Friday, August 31, 2007
11:08 PM
MCS 50th Anniversary handprints...
I do recognize a few there...
MCS...I LOVE YOU!!!
A dao picture...in front of the staff room...
at the library...puppet corner..
We are reminiscing our childhood all over again...
Speaker's corner.
Do you guys realized...it moved?From the hopscotch area to the 3rd floor?
Making our mark there =D
10:35 PM
5G'07. I think i will miss them when we graduate la..
Kamini and I with Mrs Khoo.
A teacher we can never forget....
Btw, can you guys see the staff have changed? they expanded it...
And Kamini is wearing Enterprise's tee...Im wearing DREAMS 5 tee =D
Wearing our hearts on our sleeves.
3 of us..outside staff room.
look behind again..the board had also changed.
6-C! my class table!
SEXY!=D
Another new addition...the MCS boombox..near the speaker's corner..
upstairs...3rd level..it moved!!!
This post will be a tribute to my dear MCS, my 2nd home from 99-02.I have this gut feeling that this maybe my last year coming back to MCS, not really sure, I’m sure Kamini will drag me back with her if she have too..HAHA.
Mayflower’s celebrations…was damn boring..yawn.. I expected something more but it’s okay, we had fun among ourselves, we took pictures with Ms Balan(at the library first, you see, a class one) then we took some silly pictures at the hall and we(the 5G girls) took a picture with Ms Balan, so, im gonna try to kapok that picture from her when I see her.haha. Wanted to take a picture with a very loooong list of teachers, Mr Prem, Mrs Selva, Mr Ong and Mrs Ess( Is that all? Can’t remember..hehe) but we had to rush to MCS cos school ended damn late la. Our main aim there and then was to rush to MCS and to get there asap.
Back at MCS, Kamini and I were the only 2 students from the ’02 batch that came back, I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry about it. Coming back to MCS, is frankly, like coming back to where it all started before the insane-ness started and it’s like a reassurance that your childhood was there. Like the brownie “noticeboard” which after as long as I can remember, still have Mrs Nair as the Teacher i/c and a pleasant surprise this year, Mrs Khoo PH was is also their teacher i/c :D. Laksa, I still miss the old Laksa(did the Uncle erm…died or something?), a visit back won’t be complete without eating the Laksa. But what can I say, A LOT change within 5 years (had it been that long already? I feel kinda old..haha). The last batch I knew graduated last year, so, this year, it was more for the teachers. Since, you know..when I was in sec 2 and 3(I stupidly didn’t go back in sec 1), it was more for the people from my batch-the people whom I got to see yearly.
We saw our usual teachers, dearest Mrs Ng, Mrs Khoo PH and Ms Fernandez. These people, I don’t know, they seem to “protect” part of our childhood since we got to know them when we were little kids and even if we act dao, they can see right through us cos they saw us grow up (in a way la), from a 9 years old kid to a 17 year old teenager, there is no faking it in front of them. Seeing Mrs Ng, reminds me of Maths (she used to teach me Maths in P6, you see) in a good way and seeing her reminded me of the times when our class can’t get the answers to the questions and feeling damn frustrated, she will encourage and motivate us till we got it right (I can still remember the ruler she gave me for children’s day J)…I wish she could teach me Maths now la, imagine how nice it would be. She got really surprised when I told her I went for DREAMS5, cos she never expected me(such a shy girl, to do this kinda thing J).Mrs Khoo PH, she is still as kind as ever and still as protective as ever, cos my p4 class, 4A was very wild, so she used to protect our backside, anything, she would cover up for us and I remember teachers telling us : “ you guys should be grateful that you have her as your form teacher…..” and she made Chinese bearable, really(cos you see, MCS girls USED TO BE really bad in Chinese but really good in English-the last batch with that…should be Elaine’s and Queenie’s batch bah). Ms Fernandez, she was more towards Kamini la, cos Kamini was in her CCA, but I still remember her lessons, it was in the library, she was firm but damn efficient man. Speaking of which, the library…I miss it a lot la. Now, there’s a new addition to it-a recording studio, how cool is that! And our projects, are still there. It’s still one of my favourite hangouts when I go back. I didn’t get a chance to talk to Mrs Nair and Ms Sarah Ng, I couldn’t find them, my ex-brownie teacher and my ex-maths teacher respectively… next time!!! I don’t know whether Mrs Nair still remember me though, the slacker brownie who comes for every meeting but never getting anything done. HAHA. Oh ya, when I was going back home, I saw Elaine who was also coming back to visit, I can’t believe she still recognize me! *grin*..she was like “Hey! Putri!”Lol.
