Wednesday 29 April 2009

Flu Alert!

Hello people, what's up. Today was a great day I suppose, nothing much happened though. Seems like I'm getting more prepared for MYE.... YEAH. Okay I'm still in the verge of being super stressed you know. I don't know why.

Will be having Chinese Oral tomorrow. I don't know how it will turn out, but I know I'll screw it out and today I have listening compre and again, I screwed it out. After school went to have a consultation session with Mdm Ng, asking her about enthalpy change etc. A HUGE THANK YOU to her man, now I understand the topic...

Alright what else... Oh yeah, Swine Flue or H1N1 strain! To people out there, take good care of your health alright, eat vitamin C everyday, don't forget the veggies and fruits too! And the occasional exrcising eh. Okay that's all for the day, see ya then!

Oh oh, mid year, I love you so much.

Monday 27 April 2009

Bao ZHA

Bleah, I'm freaking stressed now, or maybe these days and few coming days. I did SAS SA1 Paper one just now and it was so damn freaking hard! And I wonder if the paper one is hard, what will the paper 2 be like.

Today was okay I guess. Nothing much happened but somehow Mr Sia was having a bad day because he was like scolding us all the time. And again, today was FREAKING HOT. And I was having diarrhea and I hope it'll stop today.

After school went to study with MF, Wei Qi and Chew Huan. Some other people were studying in the library too but hmm, no offence, it's kinda noisy there. After studying Neal called and told me that Sherman, Kelvin and him were waiting for me at Mac. Asked me to join them so I joined them to eat. Not feeling full, we decided to eat at Uncle Sam's Claypot and Kelvin was rather high there...

The night was freaking humid and I hate it. I wonder when will snow fall on Singapore? Maybe one day when the world has been ruined due to global warming. Okay I better get going. See ya then!

Guess my instincts were wrong

Sunday 26 April 2009

I wonder

Hello people, again back to blog before continuing my revision and homeworking session. Today was fine I guess. It's a fruitful day I would say because I managed to finish most of my work. But one thing for sure is that, I am under a GREAT stress level.

For sure, SA1 is drawing near (VERY near actually) and I'm still progressing with my revision and stuff like that. But I'm quite stressed because somehow I couldn't fine time to do both my revision and work. Like I have 4 pieces of math homework, one bio worksheet, 2 essays to write and besides all these, I still have my revision to do. I can't wait for O-level to finish really.

My sis just got back from Indo. Can tell she's sad lol. Well she brought some stuff back and she also bring some interesting stuff back too. Not in the form of object but in the form of stories. Well makes me wonder lots of things after hearing her stories. She told me my dogs are becoming cuter lol. I can't wait to see them! Hee

Okay that's all then, I wanna go back and do my homework. See ye

Stress....

Friday 24 April 2009

Sunset

Hello people, back to blog before I study math. Today was a fine day, or rather a fast day. Everything just went so quickly I can't even feel it's over. Have Bio SPA today and I screwed it up. Shit... I hate it when things don't work well, but it worked PERFECTLY during the SPA practices.

Went to Bethany Methodist Home with the interactors and it brings back memories haha. We saw the same woman who sang along Rachel's Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin last year when we went with 3E1. And some other familiar faces too. It's rather sad actually to see these people, not sad because they are old and yeah, but sad because few of their children want to take care of them.

I saw this man who loves to shake hand with people lol. And after he shake hand with us, he would cover his face with his hand like as if he is crying. It may seem funny but to me, it's rather sad you know. And there's this woman who kinda look my grandma, and she always looks at me. So I talked to her about stuff and she told us (Me, Sam and MF) to study hard etc. Man, I'm so touched.

So folks, never take life for granted and never take your parent as a burden. Love them whenever forever, you only live once, so do they. After the session, went to Lot One to eat with the sec 4's and enjoyed the food, except for Sam who wasn't eating haha. Brenda, Jie Long,, Neal, Sem, Sherman and me went to walk walk and to look for my cousin's bday gift. Most of them walk walk to see food being cooked lol, while I walk alone wandering what's in Lot one. I've never been there before.

