WAS AWESOME. Like what Nelson & Mary Ann said, we started out with lotsa misunderstandings and fought went against one another before everything kickstarted but everything else got better after CGs & I guess the experience is just amazing.
A for Awesome A for Arts A for Amazing A for A01 :D
thanks lil ones, youve been the loveliest CG Ive ever seen & I kinda wish I was part of your class.. :D but it's okay! Knowing Ive made a difference to your JC lives is suffice so study hard (And I really wish they could see this) But oh well today's the last day & Im already missing them.
Hope we can hang out during breaks etc tgthr :D

So on this note, it means school work's gonna be a lot more hectic, almost everything's gonna be a killjoy but for future's sake, anything will do (and i have to be a good role model to 1A01!)

.....:) I hope I can do it (;

Im so tired, very tired of homework!!! (As much as I know it's beneficial for me, I still don't like doing it. I prefer studying so much better D:)
Oh well, photojournalism sounds like it's gonna be tedious yet deriving the little fun outta it can be looked forward to too. Hm school's looking good so far and I really enjoy lessons (minus homework!) cos of the intellectual discussions. In GP History Lit Econs. I feel blessed with knowledge when in class and I truly hope I can take something (or everything) outta it and be a much more knowledgable person. :) (No it's not for the exams though I know I have to go thru that A-lvl shit.) Ah well Im gonna turn in soon it's not early anymore :C
p.s. my phone's pretty awesome with QuickOffice as an Application. I can type Econs revision notes while on-the-go, like while waiting for the bus to reach school or something really mundane which I can't wait to get out of. Heh, did market failure notes yesterday, pretty successful yay :)
and yeah i need to get more pretty pictures on my dad's laptop. hehehe
oh shucks PT tomorrow Imma die, <15min how to?? valeriesucksatrunning91 is a fact (and it increases my freakin metabolism ive to do extra weights & squats to make sure i dont lose more weight. am so frustrated. i dont have energy anymoreeeeeee.)

Happy 13th :)
Today, spent time at Cathay and PS. Sushi was good. Ill never, in my life, get sick of spicy salmon, ebi, salmon avocado, ikura & salmon belly. How to resist!?!?
And then the boys came! & intended to eat Ben & Jerry's but decided money could be spent better and so went off to PS' Cafe Cartel instead, impromptu decision, but yummmz. Waffle with ice cream & banana w awesome caramel sauce all over. SO GOOD :D
But then my teeth ached luh missed outon salmon skin today, what a pity right :(
Macaroni, lor mee for lunch tomorrow. Hungry now!

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Xinmin is proud to announce that we have achieved laudable results for the GCE O Level exams!

More than 96.6% of our Sec 4 Express pupils qualify for entry to junior colleges. The cohort has done extremely well in comparison to the national average, especially in terms of the quality of the grades. Several subjects have reflected distinctions which range from 20% to 40% above national averages. These subjects include English Language, Higher Chinese Language, Higher Malay Language, Combined Humanities, History, Literature in English, Mathematics D, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Science (Physics/Chemistry). Of particular note is History where we scored an astounding 100% A1s!

We saw Voon Siew Lian of 402 scoring 10 A1s, doing us exceedingly proud! Hot on her heels are her classmates from 402, Li Jia Yang, Li Zhu, Meng Yue and Nicholas Khaw, all of whom scored 9 A1s each. We also had 9 students with 8 A1s, 9 students with 7 A1s and 17 students who achieved 6 A1s.

Our Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) students also performed creditably, with 20.83% and 80.56% of our Sec 5 NA students who are eligible for entry to junior colleges and polytechnics respectively. Several subjects also fared well against national standards. Tan Yue Li of 501 also did very well to attain an L1B4 of 6.

Student and staff in Xinmin will continue to strive collaboratively to grow from strength to strength in the years ahead!

Congratulations to our O Level Class of 2009!

(eh 100% A1s is scary leh.)