I swear after I graduate from MFSS, I will come back to visit… Mr Prem, Mr Ong, Ms Balan, Mdm Ng, Mrs Selva, Mrs Ess and Mr Gana. I will try to remember more names but I think that’s all bah.
Okay, now..see the pictures for yourself… =D.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
12:05 AM
Today, I got a chance to reminisce yet again. Why? HAHA. Cos, Xinyi and I got drenched from head to toe in the rain, kinda reminds me of the last day in the Sekupang pier, except, I didn’t have a poncho nor a jacket this time round, so, both of us were freezing like mad on the 169 bus from AMK hub to school. The rain was too big to cover the both of us with an umbrella so we both decided to abandon it and walk in the rain. Tell you, it feels soo damn shuang! And Xinyi kept on pointing to puddles and say: “Putri! Your milo peng and teh peng arh!” when we were walking to Jubliee to eat lunch at S11. But, the power one was at S11, there was the big fan blowing, it was like raining cats and dogs and we were both drinking milo peng, so, we were already freezing. After that, cos I needed to give JM and CY their physics practical worksheet mah, so, we decided to go to school, drop our stuff then go to Thomson Plaza to meet them. On our way back to school, after we got the bus, there was this big puddle near the bus stop..and our shoes got soaking wet. Quite a reenactment of that day but also not really la. But still super shuang, I was smiling all the way on the 169 bus..haha. And. I caught a cold. Bravo.
English and Chinese compo was easy, for English, there was the formal letter writing(Tell me you guys expected report to come out XD) and I did on “Character education is more important the purely academic excellence” . You guys know what I wrote about la, I don’t need to say it out right?lol.Cos it was easy you know, write from memory, don’t need to think too much. And, it was raining for EXACTLY 1 hr 45mins..how cool is that?But I didn’t finish the letter, damn it! The duration of our paper. Chinese, I did Bao zhang bao dao, on environmental issues. Very qiao right? My compo topics match with my oral topics. =D. By pure dumb luck. English paper 2 was quite tough, have to admit that, I wrote rubbish for my vocab, cos I needed to rush through my summary. Only finished at the last moment. Chinese, don’t say le..i feel asleep reading the first passage, had to wake myself up. Cos, damn tired after the English paper…
Warning to you guys first, if I don’t talk to you people during the prelim period, don’t be surprised, shocked, angry, anything, cos….kinda…isolation period?haha. And if I am a blur sotong, don’t be surprised too, cos too tired from mugging the night before. Tomorrow…I will only need to be at school at 1:15pm, how shuang is that? Can sleep in…nice!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
3:40 AM
A personal feat, I watched two movies in 1 day. Hairspray and Rush hour 3. Watched Hairspray with my family and Rush hour 3 with Jie, Da and Edith. Both movies are damn nice to watch, Rush hour 3 was really hilarious but I think Hairspray had a bigger impact on me. Cos there was this one scene where they were marching on the streets, holding the candles and singing at night, and suddenly, I was back to that emo meeting, the people singing had the same impact on me as Lester’s voice that night. Maybe it was the singing or the candles, I dunno, but I think I almost cried, okay, fine, I did, a little, breaking down in a cinema isn’t exactly well..appropriate.
It’s seems okay to talk about dreams, on this wonderful wonderful weekend. In fact, that’s almost all we all talk about. Well, I don’t seem to know why and I don’t think I need to, I am enjoying it while I can, cos, who knows how long it will last? And, I do not want to take any chances. I am thinking, is it because of the presentations- both of the YESS and the school’s presentation? Because of them, we are all chattering and talking again? To make it okay to relieve the memories again? Hell, I don’t know, it just feels damn good. If it stops by Monday, I will miss it.