While the rest went to look for a place to sit and talk, I decided to go home first because there's 2 tests tomorrow and I have not done my work. Sorry for leaving first guys, and was quite tired too. Also, my chapter 6 and 14 is kinda weak and I don't want to fail this test again like the previous one. You know, it sucks when your marks detoriate.

Alright then I better get going. And I promise, no falling a sleep tonight! See ya then.

I wish I were the sky. Unlimited freedom in a sea of blue.

Wednesday 22 April 2009

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Whoa, haha another record broken lol. I'm super busy this week. Wait no, maybe I should use the word "tried" better. You see on Monday and Tuesday, I fell asleep from 7 P.M. - 12 A.M. and I did my homework from 12-1/12-2 A.M. How cool, yes? I'm simply tired like seriously.

Congratulations to Dance Ensemble and Guzheng for getting the Gold With Honours! You guys deserve it, yes. Also, to Drama who get Bronze. It's okay, don't have to be so sad. I repeat, as long as you enjoyed what you did on stage, the medal you get won't matter. It's not the medal that matters, it's the experience and the fun you had. Last but not least, to Contemporarry dance who get silver. I feel all of us did a great job eh? To my sec 4 friends, this is our last year so I hope the last SYF will be a memorable one.

Today was a fine day. I would say Wednesday is such a great day. I don't know. MYE is coming in like 15 more days. I'm excited and freaked out upon knowing this. Well I've started revising but I'm not sure about some chapters. I just hope I'll do well for it.

Well life is rather becoming confusing for me. I don't know is it me or is it just my feeling. Is it my ego or is it the truth. Is it my instinct or is it reality. Life is indeed a suffering. No doubt about it. I wonder whether I am better to be left alone. Or am I just simply being too egoistic. Okay enough of this crap, time for another date with my girlfriends!

Sometimes I wish I could be the wind. Going to places that I have no idea where is it.

Friday 17 April 2009

International Friendship Day

Hello people, today? Was a FREAKING HOT DAY. Haha and is also the International Friendship Day. Well the theme is Mexican Fiesta because our school will be hosting the Mexicans next year for Singapore's YOG. How cool yes.

We only have lessons until 10 A.M. and then the whole thing started. I love the dancing part even though we (SC's) didn't really dance. The Former Mexican Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore came too, and he seemed to enjoy the whole things. Anyway there were some primary school students who also come and they're so cute lol. Especially when they dance.

What else, then I went home etc and yeah. Oh my sis had went back to Indonesia for ten days as she is having holidays now. Man, I wanna go back too. What else yeah so that's all for the day I guess? See ya

I think I'm having identity crisis?

Thursday 16 April 2009

Surprise surprise

Whoa, cool, I think I broke the record of not blogging for... 4 days? I don't know haha. Seriously, life is getting tougher. Busier and more tiring. I'm kinda worried for myself now. My skin and eyes sometimes become yellow. This means something's wrong with me liver, again, well I hope not. Or maybe it's just my eyes playing trick on me. It's weird but nah, nothing is wrong with me right?

Come to think of it, it's been life 4 days since I slept at one AM. I've been doing my homework now etc and it kinda pay off. I've no homework for the rest of the week now so perhaps, today I deserve a sweet little break eh? Well I kinda love my routine these days. After school, I'll go take a cold refreshing bath right away. How cool. And this helps me to keep awake for like the rest of the night (until about 11 P.M. in which I begin to feel sleepy).

Well life is getting tougher and time is running out. It's like 3.5 more weeks to MYE and I'm excited for it. Knowing I may do badly for MYE but still, I'm trying my best. This eyar is like the super duper important year. I can't afford to slack. But yeah well procrastinating kicks in and that's it. I'm trying to make a new habit.

Life is rather confusing and bewildering these days. I don't know what happened. Well that's all, not really in the mood to blog haha.

I just want to be myself. You know, myself.