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I went for SMUCO's performance, Melange today. I really enjoyed the performance... and at the same time it made me miss the joy of performing so much. This is something that I can never feel in CJGZ and this is why I have pulled out of the chinese new year performance. I found something on Elvia's blog that really explains how I feel because we have been taught by the same admirable teacher.

i learnt music in an environment which can never tolerate any error or any other nonsense. We'd already be shouted till we cry like babies, pull our ears and elbows straight, knuckles hit with wooden ruler, hand and any part in pain and the list goes on.  (http://via-vodkagal.diaryland.com/)

This was how we learnt how to strive for excellence. It is not that I am being arrogant or not understanding when I complain about the standards in CJGZ. They aren't even serious about getting to know it. And because I like chinese music so much, I feel that they degrade it and it kills me inside to feel that way. The worst thing is that I cannot do anything about this.

I don't want people to treat this 21 stringed instrument like a joke because it means so much to me even though I might not be as good as people like Elvia. Do you, the person who does not know music beyond the mainstream english pop, understand this or not? And I guess I am already resigned to the fact that I can never find an ensemble as close to the heart and committed as Xinmin Guzheng Ensemble.


(http://1073notes.blogspot.com)

Finally, a fan in my room. I hope my aircon's gonna be fixed soon. Imagine the heat I had to endure the first night I was back from HK. !@£$%&*^ anw LW's back from Macau! We're now comparing our trips. LOL.

Ive been checking Katie Holmes' hair out since ages ago but tried to control just in case I snip my hair off and the boyfriend's gonna be so pissed HAHA so yuppppp anyways Ive been wanting to cut pixie hair too, dig it! It's really hard to maintain though (I still think Mrs Teng suits that hair TTM omg haha) ANW I RLY LOVE KATIE'S HAIR. :( Pretty!

Kay went out for study session with Drew & Nevin omg theyre full of shit I couldn't concentrate, no more next time  with the both of them together man! :<
& yes eastsiders r hot. hahahahaha (so is the fricking east side weather. pfffft!) & one of andrew's teammates broke the opponent's leg. ouch. D:

OH & wow school's tomorrow. Just last week I lamented that I couldn't wait for school to start. Yes you can now slap me. HAHA. Homework frenzy II tomorrow, hate homework I HATE IT. I would boycott it if I could. Just.Let.Me.Study.On.My.Own plz. Or homework w/o deadlines are fine too. Hahaha. :/ I hate the feeling where you know it comes to an end and youve to do your best by that time even when it's not the kinda day. Okay nvm Im getting nowhere this way, shall shut up!
I can't believe Im missing the first hearing tomorrow for school. Why oh why oh why? Gotta ring CanChoo up to ask her bout verdict day. More important than anything. And gonna read all the papers on Tues to find out bout what Ive missed. Okay g'night training tomorrow + talksssss. :(
A lvls, Im Comingggggg.
(& MY BRO'S GETTING RESULTS TMRW. :S)

So everything turned out to be shitty last night. Worst night of 2010 so far.
Missed 1A01 gathering cause my mom disallowed me :( had to do household chores instead.
Couldnt get to surprise the boyfriend cause of this plus his phone was OOO sian :(
So stayed at home to catch Arsenal v Everton. Remember the first game we played away v Everton? 6-1. This time 2-2. Sucks. We need FF & RvP back :( or maybe it's time to go shopping mannnnnnn!
Time to go out & get my long list of homework done before my tutors skin me aliveee. :S

Hello hello :-) Im back from HK already! Can't stand the weather here :( my skin is dry like crap thanks to the dry weather in HK though. win some lose some :(
anyways it was really a pleasant trip, love hanging out with my little babies :D can't wait for CNY cause it's the next time Im seeing them. So thankful they aren't in the US anymore, at least I can hop by HK during a long weekend or something this way :) But then again, the US is nicer, cleaner & deffo a better place to shop at! :(