Anyway, today, we (Bryan, miaomiao and me) went to Lester’s house to do the presentation. Actually, didn’t do much work la, we were all crapping around most of the time, looking through the pictures. I FINALLY got all the pre-expeditions pictures and I mean the car wash pictures, the Saturdays meetings, the Bishan Park meeting and lastly, the recee pictures(yes! The toilet picture XD). Then Lester treated us to his home-made milo peng(miaomiao and I were laughing away =D), his tea(the one he made himself..haha),yu tiao and butterfly. His house is really nice la. Both Bryan and miaomiao was suaning me about me lagging Lester’s computer and resizing and setting the contrast of the pictures.damn lame la, both of them. Then, I rushed off to J8 to watch Rush hour 3 XD. Thanx Jie and Edith, for buying the food and tickets first…Had a really fun day today. Oh yes, Lester’s house is very near to Shimama’s house. XD
Saturday, August 25, 2007
3:15 AM
Time check: 2:37am. These few days had been like god-send or something cos they are like pretty much perfect, lots of laughing, lame-ing around, crapping and studying too. Oral had been a blessing in disguise, so is doing the presentation, which I actually enjoy doing. And something tells me I had been doing something right, so, I guess I shall continue?
Oh yes, been meaning to tell you guys about the “MCS curse”, remember the day I got my Chinese Os results? When I told Kamini what I got, she was like, well… it’s the MCS curse la, we do very well in English but very badly in MT. Proof? I bump into an old friend on the bus today and we compared our results, guess what? She got the same results as me. Haha
I like nights better than days, even though they are a lot more mysterious and all but there is something about them which makes it magical, in a way. And people tend to open up more at night rather than during the day. Night is where the action is.HAHA. I have no idea how to explain this though…And I guess I like rain a little better than the sun? In the rain, there are memories, of well, a lot of things. The rain and the howling wind makes me laugh sometimes, looking back at the past. So, if you guys catch me staring at the rain, you know what I am thinking about.
I miss all the shit we went through, yes, really, I do. But back to the present,
I can feel myself changing, becoming a different person from that of a person in March, not on the outside (okay, maybe my skin is a little bit more chaoda) but more on the inside. Isn’t it so, my fellow dreamers? Also learning to how to put my heart out on the line, it may not be easy, but it’s definitely worth it. And
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
“Live like you mean it,
Love till you feel it.”
Thursday, August 23, 2007
10:28 PM
Today is one of those days when I feel like I am on top of the world, like the world is my oyster. Even though I had an oral disaster but it was worth it, seriously. Even though I wished I could turn back time and redo the oral all over again. My conversation topic for oral today was : “Have you been on a school trip before?”. I DIDN’T TALK ABOUT DREAMS 5, instead I talk on what crap excursion cos I totally forgot about DREAMS 5 at that moment, really!! I also have no idea why. Maybe cos we always refer dreams 5 as an expedition rather than a trip, I guess? Anyhow, a few hours later, I was laughing at it cos of my fellow participants (okay la, Addie’s and Andreas’s) and my friends’ responses to it. Yes, I have a looong line of people waiting to strangle me tomorrow. Kamini’s theory is that I talk too much about it till I forgot. HAHA. But thanx guys for comforting me.
So, thinking about dreams 5 isn’t soo bad after all, handy, for.. um..future orals? haha.
My class self-high yet again, this time, it was seriously funny la. I was laughing till I had a stomach ache. Shaun kept singing the popular songs (like the umbrella etc) and then changing the words, to our teachers’ name and our classmates’ names.eg, you guys know “santa clause is coming to town” that song,right? Change it to Sandridge Ong . And you guys know that Jue Hua Tai song by Jay Chou right? Change the words likewise. HAHA. Mr Ong was laughing away with us lor .Then.. Shaun did what Mr Ong called a “Korean, Japanese and Indian” mix to a song with the girls’ names inside, it was damn hilarious man! I couldn’t even finish writing what was on the board la. I think there was still some more stuff, but I forgot what we were laughing about*sheepish grin*.So, from chem period onwards, my class was joking around like a bunch of mad people. And. I seriously love it. It was one of those moments. <3. And my gut feelings tells me that Dennis is gonna to tell this to the rest of the dreamers once we reunite, if he remembers about this la. Yesterday, I think, he surprised me by talking about dreams 5 out of the blue, while we were having a 5 minutes break from lit class, about the cf night, where at the cultural exchange after the campfire and we were all sitting on the mat and feeling soo exhausted and he fell asleep. Hahaha.
Presentation is going well…anyone wanna help me? Lol. I won’t be able to use the laptop once prelims starts, so…Gatsby boy, I will pass the ppt I done soo far to you on Saturday. Oh, Gatsby boy, Lianyi and Sionghui…good luck tomorrow! I have faith in you guys!
