start criticising and slamming each other for this and that,
but seldom they realise they had committed the same foolish behaviour in the process.


It's not what you're underneath,
but what you do that defines you.


i totally agree with it.
(:



dammit.
i think one of those infatuations of mine is acting up again=.=
girls.
a source of joy, yet trouble at the same time.

and so.
A div ended on a good note,
with a victorious match over PJC.


and that,
marks the end of my JC life badminton path.
a year ago when i was anticipating for this day to come
i thought i would feel extremely happy when it finally arrive.
but then again
at this moment when this day arrives
a wave of mixed feelings swept over me.

I don't deny i feel happy that finally it's over
but at the same time, i couldn't help experiencing sorrow within my heart.
a feeling of can't bear to let go.

as any warrior would have called it

those two above, are my faithful weapons/servants who accompanied me all along.

*laugh*

together, we lost, we conquered, we overcomed.

it's time i put them to rest.

who knows when they will be called out to serve their purpose again?

(:

the following are dedications to NYBMT(:

First of all,

allow me to start with the Man who brought us through this 2 years.

To Coach Robert Han :

Coach, deep from my heart, i say a big THANK YOU to you. You've brought me to a new level which i've nvr attained before. From a player who only knew how to smash and uses brute force, you taught me the techniques to create, create and create. Definitely i've benefit a great deal from your coaching and advice these 2 years. If not for you, i wouldn't be playing my game today.

Thank you(:

Next up,

the Teachers in charge,

To Mr Loo and Ms Lee :

Teachers, i thank both of you for your continuous guidance. The first year wasn't a easy year yet you stood by us and brought the whole team together again. I know we must have created a whole load of headache and troubles for both of you, but both of you never lose faith in us and continue supporting us. Thank you(:

NOW...

TO ALL THE J2s OF NYBMT (Yilong included):

HEY GUYS! Thanks for the 2 great years together! Though the first year we kick off quite badly, but im glad it's all over and we've moved on from there. I seriously had a great time training with all of you. Imagine how bored training would have been if it weren't for all of you. and of course, our batam trip! What happened in the hotel room yeah!(:

Im sure all of us had a splendid time this year. Though both teams did not make it into where we had hope to, but we have definitely accomplished something in life and we haven't had last year.

The runs we did..

the drills we survived..

the matches we played..

the moments we shared..

these are things i wouldn't trade for anything, believe it or not. Now it marks the end of the chapter of our badminton life here in NYJC, but hey guys,

this is not the just the end, but the beginning of another!

With the A div behind us, let's all work hard together now for the A levels yeah!

We shall gather together again the next year, on the stage when we receive our cert(:

Thanks everyone!

Lastly, not forgetting

The J1s:

Hey people. Though the time i shared with all of you have been really quite limited, but the addition of you guys into the team seriously made a difference. We had much fun together(: Now that the time for me, this old J2, has passed, it's time you guys take over and make a difference.

Im sure you guys can achieve what we have not accomplished this year. Let's all work hard, train hard and play hard together alright?

Cheers!

*phew*

thats about it i guess.

it's really difficult to just part and leave like that.

I used to complain how late i reach home etc etc

but now it just feels weird to not have trainings anymore on mon thurs and fri.

This is life, we have no choice but to bear with it yeah..

i hate partings, but i have no control over it...

oh yeah,

my friends out there,

if you happen to be reading

just wish to say that these few days i may appear to be more emotional

more hot tempered etc etc

all this partings etc have just disrupted my mood and my system

so...

yeah.

my mood ain't v stable.

so yeah.

Sorry if I do offend you guys somehow these few days yeah.

Thanks for understanding.

Lastly,

though i've made dedications here

i have no idea what are the chances that they will be read off.

I'm not someone who are very good with words

or expressing my feelings openly,

especially to groups of people like teachers, coaches and even those who i like.

so..

i seriously pray that

somehow, those words i wrote above

will magically travel to the ears of those who they should belong to.

*laughs*

thats all.

Ciaos!

Takecare(:

P.S : A piece of good news, if things go on smoothly, by monday, Singapore's Pandemic Alert Level will be back at Yellow.

Let's all pray hard for all this to cease yeah!

ironically
i wasn't too elated about me passing my physics test today.
all along it had remained at a grade S or so
yet today i managed to scrape a D.


like i said,
suprisingly i spent the rest of the day in solemn and silence.
how great.



just when i thought things are going well
it starts crashing down again.
never harbour too much hope ehs?
screw everything.


Decisions.
They were never easy.



If given a choice,
i wouldn't want to be given a choice at times.

At times, we hold back the words we want to say,
for the fear of losing the person we hold dear once we said it.

Yet in the our heart a struggle surfaced.
For if we keep the words to ourselves,
no way there is for the one we treasure to know.



Fear vs Love

Tell or not to tell?

hey there peeps.
bet all of you are taking a break in the midst of this may day right?
do rest well yeah.
a short break from the hectic life that all of us are leading.




was reading the newspaper a while ago.
and seriously, every piece of news is just telling me how this world has transformed into a worse-than-before state.
let's just do a count.
out of 10 news, i see at least 7 that are negative news.


First thing first.
Singapore has cranked up her pandemic alert level from yellow to orange.
that doesn't look good does it?
but in a positive light,
we are preparing ourselves for what might be possible to happen.

but let's think back.
approximately about a year ago, what do we have?
Avian Flu.

Now,
Swine Flu.

what could be next?
definitely, i hope that after this nth much will appear again.
But people might just start slamming me for being naive, right?


On a side note,
i applaud the Singapore Government, Ministry of Health for their quick to react measures and safety precautions they have put in place.
Let's all keep this practices up yeah.


Next point,
wars, political unrest, killings everywhere.

Pakistan, Afghanistan etc etc.
and from today's news, a university shooting in Baku, Azerbaijan.


It'll be overestimation of myself to judge all this and to claim i am right,
but what's with all this?
The world is chaotic enough with the economic crisis and now the outbreak of the swine flu,
which might prove to be a pandemic.

FYI, a flu virus that broke out in 1918-1919, it killed 40million people worldwide.

Though experts have assured that the current flu has nowhere near that capacity,
but imagine the horror a flu can bring about?

then to add on,
we have all the political issues going on.

As an individual, i can't do anything but to just feel sadden by the events of such happening around the world.




Mankind has seriously changed so much, haven't we?
Looking back, i daresay back then the generations are now faced with as much problems as we have today.
Progress come with a price huh?

i still feel that all this happening, we have no one to blame but the changing mindsets of us humans.

Will we, one day, have the courage to turn back the pendulum, and go back to what things were a hundred years ago, even if it means the giving up of our progress?


However,
despite all these that are happening around the world,
i believe all of us should still live on with a positive mindset and attitude everyday.
If one continues to carry the pessimism and negativity in you,
imagine how painful it can be just to live through everyday?

Think positive people.
and lastly,


borrowed from Professor Moody in JK Rowling's Harry Potter series,
let us all live in "Constant Vigilance".
take care people.

Ciaos.