Aight IM RUNNING LATE. Gotta go off to Bayshore now before A01 kills me! && the boyfriend still has no idea Im back in Singapore! Gonna get an accomplice later (JOEL/FRIE/EUGENE SINCE PREE ISNT THERE! SIAN) to meet him but Ill pop out instead haha hope it succeeds okay thx bye :D

(dioxided.blogspot.com-style)

JANUARY
School started early for the SPs. Held resolutions close & made myself do them faithfully, one of which was to Gain.Weight. Which well, Ive failed (miserably) for the umpteenth time. (N)
Got into a new relationship for a month. Felt really awesome. Felt loved & being able to love someone, the feeling was beyond amazing. Got to know more friends through Drew. Lovely people, :)
Learnt more about Arsenal FC. (Y) Best. Club. Ever :D

FEBRUARY
The new J1s came in, finally. Orientation round II. Sucked like hell. Very glad to have known that Krish & Izza were still my classmates. Was skeptical bout the new kids. Was really worried I would feel left out, or that rumours would affect me (but being rumours, they were definitely untrue and therefore forgot everything and stayed true to myself & my beliefs.) 1A01, taken by Mrs Moraes. Fantastic teacher. Decided to switch CCA to Touch Rugby instead of staying on in Guzheng in SR. :) Got a lil fitter!

MARCH
Ups & downs experienced in relationship. But through these tough times, we grew stronger & healthier & we weren't afraid to voice anything out. "We're more than that" being our favourite line! :D
Drew went M'sia for soccer trip. Things were a lil different. It's the first time he left me :( his roommate? My good friend :D Friedrich Heng :) Got to know Frie & Pree better, they're lovely friends, always there for me in the middle of the night, scolding each other, telling each other off out of love & care for one another. :)

APRIL
My birthday! Had a sweet advanced birthday celebration with Shinna, Yuenny & Shule. Failed surprise but lovely nonetheless, at Botanic Gardens. :) & dinner with the clique at River Valley, good good food :)
Class tests results were sucky as hell, had to buck up for the mid years :(
SYF 2009. XMS & PL both got Gold with Honours, very very happy for Mr Thum & very proud of my juniors. :) SR on the other hand, got Silver. :)

MAY
Didn't study as hard as I was supposed to. Failed Mids. Did as bad as I did last year. Disappointing!
Woke up from the year long slumber and decided to set a target for myself :)

JUNE
Holidays! More trainings. Much fitter! Played quite a bit & before I knew it, holidays were over :'(

JULY
PE sessions were the scariest, Ms Rivera, as usual, being strict & forcing me to run my 2.4k. My class girls are the loveliest. From Pree to Krish, Farah, Sarah, Izza, Andy & even Dorothy, they took turns to run one lap with me till I finished the entire distance :) I failed though, felt bad about it, but really touched as well :)

AUGUST
WILL RUN 2009, walked with Ningrong & Sarah. Found Billy Jean (the cat) & they brought her to SPCA! Heh it was really cute and it's the period when I kinda got over some fear of animals and house pets.
Thanksgiving 2009, teachers put up yet another fantastic performance. 8months into relationship, nothing felt more special than being his girl, :) felt like the most loved & the luckiest one, :D

SEPTEMBER
The race is on. Had to keep mugging and working hard, to get a spot into J2 2010. It was tedious, having bitches around and sarcasm flying everywhere. I made it though :) I remember I felt a strong class spirit on the first day of exams, after Econs paper. I cried after I thought I flunked my essays & Izza, Joel, Daniel, Pree, etc started texting one another, pushing us all on. I cried even more after reading, and at that moment I knew my classmates are a bunch of darlings & not monsters :D
On the last day of my Promos II, I received a really nicely made card by the world's greatest boyf!!!