Dreams 5 project has been shortlisted for the "Youth Embraces Social Services" Award. and..I am soo darn proud of it.
It’s all the reasons above that I am feeling like I am on top of the world today.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
11:53 PM
Just now in school happen to see Gatsby boy and we went home together. While crapping, as usual, we were having an idea of a post-expedition camp. Haha. Of cos it would never happen la. Because we realized that we didn’t have any pictures of the cement mixing theory lesson, conversational bahasa lesson and of the practical first aid lesson. Sad,right?haha. But first-aid lesson, I can imagine what the pictures would have been like, super hilarious and we agreed on 1 thing, DREAMS 5 is not over yet, technically la. Since we still have the presentation, the cert presentation, the videos… Only the write-ups are done.
The rain that had been falling for these past few days, made me think of dreams. Especially when it started raining heavily, somehow, I don’t mind it. Like on Monday, tell me about coincidently, we were playing badminton and powerball in the hall. And it was raining like nobody’s business. How not to get reminded??? And I was like in the daze, didn’t really played, just stoning and slacking in the hall cos it’s like my body is there but my mind is drifting somewhere else, reminiscing in the past…Likewise on last Saturday when I went to AMK library to study with Xinyi, the wind was howling and it was raining but it was on a milder, much milder scale than the 1 we experienced back at the Sekupang pier on the last day. ..you can tell i still miss dreams do you?it's not an experience you can just say "Oh ya,lets forget it"and you can forget it..sometimes i wish it was that easy but most of the time,no...
Oh ya, I have a very strange study schedule that I’m gonna to stick to, the 11pm-2am slot. Cos, at this time, the house is quiet and everyone is asleep. So, can concentrate better you see…Gonna to shower then study right after I sent the presentation e-mail to Gatsby boy, miaomiao and Lester. My sis is watching HSM 2 now..great..soo noisy la! And I can’t send the stupid e-mail! ARGH! I can’t wait for Saturday though…
Monday, August 13, 2007
11:55 PM
I was bored and out of nostalgia and yes, boredom, I went to look through the past e-mails of DREAMS 5, from the start to the end. I have to say, I kinda forgot how much work we went through during those months, man, designing and creating the logos, banner, handbook, creating the handouts, class schedule, compiling the logistics etc. I was impressed and I feel like doing it..all over again(darn!my keyboard jz went nuts, AGAIN!). Actually if I were to do everything all over again and in the same way, I would. Since my keyboard went back to normal(for the time being), I shall take advantage of it. JAnd it just went nuts yet again, GREAT!And then back. One hell of a crazy keyboard. I finally got the DVD and the moment I reached home, I watched it, like 3 times. I want the last song! Still cannot fish out the title of it though..nvm..lets watch somemore(told ya its addictive). Lester was really sweet la, he personalize the DVD for each of us…aww..thanx! Anyway, something happened today, argh! I feel like going after/hantam-ing/killing you know who! Why the hell did he do that for what? ARGH!! Nothing better to do isit? Just give the damn thing la, walao! Made me soo worried you know! I thought something really bad happened. This is not the kinda reunion I envisioned. We were a team, damn it! Let’s keep it that way will you? ARGH!!! I realized today I have this affection for you guys that I don’t have for other people, after everything happened today..
Oh ya, Chinese Os, im gonna retake again, praying and hoping for a least a B3. I got a 5 this time round, with merit for oral. Disappointed. But there is no use crying over spilled milk. I will treat it the way Alan treated his brochure incident. And the 2nd chance in Nov, lets treasure it.
Answer the following questions.
1.(the person who tag you is ...)-
Nurul2.(your relationship with him/her is ...) –
friends/Girl Guides junior3.(your 5 impressions of him/her ..)-
nice, sweet, lame, funny, hardworking.
4.(the most memorable thing he/she had done for you)-
haha..stand up with me for something last year, really unexpected.
5.(the most memorable words he/she had said to you)-
hi!(cos she always says that everytime I see her you see..haha)6.(if he/she becomes your lover, you will..)-
It will not happen in this lifetime.haha. So, im not even gonna think about it.
7.(if he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be)-
haha..how would I know..im not a les la.