Saturday 11 April 2009

The power of music

Hello people, I feel happy today haha, why? I'm done with most of my work for this week and I'm now left with Bio, Amath workbook, Speech and Prose. Wee, how great is that. Well Saturday and Sunday are the killer days because I usually SLACKED at these two days, producing no results at all. Well looks like this Saturday and Sunday will be different.

Well I truly enjoy listening to classical songs (especially Mozart Concertos!) while doing my homework, I don't know why, guess it's in my DNA haha. And of course I love to shuffle songs too, and it's really fun. Just like what the ipod adevertisement says "Shuffling - You'll be surprised by what you hear next" I couldn't agree less to this.

Okay I was doing SS right, about that Three Gorges Project in China. Suddenly, when I was doing this source about the environmental impact of the building of the dam, the 4th movement of the Yellow River Concerto played. And the 4th movement is "Defend the yellow river". Can you see the link? Then I was doing my EL compre about gun-smuggling in Africa. Then John Barry's Out of Africa played. Wow, isn't this somehow cool?

It's been raining heavily these days. I love the rain. Well not to worry, heavy rains between March-April/May are signs of the entry to the sunny season. That's cause the rains are just monsoon rains. You know it.

Okay see ya then, gotta eat dinner. Ciao...

Music, music, music. Love it

Friday 10 April 2009

Rain

Hello people, today is Good Friday so... Holiday for me! And happy Good Friday to the people who are celebrating. Well even though it's a holiday, it's not for me. I woke up early in the morning (uhh is 9.30 considered early?) and did my Math. To my surprise, I still remembered some of the rules for Geometrical Properties of Circles but I didn't know how to do some questions. Well I did it straight for 1.5 hours and I seriously had a headache this morning. SEVERE one. I knew it, I'm stressed.

Well after that I took a break, that is watching TV and playing the piano! Wee, I'm trying out to play Mandy Moore's Only hope, which is the OST for A walk to remember. It's a very nice song and everyone seems to love it. Then I head with my sis and cousins to Vivo cause OP was having a 31% sale haha, and it only happens once a year so gonna grab that deal. Sadly, I only bought one shirt and a pair of slippers. Nothing else matched my tastebud.

What else.. Oh yes then we went to Plaza Sing cause at first, we wanted to watch the Fast and Furious 4. In Vivo, the queue line was SO LONG that we knew we won't be able to catch the next earliest show, which is 4.30 and had to catch the next few ones which is at 7 I think. So we went to Plaza Sing and the same thing happened, the next show was at 9 O'clock! Lol So too bad, we didn't watch anything.

Well A visit to Plaza Sing for me wouldn't be complete without a trip to Yamaha. I always check for new scores, books etc and always stare at the cool looking musical instruments out there. Looking at the golden trumpet is like so wheeew haha. And of course, the flute, clarinet and oboe.

Well as I entered Yamaha just now, I heard a very familiar tune. It was Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu. And I was AMAZED at this guy who was playing it on a piano, so thus everyone else who was there. He's so talented, and I wish I could be like him. He also played other Chopin's etudes, which were also nice.

I would REAALLLY love to be like him but hmm gonna take me a long time. I'm a self taught pianist, so I don't receive any teachings and help from other professional pianists. And since I always play by ear, it's hard for me to be him. Well I know I can play the first few bars of Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, and it's not even the original speed lol.

Okay that's all for today I guess. A dream will still be a dream if you don't wake up and work for it. And one who dares to dream, are the ones who are most likely to reach that dream. Okay I'm obsessed by I have a dream lol, MLK speech that is. Okay bye!

State of confusion

Thursday 9 April 2009

200

Hello, okay finally I touched my blog! I've been super busy this week, you should know why. Well today? Was pretty fine, even though it was pretty HOT. It's super humid somehow and yeah. Today we did pull-up and of course, I did zero :) Maybe I am destined to fail all my NAPHA Test, well maybe not cause I get a few silvers when I'm in Primary school, 2 I think, and one bronze.