Results were out! I passed my papers, every single subject. Have never passed all my subjects before (given that amount of effort, I think the last time was sec1 & O lvls. HAHA) Didn't do fantastically well, but good enough :) Not all my friends passed and I started to get worried :(

OCTOBER
Commendation Day, Graduation Day, Results Day, everything. J2s went on for Study Break, missed B a lot a lot :(
Started to help B with school work, be a more independent girl etc :) things went well.

NOVEMBER
B had A levels, good friends all around me having A levels. And was a main reason for my drifting apart from some close friends. Things got a lil different, but was still manageable...:)
Got accepted by Singapore Academy of Law for JC Law Programme. Got posted to KhattarWong for Job Shadowing programme. Never felt this lucky. Made many new friends there & realised it was never up to us to decide on someone's personality & never to judge anymore. Close friends from KhattarWong, Candice (TJ) was really nice and helpful & generous, allowed us to share our thoughts etc with her cos she was in Criminal Dept.. And Hannah from ACJC, always had a bad impression of ACJC but whoa these thoughts were swept away the moment she got all bimbotic. & Dharl, the warm silly smile everyday, banging into glass panel and falling down the stairs after we say "Be careful!". Haha, got to go to court for the first time. Experience was mind-blowing. I never felt luckier than this :) & Head of Council from TPJC is Lepak King, who'd know right? hahaha and RJ guys are retarded like Amit & JK! :)

DECEMBER
Spent time with B like never before now that he's a free bird :) Went out with the clique almost every week. :)
Fell sick, down with high fever, food poisoning. Had two chalets in a month. Missed the KhattarWong peopleeee, classmates & XMS darlings. Went back to XM, reminisced a lot :)
Met up with V sisters :D
Celebrated Christmas 2009 and first anniversary with Drew :) best feeling ever, :D :D though it was the simplest of dates, simplest of presents, it was with the best boyfriend & i look forward to the next, :D

through this year, ive realised so many things. I realised we can never ever judge a book by its cover (like some revelation thing the girls went thru this morning too.) & I figured yknow, hey so what if people bitch about you, so what if people make things up about you? I guess the most important part is to believe in yourself, have people believing in you & never losing yourself and your principles along the way :) it's the fairest way and just have faith that one day, conscience will bite them real hard, so just be the nice person we have always been, treating people with kindness and fairness :) i admit ive been bitchy to (some) classmates (some do deserve it) but then I realised i only derive the most shallow of joy. it wasn't what i really wanted.
and i realised love is something so special that nothing (almost nothing, really) can ruin it. (: we came up with pacts and promises and im very proud to say we've upheld them from day 1 till now :* i guess when you're with someone for long, you'd have some sort of expectations, coming in many different ways. while some may covet material wealth and luxury, i guess im really simple to just want comfort & love outta all of these. :) it's the happiest way to get well, happy. :)
& i also came to realise that some people may walk the same paths for some time but when we separate paths or cross them, things turn awry, awkward and ugh, bad? retaining for a year has made me feel different when im with different groups of people and i guess it's just the way i felt about myself, having low self-esteem and all. it was quite tough to handle, but i know they're always gonna be there, and that's why i love them so much :)
& then ive like the best V-sisters ever; we can stop contact for months but when we meet up & all, we can still talk freely & comfortably (really:D) and i guess this is really heartwarming....:) like yesterday when i met up with vanessa & vera, i felt so heartened to see vera grow up, to see her having a goal in her life. we've the same goal, that's to get into Law faculty in NUS & then get our LLBs, get into Liti or even better, Criminal Dept. :) And not minding teaching as a career. And the 3 of us all wanting to try being air stewardesses at some point in life, etc :) we're growing up :)
& my boyfriend, for being very supportive, very forgiving & very very sweet. he's sacrificed a lot for me, endured scoldings and lectures from people who love me and didnt think he treasured me. well, he did, really :) and im luckier than he is. he's made me feel very special the past year i dont think anyone else will know how this feels, :D
he's been misunderstood by too many people, yet never complaining about it & that's why i treasure him so much :)
& my parents, they're the best pair in the world. really. they do complain sometimes but i know they really care & they do so much for my brother & i that sometimes i've the urge to go start working to lessen their workload. im not poor, but not rich either. i just feel really awful when i see them working even when they're ill, etc and having to give us extra allowance for our leisure when they've toiled so hard for that :(
& my brother, he's grown up, rebellious, but at least he doesn't resort to fighting or anything indecent, and im glad :) he's a wonderful companion at home & im glad we still talk after every fight :) he still has a lot more to learn though and i hope he'll, after this year :)