8.(if he/she becomes your enemy, you will...)-
be dead la. Cos her sis is my 1 of my close friends.9.(if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be ...)-
some stupid incident?haha..10.(the most desirable thing you want to do for him/her now is ...)-
congrats her if she did well, counsel her if she did badly.11.(your overall impression of him/her is ...) –
she’s very nice and capable!12.(how you think people around you will feel about you?)-
I think they feel im kinda nuts sometimes and expect the unexpected?haha.
13.(the character you love of yourself is ...)-
Hmm...If I really love something, I will put my everything into it bah.14.(on the contrary, the character you hate of yourself is ...)-
I speak too softly sometimes which result in them not taking me seriously.
15.(the most ideal person you want to be is ...)-
me! Haha.
16.(for people that care and like you, say something to them ..)-
thanx...for everything.
17.(pass this quiz to 10 people that you wish to know how they feel about you)(TRY NOT TO PEEP AT THE QUESTION BELOW BEFORE WRITING DOWN THE NAME..) -
1. Edith2. Jie3. Da4.Kamini5. Andreas6. Addie7. Miaomiao8. Gatsby Boy9. Lion-el10. Xinyi(who is no.6 having relationship with?)-
nobody..she’s single(Is no.9 a male or female?)-
male(If no.7 and 10 are together, will it be a good thing?)-
Haha..its impossible. NO!haha.
(How about no.8 and 5?)-
Haha..the though itself is disgusting..so..NO!(What is no.2 studying about?)-
Food Science .
(When was the last time you had a chat with no.3?)-
hmm...a few wks ago/.
(What kind of music band does no.8 like?)-
hehe..dunno..sry Gatsby boy!(Does no.1 has any siblings?)-
yup(Will you woo no.3?)-
NEVER. Im straight!and she’s my close friend!(How about no.7?)-
NEVER also. I don’t like an older sis and younger bro relationship, and I think we know each other too well le.
(Is no.4 single?)-
yup.
(What's the surname of no.5?)-
Neo(What's the name of no.10?) –
Lim Xinyi(What's the hobby of no.4?)-
Managing mf’s cafe, hanging out I guess.
(Do no.5 and 9 get along well?)-
YEA.definitely!The two crappy ELs.lol(Where is no.2 studying at?)-
NYP.
(Talk something casually about no.1)-
she’s been with me since sec 1 :)(Have you try developing feelings for no.8?)-
Eek! No! Not now, not never.Not that he is bad la..but..we know each other too well.(Where does no.9 live?)-
No idea..sry lionel!(What color does no.4 like?)-
GREEN.
(Are no.5 and 1 best friends?)-
Nah.but they do know each other.
(Does no.7 likes no.2?)-
NO!they don’t know each other.
(How do you get to know no.2?)-
girl guides, same batch as me.
(Does no.1 have any pets?)-
nah(Is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?)-
miao?no! but he is the lamest person in the world.He would win the title hands down la.
Friday, August 10, 2007
11:40 PM
Your view on yourself:You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms
(haha..yeah,right!). But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education:You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.
The right job for you:You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life
.-contridicting..lol.unusual or regular job?How do you view success:You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
What are you most afraid of:You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
11:00 PM
I FINALLY found the songs! What songs, you may ask? One of them is “Maria”. I don’t think this needs further explanation*wink*. hahaha. The other one, well…. You guys will have to look for me to find out cos I think it’s special and I wanna surprise you guys. *grin*. But let’s say, it should very familiar and give u guys a trip down the memory lane ;). Wanna guess?haha.
I went out studying with my bus partner, xinyi today at AMK KFC. Met her super early at 10:15am at AMK station, almost couldn’t get out of bed but manage to drag myself out.haha. KFC from 10+am-1pm was peaceful man, but during that period of time, we were crapping away, she “abused” my fullscape paper cover! But we had a deal. By the time lunchtime came and we were immersed in our work, the place was packed and damn noisy! Wah! Almost couldn’t study with all that noise. She did AMaths, I did Organic chem than History-Russia. By the time 2:30pm came, we decided to go to arcade to de-stress. But didn’t end up playing, only look around. 1 more thing to add to “Things to do after Os”, play pool and arcade! Oh ya, we walked from jubilee to the grassroot club near NYP. I haven’t done that much walking(and talking)in a long time, relieve some good memories,especially when we start talking about sotong fishing. HAHA.I realize, you talk about the weirdest topics when you walk for a long distance..why..I also dunno. It’s official,the fishes don’t like us. Oh ya, let’s study somewhere else next Saturday, Starbucks? After grassroot club, we took a train back to AMK hub and went shopping-for food! Hehe. Taiwan xiang chang still appeal to the mass population. XD We also went to look for Xinyi’s ACM senior.