Seriously, sports is not my thing. But I do love playing games like basketball, soccer, handball, baseball (I played this in primary school!) and I love to swim too. I'm not that sporty-guy who basically loves sport and yeah. Dude, c'mon I don't even watch football on TV's and I know very very little things about soccer (Like Man.U... Whatever teams are there). Some of my friends and families call me weird, because I'm so not like ordinary young men who loves soccer etc. Too bad, this is who I am, what I should be, and it's just not them haha. Okay why am I tlaking this?

I played the flute just now, hmm I seriously miss playing my flute on that stage 8 days ago. And now that SYF for band is over. I feel both sad and happy. Sad because it's over and happy because I feel happy for all the bands who have participated in this year's SYF. And I decided to play my clarinet too. Wow, I can actually still play it! Even though my tone SUCK like shit haha.

Right what else... Hmm oh yeah, maybe this is interesting to some of you
It's TWO HUNDRED MORE DAYS TO O LEVEL! This will be the last day I see the 2ooth number there. To my fellow sec 4 friends, have you pushed the panic button? Haha. I have pushed it like last year, but don't seem to feel the effect. And by the way, that's my "countdown-timer" I made myself using wooden cubes. You can make yours too! Go to Daiso and buy 12 pieces (I think) of wooden cubes for just s$2! And for the numbering and letters go figure out yourself lol. Okay see ya! I have a date with my girlfriends again

I don't know what's the matter with me. And I don't know what to do.

Sunday 5 April 2009

Storm

Okay people, what's up haha. Today... Uhh not a pretty good day. I woke up at 12.30 P.M. today! And was woken up by the sound of thunder. Well yeah it was raining super heavily in the afternoon but I love it :) Well the reason for me waking up so late is because.. I decided to use last night as a "stay up late night" haha. I did my math homework and Chinese compo till 2 A.M. and then watched TV till 3.30 lol. Come to think of it, yes, it's been long since the last time I stayed up late watching TV eh? Haha.

I spent the afternoon doing lit and going to do my weekly shopping. I went to Times today to check out some books and hey, I spooted something interesting. There's this book, called Heart and Soul written by Meave Binchy. It's about this woman who has a daughter called... Adi... WTH! Haha, how come Adi is a girl in the story lol. Okay nevermind I'm just lame.

Sundays are so not a studying day for me, I don't know why. And now I'm freaking frustrated and stressed. Okay first of all I'm doing my SS project tomorrow. We're doing a video of course we have to edit it right, I tried to edit my video just now... And mp4 cannot be supported by WMM. That sucked. Okay then I converted it and... it became super laggy. I saved it.. And I can't PLAY IT. OMFG seriously, what the hell is WRONG. I'm supper frustrated right now.

Okay same for the title, I'm going to enter the storm. It's going to be a tough week ahead. See ya then!

Enter the storm!

Saturday 4 April 2009

Chai Tea Latte

Hello peeps, today as usual is Math Focus day... Gosh shouldn't Saturdays be rest days for us, students? It's okay I'm sure everyone is used to this. After Math Neal and me went to West Coast Plaza to eat. It's our "bad" habit to actually be confused of what to eat! Haha. We spent like 20-30 minutes walking and walking, not deciding what to eat and we finally decided to eat BBQ Chicken. It's very nice, long time no eat.

Then it rained so we decided to hit Starbucks to SLAAACK. I love Starbucks (thanks to Globalisation, okay this is so SS), especially their Chai Tea Latte. YUMMM. And so far only Brenda agreed with me that Chai Tea Latte is nice. I know it's weird, it's a blend of tea latte with some herbs like cinnamon, nutmeg and stuff but it's nice! Lol okay, I shall stop advertising.

Then went home and I fell asleep while watching TV (I was tired in the afternoon) and I was woken up by the sound of Berlin Philharmonics! Haha, I'm glad Okto is showing those performances but I truly miss Arts Central's monday weekly performances. Okto one is nice as well, but it's on a Saturday night and Saturday night is an eating out night for me. Too bad I miss half of the Berlin Philharmonics performance just now as I went to eat Seafooood.

Okay that's all for today, I have my girlfriends waiting for me now.... Okay don't get the wrong idea, my girlfriends are called Mathematics, Biology, English, Literature and more. So you know what I mean. Okay that's just being lame haha, whatever! Ciao!