I wanna learn more in 2010, not just academically, definitely.
I wanna set a good example for my brother ;)
I wanna be a good daughter, good sister, good girlfriend, good classmate, good student & good friend :)
I wanna be a good learner. :)
I wanna be stronger mentally & physically.
I wanna train hard with the girls :)
I wanna make a difference during training sessions.
I wanna do well for A levels.
I wanna gain weight (Oh how many times have you seen this?)
& I wanna be a better person :)


& of course, the quote which got me through everything this year, :)
"Pain is temporary; Quitting lasts forever"
(Idk the original, but it's from one of Mrs Teng's naggy letters, and they did work wonders for me!)

This Is It GENRE: Documentary RUNTIME: 111 Mins DIRECTOR: Kenny Ortega CAST: Michael Jackson LANGUAGES: English, Chinese Subtitles MPAA RATING: PG SYNOPSIS: A rare glimpse into the final days of Michael Jackson, the documentary is compiled from an estimated 80 hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage of the legendary entertainer.

Surrogates GENRE: Action RUNTIME: 88 Mins DIRECTOR: Jonathan Mostow CAST: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell LANGUAGES: English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese Subtitles MPAA RATING: PG13

SYNOPSIS: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years. Blue's Clues Magenta Comes Over! Blue has a play date with her best friend Magenta. We play Blue’s Clues to determine what Blue wants to do when Magenta comes over. (HAHA SO CUTE)

https://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/exp/entertainment/movies/nextmonth1.jsp?v=1335336224&


CANT WAIT TO FLY (sucks that it's only a 3h flight. Shortest.Flight.Ever. :()

Giddy spell struck again today, which resulted in Mr DT & Mrs Lim telling me, "Basically, YOU JUST HAVE TO EAT MORE".
"Yeah I DO! I eat 4-5 meals a day"
"Yea small meals la right?"
...
Anyways I FOUND OUT WHO MY ECONS TUTOR IS (after asking Mrs Lim a few times despite my exhaustion during the run). (Lucky not the Tans. HAHA sneaky smile every lesson, I don't think I can take it. Bao should know who Im talking about HAHA.) Ok anyways, can't believe I ran another 2.4k today. GOSH CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW MANY CALORIES THAT IS? Not forgetting the side shuffles, sprints, back sprints, ladders, SKIPPING (dammit, a lot too). Had hugeass whipped potato (albeit feeling hungry after that) after training to make up for it (wasn't enough actually but felt good to fill my stomach!) & I really dont wanna know how Mr DT is gonna react to my travel plans for next week. And coach's too. :/ aaah but anyways, Im glad I had the girls today, deffo not cause of the 200m haha. Actually skipping was pretty cool I feel my muscles (thigh, ankle, hamstring, butt!) tensing up (after so long!) so yay :) I feel happy doing academic-related work, THIS IS GOOD. :)
Study + hangout session with the sisters tomorrow, :) awesome!

Happy 1st! :D most amazing 12 months, looking forward to the many more 12 months ahead. :)

(Don't act tourist too long & be back soon. Next time I see you will be the weekend before school starts D:)

guess the time of the month is here. or that i'm really reaching the tipping point. it's like, i get peeved so easily over the littlest things. like how people don't say 'excuse me' and expect me to budge when i obviously do not have eyes on the back of my head (DUH). and how people don't budge when i say 'excuse me'. and how i smile at a salesperson without it being reciprocated (Eh i am not that ugly what.) and girls who slap at least 20 layers of foundation on their faces (which are not matching their skin tone. ultimate, omg) and this should be familiar to many of us- when you pay someone and they return your change by throwing them on the table even when we stretch our hands out waiting for the coins pffft.

and my major pet peeve:
people who don't keep to their left on travellators/escalators. and after i say excuse me they'd gimme the 'wtf' face as if it's my fault for wanting to walk.