So, this ends yet another wonderful day. Let’s do it again! With more people =D
oh yes, i will be mugging during the weekends.
Another thing, Siong hui HAVE THE DVDs WITH HIM.So, addie,lianyi,xiaodennis,miaomiao,gatsby boy,wilfred,chinhow,mingxuan,emo,yingjie...lets look for him on monday =D.he should have 1 cd for each of us. FINALLY!!
Thursday, August 09, 2007
12:43 AM
the red-ies.me with the 2 xinyi(s).
Formal one.haha.
Take 2:peace to mf.
Me and my bus stop partner, the sec 4 xinyi :)
12:42 AM
Today was an unbelieveable rocking day!!! And I daresay, one of the best days of my life. I never ever though an mf concert could be soo like a campfire and a rock concert. Yes, you read right. It was seriously fun la. Almost everyone brought along their digicam, so guess what we did the moment we arrive at school? The 2 Xinyis and I were camwhoring away and between the 3 of us, we had 3 digicams.LOL.At the beginning, it wasn’t that high, they did the usual stuff like the quiz,ND message, actually I can’t really remember la. The fun and high-ness only begin when the sing-along session came, which sadly was at the last part. We did the “Kallang wave” first which was damn nice cos my side won. Hehe. My side was super enthu la! Then we sang the new NDP songs first, you know, the “will you” and “Where I wanna be”, Mrs Lim’s fav “Together” and lastly, my dear “Singapore Town”. The high part and the part where it felt like a campfire was during “S’pore town” cos we formed the longest human chain at the back, with the chers and 5H, I didn’t expect it to move at all. So when the song started and we became a mobile human chain and everyone went nuts and super high and went to form their own chain or join ours. It felt like the whole school was in this together-to let our hair down and PARTY!! 1 memorable part was when we were at the corridor, circling round the hall, still in our human chain and another human chain was going the other direction and they HIGH-5-ed us.lol. By the time we went on our 2nd round, virtually nobody was in their seat! This kinda moment is as rare as it can get and you can feel the enthu-ness, high-ness , love and passion. And the teachers had to make everyone go back to their seat.hehe. The thing is, it just hits you and you will try your hardest to absorb every moment of it. I don’t think I can ever forget today. When the next mf concert is gonna be like this again, hard to tell, meanwhile, what happened, will be the talk of the school on Monday. LOVE TODAY!! I absolutely grateful it happened, especially when we are graduating, gives us something to look back on. But I still feel dreams5’s Singapore town dance nicer.haha. Oh ya, Xinyi(s)! send me the pics!
After that, Kamini, Zakiah, Shiyama and I went to Seoul Garden in Taka to eat. Heaven, I tell you. We were like the 2nd group inside the restaurant and we were eating like crazy people. We cooked chicken and beef, mostly curry and tom yam, then cooked noodles and loads of other stuff, which I cannot remember. There were masses of people coming in, thank god we came early. I saw an Indonesian tour group I think and a class of 40 from CCHSM. Oh ya, I also saw Tia’s friends, Kim and Zhang. Shiyama and Zakiah “gave up” first while we continued eating. Haha. Then it was ICE CREAM TIME!! I took 2 helpings of the ice cream man. Sinful but still super delicious. While we were cooking, we were also camwhoring.lol. cos in school too high le, no chance to take pictures. By the time we came out of the restaurant..it was like 2pm I think. We were all bloated but satisfied. We MUST do this again. A good way to end the day. Kamini, send me the pics!
I can tell you…after today, I will miss MF a lot. They gave me a celebration to remember for a lifetime and a nice surprise. I didn’t think after the cf in 2006, there weren’t any more “high” events but this concert proved me wrong. I miss campfires! I miss dancing along the both hongdou and S’pore town! <333 most of all, I LOVE the mobile human chain!
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY, SPORE!