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

Friday 3 April 2009

Happy 160th post :D

Hello people, 160th post here hahaha. I'm looking forward to reach that 200th post haha! Well I think by mid June or so, I won't be blogging as much, time for serious business alrighty, it's now 206 more days to O'level so yeah, who the hell wont be freaking out?

Hmm today was okay I guess. Just that I was restless in the morning with no idea why. Thank Jolene for all your sweets! Hahaha, I owe you some. Bio was quite fun with that Pedigree chart thiny. Whew, I wish that there's a cure to carriers disease, then the whole world will be better. The day just went as usual and yup. I went home early today and it feels weird.

Well last time I usually have sectionals in band during Friday. Now that SYF is gone, it just feels weird not going to sectionals. And seriously, I miss that moment when I'm on stage playing Overture 1 and La Storia. It's just one unforgettable memory and I won't forget it. Now I'm also becomeing active in Bandfusion lol, it's fun talking there haha, with people that share the same passion as me.

Okay that's all folks for today, I just remembered that I have Maths homework to do so... Yup!

What the hell is wrong with me these days?

Tag Replies:
Aileen: Thank you! Yeah GZ is nice too, to me anything with music (except rock, metals and whatever crazy types are there) are nice :D

Jessie: Haha not everyday lar, once every two days or so, or when I have the mood hah

Shafeeq: You did well too, and looks like we're on the same boat but nevertheless, we all did a good job

Congle: Haha yup, all the best to Dance ensemble too!

Ifah: Of course, you did a great job, everyone did. Bring us home a Gold next two years okay

Jia Min: Thank you for the tag but I don't know what talking you

Wednesday 1 April 2009

SYF'09!

Prepare for a long post! ;D

Hello people, I'm back from SYF, it's over for us, whew I heaved a huuuuge sigh of relief. Well, we get bronze. I know, I know we suck whatever, but let me tell you this. Real musicians don't bother what award they get, they bother most about the experience, the process of learning and stuff. I gave my best shot, I'm not sure about others but I think they did.

TSMB, you guys did a good job! Especially Overture was played very well. Well I wanna use this moment to apologise for being panicky and missed that whole bar. Very very sorry. But I remembered what Ms Portia say, if you make a mistake, GO ON. And so I pulled myself together and yes, I made it through it all. La Storia wasn't that good towards the end but I feel goosebumps here and there. It's either I play with too much emotion, or the band played with emotions, or both. A bronze is good enough, so long we gave our best shot on the stage just now. And I think we did :)

SYF'09 had taught me lots of things. I see people's true colours, I see how people change drastically because of someone, I see how some people are still so childish and giving us some stupid attitude (please, stop it, we're young adults now hello) and many more. And this SYF, is something interesting for me. I played the flute for this SYF but two years ago I played the clarinet. Being only transferred to flute 7 months ago, SYF is a challenge for me and I wanna apologise to my seniors who hated my tone haha, I know I hate it too. I gave my best shot, and enjoy what I did on stage today. And I feel so proud of ourselves.

Everyone deserve a cheer. Most of us have spent many, many, many hours of practice. The alumni had also taken their time off to teach and assist us. Thank you everyone, and I think we deserve a long break now. To the Sec 4's love you guys, we had put it so much effort and I know how tiring it is. To the sec 2's and 3's, you guys played well so there's no need to cry! (You know who I am referring to). To the sec 1, 2, 3, there's room for improvement, be real musicians and put in effort okay, bring home a silver for the band two years later. You guys can do it!

SYF'09 had made my conquest for music even higher. Today I watched other bands played. Some better than us, some equal to us and some obviously, MUCH BETTER than us. But playing on that stage just made me happy. I'm not sure about others. I guess this is how the power of passion can conquer us. Well SYF is over so which means we have to step down soon. Don't worry, my thirst for music won't stop in secondary school. I still have one dream to fulfill yeah, that I can hopefully fulfill.

Alright that's all for today, what a beautiful day.

And the passion lives on...