I feel so ashamed of myself. I ought to stop spending money like water (I don't already do that but I've gotta curb more than I usually do). It's all my parents' hard earned money (yeah while some may argue that my parents gave me the money. which is also why i dont like shopping with my parents cause i dont like it that they've given us allowance and yet have to pay for our leisure, AGAIN.).. & my bro thinks clubbing with entry of 20bucks is 'cheap what'. It is, once in awhile. But he does it almost every week. SIGH. Can't stand how people spend it once they see the cash. Hello, how bout rainy days? Honestly I wouldn't shed a tear for these people should they suddenly need money for an emergency. I guess..?
'Well, told you so.'
Which reminds me, I can't go KW for attachment anymore even if I've the time because I won't get paid. Unless I'm smart enough to get into Law school to pursue my LLB. But what are the chances..? Sighhhh. I'd prolly go work for Nokia for two months (shit job but good pay who gives!) and see if I can teach in secondary schools/primary schools (Best is Rosyth/Bowen/Xms save travelling expenses omg bliss~). Or work in IR. Or something interesting with a good pay.
This means, I need to study hard get good prelim results (because students from other colleges may easily have an edge over us.) & hopefully cafe food gets cheaper (will never be the case though) ah whatever. I can't wait to work. :(

Today started off real badly, poured early in the morning, the best weather to sleep in! And I was really hungry, tired and having a headache from braces so it all adds up to a massive headache. Sucks like that! And then we were split into groups I was in Amazing Race (actually my group kinda waited for me. I don't know, either me or the rain. Haha) and hell it took like 1.5h for them to set us free. Longest 1.5h ever, cause it was like talking talking talking talk. And we didn't even play the games, except for the one at school. Could've just settled everything in school and a map of Hougang instead of having to bring us here and there... Super tired after that and it kinda changed all my plans (cause both people gave me super inaccurate timings as to what time it'd end.) because it was too early for SIR so I headed home & slept till like 20 minutes ago and whooooa now I'm runnin' late cause I didn't get my wake up call. And the worst has yet to come. I've a feeling that it'd be too late by the time I reach the place (Y). Okay this feels so much like Friday the 13th like nothing else's going right!

Christmas is just a week away! :) Here's what I want for Christmas (the fun part):

The navy blue frill sleeveless top from Mango
Dresses!
Cotton On Body lingerieeeee!
the many many awesome pieces of clothes I saw at F21 yesterday
Air ticket to California and a sponsored trip there (5-days!)

And the serious ones:
More Money!
Less hot tempered (OMG REALLY!)
More understanding
Be more diligent and don't let my brain go to waste!
Be less bitchy, be a nice person, live and let live and forgive (and forgiveness is easy only with an apology along. sometimes... just realised what i've done, have been thinking for days and i wonder, was i really wrong..? b said not but honestly, idk, you're just damn good at this (Y).)
GAIN WEIGHT LIKE 5-8kg and I'm satisfied. (AND NOT LOSE FROM THERE)

okaaaaay i really need to gain weight. it's one less stress factor.
school tomorrow morning at unearthly hour, 7am. (imo, bad, and they're disorganised, not knowing what time it'd end, one said 12+ one said 'oh can you postpone your appointment i think it'll drag till evening time'' HELLO MORE THAN 6H DIFFERENCE YKNW THAT RIGHT? I was pissed and didn't bother probing cause well, I'd never get a definite answer, I trust myself more that I'd know the answer tomorrow and I'd decide the time it ends if it doesn't by 2.)