Monday, August 06, 2007
10:22 PM
Physics and maths don’t go hand on hand with me, I just can’t get these 2 subjects! Sometimes physics is alien with the rushing through of chapters and maths, is a total alien. Especially the transformation and circle part which is gonna to kill me sooner or later. Oh yes, speaking of physics, Shimama(Shiyama to you guys) and I did Amazing Race: Mayflower today after school. Our main objective was to get hold of that combined science: physics TYS book before physics starts if not, she will be dead meat. Our starting line was the classroom, in which we ran all the way to the general office to put the files back and when we wanted to run to her place, she realized her keys are in her bag so we ran up again and ran down with our bags and then finally ran to her place which was near Sheng Siong. When we reached her place, her house was locked from the inside I think and we ran back to school to ask our juniors around for the book but also no luck cos everybody else was like doing papers already! So, we resigned to the fate she was gonna get the scolding and went back to class. That’s when she dug through the place under her desk and guess what we found, the book!!! Yup, that blur sotong. So, our ending line was also at the classroom. Oh my, meaning we ran around the whole world for nothing. HAHA. On the bright side, we got some exercise. :)
Then after physics, in which we did another tedious graph and I realized, I am an idiot in physics practical, seriously. Shimama and I went to the library to wait for Kamini and I saw Gatsby boy(Bryan to you guys). We ended sitting in the same table and it was nice you know. But Gatsby boy and Shimama started suaning me about DREAMS 5 lor! HAHA. Gatsby boy was helping her instead of me! Lol. And he was supposed to be my team mate! Nvm, shall get back at him, next time. Shiyama was reading a book which was made into a movie and magazines, Gatsby boy was reading survival books which was pretty interesting and I was reading SS and doing English hw. Kamini came in 1 hour later and we read some more till we were the last 4 to leave the library. In Gatsby boy’s words-Ain’t it cool?haha. But it was very nice and not to mention gentlemen-like to accompany us till closing time (Byran, reading this?haha). The 3 of us then went to eat desserts while Gatsby boy went home. Oh ya, over desserts, Shimama was complaining(?)to Kamini about me talking too much about DREAMS 5 to her and I was innocently eating ice kacang and then she said: “ I bet you at this very moment, she is still daydreaming about DREAMS 5.”haha. I was not thinking anything, till she said that. Then I remembered the ice gunung. I am the innocent party,kay?lol. Nice day? Had a pretty good day.
Oh yesh, I am also craving the steamboat we ate during Ms Ng’s farewell at Marina South back in Jan, shall I eat it with Kamini and Shiyama the day before the prom?heh. Or maybe with Jie and Edith after Os. Or maybe with my fellow DREAMSers/survivors one day? The idea is nice la, a night of just talking and eating. I mean, how rare is that?
Sunday, August 05, 2007
1:39 AM
Ms Balan was soo funny yesterday. Cos we had 3 periods of literature and during the 2nd period we went off to watch a new movie “Tuesdays with Morrie”. Except, we didn’t know then we were going to watch. At the end of the 1st period, she said: “Pack up, class”. All of us were like Huh? Pack up? Then she said: “You guys want to watch a movie, right? Let’s go to the library and watch then! Hurry up! We’ve only got 1 period!”. Haha, almost scared the guts out of all of us la. I think we had philosophy class cum Lit class during the 3rd period cos we were discussing the movie. One line strikes me the most. When Prof.Morrie said:
“What’s wrong with silence? Why do we always have a need to fill the air up with words?”. In short, people are uncomfortable with silence, unless, you know, you are with very good friends and all that.
During recess, it was Art VS Lit. Cos Shimama and I were talking about the movie and the poem that Ms Balan gave us with my favourite line: “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” and Kamini and Zakiah and was talking about the art pieces near the dance studio. So, we were like what are you guys talking about and kamini was betting with me that she could understand the poem. Haha..gave her the line but she didn’t understand =D. Literature is like writing codes , the real meaning behind the poem, maybe only you yourself knows it. That’s the beauty of it.
I am craving for murtabak, the Indonesian version, the one with the chocolate and nut which I am heating up right now. Haha. Krispy Kreme donuts and Teh Botol. All the things that you can’t find in Singapore, the last time I ate Krispy Kreme donuts and drank Teh Botol was months ago, but not together la…haha..too sweet you know =D.The last time I drank Teh Botol was during DREAMS 5, the expedition part with Addie.lol.cos I remembered everyone else bought drinks that is commonly found. Ahh..heavenly. Haha..am I making you hungry? I am also craving B&J ice cream, Starbucks Caramel Frappachino and that small lil ice cream thingy. Haha. Edith gonna to order Dunkin Donuts and munchies. Yay!!! Donuts..at last!!! I will have to find a day after the Os to go out with her on a food outing. XD. The wait, meanwhile, is soo long. For November and December.
and looking through the guides camp photos in 05..I think I finally understood why. haha..why what?? ask me =D
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
11:15 PM
Ohana
The echoes from everyone else,
Saying it’s time to move on,
Don’t dwell in the past,
Or even why are you still daydreaming about it?
Yes, we heard your stories,
They said.
You’ve told us, like a million times already.
But something inside me,
Isn’t ready to let go yet,
The yearning to turn back the clock,
Sometimes struck when I least expect it.
I can’t seem to control my mind,
It’s like a CPU drive,
Every little detail is still fresh in my mind,
Like everything happened just yesterday.
Asking myself “why?” for the hundredth time,
The answer is still left hanging. Mid-air.
Half of it goes back to courage.
To fill up that empty hole,
When we re-entered “civilization” together with complication.
Familiarity with isolation from the world and rural surroundings,
Easiness and opening up of the heart,
Came as easily as putting peanut butter and jelly together.
What scares me most is that I actually liked it a lot,
Or for that matter, loved it.
Now, it’s a whole new world to conquer.
Your eyes are filled with memories,
Giving me unspoken melodies you may not know,
I did notice, out of the corner of my eyes,
But my lack of courage and guts,
Failed to get the words out of my mouth
Or even to look.
Which makes me feels bad as I yearn to talk.
So very badly.
Gossips sessions we used to have seemed to be surreal,
For it seemed to have disappeared,
Literally,
As the months pass by,
With the demands of everyday life.
Catching up will take courage and hard work,
Yet, who’s afraid?
Of this is a matter close to my heart,
My dearest survivors.
And I do believe in the power of fate and miracles.
Everyone else can stop talking about it,
The once-in-a-lifetime expedition.
The “Ohana” spirit meanwhile,
Can stay a little while longer.
To retrieve a bright flame,
In a heart of a chalet.
1:24 AM
Prelims are like in a month’s time and I haven’t started studying yet!!! Better start soon (like now!) if not I will be chopped meat/dead meat for the Os. Any source of motivation? Lol. The key word is to
STUDY!!! XD
Mum went off to Jakarta this morning and she will not be back till Friday so that means no parents for 4 days! Pretty neat! Nono, I am not bad, I just gotten used to having no parents in the house, okay, to be more specific, no Dad in the house since he lives in Jakarta and only fly back every other weekend.
Presentation preparation is a nightmare, not because they are difficult to work with but because we haven’t had the time to meet up! And the thing is, we
MUST pull this off by August because most likely they will be presenting in mid-August and because my prelims are in late August, so, can’t be later than that.
Sec 1s and 2s Dreamers…HELP!!! We must pull this off successful, show the whole school how hard we have worked and how much time, blood, sweat and tears we have shed to make the expedition successful.
Oh ya, today our Chinese teacher didn’t come, so that meant no watching 200 pounds beauty but my class got into trouble, a super light one. We were suppose to go down to the canteen but we didn’t go down during the 1st Chinese period cos we were hanging out in class and with the CLB people so when we went down, the new OM ask us how come we come down so late all that stuff. And we were supposed to do one worksheet I think but only a few of us had pen/pencil and we had to hand it in before recess(lame la) and because Amala was there, she also got scolding and the OM called her “Karmala”, funny la! Haha, I was joking with her, we have no pen, no pencil, use our blood write is it? This whole thing is ridiculous..my god..Then during recess, Shimama became one hell of a dangerous girl, she was joking about what food mountain while I was eating la and she was making me laugh till I almost vomited. Haha, next time, I shall not joke with Shimama and eat, putting two and two together is like calling for a disaster.
Anyway, I am going to the prom as a bacholerette cos someone already accepted you-know-who’s invitation XD So, cannot spread rumour, okay?haha. Shimama and Kamini will be my date. Yay!!! Imagine us partying the night away and taking tons of snapshots. Maybe all a little crying here and there and maybe reminiscing of our 5 years(god! Can’t believe I have been in the same class with Shimama and Mervin(pussyface) for the past 5 years!). Hell, let’s start doing the “Do you remember….” Again.
Staying for 1 more year, had been a super duper good decision =D.